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General Paul Davis headed over to the training facility. He wasn't going to let anyone deliver this message to Daniel but himself, he couldn't wait to see his face. As he walked up, he noticed that Daniel and Teal'c were in silent conversation as they nodded over at the cadets. Paul had a feeling that they were talking about one cadet in particular. Before he arrived, Teal'c left Daniel's side and approached the cadets with a fierce sense of determination.

"Uh oh…" Paul muttered as he walked up to Daniel. Best to work through channels he figured. "Hey Daniel!"

"Hey Paul, what are you doing here?"

"Doing Sam a favor… She wanted me to pass along a message to you."

Daniel smiled at Paul, he knew what the message was going to be. He crossed his arms in front of his chest, "And what message might that be?"

"She said that if you make Stella unhappy or allow anyone else to make her unhappy," Paul paused and watched Daniel absently nod his head in mock understanding. Paul figured that that was about to stop in a few seconds as he continued, "that she'd tell Janet, who would be very disappointed in you for making her goddaughter unhappy." 'Yep, that did it!'

Daniel's head stopped bobbing up and down as he stared at Paul with mild fear. "She said that?"

Paul bit back a smile and nodded his head.

"She wasn't kidding when she said that was she?"

Paul shook his head no.

"She would do it wouldn't she?"

Paul nodded his head again.

Daniel stared at him momentarily before he turned around and looked for Teal'c and took off at a sprint. Paul watched the archaeologist run off, 'Not bad for a sixty-year-old archaeologist!'

When Daniel caught up with Teal'c, he was standing before Cadet Young. As he ran up he heard Teal'c speaking.

"Daniel Jackson has informed me that you are dating Stella O'Neill. Is that correct?"

Kyle stared back at the man and refused to be intimidated, Stella was worth fighting for. "Yes, sir."

"And what are your intentions with young Stella O'Neill?"

"Only honorable one's, sir."

"And yet you have proceeded to date her without seeking permission from her family. On Chulak, Colonel O'Neill would have every right to challenge you… to the death."

Kyle's eyes widened at learning the rights and rituals of Teal'c's home world. As he stared into the eyes of the imposing alien before him, he tried to come up with a response. "Sir, you are correct in that I have not sought permission from Miss O'Neill's parents. In my defense, I received the blessing of J.D. O'Neill; he introduced us, sir. And if we were on Chulak, I would willing die at the hands of Colonel O'Neill because I would never mean to disgrace Miss O'Neill nor rob her of her father, sir," he calmly stated as an impressed Daniel watched on.

"Teal'c come on," Daniel said as he grabbed his friend's arm and tried to lead him away.

Teal'c bored into the young cadet's eyes that never backed down. As Daniel continued to pull Teal'c away, he offered one last piece of advice, "Cadet Young, if I learn that you have hurt Stella O'Neill in any way, then-"

"Teal'c!" Daniel yelled as he pulled him away before he could finish voicing his threat.

Teal'c threw one last look over his shoulder.

"I have no intention of ever doing that, sir," Kyle assured him. He watched the two godfathers walk away before joining the rest of the cadets who were checking their gear one last time before their first training exercise.

Stella walked over to him, "Kyle, I'm so sorry for all of this!"

Kyle offered her a small smile, "Don't be. I'd probably act the same way if you were my daughter or goddaughter…"

"You're not upset or anything?" she asked him.

"Over what?"

"You're not scared?"

Kyle smiled at her, "I'll admit, Teal'c can be a bit intimidating. But I don't ever plan on getting on his bad side…"

"Yeah, but they're probably going to make your two days here a living hell!"

Kyle shrugged his shoulders, "It's worth it for you… And besides, I'll consider it as supplemental training."

She looked at him quizzically.

"Hey, if I can hold my ground with your family and get them to accept me, or at the least, not want to kill me, then fighting the Gold should be easy, right?"

Stella smiled back him. "Goa'uld. Not Gold."

Kyle nodded his head, "Yeah, them too," he added lightly.

Stella nodded her head in amusement. "Thanks Kyle… And if my dad ever gives you a chance, the two of you will get along great."

Kyle's face lit up, "Really? Why's that?"

Stella shrugged her shoulders, "You both have the capacity to be serious and childish at the same time."

