Never Stop Moving by Tipper [T]
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stargateficrecRec Category: Team
Pairing: none
Category: Atlantis, action/adventure, h/c, gen
Warning: none
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tipper_green
Author's Website: Tipper's Stargate Atlantis Fic
Link: Never Stop Moving
Why This Must Be Read: Tipper writes wonderful, long, team-focused gen, and this story is among my favorites. A rescue mission gone horribly wrong leaves the team injured and stranded, with an enemy army closing on them. It's rare to find action/adventure gen with a good, strong Teyla focus, but this one has her at the front-and-center of the action, battling her own insecurities when she's thrust into the position of having to fix a broken puddlejumper when Rodney's too injured to do it. Nearly all of the many and varied friendships between the team members get their moments, particularly the often-neglected Rodney/Teyla relationship, along with loads of h/c, suspense, great banter and some thrilling chase scenes.
"Look out!" Rodney shouted.
Sheppard saw it at the same time, and wrenched the wheel under his hands to the left, the slick, damp leather sliding under his palms. His right hand shot out to grab the throttle, kicking it down a notch. The ship barely responded, turning only just enough to avoid the other hovercraft trying to cut off their escape. Ronon, the only one of them with a weapon, leaned out a window and shot his blaster towards the other boat, two rapid flashes of red light blinding against the dark, blue-black sky. Teyla was gripping some webbing along the wall near Ronon, just trying to hold on. She looked a little green.
"Damn it," Sheppard hissed, trying to straighten the ship up again, but the hovercraft was stuck now on the heading. "McKay!" he shouted again as he threw the throttle up to a faster speed, giving into the heading for now.
"Again, what?!" Rodney yelled again as he leaned closer, gripping the back of the pilot's chair in which Sheppard was sitting, his presence heavy against Sheppard's back.
"Do something!"
"What?" McKay's response was more of a squeak this time, as Sheppard finally managed to get the wheel to turn back to center, his arms feeling like they were going to pop out of his sockets as he pulled on it with all the strength he had. The boat jerked suddenly, sending his team flying to the right as it tipped up. The hovercraft then hit a high swell on the new heading, and came down so hard, it was amazing they didn't flip over.
"I can't control it!" Sheppard shouted.
"What?!" This time, three people shouted that word, and Sheppard felt his teammates' eyes on him, drilling into his back. He gritted his teeth, gripping the massive black wheel even more tightly. He'd already wrenched the throttle back up to full speed.
"I thought you said you could work it!" McKay yelled, staggering forward into Sheppard's chair again as the hovercraft hit another large swell. Ronon fell into the front, nearly hitting the Plexiglas windows, and Teyla fell into Ronon.
"I thought..." McKay yelled again, only to be interrupted by weapons' fire nearby, and the crack of bullets hitting the Plexiglas windows on their left, causing Rodney to jump. Ronon shoved past McKay, sending the scientist staggering towards the windows in front of Sheppard, and fired his blaster through an open porthole in the direction of the other craft.
Pairing: none
Category: Atlantis, action/adventure, h/c, gen
Warning: none
Author on LJ:
tipper_greenAuthor's Website: Tipper's Stargate Atlantis Fic
Link: Never Stop Moving
Why This Must Be Read: Tipper writes wonderful, long, team-focused gen, and this story is among my favorites. A rescue mission gone horribly wrong leaves the team injured and stranded, with an enemy army closing on them. It's rare to find action/adventure gen with a good, strong Teyla focus, but this one has her at the front-and-center of the action, battling her own insecurities when she's thrust into the position of having to fix a broken puddlejumper when Rodney's too injured to do it. Nearly all of the many and varied friendships between the team members get their moments, particularly the often-neglected Rodney/Teyla relationship, along with loads of h/c, suspense, great banter and some thrilling chase scenes.
"Look out!" Rodney shouted.
Sheppard saw it at the same time, and wrenched the wheel under his hands to the left, the slick, damp leather sliding under his palms. His right hand shot out to grab the throttle, kicking it down a notch. The ship barely responded, turning only just enough to avoid the other hovercraft trying to cut off their escape. Ronon, the only one of them with a weapon, leaned out a window and shot his blaster towards the other boat, two rapid flashes of red light blinding against the dark, blue-black sky. Teyla was gripping some webbing along the wall near Ronon, just trying to hold on. She looked a little green.
"Damn it," Sheppard hissed, trying to straighten the ship up again, but the hovercraft was stuck now on the heading. "McKay!" he shouted again as he threw the throttle up to a faster speed, giving into the heading for now.
"Again, what?!" Rodney yelled again as he leaned closer, gripping the back of the pilot's chair in which Sheppard was sitting, his presence heavy against Sheppard's back.
"Do something!"
"What?" McKay's response was more of a squeak this time, as Sheppard finally managed to get the wheel to turn back to center, his arms feeling like they were going to pop out of his sockets as he pulled on it with all the strength he had. The boat jerked suddenly, sending his team flying to the right as it tipped up. The hovercraft then hit a high swell on the new heading, and came down so hard, it was amazing they didn't flip over.
"I can't control it!" Sheppard shouted.
"What?!" This time, three people shouted that word, and Sheppard felt his teammates' eyes on him, drilling into his back. He gritted his teeth, gripping the massive black wheel even more tightly. He'd already wrenched the throttle back up to full speed.
"I thought you said you could work it!" McKay yelled, staggering forward into Sheppard's chair again as the hovercraft hit another large swell. Ronon fell into the front, nearly hitting the Plexiglas windows, and Teyla fell into Ronon.
"I thought..." McKay yelled again, only to be interrupted by weapons' fire nearby, and the crack of bullets hitting the Plexiglas windows on their left, causing Rodney to jump. Ronon shoved past McKay, sending the scientist staggering towards the windows in front of Sheppard, and fired his blaster through an open porthole in the direction of the other craft.
