"Where the Buffalo Roam" by NotTasha (Teen And Up Audiences)

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Show: SGA
Rec Category: Team
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex
Pairings: none
Categories: Gen
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: nottasha
Author's Website: NotTasha's Trail of the Ancients
Link: Where the Buffalo Roam

Summary by the author: The team goes in search of an Ancient Outpost on a planet with a strange bison-like animal. They find two buildings -- a greenhouse and another mysterious place. Things go badly at both locations.

Why This Must Be Read:
An inventive, thrilling action/adventure story with pretty much everybody getting injured and banged up.
What I like most regarding the team-factor is the fact that each of our heroes is motivated to hang on and keep fighting by the knowledge that their teammates need them.

"She heard a sound, a strange wet sucking gasp and she turned her head. A thick stalk had risen up. She gasped in disbelief. It was huge, like a giant pillar set in the middle of the room. A cavernous slash ran through the center and it opened and closed greedily as the whole thing seemed to pulse. Within the gash, it dripped with foul liquids.

It looked obscene.

“Ronon!” she shouted again. “We have more to worry about!”

From beneath the slithering ball of vines, Ronon let out a growl.

Teyla fought all the harder the maw gaped, and the vines dragged her nearer."

Comments

[popkin16]

I adore NotTasha's work and mean to read more of her stuff. I finally know where to start :D Thanks for the rec!