TITLE: Sleeping In
AUTHOR: Elisabeth
EMAIL: complete
SPOILERS: "The Changling"
SEASON INFO: Season 6
RATING: G
SUMMARY: Teal'c adjusts to life without a symbiote.
CATEGORY: Humor, Point of View, Missing Scene.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: Special thanks to my beta reader, lover, husband, and father of my children. Also, a generous nod to my obvious inspiration, Debby Stark's Shortest L&C Story Ever, available on the Lois 'n Clark boards at http www lcfanfic com stories shortest.txt
Sleeping In by Elisabeth
He had been concerned at the rapid decline in his health since he had been released from the infirmary after the loss of his symbiote. But the doctor set his mind at ease.
"Teal'c, did it ever occur to you that your body will now require eight good hours of sleep a night?"
"It did not," he confessed.
The first two nights had not gone will. Despite all the drug-induced sleep in the infirmary, his first night of flying solo he slept eleven hours, and would have slept more had Jonas not arrived at his quarters.
The next night showed little improvement. He was just passing ten and a half hours of sleep when the ringing of the telephone awakened him.
Today, ColonelO'Neill made great show of presenting him with his first alarm clock. The idea was sound, as certainly he would soon return to active duty. He vowed to quickly become proficient in its use.
The next day
BEEP… BEEP… BEEP… BEEP… BEEP…
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Beep…
Sproing! Crack!
Bee… B…
Crackle! ZAT!
He apologized when his commander saw what had once been a thoughtful gift.
"I had not been expecting such a strong reaction," he confessed.
ColonelO'Neill cocked an eyebrow.
"It caught me unawares."
"Obviously." He grinned, "Well, no overnight missions for you for awhile, then."