Wild Card by GillianInOz (R)
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stargateficrecShow: SG-1, SGA
Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter, Richard Woolsey, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagen, bit parts by lots of Atlantis folk
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: independent Atlantis, post SG-1 series,
Warnings: slash, major character death (Elizabeth Weir), reference to canon level violence
Word Count: 29,600
Author on DW:gillianinoz -- but it's an empty journal
Author's Website: AO3 Profile
Link: Wild Card
Author's Summary:
An alternate reality where The Trust tried to destroy the Atlantis Expedition before it had even begun. The wild card instead changes everything, putting Major Sheppard in command of an expedition cut off from Earth.
The choices he makes shape a very different Atlantis from the one we know, and six years later a very different Atlantis from the one Earth expects.
Why This Must Be Read:
I love when the Atlantis crew are stranded in Pegasus and, in spite of that, manage to flourish and declare independence from Earth.
The author has a smart John Sheppard here, who knows how to get things done and uses the Pegasus natives they encounter to build new alliances. The alliance runs Atlantis and is fighting the Wraith.
Jack doesn't show up until half way through, but he's a major player and uses his clout to make sure the Lanteans get a fair shake from Earth.
The story is complete, but there are lots of threads that the author could use to write more and I do hope she does.
Go give this fic some love... it deserves it!
The lone figure stood at the end of the furthest pier, hands by his side, one gripping a nine mil. Sheppard used hand signals to indicate his team should fan out, scanning to make sure they all wore their tac vests. He moved forward after signalling the marines to hold position, his own P-90 hanging in front of him, his arms casually resting on top.
“Corporal Broward,” Sheppard said easily. “You should be careful getting so close to the edge. It’s a bit slippery out here.”
Broward turned to face him, and Sheppard’s heart sank at the eerily calm expression on his face. He’d seen suicidal soldiers before. Men who’d reached a point when they’d made their decision to die, and were at peace with that decision.
“I was waiting for you,” Broward said calmly. “I needed you to know why you’re all going to die out here. That there’s nothing personal about my actions.”
“Why don’t you come inside and tell us all about it,” Sheppard said, extending one hand slowly. “I’m sure you have plenty to tell us.”
“The control crystal is gone,” Broward continued coolly as if he hadn’t heard a word Sheppard said. “I volunteered to stay during the storm, waited until Patel was in the bathroom, and I took it out. I knew exactly what to do.”
“You were the back up?” Sheppard said, trying to keep him talking. “In case the Anthrax didn’t work.”
“I didn’t know exactly what they were going to do,” Broward said. “Just that I was to act if the first attempt failed.”
“Who is they?”
Broward frowned, seeming to focus on Sheppard for the first time. “The Trust, of course,” he said. “They’re everywhere, they control everything. The SGC, the IOA, even the Pentagon. They couldn’t block the Atlantis Mission without exposing themselves, so steps had to be taken. This expedition could never be allowed to contact Earth again.”
Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter, Richard Woolsey, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagen, bit parts by lots of Atlantis folk
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: independent Atlantis, post SG-1 series,
Warnings: slash, major character death (Elizabeth Weir), reference to canon level violence
Word Count: 29,600
Author on DW:
gillianinoz -- but it's an empty journalAuthor's Website: AO3 Profile
Link: Wild Card
Author's Summary:
An alternate reality where The Trust tried to destroy the Atlantis Expedition before it had even begun. The wild card instead changes everything, putting Major Sheppard in command of an expedition cut off from Earth.
The choices he makes shape a very different Atlantis from the one we know, and six years later a very different Atlantis from the one Earth expects.
Why This Must Be Read:
I love when the Atlantis crew are stranded in Pegasus and, in spite of that, manage to flourish and declare independence from Earth.
The author has a smart John Sheppard here, who knows how to get things done and uses the Pegasus natives they encounter to build new alliances. The alliance runs Atlantis and is fighting the Wraith.
Jack doesn't show up until half way through, but he's a major player and uses his clout to make sure the Lanteans get a fair shake from Earth.
The story is complete, but there are lots of threads that the author could use to write more and I do hope she does.
Go give this fic some love... it deserves it!
The lone figure stood at the end of the furthest pier, hands by his side, one gripping a nine mil. Sheppard used hand signals to indicate his team should fan out, scanning to make sure they all wore their tac vests. He moved forward after signalling the marines to hold position, his own P-90 hanging in front of him, his arms casually resting on top.
“Corporal Broward,” Sheppard said easily. “You should be careful getting so close to the edge. It’s a bit slippery out here.”
Broward turned to face him, and Sheppard’s heart sank at the eerily calm expression on his face. He’d seen suicidal soldiers before. Men who’d reached a point when they’d made their decision to die, and were at peace with that decision.
“I was waiting for you,” Broward said calmly. “I needed you to know why you’re all going to die out here. That there’s nothing personal about my actions.”
“Why don’t you come inside and tell us all about it,” Sheppard said, extending one hand slowly. “I’m sure you have plenty to tell us.”
“The control crystal is gone,” Broward continued coolly as if he hadn’t heard a word Sheppard said. “I volunteered to stay during the storm, waited until Patel was in the bathroom, and I took it out. I knew exactly what to do.”
“You were the back up?” Sheppard said, trying to keep him talking. “In case the Anthrax didn’t work.”
“I didn’t know exactly what they were going to do,” Broward said. “Just that I was to act if the first attempt failed.”
“Who is they?”
Broward frowned, seeming to focus on Sheppard for the first time. “The Trust, of course,” he said. “They’re everywhere, they control everything. The SGC, the IOA, even the Pentagon. They couldn’t block the Atlantis Mission without exposing themselves, so steps had to be taken. This expedition could never be allowed to contact Earth again.”
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Date: 2021-01-18 03:48 pm (UTC)