First Dr. Quinn story, now you see I wasn’t going to post this story but an author Elynna thought that I should. After thinking about it, I figured why not. I will accept constructive criticism. I don’t know if the guy in the movie name was “Mr. Callaway” or “Mr. Caraway.” So I settled for “Mr. Callaway.”

A/N: I do not own anybody in Dr. Quinn, only my characters that I made up, and the plot are mine.

Chapter 1: The Kidnapping

Earlier in the morning of 1877 a man was running in the town with his daughter who was about 4 or 5 years old. There was blood from her head that was running down that was also forming on the man’s shirt. “Does anyone know where the clinic is? My daughter…she’s hurt!”

Pregnant Michaela looked back at the word “Clinic” She saw the man holding his daughter who was limp. “I’m the doctor Mr.—” Michaela said questioning the man’s name.

“Callaway, Doctor--” Mr. Callaway said as Dr. Mike was checking for a pulse.

“Quinn. The pulse is week, take her inside and set her on the table,” Dr. Mike said as they both went inside, while she got her stuff out and ready. Mr. Callaway noticed a 6 year girl in the doorway looking at the patient with wonder.

“Is she yours Dr. Quinn?” Mr. Callaway said in a hush voice.

“Yes, her name is Jamie Sully,” Dr. Mike said as she continued to stop the bleeding. “Sweetie, be a good girl for mommy and stay in the other room.”

“Yes Mama.” Jamie said as she retreated back in the other room.

A few hours of working the little girl died of blood loss. She slowly went to the other room to find Jamie and Mr. Callaway talking softly. When Mr. Callaway heard footsteps he quickly stood up and looked at Michaela with anxious eyes. “I’m sorry Mr. Callaway, there was just too much bleeding, the injury in the head was just too deep. I did everything I could, I’m very sorry.” Michaela said as she placed a firm hand on his shoulder.

“No…not my little girl…she was the only little girl my wife and I have…”Mr. Callaway said in tears. He slowly started to walk away and into town, and started for form anger against Michaela. While walking he started to form a kidnap plan, he was going to take Jamie Sully, and take her in as his own daughter. He saw his Mexican wife looking at him in anxiously but when she saw that he held nothing in his arms. She knew instantly that her daughter was dead and she fell to her knees and started to weep.

Hours later at the Sully house hold they were eating dinner in semi-science. Brian was talking to Jamie who looked at him in silence and then started to talk softly. “Ma…is this normal? Jamie hardly talks at all.” Brian said in concern, he’s used to kids her age to talk nonstop.

“Of course it’s normal, some kids her age takes awhile to talk louder and more. I’m sure she’s just shy.” Michaela said as she continued to eat a lot of food that has a weird combination.

“That’s right Brian; some Cheyenne Indian children are like that too.” Sully said as took his hand off Michaela’s large stomach. Brian sighed and looked at Jamie who looked at him then back at her food.

“How come blood is red Brian?” Jamie asked out loud. At the sound of her voice her parents and brother looked at her.

“Uh…I don’t know Jamie, why don’t you ask Ma.” Brian said uncomfortably. “That’s what she wants to talk about? Why couldn’t she ask why the sky is blue?” Brian thought to himself.

“Well, Jamie blood is only red when the air touches it.” Michaela said in the easiest way she can explain it.

“I think its best you stop taking her to the clinic Michaela.” Sully whispered to his wife.

“Well today there was a girl her age that died, she lost too much blood and Jamie saw it. That could be the reason why she asked the question.” Michaela whispered back while Brian was attempting to talk to Jamie.

“Brian…why is the sky blue?” Jamie said smiling a little.

“Well it’s probably because you brighten up the day.” Brian said tickling Jamie a little. Jamie giggled softly as she coward away from Brian. After a few laughs at the dinner table Horace came knocking at the door saying that someone was really sick.

“Brian can you watch Jamie for us, we will be back shortly. Behave for your brother Jamie.” Michaela said as she and Sully went running out the door.

“So Jamie what do you want to do while Ma and Pa are out?” Brian said as she smoothed out Jamie’s dark brown hair that was a little wavy, but for the most part straight.

“Desert, Brian?” Jamie said as she pushed away her plate.

“You bet.” Brian said laughing, as he got up and went to get apple pie. After a few moments, Brian and Jamie were eating their apple pie. “Now that we had desert, it’s time for you to go to bed.”

After a good thirty minutes of chasing Jamie around trying to get her to bed, Brian went to the dining room to clean up the dishes. He heard a crash at the window that sounded like it was coming from Jamie’s room. He headed up the stairs to find Jamie sleeping peacefully; he went over to her and kissed her forehead.

When he turned around he saw a shadow in the corner, “Who are you?” Brian said backing away from the shadow as it came near him in a slow motion.

The man sneered at Brian and knocked him on the head, hard enough to make him unconscious. The man went over to the dressers and got few clothes and some toys for Jamie. He picked up the brown bag and he carefully picked up Jamie. He stepped over Brian and he headed down stairs and he went into the wagon and rode off in the opposite direction that Michaela and Sully are most likely to come from.

After an hour of riding, Jamie woke up and she looked around quietly, then she looked at the man who was riding. “I wanna go home.” Jamie said backing away from the mysterious man.

“We are going home Jamie. Don’t you remember me? The man from the clinic, my name is Mr. Callaway, but you can call me Pa.” Mr. Callaway said as she stopped the horses.

“I already have a Pa, and a Ma. I wanna go home!” Jamie said as she squirmed in the hold of Mr. Callaway as he helped her out of the wagon.

Mr. Callaway’s wife came running looking at his husband in disbelief as she saw that her husband took a child that was not theirs. “Why do you have a child that does not belong to us?” She said in Spanish.

“Because her parents died and she’s all alone, tomorrow we leave for Mexico.” Mr. Callaway said to his wife, who nodded, not fully believing the story but she went inside the large tent and fell asleep. Mr. Callaway looked at Jamie who was looking up at him with sad eyes.

“I’m tired…” Jamie said as her eyes drooped low. Mr. Callaway picked her back up and he sat her down besides his wife.

The next morning they rode off to Mexico, Jamie was still sleeping when they woke up to leave. When they arrived in Mexico, Jamie felt safe and at home, she stilled cried for her Ma and Pa, but after a few months there she slowly began to forget her home in Colorado Springs.

Night of the Kidnapping:

Michaela and Sully walked into the house to find it unnaturally quiet, they noticed that the dishes aren’t all clean. “Let’s check upstairs, Brian probably fell asleep while reading to Jamie.” Sully said trying to shake off the fear that was growing inside him.

They quickly walked upstairs to find Brian bleeding on the head on the floor in Jamie’s room. “Brian!” Michaela screamed running to him.

Well that’s Chapter 1! The (italics) mean they are speaking in Spanish. I hope you like this chapter. I hope near the ending when I put “Night of the kidnapping” I know its backtracking a little. R&R!