Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 14:33:32 +1000 (EST) From: Christina Fraser Subject: re:Submit:part 10 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII hi, sorry, for taking so long for the next part, but some how my disk with the story was wiped, luckly i had some help and was able to recreate the files on the disk. anyway once again, sorry about the wait. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The nurse replied. "Don't worry Michelle, it won't take much longer, and it doesn't hurt all that much." " Yea Sam that's right, Oh boy! And what about family history, you can't give hime Michelle's, you have to give him yours. Sam, I know this is against all our better judgment and the rules, but Ziggy for a change agrees with me. We will have to tell Jacen the truth. We have to tell him that you are Sam Beckett. He knows you, he was one of the few friends that you had, that you told your theory to and was believed. I know that your memory is hazy so I will give you any information that you may need. We have to get Jacen alone. He will think you are nuts at first. But we have to get him to believe. Giving you female hormones can kill you in your present condition. " " Yea I know. " " Good, then don't be a baby, and lets finish this. Thinking about something else and not concentraring on the needle is a good way to pass the time, but hey, it lookes like you have that down to a fine art, if I did not know better, I would say that there was someone else in the room, and you were have a great conversation. " Said Jaina as she prepared to take more fluid. Al looked at Jaina before continuing. " Yea Sam sorry, you have to know better that I how serios the problem is. Maybe you can convince Jacen with some of your Medical knowledge. There is no way that Michelle could have know even a fraction of what you do. It's worth a try. " " Yea I guess. " Sam said answering both the nurse and Al at the same time. After a few painful minutes of needle jabbing, Jaina told Sam that she had finished. Making sure Sam was comfortable, she left to go and get the samples analysed and to let Dr. Lloyd know that she was done. " Okay Sam, he is coming in alone. You have to convince him, you have to." " I'll try, but all I can remember about him, was that he was a hard person to convince. It took me two years to to get him to accept my string theory and then another two years to accept my work at the project. " " I know kid, I was there. But remember, the Jacen that you have to convince is already a believer in your project. So you are not starting from scratch. " " Michelle I'm back. Nurse Carol, told me you are an excellent patient, I hope it keeps up, we have a lot of work ahead of us. " " Dr. Lloyd, before we go on, I have to talk to you about a serious matter. " " Yes? " " Well Doctor, I am not what I see. You know how I said I knew Dr. Beckett, well the truth is, I do know him, I know him personally, you see..... I am Doctor Beckett. " Dr Lloyd started to write down a few notes and looked at his patient with concern, worries that she was lossing her mind. " Sam, you're loosing him, he thinks your nuts. " " Jacen, please hear me out. You know the project I was talking to you about last time we meet, well it worked. My string theory worked. You see before you the body of Michelle Thomas, but the truth is, it is really me, Sam Beckett. " " If this is the truth, then why are you telling me? " Dr. Lloyd asked, clearly not using any names. " The injures are mine. When the results come back, it will show you that this body has male hormones, not female. When you operate, you will have to know my family history, not the history of Michelle. If I did not tell you, then this operation could kill me. I know you think I'm insane and loosing it, But I'm telling the truth. I am Sam Beckett. Ask me anything that only Sam would know. Or something that Michelle would not know that doctor would know. Please Jacen, trust me. " Having listen to Sam talk, Jacen pulled up a chair closer to the bed and put his note board down. He knew that there was something about this person in the bed, but the person did not sound like the Sam he knew, yet at the same time she did. " " Very well, tell me how you first met me. " " Sam you met him in med school second year. He was in the library cramming for an exam, you over heard him saying that he was going to drop out because it was too hard. You introduced yourself to him and helped him study for the exam. His grades improved and he stayed, you both became good friends. " " I met you in med school second year, without my help you would have been on the streets, or in some low paid job. You needed help and I gave it. " Jacen looked at Sam and then thought of