Author's Notes:- Thanks to Stonedtoad for betaing.
Sorry to anyone who's been waiting for this but although I knew exactly what was to happen in the chapter every time I went to write it I just couldn't, finally I managed and here it is, the end.
Enjoy
Sha're cried out at the contraction squeezing her mother's hand desperate for this to end.
"I know honey," Najia soothed, "But soon it shall be over and you will hold your baby in your arms."
Sha're lay back against the pillows she was exhausted already, "Is it almost over?"
"I'm sorry Sha're," Janet told her, "But there's still a long way to go."
"I want it to be over," she cried, "Why is it taking so long?"
"Babies take their time," Janet smiled at her, "It's only been a few hours Sha're, I think it'll take a little longer though."
Sha're sighed, "I just wanted Dan'iel to be here for this."
"I know sweetie," Janet told her, "I know."
x
Daniel stared at his brother-in-law very aware of the two guards standing at their back. Walker's hands were at his side gripped into fists.
"My father shall be pleased," Skaara said his voice resonant as his eyes glowed.
"Who are you?" Walker asked with a bravado Daniel knew he didn't feel.
"I am Klorel," the Goa'uld announced, "And you, I know who you are."
Daniel resisted the urge to step back as the young man who was his wife's brother moved and stood directly in front of him.
"You have knowledge my father wishes," Klorel told him, "That is the only reason you were not killed instantly. However we do not need you anymore," he moved in front of Walker, "I will allow you to leave if you remove him."
"What?" Walker snapped in shock.
Klorel motioned to one of the Jaffa who tossed him a staff weapon, "He took the woman you love from you, he took your chance of happiness but you can take it back."
Walker stared at him moving as the Jaffa turned him to Daniel whose face had paled considerably.
"If he is gone," Klorel pushed, "She shall be yours once more, her child can be raised as yours and he shall never again be part of your life."
Walker stared at Klorel before looking at Daniel his eyes narrowing to slits, reaching out he took the staff weapon and turned aiming it at Daniel.
x
"You got it?" Jack demanded impatiently.
"We've got it," Micki replied, "We'll need to get it back to the SGC before we can find out what's inside."
"Then we go," Jack ordered, "Ferretti I want you to take Micki and Jonas to head back to Earth. Carter, Teal'c we're going after Daniel and Bailey."
"Yes sir," Sam said as Teal'c nodded.
"Be careful," Micki told them, "Bring them back in one piece. Sha're won't be too happy otherwise."
Jack gave her a quick smile before they split up and headed to their own objectives.
Daniel felt his heart start pounding as the other man trained the staff weapon on him, he'd come to trust Walker and felt sick that not only would Walker kill him but that Skaara was the instigator of it.
"She should have been mine," Walker started keeping the weapon on Daniel, "You came in and took away everything from me. Did you really think I wouldn't do anything to get it back?"
Daniel swallowed hard and if he hadn't been staring at Walker intently he would have missed the wink.
"Duck," Walker snapped turning and shooting the Jaffa at Daniel's left.
Daniel swung his leg round tripping the second Jaffa rolling away as Walker shot him next. Grabbing a zat from the fallen guard Daniel joined Walker as they converged on Klorel.
"You dare?" Klorel snapped.
"Daniel shoot him," Walker ordered his eyes not wavering from the Goa'uld who was hosted by a friend.
Whispering a silent apology to his brother-in-law Daniel fired the zat once wincing at the cry of pain that escaped the young man as he fell to the ground.
"Skaara?" Walker called as they both knelt beside the young man.
"You have to kill me," Skaara cried, "He will hurt you if you don't."
Walker squeezed the younger man's shoulder, "Trust us Skaara. Daniel grab some rope."
"What are you doing?" Daniel asked as he pulled the cord from the ornate curtains.
"Getting him home," Walker replied, he stood up and gripped the staff weapon tighter, "Sorry Skaara," he whispered before he smacked the staff across the young man's head knocking both him and the Goa'uld unconscious.
