Disclaimer: I do not own Stargate Atlantis or any of it's characters; I only own Emily and Melody Jonatha.

5 Days Later...

"Why have you brought us here?" Todd questioned as he and I walked through the Stargate and into the SGC. I looked around, it was as if time had frozen the bunker hadn't changed a single bit in the last two - almost three -years. Todd had only agreed to come onto Earth if I came with Melody, I was unsure about taking our newborn daughter through the Stargate, he assured me it was safe. Only after Teyla also told me that it was safe to bring Melody through did I walk through; Major General Landry gave Todd and I an untrusting look, his face softened however at seeing Melody.

"Colonel, you said you're sister was coming through as well," General Landry frowned to my brother.

"She did," John replied, "I thought General O'Neill told you..." He started with the face he gave that always cried out 'I'm innocent, don't blame me!' It took me all my self control to keep from smiling and laughing, I had made that mistake around a few soldiers two days ago and they nearly shot me for it thinking I was growling and getting ready to attack. It was then I understood why Wraiths always talk to humans as if they're children, with Wraiths the simplest body gesture like a shrug could be misinterpreted for an attack of some sort.

"Tell me what?" General Landry asked as he looked at Todd, who was getting tired of being dragged around everywhere; since we had come to Atlantis Todd had found himself being dragged throughout Atlantis and onto other planets as well. When he came back each time he was grumpy, unhappy, and growled most of the night; in human terms he'd be called 'anti-social.'

"Well..." John started, "you see after Emily and I returned to Atlantis there were some...um...changes with her...I got worried about her and Dr. Beckett took some x-rays, wound up she was pregnant."

"I didn't know she's married," General Landry said as he raised an eyebrow, "surely her husband is on Atlantis."

I saw Todd stiffen and get ready to bare his teeth, I put my hand on his arm, I wasn't in the leather belt-cuffs like he was; I think the only reason I'm not is because I'm carrying a baby around and everyone on Atlantis seems a bit edgy to hold a half wraith baby except Teyla and Colonel Carter.

"Well...The sperm-"

"DNA," Todd snapped, I looked over and blinked in shock, I had no idea Wraiths could blush.

Todd, it was the Genii, you did nothing wrong...You did what you had to do to survive... I said to him telepathically, he glanced at me and gave a sneer before looking away; I knew he was ashamed that he let so much be taken from him, but that wasn't his fault.

"As I was saying the sperm," John glanced at Todd quickly, "DNA, was from a Wraith, the Wraith who looks rather pissed at the moment actually; well we were on a mission and a Dart got a hold of Emily. I had no idea where she was or if she was safe, I looked and looked...Finally, though, I got an e-mail from her saying she was ok and safe and a group of Hive ships were getting ready to fight each other over Atlantis, a Wraith Civil War. I found out that way that Emily was with Todd as his mate."

"WHAT?" General Landry asked, "then whose that Wraith? Where's your sister, Colonel?"

"That...Is my sister, the Wraith with black hair...Todd had to turn her into a Wraith or the Wraiths of his Hive would have killed her, they were ashamed to have a human woman as their Queen. Then, when she returned to Atlantis we undid the surgery and she had Melody..the baby, and Emily nearly died because her body has become so used to being Wraith that it's forgotten how to be human. But her mind still remembers how to be human."

"Is that true?" General Landry asked me.

"Yes," I replied softly, I had finally gotten Melody to sleep and I didn't want to speak too loudly or I'd wake her up.

General Landry looked at me, "you aren't going to start eating my men are you?"

"No, sir," I replied, "though I am Wraith I am still human on the inside...I am not a monster, neither is my mate."

General Landry glanced at Todd, he looked back at me obviously not convinced about both of us; he turned to John, "they can stay and help, but they have to be under constant guard."

I raised part of my forehead (during times like these I miss my eyebrows) and knew that General Landry really did not know much about my brother; even though I'm his sister I'm Wraith and like Todd I stay down in the cell and when I walk around Atlantis I'm under constant guard. Which is the right thing for John to do, I don't know what will happen when I get to be so hungry that I'm starving. John even had Todd and I's cell redone a little so there's a crib in it, supplies to feed Melody with, (I'm not breast feeding in front of a whole bunch of spectators, I don't want an audience seeing that part of my anatomy) and change her diapers and all. He even had Rodney find a way to make the cell warmer for Melody.

