Sophie gasped and instinctively covered her eyes, shielding them from the bright light. When she moved her hands away from her face and opened her eyes she could see that the light was gone, she was laid in the infirmary on Atlantis.
Sophie smiled when she saw the sleeping form of Ronon in a chair next to her bed. As she looked from Ronon, she saw Dr Keller walking over to her,
"Sophie, are you ok? You looked a little spooked when you woke up."
"I'm fine Dr Keller, it was just a dream, well more of a memory from when my mum died. That's all, its nothing really," Sophie said, smiling weakly.
"You wanna talk about it?" Dr Keller said giving her hand a reassuring squeeze.
Sophie shook her head saying, "I'm fine. I'm over it. It was a long time ago. There is something that still bothers me though, the moment she died I remembering seeing this bright white light…"
Sophie looked curiously at Keller she had a strange look on her face, "is there something wrong Jennifer?"
Keller smiled and said, "no nothing, I err… have to go talk to someone, I'll be back later."
With that Doctor Keller left the infirmary.
Sophie sighed and moved carefully adjusting her position on the bed so as to be as comfortable as possible. She then picked up the file from her table and began reading from where she left off.
She had not got very far when she noticed Ronon stirring from his place in his chair. She put her file down and smiled when she saw Ronon looking at her through sleepy eyes. He sat forward in his chair and rested his elbows on the edge of her bed,
"Hi, how are you feeling?" Ronon asked in a soft voice.
Sophie smiled, "good, really good, apart from the ribs that is… So, I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused I…"
Sophie found herself unable to continue.
Ronon was looking straight in to her eyes, "you don't need to apologize, I understand. If you ever need to talk I will always be here for you."
By the time he had finished speaking, Ronon's hand had moved to Sophie's cheek where he gently stroked it before cupping her cheek.
"Dr Wells, I have something!" McKay shouted as he ran into the room. Both Ronon and Sophie quickly pulled away. In doing this Sophie jarred her ribs, causing her to grimace.
McKay however was completely oblivious to the fact that he had interrupted Ronon and Sophie, and was now standing at the foot of Sophie's bed bouncing like a small child from one foot to another. He also didn't noticed Sophie's blush that was growing on her cheeks or Ronon's irritated face, as they both sat staring at him.
"McKay!" It was Ronon who eventually broke the silence. "Are you gonna tell us?"
"Hmm…oh…yes! Of course I'm err just waiting for the others to arrive."
As if on cue the infirmary door opened and John, Teyla and Sam walked in.
"McKay what have you got?" asked Sam curiously.
"Well I can't say just yet I am waiting for confirmation from…"
He stopped talking when Dr Keller walked into the infirmary and made her way straight over with a smile she turned to McKay and said "You were right!"
Sophie felt a little relieved at hearing that they knew what it was but she was terrified that it really was Wraith DNA or something.
"Sophie, you have the ATA gene…"
"Which we already knew" Ronon said testily, growing more irritated and impatient.
"Yes we did thank you, Ronon, for pointing that out!" replied Rodney, his voice drowning in sarcasm, "anyway, as I was saying you have the ATA gene as well as something else. Something that we didn't know what it was, until now…"
"Err…we still don't exactly know what it is…" Keller pointed out.
Rodney turned to Keller "Actually we do!"
"Rodney," scolded Dr Keller "We think we know where its from but we need more information to ascertain what it is."
"I think I speak for everyone when I say this, can you tell us what you do actually know?" Colonel Carter said, her voice thinly layered with the hint of an order, she too was getting irritated with the wait.
"Yes, yes I'm getting to that if people stop interrupting me" McKay spat, glaring at Keller, who just ignored his look, "anyway as I was saying its DNA, specifically Ancient DNA. When we ran it through the database it came up with a match. However the problem is that Sophie's physiology isn't the same as that of an ancient, so she isn't an Ancient."
All heads turned to face Sophie who looked just as shocked as everybody else.
It was Teyla who recovered first, "Rodney, how is it that she posses this…DNA…if she is not one of the ancestors?"
Keller jumped in, "That's the problem, the only way she could possess this is if one of her parents was an ancient, but they all ascended a long time ago…we also don't know what abilities this DNA may or may not give her…"
Sophie didn't hear anymore her mind was in overdrive. Flashes from the past, the strange conversations with her dad and the supposed fear of hospitals her mom had.
It all suddenly clicked into place.
"Oh my god…"
Everyone turned to face her.
John had a concerned look on his face. "Sophie its not that bad…" he began, but Sophie silenced him with her hand as she reached for the file she had been given the night before. The others in the room all looked at each other with confused expressions.
Sophie flicked through the file and stopped on a page were she read for a few minutes before looking up, "I think my mum was an ancient."
"What!" was Rodney's shocked answer.
"That can't be possible, they are all gone aren't they?" asked Ronon cautiously.
"Well, they're not gone, they have mostly ascended to a higher plane of existence. But we have met some that haven't or who have retaken human form," said Sam.
"Rodney, do you have any pictures of the ancients that lived here?" asked Sophie whose mind was racing.
