So, this is only my second story so please be kind, and also note that my first is still in progress.
This is a little story about John and Carson and when I say 'little' I really mean an epic journey of ridiculous proportions, so stick with it if you can.
Obviously. Johnny is pregnant :L you don't see Ronan or Teyla just because it'd be one tangent after another and you wouldn't get any real story, although they do pop up now and again. Oh, and Carson never died in this so he's the real deal and not a clone – I just won't mention 'Sunday' in it. I think this story is kind of sweet, but hey, you can be the judge of that :)
As always, I'm open for suggestions...Happy reading :)
"John, are you feeling alright? You look a little pale." The man walked into the infirmary breathing heavily. When he hunched over a bed, grabbing at his abdomen alarm bells went off in my head. I ran over to his side and held him up before he passed out.
"It fucking hurts doc." He strangled out amongst deep held breaths. I pulled him on the gurney he was leant on and he curled up into a ball. "Colonel, I know it's painful but I daren't medicate you until I know what's wrong. I'm going to go get an ultrasound and we'll figure it out."
I waved over a nurse and she rushed over, seeing the Colonel's complexion. "I need you to get an ultra sound and I need it now. Get Carter down here too." I barked out and she ran away. I turned back to John and picked up the bin next to the bed and lifted it to his face before he vomited. Whatever it was, it wasn't anything good.
Moments later the nurse came and I took the hand device and squirted some of the gel onto his stomach. Looking over his stomach I froze. "What's the hell is happening with me, doc?" He gritted out, his hair stuck down with sweat.
"John. You're...You're pregnant." He glared at me with angry eyes, "Stop mocking me and tell me what the fuck is wrong." I rubbed my forehead and he froze too, the gesture was typically something I did when a serious situation had occurred to me. "No." He said almost angrily.
There was nothing I could say. He looked so helpless, I mean, it's not every day you can tell a man that he's pregnant - even by Pegasus standards.
After a few tests and a blood test, I prescribed him some mild pain meds that I knew wouldn't affect the baby before leaving the infirmary. Carter was waiting for me just outside.
We walked in silence to her office. I sat down before her as she watched me carefully, I could barely sit still I was so anxious. "Carson, could you please tell me what the hell is going on? Is there something I should be worried about?" I shook my head, "Nay, there's no security risk or 'nything. Colonel Sheppard came in with what I initially thought may have been food poisoning or something but it turns out... turns out he's pregnant." She gawped at me.
"I know I'm not the medical doctor here but shouldn't that be impossible." I nodded, "I don't know how it's come about, well apart from the obvious but he basically has grown everything he needs in order to carry a child." She scratched at her temple as I carried on fidgeting.
I could feel her eyes on me after a while. "There's more?" She asked quietly and I nodded, I had lost all of my words. I was a stuttering mess. She came around and sat in the chair beside me. "What aren't you telling me?"
"We know the child isn't some wraith implant, it's a perfectly 'normal' human being. We ran some blood tests, DNA tests and things like that. Obviously, the child belongs to John but..." I lost heart and started stuttering. She grabbed the hand that was tightly wrapped around the arm of the chair.
"Carson, who's the other half?" She asked, looking straight in my eyes. I sighed and relaxed my grip a bit. A tear rolled down my face. "I am." I whispered and she paused for a moment before speaking up. "In order for me to protect the both of you I need to know everything... I mean everything."
"He wouldn't talk to Kate. He refused, hated the idea of being that open with somebody he knew nothing about." I started, "There was a rough mission and afterwards he was all tense. I took him down to the pier and we drank some whiskey. It took a fair amount but eventually he talked to me. It almost became ritual after that, hard missions called for a night on the pier."
"It wasn't just that though. We started spending time with each other in general; I got too close to be rational about him." A second tear rolled down my face, I felt so useless. "Teyla. That's when it..." I quickly changed the subject, "Teyla got kidnapped. After the whole drama he came and found me. He was all over the place. He was angry and hurt and he just felt so alone. We..." I couldn't say it but I saw it in her face that she understood what I was trying to say.
"Okay. That's enough Carson. I promise I will not let either of you come to any harm because of this. The two of you are part of my family here and I won't have anything happen to either of you." She squeezed my hand, "Now I don't know about you but if it was me that was in there I'd want the father of my child to be there for me. You need to talk to him Carson, he's going to be terrified and he needs you to just be there." I nod; I know that of course it just seems to be easier said than done.
And that's chapter one right there :) Bless Carson, his whole world just turned on its head and he's got no idea...
