A/N: Here is the next chapter with a little John and Teyla right from the start and also a little humor along the way. Hope you like it. I'm working on the next chapters now. Take care and Happy Reading!!!!
Teyla had just finished her shower and was wrapping herself in a towel when she heard the chimes to her door go off.
"Come in John. You know the code." she said.
John punched in the code to Teyla's door and let himself in. He stepped inside and looked around and didn't see Teyla.
"Where are you?" John asked looking around the room.
"I am in the bathroom. I will be out in a second I just finished my shower." Teyla said drying off.
"Do you need help drying off?" John asked playfully.
"No John." Teyla said peaking her head out of the bathroom. She smiled at him. "If you helped I would stay undressed and we would be late to the meeting."
"True. I'll just wait out here for you." John said sitting on the bed.
A moment later Teyla came out from the bathroom stilled wrapped in a towel and was head towards the closet to find some clothes.
John couldn't help but look and think how sexy Teyla looked in the towel and with her hair all wet. We just might have to be late to the meeting he thought looking at her.
Teyla watched John out of the corner of her eye while she was getting some clothes out of the closet. She saw that John eyes were growing heavy with desire and although she loved to see that look in his eye, now was not the time.
"I know what you are thinking John and we do not have time for that." Teyla said grabbing clothes out of the closet.
"I know. A guy can dream right? I mean you look so sexy right now. Being late 10,15, 30 minutes won't hurt." John said.
"John!" Teyla said laughing. "We can not do that. We must be on time." Teyla moved across the room closer to John and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"That will have to hold you for now." Teyla said then grabbed her under garments from her dresser. She decided that it might be best for her to change in the bathroom.
"Spoil sport." John muttered underneath his breath.
"I heard you John." Teyla said from inside the bathroom.
"What are you half Vulcan or something?" John said.
"Am I what?" Teyla asked while changing.
"Never mind." John said.
While Teyla was changing something kept nagging at John that he felt he had to ask Teyla. It was about the conversation that happened on the balcony. Something Teyla did really annoyed him and he had to get it off of his chest.
"Teyla? I have to ask you a question." John said.
"We are not having sex now John." Teyla said.
"No. It's not that and I'm hurt that you would think that I have a one track mind like that." John said like he was hurt by her words.
Teyla peaked her head out of the bathroom and raised an eyebrow at John.
"Ok,ok,..so I do have a one track mind when it comes to your body normally but this time I really do have a question and it's bothering." John said.
Teyla finished getting dressed and stepped out of the bathroom and walked over to John.
"What is it bothering you John?" Teyla asked with concern in her voice.
"Well..."John said now standing. He put his hand behind his neck and started bouncing back and forth on his toes.
Teyla knew that these were subtle signs to people who knew John all to well that he was nervous about something.
"John, you know you can ask me anything. We do not hide things from each other." Teyla said sitting on her bed now lacing up her boots.
"Ok. When we were standing out on the balcony with Lorne and Campbell and I asked her about her dreams and why she didn't report them. You yelled at me." John said.
"That is not a question John. It is a statement. What is your question?" Teyla asked.
"Fine. My question is why did you yell at me?" John asked a little annoyed.
"I did not yell at you. I simply raised my voice." Teyla said calmly.
"Oh no. You yelled." John said with his arms now across his chest.
"I did not yell at you John." Teyla said raising her voice.
"See? You're doing it now." John said pointing at her.
"I did not yell!" Teyla said.
"Fine! You didn't yell but you did raise your voice at me. Why?" John asked.
"I did not like the way you were talking to Danielle." Teyla said.
"I was only asking her a question when you jumped down my throat." John said.
"I did not jump down your throat. You were being a little rude John." Teyla said.
"I wasn't being rude. I was just trying to find out why she didn't say anything about her dreams. She could have put the base in danger. It was a legitimate question." John said.
"Yes it was a legitimate question but, it was one that you never posed to me when you found out that I was having strange dreams. Sometimes I think that what ever you have against Danielle clouds your judgment towards her." Teyla said.
"And I think that whatever is going on between you two is starting to cloud yours." John said.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Teyla asked.
"C'mon Teyla. When you talk about her now you sound more like her sister than a friend." John said.
