Don't Touch That! (1/1)
Don't Touch That!
Rating: All Ages
Genre: Gen, Challenge, Humor, Kidfic (Little Vala)
Timeline: Season 09
Warnings: None
Summary: Response to the "Little Miss Sticky Fingers" challenge at The SG-1 LittleVerse. Vala's bored and sharing.
Series: None
Word Count: 428
Awards: None
Don't Touch That!
"I'm bored!"
Daniel didn't even look up from his work. "Hi, Bored, my name's Daniel."
Vala scowled. "That wasn't even funny the first time you said it."
"Stop saying you're bored and I'll stop saying that."
Rolling her eyes, Vala walked around the archaeologist's lab table and inspected a small gem-encrusted statue perched on a bookshelf.
"Don't touch that," Daniel warned.
"I wasn't going to," Vala retorted. Flipping her head imperiously, she turned her attention back to the oblong figure, curious as always about what sort of jewels had been used in its construction, what material made up the majority of the egg-shaped statue, and how much it would fetch if she could find the right buyer.
Spotting a smudge on an amber-colored stone, she licked her finger and automatically reached out to rub off the blemish.
There was a flash, a loud popping noise, and Vala suddenly found herself on the floor, staring up at the ceiling. "What happened?" she asked, but her voice sounded strange.
"I told you not to touch that," Daniel sighed. A moment later, he appeared over her, bent down, then picked her up!
"Whoa!" she exclaimed in surprise. It wasn't the first time he'd done that, of course, but the first time he slung her over his shoulder, whereas this time, he just held her against his hip and started for the door. Glancing down, Vala found that the baggy green jumpsuit she'd been given to wear was now really big on her. "I'm short!"
"You're a kid," he answered. "I told you not to touch that."
"I'm a kid?!" she screeched.
Daniel jerked his head away, grimacing and rubbing at it with his free hand. "And now I'm deaf in that ear."
Vala pouted. "This isn't fair!"
"No, what isn't fair is that we're stuck together until the effects of those bracelets wear off."
She opened her mouth to reply, but was interrupted as Cameron came around the corner, hands stuck in his pockets. "Who's the kid?" he asked.
"Vala," Daniel answered. "She's fine, but we're heading for the infirmary just to make sure."
He looked confused. "What happened?"
"Ever read about P7R-414?"
Cameron hesitated. "Oh, the Rebirth ritual? Gem-covered egg-thing that did it, wasn't it?"
"Yep," Daniel grinned.
Vala kicked him in the hip. "This isn't funny!"
The colonel had the absolute gall to chuckle. "Well, at least the pigtails suit her now!"
The effect wore off eight hours later, but for a few days afterward, Vala didn't touch any of the artifacts in Daniel's office without first asking permission.