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Through The Gate Backwards

Part five

'I won't go!' Daniel stamped his feet as he shook off the hand of the medic who was trying to lead him out of the 'gate room. Sam was giving an equal performance, having thrown herself on the floor and was clinging to the legs of the medic trying to remove her.

Jack, stepping through the 'gate at that point, assessed the situation at a glance and spoke in a stern voice. 'Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter what on earth is all this fuss about? The very idea!' This brought instant silence as the pair of them looked rather shamefaced at their behaviour, Jack's manner softening as Daniel sidled up close to him and clung on to his arm, his chin wobbling as he tried to explain.

'We were frightened, you weren't here and Sammie's daddy wasn't here and those nasty men wanted to take us away.' Sam had joined Jacob who was right behind Jack and had wormed her way under his arm, feeling secure now he was present.

'That is still no excuse for that behaviour,' Jacob butted in, but there was no sting in his words as he smiled into Sam's worried face. 'It's alright, honey, we're here,' Jacob reassured her before turning to Janet and Darforth. 'Shouldn't we have noticed a difference by now?'

'I think…' Darforth began before being cut off by Dr Fraiser.

'Perhaps we should take Sam and Daniel to the infirmary to get them checked out before we debrief. General?' Hammond nodded his approval and Dr Fraiser left with the two 'children', Jack and Jacob, the medics already having left.

XOXOXOX

'The human body is a more complex organism than the animals I tested the procedure on. My theory was that a human subject would revert to their original state over a period of time.' Darforth informed them.

'And you didn't tell us about this before because…?' Jack's tone showed his extreme displeasure at being jerked about by this Tok'ra who had once again withheld vital information.

'I don't think that's too important right now Jack,' Jacob interrupted. 'How long before they're back to normal?'

'Twenty-four hours,' Darforth said briefly.

'Is there anything else we need to be aware of? Any side effects?' Janet asked.

'The only problems I encountered were with the hearts of the subjects,' Darforth said. 'Dr Jackson and Major Carter are both healthy, I do not imagine they will be affected at all.'

'Dr Fraiser, I want you to keep me updated on their progress,' Hammond drew the meeting to a close. 'Colonel O'Neill, Jacob, I imagine your presence will be required as well. Dismissed.'

XOXOXOX

'Good night, kids,' Jacob whispered softly as he stood to leave the room. He'd just read Daniel and Sam a bedtime story and they appeared to be sound asleep. The moment he opened the door though, both their eyes flew open and they began a noisy clamour.

'You can't leave us alone!' Sam wailed.

'Please don't go,' Daniel sobbed, 'I'm scared. I want my daddy!'

'Daddy, stay with me, please,' Sam jumped out of bed and grabbed Jacob's arm, trying to tug him back to the seat he had just left.

Jacob turned a puzzled face to Jack and Dr Fraiser who had just arrived.

'What's going on?' Jack asked mildly, trying to keep the two 'kids' calm. 'Daniel?'

At Jack's arrival and the sound of his soothing words, Daniel's tears had eased and he turned a pitiful face to Jack. 'I don't know,' he hiccupped. 'I was asleep but as soon as Sam's daddy tried to leave I got really scared.'

'Me too,' Sam agreed as she allowed Jacob to return her to her bed and tuck her in.

'And now?'

'It's ok now, you're here,' Daniel told him confidently as he lay back down again and his eyes started to close. Jack turned to leave and Daniel sat upright again, a panicked expression on his face.

'It's alright, Danny,' Jack sighed, 'I'll stay with you if that's what you want.'

Jack and Jacob threw long-suffering looks at each other before asking for something more comfortable to sit on if they were to spend the night in here.

Half an hour later, Daniel and Sam were sound asleep.

'What's going on?' Jack asked.

'I have no idea, but if this is the only way to get them to sleep, then I guess we go with it,' Jacob raised his eyebrows at Jack. 'Are you sure you're ok with acting as a surrogate father for Daniel? I mean, Sam is my own daughter so although it's weird, it is natural I should be here.'

Jack shrugged. 'He asked and he hasn't exactly got anyone else has he? Besides, he's not bad company when he's not talking all that mumbo-jumbo.'

'No!' Several hours later a voice screaming loudly jerked Jack and Jacob awake in the same instant.

'It hurts!' Sam cried, clutching her head in agony, Daniel joining in, except it was his stomach he was holding.

'Get Dr Fraiser here now,' Jack yelled at the guard who had rushed in, while he sat on Daniel's bed to try to figure out the problem.

'Daniel, it's alright, I'm here,' Jack hushed Daniel.

'My tummy hurts,' Daniel gulped, 'I think…' Before he could say any more, his face paled and he started throwing up, all over the bed, all down his front and all over Jack. 'I'm sorry,' Daniel sobbed again, when he was done, 'I didn't mean to do it. I'm sorry. You hate me now don't you?' Daniel's face looked so forlorn that Jack had to stop himself from hugging him and making the mess even worse.

'Of course I don't hate you,' Jack reassured Daniel, looking directly at him. 'How about we go get cleaned up?' Daniel nodded, shamefaced and took Jack's hand as they headed for the bathroom. Jack turned the shower on and helped Daniel undress, feeling a little weird at undressing an adult Daniel with the mind of a child. While Daniel cleaned himself off, Jack quickly changed out of his own dirty clothes, giving himself a quick wash down in the basin before pulling on some clean clothes. As the shower shut off, Jack opened the door of the shower stall to hand Daniel a towel, only to find Daniel snatching the towel and slamming the door closed again.

