The Refuge by Leesa Perrie and Jayne Perry (PG-13)
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex, Team
Pairings: Rodney/Ronon friendship
Categories: Gen, Cannon AU
Warnings: Angst, Hurt/Comfort
Author on LJ: leesa_perrie
Author's Website: Leesa Perrie's Fanfiction
Link: Here
Why This Must Be Read: This story is an alternate re-telling of the season 2 episodes 'The Runner' and 'The Epiphany' told with two very distinct changes: one, it's Rodney instead of John who gets stuck inside the time dilation field and two, the village inside the field is abandoned. Well, mostly abandoned. There might be this scary-looking guy with dreads hanging out there too.
Like everything Leesa Perrie and Janye Perry write, this story is well-written and engaging, and combining the two episodes together makes for an interesting plot mix. I have a weakness for stories that highlight the odd friendship/respect/fondness that Rodney and Ronon have for each other and this story shows the development of this unlikely friendship from a different-than-usual angle. This story is definitely worth reading!
As the first Wraith entered, he was quickly dispatched by Sheppard and Teyla firing simultaneously. However, the next two entered together and one of their stunners hit Teyla, who crumpled to the ground unconscious.
Rodney watched as Sheppard sent a volley of bullets at the Wraith nearest to Teyla, but his eyes were soon drawn back to the other Wraith approaching his position, its gun raised. Rodney brought his gun up so that it was showing around the column he was hiding behind, his hand shaking in fear.
The Wraith fired, causing Rodney to instinctively jump backwards, stumbling on loose pebbles on the floor so that he was unbalanced and in full view of the Wraith, whose second blast hit Rodney's left hand. Unable to grab onto anything to stop his fall, the force of the shot was the final straw and he started to fall through the field as Sheppard appeared, firing at the Wraith.
And then he was through, hitting the rock floor on the other side hard, left shoulder first - the scanner flying out of his hand and hitting the cave wall with an ominously loud crack.
"Oh crap," he cried, followed quickly by a litany of 'ows' as his shoulder complained. He moved it carefully, soon coming to the conclusion that nothing was broken and sighing in relief at that small mercy. Standing carefully, he found that he was in a large natural cave, lit by dim lights in the recesses of the cave roof, too high up to get a proper look. Rodney was just glad that they were there and he hadn't found himself in darkness. His eyes skimmed round to see where he was, or a way to go back and he saw a smooth black area, the size of the doorway. He reached out tentatively to investigate it. His fingers tingled as he ran it over the smooth unyielding surface. He gave it a push, hoping that it could be used to return to the others, but the surface was solid. Even so, he pushed harder and harder as panic began to take hold, and before long he was hitting it hard, over and over, in the hopes that it would allow him back through.
"Sheppard!" he screamed, hoping that sound would travel through. He stopped for a second, ear against the barrier, hoping for a response, anything so he could hear their voice.
"Sheppard!" he yelled again, his fist hammering against the surface again in desperation.
"No, no, no, no, no!" he yelled at the unyielding doorway. "This can't be happening! Why won't it let me back through?" He threw a rock through the doorway and watched it pass through with unbelieving ease. "Oh please don't tell me it lets inanimate objects pass through both ways but not people - what sort of stupid Ancient thinking is that? The same sort of stupid Ancient thinking that leaves an energy being locked up for ten thousand years or more in such a way that a kid can release it by accident, of course!! Oh, I am so screwed!"
Looking around wildly, he spied his scanner scattered on the floor of the cave in pieces.
"Oh great, all those times I've dropped you on missions and you choose this one to finally break! What is this, some sort of cosmic joke at my expense? Well, it's not funny!" he shouted to no one in particular.
"Okay, okay, it's not that bad," he told himself, his voice rising as he tried to calm himself down as he nervously paced back and forth. "I still have my pack, my tac vest and my gun. Oh, and the knife that Sheppard insists I carry on me - why I don't know, like I'd be any good with a knife in a battle! I'd probably cut myself more than the enemy! Come on, just calm down," he told himself sternly, trying to slow his breathing. "Slow down and think." He keyed his comm, "Sheppard." There was no response, so he tried again - with the same result. "Oh please don't let them be Wraith fodder! Let it just be radio interference, even though that means I'm even more screwed than I originally thought."
Fear gave way to frustration - at being in this predicament, at falling through the doorway, at breaking the scanner, at not being able to help his team. He hit the door again, anger and worry welling through him. What if they were dead?
He knew that the three Wraith had been dealt with, but there was still a dart out there and Teyla and Sheppard had a mile to go over difficult and relatively open ground to get to the jumper - plus Teyla was unconscious. Add to that dealing with the dart, getting back to Atlantis and explaining the situation, let alone being able to return to the planet - all that would take time. Hours, at least, so he was looking at a few weeks in here. Maybe months. And that was assuming they could return quickly, which depended on whether any more Wraith turned up - and then they had to work out how to get him back.
Wiping a hand over his face, he turned to study the cave. The only sign of technology he could see were the dim lights above him. Even so, he started to search the rock face for hidden controls, but after an hour of searching he couldn't find any.
"So, no controls here," he said gloomily, talking out loud to himself as any voice was better than the oppressive silence of this place. "I wonder if C4 would have an effect on it - not that it matters, seeing as Sheppard is the one who carries that, not me." Sighing he sat down. "What would Sheppard do? Probably shoot the barrier, but I could end up shooting someone outside, so that's not a good idea. Actually, C4 would probably just collapse the cave down on me, and who knows what would pass through to injure someone out there. I need the scanner working."
He had gathered up the pieces of the scanner during his search for controls and a way out. It looked pretty hopeless, but he knew he had some spare parts in his pack, so maybe he could fix it. He didn't hold out much hope on that, but he could at least try.
