stargateficrec | "Road Trip" by Legion (NC17) (Reply)

This is my last rec for this pairing this month. Originally, I had wanted to rec Glacis' Target of Opportunity, sort of a one rec for each author kind of thing. But after having gone through the memories, I found that it's already been recced, so I'm reccing another fic by Legion instead.

Rec Category: Threesome
Pairing: Daniel/Jack/Teal'c
Categories: Daniel Jackson, Daniel/Jack/Teal'c, Jack O'Neill, slash, Teal'c
Warnings: None
Author on LJ: Still haven't a clue...
Author's Website: The Forest--SG-1 Gate
Link: Via Author's website
or Area 52

Why This Must Be Read: The team is exhausted. Burnt out. So Jack decides to persuade Hammond to order them to take leave. Together. To recharge. Without the other three members of SG-1 knowing about it beforehand right until after Jack has managed to pile them all into a Cadillac and drive them off into the unknown...

'Road Trip', as the author puts it, has no aliens and no big battles. But it gives a glimpse of an SG-1 stripped down to four individuals without their usual professional accoutrements and coming together again as four friends getting to know each other outside of work. Many accidental things happen along the way as they embark on their one-week road trip. The team visiting the Grand Canyon is one. The changed nature of the relationship between Daniel, Jack and Teal'c is another. They get into their share of scrapes and brawls and Sam learns to lose the rigid military facade that has governed her interactions most of her adult life.

Of all of Jack's usual harebrained schemes in trying to get the team to chill out and have fun, this is, imo, one of the best.

Snippet from the fic:

"Colonel...." Hammond started.

"I'm not exaggerating." Jack tossed the paperweight from hand to hand, eyes on it but not really seeing it. "Carter is in the infirmary right now, being treated for a bump on the head that shouldn't have happened at all. Teal'c saw it coming, Daniel saw it coming, but before either of them could warn or get to her, the damn thing hanging in that tree dropped on her. It was just an old nest of some sort, but what if it had been something deadlier? It was rookie of her not to be paying attention to her surroundings, especially to her teammates."

"Everyone makes mistakes, Colonel, and Major Carter is entitled to her share as well."

Turning to face his commanding officer, Jack shot back, "Look, I'm not blaming her or anything. Just using that as an example. It's been a rough year for us, General. Me on Eudora for so long, Teal'c's role in Sha'are's death, then that whole business with the rogue SG crew.... "

Sitting back in his chair, Hammond nodded an agreement. Though SG1 had tried to accept that there had been no choice but to leave them in the dark about O'Neill's role in the Asgardian's sting, it had been obvious to those that knew them that it hadn't set well. "And if memory serves me," he said thoughtfully, "None of you have had official leave in, well, longer than regulations allows, usually." Coming to a quick decision, he finished. "Very well, Colonel O'Neill. Leave granted. You can go give the good news to your team."

"Aaahhh," Jack mumbled, "Actually, there's a bit of a problem with that." At Hammond's stern look, he admitted, "Nobody wants leave right now. That was why I specifically asked you to make it an order." Finally putting down the paperweight he'd been fidgeting with, he leaned on the desk, speaking earnestly. "Thing is, if we just take leave, then more than likely Teal'c will go visit his family, Sam will take off for some science conference somewhere, and Daniel will bury himself in research. We need some time as a unit, some place where we don't have to worry about Ga'ould or alien bugs or anything else that could sneak up and kill us. "

"I take it you have a plan?"

Standing straight again, grin coming before he could stop it, Jack answered, "You could say that."