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Ronon, Rodney and Teyla wait patiently in the infirmary. They have already informed Sam about what happened and agree to file their reports once John was deemed to be ok. Sam informs them that most likely, Woolsey will eventually come down and ask for all the details. They grumble to express their complaints. She knows that they are not happy with dealing with him most of the time, but they felt a little better that he was willing to wait 'til John was awake.
While John is unconscious, Keller runs a series of tests. They reveal that there is an increased activity in his brain. She is still not sure why, but she is fairly confident that it is the reason why he has not waken up yet. Sam finally gets a chance to come to the infirmary and Keller relays the information to both her and John's team.
Not long after the news from Keller, John begins to wake up. He stays stiff and still, only his eyes looking around. As his team, Keller and Sam approach him they notice his strange behavior.
"John, how are you feeling?" asks Sam plainly.
John sits up, looks at them all and around the room with a confused look on his face. He glances back at Sam, "Where am I?"
"You are in the infirmary," Keller answers with a tone of concern.
"The fixtures on the wall…" he pauses. "Am I in Atlantis?"
Teyla breaks a small smile, "Yes, that is right."
"That means it worked." Everyone looks at each other with confusion. "The fail safe for the city. I made sure it was fixed after Dr. Weir…"
"Whoa, whoa…" Rodney begins. "What are you talking about? You didn't do that Sheppard. Janus did."
"Exactly. I'm Janus," he says with confidence. "When your friend… John is it? I assume he is the one with the gene that Dr. Weir mentioned to me."
He pauses slightly after noticing the astonished expressions on their faces.
"When he touched the stasis pod my consciousness was able to go into his. I believe it was too much for him to take all at once, hence the pain and unconsciousness. I programmed the pod to do that…"
"Why?" Ronon asks simply and smugly.
"I was afraid that my fellow Alanteans would try to stop me. They did not always approve of my experiments and inventions. This way I was able to control them briefly until I was able to put my consciousness back into my body and explain what I was trying to do."
"And that would be?" Rodney slowly asks.
"To eliminate the Wraith. That is, if they still exist," he replies impassively. "Perhaps if Dr. Weir was here I could explain it to her as well."
A somber silence fills the air and heads hang low.
"She died last year," Rodney states sadly. He can see the questioning look on Janus's face. "By the replicators that you designed to kill the Wraith."
They can see Janus's grievous expression, "I am truly sorry to hear that. I rather enjoyed her company. She was a wonderful woman."
Before anyone else can say another word, Woolsey walks in the infirmary with a pleasant look on his face. "I have come to see how Colonel Sheppard is doing and to give you good news that tomorrow will be my last day of command. Colonel Carter, as you all know will be taking over," he says in a cheerful tone.
The lack of response from everyone is an instant sign that something is wrong. He looks at Sam, "Is the Colonel alright?"
Sam sighs, "Well… not exactly. It seems that when he touched the stasis pod in the lab, Janus' consciousness went into him and maybe the reason why he blacked out."
Woolsey's once pleasant face, became serious looking, "Janus. Why does that name sound familiar?" It finally comes to him. "Isn't that the same name as the one who helped Dr. Weir?"
"No. It's not the same name, it's the same person," Rodney corrects. "He says that he has a way to get rid of the Wraith."
"Really?" Woolsey remarks with a small smile.
"Yes, but I really need to get back to my lab. I fear that the longer I stay in this body, the more life threatening it could be," Janus states firmly.
Sam looks at Woolsey for an approval. Woolsey looks at Janus earnestly, "Well, if you can help Colonel Sheppard and eliminate the Wraith, then by all means please do, but I hope you don't mind that he teams comes along."
"No, I do not mind at all. Thank you," Janus replies.
Ronon helps Janus out of the bed and the head towards the puddle jumpers.