Sunday, February 05, 2012

Disclaimer: Please See Part One

Inheriting Family or Family

Part 37

Rupert Giles looked at one of his oldest friend/rival's/ family. He wanted to believe Ethan desperately but the man had fooled him many times. He was almost afraid to believe it was possible. He cleaned his glasses as he listened.

"Ah, Ethan whose the baby?" Willow asked. "I mean I know you said he was your son and all but….."

"He's a clone a clone that the little tosser Loki made of me. I… I was not about to leave him behind. I've decided to try to keep him. That is if I can get some help to make sure that he is stable."

Everyone was stunned for about a moment.

"Oh for crying out loud Jack shouted. "Not another one!"

Jon flinched as if struck and Dawn paled.

"What you got against clones dick wad!" Faith shouted as she caught Buffy who was about to launch herself across the table to break Jack's other arm for being insulting. "I mean clones are people too."

Jack jumped back uncertain why the women were angry at him. Having a clone was so not good. Well he kind of was getting used to Jon but it was still way weird.

"Jack is just freaked. He hates that I am his clone." Jon said softly hoping to calm the situation down. It hurt that Jack still hated the idea of his existence to this extent.

Ethan glared hard at Jack. "The other one as you call him is my son. Randal. I expected more understanding from you people given how fond of you all Janet was."

Those quiet words were like a sucker punch to Jack who paled and froze. He suddenly engaged his brain and realized why everyone was glaring daggers at him including his own team.

"Ok, Ethan we will do what we can to help." Giles said.

He looked at Buffy who nodded fully understanding the significance of the clones name even if those at the SGC were clueless.

Xander frowned and looked pensive as if he was trying to remember something important.

Willow just went with the flow. She trusted Giles and Buffy. They would give them the heads up later. The other just decided to cover their friends. Sometimes they really did not want to know what had happened before because many of the gangs stories were nightmare worthy and they all had more than enough of their own to deal with.

Ethan took a deep breath and decided that for once in his life being honest and truthful with Rupert was imperative. He needed help and he was not about to risk his son for a prank. "Randy is sick. I not sure I can help him. Jon said that you lot, " he pointed at the SGC could call some friends to help save my boy now I not a good person."
Xander snorted at that only to be glared at by Willow.

"But the baby is innocent."

"A clone of you innocent a right tel lme another one." Xander said not quite believing this.

"Xander enough its baby and I won't make him pay for Ethan's mistakes." Giles said defending his long time friend/rival. Because despite everything he knew why Ethan was the way he was. He also knew he had come dangerously close to following that path to Ethan's ends as well. "General any help would be appreciated. As Ethan said the clone is a baby and therefore an innocent. I do believe that in this one instant at least we can trust that Ethan is intending to do the honorable and correct thing. I also know he would never risk Janet's life. He has always loved and protected her."

Hammond looked on and nodded. "Fair enough I think we that we will at least have to consider using his intelligence because Janet has very detailed knowledge of the SGC. We need to rescue her for that reason alone. Or at least that will be the argument I use with the President. It goes without saying that we will save her because she is our friend and family."

Everyone seemed to relax at that. The gang looked at each other and decided as one that this General at least was a good man.

TBC...