Speeding Again? (G)

[fignewton]

sg1friendathon fics are due tomorrow! It's been... interesting, so far, being a mod for a ficathon. Among other things, I am now in awe of the mods of ficathons in which I've participated in the past. :)

I'm sure there is some perfectly good explanation why half the people who signed up still haven't joined the comm yet, despite repeated and polite reminders. Which means they can't post their fics... Still! There's forty-odd hours until the deadline, so what's the rush, right?

Speaking of friendship fics, abyssinia4077's Post of Squee inspired a little Sam and Daniel ficlet. Happily, it turned out to be aurora_novarum's prompt for Leapgate, which just goes to show what a great flist I've got!

Sam and Daniel, somewhere in S4 or S5, I think. Sam's on a roll, and Daniel is very unwillingly along for the ride. Rated G. ~390 words. Originally posted here.

Speeding Again?

Daniel tightened his arms convulsively around Sam's waist as they took the curve at something over ninety miles an hour. He stared with horrified fascination at the gritty surface of the highway, which was perhaps four inches below his left knee. The sound of her delighted laughter Dopplered past him as they straightened again, and then she was accelerating even further as the road opened up in a long, smooth stretch.

She wouldn't really be able to tell if he closed his eyes, would she?

They reached the final climb, but Sam didn't slow. They roared towards Cheyenne Mountain in an abandon of speed and noise and freedom, and even as Daniel fought the urge to scream for mercy, he couldn't help but feel a kind of awed glee at the sheer power of acceleration.

The checkpoint seemed to hurtle towards them, and they were finally, blessedly slowing down. Daniel very carefully eased his cramped grip and tried to steady his breathing.

The SF at the gate grinned as Sam screeched to a perfect stop in front of him. "Afternoon, Major Carter." He nodded at Daniel, his eyebrows raising slightly. "Doctor Jackson."

"Sergeant," Daniel croaked back.

Sam fished her ID out of the breast pocket of her leather jacket and waved it in the sergeant's direction. Daniel fumbled for his own wallet with only slightly shaking fingers.

"Speeding again, Major?" the SF asked cheerily as he gave their ID cards a cursory glance.

"Good day for it," Sam said, her voice bright and breathless.

They drove through the checkpoint at a decorous pace and parked without incident. Daniel lurched off the motorcycle and staggered several feet away to lean against a pillar and try to catch his breath. Sam, on the other hand, dismounted with easy grace. She removed her helmet and sauntered over to regard him with open amusement.

"Now, Daniel," she chided, her eyes alight with laughter. "That wasn't so bad, was it?"

Daniel pulled the helmet off his head and scrubbed at his hair. "Never again," he said fervently. "I mean it, Sam. I am never hitching a ride with you again."

Sam chuckled and threw a companionable arm around his shoulder. "That's what you said the last time you lost a bet," she reminded him. "Next time, don't let Teal'c call the stakes. Come on. Briefing's in half an hour."

Comments

[beanpot.livejournal.com]

**runs off to see if she is a member**

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Hee! You seem to be. :)

[uniquinum.livejournal.com]

Poor Daniel and Yay for evil!speed freak Sam.

I'm sure there is some perfectly good explanation why half the people who signed up still haven't joined the comm yet, despite repeated and polite reminders.

If you get emails saying "Why can't I post my story" then we can start smacking our heads against brick walls. Until then like you said there's still 40 odd hours to go.

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

It's the calm before the storm, I know. Whether the storm will be twenty bewildered e-mails or silence still remains to be seen.

But we're cool in our modly duties, right? :)

[uniquinum.livejournal.com]

We're very cool in our modly duties. I think we've done very well for first timers.

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

I'll get back to you on how well we've done when the master list is up! :)

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

I suspect I'm not a member yet...not sure. I usually default to watch on comms. But don't worry. I'll "join it" before I post. It's just one of those things I'll take care of all at once.

Just mentioning it as a possible explanation for why you're not seeing more "members". It may just be lots of people like me who are waiting to the very last second to deal with things. Whaddy mean it's due TOMORROW and I still have revisions to do?! Heh. ;-)

Give chocolate to both you and fig.

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm hoping for that too - that people will go to post, see they can't, and join the comm.

