"Jenkins." Hannah said snatching up her phone. "Put him through. Sir, it's
nice to talk you again.... Yes sir.... Not specifically at the moment..."
"Hannah." Ferretti said stepping to her lab. "I need to talk to you."
"No sir..." She said to the person on the phone but Ferretti hadn't realised.
"What?" He said louder.
"Excuse me a minute General." She put her hand over the mouthpiece. "Did you say something sir?" She said looking at Ferretti.
"I said I needed to talk to you." He repeated.
"I'm kind busy on the phone here sir, can it wait?" She asked.
"Depends who are you talking to?"
"General Kerrigan." She replied.
"Go ahead. I'll wait." He sat down.
"Sorry about that General, my CO just came in.... Wouldn't Major Carter be better at that than me?... Or someone more experienced.... No sir, I could do it, it would just take some rearranging... I'd have to talk to General Hammond and Major Ferretti... Yes sir... Can I get back to you with a definite answer in a couple of hours.... Yes sir.... Goodbye." Hannah hung up and let out a breath.
"Talk to me about what?" Ferretti asked.
"It would be better if we did this with the General, so I only had to explain once."
"Fine. But after this I need to talk to you abut something."
"Yes sir. By the way did Dr Fraiser clear you for duty?" She asked as they headed towards the elevator.
"Yes. No ill effects."
"You should really learn to read the back of packets of sweets. I may not be around next time."
"If I didn't say it before thank you." He said.
"You're welcome." Hannah replied.
"Hopefully things will get back to normal now. We'll be back in the field any day now."
"Er... yes sir." Hannah said hesitantly.
"General Kerrigan wants you to go to the Academy." Ferretti said noticing her response.
"Yes sir."
"Why?" Ferretti asked.
"I'll explain that when we see the General."
"Okay. You know Jack has to stay in isolation until his virus goes."
"Major Carter mentioned something about it."
#
"Major Carter have you got a minute?" Hannah asked walking into her lab.
"Of course. What can I do for you?"
"First I should probably tell you that you're going to lose your bet."
"Why would you say that?" Sam asked.
"Because I'm not going to be here ma'am."
"Oh and where are you going to be?" Sam inquired.
"At the Academy. General Kerrigan called me; he wants to fill in for a week or so because one of the staff came down with pneumonia."
"Teaching what?" Sam inquired.
"Astronautics, I got the top grade in my class. There will probably be a couple of other classes. Lesson plans are already drawn up."
"Well congratulations, it'll be great for your career." Sam said.
"I never wanted to be a teacher, but when General Kerrigan asked..."
"You couldn't say no. He's a difficult guy to say no to. General Hammond Okayed it?" Sam asked.
"Yes."
"If you need any help. Just give me a call."
"Thank you ma'am. That was the support I was looking for."
"Ferretti not to happy about it?" Sam questioned.
"Er no. I'd better go, I have to finish something up and then I have to go home and pack and find my uniform."
"Good luck."
"Thank you." Hannah turned and left.
TBC
"Hannah." Ferretti said stepping to her lab. "I need to talk to you."
"No sir..." She said to the person on the phone but Ferretti hadn't realised.
"What?" He said louder.
"Excuse me a minute General." She put her hand over the mouthpiece. "Did you say something sir?" She said looking at Ferretti.
"I said I needed to talk to you." He repeated.
"I'm kind busy on the phone here sir, can it wait?" She asked.
"Depends who are you talking to?"
"General Kerrigan." She replied.
"Go ahead. I'll wait." He sat down.
"Sorry about that General, my CO just came in.... Wouldn't Major Carter be better at that than me?... Or someone more experienced.... No sir, I could do it, it would just take some rearranging... I'd have to talk to General Hammond and Major Ferretti... Yes sir... Can I get back to you with a definite answer in a couple of hours.... Yes sir.... Goodbye." Hannah hung up and let out a breath.
"Talk to me about what?" Ferretti asked.
"It would be better if we did this with the General, so I only had to explain once."
"Fine. But after this I need to talk to you abut something."
"Yes sir. By the way did Dr Fraiser clear you for duty?" She asked as they headed towards the elevator.
"Yes. No ill effects."
"You should really learn to read the back of packets of sweets. I may not be around next time."
"If I didn't say it before thank you." He said.
"You're welcome." Hannah replied.
"Hopefully things will get back to normal now. We'll be back in the field any day now."
"Er... yes sir." Hannah said hesitantly.
"General Kerrigan wants you to go to the Academy." Ferretti said noticing her response.
"Yes sir."
"Why?" Ferretti asked.
"I'll explain that when we see the General."
"Okay. You know Jack has to stay in isolation until his virus goes."
"Major Carter mentioned something about it."
#
"Major Carter have you got a minute?" Hannah asked walking into her lab.
"Of course. What can I do for you?"
"First I should probably tell you that you're going to lose your bet."
"Why would you say that?" Sam asked.
"Because I'm not going to be here ma'am."
"Oh and where are you going to be?" Sam inquired.
"At the Academy. General Kerrigan called me; he wants to fill in for a week or so because one of the staff came down with pneumonia."
"Teaching what?" Sam inquired.
"Astronautics, I got the top grade in my class. There will probably be a couple of other classes. Lesson plans are already drawn up."
"Well congratulations, it'll be great for your career." Sam said.
"I never wanted to be a teacher, but when General Kerrigan asked..."
"You couldn't say no. He's a difficult guy to say no to. General Hammond Okayed it?" Sam asked.
"Yes."
"If you need any help. Just give me a call."
"Thank you ma'am. That was the support I was looking for."
"Ferretti not to happy about it?" Sam questioned.
"Er no. I'd better go, I have to finish something up and then I have to go home and pack and find my uniform."
"Good luck."
"Thank you." Hannah turned and left.
TBC