"Secrets and Challenges"

Ch. 36

(Atlantis Future, Adam's Quarter's, Jack's Room)

When Adam had stormed out Stacey stepped closer to baby Jack. She reached out her hand and touched the baby's back gently. Stacey closed her eyes and healed the ailing boy. She then headed back into Adam's room where he was seating at his desk, typing away at his laptop.

"You had better not be working," Stacey told him.

"I need to finish on some reports," he told her, knowingly.

"No, your not!" she closed the laptop shut. "You will not be a work-a-holic like me and your father."

"Look, it's too late to start on being my mother. So don't start now!" he told her angrily.

Adam got up from his seat. Stacey sat down on his bed slowly, holding her belly on the way down.

"Just so you know, Jack had a severe case of Bronchitis. Another day or so, and he would have been put into intensive care," Stacey told him tiredly.

"He was getting better," he told her.

"He was getting worse," she said. "Luckily I healed him just in time."

"You healed him with out my consent?" Adam asked angrily.

"I had too," Stacey told him. "Look, I don't know how long Daniel and I will stay here. I don't even know if we will be able to get back to our time or not. But, I would like to teach you some healing techniques."

Adam looked her with a hardened, angry face. His face then turned soft.

"I already know how to heal. Allie taught me," he sighed.

Stacey patted the bed, for him to sit next to her. He sat.

"So," she began. "Care to tell me who are all these people from? Some of them I barely recognize and others I have no clue who they are."

Adam eyed his mother.

"Changing the subject?" he asked skeptically.

"Yes," she told him with out emotion.

"Okay," Adam paused. "All of the inhabitants are all of the Decedents from the Expedition along with a few Ethosians and members from earth that arrived on the Prometheus."

"Like Sam and Allison?" Adam nodded. She then asked, "When did Allison and Sam arrive on Atlantis?" Stacey asked.

"Adam, don't!" a voice said harshly.

They turned. It was Emily.

"I wasn't gonna tell her!" Adam told her.

"How's Jack?" she asked Adam.

"Mom healed him. He was getting worse," he told her.

"I thought he was doing better," Emily said. "Adam?"

"I lied," he said. Adam got up from the bed and went over to her. "I know you wanted a somewhat of a normal life here. I was gonna heal him if he got any worse. But, mom beat me to it."

Emily crossed her arms and stared at her husband.

"How is he now?" she asked.

"He's sleeping," Stacey butted in.

Emily looked at her sharply. Stacey got up slowly from the bed and went to face her.

"Look, Adam shouldn't hide his abilities from anybody. Especially from his wife," she said. Adam and Emily looked at her. How did she know they were married? Their expressions asked. "Instinct," Stacey shrugged. "I hid my abilities from John while we were dating."

"Until your feral powers went out of control on your wedding. I know. Dad told me. He tried to tell me not to ignore my powers too." Adam told her.

"I'm glad you listened," Stacey said.

"Me too," Emily said, looking at her husband.

They were looking at each other affectionately.

"I'm gonna go see how Daniel is holding up," Stacey said before leaving.

They didn't notice she had left. For they had started kissing.

(Balcony, outside of Control Room)

"Hey, Stace," Daniel greeted her.

Stacey turned.

"Hey," she greeted back. "This is so weird."

"I know. I felt this way when we met Lt. Hammond back in 1969." Daniel told her.

"Have Sam figured out a way to get us back?" Stacey asked.

"Jessica, actually is working on it now," he told her. "Sam and I have two daughters. They are both geniuses."

Daniel smiled broadly. Stacey laughed.

"Hey, John and I bred a few geniuses too," Stacey poked him in the shoulder hard. "When do we leave?"

"Sometime tomorrow morning-ish,"

"Oh, that's accurate!" Stacey smiled.

To be continued . . .