LJQ: I'm glad you liked it and the group of them aren't as bad as the could be.
Chapter 6
"Hi," Charlie waved at the little boy.
He stared at her.
"It's alright, I won't hurt you."
"Promise?" he whispered.
"Promise," she smiled as she nodded her head once, "what's your name?"
"Jason," he answered quietly.
"Well hello Jason, I'm Charlie."
"Charlie?"
"Yes Charlie. It's short for Charlotte," she looked around and then whispered loudly, "but no one's meant to know that. Okay?"
He smiled at her and nodded.
"Jason?"
He looked over at Janet.
"I'm Dr. Fraiser."
"Hi," he said quietly.
"Do you remember hurting your leg?"
He slowly nodded.
"Now, your leg is all better but you'll have to be careful just to make sure you don't hurt it again. Can you do that for me?"
He nodded again.
"Charlie?" Jason looked over at her.
"Yes?"
"Can I have a hug?"
She smiled before carefully picking him up and hugging him.
"I'm hungry," he muttered.
"Doc?" Charlie looked over at her.
"Go on. You can bring something back here, and grab some jello for Jonathan, he prefers blue."
"Huh?"
"Blue jello for Jonathan," Jason repeated slowly.
"Can you remember that for me, cause I won't."
"You're silly."
"So I'm told."
Charlie smiled as she began out of the infirmary still holding her shrunken team mate.
"Charlie?"
"Yeah?"
"You speak funny."
"Thank you for that Jason."
Janet smiled before heading back over to Sam and standing next to her.
"I've sent Charlie and Jason to get food and bring something back for him," Janet told her.
"Thanks."
"You wanna tell me what's bugging you?" Janet pulled up a chair next to her.
"It's nothing."
"Sam, come on. I've known you long enough so start talking."
"It's just I… this has happened… it just feels so… so…"
"Out of place, strange?"
"Something like that," Sam sighed, looking at the little boy in front of her.
"You'll live."
"Thanks Janet."
"You're welcome. If you feel sleepy, just curl up on one of the beds. I'll kick you off if I need it," Janet got up, "well I'm off to see Hammond."
"Have fun."
"Won't I just," Janet retorted as she walked out of her infirmary.
Charlie came back in a while later with Jason and a tray with some food on. They walked over to find Sam asleep on one of the chairs. Charlie put Jason down on the bed and the tray next to him. She gently shook her shoulder.
"Sam?"
She sluggishly opened her eyes and looked around.
"Lie down and go to sleep, he'll still be there."
She slowly got up and went to lie on the bed the opposite side of him. Charlie turned her attention back to Jason.
"So, what do you want?"
"Hug."
She moved the tray and sat down on the bed, leaning against the wall. Jason climbed onto her lap. He lent back against her and closed his eyes.
When Janet came back in half an hour later, she saw Sam and Charlie asleep still. Jason and Jonathan were both sitting on Jonathan's bed drawing. Janet made her way over to them.
"How long have they been asleep?"
"A while," Jason replied, "we were as well but we woke up and the nurse gave us the paper and crayons to keep us quiet until they woke up."
"You feeling better now?" Janet turned to Jonathan.
He nodded. "Is Sam alright?" he asked quietly.
"Yes. She's just sleeping at the moment, so is Charlie."
"We ate what Charlie brought down for us," Jason added.
"Good, I'll be in my office, okay?"
Both boys nodded and went back to drawing as she walked away towards her office.
General Hammond walked into the gate room as Jacob and three others not dressed in Tok'ra clothes walked down the ramp.
"George," Jacob smiled.
"Jacob, good to see you again," Hammond smiled, "may I ask who the other three are?"
They were standing in a row behind Jacob.
"These are three Tok'ra who pose as Goa'uld," Jacob explained, he indicated each in turn; "Selket, Ma'at and Shait. They're going to see if they recognise anything and possibly help."
"Thank you," Hammond told them.
Selket was on the left as Hammond looked at them. She had shoulder length brown hair, the end two inches of each stand had been coloured gold. She wore a long white dress. At the bottom at the front the white material lifted a quarter of the way up to reveal a gold layer of silk underneath. Around her neck was a gold necklace that stretched from her neck to the edge of her shoulder and all the way round in a complete circle. It was made of thin rectangles of gold linked together.
