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Title: Suitable Gravity
Author: DVS
Link to story: Circuit Archive
Pairing: B/D

We continue our journey through Professionals AU in Science Fiction with DVS's wonderful story "Suitable Gravity".

Here's a story taking elements from the Professionals and transporting them not only into the future, but  off planet as well. Our lads are easily recognisible (gotta love 'em) and the story is full of action, angst, hurt, comfort, betrayal, pain, love and plenty of time behind closed doors, doing what young virile lads do....... Other characters from the Pros also make an appearance, in very appropriate circumstances, but there is also a large cast of new faces to engage and intrigue.

In this AU, Doyle is a Protector (Pro for short - gotta love that), the cop of the future, doing his job as the responsible, dutiful peacekeeper he is. And he's just been jilted. On the day he is to be 'matched' and take off on his honeymoon, Ann (who else), decides that she's not for him and with little ceremony, dumps him.

Despondent, he goes to the spaceport to try and get at least some of his money back from their honeymoon tickets to Mars and that's where the fun begins. Of course, that's where he bumps into the other hero in our saga....

The man four spaces in front of him gave his space to the pregnant woman standing behind him, earning a polite smile and a warm glance. It was only when the gentleman yielded his place to a stout businessman as well that Doyle focused on him.

Handsome man, in spite of the drab tunic of grey and brown he wore. Or was he? Doyle looked again. The man wore a privacy collar, and his features were gently distorted. It didn't flatter his smooth cap of dark hair or his blue eyes. The tunic was cut in the loose style favored by those who had a few pounds to hide. In spite of that, Doyle had the impression that this man had muscles under the tunic instead of softness.

Before he knows it, Doyle has reluctantly taken CI5 operative Bodie into his protection, on their trips to Mars, fleeing from operatives of Edwin Coogan, who are after Bodie to stop him from testifying at a case to take Coogan down. Of course, that protection means they have to 'match' and act like the married couple that they are far from being.

It doesn't take Bodie long to work his charms on Doyle and the 'match', starts to become real. But as you would expect, the course of true love does not run smooth and all sorts of mayhem, bedroom fun (in zero gravity in particular is fun), action, trouble and more trouble follows them, on the moon and then on Mars and back again.

The story weaves beautifully around their burgeoning relationship and all  the barriers thrown up by Doyle's inexperience, Bodie's perceived arrogance and all the tricks and trouble of their opponents. DVS keeps the story moving along well and brings it all to a glorious conclusion, with plenty of angst along the way.

I particularly love the ending, after the job has concluded and Doyle is back at his Pro's job and comes across Ann. You can't help but take particular glee in that moment - but you'll have to read and enjoy it for yourself.

Even if you don't like science-fiction normally, the lads in this sci-fi AU are so true to fanon, that I really believe you will enjoy it. And if you do like sci-fi, you'll love it.

So what did you think of the story?  What was your favourite part? Did you think the whole sci-fi AU was believable?  Would love to know if you enjoyed it as much as I did.