Bushido by lembas7 [PG-13]

[morena-evensong.livejournal.com]

Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Daniel Jackson
Characters: Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter, Teal'c, OCs
Categories: Gen
Warnings: Violence
Author on LJ: lembas7
Author's Website: Fanfiction.net, AO3
Link: Bushido

Why This Must Be Read:
Author's summary: Recent events have Daniel resigning from the SGC. Yet on his last mission, his hidden talents with the sword are called upon to save his team. Captured by proud samurai, the only hope of SG1 lies in Daniel following the Way of the Warrior . . .

This is another story that came out of Micheal Shanks' famous GateCon comment about Daniel Jackson being a night-time ninja (there can never be enough of those, right?). Although, admittedly in this one he's really more of a samurai than a ninja. Taking place in post-Menace season 5, this story highlights some of the problems that have developed within the team by throwing them into a situation where Jack's inability to simply trust in Daniel and his knowledge proves to nearly be their undoing and puts Daniel into a position he never, ever wanted to be in. This story is emotional and very well-written with a side-cast of supporting OCs who are genuinely interesting and enjoyable to get to know. There is a sequel to this story as well called "Shidachi" on ff.net for anyone who's like me and wants more of this slightly AU universe lembas7 has created - although, even then it's still not enough.