Ma'at was the tallest out of the three of them. She had long brown hair that came to just below her shoulders; the same colour as Selket's pulled back into a high ponytail. She wore clothes in shades of green. Her top cut down from her neck. The bottom of the top came down and stopped just above her stomach. The sleeves came half way down her arms before turning into lace to the end of her arms. Her skirt reached down to the floor and had a slit on the right side that stopped a quarter of the way up her leg.
Shait was the smallest out of the three of them. She had long sand-coloured hair that reached down to her waist and was crinkled with pale orange hi-lights. She wore clothes in the same colours as sand. Her top had no straps and cut down at the back and, like Ma'at's stopped above her stomach. From the top were tiny caramel coloured beads hanging from the edge. Her skirt went straight down to the ground and had a slit on the right that reached halfway up the skirt.
"If you'd like to follow me I'll show you to the infirmary."
"Thank you, General Hammond," Shait replied, "we will do our best to help your situation."
General Hammond turned and the five of them walked out of the gate room, heading to the infirmary.
They arrived a few minutes later to find Daniel, Teal'C, Janet, Sam, Charlie and Alicia sitting with a group of five little boys, one sitting on each of the grown-ups. Janet looked over and smiled slightly.
"It spread some more," she stated as a way of an explanation.
"Who are they?" the boy sitting on Alicia asked pointing as the five walked over.
"Benjamin, it's not nice to point," Alicia told him sternly.
"I'm sorry," he whispered, tears filling his eyes.
"Come here," Alicia smiled and hugged him.
"Hi dad," Sam smiled.
"Hey, how are you?"
"I'm fine."
"These three are Selket, Ma'at and Shait," Hammond explained, "they're Tok'ra who pose as Goa'uld and are going to try and help."
"Who's this?" Jacob asked looking at the boy on Sam.
"This is Jonathan," Sam smiled, "Jonathan, this is my dad."
"Hi dad," Jonathan smiled at Jacob.
"Hi kid."
"Not only has Colonel O'Neill and Captain Mendelo reversed, but since so have Colonel Edwards, Major Cook and Major Ferretti," Janet explained, "they were all found and brought here by various people. I asked the others to come down to help look after them."
"Who changed first?" Selket asked, looking around at the boys.
"She talks funny too," Jason said as he pulled on Charlie's top.
"Colonel O'Neill," Janet replied, "and the Captain Mendelo soon after."
Ma'at slowly walked forward towards him. Jonathan turned and held on tightly to Sam, burring his face.
"I will not hurt you Jonathan," Ma'at's host spoke.
"But you're a snake," his muffled voice replied, "and snakes are mean."
"She will not speak to you, you'll only speak to me."
"What's your name?" he reluctantly turned to face her.
"Natalie. Do you remember anything?"
"A plant attacked me."
"Where?"
"My ankle."
"Can I have a look?"
He nodded and she moved to look at his ankle. She smiled slightly before moving back to confer with the other two. After a few minutes the three turned back to face the group, who all looked hopeful.
"It is a disease caught when you come into contact with a certain plant," Ma'at told them, "it can be cured easily."
"How?" Janet asked sceptically.
"By mixing warm milk with honey, ginger and nutmeg," Selket answered.
"Something that simple will solve it?" Daniel asked, disbelieving.
"Yes," Selket smiled slightly, "it is that simple."
"If you wish I will make the drinks now," Shait suggested, "it will not take long to prepare them."
"I'll come with you, if you don't mind," Janet said as she got up and put Major Cook down.
"I do not," Shait replied before the two of them walked out.
"Alan," Charlie called to him and patted the space between her and Alicia.
He climbed up and sat between them. Jonathan reached up and poked Jacob.
"What they on about?"
"Making you lot big again," Jacob smiled.
"Why?"
"Because Janet will go mad," Daniel told him, "and we don't want that."
"I do," Jonathan spoke up loudly.
"No you don't," Sam told him.
"Can I make you mad?"
"You already do," Sam sighed as she ruffled his hair.
"Is that good?" he asked, turning to Jacob.
"I dunno. Depends on how mad you make her."
A while later Janet and Shait came back in, with Shait carrying a tray with glasses on it. The boys were moved to sit around a table in the infirmary. Janet put one of the glasses in front of each of them. The boys sat looking at the drinks in front of them.
"Are you sure it's safe?" Jonathan asked sceptically, looking up a the doctor.
"Yes their safe," Janet smiled, "Shait told me what to put into them and I got them from this kitchen."
"You sure?" Ferretti looked over at her as well.
"Yes," Janet sighed, "now hurry up and drink them."
