Epilogue
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"Jack!"
The boy pelted down the driveway as soon as O'Neill stopped his truck and opened the passenger door to let Jaffer out. The big lab jumped down from his seat and then jumped up on Shawn, promptly knocking the boy to the ground where he could be properly greeted with a good old fashioned mauling and several wet licks to the ears and neck.
"Save me! Help Jack! Jack!" Shawn giggled uncontrollably as he pretended to ward off the attack, and Jack gave Jaffer a minute to have his fun before he called the dog off. At a command from Jack, Jaffer gave Shawn a final lick, then sprang to O'Neill's side where he waited for Shawn to get up and watched as the boy wiped the slobber off his face.
"Are you packed?"
"Yup."
"Let's go say goodbye to your folks, then, shall we?"
He put his arm around Shawn's shoulder as they walked to the door, where Dotty and James met them. Jaffer greeted both of them cheerfully, leaving a slobber trail on their clothing and bare skin.
"Hi Jack," James said, smiling as shook O'Neill's hand.
"Hey James. You guys ready for a week of peace and quiet?"
"You know it. Are you ready for a week of chaos and mayhem?"
"I live for this week." Jack grinned, looking down at Shawn, who was looking up, his face shining with excitement.
"Go get your stuff, honey," Dotty told Shawn.
"I'll help you, son."
James and Shawn vanished down the hall and Jack smiled as he watched them go, then turned to Dotty.
"I'll take good care of him."
"I know, Jack. I see you're taking Jaffer this year."
"I take him everywhere we go, Dotty. Camp is no exception. Gary Hines was more than willing to let him come, especially since he's so good with kids."
"And you're bringing him because he'll know long before you do if there's something or someone around that might be invisible..."
Jack nodded. He'd never forget how easily Jaffer and the other dogs had sensed the Ashrak, and ever since then, Jaffer had accompanied Jack and Shawn wherever they went. And not only because Jack loved his dog.
"I won't ignore an advantage when I have one," Jack told her, seriously. "Teal'c is bringing Jack, as well, so we'll have plenty of warning. He'll be safe, I promise you."
"I know, Jack." She smiled and rested her hand on his arm for a moment. "Try to remember to have fun, though, okay?"
"Oh, we will, I promise you."
"And don't get hurt!"
"Me?" He gave her an innocent look that she recognized immediately, and she laughed. Before she could say anything, though, Shawn and James returned, carrying a huge bag and a backpack.
"Ready!" Shawn gave his mom a hug, and rolled his eyes when she hugged him back and kissed his cheek.
"Be good and listen to Jack."
"I have to, mom! He's my counselor."
"He'll be good or I'll toss him in the lake," Jack promised as he led them all out to his truck.
~*~
"Sam's coming with us?" Shawn asked as they pulled up to Carter's house.
"Yup, her and Teal'c and Jack. Daniel would have come with us, but he's going up with Sally, instead. That way we're not so crowded in my truck."
"And because he kind of likes her, huh?"
"Yeah, there is that."
Jack grinned and got out of the truck just as Sam came out of her front door carrying a bag and a backpack. She waved a hello and Shawn ran over to grab her backpack and carry it for her.
"Hi Sam!"
"Hi, Shawn. Are you ready?"
"Yup! You?"
"Of course."
She was almost knocked over as Jack came rushing out the door behind her, running over to greet O'Neill, Shawn and Jaffer. The yellow lab didn't know they were going to camp, but he knew they were going somewhere, and he was excited. With a little confusion, and a lot of good-natured threatening, Jack and Teal'c managed to load the dogs and the gear into the back of the truck, and Sam and Shawn into the king cab.
"Everyone belted in?" Jack asked as he started the truck.
"Ready!" Shawn shouted from behind him.
Jack smiled, and pulled the truck out into traffic, ignoring the way Jaffer was flirting with a couple of women in the convertible next to them. The day was warm and bright, the sun was shining and they were on their way to camp. What could possibly go wrong?
The End
~*~
Author's note: This is the end of the Campers! series. There will probably be some short stories, but these will just be strictly for fun, and only because I have a lot of various characters I've created and I may want to play with them a little more, but it won't be focused around Shawn only. (I might do a few with Jack and Jaffer as the dog is growing up, and I want to do one with Gina – you guys remember her?)
Okay! So the usual stuff... best line, worst part, favorite part?
Just a side note: I'm not sure if anyone noticed this, but I decided that I'd give the Marines on the base a bit more credit than Star trek gives their security people and make them actually play a bigger part in my story than just being used as cannon fodder (even though they did end up taking a lot of casualties, they also actually made a difference)
~*~
"Jack!"