'Daniel?' Jack asked cautiously, wondering what was going on.

'Go away,' Daniel's voice was muffled through the door. 'I don't need any help.' The sounds of Daniel drying himself stopped and the door opened, the towel wrapped securely around Daniel's waist. 'Give me some clothes,' Daniel demanded grumpily, snatching the garments from Jack's hands before slamming the door closed again. A few minutes later Daniel emerged with a sulky look on his face, wearing the clean scrubs he'd been given.

'Better?' Jack asked.

'Yeah,' Daniel responded briefly before slouching back to the other room and stopping dead. 'There's a girl in my room,' he said in disgust.

Sam, who had just been having her pulse checked, shrieked and pulled the bed covers right over her.

'I'm not sharing a room with a boy,' Sam complained.

Jack rolled his eyes. 'I guess the kids just grew up a bit,' he commented before turning back to Dr Fraiser who had moved to examine a protesting Daniel.

'Daniel Jackson if you don't hold still I am going to have to restrain you, is that clear?' Janet barked at him, ignoring his argument that he wanted to see a male doctor. Daniel continued to throw her dirty looks but allowed her to check him over, the humiliation of being restrained in front of a mere girl being too much to bear. Sam grinned impishly at him but then her expression began to change gradually.

'What are you staring at?' Daniel asked sullenly, a faint hint of colour in his face.

Sam glanced away and giggled, her cheeks a bright red, before she returned to studying him closely.

'Sammie? What's up?' Jacob questioned his daughter.

'Dad!' Sam whined, sounding very much like a teenager. 'How many times do I have to tell you I'm not a stupid kid any more?'

'Ok, Samantha,' Jacob emphasised Sam's full name as he rolled his eyes, memories of how quickly Sam had grown up first time around flooding back. 'What's going on?'

'Nothing,' Sam said coyly as she continued throwing glances at Daniel who was growing redder by the minute.

Jacob took his daughter's arm and led her to one side of the room.

'Sam, I want you to stop looking at Daniel like that,' Jacob said sternly.

'But…' Sam tried to argue.

'No buts,' there was a hint of steel in Jacob's voice, 'you just do as I tell you or you'll be grounded for the next month. Do I make myself clear?'

Sam nodded sullenly and kept her gaze away from Daniel. At that point, Dr Fraiser stepped in.

'Well, it looks like they're starting to return to normal.' Jack raised his eyebrows questioningly, but Janet ignored him. 'I think it might be best to separate the two of them just in case. We don't want teenage hormones making them do something they'll regret later.'

XOXOXOX

'Ssh!' Sam whispered as she crept into Daniel's room to fetch him. She'd escaped from her dad after she'd told him she needed to use the bathroom and had gone in search of a very cute Daniel Jackson who she hadn't been able to get out of her mind since they'd been put in separate rooms. She'd kept watch for a few minutes until Jack, certain that Daniel was fast asleep, had left the room for a few minutes to fetch a cup of coffee.

'What are you doing here?' Daniel hissed fiercely back at her. 'Your dad's going to kill me if he finds us together!'

'No he won't,' Sam reassured him. 'He's just a big pussycat when it comes to his only daughter.'

'He might be like that with you, but he'll probably take it out on me,' Daniel looked worried.

'Oh come on you big coward,' Sam looked at him disdainfully. 'Don't tell me you don't want to do this as much as I do?'

'Well, I guess,' Daniel gave in. 'Where shall we go? If we stay here they're bound to find us.'

'I know the perfect place,' Sam looked at him conspiratorially. 'This whole place is nearly deserted because it's the middle of the night. Why don't we go to one of the rooms we were in earlier?'

'Ok.'

XOXOXOX

'Oh for crying out loud - where on earth has he got to?' Jack exclaimed as he returned to where he'd left Daniel supposedly sound asleep.

'I'd say it's a pretty safe bet that wherever he is, Sam is there too,' Jacob's voice sounded grim behind him.

'You mean..?'

'Oh yes,' Jacob nodded. 'Gave me the slip when she went to the bathroom. I can't believe I fell for it.'

'They've only had a few minutes,' Jack tried to reassure the older man. 'We'll find them before anything can happen.'

'I certainly hope so,' Jacob replied.

Within five minutes every available member of staff had joined the search party, with strict instructions to call Colonel O'Neill the moment they found something. Jack and Jacob had started their own search, beginning with those parts of the base the two of them had been in when this had first begun. As they approached Daniel's office, the sound of muffled giggling came through. Both men hastened their footsteps and burst into the room just as an embarrassed and confused Daniel and Sam hastily began rearranging their clothing.

'Daniel - what on earth were you just doing?' Sam demanded angrily, a Sam who sounded very much like her adult self once more.

'Uh, I'd actually like to know what you were doing,' Daniel argued back. 'As I recall, you were lying on top of me trying to…' Daniel's voice trailed off as he realised what had nearly happened, then registering that they weren't alone. 'Jack? Jacob? What's going on?'

'Dad!' Sam exclaimed, looking even more embarrassed than Daniel. 'Colonel! Um, we were just…' Sam stumbled to a halt, lost for words for once.

'Carter, Daniel,' Jack forced himself to hide his amusement. 'How are you both feeling?'

'Fine,' Daniel said, his forehead creasing in confusion as he folded his arms defensively.

'Yeah, fine,' Sam looked equally confused. 'What exactly is going on?'

'Well that's a long story,' Jack couldn't resist a grin now. 'Glad to see you're both feeling better. Let's get you back to the infirmary and then I'll tell you all about it.'

THE END

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