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Colonel Sheppard walked into the infirmary in time to hear Beckett say loud enough to be considered a yell.

"Alright enough, quiet all of ye"

Sticking his head around the curtain, Sheppard asked in a commanding tone, "What's going on here?"

The tone made the pregnant woman grin impishly at him from where she laid on the cot; her stomach was covered in a clear gel as Beckett ran the ultrasound across her distended abdomen. Suddenly the silence of the infirmary was broken by a quick bump, bump.

McKay jumped off the bed from beside Ronon, asking excitedly "Is that?"

Smiling Beckett nodded, "yes, it seems you arrived just in time Colonel, we are hearing the baby's heartbeat, and I think that if I just move it a wee bit, we'll be seeing the baby as well."

Looking up at the expectant faces surrounding him Carson asked, "Do we want to know the sex of our baby?"

"Yes" McKay and Sheppard both answered at the same time, while Ronon simply stared at Sara's stomach.

"Well what is it?" McKay demanded as he leaned over the bed pressing Sara uncomfortably, "What are we having?"

Taking a quick look to see if the mother agreed to know what the sex of the baby was, at her nod Carson announced, "It's a wee boy gentlemen."

McKay whooped and slapped Sheppard on the back, Carson smiled as he put away the ultrasound, he watched out of the corner of his eye as Ronon stepped to the head of the bed and whispered in Sara's ear. Carson printed off pictures of the baby for everyone, laughing as McKay and Sheppard argued as to what to name 'their' son, and Ronon took care of Sara.

They had come a long way in the past seven months, Carson thought back to when they had become 'fathers'.

It was a simple mission, Major Lorne's team had discovered another Ancient Ruin, Colonel Sheppard, McKay, Ronon, Carson and linguist Sara Simmons had been tagged to go and explore the ruins. Sara had become the de facto fifth member of Sheppard's team, much to Rodney's dismay.

Sheppard finally tired of McKay's whining asked, "McKay how many languages do you speak?"

Ronon glared at the scientist until he answered, "Three"

"And how many can you read and write?" Sheppard continued, ignoring the glare that McKay threw his way.

"Three"

"Simmons how many"

Coming to attention the petit brunette, "Sir?"

Ignoring Rodney's muttered, "Oh please you're a civilian."

"Sir I speak 32 languages and read/write a total of 75 languages." Waiting at attention the Sara missed the look of astonishment that crossed the faces of Carson and Ronon.

Nodding in thanks Sheppard turned back to McKay, at his look McKay threw up his hands, "Fine she can come with us, but I still don't know why we need her." With one final gesture at Sara Rodney went through the gate.

The ruins did not show anything promising for the first hour, until McKay's voice came over the com units. "Simmons get down here, there is some writing I need you to translate."

Rolling her eyes Sara broke off her conversation she had been having with Carson to answer, "Yes Sir, I'll be right there Sir, Where is Down Sir."

Over the open com line, everyone could hear McKay cursing; Sara stifled a laugh as she made her way around the halls toward where she had last seen McKay. Ronon found them and led them to an octagonal room with a pedestal in the middle.

McKay was speaking to Sheppard, "If I am reading this notation correctly, and I assure you I am, there should be a viable ZPM somewhere here. Oh there you are it took you long enough."

Gesturing Sara over to the pedestal McKay moved to look at another wall, the four men spread around the room at the point where they were spread equally around the room a bright light shot out from the pedestal that had suddenly turned clear. The light scanned all four men and coalesced around Sara.

A short time later, Sara came to being carried in Ronon arms back towards the gate, "Hmm wha' happened."

Beckett's brogue washed over Sara, "We're not sure lass, you seem to have"

"Fainted" McKay's overly cheerful voice rose from somewhere near her feet.

"You don't have to sound so happy about it Rodney" Sheppard chided from somewhere behind Ronon.

"What did the pedestal say, I was right wasn't I, where's the ZPM" McKay demanded.

"Yes, McKay you were right there is a ZPM there, it's located in the room underneath the pedestal."

"Lass did the writing say anything about the lights." Carson asked he wanted to keep Sara awake, as he did not know what affect the light would have on her.

Closing her eyes in order to remember Sara quoted,

Guaire Stands Northward

Segomo Stands Southward

Bel Stands Eastward

Cian Stands Westward

"From earth to air, Fire to Water, sun and mood, existence comes forth, the

Goddess chooses, and verdure equates"

"What kind of existential babble is that? It doesn't make any sense. And how in the hell did you get a ZPM out of that?" McKay questioned as Sheppard dialed the gate back to Atlantis.

"Carson asked me about the lights, that was the only section that I thought pertained to the lights, the instructions for the ZPM and how to replace it were are the bottom." Sara snapped back at the annoying scientist, she put a hand to her head a headache was starting to form.