SCHOOL TRIP

General Hammond was sitting in his office while a new fax came. He stood up and picked up the fax. He couldn't believe what he has just read. 'It couldn't be.' He said to himself. He thought it was just another joke, but when he saw who signed it, he knew it was not a joke. "If the Senator thinks we should do this, then we will. The bigger question is who to send on this assignment." Said the General and made a phone call.

"Hello, this is General Hammond from the SGC. I'd like to talk with Senator Kinsey… Are you sure he's not there or is he just ignoring me? Very well, tell him I called." General was sceptic about Senators new project with SGC. Senator never approved travelling through the stargate and that made him worry. He knew that he had no choice but to inform SG-1 about their new assignment, that's why he called up a meeting. Soon all members of SG-1 were in the debriefing room. Everybody was quiet so Colonel Jack O'Neill had to say something.

"General, what is this all about? I mean we had just returned from a mission and I can say for all of us that we could really need some rest. We are not going to another mission, are we, sir?"

General took a deep breath and said, as calm as he could, because he knew, they won't like what he has to say to them. "You are all going home for this weekend." Sam was about to argue, but the General carried on. "I said all of you, Mayor, that's an order. You are going home, because I want you to take a break. Go home and relax, do whatever you want, as long as you are not working. I have a very special assignment for you. On Monday you will go to a high school in Miami."

All of them, well all except Teal'c, were looking at the General, their mouth wide open, as if they all thought 'did he say Miami?'.

"Ah, sir, not that I don't like the idea of going to Miami, but…ah…what kind of assignment is this? I thought we are here to travel across the space, not across the States." Daniel Jackson interrupted their thoughts.

"I agree with you doctor, but Senator Kinsey thinks that this is a great opportunity to show the world, we are not hiding anything." said the General.

Jack rolled his eyes and said. "Oh, for crying out loud, General, we both know Kinsey doesn't approve this. If that's what he said, then it must be another way for shutting us down."

"I agree, Colonel, but the president agrees whit Kinsey, that's why we have to do it, rather we like it or not. That's why you are going to Miami on Monday. Teal'c you can go to Chulac if you want for those three weeks, while they will be in Miami." Said Hammond and gave the rest of them files with all the information they needed about 'school trip'.

"Three weeks? Doing what, well except having fun on a beach? I don't think you are sending us there for having fun, right?" Sarcastically said Jack.

"At home you will read the instructions I just gave you. All you need to know is in those files. If anyone doesn't show up at the airport on Monday, he will be court martialed. Have fun." Said General with a small grin.

Sam, Jack and Daniel were looking at each other as General left the room.

"Something tells me this is going to be a hell of a trip." Concerned said Samantha Carter. Jack and Daniel nodded and rolled their eyes. Teal'c was pleased he could go home.

Jack, Sam and Daniel went to a bar near the SGC. They knew they can't talk about this project in public, but they wanted to read it together. They ordered something to drink and opened the files.

"What? Is this some kind of a joke? Teachers,… in a high school,… I can't believe this." Shocked said Jack.

"What are you talking about?" confused asked young archaeologists.

"We are going to Miami's high school as teachers. For three weeks or more we'll have to teach these kids astrophysics, archaeology and basics of military and self defense." Sam was reading from her file. Jack and Daniel looked at her and rolled their eyes.

"Great, three weeks with some teenagers, which are constantly looking for trouble." Sarcastically said Daniel.

"For crying out loud, what kind of an assignment is this? I never thought I'd have to be a baby-sitter when I signed to military. It's this or court martial. Well campers I think it's time for us to go home and have some rest, because these are going to be the longest weeks of our life." Said Jack and drank his beer.

"Well, sir, look it from the bright side. We'll be in Miami. Sun, sea, sandy beaches,…" said Sam.

"Girls in bikini." Added Daniel.

His fellow teammates looked at him, as if they thought 'did Daniel really say that?'

"What? Well I'm a guy too!" defendingly said Daniel.

Jack and Sam couldn't help but laughed. They paid the check and went home. Each one of theme was imagining their trip. They knew they are good at what they do in the SGC, but are they good enough to teach these kids without telling them too much. They found out so many new things about the universe, physics, archaeology and other stuff during their off-world missions, that maybe they won't know where to pull the line. Will they manage to do their job without risking to expose their real and hi-classified job in the SGC?

When Jack arrived home, he took another beer and sat down on his sofa. He looked more closely into his file.

"I knew it!" he said.

"So there will be action. What? An eighteen-year old kid hacked into our computer? He really must be good, if we didn't track him down already. Well, I think this job isn't so bad after all."

Monday morning, airport in Colorado Springs

Sergeant Siler was standing beside the private plane that was about to take the three members of SG-1 to Miami. Samantha Carter was there first. Soon after her came Daniel Jackson whit three bags and in his hands carried some books.

"Hi, Daniel. I see you didn't spare whit the luggage." Said Sam.

"Well, if we will be teachers for three weeks, I want to be prepared. Where's Jack?" answered Daniel.

"He should be here by now." Said Sam.

"The plane takes off in 10 minutes. If he doesn't shows up till then, you too will go alone." Said sergeant. When he saw the looks of Sam and Daniel, he quickly added: "That's what the general said, not me."

