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Freedom
Chapter 12
John walked down the hallways of Atlantis ignoring the stares of many people. Many were shocked to see him out of the med lab. He held tight the picture of Teyla and him, in his hand not daring to loosen his grip. He quickly turned the corner to enter the infirmary and almost ran over his second in command.
"Sorry Sir." Lieutenant Aiden Ford quickly apologized. He had come to the infirmary looking for John, expecting him to be standing at the same piece of glass he had been at for the past two days. Only when John wasn't there he began to worry so he had asked Beckett. When Beckett had told him that John had finally decided to leave for a bit, he was speechless.
In an impatient voice John said, "I need to see her. I need to talk to her."
Aiden didn't know what to say, so he said nothing and just nodded his head and lead John to the doorway where he quickly punched in his security code. '7, 4, 9, 2. Got it.' John thought to himself.
The door opened silently and John entered the room, shocking the goa'uld. Yet she did not make a single move. John stared at the piece of glass he had been practically hypnotized to for the past two days. From this side it was just a mirror. He turned back to look at her and he smiled. "Hello Teyla." John walked over to the other side of the small white room and sat down against the wall.
"The one you speak to is no more." She said in a deep, creepy voice. It was Teyla's but it wasn't.
"Now that's a lie." John said simply looking her in the eye directly. "Because if that were true, I wouldn't be speaking to you." The goa'uld looked down. "That's what I thought. Now I know that Teyla is still in there and I want to speak to her." John thought that simply asking was worth a shot, though he doubted it would even work.
"What you ask is impossible." The goa'uld said looking back up at John.
"Thought that would be the case." John took a deep breath and stood up and walked over to the goa'uld and handed her the photo he had been holding onto so tightly.
She took it and just looked at the side with the photo. "What is this?" She asked, demanding an answer.
"I'll make you a deal. You read this out loud and I'll bring you any type of food you're craving. Because quite frankly I think you're starving. In fact, I know it." John said confidently, though he doubted it would work.
"What you ask of me is simple and not worth your so called return favour. However I would also like one more thing. If you agree I will let you speak with the one you ask for." The goa'uld said knowing that the man would agree.
"What is it?" John asked curiously. He would do anything to get a chance to talk to Teyla, but he didn't trust the goa'uld and he'd be a fool to.
"Access to the chapa'eye. If you do this you will have until the sunset with my host." The goa'uld said.
John looked at her confused. "The what?" He asked.
"The portal." She said.
"You mean the gate?" John asked trying to close the communication gap. The goa'uld nodded. John thought for a minute. "No problem but I get my time with her first." He said there was no need for him to worry. He had a plan and it didn't matter. As long as he actually got Teyla back for just a little bit, it would work. That he had no doubt. "Now read it." He said waiting for her to begin.
The goa'uld smiled pleased that the man agreed. 'What a fool.' She thought and she began.
Teyla,
If you are reading this then you know that soon you can take a break from this nightmare, so stay strong for me. You said you felt safe with me, and I won't let you down. Not ever. I'll do what it takes to make you feel safe again.
Love,
John
p.s.
A thousand and one.
The goa'uld looked at John and looked as though she was about to laugh at him. The worry and panic washed over her face. Her eyes shut and in what seemed like an eternity she stopped. She was absolutely still then she looked up. "JOHN!" She yelled and ran to him and wrapped her arms around him. It sounded like her and she was crying her eyes out. "Oh god!" She cried into him.
John just stood there unsure of what to do. He didn't hug her back instead he stood there utterly shocked wondering if it was really Teyla, or if it was a deception.
Aiden, Rodney, Elizabeth and Doctor Beckett stood on the other side of the glass, shocked at what they were seeing. How John could actually pull something off like that was unbelievable.
"Doctor Weir if you don't mind, I'd like to run some tests on Teyla to be sure it's really her now." Weir nodded and Beckett proceeded to get one of the nurses to assist him.
"Rodney and Ford. I want you two to get Teyla and take her to see Beckett as soon as they come out." Elizabeth said as she walked out of the med lab.
John wondered if this could really be her. There was no way to be sure so he stood back and walked to the door. "Teyla as much as I would like to believe that it's you, I can't. Not until Beckett runs some tests." John said apologetically. Teyla smiled at him and wiped her tears and nodded understandingly.
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"Major, can I talk to you for a minute in my office?" Carson Beckett asked John as he waited in the waiting room for Teyla to finish with her tests.
"Sure." John said as he got up and followed Beckett into his office. John sat down and waited for Beckett to say something.
"Major I'm happy to say that the person we are seeing now is in fact Teyla. However I can't allow you to take her anywhere, without security of at least two people. Including you Major. Perhaps Lieutenant Ford could accompany you." Beckett said with his Scottish accent.
John sighed and got up to leave. "Sure no problem." He said smiling, which made Beckett a little suspicious. "Can she leave the infirmary?" John asked.
"Well I don't see why not, just make sure she doesn't leave the city." Beckett said trying to dismiss the thoughts of Major Sheppard being up to something. "You know what time to have her back here though." Beckett said like an over protective parent.