Todd glanced at me, obviously he had been listening to my thoughts, I have another Hive waiting for us, however we will need to be brought to it by your brother. Seeing as I am helping him he should have no problem returning the favor...

I glanced at Todd and thought back to him, you're asking him to set foot on a Hive, a Hive full of Wraiths he doesn't trust...it will be a lot to ask of him, we should see if the Hive can send a Dart to get us at another planet.

I see you are still loyal to your brother.

He's my brother, I love him.

He is my brother now too, he and I are connected, Todd reminded me, I smiled and nodded.

"What are they doing?" General Landry asked John.

"Uh...I have no idea, sir," John lied knowing if he said the truth General Landry would have Todd and I either killed or sent back through the Stargate, probably right into the arms of a Go'auld; then General Landry probably would fire him for bringing dangerous creatures onto Earth knowing they could rebel.

"Whatever you two are doing," General Landry warned us, "stop it now."

"Yes, sir," I replied.

--

An hour later I found myself sitting down and talking to Teal'c since I wasn't allowed in Rodney's lab for some reason.

"What is it like being Wraith?" Teal'c asked, "it must be a hard change for you since you were born human," he raised his eyebrow.

I paused, "it was hard, really hard," I replied, "it still is at times...Although I'm pretty much fully used too the Wraith customs and social life now...I forget my body isn't human, that I'm stronger, faster...But most of all hungrier and my hunger isn't for sandwiches and hot dogs and all. I hate killing and I can barely keep my eyes open when I feed off a person," I replied softly, I knew with Teal'c and the others I could just be myself; not Emily the Wraith Queen.

"If you do not like feeding off a human then why did you agree to the change?" Teal'c asked me, I explained to him how everything happened, he paused then nodded, "I see," he replied.

"How is the bundle of joy?" I asked as I glanced down at his stomach.

"My symbiote is well, though not particularly comfortable around creatures it is not familiar with," Teal'c replied, "I believe that the Go'auld fear the Wraith."

I nodded, "seems right of them too, we don't care if a person is Go'auld or not..."

"As O'Neill would say, they're on the menu," Teal'c replied.

I nodded, "exactly," I replied, "sometimes though, I feel like a monster for what I have to do to eat-"

"You are not a monster, Emily," Teal'c replied, "you are another being now whose...Menu has changed. You look different on the outside, and even though you have changed, you are still the same kind woman I met two years ago when you first got interviewed to go to Atlantis."

I blushed and smiled a close mouthed smile, "thanks, Teal'c, that meant a lot to me."

Teal'c smiled, "I remember watching a movie...The Hunchback of Notre Dame by a man named Disney...in the song it asks what makes a monster and what makes a man? What makes a monster, Emily, is someone who is cruel, cold hearted, vicious, and cares nothing for anyone but themselves; a man has emotions, kindness, empathy, and the want to help others."

I smiled, "so in other words although I'm Wraith now, I'm still fully human, not just one percent human."

"That is correct," Teal'c replied.

A moment later Melody shrieked as she started crying, I looked at a soldier who flinched when my eyes met his, "could you get one of the baby bottles I brought with me?" I asked.

Another soldier nodded and went to get it.

--

"Are you ok?" Rodney asked wide eyed as Todd sunk out of his chair and onto his knees.

"No..." Replied the Wraith before collapsing onto the floor.

Todd's was starving, he had fought back the hunger he was certain he'd never feel again; it was just as bad, if not worse, than when Kolya had kept him captive. The fire burned within him brightly, hungrily, the human called Rodney was babbling and yelling for Sheppard, saying something was wrong with the Wraith.

Todd! Are you alright? What happened! Emily's voice asked frantically in his mind, he could feel her extreme worry and concern, most of all her fear of losing him.

