Sorry this took longer to post. I guess that's what happens when you get writer's block, computers crashing and Star Wars Episode 3. Well let's not dwell on my boring life, back to the story…

Chapter 5: The Infirmary Part 2

Kristy awoke the next day to see that she was covered in several large blankets and hooked up to an IV. She tried to move, but felt something lying beside her. Looking down she saw Alex cuddled up against her holding his teddy bear and covered with a blanket. She smiled at her brother and then looked up to see Beckett "We have to stop meeting like this Doctor, people are going to talk"

Beckett smiled "Just call me Carson"

"Then just call me Kristy, two major Sheppards is pretty hard" she smiled and looked down at Alex. "He's okay?"

"Alex is just fine, he suffered from mild hypothermia" informed Beckett.

"And major Sheppard?"

"He suffered from moderate hypothermia and a concussion. He's stable" answered Beckett.

Kristy nodded and then noticed the heart monitors around her. She looked up at Beckett, dread evident on her face.

"You're fine, lass. You suffered from moderate hypothermia as well and you sprained your ankle. Good news is you'll be walkin' in several weeks and if you behave you'll get released today"

"Several weeks! But I need to get the kids back home to their parents as soon as possible" she exclaimed then looked down to see if her outburst disturbed Alex, but he was still asleep. He somehow had a remarkable ability to sleep through anything. "Why so long?" she demanded more than asked.

"It was a severe sprain and as long as I'm chief medical officer, I decide who's fit to go through the stargate and you missy aren't goin' within ten feet of it until that ankle is healed. Is that clear?"

Kristy smiled at Beckett. Before she could open her mouth to reply Alex woke up. "Morning" he mumbled and looking up at Kristy, a huge smile forming on his face. He gave her a big hug and then jumped off the bed leaving the infirmary. Awhile later, he returned, cleaned up and changed, carrying a bundle of clothes in his hands.

Kristy's bed was on an incline and she was sitting up eating some breakfast. Alex placed the clothes on a chair and jumped up on the bed, careful not to aggravate her ankle. "Hey" she said grinning at her brother.

"Hi" greeted Alex.

"Did you have a good sleep?" she asked.

"Yep, I had a really good dream too" he replied.

"Well spill the beans, kiddo" smiled Kristy while forking some scrambled eggs on her toast.

Alex grinned hoping that she was going to ask that question. "I was all grown up and I was a warrior like mommy" he said sitting up straight with his hands on his hips trying to look like a superhero.

Kristy laughed at her brother "I bet all of the women loved you too"

"Girls! Yuck!" said Alex.

"Oh not all girls though. I know there's one girl in particular you like. Hmmm….let me see…could it be Samantha McKay?" teased Kristy.

Alex turned bright red "Noo!"

"That's not what she told me" said Kristy and pushed her tray to the side so she could tickle him. He started laughing out loud with one of those laughs that seem to come right from his toes making a couple of the nurses stop what they were doing and watch in mild amusement.

"Okay, okay you win!" he yelled. Kristy stopped and Alex sat up wiping the tears from his eyes "Wait till you're better, I'll get you"

"Oh no, not big mean Alex Sheppard? Run away while you still can" she said feigning horror.

"I'm going to find Dr. Beckett and ask if he put any goofy pills in your food" said Alex making the nurses and Kristy laugh.

Kristy watched her brother leave and noticed that Beckett was standing at the curtain again. "I see we're feelin' better" he said.

"Much, thank you" she replied.

"Good, then you have my permission to leave" he smiled and left placing a pair of crutches at the end of her bed.

Kristy slid her legs over the bed, grabbed the bundle of clothes her brother brought and made her way the washroom in the infirmary to get cleaned up and changed. She came out of the washroom wearing her hip hugger blue jeans and a black 'Billabong' sweatshirt her father bought her the last time they were on Earth, since she was an avid surfer.

Kristy went to Sheppard's bedside and saw he was still unconscious with his forehead bandaged and his black eye slowly beginning to disappear. She saw Teyla sleeping in a bed beside Sheppard's still wearing her clothes from the previous day. Kristy took one of the blankets off an empty bed and covered up her mother and then sat down in one of the visitor's chairs to wait for her father to wake up.

Later in the day Kristy looked up from her chair to the sound of a child crying loudly. She saw Kira carrying David into the infirmary. David was holding on to his knee, which was scraped and bleeding.

Kira placed David on one of the infirmary beds and went to one of the medical cabinets to grab some bandages and rubbing alcohol. She placed them beside David while trying to soothe her brother.

"I don't want you to do it. I want daddy or mommy!" he cried still clutching his knee.

"They're not here David, so you're goin' to have to allow me to bandage you up" answered Kira grabbing a cotton ball and pouring some alcohol on it.

"Jus' because you're older than me doesn't mean you have to be mean" he retorted.

