Fic: Why Rodney McKay's Cat Went To Eureka
Sometime in 2006, 
cougarcat asked, "Eureka - Why do I think that Rodney McKay's cat lives there?
On 11/03/2007, I answered said question by writing the following in the comments. No beta, but I did some editing as I transferred the story here.
Why Rodney McKay's Cat Went to Eureka
Because once, Rodney McKay's cat was probably exposed to a little known meteor phenomena before finding Rodney to take care of - and Rodney needed a lot of taking caring of. Also, once becoming 'Rodney McKay's cat', she could not live with Rodney's former neighbor long - the energy around her felt like someone was rubbing her fur back-wards, or pulling the kink in her tail a twinge too much. Plus, the woman was not blond, nor intelligent.
So, one day, Rodney McKay's cat made her escape with the first intelligent scientist leaving Colorado Springs, who happened to get waylaid in Eureka. Of course, this scientist didn't ever realize he had a feline passenger, and that suited Rodney McKay's cat just fine.
Rodney's cat then made her escape into Eureka's wilds, sensing a very Rodney-like energy all around - so it made sense that when Rodney finally returned, he would come to Eureka. All she had to do was wait things out, and in the meantime, there were lots of super intelligent scientists that needed looking after. Oh, they got themselves in oh so much trouble, and without her, they would be in oh so much more trouble.
The citizens of Eureka took good care of Rodney McKay's cat, not batting an eye at never seeing her absentee human, as they understood the weird nature of scientists. So the highly intelligent Persian received a constant stream of nutritional food, electrolyte-filled water, and constant brushing that kept her kitty's mane sleek and shiny in the sun. Rodney McKay's cat was even recognized by Sheriff Carter's smart house, as Zoe encoded her name-tag information security systems to give her free reign, much annoying her father. But as to where Rodney McKay was - no one seemed really worried, because if his cat was in Eureka, then so was he. If Rodney McKay was in trouble, Rodney McKay's cat would let them know. Everyone was certain of this - somehow.
Then a time came when the citizens really started to fret about Rodney McKay. Rodney McKay's cat yowled, paced the streets, the countryside, and generally gave off the vibe that someone ate and killed her kittens. Sheriff Carter kept explaining to random scientist that their metaphors were wrong - it had to be killed and ate, and the scientists kept telling him that he was missing the point. Something must be wrong with Rodney!
Zoe finally suggested that her dad, Sheriff Carter, call the emergency number from the tag on Rodney McKay's cat collar, and Sheriff Carter resisted vehemently. Carter managed to never meet McKay, and sensed that not meeting McKay was perhaps the best course of action. But when the long-haired Persian started making mewing sounds all night long that sounded like a baby's crying, and when this lasted two weeks long not letting him get any sleep, he finally gave in.
Gravely, with his daughter watching, he picked up the phone and called the telephone number. His daughter calmingly stroked Rodney McKay's cat, who looked like she was nearly comatose from some kind super-cat herculean efforts.
And then the phone shocked Jack Carter, and for once it wasn't the smart house doing the literal zaps!
The shock he received was that the number didn't lead to Rodney McKay, or a family member, but to a loud-mouthed General sitting under a mountain in a Top Secret project just as Top Secret as the whole town of Eureka. The General had yelled out that his name had two 'L's', not one, and then asked what the hell he was doing with Rodney McKay's cat! Then he asked if he happened to know a Samantha Carter - which coincidentally, oddly enough, he did.
She was his cousin.
Then Sheriff Carter exchanged a wide eyed look with his daughter as they both heard a 'Sir!' and what sounded like a struggle for the phone on the other end, with the loud-mouthed General yelling sarcastically, 'Sam, why didn't you tell me you had a cousin living in Eureka?' Meanwhile, Rodney's cat looked at the phone with avid interest and began purring, quite loudly.
'Give me the phone, Sir! It wasn't your business!'
'Every thing's my business, Sam!'
Another slight scuffle was heard as words about 'bizarre coincidences', 'you're the one who wouldn't let him take her with him!' and 'inane balls of fluff' - at which Rodney's cat hissed - quite loudly.
Suddenly silence stilled on the other end, as if they heard the feline-in-question's response.
"Hello?, It's me, Sam. You still there?"
"Yeah, It's Jack, Sam.... Um, we have Rodney McKay's cat, here, and this is the emergency number on the tag?" Carter hadn't spoken to his cousin in quite a few months, and wasn't really sure how to discuss 'Top Secret' business with her.
"Yeah, I got that info from the General."
