Summary: Jack O'Neill is zatted with out the usual consequences, how will he adapted to these changes, and how will every one else at the SGC deal with these differences.
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A/N OK hope you like story so far and chapters are good length, like to end each with cliff-hanger or something good just happened, I know same thing I can hear you all mumble. Hopefully my spelling will get better if you notice any mistakes don not take offence as the tale is only checked by me.
JAFFA rules Jaffe sucks.
"Jack" Daniel repeated.
They waited for the man to acknowledge their enthusiastic greetings, but his eyes showed no recognition to either his name or to the individual members of his team.
"Colonel do you not recognise us?" Carter asked looking as if she was going to cry.
Daniel showed no such hesitation, as large tears silently rolled down his face. He moved forward to embrace his friend but the silent man moved back out of reach, confusion still showing on his handsome features.
An old and frail woman stepped forward looking at the group and indicated the silent man beside her.
"Do you know him?"
"Yes he is leader of SG1, his name is Jack O'Neill and he is a close friend." Daniel told her still itching to hug his friend.
"Don't you mean he was the leader of SG1." McMasters pointed out rather angrily. "I command now!"
Daniel could not believe the attitude from the man, did he not understand he could not replace Jack not in a million years or if hell froze over. Now that a miracle had happened and brought back his best friend, hopefully the man would be removed and SG1 and Jack would return to normal.
"The silent one does not recognise any one it is indeed sad." The woman sadly told them. "I am Minnah, please follow me and we shall continue in a quieter place.
Touching Jack on the arm the two walked towards one the houses, both Striker and Amos also followed. Daniel And Sam exchanged glances with Teal'c then hurriedly followed, with the ill tempered McMasters trailing behind.
Once inside the house the group sat around a long table that dominated the room.
"Jack do you not recognise anyone?" Daniel asked in a worried tone. "Answer me please."
"He hears you Daniel but sadly he has not spoken since Striker first found him among the dead warriors of the evil ones." Minnah answered for Jack.
The members of SG1 looked at Striker and Minnah continued with her explanation.
"I asked Striker and his men to go to the planet and bring back the special one they found." Minnah smiled serenely at Jack who returned the gesture with his own solemn one.
"How'd you know that O'Neill was gonna be there." McMasters demanded thinking that maybe these people had something to do with the events on the planet. "Who told you people, did you have anything to do with what happened?"
"No! Of course not Minnah is a seer and a healer for our people." Amos shook his head that these strangers they had been friendly and welcoming to would think such a distressing thought.
"When Striker brought him back from that planet, he was unconscious and when he woke after seven days he remembered nothing of his previous life. He also seemed to have lost the ability to speak." Minnah continued.
"So you saw him in a vision." Daniel surveyed Minnah.
"Yes I knew he is special, a warrior, leader, a hope for his people and for those whose lives he has touched." Minnah took Jack's hand and to the others surprise he allowed it. "He will return to himself when he feels good and ready."
"He should return with us back to the SGC. " McMasters told the group.
"I think that will be entirely up to Jack to decide." Minnah told McMasters while still holding Jacks hand she looked deeply into his eyes. "He will go with you." Minnah smiled at Sam, Daniel and Teal'c while excluding the other man.
"How do you communicate with Jack?" Daniel's asked Minnah curiosity aroused by the interactions between the two.
"He makes his feelings known when he wants to." Minnah finally released the hand she had been holding. "Will you stay here and then return to your planet later."
"No!" McMasters put in before anyone else. It was time he thought to show that he was in charge and nobody else. "We are returning immediately."
"But Colonel McMasters." Daniel could not bring himself to be friendly and call the man by his nickname of Mac. "We have only just got here and I would like the chance to learn more about the planets people."
"I need to report to General Hammond." Mac glared at Daniel wishing he would just shut up and do as he told for once.
"Well why don't you go on your own, Teal'c or Sam can stay here with me." Daniel ignored the glare.