Kyle happily smiled back at her as he finished checking his own gear.

By the end of the day, the team of young cadets had been put through an arduous series of training exercises. Including each of them getting zatted once with a zat gun, Kyle was the first unsuspecting victim. Throughout the exercises, Jack was especially critical of Kyle's actions, who listened intently and worked on improving and learning from his critiques.

As they continued throughout the exercises, Stella's respect and admiration for Kyle grew. She saw him take it all in stride and never back down. He was a strong man, like her father.

At the end of the day, they were all granted an hour of free time. Kyle and Stella took off for a walk around the perimeter of the Alpha Base. They ended up heading up the mountain a bit to talk. They stopped on an outcropping just over the hangar entrance.

"So what do you think of the Stargate program?"

"It's amazing! I can't believe we're on another planet! I mean look at that, this planet has two moons!" he told her as he leaned back and pointed up at the two moons overhead.

She lied down next to him, "Yeah, it is pretty amazing… And there are so many places out there to explore…"

"That's the coolest part! If you think of the number of stars there are in this galaxy, and assume that there are thousands, if not millions, of solar systems like this one where there is sustainable life… I mean there could be like… Gazillions of planets to explore!"

"Gazillions?" Stella chuckled!

"Yeah… gazillions… somewhere between a billion and infinity!"

Stella shook her head in amusement, 'yep, definitely like dad!'

"Hey kids!" a voice called out.

Kyle scrambled to his feet as Stella sat up and watched her parents approach. "Hey mom, dad."

Sam spoke first, "Hey Stella, Cadet. How was your day?"

"Good…" her daughter offered.

"And what about you Cadet?"

"Ma'am… It was… Awesome… I feel so honored to be selected for this assignment!"

Even though there wasn't that much light, Sam and Jack knew that the young cadet had a huge smile on his face. "It is pretty cool getting to travel to other planets, isn't it?"

"Yes, ma'am."

Silence settled on the group. After a few moments, Jack spoke up, "Cadet, can I have a word with you?"

"Dad!"

"Jack!"

"Yes, sir," he replied as he followed Jack's indicated direction.

"Kyle you don't have to," Stella told him as she shot a look at her father.

"Jack, what did I tell you earlier?"

"I just want to talk to the man and get to know him," Jack exclaimed.

"It's okay, I don't mind," Kyle reassured his girlfriend. He then turned to Jack, "Sir."

As the two men walked away, Sam and Stella shared a worried look with each other. "This isn't good is it?"

Sam watched the retreating figures before looking back at her daughter. "I don't know sweetie…"

"Do you think he has a chance?"

"Well Daniel and Teal'c didn't have anything unfavorable to say about him. They said he was a strong man… He didn't back down against Teal'c… And Daniel likes the fact that Kyle's minor is Philosophy…"

"And dad?" she asked worriedly.

"Your dad… hasn't formed his opinion yet… I guess we'll find out soon enough…"

"Great… I hate waiting! … What do you think of him?"

Sam looked over at her daughter, "I'm inclined to like him… And as long as he makes you happy and respects you…"

"He does on both accounts… You know, he reminds me a lot of both dad and uncle Danny…"

Sam smiled at her daughter, "I thought the same thing…"

They sat in silence again waiting for the men to return. Stella spoke, "Mom?"

"Yes dear?"

"How did you get them not to make Kyle's time here hell?"

A huge smile appeared on her face. "Well… I told Daniel that I would tell Janet that he was making you unhappy and-"

"You didn't!" a shocked Stella asked her mom. "That's why he was sprinting over to Teal'c when he was talking to Kyle and practically dragged him away!" She laughed openly thinking of the fear that Daniel must have felt. "You're too good mom!"

"Well, when you've been friends and worked with someone for almost thirty years, you know how to make them do what you want!"

"Nice… And dad?"

"Do you remember the story that my dad likes to tell about how your father asked him for my hand in marriage? Well, I just reminded your father of my dad's threat to hunt him down if he made me unhappy…"

"Oh my god! You threatened to get a hold of grandpa!"

Sam nodded her head, "Yep, and luckily your father didn't call my bluff!"

Her eyes went wide! She then wrapped her arms around her mother, "Thanks mom!"

TBC

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