A/N- I HATED 'This Mortal Coil' I totally hated it! I mean, it was an okay episode. Right until the end... and I am totally glad that I have been changing things. Er- and on that note this is the last update for a while, at least until 'Be All My Sins Remembered' is shown on TV in the new year.

Still Human

Things were really strange. They had discovered that there was another team out there. A duplicate organic copy of all of them created by Niam's faction of the Asurans- and they needed to meet with the real thing. But they were not prepared with what they encountered.

"They told me that you were dead." The duplicate Elizabeth stated as soon as her real self stepped through the gate. "That I was the only one."

"Well," The real Elizabeth stated with a bitter grin. "At the moment, you're more real than I am. You just have the little buggers within you to heal. I have them as part of me."

"Half replicator." Duplicate Elizabeth whispered in shock. "How horrible that must be for you."

The real Elizabeth grimaced. "You have no idea."

---SPARKY----

"It's the strangest thing." Elizabeth stated as she and John took a walk through the forest. "Looking at another copy of you, and me and the team..."

"I know." John agreed holding his gun to his chest. "I don't know what to make of all of it."

"I think I do." Elizabeth stated with a sigh, knowing that what she was about to suggest could and probably would cripple John.

"I know that look," John said worriedly. "What are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking that no matter what happens, the other Elizabeth should go back with you."

"What!?" John asked, not believing what he was hearing. "Why in the world-"

"Think about it John," Elizabeth stated with a sigh. "She's me in every way only she's fully human. She has nanites yes but they are there to repair her, they don't make up half of her. Not like me."

John just stopped in his tracks causing Elizabeth to pause as well. "Elizabeth," he began his voice full of pain and anger and another emotion that Elizabeth wasn't willing to name for the moment. "I-"

"John it's the best for both of us." She stated, echoing his words to her from long ago. "I can go and she can stay. It will be exactly the same."

"Except that she won't have the past few months of memories with us." John pointed out, thinking specifically of their conversation in the hotel room on Earth. "That's not the same."

"John it could be safer for all of us in the long run." Elizabeth stated with a determined glare. "I am going to do this."

"I won't let you." John stated determinedly. "I can't lose you."

"You won't be losing me." Elizabeth insisted.

"But I will." John argued. "She may look like you; talk like you but she will never, ever be you."

"John,"

"Elizabeth you made me walk away from you once," he stated firmly thinking of when he had orderd him to go on the replicator homeworld. "I am not prepared to do that again."

"John..."

"Elizabeth." He interrupted, fully prepared to say what he had wanted to say for a long time. "I-"

"Shh..." She interrupted, raising her hand to silence him.. "Do you hear something?"

---SPARKY----

It was over. Both visions had come true. The other Atlantis-class city had been destroyed and when they had gone back to check on the planet the jumper was crashed with no sign of its crew. They figured that the replicators wouldn't be so stupid to think that they had all died but at least they had gotten away.

"I knew that I would find you here." John stated as he came out onto the balcony. "You always come here."

"I know." Elizabeth, his Elizabeth- the Elizabeth that was still half-replicator stated with a sigh as she looked over her shoulder. "The sea is so calming. Even through I still haven't gotten used to two moons."

"I know what you mean." John stated as he joined her. "I'm so glad that you decided to stay."

Elizabeth sighed. "Honestly, I don't think that it was the right choice but-" she shook her head. "I guess after all this time fighting I was ready to stop. But I couldn't..."

"Held back were you?" John asked his voice in hushed tones.

"Yeah," Elizabeth agreed her voice equally as quiet. "By you."

"What?" John asked, not getting the answer he was looking for. "Me?"

"Yes." Elizabeth agreed with a sigh- something that she seemed to be doing a lot lately. "You're the only one who's been able to convince me that despite everything I'm still human."

"Of course you're still human Elizabeth." John stated insistently. "And we'll find a way to get those little buggers out of you."

"I don't know how we're going to do that," Elizabeth stated with a sigh. "...but I believe you."

"Good." John said. "We'd miss you to much."

"Oh you'd all get along just fine with out me." Elizabeth stated, rambling on to protect her feelings. "I mean I hardly do anything around here as it is and-"

"No." John interrupted, trying to get his point across. "I'd miss you."

That caught her off guard, and although she wanted to say something witty or nonchalant; she couldn't. She had waited to long and decided not to wait any longer. Slowly, she inched forward to John and pretty soon their mouths were mere inches apart, and then they weren't apart at all.

The kiss was tentative at first, but as it deepened it became full of passion and Elizabeth wrapped her arms around John's neck while he hugged her seemingly fragile body to his chest. When they finally broke they just looked at each other- shocked at what they had just done.

"I-" He was at a loss for words, but Elizabeth always the diplomat knew exactly what to say.

"I never knew that you felt the same way." She stated with a smile. "I've tried to tell you."

"I know." John stated not letting go of her waist. "But I thought...well to tell you the truth I didn't know what to think."

"At least you know now." Elizabeth sated with a smile. "But where do we go from here?"

"Well, I was thinking a dinner on the western pier. I hear from Rodney that the sunset from that vantage point are just amazing."

"You know I'd like that." Elizabeth stated giving John another chaste kiss on the cheek before leaving. "Swing by my quarters at seven tonight?"

"It's a date then."

And as John Sheppard watched Elizabeth walk away he knew that everything had changed for ever- and for the better.

A/N2) Thank you to saphire, samy, Strom, Serised, sparkly, Jenni, Charmed and Jasmine for reviewing the last chapter. I hope that you guys are enjoying this- especially this chapter since our dear sparky made some serious headway with their relationship. :D And I hope that you guys will review this chapter too. :D Till 'BAMSR' is aired beloved readers, till then.