Procrastination? What's that? ;)

[uniquinum.livejournal.com]

I was actually thinking that many people would do something along those lines.

Join, post, then go back to watching.

Mmmm... chocolate....

[6beforelunch.livejournal.com]

*g* Evil!Sam is so much fun. Poor freaked out Daniel. Hee! So cute.

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Oh, you know that Sam went just that little bit faster because she knew it would make Daniel hyperventilate just that little bit more... ;)

[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

I'm sure there is some perfectly good explanation why half the people who signed up still haven't joined the comm yet, despite repeated and polite reminders. Which means they can't post their fics...

They'll go to post, remember, and join - don't worry.

[though, um, if other ficathons are a good example, I almost guarantee you'll have fics that aren't posted and not hear anything from the authors]

But having betaed *counts* five (I think) of them now, I can tell you you're in for a fantastic treat!

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Five? Wow! On top of your own, no less!

::salutes you::

I've personally betaed three so far, and Random reassures me that mine actually works, so... Hopefully. :)

A loud, echoing silence is the possibility that unnerves me most, I think. That the deadline will tick past without a word from people, and then uniquinum and I will spend Tuesday trying to get in touch with them.

I'm hoping that won't happen. SG-1 gets happy endings, right?

[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

ive? Wow! On top of your own, no less!

*counts* Zats, Trout, Aurora, Rigel, Annerb. Yep, five. All SO GOOD.

As for my own...I'm still cranky at it, but I've had three betas really like it now, so I think I'm going to give up complaining about it, do the final edit, and never look at the thing again.

Random reassures me that mine actually works, so... Hopefully. :)

HURRAY!

A loud, echoing silence is the possibility that unnerves me most, I think. That the deadline will tick past without a word from people, and then uniquinum and I will spend Tuesday trying to get in touch with them.

Yeah. Odds are, it's going to happen. It's incredibly rare for a ficathon not to have at least one author just disappear. Hopefully most of it will be smooth though!

*crosses fingers for happy endings*

[uniquinum.livejournal.com]

No no the loud echoing silence will be punctuated with our cries of terror that we imagined this whole ficathon thing.

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

I've got abyssis beat, I've done six. :-p (No, it's not a competition. At least one overlaps.)

To be honest, when I wasn't sure I'd get mine written, I was hoping the beta duty would relieve me from feeling you thwap me again. Plus I love getting sneak peeks betaing. And yes, I agree with abyssis, you're totally in for a treat.

And one of my six is abyssis's, and she's totally silly complaining, because her fic is awesome rock your socks off. Even when it was crap, I envied her writing skill. Yes, now I've said it publicly, abysiss. :-p

[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

I've got abyssis beat, I've done six. :-p (No, it's not a competition. At least one overlaps.)

Doh! *scampers around to find one more* :P

But you totally got yours written and it's awesome!

I agree with abyssis, you're totally in for a treat
Yep! Every one I read was just more awesome!

And one of my six is abyssis's, and she's totally silly complaining, because her fic is awesome rock your socks off.

It's nice of all of you to lie to me :P

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Six!

::salutes you::

I am so hungry for all that fic!

[besyd.livejournal.com]

OMG! This is so So SO SO GOOD! I have no words for how much I love this. Perfect all the way around. This is one of my all-time favorite Sam-Daniel fics. Thank you!

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Wow! That's quite a compliment for such a little ficlet. Thank you! :)

If you're a fan of the Sam and Daniel friendship, you might want to check out the S&D friendship recs over here.

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Hah! I love Sam the speed-demon. Poor Daniel, too--he's always carted off without any regard for his sensibilities. *grins*

As far as the ficathon goes, I often watch comms and then decide if I want to play, and then forget I haven't joined. I checked the last time you reminded everyone, so I'm a member now! But I've always figured it out eventually--go to post and..."wait! Where's my comm?"

My story is done done done. Yay! (I just need to post it.)

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Sam the speed-demon is such a fun aspect of her character! And you just know that Daniel was kicking and screaming the whole way...

Hurray for finishing fics!

Now go post. :)

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Done!

*grins*

I had a bit of a weird day, so it took me a while. Bu it's up!

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Yay for you!

