Encounter at Dawn by Starbug
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stargateficrecRec Category: Crossover (Stargate: Atlantis/Battlestar Galactica)
Pairing: John Sheppard/Elizabeth Weir,
Category: Crossover, action, angst, drama.
Warning: Het, Character death,
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author's Website: Jeff B's Home of Cowboy versus Viking
Link: Encounter at Dawn
Why This Must Be Read: The Battlestar and the Cylons accidentally end up in the Pegasus Galaxy and run into Sheppard's team. Shots are fired, people captured and held hostage, then the prisoners are exchanged.
This is all in the first three chapters. I found this story a few weeks ago and read it straight through. It's long (17 chapters and 71k words) but worth the sit down to read. It has snappy writing and a good plot line, unexpected things take place leading the Atlantians to distrust the Humans from the Battlestar, and there is possibly a sequel in the works.
“Oh crap.” Sheppard moaned, “We've just lost our cloaking device.”
“Shouldn't we return fire?” Ronon asked, “They fired first, without even attempting to contact us...”
“I'd rather not make a bad situation worse, especially if they have Rodney.” Sheppard pulled back on the controls and the Jumper rose sharply, the initial compensator's protecting the crew from what would have otherwise been a painfully acceleration. The two dart-like fighters followed, forcing Sheppard to dodge and weave as they fired at it, rounds impacting against the rear with alarming regularity. The sky turned from light blue to black as they passed through the atmosphere and into space, the fighters on their tail slowly dropping behind, unable to match the Jumpers acceleration.'s
“What's that?” Teyla asked, pointing at a large collection of blip on the scanner.
“I have no idea, but whatever it is, it's between us and the Stargate!” Sheppard flipped the Jumper round, bring its nose in line with massive fleet, lead by a sleek, dark grey ship easily twice the size of the Daedalus, “Oh this can not be good...”
The space around them erupted in flashes of light as the mammoth vessel opened up, forcing Sheppard to use every trick he knew to avoid getting hit. Flying as close to the hull of the unknown warship as he dared, he managed to get inside the effective range of its guns. He urged the Jumper forward, almost as if he could make it go faster through force of will alone.
“Sixty seconds till the Stargate.” He warned as the Jumper ran the gauntlet of the flack-barrage for a second time, “Start dialling the moment we're within range, and send the IDC once the wormhole's established.”
“I'm on it.” Ronon leaned over the DHD built into the central console.
The Jumper emerged from the fire-storm without sustaining any more damage, and Sheppard pointed its nose towards where the Stargate had been, but it was missing.
“Where the hell...” He blinked, then looked at the HUD; the gate had been taken on bored the strange starship, and was now in one of it's cavernous landing bays. “Okay, this is going to be a little more complicated.”
Flipping the nimble Jumper end-over, he dived back towards the narrowly escaped weapons fire, aiming for the open landing bay. He swore under his breath as it started to close before him, the entire pod retracting into the side of the ship.
“Start dialling!” Sheppard shouted as he flipped the Jumper on it's side relative to the other ship, “This I going to be close...”
The Jumper passed through the opening with less than a meter to spare on either side, and headed towards the now active wormhole. Ronan quickly entered his IDC into the GDO and held his breath as Sheppard retracted the drive pods with only seconds to spare. There was a momentary flash, before they re-materialised in Atlantis, only to find that they were upside down compared to the city.
“Well, that's a first.” Sheppard blinked as the wormhole closed behind them.
Pairing: John Sheppard/Elizabeth Weir,
Category: Crossover, action, angst, drama.
Warning: Het, Character death,
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author's Website: Jeff B's Home of Cowboy versus Viking
Link: Encounter at Dawn
Why This Must Be Read: The Battlestar and the Cylons accidentally end up in the Pegasus Galaxy and run into Sheppard's team. Shots are fired, people captured and held hostage, then the prisoners are exchanged.
This is all in the first three chapters. I found this story a few weeks ago and read it straight through. It's long (17 chapters and 71k words) but worth the sit down to read. It has snappy writing and a good plot line, unexpected things take place leading the Atlantians to distrust the Humans from the Battlestar, and there is possibly a sequel in the works.
“Oh crap.” Sheppard moaned, “We've just lost our cloaking device.”
“Shouldn't we return fire?” Ronon asked, “They fired first, without even attempting to contact us...”
“I'd rather not make a bad situation worse, especially if they have Rodney.” Sheppard pulled back on the controls and the Jumper rose sharply, the initial compensator's protecting the crew from what would have otherwise been a painfully acceleration. The two dart-like fighters followed, forcing Sheppard to dodge and weave as they fired at it, rounds impacting against the rear with alarming regularity. The sky turned from light blue to black as they passed through the atmosphere and into space, the fighters on their tail slowly dropping behind, unable to match the Jumpers acceleration.'s
“What's that?” Teyla asked, pointing at a large collection of blip on the scanner.
“I have no idea, but whatever it is, it's between us and the Stargate!” Sheppard flipped the Jumper round, bring its nose in line with massive fleet, lead by a sleek, dark grey ship easily twice the size of the Daedalus, “Oh this can not be good...”
The space around them erupted in flashes of light as the mammoth vessel opened up, forcing Sheppard to use every trick he knew to avoid getting hit. Flying as close to the hull of the unknown warship as he dared, he managed to get inside the effective range of its guns. He urged the Jumper forward, almost as if he could make it go faster through force of will alone.
“Sixty seconds till the Stargate.” He warned as the Jumper ran the gauntlet of the flack-barrage for a second time, “Start dialling the moment we're within range, and send the IDC once the wormhole's established.”
“I'm on it.” Ronon leaned over the DHD built into the central console.
The Jumper emerged from the fire-storm without sustaining any more damage, and Sheppard pointed its nose towards where the Stargate had been, but it was missing.
“Where the hell...” He blinked, then looked at the HUD; the gate had been taken on bored the strange starship, and was now in one of it's cavernous landing bays. “Okay, this is going to be a little more complicated.”
Flipping the nimble Jumper end-over, he dived back towards the narrowly escaped weapons fire, aiming for the open landing bay. He swore under his breath as it started to close before him, the entire pod retracting into the side of the ship.
“Start dialling!” Sheppard shouted as he flipped the Jumper on it's side relative to the other ship, “This I going to be close...”
The Jumper passed through the opening with less than a meter to spare on either side, and headed towards the now active wormhole. Ronan quickly entered his IDC into the GDO and held his breath as Sheppard retracted the drive pods with only seconds to spare. There was a momentary flash, before they re-materialised in Atlantis, only to find that they were upside down compared to the city.
“Well, that's a first.” Sheppard blinked as the wormhole closed behind them.
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