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They were once again gathered around the briefing room table. This time they were joined by Janet who was explaining her test results.
"Are you certain, doctor?" Hammond asked.
Janet looked at her report sitting on the table, "Initial tests show that within an acceptable margin of error, the boy's DNA is virtually identical to Colonel O'Neill's."
"What size margin of error are we talking about?" Charlie asked beating Sam to it.
"Very small. In a court of law, the DNA samples we took from the boy would be considered a high-probability match to the DNA we have on file from Colonel O'Neill. There is a tiny abnormality, but for all intents and purposes, it's him," Janet replied.
"Tiny abnormality? Like the fact that he's suddenly quite a few years younger than he's supposed to be?" Daniel asked.
"To be honest, this is way out of my league. We've got some specialists flying in. We're going to run more tests, see what we can learn," Janet replied.
"In the mean time, I suggest we try to make him as comfortable as possible," Hammond said in way of ending the briefing.
"I'll go set up a playstation," Carter replied, it was the least she could do after hitting him with a lamp.
"Hey dad," Charlie greeted as he entered the VIP quarters where Sam had set up the play station.
"Hey Charlie," Jack replied barely looking up from the game.
"You mind if I join you?"
"Yeah sure you betcha, Sam brought an extra controller."
"Sweet," Charlie replied as he plugged it in and sat down on the bed next to Jack.
It was amazing to Jack how much his sudden shrinking was having no effect on the way Charlie interacted with him, well since he had found out it was really him. They played the game for about an hour without ever mentioning the situation. Unfortunately it wasn't one that they could ignore forever.
"The Trips want to see you," Charlie was the first to broach the subject.
Jack met Charlie's eyes, "I don't know if that's such a good idea."
"It's your call dad; I was just letting you know that they've been asking about you."
"Thanks Charlie."
Charlie gave him a small smile, "No problem dad."
Jack sat alone in the cafeteria. He poured himself some milk when Sam and Teal'c joined him. Jack couldn't help but notice the grin that split Sam's face.
"You know, uh, I think you two are enjoying this just …a little too much."
"Well…you are kinda cute," Sam replied.
"That's 'Sir' to you," Jack snapped causing Sam to lose her grin rather quickly. "And being trapped inside this scrawny little body isn't my idea of cute, Carter."
"Does possessing a younger body not have certain advantages O'Neill?" Teal'c questioned.
"No. Not seein' it. What do you mean?"
"Do you not experience increased health and vitality?"
"My 'vitality' was just fine, thank you."
"I think what Teal'c is saying is valid. How many of us wouldn't trade everything for a chance to be young again…live our lives over?"
"Yeah well I don't plan on staying like this."
"Well, in the meantime, may I make a suggestion? Try enjoying this as much as we are…Sir."
Charlie watched them leave before he moved in to sit across from his father, "You ok dad?"
"Oh just peachy, Charlie. I got Teal'c questioning my vitality and Carter thinks I'm cute," Sarcasm oozed from his words.
Charlie rolled his eyes, "I highly doubt that Teal'c was questioning your 'Vitality' and Mom always thought you were cute."
Jack ran a hand threw his hair, "I can't stay like this Charlie."
Charlie locked eyes with his father and offered him a whisper of a smile, "We're working on it. I just talked to Tomek; he's working on it from his end."
Jack nodded but didn't respond.
Charlie stood, "Come on dad, it's time to do some investigating."
SG-1 and Charlie were doing a full investigation of the O'Neill household. They had almost searched the entire house with still no sign of why Jack had suddenly de-aged. The only room they had left to search was Jack and Sam's.
It was obvious that no one had been back in the room since Sam woke up in bed with a teenaged version of her lover. The broken lamp was still lying on the floor.
"This is what you hit him with?" Daniel asked as he picked up the lamp.
As Daniel picked up the lamp it gave one last flash of bright light before going dark. The flash of light hit Jack right in the face. The flash causes a sudden flashback. There's a flash of light, some green dots floating around and then an Asguard face.
