A LONG ONE FOR YOU ALL! because i'm not sure when i'll be able to write again (tech week for Oliver! and EVIL project)
Lorency: I know, right? poor jake... sorta... hehe
Darth Tater: Forget about the planet and you probably have it...
nightpheonix: love ya! but may i suggest removing all food and drink from your mouth before reading this?
SG-Fan: oooh... I'll send you one... better yet, lemme come over and we can make them together!
SGCFan4Ever: I'm touched!
sophiedb: glad you came back!
BookWorm37: love you too! of course i'll update silly:)
this week's treat for reviewers... CHOCOLATE PUDDING PIE!
It was bliss. Ungodly silence and bliss. The cabin air was being reconditioned quietly. The hyperspace generators were running smoothly with no hiccups. It was just him and the little red globe that steered the ship.
Splat!
And the four kids in back.
Jacob slowly wiped away the glob of once dehydrated ice cream that had been thrown at his face. It had been a mistake giving them ice cream to calm down.
You've been out of practice Jacob Carter. Your dad skills are severely lacking, said Selmak in a very good psychologist voice. He ignored her. Thwap. Splat!
The next gob nailed the cockpit window. This wasn't his ship! It was a rental! Couldn't they just keep their grubby hands off of everything or more or less, anything?
No.
'Shut it you.'
Time to make threats again. The beautiful silence had lasted all of a half hour before they got bored again.
"You kids quiet down back there or I'll turn this ship around and give you back to Anubis!" he threatened, arching his back over the ship in true 'I'm-a-minivan-driving-dad-hear-me-roar' style. The sound quieted only to be disturbed by furious whispering.
"He can't do that, it's physically impossible," a smaller Carter whispered to her CO.
"Okay, that's good to know," he answered back. The sound level went up again.
"How much do you want to bet on that Sam?" Jacob said challengingly. Sam could never back down from a challenge.
"Everything."
He shrugged. "Fine then." Carefully he backed the ship into a state equal to neutral and swung it around facing the way they just came. "See?" Sam had her mouth wide open in awe.
"Okay Daddy, you can go now, I believe you." He voice was fearful of the fact that he could go back to Anubis. She was scared and it was because of him.
"I'm sorry darling." He scooped her up in a tight hug. With the other hand, he pushed the ship back into hyperspace.
"That's okay daddy, I forgive you. We were being bad." Sam put her head down then looked up with that puppy dog look. It had been SOO long since he'd gotten that look that his heart melted instantly. "Would you forgive me?" she asked.
He smiled like the Cheshire Cat. "Of course honey." With a kiss on the cheek, he sent her on her way.
You are SO easy!
'No I'm not!'
Are too!
'Are… I'm not getting into this conversation. I haven't seen her at eight for thirty odd years.'
Excuuuuses!
'Oh yeah? Have you ever had children who have mastered the puppy dog look?'
Well…
'Yesss?'
Not like that.
'HA!'
Okay, fine, I'm shutting up…
'Finally…'
I heard that! Selmak protested. Jacob mumbled to himself for no reason. It must have been at least forty minutes before he heard another complaint.
"Jaaaa-aake! Danny's lighting a fire with Djari!" Jack whined.
"Wha? Daniel Jackson!" The doctor's head quickly snapped up.
"Yeah?"
"What did I tell you about lighting fires to things?" Selmak said quickly.
"Sorry…" Djari responded.
"No you're not!"
"I am too!"
"They're very childish, don't ya think?" Jack whispered to Sam and Teal'c.
"Indeed O'Neill."
"I think it's funny."
Suddenly an outburst of "Shut up Selmak/Djari!" erupted. Daniel took his place on the floor and Jake returned to the helm.
Five, four, three, two…
"DADDY!"
Reacting quickly, Jacob spun around. "What?" he asked with a father's concern.
"I still gotta peeeeeeee!
"I'M HUNGRY!" the next voice yelled.
"Jack, you just ate!"
"I'm a growing boy Jacob, you should know that!" Jack explained like it was totally obvious even to a blind person.
I know just the place!
'What? A fast food mart in hyperspace?'
As a matter of fact, yes. See, the Ancients that run the Mobile stations in…
'WHAT!'
Yeah, he made the whole chain. Anyway, his cousin came out here and granted the same option to weary hyperspace travelers.
'What's this place called?'
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"Those toilets are dirty, dad!"
"Hey, Jacob, look! A gumball machine! Can I have a quarter? Huh? Huh, can I? Please?" another little voice begged. Other little voice crowded the poor man. Yes, he was definitely out of practice for little kids. One only expected their children to be eight once, you know?
"I wanna Big Mac, I'm starving!" the loud, squeaky voice whined again.
"Ja-a-acob, Djari's BUGGING me again!" the little doctor complained. The people in the restaurant moved very far away from the dad with the miss-matched group.
"Lower your voices guys!" Jacob restrained from yelling, but that would have been stupid. Somehow, something that looked like a Big Mac was placed in front of Jack. He looked up and thanked the waiter then dived in.
"Show starts in a minute folks!"
'Uh, what show?' Jacob asked Selmak nervously.
Your daughter will try to figure it out, Jack will appreciate it, Daniel will probably drop that ice cream sandwich of his…
'What ice cream sandwich!' Jake looked at Daniel for confirmation.
Got ya… and Teal'c will respect it.
'What is IT!' Silence. 'Oooooh…'
The universe ended in a parade of colors.
nightpheonix... i hope you took my recommendation under serious consideration... i DO wanna see you in school tomorrow and not dead cuz u choked on a chicken bone or something... that goes for ALL of you! NO DYING!
anyway... see that button? it contains goodies of unimaginable quality... press and they shall be released!