While they were waiting for col. Jack O'Neill, Sam and Daniel were reading their files.

After Daniel finished reading his file, he said to Sam: "I'm supposed to teach a class of some teenagers archaeology, but I'm not supposed to tell them the truth. What kind of job is that? Well, they at least gave me a good name, Daniel Shanks. What's your new name?"

"Finally something I like. It's Mayor Samantha Tapping. I really don't understand why are we going there undercover. General said that we will represent the Air Force, but we can't reveal our real identity. I have a feeling that we don't know everything. I hope we'll get a nice class."

"What do you mean?" said Daniel.

Sam smiled and looked at Daniel straight in the eyes: "Imagine a class full of teenage boys and girls chatting and making noise, and you're the only person who must calm them down. Moreover, when you're trying to do that, they get even louder and they start to throw pieces of paper at you, and…"

Daniel looked like a scared puppy and he interrupted her quickly: "Ok, ok, I get the picture. I really hope we'll get a nice class."

Sam smiled at him and said: "I was describing a nice class. Trust me Danny, you don't want to know how does a bad class looks like."

While they were talking, finally came Jack O'Neill.

He said: "Hello, campers. Did you miss me?"

Daniel said sarcastically: "So, you decided to come?"

Jack answered him: "What, you thought I'd leave you two alone? Oh, come on Danny, you know me. And besides I need some holidays."

Daniel asked him: "So, how did they rename you?"

"You're looking at Colonel Jack Anderson. Let's go, I can't wait to kick some teenage asses." Smiled Jack and ran to the plane.

Sam and Daniel looked at each other with concern when they heard Jack saying: "I'm just kidding. Come on you two, we're late."

Sam and Daniel laughed and ran after him. They entered into the small plane and waited for the take off. Through the window, they saw sergeant Siler saluting them. Then he left the airport. Soon after that, the plane took off. After four hours, they landed in Miami, Florida.

On the airport was a young Sergeant waiting for them. When he saw them, he waved to them and ran towards them.

"Hello, I'm Sergeant Tyner and I'm supposed to take you to your hotel. This way, please." Said Sergeant. Sam, Jack and Daniel followed the young Sergeant.

When they arrived to a beautiful luxurious hotel by the beach, the young Sergeant showed them to their rooms and left. Sam, Jack and Daniel were amazed of how beautiful the hotel was. Jack and Daniel shared their room and Sam had her own room. They all unpacked their stuff and relaxed in their rooms.

It was almost 4 p.m. and they decided to go to the beach untill diner. Sam was wearing a white dress and high-hill shoes. Jack decided to wear baggy beige pants and a white T-shirt with a palm tree on the back. And Daniel was wearing black pants and a light blue shirt. They all looked great, and they really looked as civilian teachers. The climate was pleasant; sun began to set and a wind blew lightly. They were sitting on a blanket on a golden sandy beach and listening to the sound of the ocean. In the distance, they saw a boy playing with his dog. Some surfers were riding the last waves before sunset, and a group of tourists were taking photos of the famous beach.

Sam was wearing a nice big hat, which was dancing in the wind. Jack was looking at the horizon and he looked as if he was hiding something. Sam noticed that, so she asked her CO: "Sir, what's wrong?"

"You better start calling me Jack, Sam. We're civilians now, remember." Said Jack, ignoring her question.

"Sorry, sir … I mean Jack. But you still didn't answer my question. Something worries you, I can tell that." Said Sam.

Daniel noticed something too. He was looking at Jack and after a few seconds, he said as if he'd solved the mystery. "You know something about our assignment, and you're not telling us. I'm right, right? … Jack? Tell us, please. We're partners for Christ sake. … Jack…"

"Ok, I'll tell you. But the General said I shouldn't tell anybody, not even you too, not yet. So I'll be breaking a direct order, just for you too." answered Jack.

Jack took a deep breath and explained to his fellow officers: "The President sent us here to find a person who broke into SGC's main computer. This person is just an eighteen-year old kid, a student from the private high school we're going to. Our intelligence officers know that this kid is in a class 3C, but they don't know who he is. That's our job, to find and stop this kid. If he tells the world about our program in the SGC, it will be bad, really bad. Especially if he had actual proof… I'm sorry I didn't tell you, but the General thought that it'll be better for you if you don't know, so you could concentrate on your teaching. We have to find him."

"What makes you think he's not a she?" said Daniel with a grin.

"Good point, Daniel. Anything's possible." said Sam. "I understand why you didn't tell us, sir." added Sam.

"Stop calling me sir, that's an order. We're civilians, for crying out loud." irately said Jack.

"Sorry, but if we're civilians, I don't have to obey your orders, sir." said Sam with a grin on her face.

Jack looked at her shocked and Daniel was laughing.

"Tomorrow is a big day. I hope nothing will go wrong. You know, we have a tradition that on our every mission something goes wrong." said Daniel.

"Have faith Daniel. What can go wrong? They're just a bunch of students, not aliens." answered Jack.

They watched the sun setting into the ocean and then slowly headed back to their hotel for dinner.