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

[samantha-kathy.livejournal.com]

I'm one of those people that start with one idea and end up somewhere totally different. *grins*

Thanks for the links.

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. :)
And a) I don't think you're alone! b) in that case, you might also like sga_episodefic which lists different tags, missing scenes, and AUs for SGA episodes, including The Return (just scroll down to the tags in the sidebar). c) some of the sgabigbang (http://sgabigbang.talkoncorners.net) fics have also had AU takes on The Return, I think.
And for 2, if you liked the "conspiracy by the good guys" aspect in some of the fics recced above you might also like Finding Home (http://sgabigbang.talkoncorners.net/?view=fic&id=37) by Diamond Raven.