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"Stargate Command my name is Silas Taylor. I have an emergency involving Devlin Hamish if I could speak to a member of SG1 or a General please." Came a young voice over the system.
"Young man my name is General George Hammond. Is there an adult there with you? What kind of emergency is happening?" Hammond pressed the com button.
"All I know is that Devlin is very sick. Sir can you please open the iris so I can step through. I have another package seeking refuge." Silas said.
"This kid is being spoon fed what to say but why? If Dev is so sick why aren't his parents contacting us?" Jack asked looking at Jacob.
"I don't know but I met Silas last week he said he ate lunch with Devlin." Jacob stated.
"Are you still there?" Silas asked worried.
"Silas this is Jacob Carter do you remember me?" Jacob asked into the com.
"Yes, sir."
"Ok I want you to look at your dad and in his words tell me what is going on." Jacob said firmly.
"Jacob, I do not wish to upset our trade agreement but I can not consciously let children get hurt because of it. Even though he is a influence to the council I believe Doyle Hamish has become unstable and I would want someone to do this for my son. Please my son has all the information if you chose to let him enter." Silas repeated. Jacob looked at Hammond.
"Open the iris!" Hammond told Walter.
"Send him through!" Jacob said into the com.
Jack, Sam and Jacob went to meet Silas at the gate. Silas came through the gate holding Lola's hand in the other arm he clutched a brown book and a walkie talkie in his hand. Silas stood there ridged. Lola seeing Sam ran to her tears streaming down her face. Sam kneeled down so Lola could hug her tightly.
"The first trip through the gate is always the hardest.
Take a deep breathe and we'll get you something to warm up." Jack soothed as he put his arm around Silas's shoulder.
"Let's go in the briefing room and talk, son!" Jacob said
Before anyone could say anything Sam picked Lola up and carried her into the briefing room. Jack led Silas to a chair in the briefing room. Sam sat down carefully with Lola in her lap.
"Daddy made mommy cry again but this time mommy screamed and then she stopped crying. I got scared so I ran to the Taylors. Lola cried into Sam's chest.
" Tell them what you told my parents when you came over. " Silas urged.
"Devlin wouldn't wake up he was so hot to touch." Lola sat up in Sam's lap.
Silas had given Jacob the brown book that Devlin gave him and some other papers that his dad wanted delivered to Hammond.
"Cam is very clever. This is a detail instruction manual on how to operate the Stargate written like a fairy tail it even has our gate address and what to say to get the iris open. He must have been working on this since he got Devlin. How did you get this?" Jacob asked
"Devlin he gave it to me on the day we met Jacob, Devlin said he couldn't read well and wanted a friend he trusted to keep it in case something happened to him.He was fine when he gave it to me." Silas explained.
"He felt like something was going to happen to him?" Jack asked.
"He said it was just in case." Silas said.
"This is the agreement you worked out Jacob? Everything here is do able by both parties why are deals taking so long to make?" Hammond asked frowning.
"Guess who was trying to make things difficult?" Jacob shook is head.
"Hamish." Hammond said flatly.
"Sir, permission to get Teal'c and Daniel go get Devlin and arrest Hamish for abuse?" Jack asked standing.
"Granted" Hammond nodded.
Jack hurried out of the room to go find Teal'c and Daniel.
"I'm not hurting the baby sitting on you lap?" Lola asked touching Sam's belly.
"No the baby is protected in my belly. As long as not a lot of pressure is put on to my belly I'm fine." Sam explained stroking Lola's cheek.
"What happens now?" Silas asked.
"Are you hungry?" Sam asked. Sam smiled when both children nodded they were hungry.
Doyle Hamish tucked his wife into bed and kissed her cold head. He fixed a cold bath for Devlin. He went scooped the hot little boy from his bed. He striped the boy down and put the sleeping boy in the tub. He went to get his daughter they would start somewhere new. He went to get her out of the bed and growled when she wasn't in her bed.
Jack, Daniel, Teal'c and Janet stepped through the gate. A well dressed man with red hair stood there.
"I'm Jeb Taylor. Where is my son Silas?"
"I'm Colonel Jack O'Neill, that is Daniel Jackson, Doctor Janet Frasier and Teal'c. We decided the children would be safer where they are until Hamish has been put in custody. They are safe with Jacob." Jack explained.
"I'll show you to the Hamish house." Jeb led the way into the night with his lantern. The others turned on their flashlights. They were coming up on a large house when Jeb stopped.
"Someone just ran towards my house." Jeb frowned and hurried towards his house. Jeb got to the door about the time Doyle shoved past Jeb's wife.
"Where is my daughter!" Doyle demanded.
"Somewhere safe. Now get out of my house!" Jeb point towards the door.