another question. " If you are Sam Beckett then tell me, when was the last time we talked and what was it about. " " Sam, it was one week ago, and you were telling him about the idea of an observer, for the project. You also offered him a job on the medical team." Sam repeated what Al said and waited for the next question. " There is one word that Sam found that he liked. It was a secret password between him and me. If you know it then I will believe that you are who you say you are. " Sam racked his brain for the word and waited for Al to supply it. " Nada Sam, you did not tell Ziggy or me. And let me tell you, that upsets me. WE don't have a secret password. ( not that you would remember it, if we did ) You have to remember or we are history. Think Sam it is probably some medical term, and knowing you it has to be big and complex. " The room was quite for a few minutes as Sam listened to Al and then tried to remember on his own. As the time ticked by, Dr. Lloyd started to write on his note board again. Just as Sam was about to say something, Dr Lloyd started talking. " Well Michelle, I know with everything that has happened, you are a bit confused, but trying to distance yourself from the real situation will not help. " " WAIT, I remember it. You have to understand, Leaping sort of Swiss Cheeses my brain. The word is Pneumonoultramicrosopicsilicovolcanoconiosis and it means a disease caused by the inhalation of fine silica dust. It was the one question in your final exam you got wrong, and you blamed me for not putting that question in your revision notes. " Sam laughed as he finished talking. He had remembered, and now Jacen would have to believe him. " Way to go Kid, you did it, he believes you. " Rubbing his eyes as if to clear his vision, Jacen looked at the person on the bed again. " Sam, is that really you? " " Yea Jacen it is. It worked, but you can't ever talk about it to me, to the Sam currently working out in the Mexican desert with Al. " " Okay. God, I can't believe this. It is really you. You have changed, you seem more in touch with the world, WOW! " Then Jacen groaned. " What's wrong? " Sam asked concerned. " How am I supposed to explain the test results and my use of male hormones in the operation. I can't tell anyone, because they would not believe me, I don't believe me." " You are the leading surgeon, you don't have to tell them everything, just say that due to family history, I am abnormal ( "Say that again Sam " Al said in the background ) and use me as a test case, or something, just don't take any DNA samples. " " Sam tell him that Michelle when she comes back will have head injures. As yet we don't know how serious, but she will need his help. " " Jacen there is something else, it seems that Michelle also has head injures, we don't know how bad, but she will need you when she comes back." " How will I know that she is back? And head surgery on one person, in quick seccession is not good, and very strange, people may start to doubt my expertise. " " Sam don't worry, it seems that the doctors at this hospital are so suprised that they did not pick up Michelle's problems on the C.A.T. Scan, that they think Jacen is some sort of miracle worker. " " Jacen trust me. No one wil question you and the outcome will be favorable, Oh, as long as neither of us die. " " Sam!!! "Both Al and Jacen said in union. With Al's help the next hour was spent going over the family history, much of it coming as a suprise for Sam. Al hated the idea that Sam would have to be conscious for the operation, but there was no other choice. When the results came it took a lot of convincing that the tests were not faulty and another sample not needed. The results were the solid proof that Jacen needed to make him 110% sure that Sam was Sam. With everything done, Jacen left and told Sam to sleep. The operation, would start in eight hours, and he needed to be rested. Sam told Al to go and have something to eat, and then go to bed. " Sam, I don't want to leave you. " " Al, I'm okay. I will only sleep. You go and catch a few winks yourself in a comfortable bed. I will see you in twelve hours, I mean really see you. " " Okay kid. I will come back in seven hours, I want you to sleep. I mean it Sam, sleep. You can worry about Alex and the world later. " " Yes Mum, Sir. " Sam said as he gave a mock salute. The sound of the Imaging Chamber door opening and closing was the last thing Sam heard as he went to sleep. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ hope you like it and continue to like it. that large word that I put in is a eal word, the larges in the dictonary. I found it in the who magazine with David Docovnye (sorry bad spelling aka fox mulder ) on the front, any way more soon to be posted.