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donutsweeper ([personal profile] donutsweeper) wrote2007-08-23 09:47 am
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The Case of the Chocoholic Squirrel

Title: The Case of the Chocoholic Squirrel
Pairing/Rating/Warning: None, rated G
Word Count: 626
Summary:  Owen and Jack are on a stakeout of a chocoholic squirrel
Author's Notes:  Written for the [community profile] bringthehappy prompt "Chocoholic Squirrel" as requested by [profile] danu_mactire


Jack had finally gone mental.  Off the deep end.  Nutters.  Absolutely bloody insane.

It had started innocently enough, Tosh had been reading the newspaper article out loud and suddenly Jack got it in his head to fly to Helsinki to investigate.  So here we are, standing in the rain, freezing our bloody arses off on a stakeout.  Of a squirrel.  A stupid bloody chocoholic squirrel.  Everyone else thought it was cute.  Everyone else laughed.  But not his royal bloody Harkness.  Oh no, he got all serious.  He demanded we check it out.  Not the girls, not the tea-boy, just us.  So here we are.  In bloody Finland, waiting for some stupid squirrel to sneak into a shop and steal one of the chocolate candies like it had been doing for every day for weeks now.

Bloody nutter.  There better be hazard pay for this.  Who the hell cares if some stupid squirrel is snitching some chocolate?  I should be in bed right about now.  Or in someone’s bed.  Or at least in Cardiff.  Not in here.  In the rain.  Waiting for a squirrel.  Just when I think this job can’t get any weirder here we are, armed to the teeth about to confront a stupid, chocolate stealing squirrel.  And Harkness won’t say why.  Oh, he’d said something, but it was in that damn cryptic Harkness-speak that never actually amounted to actual information and was utterly useless.

God I’m bored.  Where’s a weevil attack when you need one?

What the hell is so dangerous about a chocolate addicted squirrel anyway?  I mean really, what the hell?  Is the sugar rush going to force a glycemic overdose and cause it to go on a killing spree?  Or is it some weird version of that sex gas that infected Carys, but causes the munchies instead?  Oh yeah Harper, that’s bloody likely.  Alien gas infected squirrels taking over the world one chocolate at a time.  Now you’re sounding as mental as Jack.

Speaking of Jack... where the hell did he go?  He had been leaning against that wall...  Shit.  I better find him.   Losing your Captain probably breaks some major rule in surveillance.  And besides, he has the plane tickets.  Where... Wait, that sounds like Jack...

“I mean it Murray, this is the last warning you’ll get!” 

Peering around the corner I see Jack threatening a squirrel with a huge pulse cannon.  The little thing’s just sitting there, staring at him.

“Jack... what the hell...”  But Jack doesn’t even flinch. 

“Draw your weapon Owen.”  The squirrel slowly turns towards me.  “Now, Owen.”

Jack sounds so serious that I figure I’ll humor him so I pull out my handgun.  I swear the stupid squirrel is laughing at me.

“Murray...”  Jack says, and I hear the hum of the cannon powering up.  “I mean it...”

The squirrel tilts its head slightly, then slowly turns around and runs to a bush.  Just before it slips under the leaves I could swear it sticks its tongue out us. 

I start to ask Jack, “Did you see...” but then the bush starts shaking and suddenly there’s this big whoosh sound and a wild wind blows up.   And then the bush is gone.  Just gone.  “What...  What...” 

Jack clicks off the pulse cannon and says, “Don’t read any of my memos?”   Then he turns around and walks off.

I just stand there for a second, looking at the empty spot where the bush had been, and at the pile of chocolate wrappers sitting there now.  I have no idea what the hell just happened here and I have the feeling I never will.  Not unless I want to wade through all those memos anyway.  Maybe ignorance is bliss...

I need a drink.

And maybe some chocolate.

[identity profile] danu-mactire.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
YES! *I can't stop chuckling* Thank you very much for writing it. I loved it!!!

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
*bounces* so glad you liked it!!!
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[personal profile] unfeathered 2007-08-23 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, this is fun! I love the idea that the squirrel was actually an alien that Jack had met before! (Well, who hasn't Jack met before!)

Great Owen voice.

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks! Jack's certainly been around, hasn't he?

