A/N: Thanks for the reviews. It's good to see I had some of you thinking. Hopefully this section will answer the questions. Let me know if you are still confused.
General George Hammond sat at his usual place at the table in the briefing room as SG:1 filled him in on the next planet on the itinerary. The UAV had sighted some ruins half a mile from the gate and Dr. Daniel Jackson was chomping at the bit to get a look at them. Major Samantha Carter and Teal'c were both showing their usual level of interest. Colonel Jack O'Neill was doodling on the inside of his briefing folder. Suddenly there was a knock at the door and all five occupants of the room looked up to see a teenaged boy, panting from running, standing in the doorway.
General Hammond was instantly on his feet. "Michael, what's this about?"
"Sorry to interrupt sir, but Colonel O'Neill is needed in the infirmary."
"Look, Michael, we're kind of," Jack began.
"Trying to save the world, I know. But, Dad, Cassie's hurt, she wants you, and Mom says to hurry because she needs to operate."
The three other members of SG: 1 all looked to their leader upon the words "Dad" and "Mom". The Colonel paled as his son spoke. His team had never been told about Michael or about his relationship with Dr. Janet Fraiser. He looked to the General, "Sir?"
The General nodded to the two O'Neills. "We'll postpone the mission for now. You two go ahead. We'll all be down later." Sam, Daniel, and Teal'c all looked at the General in shock as the two men left the room. "That was Michael Thomas O'Neill. His mother is Dr. Janet Fraiser. Jack came to me with the story before Janet ever started working here. His relationship to both of them is a very personal thing to Jack and he wanted it to stay that way. If Cassie's as bad off as Michael claimed, then now is definitely not the time for the three of you to go down there and demand an explanation from either one of them. If you can simply accept what I've told you and remember that he's the same man he was ten minutes ago, then you can all accompany me to the infirmary and hear Michael's explanation of how Cassie was injured.
A few minutes later found General Hammond, Samantha Carter and Daniel Jackson in the infirmary with Michael. Teal'c stood guard at the door as was his way. "Dad's in with them now. Mom said he can only have a few minutes before she has to take Cass to surgery. I guess you guys are looking to hear what happened?" He received nods of assent from all three adults. "We were riding our bikes home from school. Cass was in front because I always watch her six just like Dad made me promise I would. Unfortunately, this time the danger was in front of us. She turned back to say something to me and just as she did, a car came tearing around the corner and hit her. He was able to stop short of actually running over her. The guy stopped to help us and called 911. I told the paramedics they had to bring us here. Mom said Cass can't ever be treated by civilians 'cause she has Naquadah in her blood." He sees the incredulous looks Sam and Daniel are giving him. "Yeah, so I know a little more than the average civilian about what goes on here. They had to give me some sort of explanation when Cass came to live with me and Mom."
"Colonel O'Neill and Dr. Fraiser had my authorization before telling Michael about the program. Colonel how is she?" the General asked as Jack came toward them from a curtained area at the far end of the room.
"It's serious but not critical. She has a lot of scrapes and bruises. The worst part seems to be the area near her appendix. The nearest Janet can figure, Cassie fell over onto the pedal of her bike. Janet's going to do an exploratory to see if there's any internal bleeding. Michael, you did the right thing, coming here. No one else knows Cassie like your mother does. Janet says it's going to be awhile and not to hang around here. How about we see if there's anything to eat in the commissary?" Michael relaxed, he knew if it was any worse, there's no way his dad would consider leaving the area during the surgery. Jack dropped an arm around his son's shoulders as he turned to his teammates and his commanding officer, "Are you three coming?"
The General declined, "I'm not hungry. I'll be in my office if you hear anything about Cassandra's condition," he told them as he walked out.
The four members of SG: 1 and Michael O'Neill walked into the commissary to find sandwiches and jell-o out for anyone hungry between meal times. Jack was in between Sam and Michael in line so he put blue jell-o on both of their trays. They looked behind his back at each other and shrugged before moving on.
Once seated, Jack asked, "Did the General introduce everyone while I was with Cassie?"
"Actually, no sir, I think we were all too anxious to hear what happened," Carter replied.
"Major Samantha Carter, Dr. Daniel Jackson, Teal'c, this is my son Michael. Michael, meet Sam, Daniel, and Teal'c."
Michael looked over at the members of his father's team. He knew they were sizing him up as well. He was sure it must've been a shock to them to find out that this man whom they thought they knew had been keeping his son's existence a secret from them. He finally addressed them, "It's a pleasure to meet you all. Dad's told me a lot about you guys. I know it probably bothers you that you don't know anything about me but Dad wanted it that way. He thinks emotions cloud things too much and if you were always worried about bringing him back alive because his son was worried about him, you wouldn't be able to be objective any more. Please don't allow this to change things. You need to be able to do your jobs without worrying about me. I want to join the Air Force myself in two years and then I hope to work here at the SGC someday."
"So, you want us to just forget you exist every time we step through the 'Gate?" Daniel asked.
"No, I'm sure you won't be able to do that. But don't let the fact that I'm here cloud your judgment." he replied sincerely.
"I have a question," Sam interrupted, "every other Saturday when I'm on Earth; I play chess with Cassie at Janet's. Why have I never seen you there?"
"Because I spend those Saturdays with Dad." the teen said with a grin. "Speaking of Saturdays, and because I want mine to myself, is there someplace I can do my home work? If I don't get started on my essay tonight, I'll need the entire weekend to get it done. Not that I believe that understanding Shakespeare is going to help me in my chosen profession, but I do need good grades to get into the Academy."
"My office is on the other side of the hallway from General Hammond's. Just knock on his door. He'll need to let you in since I can't give you my key card. I'll call if I hear any word on your sister."
"Thanks, Dad. Oh, hey Dr. Jackson, I don't suppose Spanish is among your many languages, is it?"
"Actually, it is, why?" asked the confused linguist.
"I have to have 30 minutes of conversation time each week for Spanish II class. I was supposed to get together with a guy from my class tonight but I don't think that's feasible any more. Could you possibly help me out?
"Si," Daniel answered with a smile. "Why don't I meet you in Jack's office in about an hour? That should give you some time for that essay. Of course, we don't get much call for Spanish these days so I may be a little rusty. But, I'll do what I can."
"Muy bien, gracias. See you later, everyone," the teen said as he walked out of the room.
"Well, Jack, he seems like a great kid," Daniel mused.
"That's his mother's doing. Like he said, I usually only see him on the weekends. And that's only when I'm in town. You've got to remember I was running black ops in the Middle East when he was younger. He respects me and understands that what I do is important. But we did go through a time when he resented me for not being around enough. He's been really glad for the Stargate program. We've been able to see each other a lot more often the last three years." Jack finished his sandwich and then stood up. "I'm going back to the infirmary to wait for word on Cassie.
Once Jack had left the room, Daniel turned to Sam, "You've been pretty quiet. Are you okay?"
She seemed to shake herself out of her stupor then. She looked around, apparently unaware that her CO had left. "Yeah, I guess. I mean, wow, it's not every day that you find out something like this. I thought I knew Col. O'Neill and Janet both so well. Now to be faced with their sixteen-year-old son! It's just, a lot to take in I guess. I'm gonna go back down to the infirmary. I'll see you later Daniel.
The archeologist finished his sandwich and headed to his lab. He knew there were some translations he could work on before he was supposed to meet up with Michael in Jack's office.