Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own them, just borrowing them for a bit.

Time: At the cabin during Threads/Moebius

Characters: Sam/Jack, Daniel, Teal'c

A/N: So I keep thinking I'm going to start working on some other stories, but I just can't seem to leave this one alone. Hope you enjoy!

The Vacation

Jack yawned as he ushered Sam, Daniel, and Teal'c into his Minnesota cabin. Although it was still relatively early, everyone was exhausted. What was supposed to be a short flight followed by a nice lunch and a pleasant drive through the countryside had turned into a traveler's nightmare. The plan was to take a morning flight from Colorado Springs to Minneapolis, grab lunch in the city, and then make the two hour drive to Jack's cabin in plenty of time to stock up on supplies from the local store before it closed. But when did anything SG-1 do actually go according to plan?

The first sign of trouble came when the members of SG-1 got a glimpse of the security line. It seemed that everyone in Colorado Springs had decided that this was the weekend for a vacation. To make matters worse, the TSA agents picked Teal'c's luggage for a random spot check and decided that his tratonin dispensers were suspicious and that he should be detained and the liquid confiscated. By the time the situation had been resolved (after 5 different phone calls from various Air Force officials) the team was dismayed to find that they had missed their flight… by five minutes. Luckily the next flight was scheduled for noon and still had seats available. By 11:15am things were looking up; their plane had landed on schedule and they had seen the previous passengers disembark. You can imagine their surprise when 'DELAYED' popped up next to their flight number. It was two more hours before SG-1 actually managed to board a plane. By this point Jack and Daniel had been bickering for nearly an hour straight, Sam was about to kill the both of them, and Teal'c looked like he was going to throttle the next person who approached him to ask about his distinctive tattoo (he was really regretting leaving his usual hat behind). And as they found out while waiting for takeoff; all of this was the result of some idiot crashing a baggage cart into the nose of their plane and the airliner having to find their flight another aircraft. Jack was still having trouble figuring out how the driver had actually managed to do that accidentally; it's not like a huge plane is difficult to see.

By the time they made it out of the airport in Minneapolis it appeared that things were looking up. Everyone's bags had, by some miracle, ended up on the correct plane even after all of the switches; and their rental car was waiting for them. They decided to have an early dinner and then head for Jack's cabin. After the day they'd had, the supplies could wait until morning. Their luck managed to hold through dinner and the first two thirds of their drive to the cabin, and SG-1 began to relax thinking that they had made it through the worst; one of the tires, however, had other ideas. Normally this wouldn't have been much of a problem. The CO of the SGC and the members of its flagship team were certainly more than capable of changing a flat, unfortunately all the skill in the world doesn't help when your rental car doesn't have a spare. After another hour of waiting for AAA to come change the tire and the last half hour of driving to Jack's cabin they had finally arrived. Yep, this day had definitely not gone according to plan, Jack mused as he let out another yawn.

"I don't know about you guys, but I'm beat. Why don't I show everyone their rooms and I'll save the grand tour for the morning?" Jack questioned as he showed them into the hallway. He was answered by a chorus of sleepy nods. "Carter, you get the master bedroom, which is the last door on the right. Danny and Teal'c you can share the guest bedroom, it's the first door on your left." Jack continued pointing towards the respective rooms.

"Jack, why don't you share with Teal'c and I'll take the couch? Let's face it, you're not as young as you used to be and after all your whining today, I refuse to put up with you complaining about a sore back for the rest of the weekend." Daniel remarked.

"Hey! I'm not that old!" Jack retorted. "Plus, who said anything about me sleeping on the couch?"

"Well, if Sam has your room and we have the guest room… I just assumed… I mean… where else would you sleep?"

"My room." Jack responded with a grin as he put his arm around Sam's shoulders and led her towards the bedroom. "After the day we've had I'm thoroughly looking forward to some cuddle time with Carter."

Daniel stared in surprise for a few seconds as the door closed behind the couple before turning to Teal'c. "It's about time those two got together, but I can honestly say I never expected to hear the word 'cuddle' come out of Jack O'Neill's mouth."

"Indeed."

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A/N: This chapter had a life of its own. It was originally supposed to be a very short piece covering only the sleeping arrangements and then the idea of their horrible travel luck kind of sprang out of nowhere. The part about the plane being hit by the baggage cart actually happened to me waiting for a plane in Washington, DC once. I was not happy when I discovered the reason for my 2 hour delay. Also, for those not familiar with AAA, it's a company in North America that you can call if you have car troubles on the road and they'll come help you out.