Chapter eleven
Maat was escorted to the infirmary. General Hammond's voice came over the speaker, 'SG-1 meet me in the briefing room.'
They retook their seats around the table. The general spoke to Daniel, "Who is this Gould?"
"I'm a little confused to be honest. We know that the Gould generally take a host of the gender of their choice."
"Go on…"
"Maat was a goddess."
IO cleared her voice. "Maybe it changed the gender of the host it was occupying in order to go into hiding."
"Maybe, but anyways Maat was the symbol of ancient Egyptian law. She made the rules and the other gods made sure the people followed them."
Teal'c raised his eyebrow. "Then it was Maat who instituted slavery."
"No, most of the laws said to have been ordered by Maat were laws of justice and order."
Jack covered his eyes with his hands. "Not a bad guy then?"
"No."
General Hammond sighed, "I'll have to call the president but chances are we're going to have to incorporate Mr. Maat into our program. Dismissed."
Jack glanced at his watch, hot damn, it had only been twelve hours since Maat had arrived and already they had to make friendly. It's three o'clock, and it's Halloween. He sighed, then rolled out of bed. Jack grabbed a pair of jeans and a tee-shirt and hobbled off to the shower.
Fifteen minutes later, he slumped on the counter. Jack quickly found the coffee and had a pot going in no time. The coffee pot beeped, he filled a mug and made his way to the family room.
The T.V. came to life. He searched the channels, Halloween wasn't starting for another three hours so he decided on Rocky Horror Picture Show. He felt his head bobbing as the cast sung, "Let's do the time warp again…"
Jack suddenly became alert as he heard someone coming up behind him, he spun around. "Happy Halloween!" A chipper IO said as she thrust a Starbucks at him.
"How the hell did you get in here?"
"I can be quiet."
"Yeah right, there's coffee in the kitchen."
She returned with a mug in her hand, "Rocky eh? Guess Halloween's not on yet."
"Not for a couple more hours."
She nodded, "I got tickets to the game today."
"Air Force vs. Army?"
"Yeah, there are enough for everyone to come."
"Okay, when's the kick off?"
"Noon, how 'bout some breakfast?"
"I assume I'm cooking." All he got in reply was a wide grin.
Jack had pulled out all the stops. He was cooking pancakes, omelets, waffles, sausage, and bacon. Damn this smells good. The sound of footsteps could be heard.
"Dad," Charlie ran into the kitchen. "Is all that for breakfast?"
"You bet it is."
By the time all the food was cooked, all of the adults were in the kitchen. Jacob stared wide-eyed at the food. "Is today a holiday?"
"Actually, it's Halloween." Jack replied sharply.
IO finished off her omelet, "Thanks for breakfast. If you decide to come to the game just meet me at the stadium and I'll make sure to bring your tickets."
Sam glared at Jack, "Jack…what was she talking about?"
"Air Force vs. Army is today. IO has tickets and we're all invited."
Jacob smiled, "All right! When's kickoff?"
"She said noon."
Charlie interrupted, "Can we please go…but only if I can still go trick or treating."
Jack nodded, "Ladies what is your opinion on this matter?"
Sam sighed, "Sara and her family aren't going to be there?"
"No, but I would guess General Orson will be. Hell, he probably got us the tickets."
"I'm confused, he's?"
"Jimmy is IO's dad, we went to the academy together."
"Alright then."
At ten on the dot, Charlie was dressed in the kitchen. Jacob and Emma were soon to join him. "Hey Charlie," Emma fixed his collar. "Where are your dad and Sam?"
"Dad's in his office, I think he's on the phone with Daniel. I haven't seen Sam in a little while."
A few minutes later, Sam walked into the kitchen. She wore tight jeans and an Air Force sweat shirt. Charlie stared at her, "Why are you wearing my dad's sweat shirt?"
Sam looked down and then back up. "I wanted to support the team. If it makes you uncomfortable I can find another sweat shirt."
Charlie shook his head, "No it's fine."
Jack walked up behind Sam in full dress blues. "All right, let's get going."
Jack pulled the car into a designated parking spot on the grass. They filed out of the car, Jack took the lead. "This way to the main gate boys and girls."
They found IO outside the main gate. "What took you guys so long?"
Sam rolled her eyes, "The game doesn't start for an hour."
IO shook her head, "You don't get it. The general is already here and he's getting antsy."
Jack lifted his eyebrows, "We'd best get moving then."
They entered through the gate. Sam pulled IO aside, "Why are you and Jack in dress uniforms?"
"It's just something we've always done, my dad will probably be in his to. Just a word of advice, don't tell Jack that you think my dress whites are cooler than his dress blues." IO walked off leaving Sam standing there.
IO led them to their seats, which were over near the cadet seating. Jimmy was waiting for them there. "Jack, what the hell took you so long?"
Jack shrugged and Charlie yelled, "Hey Uncle Jimmy."
"Jim," Jack spoke. "This is Sam, she's mine so hands off. These are Sam's parents Jacob and Emma."
Jim smiled, "It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Jack, he isn't the one we served under in Seattle is he?"
Jack nodded as he walked past Jim. Jimmy shook everyone's hand then started talking again. "Game should be starting soon. Which one of you is buying the first round?"
Jack grabbed IO and shoved her into the isle. "First rounds on you, kid."
She stomped of and came back just before kickoff. "I have your beer." She taunted.
The game began, soon Jimmy, Jack, and IO were dancing and shouting along with all of the cadets. Jacob turned to Emma, "Are we sure they're sane?"
"Ah what the hell, it's Halloween."
The game ended and Jack treated everyone to dinner before returning home to take Charlie trick or treating.