Chapter 8 - Fairy's Dust

You won't need to smash me, Beccy. This whole idea's so crazy that it almost feels like fun again...

Princess Jaya came to their guest quarters to see if they had already returned. As she saw that only Serena and Sam were there she became worried.

"Where's Nandini?" she enquired confusedly.

"Well", Serena replied hesitantly, "she's..."

"...still with Prince Soong", Sam ended being well aware that this would surely make the princess livid.

And so it came: "You've promised me to stay with her", Jaya stated.

"Yeah, we did", Serena admitted, "but the two of them wanted to be alone."

Slowly the princess began to get a suspicion about what was going on: "Why did they want to? Don't tell me there's something going on with them."

Sam sighed, "I'm afraid, Princess, but there actually is."

Now her little fairy friend became a bit too eager for this already very tense situation. "They want to marry", she stated right away.

"They can't", Jaya exclaimed, "it's against the law. Not that I'd be against it, but what will my father say and what the emperor. If we don't prevent this wedding there will surely be war."

"There won't", Serena said decidedly.

"How can you know that?" the princess questioned.

"Because I'm gonna do something against that now. Here's my plan:" the fairy informed them, "I bet the prince is about to tell his father just now and I'm gonna go there to change the emperor's opinion on his son's plans."

"And how do you think you could achieve that?" Jaya asked still not believing that Serena had the power to change anything.

"That's simple", the little fairy giggled, "It's a case for my magic fairy's dust. Oh, and Sam you'd better go see Jack for a plan B, just in case I won't succeed", with the words she vanished.

"Fairy's dust?" the princess turned to Sam full of confusion, "Does she really believe to be a fairy?"

Sam had to smirk as she said that, then she responded, "Sorry to tell you, but little Serena is a real fairy. Without her I won't even have a true love life anymore", then she turned to leave Jaya as well saying, "I think I should go talk to my team mates now and work on an auxiliary plan."

Sam had just arrived at the guest rooms Jack, Daniel and Teal'C shared on the other side of the palace as Serena already returned materializing right next to her. The little fairy was smiling brightly joyfully giggling at her friends.

"How did it go?" Sam and Jack asked her at once.

"Good", the girl chuckled, "really good. The wedding has been set for tomorrow."

Sam let out a relieved sigh.

"Everything's gone fine, just as I told you", Serena stated triumphantly, "And there's something else: A second wedding has been appointed for tomorrow."

"Huh?" Jack frowned, "Whose wedding's that?"

"Yours", the fairy replied with a smirk.

Now Jack could not help it anymore, he burst out into laughter. "Hear that Sam, our little fairy's kidding us", he chuckled, "And then Teal'C could grab Ishta and we could have three at a time."

"I will not do that, O'Neill", the Jaffa stated confusedly.

"Just kidding", Jack returned, "But to be honest: Serena, you can't mean that. You know exactly that Sam and me are not to marry."

"Because he's my CO", Sam added.

"You're not to marry on earth", Serena defended her position, "but here you can do what you want."

"I like the idea", Daniel stated his opinion, "I mean we needn't tell anybody back home."

Sam frowned, "That'd mean I couldn't even tell dad about it."

"By the time he'd return to earth in some years, you'll be able to tell him", Serena assured her.

"Well, I still dunno what to say", Jack sighed.

"Please, pleeease", the little fairy pleaded with doggy eyes, "You two shouldn't miss this chance."

Jack turned to his 2IC, "Sam?"

"No. Jack, we shouldn't miss it", she gave in, "Serena is damn right."

"Come here", he stretched out his arms and Sam sat down next to him on the bed and they embraced.

Serena walked over to Daniel and Teal'C watching the scene with folded arms.

"Huh, guys", the little girl inquired, "how did your little super fairy do that? What d'ya say?"

"Not bad", Daniel grinned, "not bad."

"Indeed", Teal'C confirmed.

Time for the big wedding day, people. Next chapter.

So, Beccy, what do you say? Still reason to smash me? Time for me to get off now, Spanish exam on Monday...