::must not cheat and read fics, must not cheat...::

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

I was going to offer to let you cheat on mine, but then I remembered it's locked. ;-)

[tejas.livejournal.com]

Oops! I knew there was something I was forgetting. ;-)

*Great* ficlet. :-)

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

::waves scepter menacingly in the air::

Go post your fic!

And glad you liked this one. :)

[lokei.livejournal.com]

I'm with Daniel. *shudder* I had a boyfriend once with a motorcycle and it scared the hell out of me--which is unusual, because I ADORE rollercoasters and other kinds of amusement-park level speed and spinning. That was incredibly cute--maniac!motorcycle!Sam makes me grin, as does hair-ruffling Daniel. ("If you want to be a good archaeologist, you have to get out of the library!")

(and I only beta'd two friendathon fics, but enjoyed them both. I stand in awe of you multiple-beta'ers. *grin*)

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Oh, I imagine that Sam on a motorcycle is seriously scary. Better Daniel than me! :)

And you may have only gotten two requests, but you opened it up to all takers, and for that we truly thank you.

[tashabear.livejournal.com]

Heh. You can sometimes get a two-up ride at motorcycle track days. I'd do it, if I had a leather racing suit.

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

::nods:: Very important, the leather! I managed to work in a reference to Sam's jacket, but Daniel was too busy breathing to fiddle with his own.

[tashabear.livejournal.com]

I want a bike with that kind of torque! (And a sexy archeologist -- is that an aftermarket part, or does that come standard?)

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Hee! That Vulcan icon of yours is priceless, considering. :)

And a sexy archeologist -- is that an aftermarket part, or does that come standard?

Oh, as if Daniel is a standard anything!

Glad you liked it. :)

[liz-love.livejournal.com]

:D Sam + motorcycle = <3

Great piece!

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Ha, yes! Sam and her motorcycle brighten up everything. :)

Glad you liked the fic!

[me-maneuver.livejournal.com]

This is sooooo cute!!!

God, wouldn't I love to catch a ride with her! ;)

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

I'd be scared stiff, personally. :) Thanks!

[redbyrd-sgfic.livejournal.com]

Sam and her motorcycle are *definitely* the canon OTP!

And poor Daniel! She would so do it...

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

You don't think her P-90 would object? ;)

And YES she would drive Daniel crazy. On purpose!

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

What about the "Carter special"?

(And isn't it like four am in your corner of the world?)

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

2 a.m., yes.

Ficathon night! It's worse than election night. You really expect me to sleep?! ;)

Er. The "Carter special" is canon? I don't think I'd realized that.

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Well, it's an inside joke anyway. When P90 ammunition was tight (The military was trying to buy ammo BACK from Bridge), the props department pieced together a gun from different types. You can see Amanda shooting it in Avenger 2.0 (oh wait, you didn't WATCH that episode, did you? Hmmm.)

The dvd commentary mentions it by name as the "Carter Special". So it's "seen" on camera as canon. But the actual name is just a behind the scenes joke of the crew/cast.

I think I read a fic once that explained its creation within the show canon that was funny. Hmmm...I wonder if that one's been rec'ced in the Sam category yet?

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

P.S. RDA/Jack got to keep a P-90 as exec producer. But they were very judicious at when he was allowed to fire it. Heh.

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Aha! No, I haven't seen Avenger yet. (What am I going to do when we get to Prodigy?!) Thanks for the info.

As for fic... well, there's supplyship's C is for 'Carter Special'. The whole Defining Sam has been recced, though, and I don't think she posted it separately on her own LJ.

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

That's the one! And drat!

Prodigy is sweet! It's Bill Lee's premiere! And there's awesome Jack/Teal'c action (not that way). And Sam goes back to school! See! There are moments! We'll get you through!

[writinginct.livejournal.com]

hehehe... I LOVE that Sam has a motorcycle in canon and I can just *see* Daniel's look of terror as she's pegging the accelerator. This sort of playfulness is nice between Sam and Daniel (I loved S7's Space Race just for the Sam/Daniel interactions)

Nicely done!!

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

I'm so pleased that Daniel's terror came through! And I agree with you - the exchanges at the beginning and end of Space Race were the best parts of the ep. :)

[emeraldsword.livejournal.com]

hee, lovely! Yeay for Sam!

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)