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Massive fic updates and announcements.

Firstly.

All three of my outstanding fanfic claims from 2007 are now complete!

I am going to officially retire my claim prompt post on this journal, because I have made a new one over on so_out_of_fic for the new claims I've decided to take.

I am very excited about the completion of these claims. All of them were Stargate: SG-1 related, and my ability to write in that fandom has been gone for what seems like an eternity. Suddenly, this week it came back when I decided to make an attempt at writing drabbles, which leads me to the next part of the update.

I cannot write drabbles. And, since I hate anything that I can't do, I decided to force myself to write some. I ended up with a whole bunch of ficlets that are shorter than what I usually do as a "ficlet" but over the mark for a drabble (A drabble, for anyone who might ask, must be 100 words exactly) and then, eventually, I actually managed to write a handful of DRABBLES.

Doing them seems to have awakened my ability to write SG-1 and I was finally able to not only continue but complete my latest running SG-1 AU series, The Games People Play

The L I N K .T A B L E to The Games People Play is here. I'm not going to do the usual headings and summary info because I'm afraid this post is going to go over the LJ character limit.

Information on the drabbles and ficlets is below, along with links to them on my comm so_out_of_fic.

( click me )

Other announcements regarding the future of my Stargate AUs.

• Rediscovered Hearts I have been reading through the six completed chapters of the direct RH sequel, and I would really like to complete the story, especially since I am so profoundly disheartened by the direction in which SGA seems to be heading (No, that statement has nothing to do with the ship wars.) but the format of the story just isn't working for me. I can't get a handle on which elements of the Atlantis canon I need to keep, so the switching back and forth between Earth and the Pegasus galaxy in each chapter is not working. I know everything I need to know about the SG-1 elements, so I am in the process of re-thinking the format and will be re-posting the fic in its entirety between Bloodkin, One Path, and Happy Endings. I can't say when, because it's really low on the priority list right now. Aruna and I are also discussing another long fic in this AU, to be written sometime in the not-so-near future when I'm less busy. This one is not yet titled, but it would involve a crossover between Stargate and Highlander. I have actually wanted to write a HL crossover since I got into Stargate fandom--specifically one not dealing with Methos and/or Tanith--but I had no workable premise. I really need to be able to watch HL again, though, and since I don't have the DVDs, this one will be a shelf-project for now.



• Taking The Long Way I have decided to scrub the planned sequel to Taking the Long Way. This sequel was meant to be a collaborative effort between myself and another fan, but I have gone as far as I feel comfortable with it alone. We had planned to take the team to Disneyland, but I just don't have enough knowledge of the park to pull it off myself. I'd really like to do some more with this AU, so since my collaborator's time online has been curtailed by more important things in real life, I'm going to take the fic in another direction.



• The Games People Play
Games ended this week with the marriage of one of the principle couples involved in the story. Some on my flist are aware of plans to do further story arcs in this universe. I decided that the best thing for the AU would be to end Games on the strong note of a wedding. The other story arcs I had planned would logically have to take place later in continuity, so I have decided to plan 2 sequels. The Baby Game will deal with the humorous side of Sam's upcoming pregnancy. The Writing Game will deal with Vala and Teal'c's ventures (together and separately) into Star Wars fanfiction.


• Life After Death My lesser known AU involving a consummated relationship between Daniel and Janet actually has a plot, though it is still somewhat loose. I'd planned to re-write the events of Rite of Passage, Meridian, and Heroes to account for the fact that Daniel and Janet are together before those. I've never actually tried to re-write SG cannon before, though I've done it for Star Wars, and I'm not quite sure when the rest of the fic will be posted because I'm still getting a handle on things.
  
  NEW fic claims.
  
  I've taken some new fic claims.
  mission_insane and fic101 are both on Star Wars, which will hopefully be of help to me in completing my SW AU series'. stargateprompts will be used for the Games sequels.
  
  That's about it for the moment. Happy reading.

Sorry for the lack of updates, folks. These have been up on the comms for a while, but my link tables were a mess and I hadn't had time to sort them out. All fixed now. And, One Path has finally reached ESB. YAY.

Title: One Path: Chapters 101-110
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: When Padme is hurt on a mission and Vader finds her, Obi Wan's worst nightmare becomes a frightening reality. Later, Han goes in search of Luke, Echo Base must be evacuated, and the twins make mischief.
Rating: PG
Length: Around 2000 words each.
Category: Gen
Pairings/Characters: Obidala, Han/Leia
A/N: One Path Chapters 138-152. Set after an alternate ANH and into ESB. New chapters are 138-152

Link table to Chapters 1-60 on shipper_asylum

Link table to Chapters 61-120 on shipper_asylum

Link table the Chapters 121-current shipper_asylum.

