To Find The Way To Cameron's Stargate

Chapter 5: So... What does this do... Exactly??


::Location: Cafeteria (A.K.A. Food Poisoning Central)::
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“What are you doing here?” Vala asked as she interrupted Cameron.

“Having lunch,” he stated while trying to enjoy his jell-o.

“Don’t you care that there could be pyre’s out there, taking advantage of pure innocent people? Luring them into a repressed religion, or worse killing them for rejecting it.”

“Are you bored of bothering Jackson?”

Rising from her seat, “I can’t believe you would say such things... Here I am trying to help you find a way to fight the Ori and ....” She looked to see if her big show was gaining any attention.

Cameron just continued to eat his Jell-o. And not another soul was looking her way.

Rolling her eyes, she sat back down. Defeated.

“Alright. I’m bored. I’m bored of these walls. I’m bored of stating the obvious where Daniel is concerned.. I’m .. I .... I want to go shopping.”

Cameron finally turned and faced her.

“You want to go what?” He asked. Not really wanting to be responsible for letting
Vala Mal Doran into the human population.

“Shopping? You do know what that is... Though looking at the wardrobe around here, I’d say.. No.”

“NO!” He stated firmly.

Moving behind him, she leaned against his back. Moving her hands toward his pecks she slide them down... “I’ll make it good for you if you could just do me this tiny favor.”

Suddenly her hands were moved away.

“I’m not interested, Vala. Now be a good girl and find a new person to bother. “ He used his hands in a shoo away motion.

“Of course your not interested. Jesus, is any man in this vicinity Straight?” She asked aloud. A couple of hushed, ‘Yes!’ were heard, and Cameron pretended not to hear her.

“Fine. I understand. It’s quite alright, really. I’ll just go and bother Daniel for a while longer.” with that she exited the cafeteria.

Hitting the doorway she turned back to see Cameron ignoring her. As he continued to eat is dessert. Determination sent, she stated to herself, “I’m independent and resourceful. I’ll find away.”

......A little bit later.......

Daniel comes running into the Cameron’s office.

“Colonel.....Mitchell...” he tried to catch his breath.. “Colonel.. You... Happen to have seen..... Vala?”

Cameron looked up from his desk. Daniel had his head down, and both arms on his legs. He was desperately trying to catch his breath.

“Hi, Doctor Jackson. Nice day. Oh and it was nice of you to KNOCK by the way!” Sarcasm pure in each word said.

Daniel looked up and his face turned red. The mission of before totally forgotten from his memory. “Oh, I’m sorry.. I .... just saw it open and.... I apologize. Would you like me to go back out and knock this time?”

Cameron just looked at him. ‘This is the GREAT Doctor Daniel Jackson. .. Feared throughout the galaxy. Well versed in over 27 languages.... Um....Okay....No longer impressed.’ And what is that stain by his.... Oh shit.. Let’s not go there.. Please!!

“So, I take it there is a reason you came barging into my office?” Wrong choice in words, Cameron.

“ Have you seen, Vala?”

“Yeah, some time ago. She was bugging me about something. So I sent her off. Said she was going to go bug..... See you.”

“Damn it!” Daniel sighed. He started to pace.

Cameron could see that something was seriously bothering Daniel.

“So what has Vala done now?” He asked. Afraid to honestly find out the answer. That last mission was still fresh in his mind. “And STOP pacing!”

Stopping in front of his desk, he stammered out, “She.. She picked my pocket! She stole my wallet.”

For a moment he was concerned. Then he honestly thought about it. “Well what did you have in it? Charge cards? Well, you reported them stolen, right?”

Daniel shook his head up and down.

So Cameron continued. “Well, that’s not much of a problem. You have what a few bucks in cash......” He watched as Daniel shook his head back and forth.

“Okay, a little more then a few....”

Daniel continued to shake his head.

“What the fuck did you have in there then?”

“Three thousand dollars...Which was for something....” he trailed off.

“Holy Shit!” Cameron was wondering just for a moment what that something could be.

“How can you afford to keep that much money in your wallet?” Cameron asked.

“Well, I am a civilian. And as such, my pay differs from what military officers make.”

Cameron literally sneered at him.

Taken back a bit, Daniel decided to continue with the conversation at hand. VALA.

“We need to find her. I check everywhere on this base. Except... “ He pointed upwards.

So Cameron picked up the phone and made a call.


.............

“Yeah... Ya don’t say..... Huh-uh... Okay... Well thank you.”

Hanging up the phone, Cameron looked at Daniel then to the door.

“One... Two.. Three...” in walked Vala.

“Hello, Darling. Heard you were searching all over for me. Now really, Daniel for an intelligent man you seem to be lacking the latter. If you would of just checked my assigned room... You would of found me. But I heard how you searched ALMOST every inch of this base for me. Poor, poor boy. ”

Vala made her way over toward Cameron’s desk, and away from a sneering Daniel.

“I would appreciate my wallet back, please?!” Daniel told her.

Tossing the brown Italian leather into the air, Daniel grabbed it. He searched it’s contents,
“Um, Vala. Where is the money?”

Vala shrugged her shoulder. “MONEY?.. What do you mean by money?”

“Don’t play stupid, Vala!” Cameron stated.

“Who’s playing.” Daniel commented.

Vala just turned. She was impressed. That was a snappy comeback for Daniel. Childish, but impressive. He was improving.

“Do you mean those green bills that you had so many of? Well, I offered a few people them for a few favors....”

A knock was heard on the door.

“Come in!” Cameron yelled.

A young captain entered carrying a few bags. She dropped them by Doctor Jackson side.

“Doctor Jackson. I got everything that you had on your list. I hope it’s all suitably sized.” Handing him the list, she literally ran from the room red faced.

Daniel didn’t even bother to look at the two of them by the desk. The piece of paper was his. It was a list of ‘Personnel items’ that he had in his wallet. Items he intended to purchase, well out of the city limits. Maybe state. Red faced, he put the paper back into his wallet.

Cameron's headache of before was returning. He wished they were just take their childish antics elsewhere and leave him be. He wanted nothing to do with them nor what was in those bags.

Daniel could see Cameron rubbing his temples. He took that as his que to leave. Grabbing the bags he made to leave when Vala's voice stopped him.
“So, Daniel as per that note; When you use those ‘toys’ on Cameron.... Can I watch?” Vala asked out of the blue. Winking at him.

Daniel face paled if even possible and he ran out of the office. Leaving behind a hysterical Vala, and a shocked Cameron...