Convocation Act 1

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Title: Convocation
Rating: NC-17 (adult readers) due to S.L.V
Spoilers: Some spoilers for S1-4
Summary: Wraith Hives gather in a system under the protection of Atlantis and when Ronon returns with refugees, the team has no choice but to investigate. Meanwhile, Beckett returns from Michael with a treatment that could save Keller and discovers the disturbing truth behind her condition - a truth that Michael had diagnosed, and Haddad, still facing issues of her own, had guessed. When matters come to a head, who will be left standing?
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 now available.

Author's Note: Look guys, the rating says it all, but I'll spell it out. This contains explicit scenes. Many thanks gospikey for hard work in Beta.

Previous Episodes:
Harm's Way (1), Chain of Command (2), Enmity, (3), Mantle, (4), In Truth... Freedom, (5), Letting Go, (6), Beyond the Third, (7), Deliverance, (8), No Way Back, (9) Apostasy, (10) Crossing Lines, (11) and Revelation (12) can be accessed here.

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Convocation: Act 1 - Review part 1

[gospikey.livejournal.com]

Hi again! Noticed it went up on FF, so decided to check in, and tada!

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Atlantis:

Rodney, Rodney, Rodney… Can’t believe - no, yes I can – that he’d go back to the infirmary, seemingly to rest some more, and eat jello. *shakes head* I kinda miss him on tv.

It was sweet that he wanted to be in the infirmary for Keller, but that just means Zelenka had to do all the work, and that wasn’t ok. Definitely not if he was going to snap at him for mistakes made, again. But Rodney will always be Rodney, I’m afraid, no matter if he says it’s a work in progress, bettering himself.

"I see," Varnerin growled, then added, "And the prisoner? Have you been able to get anything out of him in respect of what passed between them?"

"Major Lo—the prisoner didn't say anything useful, Sir," the SO answered, "at least not to us, but then he rarely does. He was questioned several times about his involvement with Doctor Haddad, and all he would say is one word… just one word."

"And that was?"

"Compassion, Sir."

Oh wow, I hope he won’t get Haddad in trouble with that word. But judging from the close eye Varnerin kept on her after that, she already is, and his interest is even more piqued now.

If I get it correctly, she was injected with Wraith cells, and has been giving herself something she created so the Wraith cells’ fight for dominance would be futile for a few hours/days? That’s horrible. No wonder there’s talk about her having lost her faith in mankind, and then the compassion has to come from someone working with Michael. Odd.

Will Michael and Haddad ever meet? I wonder if he’ll sense what’s going on in her? Though he might already have an inkling from the thoughts Lorne might be feeding him, if any.

Speaking of Michael:

Angrily she snatched the cover from her head and began tearing the tight braids from her hair. Her emotions burned out quickly to despair as a flash of white in the mirror disarmed her anger as she prepared herself for bed.

They are going/went through the same thing. I take it she’s seeing herself as a Wraith much like Michael did in the mirror in ‘Michael’, and perhaps even like Teyla did in ‘The Gift’, or when was that again.

Perhaps we’ll see Haddad going and staying with Michael at some point? Don’t know if he needs her, it was just a thought.

And Keller. She’s pregnant after all. She was just one to experiment with, for Todd, right? Will he go back for the female (?) that will come from her, or has he not given it much more thought than just trying if it was indeed so she could get pregnant with a Wraith? There’s not that many queens out there, and so every one of them could be precious, definitely one young enough to still mould exactly the way he wants her to be.

So, Ronon’s back home, but not thanks to nice circumstances. Raisa’s gone, taken by the Wraith, and Chaya’s somewhat mortally injured. I wonder if Teyla’s going to find out, but then again, how could she, at this point? Maybe later, but right now she’s sick-ish herself. Speaking of her, I hope she’s doing better? Michael can’t stay stagnant for too long, definitely not if the Wraith are beginning to cull more heavily (are they?)

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Re: Convocation: Act 1 - Review part 1

[cedargrove.livejournal.com]

Rodney - Looks like he's gonna be in for a rough ride, though actually a lot is going to hinge on our unhinged scientist in Convocation, so... had to remind people what a soft-centred egomaniac he really is.

Haddad is in trouble, yes. You are correct Ayatesha was injected with an unstable formula, the version they were working on to try and create the supersoldiers, and now she's in a mess. Compassion coming from one of Michael's minions is rather symbolic, don't you think...

And because you ask directly - I will answer directly. Yes. Haddad and Michael will meet... and yes, he does already know somewhat, through Lorne - but not as much as he will.

Keller is indeed pregnant... an experiment of sorts indeed... and in true scheming Todd fashion - as we'll come to realise, he's fully aware of what's going on.

Ronon is back, but he's not going to be happy. Suddenly a 'father figure' with a woman he was getting close to snatched by the Wraith. If he didn't already hate them it would be enough to push him over the edge, right?

Teyla will be.... um... fine, don't worry, but Michael's not going to be stagnant for long, there's a lot at stake now