"Maybe because that is the way that I feel. I do not know what is going on with the both of us but something inside of me said to protect her and stand up for her and that's what I did. I can not take back what has happened but if I offended you John, than I am sorry. I can not promise that it will not happen again." Teyla said.
"I don't want to fight with you Teyla. I guess when it just comes down to it, I didn't like the fact that you took her side over mine." John said softly.
"I see. You got jealous." Teyla said with a smile.
John rolled his eyes at her.
"Maybe just a little." John said.
"I think a lot." Teyla said.
"Ok. A lot. Happy now." John said walking towards Teyla.
John pulled Teyla to him and kissed her on the lips.
"No more fighting. I don't like fighting with you." John said putting his forehead to Teyla's.
"I do not like like fighting with you either John. I love you." Teyla said.
"I love you too." John said softly kissing Teyla's forehead.
"We better get going. I don't want the meeting to start with out us. I want to know what is going on with you so things can get back to normal. Well, normal for Atlantis." John said.
"As do I." Teyla said as she and John started to head out the door towards the meeting room.
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John and Teyla walked in the meeting room and saw that everyone was present even Colar. They both took their usual seats next to each other.
Teyla looked at Danielle and saw that the color was returning to her face. Teyla smiled a small smile at Danielle.
Danielle could feel Teyla looking at her and returned the smile.
"Now that everyone is here we can begin. For those of you that don't know our guest his name is Colar. He comes from a world called Naharra. He has requested our assistance in locating two of his people's decendants. Colar believes that they are here on Atlantis right now. I'll just cut to the chase. He believes that the decendants are Teyla and Major Campbell." Carter said.
The whole room looked at both Teyla and Danielle who were both looking at each other.
"I'll let Colar tell his story. Colar." Carter said pointing to Colar.
Colar thanked Colonel Carter and then stood up and looked at the two women before him. He couldn't believe how closely they resembled the two sisters. The resemblance was uncanny.
"I can not tell you how happy I am to to finally meet you. It has been a long journey for me to find you. I believed that for the longest time I would never find you and that my people..I mean our people would die at the hands of the wraith." Colar said.
"Colar, how do you know that Teyla and Major Campbell are the ones you are looking for?" Sheppard asked.
"There images are all over Naharra. So I knew when I saw them that they were indeed the ones I have been searching for. Plus, the vision my teacher told me said that I would find them here and that they would be on the balcony where I saw them earlier." Colar said.
"Your teacher had a vision?" Teyla asked.
"Yes he did. He said that the two sisters visited him in a kind of waking dream and showed him the city and then you two. In the dream he saw that I found you." Colar said.
"What were their names? The sisters I mean." Danielle asked.
"Maihari and Niya." Color said.
"Niya." Danielle said softly. That name felt so familiar to her.
"Maihari." Teyla said looking at Danielle who she could see was saying her name as well.
"There is more I want to tell you but first we must confirm that you are the true descendants." Color said.
"Wait. I thought you just said that your teacher saw them in vision. What else do they have to do?" Evan said.
"There is a test.." Colar said.
"Test! What test?" Sheppard asked sitting up in his seat.
"John. Calm down." Teyla said putting hand on his arm.
"I am. It just seems like every time there is some kind of test something always goes wrong and someone gets hurt." John said.
"Colonel, there is no pain involved in this. I assure you." Colar said. He reached down for the bag that was near his chair.
John, Ronon, and Lorne immediately recognized the bag as soon as Color placed it in the table. It was the bag they brought back from Brinar.
Colar went to end of the table with the bag and took out two boxes. The boxes were black in color and were made of some material that no one had seen before. On top of the box was come kind try of seal.
Colar looked at Teyla and Danielle.
"I can't open these boxes. Only the true descendants can. Please step forward and try." Colar said.
Teyla and Danielle both stood up and headed towards the end of the table where the boxes where.
Teyla stood in front of one box and Danielle stood in front of the other. The both looked over the boxes then switched places.
"Why did you two just switch places?" Ronon asked.
"The box I was in front of didn't feel right." Teyla said.
"Same here." Danielle said.
