Title: A Generals work is never done 1/?

Special Request Forms, part 6 /7 Vala's Very Special request.

Fandom: SG1.

Author: Ra'Ay'Mond

Rating: PG-13: for paper work and implied …..stuff.

Category: Humor? Angst? A day at the office.

Spoilers: Working at the SGC.

Summary: Hammond & Walter, behind the scenes.

Authors note: I wanted to write something about Hammond. This is just a start.

While working it out in my head I keep coming up with Walter "never" being too far away from The general.

Disclaimer: The characters mentioned in this story are the property of Showtime and Gekko Film Corp. The Stargate, SG-I, the Goa'uld and all other characters who have appeared in the series STARGATE SG-1 together with the names, titles and backstory are the sole copyright property of MGM-UA Worldwide Television, Gekko Film Corp, Glassner/Wright Double Secret Productions and Stargate SG-I Prod. Ltd. Partnership. This fanfic is not intended as an infringement upon those rights and solely meant for entertainment. All other characters, the story idea and the story itself are the sole property of the author.

I would like to think Christine, the RebelWriter, for her last minute Beta reading. She went out of her way, putting all of her other work aside just to help me with this Fic. I couldn't have done it with out her.

General Hank Landry paces the narrow confines of his office in a vain attempt to relax while waiting for Ms. Vala Mal Doran. She asked permission to give her Special request in person. She told Sergeant Walter Harriman that her reasons for the 'in-person' submission were because her requests are of a personal nature.

She is now three minutes late.

The general calls Walter, for the third time to see if she has left a message or a reason for her tardiness. For the third time the general is informed that no such message has been left. General Landry orders Sergeant Harriman into his office.

Once he arrives, the general tells him, "Sergeant, when you gave her the OK for this personal meeting, did you also inform her that I've made a hole in a very busy schedule so that I could meet with her?"

"Yes sir. I did inform her that promptness was more important with this meeting then usual, and she should make sure to be on time."

Upon hearing this General Landry closes the already short distance between the two of them, as he opens his hands pleadingly and says, "I'm meeting with some members of the IOC. And then I have to personal call the President and give him highlights of that meeting. Then, to top off an already hectic day, I'm meeting with some representatives of the Tok'ra. Walter, do you realize how hard it is to not only arrange a meeting with the Tok'ra, but just too actually contact them"?

Walter opens his mouth to answer, just as the general interrupts and says, "Unbelievably hard! That's how hard it is to get in touch with them these days."

The general continues, "They were always a squirrely bunch in the old days, or so I've been told. It was hard to get in touch with them because they were basically a group of rebels who moved from base to base. They were constantly trying to stay one step ahead of the Gou'ald."

"Now it's hard to get in touch with them because they are a group of heretics that are constantly on the move. Mainly because they are being targeted for extinction by the Ori."

"So, now that they choose to come out of the shadows to grace us with their presence, I'm being placed into a lousy mood because a member of my first contact team is standing me up for a meeting, which I went out of my way to arrange for her!"

Sergeant Harriman tried several times to get his commanders attention during the final part or General Landry's tirade, to no avail.

When the general finishes speaking, he points his finger menacingly at Walters face as he also vents his anger at him for the earlier attempts to interrupt. He then asks his aid, "What! What! What is it that is so important Walter that cannot wait until I'm through having a verbal coronary? And Walter, this had better be good!"

Walter shakily points behind his general and says, "She's standing right behind you, Sir."

General Hank Landry pauses as he thinks about what he has just been told. His eyes still look as though they are about too burst out of his head as he asks quietly Walter, "Who. The Tok'ra or Vala?"

Walter replies, "Vala, Sir".

The general replies, "Good answer Walter!"

He then turns around on a dime to face the woman in question. Much faster then would normally be expected for a man his size.

Now face to face, he then points an angry finger at her and says, "Bad timing Vala!"

He then asks her, "Did you hear any of that speech that I just screamed at my innocent sergeant?"

She somewhat sheepishly answers, "Most of it general".

He then moves just a bit closer to her, and says, "Good!"

She then starts talking a mile a minute and says, "General,Itotallyagreewithyouaboutthe Tok'ra.Anddon'tgetmestartedontheOri.I mean,theyUSEDmetogivebirthtotheirOriciinthe hopesofsubjugatingourgalaxy.And,asfarastheIOCgoes.Well,let'sjustsaythatnotallsnake-like-parasitesneedahost.IfyouknowwhatImean.Wink,wink.

