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nightspear) wrote2009-03-14 02:03 pm
Brotherhood (Final Notes)
Whoo. Thanks much for getting through all of this one! This one, more than the ones before, was a struggle in some places, and it was great to hear feedback and discussion.
As I mentioned at the end of the last book, there is one more long novel covering season four in the works (for now titled “Archaeology”), in which I’m currently on the draft of chapter 11 (approx. episode 7). I’m considering that the ‘end’ of the main bit of this series, but there will probably be a short story/novella (depending on how it turns out) after that to cover one more story arc before I call this series more or less closed. Here’s a sneak peek from Book 4:
Excerpt from Archaeology (from Chapter 1)
Daniel was just finishing peeling his muddy clothes off when the three of them ran into the locker room, but he looked up as they entered. “So,” he started casually, “you know the thing where people—”
“Not now, Daniel,” Carter snapped.
Recognizing the urgency, Daniel stopped immediately and backed all the way into the shower to stay out of their way. “Who?” he said, standing back as they changed.
“SG-14 and -15,” Teal’c said succinctly.
SG-15 minus three, Jack thought, wondering if the rest of that six-man team were still alive at all. By the time they were ready to ship out, there might not be anyone left to rescue. “Let’s go,” he said briskly as soon as the three of them were dressed, zipping his vest as he went.
They arrived back in the embarkation room to find the wormhole open. “General?” Jack called up to the control room.
“That’s their wormhole,” Hammond answered. “They said there are too many hostiles to take without a full force, but they think they can make it back on their own. Stand by, SG-1—give them a chance first.”
Jack adjusted his grip on his weapon, impatient, when two men ran backwards through the event horizon, still firing until they emerged onto the ramp. “They’re right behind us!” Captain Blasdale called, ducking belatedly as a stray staff blast whizzed past his head.
But ten seconds passed, and then twenty, thirty, a minute...
“Captain?” Jack asked Blasdale, who was staring anxiously at the Stargate.
“I don’t know, sir.” The SG-14 captain made a movement as if to return back through the wormhole, but stopped again. “Something must’ve happened. Sir, we need to go back—”
Then one more man came running through. “Where’s Astor?” Major Graham yelled, moving to the side to stay out of the line of fire.
“She was with you, sir,” Sergeant Lewis said.
“Major?” General Hammond said, rushing into the embarkation room.
But before Graham could answer, a woman dove through the Stargate, rolling to a stop. “Close the iris!” she yelled. “They’re right behind me!”
The iris closed over the Stargate as the wormhole disengaged. The side door slid open as General Hammond walked in. “What happened?” Hammond demanded as Lewis offered a hand to help Lieutenant Astor to her feet. “And where’s SG-15?”
They hesitated too long before speaking, and Jack knew the answer already.
...x...
Daniel was walking out just as they returned to the locker room, looking like he’d jumped into the shower and back out as fast as he could, his hair still dripping as he waited for them. “False alarm?” he said tentatively, hopefully.
“No,” Jack said, pushing into the locker room and pulling his equipment off angrily. “Over.”
No one said anything for a while as they stripped back out of their mission gear. “Who?” Daniel said quietly.
“SG-15,” Teal’c said.
“Major Tomlan’s team? All of—”
“Yeah,” Carter said.
“Oh,” Daniel said.
Jack slammed a locker shut. They finished changing in silence.
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That's bad... Er, not the story. ;)
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Sigh. I really liked Astor, too...
Do you have any estimate as to when you'll start posting Book 4? Not that I'm greedy, or anything. :)
Thank you for writing this wonderfully enchanting AU with one of the best Daniels ever. Can't wait to rec this one!
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Thank you!