"I don't believe it." Mac thought the man is an insubordinate son of a bitch. He would have to change that sometime but not right now or with an audience.
"You should all rest it will be to dark to travel soon and it is unwise to travel at night if you do not know the area." Striker put in as he sensed the growing tension and animosity between the two men.
"It maybe much easier and safer to travel back to the Stargate in the morning when its light." Sam advised and then as an afterthought added "Sir."
"Indeed." Was Teal'cs usual response.
"Bloody typical!" McMasters growled to himself, not surprised that the three would back each other. He hated that they did not accept his leadership. Soon he would have to put them to rights about who was in charge of SG1, that this was not a democracy. But that was something to be achieved in private with each individual in a unique way; he was going to enjoy that experience. Noting that they where waiting for his response he spoke aloud.
"Fine we will rest here overnight and leave first thing in the morning."
The four members of SG! Where shown by Striker to rooms in the guest house again, they where the left with food and drink to relax with as the village settled to the night time routine around them.
Once Striker had returned to Minnah's home, he expressed his concerns to both Amos and Minnah while Jack sat in front of the fire stroking the Nexian equivalent to a cat, which was purring in ecstasy as the large hand rubbed gently over its body.
"I do not like the leader of the group, he seems aggressive and arrogant."
Minnah and Amos nodded in agreement.
"The others seem very happy to see their friend alive and well." Amos commented, smiling at the purring cat and quiet man. "I hope that they will try to keep him safe."
"I believe there hearts are true and they will support our friend in his future quest." Minnah's was glad that she finally knew his name. He had been with her since he had been found and bought to Nexus.
"Are you sure he should return with them now to their world." Striker could not dispel the concern he felt about the man McMasters. He felt a hand settle on his shoulder and looked into the calm warm brown eyes of Jack O'Neill, a sense of peace and well being settled over Striker. "OK I accept your judgement."
Back with the four members of SG1.
"It's a bit sick that O'Neill is living with someone old enough to be his mother, ewww, she could be his grandmothers age." McMasters thought aloud and immediately regretted that he had. As the others had stopped what they where doing and glare at him with varying degrees of disgust.
"God your mind is a gutter." Daniel snarled. "Minnah is a healer you idiot, it's the perfect place for Jack to be to recover."
"Hey I'm just thinking aloud you know."
"Well don't." Daniel again snarled. " Minnah happens if you noticed to treat Jack like a son."
Carter and Teal'c remained quiet but McMasters felt their disapproval.
"What difference does it make anyway. He's obviously damaged in the head after getting zat blasted twice." McMasters began looking through his pack, missing the looks of horror on the room's other occupant's faces. "Probably wont be much use to us now, which is a shame cause I had heard that O'Neill was very good in his day. Better he was dead than a dummy hey."
Suddenly McMasters found himself attacked by an irate archaeologist, who was snarling, swearing and lashing out. To stunned at first to defend himself and he took a heavy punch to the face before his training kicked in and he retaliated and threw Daniel away from him.
Teal'c grabbed Daniel and pinned him so that he could not attack anymore, even though what he really wanted to do was let Daniel continue and join in himself. Sam had also stepped in front of Teal'c and the fuming Daniel.
"Colonel Jack O'Neill is no dummy and we don't know what kind of damage has been done or how permanent it is." She calmly stated, while she really wanted to scratch his eyes out for what the man had said.
"Calm down." McMasters ordered, as he didn't want to have to hurt Daniel at least not here in front of Teal'c and Carter.
Daniel now held his tongue although he wanted to rage at McMasters for saying that Jack maybe damaged. He had only just found his best friend he did not want to lose him just as quickly.
"Are you injured DanielJackson?"
"No Teal'c just winded."
"I suggest we all get some sleep." Sam suggested pulling back the covers on the nearest bed.
The others slowly followed suit although Teal'c meditated instead of sleeping, or he tried to. Snores sounded from the Colonel, while restless tossing and turning came from both Sam and Daniel.
