Panic Response
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Claim: Stargate Atlantis: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Title: Panic Response
Author: Barb G. (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
troutkitty)
Characters: Sheppard/McKay
Prompt: 19 - Dark
Rating: Mature
Length: Medium
Brief summary: 'Dark' has a lot of possible interprestaions, so for this story, I'm going to go with dark as 'intense.' Panic Response is a horror story, complete with building tension and the slowly-dawning realization of how deeply screwed they all are.
Planets are usually uninhabited for a reason.
MX6-323 was uninhabited.
There was a reason.
John had gone first into the gate. The moment of compression gave way to the rush and release, and he stepped onto the planet.
The city looked worse than abandoned. They had seen what the Wraith could do to the ancient civilizations in the Pegasus Galaxy, but at least most of the unfortunate people still lived in the shadow of their former glory. Here, nothing remained, and the heavy shadow of doom and loss hung in the air like something tangible. It reminded him of Afghanistan and the Antarctic at the same time.
Something pushed him, invisible, and he stumbled back into Rodney as he came through the gate.
"The usual protocol for gate activity, Colonel, at its most basic level, is to immediately step out of the gate's path once you have cleared the event horizon. You think you would--" Rodney began, but the words died in his throat. "Oh," he finally finished.
The eeriness grew in John's head the longer he stood there. His heartbeat echoed on the roof of his mouth. "I think we should go back," he said, and then realized he'd spoken aloud. Still, resisting the need to turn tail and run was making his legs hurt.
"Go back?" Rodney repeated. "There has to be a logical--" Again the words died. He cocked his head, obviously listening for something, and then paled. "Yes, back is good."
Link to the story: Panic Response
Claim: Stargate Atlantis: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Title: Panic Response
Author: Barb G. (
troutkitty)Characters: Sheppard/McKay
Prompt: 19 - Dark
Rating: Mature
Length: Medium
Brief summary: 'Dark' has a lot of possible interprestaions, so for this story, I'm going to go with dark as 'intense.' Panic Response is a horror story, complete with building tension and the slowly-dawning realization of how deeply screwed they all are.
Planets are usually uninhabited for a reason.
MX6-323 was uninhabited.
There was a reason.
John had gone first into the gate. The moment of compression gave way to the rush and release, and he stepped onto the planet.
The city looked worse than abandoned. They had seen what the Wraith could do to the ancient civilizations in the Pegasus Galaxy, but at least most of the unfortunate people still lived in the shadow of their former glory. Here, nothing remained, and the heavy shadow of doom and loss hung in the air like something tangible. It reminded him of Afghanistan and the Antarctic at the same time.
Something pushed him, invisible, and he stumbled back into Rodney as he came through the gate.
"The usual protocol for gate activity, Colonel, at its most basic level, is to immediately step out of the gate's path once you have cleared the event horizon. You think you would--" Rodney began, but the words died in his throat. "Oh," he finally finished.
The eeriness grew in John's head the longer he stood there. His heartbeat echoed on the roof of his mouth. "I think we should go back," he said, and then realized he'd spoken aloud. Still, resisting the need to turn tail and run was making his legs hurt.
"Go back?" Rodney repeated. "There has to be a logical--" Again the words died. He cocked his head, obviously listening for something, and then paled. "Yes, back is good."
Link to the story: Panic Response
