A/N: I do not own Stargate Atlantis.
This story is just a small adventure using the characters I use in my other story Triple Threat. It'll be kind of a slight AU from that story. I just needed a small break writing it, and came up with this. So…hope you like it.
And by the way, I probably won't use the same names for the twins in this story as I am in Triple Threat. Just a heads up. This is just a short story, not a series of chapters.
John Sheppard sat in his chair behind his desk. He had just finished all his paperwork and was deciding on what to do next. He looked up at the picture he kept on his desk of his beautiful children and his wife.
He still couldn't believe that the twins were just about to turn six. It seemed like just yesterday they were still in diapers and crawling all over the city. John and his wife Nikki did the best they could to raise two kids in the Pegasus galaxy. It wasn't always easy.
There were times when he would go off-world with his team and come back injured. There was always the risk that he may never come back and leave his family alone. He hated to think of that possibility. It was a risk he had to take as Commanding Military Officer of Atlantis.
Nikki was in charge of the Science and Research Department, along with Rodney. Ever since Radek had died in an explosion a couple of years back, Elizabeth wanted both to be in charge. It had taken a toll on the city when the scientist had died. He was one of the few who could handle McKay. It took some time, but the city recuperated from the loss.
Not only was Nikki one of the heads of the SRD, she was also a medical doctor and would go on off-world missions from time to time to help the sick on other worlds. She could also kick your ass if you pissed her off enough.
John had fallen in love with her shortly after meeting her. They had only known each other for a few months before they started dating. Their relationship took off real quick when they had found out they were going to be the proud parents of twins.
They had become parents, gotten married, and overcame quite a few obstacles in their path over the years. There had been a lot of good times as well. His second in command, Major Evan Lorne, had asked his permission to marry John's sister-in-law, Kira, about four years ago. They had a couple kids of their own now as well.
Teyla and Kanaan had decided to marry after their second child was born. Torren had been thrilled to have a sibling. Ronon and Amelia were engaged, finally. He'd been trying to ask her for the past two years. Every time he would go to ask her, there was some new crisis and he'd have to jump into action.
Rodney and Keller had broken their relationship off about a year after it started. Jennifer had left Rodney to go back to Earth after an argument they had had. Everyone thought she would come back or that he would go after her. Neither happened and they never say her again.
He was with a scientist now. They were going strong. Rodney had even confided in John that he had bought a ring on his last trip to Earth. He was planning to propose to her soon.
John sighed as he thought about everything that had happened to the city in the past six years. They had finally defeated the Wraith, only to come across a new enemy that kept them on their toes. There were a lot of children running around Atlantis now and many new couples. They had finally filled their city. Atlantis was going strong.
He was finally close to his brother, Dave again. He and his family lived in this city as well. They carried the gene and the kids actually worked in the labs among the scientists. They were adults now and were getting paid by the military.
John and Evan spent a lot of their free time together. They were brothers-in-law now and that had brought them even closer than before. Before he met Nikki, he thought he had had a family on Atlantis. What he had now was nothing compared to what he had then.
He was a married man now with two beautiful children and they were actually thinking about having more. His sister-in-law was married to a good man and damn fine soldier. They had kids of their own. Everyone in their little family either had families of their own now or were starting one soon. Their family was expanding and with it, they grew closer than before.
Even Elizabeth had started to see someone in her free time.
John smiled at all the memories he had obtained in the years. He stood from his desk and left his office. He was going to see if there was anything new in the control room. He walked up the stairs and saw Nikki coming down with the twins: Aiden and Mariah. He smiled at his family.
Nikki looked up and relief came across her face. "Thank god. Can you take them for a while? I have some things I need to get done or else Elizabeth will have my head."
His smile grew and he nodded. "Of course, I'll take the munchkins for a while. They can follow me around on my rounds." He looked down at the twins and gave them a big bear hug. "So what do you guys say to spending some good ole quality time with your old man?"
They giggled and nodded. Mariah squealed. "We get to spend time with Daddy!"
"That's right! Now come on, munchkins, let's go up to the control room." He kissed Nikki quickly before she continued down the stairs and headed for her lab.
They made it into the control room, John in the lead and the two trailing slightly behind him. Chuck looked up at the CMO and smiled. It wasn't the first time that he would walk in there with the twins following him. "Hey, Chuck! Anything new?"
Chuck looked down at his laptop briefly before looking back up at him. "Nope. It's been pretty quiet around here lately." John smiled. "Yeah, and let's hope it stays that way." Suddenly the gate activated. Chuck's brow furrowed and he looked back down at his laptop.