[identity profile] kshandr.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Fab. Very fab. Nice to read some Owen. And I *loved* him dismissing the others as "the girls and the tea-boy."

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
That's what makes Owen so fun to write for. Glad you liked it!

(Anonymous) 2007-08-23 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL! Squirrel aliens come to steal all the chocolate in the world. How can Owen not understand the danger!!! :)

[identity profile] sarahjanex.livejournal.com 2007-08-26 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
(OMG!) We're evil Squirrels come here to steal all the chocolate!

[identity profile] mistressslash.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, how funny!! Thanks for the link to the newspaper article as well. I knew squirrels were smart, but to actually do that? Man!!

Great fic!

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
thanks! The earth squirrels are dangerous enough, lets hope Jack's keeping the alien ones away!

[identity profile] adafrog.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
bwaaa hahahahah Love it.

[identity profile] bunnii0.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
*giggles* Awesome.
I dont think Ill look at a squirrel without laughing or wondering were Jack may be.. ^___^

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks! I love your avatar!

[identity profile] badwolf36.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
For some reason I can't get over the fact that the squirrel is name Murray. :) Thanks for sharing, that was hilarious!

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll have to admit that I stole the name Murray from a running joke on SG1 (Teal'c is called it when off base on Earth in a few episodes), but I'm glad you liked it!

[identity profile] lilithbint.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL
I love Owen and this was perfect Owen speak.
And Jack threatening an alien squirrel with a spaceship disguised as a bush???
*snorfle*

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks, writing for Owen is hard, I can only seem to manage it if he's grumpy. Glad you liked it!

[identity profile] lillilynn.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
When I stop spewing wine through my nose all over my computer screen I'll let you know how funny this was! Thanks! Damn, next time include a warning to to consume beverages while reading, could be hazardous! LOL

Loved it

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
umm.. sorry? How about a virtual donut or two, on the house to make up for it...

Image

[identity profile] lillilynn.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
I am mollified. Thank you.

[identity profile] travels-in-time.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
This is incredibly cute. Of COURSE Jack would know alien squirrels! Named Murray. :D

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
Doesn't Jack know everyone? Glad you liked it!

[identity profile] 1-mad-squirrel.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
I love it. Torchwood meets MIB.

This gets the 1_mad_squirrel seal of approval. ;-)

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
*bows* glad you approve!

[identity profile] darklady7.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
It amused me!

[identity profile] mad-jaks.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 07:55 am (UTC)(link)
Alien gas infected squirrels taking over the world one chocolate at a time
and a squirrel named Murray???

LMAO *Scrapes myself off the floor.*

I was going to do a small britpick for the phrase 'chocolate candies' but then I remembered it was eating those blasted Kinder egg thingies...

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
You never can trust those gas infected squirrels, can you?

And if you do ever notice any britspeak problems in any of my entries please do tell me.

[identity profile] mad-jaks.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
please do tell me
Thanks for the permission to do so...

But you can so get away with that one as Kinder eggs are about as much like chocolate as a cardboard

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2007-08-25 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
I have to admit the Kinder eggs didn't sound to appetizing to me.

And I'm serious about the corrections, I don't work with a beta so I can never tell if my writings are too American or not.

[identity profile] laurab1.livejournal.com 2007-08-26 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
Ha! Fabulous :)

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/ 2007-09-15 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
Bwahaha! Murray! Alien chocolate-stealing squirrels! Just another day in Torchwood...this is hilarious.

And besides, he has the plane tickets.

LOL! Good to see that Owen has his priorities straight!

[identity profile] rustydog.livejournal.com 2007-11-06 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
“I mean it Murray, this is the last warning you’ll get!”

Peering around the corner I see Jack threatening a squirrel with a huge pulse cannon. The little thing’s just sitting there, staring at him.


This is my very favorite part. Perfectly timed comedy! And I like that the Intelligent & Dangerous Squirrel question is not actually answered.

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2007-11-06 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Murray shall forever become legendary! I'm so glad you liked it!

[identity profile] badwolf36.livejournal.com 2007-12-24 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
Murray is at it again! He's training others!

http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/12/18/funny-pictures-secret-squirrel-training-facility/

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2007-12-24 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
oh no! wait till Jack finds out! :)

[identity profile] artistwife.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
hilarious.

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!