Chapter 3

Daniel Jackson was feeling that if he stared at the paper with the Furlings aka Andalite writing any longer his eyes would bleed. He almost whimpered at the thought of abandoning his work, but he needed a break. Sam and Jack were making inroads into the workings of Sharing. He was suspicious of how fast the Sharing found them, but he wasn't actively looking like the others were, loudly wondering about the organization. It was completely 'here I am, come get me' idea. It was Jack's strategy.

In fact using this 'strategy', they came across a local teenager who invited them to dinner with his family to discuss more about the Sharing. He assured them that his family wouldn't mind the company. His mom's pot roast was excellent. He had Jack hooked on the word pie. It was a clear set up to the two military officers but if it got them information so be it. Besides Jack pointed out that there was pie!

Teal'c was meditating and decided to stay with Daniel while the other two went to dinner. Less is more and honestly he was still adjusting to Earth customs. It wouldn't be wise to tip their hand this early. The two leaders of SG1 were adapted at getting information without screwing up.

Daniel crossed over to the balcony with his reheated cup of coffee, well his new cup to be honest. As he leaned against the railing to look at the sunset he sighed. Closing his eyes, he felt the sun and imagined his wife next to him, enjoying the weather that wasn't as hot as Abydos. He had to get her back. For her sake and his. He missed Sha're like a missing limb. His heart ached for his father in law, Kasuf losing both his children at once to the Goa'uld.

Daniel turned his head into the breeze, opened his eyes and almost dropped his coffee. He blinked a few times and rubbed his eyes, shifting his coffee cup from hand to hand. Ok, so the red tailed hawk was still perched on the table on his balcony staring at him with golden eyes. Not at all like the Goa'uld eyes. Daniel looked at the hawk more carefully. He almost poke the bird but refrained. He didn't want to get bite.

He had a suspicious feeling that this was the bird that was following the group all afternoon. In fact as Teal'c pointed out in a low voice when they were waiting for the keys to their rooms, enjoying the sunshine, wasn't there a bald eagle that kept pace with it? It was obvious to Teal'c who hunted, that the birds were hanging out together, and according to his studies of birds of Earth that was completely wrong. His constant habit of keeping look out was handy.

Daniel tried to keep calm but his hand kept shaking his full cup of coffee. He yelped as the hot liquid burned his hand and finally set down his cup on the table. He turned as Teal'c come up behind him hearing the yell. "Daniel Jackson is anything amiss?"

"Nope, just the strange bird that kept an eye on us all day, and I burnt my hand from the excitement or endless coffee. Can't tell which. Keep an eye on it will you? I need to fix my hand." Daniel left, praying that the bird didn't fly off.

When Daniel left, Tobias was stuck with the largest male human he ever encountered. He found himself walking backwards and flexing his wings. He took off into the air and settled on the railing so he had more room to maneuver if he could.

Tobias knew he was taking a risk getting closer, but as he noticed the look in Daniel's eyes as he was on the balcony, he recognized it. So he responded and he was left with the stranger human.

The man's deep voice made him start into flight. "Good strategy getting better distance to strike if necessary. My mentor would approve." Tobias couldn't look away from the giant's deep brown eyes. "I am called Murray here on Earth but I am Teal'c to friends. What is your name Furling Andalite?"

Teal'c could feel that there was no ill will from the bird, usually he could sense his enemies, like he cautioned O'Neil and Carter before they set out for dinner. It was a trait picked up from many battles and how he sensed he could trust O'Neill the first time they met. He did not notice anything what he picked up from the young teenager Tom. It wasn't always accurate but for the most part he was right by the sensing.

Tobias was at a loss for words, of all things to happen he did not expect this at all. 'Um.'

Teal'c just smiled. It was a scary thing. Tobias held off a whimper of fear. Daniel came back with a bandaged hand, looked at Teal'c smiling face and just sighed.

"Let's take this inside."

Daniel blinked at the sudden absence of the bird into the room. That bird moved fast. Teal'c just chuckled. 'Ah that was it.'

