Title: Planet of the Penguins
Author's LJ/DWJ: greensilver
Categories: kidfic, humor
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: fic:sg-1 tag
Link to story: Planet of the Penguins

Why this should be read: So many good Cassie fics—how to choose? I'm going with totally adorable as my criteria.

Uncle Jack and Uncle Daniel take a very young Cassie on a trip to the zoo. Where, you know, all the animals are confined. Then ensues much catering to child logic. I'm utterly charmed that the girl who was rescued from a devastated planet indulges in some rescue fantasies of her own.


"Hey, hey," Jack said, tugging on the cap he'd let her borrow for their outing. "What's mean?"

"The camels are all locked up," she said, her tears slowing to an occasional sniffle.

"Oh," Jack said, clearly at a loss.

Daniel stood, glancing at the gaggle of soccer moms by the camel fence. None of them were paying much attention anymore - apparently he and Jack had cleared the 'child abuse at the zoo' hurdle.

"Jack, she's an animal rights activist," Daniel whispered, trying not to laugh.

"Well, we'll fix that," Jack said, and tugged on Cassie's hat again to make her look up. "Listen, kid, the camels are locked up so they don't hurt themselves on the sidewalk, okay?"

She glanced down at the elephant tracks, then over at the camels.

"I mean, do you really want the camels wandering out in the streets?" Jack sounded far too serious; Daniel had to look away to hide a smile. "Who's going to teach the camels to look both ways before they cross, huh? You?"

"Well," she started, clearly giving the idea all due consideration.