Chapter 3

Cat and Mouse

In Abigail's room the little Stargate came to life once more. The small inner ring clinked and clanked as the tiny chevrons engaged. A small gush of water erupted from the center of the wormhole and fell back into place to reveal a shimmering pool of water. Abigail anxiously waited in her peach fuzzy sweater and blue jeans for her visitors to come through the event horizon.

SG-1 emerged from the miniature gate with General O'Neill in the lead. "Abigail." His small arm went up to wave to his favorite giant child.

"Jack." Abigail smiled back at him. She then looked at the other members of the team. "Hi Daniel, Sam and Teal'c. I'm so glad you came back." She told them.

"Well we would miss you too much to stay away." Jack told her. He walked up to her big brown eyes. "Abby, how about we play a new game today?" Jack asked her.

"Sure." Abigail's face lit up with excitement. "What would you like to play?"

"How about a word game." Daniel suggested after Jack looked towards him for help. "How about you tell us what city you live in and we can tell you where we live."

"I already know where you live silly." Abigail told him.

Daniel looked confused "You do?" he asked.

"You live on another planet." Abigail replied.

"I live in Rochester." Abigail replied.

"Rochester Minnesota?" Jack asked her. "You know I grew up in…"

"Jack, were from another planet…remember?" Daniel told him.

"Oh, right." Jack replied.

"I don't know where Minnesota is." Abigail replied. "Hey, you wanna meet Charlie?"

Jack looked at Daniel. "Charlie?" Jack replied.

"My kitten, I just got him today." Abigail seemed very excited.

"Kitten, sure…we can do that." Jack told her. Abigail bolted from the room to retrieve her kitty.

"Sir," Carter added. "We are only two inches high here…I don't think the kitten is a good idea."

Jack huffed and looked at her. "It's a little tiny kitten Carter, it won't hurt us." He held his hands together to show how small the kitty would be…in his mind.

Moments later Abigail returned with a full grown all white cat in her arms. She brought the animal over to the dresser top. Jack looked up at the huge beast that was growling at them in the child's arms. "Charlie be nice." She told the animal.

Daniel's face went white, as did the Jaffa's. Carter went over to O'Neill who stood motionless in front of the kitty. "Still thinks it a little bitty kitten sir?"

Jack calmly looked at her. "Don't make an sudden movements." He told her and then looked back up at Abigail. "Abby, I think you put the kitty back and close your door."

"It's okay he won't hurt you." Abigail told them. "Will you kitty?" She petted the white cats head as it stared at its human prey. Jack swore he saw the cat lick its lips.

Jack took a deep breath and a step back as the cat leaped out of Abigail's arms and onto the dresser top. "Meeoow!" The cat went as it swatted at SG-1.

"No kitty…bad kitty." Abigail replied and went after the cat as SG-1 went for cover.

Jack found himself firing upon the giant beast. The tiny bullets merely bounced off its nose and irritated Charlie even more. Carter yelled at him. "Sir…sir…Jack." Jack stopped firing and looked at Carter. "Don't shoot the little girl's cat!" She scolded him.

He looked back and saw a huge paw coming at him he ran for the edge of the dresser, leaping off and landing on a soft fluffy pillow. "Damn it." He stated trying to get off the child's bed. The cat jumped after him onto the bed as Jack grabbed the sham and swung to the floor

"Charlie no…don't eat Jack!" The little girl shouted. "Bad kitty…bad kitty."

Daniel was scrunched behind the music box with Teal'c and Carter "Eat Jack kitty…eat Jack." Daniel replied sarcastically.

Carter looked at him. "Daniel?" She sounded shocked and surprised.

"Well…maybe if it eats Jack he will be full and won't eat any of us." Daniel reached for and excuse as to his deviate behavior.

Jack's feet hit the hard wood floor and he looked up to see white fur and sharp teeth coming at him. He ran under the bed and into the cardboard tube of a roll of paper towels. The cat crouched down and looked inside the tube. It tried to reach Jack with its paw but the tube was too long. Jack was safe for a brief moment. Then the cat batted the side of the roll of towels and the roll of towels rolled out of the room and into the hallway. Inside the tube Jack braced himself against the inner walls as his would went in circles.

Abigail's mother came down the hall and saw the cat batting around the towels. She bent down and picked up the roll and placed it under her arm. "Abigail…what did I tell you about the cat being in your room?" Her mother asked.

"No kitty in my room." She pouted with her bottom lip slightly sticking out.

"Now put the kitty downstairs and close your door." The mother told her and walked back down the stairs with Jack peeking out the back of the roll of paper towels.

SG-1 came out of hiding and looked at Abigail's sad face. "At least no one got hurt Abigail." Carter told her.

Daniel yelled down to the bed. "Jack…you can come out now." Jack didn't respond. "Jack?" Daniel yelled even louder.

Carter looked worried and got on the radio. "Colonel Carter to General O'Neill…do you read me sir?"

After a brief moment they received Jack's radio answer. "Yeah, I hear you Carter."

"Where are you sir?" Carter asked as she paced the dresser top.

"Kitchen…counter top…huge chocolate chip cookies." Jack looked at the homemade cooling cookies before him. "This would be heaven to Daniel." He stated. "Hey Daniel…Mmmm." Jack grabbed a chunk of gooey warm cookie and ate, making sure to make as much noise as possible to upset Daniel.

"How big are the cookies Jack?" Daniel licked his lips.

Carter yelled up to Abigail. "Abby could you give us a life down to the kitchen to get Jack?"

Daniel added. "And a cookie!"

"Of course I can." Abigail held out her small child's purse for them to climb in. The small red cloth square purse just fit them perfectly as Abigail carried SG-1 out of her room and down the stairs to the kitchen. "Don't worry…Jack will be okay."

As Abigail reached the kitchen her mother stood at the counter wearing her black sweater and jeans. She was cleaning up the mess that Jack made after eating part of the giant cookie. "I can't believe we have a mouse problem when we have a cat in the house." The mother complained. "Abigail wash your hand before you have anything to eat."

"Yes mom." The small sick child replied. She placed the purse on the counter next to the cookies.

Daniel peeked at the cookies. "They really are huge." He whispered.

"No, the cookies are normal size…we shrunk." Carter replied. She looked and spotted movement behind the sugar canister. "I think I see Jack."

They walked over to Jack as he came out from behind the canister. He was licking melted chocolate from his hands. "Sir, what are you doing?"

"Giant cookies make a giant mess." Jack told her. He looked up at Abigail giggling at him. "How about a paper towel?"