Jack O'Neill studied the joint with a battle honed mind and eyes. As for a evil lair or the entrance to a evil lair, a well kept house in a nice neighborhood was not what he had in mind. Carter discreetly elbowed his side as she said in a low voice. "Sir, try not to look like you're going to take the place apart. I don't think Tom's parents would appreciate that."

She jumped as a sharp voice commented behind her, "No my Uncle would not like that. But if you want to take a place apart, I suggest the shed out back it's in terrible shape."

Sam spun to see a young beautiful blonde hair, blue eyed teenager girl gazing at her with veteran eyes. Sam didn't notice the rest of the family that came behind her slip into the house. Jack was making introductions for himself and her but Sam had only eyes for the younger blonde. It was almost looking into a mirror but not.

"Sam." Sam jumped, "Sorry sir. What?" Sam noticed the amused expression on her commander's face.

"Stop cloud gathering out there and let's eat. My stomach is going to eat my foot." Jack complained as the younger blond introduced herself as Rachel. He also noticed besides herself, her cousin Jake had the same kind of eyes that Sam noticed. The rest of the family if you didn't count Tom, based off of Teal'c observation, seemed normal. The kid had a one track mind, the sharing.

"Not possible Jack." He cut her off before she even started on her scientific reasons why it wasn't possible.

"Nope, none of your science stuff here. I don't think anyone could keep up, even if it is about the digestive system." Jack made a funny face that had the younger kids laughing as they all sat down at the long dining room table.

As the food was being passed around, Jake's dad asked. "Are you two military? I mean you scream military or at least to people who dad served and taught me to spot them." He grinned at them. "It's been a while since I had military at my table. What branch are you?"

"Air Force." Sam responded as Jack as moaning in delight at his first bite of the pot roast and making the kids, besides Tom, Jake and Rachel laugh again.

"Flyers huh? I took a ride once from one of dad's buddies, they named me puky Smith after that."

Jack and Sam laughed. "It's not for everyone. But nothing beats flying." Jack commented as he took another helping of mashed potatoes. He noticed that Rachel and Jake seemed to brighten at those words as if in agreement.

Tom was too busy eating to notice as he started to steer the conversation to the great wonderful work the Sharing did. For once, he didn't get far because the family and their guests started to bond over boot camp stories and high jinks Sam and Jack got into while his dad recycled the old grandpa stories again. The visitors didn't seem to mind.

The other kids rolled their eyes at the instant bonding but let the adult conversation roll over them as they started their own. Once the talk of the military died down and pie was served, Rachel's family left.

Rachel asked to stay behind because Jake and her had a homework project to do together. Jack noted that lie was terrible. Might have been true, but it was made up at the drop of the hat. If he had a hat.

Jack noticed the basketball hoop as they lingered before saying goodbye, "Carter would you care for a game against the young people?" He needed more Intel and a game would work wonders for talking.

Carter grinned as Rachel matched her grin, their competitive spirits rising. Jake shrugged sure. "Tom, let's play. You used to be an awesome player before you started to be involved with the sharing and couldn't play anymore." Point one to Jack, now that was interesting. Yeerk on the brain?

Tobias was starting to regret getting Daniel's attention earlier. The man could not stop asking questions that he really couldn't answer. Ax could answer, but hum. An excellent way to see if these people were Yeerks or just regular guys. Teal'c just was waiting patiently. Tobias wished he had his talent.

Jake called his friend Marco to play on the old people team to make it three on three since his came out and decided to be score keeper. Carter and her CO exchanged a quick glance when Marco showed up. Marco had the same eyes as Rachel and Jake. For an maybe alien pod person Tom did not. All Goa'uld fought, if you counted the Jaffa, but did all Yeerks?

Then the game was on. Tom seemed twitchy, like he didn't know how to play or did at one point and then in another dropped the ball just before he was going to make a score. It was like Tom was two people. The changes were slight, and Tom laughed it off as being rusty but to Jack and Sam, well they had experience in such matters and it seemed more and more like Tom was a Yeerk.

That and he could not stop going on and on about how great and wonderful the Sharing was. Tom hinted in many different ways that his brother, his friends and Jack and Sam needed to join or at least check it out before they left town.