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex, Team
Pairings: Rodney/Ronon friendship
Categories: Gen, Cannon AU
Warnings: Angst, Hurt/Comfort
Author on LJ: leesa_perrie
Author's Website: Leesa Perrie's Fanfiction
Link: Here
Why This Must Be Read: This story is an alternate re-telling of the season 2 episodes 'The Runner' and 'The Epiphany' told with two very distinct changes: one, it's Rodney instead of John who gets stuck inside the time dilation field and two, the village inside the field is abandoned. Well, mostly abandoned. There might be this scary-looking guy with dreads hanging out there too.
Like everything Leesa Perrie and Janye Perry write, this story is well-written and engaging, and combining the two episodes together makes for an interesting plot mix. I have a weakness for stories that highlight the odd friendship/respect/fondness that Rodney and Ronon have for each other and this story shows the development of this unlikely friendship from a different-than-usual angle. This story is definitely worth reading!
As the first Wraith entered, he was quickly dispatched by Sheppard and Teyla firing simultaneously. However, the next two entered together and one of their stunners hit Teyla, who crumpled to the ground unconscious.
Rodney watched as Sheppard sent a volley of bullets at the Wraith nearest to Teyla, but his eyes were soon drawn back to the other Wraith approaching his position, its gun raised. Rodney brought his gun up so that it was showing around the column he was hiding behind, his hand shaking in fear.
The Wraith fired, causing Rodney to instinctively jump backwards, stumbling on loose pebbles on the floor so that he was unbalanced and in full view of the Wraith, whose second blast hit Rodney's left hand. Unable to grab onto anything to stop his fall, the force of the shot was the final straw and he started to fall through the field as Sheppard appeared, firing at the Wraith.
And then he was through, hitting the rock floor on the other side hard, left shoulder first - the scanner flying out of his hand and hitting the cave wall with an ominously loud crack.
"Oh crap," he cried, followed quickly by a litany of 'ows' as his shoulder complained. He moved it carefully, soon coming to the conclusion that nothing was broken and sighing in relief at that small mercy. Standing carefully, he found that he was in a large natural cave, lit by dim lights in the recesses of the cave roof, too high up to get a proper look. Rodney was just glad that they were there and he hadn't found himself in darkness. His eyes skimmed round to see where he was, or a way to go back and he saw a smooth black area, the size of the doorway. He reached out tentatively to investigate it. His fingers tingled as he ran it over the smooth unyielding surface. He gave it a push, hoping that it could be used to return to the others, but the surface was solid. Even so, he pushed harder and harder as panic began to take hold, and before long he was hitting it hard, over and over, in the hopes that it would allow him back through.
"Sheppard!" he screamed, hoping that sound would travel through. He stopped for a second, ear against the barrier, hoping for a response, anything so he could hear their voice.
"Sheppard!" he yelled again, his fist hammering against the surface again in desperation.
"No, no, no, no, no!" he yelled at the unyielding doorway. "This can't be happening! Why won't it let me back through?" He threw a rock through the doorway and watched it pass through with unbelieving ease. "Oh please don't tell me it lets inanimate objects pass through both ways but not people - what sort of stupid Ancient thinking is that? The same sort of stupid Ancient thinking that leaves an energy being locked up for ten thousand years or more in such a way that a kid can release it by accident, of course!! Oh, I am so screwed!"
Looking around wildly, he spied his scanner scattered on the floor of the cave in pieces.
"Oh great, all those times I've dropped you on missions and you choose this one to finally break! What is this, some sort of cosmic joke at my expense? Well, it's not funny!" he shouted to no one in particular.
"Okay, okay, it's not that bad," he told himself, his voice rising as he tried to calm himself down as he nervously paced back and forth. "I still have my pack, my tac vest and my gun. Oh, and the knife that Sheppard insists I carry on me - why I don't know, like I'd be any good with a knife in a battle! I'd probably cut myself more than the enemy! Come on, just calm down," he told himself sternly, trying to slow his breathing. "Slow down and think." He keyed his comm, "Sheppard." There was no response, so he tried again - with the same result. "Oh please don't let them be Wraith fodder! Let it just be radio interference, even though that means I'm even more screwed than I originally thought."
Fear gave way to frustration - at being in this predicament, at falling through the doorway, at breaking the scanner, at not being able to help his team. He hit the door again, anger and worry welling through him. What if they were dead?
He knew that the three Wraith had been dealt with, but there was still a dart out there and Teyla and Sheppard had a mile to go over difficult and relatively open ground to get to the jumper - plus Teyla was unconscious. Add to that dealing with the dart, getting back to Atlantis and explaining the situation, let alone being able to return to the planet - all that would take time. Hours, at least, so he was looking at a few weeks in here. Maybe months. And that was assuming they could return quickly, which depended on whether any more Wraith turned up - and then they had to work out how to get him back.
Wiping a hand over his face, he turned to study the cave. The only sign of technology he could see were the dim lights above him. Even so, he started to search the rock face for hidden controls, but after an hour of searching he couldn't find any.
"So, no controls here," he said gloomily, talking out loud to himself as any voice was better than the oppressive silence of this place. "I wonder if C4 would have an effect on it - not that it matters, seeing as Sheppard is the one who carries that, not me." Sighing he sat down. "What would Sheppard do? Probably shoot the barrier, but I could end up shooting someone outside, so that's not a good idea. Actually, C4 would probably just collapse the cave down on me, and who knows what would pass through to injure someone out there. I need the scanner working."
He had gathered up the pieces of the scanner during his search for controls and a way out. It looked pretty hopeless, but he knew he had some spare parts in his pack, so maybe he could fix it. He didn't hold out much hope on that, but he could at least try.