Everyone watched as Teyla and Danielle waived their hands over the seal that was on the boxes. The boxes then opened up.
"How did you two know how to do that?" Carted asked.
" I do not know. It just felt right." Teyla said.
"It was like an instinct or a reflex. Like we have done this before." Danielle said.
"Well what's inside?" Rodney asked the question everyone wanted to know.
Teyla reached in her box first. She pulled out two rods that looked very much like her Bantos sticks. The rods were lighter then the Bantos sticks she used to practice with. They were made of the same black material as the box they came in. Both rods had a white crystal in the center of them. On the other side of of one of the rods was the seal that was on the top of the box. Then the rods spoke when Teyla waived her hand over crystal.
"Recognize Maihari." the rods said.
"What was that?" Rodney asked.
"I believe it was the rods." Teyla said.
"I guess we know who you are. My turn." Danielle said.
Danielle looked in her box and saw what looked like two Japanese Sais. They looked looked they were made with some type of metal but when she went to go pick it up it was light as feather. The handles were wrapped in some type of leather material and had jewels encrusted in them. In the middle of one of the hilt's there was a stone similar to one that was on Teyla's rodss. The other had the seal on it.
Danielle waived her hand over the crystal just as Teyla had done.
"Recognize Niya." the voice said.
"Cool." Danielle said twirling the sai in her hand like it was the most natural thing in the world to her.
"They look like your Bantos sticks Teyla" John said to Teyla.
"Yes they do but they are not called that. They are.." Teyla could feel the name on the tip of her tongue. "Shakara Rods."
"And mine are Kiru-Khans. They are both weapons. Right?" Danielle said to Colar.
Colar could not hold back his smile. It was them. His search was over.
"Yes, you are correct. Yours Maihari..I mean Teyla are indeed Shakara Rods and Niya... I mean... Major Campbell is also right. Hers are Kiru-Khans."
"The names of the weapons. Do they have a meaning?" Evan asked.
"Yes they do. Shakara means Lightening Storm and Kiru-Khan means Weapon of Force." Colar said.
"Weapon of Force. I like that." Danielle said.
"How do the weapons know who you are?" Ronon asked.
"Well It must have something to do with DNA." Rodney said as if it should have been obvious to everyone.
"You are correct Dr McKay." Colar said looking at Rodney who had a smug smile on his face. "These two weapons were specifically coded to their DNA. This was away to make sure that ones weapons could not be used against them. It was a practice used when the sisters were alive but has not been used since the shield has been in place."
"Well couldn't someone just pick it up and use it against them?" John asked.
"Come try." Colar said.
John got up from his chair and walked over to Teyla who placed her Shakara Rods on the table. When John went to go pick up one of sticks his hand went over the crystal and it turned a bright red and sent a shock through his system.
"Ow! It shocked me!" John yelled.
"Yes. That is one of the built in defense mechanism to make sure no one just picks it up. Your DNA would have to be added in order for you to touch it." Colar said
"You could have just told me that instead of letting me get shocked." John said walking back to his seat.
"No, that was something we needed to see." Rodney said laughing at John.
"Can you tell us why we are having these dreams about the sisters?" Teyla asked.
"Yeah, why are Teyla and I having them?" Danielle said.
"Dreams? What kind of dreams are you having?" Colar asked.
"They are about the sisters and about people and places we have never seen. I can only guess the world is Naharra." Danielle said.
Teyla nodded. "Danielle and I also shared a dream recently where the sisters told us to not be afraid and to embrace what is coming because our people needed us."
Colar listened to both Teyla and Danielle and knew this was going way over his head. He would need help.
"I wish I could tell you more about your dreams but I don't think I am the right person. I suggest that you meet with my teacher back on Naharra. He may know more about this then I would. I do have one more thing for you but I'm not sure I should give them to you until we meet with my teacher." Colar said.
"What is is?" Danielle said.
Colar reached in the bag and pulled out another small box. He walked over to Teyla and Danielle and placed it down in front of them.
Teyla open the box and saw dark two stones inside. She reached for one and Danielle reached for the other. They both looked at the dark stones in their hands and watched as the stones began to glow.
"These stones are beautiful." Danielle said getting lost in the glow.
