New Beginnings
Chapter: 1
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A/N: As the story progresses, some of the things might get a little confusing so I recommend that you read my first Stargate story "A New Enemy". Hopefully after reading that you come back and give this one a chance. :)
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"I don't want to spend the next two weeks on a spaceship."
The speaker was female. She was around 5'4", which couldn't really be seen as she was slumped in a chair. She had jet-black hair, and hazel eyes behind small rectangular glasses.
"You can take the time to review the files on your patients," General Landry replied, trying to hide a smile due to the pout on the woman's face.
"You," she exaggerated, sitting up in the chair and pointing at General Landry. "Aren't going to spend two weeks on a spaceship."
"The two weeks are going to go very quickly Taylor," General Landry said.
"Says the non-claustrophobic man," Taylor said, slumping back in the chair.
"He does have a point," said a voice.
General Landry and Taylor turned around to see General O'Neill at the top of the stairs. Taylor smiled at him before getting up to hug him.
"Do I have to go on the Daedalus? Isn't there a bigger ship?" Taylor asked.
"You'll be fine," Jack said hugging Taylor again.
"Fine," Taylor mumbled into Jack's shirt. "I guess I can go on the Daedalus,"
Jack started to laugh and Taylor backed out of his arms.
"Are you having fun laughing about my claustrophobia?" Taylor asked, glaring at him
Jack tried to swallow his laughter. "No,"
Taylor's eyes narrowed before she shook her head.
I'm going to annoy Sam and Daniel. Call when the Daedalus is nearly ready,"
Taylor glared at Jack once more before going and walking over to the stairs.
"Are you sure about hoisting her on the Atlantis expedition?" General Landry asked.
"I heard that!"
Jack laughed, before his face turned serious.
"She really needs this right now. She needs to be in an open space, not in a secret base under a mountain," he said.
"Are you sure this is right for her?"
"Anywhere that's not Earth is good for her."
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"Hey guys," Taylor said, poking her head into Sam's lab.
Sam was typing something on her laptop. Daniel was reading a book across the table from her, and Vala was sitting next to him talking animatedly to Cam who was sitting at the end of the table.
"Cartwright!" Cam said, looking up. "Who's cooler? Batman or Superman?"
Taylor smiled as she sat in the chair Daniel offered her.
"I don't want to know how this conversation got started, but Superman would have to be the cooler one. But if we had to go based on true identities, I'd go with Bruce Wayne," she said.
"Why do girls always pick Superman?" Daniel asked, looking up from his book.
"Muscles," Vala said matter-of-factly. "Not that Batman has none, but with a name like Superman you expect him to be, you know, super."
Daniel shook his head and looked back down at his book.
They sat in Sam's lab for another hour before Walter's voice came over the tannoy.
"Doctor Cartwright, report to the Gate Room!"
Taylor looked down at the table. "Guess it's time to go, then."
"Seems so," Cam said.
The group was silent as they went down to the Gate Room. When they entered, they saw Jack, Teal'c and General Landry waiting for them.
"Your bags are already on the Daedalus," said Jack.
Taylor stood facing the Gate before turning to see the sad, but smiling faces of SG1, Jack and General Landry. She stepped forward and hugged Vala.
"Bye," she whispered. "Give Cam and Daniel hell for me."
She stepped back and smiled before going to Sam.
"Bye Sam. Try to keep Cam from getting into so much trouble," she said.
"I don't get into trouble," Cam interjected. "Usually."
"Bye Teal'c, bye Daniel. Beat up Cam occasionally for me."
"Hey!" Cam exclaimed.
Taylor stepped back from her double hug of Daniel and Teal'c. She turned to smile at Cam and outstretched her arms. Cam did nothing, so she stepped forward.
"I'm going to miss you too, crazy flyboy," she said into his shirt. He wrapped his arms around Taylor. "You can beat up Teal'c and Daniel for me. Or try to."
She stepped out of Cam's arms and into General Landry's.
"Bye General. Keep them out of trouble for me," Taylor whispered into his ear.
"I'll try," he whispered back.
Taylor stepped back and tried to hold back her tears as she hugged Jack.
"Thanks for everything Jack," Taylor said.
"No problem. You can come back any time you want Taylor, you know that right?" Jack asked.
"I know. Don't put off your paperwork," Taylor said as she let go of Jack and stepped back.
"Don't put off your paperwork," Jack replied.
General Landry looked back and nodded to Walter who said something into his earpiece. Taylor laughed at Jack's comment and waved to everyone before disappearing in a flash of light.
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"Welcome aboard the Daedalus, Doctor Cartwright," Colonel Caldwell said when Taylor appeared on the bridge.
"Thank you Colonel," Taylor said, smiling at Caldwell before scanning the bridge.
"I'll give you a tour of the ship while we make final preparations to leave," Caldwell said, getting up from his chair.
"That would be nice," Taylor said, following Caldwell off the bridge.
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The night before the Daedalus was due to arrive in Atlantis, Taylor was in the commissary finishing reading the files on Atlantis' personnel, where Caldwell found her.
"I thought you went to bed hours ago Doctor," he said walking up to her.
"I couldn't sleep. Nervous I guess. Thought I'd finish my reading on Atlantis' personnel," Taylor said, looking up at Caldwell.
"How's it coming?" Caldwell asked, sitting down across from her.
"I've read all the files except for those belonging to SGA1."
"You saved the longest file for last," Caldwell said leaning back in his chair.
"Yeah. What can you tell me about them?"
"Where to begin. Ronon Dex, former Runner. Brash, rude, speaks his mind. Fierce fighter."
"The muscle. What about Teyla Emmagan?" Taylor asked, making a few notes on a pad.
"Leader of the Athosian people. Good fighter. Kind, caring. You could call her the heart of the group."
"Not bad Colonel. I already know of Rodney McKay from Sam. Arrogant, cowardly at times, and a man of many illnesses. But Atlantis wouldn't be running without him. He would be the brains of the operation," Taylor said, as she wrote more notes.
"Then that only leaves Lieutenant Colonel John Shepherd," Caldwell said, handing Taylor a file.
Taylor looked down at the picture on top of the file. The man that looked back up at her had a kind face with spiky hair. His eyes, the same color as hers, smiled but deep within them Taylor could tell he was someone who had experienced loss and had overcame many struggles.
"What can you tell me about him?" Taylor asked still looking at the picture.
"He can make brash, emotionally-based choices. He questions authority and has a knack for getting into trouble. He'd do anything for his teammates."
"Just like Mitchell," Taylor said smiling.
"Any funny nickname for him?"
Taylor looked down again at the military issue photograph of Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard.
"Appropriate taglines, not funny nicknames Colonel," Taylor said, pointing a finger at a laughing Caldwell. "But I would have to say that Colonel Sheppard is the glue that binds them together."
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