Apples to Oranges (Stargate Atlantis)
TITLE: Apples to Oranges
FANDOM: Stargate Atlantis
AU: Imaginary Gate Team 5
LENGTH/RATING: 200 words, PG
SHIPS/WARNINGS: None
SUMMARY: She swallowed the spider to catch the fly...
It was odd what people would trade for. Then again, hiding from the Wraith did necessitate a lot of time spent underground, so Trisha could understand why they were so desperate for something to do. Still, she felt a little silly reporting to Elizabeth they'd traded the natives of PX3-872 sixteen packs of playing cards, three sets of dice, a translated copy of Ant's AD&D Handbooks, and three days spent teaching the natives every card game the team could remember.
Add to that the fact they had traded the aforementioned goods in exchange for four near-sheep (one ram, three ewes) and a grumpy not-buffalo bull... which they then traded to PX4-992 for nine baskets of not-corn seed, four young not-horses, and one small bag of not-morphine flower bulbs. The horses went straight into MX2-761's breeding program in exchange for mining rights on the uninhabited eastern island chain (which went to MX5-250) and the seed corn was spread across seven different settlements mostly just to keep them in the trading loop.
The not-morphine went straight to Parrish, who suffered quietly Carson hovering over him asking if they were 'done yet' at least twice a day for two months until they bloomed.
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FANDOM: Stargate Atlantis
AU: Imaginary Gate Team 5
LENGTH/RATING: 200 words, PG
SHIPS/WARNINGS: None
SUMMARY: She swallowed the spider to catch the fly...
It was odd what people would trade for. Then again, hiding from the Wraith did necessitate a lot of time spent underground, so Trisha could understand why they were so desperate for something to do. Still, she felt a little silly reporting to Elizabeth they'd traded the natives of PX3-872 sixteen packs of playing cards, three sets of dice, a translated copy of Ant's AD&D Handbooks, and three days spent teaching the natives every card game the team could remember.
Add to that the fact they had traded the aforementioned goods in exchange for four near-sheep (one ram, three ewes) and a grumpy not-buffalo bull... which they then traded to PX4-992 for nine baskets of not-corn seed, four young not-horses, and one small bag of not-morphine flower bulbs. The horses went straight into MX2-761's breeding program in exchange for mining rights on the uninhabited eastern island chain (which went to MX5-250) and the seed corn was spread across seven different settlements mostly just to keep them in the trading loop.
The not-morphine went straight to Parrish, who suffered quietly Carson hovering over him asking if they were 'done yet' at least twice a day for two months until they bloomed.
"STARGATE ATLANTIS", "STARGATE SG1" and other related entities are owned, (TM) and © by MGM TELEVISION and DOUBLE SECRET PRODUCTION in association with GEKKO FILMS and THE SCIFI CHANNEL. All rights reserved. No copyright infringement is intended nor implied.
Technorati tags: writing | fan fiction | fantasy | stargate atlantis | the unforgotten country | fanfic