Chapter 1: Prologue
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Loros walked through the near empty halls of Atlantis, most of the city's remaining populous already in the Gateroom and ready to go. Suddenly, he felt a presence by his side, and he turned to see Elizabeth walking alongside him, regarding him with a smile which he returned and a comfortable silence had ensued.
"You don't want to leave" Elizabeth stated, more than asked.
"I do not. The council, however, has spoken and I must leave" the Lanteans elegant voice was sad .
"What if you didn't?" she asked and he raised a brow.
"Doctor Weir, you know as well as I do that there is nothing more we can do against the Wraith. This city may never be graced with our presence again" he said and she gave a small cryptic smile, and he noticed that Janus walked up behind her.
"Yes it will" the scientist said.
"How?" Loros asked.
"I intend to put Doctor Weir into stasis so she can awaken every 3.3 thousand years to rotate the power sources, ensuring the city shield survives until they arrive. When power is dangerously low, the clamp which holds the city to the ocean floor will release" Janus said and Loros looked skeptical.
"Are you sure that will work?" he asked. "Remember that Doctor Weir has a different physiology to us and will age a lot more quicker than what I will" Loros said. "And even then, I may not survive" he added.
"I've upgraded the stasis chambers in the power room. Doctor Weir will still suffer from the aging, however you will be relatively untouched due to our unique physiology" Janus explained and the other nodded. "So will you?" he asked.
"I would give anything to make sure that this city returns to the surface. I will" he said.
"Excellent" Janus said with a wide smile.
(Time Skip)
"Janus, please report to Central Control" Melia said over the city-wide.
The three of them arrived to find several red dots already surrounding the planet and a blue dot which was one of their transport ships surrounded by smaller dots. Melia and several others are working on the consoles, tracking their positions.
"Cloaking shields damaged. We're returning fire but we cannot access..." the transmission cuts off for a moment.
"There's too many enemy ships" Melia said, looking back.
"There are more coming" a technician reported.
"Our shields are damaged..." the pilot reported.
"Engage auxiliary power, try to outrun them" Janus instructed. The response from the pilot is drowned out in static and Loros listens in horror as a scream could be heard. There was an explosion as well, no doubt caused by darts. "There are over three hundred people on that transport" Janus spoke to the both of them.
"The shields are down!" that was the last coherent response they received as the ship was destroyed.
"Begin evacuation. We must leave now" Moros said.
The three of them looked at one another in alarm before the Lantean scientist hurried off, followed by Elizabeth and Loros followed him.
It was another couple of hours later before the technicians finished dialing Earth and the last of the Lanteans walk through the Gate. Janus walks down the stairs and towards one of the consoles, walking past Melia.
"Where is Doctor Weir and Loros?" she asked.
"They have gone through the Gate. They were among the first to evacuate" Janus lied.
"Good" Moros said.
Janus finishes what he is doing and when he is sure that no one is nearby he walks to the rear part of the Control area and trots down the stairs, heading towards the stasis chambers. Elizabeth and Loros are waiting there for him.
"I'm inputting commands to the system to revive you twice at intervals of approximately 3.3 so that you can rotate the Z.P.M's. I'll give you instructions on how to reactivate the stasis process afterwards. I'm also entering the commands to commence final arrival the moment sensors indicate the presence of your expedition team" he explains, before walking over to Elizabeth. "Look, I feel that I must tell you that there is a possibility, remote as it is, that this might not succeed" Janus tells her.
"I know" Elizabeth said.
"It's impossible to predict what'll happen over such a long period of time. I'm convinced that you will survive. But in the highly unlikely eventuality that you don't, I've programmed the failsafe mechanism to protect the city" Janus continued to work.
"Failsafe?" she asked.
"The city is held on the ocean floor by a specially built mechanism. The city itself is quite buoyant so once the mechanism is deactivated, the city will rise to the surface" Loros explained.
"I've programmed it to release once power drains to a critical level" Janus finishe.
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"Really?" she asked, not convinced.
Later, Loros and Elizabeth watch as the last of the Lanteans began to walk through the Stargate, the Lanteans gray eyes sad and he felt a gentle squeeze on his shoulder. He put his hand over hers and squeezed gently as well, before walking over to Janus who was busy putting some crystals into a case.
"What's all that?" Elizabeth asked.
"My research" Janus replied with a small smile.
"You're gonna build another time ship" Elizabeth said and he nodded.
"Doubt I'll succeed, seeing that the Council will be watching my every move" Janus said and Loros gave a small smile.
"I'm sure you'll find a way" Elizabeth said encouragingly
"I've blocked all addresses to the Gate except Earth. You will be safe" he assured.
"Thank you" they both said in unison.
"Thank you, for giving me the hope that Atlantis will survive another ten-thousand years... after you discover it again" Janus said with a smile. Elizabeth walked over to him and gave him a small kiss on the cheek and Loros merely smiles at him. He walks to the Gateroom where Melia and Moros are waiting for him and he nods.
"I'm ready" he says, so quiet they barely hear.
They hear him leave then, and the Stargate shuts down. The entire room is silent as the two of them step out and look down at the now empty Gateroom, before heading back in and shutting down all of the systems except for the city shield.
"This is it" Elizabeth says as they walk to the chambers.
"Indeed it is" was the quiet reply.
Elizabeth walked up to a console and activated some final controls, bringing a shutter down over the single window that was in the room. She turned to Loros and her arms around his neck, hugging him and he returned it, before pulling back.
"Sleep well, Elizabeth" he said with a smile, stepping into his chamber. She activated the necessary controls as he closed his eyes and soon he was preserved perfectly, the expedition leader following on after that.
(Present Day)
Major John Sheppard and his team have just discovered two pods containing two people, one, a woman who has aged many years and the other is a man, who still looks relatively young if not for a few gray hairs on his head.
"This one's younger" he said, looking at him.
His hair was long, reaching his back and was black in colour. He wore a long-sleeved shirt which had a white torso and black sleeves with white trousers and matching shoes. His features were defined and his expression was peaceful. His body looked lithe, though they couldn't tell if he had any muscle definition through his clothes and lastly, he wore a pendant, an Ancient symbol around his neck.
"We'll call Weir and let her know" he decided.
Little did they know that the man they see now would have a massive impact on their already chaotic lives in the city of Atlantis. And it would all begin with the push of a button.