"Err yeah, I'll go get a laptop with them on," and with that Rodney left.
Sophie then turned to Teyla, "Teyla, in my quarters under my bed there is a box of photos, could you bring them please?"
"Of course, John, will you come with me?"
He nodded and followed her out of the infirmary.
"I've got to go check some stuff on the database, I'll be in my office if you need me," Dr Keller said.
"Colonel, if you don't mind me asking, I know you have had some experience with the ancients… when they…when they ascend is it a bright pure white light that rises from the body?" asked Sophie.
Sam looked thoughtful, remembering when they lost Daniel. Sam nodded, "I take it you saw it."
"Yes when I was young" Sophie explained of her mother's sudden deterioration of health and the night she died- her dream from the previous night. At the end of telling Carter and Ronon she could feel tears begin flowing down her cheeks. Ronon reached across and held her hand in a grip as firm as it was soft.
Sophie tried to regain her composure and by the time Rodney came back with the laptop, and Teyla and John came back with the pictures, her face was completely free of tears but Ronon's hand was still gripped around hers. He had however to relinquish his hold when McKay put the laptop on the table over her bed, so as to allow her to search through the pictures.
While Sophie searched through the pictures everyone was silent. Ten minutes into the search there was an audible gasp. Everyone looked over at Sophie who had fresh tears flowing down her face. She stared at the picture for a moment before turning to her box of photos and pulling one her mum and dad out. Then she turned the laptop around and showed everybody the person on screen and put the photo next to it. Everyone in the room moved closer, they where all trying to get a good look at the pictures.
It was clear even at a glance that the young dark brown haired girl in the photo was the same as the ancient from the laptop. The room was silent; Sophie was half ancient, but how? They were all gone and there certainly wasn't any alive when she was born especially on earth. There couldn't have been could there?
"I don't get it. How is it possible?" Ronon asked looking to the rest of the group for answers."
"Well, we have met ancients that have been sent back after ascending. We do know it is possible for them to retake human form, so its possible…"
"Ah, you're speaking of when Dr Jackson died, a year later you found him on another planet, with no memory of who he was." Rodney said interrupting Sam, who looked at him with a flash of annoyance, which Rodney chose to ignore.
"Yes Rodney thank-you for that. Anyway he had broken one of the ancient's highest laws and was banished back to human form." Said Sam taking over the conversation again.
A blinding white light suddenly filled the room. It gathered in the middle of the group at the foot of Sophie's bed. The light dimmed and when it was gone all that was left was a woman, with dark brown hair and who was beautiful. She smiled at Sophie and just sat there staring in shock.
"Mom?" She said quietly almost to her self. The woman was indeed the one out of the pictures.
She smiled at her daughter walking over to her and giving her a hug.
The woman looked around at all the people staring at her "I must apologize for the intrusion; I am Triyana, Sophie's mother. I am here because it seems I need to explain a few things." She looked to Colonel Carter as if asking permission and when she nodded Triyana continued.
"I once lived here as you know. I was among those who went to Earth. I, as you call it ascended, but like others found the no interference rule difficult to live with. I was banished down back to human form to pay for what I had done. There I met your father, Sophie. We married and had you. I then became ill with a disease you call cancer. It was incurable. They let me back when I died and they gave me another chance. As much as it pains me to just watch what the wraith and others have done, I have had the pleasure to watch my beautiful daughter grow up."
"I…I, err…I don't know what to say." Sophie said with tears filling up her eyes, unable to hold back her emotion.
Triyana smiled, gently wiping the tears that had fled from Sophie's eyes away.
"We'll wait outside." Said John, indicating that everyone should leave.
Tyiyana however looked at him and said "No, you all need to hear this."
John nodded and saw McKay and Carter exchange worried glances.
"Atlantis has dark times coming, each and every one of you are going to be essential in saving it, allowing it to live on. There's a force out there, like no other. You must prepare yourselves for what will be the greatest battle of all. It will affect not only this galaxy but every single one out there. You must not fail, it all rests on you." Explained Triyana.
"What's coming? How do we fight it?" Mckay asked quickly, panic creeping into his voice.
Triyana looked sad "I cannot explain more. I am as you would call it 'walking the line' already. You must trust me. I am sorry." Turning to Sophie, "I'm sorry my daughter, you are the future you must learn what it is to be an ancient in Atlantis, just like John, only better." She gave John a cheeky smile, before turning and looking at each of the group in turn, pausing on Ronon she gave him a small nod that went unnoticed by the others.
Triyana turned back to Sophie "I know it must be hard Sophie but you have lived so long without me that you truly do not need me. I must leave. Good luck to you all" the last part was spoken to the whole group.
Triyana was enfolded back into white light where she disappeared.
Moments later Dr Keller walked in, "what's up with you guy you look like you've seen a ghost?"
"Actually we have," replied John.
"Oh," was all Jennifer said before continuing "Well I've looked over the results again and it looks like this DNA we found is just an extension of the ATA gene so technically that means you should be the best at using ancient technology."
(A/N: Ok so this is all I have written so far. If any one has any ideas or things they want to see in it let me know!
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