"None of the teams that are out are due back for hours, sir." John nodded and looked down at the twins. "Go play in Elizabeth's office, okay?" They nodded and ran into her office. She kept a small stash of toys for this exact situation. Every time the gate activated while the twins were in the gate room of control room, whoever was accompanying them would send them into Elizabeth's office just as a safety precaution. They did that with all the kids just to be on the safe side.
"Has an idc come through yet?" Chuck watched his screen and waited for one to come through. Suddenly one did. "It's Lt. Cooper from SGA-6, sir." John nodded. "Okay, lower the shield. When were they due back?" Chuck brought up his schedule for the teams. "Not for another day, sir."
John stepped onto the balcony and watched a puddle jumper emerge through the gate. He didn't catch a good glimpse of everyone in side, but watched as it rose into the jumper bay. He hit his com. "Lt. Cooper, this is Colonel Sheppard. Please come in."
Static came across the radio as the gate deactivated and John turned to Chuck confused. "Lt. Cooper. I repeat, this is Colonel Sheppard, please respond."
There was still nothing. John hit his com again. "Major Lorne, this is Sheppard. Please report to the control room immediately. We may have a situation on our hands. Grab your team and mine, to be on the safe side. Sheppard out." He had a real bad feeling as to why Cooper wasn't answering.
He was about to move towards the stairs that led to the jumper bay when suddenly there were men running down the stairs holding guns. John reached for his side-arm and raised it at them. He glanced at Elizabeth's office. The twins were playing in the middle of the room and in clear sight of the men if they turned around.
Aiden heard the commotion outside the office and looked up. His father was pointing his gun at some men and he looked worried. He looked over at the boy and his sister. He nodded his head once and Aiden knew what that meant. His father had told him several times that if something like this happened where there were strange people and he had his gun out, to protect his sister and either run or hide. In this case, he grabbed Mariah's hand and pulled her behind Elizabeth's desk and out of view of the men.
John sighed inwardly. His children were out of view and safe for the moment. He put his attention back on the strangers. "Who are you? And what are you doing here?"
One of them stepped forward, presumably the leader. "My name is Arbah. And, well, we're here to take over the city. So either drop the gun, or the pretty lady over there will get a bullet to the head." John set his gun on the ground slowly and stepped back.
"Why do you want the city?" Arbah simply laughed and took in his surroundings. "This is the city of the Ancestors. Who wouldn't want this city?" John narrowed his eyes at the man and watched as his men filled the control room and took over. He looked towards the stairs and saw the top of Evan's head as he was walking up the stairs. He hadn't realized what was going on yet.
"Well you're not getting the city, so you can forget about it!" He shouted it at Arbah to make sure that Lorne heard him. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Evan freeze and turn to look into the control room.
Evan saw that Arbah had a gun pointed at Sheppard and there were several men around the room, taking over. His eyes locked with Sheppard's for a second. In that brief connection, he understood what was happening. Evan nodded and moved down the stairs, bringing both teams with him.
They moved swiftly and silently out of the area and evacuated anyone they could find. Lorne looked at Rodney who had his data pad out. "Can you connect me to everyone on Atlantis who had a head set without alerting anyone in the control room?" Rodney nodded tapping away at the pad. "Just give me a second." When he looked up and nodded at the man, Lorne reached up and hit his com.
"Attention Atlantis, this is Major Lorne. The city is being taken over. No one is to go anywhere near the control room. Don't panic, we'll have this resolved as quickly as possible. I want all military personnel to meet in the mess hall where we will be setting up a base of command. All civilians, scientists, and doctors are to move to the outer parts of the city and stay indoors until we have the situation under control. It is vital that you stay calm and follow these orders. We will let you know when everything is safe once again. Thank you, Lorne out."
Nikki's head snapped up when Evan said not to go near the control room. That's where John and the twins were. Panic soared through her veins as she rushed towards the mess hall to find out what was going on. By the time Lorne, his team, and the rest of SGA-1 reached the mess hall, most of the military personnel were there along with Kira and Nikki.
When Evan walked in, they rushed over to him. Nikki was trying not to panic, but her babies were up there! "Evan, what is going on?" "The Colonel radioed me telling me to get both of our teams and come to the control room. He said we may have a situation on our hands. When we got there, the control room had been taken over by some men I've never seen before. One man, I'm guessing the leader, had a gun pointed at John, but he didn't look too worried about that. He saw me, so he knows we know what's going on."
