Cassi, Cassie
The following story is under the sole ownership and copyright of J.L. Scott. Unauthorized copying and/or use is actionable in a court of law.
To borrow a phrase: SG-1 and Star Gate no mine, no permission, no money, no sue...please?
A knock at the door startled both Cassie's. The door cracked and Jack peeked into his daughter's office. A different face greeted him, but he knew that behind that face someone dear to him was trapped, probably angry, frustrated, sad, maybe even frightened. It disgusted him.
"Mind if I come in?" he asked. Cassie waved him in. He'd never really looked around his daughter's office before. He had thought it would be there longer. Eventually, the task of disassembling it would fall to him, but he couldn't bring himself to do it in the days before the funeral, and now there was a chance he might not have to. So, he made a slow turn around the room, studying the few things she had aquired in the past few weeks. There were some pictures that she must've brought with her, some battered books that looked, and very possibly were, ancient, and a few artifacts that Daniel had probably given her. All in all, pretty bare.
Cassie was sitting behind the desk, papers spread out before her and a pen in her hand.
"Whatchya doin?" he inquired.
"Cass said we might as well finish her reports." Fray answered, "She's a real workhorse, you know that?" She flopped down her pen and rubbed her right wrist. Jack recognized it as the gesture Cassi had done often enough and it startled him.
"What's it like?" he asked, "Having her in your head?" Cassie shrugged.
"Weird I guess. Like talking to someone who knows what your going to say before you even say it" She smiled, "I could never lie to her, that's for sure!" Jack flopped in the chair in front of the desk and rubbed his face.
"Hey, I get free help with my homework!" Cassie tried to joke, but it was lost on both of them. All of them.
"Is she still......you know....psychic?" he asked, trying to keep to why Hammond had originally sent him. Cassie didn't reply immediately. She sort of stared off into nothing.
"No" she replied at last, "She needs a body to produce the physical energy to do that stuff. She says....she can't control my body. She describes it as piggybacking" Jack nodded slowly. H ecould feel a lump forming in his throat and did his best to swallow it before voicing his next question.
"Can...hem....can I....talk to her? Directly?"
"We can try. Just a sec" Her eyes trailed off. It was apparent when the change took place.
"Cassi?"
"I..can't..do..this..for..long" she answered brokenly, "Can't..move..rest..of..her..body" They fell silent together.
"Daddy......" Jack rounded the desk and hugged her. He felt a single tear on her cheek.
"Cassi, I am so sorry!" he told her softly, hidden, private tears finding their way to his eyes and down his face, "I should've stayed, I should've protected you! My fault, all my fault!"
"Daddy......no" Cassi told him, her voice wallowing in grief, "Not...you're..fault. My fault....Mine...Don't..blame..yourself! Glad..I..saved..you. Promise...you'll...get..over..it. Daddy?" Jack couldn't say anything for a moment, he just looked into the eyes that weren't his daughter's and saw her behind them.
"I promise" he chocked quietly.
"Daddy....I..love..you" her voice was trailing off.
"I love you too, Cassi baby" he answered. He stood, brushed off his face, and strode out the door. Behind him, Cassi and Cassie broke down and wept.
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Don't you even think that!
*pain, despair, love, grief, gratitude, love, defeat*
You can't fade away on me! Sure it'll be hard, it's going to be really weird in the shower, but you can't just disappear on me!
*love, benevolence, pain, grief, defeat, acceptance, love* Fray..it's best for everyone. You all need closure. You won't miss me. Tell them....I love them.
No! Noooo! Cassi! Don't leave me! Please!
*love, grief, acceptance, saddness, love* Bye, Fray.......
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....................................................
The following story is under the sole ownership and copyright of J.L. Scott. Unauthorized copying and/or use is actionable in a court of law.
To borrow a phrase: SG-1 and Star Gate no mine, no permission, no money, no sue...please?
A knock at the door startled both Cassie's. The door cracked and Jack peeked into his daughter's office. A different face greeted him, but he knew that behind that face someone dear to him was trapped, probably angry, frustrated, sad, maybe even frightened. It disgusted him.
"Mind if I come in?" he asked. Cassie waved him in. He'd never really looked around his daughter's office before. He had thought it would be there longer. Eventually, the task of disassembling it would fall to him, but he couldn't bring himself to do it in the days before the funeral, and now there was a chance he might not have to. So, he made a slow turn around the room, studying the few things she had aquired in the past few weeks. There were some pictures that she must've brought with her, some battered books that looked, and very possibly were, ancient, and a few artifacts that Daniel had probably given her. All in all, pretty bare.
Cassie was sitting behind the desk, papers spread out before her and a pen in her hand.
"Whatchya doin?" he inquired.
"Cass said we might as well finish her reports." Fray answered, "She's a real workhorse, you know that?" She flopped down her pen and rubbed her right wrist. Jack recognized it as the gesture Cassi had done often enough and it startled him.
"What's it like?" he asked, "Having her in your head?" Cassie shrugged.
"Weird I guess. Like talking to someone who knows what your going to say before you even say it" She smiled, "I could never lie to her, that's for sure!" Jack flopped in the chair in front of the desk and rubbed his face.
"Hey, I get free help with my homework!" Cassie tried to joke, but it was lost on both of them. All of them.
"Is she still......you know....psychic?" he asked, trying to keep to why Hammond had originally sent him. Cassie didn't reply immediately. She sort of stared off into nothing.
"No" she replied at last, "She needs a body to produce the physical energy to do that stuff. She says....she can't control my body. She describes it as piggybacking" Jack nodded slowly. H ecould feel a lump forming in his throat and did his best to swallow it before voicing his next question.
"Can...hem....can I....talk to her? Directly?"
"We can try. Just a sec" Her eyes trailed off. It was apparent when the change took place.
"Cassi?"
"I..can't..do..this..for..long" she answered brokenly, "Can't..move..rest..of..her..body" They fell silent together.
"Daddy......" Jack rounded the desk and hugged her. He felt a single tear on her cheek.
"Cassi, I am so sorry!" he told her softly, hidden, private tears finding their way to his eyes and down his face, "I should've stayed, I should've protected you! My fault, all my fault!"
"Daddy......no" Cassi told him, her voice wallowing in grief, "Not...you're..fault. My fault....Mine...Don't..blame..yourself! Glad..I..saved..you. Promise...you'll...get..over..it. Daddy?" Jack couldn't say anything for a moment, he just looked into the eyes that weren't his daughter's and saw her behind them.
"I promise" he chocked quietly.
"Daddy....I..love..you" her voice was trailing off.
"I love you too, Cassi baby" he answered. He stood, brushed off his face, and strode out the door. Behind him, Cassi and Cassie broke down and wept.
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Don't you even think that!
*pain, despair, love, grief, gratitude, love, defeat*
You can't fade away on me! Sure it'll be hard, it's going to be really weird in the shower, but you can't just disappear on me!
*love, benevolence, pain, grief, defeat, acceptance, love* Fray..it's best for everyone. You all need closure. You won't miss me. Tell them....I love them.
No! Noooo! Cassi! Don't leave me! Please!
*love, grief, acceptance, saddness, love* Bye, Fray.......
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....................................................