Entries tagged with era: season 8

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- ante meridiem - before midday -, by Otter (PG)

Title: - ante meridiem - before midday -
Author's LJ/DWJ/AO3:

otter
Categories: angst, character study, character: Daniel, character: Sam, character: Teal'c, drama, era: season 8
Warnings: Disturbing topic and images
Author's Webpage/Fic list: faded press (seems to be down, not sure if that's permanent) | SG-1 works at AO3 | Fic at AllDanielFic
Link to story: - ante meridiem - before midday
Why this should be read: A compact, wincingly painful fic that takes the potentially disastrous consequences of gate exploration one vast, harsh step further than 'One False Step.' The characteristic Otterfic twist comes earlier than usual, as the climax of the characterization-rich opening, in stark demonstration of why this had to be a Carter fic. She's efficient, prepared, famously problem-solving -- and this, like the traumatic event in her youth, cannot be fixed.

803 words.

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The Cold Hard Equation by blahnicity (PG-13)

Title: The Cold Hard Equation
Author's LJ/DWJ:

blahnicity
Categories: angst, character: daniel jackson, character: jack o'neill, character: samantha carter, character: siler, era: season 8, friendship: jack and sam, friendship: sam and daniel, theme: awesome women, theme: super sam
Warnings: implied character death
Author's Webpage/Fic list: SG-1 tag at

yung_luk
Link to story: The Cold Hard Equation

Why this should be read: Sam. ♥
Or, in more coherent words: Sam Carter. Being science-y and saving the day. Being a pilot and saving the day. Living one of her dreams and saving the day. Making the hardest of all decisions, and saving the day.

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Last Stop, This Town, by Abydosorphan (PG)

Title: Last Stop, This Town
Author's LJ/DWJ:

triciabyrne1978 /

abydosorphan
Categories: Friendship, episode tag (Heroes), Cassandra Fraiser, Teal'c, friendship, hurt/comfort
Warnings: Character death
Author's Webpage/Fic list: http://archiveofourown.org/users/Abydosorphan
Link to story: Last Stop, This Town
Why this should be read: Looking through my old bookmarks, I can't believe I never posted this here, because it is really one of my old favorites and I have re-read it quite a few times. Set post-Heroes, this is Cassie, raw from losing yet another person, not consoled by what anyone says. And this is Teal'c, not trying to console by words. And that's what helps.

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One Forgotten Day by Vain Glorious (PG-13)

Title: One Forgotten Day
Author's LJ/DWJ:

vain_glorious
Categories: Daniel, Lost Episode, Stargate Atlantis Crossover
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: LJ Fic Index
Link to story: livejournal
Why this should be read:
What would happen if Daniel and Ronon met before the discovery of Atlantis? In One Forgotten Day, vain glorious gives us a possible scenario that is interesting, believable, and, surprisingly, not AU. Daniel is investigating an unusual Ancient device on an off-world dig and gets saddled with a suspicious Ronon who hasn't quite grasped the fact that he's in the wrong galaxy. What follows is First Contact Daniel-style, as he slowly gets this strange man to open up to him, and a twist ending that proves sometimes the Ancients do clean up after themselves (albeit not in the way we mortals would like them to). It's fun, it's in character, and it's quality outsider-POV if you read it as an Atlantis fan.

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Comparing Scars, By Cofax (G)

Title: Comparing Scars
Author's LJ/DWJ:

cofax7

cofax7
Categories: Sam, Vala, Friendship, Episode Related, Bechdel Passage
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: alchemy, mouldiwarps, and coprophagy
and a more complete list of works on AO3
Link to story: Comparing Scars

Why this should be read: This well-written and insightful ficlet has the first meeting between Sam and Vala that we didn't get to see in "Beachhead". With a wonderful Sam POV, it addresses, (among other things), the extremely rare and life changing experience that these 2 very different personalities have in common. There's an amazing amount going on under the surface, all packed into this tiny snippet.

Even if you've read it before, it's well worth rereading. (508 words)

A missing scene from "Beachhead" (season 8).

Sam had never before spoken to someone who'd been a Goa'uld host, and survived. Sarah had been too traumatized for questioning. And Kendra had died even before Jolinar happened. Jolinar, who hadn't asked, for all the Tok'ra spoke of only taking willing hosts.

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And These Valleys Unknown, By Nanda (PG)

Title: And These Valleys Unknown
Author's LJ/DWJ:

nandamai

nandamai
Categories: Sam, Jack, Friendship, AU (from "It’s Good To Be King"), Angst
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: nanda's lament
Link to story: And These Valleys Unknown

Why this should be read: What if the Ancient time ship malfunctioned during the episode "It’s Good To Be King" and stranded Sam and Jack in an unknown time? This is really Sam's story as she (once again) experiences all the pressures of being the only one who can possibly find a way to get them home. Both of the character voices are very believable. Simply written and full of rich detail, I could almost feel the claustrophobic atmosphere of the humid planet. About 2,475 words.

“It took you a month to save me from my last vacation with Maybourne.” Sam’s heard this before. “Three months the time before that. I figure ten days here, two weeks tops.”

