"Hey there, sweetie," Sam said with a grin as she picked CJ up from her bassinet and cuddled her close. "You need a change?"
Taking her into the nursery, Sam laid her on the changing table so she could take off her dirty diaper and put on a new one. After taking a week off following her birth, Sam had started half-day shifts again since she was the leader of the city and needed to handle certain things, like communications from the IOA. Daniel had worked out his schedule so he was off-duty while she was on, allowing their daughter to have at least one parent home with her at all times.
She had just finished changing her when Chuck's voice came over her headset. "Colonel Jackson, Aislinn down in daycare called. She says you need to come there right away."
Wondering what was going on, Sam picked up CJ and hurried out of their quarters. "Tell her I'm on my way."
She hoped that nothing had happened to Molly. When she arrived however, it turned out to be Chase that was in a state of panic. Alex was trying to calm her brother down by patting his back and talking to him while Aislinn held him.
"What's going on?"
"Mommy and Daddy in trouble!" Chase hiccupped. "Bad men!"
Sam's eyes widened, and she tapped her headset. "Chuck, will you please dial P-5674 and get a status report from Colonel Sheppard and Doctor Sheppard."
"Yes, Sir," he answered. Sam went over to sit next to Aislinn, and Chase immediately reached out for CJ as he continued to cry. A moment later, Chuck's voice came back over her headset. "Colonel Jackson, we can't get a lock with the P-5674 Gate."
"What? Call all the senior staff, including Colonel Lorne, and tell them to meet in Operations." She looked at Aislinn. "Can you come with me with Chase?"
She nodded and stood.
"I'm coming too!" Alex announced.
"Of course you are. Come on." Taking Alex's hand, Sam left the daycare with Aislinn and hurried up to Operations.