The Black Lake by tipper_green (K+)

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Rec Category: Jennifer Keller
Characters: Jennifer Keller, Teyla Emmagan, John Sheppard, Ronon Dex, Rodney McKay
Category: Gen, action-adventure, hurt/comfort, team, girl power, Teyla Emmagan
Rating: K+ (I think that's PG-13?)
Author on LJ: tipper_green
Author's Website: Stargate Atlantis Fanfiction by Tipper
Link: The Black Lake

Why This Must Be Read:
Summary: Things go belly up (because they always go belly up) on a rescue mission to save an SGA team stuck deep underground and running out of air. (~27,740 words)

I was squeeing when I saw this posted, because, well, action-adventure teamfic-plus-Keller is one of my favorites. And I wasn't disappointed... this story put me in a great mood.:) Tipper writes one of the best Keller voices around and she gets to play a prominent part in this fic, so I'm snagging it for the character category.

This was written for sga_genficathon for the prompt The journey of a thousand miles sometimes ends very, very badly, and it's a great, creatively literal take on the prompt. The setting feels genuinely alien and very scary; there's a constant sense of danger that makes for a gripping read. I love the characterization; particularly Teyla and Jennifer get to shine (but the guys get plenty of airtime, too). The dialogue could come right out of the show, it's spot on.