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stargateficrecShow: SG1/SGA
Rec Category: John Sheppard
Characters: John Sheppard/Vala Mal Doran, John Sheppard & Cam Mitchell, Rodney McKay, Jack O'Neill, Bill Lee, Caroline Lam, General Landry, Evan Lorne
Categories: F/M
Words: 16,300
Warnings: None apply
Author on DW:enigmaticblue
Author's Website: enigmaticblue on AO3
Link: The Curious Afterlife of John Sheppard on AO3 (the art that inspired the story is here.)
Why This Must Be Read: This was written for the SGA reversebang, inspired by the art as above. It's set in the Vegas AU and is from John's POV. After his rescue and surgery, McKay and O'Neill yank him back into the military, and he ends up at the SGC as a light-switch for Bill Lee. That palls, but SG1 are short-staffed so Cam recruits him. This is about Vegas!John learning to trust again - himself, as well as his team, and he makes a good match for Vala, with all her issues. Landry dislikes John but there's a heart-warming friendship with Cam. A nice fix-it for Vegas, and a gradual journey back to connectedness for John.
McKay holds out a closed fist, and John lets McKay drop an object into his open palm. It’s roundish, silver in color—and as soon as it touches his skin, it begins to glow blue, warming slowly. If John looks a little closer, he can see other colors swirling in its depths, and he feels a tug in the back of his mind that says home.
A low whistle catches his attention. “Damn, McKay, you weren’t kidding. I couldn’t get that thing to do more than flicker.”
John looks up to see the general, who’s looking impressed. “Kidding about what? What is this?” he asks.
“You have what we call the ATA gene, Sheppard, one of the strongest we’ve seen,” McKay replies. “And I’m the smartest man in two galaxies, O’Neill. I know what I’m talking about.”
John feels the first stirring of panic. “What does that mean?”
“It means we’re calling you back to active duty, Major,” General O’Neill says.
Once again, John feels as though his life is spinning out of control. “You can’t. I—” He still hates saying it. “I was dishonorably discharged.”
“That record has been buried,” General O’Neill replies with a smirk. “And that gene makes you a priceless military asset. With everything you know, we can’t let you walk away.”
John feels his heart race. “You can’t just call me back up.”
“Remember when I said I had the power to ruin your life?” McKay says, although his tone is gentler than the words themselves. “Technically, Sheppard, you died in the desert.”
John immediately understands what McKay isn’t saying. If he’s dead, no one is going to look for him. If he disappears, no one will even notice. “Then I don’t really have a choice, do I?”
Rec Category: John Sheppard
Characters: John Sheppard/Vala Mal Doran, John Sheppard & Cam Mitchell, Rodney McKay, Jack O'Neill, Bill Lee, Caroline Lam, General Landry, Evan Lorne
Categories: F/M
Words: 16,300
Warnings: None apply
Author on DW:
enigmaticblue Author's Website: enigmaticblue on AO3
Link: The Curious Afterlife of John Sheppard on AO3 (the art that inspired the story is here.)
Why This Must Be Read: This was written for the SGA reversebang, inspired by the art as above. It's set in the Vegas AU and is from John's POV. After his rescue and surgery, McKay and O'Neill yank him back into the military, and he ends up at the SGC as a light-switch for Bill Lee. That palls, but SG1 are short-staffed so Cam recruits him. This is about Vegas!John learning to trust again - himself, as well as his team, and he makes a good match for Vala, with all her issues. Landry dislikes John but there's a heart-warming friendship with Cam. A nice fix-it for Vegas, and a gradual journey back to connectedness for John.
McKay holds out a closed fist, and John lets McKay drop an object into his open palm. It’s roundish, silver in color—and as soon as it touches his skin, it begins to glow blue, warming slowly. If John looks a little closer, he can see other colors swirling in its depths, and he feels a tug in the back of his mind that says home.
A low whistle catches his attention. “Damn, McKay, you weren’t kidding. I couldn’t get that thing to do more than flicker.”
John looks up to see the general, who’s looking impressed. “Kidding about what? What is this?” he asks.
“You have what we call the ATA gene, Sheppard, one of the strongest we’ve seen,” McKay replies. “And I’m the smartest man in two galaxies, O’Neill. I know what I’m talking about.”
John feels the first stirring of panic. “What does that mean?”
“It means we’re calling you back to active duty, Major,” General O’Neill says.
Once again, John feels as though his life is spinning out of control. “You can’t. I—” He still hates saying it. “I was dishonorably discharged.”
“That record has been buried,” General O’Neill replies with a smirk. “And that gene makes you a priceless military asset. With everything you know, we can’t let you walk away.”
John feels his heart race. “You can’t just call me back up.”
“Remember when I said I had the power to ruin your life?” McKay says, although his tone is gentler than the words themselves. “Technically, Sheppard, you died in the desert.”
John immediately understands what McKay isn’t saying. If he’s dead, no one is going to look for him. If he disappears, no one will even notice. “Then I don’t really have a choice, do I?”
