Title: Strength Unknown, Drabble Challenge for 'Mettle'
Author: Eleri McCleod
Email: elerimc (at symbol) lycos . com
Status: complete
Category: drama
Pairings: none
Spoilers: Stargate, the Movie
Season: pre-show
Sequel/Series Info: none
Rating: K
Content Warnings: none
Summary: An end or a beginning?
Disclaimer: Stargate SG-1 and its characters are the property of MGM, World Gekko Corp and Double Secret productions. No copyright infringement is intended.
File Size (kb): 3k
Archive: Jackfic, Gateworld, FF. net, any others please ask
Author's Note: This one came to me when SciFi aired the movie the other day. The drabble word just sort of stuck in my head as I watched this scene. And it comes in at exactly 100 words. (g) As always, any and all feedback is appreciated.
Damn. I think I'm actually going to miss the geek.
Glasses perched on his nose, he stared up the ramp to meet my eyes, words unsaid filling the shimmering air between us. A quick glance past him at Sha're reminded me why he was staying, why he'd been able to find the mettle I never would have ascribed him. Finding us our way home was one thing. Staying behind, leaving everything and everyone he'd ever known, was something else entirely.
With that understanding, I couldn't say goodbye.
"See you around, Dr. Jackson."
And somehow, I knew it wasn't a lie.
