sid: (stargate Paul dress blues)
sid ([personal profile] sid) wrote2012-10-15 01:26 am

A is for Allegiance, a Paul Davis fic written for the SGC Alphabet Soup

It's SG-1 Gen Fic Day at [personal profile] fignewton's journal, which means it's time for a hearty helping of Alphabet Soup. Here's my contribution to the pot:


A is for Allegiance

Paul Davis came to the SGC as a stranger. Not as a friend or an advocate, but as a representative of the Pentagon, wholly concerned with the wishes and interests of his superiors.

That didn't last long.

The interests and needs of the SGC went beyond military hierarchy and national boundaries. Paul had considered himself their ally from day one, in his capacity as liaison to their allies among the Joint Chiefs. As time went on, however, he found that considering himself to be their only ally worked out much better. He couldn't be there for them all the time, but whenever he was sent, he put his heart and soul into achieving whatever outcome they sought, because they weren't about nickels and dimes and politics and old hatreds.

In time they gave him an office. Paul was more honored by that than by any military decoration he'd ever been awarded. His name was on a door in the most important facility on the planet, just because they appreciated his efforts. Because they liked him.

He came as a stranger, but now he knows every inch of every corridor. He knows where the bullet holes were, before they were efficiently patched. He can point to the corner where Doctor Jackson tripped, spilled his coffee, dropped two books, and bumped his head while busy theorizing why the Asgard wore no clothing. "What's bigger than a trifecta?" Colonel O'Neill had asked Paul rhetorically, before placing his handkerchief into Daniel's hand and turning him around to head for the infirmary.

Is there something bigger than a trifecta? Paul wouldn't know the answer to that, because he's not a gambling man. He leaves that to the brave women and men of the SGC, who gamble with their lives every time they go through the Stargate. Who risk everything for the security and future of their country and their planet.

He's just proud to have their backs. They will always be able to count on him.
ivorygates: (1. STARGATE: JACK: FOR HONOR)

[personal profile] ivorygates 2012-10-15 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh....

PAUL.

So much love! It's true: he is entirely on the SGC's side.

PS: What is bigger than a trifecta?
ivorygates: (5. GEN: they're all egrets!)

[personal profile] ivorygates 2012-10-16 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
*VBG*

I need to do a whole series rewatch next year.

I bet nobody ever wins a Superfecta....
princessofgeeks: (Paul Headset by mabinogi)

[personal profile] princessofgeeks 2012-10-15 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
PAAAAAUUUUUL.

:D
antares_dw: (jacksunglasses)

[personal profile] antares_dw 2012-10-15 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
That's a wonderful story for Paul Davis! Very nice and it shows how special he is for the SGC. (And of course he's one of my favourite recurring characters. *g*)
jdjunkie: (team shadows)

[personal profile] jdjunkie 2012-10-15 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I.love.this.to.bits.

heather_mist: (Horus Shoots Sheep)

[personal profile] heather_mist 2012-10-16 08:22 am (UTC)(link)
What a top bloke!
And lovingly written too by an author who clearly has his back...
Lovely little fic, thank you!
gategremlyn: (Default)

[personal profile] gategremlyn 2012-10-17 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
I love that guy!

Daniel's trifecta Is perfect *sporfle*
fignewton: (alphabet soup)

[personal profile] fignewton 2012-10-19 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
Love, love, LOVE. The office! The way he knows his way around! Their ONLY ally (oh, if only that wasn't true, sigh).

He's just proud to have their backs.

And we're proud to have him there! :D
lokei: (curiosity may or may not)

[personal profile] lokei 2012-10-23 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
Hurrah! An excellent start to the Soup, and I love how Paul grows into his role, in canon and as reflected in your fic.
lokei: (curiosity may or may not)

[personal profile] lokei 2012-10-23 12:03 pm (UTC)(link)
True! Lucky Paul. :)
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[personal profile] springwoof 2012-10-26 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
oh, YAY!

I love Paul Davis, and you truly did him justice!
lolmac: (Shakespeare)

[personal profile] lolmac 2012-10-15 12:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I heart this SO MUCH.

[identity profile] spacemonkeyphd2.livejournal.com 2012-10-17 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Love it, but I still can't help thinking about Princess Spork every time I hear his name. :)