stargateficrec | Wraith Killers by Lady Ra (NC-17)

Show: Stargate Atlantis
Rec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay
Het/Slash/Gen: Slash
Warning: No true spoilers, goes AU between Season 9 & 10 of SG1. Rated NC17, but not particularly explicit.
Author on LJ: ladyra
Author's Website: Visions of Pretty Boys
Link: Wraith Killers

Why this must be read:
A nominee for the 2007 McShep awards, I cannot believe it was never recced here, or that I am lucky enough to be the one to do so!
Crossover with SG1 - includes both McShep and Jack/Daniel first times! Atlantis gets some unexpected visitors.
Spielbergian action, swooning love story type moments, and epic (69,907 words) - with wonderful voices and the best Original Characters (furry) ever. I once offered the description that if Spielberg and Disney had a baby who grew up to be a director (with slash tendencies) this is the movie they'd make. Another, slightly faster loading link on wraithbait: Wraith Killers

"Just think off," John suggested.

"No!" Rodney yelled. "Don't do that," he said with a blistering look at John. "Given the city's response to you," he said to Daniel, "you might shut everything off."

"Oh," John said. "Good point."

"So what should I do?" Daniel asked.

Rodney had no idea. The city hadn't done this for Chaya. He sniffed. Not that that was surprising. He was more surprised the city hadn't found a way to throw her over a balcony. Hussy. "Try--"

"Uh, Rodney," John interrupted, looking nervously at Daniel.

"Shit," Rodney said, taking a step back. Daniel was really glowing now. And so were the lights. If the city was playing music it would be performing a resounding version of Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony, 1812 Overture, cannons thundering overhead. The city liked Daniel a little too much; Rodney's scanner was going nuts. "I changed my mind! Tell it to stop! Tell the city to calm down!" Rodney yelled.

Daniel closed his eyes, concentrating, his brow furrowed.

It took a few minutes, but the lights finally toned down, and Daniel's luminosity decreased with it. He was still glowing, but you had to really look to notice it. Rodney checked his scanner; power usage was back to normal. In fact...

"What was that about?" John asked.

"Was the city truly responding to your presence?" Elizabeth asked, fascinated.

Daniel winced a smile at her. "I don't know."

Rodney bounced on his toes. "Whatever you're doing now, keep doing it." He frowned crookedly at Daniel. "By the way, what did you do?"

"I told the city to do what you wanted it to," Daniel said cautiously. "Is that okay?"

Rodney's eyes opened wide. "You did?" He stared at his scanner then grinned maniacally at Daniel. "The city really, really likes you. It's working at a 10% higher efficiency." He glowered at John. "Why didn't you ever tell the city to do that?"

John frowned back. "Because I think telling anyone or anything to do what you want is intrinsically a bad idea."