Wow, quick, eh?
We've got some spoilers for Epiphany in this chapter. You've been warned.
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Chapter 2
Dr.Weir tried to hide her worried look as the call came in, putting the stern brick wall on her face that hid her emotions well. What could possibly have happened? There was no telling what they had been up to, but she wanted to get to the bottom of it. Carson was soon on his way through the gate, probably wondering himself what happened.
Once the doctor was through, he hurried along with Teyla and Ronon to where the Colonel had collapsed. Rodney stood as he walked in.
"I've got a pulse. He just collaspedall of a sudden."
He cast a meaningful glance at the device, which since had powered down and now glowed softly like everything around it. Dr.Beckett looked at it too.
"Aye. Well, let's get him on the stretcher then."
The medical team hoisted Shepard onto the stretcher, and then carried him back to the gate. Dr. McKay started looked around the device to see what might have gone wrong, finding nothing but a medium sized chipped off piece from where the writing that had been scratched out had been. Quickly picking it up, he followed the team back out into the forest, and through the Stargate.
When the Colonel awoke, he wasn't on the planet, and neither was he on Atlantis. Instead, he stood in an old park on Earth that he had loved, but it was completely deserted. The quiet was only interrupted by the occasional plight of birds in the trees and perhaps the short whooshes of the afternoon breeze. The look of confusion on his face was readable, and his hazel eyes darted around for a moment. How could he possibly be here?
As he turned around, he found one of the park benches, and slowly sat down, half expecting something to happen. Well, his expectance was answered as a glowering and moving flow of light came up to him, twirling about in the air, and then taking a human form.
"Teer!" He cried, happy to see someone he knew.
"Hello, John." She said sweetly.
"So, why am I missing the party?" Shepard looked around.
"Because you're dying."
They heaved Colonel Shepard's body into the hospital bed, hooking him up to the IVs and watching his heart beat carefully. Dr.Weir watched all this quietly, silently brooding about what a loss of such a team member would mean. Carson came in with a foreboding look on his face.
"What is it, Carson?" Alarm edged at her voice.
"I'm afraid….'is organs are shutting down. Elizabeth, he's dying."
TBC