"Whoa…" Jack mumbles stumbling slightly as the flashback hits him.
Charlie grabbed him with a steadying hand before he demanded, "What?"
"Are you ok Jack," Sam asked fear creeping into her voice.
"O'Neill…" Teal'c also seemed concerned.
"What is it?" Daniel demanded.
"Either I'm…remembering a particularly bad dream…or the Asguard paid me a visit last night."
SG-1, Hammond, and Charlie were all in the briefing room sitting around the conference table. Jack and Charlie sat next to each other. They were whispering to each other and based on the grins on their faces it was a good conversation.
Hammond was doing his best to ignore the two teens, keeping his attention on the briefing, "No offense, but what you're saying doesn't make since."
"Jack's account sounds like a number of UFO abduction case files I've read," Daniel replied.
"This you remember…my birthday you forget," Jack asked proving that the teens weren't completely ignoring the conversation going on around them.
"Looks like you'll have a lot more…" Daniel replied.
"This encounter is incongruous with all previous contact we have with the Asguard," Teal'c pointed out.
"Thor has indicated that the Asguard have been keeping an eye on human development on Earth in the past," Sam replied.
"But we're allies now. We've cooperated with them on a number of missions," Hammond spoke up.
"This…I would not have agreed to," Jack replied.
"What could they possibly gain from making you secretly younger against your will?" Sam asked.
Jack took a minute to think before shaking his head, "I got nothing."
"General, uh, I'd like to cross-reference some of these old abduction accounts. See if I can find any connection," Daniel spoke.
"Please do," Hammond replied.
Sam and Daniel met with Hammond later to discuss their findings.
"All the accounts were basically identical…they all matched Jack's version of events exactly," Daniel spoke referring to the book he was holding.
"Except none of them experienced any kind of physical changes as a result of the abduction," Sam added.
"No they didn't, but everything else is bang on. Taken while sleeping, floating paralysis, out of body experience…now, admittedly, all of this does sound familiar, cliché even, if you watch enough TV…but, um, they all described four green globes that seemed to defy gravity, buzzing around them like insects. Now that's too specific to be coincidence," Daniel responded.
"The beings that abducted them…I assume they described the Asguard as well?" Hammond asked.
"Short, big eyes, no hair, weird voices…" Daniel replied.
"The Asguard haven't responded to our attempts to contact them," Sam added.
"Well…if help is coming, it better arrive soon," Janet spoke as she came in from behind.
Jack and Charlie are playing video games when there's a knock on the door.
Without taking his attention of the game Jack calls out, "It's open."
"Hi Charlie. How are you doin' Jack?"
"Hey Mom." Charlie replied, as he paused the game and they turned to face her.
"Well…I think I'm gettin' another zit…" Jack replied causing Sam to smile slightly, "…and, uh, oh yeah…I'm still a kid. Uh, but beyond that I'm doin' just peachy, thanks. Why?"
Sam hesitates. It's obvious she has something to say, but doesn't exactly know how.
"Charlie can you give us a minute please?" Sam finally asks.
Charlie cast a questioning look at his father. When Jack nodded he stood and excused himself.
"What is it Carter?" Jack demanded after the door shut.
Sam bit her bottom lip still not sure how to say it. Finally she moves to half-sit on the bed next to him. Jack looked over at her and wrapped an arm around her when he saw the tears in her eyes.
"Well, Janet's just finished going over the genetic team's analysis of your test results…" Sam finally spoke.
"How bad can it be?" Jack asked trying to keep his tone light.
"You're probably not feeling the effects yet…but, something is happening to your body at the cellular level. Basically, your genetic structure is growing more unstable…" Sam started.
Jack cut her off with a sound and a shake of his head. He holds up his left hand, all four fingers touching his thumb, to indicate that she needs to compact the story to the most important information only.
Sam closes his eyes and looks down for a second before continuing, "Jack…you're dying."
As she said those words the tears finally come as she sobbed, "Jack I can't loose you."
