Chapter
Six
Growth
Spurt
Briefing
room
Two
days later
"Well, we got the rest of the tests back," Doctor Fraiser said as she perused a file. "All parts of her brain are active. That's not normal in a human being; it should be putting a lot of stress on her."
"She doesn't seem to be having any problems."
"That's the thing. She should be showing some signs of it."
Jack added, "Maybe this has something to do with the little growth spurt she's been having. She must have grown at least 4 inches in the past three days she's been here."
Teal'c acknowledged, "She is indeed growing at an unnaturally fast rate for a human."
Over the past three days, Jenna had not only grown, but her hair had grown to the middle of her back and gone from a light brown to a glossy almost-black. She had grown thinner, and carried herself with more grace. Strange, is it not?
"So, what's your theory?" asked General Hammond.
"Maybe she's manifesting this as her rapid growth, that would explain a lot of things," answered Doctor Fraiser.
"Yes, it would, but we still don't know what's causing this in the first place."
"Maybe she's an alien," Jack interjected.
"Maybe…"