"Lola it's time to go home. Come to daddy, baby !" Doyle called running up the stairs.
"She's not here Mr. Hamish we'll take you to her come with us." Jack called from the bottom of stairs.
"What are you doing here? Where is my little girl you can't have her or my son?" Doyle rushed towards Jack but tripped on the step and landed at Jack's feet in a heap.
"Oh no." Jack rolled his eyed. Janet checked Doyle's pulse as Daniel and Teal'c tied the man up.
"Show us to the Hamish house so we can get Devlin." Jack looked at Jeb.
"It's not far." Jeb walked out the door with the lantern. They walked to a house that was similar to Jeb's house.
"Devlin's room is upstairs last room on the right." Jeb said as they entered the house.
"You guys stay down here with him. The doc and I will get Devlin." Jack said as Janet followed Jack up the stairs. They made their way to Devlin's room.
Down stairs Jeb looked around for a second before looking at the now awake Doyle.
"Where is Jenny?" Jeb frowned.
"She's asleep." Doyle snarled. The crazed look on his face made Daniel's blood run cold.
"Mrs. Hamish!" Daniel called as he began to check the rooms downstairs.
Jack frowned when he saw Devlin was not in his bed. They began to check the other rooms upstairs.
"Oh my God! Colonel he's in the bathroom!" Jack heard Janet shout.
Jack ran into the bathroom to see Janet pulling Devlin from the tub. She laid him on the floor and began compressions on his little chest. She blew air into his mouth and then began compressions again. She blew into his mouth one more time then he started to cough.
"Oh thank God!" Janet said as she rolled Devlin on his side. Jack grabbed some towels from the closet to wrap him in.
"We need to get him back to the infirmary now, sir!" Janet said as Jack scooped the boy up.
Jack hurried down the stairs as Daniel was coming up.
"Mrs. Hamish is dead!" Daniel exclaimed.
"Devlin is close." Jack growled as he urged Daniel to go back downstairs.
"He will be charged with two count murders and child abuse." Jack said as he hurried out of the house towards the gate. The others followed behind them quickly.
When Jack stepped though the gate he saw a medical team was already there. The new Doctor,Carolyn Lam, Janet had been training all week was there. Jack laid Devlin on the gurney. Janet who was right behind Jack started given orders as soon as she got down the ramp. Jeb, Daniel and Teal'c holding on to Doyle stepped through the gate. Hammond walked over to
them. Doyle's face looked like it had run into a door, brick wall or both.
"What happened?" Hammond asked.
"He slipped again." Teal'c said calmly.
"This Jaffa tried to kill me! I demand safety now, General!" Doyle demanded.
"You don't get to demand things anymore Mr. Hamish but I will see you get put safely in a cell for a long time." General Hammond said darkly as he motioned for the guards to take Doyle.
"Did anyone see him slip" Hammond asked once Doyle was gone.
"He killed his wife and tried to kill Devlin so no one saw anything!" Daniel said shaking his head.
Cam walked towards the infirmary dreading what he might find out about his boy. Hammond hadn't given much information just Devlin had been brought in very sick. He stopped when he saw Sam sitting in the hall. Lola was asleep her head on Sam's chest. Sam's sleeping head was being supported by her hand but her chin rested in Lola's hair. Jack and Jacob sat asleep on either side of Sam. On the other side of the hall a man he did not know with a boy in his lap. Daniel was asleep curled uncomfortably in the chair. Teal'c stood when he saw Cam towards him. Janet walked out of the infirmary before Teal'c could speak.
"He's stable for now. I will feel better if he makes the twenty four hour mark. I will know more about any mental or motor impairments when he wakes up. He has a long road but I'm cautiously optimistic." Janet smiled softly.
"Thank you! Can I see him?" Cam asked as he hugged her tightly.
"Don't stay long but yes." Janet barely got the sentence out as Cam hurried in the infirmary.
" I know Sam's back is going to hurt. My back hurts and I don't have two children on me." Jack stood up stretching. Jack carefully lifted Lola off of Sam. Sam woke up as soon Lola was taken off her.
"How's Devlin?" Sam asked as she stretched her back.
"Doc says she is cautiously optimistic. Lets sleep here tonight and we'll check on him in the morning. You need to sleep in a proper bed." Jack insisted.
Sam nodded her back was aching from sitting in the chair.
"We'll get a cot for Lola she can stay with us tonight. Let Cam spend some time with Devlin." Sam rubbed the little girl's back.
"Sounds good." Jack said.
