Journeys, by Nightspear (PG-13)
Show: Stargate SG-1
Rec Category: AU
Characters: Daniel, Jack, Sam, Teal'c, Oma, Jacob, Nyan, Martouf, Jonas, Skaara, Sha're
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warnings: minor and major character deaths
Author on LJ: night_spear1287
Author's Website: List of Stories
Link: Journeys
Why This Must Be Read: Nightspear concludes one of my all-time favorite AUs with the fifth in the series, Journeys, covering the events in her Daniel of Abydos universe from mid-S5 through mid-S7.
Daniel of Abydos originally began as a kind of kidfic (and nonetheless made me fell in love with it!), but by the time this final novel begins, Daniel is already an adult and a full-fledged member of SG-1. Still, his relative youth and the changes in this Au's backstory means that Revanna, Kelowna, Abyss, Changeling, Full Circle, Orpheus, and other canon incidents happen very differently, with a fascinating exploration of the challenges of Ascension and the limitations and rules that Daniel has to face. ("Tell Jacob to stop" will break your heart, trust me.) Some die who lived in canon; others live who died.
I love Nyan's brave attempt to take Daniel's place on SG-1, and the twist of Jonas earning his position partially by virtue of being untainted by guilt. I love the way Nightspear wove the mythology of the later seasons into Daniel's version of S6 and made it work. I love her Abydos and its people, and the courage and determination they continue to show. But most of all, I enjoy Nightspear's loving attention to detail, her craft at characterization, and the wonderful way she depicts these characters who are just a little different from the SG-1 we know and love, but are delightfully, perfectly themselves.
By the time he slipped back into the SGC, SG-1 and Jonas had already figured out why Kanan had taken over Jack's body and knew exactly where he was being held.
And by then, General Hammond had looked at the schematics, too, and said 'no.' Nyan and Jonas were huddled together with Sam over a bench top, still looking desperately for another solution.
But Teal'c was alone and in kelno'reem.
Daniel sat down opposite him in Teal'c's familiar little room. Even knowing it wouldn't happen, he almost expected the Jaffa to open his eyes and give him a brief nod of welcome.
For a moment, Daniel did close his eyes and try to pull a meditative calm around himself without doing anything at all. He had promised not to be rash, and it was important not to make any mistakes this time. The stakes were high, and there was no Jack or Sam or Teal'c to pull him back anymore if he wandered too close to the edge. He'd told Jack, after all, that he wasn't a reckless child anymore, and it was time to prove it.
Finally, when he had the full plan in his mind, he opened his eyes. "I wish I were here to help you," Daniel said aloud. Teal'c didn't hear, but that was okay; he wasn't supposed to. Not quite. "I wish I could do something, but I can't step in for the Tau'ri--even for Jack--when it can't be accomplished by Tau'ri means and Tau'ri technology. I hope you understand."
Teal'c didn't open his eyes, but his frown deepened very slightly.
Daniel... Oma was warning, gentle as the breeze that came before a storm. Careful careful careful...
"I wish I'd been here these past months, Teal'c," Daniel said honestly. "Like when you met Kytano--Imhotep--and were almost killed by Lord Yu. I never thought I'd be thankful to a Goa'uld, but I'm grateful to Lord Yu for that. You picked the right Goa'uld to trust, if there is such a thing. I guess you and he...well, you're not allies, but enemies of the same enemy, maybe."
Pull back pull back, Oma urged. Too much.
"And, uh...thank you. For how hard you've been trying. For Jack." He couldn't help blurting, "And I really wish you'd tell me to be silent and meditate."
Maybe this was why Oma and Shifu kept telling him not to linger around here too much. It made it harder to remember he didn't belong here anymore.
Rec Category: AU
Characters: Daniel, Jack, Sam, Teal'c, Oma, Jacob, Nyan, Martouf, Jonas, Skaara, Sha're
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warnings: minor and major character deaths
Author on LJ: night_spear1287
Author's Website: List of Stories
Link: Journeys
Why This Must Be Read: Nightspear concludes one of my all-time favorite AUs with the fifth in the series, Journeys, covering the events in her Daniel of Abydos universe from mid-S5 through mid-S7.
Daniel of Abydos originally began as a kind of kidfic (and nonetheless made me fell in love with it!), but by the time this final novel begins, Daniel is already an adult and a full-fledged member of SG-1. Still, his relative youth and the changes in this Au's backstory means that Revanna, Kelowna, Abyss, Changeling, Full Circle, Orpheus, and other canon incidents happen very differently, with a fascinating exploration of the challenges of Ascension and the limitations and rules that Daniel has to face. ("Tell Jacob to stop" will break your heart, trust me.) Some die who lived in canon; others live who died.
I love Nyan's brave attempt to take Daniel's place on SG-1, and the twist of Jonas earning his position partially by virtue of being untainted by guilt. I love the way Nightspear wove the mythology of the later seasons into Daniel's version of S6 and made it work. I love her Abydos and its people, and the courage and determination they continue to show. But most of all, I enjoy Nightspear's loving attention to detail, her craft at characterization, and the wonderful way she depicts these characters who are just a little different from the SG-1 we know and love, but are delightfully, perfectly themselves.
By the time he slipped back into the SGC, SG-1 and Jonas had already figured out why Kanan had taken over Jack's body and knew exactly where he was being held.
And by then, General Hammond had looked at the schematics, too, and said 'no.' Nyan and Jonas were huddled together with Sam over a bench top, still looking desperately for another solution.
But Teal'c was alone and in kelno'reem.
Daniel sat down opposite him in Teal'c's familiar little room. Even knowing it wouldn't happen, he almost expected the Jaffa to open his eyes and give him a brief nod of welcome.
For a moment, Daniel did close his eyes and try to pull a meditative calm around himself without doing anything at all. He had promised not to be rash, and it was important not to make any mistakes this time. The stakes were high, and there was no Jack or Sam or Teal'c to pull him back anymore if he wandered too close to the edge. He'd told Jack, after all, that he wasn't a reckless child anymore, and it was time to prove it.
Finally, when he had the full plan in his mind, he opened his eyes. "I wish I were here to help you," Daniel said aloud. Teal'c didn't hear, but that was okay; he wasn't supposed to. Not quite. "I wish I could do something, but I can't step in for the Tau'ri--even for Jack--when it can't be accomplished by Tau'ri means and Tau'ri technology. I hope you understand."
Teal'c didn't open his eyes, but his frown deepened very slightly.
Daniel... Oma was warning, gentle as the breeze that came before a storm. Careful careful careful...
"I wish I'd been here these past months, Teal'c," Daniel said honestly. "Like when you met Kytano--Imhotep--and were almost killed by Lord Yu. I never thought I'd be thankful to a Goa'uld, but I'm grateful to Lord Yu for that. You picked the right Goa'uld to trust, if there is such a thing. I guess you and he...well, you're not allies, but enemies of the same enemy, maybe."
Pull back pull back, Oma urged. Too much.
"And, uh...thank you. For how hard you've been trying. For Jack." He couldn't help blurting, "And I really wish you'd tell me to be silent and meditate."
Maybe this was why Oma and Shifu kept telling him not to linger around here too much. It made it harder to remember he didn't belong here anymore.