Branches
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, Star Gate and Alias no mine, no permission, no money, no sue...please?
AN: Thanks for the help on the names!
"That was a good game, R'yac!" Cassi told the boy. He was nearly as tall as his father and although in her own universe he was many years her senior, he was only a year or two older here. Teal'c had been teaching him the ways of the Jaffa and he was almost ready to be taken to a training camp, but Teal'c didn't know where to take him. Even if there were a safe place for him to train at, what would he do afterward, who would he serve? The Tok'ra were a viable choice, but Teal'c wasn't sure they'd take him.
"I agree my son" Teal'c added.
"Thank you Father, Cassandra. The Team of the Blue is victorious yet again!"
"Not so next time, R'yac!" one of the boys from the other team, Orange, laughed. There were no serious consequences for these games, so everyone, winners and losers, was in good humor.
"I'm sorry my parents couldn't come R'yac" Cass told her friend as they started for the main village where lunch awaited them.
"That's all right, Cassandra" R'yac answered, "I'm sure important matters kept them away"
"Indeed" Teal'c confirmed. He was kept up at nights with the kid's crying too. Cassi smiled to herself. Yes, she supposed sleep was indeed an important matter.
The People of the Light welcomed the players back graciously, leading them to the main chamber where a lavish meal was served. Teal'c's wife, Drey'auc
was waiting at the table.
"I am told you were victorious, my son!" she beamed, putting her hands on her son's shoulders.
"Indeed, my mother!" R'yac confirmed.
" He shows great skill and leadership, my wife. He will make a fine addition to the fight against the false gods" Teal'c told her. Drey'auc quieted at this, for she did not treasure the idea of her son being sent to fight the powerful Goa'uld.
"Come, eat" she said. Teal'c followed his wife to the other end of the table while the younger ones joined their comrades to discuss the recent game. They cheered, argued and laughed over the finer points of the game, for which Cassi was always the final judge of. Finally, the meal came to an end and the teens disperesed in various directions.
"Teal'c, when do we go?" Cass asked.
"We may remain for another three hours" Teal'c replied.
"Cool! C'mon R'yac, I brought you something!" Cassi led her friend to where she'd dumped her gear. She dug around in the back pack until she found what she'd been looking for.
"What is it?"
"It's a book" Cass answered. R'yac turned it over and over in his hands.
"It's where we keep information, like rules, and laws and stories, like legends" she told him.
"How does it work?" R'yac asked excitedly. Cass laughed.
"It doesn't 'work'." she told him, "You read it. Tik said you should learn to read and write my language so I thought this would be a good way to do it. This is my favorite book. My Dad used to read it to me when I was a kid. It's called 'The Swiss Family Robinson' " R'yac considered it, then lifted the cover. Cass flipped the pages to the opening so R'yac could peruse the combined letters and words.
"What is the tale about?" he asked.
"Ah!" Cass wiggled her eyebrows excitedly, "It's about this family who lived in the past. Their ship recks and they have to survive on this island by themselves with limited resources!" R'yac looked skeptical, but Cass assured him he'd like it once he got into it.
"First, you have to learn the letters and their sounds. It shouldn't be too hard, you can already speak it fairly well" So, and R'yac sat down to start his lessons. In an hour, he had the whole alphabet memorized correctly. Cassi was surprised at how quickly he learned it, but, then, he had a firm hold on speaking it. And putting sounds with letters wasn't terribly hard to do. They were about to go find Teal'c when there was a commotion outside. The pair went to investigate. Two men in SGC uniforms were being led straight to them.
"Lt. Anders? What are you doing here?" Cass asked. She could feel the urgency pounding through him.
"I'm sorry Doctor, " the young man saluted her. She waved the formality away.
"Where's Teal'c, ma'am?" the Lt. asked.
"I am here" Teal'c said from behind him, "What has happened?" The Lt. swivled around, startled.
"I don't know sir," he answered, facing Cass again, "I was told to bring you back immediately, no exceptions, no delays. Colonel O'Neill said to use the word 'lightsaber' " Cassi snapped a look at Teal'c. That was the code word their family had devised in case of dire circumstances.
"Our things" Teal'c said. They appeared at his feet. Cass gave the Lt. and his accompainment a regretful look.
"Sorry, Anders, but you're too slow" she said, "Bye R'yac. Keep practicing!" Then she was down the stairs and racing through the field below at such a rate it would've taken a death glider to keep up, the men, even Teal'c, trailing along just behind her as she pulled them telekineticly.
