Gate of the demon

………-- vision

...….-- host to symbiote

Sam wasn't awake when they arrived, so Dr. Lam gave them the prognosis. "He's got a few minute hairline fractures and a broken arm, but other than that, he's just fine," she said.

"OK, if she's a medical doctor, and you're a doctor, what kind are you again?" Dean asked.

"I answered that one all ready. I'm an archaeologist and a linguist," Daniel answered, rubbing his brow. "We really are going to have to get together one of these days and exchange stories. Dr. Lam, can you run a DNA test between Sam and Dean and me?"

"Sure, but can I have a reason?" Carolyn asked.

"I'm pretty sure that these two are my brothers," Daniel answered.

"Brothers? I thought that you were an only child," Carolyn said.

"I'm allowed to keep secrets, aren't I?" Daniel replied

"You sure are. Hell, I'm sure that Bloody Mary couldn't even get it out of you," Dean spoke up.

Throwing the men a glare, Carolyn took a sample of blood from the three of them and ran it through a nifty device that the Asguard gave them. A quick search revealed that these young men did indeed have a relative on base, and that was Daniel.

"Wow. How will Sam react to that?" Dean wondered out loud.

"React to what?" a groggy Sam asked from the infirmary bed.

"Sammy, I'd like you to meet some one. This is Daniel Jackson, archaeologist, linguist, and our long lost older brother," Dean answered, bracing for the explosion that was about to come.

"What!" Sam shouted, his eyes wide. Tables and beds near him trembled and medical equipment flew through the air.

Carolyn watched the proceedings with wonder. She screamed when a scalpel headed her way, but stared in disbelief when a familiar voice shouted out a single word, causing every thing to drop to the floor.

"Stop!" Daniel commanded, his blue eyes focused on the scalpel that now rested on the floor. Turning, he faced Sam, making sure that his young brother didn't cause any more damage. "The proof is on that screen. Look at it very closely."

Sam's heart stopped as he realized that it was the truth. He had no memories of an older brother other than Dean.

"You were a new born when they died. They wanted me to protect you both, but when we were placed in the system and separated, I kept track of you as best as I could, trying to keep that promise," Daniel sadly said. "Mom and dad would be proud to see you both now."

Just when Dean was about to say something, his cell phone rang. It wasn't a call, but a text message. "It's dad," he told them, knowing full well that the others knew what he meant. "'Got a problem, meet me back home.'"

Nodding, Sam swung his legs over the side of the bed. "Let's go," he said.

Carolyn opened her mouth to object, but Dean beat her to the punch. "You won't get him to stay in bed. He's too stubborn," the older Winchester, now the middle Jackson kid, replied.

"That sounds like some one I know," Carolyn said, eyeing Daniel accusingly.

"What?" Daniel said, raising his hands as if he was innocent. "And don't you two knuckle heads argue because I'm coming with you. You both need some one to keep you out of trouble."

Together, they arrived at the Impala without incident. While Dean checked to see if their weapons were still in the trunk, Daniel got in the back seat. They passed the checkpoint with no problem, and headed to Daniel's place so he could grab some clothes and then they were on their way to Lawrence, Kansas. As they drove, Sam and dean pestered Daniel about his life in the system.

Daniel reluctantly revealed that with each foster house he had gone to, he had been abused. He had ended up in the hospital once because he had been beaten severely. It had been the only time some one had cared for him since entering the system. A report had been filed, but nothing had ever been done. Ironically, he had lived in Lawrence for a while until he was legally of age and left, never to look back.

Sam and Dean were horrified. All of that pain that their brother had gone through while keeping an eye open for them was an eye opener.

Wow. Never thought that Daniel would have been abused like that, did you?

Next chapter: they arrive in Lawrence and Daniel meets up with the foster father he had lived with there.

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