A/N: This is the first chapter of the new Destiny segment! Enjoy! Also, reviews are always welcome!

Disclaimer: Don't own Stargate: Atlantis or its characters. Samhain is mine however, so no stealing.

Sleepers

Chapter One

"Rodney, I know you're excited to be back, but you need to sleep." John commented lazily, yawning as he scrolled through information on his tablet.

"I know, I'm just not tired."

"It's three in the morning, how can you not be tired?" John asked. "How much coffee have you had?"

"Actually I'm still working on my first cup." Rodney answered gesturing to his still half-ful cup sitting next to him. "I guess I'm still not used to being on a human schedule."

"Oh, so you've got Ancient-lag." Sheppard summed up.

"I guess so." Rodney agreed. Rodney hadn't looked up from the device he was examining throughout the entire conversation. John grinned, glad to see that some things never changed.

"Don't forget, we have a mission briefing with SG-1 tomorrow." John reminded as he made his way towards the door.

"Colonel, do you really think I'd pass up a chance to run down ideas with Carter?" McKay asked looking up, a look of indignation on his face.

"When you say 'run down ideas', do you mean 'flirt badly'?" John joked. McKay turned a nice shade of red. "Hey, what about that new doctor working with Becket? Dr. Kelsey, Dr. Kela…?"

"Keller," Rodney told him. "Her name is Dr. Jennifer Keller. She's from Wiscousin, and graduated with honors from Harvard, where Carson was her mentor."

"Oh, sounds like you've been doing some research. Don't tell me you've become a stalker Rodney." John chided, getting the satisfaction of earning a glare from his friend.

"Of course not Sheppard, I just wanted to know more about the latest doctor practicing voodoo on me."

"I'm sorry, but what is voodoo?" Samhain asked walking in, still dressed in the standard issue military getup.

"Magic practiced by certain individuals involving chanting incantations and animal blood." John answered. Noticing her outfit, he continued. "Don't tell me you have Ancient lag as well?"

"Ancient what?"

"Don't listen to him Samhain, he thinks he's being funny. Did you need something?" Rodney asked the now de-ascended Samhain. She'd decided to regain human form not long after Rodney had returned. That way she could continue work on the Leviathan or anything Ancient, and be close to Radek.

"Actually I wanted to speak to you about the briefing tomorrow." Samhain said. Turning to John, "Alone, if you don't mind." John threw his hands up in silent surrender.

"I'll see you in the briefing tomorrow, or actually later today, Rodney." John called over his shoulder as he left. As soon as the door had closed behind him, Samhain fixed her gaze back at Rodney.

"What exactly is the briefing about tomorrow?" Samhain asked.

"Weren't you told?"

"No, all they told me is that it had something to do with Janus's lab, but that's it. Not everyone is as trusting with me as you and Radek."

"The briefing is about the mention of something in the lab. Something that we were able to get a coordinate on." Rodney said. Samhain narrowed her eyes at him, and he shrugged. "It's not my fault that you don't the right security clearance."

"I shouldn't need 'security clearance' to know what my miserable little brother left behind." Samhain growled.

"Shh!" Rodney said, his eyes darting around the room, checking for any witnesses to what Samhain said. "Do you want them to find out that Janus is your brother?"

"It would make things so much easier." Samhain muttered. "It makes me so mad that I can't even tell Radek, so I can tell him exactly who to call a 'zkurvysyn' when he's working on something of Janus's. I really regret that pact now."

"Well, you made it and you can't change that." Rodney told her. "Anyway, the briefing is concerning his map to the last Ancient lab he'd hid."

"It would be like my brother to encrypt his map." Samhain said.

"Yeah, well we finally found a file in his systems that give us the coordinates, to something that should help us unencrypt the map. And with the Wraith entering the solar system tomorrow, it's about time."

"What if we can't get the Leviathan up and operational by the time the Wraith get here?" Samhain asked as Rodney ran a hand through his hair.

"That's something else we'll be discussing at the briefing tomorrow."

"So, you guys have nothing." Samhain surmised, and Rodney nodded reluctantly. "Actually, I might know something that could help." The ex-Ancient grinned and left the room. Rodney just sighed and returned to his work.