Xander and Cordelia trusted McKay, Ronan and Teyla and so informed them of D.J.'s ability as well.
"This might explain why that so-called scientist's experiment didn't work." McKay said.
"Keller suggested that too." Xander said. "She doesn't seem to have any control over it, maybe because of her age, maybe because the scientist screwed up. Doesn't matter. She's a baby and protecting her is our responsibility. No one outside AG 1, Elizabeth or our family back home finds out about this. The NID or IOA could find reasons to use it or to try to control her. Beyond that you can imagine the reactions others might have; awe, fear, envy. McKay, you're aware of what goes on at the SGC, right? You remember Jack could heal the second time he downloaded the Ancients database?. Atlantis confirmed natural gene holders are descended from the Ancients. That knowledge didn't give him the ability, it show him how to use it."
McKay understood what he was saying. "Which means it's probably part of all you, to one extent or another. Any natural gene holders could be at risk of being snatched by one of them and studied to figure it out."
"Which is why, after discussing it with Cordelia, I'm going to allow Keller to study me. Brain scans, tissue samples, blood work. If we get ahead of them, maybe we can save someone from that horror. Keller's ethical, she'll be very careful not to harm me in the process, others won't. And who knows, we may make it work and then be able to help others make it work. Eventually it could be as accepted apart of our society as it was for the Ancients."
"Given what you experienced as a teenager, this will be a difficult experience for you." Teyla said thoughtfully.
"Yes, but if it protects D.J., it's worth it."
The next day Xander 'gated to Earth. Jack and the others needed to be told as well. He had Jack call everyone to his place, for once Teal'C wasn't off world with Jaffa Council business and Carter had yet to depart on the Athena's maiden voyage. Xander quietly activated a small crystal he had in his pocket. Tara had given it to him and Cordy as a wedding present, it could block sound.
"Ok, kid. What's up?" Jack asked, once they were all, including Janet and Cassie, assembled.
"You wouldn't have gotten the report yet Jack, but recently we had a virus loose on Atlantis. It somehow effected personal memories. Everyone who had it couldn't remember any personal information about themselves or others. Teyla and Ronan were familiar with it and were able to get a cure together. That's all that's going into the official report. Unofficially, something else happened that's not going into any report. D.J. healed me, Cordy, Sheppard, Elizabeth and Keller. It seemed to happen automatically, just by touching her or being touched by her. It wore her out, she slept for nearly twenty fours. Keller had her in the infirmary monitoring her. We're telling people she was more strongly affected by the virus then adults. We're speculating that this is an automatic response and may be why that scientist's experiment failed in the first place. She neutralized the pathogen. Keller's tests show it's inert. We're worried the NID or the IOA may take an interest in her."
"No way in Hell." Jack said fiercely. He'd lost his own son, and knew how much Xander and Cordelia had already lost, he wasn't going to let them lose more. "I'll have to tell the President, but I trust him and he can Classify it. It'll add a layer of protection to her. Plus, she falls under Homeworld Security's purview too. I can use that to add more layers of protection. Cass is protected under those same layers."
"I am?" Cassie said, surprised.
"Yes, because you have naquada in you and can use the Goa'uld healing device." Janet told her. "General Hammond instituted them back when he was still head of the SGC. Don't worry, Xander, those protections have worked for Cassie, we'll make them work for D.J. too."
"Thank you. But there's more. Atlantis' interface confirmed a theory I have. She calls natural gene holders of 'Atlantean extraction'."
"What does that mean?" Jack asked.
"It means you're descended from the Ancients." Daniel told him.
"We didn't evolve that gene or the ability to connect to Ancient technology, Jack. We inherited it." Xander informed him.
"Why didn't Thor know this?"
"I've got a theory about that too. I recently killed a Wraith Queen. She tried to feed on me and died screaming. The proteins I code for, poisoned her. You heard about our Ascended doubles and their son? He had 10,000 years of descendants. A people called the Hoffan found a protein in a survivor of a Wraith feeding a century ago. That Wraith died too. They tried to use it to inoculate themselves against Wraith attack. It backfired and killed them. Keller and Beckett both said it had drifted slightly from my own. We're not quite like the Ancients, like that protein, we've drifted slightly. Enough that Thor didn't automatically see descendant, when he scanned you."
"That makes sense." Janet said. "I once had a DNA test done on myself, tracing my ancestry. You wouldn't know it to look at me, but I've got a Malaysian ancestor. It would take an in depth study to figure it out."
"It goes even farther then that." Xander said. "When you downloaded the Ancient database the second time, you healed Bra'tac. The knowledge didn't create that ability, it showed you how to active it. It's dormant, maybe even within all natural gene holders. When that knowledge was removed from your mind, the knowledge of how to activate it, went with it. But it's still there. Which is why I've agreed to let Keller study me. To preempt the NID or IOA trying it on someone else."
