Fic: Nothing New Under the Sun (SG-1)

[jedibuttercup]

glam_geek issued the ninth drabble prompt of this round, for SG-1, "Jonas, warm".

PG, SG-1, 300 words. Spoilers for 7.14, "Fallout".

Jonas had never even had the slightest suspicion that she wasn't what she seemed.

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Title: Nothing New Under the Sun
Author: Jedi Buttercup
Disclaimer: The words are mine; the worlds are not. I claim nothing but the plot.
Rating: PG
Summary: Jonas had never even had the slightest suspicion that she wasn't what she seemed. 300 words.
Spoilers: Stargate SG-1 "Fallout" (7.14)
Notes: For glam_geek, who requested SG-1, "Jonas, warm". Jonas isn't my strong suit, but I gave it a shot; I'd always wondered about the aftermath of this particular episode.

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"I know you may find this hard to believe," Kianna's words echoed in his mind, "but she appreciated everything that you did for her. What you tried to do."

She appreciated. She, the Goa'uld. The woman Jonas had worked with, had fallen in love with over the last several months-- she'd been one of Ba'al's lackeys the entire time, and he'd had no idea. She'd been brilliant, affectionate, and fun, nothing like the cruel, egocentric control freaks he'd run into before; he'd never had even the slightest suspicion that she wasn't what she seemed.

He scrubbed a hand across tired eyes, then turned over, tangling the bedsheets with his feet. He found himself reaching automatically for the space beside him-- then registering, once again, the absence of warmth. Kianna wasn't in the bathroom, wasn't fixing tea in the kitchen; she wasn't here at all, because she wasn't the one who'd loved him back. She'd smiled at him as they spoke, the first time it had actually been her he was talking to-- but the spark he'd always seen in her eyes before had been missing.

Jonas still didn't know how he was supposed to feel about-- everything. How much of the Goa'uld's behavior had been based on the real Kianna's personality-- and did that mean he had any chance at winning her back? It felt awkward, to mourn the death of a woman whose face he still saw daily; it felt like a betrayal, to know the first and greatest of the personal ties he'd formed after returning to his homeworld had been to a creature whose greatest ambition had been to conquer it.

He snorted into his pillow. Nearly a year after leaving Earth, and he was still living out a distorted script from the life of Daniel Jackson.

(fin)

(x-posted to gate_tales)

Comments

[glam-geek.livejournal.com]

Ooo, this was lovely! I thought the length of the piece enhanced the story, it was short and resoundingly hollow and made my heart ache. Although, it took me some time to read this as I was bouncing in my chair from excitement! It was well worth the wait! THANK YOU!

[jedibuttercup]

I'm so glad you liked it! I was so irritated that they booted Jonas from the show just when I was really getting to like him-- he deserved more than retreads of old Daniel plots.

[xfirefly9x.livejournal.com]

Awwwwwww! *huggles Jonas*

This is brilliant. Very in-character. =)

[jedibuttercup]

Thank you. =)

I have always found it ironic that the character that Jonas had the most chemistry with was the one who died when he was introduced, and whose reintroduction led to him leaving the show. They should have kept on with a five-man team! If they could do it in Season 10, why not season 7? *sigh*

[anniehow.livejournal.com]

Beautiful. I really like how you wrote him, and how it ended.

recced it on my journal :)

[jedibuttercup]

Wow, thanks!

I've always thought Jonas didn't get as much attention as he deserved. It wasn't his fault he had to follow Daniel on the show. Here's hoping he at least gets a mention in the movies.