The boy pelted down the driveway as soon as O'Neill stopped his truck and opened the passenger door to let Jaffer out. The big lab jumped down from his seat and then jumped up on Shawn, promptly knocking the boy to the ground where he could be properly greeted with a good old fashioned mauling and several wet licks to the ears and neck.
"Save me! Help Jack! Jack!" Shawn giggled uncontrollably as he pretended to ward off the attack, and Jack gave Jaffer a minute to have his fun before he called the dog off. At a command from Jack, Jaffer gave Shawn a final lick, then sprang to O'Neill's side where he waited for Shawn to get up and watched as the boy wiped the slobber off his face.
"Are you packed?"
"Yup."
"Let's go say goodbye to your folks, then, shall we?"
He put his arm around Shawn's shoulder as they walked to the door, where Dotty and James met them. Jaffer greeted both of them cheerfully, leaving a slobber trail on their clothing and bare skin.
"Hi Jack," James said, smiling as shook O'Neill's hand.
"Hey James. You guys ready for a week of peace and quiet?"
"You know it. Are you ready for a week of chaos and mayhem?"
"I live for this week." Jack grinned, looking down at Shawn, who was looking up, his face shining with excitement.
"Go get your stuff, honey," Dotty told Shawn.
"I'll help you, son."
James and Shawn vanished down the hall and Jack smiled as he watched them go, then turned to Dotty.
"I'll take good care of him."
"I know, Jack. I see you're taking Jaffer this year."
"I take him everywhere we go, Dotty. Camp is no exception. Gary Hines was more than willing to let him come, especially since he's so good with kids."
"And you're bringing him because he'll know long before you do if there's something or someone around that might be invisible..."
Jack nodded. He'd never forget how easily Jaffer and the other dogs had sensed the Ashrak, and ever since then, Jaffer had accompanied Jack and Shawn wherever they went. And not only because Jack loved his dog.
"I won't ignore an advantage when I have one," Jack told her, seriously. "Teal'c is bringing Jack, as well, so we'll have plenty of warning. He'll be safe, I promise you."
"I know, Jack." She smiled and rested her hand on his arm for a moment. "Try to remember to have fun, though, okay?"
"Oh, we will, I promise you."
"And don't get hurt!"
"Me?" He gave her an innocent look that she recognized immediately, and she laughed. Before she could say anything, though, Shawn and James returned, carrying a huge bag and a backpack.
"Ready!" Shawn gave his mom a hug, and rolled his eyes when she hugged him back and kissed his cheek.
"Be good and listen to Jack."
"I have to, mom! He's my counselor."
"He'll be good or I'll toss him in the lake," Jack promised as he led them all out to his truck.
~*~
"Sam's coming with us?" Shawn asked as they pulled up to Carter's house.
"Yup, her and Teal'c and Jack. Daniel would have come with us, but he's going up with Sally, instead. That way we're not so crowded in my truck."
"And because he kind of likes her, huh?"
"Yeah, there is that."
Jack grinned and got out of the truck just as Sam came out of her front door carrying a bag and a backpack. She waved a hello and Shawn ran over to grab her backpack and carry it for her.
"Hi Sam!"
"Hi, Shawn. Are you ready?"
"Yup! You?"
"Of course."
She was almost knocked over as Jack came rushing out the door behind her, running over to greet O'Neill, Shawn and Jaffer. The yellow lab didn't know they were going to camp, but he knew they were going somewhere, and he was excited. With a little confusion, and a lot of good-natured threatening, Jack and Teal'c managed to load the dogs and the gear into the back of the truck, and Sam and Shawn into the king cab.
"Everyone belted in?" Jack asked as he started the truck.
"Ready!" Shawn shouted from behind him.
Jack smiled, and pulled the truck out into traffic, ignoring the way Jaffer was flirting with a couple of women in the convertible next to them. The day was warm and bright, the sun was shining and they were on their way to camp. What could possibly go wrong?
The End
~*~
Author's note: This is the end of the Campers! series. There will probably be some short stories, but these will just be strictly for fun, and only because I have a lot of various characters I've created and I may want to play with them a little more, but it won't be focused around Shawn only. (I might do a few with Jack and Jaffer as the dog is growing up, and I want to do one with Gina – you guys remember her?)
Okay! So the usual stuff... best line, worst part, favorite part?
Just a side note: I'm not sure if anyone noticed this, but I decided that I'd give the Marines on the base a bit more credit than Star trek gives their security people and make them actually play a bigger part in my story than just being used as cannon fodder (even though they did end up taking a lot of casualties, they also actually made a difference)