Nikki nodded. "Did you see the twins?" Evan had started towards the center of the room and spun around at her words. "The twins are up there?" Nikki nodded. "Right before John went up there, we met on the stairs and he took them with him. He said he'll bring them with him on his rounds." Evan thought for a moment. "They may be in Dr. Weir's office. I'm guessing the gate activated and Sheppard sent them in there like usual. We'll get them out." Nikki nodded.
"I'm going to help, Major. And don't tell me I can't. My husband and my children are up there, so there's no way in hell I'm just going to walk away." Evan nodded. He turned to face the mess hall. "Okay, listen up. The control room has been taken over. There were at least four of our people up there, including Colonel Sheppard. Make that six. Aiden and Mariah are up there as well. I counted at least ten unknowns. One had a gun on the Colonel. Here's the plan…"
SGA
John looked at Arbah. He seemed to be getting bored with the control room. It wouldn't be long before he had his men venture farther into the city.
"Maybe we could make a deal. Give you something in return for you leaving the city alone. We'll let you go safely. No one would get hurt and we'll never speak of this again, nor see each other again."
Arbah looked rather amused by the offer. "Actually, I lied. I don't want the city really. I want…" He trailed off when he heard something behind him. He turned around and saw a little girl run behind the desk in what appeared to be an office. He turned back to face John. "You let children be near your command center? How brave of you." The man looked at his men. He pointed to two of them. "You two, go fetch me that child. I want to see her."
John's eyes widened. He stepped in front of them, blocking their way to the office. "No, you don't want her. She's just a child. Leave her alone."
Arbah's face lit up a little. "Quite protective, are we? Go. Now. I want her." The men tried to get past Sheppard, but he struggled against them. He was going to put up a fight for his children.
A single shot rang through the air and John immediately felt the pain. Blood trickled down his arm and he looked down. Arbah had shot him in the left arm. "That's just a warning. You don't stop and the next shot will be in the little girl."
John immediately stopped struggling. He watched as then men walked into the office and then around the desk. Their eyes widened as they saw that there were two children instead of just the one. Each man grabbed a child and Arbah's face glowed when he saw the little boy. "Even better! There are two!" Everyone's attention was on the children and then men who were bringing them towards Arbah. No one was paying attention to Chuck or the others who had been pushed to the back of the room. Chuck reached over and slid a data pad over to them. They hid it from the men's view. Quickly, Chuck tapped a few keys and pressed a final button. He made it so that as long as the data pad was functioning and the program was running, everything that was being said in the control room would be fed through Rodney's data pad that he took with him everywhere.
They now had a significant advantage over there men. Chuck hid the pad out of sight away from them and made sure every sound could be heard from it.
John watched in horror has Aiden and Mariah were brought into the control room. Aiden looked up at his dad. There was blood running down his arm, but he looked fine other than that.
Arbah looked down at the kids. "What are your names?"
Aiden just narrowed his eyes at the man and stood there. Mariah stood behind her brother, scared. John felt a sense of pride for his son. That was a Sheppard thing. Stubborn until the end.
Arbah frowned and looked up at John. He noticed how the man's tension had increased when the children had been discovered. He decided to go out on a whim.
"I never caught your name." John's eyes locked with his. "Colonel John Sheppard." "Well, John, I'm going to assume these are your kids?" John's eyes narrowed at the man.
"I take that as a yes." "If you so much as touch a hair on them, you'll wish you never heard of Atlantis. I can promise you that."
Arbah smiled. "Oh really?" He reached up a hand and slapped the little boy. Not too hard, but not too soft either. John shot forward only to be brought up short by the gun. "Uh uh uh, John. You know what happened last time you tried to protect them. The blood running down your arm is proof enough. I would hate to use that bullet I mentioned on this sweet innocent girl of yours."
John swore. "Let them go! They have nothing to do with this! They're just innocent children!"
SGA
When voices had started to come out of McKay's data pad in the middle of Lorne's plan, he had froze. Everyone turned to look at him. Some strange man's voice had come through it and then silence.
Lorne raised an eyebrow. "McKay? What was that?" Rodney typed a few things and then looked back up. "It looks like someone in the control room found a way to patch communications through a data pad on their end and feed it through mine. We can hear everything going on in there now."
The man's voice came over the pad again. "I never caught your name." "Colonel John Sheppard." Everyone froze again. They were listening to a conversation between their commanding officer and the man who was trying to take over the city.