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Challenging Fate, By Danielle (PG-13)

Title: Challenging Fate
Author's LJ/DWJ: n/a
Categories: Kidfic, Drama
Warnings: language, violence
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Stories by Danielle
Link to story: Challenging Fate

Why this should be read: An old school - fun with all the tropes - kind of fic. It starts when John Sheppard from an alternate universe shows up at area 51 seeking refuge for a Daniel Jackson who was kidnapped from his reality's past. This fic has quantum mirrors, time travel, the Fates from Greek mythology, Lya of the Nox, life sucking monsters - and they never even leave the SGC. About 17,520 words.

You can't outrun fate, but sometimes you can outwit it.

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West, by Minnow (PG)

With thanks to Minxy, for reminding me of this marvelous fic...

Title: West
Author's LJ/DWJ:

minnow1212
Categories: Sam, S8, stranded, character study
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Fanfic Index on LJ
Link to story: West

Why this should be read: Minnow calls this lovely little character study a "snippet fic." It is, I suppose, only a bit of what might possibly be a larger story. But really, it's all I need.

Because Minnow gave us Sam, in Season Eight.

And took away her team…

And the ability to communicate with the confused locals…

And even the knowledge of where to look for the Stargate.

She pared her down to the essentials – and kept her beautifully, absolutely Sam.

And anyway, I can't resist the idea of Sam considering that the next time she has to draw a picture of Daniel for the natives, she should emphasize the eyebrows instead of the glasses. :)

(Oh, and don't forget the little additional snippet, hidden in the comments!)

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Unknown Waters, By Salieri (G)

Title: Unknown Waters
Author's LJ/DWJ:

troyswann
Categories: Friendship, Crossover, SG-1/SGA, Elizabeth Weir, Daniel Jackson
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Outside the Box
Link to story: Unknown Waters

Why this should be read: Gorgeous writing, perceptive Elizabeth, and Daniel using archaeological metaphors. In this lovely fic Elizabeth and Daniel talk before the Atlantis mission leaves. About 1,200 words.

If one tries to navigate unknown waters one runs the risk of shipwreck.

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Time Was, by Fabrisse (PG-13)

Title: Time Was
Author's LJ/DWJ:

fabrisse
Categories: AU, Daniel Jackson, episode related, theme: time travel, team, angst
Warnings: canon character deaths
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Fabrisse's stories at Alpha Gate
Link to story: Time Was

Why this should be read: Fabrisse offers us an intriguing look at Moebius, including the suggestion that it might have taken more than one "rewind" to make things right... and that Daniel still has lingering, disturbing memories of those failures, manifesting themselves as nightmares.

We're offered three different unsuccessful attempts at fixing the future, including the canon one we know and two other attempts that didn't work. There's Daniel's unhappy attempts to make some kind of sense out of the illogic of time travel, as well as a beautifully creepy introduction to the Egyptian boy who eventually becomes Ra's host in the movie. Then there's Daniel's first reaction to the "official" rewind crew – the one from Moebius – and his initial disbelief that these three could possibly do the job right. Finally, and most satisfyingly, we get our beloved SG-1 back in our present, and the reassurance that they have each other for whatever their current future might hold.

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Brave New World, by annerbhp (PG)

Title: Brave New World
Author's LJ/DWJ:

annerbhp
Categories: Sam and Daniel friendship, Angst, Humor
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Fic Master List
Link to story: Brave New World

Why this should be read: Less than a week after Daniel returns from his most recent death, he and Sam explore how their friendship affects who they are and the choices they make. Because Sam and Daniel could rule the Universe.

Sam and Daniel share a late night conversation. 'Threads' post-ep.

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Unfinished Business, by Tallulah Rasa (PG)

Title: Unfinished Business
Author's LJ/DWJ:

tallulah_rasa
Categories: theme: crossovers, team, SGA, humor
Warnings: crossover with House and SGA
Author's Webpage/Fic list: To Explore the Universe and Eat Pie
Link to story: Unfinished Business

Why this should be read: I don't follow House or SGA, but this ficlet made me laugh and laugh and laugh.

Written by the always marvelous Tallulah Rasa, Unfinished Business plunges us into the middle of a recruiting session, as SG-1, Sheppard, and McKay try to convince House to join the SGC. The dialogue is fast and furious and insanely funny, including competing death counts, gunshot wounds, and personality quirks. By the time the dust settles, you'll be wiping tears from your eyes and regretting that Tallulah Rasa has titled this Unfinished Business because it's a snippet of a larger work that she feels she will never complete. But knowing that there could have been more of this delightful story doesn't take away from how very wonderfully it stands, as is, on its own!

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Storm Front by Seldear (PG-13)

Title: Storm Front
Author's LJ/DWJ:

tielan and

seldear
Categories: Crossover, apocafic
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: AO3,
Why this should be read:

I can't tell you what fandom this crosses over with, because that would spoil it. Trust me, it's fun and well-written (as all of her stuff is). It's medium length and plotty, and well worth several re-reads. Go and enjoy.

