New Arrivals
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?
The Tok'ra took the news of Cassi's abilities very well. All of the symbiots regretted that there were not more Tau'ri with her ablities, but none of them were frightened or otherwise alarmed. They had seen too much of the galaxy to be surprised by something new.
She took them out to eat lunch, refusing to speak to the waitress more than to place her order, forcing the Tok'ra to fend for themselves. She played with the idea of leaving them completely alone, but she knew the General would singe her ears off, mental and physical. She was going to be in enough trouble for not having gone home and collecting her mother immediately. But the practice was good for the three and they did well enough on their own. After lunch they did return to the house where Sam was waiting anxiously for them.
"You all remember my mother?" Cass asked as Sam climbed into the driver's seat. Cass only drove when aboslutely necessary, since she didn't technically have a license.
We need to get me one of those Cass said wryly.
"You'd have to have an identity first" Sam replied quietly.
"Good afternoon, Major" the three choroused.
"Maybe they should call me 'Mrs' while we're out" Sam suggested as they took off.
"Perhaps you guys should. Throwing titles around may draw too much attention"
"If you say so Cassi" Gray'ag replied.
Hey-hey! Cass looked at her mother who smiled. That was the first informal comment any of them had made.
Cass wanted to save the malls for their evening outings with Cassie and friends, so they went to a couple of musuems and grocery shopping. They didn't exactly provide for tons of social interaction though.
They stopped and picked Cassie up after school, which meant the car was very full. They tumbled out when they got back to the house. Everyone sort of trailed behind the two girls as they chatted their way into the house. Cassie flopped her stuff onto the couch, just at home at her friend's house as she was at her own.
"How'd your biology test go?" Cass asked out loud for the benefit of everyone else. She tossed an apple across the kitchen for her friend.
"I don't know" Cassie answered, "Not too bad I guess. You guys coming to the game tonight?"
"You bet!" Cass answered cheerfully.
"What kind of game?" Lor'ta asked. Her companions were trying to look relaxed, but only Greg was pulling it off. Batai moved from his stiff backed chair to the den that the kitchen led to.
"Basket ball" Cassie answered, "I play"
"How do you play basketball?" Batai asked.
"The basic idea is to put this ball into this hoop with a net. But there are all sorts of rules" Cassie answered.
"I'd take you out and show you" Cass told them, "But it's too cold. We'll watch some on TV"
For the next couple of hours they watched basketball games. Then Jack and Teal'c came home. Sam had dinner ready for them. The girls and their "students" ate in the living room. Not long after they were on their way, in two cars, to Cassies' high school. Cass took Lor, Batai and Greg to the student section.
"Hey guys, it's Cass" a boy told some of his friends. His name was Tony, he was one of the guys Cassie hung around with, and therfore so did Cass. Their story was that they were cousins and Cass went to private school.
"Hey Tony, Jess, Allie, Rob" Cass greeted them, "This is Lor, Batai, and Greg" she introduced her friends.
"Sup!" Rob, a skinny boy with big ears that made him look somewhat like a leprachaun, shook each of their hands.
"Batai huh? That's kinda a weird name" Jess said later, after the game had started. This led to a series of questions that reminded Cass that they needed a more solid cover story. Still, she let the Tok'ra handle it themselves and was pleased to find they did very well. After the game Jack took them back to the Mountain while Sam, Teal'c and Cass went home.
The next day went much the same. Sam and Cass took the Tok'ra on a college visit, then out to luch where they sat at completely different tables so the three would really be on their own.
"They're doing really well" Sam commented, crunching into one of her two salads.
"Yeah. I'll admit, I was a little worried those first couple weeks"
"A little? Cass, you were at Daniel's almost every night!" Sam laughed, "Anyway, now that they're not so stuffy they're really quite enjoyable" She gave a hooded glance at her daughter, "Greg's certainly nice"
"Yes, he is, Mother" Cass answered, ripping into her club sandwich.
"You like him?" Sam asked nonchalantly, but Cass knew she was very much paying attention and very interested in the answer.
"Maybe" she said crypticlly and left it at that.
"Where are you guys going?" Jack demanded later that night when Cass told him they were leaving.
"Bowling, then out to a movie" Cass answered. The dad in Jack flashed in his eyes.
Please, Dad. Don't be a teenager's father now.
"I am a teenager's father!" he retorted. She smiled wrly and put a kiss on his cheek, then she was out the door. Sam came up behind him, slipping her hand into his.
"She grew up too fast didn't she?"
"She was grown up when she got here" Jack replied.
"I don't know if she was ever a little girl" Sam said thoughtfully. Jack thought of the photos he'd found a year ago, pictures he'd treasured somewhere else. In those pictures, Cass was so happy, a normal little girl.
"She was" he told Sam, "Once."