"Well, John, I'm going to assume these are your kids?" Nikki's eyes widened and she looked at Lorne. "We need to get in there. Now."
Lorne nodded and finished with his plan while the pad was silent. As soon as Lorne finished and was about to send the teams on their way, the voices were talking again.
"I take that as a yes." "If you so much as touch a hair on them, you'll wish you never heard of Atlantis. I can promise you that." "Oh really?"
Nikki was starting to panic. She didn't like the way the man sounded. They heard what sounded like a slap and then movement before it stopped. It seemed like everyone was holding their breath to hear what happened next.
. "Uh uh uh, John. You know what happened last time you tried to protect them. The blood running down your arm is proof enough. I would hate to use that bullet I mentioned on this sweet innocent girl of yours." "Let them go! They have nothing to do with this! They're just innocent children!"
Nikki and Kira exchanged looks. So now they knew that John had been injured trying to protect the children. "Evan, we need to get in there." He gestured for everyone to get to their positions. He was taking SGA-1 along with Nikki to the weapon's room to get more weapons. He had put Kira in charge of his team and sent them on their way.
Rodney kept his data pad with him so they could still hear what was going on. They had heard Arbah start laughing when John had told him to let them go. The laugh had sent shivers down Nikki's spine.
"I'm guessing you're an important person to this city?" Silence as they all listened to the conversation more intently as they made their way to the weapons room. "Then they may be innocent, but they're the children of an important man to this city. You think I'm going to let two of the best bargaining chips ever just walk away?" "Fine. Then whatever you're planning on doing, take me instead. I'm more important than two little kids. I'm a better bargaining chip then they are. Let them go back into that room and take me instead."
Evan looked at the team. They were growing more antsy. They wanted to save both their friend, and the children they loved.
There was silence over the com line for a while as they reached the weapons room and loaded up. They were just about to walk out the door when Arbah's voice came over the line.
"You have a point, John. These are just two little kids. Worthless really. You, take him prisoner. Dispose of those two. Let's go." "No! Don't hurt them!" They heard struggling and they started running towards the control room. Rodney turned down the volume as they got closer. Evan hit his com and radioed for the teams surrounded the control room to stand by.
SGA
"You have a point, John. These are just two little kids. Worthless really. You, take him prisoner. Dispose of those two. Let's go." "No! Don't hurt them!" John lunged forward and managed to position himself between the kids and then men, including Arbah.
Arbah sighed. "You see, I warned you, John. It's too bad. You would have made an excellent bargaining chip. I guess I'll just have to settle for the little boy and those others in the corner."
He raised his gun and pointed it at Sheppard. Sheppard made sure both children were securely behind him and wouldn't be in danger of being shot. At least not until he went down.
As soon as Arbah pulled the trigger, Lorne made the signal and all teams emerged from their locations. Two teams were running up the stairs from the gate room, one team was coming through the door on the other side of the control room, and Lorne and SGA-1 were coming up the stairs. Lorne was shouting for them to lower their guns.
The bullet had already left Arbah's gun before the teams had moved in. It made its impact in John's abdomen. Another shot landed right next to John's heart, barely missing it. Both were serious hits though and he went down.
Aiden looked at his dad and was instantly worried. He looked up at what was going on in the control room. The teams were securing the men and Uncle Evan was standing in front of the man who had shot his dad. He spotted more familiar people. "Mom! Aunt Teyla! Dad's hurt!"
Nikki whipped around when she heard his voice. She had been searching the room for them. Her eyes landed on John's still form lying on the ground next to the twins. They seemed unharmed, but he had three bullet holes in him and was either unconscious or dead.
She jumped into action and ran over to them. She felt for a pulse and found a weak one. She started to apply pressure to where he'd been shot near his heart. Nikki looked up and called Teyla over. "Teyla! I need you to keep pressure where he got hit in the abdomen." She looked up and saw Lorne moving towards them, worried. "Call a med team. He needs surgery now or he won't make it." She had kicked herself into doctor mode, not letting herself freak out by the fact that her husband was lying unconscious underneath her hands where he'd been shot three times protecting their children.
She couldn't let herself freak out. If she did, he could die. And like hell she was letting that happen.
Nikki focused her eyes on John's face. It was pale from the blood loss. She looked up at the twins. "Are you two okay?" Aiden nodded, but kept his eyes glued to his dad's face. He was only six, but he wasn't stupid. His dad had been shot to protect them and now he was dying. Mariah was quietly crying, holding onto her brother's arm.