"Anyway, she's been acting up for a couple of weeks, and the town was worried. So we finally called this number. We thought...well, we thought we'd get Rodney, actually. He's supposed to be somewhere around here, we just don't quite know where he's set up shop."
Jack Carter heard a choking sound on the other end of the phone....'Um, how long has Rodney been in Eureka, Jack?'
'At least eight, maybe nine months. Thing is, none of us have met him yet. Security only has a basic portfolio put together when we identified his cat.'
'Whoa! How do you even know it's his cat?' Sam sounded suspicious over the phone now.
'Well, gee Sam, let me think!' Carter began sarcastically, as Rodney McKay's cat emitted a growl and yowled into the phone. 'Pet Identification Chip, and a collar listing the a Loud Mouthed General for an emergency contact? I think we have the right cat. Plus, the PIC has all of Rodney's bio-data, and that matches what we pulled from the Pentagon. Any more questions?'
'Jesus, Jack, Calm Down! I just needed to verify some data. She's with you now?'
'Yeah, and she was perfectly happy, I guess, until about two weeks ago, when she kicked up a hell of a fuss--'
'--that makes sense. There's been some huge trouble. Tell her not to worry. Rodney will be by to see her soon. All right? I've got to go now. Is she alright now?'
Sheriff Carter looked at Rodney McKay's cat, purring and snuggling into his daughter's more than willing arms.
'She's great, Sam. See you soon?'
'Count on it.'
The phone went dead. And, two weeks later, Sam showed up with Rodney McKay in tow, who spent three days, well, all Carter could say was, communing with his cat. Then they left again. And Rodney McKay's cat? Rodney McKay's cat stayed in Eureka, keeping an eye on things. She had to keep the scientist out of trouble, after all.
Sheriff Carter shook his head at the whole incident when it was over.
'How very strange,' he said. 'They never even told us her name!'
Rodney McKay's cat didn't mind, though. Eureka was the next best place living in than living with Rodney. Plus, Carter's daughter always paid her kitty's mane extra attention so it gleamed and shined in the sun. As for her name, it didn't matter. She knew her name. All the rest of them needed to know was that she was Rodney McKay's cat.
~finis
Hoped you liked.
So, if you have questions that might stimulate fic, ask them. I might write a story. You never know. I wouldn't mind some feedback. Real feedback. After no fic writing of any kind in years, any start is important. So, tear it apart. Do your best.
~Innogen
cougarcat asked, "Eureka - Why do I think that Rodney McKay's cat lives there?On 11/03/2007, I answered said question by writing the following in the comments. No beta, but I did some editing as I transferred the story here.
Why Rodney McKay's Cat Went to Eureka
Because once, Rodney McKay's cat was probably exposed to a little known meteor phenomena before finding Rodney to take care of - and Rodney needed a lot of taking caring of. Also, once becoming 'Rodney McKay's cat', she could not live with Rodney's former neighbor long - the energy around her felt like someone was rubbing her fur back-wards, or pulling the kink in her tail a twinge too much. Plus, the woman was not blond, nor intelligent.
So, one day, Rodney McKay's cat made her escape with the first intelligent scientist leaving Colorado Springs, who happened to get waylaid in Eureka. Of course, this scientist didn't ever realize he had a feline passenger, and that suited Rodney McKay's cat just fine.
Rodney's cat then made her escape into Eureka's wilds, sensing a very Rodney-like energy all around - so it made sense that when Rodney finally returned, he would come to Eureka. All she had to do was wait things out, and in the meantime, there were lots of super intelligent scientists that needed looking after. Oh, they got themselves in oh so much trouble, and without her, they would be in oh so much more trouble.
The citizens of Eureka took good care of Rodney McKay's cat, not batting an eye at never seeing her absentee human, as they understood the weird nature of scientists. So the highly intelligent Persian received a constant stream of nutritional food, electrolyte-filled water, and constant brushing that kept her kitty's mane sleek and shiny in the sun. Rodney McKay's cat was even recognized by Sheriff Carter's smart house, as Zoe encoded her name-tag information security systems to give her free reign, much annoying her father. But as to where Rodney McKay was - no one seemed really worried, because if his cat was in Eureka, then so was he. If Rodney McKay was in trouble, Rodney McKay's cat would let them know. Everyone was certain of this - somehow.
Then a time came when the citizens really started to fret about Rodney McKay. Rodney McKay's cat yowled, paced the streets, the countryside, and generally gave off the vibe that someone ate and killed her kittens. Sheriff Carter kept explaining to random scientist that their metaphors were wrong - it had to be killed and ate, and the scientists kept telling him that he was missing the point. Something must be wrong with Rodney!
