Innovation is Our Middle Name by lar_laughs (R)
Fandom: STARGATE ATLANTIS (& SG-1)
Pairing: Laura Cadman/Alison Porter, Dusty Mehra/Ronon Dex (background Sheppard/Mitchell)
Length: 23k+
Author on LJ:
Author Website: Ao3
Why this must be read:
The McKay Foundation is holding their first ever Innovative Engine competition. Anne Teldy and her team have set their sights on winning but a few things get in their way. The good thing about the whole mess is that they find out who they really are.
This is an AU that I don't think exists in the Stargate universe of alternate realities? The closest I can think of is the one in where Sam Carter used to be married to McKay, but this universe isn't a dystopia(Cam Mitchell is the only SG-1 character that really make and appearance which is why I put it in parentheses.) But there is something that still feels like Stargate about this fic- probably all the geniuses gathering in the middle of action-plots.
This is a fic that mainly features background of 1-off characters from SGA with appearances- mainly Anne Teldy's all female gate team + Laura Cadman at the forefront- being awesomely smart scientists competing in a building contest while they're all housed in a giant McKay building. There's all the conflict that comes with contests, but the main problem everyone is facing is that someone seems to be trying to sabotage the competition- creating a security threat, blowing up projects, and killing a few people along the way. Most of AR-1 (and Cam) are pretty much background characters which makes it seem like it could have been an episode of SGA from the pov of the scientists.
The mystery plot is well carried through the entire fic and the world building is pretty great.
Innovation is Our Middle Name
Pairing: Laura Cadman/Alison Porter, Dusty Mehra/Ronon Dex (background Sheppard/Mitchell)
Length: 23k+
Author on LJ:
Author Website: Ao3
Why this must be read:
The McKay Foundation is holding their first ever Innovative Engine competition. Anne Teldy and her team have set their sights on winning but a few things get in their way. The good thing about the whole mess is that they find out who they really are.
This is an AU that I don't think exists in the Stargate universe of alternate realities? The closest I can think of is the one in where Sam Carter used to be married to McKay, but this universe isn't a dystopia(Cam Mitchell is the only SG-1 character that really make and appearance which is why I put it in parentheses.) But there is something that still feels like Stargate about this fic- probably all the geniuses gathering in the middle of action-plots.
This is a fic that mainly features background of 1-off characters from SGA with appearances- mainly Anne Teldy's all female gate team + Laura Cadman at the forefront- being awesomely smart scientists competing in a building contest while they're all housed in a giant McKay building. There's all the conflict that comes with contests, but the main problem everyone is facing is that someone seems to be trying to sabotage the competition- creating a security threat, blowing up projects, and killing a few people along the way. Most of AR-1 (and Cam) are pretty much background characters which makes it seem like it could have been an episode of SGA from the pov of the scientists.
The mystery plot is well carried through the entire fic and the world building is pretty great.
Innovation is Our Middle Name