"Good trip Colonel?" Hammond asked as they came through the gate.
"Yes sir, if you like trees. I mean scouting a base in a giant forest isn't the best place for Tok'ra. All those trees will lose their leaves and the ground will turn to mulch and they'll get all dirty. I pretty sure that they don't have dry cleaners." Hammond looked at him strangely. "I mean if I was try to find a new home planet I'd pick somewhere with a nice sandy beach, warm waves lapping on the sand, plenty of fish to catch. But then again the Tok'ra live in those tunnels so they wouldn't appreciate it. Speaking of tunnels Jacob, how do you light those things and could we convert it to something we could use here to save on electricity bills?"
"Everyone report to the infirmary." Hammond instructed. "Nice to see you again Jake."
"You too George. Mind if I stay and visit with my little girl for a while?"
"You're welcome to stay as long as you want." Jacob and Sam were the last out of the gate room.
"So what was all that with Jack when we got back?" Jacob asked his daughter.
"Him covering your six." She replied. Jacob still looked confused. "If anyone even questions where we were, we just have twenty or so witnesses that will say that we were scouting a base with too many trees, because that's how he always reacts to planets with too many trees."
"Why would he do that?"
"Because he's good at what he does and he can keep a secret. The best way to do that is with misdirection with normal reactions." She said as they got near the elevator.
"When did you get so smart?" He asked.
"I'm guessing she was born that way." Jack said with a smile as the elevator door closed. "So Jake where are you planning staying, you're more than welcome to stay at our place?"
"I'll probably stay here at the base. Sammie what did you do with the house?"
"It's still there if you want to use it. We just need to move some of the electrical equipment and some crockery back in and you can use it while you're here."
"You didn't sell it or rent it out?" He questioned.
"No. Just moved out my stuff and some of my furniture, everything else is where it was before."
"I thought you could have used the money."
"I don't need it. Besides it will be some where for Mark, Jenny and the kids to stay if they want to come and visit."
"Sam, I mean you don't make much as an Air Force Major, trust me I know."
"I forgot he doesn't know." Jack smiled.
"Know what?" Jacob questioned.
"Your daughter's loaded." Daniel replied.
"Sammie?"
"I have a good broker and those stocks Grandma and Grandpa gave me worked out pretty well."
"How well?" He asked.
"Half a million give or take a few thousand."
"And you're still working here?"
"Like I said it's fun. Where else would I get to play with alien doohickeys and a two storey doorway to the stars?" She said with a shrug.
"Jack, you rubbed off on her way too much." Jacob smiled.
"Great isn't it?" He shot Sam a grin. "She even takes most of her downtime too."
"That's a positive if I ever heard one."
"That's in between setting up other Air Force Colonels." Daniel added.
"Sammie?"
"He asked her out first. She just called me because she panicked because she wasn't expecting it and said no when she wanted to say yes. I just got them talking again."
"By taking the distributor cap off her car." Jack added.
"It's not my fault most of the men on this base have a hero complex." Sam said as the elevator doors opened. "Sir." She winked at him and headed down the corridor to the infirmary.
"She's just like her mother."
"With a little of you mixed in." Jack added before following Sam.
"So where did you go this time?" Janet asked as she carried out a test on Sam.
"To check out a planet the Tok'ra are thinking of using as a new home world."
"Is it viable?"
"Too many trees for the Colonel's liking, probably for the Tok'ra too. Some of those roots have to go down pretty far so trying to put in a tunnel might be a problem."
"I suppose finding an area to put the rings in would be a problem too."
"Probably. Dad's staying here for a while."
"That'll be good. You don't get to see him enough and Cassie would like to see him." Janet checked her throat for infestations.
"As long as he and Jack don't get sucked into a Simpson's marathon again I'll be fine."
"If they do it will get them out from under your feet."
"Actually that's a valid point."
"All done." Janet said. "Next."
"Hi Janet." Jacob said.
"Jacob. Sam says you're staying for a while."
"Decided the Tok'ra can do without me for a while."
"Well you're always on the end of the intergalactic phone I guess."