The medical team arrived a couple of minutes later with Dr. Beckett. He took one look at the situation and immediately jumped into action as Nikki had done. He started shouting orders to get John onto the gurney and to be extremely careful. "Don't let up on that pressure, either!"
They finally got John settled on the gurney and they made their way down to the infirmary. They immediately took him into surgery. As soon as they got into position, Dr. Beckett asked Nikki and Teyla to back away. They left the surgery room and waited in the waiting room with the rest of the team and several others.
Ronon, Amelia, Evan, Kira, Dave, Becca, McKay, and the twins were waiting in the waiting room for them.
Nikki walked over to the twins and knelt down in front of them. She wrapped her arms around them and pulled them into a hug. She closed her eyes and focused on the fact that her children were safe in her arms.
She opened her eyes and pulled away slightly. "Is Daddy going to be okay, Mommy?" Nikki looked into Mariah's eyes and smiled. "Uncle Carson is doing his best to make sure he will be, okay? Don't you worry." She looked at Aiden and frowned. He had been pretty strong through the entire ordeal, but was about to break down. He was only six, after all.
"What's wrong, baby?" Aiden sniffled and looked down at his feet. "It's all my fault." Her brow furrowed. "What do you mean, Aiden?" He sniffled again and then looked up at her. "Daddy gave me the signal to protect Mariah, so I pulled her behind the desk. She pulled away from me to go back for her toys and I didn't stop her. That's how they found out we were there. It's my fault. If they hadn't found out about us, Daddy would be okay."
Nikk put her hands on the little boy's shoulders. "You listen to me, Aiden, your Dad asked you to protect your sister and that's what you did. It's not your fault they saw her. It was Daddy's job to make sure nothing bad happened to either of you and he did. You're both safe and you're both okay. No matter what happens to your Dad, nothing is your fault. You did exactly what you were supposed to, okay?"
There were tears running down his face, but he nodded. She pulled him in for another hug and looked at Mariah. She was crying again. Becca got up from her spot next to Dave and knelt down in front of Mariah. She figured Nikki had enough on her hands with Aiden and trying not to freak out in front of the kids.
Becca smiled at Mariah. "Hey there, sweetie. Are you okay?" Mariah shook her head. "Daddy's dead." Becca shook her head. "No, he's not. Daddy's alive, he's just in surgery right now. Uncle Carson is helping him get better." Becca looked at Nikki. "I can take them to the mess hall for a while if you want. Get them away from all of this." Nikki nodded. She pulled away from Aiden. "You're going to go with your sister and Aunt Becca. Be good and I'll come for you as soon as I can, okay?" He nodded and she kissed the top of his head. "I love you, baby." "Love you too, Mom."
Nikki pulled Mariah in for a quick hug. "I love you, Mariah." "I love you too, Mommy." Nikki stood and watched as Becca left with the kids. She was thankful for the suggestion. She didn't want them around here when Carson came out. Especially if it was bad news.
Nikki took a seat next to Kira and put her head in her hands. Her strength was wearing off and she was starting to freak out. Kira put her hand on her back and was rubbing in circles, just like she had seen John do a thousand times. It always calmed Nikki down and she was hoping it would now as well.
Nikki leaned into her sister and let some tears fall. She was finally able to let everything sink in that had happened. Everyone stayed remotely silent for the next few hours as they waited for the news.
Every now and then one of them would get up and pace for a few minutes and then sit back down. They would exchange a couple of words about Carson hurrying up or wondering how much longer it would be for news.
Teyla had asked Evan what had happened with the men. "I had my men take them to the brig and secure them. I told them not to talk to them and to have it heavy guarded at all times until Dr. Weir returns and the Colonel is okay."
Rodney snorted. "I bet Elizabeth will be glad she was back on Earth for this crisis." They kind of chuckled, nodding their agreement. Elizabeth had gone back to Earth for a few days for some routine meetings with the IOA. She was due back in two days.
They sat there a while longer before Dr. Beckett finally walked out into the waiting room. Nikki jumped up when he entered and moved to stand in front of him, eager to see what was going on.
"Carson! Will he be okay?" Carson looked tired. It had been a long surgery, but he didn't look sad, so there was hope. "He's definitely not out of the woods yet. In fact, I'm still declaring him in critical condition due to the fact that one of the bullets was mere centimeters away from hitting the Colonel's heart. He lost a significant amount of blood and we've given him transfusions to compensate. Knowing the Colonel, I'd say he'll pull through, but at this point, anything could happen. The next twenty-four hours are crucial to his survival. If he pulls through the next day, I am confident to say he'll have much higher odds. By my best guess, it'll be at least a couple of days before he regains consciousness if he survives."