Storm Front

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Hanged for a Sheep, by cofax (pg)

Title: Hanged for a Sheep
Author's LJ/DWJ:

cofax7
Categories: Jack O'Neill, team, episode related, action, drama, theme: repercussions
Warnings: Post-ep for Moebius
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis fiction by cofax.
Link to story: Hanged for a Sheep
Why this should be read: I guess the recent meta about Jack in

princessofgeeks' journal and

redbyrd_sgfic's fic put me in mind of cofax's wonderful take on Jack O'Neill. This very short story is just how I would imagine the original sg-1 stranded in the past, with Jack doing his best to take care of his team.

Post-ep for Moebius. Five thousand years of history, and they're running out of time.

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Untitled Daniel, by Emily (PG)

Title: Untitled Daniel
Author's LJ/DWJ:

sixbeforelunch
Categories: Daniel, original character, humor
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Nomadic Spirit
Link to story: Untitled Daniel

Why This Must Be Read: Here's another rec for our Dangerous Daniel theme!

You know all those cliched fanfics in which poor, woobie Daniel is bullied by nasty, mean Marines?

...You know, that Daniel? The one who stands up to the Goa'uld (even when he's on his knees) and, to quote this priceless fic, has had his "penchant for biting sarcasm" once "registered as a lethal weapon on an alien planet"?

Trust me. This story is not that kind. :)

With a hilarious series of phone calls from Jack and a zinger of a tag line from Reynolds, this fantastic ficlet will have you laughing out loud, even as you're nodding in agreement. Because really, no one could ever bully Daniel Jackson and live to tell the tale!

Daniel blinked, twice. Opened his mouth. Closed it. A marine wandered into the locker room, took one look at Daniel's face, and headed right back out.

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Performance Reviews and Training Exercises

Title: Performance Reviews and Training Excercises
Author's LJ/DWJ:

redbyrd_sgfic
Categories: humor, episode tag, season 8, Daniel Jackson
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Redbyrd's fic
Why this should be read:

The archaeologist is not harmless. Seriously. These two stories are both funny and true to the characters, which is a very rare thing. And Daniel kicks ass. Set post-Prometheus Unbound. General O'Neill reviews the performance of the SGC personnel aboard Prometheus and Daniel explains to Reynolds why he doesn't date crazy people. In the sequel, after their premature return from the Prometheus, SG-3 and Daniel Jackson are assigned to help train some new recruits.

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You Can't Always Get What You Want, by Betacandy (PG-13)

Title: You Can't Always Get What You Want
Author's LJ/DWJ:

betacandy
Categories: episode related, era: season 8
Warnings: From the author: I had to deal with the ship/slash stuff the episode raised, so even though it’s still gen (to my thinking), if you’re extra-sensitive to even hearing about any of it, you may want to skip it.
Author's Webpage/Fic list: LJ Index
Link to story: You Can't Always Get What You Want
Why this should be read: As the author says, Dedicated to everyone who watched Moebius Part 2 and thought, “WTF did they just do to my Daniel??? Strand him in hell with Teal’c and the Kama Sutra Twits?” Between this and her warning, you can guess that TPTB's injection of shippiness into the episode is dealt with. In fact, Betacandy takes on TPTB's waffle-y little hints of ship and slash throughout the show, and doesn't flinch from the characters' weaknesses. Instead she has the characters finally grow up and act like mature adults, for cryin' out loud! (Oh, how I would love to smack the writers over the head with this fic.)

But YCAGWYW isn't all soap opera. Moebius also stranded the characters in Ancient Egypt—an awfully angsty move in a "humorous" episode—and Betacandy gives them a wonderful fix. Along the way she "rescues" another stranded favorite, and comes up with a really astounding backstory that ties together events throughout the seasons. It's a wonderfully smart story, with a dash of angst, plenty of humor, and peppered with insight. This is my canon for what happened to the characters—a balm for my heart.

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Singing Down the Moon, by Butterfly (PG)

Rec Category: Teal'c and Daniel friendship
Pairing: none
Categories: Teal'c and Daniel friendship, Teal'c, Daniel Jackson, gen, episode related, drama, angst
Warnings: references to canon character deaths
Author on LJ:

butterfly
Author's Website: Myriad -- Infinite Possibilities
Link: Singing Down the Moon

Why This Must Be Read: Is there anything more heartbreaking than Moebius? Daniel is trapped in Ancient Egypt with a Sam and Jack and Teal'c that are not the people he knew, and AU Teal'c fights for a future which he has never known, and will never get the chance to see. And in Singing Down the Moon, Butterfly lovingly paints a vivid scene from Teal'c's POV, as he asks Daniel, in the aftermath of their victory over Ra, to help him die.

Elegant and elegiac, Teal'c watches Daniel, comparing him with the Daniel he himself killed. He listens to the velvet voice that bespeaks the bright and shining future that neither one will get to enjoy. And he takes comfort in a strength that they both share, in their unwavering convictions.

Beautifullly wrenching. You will remember this one for a long time to come.

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