Title: Family Ties

Author: Lille

Title: Family Ties

Author: Lille

Season: Season 8. Right after opener.

Disclaimer: Stargate SG-1 and anything to do with Stargate SG-1 are not mine.

Summary: Daniel offers his cousin an internship at the SGC (very, very brief)

Parings: Maybe a bit of Sam/Jack, though they aren't the main focus of this.

After the accident that had killed his parents Daniel Jackson was placed into foster care. It took a while for Social Services to find a long-term placement for him. During the first few years after his parents' death Daniel was passed through more then a few homes, never quite fitting in. One of the most enjoyable places he stayed was with Charles and Lily Jackson. While they were not actual relatives of the displaced Daniel, it was easy to think of them as distant cousins. The then childless couple had enjoyed having Daniel in their home. Unfortunately an overseas career opportunity came along that was too good for Charles Jackson to pass up. Daniel was placed in a new home after only six months, and his new "cousins" moved to Paris.

Over the years the Jacksons and Daniel kept in touch through letters and an occasional holiday telephone call. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson returned to the states with their newborn daughter at about the same time Daniel Jackson was finishing his first Bachelors Degree. Daniel had found the time to visit with his "cousins" and was introduced to their daughter Sarah. Even from that point, Daniel could tell that there was something special about the bubbly girl. Over the years Daniel remained the "cousin at large" and Sarah's adopted "uncle", becoming quite close to the girl before his first encounter with the Stargate.
While never very close to them in his adult life, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson were among the few people he contacted upon his return from Abydos. It was a surprise for Dr. Jackson to get a letter from his "niece", whom he hadn't seen in quite a while.

Sarah had just finished with her Associates Degree in linguistics and mythology. It was hardly a great achievement, but at only 18 years old it showed that she was willing to work hard and that her education seriously. Sarah's parents and her "uncle" Daniel had planted the seeds of curiosity in her when she was only a child. Now she was considering a career in Cultural Sociology, or maybe Anthropology, or even in Psychology. She was having trouble deciding what to do next. Finally, and idea struck her, involving a certain "uncle".

Dr Daniel Jackson had a bemused smile on his face as he left Jack's office. Daniel had received a letter from his adopted "cousin", Sarah Jackson. The bright 18 year old girl was having a crisis of trying to chose her career goals and had written to ask if Daniel could help her find an internship with one of his academic associates. Dr. Jackson, while his academic reputation was slowly improving, didn't want young Sarah to have to struggle against some of the prejudices that being associated with him may bring. Instead he had struck on the idea of getting her an internship in his own Archiology/ Anthorpology department at the SGC. The trick was to get Jack to agree to the idea. AT first the General thought Daniel was just being foolish to even suggest the idea. Dr. Jackson had managed to talk his team leader around to accepting it as a possibility. Daniel had managed to make Jack see that Sarah was really SGC material. She had already finished her associate's degree while other kids her age were just starting and she had graduated at the top of her class. The final argument that had won Jack over was the suggestion that maybe the Colonel could talk Sarah into joining the Air Force Branch. Pride had won the day and Daniel Jackson was on his way to phone Sarah and let her know that he had a place for her.