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?
The Tok'ra took the news of Cassi's abilities very well. All of the symbiots regretted that there were not more Tau'ri with her ablities, but none of them were frightened or otherwise alarmed. They had seen too much of the galaxy to be surprised by something new.
She took them out to eat lunch, refusing to speak to the waitress more than to place her order, forcing the Tok'ra to fend for themselves. She played with the idea of leaving them completely alone, but she knew the General would singe her ears off, mental and physical. She was going to be in enough trouble for not having gone home and collecting her mother immediately. But the practice was good for the three and they did well enough on their own. After lunch they did return to the house where Sam was waiting anxiously for them.
"You all remember my mother?" Cass asked as Sam climbed into the driver's seat. Cass only drove when aboslutely necessary, since she didn't technically have a license.
We need to get me one of those Cass said wryly.
"You'd have to have an identity first" Sam replied quietly.
"Good afternoon, Major" the three choroused.
"Maybe they should call me 'Mrs' while we're out" Sam suggested as they took off.
"Perhaps you guys should. Throwing titles around may draw too much attention"
"If you say so Cassi" Gray'ag replied.
Hey-hey! Cass looked at her mother who smiled. That was the first informal comment any of them had made.
Cass wanted to save the malls for their evening outings with Cassie and friends, so they went to a couple of musuems and grocery shopping. They didn't exactly provide for tons of social interaction though.
They stopped and picked Cassie up after school, which meant the car was very full. They tumbled out when they got back to the house. Everyone sort of trailed behind the two girls as they chatted their way into the house. Cassie flopped her stuff onto the couch, just at home at her friend's house as she was at her own.
"How'd your biology test go?" Cass asked out loud for the benefit of everyone else. She tossed an apple across the kitchen for her friend.
"I don't know" Cassie answered, "Not too bad I guess. You guys coming to the game tonight?"
"You bet!" Cass answered cheerfully.
"What kind of game?" Lor'ta asked. Her companions were trying to look relaxed, but only Greg was pulling it off. Batai moved from his stiff backed chair to the den that the kitchen led to.
"Basket ball" Cassie answered, "I play"
"How do you play basketball?" Batai asked.
"The basic idea is to put this ball into this hoop with a net. But there are all sorts of rules" Cassie answered.
"I'd take you out and show you" Cass told them, "But it's too cold. We'll watch some on TV"
For the next couple of hours they watched basketball games. Then Jack and Teal'c came home. Sam had dinner ready for them. The girls and their "students" ate in the living room. Not long after they were on their way, in two cars, to Cassies' high school. Cass took Lor, Batai and Greg to the student section.
"Hey guys, it's Cass" a boy told some of his friends. His name was Tony, he was one of the guys Cassie hung around with, and therfore so did Cass. Their story was that they were cousins and Cass went to private school.
"Hey Tony, Jess, Allie, Rob" Cass greeted them, "This is Lor, Batai, and Greg" she introduced her friends.
"Sup!" Rob, a skinny boy with big ears that made him look somewhat like a leprachaun, shook each of their hands.
"Batai huh? That's kinda a weird name" Jess said later, after the game had started. This led to a series of questions that reminded Cass that they needed a more solid cover story. Still, she let the Tok'ra handle it themselves and was pleased to find they did very well. After the game Jack took them back to the Mountain while Sam, Teal'c and Cass went home.
The next day went much the same. Sam and Cass took the Tok'ra on a college visit, then out to luch where they sat at completely different tables so the three would really be on their own.
"They're doing really well" Sam commented, crunching into one of her two salads.
"Yeah. I'll admit, I was a little worried those first couple weeks"
"A little? Cass, you were at Daniel's almost every night!" Sam laughed, "Anyway, now that they're not so stuffy they're really quite enjoyable" She gave a hooded glance at her daughter, "Greg's certainly nice"
"Yes, he is, Mother" Cass answered, ripping into her club sandwich.
"You like him?" Sam asked nonchalantly, but Cass knew she was very much paying attention and very interested in the answer.
"Maybe" she said crypticlly and left it at that.
"Where are you guys going?" Jack demanded later that night when Cass told him they were leaving.
"Bowling, then out to a movie" Cass answered. The dad in Jack flashed in his eyes.
Please, Dad. Don't be a teenager's father now.
"I am a teenager's father!" he retorted. She smiled wrly and put a kiss on his cheek, then she was out the door. Sam came up behind him, slipping her hand into his.
"She grew up too fast didn't she?"
"She was grown up when she got here" Jack replied.
"I don't know if she was ever a little girl" Sam said thoughtfully. Jack thought of the photos he'd found a year ago, pictures he'd treasured somewhere else. In those pictures, Cass was so happy, a normal little girl.
"She was" he told Sam, "Once."