Title: Genetics
Author: Shannon - shannyfish
Disclaimer: I do not own "Eleventh Hour" or its characters, CBS does. This is merely for entertainment purposes only.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: A new group is out to create superior new life.

Chapter 5 – "MacGyver"

Author's Note: Possible writing hiatus coming...

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Agent Rachel Young's Residence

"I'm going to start calling you MacGyver," Rachel told Jacob. '

"We loved that show," Alex spoke up.

Rachel smiled. "Figures." Jacob and Rachel had disappeared after Jacob had made her swear up and down that she wasn't going to take any of her medication until he tested it. She didn't have a problem with it. In truth, she really didn't like swallowing all the pills, especially the prescribed kind...they were larger and she swore they were made that way to test your ability to swallow. She'd given birth to a child the natural way; did she really need to go through swallowing enormous pills too?

Set up in her kitchen was Jacob's own science set. She'd joked saying that he could go down to the store and buy a toy microscope, but he'd told her it wasn't necessary and had gone on explaining how it wouldn't work anyways like she'd actually been serious. Jacob's sense of humor wasn't there, which meant that he was very serious about what he was working on. He was worried.

"Just give me a few minutes," Jacob said as he lined up the prescription bottles and turned them so that the labels were facing him. He wore plastic gloves as a precaution and thought about what it would mean if the medication wasn't what it said. What then? Why would someone come after Rachel? Jacob didn't like the possibilities. The Genesis Group.

Rachel yawned, "No problem. I'm going to take a shower and then I'm going to change. I need to go see Hannah. Make sure that I have everything that I should when they release her tomorrow."

"I want to go," Jacob said quickly, his eyes flitting from the prescription bottles to Rachel.

"Get a move on then, MacGyver. You have until I'm dressed to figure out whatever you're figuring out," Rachel told him.

"You could be in danger," he pointed out.

"He's right, Rachel," Alex spoke up. She'd stayed out of it this far, but she couldn't stay silent any longer. Her niece was going to be released from care the next day and Alex was determined to help in making sure that she got to go home. Hannah wouldn't be released if Rachel wasn't well. Hannah needed to go home. If The Genesis Group was after Rachel, then they'd definitely be after Hannah. Neither was safe. "Think of Hannah."

"I know," Rachel said in her defense. "That's why I informed the F.B.I. that Jacob was being threatened by The Genesis Group," she told them. "Agent Lee will be arriving soon enough." She looked over at Jacob. "I assured them that even in my condition that I could protect you until Agent Lee arrives."

"Agent Lee?" Jacob asked.

"He worked with us for a while," Rachel tried to remind. "Big guy."

"Felix?"

"Yes," Rachel said as she nodded. "And now I am going to take my shower."

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Saint Mary's Hospital

"Is there any way that Hannah can be released today?" Jacob asked one of the nurses.

The nurse frowned. "She's set for release tomorrow. We'd have to clear it with the doctor to send her home before planned."

"Could you do that please?" Jacob asked. The test results had him terrified. The medicine from the unknown doctor wasn't what it said it was...but rather a poison, but he still needed to calculate how much Rachel had ingested. He hadn't told her yet; he wanted to have all the facts straight before scaring her.

Rachel noticed the odd look the nurse gave him. She continued to feed Hannah via the bottle in her hand. She kept Hannah close and frowned at Jacob. Turning her gaze back to Hannah, she spoke up quietly. "You found something."

"Yes."

"It's not what it said, was it?" Rachel questioned. She hated the thought of what could be going through Jacob's mind. He was trying to get Hannah sent home early for a reason. For protection? Did he fear that she too was being given the wrong medication? Could The Genesis Group reach her here? Was Hannah safe? Would The Genesis Group touch such an innocent child? Rachel didn't know, but she had a feeling that a lot of things that they'd respond to would be in ways she wouldn't agree with. Hannah was more pressing than her own health. She wouldn't let The Genesis Group take away Hannah. She was too precious.

"The one that I suspected was not what it said it was," Jacob told her simply. He didn't want to go into detail. He felt the need to protect her.

Rachel tried to concentrate on Hannah instead of dwelling on things that she couldn't control. She had trusted the doctors. They hadn't given her any reasons to do otherwise. She was going to be a lot more paranoid in the future. "What's going to happen to me?" she asked as she just stared down at Hannah.

"I don't know yet, Rachel," he responded with pure honesty. This was exactly why he didn't want to tell her just yet. He wanted to be able to give her the answers that she needed. To scare her unnecessarily seemed so wrong.

"What could happen?"

"Rachel—"

"I need to know," she argued quickly.

Jacob frowned and moved closer to her and Hannah. He knelt down in front of her. She still wasn't looking at him, but rather intent on their daughter. "I don't know what's happening inside of you yet, Rachel. It seems premature to worry you if it hasn't done any damage," he told her gently.