The boys all looked at each other before slowly picking up the glasses and drinking the liquid in them.
"Now what?" Ben looked up at Alicia, who was standing behind him.
"Now, you sleep while I run away."
"No," he said flatly, "you're not going."
"And just why not?" she demanded leaning over.
"Cause you're staying," he said putting his arms around her neck.
"Alright, I'll stay... this time."
"They will fall asleep before changing back. I suggest you put them to bed," Shait told Janet.
"Thank you," Janet said as she stood up, "right, grab a kid and lets put them to bed."
"But I'm not sleepy!" Ben complained.
"Yes you are," Alicia said as she and the others began to move them to separate beds, "I'll stay, but you'll have to go to sleep."
A few hours had passed. The Tok'ra had returned home. The five of them had all grown back but were still sleeping. The others were sitting in around a table playing 'Crazy Jack Change It' to pass the time.
"Who's gonna wake first?" Sam asked.
"I believe the Colonel O'Neill will awaken first," Teal'C stated as he put down his last card, "I have no more cards."
"Well done Teal'C," Daniel smiled.
"Thank you Daniel Jackson."
"What's going on?" Jack muttered as he slowly sat up and looked around.
They all rushed over to stand around him.
"I didn't know I was loved so much," Jack muttered.
"You're not," Sam replied.
"Well thanks," he remarked sarcastically.
"You're welcome."
"You appear to be fine," Janet smiled, "just relax. Sam will stay here."
"I'm not sure I want her to stay, she's mean."
"I'll be nice," she linked her hand with his, "I promise."
"Charlie?" Jason whispered.
She immediately ran over and took his hand. Not really sure why she did. "You okay?"
"I am now."
Charlie blushed slightly and looked down at the ground… suddenly her shoes were very interesting.
"How you feeling captain?" Janet asked him gently.
"Tired," Jason replied.
"Go to sleep. You'll need to take it easy on your leg for a while."
Jason yawned and closed his eyes. "Night," he whispered.
"Night Jason," Charlie smiled.
"What's going on?"
They all looked over to see Ferretti sitting up and looking around.
"How'd you feel major?" Janet asked as she walked over.
"Fine, what's going on?"
"You, Colonel O'Neill and SG-10 minus Captain Barker all turned into children," Janet explained.
"Really?"
"Yes, really."
"Can I go?"
"Alright," Janet said after a moment, "if you start to feel odd just come back here."
"Sure doc," he agreed as he walked out.
"What is going on?" Ben demanded as he looked around.
"He's fine," Alicia muttered to Janet.
"Of course, you'd notice wouldn't you?" Janet smiled at her.
"I'm leaving," Alicia quickly turned and walked out.
"Would someone please explain!"
"You turned into a kid along with the other and Major Ferretti," Charlie explained slowly, "now you've turned back and you're annoying again."
"Hey," he complained after a few minutes of silence, "that was mean."
"Took you long enough," Charlie muttered as she turned and looked back at Jason.
Shait walked on to the bridge of her flagship. She sat on the throne and looked around for a moment.
"My lady," a Jaffa came over and knelt in front of her.
"Speak," she replied not looking at him.
"Your Jaffa have discovered the base of Khensu."
"Where?" she demanded, looking over as he slowly raised his head.
"The Ascella System, his fleet grows large."
"What of my... proposal," she chose her word carefully.
"He has agreed to your terms," the Jaffa smirked evilly.
"Good," she got up and walked out.
Shait went into a small room with two Goa'uld communication devices in. When the spheres activated Ma'at appeared on one and Selket on the other.
"What news?" Selket spoke up.
"Khensu's forces are under my control, he agreed... to the terms," Shait told them, smiling evilly.
"Septu and Nut have agreed to serve," Ma'at stated.
"Both Heket and Neheh serve me," Selket smirked at her counterparts.
"Our forces grow," Ma'at stated, an evil smile beginning to form, "what of our latest problem?"
"We can ask them here under the pretence of giving locations," Selket said after a moment, "Shait, they will come to your ship, we will join you in a couple of days."
Shait nodded and shut down the communicators before turning and quickly leaving.
TBC
Right, here's Chapter 6. I will be spending two weeks in Cornwall from Saturday with only my memory stick (think of it as loads of floppy disks mushed together) and my dad's laptop with no access to the internet. There for I posted this so you people could survive. You can still review and let me know what you think cause the next chapter is ready for when I get back. See you soon.
The faerie enchantress