Possibilities Alternate and Infinite: Publish

[sapphirequill]

Possibilities Alternate and Infinite

Procrastination plot bunnies/one-shots, a series of unrelated points of contact for Stargate/Buffy-verse crossovers.

Neither Stargate nor Angel is the property of me.

This installment is set sometime during Stargate SG-1 season 10 (no real spoilers beyond casting) and includes technical spoilers for Angel S4 "Supersymmetry"; the timelines are adjusted at the whim of my muse.

Originally posted: 14 April 10

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Cameron caught up with her in the hall near the elevator, Daniel and Vala in tow.

"Sam! We're off to introduce Vala to that unparalleled Earth tradition known as Bowling Night; you in?"

Turning to answer, she slowed but kept moving in the direction of her lab. "Can't. I've got some reading to do." The enthusiasm in her voice was unmistakable, and she wouldn't have paused if he hadn't moved to stopped right in front of her. Which was, of course, why he did it.

"We're on stand-down, which means you're far too excited about reading–" he took advantage of his longer reach to steal the copy of Modern Physics Review from her hand and flipped to the page she'd flagged "–an article titled 'Super Symmetry and P-dimensional Subspace'?" What began as a statement ended as a question, and he looked at Daniel before they both turned to her, puzzled.

It was Vala who asked what they were all thinking: "If I understand the laws of your planet... that would be a breach of confidentiality. Wouldn't it?"

"That's part of why I've been asked to look at it. I suspect, though, that it's just a coincidence. I met the author five or six years ago when I guest-lectured at UCLA. She was a very promising graduate student, and I spoke with her supervisor, hoping she could be recruited to join the Stargate program. Unfortunately, she vanished not long after that. This is her first publication in years."

"Maybe," Cam suggested dramatically, "she got sucked into a wormhole and was stuck on an alien planet, left to try and find her way home without knowing how to operate the DHD."

Vala scoffed. "That's assuming she wouldn't have been able to liberate an alternate form of transportation." She considered, then continued. "Which is a fair assumption, actually. Not everyone is as talented as I am."

"Or..." Daniel interrupted Cam's rebuttal, "maybe she was trapped in an alternate dimension."

"As... entertaining as those possibilities are," Sam replied dryly, as she reclaimed the journal, "it's much more likely she got married and had children. That's all too common, unfortunately. Either way, I'm glad she's back. She has some fascinating theories."