Fives, by Abyssis (PG)

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Rec Category: Gen

Pairing: none

Categories: gen, Walter the Chevron Guy, Siler, Teyla, Samantha Carter, team, character study, humor, episode related, angst, AU

Warnings: none

Author on LJ: abyssinia4077

Author's Website: Masterlist of fanfiction

Link: Fives

 

Why This Must Be Read: I’ve listed an unusual number of categories here, because Fives is actually three different “Five Things” – all gen, and all wonderful!

 

The first set explains how Siler and Walter accidently save the world – whether it’s absentmindedly turning off the lights or giving aliens an unexpectedly helpful sugar rush. The second is a fascinating outsider’s look at the SGC, as Teyla observes different characters on Earth (I was most moved by her impressions of Daniel, although Teal’c came in a close second and Sam and Felger made me grin). The third is a fascinating, eerie exploration of AUs – events that occurred on the show that Sam wishes she could have changed… and the creepy reality of what might have happened if she’d acted differently.

 

Like all “Five Things” ficlets, Fives is a quick read; but you’ll find yourself remembering them for a long time to come.

 

The emergency lockdown door on section B of level 26 had been giving them trouble for months. It would randomly close and open for no reason and only sometimes do what the control panel said. Siler was nearly ready to just rip it apart and install a new one, but decided to give it one more day.

The next morning a captured minor system lord broke out of his cell and almost made it to an escape hatch before the faulty door closed, trapping the edge of a cloak the vain god refused to rip, leaving him exposed for O'Neill's zat blast.