Episodes Mentioned / Spoilers: "Conversion", "The Kindred, Part 2

After a while of waiting for the doctors to finish, the Doctor's entered the room and looked at the group.
Drs. Lam and Beckett had been running all sorts of different types of tests on Sheppard and had finally figured out what was wrong with him.

Daniel put down his notebook. He had hoped if he kept up the study he could figure out what was wrong and how to reverse it.
He stood up and turned to them. "Well?"

The group gathered around the Doctors eager for news finally.

"It appears the device reawakened his dormant genes." The Carson Beckett Clone started.

"Which means what exactly?" Cameron asked.

"The genes Colonel Sheppard had acquired after his.. Brief Mutation... Are resurfacing."

Half of SG-1 looked blank except for Sam and Cameron who had read the reports. Sheppard's team visibly paled.

"Is he going to turn into a bug?" Cameron asked. Vala's eyes widened and Teal'c raised an eye brow in surprize.

"Aie' We've already started seeing signs of his Iratus Bug mutation." Beckett answered.

Ronon headed for the door.

"Eh. Hold up. Where do you think you're going?" Beckett asked confused.

Ronon stopped and went back to face Beckett at a close distance.

"You can't go in to see him just yet. He needs to rest." Beckett continued, a little uneasy at Ronon's hard stare and looming presents.

"I'm not going to see him. I'm going back to that planet to get him medicine." Ronon replied.

"And I'm going as well." Teyla put in standing next to him.

"Well yes, that's all well and good but that's not the least of our problems." Carson began. Then took a step back as Ronon came closer.

"What aren't you telling us?" Ronon asked dangerously.

"Yeah what is it doc?" Cameron asked noticing Carson's unease.

Dr. Carolyn stepped forward and replied for him. "His kidneys are failing."

"What? Why?" O'Neill asked. He couldn't see why the Ancients would design something that would cause kidney failure... But then again he couldn't see why the Ancients built have the stuff they did.

Dr. Lam cleared her throat. "His blood is changing at a faster rate then it had the first time. Since it isn't really mutating like it was originally only waking up. His Kidneys are having trouble processing and filtering his blood now.."

"Which means?" Dex asked getting impatient. He just wanted to get to work curing him not spend wasted time hear things he couldn't understand.

"It's like his blood is toxic. His kidneys can't work with it and are shutting down under the strain. He needs a transplant." Dr. Lam said simply.

"Okay, then we'll get him one." Ronon stated.

"It wont be that easy. Once we cure him of the mutation we'll need to find someone with the proper blood type and other necessary things to make sure the transplant is a success and not a rejection." Carson responded.

Ronon frowned. "And that'll be hard?"

Carson sighed exasperated. To his surprise Rodney stepped in this time with the reason.

"John's blood is different, even to most Tau'ri actually.. He's one of the highest ranking in the ATA gene carriers next to General O'Neill and Carson.. Even us people with the synthetic gene made from his blood aren't anywhere close to his consistency..." Rodney explained worried.

The room turned silent with this revelation.

Eventually the silence was broken when Teyla looked to Carson. "...Carson?" She asked quietly. Her eyes gazed at Carson pleadingly.

He sighed. "I can't lass."

"Why not?" She asked sadly.

He took a deep breath. "Because regardless of the fact that I don't like to remember that I'm a clone I still am... The probability that his body could take my kidney is low."

The room got quiet again until this time it was O'Neill.

"Alright!" He snapped.

"Sir?" Sam asked. Trying to seem unfazed by the recent talk of the chances of John's survival.

"I'll do it." He replied.

"Thank you." Teyla replied and put her forehead to his. Ronon clasped him on the shoulder and grunted.

"That's very considerate of you, Sir." Sam said touched. She felt relieved.

"Yeah. Okay, okay. Lets not get all mushy." Jack said throwing his hands up. "I can't see how anyone would want my old spare parts.. But I can see this is an emergency."

"Alright. We'll have to run tests to be sure you're compatible." Dr. Lam stated.

"While their doing that, Sir." Sam began as she stood in front of Jack.
"Permission to go with Ronon and Teyla to go get the cure. If that's alright with you, Sir?"

O'Neill nodded. "Of course. This would be pointless if I did let you go."
He motioned them away with his hand. "Go on. Get out of here. Shoo, Shoo." He teased.
"And Carter."

"Sir?"

"Stop calling me Sir." He said smiling at her.

"Right sorry." She frowned. She had reverted back to that after their break up.. It made being around him easier.. Like a barrier..

She turned and they left to the locker rooms to get ready.