Rachel turned to him. "And if something has been damaged? What then, Jacob? Will I die? Will I be able to take care of Hannah? Who will take care of Hannah if something happens to me?" she demanded quickly. Tears started to threaten to fall, but she forced them to stay put. She needed to keep a grip on her emotions. She needed to be Agent Young, not Rachel. Right now she needed to be strong.

"If it's damaged your system, then yes...you could die," he confirmed. "I'm not going to let that happen Rachel."

She found herself sniffling, but keeping the tears at bay. "What if I do die?" she asked and found her voice cracking. Her eyes met with his. "I need to know that she'll be cared for, Jacob."

"She's my daughter, too, Rachel," Jacob told her. "I promise you that I will help you care for her."

"But—"

"I'm not going to let it happen," he told her quickly. "I will be here to help you and Hannah. And don't forget Alex... There's no way we can't get her to help."

Rachel smiled at that. She looked back to Hannah. "She's okay, right? She's being too closely monitored?"

"Yeah," he responded, though he wasn't one hundred percent sure about it. The nurse re-entered and Jacob's head immediately snapped up in wonder of what the doctor would say to his request.

"The doctor informed me that there are still a couple of test that we need to finish up. Hannah will be ready to be released tomorrow morning after eight in the morning," the nurse reported.

Rachel smiled at her kindly. "Thank you." The nurse nodded and then left. She looked back down at Hannah. "You're going to be just fine until we pick you up tomorrow, aren't you?" she asked as she pulled the now empty bottle from Hannah's mouth and started to sit her up in order to burp her.

"She will be," Jacob said confident in that.

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Agent Rachel Young's Residence

"I don't see you two in like a year and you're playing house and expecting a kid home tomorrow," Felix teased as he shook Jacob's hand. "The bureau's brought me up to date on everything Rachel Young and Jacob Hood."

"I see they've let you out by yourself," Jacob greeted with a smile. "Come in."

"For the record," Rachel said with her arms crossed in the living room. "We're not playing house. Jacob is crashing on my couch and pretending that my kitchen is his science lab."

"Is that what we're calling cooking now, Doc?" Felix joked and then took a quick look in that direction. "Wow! You really are using it for a lab. You know, you have access to proper equipment, Doctor Hood."

"I'm actually starting to think that he thinks that it's more fun and challenging to do it here," Rachel said. She turned and headed for Hannah's nursery in order to make sure that everything was ready. She shut the door as she entered.

"Did I say something wrong?" Felix asked. Rachel hadn't seemed welcoming at all. He hadn't meant to step on toes or to piss her off in any way.

Jacob frowned. "She's been increasingly irritable. I believe that it's the fact that she's coming off of her medications that she's been on. Plus, hormones... Plus, she's bringing home a baby tomorrow and she's worried that a secret organization bent on possibly killing Rachel and possibly wanting our child is out there..."

Felix blinked for a moment. So everything was true. He was sure that someone would be saying that the baby wasn't his, but apparently he'd been wrong. The baby was in fact Rachel and Jacob's. Interesting to say the least. "I'm only here because she called."

"She wants to make sure that I'm protected," Jacob said. "But I think that she's more concerned with Hannah."

"Hannah?"

"The baby...my daughter...Rachel's daughter..." Jacob tried to clarify.

"Oh, right," Felix said and tried to make a mental note of the baby's name.

"Hannah will be protected because the Federal Bureau of Investigation doesn't want to lose me as one of their scientific minds...she's my daughter, so therefore she's under their protection. Which means that she's under your protection, Felix."

Felix wanted to point out that he hadn't been told that that was going to be his duty while on that assignment, but who was he to argue? Jacob Hood was a genius and it wasn't like he was going to stand idly by while an infant was kidnapped or killed. No, Felix would try his hardest to protect the baby. "So, is she a genius if she's your daughter?"

Jacob smiled. "Possibly...and she's beautiful and she may be incredibly good or poor at shooting when she's old enough...depending on who's genes she got."

Felix smirked. "She better hope it's her mother's if she wants to be a part of the F.B.I."

"I'm hoping for world peace," Jacob said. "I don't want Hannah to have to go through this her whole life. I'm too worried that now that it's out that she's my daughter too, that she'll be in added danger. It was bad enough when it was just The Genesis Group, but now others could use her in order to try to use me. I don't want Hannah to be used like that. She should be carefree and Rachel should be able to take her to the park and play with her."

"World peace," Felix repeated and nodded. "Maybe we should all pray for that."

"I should check on Rachel."

"Hey Doc?"

"Yeah?" Jacob asked as he turned to Felix, he'd been heading for the nursery door.

"Is Agent Young going to be okay?" Felix asked.

"What do you mean?"

Felix pointed to the kitchen lab. "Why else would you have a lab going? Agent Young is off of her medication. Something's going on. I highly doubt that you're brewing ecstasy or cocaine in here."

"I hope so, Felix... I can't lose her...and neither can Hannah."

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TBC.....