I am starved...If I do not eat soon... he replied as much as he could, the hunger gave another pain throughout his body. He felt himself lifted onto a gurney and rolled away into another room, he passed by Emily and saw her worried look as she tried to follow him. The soldiers wouldn't let her in the same room with him, why not? She is his mate! His eyes traveled over to Sheppard with a look that said what he wanted.

"If you don't make it long enough for me to find you food I won't let her see you die," Sheppard told him with a stern look, "she's seen enough death. Yours would break her heart."

Todd gave a little nod, the hunger sent another large pain through him.

Todd, please don't die, I love you...Emily's voice whispered in his head.

I love you, he replied back to her.

--

My heart pounded as I sat down on a bench in the hallway next to the room they had taken Todd into, worry crept over me as Melody started crying again. I hummed to her and cuddled her close as I rocked her, I whispered that her daddy would be okay though worry filled me. I looked over a few minutes later to see Rodney sit next to me, his face also filled with worry...and guilt?

"Rodney, are you alright?" I asked.

"I offered to let Todd feed off me, but your brother wouldn't let me near him," Rodney replied.

My eyes went wide, "no! No way, Rodney! I love Todd with all my heart, I think it's very kind that you're willing to sacrifice your life for him and your sister. However, your sister wouldn't want that, John doesn't want that, and I don't want that. You are a special man, Rodney, with a good and big heart, Atlantis and everyone needs you."

"It was my fault," Rodney replied, "I should have seen that he was hungry..."

"Rodney, I never know when Todd is hungry either," I replied, "he doesn't tell me, ever. With him there is no way to tell, and when he gets something to eat I hope he'll learn his lesson and tell me when he's hungry or not."

Rodney looked over at me, "what if he doesn't make it?" He asked, "Jeannie will die."

"No, she won't," I replied, "I can still talk to him, I can ask him for the remainder of the code if he doesn't get anything to feed from."

"You can do that?" Rodney asked.

"I can," I replied, "and I will if he..." I couldn't continue, I had fallen head over heels in love with Todd and now I don't know what I'd do without him, the thought of losing him...I was being torn up inside, Melody shrieked and cried again.

"Emily, I can...Hold Melody," Rodney said softly, I blinked realizing I was crying.

"It's alright," I sniffled, "Rodney, no matter what happens, I will get the rest of that code for you an Jeannie." I promised, he nodded though he looked concerned. I wasn't about to let Jeannie die along with Todd.

--

Two hours later Todd finished feeding from the human that created the Earth based Replicators, he was full. He went back to finishing the code and felt a wave of worry hit him suddenly, he looked up.

"What's wrong?" Sheppard asked.

"Emily does not know I am well, I am telling her," Todd replied.

Thank God! Emily's voice shouted in his head, Todd don't you ever do this again! When you're hungry let me or someone else know, and not by waiting until the last minute and nearly dying! I nearly lost you! I...he paused when he felt her thoughts drift from his head, she was crying...Because she thought she was going to lose him. His heart filled with a feeling that had only been mythical to him throughout all his years of life: love.

--

Rodney led Jeannie into the Gate Room, he watched as his sister's eyes widened at seeing the two creatures before her.

"The male, the one with the beard, helped me with the coding that saved your life," Rodney explained, "next to him is his mate, and Sheppard's sister, Emily."

Todd nodded to Jeannie, "I am glad that you are well."

"Thank you for helping Rodney save my life," Jeannie said, "I ow-"

"I'm glad you're alright, Jeannie," Emily said as she interrupted her, Jeannie could have sworn she heard the female Wraith whisper in her head, don't ever tell a Wraith that you owe them, we take it to heart and hold you to your word.

"Thanks to your...Husband?"

Emily nodded.

"And Rodney," Jeannie smiled, "aw cute baby what's her name?"

"Melody Jonatha," Emily smiled to her, Jeannie noticed that the Wraith was working hard not to let her mouth open too much. When the Stargate opened and the two Wraiths walked through the gate Jeannie turned and asked her brother how Colonel Sheppard's sister was a Wraith and he was human.

"It's a long story," Rodney replied.