"Are you both unable to sleep Major Carter, DanielJackson?" Teal'c enquired giving up on kelnoreeming for now.
"I just wondered how Jack managed to survive being zatted twice. By rights he should be dead, and we left him behind because we thought he was dead and all this time he was alive." The words seemed to be dragged from Daniel.
"Daniel we all thought he was dead, we all left him behind to save ourselves, it was nobody's fault." Sam sat up and hugged herself.
"Indeed we left because it would have been what O'Neill would have wanted."
A loud grunting snore came from McMasters, the three hoped that the man remain sleeping so that they could continue.
"When we get back Janet maybe able to help Jack somehow. She maybe able to explain how he survived and help him recover. Maybe going back to the familiar will also help." Daniel whispered. "You heard Minnah she knows Jack is special if anyone can come back from this its him."
"Indeed." Quipped Sam, Teal'c just quirked an eyebrow at the hijacking of his normal phrase.
The morning arrived bright and sunny, two members of SG1 feeling tired and listless after disturbed nights sleep, one was his normal outwardly stoic self and the final member was annoyingly well rested and oblivious to the others tiredness.
"I'm starving its great what a good nights sleep can do." McMasters loudly told the others, Grunts and a sigh were all the answers he received.
"Come on cheer up, we've found an advanced weapon here. Wonder what trinkets these simple folks would want for us to get a good look at it." He cheerfully continued.
Daniel just couldn't believe the man he really was a cretin. He hopped that once they where back at the SGC and Jack got better, they could go back to normal and get rid of the irritating McMasters.
Carter just shook her head and kept quiet, she was to worried about the Colonel and their imminent return to the SGC.
Teal'c silently looked out of the window noticing that the village was alive with activity. He saw his brother in arms and the true leader of SG1 carrying Amos's heavily pregnant daughter towards Minnah's house, with Amos and Minnah hurrying along behind him.
"It would seem that Trina is shortly to give birth." The others crowded around him to look out of the window.
They all then made there way outside where Daniel stopped Striker to ask what was happening.
"Trina is having trouble." Striker told them walking towards the house.
"I hope that these problems are not great and are easily solved." Daniel told the clearly worried man.
"Trina is with her father, Minnah and of course Jack." Striker continued.
"You what!" McMasters blurted out "Is he the kids father."
Striker stopped and looked at McMasters as if he was something offensive that he had just trodden on.
"Of course not, Trina's beloved died just after she became pregnant, she gains strength and comfort from Jacks presence that is all."
"We could maybe help." Daniel offered. Not sure how but he had to offer.
The group moved into the house to be greeted by the sight of Amos sobbing while sat at the table a small wrapped bundle in front of him. Keening sounds could be heard coming from the distraught man.
"Amos what has happened." Striker cried fear clear on his face.
Raising his sobbing head he managed to tell them what had happened.
"My grandson was born without life and my beloved daughter struggles to bring forth another child."
Striker moved next to the older man offering what support and comfort he could.
A baby's first cry shortly followed, but Amos was too distraught to hear.
"That's awful, we are so sorry." Daniel quietly told them expressing the sadness they all felt.
"Atleast one child lives" McMasters whispered as even he was upset by the thought of a child dying. Especially when he realised what the tightly wrapped bundle was infront of Amos.
Jack emerged from the room where both soothing murmurs and baby cries could be heard. Walking over to Amos was sitting he gently picked up the wrapped bundle that was deathly silent. He walked over to the rocking chair, making himself comfortable on it he began slowly rocking backwards and forwards.
"Whats he doing?" Sam asked of Daniel who was staring intently at Jack.
"Listen." Daniel replied with a watery smile. Sam did and realised that Jack was humming the theme tune to "The Simpsons" while gently unwrapping the baby. Gentle hands stroked the soft downy head.
A cough sounded from Jack and this was followed by a full throated newborn babies cry.
"OH My God Its ALIVE!"