A/N- I've seen several Dala fics with their take on the whole marriage scene from 'At Worlds End' from the Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy and I decided to do one with our favourite paring Sparky. Don't know if there are any out there- but you never can have too many marriage scenes... right?

Now May Be The Only Time

It was raining, and the Asurans were attacking it was as through they knew that New Lantia would be going through its own storm of the century and knew that the city would be virtually empty. Of course that meant that the little band and personal had to fight that much harder. Holed up in the control room, Elizabeth, John, Rodney, Teyla, Ronan, Chuck and others were doing their best to stop the Asuran forces from gaining a foothold. They were paired up behind the consoles with Elizabeth and John fighting side by side.

"Elizabeth," John breathed as he ducked down after firing his ARG. "Will you marry me?"

Elizabeth nearly dropped her weapon with the shock. "I don't think now's the best time."

John fired off a couple more rounds. "Now may be the only time." He pointed out, his voice raised over the firing guns. He paused and turned to her, "I love you." He fired and destroyed a couple more Asurans and turned back to her. "I've made my choice, what's yours?"

She just stared at him in amazement, realising that he was choosing her when he could get any alien in the Pegasus Galaxy. She smiled and then touched her ear radio. "Caldwell," She began not noticing the confused look on John's face. "Marry us."

On the Deadalus which was also under attack from the Asurans, Caldwell just shook his head. He knew that this would be coming of course. John had asked Elizabeth once before but their wedding was crashed by the first Asuran attack on Atlantis. Still, he couldn't believe that she was asking him to marry them during a battle of all things.

"I'm a little busy up here at the moment." Caldwell answered finally.

"Colonel," John ordered over the open channel. "Now."

"Fine then," Caldwell agreed with a shake of his head. "Dearly beloved we are gathered her today to-" An explosion rocked his ship and he had to change priorities. "Fire all weapons at will."

Back on Atlantis John and Elizabeth just looked at each other in confusion before firing again. Their ARG's had long stopped working and they were using regular machine guns to try and hold the Asurans at bay. "Elizabeth Weir," John asked as he began to reload. "Do you take me to be your husband?"

Crouched behind the console, Elizabeth agreed. "I do."

John turned to her with the most goofy smile on his face. "Great."

The sound of an explosion brought their mind temporarily back to the battle but after her rounds had been depleted she turned to her soon to be husband. "John Sheppard, do you take me-" She began as she began firing at the Asurans that had beamed in directly to the top of the control room. "-to be your wife? In sickness and in health," She paused to aim her weapon and fire. "-with health being the less likely..." She finished ducking down behind the console again.

"I do." John agreed.

"Then as Captain of The Deadalus," Caldwell continued over the open channel. "I know pronounce you..." Static interrupted the remainder of the sentence. "...you may now kiss..."

Needing no other prompt John dropped his weapon momentarily and took Elizabeth's face in his hands and brought it towards his. And there, amidst the sparks and the Asurans they sealed their vows and became man and wife. However at the back of their minds was the fervent prayer to the ancients or any other supreme being that was listening to let them both survive the battle to live out the remainder of their lives together...