Interlude SG-7 Rides Again part 1
There are times I think I really would like to do violence to certain CO's. How could General Hammond pull Jack off from the -promised- downtime to go off on some mission? Not that the rest of the SG-1 had to go. No, Jack had to go off on a trip. Well, did help mollify me that he could take me along on it. But I knew 'mission-mode' and we were definitely on a mission. Not a dangerous one. I know Jack, he wouldn't let me go on one. Getting to go to Harlan's world had been like pulling his proverbial teeth. So I knew what signs to look for if he thought this was the least bit dangerous.
I think I was acting as part of his 'cover.' Which I'm not sure I was happy or not about. Who am I kidding? A not dangerous job, going out with Jack, and paid for by the United States Air Force...yeah, I'll let it slide to happy about for this one. Though Arizona was not what I would think of a vacation spot. Still, it's not like either of us were paying for it, and really did need to go.
The Powers-That-Be have declared that SG-7 must be peopled again. Jack has a line of who should lead the new kids. Though I can tell he's not happy that there is going to be a new SG-7. A fact, Cassie doesn't need to know. She doesn't need any reminders to losing her whole world. I haven't heard if she knew the first SG-7, and that's a question I'd rather field by Janet first. As for Jack and I, we are off to Arizona.
Chris was someone we kept in touch with until...until Charlie died. I understand that Chris lost his son and wife about then too. The O'Neill's and Larabee's were not exactly in a good place to help each other. Now, that's unfair. Chris lost wife and son, not that losing Charlie was not as bad, but Jack chose not to let me help him. Chris didn't even have that choice. He had no-one.
His wife was also named Sara, and I asked Jack if this was something he should do alone or should I come along. I think he hoped I would help with Chris, like I did with Drey'auc and for that matter Daniel after the first trip to Cimmeria. This was a time I felt Jack better feel Chris out first. I know I have trouble talking about Kawalsky, I can only imagine Chris would about his Sara. Then again, he's also allot like Jack. He'll likely not show it.
In the end, I drove the rental and went shopping while he and Chris met. It seems like it nearly went okay. Jack had that, 'mission accomplished-yet not neatly' look he had once or twice when he came home from a special ops. To say nothing of a SG-1 trip through the Stargate. Whatever happen, Chris wasn't as bad as Jack had been, or like Jack, gotten better. The grumpy Jack that I picked up was more of the self-blame grumps of what should-have-been, not the current feeling sorry for his Navy buddy.
It took the rest of the vacation to drag the bits and pieces of whatever happened to Chris Larabee. Sounded messy, but that he's getting by. He'd have to be for Jack to suggest him as a SG team leader.