Searching AU of The Return recs

[samantha-kathy.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone,

I'm craving some AU stories of the season three episode The Return (1 and 2). There are two specific kinds of AUs I'm looking for.

1. Fics where Atlantis picks John over the Ancients. It could be because Atlantis is sentient, but also because John has the stronger gene, or has bonded with the city for other reasons. Even because Rodney made some security program for just such an occasion. Basically, any AU where the Ancients can't lock the expedition out of the systems because of John.

2. Fics where John (and perhaps others of the expedition) refuses to leave Pegasus. Could be he stays on Atlantis, could be he goes with Teyla, could be he goes rogue on alien planets, or steals a jumper, anything that keeps him in Pegasus while (most of) the expedition goes home. Don't care if some, like Rodney, also stay behind, but the most part of the expedition should go home to Earth.

I'll take any recs that fit 1, 2 or both. Gen, slash, even het is acceptable. Long or shot, I don't care. But please don't rec fics that have been abandoned!

Thanks in advance for the help/

Comments

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

the last installment in Tarlan's Sentience series (http://davidhewlett.tarlanx.com/fiction/viewseries.php?seriesid=9) fits 1 (though it's because the city's extremely possessive about in love with John and Jack and Rodney, not just John. (McShep, Jack/Daniel, other pairings)

[samantha-kathy.livejournal.com]

Thanks, this was great.