Jack was thankful that he had training to keep a calm face but dang, lay it on a bit thick wasn't Tom? Jack felt his eye starting to twitch. He wanted to Zat the kid. He might if Tom kept it up.

Thankfully his team won the game, even if Jake seemed to have a good head for strategy. It helped Jack not do anything rash.

About thirty minutes after Tobias got Daniel and Teal'c's attention to follow him he was flying fast toward Ax's scope, calling out he was bring visitors. Two of the ones that were on the beach that afternoon. But as much as he wanted to dump the information nerd off with his uncle he wasn't that stupid. He gave them a merry chase through the woods, closer to the Hork-Bajir camp then Ax's place, but not that close.

Tobias had a feeling he wasn't fooling anyone, as Teal'c kept chuckling with his stern face and Daniel was happily humming to himself, but keeping a hand on a gun. After a bit, Tobias stopped in a very high lone way out of the way clearing and waited in one of the trees.

'Tobias what is the meaning of this?' Ax asked privately from the trees beside him.

'Daniel was asking so many questions about the Andalite culture, society and so much that I couldn't even understand half of what he was even asking. I didn't even get out my name at all! I couldn't even speak. It was ridiculous! Please help. How Daniel even knew that he was talking to an intelligent life-form I'll never know.'

'Nephew, if this goes badly or not we are going to have a very long discussion about this. Since you're family.' Ax grumbled and then directed his voice towards the slightly bouncing man who settled down when his companion touched his shoulder briefly.

The largest black man Ax had ever seen had a strange gun in his hands that Tobias informed him that once they started hiking deeper into the woods and no one could see them he took it out. That was interesting and clearly not Earth technology.

One way to find out if they were friends or foes. 'I am Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill. I speak on the behalf of my prince.' He totally did not, but what could he do? 'Speak your terms or die.' Ax walked into the clearing his tail blade held high ready to strike, all his eyes scanning for more danger. At least Tobias was smart and had a very high away from people place for the meeting. Tobias assured him that he'll keep a look out for danger.

Ax expected to fight these humans, ever since he noticed something was wrong with the huge man. He didn't expect the high pitched squeal that came out of the glass wearing man's mouth and the sudden on slot of rapid questions. Ok so maybe something was wrong with the one called Daniel as Tobias told him their names since Daniel didn't let anyone else speak.

Ax blinked his eyes and slowly lowered his tail blade. He dimly notice the one that Tobias called Teal'c ask to be put on patrol as well stepping out of the clearing without the non-stop talking human.

'Daniel stop.'

Daniel paused and then asked "How did you know my name?"

'Tobias was kind enough to inform me.' Daniel grabbed the name like a lifeline, his notebook open and ready.

"Tobias is an earth name. Did the Furlings, no sorry Andalites breed with humans at one point and that's why we can't find anything on them anywhere?" Daniel had a painfully hopeful look on his face.

Ax suddenly understood the earth expression kicking one's self. He really wanted to do that but all he could say was, 'That's classified and I would need to get permission from my prince.'

Daniel noted, "I thought you already had permission from your prince. Did Tobias act without orders?"

His notebook which he was drawing a accurate picture of Ax was suddenly out of his hands as Tobias, if he was the bird, grabbed it from him. "Hey, that's mine."

"Yes Daniel, but Tobias and Ax are keeping it for a while. While you were talking Ax's ears off, Tobias and I came to an agreement. We shall see them again. We need to get to sleep."

Teal'c frog-marched the protesting Daniel back towards town.

Ax cased an eye at his nephew. 'Tobias you have much explaining to do.'

'Totally not my fault. Daniel talks more then Marco after a sugar high. What else should I have done?'

'Obeyed Prince Jake's order. I am not looking forward to the next meeting. Which is tonight correct?'

'Yes. I'm going to hunt and I'll meet you there later.'

Author's reply to AdmiralFolfe377

Yes the pacing is a bit fast but I wanted the Animorphs and SG1 to meet because the other stories I read with these crossovers they haven't meet yet.