Title: Dying all over again
Author: Secret Art
Date: 11th September 2004
Rating: PG for now
Category: Angst
Pairings: Sam/Jack
Spoilers: set between season 5 and 6 so spoilers for Meridan
Summary: Sam and Jack take a new recruit on what appears to be a normal mission
Feedback: can only make me better
Disclaimer: Stargate SG-1 and its characters are the property of Stargate (II) Productions, Showtime/Viacom, MGM/UA, Double Secret Productions, and Gekko Productions. This story is for entertainment purposes only and no money exchanged hands. No copyright infringement is intended. The original characters, situations, and story are the property of the author.
Author's note: Thanks to Michelle for helping me out and giving me a title...Oh and to SamC for patiently listening to us.
"So, which idiot do we get this time?"
Sam rolled her eyes, however she couldn't help but agree with him, their last three new recruits had, in order, started a civil war, nearly drowned and on the last mission Teal'c had nearly been killed saving him from falling off a cliff.
"His name is Lt. Jarvis."
"Never heard of him."
"That's because he's only been here a few weeks, and you've not checked or read any of your memos for months."
"I read the one about the cake shortage last week."
She laughed, glad that he was slowly opening up after the rough patch they all went through when Daniel died.
"How's Teal'c doing?"
"His symbiote is healing him, but he'll still be off active duty for a few more weeks, so it'll just be the three of us."
"Wonderful."
She shock her head at his sarcasm, knowing that he still believed that SG-1 could manage as a three person team.
They walked into the gate room, immediately spotting their new team member, stood in the middle of the room, staring open mouthed at the stargate.
"Oh great," he muttered, looking the guy up and down.
Jack could tell immediately that Jarvis had no idea what he was getting into, from the way he was drooling over the gate and then almost bounced up and down as the gate opened.
Jack waved at General Hammond before walking straight through the gate, leaving Sam to almost drag their shocked new recruit on his first trip through the stargate.
Jack watched as his 'team' exited the gate, Sam strolling out with a smile, while Jarvis ran to the bushes to be sick.
She walked down to stand next to Jack, who was alternating between checking on Jarvis and warily scanning the area for any signs of trouble.
"Why on Earth did Hammond think SG-1 is the place for a newbie?" He asked, watching as a slightly green Jarvis stumbled out of the bushes.
"Because this planet appears deserted, has an atmosphere similar to Earth..."
"And has lots and lots of trees."
"There is also a beach." They both turned to Jarvis, surprised that he felt comfortable enough to barge in on their conversation.
"A beach?"
"Yes sir. I was hoping that we could go check it out, it would be fascinating to see how similar it is to an Earth beach."
Jack sighed, hearing Sam trying to cover up her laughter with fake coughing. "Fine, we'll go check out the beech, Hammond has given us three days. That's if you don't mind waiting for your soil samples Major?"
"No sir," she bit her lip to stop herself from laughing again. "I'm sure that the soil will still be there tomorrow."
They walked in silence towards the coast, Jarvis bouncing around, commenting to himself on everything he saw. Sam watched Jack's expression, seeing it change from confusion to surprise to something she couldn't quite understand.
"He reminds you of Daniel."
He stopped suddenly, turning to face her. "What did you just say?"
She smiled sadly, "his excitement, his way of looking at things, they are similar to what Daniel was like when we first met."
They looked towards where Jarvis had been, finding no sign of him.
She raised an eyebrow at him and he sighed. "All right, so he may remind me of him a bit. We should probably go find him." He pointed in the direction of the beach.
Sam nodded, walking determinedly in that direction, leaving Jack to have to jog to catch up.
They stopped suddenly as they reached the beach, it's clear blue water and white sand looking slightly too perfect.
Jarvis ran up to them, carrying his shoes in his hands. "Isn't this just the best?"
Jack smiled. "It's not so bad, would make a great honeymoon spot." He winked at Sam, causing her to slap him on the arm.
Jarvis didn't appear to notice, instead he grinned at the Colonel before running off to paddle in the sea.
She turned to face him with a glare. He put up a hand to stop what he knew she was about to say. "I know, I promised not to mention weddings or anything similar in case it created rumours, but it was an innocent comment, I doubt he even heard me."
"If he is as observant as he is supposed to be then he'll have figured it all out by now."
"Nah, we're not that obvious."
He smiled at her, his expression turning to confusion when she looked in shock over his shoulder.
He tried to turn around, but barely moved before he felt something hitting the back of his neck, knocking him out.
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