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Chapter 2: Upon Awakening

"Offworld Activation! SG-1 are due back, sir," informed a technician, as General Hammond strode into the room. "We're receiving their IDC."

"Open the Iris"

As the Iris scraped open, two figures came through. Frowning, General Hammond went immediately to the Gateroom. "Colonel, Teal'c, where is the rest of your team?"

"They're right here sir." For the first time, Hammond noticed what it was that the two members of SG-1 were carrying; three small, sleeping children, two in Teal'c's arms, one in Jack's.

"What the…?" Pulling himself together, thinking that he had seen stranger things happen with his flagship team, Hammond commanded, "Get a medical team down here!"

"Already here sir." Doctor Fraiser had entered the room with gurneys and a team; apparently, someone had contacted her upon seeing the team arrive. Immediately, the three small forms of SG-1 were loaded and whisked away. Before Jack could even open his mouth, General Hammond had dismissed them to follow.

Jack was tapping out a rhythm on his plastic chair. It had been an hour since they had come through the gate, one and a half hours since they had found them. Hammond had debriefed them quickly, so now Jack was sitting in the corner of the infirmary, with a full view of all three beds. Teal'c was standing guard by the door; both had been cleared by a nurse in their post-op examination. As Doctor Fraiser came in, both left their posts to hear what she had to say. The Doctor sighed, "For all intents and purposes, they are three moderately healthy, eleven to twelve year old children. It seems that they have been altered back to how they were when they were younger, even Daniel and Sam's hair has grown inches. There is also no sign of a protein marker in Sam"

"What do you mean, moderately healthy?" Jack immediately jumped in.

"Daniel is completely fine, more than fine actually, he is incredibly fit for someone so young, and his eyesight will likely be better when he wakes up. However, Sam has some strange cuts on her hands and feet that I can't explain. I've patched them up, and luckily, there is no sign of infection. As for Jonas, I would say he is slightly malnourished and small for a twelve year old. His left foot also has scar tissue consistent with a burn that his adult self doesn't have. This leads me to believe that they have been sent back to a specific time in their past."

"So will they remember us?"

"We won't know until they wake up, but right now, I tending to guess no."

"Is there any estimate as to when they will wake up Doctor Fraiser?" Teal'c asked.

"Sorry Teal'c." Janet smiled wanly, nodded to Colonel O'Neill, and returned to her office.

Quarter of an hour later, Jack was jerked out of his brooding by a stirring next to him; Sam. "Teal'c! Get Fraiser, she's waking up!"

At his call, Sam's eyes snapped open wide. As if in reflex action, she had pulled her IV out and was crouched on her haunches above the covers, her long blonde hair falling over narrowed blue eyes that never left Jack. This was not the reaction anyone had expected, especially not for a twelve year old girl waking up in a strange enclosed hospital room. As a result, Janet and Teal'c remained frozen in the doorway, and Jack remained seated. As no one was making any move to talk, Sam decided to take the initiative, "What drug have you pumped in me this time?" She hissed.

Jack reacted first. He rose and carefully approached the coiled child. Consciously keeping his voice low and gentle, he spoke, "No one's pumping you with any drugs Car-, uh, Samantha. We're not going to hurt you."

Sam let out a bark of laughter that sounded disturbingly like a wolf, "How many times have I heard that?" Suddenly, she leapt at Jack, landing a fairly well aimed, though weak, kick in his abdomen. It was the shock of the attack, more that the attack itself, that made Jack double over as Sam sprang away and towards the door. Unfortunately for her, she was scooped up by Teal'c before she could make it.

Kicked and screaming, literally, Sam was carried over to Janet, who hurriedly prepared a light sedative. "Let go of me, you NID bastard!"

Janet injected the drug, and she was soon asleep. Jack was the first to speak, "Why does she think we're NID? Hell, how does she know about the NID?"

Janet shook her head, "I honestly don't know Colonel. I think we can safely say that she has no memories of us, which leads me to think that she knew the NID when she was twelve."

"Did they even exist then?"

"I don't know, but I have to go and inform General Hammond of the developments. Please contact me when they wake up."

As she returned to her office, Jack turned to Teal'c, "Nice catch by the way. Hope the other two don't react like that, or we're gonna have one hell of a party on our hands."

"Indeed, O'Neill."

Unfortunately, this was not to be. Jack was talking with General Hammond and Doctor Fraiser in her office, while Teal'c was watching over his friends, when Daniel woke up. Groggily, the little Daniel sat up and looked around the room. Teal'c was about to call for the Doctor, when Daniel's yell did it for him, "JAFFA!"

