The Husband of Shau'ri by Jedibuttercup (PG13)

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Fandom: STARGATE SG1/THE MUMMY
Pairing: none
Length: 2,200 words
Author on LJ: jedibuttercup
Author Website: Masterlist on DW
Why this must be read:

Summary: Evie could not be certain, but it sounded a great deal like the Ancient Egyptian equivalent of "Oh, no, not again," which struck her as a rather bizarre thing for a newly awakened mummy to say.

At times hilarious and very touching, this crossover touches the heart in many ways. A cross that may raise a few eyebrows with the two fandoms involved, Jedi Buttercup actually makes it work wonderfully. It's extremely original, and that by itself, really, recommends it. This fic made me smile, tear up a bit at how much crap the universe likes to hurl at Daniel, and just chuckle at Evie's reactions. Jedi is one of the queens of Stargate crossovers, and this fic just illustrates why.

The groans ceased, followed by muttered, distorted words in a familiar language; she could not be certain, but it sounded a great deal like the Ancient Egyptian equivalent of "Oh, no, not again," which struck her as a rather bizarre thing for a newly awakened mummy to say. Had Imhotep not been the only cursed being under the protection of the Medjai-- and had they lost control of it prior to the events at Hamunaptra? Despite herself, Evie could feel her native curiosity begin to counteract the hysteria that gnawed at the back of her mind; she wrapped her hand firmly around the grip of the gun, then took a deep breath and edged around the desk toward the sarcophagus.

She jumped, a shriek of her own escaping as the cover of the thing was suddenly shoved to the side, moved by pressure from within. A grunt escaped from the darkness inside, followed by another long scraping sound, and the cover toppled over the far edge of the sarcophagus onto the floor. She waited for the mummy to emerge, bracing one shaking hand atop the other in order to steady her gun; but there was no further sign of movement.

After several silent seconds she forced herself to relax, lowering the weapon toward the floor at her side, and shuffled ever so slightly closer. London, though old, was not nearly so ancient a city as Hamunaptra, and Ancient Egyptian had never been the language of its streets; it was possible that the spell carried less power there, and that the anonymous mummy had already perished again.

"Only one way to find out," Evie murmured to herself, and inched still closer.

She was still too far from the box to get a good look at its depths in the dim lighting of the room when the rasping voice came again, this time louder than before. "Okay, this is new," it said to itself, in a different language-- one even more familiar than the Ancient Egyptian.
The Husband of Shau'ri

Comments

[jak-frostty.livejournal.com]

You again!! *points accusingly* What is this?! Another favorite of mine being recced?! How could you! (Though really, jedi deserves all the attention she can get.)

Honestly.....I expect this second half to be full of recs I've never heard of, you hear?



XD

[duonoaikouka.livejournal.com]

LOL I'll certainly try to get some ones you don't know. *crosses fingers* :)

[dlasta.livejournal.com]

I completely forgot about this one!
Thanks for reminding me. :)

[duonoaikouka.livejournal.com]

Definitely welcome! It's a fun fic that needs to be spread. :)_

[sulien.livejournal.com]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who utterly adores this particular story.

[duonoaikouka.livejournal.com]

It is a fic to be adored, ain't it? LOL