stargateficrec | The Rock and the Hard Place by sg

Show: SG-1/NCIS
Rec Category: Crossover
Characters: (SG-1) Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Paul Davis; (NCIS) Jethro Gibbs, Timothy McGee, Leon Vance
Categories: Crossover
Warnings: none
Author's Journal: sg_wonderland
Author's Website: sg_wonderland
Story: The Rock and the Hard Place

Why This Must Be Read:
The title says it all; this is precisely what would happen if our favorite civilian Air Force consultant happened to be accidentally detained by NCIS (evidently he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time). The character voices are well-done all around; one can hear the actors and easily visualize the scene. While the strict POV is neutral, this is SG-1's story more than it is NCIS's, which means that it's short and we don't find out much about the case Gibbs & company are looking into - but that's fine; this is exactly as long as it needs to be to pay off its premise.

A side note: Fans of this author should be pleased to learn that while their LiveJournal (referenced in several older recs) is no more, they've established an AO3 presence reflecting quite a sizeable body of work.

Snippet of Fic:
“I've never seen this level of encryption. And I don't even know what language that is.” The screen was populated with figures that Gibbs had never seen before. “His phone has a thumb print encryption and then it goes to this.” Blocky letters filled the screen.

“What is that?”

“They look like Norse runes but I have no idea how to decode this stuff. No program I've run has a clue what this is but I can't break it. I mean, I could, if I had like a thousand years but...” McGee shook his head, clearly stumped. And just a little insulted.

“Director,” one of the technicians turned. “There are two Air Force officers downstairs. And they've got like a SWAT team with them."