"Exactly."
TBC
"Yes sir, if you like trees. I mean scouting a base in a giant forest isn't the best place for Tok'ra. All those trees will lose their leaves and the ground will turn to mulch and they'll get all dirty. I pretty sure that they don't have dry cleaners." Hammond looked at him strangely. "I mean if I was try to find a new home planet I'd pick somewhere with a nice sandy beach, warm waves lapping on the sand, plenty of fish to catch. But then again the Tok'ra live in those tunnels so they wouldn't appreciate it. Speaking of tunnels Jacob, how do you light those things and could we convert it to something we could use here to save on electricity bills?"
"Everyone report to the infirmary." Hammond instructed. "Nice to see you again Jake."
"You too George. Mind if I stay and visit with my little girl for a while?"
"You're welcome to stay as long as you want." Jacob and Sam were the last out of the gate room.
"So what was all that with Jack when we got back?" Jacob asked his daughter.
"Him covering your six." She replied. Jacob still looked confused. "If anyone even questions where we were, we just have twenty or so witnesses that will say that we were scouting a base with too many trees, because that's how he always reacts to planets with too many trees."
"Why would he do that?"
"Because he's good at what he does and he can keep a secret. The best way to do that is with misdirection with normal reactions." She said as they got near the elevator.
"When did you get so smart?" He asked.
"I'm guessing she was born that way." Jack said with a smile as the elevator door closed. "So Jake where are you planning staying, you're more than welcome to stay at our place?"
"I'll probably stay here at the base. Sammie what did you do with the house?"
"It's still there if you want to use it. We just need to move some of the electrical equipment and some crockery back in and you can use it while you're here."
"You didn't sell it or rent it out?" He questioned.
"No. Just moved out my stuff and some of my furniture, everything else is where it was before."
"I thought you could have used the money."
"I don't need it. Besides it will be some where for Mark, Jenny and the kids to stay if they want to come and visit."
"Sam, I mean you don't make much as an Air Force Major, trust me I know."
"I forgot he doesn't know." Jack smiled.
"Know what?" Jacob questioned.
"Your daughter's loaded." Daniel replied.
"Sammie?"
"I have a good broker and those stocks Grandma and Grandpa gave me worked out pretty well."
"How well?" He asked.
"Half a million give or take a few thousand."
"And you're still working here?"
"Like I said it's fun. Where else would I get to play with alien doohickeys and a two storey doorway to the stars?" She said with a shrug.
"Jack, you rubbed off on her way too much." Jacob smiled.
"Great isn't it?" He shot Sam a grin. "She even takes most of her downtime too."
"That's a positive if I ever heard one."
"That's in between setting up other Air Force Colonels." Daniel added.
"Sammie?"
"He asked her out first. She just called me because she panicked because she wasn't expecting it and said no when she wanted to say yes. I just got them talking again."
"By taking the distributor cap off her car." Jack added.
"It's not my fault most of the men on this base have a hero complex." Sam said as the elevator doors opened. "Sir." She winked at him and headed down the corridor to the infirmary.
"She's just like her mother."
"With a little of you mixed in." Jack added before following Sam.
"So where did you go this time?" Janet asked as she carried out a test on Sam.
"To check out a planet the Tok'ra are thinking of using as a new home world."
"Is it viable?"
"Too many trees for the Colonel's liking, probably for the Tok'ra too. Some of those roots have to go down pretty far so trying to put in a tunnel might be a problem."
"I suppose finding an area to put the rings in would be a problem too."
"Probably. Dad's staying here for a while."
"That'll be good. You don't get to see him enough and Cassie would like to see him." Janet checked her throat for infestations.
"As long as he and Jack don't get sucked into a Simpson's marathon again I'll be fine."
"If they do it will get them out from under your feet."
"Actually that's a valid point."
"All done." Janet said. "Next."
"Hi Janet." Jacob said.
"Jacob. Sam says you're staying for a while."
"Decided the Tok'ra can do without me for a while."
"Well you're always on the end of the intergalactic phone I guess."
"Exactly."
TBC