"Yes. Why are they glowing?" Teyla asked. Her eyes also fixed on the stone.
"The stones are essence stones. It was believed that one's essence could be transferred to these stones before they died. The stones you both have now contain Maihari's and Niya's essence's." Colar said.
"You mean their souls are in there?" Carson asked pointing to the stones.
"Yes Doctor. It contains everything that was Maihari and Niya. Their thoughts, memories,expierences. All that they were is there waiting for you both. All you have to do is open your mind and let them in. With help of course." Colar said.
"How do we do that?" Danielle asked.
"Well..." Colar was cut off by both John,Evan, and Colonel Carter. Each sounding with their own rejection of this idea. John was the first to speak.
"Whoa...I don't think so. We don't know what that is going to do to either one of you. I think we should wait and let Rodney and his geek squad take a look at those stones before either of you open yourselves up to this." John said.
"Hey! We are not the geek squad but,I have to say I would love to get my hands on that technology. I have to say that I agree with Sheppard. I think we should wait until I and the other scientists check the ancient data base on the weapons and the stones." Rodney said.
"But Colonel.."Colar started.
Colonel Carter held up her hand to stop Colar before his protest began.
"I already know what you are about ask and I have to say that I agree with my colleagues that before I allow members of my staff to open themselves up to this procedure we have to no more about it." Carter said
"Colonel I'm willing to try." Danielle said.
"As am I." Teyla said.
"I'm glad that you two are so willing to give this a try but I think that you both are not thinking clearly right now. So my decisions stands. We wait." Carter said.
"Yes ma'am." Danielle said sounding defeated.
"As you wish Colonel." Teyla said.
Teyla and Danielle both reluctantly put the stones back into the box and close it.
"I respect your decision Colonel Carter although I disagree with it. It would not have harmed them. I suppose,if our positions were reversed and a stranger from a strange world just told me what I just did told you, I believe I would not be so willing to let one of my people undergo the process without checking into it first. With your permission Colonel, I would like to contact my people and let them know I'm alright and that I have completed my journey. They will also be able to assist you with any question about the stones and the shield." Colar said.
"Of course. I'm glad you understand. If there is nothing else then we..." Carter was about to dismiss everyone when Colar said his hand. "Yes Colar?"
Colar turned back to Danielle and Teyla.
"Niya..I mean Major Campbell. There is one more thing I would like to give you. I apologize for not doing this sooner." Color said moving closer Danielle.
"Apologize for not doing what sooner?" Danielle asked.
"Healing your leg. Well helping Mai..I mean Teyla heal your leg." Colar said.
"Heal my leg? How could Teyla do that?" Danielle asked.
"There are only a few of us who possess the gift of healing. Both sisters had the gift and would use it to heal each other wounds. I would do this on my own by I'm not fully recovered from my wounds yet. So I will need Teyla to assist me. If that is alright with Colonel Carter and Teyla?" Colar said.
"First tell me what you will do and then I will let you know if it's alright." Carter said.
"Well I will place my hand on the Major's wound and Teyla,the Major, and myself would concentrate and heal the wound." Colar said.
"And that's it?" Evan asked a little skepitcal.
"That's it." Colar said.
"I will assist you." Teyla said.
"Will it also fix where ever else I have pain?" Danielle asked.
"Yes." Colar said.
"Alright, you may proceed." Carter said.
Colar stepped towards Danielle's leg and lowered himself down to where the wound was. He placed one hand on the wound and reached up with his other hand to Teyla.
"What do you need me to do?" Teyla asked.
"Grab the Major's hand and open your mind. Think about her. Close your eyes both of you. Breathe in. Breathe out. Open your mind. Open your mind. Breathe In. Breathe Out. Focus your thoughts. Feel the energy with in." Colar said.
Teyla and Danielle did as Colar said and closed their eyes. They started to breath in and out slowly. With each breath they could feel themselves slowly get in sync. Teyla started to feel a tingling sensation. It started from her toes and traveled upwards and spread out through her body. The tingling then changed and she could feel a warming sensation. She could feel the sensation leave her body and start to travel into Colar and then to Danielle.
