stargateficrec | Impact in 3, 2, 1... by Irony

Rec Category: Sheppard/Weir
Pairing: John Sheppard/Elizabeth Weir
Category: het, John Sheppard, Elizabeth Weir, Episode Related
Warning: Sex
Author on LJ:

irony_rocks
Author's Website: Complete list of fanworks
Link: Impact In 3, 2, 1...

Why This Must Be Read: This is the perfect fic for that ending of Be All My Sins Remembered, where Elizabeth showed up in leather leading a rebel faction of Asurians. Wonderful fic, with such amazing lines and storytelling. Worth a read and reread. The moments between Elizabeth and each of the characters as she tries to reestablish her life back on Atlantis are very moving.

irony_rocks was able to bring each of them across in just a few sentences with such depth.

They stumble upon her in the middle of an outer space battlefield.

When a blimp of a puddle-jumper first appears amidst the pandemonium, Elizabeth barely notices it, too focused on giving the final go-ahead to take the wraith ship out with Athena’s special weapon; designed by the Asurans, perfected by one of Elizabeth’s engineers on board. Athena’s blue flame strikes out, and a beat of utter silence descends before the hiveship flashes blindingly in a white blaze. The echo of a sonic boom follows seconds afterwards and shockwaves slam into her vessel.

There’s a cry of victory from her crew, but over the clamor her communications officer says something strange. “We’ve got a radio signal from an unknown source.”

Elizabeth cranes her neck, eyes latching onto the blue screen. Her hand falls to the faded leather of her command chair; the Athena is older than any other running ship the Asurans had, but it holds true. It held true through six breakdowns, two firefights, and an escape plan that should never have worked. Elizabeth wills the adrenaline to abate, and gives the command to patch the feed through with a nod.

And damn it all to hell, all the composure in the universe becomes undone by John’s singular voice over the radio.