stargateficrec | Cross Product By quasar273

Show: SG-1/SGA

Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Canon Rodney McKay, Canon John Sheppard, Canon Teyla Emmagan Canon Elizabeth Weir, AU Rodney McKay, AU John Sheppard, AU Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, AU Elizabeth Weir, Radek Zelenka, AU Jack O'Neill, AU Cameron Mitchell, AU Sam Carter, AU Daniel Jackson AU Jack O'Neill (Clone), AU Evan Lorne, AU Laura Cadman
Pairings: Canon Rodney McKay/Canon John Sheppard, AU Rodney McKay/AU John Sheppard ,AU Rodney McKay/ Canon John Sheppard, Canon Rodney McKay/AU John Sheppard
Categories: Alternate Universe, First Time, AU, Adventure, Quantum Mirror, Canon Divergence
Warnings: Canon Divergence, slash
Author on LJ:

quasar273
Author's Website: Quasar's broad emissions
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Link: Cross Product Part 1 on LJ with links to 4 other parts
Link: Cross Product on Wraithbait
Link: Cross Product on AO3

Why This Must Be Read: The Summary says: Sheppard goes surfing and doesn't have amnesia.

This is part 1 of a seven story series called CrissCross.

During a mission John gets his head caught in an artifact (a la O’Neill) but instead of having the knowledge of the ancients transferred into it he is instead his consciousness is transferred into an alternate universe and into an alternate John Sheppard and the AU Sheppard’s consciousness into his body.

Finding himself on a surfboard on Earth he realises he has a problem. Not sure what to believe, he has to find his way home. His alternate is no longer in the air force but flies news helicopters and has never been involved with the SGC. John takes a risk to contact the SGC and soon is being whisked away to Cheyenne Mountain.

I love these types of AUs where there is some canon divergence and where both John and Rodney meet their friend’s counterpart.

"What is it?" John asked, backing up half a step but negating that by leaning closer for a better look. It didn't look dangerous at first glance: no sharp parts, no tubes for projectiles, no large power banks or crystal arrays. Just a weirdly-textured thing like a piece of art with an overly ornate frame.

"Hmm," said McKay, and "Wait, maybe it -- no. Hmm." He plied his scanners around the thing, looking increasingly puzzled. Teyla stepped up to the doorway and added the light of her weapon to the subject, Ronon looming over her shoulder. "For a moment there it was giving off a signal almost like a quantum mirror, but now it looks completely different."

"A mirror? It's not shiny."

"A quantum mirror, Colonel."

"Yeah, I read the reports. But those are still reflective, aren't they? This isn't." He moved his head around, studying the odd pebbly texture of the thing from different angles. It was almost holographic, as if there were something projected above the surface, but he couldn't bring it into focus.

"And that would be why I said 'completely different.'" Rodney dropped the two scanners to his side and frowned at the writing around the object. "Typical cryptic gobbledygook," he muttered. "But it does remind me . . . huh. I never saw any scans, but in appearance this is almost more like that database interface thing SG-1 found on -- ack!"

As Sheppard craned a little closer, the ornate frame suddenly grew fat claws and grabbed him by the head. He dropped his weapon and raised his hands to struggle, then went still as a bright light flashed from inside the device.

"Yeah, like that," Rodney said faintly, raising a hand to forestall Ronon and Teyla from grabbing Sheppard. "Wait a second . . ."

The frame retracted and Sheppard staggered away from it, blinking dazedly.
"You going to pass out now, Colonel?" Rodney asked, waving Ronon forward to catch him if he fell.

Sheppard startled back as Ronon approached him, eyes flicking up and down the big man, then to Rodney's scanners and Teyla's weapon. He lifted the P-90 hanging from his vest and swung the light quickly around the chamber without turning his back on any of the others.

"Are you all right, Colonel?" Teyla asked.

He gave her a second and then a third look, making Rodney shift impatiently.

"Look, if you're going to start speaking in tongues, you might as well get started. We know a lot more about the Ancient language and culture now than we did when O'Neill went through this, so that's not a problem. And the Daedalus is due back in just over a week, so Hermiod can probably fix you before there's any permanent brain damage."

"I have no idea what you're talking about," Sheppard said. He patted down his tac vest uncertainly. "Why are you calling me Colonel?"

"Um," said Rodney.

Now Sheppard was looking at his hands, front and back. "And what is this place? And who are you people, anyway?"