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Pygoscelis (Or, a Gift of Pebbles) by Leah (R)
Fandom: STARGATE: ATLANTIS
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard, O'Neill/Jackson
Author on LJ: formerly,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
maching_monkey; currently without LJ, I believe.
Author Website: http://www.geocities.com/coffeeslash/leah/index.html
Why this must be read:
If you have ever wondered where the bizarre penguin obsession in Atlantis fandom comes from, here's the source. This is one of the earliest penguin stories, possibly even the first. It's set in the![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
pegasus_b AU; there is another early penguin story set in the main Atlantis universe called "Mating Rituals" by Karen Mcfadyyon, but the author's website is down and it's very hard to get your hands on, so I couldn't honestly tell you which came first.
The basic premise is: Atlantis has a machine that will turn people into animals. (Oh, those wacky Ancients, what were they thinking.) Sheppard and McKay get themselves turned into penguins, and proceed to have various penguin adventures such as escaping into the ocean, being recaptured, giving each other pebbles, and having lots of penguin sex while their teammates react with varying degrees of bafflement, surprise, and awww, isn't that cute.
Pygoscelis (Or, a Gift of Pebbles)
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard, O'Neill/Jackson
Author on LJ: formerly,
maching_monkey; currently without LJ, I believe.Author Website: http://www.geocities.com/coffeeslash/leah/index.html
Why this must be read:
If you have ever wondered where the bizarre penguin obsession in Atlantis fandom comes from, here's the source. This is one of the earliest penguin stories, possibly even the first. It's set in the
pegasus_b AU; there is another early penguin story set in the main Atlantis universe called "Mating Rituals" by Karen Mcfadyyon, but the author's website is down and it's very hard to get your hands on, so I couldn't honestly tell you which came first. The basic premise is: Atlantis has a machine that will turn people into animals. (Oh, those wacky Ancients, what were they thinking.) Sheppard and McKay get themselves turned into penguins, and proceed to have various penguin adventures such as escaping into the ocean, being recaptured, giving each other pebbles, and having lots of penguin sex while their teammates react with varying degrees of bafflement, surprise, and awww, isn't that cute.
Pygoscelis (Or, a Gift of Pebbles)