The three heard the call, and hurried into the infirmary. Daniel was out of bed, backing into a corner. As he did so, he was yelling in a stream of unintelligible words that, by Teal'c's raised eyebrow, were not altogether polite.

"Daniel!" Jack tried to get him to shut up, "Teal'c, perhaps you should leave."

Teal'c bowed his head, "I do not wish to cause Daniel Jackson distress." He left the room.

Daniel calmed down considerably, though he still didn't move. Janet ventured forwards, "We're not going to hurt you Daniel, you're just here until you get…better."

"Why should I believe you? You make friends with a Jaffa!" Daniel spat the last word out with contempt. His accent was strange; although mainly American, there was a slight lilt to it that indicated another culture.

"How do you know about snakeheads?" Jack stepped forwards; now Teal'c was gone, Daniel seemed a lot more co-operative than Sam had been.

"The Goa'uld ruled Ancient Egypt, how do you think I know about them?"

"So does that mean you remember us?"

"I've never met you before, I have known about the false gods since I was born." Then without warning, Daniel nimbly leapt clean over his bed, grabbed a very sharp looking implement from a tray, and held it like a dagger at them.

"Damn. Teal'c! We're gonna need your help again! Doc…"

"I've got a sedative ready."

After a small, and surprisingly hard struggle, Teal'c and Jack had apprehended Daniel, who was now sleeping soundly again. Both had acquired various scratches and cuts in the tussle, which were seen to by a nurse.

Jack slumped down in a chair, "If Jonas does that, I'm retiring.

"Indeed O'Neill. Daniel Jackson is a good fighter. He reminded me much of my son, Rya'c."

Janet came in, followed by some orderlies wheeling gurneys. "We're taking Sam and Daniel to an isolation room. That way they'll be comfortable, and with any luck, watching them talking to each other might give us some clues; we'll be able to monitor them more easily."

"What about Jonas?"

"Well, we're going to wait until he wakes up first. This is going to be the strangest for him; Langara is more technologically backward than Earth"

As the other two were wheeled away, Jack settled down in his chair; Janet had assured him that Daniel and Sam wouldn't wake for while yet.

"I am returning to my office Colonel; please inform me when Mr Quinn wakes up." General Hammond left the room, Jack barely acknowledged him

Jonas woke up soon after Daniel, but it took them a while to realise he was awake. He lay there, stock-still and not saying a word; he just watched Jack with lifeless green eyes, nothing like his adult self.

Jack only noticed the child when he glanced up for a second. His eyebrows raised, he spoke softly, "Hey. How're ya feeling?" Jonas continued to stare.

"Colonel?" Janet and Teal'c had come over.

"He's awake. Not talking though." Jonas' eyes widened at the sight of Teal'c, Jack noticed, "Don't worry, that's just Teal'c, he looks big, but wouldn't hurt a fly, well, maybe the odd snake or two."

Jack reached out to touch Jonas' arm, only to have it jerked from his reach. "We are not going to hurt you Jonas Quinn." Teal'c rumbled.

Finally, in a barely audible voice, Jonas spoke, "I don't mean to be rude sir, but who are you, and where am I?"

"I'm Jack, that's the Doc, but you can call her Janet. Don't call me sir, it sounds weird coming from a kid."

"Sorry."

Jack frowned; he'd never known Jonas to be so quiet, even when he had first met him, "Don't apologise. Oh, and you're here because you were…sick," he followed Janet's earlier story, "so you'll be staying with us for a while."

Jonas nodded. Janet smiled, "Jonas, I just want you to stay here for a minute while I talk to these two, okay?"

Out of earshot, Jack was the first to speak, "Well, at least he hasn't attacked any of us yet, not that he'd be able to do much damage; he's so small."

"What do you intend to do Doctor Fraiser?"

"Well, I think we'll put him in with the other two, he might be able to calm them down."

"Or he could get attacked."

"That's unlikely Colonel."

"Yeah, well."

"Teal'c, as you seem to worry him slightly, perhaps it would be better if you go and inform General Hammond of everything. Colonel, why don't you help me?"

After some persuading, Jack and Janet had managed to get Jonas to the doorway; it seemed he was not a people person, and did not like crowds or tall people with guns – though no one could really blame him. After yet more coaxing, Jack had got Jonas out of the door by holding his hand, and letting him half-hide behind him. It turned out, Jonas wasn't too keen on Janet either; he kept giving her nervous, sideways glances.

"Alright Jonas, here we are." Janet said briskly, "Colonel, I'll be in the observation room, just let him go in by himself, the others woke up a few minutes ago."

Janet walked back round the corner, Jonas visibly relaxed. "Okay kiddo, play nice." Jack got the orderly to open the door to the isolation room.

To Be Continued…

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