Jack pulls her into a hug, "God, Sam…I am so sorry."
After Sam had got a handle on her emotions enough to stop crying they both made their way down to the infirmary. Sam never left his side, keeping his arm firmly around her waist. Now that she knew he was dying the fact that he looked like a teenager didn't seem to matter.
Janet takes a blood sample with Charlie helping as he can.
"Honestly I feel fine," Jack spoke up resting his chin on Sam's head.
"You'll start to notice the symptoms as the condition worsens," Janet replied.
"How long do I have?"
"It's hard to say."
"Say it anyway…" Jack snapped his head up to face Janet, Sam stiffing at his words.
"Weeks…days…I don't know. You'll notice fatigue first. In the end, your body's vital organs will completely shut down." Janet replied.
"It's like something in your body is causing a total system failure," Charlie spoke up not meeting his father's eyes.
"I don't get it," Jack snapped, "We helped save their skinny asses from the replicators and as a thanks; they shrink me and leave me to die."
"We're exploring every option we have, Jack. We just need you to hang in there," Sam added causing a smile to briefly cross his features.
Sam and Jacob are walking up the back staircase from the control room to the briefing room.
"Thanks for coming. I'm sure it'll help coming directly from you," Sam told her dad.
"How are Mark and the kids?"
"Good, great, the kids are great. I'll tell them you said hi."
"What about your kids Sam? How are they taking all of this?"
"They don't know yet. Well, at least The Trips and Sarah don't know… we didn't know how to tell them. Charlie knows…he's taking it rather well," Sam replied.
Jacob paused at the top of the stairs when he spots the young Colonel O'Neill standing with General Hammond at the top of the stairs.
"Hi Dad," Jack greeted.
"I'm sorry…Sam told me what was going on, but…what could anyone hope to gain from this?" Jacob replied.
"Can we just, uh, get on with it? I'm not getting any younger."
"Well as I told Sam, our options are pretty limited," Jacob replied.
"You come all this way just to say goodbye?" Jack questioned.
"At this point, I'm here to recommend we put you in stasis until we better understand your condition."
"You want to freeze me?"
"Jack, we're not talking about cryogenics as we know it on Earth. The risk involved is minimal," Sam clarified.
Jack sighed and looked away, obviously thinking it over.
"No pressure, Jack…but you need to make a decision. We have a team standing by, but if you wait too long, we may not be able to reverse the cellular breakdown," Jacob prompted.
"Jack…please," Sam pleaded.
Jack actually cringed at Sam's plea…how could he say no?
"It's your choice Jack," Hammond spoke up.
"Can I have five minutes to think about it?"
"You can have ten, Colonel."
With a final look at Sam, Jack walked down the stairs.
After Jack's ten minutes were up and still no sign of him Sam and Daniel made their way down to the guest room where he had been staying.
"You think he'll do it?" Daniel asked as they neared the room.
"If I have to drag the little tyke, kicking and screaming. I didn't admit my love for him just to see him die like this," Sam replied.
Sam knocked on the door before she opened it. Her eyes widened in shock at the sight before her…the guard was unconscious on the floor. Daniel quickly broke into a run back down the hall as Sam picked up the handset next to the door.
"We have a security breach. Level 25. Guest quarters."
Jack was only a little ahead of them. He swiped a key card to open the elevator doors and slipped inside. The elevator doors closed only seconds before Daniel turned the corner. Just missing him Daniel continued his run.
A few seconds later ignoring the alarms that sounded all around him Jack crouched inside a wall vent. Patiently waiting as a few guards ran by he slipped out as soon as they disappeared from sight. Jack took a second for a quick look around before he walked over to a nearby door. He quickly opened the door revealing the ladder to the surface. Once inside he quietly closed the door and began his long trek up the rungs.
A couple minutes after that the same door opens. Charlie stepped inside closing the door behind him.
"Why are you running dad?" Charlie whispered in the darkness before he followed Jack up the rungs.
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