I'm an awful FF writer and I know it! I made you wait FAR too long and I apologize. This is short, but I'm hoping it will get me going again. I've been busy, but here you go!
Kaylee sat in the large room, waiting to be called to share her testimony. The court was similar to how they worked on earth, but different enough that Kaylee didn't understand it all.
"Kaylee Jackson."
She stood.
"Please, share with those in this room how our planets slavery could possibly have effected you, from earth. If your only response is that it broke your heart, you may return to your sit." But she didn't sit down and they let her continue.
"Almost fourteen years ago, my father died. Or at least, that's what I was told. He was dead to me and that's what is important. I grieved for my lost father because I loved him. I wanted him back and I wished that I had him. I wanted him when I was in grade school to go to the zoo and the park, to take to Daddy/Daughter dinners. To take me to museums and tell me everything he knew. I wanted him when I was in middle school so that he could tell me that just because I liked learning, it didn't mean I was unworthy of friends. I needed him in high school to help me study and pass my exams. I needed him to ward off all the boys who changed their minds and decided they liked smart girls." She smirked. "I needed him when I had to go through training to join the program I am currently in. I missed out on going through all of those times with him. And why? Because my father is enslaved on this planet of yours. He is treated cruelly and hasn't been able to return home in years. I have gone far too long without having my father, and I'm not about to leave when I have the chance to get him back."
With that, she finished.
"Miss Jackson, please inform the occupants of this room why your father was enslaved."
"He was a part of earth's program called the Stargate program. It's mission was exploration and the defense of earth. I do not know the specifics, but he was captured by an enemy."
"And why, please tell, did he have enemy's?"
"Not all planets are welcoming. But they didn't know that before they went there. He never came home."
"I see."
The curt drug on and Vala was getting sick of it.
"Unfortunately, we are unable to free the slaves on our planet. Everything we have reviewed are good points, but on record all of our slaves are criminals. Whether we want to believe it or not," He gave Kaylee a pointed look. "They are and it is our job to ensure they are punished in the appropriate manner. Court dismissed."
Kaylee wanted to fight back but knew she couldn't.
On the way back to the gate, Kaylee turned to Sam. "Colonel."
"Yes, Jackson?" He question, challenging her by the raising of his brows.
"I can't leave my father here. I won't." She expressed.
"You'll follow orders, Jackson." He reminded.
"I'd rather be court-martialed than leave my father here any longer." She answered.
"Your orders are to find a way to get him home, Jackson. We're leaving in 0200 hours."
Kaylee nodded.
"I'm coming with you." Same said.
Unable to refuse, the two of them traveled to where Kaylee had last seen her father. Spotting him, she ran to him.
"Kaylee, I can't go home." He told her. "It would bring punishment down on both of us."
"I have to think of how I can get you home... I won't leave you. I won't!" She cut him of with her insistence."
One of the slave drivers neared and folded his arms. "What do you think you're doing?"
"This is my father. He's coming home." She folded her arms and mirrored his stance.
"And what makes you think he is?" The man challenged.
"I won't leave him."
"Well you must be offering something mighty high for this here slave."
"You're right." She replied. "I'm going to take his place."
Please review, I want input on where to take it from here. If you are hating it, I might change my plans. Thanks!