To Lead with Fire, by justafandomfollower (PG)
Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Categories: episode related, team, AU, crossover, friendship
Warnings: fusion with Avatar: the Last Airbender
Author's Journal: unknown
Author's Website: justafandomfollower at AO3
Link: To Lead with Fire
Why This Must Be Read: This isn't a crossover or AU so much as a fusion, with the world of SG-1 melding with the world of another fandom. The fic essentially sketches the first eight years of the show, with mostly the same storylines, with one major difference: there are people who can "bend" various elements to their will, and Jack O'Neill is one of them.
I don't even know if Avatar: the Last Airbender is a live TV show, a cartoon, a novel, or a comic book. I imagine that for those who are familiar with the fandom, there are many more nuances to appreciate. But even for someone like me, who has no concept of Avatar, this was a fascinating exploration with an excellent Jack voice that I read and enjoyed in a single sitting.
There’s a rush to recruit in Colorado Springs, the Air Force snapping up as many elite officers and benders as it can. The rule gets laid down that there’s at least one to a team, doesn’t matter what element. It’s partly as a show of power, partly for safety, partly to show any people out there that command of an element does not make you a god.
(Teal’c gazes around at the open displays of bending, wide eyed (or at least, wide eyed for him). Ordinary citizens aren’t allowed such power where he comes from. The penalty is a swift and sudden death not only for you, but for anyone who might be related to you as well.)
Their lighting is electric, but there are torches down every hallway and in most rooms. Aside from the pipes running through the walls there are small canals running alongside half of them, lining one side of each hallway. Construction takes a while, and they have to be cautious given the classified nature of the project, but the ventilation system is far better than any underground system has the right to be.
The Earth benders are surrounded by their element, and are careful not to shake the mountain, but they get their playgrounds too.
It’s the most bender friendly place on Earth and they pull in fourteen benders for their nine teams, and a further six who won’t be going out in the field.
Categories: episode related, team, AU, crossover, friendship
Warnings: fusion with Avatar: the Last Airbender
Author's Journal: unknown
Author's Website: justafandomfollower at AO3
Link: To Lead with Fire
Why This Must Be Read: This isn't a crossover or AU so much as a fusion, with the world of SG-1 melding with the world of another fandom. The fic essentially sketches the first eight years of the show, with mostly the same storylines, with one major difference: there are people who can "bend" various elements to their will, and Jack O'Neill is one of them.
I don't even know if Avatar: the Last Airbender is a live TV show, a cartoon, a novel, or a comic book. I imagine that for those who are familiar with the fandom, there are many more nuances to appreciate. But even for someone like me, who has no concept of Avatar, this was a fascinating exploration with an excellent Jack voice that I read and enjoyed in a single sitting.
There’s a rush to recruit in Colorado Springs, the Air Force snapping up as many elite officers and benders as it can. The rule gets laid down that there’s at least one to a team, doesn’t matter what element. It’s partly as a show of power, partly for safety, partly to show any people out there that command of an element does not make you a god.
(Teal’c gazes around at the open displays of bending, wide eyed (or at least, wide eyed for him). Ordinary citizens aren’t allowed such power where he comes from. The penalty is a swift and sudden death not only for you, but for anyone who might be related to you as well.)
Their lighting is electric, but there are torches down every hallway and in most rooms. Aside from the pipes running through the walls there are small canals running alongside half of them, lining one side of each hallway. Construction takes a while, and they have to be cautious given the classified nature of the project, but the ventilation system is far better than any underground system has the right to be.
The Earth benders are surrounded by their element, and are careful not to shake the mountain, but they get their playgrounds too.
It’s the most bender friendly place on Earth and they pull in fourteen benders for their nine teams, and a further six who won’t be going out in the field.