Phoenix Rising

Phoenix Rising is a fanfiction based on the CBS show MacGyver (2016 reboot). It is the first in the "Phoenix" series.

It debuted on FanFiction.net on May 19, 2020.

Summary
Former NCIS Special Agent Aaliyah "Leah" Dawn Reynolds joins the Phoenix Foundation under the direction of her aunt, Matilda "Matty" Webber, and ends up working with her high school sweetheart Angus "Mac" MacGyver, The life of secret agents is never simple, something both Mac and Leah will learn once old feelings begin to bubble to the surface.

Main

 * Lucas Till as Angus "Mac" MacGyver: The brains of the Phoenix Team who can make anything out of whatever is around. Unlike other field operatives, Mac prefers non-violent/non-lethal confrontations. Over the course of this season, Mac adjusts to his high-school sweetheart Aaliyah joining the team and the possibility there's still something between them, while also searching for his long-lost father.
 * Shelley Hennig as Aaliyah "Leah" Reynolds: One-half of the brawn of the Phoenix Team and a former special agent with NCIS. She puts her training from the Marines and NCIS to good use working with Mac and Jack, often trying to keep them out of trouble which ends up failing. She only uses lethal methods as a last resort. Over the course of the season, Leah adjusts to her role at Phoenix while also dealing with old feelings she still harbors for Mac. Things only get complicating when her CIA ex-boyfriend joins the team.
 * George Eads as Jack Dalton: The other half of the brawn of the Phoenix Team and a former Delta Ranger and CIA operative. Jack has been partnered with MacGyver since their last tour in Afghanistan and recruitment to DXS. Jack is also a father-figure to Riley and the unanimously named "crazy uncle" of the team's family dynamic.
 * Tristan Mays as Riley Davis: The hacker and computer expert of the Phoenix Team, who was broken out of a supermax prison prior to the start of Phoenix Rising. She is also a daughter-like figure to Jack and a close friend of everyone else. Riley and Leah bond as sisters by the end of the season.
 * Justin Hires as Wilt Bozer: Mac's best friend and roommate and the disguise expert of the Phoenix Team, who's still learning the ropes of the spy lifestyle. He later goes to a training school and becomes a full-fledged field agent. Over the season, Bozer sees subtle hints that Mac and Leah may still harbor an attraction to one another.
 * Meredith Eaton as Matilda "Matty" Webber: The new Director of the Phoenix Foundation. She is also the aunt of Aaliyah and the maternal figure to the Phoenix Team. Despite being tough on them, she cares for them like family. Over the course of the season, Matty has suspicions that Aaliyah and Mac still harbor feelings for eachother.

Recurring

 * Alex Russel as Travis Carver: A former DOD Intelligence Analyst turned CIA agent who asks for Phoenix's help in rescuing a Navy SEAL friend of his. After he's fired from the CIA, he's hired by Matty and joins the Phoenix team. Travis re-enters into a relationship with Aaliyah, but events unfold that lead to their breakup.

Misc. Trivia

 * This series picks up in the middle of MacGyver's first season and continues all the way to second season finale.
 * Despite the two series' not being written by the same person, various references to the show NCIS are made due to Aaliyah being a part of said team from 10X13-14X10.

The New Team

 * This episode is mostly original except for the last scene where Matty and Aaliyah meet with MacGyver, Jack, Riley, and Bozer in the Phoenix Foundation's War Room.
 * The opening scene takes place between the NCIS episodes "The Tie That Binds" and "Willoughby"
 * Aaliyah's former NCIS team makes their first appearance of the series.All actors reprise their respective roles.
 * Mark Harmon as Senior Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs
 * Pauley Perrette as Forensics Specialist Abigail "Abby" Sciuto
 * Sean Murrey as Special Agent Timothy McGee
 * Sophia Bush as Special Agent Chole Sanders
 * Wilmer Valderrama as Special Agent Nicholas "Nick" Torres
 * Jennifer Esposito as Special Agent Alexandra "Alex" Quinn
 * Emily Wickersham as Special Agent Elenor "Ellie" Bishop