Random Stargate oneshots that may or may not connect, but the little plot bunnies are plaguing my mind and won't leave until I write them out. And then again I might just be in for a wild ride if this is what I'm called slowly disappearing from the fanfiction world (Apparently it's got a hold on me). Oh well. I'm having fun. Hoping for many more of these oneshots to write and hopefully you'll enjoy them too as they come out into writing. Btw...I've been going through the story and fixing things but for some reason FF net is putting some of the words together so if you see any that need fixing let me know.

When you find me a new home, will you come and visit me? (Singularity)-This oneshot takes place after Cassandra gets settled with Dr. Janet Fraiser, and after being the sole survivor of Hanka; where over one thousand of her people, including her parents are killed. On a rare day off however Samantha comes to visit Cassie and Dr. Fraiser at their home. And as she goes to visit them, Sam reflects back on the day at the park. Both Cassie, Dr. Fraiser and Samare reminded that the Stargate will always be their family.


"When you find me a new home, will you come and visit me?" Cassandra inquired as she sat comfortably on Samantha's lap one day at the park, and of course the young girl was still getting use to earth life. That and everything to her was new and strange--much different then her life on Hanka.

"You bet you, all the time." Samantha reassured her and held onto the moment of holding Cassandra close.

"That is when you're on earth." Cassandra intercepted her thoughts with a knowledgeable smile, shifting her weight slightly.

"Right, now about that Cassandra..."

"I know. The Stargate is a secret, and I was born in a place called...Toronto?" Cassandra relayed, taking another look around the park. She was happy that she had found a place she could call home. In fact the last time that she had been to Hanka, Cassie thought she would never be able to find home again.

"Right."Sam's thought took a twist as Cassandra took a look over her shoulder over in the other direction.

"What are those?" The young girl was curious; her body straightened and she stared through the distance. Her excitement was rising at the proximity of new territory.

"Ah, those are swings."

Cassandra smiled back in pure happiness. "We never had any of those...in Toronto. They look like fun."

"They are, come on." Heading out towards the swing, they connected hands with joyful steps until they had reached the swings. The young girl stopped just a few feet from the swings looking defiantly confused while Sam stopped beside her and let her hand rest on the girl's shoulder.

Looking up at Sam's touch, Cassie gave her a gentle smile; a smile that was filled with both excitement and anguish at this new object."What do I do with these...swings?" Poking the metal chain with her finger the swing rocks back and forth slightly with a cling. Cassie stepped back, eyes widened at the sound and all Sam could do was chuckle.

"It's suppose to do that. Hence the word "swing" that's what they do." Sam offered her a small smile; her arms swung casually as she took a few steps to demonstrate before sitting down promptly on the swing and pumping her legs back and forth until she was swinging back and forth quickly.

As she's doing that Sam watches as Cassie takes another brave step, her hand unsure as she traces the outline of the swing. "It's nice...I guess." Her gaze curiously follows back and forth as Sam continues to swing. The young girl's head tilts slightly at the prominent slowing of the swing. "What's that?" Her finger points to some place between what looks like Sam's feet and the sand.

Looking down before crouching, Sam pinches a tiny bit of sand then lets it fall back into place. "This?" Pinching another tiny bit of sand and holding it up, balanced on her finger. "Is sand."

"What is sand?"

"Sand are tiny grains that come from rocks and even quartz."

Brushing off her pants from the grains that had attached to her jeans Cassie stood, her expression lighting up. "Quartz. I've heard of it."

Sam nodded, brushing off her own pants. "That's good. Now we're getting somewhere."

"So what does sand do?"

"Well I know for one thing that sand came be used when there are floods and you stick them into bags and they help soak up the water. I also know that sand is very good for building sandcastles in the summer time. Think you're interested?"

"I would like that very much." Cassie took another thoughtful glance at the swing. "I think I would like to try this swing now." Placing one hand as leverage, Cassie copies what she saw Samantha do earlier and the young girl hops onto the swing with ease. Hands grasping the metal chains tightly, she shakes them lightly and immediately looks up to Samantha for help.

"Ah, you do this." Again Sam hops onto the adjacent swing and bends her knees back and forth as she demonstrates. It takes a few tries but it looks like Cassie has gotten the hang of it and they both break out into wide smiles.

"I did it?" Inquiring, Cassie's smile continued full force as she swung back and forth, almost at the same speed as Sam was going.

"You sure did." Sam joined into the young girl's excitement as Cassie leaned back and let the breeze flow through her hair for the first time. In fact there was a first for everything.

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Two months later...

"Hey Dr. Carter." Dr. Janet Fraiser who was standing by the open front door spoke lightly over her shoulder; to which Cassandra appeared quickly out of breath and anxiously stood beside her. Both watch as Sam steps out of her car with a smile on her face and a present in her hand.

"Hey there. I heard from the talk of the building that it was somebody's birthday a few days ago. And I picked this up on my way." Sam was looking directly at Janet who was shaking her head; hands lightly on her hips.

"Wherever did you get that information?" Janet inquired teasingly, Sam walking up to the door to greet them formally.

"Well you know on earth it's only right to celebrate birthdays."

That caught Cassie's attention. Carter winked at her."Birthdays? We don't really celebrate those."

"You don't?" Both Janet and Sam exchanged surprised glances. "Well now you get to witness one. Because..." Sam pulled the young girl to the side. "I heard that it was somebody's birthday. Truth be, this person didn't tell us and I had to find out from a card on her desk."

Janet's mouth opened slightly but she pressed it closed as the two of them looked over at her."Oh you know the age wise tale, why do you ever celebrate it if there's nobody to spend it with?"They all walked into the kitchen and seated themselves at the table.

Sam straightened and exchanged a glance with Cassie who nodded her approval. "Well, you know Sam and I--we're here now." Janet turned around from grabbing some mugs out of the cabinet; a slow smile appearing on her expression.

"Like somebody told me," Sam added as she thought back to Daniel's comforting words that he had given her on the day that they had saved Cassie."You don't have to do this alone. I'm sure it doesn't feel like it but also the whole Stargate team is on your side. Not only that but we're family and we will always be family, no matter what happens."