What an opening chapter!

I started reading this story because I've recently become fascinated with Dr. Carson Beckett. And this first chapter is enough to have me wondering what on. . . well, not-Earth is going on! :D

An excellent story. I personally find McKay difficult to write, so I enjoyed this look into what he might have struggled with when faced with losing Carson. Great work!

Very awesome story!

Great job with this wonderful story. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent!

I absolutely love the ending...and all the chaos in the middle was brilliantly done.

The way it started was perfect, and everyone's reactions were right on. Excellent story...83

Zirra

I loved this whole story but the last scene was sheer perfection!

Melissa

Thanks for a wonderful ending. I hadn't thought about the device being like the Ancient shield, but it makes sense that it would be. Rodney scarcely *believes* in things that work based on desires, so I can well believe it wouldn't consciously occur to him that he could just will it to reset.

I loved the characterizations. Rodney and Carson were always my favorites, and I'm very glad to see them together again. The AU Carson sounds very much like our Carson (and must be used to dealing with a Rodney very like our Rodney). But *all* the characters are well-drawn, even those we see only briefly, like Sam.

By the last few chapters I couldn't stop to post a review if I wanted; I just had to keep reading. Excellent pacing, wonderful plot—I'm surprised you could post it in pars. I'd have had to go through and revise many times to get anywhere near the coherence you have.

Thanks for a wonderful story. I'm really glad Rodney can look in on Carson, at least.

*“You almost blew yourself up.”

“Yes, well, it happens sometimes.”*

So very true to the characters!

Rodney's dream about dragging people back from alternate universes is heartbreaking.

*Sheppard looked at him as if he’d just announced teatime with the Mad Hatter. “I haven’t heard any fighting.”

McKay gestured to the laptops. “He highlights one of my equations. I put his in italics. He underlines mine and makes a rude note in Czech. I highlight his in red and comment in all caps that he —”*

Brilliant.

You have totally sucked me in! I wanted to tell you before I get to the end. The story is really compelling (and I wish I could read it all in one go, but too much going on here; with luck, I'll finish tonight).

One minor nitpick: I know a few doctors still recommend paper bags for hyperventilation, but most seem now to think that the risk outweighs the benefits. Patients with breathing or heart problems can die that way (and have died, in a few cases). If Rodney really does have allergies bad enough to interfere with his breathing, I would think Carson wouldn't want to risk it. Very minor, but it threw me out of the story. (Not enough to make me stop at that chapter, obviously!)

Looking forward the rest! The characters seem so real, and Carson's reaction to Ronon totally surprised me; I hadn't seen that coming.

Very few stories move me to physical tears. This I have to say is one of them. Beautifully written, well paced and nicely resolved.

thankyou for writing it

This was fantastic! Not only was it actiony and full of h/c and had a great plot, but you completely maintained the humor of the show. Completely brilliant! Thank you so much for writing it, and for keeping them alive...even the "dead." I wish I had read this when you wrote it-but better late than never, right? Great, great story.

I just re-read the entire story and I can't remember if I left feedback the first time I read it. And I must tell you how much fun reading this fic was! The dialog is so spot on, the entire story reads like a really cool episode. The parts with Rodney and Carson were heartbreaking. Loved the ending.

Very good story! Very enjoyable to read!

I so love your work. I also live in a world where Sunday did not happen. Working on an epic story of my own to this end. Keep writing.