Zoe finally suggested that her dad, Sheriff Carter, call the emergency number from the tag on Rodney McKay's cat collar, and Sheriff Carter resisted vehemently. Carter managed to never meet McKay, and sensed that not meeting McKay was perhaps the best course of action. But when the long-haired Persian started making mewing sounds all night long that sounded like a baby's crying, and when this lasted two weeks long not letting him get any sleep, he finally gave in.
Gravely, with his daughter watching, he picked up the phone and called the telephone number. His daughter calmingly stroked Rodney McKay's cat, who looked like she was nearly comatose from some kind super-cat herculean efforts.
And then the phone shocked Jack Carter, and for once it wasn't the smart house doing the literal zaps!
The shock he received was that the number didn't lead to Rodney McKay, or a family member, but to a loud-mouthed General sitting under a mountain in a Top Secret project just as Top Secret as the whole town of Eureka. The General had yelled out that his name had two 'L's', not one, and then asked what the hell he was doing with Rodney McKay's cat! Then he asked if he happened to know a Samantha Carter - which coincidentally, oddly enough, he did.
She was his cousin.
Then Sheriff Carter exchanged a wide eyed look with his daughter as they both heard a 'Sir!' and what sounded like a struggle for the phone on the other end, with the loud-mouthed General yelling sarcastically, 'Sam, why didn't you tell me you had a cousin living in Eureka?' Meanwhile, Rodney's cat looked at the phone with avid interest and began purring, quite loudly.
'Give me the phone, Sir! It wasn't your business!'
'Every thing's my business, Sam!'
Another slight scuffle was heard as words about 'bizarre coincidences', 'you're the one who wouldn't let him take her with him!' and 'inane balls of fluff' - at which Rodney's cat hissed - quite loudly.
Suddenly silence stilled on the other end, as if they heard the feline-in-question's response.
"Hello?, It's me, Sam. You still there?"
"Yeah, It's Jack, Sam.... Um, we have Rodney McKay's cat, here, and this is the emergency number on the tag?" Carter hadn't spoken to his cousin in quite a few months, and wasn't really sure how to discuss 'Top Secret' business with her.
"Yeah, I got that info from the General."
"Anyway, she's been acting up for a couple of weeks, and the town was worried. So we finally called this number. We thought...well, we thought we'd get Rodney, actually. He's supposed to be somewhere around here, we just don't quite know where he's set up shop."
Jack Carter heard a choking sound on the other end of the phone....'Um, how long has Rodney been in Eureka, Jack?'
'At least eight, maybe nine months. Thing is, none of us have met him yet. Security only has a basic portfolio put together when we identified his cat.'
'Whoa! How do you even know it's his cat?' Sam sounded suspicious over the phone now.
'Well, gee Sam, let me think!' Carter began sarcastically, as Rodney McKay's cat emitted a growl and yowled into the phone. 'Pet Identification Chip, and a collar listing the a Loud Mouthed General for an emergency contact? I think we have the right cat. Plus, the PIC has all of Rodney's bio-data, and that matches what we pulled from the Pentagon. Any more questions?'
'Jesus, Jack, Calm Down! I just needed to verify some data. She's with you now?'
'Yeah, and she was perfectly happy, I guess, until about two weeks ago, when she kicked up a hell of a fuss--'
'--that makes sense. There's been some huge trouble. Tell her not to worry. Rodney will be by to see her soon. All right? I've got to go now. Is she alright now?'
Sheriff Carter looked at Rodney McKay's cat, purring and snuggling into his daughter's more than willing arms.
'She's great, Sam. See you soon?'
'Count on it.'
The phone went dead. And, two weeks later, Sam showed up with Rodney McKay in tow, who spent three days, well, all Carter could say was, communing with his cat. Then they left again. And Rodney McKay's cat? Rodney McKay's cat stayed in Eureka, keeping an eye on things. She had to keep the scientist out of trouble, after all.
Sheriff Carter shook his head at the whole incident when it was over.
'How very strange,' he said. 'They never even told us her name!'
Rodney McKay's cat didn't mind, though. Eureka was the next best place living in than living with Rodney. Plus, Carter's daughter always paid her kitty's mane extra attention so it gleamed and shined in the sun. As for her name, it didn't matter. She knew her name. All the rest of them needed to know was that she was Rodney McKay's cat.
~finis
Hoped you liked.
So, if you have questions that might stimulate fic, ask them. I might write a story. You never know. I wouldn't mind some feedback. Real feedback. After no fic writing of any kind in years, any start is important. So, tear it apart. Do your best.
~Innogen