Five Ways Marshall Sumner Died by daughtershade (PG-13)

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Show: SGA

Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Marshall Sumner, John Sheppard, Sgt Bates, Elizabeth Weir
Pairings: None
Categories: GEN
Warnings: Character deaths, Character Study Alternate Universe
Author on LJ: daughtershade
Author's Website: Wasting time the old fashioned way
Author's Website: daughtershade on AO3
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Link: Five Ways Marshall Sumner Died on LJ
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Why This Must Be Read: The Summary says: Five ways to live a life...
Its not often you come across a fic from Marshall Sumners point of view and in canon not a lot about him was explored because of the circumstances of his death.

This fic give five different ways he died, five different universes and an excellent character study.


Marshal wondered what his life would have been like had he not joined the Corps. He probably would have followed in his father's footsteps and taken over the family farm. He'd have worked himself to death day by day instead of having his life sucked out of him in seconds.

He thought about the weary look on his father's face every night when he came in to supper. He thought about the proud tears his mother had shed when he stood at attention for her in his dress uniform. He wondered if the Wraith was getting all these thoughts and feelings along with all his years to come.

It was a blessing when he saw the glint of Sheppard's sight in the distance. Marshal nodded.

Semper Fi.