Danielle stood there and started to feel a tingling in her leg. It felt like someone was tickling her. She laughed only to be told by Colar that she must concentrate. Danielle apologized and went back to her breathing and concentrated on the tingling feeling. After the tingling was done she then felt a warm sensation on her leg and she felt her leg slow start to straighten. The pain was gone. Danielle felt the warmth travel up her body towards her ribs. The pain from her ribs was also gone.
Everyone sat and watched in complete awe. They watched as Teyla, Colar, and then Danielle all started to breath as one. Then they saw a gold glow start from Teyla's feet and move upwards to surround her whole body. The gold glow then made it's way over to Colar and then over to Danielle leg. They heard Danielle laugh as the glow touched her leg. That made Evan smile because he was really not comfortable with this whole situation. Hearing Danielle laugh let him know that she was not in any pain. Evan turned to look at Sheppard who also looked like he relaxed a bit when he heard Danielle laugh.
They all continued to watch as the glow turned from gold to red. It now was all over the three of them. Soon they began to see Danielle straighten out her leg and stand up straighter. The red glow started to fade away and all three of them began to open their eyes.
Colar stood up but felt a little wobbly. Carson saw this and quickly headed towards Colar before he fell. Colar let Carson know he was fine just tired. Teyla also felt a little drained but was able to stand on her own. Danielle reached out for her but Teyla waived her off.
"I am fine. Are you alright?" Teyla asked.
Danielle let her crutches drop and jumped up and down.
"Does that answer your question. I feel like a million bucks. Thank you both. Are the both of you alright? Your nose is bleeding Teyla and so is yours Colar." Danielle asked.
"We will both be fine in a couple of moments. The nose bleed is a result of us using our abilities. I should have said something to you forgive me for not remembering. It has been a long time since I have had to use my abilities." Colar said.
John walked over to Teyla to make sure for himself that she was ok.
"Are you alright?" John asked placing his hand on Teyla's cheek.
"I am fine John. See my nose bleed has stopped and I'm starting to feel better. Please do not worry." Teyla said smiling at John. She always loved his protective nature.
"That's like telling me not to breathe. It's my job to worry about you." John said hugging Teyla.
Teyla held on to John and said a silent thank you to the ancestors for bringing John into her life.
Evan took this moment and walked over to Danielle who was still standing near Colar and Carson.
"Hey you? How do you feel?" Evan asked.
"I'm fine. I have never felt better before in my life. I feel like I could run to the mess hall and eat a king size feast." Danielle said.
Evan laughed.
"What is so funny?" Danielle asked.
"I thought you were going to say you could run a marathon." Evan said.
"Now c'mon. You know me better than that. I hate running. Well... except when there's food involved. Speaking of food...isn't it breakfast time. I'm starved." Danielle said.
"Now I know you are ok." Evan said putting his hand around her waist.
"Yeah I'm fine. Just hungry." Danielle said.
"Hey what was with the glowing?" Evan asked.
"We were glowing?" Danielle asked shocked.
"Aye, lass. Like a Christmas tree." Carson said.
"Colar can you explain?" Carter asked.
"Yes, Colonel. You saw healing energy from our bodies. When it begins it is a gold glow that feels like a tingle. It moves through each person's body building up energy and once the energy had built up it turns red and begins to heal the body." Colar said.
"Interesting. I would like to hear more about this energy your bodies produce." Carter said.
"How about after we get this lot to the infirmary? I want to check you all out." Carson said.
"Yeah and I would like to take a good look at those stones and see what I could find out from the ancient data base." Rodney said.
Just was Rodney was about to approach the box with the stones he stopped short.
"Wait a second. If I pick up these stones am I going to get shocked like Sheppard did with those weapons?" Rodney asked.
"Well Doctor... I can not say for sure. There aren't that many essence stones left and very little is none about them so I am not sure. What I have heard is that if the essence doesn't like you...you will know it." Colar said.
"Oh great." Rodney said.
"I am sure it will be alright Rodney." Teyla said.
"Yeah, Rodney. No worries. I'm sure they will like you." Danielle said.
Rodney approached the box with the stones slowly.
"Nice stone. Good stones." Rodney said trying to get the stones to possible like him. He reached in and then pulled his hand back.
