cedar_grove | Deliverance Act 3

Title: Deliverance
Rating: NC-17 (adult readers)
Spoilers: Some spoilers, maybe, for S1-4.
Summary: Keller works with Todd to cure Sheppard, but the research reveals a questionable course of action, wherein ethics and loyalties become strained. With expedition teams caught in the escalating conflict between Michael's forces and the strengthening Wraith Alliance, some in the team begin wondering just how much of what they saw in the alternate universe could come to pass in their own.
Disclaimer: MGM own Stargate: Atlantis. This story is for entertainment purposes only and no revenue is being made from copyright material. No infrigement intended.

Act 1, 2 & 3 now available.

Author's Note: Look guys, the rating says it all, but I'll spell it out. This contains explicit scenes, and explores themes which some readers may find disturbing. Your browser has a back button!

Previous Episodes:
Harm's Way (1), Chain of Command (2), Enmity (3), Mantle (4), In Truth... Freedom (5) Letting Go (6) and Beyond the Third (7) can be accessed here.

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I don't think I need to tell you I enjoyed this Act very much. ^_^

Looking forward to reading the final bits of Deliverance soon, I hope.

Thanks for writing!

Spikey

What, no long review?

I'm sure you did enjoy it, and I wonder why? Could it be the T/V scene?

I will be working on Deliverance in my free time at the con. LOL

The T/V scene? Of course not. It was the philosophical discussions; and the explanation of the Wriath economic plan. Mwahahahaha.

Ah, yes, the Wraith Economic plan in heinous indeed.

That was quite an installment! Such a tangled web the Wraith spin...

The meeting of the Queens was superb. As for the interaction between Wraith--it feels so very real, as if you have been part of it, somehow.

I notice that Todd is becoming more and more the main character; at least this phase of the story. Is that part of the original plot you had in mind or is the story and characters transforming on you and taking charge? :) I know how that goes...

It was quite the installment to write, I can assure you, and yes, it is a web that will only become more tangled as the seasons progress.

The meeting of Queens was an especial challenge, so I'm glad it worked out for you. I did kind of put myself in that postition - mind you... that Elder is a bit of a one.

Todd - sighs - lets just say, because of the characters taking charge, particularly that one, I have/will have to rewrite the entire rest of the plan for the next couple of seasons of the story *grumbles* He was never meant to be such a major character right from the beginninng and sort of... wormed his way in. Took charge, and now... well... lets just say, I spend many hours speaking on the telephone about /his/ plans for my VS.

I can't even beging to think of how much work it took to write this act! Being sort of a writer myself, I bow in admiration.

As for Todd--charming bastard, isn't he? (Although I don't suppose Wraith have the concept of bastard...) I asked the question because I started to see the pattern and progression here from a now and then mentioned character, to 'he's everywhere all the time.' You've made him quite a towering figure.

You've done a beautiful job of showing us his cunning, complex and yes, tangled mind. But, wait... you are creating him, therefore your mind works like that--

oh, never mind. :)

Never mind. :)

I am finding that as the season progresses, as more and more tangles of plot and sub-plot are being introduced and realised (at least by me, if not yet the readers), it is becoming more and more difficult to write. I would imagine you found the same as you progressed with Honor, yes?

Todd is indeed such a charming bastard, but we must remember always that he is Wraith. I've come across many people who have forgotten or choose to overlook this, and therefore have vilified what is occuring in this particular story.

Yes indeed there has been a progression (that is emerging as a pattern) of minor characters becoming more significant in the 'big picture' so to speak, and Todd is the prime example of this. Though you don't see it on the website, my disclaimer at the beginning of each story lists and recognises the actors responsible for bringing these characters to life. When I first began, Chris Heyerdahl was not mentioned in the long list of them - I have rectified this of course since Todd turned out to be a major player in this virtual series. He is indeed a towering figure.

Tangled minds make for interesting times when you're trying to sort things out. Trust me. :)

You already know my feelings on this section, hon. Bloody marvellous, as always. :)

Thank you my dear... I'm glad you're enjoying this.

You don't do bad yourself with that kind of tangled web. :)

Why thank you, sweetie. I do try to give my readers a jolly old ride on the Todd-train. LOL

I'll second T64's comment with bells on. Where is 11?

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