Fic: Maddie And The Telephone

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Title: Maddie And The Telephone
Author: sglab
Rating: G
Pairing: Sheppard/Weir
Characters: Sheppard, Weir, OFC
Summary: See what happens when John and Elizabeth’s five year old daughter comes across a telephone for the first time
A/N: A big thank you to blowersgate for translating some lines into French for me. The Cosby Show was my inspiration for this. This fic is part of my Maddie series. x-posted to john_elizabeth and lostcityfound
Disclaimer: Not mine. No money being made.
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John, Elizabeth and their five year old daughter Maddie were on Earth visiting Elizabeth’s Mom. When they arrived at Marisa Weir’s house it was afternoon and Maddie was asleep in the backseat of the car.

An hour later, John entered the room they had put Maddie in for a nap. “Maddie, time to get up.”

Pulling back the blankets, John frowned. There was no five year old girl in the bed. He groaned. “Madeleine Meredith Sheppard,” he said to the room.

Coming down the stairs he entered the family room first. He leaned against the doorway shaking his head and grinning. The back of the couch sat facing him and he could see brown curls sticking up over the back.

He was about to move forward when he heard her little voice. She was saying something in French? Elizabeth and one of Rodney’s scientists had been teaching her French.

It had been awhile for him, but John could speak French as well. He listened to his daughter for a minute. It almost sounded like she was talking with someone, but who would she be talking to? He figured she must have made up an imaginary friend.

"Vous n'êtes pas Rodney."

John was a bit startled by his daughter’s angry comment. He worked out what she was saying. Great, she wants Rodney.

"Où est le Sgt. Chuck?"

Now she wants the Atlantis gate technician? Maddie had heard people address him as Sergeant and Chuck and decided she’d call him Sgt. Chuck.

John decided it was time to go over to the couch. His first reaction upon seeing her was amusement. She had her grandmother’s telephone to her ear. He realized this was her first time seeing a telephone. Then he panicked. He had a sudden memory of an episode of the Cosby Show where their youngest daughter Rudy was playing with the phone and called someone over seas.

“Uh Maddie, are you talking to someone?” He reached out toward the phone.

“She won’t tell me where Rodney is or Sgt. Chuck,” the little girl pouted.

John grabbed the phone from his daughter and put it to his ear. "Madame," the woman on the line spoke French. "Oui, je me souviens aussi de cet épisode du Cosby Show," he laughed. "Nous n'en avons qu'une. De la même manière, elle nécessite beaucoup d'attention. Merci de votre comprehension," he ended the conversation and hung up the phone.

He turned and gave his daughter a stern look. “Maddie, we need to have a little talk.”

SB

Elizabeth settled in John’s arms after they got under the covers that night. “So our daughter is making crank phone calls overseas,” she said.

John grinned. “She thought she could get a hold of Chuck or Rodney. The lady was understanding. She has twin boys.”

“We’re going to have to keep an eye on Maddie while we’re here,” Elizabeth said.

“Think we can leash her?” John asked.

The End


Translation of French
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> French = "Vous n'êtes pas Rodney."
>
>“You’re not Rodney.”
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> French = "Où est le Sgt. Chuck?"

“Where’s Sgt. Chuck?”
>

"Madame" ;
>
> "Oui, je me souviens aussi de cet épisode du Cosby Show";
> "Nous n'en avons qu'une. De la même manière, elle nécessite beaucoup d'attention. Merci de votre compréhension."

>
> John grabbed the phone from his daughter and put it to his ear. “Ma’am,” the woman on the line spoke French. “Yes, I remember that episode of the Cosby Show as well," he laughed. "We only have one. She’s a bit of a handful as well. Thank you for understanding,” he ended the conversation and hung up the phone.

Comments

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Oh definitely a handful. She's their little escape artist. :D