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Title: The Man Behind The Curtain
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: “I didn’t hear him say anything that sounded like ‘sooth,’” Jack tilted his head.

Rating: PG
Length: Around 2000 words
Category:Gen
Pairings/Characters:Team.
A/N:Early SG, probably Season 1. This is really silly, and I don't know where it came from but these days I will take SG-1 inspiration any way it wants to come. Written for fic101.

Read it on so_out_of_fic.

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Link Table to the entire series

Title: The Games People Play Chapter 39--The Stage Is Set
Author: Lionchilde
Summary:The light snow which had begun when Cam and Carolyn left the base had become a full-fledged storm by the time they reached the deserted parking lot outside New World Cinemas in Colorado Springs. Cam turned the engine off but left the heater running as he and Carolyn stared out at the uninviting swirl of white outside his windshield.

Rating: PG
Length: Around 1000 words
Category:Gen
Pairings/Characters: D/V, Cam/Carolyn. Lots of em.
A/N: For fic101, 10hugs, and sg_challenges Go me.

Read it on dv_hearts.

wolfenm asked for "Four things the team did to pass the time during Unending and one thing they didn't. Here's two they did so far and one they didn't. These were suggested by stargatefangurl, beta credit to sweetiemissy. I've only watched Unending once, but I think they work.


Title: The Price You Pay For Convenience
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: Cam displays a new talent. Just a crackfic.
Rating: PG
Length: Around 800 words.
Category: Humor
Pairings/Characters: Sam, Cam, Daniel, Vala
A/N: Requested by wolfenm. Written for fic101 and sg_15_fics. The song Cam sings is This Can't Be Good by Blake Shelton. And since I'm a Shelton fan, I can get away with describing it as annoying and twangy.

( The Price You Pay for Convenience )

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Title: When You Let Your Guard Down
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: Sam lets her guard down. So does Mitchell. Just a crackfic.
Rating: PG
Length: Around 800 words.
Category: Humor
Pairings/Characters: Sam, Cam, Daniel, Vala
A/N: Requested by wolfenm. Written for fic101 and sg_15_fics.

( When You Let Your Guard Down )

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Title: Proof Through The Night

Author: Lionchilde
Summary: How to have the Fourth of July without fireworks.
Rating: PG
Length: Around 300 words.
Category: Gen
Pairings/Characters: Sam, Cam, Daniel, Vala
A/N: Requested by wolfenm. Written for fic101 and sg_15_fics. Also for the servicemen I know and love. Note: Don't comment that I should have said "servicemen and women." The dedication is specific.

( Proof Through The Night )

I'm lazy. Will make comm posts tomorrow.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Enjoy.

Title: The Games People Play Chapters 34-37
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: AU The team tries to convince Landry that they need a mascot, Cam and Caroly are off to a movie, and Cam and Vala settle a debate.

Rating: PG
Length: Between 900 and 1500 words
Category: Humor/Romance
Pairings/Characters: D/V. S/J and Cam/Carolyn. Team friendship.
A/N: Parts 34-37 of The Games People Play. The series follows current canon to the end of 10x09, Company of Thieves. After that we kind of skip ahead and assume a resolution to the Ori conflict since I hadn't seen any of the second half of s10 when I started it. Thanks to aruna7 for helping me figure out what movies were playing in January. Written for fic101. 10hugs and sg_15_fics.

Link Table to all 37 chapters on dv_hearts

Had a minor case of writer's block yesterday, so I opened fic requests. Here are the results.

Title: Something to Come Back To
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: With Little Ani napping, Padme suggested that they find somewhere to hide
Rating: PG
Length: About 800 Words
Category: Insanely Fluffy
Pairings/Characters: Obidala
A/N: Sort of a missing scene for One Path chapter 29, Through Another's Eyes. Set during the story's Clone Wars. Written by request of lealynnkenobi. Challenge Words: yellow, respite, burst.

( Something to Come Back To )




Title: The Problem With Scoundrels
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: Okay, Han. WHY are you crawling around on the floor?
Rating: PG
Length: About 600 Words
Category: Fluff
Pairings/Characters: Han/Leia
A/N: My first ever Han/Leia fic. Set sometime between RotJ and The Courtship of Princess Leia. Written by request of aruna7. Challenge Words: blue, Alderaan, present.

( The Problem With Scoundrels )






Title: Inquiring Minds
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: Were you naked in the diner?
Rating: PG
Length: About 500 Words
Category: Humor
Pairings/Characters: Daniel/Sam friendship.
A/N: References to Reckoning and Threads. Written by request of maevebran. Challenge Words: blue, naked. Also for my fic101 claim on Daniel.

