December 5th - Snowflake by Cleo the Muse
All Ages
Gen, Drabble, Holiday (Christmas)
Warnings: None
Episodes: Season one.
Synopsis: The AO Happy Place Advent Calendar challenge, in which each day of December (until Christmas), a new door is opened on the Advent calendar, and a picture prompt revealed.
Word count: 200
Status: Completed as of December 5, 2007
December 5th - Snowflake
Teal'c took a moment to breathe the crisp winter air, reveling in the freedom of the act. The air of Colorado was not nearly as pure as that of Chulak, but refreshing nonetheless. Even this high on Cheyenne Mountain, one could smell the exhaust fumes produced by the Tau'ri's preferred mode of transportation. Still, the atmosphere felt lighter than did Chulak's, as there was no weight of oppression nor fear that any moment could bring the wrath of a god down upon unsuspecting innocents.
Not a god, he reminded himself, but a false god.
He watched in fascination as a snowflake fell from the night sky, only to vanish upon striking the ground. It suddenly occurred to him that achieving ultimate victory over the Goa'uld could not be accomplished with isolated acts of individuals. The Jaffa would need rise up in force if they were to win their own freedom. A single snowflake brought little change, but thousands upon thousands of snowflakes could change everything.
"Yo, Teal'c! You just going to stand there?"
Shaking his head, Teal'c crossed the parking lot to his friends, indicating his readiness to join them in their intended holiday revelry. They had much to celebrate.
Author's Notes:
...Thus Teal'c's dream of a Jaffa Rebellion truly begins!