stargateficrec | Forever and a Day, by Mad Maudlin (PG-13)

Show: Stargate SG-1

Rec Category: Episode Related
Characters: Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter, Janet Frasier, Sha're
Het/Slash/Gen: Het
Paining: Daniel/Sha're
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

mad_maudlin
Author's Website: unknown
Link: Forever and a Day

Why This Must Be Read: This heart-wrenching AU takes a bit of canon continuity and fits it neatly into FIAD to give us a wistful might-have-been for Daniel and Sha're. Powerfully, achingly good.

"Daniel, once General Hammond reported that we had a live System Lord in our custody, a lot of people sat up and took notice," Sam said with agonizing gentleness.

"What people?" Daniel demanded.

"People like Colonel Maybourne," she said, not bothering to hide any disgust. "The general has managed to keep her on base so far, but Maybourne's been trying to interrogate her for over forty-eight hours."

"No," he blurted, and tried to sit up again despite the mushy weakness of his body. "No, he can't—I need to see her."

"Daniel—Daniel, stop!" Two pairs of hands pressed him down into the bed again. "For one thing, you're in no condition to move around yet," Janet said fiercely. "For another, Colonel O'Neill and General Hammond have already tried everything they could think of to stall Maybourne and so far, they've struck out."

"I filed papers," he said, still stuck on the image of Maybourne browbeating Sha're, or worse, dragging her off to Area 51 and out of reach, so close and so goddamn far. "Right after she was taken, I set up a marriage license, power of attorney--"

"Which, to Maybourne, mean exactly squat," Sam said sadly. "Daniel, there's one last thing we can try, but I didn't want to go through with it until I had asked your permission."

"Do it," he said. "Whatever it is, I don't care."

There was a long pause, and then Sam said quietly, "I arranged to get one of Ma'chello's false tablets brought from Area 51 on the same flight as Maybourne."