Family Realities

Author: PoorPerson27
Rating: Not sure but PG-13 to be safe
Disclaimer: I don't own Stargate, if I did Sam and Jack woulda got together a long time ago and Pete wouldn't be in the picture but hey I'm making no money out of this so...
Spoilers: There are a few general mentions of a few episodes and the movie but that's about it. Quantum mirror mentioned quite a bit in the first few chapters.
Season: Set around season 4 possibly late season 3.
Summery: 3 children from another reality come looking for a new home forcing Jack and Sam together.
Author's notes: I started writing this whilst trying to work out where my other story was going, it was meant to be a short piece but it evolved so I'm going to try and write this and "A Jolt..." concurrently but I've got a bit of writers block so bare with me.

Charlie O'Neill didn't know what to do, in the past few days he'd seen the people he'd been proud to call his family and friends for the past 4 or 5 years killed before his very eyes. The few people that remained where holed up in what Charlie called the bomb room, ready to die to defend the bomb that was about to go off in less than 4 minutes. Charlie would have happily stood by them ready to take revenge on the Jaffa who had killed his father and the woman he'd called mom.

He would be helping with the fight if the last words his dad had said to him weren't get your brother and sister to safety. The only way Charlie could see to do that was to go through the quantum mirror Daniel had been studying. It hadn't taken him long to get to Daniels lab and his 10-month-old sister had stayed quiet throughout and his 3-year-old brother was too frightened to say anything.

There was less than two minutes before the bomb was due to go off and as of yet Charlie had heard no gun fire from either sides, the Goa'uld must have thought all the humans were dead. Charlie had been surprised that there was no Jaffa guarding Daniels lab but he supposed they had plenty of time to learn all of the secrets of the humans of Earth. Charlie was having trouble finding a non-hostile world as most seemed to be teeming with Jaffa or littered with dead bodies.

With only a minute to go Charlie settled on a darkened storeroom with the door closed, even if it was infested with Goa'uld they would be able to look for another more suitable world without the added threat of being blown up in less than a minute. Charlie grabbed his brother's hand and touched the device. When he looked round he was in the storeroom but it felt as though nothing had happened, his sister was still nestled in his arms and his brother still held his hand. Without warning there was a blinding light and the mirror smashed Charlie instinctively jumped to the ground taking his brother and sister with him.

He got up slowly and checked to see if his siblings were ok from the fall but both seemed unhurt, shocked but unhurt. Then the baby began to whimper and cry any cover they had had been blown. Charlie stared at his brother; he too looked as if he was about to burst into tears Charlie had to give the kid credit, barely three and he'd stood strong during a Goa'uld invasion not crying once throughout the whole thing.

Charlie opened the door slowly using all the skills he'd picked up from his dad over the years and checked out the corridor. A few SF's were walking away from them but everything seemed normal, he breathed a sigh of relief, "come on kids lets go and find mom and dad", his sister was still wailing seemed to brighten up at this news and her wails turned into whimpers once more.

The first person they came across was Daniel he was deep in thought and almost walked straight into them, it was only the small boys enthusiastic squeal of "uncle Danny" that stopped him. The boy ran to him and engulfed his legs in a vice like hug.

"Sean let go of him." Charlie laughed mainly at the pure joy of seeing his 'uncle' once more, the last time he had seen him was in a bloodied heap next to Charlie's mother and father all three dead, their bodies just left to rot. The archaeologist now looked very confused his gaze shifting between the boy clinging onto his legs for dear life, Charlie and the girl in his arms.

The oldest boy looked vaguely familiar to Daniel, he had short brown hair that seemed to stick up at random angles and chocolaty brown eyes that seemed to show his every emotion and thought, these were noting like the hooded guarded eyes of the other person he'd seen with them. Although he looked to be only 13 or 14 the boy was already as tall as Daniels shoulders. He was wearing dirty green BDUs of which Daniel had no idea where they came from or even that they made any small.

In his arms was a baby who was staring at Daniel intently; her whimpers had resided as she stared fixated at his face her arms held out to be held by him. She had blonde hair that lightly framed her face and soul-searching brown eyes that seemed to burn him with their intensity. Then Daniel's gaze fell to the mop of brown hair at his feet.

"Sean you only saw him a few days ago." When the boy Daniel presumed was Alex didn't move the older boy tried another tactic, "ok then if you don't let go then he won't be able to take us to mom and dad."

"Sorry but who are you? How did you get past security?" Daniel finally asked the shock of children running round the base wearing away.

"That mirror thingy you've got stashed in the storeroom that's how we got past security. And about that you may need a new one I kinda broke it." Charlie grinned the same boyish grin Jack did whenever he'd broke one of Sam's doohickies, "As for who we are that's Sean, this is Jo and I'm Charlie. Now can you please take us to the infirmary so we can get the testing portion of this exercise underway?"

"Wait! You're Charlie O'Neill?"

"So I've been told" he replied sarcastically, "and these are my siblings both of whom really cranky and wanna see their parents ASAP so please call Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter to the infirmary. And if it's not too much trouble Daniel pick up your nephew he's really tired." Daniel did as he was told it was almost as if Jack was ordering him about on a mission.

They got a lot of strange looks on their way to the infirmary but carried on nonetheless. Jack was 'helping' Sam in her lab when he heard the call over the intercom for Maj. Carter and himself to report to the infirmary. "What do you think we've caught now?" he groaned.

They made their way to the infirmary together to find Daniel, Dr. Fraiser, General Hammond and Teal'c already there. "You rang?" Jack said, suddenly there was a squeal from behind one of the curtains followed by the screech of "daddy". Sean came rushing out to greet his father a large grin on his face before launching himself at his legs and jumping up, expecting Jack to catch him which Jack did as almost a reflex action. The boy then buried his face in his chest, "I thought you'd gone away daddy." He sobbed as Jack rubbed his back instinctively looking to Daniel for help.

Jack mouthed dad? To Daniel whom nodded and then mouthed Sean back which must have been the boys name, "hey Sean?" Jack asked, the boy looked into his eyes blue met brown and Jack instantly knew where he'd seen those eyes before he looked to Sam the boys gaze followed.

"Mommy!" he squealed again before jumping from Jack to Sam, "Joey's gonna be so happy Aunty Jan's nice but we missed you she's on the bed but she won't go to sleep till she's seen you." Sean motioned to be put down and then dragged a very bemused Carter into the curtained area he'd come from.

Jack took this opportunity to drag Daniel to the side, "What the hell's going on?"

"I'm not totally sure myself, they came through the quantum mirror and there's no way for them to get back, so Jack prepare yourself for what's about to happen." Daniel said trying to help but it ended up getting Jack more confused then ever. They didn't have to wait long for Carter to return after informing them both children were asleep she suggested they moved to the briefing room. Dr Fraiser however stopped her.

"We just need to wait for Charlie to get cleaned up by one of my nurses." Jack stared at her if possible even more confused, who was she talking about and why was a little kid calling him and Carter his parents. All thoughts flew out of his head when his son walked into the room, the son that had been dead for 5 years now looked very much alive.

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