The Chilren of Destiny

Ch2


Ronon and the girl had made it to the infirmary just as Dr. Keller had gotten the boys shirt off. Ronon cursed when he saw the old scars and fresh bruises covering the boy. When Dr. Keller turned the boy into his stomach she gasped. His back was covered in whip markssome scared and others looked fresh. Some of them had opened up causing the blood pool.

The girl after seeing that her friend was close and safe, decided that it was safe enough to sleep. She shocked Ronon by pulling herself up and kissing is chin. After she kissed him she placed her head on his shoulder and grabbed one of his braids and promptly fell asleep. Whe nthe team caught up with them they were shocked at what they found. Ronon was sitting in one of the chairs talking to the girl curled up in his lap clutching his braid. Sam and Teyla thought that it was cute. The big strong warrior talking quietly to a girl sucking her thumb in her sleep.

When Ronon happened to look up he saw the team smiling and flushed. John was about to start making fun of him when Jennifer came out. She smiled at the sight of Ronon.

" Dr. Keller, what's wrong with the boy?" Sam asked in a loud whisper.

The smile she had been wearing morphed into a frown. Her eyes filled with tears.

" He's been beaten. Badly. His back is covered with whip marks. Most were scarred over. Some of them ripped open causing the blood pool. He's also covered in other scars. Some look like knife and gun shot wounds. He's also severly malnurished and dehydrated." when she finished the tears pouring down her face.

The whole team looked through the glass. They were amazed that the boy had survived. He was so young to have lived through that. Next they looked at the girl in Ronon's lap. Worried that she had faced the same if not worse. Jennifer looked pointedly at Ronon then the bed next to him. Ronon looked down at the girl in his arms. He didn't really want to put her down for fear of waking her. She looked like she hadn't slept in weeks. She also left very light to him almost as if she hadn't eaten in days.

Ronon sighed and stood the leaned over the bed to put her down. He was brought up short when he tried to stand. She held his braid in a death grip. He knew that if he forced it out of her hand she would wake. John was kind enough to help him out. He pushed the chair over so that Ronon could sit and the girl would have the braid. Jennifer set about examining her as best she could without waking her. When she unclasped the girls black cloak everyone was suprised at what they saw under it. The girl was dress in the same fashion as the boy. With brown leather pants with a black linen shirt covered by a brown leathe vest. But that wasn't what suprised them. Everywhere they looked on the girl there was a knife. Around her waist tucked into her belt, she had them strapped to her thighs, vest and her arms. They could see a couple tucked into her boots.

The girl looked like a mini Ronon armed as she was. Ronon held mixed emotions. He was proud that she was armed but saddened that she needed to be. The team turn to Jennifer and she answered their unspoken question.

" Yes. The boy was just as armed. I lost count at least fifty blades. All placed in stratigic spots on his body. she replied sadly.

John turned to Ronon and he began to pull weapons from the girl. Rodney pulled an insterment table over so that Ronon could lay them out. It took awhile but Ronon had already pulled out hte ones from the girls body. When they thought he was done he started to go for the girls hair. From there he took a few more. When they were taken out her braids fell back from her crown to pool around her shoulders.. Teyla counted fifty five blades on the table.

" Oh my God! What on Earth is going on!" Rodney cried.

The girl flinched at his yell. Her hand automatically seeking a knife at her waist. When her hand was met with air, her eyes shot open. Still glazed with sleep. She saw them standing over her and freaked. Her force field shot out knocking them to the floor. Her mental screams kept them there. What shocked them was the sound of glass breaking. The boy had broken the observation window and was ready to attack them to get to the girl.

He was a sight to behold. He lept through the broken remains clad only in his pants and boots. When he saw the people gathered around the girl he growled like an animal and attacked. The team knew that because of the sedatives he couldn't recognise them. They just needed to block his attacks until they wore off. But that was proving to be a difficult task. As he attacked they saw that his wounds had reopened. They were hoping the drugs would were off before he lost to much blood.