Daniel silently bound the hands and feet of Skaara helping Walker throw him over his shoulder before he took the staff weapon leaving Walker with the zat before they started slowly back to the Stargate.
x
"Dan'iel," Sha're screamed in pain at her latest contraction, "He is never touching me again."
Najia laughed softly making Sha're stare at her.
"What is so funny?" Sha're snapped angrily.
"I said the exact same thing," Najia told her gently mopping her brow, "When I was having you and look you got a brother."
"I want Dan'iel here," Sha're snapped viciously, "So I can let him know how much this hurts," she cried out again.
"How much longer Janet?" Najia asked, "I don't think I like this side of my daughter."
"She's still only six centimetres," Janet replied, "So I'm afraid the evil twin will be with us for a little while longer."
Najia laughed seeing her daughter frown at her, "Want some more ice-chips tisia?"
"I want this baby out of me," Sha're snapped leaning back against the pillows.
Janet hid her smile as Najia blithely ignored her daughter getting some more ice chips for her.
"She gets it from her father's side," Najia told the doctor, "All of them are so impatient and bad-tempered."
x
"Well there those two are," Jack grinned as he spotted Daniel and Walker coming out of the palace killing the Jaffa who were completely taken by surprise by their attack, "Bailey, Jackson," he called over his radio.
"Colonel," Walker answered, "Where are you?"
"See the caves to your left?"
"Yes."
"We're waiting there for you," Jack told him, "What you carrying?"
"Skaara," Walker replied to Jack's amazement, looking at the other two he saw it reflected back at him.
"Is he okay?"
"Not exactly," Walker replied as he and Daniel came closer to the caves, "He's got a Gould in him. We need to get him to the Tok'ra."
Walker and Daniel made it to them finally.
"Are you two okay?" Jack asked checking their necks.
"Fine," Daniel replied with a deep breath, "He was going to kill us instead."
"Alright," Jack nodded to Teal'c to take Skaara, "Carter, you, Walker and Teal'c take Skaara to the Tok'ra. Daniel and I will head back to Earth so he can start work on the box."
"Yes sir," Sam replied, "It looks clear just now."
"We'll send you through to the Tok'ra first then we'll head back to Earth," Jack told them, "Let's go."
Daniel stood back watching as Sam dialled the co-ordinates for the Tok'ra base before she sent a signal.
"We'll be back soon," Sam told them before she lead the way through the wormhole, it shut down quickly.
Jack turned to Daniel, "Dial it up."
A smile covered the younger man's face as he pressed the symbols that would take him home, he was still shaking slightly from the confrontation with the Goa'uld but he managed not to show it.
As the wormhole opened Daniel waited until Jack had sent the signal before joining him to walk through the event horizon breathing a sigh of relief as he stepped out onto the ramp.
"Good you're back," Hammond told Daniel the moment he hit the bottom of the ramp.
Worry flooded Daniel, "What's wrong?"
"Sha're's in labour," Hammond replied.
Daniel felt Jack take his pack from him and turned to the older man.
"Go," Jack ordered, "Now."
Without looking back Daniel fled the embarkation room at top speed heading to the infirmary and his wife.
"Micki told me what was found," Hammond said to Jack as they walked out of the Gateroom, "They've already started working on it."
Jack laughed, "Well, we found something else…"
x
"Okay Sha're," Janet told her, "You have to start to push now."
"But I heard the Gate alarms," Sha're cried, "Again. Is Dan'iel not back?"
"I'm here," Daniel called as he ran into the room and to her side, "I made it."
"Where have you been?" Sha're snapped grabbing his hand tightly.
"I'll tell you later," he promised gently kissing her forehead, "Just now you have to push."
Sha're nodded gripping her husband's hand tightly as she pushed, Daniel continued to whisper love and support in her ear trying not to wince at her bone crushing grip on his hand. Finally a sharp cry was heard in the room and Sha're sagged with relief, Daniel turned to Janet who smiled up at them.
"Congratulations," she grinned at them, "It's a girl."
Daniel gasped in wonder and happiness turning kissing his wife as their baby was wrapped in a blanket before being handed to her mother. Daniel stared down at the tiny bundle smiling to see the resemblance to her mother instantly. The dark curls were already there, the golden skin and the small bow mouth.
