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stargateficrecRec Category: Original Character
Pairing: None
Category: Original Character, John Sheppard, SGA, Hurt/Comfort,
Warning: Sheppard whumping, very large reptiles
Author on LJ: http://ga-unicorn.livejournal.com/
Author's Website: None known
Link: http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=14549
Why This Must Be Read: I adore stories about Sheppard flying, the members of the military on Atlantis or Sheppard from the viewpoint of his soldiers; this little gem has all three.
Sergeant Mike Prosser, a Marine with the ATA gene who is a new arrival on Atlantis, has been dreading his mandatory puddlejumper flying lesson. Only officers are pilots and the expedition's break from military convention is one more unfamiliar and just plain wrong thing he must adjust to, just like the annoying humming of the city in his head. When he arrives for his lesson, he is further thrown off balance by learning that he'll be receiving his lesson from his colonel, a Zoomie who commands Marines, another unfathomable part of his new life. Since this is Pegasus and Sheppard has possibly the worst luck in any universe, things of course go very wrong on their routine flight training with much whumping, some great flying action and a battle with giant lizards.
The character of Prosser is fully fleshed out and he rings true as a Marine. It's obvious that the author has done their homework. I really enjoyed reading the sergeant's point-of-view as he shifts from unhappiness and nervousness at the strangeness of his new post and commander to deep admiration and loyalty after their shared experiences and watching Sheppard in action as a pilot, leader and soldier. If you like this story, I would also recommend miss_porcupine's Route 66 (http://www.offpanel.net/dmz/sga/route66.html) in which a season one Sheppard teaches Stackhouse to fly a puddlejumper, albeit with much less crashing and reptiles.
Pairing: None
Category: Original Character, John Sheppard, SGA, Hurt/Comfort,
Warning: Sheppard whumping, very large reptiles
Author on LJ: http://ga-unicorn.livejournal.com/
Author's Website: None known
Link: http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=14549
Why This Must Be Read: I adore stories about Sheppard flying, the members of the military on Atlantis or Sheppard from the viewpoint of his soldiers; this little gem has all three.
Sergeant Mike Prosser, a Marine with the ATA gene who is a new arrival on Atlantis, has been dreading his mandatory puddlejumper flying lesson. Only officers are pilots and the expedition's break from military convention is one more unfamiliar and just plain wrong thing he must adjust to, just like the annoying humming of the city in his head. When he arrives for his lesson, he is further thrown off balance by learning that he'll be receiving his lesson from his colonel, a Zoomie who commands Marines, another unfathomable part of his new life. Since this is Pegasus and Sheppard has possibly the worst luck in any universe, things of course go very wrong on their routine flight training with much whumping, some great flying action and a battle with giant lizards.
The character of Prosser is fully fleshed out and he rings true as a Marine. It's obvious that the author has done their homework. I really enjoyed reading the sergeant's point-of-view as he shifts from unhappiness and nervousness at the strangeness of his new post and commander to deep admiration and loyalty after their shared experiences and watching Sheppard in action as a pilot, leader and soldier. If you like this story, I would also recommend miss_porcupine's Route 66 (http://www.offpanel.net/dmz/sga/route66.html) in which a season one Sheppard teaches Stackhouse to fly a puddlejumper, albeit with much less crashing and reptiles.
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