fic recs [SGA] (and a few belated travel pics)
fic recs:
Games of Chance by xparrot
PG-13; Characters: Rodney, Sheppard, Team, etc.; Season 4 cast/spoilers; ~12,000 words
Summary: Sheppard's got one chance, and Rodney is going to find it, no matter what.
For the 'Second Verse' challenge at flashfic: John gets taken by the Wraith, and Rodney hooks himself up to a modified Ancient device so he can go through every impossible rescue scenario in order to find the possible one. I love premise and execution both.
A Rational Universe by xparrot
McKay/Sheppard; PG-13; 6943 words
Summary: "You're a lot more encouraging than my last friendly hallucination," Rodney says.
Fascinating story, really gripping. John and the other Lanteans need his command codes, but Rodney knows he can't trust anyone, least of all himself.
Brother to the Executioner by xparrot
Sheppard POV; Miller's Crossing tag, therefore huge spoilers for that episode; 1,010 words
The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics postulates an infinity of universes, an ever-growing tree of possibilities, wherein somewhere, every choice is made; every potential outcome of any decision is realized, every possible option taken, somewhere.
Nowhere in that infinity is the universe where John Sheppard willingly steps back and allows Rodney McKay to walk into the Wraith's embrace.
Thieves In Atlantis by tipper_green
gen; Ensemble, with emphasis on Beckett, McKay and Sheppard; Season 2; 58,857 words
Summary:Four refugees from a culled world bring some unexpected trouble to Atlantis, and no one avoids the fallout.
A tense mystery fic with well-conceived, three-dimensional bad guys.Switching topics & going back in time to last week: pics of sea-plane landing in Seattle. (That was only last week... that's crazy, man! Feels like ages ago already.)
Games of Chance by xparrot
PG-13; Characters: Rodney, Sheppard, Team, etc.; Season 4 cast/spoilers; ~12,000 words
Summary: Sheppard's got one chance, and Rodney is going to find it, no matter what.
For the 'Second Verse' challenge at flashfic: John gets taken by the Wraith, and Rodney hooks himself up to a modified Ancient device so he can go through every impossible rescue scenario in order to find the possible one. I love premise and execution both.
A Rational Universe by xparrot
McKay/Sheppard; PG-13; 6943 words
Summary: "You're a lot more encouraging than my last friendly hallucination," Rodney says.
Fascinating story, really gripping. John and the other Lanteans need his command codes, but Rodney knows he can't trust anyone, least of all himself.
Brother to the Executioner by xparrot
Sheppard POV; Miller's Crossing tag, therefore huge spoilers for that episode; 1,010 words
The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics postulates an infinity of universes, an ever-growing tree of possibilities, wherein somewhere, every choice is made; every potential outcome of any decision is realized, every possible option taken, somewhere.
Nowhere in that infinity is the universe where John Sheppard willingly steps back and allows Rodney McKay to walk into the Wraith's embrace.
Thieves In Atlantis by tipper_green
gen; Ensemble, with emphasis on Beckett, McKay and Sheppard; Season 2; 58,857 words
Summary:Four refugees from a culled world bring some unexpected trouble to Atlantis, and no one avoids the fallout.
A tense mystery fic with well-conceived, three-dimensional bad guys.Switching topics & going back in time to last week: pics of sea-plane landing in Seattle. (That was only last week... that's crazy, man! Feels like ages ago already.)