crack_van | Sins of the Father by ducks_in_a

Fandom: STARGATE SG1
Pairing: Gen
Author on LJ:

ducks_in_a_row
Author's Website: http://www.pandemonium.me.uk/eos
Why this must be read:

This is dark fic that is AU from the end of Season 8. It deals with Shifu coming because Oma can't care for him. So, Daniel decides to take care of him, but things just don't seem to be right. If you're looking for a happy ending, you won't find it here but that's what makes this so good. Everything is not wrapped up in a shiny bow. Things go wrong and sometimes SG1 can't fix them.

Daniel looked across the room to where Shifu sat on the floor in a pose of deep meditation. His gaze was fixed on an object in front of him. Daniel rose slightly and leaned forward to see over the desk.

"Shifu?" Daniel rose the rest of the way and walked around the desk. Shifu was staring at a ribbon device with disturbing intensity. "Shifu."

"I understand how this works," Shifu said.

"Yeah," Daniel said slowly. He vaguely remembered the same understanding, given to him in a dream. "But you have to have naquada in your blood to make it work."

"I do," Shifu said. Daniel stared, surprised. Then he gave himself a shake. It made sense. Both of Shifu's human parents had been hosts which meant that they had naquada in their systems. If they could pass on Goa'uld genetic memory, then why not naquada?

"The interface between mind and technology is really quite elegant," Shifu continued.

"Wait. Are you getting this from Apophis' memories? From the Goa'uld memories?" Daniel asked. Shifu nodded. "I thought Oma taught you to forget."

"She was teaching me to forget, but it's hard to continue forgetting now that she's gone."

"I thought...I thought she'd made it impossible for you to remember," Daniel persisted, feeling a sudden chill.

"Difficult, but not impossible," Shifu said.

Part 1 & Part 2

Sins of the Father by ducks_in_a_row (PG-13ish)