( Inquiring Minds )




Title: History Repeats
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: Where did I put my glasses? … Crunch.
Rating: PG
Length: About 600 Words
Category: Humor
Pairings/Characters: Daddy!Daniel; Nick Ballard.
A/N: Set in my Rediscovered Hearts AU, but you really don't have to know the fic to understand the story. The kids are about 10 and 8 here. Written by request of ladybeth. Challenge Words: blue, family, happy. Also for my fic101 claim on Daniel.

( History Repeats )




Title: When The Cold Sets In
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: The team was his family. This was where he belonged.
Rating: PG
Length: About 300 Words
Category: Angst
Pairings/Characters: Daniel Jackson, team friendship.
A/N: A bit of an experiment. I purposely left the identities of the second team member and the other person ambiguous. I know who I think they are, but it really could have been more than one person in each case, which was kind of the point. Written by request of xfirefly9x. Challenge Words: blue, empty, twilight. Also for my fic101 claim on Daniel.

( When The Cold Sets In )

Okay, that's it for requests for now. Sarah, I'm still working on yours. Since it's Bloodkinverse, I have to flock the post anyway, so I was going to post it separately. At the moment, anything in that particular 'verse seems to be like pulling teeth to write, but I'll get it posted for you soon.

Also have a couple of other claim fics. After writing that last one, I got a bit of a bug. One of the things that always struck me as off/annoying was the way Sha're was written out of the show. I know that there were reasons for the character's death, but given the fact that she was Daniel's wife and the entire motivation for his joining SG-1, it bothers me that after Forever In A Day, there is almost no mention of her. (Don't even get me started on the horribly bad taste of airing Past and Present only an episode later.)

I know I've mentioned before how much I love the friendship between Jack and Daniel, because it reminds me very much of my own relationships with my two best friends. So, I did a couple of short friendship fics set late s3 dealing with that friendship as it relates to Sha're. The title of Returning a Favor is a loose movie ref, but it doesn't matter if you haven't seen the film. Silence turned out to be more of a team friendship than just Jack and Daniel, but I really like it regardless.




Title: Silence
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: It was going to be a rough day. But they had both been through rough days before.
Rating: PG
Length: About 400 Words
Category: Angst
Pairings/Characters: Daniel Jackson, team friendship.
A/N: Deals with Sha're's death, so references to Forever In A Day. For my fic101 claim on Daniel.

( Silence )




Title: Returning A Favor
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: "You didn't fail her, Daniel."
Rating: PG
Length: About 400 Words
Category: Angst
Pairings/Characters: Daniel/Jack friendship.
A/N: Deals with Sha're's death, so references to Forever In A Day. For my fic101 claim on Daniel.

( Returning a Favor )

You'd think that with this week's words I could have come up with a One Path fic, on scifi_five but I was randomly inspired to do SG-1 for the first time in forever. Slightly nervous about it actually. I feel like I haven't written in the fandom in so long that I must be off, but Jess tells me my Teal'c is still on par.

Link table to all 29 chapters on dv_hearts.

Title: The Best Laid Plans
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: AU Now he, Jack, and Cam were busy trying to get the light display on the outside of the cabin to stop saying Merry Y-Mas.

Rating: G
Length: Around 1000 words
Category: Humor
Pairings/Charaters: Daniel/Vala, Sam/Jack, team friendship
A/N: Part 29 of The Games People Play. The series follows current canon to the end of 10x09, Company of Thieves. Chapter takes place a few days before Christmas. Written for fic101, sg_challenges and scifi_five.

Read Chapter 29 here

This isn't Games, so I'm making a separate post. I've always seen the friendship between Jack and Daniel as very similar to that between my best friend, Sarah, and I. I've also had The Light on my mind, and I guess this came from that.




Title: Love and Lime
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: The clue was simply "feeling", and knowing that the word was four letters long, Jack had written lime.

Rating: G
Length: Around 270 words
Category: Gen
Pairings/Charaters: Jack and Daniel friendship.
A/N: Just a random ficlet; references to The Light, CotG, and Forever In A Day, but not really important to understand the fic. Written for fic101 and sg_challenges.
( Love and Lime )

*sigh* It's taken me all week to write this and it's barely even 700 words. I'm thinking of moving the series over to dv_hearts where my other two Daniel/Vala AUs are housed. It would be easier for me in terms of being able to have one all-encompassing list of my D/V fic, and this series is getting long enough that it's going to require a link list in a separate post soon, because linking the chapters is getting to be somewhat of a pain. I wanted to bring it up here for those of you who've been faithfully following the new monster. Any thoughts/preferences?

