It's Time to Begin
Category: Angst/Hurt Comfort/Romance
Pairing: Sparky
Summary: Elizabeth unascends and returns to Atlantis but things have changed, including the relationships she left behind.
Warnings: None.
Disclaimer: Own nothing.
Authors Notes: I've been reading the Stargate Atlantis Legacy series and it inspired me to write my take on Elizabeth unascending. Hope you enjoy! :)
John's pulse thudded loudly between his ears drowning out Carson's thick Scottish accent, the words blurring around him. The weight of the doctor's findings crashed down and his chest tightened in anticipation. Elizabeth was alive. That was all he cared about, all he needed to know.
Teyla's touch feathered against his arm reminding him to breathe and he shifted ever so slightly to keep his balance. He didn't care about the explanation, the science behind unascension or how it had transpired. The women Lorne's team had found off-world was his Elizabeth.
Breaking free from the group he ignored Carson's warning as he pushed through the doors to the infirmary.
She was perched on the edge of the bed and he met her gaze his stride faltering as the air left his lungs like a vacuum. She was exactly as Woolsey had described, every inch of her original form right down to the ghostly smile that played on her lips and he took a step forward fighting the sudden sting behind his eyes.
"Hey..."
Elizabeth was drawn to his presence. Even though her memory was still hazy, coming back in bits and pieces, his appearance felt natural and she eased herself from the bed moving towards him.
"Hey yourself."
She stopped in front of him pausing for a beat. Even though he looked uncertain she couldn't fight her instincts and her arms snaked around his neck feeling a familiar sense of Déjà vu as she gripped him tightly.
He squeezed her in response ignoring the doubt that screamed her return wasn't possible. He was terrified it wasn't real, that he'd lose her again but after so many failed second chances he was equally afraid of letting her go. He needed hope, anything to lure him away from the darkness that had started creeping in and he ignored the sudden guilt clawing his throat. He'd left her behnd but the apology brimming on his lips wasn't enough to make it right. Words couldn't undo the three years she'd been gone but she was home now, safe in Atlantis.
No matter what it took he'd make damn sure it stayed like that.