"How about you two put in a good word in for me." Rodney said turning to Teyla and Danielle.
Sheppard,Ronon,Carson,and Evan laughed. They couldn't believed that Rodney wanted Teyal and Danielle to make nice on his behalf with the stones so he coudl touch them later.
Carter stifled a giggle as she watched Teyla and Danielle walk over to the box.
Danielle picked up her stone first and placed it in the palm of her hand. The stone began to glow from her tough. Danielle was really trying hard not to laugh and was not very successful. She looked at poor Rodney and began to feel sorry for him. She could see he was terrified of getting shocked or something worse. Danielle took a deep breath and began to speak to her stone and tried to suppress the feeling of looking stupid by talking to a rock in front of everyone.
"Hello Niya. It's Danielle." she said waving at the stone with her other hand. That caused a chuckled form Evan who got a stern look from Danielle that let him know to shut up. Danielle continued. "This is my friend Dr. Rodney McKay. He and his team of brilliant scientists will be handling you for a little while. I would really like it if you would allow him to handle you. Now I'm going to place you in his hands. Please don't hurt him." Danielle turned to Rodney. She frowned when Rodney didn't open his hand up.
"Rodney, you have to open up your hand." Danielle said.
Rodney still looked hesitant.
"Rodney open up your hand so we can leave." Sheppard said.
"But what if.."
"For the love of god Rodney! Open up your bloody hand!" Carson said.
"Nice one Doc." Ronon said.
"Thank you." Carson said as he looked over at Sheppard and Lorne who were giving him the thumps up.
"Oh alright! But if I get shocked you guys are never hearing the end of it." Rodney said.
"Yeah we know." Sheppard said under his breath.
Rodney opened up his hand and closed his eyes bracing his body for the pain.
"You can open your eyes now Rodney." Danielle said.
Inside Rodney's hand were both stones.
"Both stones? Teyla when did you speak to your stone?" Rodney asked.
"When Carson yelled at you I said a silent prayer and as you can see it worked." Teyla said.
John walked over to Rodney and slapped him on the shoulder.
"See nothing to worry about." John said.
"Yeah, yeah." Rodney said putting the stones in there box.
"Samantha is there anything else? I would like to get to work on this as soon as possible and I'm also hungry. Anyone else hungry?" Rodney asked.
"Me." Danielle said raising her hand.
"I am." Ronon said.
"No Rodney, there is nothing else. Colar, as soon as you are done with Carson in the infirmary we will send a message to your home world. Dismiss. I'll be in my office if anyone needs me" Carter said as she left the room.
"Hey Doc? Can we eat before we come to the infirmary for test?" Danielle asked.
"That's fine lass. I'll see you and Teyla later." Carson said.
"Doc your the best. Thank you." Danielle said as Carson left with Colar.
"I'll meet you guys in the mess hall I want to go put these babies in the lab. See you in ten minutes." Rodney said then left the room.
"Dani you wanna put your Kiru-Khans away before you eat?" Evan asked.
"You mean my weapons of force? No, I thought we could use them to get ahead of the breakfast line." Danielle said with a smirk.
"A women after my own heart." Ronon said.
Danielle smiled at Ronon.
"Don't encourage her Ronon. Let's go... Niya." Evan said laughing.
"So not funny Evan. So not funny. See you guys in ten." Danielle said as she and Evan left the room headed towards her quarters then the mess hall.
"I'm going to go see what Amelia's up to. See if she wants to meet up with us in the mess hall. See ya." Ronon said then left.
John watched as Teyla picked her Shakara rods and placed them back in her box. Teyla started towards the door with her box when John called her.
"Teyla..can I ask you a question?" John asked and looked very serious.
"Yes John, always." Teyla said looking concerned.
"About the stones. Did you really say a silent prayer or did you just put the stone in McKay's hand and hope for the best?" John asked with a raised eyebrow.
Teyla thought about John's question trying to think of the right way to answer him. A sly smile crept up on her face when she answered him.
"What do you say in your language? Oh yes. I plead the 5th." Teyla said as she left John standing there laughing.
"Oh ,I so was not expecting that answer." John said still laughing as he left the room to catch up with his sneaky girlfriend.