Family Tree
Rated: G
Category: Double Drabble, Just A Bit Of Whimsy
Season: Ten
Spoilers: General Series Knowledge To Season Ten
Summary: Can Countless Strangers Be Linked By Only Four Lives?
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Families, they say, have trees.
Trees have roots. And branches.
Strong trunks are supported by long fingers leading up from the soil, then branch to send their own fingers skyward.
The roots of this family have names.
Countless names that somehow lead to only four.
Samantha Carter.
Daniel Jackson.
Jack O'Neill.
Teal'c.
Four lives that form the biggest roots, that become the trunk.
It is a sturdy trunk.
Its rings are only ten, and they are marred by the great storms it has seen, but still the tree is strong.
Some storm scars have names like Apophis, Hathor, and Anubis.
Others represent injury, addiction, and death.
But always the tree has stood. It has bent, but has never broken.
Its branches are many. There are more than one expects from such a young tree, and they flourish. Their leaves are vibrant and alive.
Some have names like Cassandra, Rya'c, and Ernest.
One is called Mitchell, one Vala.
Some do not have names, but strange alphanumeric designations, like P3X-797 and P3X-8596.
A few are larger, and whisper words like Nox and Asgard into the breeze.
The trunk supports them, and they nourish it.
Four lives, not family, but so much more.
