O'Neill looked up from the newspaper when Carter finally came out, carrying
a large duffle bag.
"We're only going to be gone a week, Carter. Are you sure you left anything in your closet?"
"I've never been to camp before, Sir," she told him, defensively. "I didn't know what to bring."
Daniel grinned, "Don't listen to him, Sam. His big is probably twice as big as yours is."
"I'm bigger than her," O'Neill said, shrugging. "My clothes take more space."
"Uh huh."
The men all stood up, and Jack walked over to grab her bag. He started to heft it, grimaced and turned to Teal'c.
"Teal'c?"
The big Jaffa reached down and easily picked up Carter's bag. Without another word he went out Carter's front door, followed closely by the rest of the team. Teal'c secured her bag in the back of O'Neill's truck, and opened the door for Daniel and Sam to get into the jump seats in the extended cab. He was bigger than the others. As such, when they drove in O'Neill's truck he always got shotgun.
"Are you certain you can locate this campsite, O'Neill?"
"Of course, I can." Jack said. "I have a map."
~~*~~
It was many hours and a couple wrong turns later when they finally arrived. The camp was in a large clearing and consisted of one main building at the bottom of a small hill and several much smaller buildings surrounding it. A fenced corral was barely visible off into the wooded area to the right of the main building, and off in the distance was the sparkle of sunlight off a large body of water. Most likely a lake.
"Nice place," Daniel said, getting out and stretching.
"Uh huh."
"Sir? How are we going to hide Teal'c's symbiote?"
"He'll keep a shirt on, and a hat."
"That's it?"
"It's worked before."
"Not with kids..." Carter had her own reservations about this whole idea, and was more than willing to use Teal'c as a good excuse to get out of it.
"Yeah, well... we'll just be careful. Come on."
O'Neill led the team into the main building, where they found a small group of people sitting in a large cafeteria, chatting. The group looked up when O'Neill and SG-1 walked in, and one stood up to walk over and greet them.
"Colonel O'Neill? I'm Gary Hines, Camp Director." The man put his hand out.
"Jack, please." He shook his hand, and gestured over to the rest of his team. "This is Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson, and Murray."
"It's a pleasure to meet you all. Please, come and meet the rest of the counselors." Gary led them over to the group of people, and introduced them all. "Miss Carter, you'll be with the Fifth grade girls with Sally and Jean, here. Your cabin will be France. Jack and Murray and Daniel will be with the fourth grade boys in China." He smiled, "Our cabins have names of different countries, to add a little more interest to things."
"Ah."
"Have you had lunch? We ate an hour ago, but the cook can fix you something to get you through until dinner, if you'd like?"
"Yeah, that'd be great."
"Good! Why don't you go pick out your bunks before the kids start arriving, and get settled in, then come back down and have your meal?"
"Sounds good."
He went out and stood at the bottom of the hill looking up at the cabins, and the others gathered around him.
"Well, Carter, we're going to China. If you get done in France before we do, come on over and we'll walk down together."
"Yes, Sir."
As they were unloading their gear a very large black dog came rushing up to them, jumping up on Teal'c and wuffling happily. The Jaffa looked over at O'Neill, unsure if this was an attack or normal, and Jack shrugged.
"Camp dog, most likely." Jack reached over and pulled the dog down off Teal'c, giving it a pat hello.
"You've been to camp before, O'Neill?"
Jack nodded, a far away look in his eyes for just a moment. "We used to send Charlie every year. He loved it. Sarah always insisted we drop him off and meet his counselors." He paused then visibly shook himself out of his reverie. "Not that it makes me a camping expert, but at least I know how to meet the parents if they come." He didn't say anything else, but he did give the dog another friendly pat before grabbing his bag out of the back of his truck and leading his team up the hill.
"We're only going to be gone a week, Carter. Are you sure you left anything in your closet?"
"I've never been to camp before, Sir," she told him, defensively. "I didn't know what to bring."
Daniel grinned, "Don't listen to him, Sam. His big is probably twice as big as yours is."
"I'm bigger than her," O'Neill said, shrugging. "My clothes take more space."
"Uh huh."
The men all stood up, and Jack walked over to grab her bag. He started to heft it, grimaced and turned to Teal'c.
"Teal'c?"
The big Jaffa reached down and easily picked up Carter's bag. Without another word he went out Carter's front door, followed closely by the rest of the team. Teal'c secured her bag in the back of O'Neill's truck, and opened the door for Daniel and Sam to get into the jump seats in the extended cab. He was bigger than the others. As such, when they drove in O'Neill's truck he always got shotgun.
"Are you certain you can locate this campsite, O'Neill?"
"Of course, I can." Jack said. "I have a map."
~~*~~
It was many hours and a couple wrong turns later when they finally arrived. The camp was in a large clearing and consisted of one main building at the bottom of a small hill and several much smaller buildings surrounding it. A fenced corral was barely visible off into the wooded area to the right of the main building, and off in the distance was the sparkle of sunlight off a large body of water. Most likely a lake.
"Nice place," Daniel said, getting out and stretching.
"Uh huh."
"Sir? How are we going to hide Teal'c's symbiote?"
"He'll keep a shirt on, and a hat."
"That's it?"
"It's worked before."
"Not with kids..." Carter had her own reservations about this whole idea, and was more than willing to use Teal'c as a good excuse to get out of it.
"Yeah, well... we'll just be careful. Come on."
O'Neill led the team into the main building, where they found a small group of people sitting in a large cafeteria, chatting. The group looked up when O'Neill and SG-1 walked in, and one stood up to walk over and greet them.
"Colonel O'Neill? I'm Gary Hines, Camp Director." The man put his hand out.
"Jack, please." He shook his hand, and gestured over to the rest of his team. "This is Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson, and Murray."
"It's a pleasure to meet you all. Please, come and meet the rest of the counselors." Gary led them over to the group of people, and introduced them all. "Miss Carter, you'll be with the Fifth grade girls with Sally and Jean, here. Your cabin will be France. Jack and Murray and Daniel will be with the fourth grade boys in China." He smiled, "Our cabins have names of different countries, to add a little more interest to things."
"Ah."
"Have you had lunch? We ate an hour ago, but the cook can fix you something to get you through until dinner, if you'd like?"
"Yeah, that'd be great."
"Good! Why don't you go pick out your bunks before the kids start arriving, and get settled in, then come back down and have your meal?"
"Sounds good."
He went out and stood at the bottom of the hill looking up at the cabins, and the others gathered around him.
"Well, Carter, we're going to China. If you get done in France before we do, come on over and we'll walk down together."
"Yes, Sir."
As they were unloading their gear a very large black dog came rushing up to them, jumping up on Teal'c and wuffling happily. The Jaffa looked over at O'Neill, unsure if this was an attack or normal, and Jack shrugged.
"Camp dog, most likely." Jack reached over and pulled the dog down off Teal'c, giving it a pat hello.
"You've been to camp before, O'Neill?"
Jack nodded, a far away look in his eyes for just a moment. "We used to send Charlie every year. He loved it. Sarah always insisted we drop him off and meet his counselors." He paused then visibly shook himself out of his reverie. "Not that it makes me a camping expert, but at least I know how to meet the parents if they come." He didn't say anything else, but he did give the dog another friendly pat before grabbing his bag out of the back of his truck and leading his team up the hill.