Disclaimer: I don't own SG-1 or any thing remotely related (besides 33 DVD's !) as much as I'd like to, and I'm soo not making any money.
Season: 5 (ish)
Spoilers: very little but might change later in the story
Pairings: S/J later (maybe?)
Author's note: this is a major stretch of the imagination but I tried to keep the characterisation as close as possible.
Field Trip?
"But why me?" pleaded the colonel, "What about Carter?"
"She already going but they need another apparently." replied his superior officer getting slightly annoyed at the behaviour of his 2IC.
"But someone else surely..."
"Colonel you are going, and that is final. I am not going to postpone another SG teams mission just because you don't want to go. And you might as well be put to use as Daniel and Teal'c are on P4J 987 with SG-7," Hammond spoke, the tone of anger creeping into his voice.
"Can't I go and meet up with them?"
"Colonel I've just about had it with your antics this morning, you leave at 14.00. Dismissed!"
"Yes, sir."
An extremely annoyed Jack O'Neill to his leave of the base commander. Reaching the door he turned to face Hammond once more.
"But..."
"Colonel!"
"Yes, sir!"
Quickly retreating from the gaze of the older man, he disappeared through the doorway.
Needing answers to the current predicament he headed towards Samantha Carter's lab, she always had the answers. At various stages in his rampage to the lab all he said was.
"Damn!"
A few passing airmen and young officers quailed in the wake of his obvious anger, many found themselves backed against a wall as the 2IC of the base forced past in the general direction of Carters lab. A young sergeant was lucky enough to spend a four-floor elevator ride in his company; the colonel was so focused in getting to the answers that he didn't notices the young mans presence.
"Why me? Of all the people on this base all the scientists and linguists and anything else that ends in 'ists' and he sends me! What the hell did I do to Hammond to deserve this? Ok a couple of things maybe but this is just taking the revenge thing a little too far"
Relief was granted as the elevator doors opened and let lose the colonel before the sergeant could hear any more of the one sided conversation.
"Carter!" he shouted still a corridor away.
"CARTER!" louder now even though he was much closer than he was before.
"Sir?" answered Sam, her head now emerging from the room questioning the sanity and actions of her commanding officer. Some thing she did almost every day.
"D'ya mind telling me why exactly we're going on this field trip this afternoon?" Still shouting.
"We, sir?"
"Yes 'we'." His voice quieter but now adopting the dangerous tone which he had previously heard in Hammonds own voice.
"Uh... well Professor Mason is holding a sort of open day and he wanted someone from Cheyenne to go so..."she said moving back into her lab.
"So we got stuck with going and talking to little kids who want to grow up to be just like us?"
"Yeah, I'm actually looking forward to it, sir" Then with a glance at the look of sheer anger on his face she added; "Kind of."
"Might I ask why?" deadly tone still present.
2Professor Mason was my university lecturer, sir."
"Riiiight," he said calming down a little as if as long as there was some kind of reason it would be ok. "So what's my reason?"
"I don't know, sir."
"Imagine that," he said, a twinkle of mischief in his eyes and the hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.
"What, sir"' Sam was curious to know what had caused the turn around in the colonel's mood.
"Something Carter doesn't know." he said now smiling.
"It happens, sir." she said exchanging her smiled for his, resulting in a slight grin on his part, but the need for answers returned and his smiled faltered slightly.
"So all knowing one on occasion, can you think of a reason or educated guess or something as to why I might I enjoy this field trip?"
"Because it's an excuse not to do paperwork?"
"Very good, I knew there was a reason why you're my second in command." Although his smile was still there, his eyes had lost their usual lustre and a hint of worry in his voice caused Sam to worry also.
"Sir, are you ok?"
"Yeah fine, get you topside at 14.00." he said leaving the room.
"Yes, sir."
"Don't forget dress blues." he added an after thought already out of the door.
Well this isn't soo bad. Kind of. Nope it's gonna be bad, I had plans for this afternoon as well. Level 16 of Mega Super Mario 4 plus is just begging to be thrashed, but trust the general to stick me with something like this. But that Mason guy sounds interesting, Carters mentor and teacher, kinda like Skywalker's Yoda or something. Note to self; go to less of Teal'c's Star Wars marathons. Anyway it's this mason's guy's fault that I'm going to this thing. What carter not got enough brains or something? Need to add a few more points to the total IQ? And why two officers I know two heads are better than one but Sam can hold her own anyway I'd just end up distracting her. You she was right, I now have a valid reason for not doing paperwork, not that the personal conquest and satisfaction of beating a computer game is a valid reason. It is. Just a bit ...you know... controversial. Wonder who else is going though? God I hope.. nah what would he be doing there anyway. I'm safe. Ish. Right just keep a low profile and it should be fine either way. It's just an afternoon off, no paper work, no Super Mario (sigh), just me and Sam talking to USAF want-a-be's' It WILL be fine. Hopefully