Son of the Sea

by

sHaYcH

Disclaimer: Stargate and all characters related to Stargate are owned by MGM, Showtime, Gekko and a bunch of others who aren't me.  Just playing.  

Note: The title for this piece is taken from the song, "Son of the Sea" by Ken Theriot.

%%%

Earth recedes.  The great blue marble that hovers between Venus and Mars soon fades.  Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter exhales softly, her breath clouding the porthole.  It’s always like this.  Leaving home to face the mighty hoards of Goa’uld, Ori, Replicators, or whatever other evil the universe breeds, always gives Sam one precious moment to look upon the world of her birth.
 

Some days, she wonders if she could do it alone.  If she could wake every morning in an empty home and face the hoards of evil that hid behind every star.  Many members of the various SG teams prefer the single life, but Sam can’t imagine not having something to defend. 
 

Closing her eyes, Sam recalls sunlight on thick, ruddy hair.  Stray grays peek out, colored silver by the warm, bright light.
 

Birds piping the call of spring, the faint hint of burnt toast from Cassie’s hurried breakfast, and the bitter aftertaste of sleep commingle in the astrophysicist’s memory.  The alarm clicks on, spewing out an unholy ruckus of sound.  

The blankets rustle and then, a heavy, sleep riddled voice groans, “Oh God, make it stop.”

Laughing, Sam reaches over Janet’s shoulders and taps a button, killing the noise.

“Have I ever mentioned how much I love you?”  Janet rolls over and blinks wearily at Sam.  

Sam’s smile only grows wider.  “I think so.”

“Oh good.  Now, c’mere and kiss me goodbye sailor.”

“That’s flyboy to you, woman,” Sam replies in a half insulted, half amused tone.
 

“Yo, Earth to Carter!  Are you ready or am I supposed to figure out how to blow this rock on my own?”  Mitchell’s voice cuts through the static of memory and Sam pushes away from the window. 
 

Shouldering her pack, she shouts, “Keep your pants on, Cam!  I’m ready.”  Stepping up beside Mitchell, Vala and Jackson, Carter grins.  “Let’s go make space dust.”

fin