Author's note: Well, here it is! A story with Andrew and Teal'c (and
everyone else, eventually, of course) You definitely should have read Snow
bunnies before reading this, since it refers back to it often.
Disclaimer: I don't own Teal'c or any of the other regular characters. I do, however, own Jack (the dog) Andrew, Andrew's folks and anyone else that I make up!
...
The door opened and Myra Stephens smiled when she saw who was standing there.
"Murray, it's wonderful to see you again!"
"It is good to see you as well," Teal'c said, inclining his head slightly and giving the woman what was for him a warm smile.
"Is Jack with you?"
"He is, indeed. He is waiting for me in the car."
"I'll yell for Andrew, then go say hello to him. Come inside, please." She held the door open for the big Jaffa, and Teal'c walked into the house, smiling once more when he saw David, Andrew's father coming down the hall to see who was at the door.
"Andrew! Murray's here!" Myra called over her shoulder in that loud voice that only a mother can really get away with using in the house. She smiled, and rested her hand slightly on Teal'c's arm, amazed as always by just how muscular the big man was. "He should be down any minute, Murray. I'm going to go say hello to Jack."
"You brought Jack?" David asked, shaking Teal'c's hand, warmly. "I'll go say hello, too."
The man followed his wife out the door, and headed for the car Teal'c had pulled into their broad driveway, leaving Teal'c standing alone in the foyer. But only for a minute. A large black lab came rushing down the nearby staircase and plowed happily into Teal'c, her tail wagging furiously as the Jaffa squatted down in front of her and rubbed her face.
"Hello, Shadow," Teal'c murmured, softly. He never would have addressed the dog as a human, until he'd received a dog of his own. Now he understood better, and the labs had such personality that it was hard to remember they were only animals. Jack O'Neill had told Teal'c once that he expected his black lab puppy to start speaking to him any minute, and Teal'c understood completely.
"Teal'c!" The Jaffa looked up from the dog just in time to catch Andrew as the boy came flying into his arms, as excited to see him as Shadow was. He had a slight limp – which was getting better every time Teal'c saw him – and a huge smile that looked almost as big as the rest of his entire body.
"Andrew," Teal'c said, truly pleased to see the boy. "It is good to see you. You look very well."
"Thanks." He hugged him tight for a moment, and then let him go so Teal'c could stand up. The small boy was positively dwarfed by the big Jaffa, but it didn't matter toeither of them.
"Are you ready to go?"
"Yup!"
Teal'c had called and invited Andrew out for dinner and perhaps ice cream earlier that afternoon. It had been a while since he'd seen the boy – once Jack O'Neill had been cleared for duty following the injuries he'd received in the avalanche earlier that winter, SG-1 had been very busy, and Teal'c had been off-world more often than not. Then Jack had reinjured himself trying to do too much too soon, and he was once again on light duty, nursing his ribs, which freed Teal'c up to try and spend a little time with his young friend.
"Let us depart, then."
Teal'c and Andrew walked out the door and headed for the car, where the boy's parents had opened the passenger door and had pulled Jack from the car. Jack was Teal'c's yellow lab puppy, a son of Shadow, and named after Jack O'Neill – which was a constant source of amusement for Teal'c, who privately wallowed in the scowls Jack O'Neill threw his direction every time the Jaffa called for his dog with the Colonel near at hand.
"He's getting so big, Murray!" Myra said, smiling at Teal'c and Andrew as they approached.
"Indeed he is." Jack was proud of his puppy's development. The little lab wasn't as big as Jaffer – Jack's black lab – but he was far more obedient.
"He's beautiful," David said, putting the puppy back in the car – this time in the back seat so Andrew could sit in the front.
"Of course he is," Myra said, giving her son a hug before he got into the car – which was a government issue Ford Taurus. "Shadow's never had an ugly puppy, yet." She smiled at Teal'c. "Now, make sure Andrew is home before bedtime, and don't let him eat a lot of sugar or he'll be up all night."
"I will manage his sugar intake carefully, rest assured." Teal'c promised her as he got into the car and started it up.
...
Twenty minutes later the two of them were seated at a picnic table outside of the local McDonald's. It was a nice evening, the sun was just beginning to go down, but there were plenty of lights to see by. Teal'c had pulled Jack out of the car, and the puppy's complete attention was on the Big Mac the Jaffa was eating – and sharing with the yellow lab a piece at a time.
Andrew munched away on his own hamburger for a while, but Teal'c could tell the boy had something on his mind. Andrew had a very open face, and it was very easy for the Jaffa to read his emotions there. It was the same with his parents. He waited until the two of them had finished their meals and had went back inside to order dessert, then, when Jack was eagerly licking away at the ice cream cone Teal'c held for him, the Jaffa decided he might as well find out what was bothering Andrew, since the boy hadn't brought it up himself.
"Is something troubling you, Andrew?" Teal'c asked, kindly.
Andrew looked up from his sundae, and over at Teal'c, as though trying to figure out how he knew. Then he shrugged, and nodded.
"Teal'c? Have you ever heard of an Asgard?"
Disclaimer: I don't own Teal'c or any of the other regular characters. I do, however, own Jack (the dog) Andrew, Andrew's folks and anyone else that I make up!
...
The door opened and Myra Stephens smiled when she saw who was standing there.
"Murray, it's wonderful to see you again!"
"It is good to see you as well," Teal'c said, inclining his head slightly and giving the woman what was for him a warm smile.
"Is Jack with you?"
"He is, indeed. He is waiting for me in the car."
"I'll yell for Andrew, then go say hello to him. Come inside, please." She held the door open for the big Jaffa, and Teal'c walked into the house, smiling once more when he saw David, Andrew's father coming down the hall to see who was at the door.
"Andrew! Murray's here!" Myra called over her shoulder in that loud voice that only a mother can really get away with using in the house. She smiled, and rested her hand slightly on Teal'c's arm, amazed as always by just how muscular the big man was. "He should be down any minute, Murray. I'm going to go say hello to Jack."
"You brought Jack?" David asked, shaking Teal'c's hand, warmly. "I'll go say hello, too."
The man followed his wife out the door, and headed for the car Teal'c had pulled into their broad driveway, leaving Teal'c standing alone in the foyer. But only for a minute. A large black lab came rushing down the nearby staircase and plowed happily into Teal'c, her tail wagging furiously as the Jaffa squatted down in front of her and rubbed her face.
"Hello, Shadow," Teal'c murmured, softly. He never would have addressed the dog as a human, until he'd received a dog of his own. Now he understood better, and the labs had such personality that it was hard to remember they were only animals. Jack O'Neill had told Teal'c once that he expected his black lab puppy to start speaking to him any minute, and Teal'c understood completely.
"Teal'c!" The Jaffa looked up from the dog just in time to catch Andrew as the boy came flying into his arms, as excited to see him as Shadow was. He had a slight limp – which was getting better every time Teal'c saw him – and a huge smile that looked almost as big as the rest of his entire body.
"Andrew," Teal'c said, truly pleased to see the boy. "It is good to see you. You look very well."
"Thanks." He hugged him tight for a moment, and then let him go so Teal'c could stand up. The small boy was positively dwarfed by the big Jaffa, but it didn't matter toeither of them.
"Are you ready to go?"
"Yup!"
Teal'c had called and invited Andrew out for dinner and perhaps ice cream earlier that afternoon. It had been a while since he'd seen the boy – once Jack O'Neill had been cleared for duty following the injuries he'd received in the avalanche earlier that winter, SG-1 had been very busy, and Teal'c had been off-world more often than not. Then Jack had reinjured himself trying to do too much too soon, and he was once again on light duty, nursing his ribs, which freed Teal'c up to try and spend a little time with his young friend.
"Let us depart, then."
Teal'c and Andrew walked out the door and headed for the car, where the boy's parents had opened the passenger door and had pulled Jack from the car. Jack was Teal'c's yellow lab puppy, a son of Shadow, and named after Jack O'Neill – which was a constant source of amusement for Teal'c, who privately wallowed in the scowls Jack O'Neill threw his direction every time the Jaffa called for his dog with the Colonel near at hand.
"He's getting so big, Murray!" Myra said, smiling at Teal'c and Andrew as they approached.
"Indeed he is." Jack was proud of his puppy's development. The little lab wasn't as big as Jaffer – Jack's black lab – but he was far more obedient.
"He's beautiful," David said, putting the puppy back in the car – this time in the back seat so Andrew could sit in the front.
"Of course he is," Myra said, giving her son a hug before he got into the car – which was a government issue Ford Taurus. "Shadow's never had an ugly puppy, yet." She smiled at Teal'c. "Now, make sure Andrew is home before bedtime, and don't let him eat a lot of sugar or he'll be up all night."
"I will manage his sugar intake carefully, rest assured." Teal'c promised her as he got into the car and started it up.
...
Twenty minutes later the two of them were seated at a picnic table outside of the local McDonald's. It was a nice evening, the sun was just beginning to go down, but there were plenty of lights to see by. Teal'c had pulled Jack out of the car, and the puppy's complete attention was on the Big Mac the Jaffa was eating – and sharing with the yellow lab a piece at a time.
Andrew munched away on his own hamburger for a while, but Teal'c could tell the boy had something on his mind. Andrew had a very open face, and it was very easy for the Jaffa to read his emotions there. It was the same with his parents. He waited until the two of them had finished their meals and had went back inside to order dessert, then, when Jack was eagerly licking away at the ice cream cone Teal'c held for him, the Jaffa decided he might as well find out what was bothering Andrew, since the boy hadn't brought it up himself.
"Is something troubling you, Andrew?" Teal'c asked, kindly.
Andrew looked up from his sundae, and over at Teal'c, as though trying to figure out how he knew. Then he shrugged, and nodded.
"Teal'c? Have you ever heard of an Asgard?"