"David Stephen Beckett, you watch your tongue" she said slightly annoyed at her brother's attitude.

David went to snap back, but he heard voices behind him and craned his neck to see Beckett walking out of his office talking to Dr. Kate Heightmeyer. Heightmeyer turned to Beckett frustrated "Look all I'm saying is that the little boy…Alex…should talk to someone"

"And all I'm sayin' is that Alex is fine. He was here for awhile helpin' out my nurses and then went off to play with the others" said Beckett crossing his arms defiantly at Dr. Heightmeyer.

"Fine, but if you notice anything different in any of those children you notify me in an instant" she said crossing her arms as well.

"Fine" said Beckett. He went to return to his office to finish up on some paperwork when he heard sniffling. He turned to see a red eyed David looking at him and Dr. Heightmeyer struggling in Kira's arms.

"Mommy! Daddy!" yelled David trying to reach the two adults.

"They're not mom and dad, David" said Kira looking at Drs. Beckett and Heightmeyer for some assistance.

Beckett walked over to the children and saw the bandages and rubbing alcohol on the bed. "What happened?" he asked as he noticed the scrape on David's knee.

"He was playin' with Sam and Alex and fell" answered Kira receiving a glare from David.

"I could have told him myself" he mumbled.

"I'm sorry David, but now that da…Dr. Beckett is here you can get proper medical attention" sighed Kira as she rolled her dark green eyes, reminding Beckett of a certain psychologist.

Beckett looked at the scrape and had it cleaned and bandaged in seconds. "There you go, lad. As good as new"

David smiled at Beckett and gave him a hug, much to the doctor's surprise. Then he jumped off the bed and gave Dr. Heightmeyer a hug as well. Then he walked up to Kira grabbing her hand and leading her out of the infirmary. Before the door shut Kira looked back and thanked them as she waved goodbye to the two stunned adults.

Dr. Heightmeyer and Beckett stood there dumbfounded and said in unison "Did he just call me mom?" "Did he just call me dad?" They both looked at each other surprised and shook their heads in denial as they walked way from one another.

SG SG SG SG SG SG

John Sheppard woke up to the piercing lights of the infirmary. He immediately shut his eyes as a sledgehammer began hammering in his skull. Groaning he wished for the pain to go away and wondered why the infirmary lights had to be so damn bright. He promised himself that when he got better he was going to have a chat with one of the techs to see if the lights could be dimmed a little. When the pain became bearable he opened them to the sight of Teyla sleeping on one of the infirmary beds and Kristy sleeping on a visitor's chair with her feet propped up on another with Alex sitting on her lap, also asleep.

Sheppard found the switch to raise his bed and angled it so he was more comfortable. He heard someone let out a sigh and saw Teyla beginning to stir. She opened her dark brown eyes and they locked with Sheppard's.

"Major Sheppard" she said relieved. "It is good to see you awake"

"It's good to be awake…I think" he said wincing in pain.

"I will get Dr. Beckett"

Beckett entered with a giant smile on his "Ach, Look who's decided to grace us with his presence"

Sheppard rolled his eyes and winced again. "So, am I going to make it Doc?" he asked jokingly.

"Yes, major. You're gonna be just fine…in a couple of days" answered Beckett.

"A couple of days?" exclaimed Sheppard. He was immediately silenced by Teyla as she pointed to Kristy and Alex.

Sheppard looked at her regretfully. "How long have they been there?" he asked while Beckett was checking his vitals.

"I am not sure" answered Teyla.

"They've actually been here since Kristy was released" answered Beckett "Which was yesterday mornin'"

"What time is it?" asked Sheppard.

"About 0200" answered Beckett.

"And you didn't make them leave?"

"They are extremely stubborn, like someone else we know" answered Teyla looking straight at Sheppard.

Sheppard shrugged and gave Teyla his cocky flyboy smile and noticed her turning a little red. Before he could say anything he heard a moan coming from behind Beckett. They all turned to Kristy beginning to wake.

Kristy stretched and winced as she accidentally moved her ankle. She yawned and opened her eyes to see that Alex was sitting on her lap asleep. He probably had a bad dream and climbed on her lap when she was sleeping. She lifted him up and heard him groan in protest when she placed him on one of the beds. She covered him up and went to grab her crutches, then jumped when she saw Beckett, Teyla and Sheppard staring at her. Kristy felt like jumping for joy when she saw Sheppard, though groggy, awake and smiling. She tried to give him her brightest smile and went to him and held his outstretched hand.

Sheppard saw Kristy flash him a smile and it was like looking at a younger version of Teyla. He saw that even through her smile she was still worried and maybe feeling responsible for what happened. He held out his hand wanting to reassure her that everything was fine and she shouldn't feel guilty. Kristy limped towards him and held his hand. She then let go and crawled into bed beside her brother and soon was asleep.

