Stop the Presses (the Freedom of the Press remix)

[redbyrd_sgfic]

Title: Stop the Presses (the Freedom of the Press remix)
Author: redbyrd_sgfic
Fandom: SGA/SG-1 Crossover
Pairing: None
Rating: PG-13
Original story: Stop the Presses by cofax7
Summary: When LA reporter Colin Jameson decided to check out a tip from a whistle-blower who claimed to have traveled to another planet, he got in a little over his head. SG-1/Atlantis

Comments

[cofax7]

Oh, man, this is awesome!

I had forgotten I even wrote this story, but this is excellent, the way you tied in all the other stupid cover stories, and the wacky business with Baal's Earth holdings, and all that stuff.

The only thing I'm having trouble with is identifying the red-headed SGC guy--who is that?

So fun! Thank you!

[aurora_novarum]

I'm thinking it may be Balinsky who used to be on SG-13 (the archeologist/geologist who said Dr. Jackson would die to see this.) It's hard to imagine him as undercover bible guy, but I think the dudes from that illfated P3X-666 mission (sniff *Janet*) would have an added interest in looking out for Cassie. That would make the "colonel" likely Dixon played by Adam Baldwin.

Now I have to go read your original fic. Cool!

[redbyrd_sgfic]

And Aurora takes the prize! Yes, the colonel is Dixon and the redhead is Balinsky. SG-1 is kind of busy when Cassie calls (pick any of the three of four eps that follow Fourth Horseman...personally, I think they're off retaking the Prometheus from Dark-SG-1).

So she talks to Dixon. It's not like she could possibly visit Colorado without seeing the SG-13 guys anyway- she has a gift for little Janet Wells, who's getting so big, and Mary Dixon would invite her to dinner every night if Cassie let her- the (now six) Dixon kids (there was an unexpected set of twins after Heroes), all think she's kind of an honorary big sister, and Balinsky and Bosworth will want to hear about her current boyfriend- because, dammit, they know *exactly* what young men think about...

[cofax7]

Dixon! D'oh! Of course!

[aurora_novarum]

Read it. loved it. The editor's notes are awesome.

[redbyrd_sgfic]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I had the most awful trouble picking something.

My backup idea was to try and do Thunder Follow Me from Janet's POV, but I really had trouble coming up with anything- the story is so fantastic as is, and I couldn't figure out a complementary theme...

(Now I need to go back and leave comments for all your work, because I didn't while I was reading and rereading things trying to pick a story to remix for fear of giving away what I was up to!)

[cofax7]

Oh, I'm glad you picked this--it's great fun!