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Spoilers: Missing

This story takes place after the episode of Missing, but it doesn't contain Teyla's pregnancy arc. There will be several characters' POV, so I hope it is not too confusing!

As always reviews are welcome!

Chapter 1

John Sheppard exits through the doors of his quarters. He was on his way to the mess hall to get a turkey sandwich. As he headed in the direction of Teyla's quarters, he saw her doors opened and Ronon walked out of her room and headed toward the direction of his room.

John stopped and starred at Ronon's departing back. John looked down at his watch. His watch reflected the time of 11:20 p.m. John glanced from his watch to Teyla's doors again. A frown made it way onto his bewilder face.

John knew Teyla was a creature of habit when came to her nightly regiment and that she was always in bed before 11:00 p.m. So he couldn't fandom why was Ronon in her room at that time of night.

An unthinkable thought protruded his mind. He shook his head in denial of the thought. He would have known if something was going on between them. Unless... there was that nagging thought again, he knew, he would have no peace of mind until this question was answered.

John did not know how long he stood there rooted to the spot contemplating this turn of events. His hunger for the sandwich now abated. He returned to his room and had a restless night sleep whilst his mind pondered many unwanted thoughts from whether Ronon and Teyla could be romantically involved to his and Teyla's own relationship.

The next morning in the mess hall, John joined Rodney at the table the team usually sat for breakfast every morning. Dr. Rodney McKay was sitting at the table with a plate full of food consisting of a stack of pancakes, assortments of fruits such as a banana, strawberries, cantaloupe, and honeydew melon, vanilla yogurt, and two cups of non citrus fruit juice.

"So where are Teyla and Ronon?" John asked Rodney because he is usually the last one to the breakfast table in the morning when it came to the four of them.

"Well, I haven't seen them this morning." replied Rodney with a mouth full of food. With the fork in one hand and knife in the other hand, Rodney began cutting another piece of his pancakes to place in his mouth.

John's brow furrowed at this bit of news. "Well do you know where they are?" John inquired

Rodney shrugged as he was engrossing himself with eating the food on his plate and replied "No, not really?"

John observed Rodney and rolled eyes in contempt. All he knew at this moment, two of the members of his team were not sitting at the table doing their normal routine of having breakfast together. He was very unsettled by this and the fact that he saw Ronon leaving Teyla's quarters late last night.

Something was going on between the two of them and he wasn't sure what was going and how he would feels if his thoughts from last night materialized. His heart screamed the answer but his mind did not want to grasp it.

John excused himself from the table. He exited the mess hall with so many thoughts running through his mind. He did not know what was going on between Teyla and Ronon, but he wanted to know, no, he needed to know. Two of the people, he cared about most in the world had the power to wound him deeply if his fears were remotely true.

They were his family. He loved Ronon like a brother and Teyla, he cared a great deal for her or maybe he even loved. His feelings for her were definitely not in a sisterly way. He knew he hasn't quite figured out his feelings for her yet. His feelings for Teyla were complicated. How can you tell someone about your feelings for them when you don't understand the feelings yourself or you are unsure how that person may react if he vocalized them to her he wondered.

From the moment, John Sheppard met Teyla Emmagan, she stirred something deep down in his soul. He felt an instant connection to her. He had been attracted to her warm and caring nature and of course, her physical attributes which had haunted his dreams many of nights. Her compassion and loyalty for her people, friends and love ones is drew him like a moth to a flame. The song the First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack sums up his feelings best.

The first time ever I saw your face

I thought sun rose in your eyes

And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave

To the dark

The endless skies you bring.

John slowly made his way through the city of Atlantis. He found himself at the control tower as Sam walked out of her office. Sam greeted John and reminded him that she and him still needed to get together to discuss the mission reports and the reassigning of the different away teams. In parting, Sam said to John, she hoped Teyla will have some good news regarding the whereabouts of her people when she and Ronon get back from the planet. Her departing back did not see the shock and fury that came to reside on John's face.

"Teyla, come in. Where are you?" John hissed with his anger barely contained.

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There has been nothing normal about life on Atlantis, these past weeks for Teyla. Since the disappearance of her people, she had become more and more somber and withdrawn as her anger and frustration have escalated. When she smiles, the smile does not reach her eyes. Every lead they had received and follow-up on regarding her people's disappearance led to unanswered questions. Her determination to do anything to find the answers regarding the disappearance of her people was fueled by each setback.

Teyla had received promising news regarding the disappearance of her people from her Genii's contacts. She went to Colonel Samantha Carter requesting a couple days off to follow up on the Intel since they did not have any pending missions for the next few days. Colonel Carter had offered the assistance of a couple of marines however Teyla had refused.

She advised Sam that the planet was full of lawless unscrupulous people and the marines will stick out like a sore thumb. She had spoken to Ronon and he agreed to accompany her and that she felt that she and Ronon would blend in with the Planet's population seamlessly. Teyla had failed to inform Sam that she has not discussed her plans with John. Teyla had left Sam's office wondering, how much she should tell John about the possible dangers that could await her and Ronon on the planet.

She did not know too much about the planet. Planet P966 was a mystery to her. She has only heard stories regarding the inhabitants of the planet. She was grateful that Ronon has some knowledge of the planet. When she has spoken with Ronon the previous evening, he had informed her that while he was a Runner he had visited the planet briefly while running from the Wraith. He had described the inhabitants of the planet as ruthless and mercenary.

Teyla felt the less John knew would be best. She knew she could be walking into a trap, or she and Ronon may encounter some problems with the locals. She also knew if there was a situation where she would have to kill someone or be killed, she would have no hesitation in doing what needed to be done however she did not want to put John in that kind of position.

Living among John's people for the last four years has taught her that they follow certain rules and protocols but life in the Pegasus Galaxy was very different and that there were some planets were rules don't apply. And when it comes to justice for her people, she will not be so kind or forgiving and if and when she found Nable, she will make him pay for his deceit and treachery.

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Ronon was approaching the table where Sheppard and McKay were having breakfast. Well, McKay was eating. He smirked, that was nothing new when it came to McKay. Sheppard was frowning and then he abruptly got up from the table and left the mess hall without looking back. A look of concern mirrored on Ronon's face because Sheppard seems upset. Ronon immediate thought was what was the problem now?