stargateficrec | If At First... BY Orithain (NC17)

Show: SGA

Rec Category: Alternate Reality
Characters: AU Elizabeth Weir, AU John Sheppard, AU Radek Zelenka, AU Rodney McKay, Janus, Canon Elizabeth Weir, Canon John Sheppard, Canon Radek Zelenka, Canon Rodney McKay
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard Elizabeth Weir/Radek Zelenka
Categories: Alternate Reality, HET, Slash, Episode Related: Before I Sleep
Warnings: Adult Situations
Author on LJ:

orithainandrina
Author's Website: Infinitum
Link: If at First... on AO3
Link: If at First... on Wraithbait

Why This Must Be Read: The Summary says: What if Elizabeth wasn't the only one to survive in the first timeline?

This is one of my favourites and is an alternate universe on Before I Sleep episode. So, what happens if John, Rodney and Radek also survive with Elizabeth and all travel back 10000 years? And how do they get home? Well with a maths genius, two engineering astrophysicists geniuses and an outstanding diplomat with a gift for Ancient translation, they are well on their way to working it out.

Sheppard spun the ship around so that the end was facing McKay and somehow opened the hatch with a thought. Initially startled, Zelenka and Weir still reacted quickly and reached out to grab McKay even as water began to pour in. The moment he was inside, the hatch slammed shut again, and water began to drain out through unseen vents.

"Grodin," McKay coughed, collapsed on all fours on the floor of the ship, Weir and Zelenka hovering around him.

"We didn’t see him, Rodney," Weir said softly, sadly.

"Though it may not matter," Sheppard grated. "How the hell do we get out of here without power to use the gate?"

The words had no sooner left his lips than they suddenly found themselves in space.
"What the hell!" Sheppard exclaimed, startled, only to yelp when someone shot at them. Several moments of confusion ensued, being fired upon and somehow managing to shoot back, and then nothing.

Elizabeth woke an unknown time later, opening her eyes to find a stranger standing over her. She had no idea where she was, but her first thought was for her companions. "My friends? McKay, Sheppard, Zelenka?" Her eyes pleaded for a positive response, and the stranger smiled briefly as he inclined his head to one side. Following the direction he indicated, Elizabeth gasped with relief as she saw the three men in nearby beds.

Rodney was lying flat on his back, mouth slightly open and snoring softly, a sound that filled Elizabeth with relief. In the next bed, Dr. Zelenka was sprawled on his belly, spread-eagled to cover every inch of the surface, drooling slightly onto the pillow his face was mashed into. Even his glasses had survived and were on the table next to him, slightly bent but intact. And finally, there was John Sheppard, shifting restlessly until the hazel eyes snapped open, instantly taking in his surroundings.

"Dr. Weir," he said, his eyes on the man standing over her.

"Major. I’m glad to see you survived. But I’m still not sure how." She turned a questioning gaze on the stranger, eyebrows rising inquisitively.

"Your ship was shot down," he explained. "We don’t know how you got here, though the ship is a clue since it’s the time machine I built."

"Time machine?" John exclaimed. "Who are you, H.G. Wells?" He subsided under Weir’s glare.

"I am unfamiliar with that person. My name is Janus." He smiled and bowed slightly.

"Where are we?" Elizabeth asked, drawing his attention back to her.

"You are in my people’s home, Atlantis."