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, Star Gate and Alias no mine, no permission, no money, no sue...please?
AN: Thanks for the help on the names!
"That was a good game, R'yac!" Cassi told the boy. He was nearly as tall as his father and although in her own universe he was many years her senior, he was only a year or two older here. Teal'c had been teaching him the ways of the Jaffa and he was almost ready to be taken to a training camp, but Teal'c didn't know where to take him. Even if there were a safe place for him to train at, what would he do afterward, who would he serve? The Tok'ra were a viable choice, but Teal'c wasn't sure they'd take him.
"I agree my son" Teal'c added.
"Thank you Father, Cassandra. The Team of the Blue is victorious yet again!"
"Not so next time, R'yac!" one of the boys from the other team, Orange, laughed. There were no serious consequences for these games, so everyone, winners and losers, was in good humor.
"I'm sorry my parents couldn't come R'yac" Cass told her friend as they started for the main village where lunch awaited them.
"That's all right, Cassandra" R'yac answered, "I'm sure important matters kept them away"
"Indeed" Teal'c confirmed. He was kept up at nights with the kid's crying too. Cassi smiled to herself. Yes, she supposed sleep was indeed an important matter.
The People of the Light welcomed the players back graciously, leading them to the main chamber where a lavish meal was served. Teal'c's wife, Drey'auc
was waiting at the table.
"I am told you were victorious, my son!" she beamed, putting her hands on her son's shoulders.
"Indeed, my mother!" R'yac confirmed.
" He shows great skill and leadership, my wife. He will make a fine addition to the fight against the false gods" Teal'c told her. Drey'auc quieted at this, for she did not treasure the idea of her son being sent to fight the powerful Goa'uld.
"Come, eat" she said. Teal'c followed his wife to the other end of the table while the younger ones joined their comrades to discuss the recent game. They cheered, argued and laughed over the finer points of the game, for which Cassi was always the final judge of. Finally, the meal came to an end and the teens disperesed in various directions.
"Teal'c, when do we go?" Cass asked.
"We may remain for another three hours" Teal'c replied.
"Cool! C'mon R'yac, I brought you something!" Cassi led her friend to where she'd dumped her gear. She dug around in the back pack until she found what she'd been looking for.
"What is it?"
"It's a book" Cass answered. R'yac turned it over and over in his hands.
"It's where we keep information, like rules, and laws and stories, like legends" she told him.
"How does it work?" R'yac asked excitedly. Cass laughed.
"It doesn't 'work'." she told him, "You read it. Tik said you should learn to read and write my language so I thought this would be a good way to do it. This is my favorite book. My Dad used to read it to me when I was a kid. It's called 'The Swiss Family Robinson' " R'yac considered it, then lifted the cover. Cass flipped the pages to the opening so R'yac could peruse the combined letters and words.
"What is the tale about?" he asked.
"Ah!" Cass wiggled her eyebrows excitedly, "It's about this family who lived in the past. Their ship recks and they have to survive on this island by themselves with limited resources!" R'yac looked skeptical, but Cass assured him he'd like it once he got into it.
"First, you have to learn the letters and their sounds. It shouldn't be too hard, you can already speak it fairly well" So, and R'yac sat down to start his lessons. In an hour, he had the whole alphabet memorized correctly. Cassi was surprised at how quickly he learned it, but, then, he had a firm hold on speaking it. And putting sounds with letters wasn't terribly hard to do. They were about to go find Teal'c when there was a commotion outside. The pair went to investigate. Two men in SGC uniforms were being led straight to them.
"Lt. Anders? What are you doing here?" Cass asked. She could feel the urgency pounding through him.
"I'm sorry Doctor, " the young man saluted her. She waved the formality away.
"Where's Teal'c, ma'am?" the Lt. asked.
"I am here" Teal'c said from behind him, "What has happened?" The Lt. swivled around, startled.
"I don't know sir," he answered, facing Cass again, "I was told to bring you back immediately, no exceptions, no delays. Colonel O'Neill said to use the word 'lightsaber' " Cassi snapped a look at Teal'c. That was the code word their family had devised in case of dire circumstances.
"Our things" Teal'c said. They appeared at his feet. Cass gave the Lt. and his accompainment a regretful look.
"Sorry, Anders, but you're too slow" she said, "Bye R'yac. Keep practicing!" Then she was down the stairs and racing through the field below at such a rate it would've taken a death glider to keep up, the men, even Teal'c, trailing along just behind her as she pulled them telekineticly.