Nikki released a breath she didn't know she'd been holding. The worrying wasn't over yet, but he had survived surgery. That was a small miracle itself. "When can I see him?"
"They're about to bring him out of surgery, so I'd say give it ten minutes." Nikki nodded and gave him a small smile. It was all she could muster. "Thank you, Carson." He returned the smile and nodded. "I only wish I could more." Nikki rubbed her face with her hand and sighed.
She turned towards he friends as Carson left to go get cleaned up and maybe catch a little sleep while the Colonel was stable.
They were all relieved that John had pulled through so far. They decided to all go back to their quarters for the night and leave Nikki alone with John when she was able to go see him.
Before leaving, Dave looked at Nikki. "I'll have the twins stay in our quarters tonight. Don't worry about them. Keep me updated on John." She smiled her appreciation and moved into the infirmary.
John was lying motionless on one of the beds and was hooked up to several machines. He was still pale, but not as much as he had been. His heart beat was steady, which reassured her. She pulled a chair up next to his bed and folded her hand into his. She needed his touch right now and she could settle for just holding his hand.
Pretty soon she fell asleep there, still worrying about her husband.
SGA
The gate activated and Chuck called to Teyla that they received the SGC's idc. "Lower the shield."
She walked down to the gate room and greeted Dr. Weir and Nikki's brother Alex. He had gone back to Earth on a personal matter. Immediately Elizabeth felt the tension.
"Teyla, did something happen while we were gone?" Teyla sighed, knowing it was time to let Elizabeth worry some more.
"I think the three of us should talk in your office, Elizabeth." Instantly, Dr. Weir and Alex were worried. She nodded and they walked up to her office. She sat down behind her desk and Alex and Teyla sat down in the chairs.
Teyla recounted to the two of them everything that had happened while they were gone. She told them about the men getting into Atlantis, Chuck rigging the communications to go through Rodney's pad, John protecting the twins, and then how John had been shot and had almost died.
Elizabeth's eyes widened, as did Alex's. "What?! Is John okay?" Teyla gave her a smile. "He is fine. It was critical for a while, but he pulled through just fine and woke up a few hours ago. Dr. Beckett said he'll make a full recovery."
Elizabeth sighed relieved and sat back in her chair. She sure was glad she'd been gone the past few days.
SGA
John was sitting in the infirmary with Mariah asleep on his lap and Aiden just about to nod off against his arm. He smiled at the sight of his children alive, safe, and in his arms. Nikki smiled as well at the scene before her. "You know, I think we should limit their time in the control room." John looked up and nodded. "I agree. At least until their old enough to fire a gun." Nikki rolled her eyes and smiled again.
"You better not do that again, John Sheppard." His brow furrowed in confusion. "Do what?" "Almost die on us like that, that's what." He looked down at the twins and was silent for a moment.
"I couldn't let anything happen to them. No matter what happened to me. I don't know what I'd do without them…" Nikki rested her hand on John's forearm and smiled at him. "I know, John. And you saved them. You're the reason why they're still alive. And I love you even more for that." He looked up at her and smiled. "You know I'd do the same for you. What would happen if I took a bullet for you too?"
She got up and sat on the edge of the bed. "I'd be very grateful for that. You know, pissed, but still grateful." His smile widened and he cocked his head to the side and gave her his flyboy smile. "You couldn't be mad at the man who saved your life, now could you?" She rolled her eyes at him. "We'll just see what happens if the situation ever comes up."
"Sounds like a plan. But I have an idea of what we could do now." She raised an eyebrow at him.
"So do I, but we're in the infirmary with two sleeping children between us." His face was practically glowing. He reached his free hand up and cupped the back of her neck with it. He gently pulled her face down to right in front of his. "That can wait for later. Unfortunately. What I had in mind was more…pg." He pulled her face down all the way until their lips met. They stayed that way for a while. Just relishing in the contact of the other and soaking up the intimacy they would have to save for later. They were all alive, safe, and happy. It was just another day on Atlantis.
So...Just warning you, not everything that happening in this one-shot will happen in the story Triple Threat. This was just an idea I had that I wanted to use as a one-shot using the same characters. Again, I probably won't use the same names I used for the twins.
If you haven't yet, go check out my other story: Triple Threat. Lots of action right there! Let me know what you think of this little story. Review! Hoped you enjoyed!