"What was that about?" Beckett asked whispering to Teyla.

"I am not quite sure" she answered. They both turned back to Sheppard and saw his eyelids beginning to droop. Beckett grabbed a syringe from the tray he brought and injected it in Sheppard's IV.

"Wha's…that for?" Sheppard mumbled.

"Just somethin' for the pain" answered Beckett patting Sheppard on the shoulder.

"I don…need…nuffin" protested Sheppard and soon he was quietly snoring.

Beckett smiled "Sure you don't" He looked at Teyla and saw that she was barely able to stay awake as well. "You should go to bed in your quarters, lass"

"I will" she said never taking her eyes off the sleeping pilot.

Beckett gave her an unconvinced look. He knew only one person as stubborn as Sheppard and that was Teyla. "At least get some rest here if you don't want to leave"

Teyla finally tore her eyes off of Sheppard and looked at Beckett "Thank you"

Beckett smiled and left to get some sleep because tomorrow was going to be an interesting day of trying to keep the major in the infirmary.

Meanwhile….

Brian kept on tossing and turning in his bed. He looked at his watch and saw it was 0200. Sighing he sat up and rubbed the back of his neck knowing that he wasn't going to get any sleep at all tonight. He got up and snuck to the washroom trying not to disturb his sister sleeping in the other bed. After a quick shower, he changed and grabbed his laptop. Leaning down he gave his sister a quick kiss on the cheek and walked out the door.

He looked outside and saw that there was no guard around. He guessed that since Kristy saved Uncle John's life they decided that they could trust her, him and the rest of the children. He walked out in the deserted corridor and went in the direction of his father's lab, it being the only place in the city where he could think.

He entered the lab and saw that it was empty. He raised his eyebrows in surprise that his father wasn't there studying some ancient device or translating some ancient text. Walking over to a clear spot on the large lab table, he sat down and opened his laptop and began to work.

After two hours of uninterrupted work, Brian was about ready to give up. He leaned back in the chair running his hands through his dark hair. He was about to shut down his computer when a memory surfaced. He remembered Sam Carter telling him about their mission when SG-1 went back in time. Jumping off his chair he ran to the weapons locker where his and Kristy's gear was stored.

He went through their field packs looking for anything out of the ordinary. He shook his head in frustration when he didn't find a thing. He ran to the assigned quarters of the other children and rummaged through their belongings. After another two hours nothing was found. He thought he would have found some letter or piece of information to help them get back home, but he was shocked that nothing has turned up.

Walking back to the lab he just couldn't believe that their parents didn't send anything back to help them get home. He checked his watch and saw it was 0600 and decided to make his way to the mess hall to grab some food before getting back to work. He grabbed some breakfast and a coffee and sat down at one of the tables by a window overlooking the city. Taking a deep breath he took a sip of coffee and wished it was a Tim Horton's double-double that his father introduced him too when he was fifteen. He stared out the window and was so deep in thought he didn't notice someone joining him at the table. When he turned back to his plate of food, he almost fell off his chair seeing Dr. Weir smiling at him.

Elizabeth smiled at the startled youth "How many coffees have you had today?"

Brian sat there speechless for a second. "I…ummm…this is my first" he said taking another sip.

"You should be careful it stunts your growth" she said.

Now it was Brian's turn to smile. His mother constantly said that to him when he started drinking the wonderful warm dark beverage. "I'm just as tall as my dad, so I think I'll be okay"

Elizabeth grinned "Fair enough" After eating their breakfast and conversing about Atlantis and little frivolous things for awhile Elizabeth checked her watch. Sighing, she didn't want their conversation to end, but duty calls "I have a briefing to go to; it was nice talking to you Brian. Maybe we can do this later"

"It was nice talking to you also…Dr. Weir and I would like that very much" he said. After Dr. Weir left, Brian finished off his coffee feeling happier than before. He realized how much he missed talking with his mother about anything and nothing. He promised himself when he gets home he was going to sit down with her and just talk.

Brain left the mess hall walking leisurely towards the lab, the past four hours of frustration at the back of his mind. He past the infirmary and took a glance inside to see the entire Sheppard family still asleep. Smiling he went to his quarters to check on Sam. She was still asleep, so he left to go back to the lab.

When he entered the lab he saw a figure hunched over a laptop…his laptop. Fear coursed through him as the figure was staring at the monitor. There was information about every single mission on that laptop and even more scientific information than all of the expedition computers combined. He rushed over to the figure and closed his laptop "Just what the hell do you think you're doing?"

The figure spun around on the chair staring at him surprised "Ummm…."

(TBC)

Who could that terrible person going through Brian's laptop be? Okay…so it's not much of a cliffie. Hopefully there should be better ones later on. Please review…