Ghosts of Atlantis by NotTasha (T)
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stargateficrec Show: SGA
Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay, Team, Dumais
Pairings: None
Categories: gen
Words: 21248
Warnings: I don't think any apply, but it does feature some minor characters that previously died and are now ghosts. There is a moment or two where Rodney isn't sure he wants to return to the land of the living because he feels he isn't needed.
Author on DW:nottasha
Author's Website: NotTasha on AO3
Link: Ghosts of Atlantis
Author's Summary: Something mysterious happens to Rodney and he becomes disconnected from his body -- Leaving his body laying on the floor. His team worries while Rodney's consciousness wanders around Atlantis, running into the ghosts of those who have died. This is sort of a crossover or homage to the TV shows “Ghosts-UK” and "Ghosts CBS". There are ghosts in Atlantis that use the same ghost rules as the TV shows. Rodney learns that people care about him, not just his massive intelligence
Why this must be read: This is a newer fic by NotTasha which is such a gem because she's only recently returned to sga. (She has been writing since back when the show first aired. One of her most famous pieces is Warm Safe and Dry and it is sooooo good.) She gets McKay so well and she always digs into his guilt and inner strength in ways that just floor me. I love everything about this story. The fic takes place somewhere in season two, I'm guessing, and McKay is having an out of body experience in which he meets the ghosts haunting Atlantis. McKay's journey into the land of the ghosts is emotionally powerful and made my heart hurt for how little he understands he is loved beyond just his brain. NotTasha does this amazing thing where she can describe Ronon and Sheppard's concern for him and the reader gets it but Rodney, as the narrator, doesn't recognize this at all.
This fic is a fusion with the show Ghosts. You don't need to know anything from that show and there are no characters from it. NotTasha just plays with ideas from the show to develop her own version of ghosts in Atlantis.
Note: The first chapter at first may not seem to be kind in how it portrays McKay, but this is actually one of its greatest strengths! Why? Because we learn that how McKay sees the actions in chapter one is not at all how they really were or how others saw them. In reality, she has a wonderful, compassionate and kind take on Rodney. It's really lovely to see this written where the ghosts show him that he's so much more than he thinks of himself.
Carson sighed, clapping a hand on the top of unmoving-McKay’s head. “Ach, Rodney, what have you done to yourself this time?”
“Nothing!” Rodney countered. “Absolutely nothing. I was just standing there.”
Wires and tubes and devices were attached, and Beckett made sad little sounds as he examined the displays.
“Very low brain activity,” Greene pointed out unnecessarily.
“That’s because my brain is here!” Rodney shouted, pointing to his ghostly head. Carson asked softly, “What’s going on with you?”
“I’m outside of my body!” McKay said, snapping his fingers in front of Becketts face and frustratingly getting no response. “Figure out how to get me back in! Wait a minute, I haven’t tried to do it myself.” And he made a move to climb onto the table.
“Not a good idea,” Johnson said. “Really, stop.” She reached out a hand to grab him and grumbled when she couldn’t connect.
“It’s been tried before,” Hallon said unhappily.
“Rodney, don’t,” Dumais said. “It hurts to move through living things.”
“But that’s MY living thing,” McKay gestured as he leaned over his own body. “I should be able to just slip in...” And he attempted to flop into his body.
With a cry, he was repulsed and almost shoved off. He fell to the floor, clutching himself. It felt as if a bolt of electricity had been fired off. “Dammit! Dammit!” he blurted out.
Hallon and Jason were squatting next to him. “You okay, man?” Corrigan asked. Rodney clutched at his insubstantial but pain-filled self. “Why didn’t you tell me?” “We did,” Elaina said soberly.
“We really did,” Nadine added.
Rodney sat up slowly, looking at Hallon’s outstretched hand that retracted after Rodney failed at his attempt to grab it for support. “So unfair!” Rodney muttered. He looked up at Marni who was watching the display. “Did anything happen?” he asked hopefully.
The Athosian shook her head. “Nothing,” she answered. Beckett and Greene kept fussing with the equipment and shooting each other troubled glances.
As Rodney slowly made his way to his feet, disappointed that he couldn’t grab hold of the bed to help leverage himself up. “I thought we could touch furniture,” he groused.
“Only if you’re using it as furniture – to sit on it,” Dumais told him.
“Or lean,” Jason added. “Or rest,” Marni said.
“You can’t pull on it though,” another voice added. “If you’re not using it as furniture, it won’t work.”
“Ghost rules,” someone else said.
Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay, Team, Dumais
Pairings: None
Categories: gen
Words: 21248
Warnings: I don't think any apply, but it does feature some minor characters that previously died and are now ghosts. There is a moment or two where Rodney isn't sure he wants to return to the land of the living because he feels he isn't needed.
Author on DW:
nottasha Author's Website: NotTasha on AO3
Link: Ghosts of Atlantis
Author's Summary: Something mysterious happens to Rodney and he becomes disconnected from his body -- Leaving his body laying on the floor. His team worries while Rodney's consciousness wanders around Atlantis, running into the ghosts of those who have died. This is sort of a crossover or homage to the TV shows “Ghosts-UK” and "Ghosts CBS". There are ghosts in Atlantis that use the same ghost rules as the TV shows. Rodney learns that people care about him, not just his massive intelligence
Why this must be read: This is a newer fic by NotTasha which is such a gem because she's only recently returned to sga. (She has been writing since back when the show first aired. One of her most famous pieces is Warm Safe and Dry and it is sooooo good.) She gets McKay so well and she always digs into his guilt and inner strength in ways that just floor me. I love everything about this story. The fic takes place somewhere in season two, I'm guessing, and McKay is having an out of body experience in which he meets the ghosts haunting Atlantis. McKay's journey into the land of the ghosts is emotionally powerful and made my heart hurt for how little he understands he is loved beyond just his brain. NotTasha does this amazing thing where she can describe Ronon and Sheppard's concern for him and the reader gets it but Rodney, as the narrator, doesn't recognize this at all.
This fic is a fusion with the show Ghosts. You don't need to know anything from that show and there are no characters from it. NotTasha just plays with ideas from the show to develop her own version of ghosts in Atlantis.
Note: The first chapter at first may not seem to be kind in how it portrays McKay, but this is actually one of its greatest strengths! Why? Because we learn that how McKay sees the actions in chapter one is not at all how they really were or how others saw them. In reality, she has a wonderful, compassionate and kind take on Rodney. It's really lovely to see this written where the ghosts show him that he's so much more than he thinks of himself.
Carson sighed, clapping a hand on the top of unmoving-McKay’s head. “Ach, Rodney, what have you done to yourself this time?”
“Nothing!” Rodney countered. “Absolutely nothing. I was just standing there.”
Wires and tubes and devices were attached, and Beckett made sad little sounds as he examined the displays.
“Very low brain activity,” Greene pointed out unnecessarily.
“That’s because my brain is here!” Rodney shouted, pointing to his ghostly head. Carson asked softly, “What’s going on with you?”
“I’m outside of my body!” McKay said, snapping his fingers in front of Becketts face and frustratingly getting no response. “Figure out how to get me back in! Wait a minute, I haven’t tried to do it myself.” And he made a move to climb onto the table.
“Not a good idea,” Johnson said. “Really, stop.” She reached out a hand to grab him and grumbled when she couldn’t connect.
“It’s been tried before,” Hallon said unhappily.
“Rodney, don’t,” Dumais said. “It hurts to move through living things.”
“But that’s MY living thing,” McKay gestured as he leaned over his own body. “I should be able to just slip in...” And he attempted to flop into his body.
With a cry, he was repulsed and almost shoved off. He fell to the floor, clutching himself. It felt as if a bolt of electricity had been fired off. “Dammit! Dammit!” he blurted out.
Hallon and Jason were squatting next to him. “You okay, man?” Corrigan asked. Rodney clutched at his insubstantial but pain-filled self. “Why didn’t you tell me?” “We did,” Elaina said soberly.
“We really did,” Nadine added.
Rodney sat up slowly, looking at Hallon’s outstretched hand that retracted after Rodney failed at his attempt to grab it for support. “So unfair!” Rodney muttered. He looked up at Marni who was watching the display. “Did anything happen?” he asked hopefully.
The Athosian shook her head. “Nothing,” she answered. Beckett and Greene kept fussing with the equipment and shooting each other troubled glances.
As Rodney slowly made his way to his feet, disappointed that he couldn’t grab hold of the bed to help leverage himself up. “I thought we could touch furniture,” he groused.
“Only if you’re using it as furniture – to sit on it,” Dumais told him.
“Or lean,” Jason added. “Or rest,” Marni said.
“You can’t pull on it though,” another voice added. “If you’re not using it as furniture, it won’t work.”
“Ghost rules,” someone else said.
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Date: 2025-01-31 12:01 am (UTC)