She finally slows down to a normal rate of speech as she pouts, girlishly tilts her head to one side and fingers the ends of one of her pig-tails as she says, "I'm sorry that I'm late Sir. However, I just washed my hair and it took forever, to dry! And the worst part of it all is…"

Before she can finish, General Landry lets out a large and long sigh. Then, in a much raspier voice than normal, he tells her, "Vala, please have a set. Walter. Please close the door on your way out."

Upon hearing this, Vala snaps out of her 'little-girl-lost' routine. She puts her index finger on the tip of her chin. Raises one apprising eyebrow, as she looks Walter up-and-down.

All of this attention starts to make Walter more than a little nervous. He blushes slightly under the sudden scrutiny.

After a complete once over she turns back to Landry and stage whispers, "No. I think that I can trust Walter with my secrets. He has honest eyes. You can always tell a persons true nature by looking, deep into their eyes."

Landry takes a seat. He then tells Vala to do the same. He looks at Walter and says, "I guess that means that you've passed Walter. Once you've closed the door, you too can take a seat also".

After Walter closes the door and takes a seat, General Landry looks at his watch. He then looks back toward Vala and says, "OK Vala, here's your big chance to, make up for lost time."

"Well Sir, allow me to first start off by saying how happy I am that you agreed to meet with me today and…" At this point in her speech, General Landry lightly taps the face of his watch as he looks at Ms. Mal Doran.

Vala looks a little nerves as she continues, "Moving right along. I would like to make a suggestion about updating the current training curriculum of SG team members. Specifically those that will be used in our current conflict with the Lucian Alliance."

"Currently, the SGC culls only the best and brightest that this nation, and very soon, the best and brightest that many nation's of this world has to offer. When you place these people into alien environment where they are supposed to take on the personas of crime lords. However, they stick out like sore thumbs. More emphasis should be made on training them to think and act more like, criminals."

At this Sergeant Harriman, starts wondering if this is another one of Vala's plays for treasure.

General Landry on the other hand is about to kill the whole idea out-right.

Vala senses his disapproval and continues before he can interrupt, "Daniel recently told me that during this world's Second World War, the nation of England recruited their nation's most successful criminals. Pick pockets, burglars, forgers and so on.
The purpose of this was so that they would show their trade secrets to military instructors. The instructors would then teach that knowledge to their agents. They would in turn use their newfound knowledge while on intelligence gathering and sabotage missions in Nazi occupied Europe. I propose that we do a similar thing here at the SGC, to use against the Lucian Alliance."

Landry thinks about what has just been suggested to him and says out loud, "I don't believe it!"

Vala sinks in her seat, thinking that she has put the general in an even worse mood then he was in because she was late.

Landry looks off toward his closed office door as he finishes his earlier thought by saying, "Vala, that's a great idea. As it is, it looks as though we're going to be bumping heads with that crime syndicate for some time. And putting operatives onthe inside of their organization on a long term basis is looking more and more like a necessity."

He turns and looks at her as he continues, "It would make sense to school our people in the finer arts of, subterfuge. Bye the way, I've heard about that training program the British under took during the war.

If we do this, we should involve the Tok'ra. I might just bring that it up during our meeting today. No one in this galaxy has more undercover experience than them. They've been sending deep cover operatives too spy on Gou'ald system Lords for thousands of years."

"Good idea Vala!"

At his overt sign of approval, Vala grins, ear to ear.

Landry then leans in a little closer toward her and says in his raspy voice, "Now that you have me in a good mood, why don't you tell me about that special request of yours".

Vala enthusiastically says, "Yes Sir! I have the items of my Special Request written on a post-it for me to run-past you before I write it on the official form."

She then reaches into her Air Force issued blouse, and seems to be fishing around in her bra for something.

Landry's mouth drops wide open. He just sits there speechless, and in shock.

Walter, still slightly red from his last bout of Vala induced blushing, gets a shade or two redder. Vala unconsciously sticks her tongue out of the side of her mouth. And she rolls her large, dark eyes around her head as she attempts to find, what ever it is that she is trying to pullout of bra.

He looks back and forth between General Landry and Vala. As he does so, he wonders what will be the first thing to burst. General Landry's heart valves or the buttons on Vala's blouse.

End of part five.

Can't wait for part six?

Good! Because it's just one click away. I wrote it at the same time that I wrote this.

I made them separate stories so that neither one would be to long.

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