John not in the SGC, then find out.

[thisfishflies.livejournal.com]

I'd really like some fics where John is not in the SGC in the beginning, and enters/finds out in a way other than canon.

He can either still be in the military or not, but I want there to still be an active Stargate program that he later has a part in.

I'm looking for McShep mostly.

Thanks if y'all can help~ :)

Comments

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

many of the fics found in this recent search should work for you: http://community.livejournal.com/sgagenrefinders/731854.html

[susan-voight.livejournal.com]

And mine too :) -- http://community.livejournal.com/sgagenrefinders/749566.html

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

you are so right! (also oops, given that I pointed at some stories there.)

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

Another search brought this one to mind: N.O.R.W.I.C.H. (http://www.caffiends.net/viewstory.php?sid=474) by tzigane and zaganthi. McShep, ~57,150 words, John is a writer, Rodney's in the Air Force.

[caelith.livejournal.com]

The Sweep of an Easy Wind (http://sgabigbang.talkoncorners.net/?view=fic&id=83) by Blackchaps.

John is a military prisoner under Colonel Caldwell's command. Controlled by Goa'uld technology, he is little more than a slave. Briefly stationed on Atlantis, his ATA gene is discovered by Rodney, who is a force to be reckoned with.

[(Anonymous)]

Raiders of the Seven Systems by Martha Wilson/Ltlj http://www.ltljverse.com/watergate/stories/raiders.htm

John escapes from Earth that's taken over by the Trust, ends up in Pegasus as a pirate with Ronon and Teyla, then meets Rodney and the others who are there from the SGC.

[blueyeti.livejournal.com]

McShep, eventually. Sort of fits. It fits in my head, anyway, because John was pulled into the SGC at a completely different time, pre-canon, and Rodney has run away from working on government projects at the beginning. At the start John is pretty much still a part of the Air Force who happens to have the ATA, rather than a member of the SGC/Area 51. Also, it's brilliant. The military and political aspects are very good.

Black Helicopters at Dawn series, by Whizzy
http://www.wraithbait.com/viewseries.php?seriesid=243

[lady-akatari.livejournal.com]

Frostfire's "The Hostage Major" (http://frostfire.killerstar.net/stories/hostagemajor.html), written for the Harlequin challenge at sga_flashfic--author claims in the introductory notes that it's crack, but it's actually very well-written and very clever. It reads like a complete AU at first, but then the canon details start trickling in, and finally, Atlantis!

[joya-oscura.livejournal.com]

Push/Pull by Jane Elliot
http://archiveofourown.org/works/278149

John gets brought in the program when he accidentally activates an Ancient personal shield. Before then, he was working a menial job at the mountain, after having been homeless due to having an dishonorable discharge from the USAF.