The Return to Normalcy by Cypher

[svmadelyn]

TitleThe Return to NormalcyAuthorseikaitsukimizuChallengeFork in the Road - Atlantis is not attacked; they stay on Earth in The Return I/IISummary"The three month anniversary of the exile--as John thinks of it--falls on a three-day weekend."PairingSheppard/McKayRatingRWord Count61900 wordsNotesMajor kudos to my four betas and two research assistants! I owe you so

Comments

[gameazel]

I'm a bit ODed on the insane number and length of Big Bang fics right now, so apologies in advance for this being rather short. *g* Really liked this! Great character interaction and very interesting plot.

[seikaitsukimizu]

Oh, the length is amazing, isn't it? But short and sweet is still wonderful. Glad you liked it so much!

[shoequeeny]

This was utterly fantastic! Wonderfully plotty (and well explained considering I haven't watched SG-1 since about season 2 and so have very little idea who the Ori are!) I loved the use of the other Atlantis characters and even enjoyed Cameron and, of course, Vala. I really, really enjoyed this!

[seikaitsukimizu]

Ohh, thank you thank you! The whole SG1 info came up during beta, so there were worries, but I'm glad it worked out. Thank you for reading!

[forcryinoutloud]

Wonderful job hon! As if there was any doubt. ;) Great characterizations, even managed to make me like Cameron and Vala. *grins* And I see you got your T/C in there too. Hee! The plot was interesting and the story flowed wonderfully. Terrific all around! Thanks for sharing.

[seikaitsukimizu]

Oh, there was lots of doubt. Lots and lots. *grins* Glad I could get you to like 'em (now if I could just get you to watch the EPISODES...). And yes...just had to sneak THAT in there. Thank you thank you! Glad you enjoyed it so much!

[forcryinoutloud]

Needless doubt then. ;) *g*

*grins* Well I HAVE the episodes. ;) I still bought S8/9 and will buy 10 even though I wasn't enamoured with the writing for those seasons (yes, I still read all the post-episode reviews even though I wasn't watching myself). ;) Whether I watch or not remains to be seen. *snerk*

You're very welcome hon. *g* You made it very easy to enjoy. ;)

[lazlet]

I do like long, plotty AUs and this one was satisfying in the way it merged the Stargate verses together and built relationships beyond the show's canon. You did a good job of depicting the dislocation of the exiling to Earth [and made it clear just how much it was an exile] of all the Lanteans. I really felt for them as they were treated with scorn and derision by their SGC colleagues.

But there was also a lot of humour and lightness and I was especially amused by Rodney as member of SG1 - I can just see him having that effect on them all.

A thoroughly enjoyable read. Thank you.

[seikaitsukimizu]

Don't you just love merging canons? So much fun. And wouldn't Rodney on SG1 be a hoot? Would so love to see on the show. Glad you enjoyed it!

[aunjunee]

That was awesome! The first big bang story I read, and let me tell you, it didn't disappoint. There was so much story, and it was so well thought out. I love that John, while not his true, original team, finally got the team he so deserved. And Rodney! Totally showing up SG-1. The scenes with him and Landry made my day. You should really be proud. You did an excellent job.

[seikaitsukimizu]

Oh, I do hope you've read all the others. They're isn't a disappointing one in the lot (well, maybe one...*grin* I kid.). Thank you! And I'm glad you enjoyed it!