Title: The Road Refuses Strangers
Author: enigmaticblues
Beta Reader: Sandra
Artist: danceswithgary
Fandom: SG-1/SGA
Characters/Pairings: John/Rodney, Sam/Jack, Daniel/Vala, Evan Lorne/OMC
Genre: Canon AU
Rating: R
Warnings/Enticements: References to past non-con, descriptions of torture and violence (about like what you'd see on the show). Part of my If All Else Fails 'verse ( Read more... )

When her alarm went off, Cassie immediately rolled out of bed, knowing that if she hit snooze, it would be another hour before she got up. She threw on a pair of shorts and her running shoes, and then twisted her hair up into a messy ponytail.

By the time she stepped out of her quarters, Sam was in the hallway, stretching. “Ready to go?” Sam ( Read more... )

Keep It Together
Author: enigmaticblue
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: I don’t own these characters; too bad, so sad.Pairings/Characters: John/Rodney, Evan Lorne/OMC, Sam/Jack, Daniel/Vala
Spoilers: Through SG-1 S9/SGA S2; sequel to If All Else Fails and TenacityWord Count: ~73,000 ( Read more... )

Epilogue

“The year after we declared independence was a hard one. We saw a lot of losses, and we were pretty hard-hit. And before you ask, it was difficult to say goodbye to Colonel Mitchell. He was a great help, and we had no idea what the situation was back on Earth. We didn’t want to lose him, but there didn’t seem to be a choice. In the end, ( Read more... )

Chapter 10: Farewells

“No one wanted Cam to take that mission. No one wanted to say it out loud, but a lot of us were thinking that they might not come back. O’Neill barely escaped, and we had been held by the Goa’uld for two weeks. We talked about going back as a team, but it was judged to be too risky. We were a family, and it’s hard to see ( Read more... )

Chapter 9: Life’s Just Like That

“Yeah, so I have a relationship with John. Everybody always asks us about that. Look, it just happened, okay? One minute, he’s my best friend, and the next, we’ve been together for years. I think you’ll find there are a lot of people on Atlantis who would say the same. We all faced extraordinary difficulties ( Read more... )

Chapter 8: Coping

“Although we’d planned for the possibility of Atlantis being an independent colony in the event that Operation Phoenix was activated, we weren’t ready. I think if Atlantis had broken free of Earth in the usual way, there would have been a lot of things we would have done differently. I mean, we had plenty of scientists and ( Read more... )

Chapter 7: The Razor's Edge

“The problem with having people you care about is that you have ties you can’t just sever. A lot of the people on Atlantis from the second wave had friends and family on Earth they couldn’t abandon, but for those of us who had been on Atlantis for a while, we didn’t like the idea of leaving the city or our friends ( Read more... )

Chapter 6: Reunion

“To be honest, I wasn’t sure we’d actually make it to Atlantis. I didn’t need to go with the old man, of course. I could have rescued his ass and stayed with Bra’tac and the Jaffa if I’d wanted to fight the Goa’uld and the Ori. But the old man was hurt worse than he’d admit, and Cassie was just a kid. I figured if they ( Read more... )

Chapter 5: Perceived Threats

“In our culture, there is no greater betrayal than for someone to become a Wraith worshipper. Once a person begins to walk that path, his family and friends will turn their backs on him. If he goes where he is not welcomed by others of his kind, he will be killed on sight, because he cannot be trusted not to ( Read more... )