John nodded and walked out of Beckett's office back to where Teyla was. John got there to see Teyla back in her regular clothes sitting on the edge of a bed waiting for him. He smiled at her and looked around pretending to not know what to do. "So uh, I guess that, I don't know, maybe you want to." Teyla cut him off and ran up to him and hugged him. "I wasn't finished!" John sarcastically complained, hugging Teyla tightly, then laughing at his statement. "Come on, let's go." John said as he took Teyla's hand to lead her out of the infirmary followed by Aiden.
Teyla continued to follow John through the unoccupied hallways of Atlantis. "Where are we going?" Teyla asked as they reached a stop.
John opened to door and nodded at Aiden who stowed up a near set of stairs to get to the next level. "Deja-vu?" John asked.
Teyla smiled at him and walked out onto the balcony. Though it was not the same one they had been on the other day, it was like they were reliving the moment. "Deja-vu." Teyla answered John, who just smiled at her and leaned in to hiss her as the music started.
Let me be your hero
Teyla looked up at John and smiled then rested her head on his shoulder.
Would you dance
If I asked you dance
Would you run Would you tremble I can be your hero, baby.
And never look back?
Would you cry
If you saw me crying?
And would you save my soul, tonight?
If I touched your lips?
Would you laugh?
Oh please tell me this.
Now would you die
For the one you loved?
Hold me in your arms, tonight.
I can kiss away the pain.
I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away.
The song still played but Teyla spoke. "I changed my mind." She said looking at John. He knew what she was talking about because that's exactly what he was about to talk to her about.
"Are you sure?" John asked. Teyla nodded.
"I knew that someday I wanted a child. And a third option was presented when the goa'uld was in control of me. I was forced to take on all of her memories. Both good and bad. There is a piece of technology within the city, which will completely erase the memories of a person. I know where it is so there is no need to worry about finding it." Teyla said quietly making sure that Aiden would not hear them talking.
John grinned at her and pulled her of her feet into a hug.
I can be your hero, baby. I can be your hero. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I can kiss away the pain.
I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away.
I can be your hero.
I can kiss away the pain.
And I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away.
You can take my breath away.
The next morning Teyla awoke. She was herself the symbiote had not awoken and it was far past the sunset. John was still asleep beside her. Teyla just stared at him quietly not making a sound. His hair was all over the place as usual and Teyla played with it, running her fingers through the short pieces.
John woke still keeping his eyes closed enjoying what Teyla was doing. He stayed like that pretending to be asleep for a few moments, then slowly he opened his eyes and looked at her. "Good morning beautiful." He said softly stroking her face then leaning forward to kiss her.
Teyla smiled at stroked her hand through his hair one last time. They broke apart and Teyla moved closer to John resting her head on his chest. John absently stroked his hand through her hair. "Do you think we should get up soon?" John asked.
"Soon." Teyla said looking up him.
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Teyla and John waited impatiently on the infirmary bed waiting for Beckett to come back. John looked at Teyla and took her hand. "It's okay. You'll be okay, we'll be okay." He said smiling at her.
Beckett walked up to them with a clipboard in his hand. "Well I'm afraid it's to early to be one hundred percent sure but seeing as the symbiote hasn't awaken yet and appears to be in a hibernation state according to the tests results. I'm willing to bet that Teyla's pregnant. Just give it about a week and you can come back in for another test." Beckett said looking up from his clipboard and smiling at Teyla. "You're free to go." Beckett said then walking away.
Teyla looked at John and smiled. John pulled her into a hug and they stayed like that for a few moments, both of them extremely happy about it. "I'm going to be a dad." John said looking at Teyla. Teyla nodded with tears of joy in her eyes.
Teyla walked up to Elizabeth's office door pleased that no one else was there. She knocked on the open door and Elizabeth looked up at her. "Teyla, come in." Elizabeth said gesturing for Teyla to sit down.
Teyla did so and the door closed behind her. "Doctor Weir, do you know if they have found it?" Teyla asked. John, Rodney and Ford had been gone for the past three hours and hadn't checked in yet.
"No not yet, but I'm sure they will soon." Elizabeth reassured her friend. Teyla smiled at her gratefully. "They're due to check in any time now." Elizabeth said looking at her watch.
And as if on que Ford's voice came over Elizabeth and Teyla's earpiece coms. "This is Lieutenant Ford. We've found the device and we're bringing it back." Ford said.
Teyla and Elizabeth both smiled at each other and Elizabeth responded. "very well." She said happily.
Ford, John and Rodney brought the device back. Al it was, was a small gray device that went on someone's hand. About the size of an oreo. The three men were in the med lab waiting for Teyla and Elizabeth to arrive. They had the device on a small table for Teyla to see, to confirm that it was the device.
Teyla walked in followed by Elizabeth. "Is this it?" Rodney asked. Teyla looked at it and nodded. "Good. Now it will only work for someone with the Ancient gene like most of the Ancient technology. From what I can tell, the writing found with it is pretty self-explanatory. The device is thought controlled and what it does is pretty basic. The person using it needs to think of just how long of a time period the want to erase from a person." Rodney explained to the others around him.
"Alright then. We'll keep it safe until it's needed." Elizabeth said glad that locating and figuring out how to use the device was fairly simple.
TBC
Authors Note: There won't be any problems using the device so don't worry. Next chapter should be up soon and may be a song fic. Not to sure. More McWeir is coming up. Thanks for reading and please review.
