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Eurydice Ascending by C. L. Kamnikar (PG-13)
Fandom: STARGATE SG-1
Pairing: Daniel/Sha'uri
Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read: To me, this is the quintessential AU reuniting Daniel and Sha'uri. Sha'uri's abduction by Apophis and Daniel's desperate search for her is the underpinning of all Daniel's actions throughout the first three seasons. Her death was a desperately sad event, for me. But what if it didn't have to end that way? Kamnikar's story presents an alternate version of events, with some twists and turns along the way, as each member of the team (and practically every member of the SGC) does his or her part to save Sha'uri. Kamnikar writes sections of the story from all the major characters' points of view, but I love the Sha'uri sections; her narration lends great poignancy to the story. There are also some lovely Sam-Daniel friendship moments, and Kamnikar's portrayal of the Daniel-Sha'uri relationship is wonderful.
I know Sam was trying to keep me in one piece, as well as Sha'uri, but she didn't seem to understand that my life didn't matter. That my pride didn't matter. I could beg, I could plead, anything. Anything, as long as Amonet let Sha'uri go. The only thing that mattered was getting through to my wife. Because in spite of everything, in spite of the odds against it, Sha'uri was incredibly, amazingly, winning. She was going to win. "Love. Sha'uri. Wife. Beloved. Please. Please come to me. Just a little farther, just a few more steps, I'm right here---"
"*I forbid this*!" Another jerking step forward, and then the hand holding the rock arced downward and gashed across the back of her hand. Sha'uri was fighting her captor again, and I almost cheered. Amonet gasped, hissing, her eyes glowing again as she shook, and then---
"I am... Sha'uri!" Her lips firmed, and her chin came down in the way I knew so well as she clenched her teeth together.
Crazy joy started welling up inside me. With every step she came closer, and my heart pounded harder. Another step. The rock wove dizzily, horrifyingly sharp in the air, somewhere between her heart and her neck, and the three of us watched, none of us daring to move. ~God, no, don't let her die now, please, please...~ I could feel myself shaking, barely breathing I was so scared. "Yes. Yes. Come on, love. Come to me. Almost there. Come on, Sha'uri, I love you, come on, come on---"
"Sha'uri.... I am... Sha'uri..." Tears were pouring down her face, but her eyes stayed fixed on us, and the doorway in between us. I was always amazed at how strong she was. How brave. And now---- God, she was just... awe-inspiring. "Sha'uri... I am.... Sha'uri..." She came to a stop six feet from the door, and I swallowed, feeling Sam's fingers dig into my arm. Even now, Amonet could kill her, or turn and run---
It took every bit of strength I had, *not* to run through that door. Not to just reach out and grab her, pull Sha'uri through. One wrong move, and it could be over. Amonet might push me away, slash Sha'uri's wrists, and I would lose her forever. I stared into her eyes, willing her to remember me, willing her to reach for me, to say my name, anything, to know I loved her, that I wanted to help, but didn't dare reach for her.... Sha'uri-Amonet just shook, her hands clutching that rock, sobbing as she looked at us with tear-blind eyes. I couldn't breathe. I actually couldn't breathe, because it hurt too much.
Orpheus looked back at Eurydice, and she was pulled back to the Underworld. One mistake, and I'd lose Sha'uri.
Eurydice Ascending
Pairing: Daniel/Sha'uri
Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read: To me, this is the quintessential AU reuniting Daniel and Sha'uri. Sha'uri's abduction by Apophis and Daniel's desperate search for her is the underpinning of all Daniel's actions throughout the first three seasons. Her death was a desperately sad event, for me. But what if it didn't have to end that way? Kamnikar's story presents an alternate version of events, with some twists and turns along the way, as each member of the team (and practically every member of the SGC) does his or her part to save Sha'uri. Kamnikar writes sections of the story from all the major characters' points of view, but I love the Sha'uri sections; her narration lends great poignancy to the story. There are also some lovely Sam-Daniel friendship moments, and Kamnikar's portrayal of the Daniel-Sha'uri relationship is wonderful.
I know Sam was trying to keep me in one piece, as well as Sha'uri, but she didn't seem to understand that my life didn't matter. That my pride didn't matter. I could beg, I could plead, anything. Anything, as long as Amonet let Sha'uri go. The only thing that mattered was getting through to my wife. Because in spite of everything, in spite of the odds against it, Sha'uri was incredibly, amazingly, winning. She was going to win. "Love. Sha'uri. Wife. Beloved. Please. Please come to me. Just a little farther, just a few more steps, I'm right here---"
"*I forbid this*!" Another jerking step forward, and then the hand holding the rock arced downward and gashed across the back of her hand. Sha'uri was fighting her captor again, and I almost cheered. Amonet gasped, hissing, her eyes glowing again as she shook, and then---
"I am... Sha'uri!" Her lips firmed, and her chin came down in the way I knew so well as she clenched her teeth together.
Crazy joy started welling up inside me. With every step she came closer, and my heart pounded harder. Another step. The rock wove dizzily, horrifyingly sharp in the air, somewhere between her heart and her neck, and the three of us watched, none of us daring to move. ~God, no, don't let her die now, please, please...~ I could feel myself shaking, barely breathing I was so scared. "Yes. Yes. Come on, love. Come to me. Almost there. Come on, Sha'uri, I love you, come on, come on---"
"Sha'uri.... I am... Sha'uri..." Tears were pouring down her face, but her eyes stayed fixed on us, and the doorway in between us. I was always amazed at how strong she was. How brave. And now---- God, she was just... awe-inspiring. "Sha'uri... I am.... Sha'uri..." She came to a stop six feet from the door, and I swallowed, feeling Sam's fingers dig into my arm. Even now, Amonet could kill her, or turn and run---
It took every bit of strength I had, *not* to run through that door. Not to just reach out and grab her, pull Sha'uri through. One wrong move, and it could be over. Amonet might push me away, slash Sha'uri's wrists, and I would lose her forever. I stared into her eyes, willing her to remember me, willing her to reach for me, to say my name, anything, to know I loved her, that I wanted to help, but didn't dare reach for her.... Sha'uri-Amonet just shook, her hands clutching that rock, sobbing as she looked at us with tear-blind eyes. I couldn't breathe. I actually couldn't breathe, because it hurt too much.
Orpheus looked back at Eurydice, and she was pulled back to the Underworld. One mistake, and I'd lose Sha'uri.
Eurydice Ascending