Fallout by Denise (PG)

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Rec Category: Episode Related (Other)

Pairing: None; Sam; some Teal'c
Category: Angst; Drama; Hurt/Comfort; Gen; Ep Related
Warning: Squick warning of aftereffects of mass murder
Author on LJ: skydiver119
Author's Website: http://www.jackfic.com/emeraldcity/index.htm

Link to Story: Fallout

Why This Must Be Read:

Those unfortunate dead Jaffa of "Endgame" were barely considered beyond Teal'c's few seconds of grief in the episode. Here, the fallout of the Trust's attack is seen from Sam's and somewhat Teal'c's point of view.

It starts off with a scene from the canon. Why did Sam tell them not to bother with one particular planet? Denise's plausible answer was because it was where Ishta's Hak'tyl had taken refuge. Sam's role as observer as missile after missile was shot through the Stargate seemed to have a cumulative effect. She offered to go on the clean up mission with Brightman and SG-3 to help herself mourn, and to take a constructive role in the devastation.

Of course, the mission takes some twists and turns, including getting other Jaffa's perspectives on the Tau'ri, and the rumors of the fair haired female who "stinks of Goa'uld" (a clever euphemism for Sam's naquadah blood). These Jaffa, still loyal to Ba'al, are treated as individual personalities, both in their dealings with each other and later with Teal'c.

Brightman's appearance and Sam's observations of her are a nice nod to continuity, considering Brightman barely appeared in Season Eight. Colonel Reynolds and the rest of SG-3 have some welcome personality during the adventure.

Teal'c's characterization in the story is disquieting. He blames the Tau'ri, and in some ways, Sam, for the deaths of the Jaffa. Although I'm not certain I would agree with this interpretation, it does give a needed mourning for Teal'c to adjust to witnessing the death of so many of his brethren, and at the hands of a race of people to whom he has pledged his allegiance.