Again I don't own anything but May, just doing this to improve my writing, (I wish I owned Ronon, the fun we could have.)

May hadn't woken up after the surgery, she had slipped into a coma, and Carson was stumped.

"There was no reason why she shouldn't wake up, but sometimes" he speculated "the mind needs time to deal with emotional pain".

"Wake up" Ronon pleaded everyday while he sat at her bedside. For 5 days after she had been shot Ronon refused to leave her side.

Ronon knew that he was strong, life had made him so but he didn't know where the strength to leave every night came from. He didn't want her waking up alone. But every night he would leave, each step taking him further and further from May. It had been tortuous and at first he would come back until Carson took him to one side and explained that when May woke up she would need his help to recover and that if he didn't take care of himself he wouldn't be able to help her when the time came. So Ronon had made sure that he ate and sparred once a day and slept in his own quarters as long as Carson would inform him of any changes

Every day he would sit at her bedside and talk to her, he told of his home and of his family; Ronon had never talked some much. Often Teyla or John would sit with her when Ronon couldn't.

He was there on the fifth day; he took her hand in his and willed his strength to her

"Wake up, please wake up," he pleaded with his head bowed in despaire,

When he heard her sigh and as he looked, her head moved.

He immediately called for Carson.

When the doc arrived he checked over her chart and her vitals and each machine.

When he was done he turned to Ronon with a smile and said "she is asleep. She will wake up sometime in the next 8 hours."

May POV

May was running, and as she ran she felt the pain and the memories left behind. But even she knew that one couldn't run forever. And as her body slowed the memories overwhelmed her.

A ring she no longer had.

A life she could no longer claim.

These memories would assault her and beat her down till she was ready to give in to the pain but she would get the urge to run, finding the strength to keep going.

But then she couldn't run for ever and it would begin again.

Each time she ran a different memory would come forward and try to take her. She was running for the that woman. When her legs gave out she couldn't run anymore she was on the ground exhausted as the memory overtook her and the pain exploded in her body, she could handled the death that was apart of life but this vindictive woman had dealt her an emotion blow that had the power to crush her.

It was this that threaten to overwhelm her completely and was about to give up when the memory receded and a voice through the dark came

'Wake up', it echoed around her. Her body seemed renew with a strength she had never experienced, it came flooded through her body.

She stood ready to face the memory and as she turned the woman appeared to her sneering, the verbal abuse, flowing from her mouth. May felt the voice echo again, '"Wake up please wake up", it muted the memory and May turn to find a dull pink light shining in the distance and on shaky legs she walked to that light just as she approached Tim appeared in front of her, she hesitated but he smiled at her and faded away as May walked through into a peaceful slumber.

The light was sharp and invading, the world noisy and bright, she felt weak and feeble and just as the darkness started to invade she felt a pressure on her hand she opened her eyes blinking several times as the image came into focus.

Ronon sat there waiting as May came around, May smiled weakly at him.

"Welcome back" the relief was evident in his voice. 'How long?' she tried to say but her dry throat wouldn't allow the words to be clear instead she simply said "water". Ronon jumped up happy to be doing something and return with ice chips.

"Here, Carson said slowly for now". As the ice soothed her throat, she gazed at Ronon, drinking him in. She saw worry lines around his face, he looked older and more care worn than she remembered.

and as her eyes close again she said the only thing she felt.

"I'm sorry."

When her eyes open again, the pain had lessened in her shoulders and her eyes no longer felt heavy. The hand was back and this time she knew who it was by the texture of the skin.

Ronon? She managed to croak through her parched throat.

Her eyes closed again yet she was aware of Ronon calling for Carson

As he entered the room as May opened her eyes.

"How are you feeling lass?"

"Water"

Carson reached for the container of ice chips and place a few in her mouth as they melted Carson ushered Ronon out of the room and began to gently ask questions

Do you know who you are? May nodded

Do you know where you are? May nodded again

And what is the last thing you remember? At that question May reached for her shoulder but was held back by the needle in her hand. Upon seeing it she immediately tried to take it out.

You need to keep that in, lass, we need to keep your fluid levels, if you're good I'll take it out in a few hours. Ronon Tells me you save his live, do you want to tell me what happen from the beginning I think.