Atlantis:
John, Rodney, Ronon and a couple squads of Marines are getting ready to take off in two jumpers. Sam is in the control room waiting for them to enter the gate room.
The wormhole activates and the technician announces that its an off world activation and that it's Teyla's IDC. Sam quickly informs John and the rest of the teams. John immediately leaves the jumper room and runs to the gate room. Ronon, Keller and Rodney follow right behind him.
By the time John gets to the gate room the wormhole closes. What site he had in front of him was not what he was expecting. The lost Athosians were now standing in front of him. He scans the crowd looking for Teyla, but instead he sees a tall familiar face. It was Halling.
Halling walks through the crowd to reach John. John smiles at him and tells him how glad that they are back safely. As John talks to Halling, he looks around him continuing to look for Teyla and his men.
"Where's Teyla?" Ronon asks.
John sees the somber look on Halling face, "And where are my men?"
John is about to continue when he begins to hear a baby cry. Halling lowers his eyes as a woman steps forward with a newborn baby. Sam covers her mouth as she gasps in disbelief. Rodney's eyes open wide in fear. Ronon yells in frustration and Keller runs up to take the baby from the Athosian woman. She tells Sam that she'll bring it the infirmary and Sam nods in silence. John stands quietly as he fights to suppress all of his feeling. He feels sick. He also feels that his legs are going to collapse from under him.
He is startled back to reality when Halling places his hand on John's shoulder. He looks straight into John's eyes, "Teyla lives, but I'm afraid that your men may not be. We were held hostage by one who is not fully Wraith..."
"Michael," Rodney interjects.
Halling continues, "That is correct. He fixed the stargate so we could come through. I am not sure how long it will remain that." John turns to get ready to leave, but Halling stops him. "Please Colonel Sheppard. I have a message that Teyla has asked me to tell only you. Is there a place we can talk in private?" John nods at him with worried eyes and leads him to the conference room.
When they get there, Halling sits down and asks John to do the same, but he stays standing and begins to pace. "Colonel, this is going to be complicated. I need you to listen."
"I'm listening Halling. Go ahead," John responds and he stops his pacing.
"First, I would like express my sadness over Dr. Weir's absence." John nods. He lets out a deep sigh. "Teyla has told me that not that long ago the people of Atlantis got sick and some of you lost some of your memories, including you." John nods and shows a confused look on his face. Halling pause briefly, "Teyla told me how upset you were when you found out that she was pregnant. And with us being missing she did not know how to tell you."
"Tell me what Halling?" John asks with a slight angry tone.
"The child that we brought back to Atlantis is indeed Teyla's, but it is also yours," Halling pauses for John's reaction.
Confusion fills his face and he finally sits down in front of Halling. "When. When did… Did she say?" asks John.
"There was a night when all had gone wrong, before we were taken away. It was the day you lost Dr. Weir. Teyla said it was a night that you comforted each other," Halling stops
More confused than before John looks up at Halling, "The baby. It's mine?"
Halling nods his head, "Yes John. He is your son. Teyla named him, Tagan Jonathan Sheppard."
A tear rolls down his face, "I have a son." He gets up and is about ready to leave the room.
"Where are you going?" asks Halling.
"I'm going to get Teyla," answers John.
Halling stands up and walks to John, "But I have told you this because Teyla does not want her son not to have a father. She sacrificed herself so that we could all be saved."
John's eyes squinted in anger, "What do you mean she sacrificed herself?"
"She agreed to do whatever Michael wanted with her in order to save us. She did not want you to go after her." John starts to head towards the door again. "John. She does not want her child to be without a father!" Halling yells as John walks away.
John stops briefly, "My son should not be without his mother and I'm not going to let that monster do anything to her. I will bring her back!"