"Chronologic" by Purna (NC-17)
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stargateficrecShow: SGA
Rec Category: Team
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: slash
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
purna
Author's Website: none
Link: Chronologic by Purna
Why This Must Be Read:
Summary by the author:
Finding the charged ZPM was just the start.
Team, exciting action, intricate plot, great Teyla, strong characterization, wonderful interactions, twists and turns that would be too spoilery to mention, and did I mention "TEAM"? - an excellent, intriguing story, a satisfying read. Certain bits are a bit heartbreaking but dont't worry, the end is happy enough. :-)
Don't start reading if you still have work to do - I wasn't able to stop. *g*
"The squiggly one next," Sheppard said over Rodney's shoulder.
His pointing finger blocked Rodney's field of view, until Rodney batted it away.
"Yes, yes, Colonel, and you're welcome to sit in the next time I have time to waste on Freecell as well," Rodney said absently, as he eyed the carved stone squares that covered the wall in front of him.
"Are you forgetting Dagan, Rodney?" Sheppard said. "Because I seem to remember --"
"Mensa test, yes, how could I forget? But that was a simple mathematical puzzle. How's your Ancient, Colonel?"
"Not bad, actually," Sheppard said with a smirk. "I must be a natural."
Rodney snorted. "You've been studying, you mean. I've seen you reading Dr. Jackson's Ancient for Dummies. It's why I'm letting you gawk over my shoulder here."
Ignoring Sheppard's, "Just trying to help out, Rodney," he turned back to the stone squares. The Ancient words carved on the squares were part of a puzzle...and what was it with ZPMs hidden under puzzles? At least this time they didn't have to solve the thing with Genii guns at their heads.
The puzzle was half Ancient acrostic, half crossword, and Rodney had to admit that his progress on the thing had very little to do with his many years of specialized post-graduate education.
"Thank you, Will Shortz," he muttered and pressed the next stone, which was indeed carved with a squiggly symbol. Only in Pegasus could a crossword addiction save the galaxy, or at least supply Atlantis with a fully charged ZPM. That was what he
was hoping anyway, and what the cryptic phrases surrounding the puzzle implied.
Rodney finished off the last three stone squares and waited.
"That's it?" Sheppard asked.
"Should be," Rodney answered, not pulling his eyes from the completed puzzle on the wall in front of them. "C'mon, c'mon," he muttered, only half-aware of Sheppard's eyes on him. Don't let this be another dead end.
A low grinding sound came from the wall, and one of the carved stone squares popped out. When the distinctive, crystalline shape of a ZPM appeared, Rodney let out a sound that was embarrassingly close to a whimper.
"Come to papa, you beautiful thing," Sheppard said as Rodney pulled it from the wall. Even Sheppard's raised eyebrow didn't stop Rodney from cradling it in his arms almost lovingly.
"I find your intense emotional attachment to a power storage vessel mildly disturbing," Teyla said, her tone arch. She and Ronon were keeping watch at the crumbling entrance to the ruins.
"She's doing the joke thing again, isn't she?" Sheppard said to Rodney, staring over at Teyla. "She's kinda scary when she does that."
"Yeah, but it pleases me when she's making fun of you, 'papa,'" Rodney answered.
"I think she's making fun of both of us, Rodney."
"We done here? Then we should leave," Ronon interrupted. He was wearing his stoic warrior face, but Rodney had been in enough sticky situations with the man to hear the tension hidden beneath the surface.
Rodney nodded. He glanced over at Sheppard, and they both sobered.
"Is it charged?" Sheppard asked.
"Just a second." He attached the leads from the detector he and Radek had finally cobbled together and sat back on his heels.
The display showed a flickering line that steadied, and a wave of dizziness blurred his vision.
"Breathe, Rodney," he heard Sheppard say as if from a great distance.
"Full charge," he gasped, trying to quash the hysterical laughter that was bubbling up. "It's fully charged."
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Rec Category: Team
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: slash
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:
purnaAuthor's Website: none
Link: Chronologic by Purna
Why This Must Be Read:
Summary by the author:
Finding the charged ZPM was just the start.
Team, exciting action, intricate plot, great Teyla, strong characterization, wonderful interactions, twists and turns that would be too spoilery to mention, and did I mention "TEAM"? - an excellent, intriguing story, a satisfying read. Certain bits are a bit heartbreaking but dont't worry, the end is happy enough. :-)
Don't start reading if you still have work to do - I wasn't able to stop. *g*
"The squiggly one next," Sheppard said over Rodney's shoulder.
His pointing finger blocked Rodney's field of view, until Rodney batted it away.
"Yes, yes, Colonel, and you're welcome to sit in the next time I have time to waste on Freecell as well," Rodney said absently, as he eyed the carved stone squares that covered the wall in front of him.
"Are you forgetting Dagan, Rodney?" Sheppard said. "Because I seem to remember --"
"Mensa test, yes, how could I forget? But that was a simple mathematical puzzle. How's your Ancient, Colonel?"
"Not bad, actually," Sheppard said with a smirk. "I must be a natural."
Rodney snorted. "You've been studying, you mean. I've seen you reading Dr. Jackson's Ancient for Dummies. It's why I'm letting you gawk over my shoulder here."
Ignoring Sheppard's, "Just trying to help out, Rodney," he turned back to the stone squares. The Ancient words carved on the squares were part of a puzzle...and what was it with ZPMs hidden under puzzles? At least this time they didn't have to solve the thing with Genii guns at their heads.
The puzzle was half Ancient acrostic, half crossword, and Rodney had to admit that his progress on the thing had very little to do with his many years of specialized post-graduate education.
"Thank you, Will Shortz," he muttered and pressed the next stone, which was indeed carved with a squiggly symbol. Only in Pegasus could a crossword addiction save the galaxy, or at least supply Atlantis with a fully charged ZPM. That was what he
was hoping anyway, and what the cryptic phrases surrounding the puzzle implied.
Rodney finished off the last three stone squares and waited.
"That's it?" Sheppard asked.
"Should be," Rodney answered, not pulling his eyes from the completed puzzle on the wall in front of them. "C'mon, c'mon," he muttered, only half-aware of Sheppard's eyes on him. Don't let this be another dead end.
A low grinding sound came from the wall, and one of the carved stone squares popped out. When the distinctive, crystalline shape of a ZPM appeared, Rodney let out a sound that was embarrassingly close to a whimper.
"Come to papa, you beautiful thing," Sheppard said as Rodney pulled it from the wall. Even Sheppard's raised eyebrow didn't stop Rodney from cradling it in his arms almost lovingly.
"I find your intense emotional attachment to a power storage vessel mildly disturbing," Teyla said, her tone arch. She and Ronon were keeping watch at the crumbling entrance to the ruins.
"She's doing the joke thing again, isn't she?" Sheppard said to Rodney, staring over at Teyla. "She's kinda scary when she does that."
"Yeah, but it pleases me when she's making fun of you, 'papa,'" Rodney answered.
"I think she's making fun of both of us, Rodney."
"We done here? Then we should leave," Ronon interrupted. He was wearing his stoic warrior face, but Rodney had been in enough sticky situations with the man to hear the tension hidden beneath the surface.
Rodney nodded. He glanced over at Sheppard, and they both sobered.
"Is it charged?" Sheppard asked.
"Just a second." He attached the leads from the detector he and Radek had finally cobbled together and sat back on his heels.
The display showed a flickering line that steadied, and a wave of dizziness blurred his vision.
"Breathe, Rodney," he heard Sheppard say as if from a great distance.
"Full charge," he gasped, trying to quash the hysterical laughter that was bubbling up. "It's fully charged."
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