It was three days later and Devlin's birthday. Devlin's fever had final stayed down the past two days thanks to cold baths and antibiotics. Some of his blisters had gotten infected. Luckily there didn't seem to be any side effects to Devlin being under the water. They moved Devlin into a room. Cam was surprised that Hammond agreed to let Jeremy and Teddy bring their families up to see Devlin. Teddy had started working at SGC a couple months ago, as a scientist, so he now knew about the Stargate.
Cam waited out in the hall with Lola while Janet and a nurse changed Devlin's bandages. The boy always seemed to get more upset if Cam was in the room while his bandages were bring changed. Lola wore a dark blue long sleeve dress with white stars that Sam had bought for her. Sam had pulled Lola's hair up into a high ponytail with a matching bow. Cam smiled when he saw the small parade of kids quietly coming down the hall. Jeremy was carrying Ryder his light brown hair was covered by a hat with a monkey face and ears on the front and he wore a brown shirt and pants. The other kids wore animal hats as well. Laura wore a tiger hat, Josh wore a parrot hat, Tucker wore a elephant hat and Davis wore a penguin hat. The kids carried book bags and the women had their arms full of bags and boxes. Teddy carried Davis and a bunch of balloons that were animal print. Cam wondered what sercuity thought when they came through with all the stuff.
"Hey guys! What is all this?" Cam smiled. He felt Lola slide behind his legs.
"We decided to bring our little zoo to Devlin since he couldn't have his zoo party." Missy explained.
"Dev is going to love this you guys. He got sunburned pretty bad so he is still very sore. So no hugging yet. He might be a little grumpy he usually is after he gets his bandages changed." Cam explained to the kids in front of him. They all nodded they understood.
"This is Devlin's little sister Lola. She is four years old." Cam introduced bringing the little girl from behind his legs.
The nurse was a little surprised by the crowd in the hall when she walked out Devlin's room.
"You can go in now. Dr. Frasier was sitting with him for a few minutes." The nurse smiled and walked away.
"You can go in first Tucker. Just remember don't be to loud." Teddy reminded the excited eight year old as he handed him the balloons he was reaching for.
Cam opened the door and Tucker hurried into his friends room balloons floating behind him. Tucker stopped when he saw his friend. Devlin was propped up against many pillows. Except for his head and face most of his body was wrapped. Janet sat on the edge of the bed giving him some juce through a straw. Devlin smiled big when he saw Tucker.
"Tucker! Your here!" Devlin's voice was excited but weak.
"We brought the zoo to you! Happy Birthday!" Tucker began to let a few balloons float to the ceiling at a time. The others began coming up in the room.
"You're going to have fun, birthday boy!" Janet carefully kissed Devlin on the head. Janet stood up from the bed and patted for Tucker to sit where she sat. Tucker sat down besides his friend.
"How are you two feeling?" Janet asked as she took the boxes and bags from Missy and Laney putting them on the circle table.
"Very pregnant!" Missy chuckled.
"I'm feeling pretty good!" Laney smiled.
"Does Devlin have any diet restrictions? We brought snacks but wasn't sure what he can eat." Missy asked Janet quietly.
"He just can't have milk with the antibiotics he is on but chips and cake aren't going to hurt him." Janet said.
"Good because we brought cupcakes and chips!" Laney smiled.
"Actually each "animal" brought a snack like the monkey Ryder picked out banana chips, our sweet tiger chose gold fish crackers, our parrot chose gummy worms, our elephant went for mixed nuts and our penguin chose gummy octopus. " Missy explained as she began to pull out bowls and snacks.
"Missy, these are the cutest cupcakes!" Laney gasped as she opened the box for Cam and Janet to see. The icing on the cupcakes looked like zoo animals faces.
"The cake decorator, Maddie, did a wonderful job. The icing is not too sweet either which is why we love that bakery." Missy said as she pushed the box back on the table before Ryder could grab the box.
"So we finally see your true form monkey Ryder!" Cam picked Ryder up.
"Not a monkey!" Ryder giggled.
"Cam my cakes are so cool!" Devlin said as Janet showed him the cupcakes.
"Missy and Laney did this for you, buddy!" Cam said smiling.
"Thank you!" Devlin said gratefully.
The kids had gathered around Devlin's bed and began pulling out things to entertain the boy. Teddy had put Davis down and he walked over to Lola. Lola was only slight taller than the cotton hair bright blue eyed three year old boy.
"You're pretty. I like the stars on your dress!" Davis touched a star on her dress.
"Sam got my dress. Look it twirls." Lola spun around and the dress swirled around her legs. Davis clapped for her.
"Oh my gosh he flirts like your brother. The first time Jeremy ever talked to me he said hey I think you're pretty do you want to hang out?" Laney giggled to Missy.
"Six years of marriage and two kids later. I think I did pretty well with the flirting." Jeremy slipped his arm around Laney's waist.
Missy and Janet laughed.
