Where Have All The Decorations Gone?
Part II

Disclaimer: Stargate, its characters, and anything else involved with it don't belong to me!

A/N: Thanks for the reviews! First off, I realize that I must forewarn readers that they're stepping into "The O.C.(C Zone)", meaning that the characters won't be acting entirely like themselves. Secondly, I have nothing against General Hammond (I love the fella to death) and I know he isn't evil. I just like putting him in my stories. Anyway, happy holidays everyone!

Setting: Christmas Eve Night; everyone has gone home to their nice cozy, warm beds… except for one man (well, usually it's Teal'c, but he went home with Jack) with a plan…

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the SG, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (A mouse? A mouse?! Someone should really clean up this place…). Anyway, speaking of cleaning up the place… General Hammond sat in his office eyeing the tacky, neon lights that Jack had strewn all over the base.

"Too bright and too distracting…" he grumbled.

He stood up and grabbed the green wreath that hung on his door. (The wreath was browning on the edges, I might add.) He took a deep breath and threw it into the trash can. What was this he felt? A sense of relief? Happiness even? He grinned at the thought of it.

"That felt pretty good," he thought to himself, "Well then, it's time for operation: Feel Good."

The General stepped into the hall and grabbed the end of the lights. As he unstrung the strung lights, he grabbed each and every festive item he saw and tossed it into a gigantic bin. Strange items indeed. It ranged from a mechanical pirate Santa Claus to the marshmallow carpeting of the conference room. Eventually, General Hammond was holding a bundle of neon lights wrapped into a huge ball. The gigantic bin was filled with holiday cheer, not to mention some reports that he didn't have time for.

General Hammond let out a sigh.

"The final step of operation Feel Good," he said aloud as he stepped in front of the Gate.

The coordinates were dialed, the Gate lit up, and the shimmering blue circle came alive.

"Merry Christmas!" he hollered as he threw the ball of lights through the Gate.

He then pushed the gigantic bin through as well. As he turned around, he saw the Rudolph figure staring at him with its funky red eyes.

"You guide them on their way, Rudolph!" the General said with a hearty laugh as he took the reindeer and sadly, it met the same fate as the rest of the decorations.

With that, the Gate closed and the General was left smiling to himself.

"Operation Feel Good complete. Good job General," he said as he turned around and walked through the barren, stripped walls of the base. He headed home for a well needed rest.

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Jack O'neill yawned and stretched out his arms as he got out of bed. It was Christmas Day! By golly, Jack was so excited that he couldn't wait to get to the base and see his decorations in full glory. The Christmas party was going to be a blast, like it always was.

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Daniel Jackson got to the base with a Santa Claus hat on and a whole load of presents in his hands. As he walked into the base, he noticed that something was missing.

"Oh no…" he uttered as the presents fell from his limp hands and hit the floor with a loud crash, like glass breaking. (It was pretty expensive glass… Poor Danny…)

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Sam Carter arrived at the base and was revved up for all the festivities.

She stopped and squinted at the walls and everything around her.

"Can't be…"

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Teal'c arrived with Jack. He closed his eyes for a moment and then opened them. No, they weren't deceiving him.

He took a deep breath.

"O'neill, where is all the 'jolliness' that you spoke of?" he asked, disappointed.

Jack stood with his mouth agape.

"I finished everything yesterday night when everyone went home!" he said.

He began to frantically pace up and down the hall, looking for invisible decorations.

Soon, Teal'c followed Jack to the Gateroom. He wanted to see if his Rudolph was still there… Alas, as the two stepped into the room, they found that the reindeer was gone too!

"Wha—For crying out loud! This sucks!" he said as he banged his fist against the wall.

"I agree, Colonel O'neill," Teal'c said, trying to reassure him, although he had the faintest idea why this situation would be "drawing something in by or as if by exerting a suction force" (note at end of story).

Jack was silent for a while. Then, he cleared his throat and prepared to do something he hadn't done in a while.

Meanwhile…

General Hammond sat in his office, smiling. He did it and there was nothing Jack could do about it! The inferno decorations were gone for good!

Then, he heard something.

"That's a noise that I simply must hear!" he thought.

He opened his door and put a hand to his ear. He did hear a sound. It started low and then it started to grow…

"I don't believe it," General Hammond said, "He's…"

To be continued!!!

(this is the note:) definition of "suck" from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary…