A big THANKS(giving) and FIC: There's No Place Like Home

[aurora_novarum]

Title: There's No Place Like Home
Category: Team friendship; Teal'c POV; Humor
Spoilers: Set Season 1, anytime post-Singularity
Warnings: None (except for sap)
Word Count: ~900
Author's Notes: Written as Thanksgiving thank you to kind anon benefactor who graced me with a paid account at LiveJournal.


There's No Place Like Home

Teal'c shifted as the movie transformed back to the monographic tones that set the early scenes of the tale. Cassandra Fraiser was still leaning against him, where she had retreated at the appearance of the "flying monkeys". Teal'c too was disturbed by the strange creatures. They reminded him of the beasts of Katori. He kept his disquiet to himself. Cassandra had turned to him for strength, and he would provide it, even though he looked at O'Neill with an expression questioning the wisdom of this feature being a children's tale.

Neither Captain Carter nor Daniel Jackson had been disturbed at these scenes. Nor were they concerned at the blithe deception of this false ruler of the emerald city and the witch Glenda that had the companions follow the quest rather than direct the lost girl home directly. Perhaps this movie was yet another strange Tau'ri rite of passage. Doctor Fraiser had left several minutes before to check on the food in the kitchen. Now Captain Carter and Daniel Jackson had joined her with last minute preparations, waving O'Neill and himself to stay seated on the couch with Cassandra, who had somehow despite her petite size, sprawled across both of them.

The final credits appeared onscreen. O'Neill looked at them both expectantly. "So, what'd you think?"

"You refer to this movie often, O'Neill. I do not find Colorado looks like Kansas. It is a strangely grey area of your world."

He caught a hint of stifled laughter coming from Daniel Jackson, who was setting plates in the dining room. O'Neill glared in that direction for a moment. "That was just how they made movies, Teal'c. Kansas is not really black and white."

Teal'c merely raised his eyebrow.

"It's a classic!" O'Neill said, as if that should explain everything.

"I liked the munchkins," Cassandra Fraiser said. "Are they really safe from the wicked witch now?"

"Yep." O'Neill grinned at her.

"And Dorothy's back home?"

"Safe and sound."

"Should not the wizard have been punished for misleading the people of Oz?" Teal'c was not satisfied that the title character of the film had such circumspect motives.

O'Neill shifted, but it was Cassandra Fraiser who answered. "But he wasn't really evil. Not like the witch. He was just scared and alone in a strange world." She looked at him with a wisdom beyond her years. They were both aliens in a strange world, but unlike the wizard, they were not alone. They had each other and the rest of SG-1 and Doctor Fraiser. Teal'c bowed his head at the girl.

"The witch was truly evil, like the Goa'uld," he agreed.

"Right." She nodded firmly and turned back to O'Neill. "And Dorothy and her friends are like you guys."

Now O'Neill raised his eyebrows. "Oh, you think so?"

Captain Carter had joined Daniel Jackson in bringing out vegetables to the table. She had overheard and called out. "And who's Dorothy in this scenario? Teal'c? I really don't see him in the pigtails."

"No! You're Dorothy. You're the girl," Cassandra retorted as if it were obvious.

"Right, why didn't you see that, Sam?" Daniel Jackson said, just before Captain Carter smacked him and herded him back into Doctor Fraiser's kitchen. Teal'c could hear her grumblings that he would be wearing the next blue dress that came along offworld.

Cassandra Fraiser meanwhile seemed to be considering this matter seriously. "I think Daniel is the lion. He acts scared sometimes, like of heights or sickness, but he's really very brave."

"Though not a warrior, he shows true courage when it matters," Teal'c nodded in agreement. He still recalled Daniel Jackson's actions in the prison cell, his determination to be with his wife, his bravery in the field.

"Exactly. And you...you're the tin man." She poked at Teal'c. "You act so tough and solid, but anyone who knows you have a true heart. You were the first kind face I saw after..." Her voice trailed off and looked away.

Teal'c allowed a hint of a smile and grasped her small hand. "I am honored you think so, Cassandra Fraiser."

O'Neill was frowning in puzzlement. "And that would leave me being...?"

"Well, the scarecrow, of course."

"In that I could lose some stuffing?" Teal'c saw O'Neill's eyes twinkling as he teased the child.

"In that you're a lot smarter than you ever let on. Mom says so."

"Oh, well if Mom says so." O'Neill exaggeratedly rolled his eyes. "I guess that makes you Toto then." He stood and grabbed Cassandra Fraiser, lifting her in his arms and swinging her around. She squealed in delight as her dog barked and jumped around their feet, startled by the sudden movement.

Doctor Fraiser looked out from the kitchen, unable to hide her smile at them as she scolded. "All right, now. Enough of that. Movie's over and dinner's ready."

"Yes, ma'am." O'Neill put the girl down. She ran to the table to grab the forgotten napkins as SG-1 made their way to their seats. O'Neill lingered for a moment, an odd smile gracing his face as he looked at the others. Teal'c stopped, watching his leader.

O'Neill noticed Teal'c watching. "The one thing I agree with Dorothy about? There's no place like home."

Teal'c looked at his teammates, his friends. Earth was not the home of his blood, but it was a place he had been made welcome, with a different kind of family. He nodded back to O'Neill as he took his own seat at the table. "Indeed."



Fin.

Happy Thanksgiving to USA people on my f-list!

Comments

[dknightshade.livejournal.com]

Awww. Very cute! Jack fits the Scarecrow perfectly. They all fit their parts pretty well. ;-)

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Well, "200" gave me a good guideline, but yeah, they do seem to fit don't they? Thanks for the fb.

[beanpot.livejournal.com]

Ah so sweet! A perfect turkey day send off

(and whoo hoo! to person who was so nice to you!)

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yeah, I thought making it Thanksgiving meal would be a bit too sappy. But yay teamy family.

And whoo hoo! again! Look. New icon!

[suzannemarie.livejournal.com]

his determination to be his wife

Is it possible that you meant for this to be "determination to be with his wife? (Although maybe Daniel has been carrying a torch for Teal'c.)

I'm sorry. I couldn't resist asking.

Very cute story. I remember the first time I watched WoZ. It was the monkeys taking Toto that was the last straw for me and I started howling. And then later I wondered why Dorothy didn't just turn over the hourglass before it ran out so that the witch couldn't kill her. (I obviously didn't have a very clear understanding of what the hourglass was. I just thought that as long as the sand didn't run out, nothing could happen to Dorothy.)

Neat news about the paid account.. Congratulations!

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

I said this was unbetaed, right? LOL

I was always freaked out by the flying monkeys too. And that creepy music. And yes about the hour glass too. Like some kind of "Well, my pretty it looks like time is...huh. Guess you still have some time after all! Well when the time comes, you'll get yours, and your little dog too!"

Heady with the icon freedom!

[suzannemarie.livejournal.com]

I said this was unbetaed, right? LOL

Indeed.

But you know, there could be the seeds of a fascinating fic idea with that phrase. Not one that I could do, but...

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

True. Not one that I could do either, but you never know...LOL

(Can you tell I'm having way too much fun with my new icon storage?)

Oh, BTW. I just ran across a Daniel/Sarah fic over at sg_rarepairings; you may or may not be interested. ;-) I thought of you in any case when I saw it there.

[mahoni.livejournal.com]

AWW! I like it. It's warm and sweet, and I love Teal'c and Cassie's voices especially. Except this makes me really really really miss Janet (again. still. more. woe).

This was a really great little Thanksgiving treat; thank you for it!

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks! Yeah, I was really focused on the Teal'c and Cassie voices. Love Teamy goodness. :-)

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is adorable. I was smiling from pretty much the first sentence. And the Teal'c voice is just amazingly, amusingly perfect. :)

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Teal'c is just teh awesome, isn't he?

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

I kind of adore Teal'c. I also love that icon. :)

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Isn't it awesome? It's by nomadicwriter and free for the snurching. I got it from this post (http://nomadicwriter.livejournal.com/104270.html) (I also love the Furling one and snurched that and Sam's WTF?)

I double checked and while there's...counts...four from eps you haven't seen (outside the 200 ep I know you've seen)...they're not really TOO specific that I hope you can be spoiler safe for them. *crosses fingers* Or if you just want to snurch it from here and have me let nomad know, that's cool. :-)

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

I'm close to full on icons, but I have nevertheless been thinking that I ought to have some more Stargate ones. Preferably some for the characters I don't have yet... So I'll take a look at the post, and try to squint past anything that looks spoilery. :)

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

And having looked now... Ooh! I must have Hammond! :)

[kerravonsen]

Awwwww.

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Hee. Glad you liked it!

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Awwwww! So cute. Cassie cuddling up to Teal'c when the flying monkeys come on! *squishes them* And Jack is definitely the scarecrow.

"Right, why didn't you see that, Sam?" Daniel Jackson said, just before Captain Carter smacked him and herded him back into Doctor Fraiser's kitchen.

*snerk* A holiday isn't a holiday without a squabble. :)

And that's so nice of someone! What a lovely thing to do. Look at you with all your new icons. :) (Sorry, I only just saw your post about the redial icon - glad you got it sorted.)

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

The squabbling seemed appropriate, but through the night I started to second guess it. I still see Cassie thinking of Sam as Dorothy. Sam and Janet are both resourceful, independant minded women who defend the "weak", like they did with Cassie in saving her life. So "Girl Power" would be a natural thing with Cassie. I just wasn't sure if Sam's reaction was overdone (she gets that feminist chip on her shoulder sometimes, LOL).

And yay icons! I am still blown away someone thought to do that for me! :-)

[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

*scrolls through comments* Looks like you're enjoying that "more icons" thing.

And, awwwww, the fic was so cute! I love Daniel and Sam squabbling and Jack teasing Cassie and Teal'c being all comforting and the comparisons and everything. Yay fun teaminess!

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

I am having way too much fun with the icons. LOL!

Aw. So glad you liked it. I was worried about if Daniel and Sam teasing/squabble didn't sound right, but it just seemed to work with the moment (I'm still looking for a cool "Daniel & Sam" icon. Maybe I'll make one with my crappy MS Paint skills, cause I have an idea of a cap to use.) And Jack would so tease Cassie and Teal'c is just super awesome and YAY TEAM!!!

[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

No, it works. It wouldn't work as well, I think, if this was later in the show, but I think it captures their S1/S2 (I believe when this is set) dynamic and personalities really well. I mean, it's really good-natured teasing.

(if you want to point me to the cap and tell me what you were thinking I can try to apply my photoshop skills. They are mediocre, but I'll give it a shot if you like)

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Right, it was the Season 1 dynamic, and it is just teasing. :-)

As for the icon, I'm still deciding
Hee. I was thinking of them smiling at each other while captured by the trust in Endgame, but I don't know. then there's one from Orpheus...but then even though I hate "covenant", I got so enamored by that scene of them looking so HAWT (daniel in a suit and Sam smokin!) Sigh...

I made this one all by myself! It's not too bad, is it?

[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

Exactly!

Hee :) That would be icon angst. And yes Janet IS lovely. The offer's open if you want me to try (my photoshop skills are very unimpressive but passable)

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Oh, lovely! Great Cassie voice and Teal'c voice and alien bonding and teamy goodness... ::happy sigh::

And wheeee! for the icons! I know how much you've wanted those. And wow, that one of the Gate is gorgeous. :)

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks! Yes, to alien bonding (and always to teamy goodness!)

Whee! I can use the awesome modly one Pepper made me for redial_the_gate now.

The Stargate one I got from the userpic groupings for sg1_solutions. There's some neat artistic ones in the setting, but I like the crisp look of the "natural" gate.

[redbyrd-sgfic.livejournal.com]

Cute! And really, we *know* they have to have watched this together after the way Jack goes on. *g* Love the addition of Cassie and Janet.

From a meta point of view, however, I'm not at all certain that Daniel isn't Dorothy, especially in S1-2. The whole thing really is about his quest to 'go home'. (And I can't actually remember the bit in 200, but that observation can't be original with me.)

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Thanks! You know Jack made them watch the movie, because Teal'c doesn't even question the Oz references.

MS apparently was the lion in a high school production of Wizard of Oz. 200 had Vala being Dorothy (I think it's those silly pony tails), with Sam as Glenda.

I think Sam could be Dorothy in Cassie's mind because she's a defender of those weaker and scared, like Sam was for her on Hanka. But really, I think good arguments could be made for each of the characters in the different roles, and your point about Daniel finding his way back home to Sha're is a good one. :-)

[kalquessa.livejournal.com]

I missed this when it was posted, somehow. But aww! I love this fic! *hugs it*

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Aw! Thanks.

[crazedturkey.livejournal.com]

Awww..How did I miss this the first time? GREAT Teal'c voice :).

Yay for teamy goodness!!

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Teal'c is just teh awesome, isn't he? (and thanks for thinking his voice worked!)

Teamy goodness for the win!

[maychorian.livejournal.com]

Aw, adorable. Little Cassie is awesome, and so is Teal'c. :D

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Yay young Cassie and Teal'c! Glad you liked it!

[missimae2u.livejournal.com]

followed the link over from stargateficrec and glad i did i love this....it's great to see team goodness from the early seasons....
well i'm off to check out more of your fiction.....actually i already started that i just reminded myself i needed to come back here and comment before i forgot.......

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks for commenting! Teamy goodness when they're still new and getting to know each other is so sweet (of course I also like when they're all knowing each other inside and out from later seasons too).

Hope you enjoy the other fic, and glad you liked the story!

[skippy-peanuts.livejournal.com]

lovely! this was on sg-ficrec and i love it! you're little match up of the team to wizard of oz was excellent! i very much enjoyed reading your story!

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know!

[slamaina.livejournal.com]

Those monkeys freaked me out when I was little. I would think that someone that didn't grow up watching "The Wizard of Oz" they would think it odd. Good fic. Nicely done.

Slam

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Yeah, those monkeys (with freaky musical accompaniment) were quite scary for me too.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Re: There's No Place Like Home

[cesy]

Awwww.

There is nothing else to say. Yay for the team and Cassie and Janet and Oz.

Re: There's No Place Like Home

[aurora_novarum]

Yay for team and Janet and Cassie!