Title: Family Reunion
Chapter Title: L'oritan's Story
Characters: Malek, Martouf/Lantash, Other
Genres:
Rating: Gen (G)
Warnings:
Summary: I recently read Pagan's story Breathing Space on the Symbiotica website and got to thinking about the little symbiote in the lake ( if you are not aware of the site here's the address http://tokra. this was to be a collection of short stories and was my first attempt at writing so your opinion would be greatly valued, see what you think, best wishes, bacardi.
Our new friends are in Italic and our original Tok'Ra are in bold.
Family Reunion L'oritan's Story
It's been a few millennia since Egeria left through the Chaapa'ai leaving us alone in this great lake, I've not been lonely though there are many of us here, our Queen and Mother said our family would come for us, but still we wait….
We watched worriedly as the Chaapa'ai sprang to life, mother said to be careful as there were things and people in the universe that would wish to harm or even worse kill us, we watched as a group of people emerged from the event horizon and hoped that they would leave us in peace but instead they head right towards us...
A balding man approached me, he was quite stocky, what little hair he did gave was greying and the years showed on his face, but still it was a gentle face " Hello young one"
"Who are you? Should I flee?"
" Do not fear me, I am Selmak of the Tok'Ra"
I know that name " I know you, you are of Egeria also" I realised that all he would hear were short squeaks and squeals so I start to swim in circles, Selmak and his group are now laughing at me but I don't mind, we have found our family or rather our family has found us.
Selmak continues to speak to me but I am so excited I don't think I paid much attention, "We need to take you home with us so we've brought some stasis containers for you, don't be afraid, come here little ones"
"Myself and my sistersapproached Selmakand allowed him to picke us up, he did sogently one by oneand gasped in shock
" I there a problem dad?" a blonde woman asked.
" No problem Sam, It's just, well, she's a Queen, in fact all three of them are"
Everyone looked at us in shock, the others are swimming near now, soon all of us will have a new home.
" Sam, are you certain this is what you want?"
" Dad, I said that this was a possibility sooner rather than later, this way we can sort out the Tok'ra's problem of numbers and we can communicate with our newest arrival"
" As long as you've thought this through, I don't want to see you unhappy"
"I've thought it through Dad, and I've talked it through with Martouf and Lantash, they're behind me on this one hundred percent, don't worry everything's going to work out fine you'll See"
Something's going on, there's a lot of hustle & bustle in our new pool area
" Come here little one" A stern looking woman orders me,I do not know this Tok'Ra, she makes me nervous.
" You will not be harmed, we have a host for you" She continued and I picked up on one word,
" A host? For me?" I swam to her eagerly as fast I my fins would carry me and soon after we were on our way to meet my new soul mate.
" Hello again, I'm Sam, we'll be blending if you have no objections" Why should I object? she is beautiful and comes with a gorgeous mate
I move closer to her still nervious as she places me next to her lips, she opens her mouth and I jump in fins first (an expression that I borrow from my mother)
" Her names L'oritan, her sisters are A'nesh and Miran" She notifies the woman in front of us
" have you told her?"
" That she's to be separated from her sisters? Yes, I've told her, obviously she's upset, but she understands that safety comes first, she wants to know have hosts been found for the others"
" General Hammond is currently trying to sort that problem, we've never had to find so many hosts before, this is quite overwhelming"
I assume control, " You are Garshaw of belote"
" I am"
" Mother spoke very highly of you, I am honoured to meet you"
" It is I who should be honoured my Queen, I officially welcome you to the Tok'Ra"
" You are most gracious, I have to say this is most overwhelming, millennia have passed, we thought us forgotten. When will my sisters be leaving? Will we see one another again?"
" Hosts have been found for A'nesh and Miran, General Hammond and our operatives look for others for the rest of the clutch. Malek will be taking A'nesh and her new host with him tomorrow and I am told that Miran will be leaving us in a few days also. You will not be prevented from seeing one another L'oritan, you all are very valuable to the Tok'Ra and can't live at the same base, if we were attacked we would lose all three of you and this will not be permitted, but you will not be prevented from visiting one another"
" I understand" I tell Garshaw but my heart is still heavy, I have not been without my sisters for millennia, this existence will be lonely.
" You've got me," Sam tried to reassure me " and there's Martouf & Lantash, a few, oh I don't know hundred or so brothers and sisters on the base, you will be far from lonely my friend." I bow my head and allow Sam to take control once more.
" We're going to our quarters now, we both need to rest, if we're needed we'll be with Martouf and Lantash."
" Understood, sleep well Samantha/L'oritan."
" You also Garshaw/Yosef." We will take the time to visit our sisters tomorrow but Sam is right we need to rest for now.
We slide under the covers on the sleeping platform next to Martouf & Lantash, we try not to wake them as we snuggle in to them, our efforts are wasted as they wrap their arms around us and kiss us with such passion that we find it hard to breathe.
"You've been gone some time my love, and I see that you have brought us a new play mate also" Lantash smiled for us and there was pure mischief in his voice.
" Her name is L'oritan" my Samantha notified my new mates ignoring their teasing, she moved us towards them and captured his lips once again. My heart was singing with joy as I got to know my new mates a little better. I am finally at peace with myself and feel like I can take on the universe and win, who knows, I might just do that.