"She's perfect," Daniel sighed smiling down at Sha're again before kissing her forehead, "Just like her mother."
"Alright," Janet interrupted, "Sha're I want you to get some rest while I check this little one out and you Dr Jackson need your post-mission medical."
Sha're looked disappointed as Janet took the baby from her but Daniel turned her to look at him.
"I'm so proud of you," he told her, "I'm sorry I wasn't here through it all."
"You are here now," Sha're murmured exhaustion pulling at her.
"Yeah," Daniel kissed her once more as she slid to lie down, "Now, I want you to get some sleep and I'll come check up on you later."
Sha're nodded slightly already mostly asleep as Daniel looked down at her for a few minutes before heading to get his medical.
x
Daniel had a shower and changed after he'd finished his medical before he headed up to the briefing room to debrief a little shocked the way everyone turned to him expectantly.
"Well?" Micki demanded as he came closer to the table.
Daniel saw Najia sitting there, "Didn't Najia…"
"It is the duty if the father to announce the sex of the child," Najia explained, "So tell them."
Daniel grinned, "We have a daughter."
He barely managed to get the words out before he had congratulations thrown at him from all sides, Daniel saw Najia and Kasuf hugging and smiled that he had something else to tell them.
"How's Sha're?" Micki asked intently.
"Sleeping," Daniel shrugged, "She's exhausted but she held the baby for a few moments before she went to sleep."
Before they could say anything else the alarms started once more announcing the Gate opening. Daniel smiled at Jack as everyone trailed down to find out who was coming through.
"It's an SG1 signal," the technician told them.
"Open the Iris," Hammond ordered.
"Najia, Kasuf," Jack said, "You guys will want to see what Carter and Teal'c are bringing back."
Confused they followed Jack as Daniel trailed behind looking forward to this. First to exit was Walker with Teal'c at his side before Sam arrived; all three were actually at the bottom of the ramp before the event horizon rippled once more and the final figure entered.
"Skaara?" Najia cried in wonder.
"Mamma," the young man grinned running down the ramp and into his parents' arms.
"Hey Skaara," Daniel smiled as his brother-in-law looked up at him, "You're an uncle."
Skaara sighed slightly, "It is good to be home."
Daniel slipped into the room where his wife and new daughter slept. Very gently he lifted the baby from her crib and settled back in the seat.
"You are so lucky," Daniel whispered to the child he held, "You have a large family and all of us love you so much. You are absolutely perfect just like your mother and I promise to look after you."
He touched his finger to one tiny hand smiling as her fingers gripped the digit tightly, "You are amazing, just like your mother."
"And your father," Sha're's soft voice made him turn to where his wife was laying watching him.
"Feeling better?" Daniel asked leaning over to kiss her quickly.
"Much," Sha're slid to sit up holding her arms out for her baby.
Daniel grinned before shaking his head, "Not yet. I have a present for you and you'll need your hands free."
Sha're looked at him suspiciously, "What do you mean?"
Daniel gently placed his daughter back in her crib before heading to the door, "She's awake come on."
Sha're watched confused, her confusion turned to amazement as she saw who entered the room with her husband.
"Skaara?" she cried tearfully wrapping her arms tightly around his neck as soon as he was in reach.
"Hi," Skaara breathed hugging her back, "Where's my niece?"
Sha're laughed as she sniffed back her tears, Daniel who had retrieved the baby gently placed her in Sha're's waiting arms.
"This is your uncle Skaara," Sha're whispered to the child, "He's the one who'll teach you all sorts of mischief," she looked up to see her parents join them, "Mamma, Father come and meet your granddaughter."
Daniel stepped back for a moment allowing his wife's family to look on the newest member of their family. Seeing this Kasuf moved and took Daniel's shoulder pulling him back over to the bed.
"My Good Son," Kasuf said to him, "You are a member of this family. Never forget that."
Daniel smiled and seeing his wife's identical grin took a seat on the edge of the bed, Sha're leaned against him. The year before he'd been alone and now he was married, a father and part of a large family, he had a whole new life.
