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[jendavis]

Title: Flash of the Blade
Rating: PG-13
By: Jenda Vis
Spoilers: Up through Reunion
Pairing: Sheppard/Dex
Genre: Drama, WIP
Warnings: None.
Disclaimer: Don't own, don't sue, don't take this too seriously.
Summary: Sheppard can't figure Ronon out. Or his motives.
A/N: Okay, it's finally starting to come together. Though it's still twice as long as I

Comments

[rubygirl29]

Gah! Don't stop now!!!!!!!!! I just scrolled down to the end of the page and kept hitting the button because I was sure there was more!

This is great. But it's not easy reading. Poor Ronon! And loved the scene between John and Carter. Now, I'll be stuck all day thinking about this ending and trying to figure out what's going on in your writerly mind!

[jendavis]

If it's any consolation, so am I. But for once, I have an idea where this is all going, even if I'm hazy on the details.

But I'm already a page or so into the next section, so #6 might get posted by the end of the weekend.

[rubygirl29]

Yay! I don't know if I'll get started on the next story in the "Flight" cycle, but we'll see what happens.

[jendavis]

Yes. Yes we shall. *glares over the top of her glasses in a very first-grade-teacher sort of way* :)

[scout_lover]

Argh! *This* is where you end it? You cruel, cruel woman!

But at least they're all back together. That's a relief. Now they can start putting things right. Yes? Say yes.

Um, more soon? Please???

[jendavis]

Well, they can start, anyway...though I don't know that being back together is going to be as much a relief as we'd like...

[rubygirl29]

Evil girl! How long *is* this story going to be?

[jendavis]

Well, the boys have to figure out a lot of stuff...still need to find out what really went down on New Sanacra...still need to beat Ronon up some more, I think, and Sheppard too...still need to get around to the makeouts...

So it could still be a while. I'm refusing to let it turn into another IATW type thing.

[zillah975]

EEeeeeeeeeeee cliffhanger!! *wails* *waits patiently*

[jendavis]

*writes fast*

[scout_lover]

I just thought about something else on a second (or third, but who's counting?) reading (while waiting for more, but who's nagging). This:

Ronon slowed to a walk, but wouldn't look at John. "Not just yesterday, though."

"What do you mean?"

"When were you gonna tell me that I'm. Whatever I am."

"What're you talking about?"

"Carter was going to try and stop me from leaving with my squad. Said I was a security risk."

I am SO glad you brought this up! This is one thing about "Reunion" that always ticked me off. Ronon's spent, what, a year or so fighting right alongside these people, risking his life with and for them, and suddenly Sam decides he's a security risk who can't be trusted to keep Atlantis' secret safe? Logically and militarily, I can sort of understand -- she's new, doesn't know Ronon, and he hasn't exactly made a great first impression. But it has to have come as a huge blow to him to suddenly be told, "I don't know if we can ever let you leave because you know too much." It really was a major issue, and the writers

[rubygirl29]

To defend Sam, she does say the directive comes from the IOA -- the royal pains in the ass to the SGC, and to have this thrown on her plate on her first day has to be difficult. Then Ronon *has* to bring up Elizabeth Weir ... As does Sheppard, later on ... no wonder she's caught between a rock and a hard place.

She redeems herself, however when she and Ronon go to rescue the others and she actually cracks a little joke with him on the jumper -- and she recants her earlier statement.

[jendavis]

Agree with both of you.

There are some interesting power dynamics there. Sam has more years of experience, John has more local, specified experience than she does, and Ronon has more than either of them, but he's pretty much seen as an accessory to Sheppard's team and a part time hand-to-hand trainer.

The guy's got to resent that marginalization just a little bit (or not, but, hey, even Teyla still has responsibilities to her people, diplomatic and trading duties and such). Having Carter- to whatever extent she meant it at the time- say that he can't leave is definitely going to have some ramifications.

[esteefee]

Oh, THANK GOD. I was gonna keel right over if Carter didn't let him come, if John didn't find him soon! \o/

[jendavis]

Wow, my mind *totally* took that comment and threw it into the gutter. LOL!

[esteefee]

You are ONE sick puppy.

[jendavis]

:D

Yes. Yes I am. But, thankfully, the image of Carter as a dom really doesn't jive well enough to stick in the head very long...