They were shocked when he stopped the attack as quickly as he had started. His head cocked to the side as if he was listening to something that only he could hear. He looked at everyone in the room and they saw the recognishion in his eyes. He walked right past them to the bed were the girl had sat up and left room for him to sit. He sat with his back to her and looked at Dr. Keller.

" I'm sorry for attacking you all. Can you give her some gause and ointment? She can take care of it from there."

Dr. Keller looked at the girl. She was patiently holding out her hand. JEnnifer turned and grabbed some gause and ointment from a cabinet near by. She handed them to the girl but paused to ask a question.

" Not that I don't trust you. But would you mind if I staple his wounds?"

The girl cocked her head to the side. The boy nodded to her and she smiled at Jennifer. Jennifer cam around them and saw that only a few of the whip marks had opened. The one along his lower back was the one that concerned her. She had to admit that she was suprised that the boy could stand let alone put on such a good fight.

" Are you going to be alright? Do you want a local because this will hurt a great deal?" Jennifer ask concerned.

The boy shook his head and Jennifer let out a long breath before she started. The team was amazed that he didn't even flinch. The only sign that he gave to the pain was a clenching of his jaw.The girl was sitting with him, her hand on his shoulder. The boy started to smile. As they watched his shoulders started to shake. Soon enough Jennifer was done. The boy started to laugh outright. The girl to their amazement was giggling. Suprising them all.

When Jennifer was done she moved to the side to watch the girl put on the ointment and banages. She dressed the wounds in a way that only doctors from Earth would. JEnnifer was curious as to how the girl had learned to bandage and sutcher as well as any doctor.

When she was done she pulled the boy into a hug. As the team watched in awe she moved her hands down his back that was facing them. They saw the bruises fade into nothing and the skin around the smaller cut knit back togeather.

" I know Little Flower. I should have told you about the wounds opening but I wanted you to conserve your energy. You needed it all to escaspe as it was. I'm okay now so you can rest up."

While they watched the kids seperate. They saw the girls serious expression. But to thier surprise she quickly shot her hand out and with her index finger poked the end of his nose with a 'boop'. The team couldn't contain thier laughter. The kids seemed to remember that they weren't alone. The girl flushed red from her neck to her hair line. This caused the boy to laugh so hard he clutched his sides and to almost fall of the bed.

Once the laughter died down Sam looked at the children.They needed to know what had happened. They also still needed to check the girl over. They all had a lot of questions that need to be answered. But the kids needed time to rest and to eat. But there were some serious questions burning through the teams minds. Who was the girls mother if Ronon was her father. What Sam was wondering was how did they get there if they really were from the future.

While everyone was standing there contemplating thier next move a strange noise erupted in the room. The girl starting laughing so hard she squeaked. They turned to the children and saw that the boy's dark skin becoming flushed while he stared at the girl giving her the evil eye. The girl continued to laugh at him tears pouring down her face as she squeaked. Then they heard her stomache growl next. The adults looked at each other and burst out laughing. The next action was decided for them.

" All right. Next stop the mess hall. After that I think we can come back here so that you can be examined. Then off to bed with you." John said in playful manner.

The children looked at each other and broke out laughing again. The boy hopped off the bed and went to the other room to retrieve his shirt and vest. When he came back he was holding both. They had been cut off his body and the blood had been stuck in his open wounds. He had placed his knives back in their places around his body. The girl seeing the problem took off her vest and handed it to the boy. After he had put it on he helped the girl hop off the bed. She quickly went about putting her weapons back in place. After she was done she looked to the adults the nto the boy.

" You ready. Cause were are starving. She just wants to know if there is any green jello. IT's her favorite."

The other adults looked at Ronon then back at the girl and laughted. They pull themeselves back togeather quickly at his scowl. After that they began the trek to the mess hall. More questions burning through their minds. Why was it that the girl didn't speak but the boy knew what she needed and wanted. No one was ready to ask those questions yet. They wanted the kids to become comfortable with them. Before they started to dig into their pasts.