"We got a present for you too!" Davis said going over to Laura's book bag and pulled out a pink gift bag. He handed it to Lola. Lola wasn't sure what to do so she ran to Cam with the bag.
"You can open your present!' Cam said picking her up. Lola opened the bag and pulled out a container of zoo animals. There also was a stuffed panda wearing a shirt with the zoo name on the front. Lola hugged the panda.
"Can you say thank you?" Cam urged softly.
"Thank you!" Lola said still holding the panda tightly.
"You're welcome!" Missy smiled.
The kids kept Devlin entertained and happy with stories and small games. They were helping him eat the snacks they had brought by holding the spoon to put goldfish crackers or chip up to his mouth.
"Thank you for this!" Cam walked over to the adults.
"Of course! We're glad Devlin is going to be ok and back. Tucker was upset that Devlin left with out saying goodbye. I know he really didn't have much choice." Missy said.
"No he didn't but he's not going anywhere now." Cam said firmly. They heard a knock on the door and Cam went to open the door.
"Come in!" Cam opened the door. Silas and Jeb walked in the door carrying a box wrapped in brown paper. Lola ran to Jeb. They had babysat her since she was a baby.
"Silas!" Devlin greeted happily.
"This is Jeb and Silas Taylor they are from Devlin's out of town neighborhood. They were very helpful in bringing Devlin back to us." Cam explained.
Tucker eyed the older boy for a minute before standing up and letting Silas sit next to Devlin. Teddy smiled proudly at Tucker.
"Come play animals with us Jeb!" Lola pointed to the floor where her, Davis, and Ryder had spread the container of zoo animals out.
"We can't stay long, darling. I just had to go to a meeting and Si wanted to come say happy birthday to Devlin. Hailey is not feeling well so I don't want to stay to long." Jeb hugged Lola again.
"I'm going to be a big brother!" Silas said proudly.
"Wow, Congratulations!" Cam shook Jeb's hand.
"We were very surprised but a very wanted surprise." Jeb chuckled.
"Your going to be a good brother." Devlin said softly.
"Do you want to take some snacks and cupcakes with you?" Cam offered.
"Try the fishy crackers they taste like cheese!" Lola pointed to the bowl of orange crackers.
Cam spooned some crackers in to Silas's hand. Silas ate the crackers slowly at first but quickly gobbled what was in his hand down.
"I guess you like them!" Jeb chuckled.
"We have a new box of them in the car if you want them. We buy them in bulk with five kids so we have plenty." Missy offered.
"Thank you for your kindness but we really need to get back! Happy birthday Devlin." Jeb motioned for Silas to come with him. Silas stood up slowly he didn't want to leave yet.
"Here so you can remember Devlin's zoo party!" Laura reached in her book bag and pulled out two party favor bags and gave them to Silas.
"Thank you!" Silas took the bags.
"I'll walk you to the car to get those crackers." Teddy offered. Teddy hoped they were out of the door far enough when Silas asked what a car was.
Silas, Jeb and Teddy walked into the gate room together. Silas was looking at the stuffed animals in his hands instead of where he was walking and walked right into Jacob.
"Did you have fun with Devlin. What do you got there." Jacob caught Silas by the arm before he fell.
"Devlin's friend Laura gave me a owl toy like the one in our barn and some sweets and she gave gave me this bird for the baby and more sweets but Teddy said I can eat them too. They gave us little cakes that look like animals and crackers that taste like salty cheese but look like fish. Devlin's friends here are very kind. Where I'm from they laughed and teased him because he couldn't read well they didn't even try to help him. Can I stay here Jacob?" Silas asked,hopefully.
"I know this is fun but there are people like that here Devlin just found really good friends here, as I'm sure you do on your planet. Besides your family will miss you. I promise I will bring Devlin to visit with cupcakes and goldfish crackers." Jacob kneeled down in front of Silas.
"I would miss my family. You promise to visit with Devlin?" Silas asked.
"I promise!" Jacob said as the gate activated.
"Thank you for your kindness!" Jeb said again as he shook Teddy's hand.
"Of course thank you for helping bring Devlin bring back to us. My son Tucker cried for a couple of days because he didn't get to say good bye." Teddy said.
"What's this bird called?" Silas asked holding up the other stuffed bird.
"That's called a penguin. I'll bring a book next time." Jacob stated.
"Come on Si let's go show mom what we got for her!" Jeb reached for Silas.
When they left Jacob looked up in the control room where Sam was working on something with Walter.
"Hey Sammy!" Jacob called.
"Yes, dad!" Sam said over the com.
"Do you want to go to a zoo party and see our boy?" Jacob asked smiling.
"Sure! I'll be right down." Sam smiled.