__EDIT__

Added part 20, and I'm also thoroughly annoyed by the fact that it took me all WEEK to get done with 19 while 20, which is the longer of the two, was written in a couple hours. *smacks muses, brains, inspiration or whatever you want to call it *

...and added 21...

The Games People Play

Parts 1 & 2
Parts 3-10
Parts 11 & 12
Parts 13-15
Parts 16-18

Title: The Rules and the Rulebreaker
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: AU "...the best thing you can do for Sam is to stay out of her relationship with Jack."

Rating: PG for mild language
Length: Around 700 words
Category: Angst
Pairings/Charaters: Daniel/Vala; team friendship; Sam/Jack implied
A/N: Part 19 of The Games People Play. The series follows current cannon to the end of 10x09, Company of Thieves. Takes place around Thanksgiving. Written for sg_challenges, scifi_five and fic101.


( The Rules and the Rulebreaker )

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Title: A Little White Lie
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: AU "...Jack, there's been an accident..."

Rating: PG for mild language
Length: Around 850 words
Category: Angst/Humor
Pairings/Charaters: Daniel/Vala; team friendship; Sam/Jack
A/N: Part 20 of The Games People Play. The series follows current cannon to the end of 10x09, Company of Thieves. Takes place around Thanksgiving. Written for sg_challenges and fic101.

( A Little White Lie )

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Title: Intentions
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: AU "...Her methods may have been questionable, DanielJackson, but her intentions were honorable..."

Rating: PG for mild language
Length: Around 1050 words
Category: Angst/Humor
Pairings/Charaters: Daniel/Vala; team friendship; Sam/Jack
A/N: Part 21 of The Games People Play. The series follows current cannon to the end of 10x09, Company of Thieves. Takes place around Thanksgiving. Written for fic101.

( Intentions )

I don't know how much more ridiculous this series can get, but it sure is fun to write. We can thank ladybeth for giving me the Macarena idea. We're getting a bad storm, so I can almost guarantee another update before the weekend is over. The Sam/Vala friendship is definately based on my best friends and I--love you, guys--but I think I've kept them well in character. Comments are appreciated. I find Sam tough to write sometimes, and her friendship with Vala has a big part to play in upcoming chapters.

The Games People Play


Parts 1 & 2
Parts 3-10
Parts 11 & 12

Title: A Conspiracy of Friends
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: AU "ColonelMitchell has a plan..." Teal'c explained.

Rating: G
Length: Around 1200 words
Category: Angst/Humor
Pairings/Charaters: Daniel/Vala; team friendship
A/N: Part 13 of The Games People Play. The series follows current cannon to the end of 10x09, Company of Thieves. Takes place around Thanksgiving. Written for fic101.

( A Conspiracy of Friends )

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Title: Lost and Found
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: AU Daniel went wandering through as they were watching Wheel of Fortune, paused long enough to solve the puzzle, then walked off mumbling to himself...

Rating: G
Length: Around 300 words
Category: Humor
Pairings/Charaters: Daniel/Vala; team friendship
A/N: Part 14 of The Games People Play. The series follows current cannon to the end of 10x09, Company of Thieves. Takes place around Thanksgiving. Written for fic101.

( Lost and Found )

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Title: Dance With Me
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: AU "It's…called the Macarena," Daniel explained, running a hand over his face.

Rating: PG-13-there's mention of dirty dancing, but it's all in good fun and not graphic or anything.
Length: Around 1300 words
Category: Humor; bit of a songfic toward the end but hopefully not annoying.
Pairings/Charaters: Daniel/Vala; ; hints of Sam/Jack; team friendship
A/N: Part 15 of The Games People Play. The series follows current cannon to the end of 10x09, Company of Thieves. Takes place around Thanksgiving. Written for fic101.


( Dance With Me )

Also a random Rediscovered Hearts/Beyond Breaking universe fic.

Rediscovered Hearts (The SG-1 series on the Daniel/Vala Archive):
Parts 1-21
Parts 22-47

Title: The Apple and the Tree
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: AU Daniel's eyes fairly popped out of his head at the sight of his daughter.

Rating: G
Length: Around 200 words
Category: Humor
Pairings/Charaters: Daniel/Vala
A/N: This takes place in the Rediscovered Hearts/Beyond Breaking universe. Manda's about 15 here, just a random humor piece. Links to Rediscovered Hearts are above, but not necessary to understand the fic. Written for fic101.

( The Apple and the Tree )