Author's Note: This one is really short... (but it's necessary) sorry!
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"That would be very unfortunate," Thor agreed.
"UNFORTUNATE?" Hammond had finally lost his own temper. "It would be a lot more than unfortunate, Thor! Jack's right. We DON"T use our children! We certainly don't use the children of others to further our own agendas."
"Our Agenda is similar to your own, General Hammond. The Asgard want the Goa'uld stopped as much as-"
"I don't give a flying fu-"
"Colonel O'Neill." Hammond interrupted again, but this time it wasn't a reprimand. "We have to assume that the Asgard aren't going to find Shawn before daylight. Obviously. I want you and Major Carter to go to his home and speak with his parents."
"What do I tell them?"
"Think of something. You know them best, so you know better than I do what they will and won't accept."
"Think of something?" Jack shook his head and started to say something else, but Carter stood up, distracting him.
"Yes, Sir. We'll get right on that."
Hammond nodded, and turned to Teal'c and Daniel.
"You two get in touch with the Tok'ra. Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll find him on a routine flight. Who knows?"
"There is one more thing," Thor said. Everyone turned back to look at him.
"There's more?" Jack asked.
"Shawn knows about the Stargate."
"Yes, we know that." Hammond said.
"Thanks to you," Jack added.
"Yes. It is entirely possible that if he has crashed-"
"CRASHED?"
"-then he may attempt to go through the Stargate."
"He knows our address?" Hammond asked.
"Correct. It is the only one he knows. But it is entirely possible that if he finds himself on a planet, he may look for a Stargate and attempt to use it."
"Oh, God..." It was just getting worse and worse.
Hammond stood up. "We'll be ready on the chance that he does."
"Good. I am going to return to my ship." Thor handed Hammond a communication device. "If we find him, we will let you know. If he comes through your Stargate, or if you have any further questions for us, please contact me with this."
"We will."
The Asgard disappeared.
"Jack." Hammond turned to O'Neill, who was still fuming. "Come up with something good, okay? I don't want his parents to worry any more than they have to."
"We will, Sir." Jack was in complete agreement. "Come on, Carter."
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"That would be very unfortunate," Thor agreed.
"UNFORTUNATE?" Hammond had finally lost his own temper. "It would be a lot more than unfortunate, Thor! Jack's right. We DON"T use our children! We certainly don't use the children of others to further our own agendas."
"Our Agenda is similar to your own, General Hammond. The Asgard want the Goa'uld stopped as much as-"
"I don't give a flying fu-"
"Colonel O'Neill." Hammond interrupted again, but this time it wasn't a reprimand. "We have to assume that the Asgard aren't going to find Shawn before daylight. Obviously. I want you and Major Carter to go to his home and speak with his parents."
"What do I tell them?"
"Think of something. You know them best, so you know better than I do what they will and won't accept."
"Think of something?" Jack shook his head and started to say something else, but Carter stood up, distracting him.
"Yes, Sir. We'll get right on that."
Hammond nodded, and turned to Teal'c and Daniel.
"You two get in touch with the Tok'ra. Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll find him on a routine flight. Who knows?"
"There is one more thing," Thor said. Everyone turned back to look at him.
"There's more?" Jack asked.
"Shawn knows about the Stargate."
"Yes, we know that." Hammond said.
"Thanks to you," Jack added.
"Yes. It is entirely possible that if he has crashed-"
"CRASHED?"
"-then he may attempt to go through the Stargate."
"He knows our address?" Hammond asked.
"Correct. It is the only one he knows. But it is entirely possible that if he finds himself on a planet, he may look for a Stargate and attempt to use it."
"Oh, God..." It was just getting worse and worse.
Hammond stood up. "We'll be ready on the chance that he does."
"Good. I am going to return to my ship." Thor handed Hammond a communication device. "If we find him, we will let you know. If he comes through your Stargate, or if you have any further questions for us, please contact me with this."
"We will."
The Asgard disappeared.
"Jack." Hammond turned to O'Neill, who was still fuming. "Come up with something good, okay? I don't want his parents to worry any more than they have to."
"We will, Sir." Jack was in complete agreement. "Come on, Carter."
