Since RL has become so chaotic, I think I might just keep uploading this right now. Read "An Understanding" chapter before this one.

Chapter Twenty-One: One Last Move

Daniel looked around the bedroom, hoisting his old pack higher on his shoulder and wondered why he felt he was forgetting something. Maybe it was just that he wasn't holding one of the twins who were already at the new place with Jack. They were getting the bedrooms set up and Daniel was grabbing the last minute things. Sam was with Jack and Jacob as well while Teal'c did the same in their bedroom. They met in the living room and both looked around before looking to each other.

"It is strange to leave this place Daniel Jackson," his former Jaffa friend stated.

Daniel nodded, "Yeah, so much has happened to us here. It seems like years have passed in this apartment instead of barely one."

Teal'c nodded in his regal barely movement kind of way before they moved towards the door, into the hallway and closed the door behind them. Zarkina and Sir William were standing near the stairs, smiling at the two friends as they walked towards her.

"As you already know, we are sad to see you leave the castle but happy as well to see you staying close by, Taylor would hate not getting to see you all as often as possible."

Daniel smiled, leaned forward and kissed the queen gently on the cheek before they all walked down together. Various staff members and students of Daniel and Teal'c were there at the base of the steps and joined the group as the walked outside and down the main path that would lead them to their new home. Zarkina and William chatted quietly and Daniel listened to them even as we nodded to various people and answered question of where he was going.

"Adrian is coming home to stay, can you believe it?" Akina gushed excitedly.

"You have told me multiple times my love, I am happy to have your brother back home as well."

"It's been several years since he's been here. I know Vane sees him sometimes but even he does not really know how well he is, we don't know what his travels have done to him."

"We will help him if he needs it but my love, do not borrow trouble when you are already so good at finding it," William said and Daniel grinned in response to his words. Zarkina and Daniel had a lot in common. They both tended to bring trouble to those who loved them.

Daniel lost track of their words as he looked off the road and saw home for the first official time. The building had a wide base as Jack had already described and the brick and mortar walls were something of utter beauty to Daniel. He loved the old looking structure; the wooden door that opened easily under his hand and inside was their home, filled already with the sounds of laughter and children giggling. Daniel looked around at the deep burgundy tone of the couches and the wooden table and chairs in the dining area though around the long sides of the table was a wooden bench and two chairs at each end. The windows were tall and narrow, letting in the sun easily with artificial lighting around the room though they didn't need the lighting with all the midday sun coming into the room.

Jack and the babies were sitting on the floor, playing with little dolls. Jack was talking in funny voices for each 'character' and Sam was watching with Jacob leaned back in her lap. The little boy was not as advanced as the twins were because his birthright was not of Vannas descent though he did have a little magis in him since he was born healthy several months earlier than he should have but they had not seen the proof of this yet.

Zada and Zale on the other hand continued to move faster and faster than Daniel could keep up with sometimes. They all looked up as Daniel and everyone walked into the room, "Danny come join us, I am telling the story of the Lion King to the babies."

Daniel thought the dialogue had sounded familiar, "You could be telling them any story and you choose one from Disney?"

"Why shouldn't I?"

Daniel shrugged, dropping his pack on the couch and dropped into a sitting position next to Jack and tickled at each child then to the enjoyment of the babies and the adults, Daniel joined in to tell the story of a young cub who was almost killed by his uncle then returned home to bring the clan back together again all with badly sung renditions of "Hakuna Matata" and many of the other songs.

When they were done the babies were curled up close to Jack and Daniel's legs, sleeping with their fingers tucked into their mouths. Each father lifted a child, waved goodbye to their guests and took the babies upstairs for their nap. Returning downstairs Zarkina was hugging a man who had to be her brother Adrian. His face resembled the twins in many ways, his hair was black with blue streaks that looked a lot like the silver ones that Akina had and they had the same smile.

When Zarkina pulled back, she wiped some moisture from her face, "Daniel and Jack, Samantha and Teal'c this is my brother Adrian."

"Hello Sir Adrian, its nice to finally meet you," Daniel said and Jack nodded in agreement. Sam waved and Teal'c gave a little bow in greeting.

"Please, just Adrian. I am not bound by law to be referred to in such a way," Adrian responded with a shy smile. Daniel wondered where he'd been all this time to see the sadness in his eyes. He knew from past conversations with Zarkina that he was several years younger than Z'Asana and Zarkina, which would make him around seventeen. He wondered why he'd been allowed to wander with no one along since he was so young but there were many things that Vannas did that humans would never do.

"Where have you been for all this time?" Zarkina demanded as she hugged him again, kissing his cheek and cuddling him close even as he rolled his eyes in annoyed acceptance.

"You know I have been traveling to many of the other Vannas clans to garner you support in case we must make a stand against ZarCorp."

"I did not want you to stay away for so long though," she responded.

Adrian nodded, "You know why I had to though."

The queen nodded but the motion was sad and subdued. "I do."

Adrian opened his eyes once more and Daniel noticed they weren't the vivid green they'd been only second before, now they were a pale blue. They were so bright they glowed into the room and Daniel was glad they shifted back before Jack noticed anything. Even though Jack was used to living in this place he still didn't like the ease in which many of these people used magic and shifted form and features like they did.

"So you must be the humans from the past?" Adrian asked.

"We go by Jack, Daniel, Sam and Teal'c or SG1 thanks," Jack responded testily.

"SG1?" Adrian asked.

"It was once the designation of our unit. We worked for Stargate Command and we were the first unit to be born," Daniel explained.

"But you no longer work for this Stargate Command," Adrian responded in confusion.

"It's a part of who we are, it's how we became a family," Daniel responded and looked to the others who nodded and smiled in response.

Adrian nodded though he didn't really seem to understand the significance but then Daniel didn't really expect anyone else to get it. "Well I think I need to go find my bed and sleep for a while." The Queen nodded in understanding and she lead her brother out of the room and Daniel waved after them. Then Daniel looked around and noticed that Taj wasn't around. "Where's the tiger?" he asked.

"Outside, we have a fenced in area, not that he can't jump out of anything, it's more for the babies but Taj is enjoying the sunshine. He will come inside when he wants to, the back door is open at the moment but it's a push door that opens on a nudge from him and will close behind him again."

Daniel nodded, then turned to hug Jack to his side and looked to Teal'c and Sam. "We have a new home, one that we will have room to grow into."

Jack gave a whoop and they all took turns hugging each other. The evening progressed into making dinner together in their large kitchen and feeding the kids and themselves, playing games together and just enjoying each other in their time together before they all headed off in their different directions once more. Now that Jack was heading back to training with the Queen's protectors and Sam's continued work, they were all getting staggered schedules so the babies would be cared for at all times. It was the one thing they had all agreed on since the beginning, that for now they could not really leave the babies with any Vannas because of the uncertainty of their place here. Daniel believed now with Jack and Teal'c willing and able to sparring with the other warriors, their place would be solidified.

It was definitely a good day.