Not Staying, by Nagi Schwarz (PG)

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Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Daniel Jackson
Characters: Daniel Jackson
Categories: gen, humor, episode related
Warnings: character death (and death, and death)
Author on LJ: nagi_schwarz
Author's Website: nagi_schwarz at AO3
Link: Not Staying

Why This Must Be Read: Stargate and mythology are always a wonderful combination. Combine that with quite literally morbid humor, and you get this: Daniel meeting an old "friend," over and over and over again...

Wry, dry, and ultimately bittersweet.


Acheron started to yell at Daniel before he even opened his eyes. "You again! I'm not even going to bother asking for the fare. I'll let his Lordship deal with you."

Daniel stood up and dusted himself off. Hades arrived on a chariot drawn by half a dozen jet-black night mares. He tugged on the reins and the mares halted the chariot mid-air. Hades descended on several storm clouds before dropping to the ground beside Daniel. He prowled a circle around Daniel, poked him a few times.

"You don't look like a hero," he said. "Or a demigod."

"I'm just an archaeologist," Daniel said.

"I take it you're not staying this time either."

"Nope."

"Let me guess, staff blast and sarcophagus?"

Daniel nodded. "It's becoming a bit of a trend, isn't it?"

"Yes, it is." Hades rummaged in his black chiton, came up with a traveling chess set. "Fancy a game?"

"I'm not sure how much time I have," Daniel said.

Hades plopped down on the ground. "Humor me. You can even be white."

Daniel sat down opposite him. "All right."

Turned out, before he woke up, he had enough time to win three games in a row.