A/N) So I have to say this, 'The Last Man' quite possibly has to be the BEST Stargate episode that I have EVER watched and that includes the Sparky favourites like 'The Storm/ The Eye' and 'Echoes' and 'The Real World' and 'Common Ground' and 'The Seige I-III' and well 'Lifeline' and 'This Mortal Coil' and so without further adieu here's the last instalment for now…

Future's Past

"Okay Colonel Sheppard," Sam began as John and Lorne's team stood ready at the gate. "Good luck."

"Thanks-"

"John wait!" Elizabeth cried out as she came running to him.

"Elizabeth?"

Elizabeth smiled and gave her fiancée a huge hug and kiss. "Come back in one piece alright? With Teyla hopefully…."

John smiled. "Don't worry. I'll be back before you know it…."

-sparky-

"What do you mean he hasn't come back yet?" Lorne asked as the rest of his team came back through the wormhole. "He stepped back through hours ago."

"No." Elizabeth stated her arms crossed in front of her chest. "He didn't."

"But he did," Lorne insisted. "I was there."

"And I was here," Elizabeth stated angrily. "Now I am telling you Major Lorne that John did not come through that gate."

"Then where is he?" asked Rodney. And all who were there in the Gateroom; Lorne, Samantha, Rodney, Ronon and Elizabeth all looked at each other wondering what could have happened to him.

-sparky-

Forty-Eight Thousand Years Later...

She sat on the stairs leading down to the gate with her head in her hands. She had been waiting there for a long time- far too long but she didn't have a choice. The man she loved was out there and she was one of the only ones who could be there to great him. And so twenty-five years after his disappearance when Rodney and her had come back through they had set to work….and she had been waiting ever since.

Suddenly, the gate wooshed open and she was instantly on her feet her eyes wide with expectations. And then John came through- looking just as he had when he had disappeared in the freak accident.

"Elizabeth?" John asked as she came down the stairs and he looked around at the warm and slightly orange tainted control room. "What's going on?"

But Elizabeth couldn't speak- she couldn't trust her voice to work. Instead she just threw her arms around him and sobbed, although no tears came out of her eyes for after all- replicators can't cry.

-sparky-

Elizabeth finally calmed down enough to let John lead her to the steps and they both sat down. "Elizabeth," John began again. "What's going on?"

"It's been so long…" Elizabeth whispered as she traced the outline of his jaw. "…too long."

"Elizabeth it's only been about four hours since I left Atlantis,"

Elizabeth shook her head. "No."

"What do you mean no?"

"John…" Elizabeth began as she took him by the hand. "I have to show you something…."

-sparky-

John was in shock. Between Elizabeth and the Hologram of McKay he was briefed on what had happened. Forty-Eight Thousand years had gone by; Ronon had died blowing up one of Michael's facility, Sam had died aboard her ship 'The Phoenix' while Carson had never made it out of the stasis pod and Dr. Keller had died on Earth though repeated exposure to the Hoffin drug, Teyla had been killed by Michael and Elizabeth-

"You're a replicator?" asked John in shock.

Elizabeth nodded as they walked towards the stasis pod. "Rodney came up with the plan four days after Jennifer died. He knew that his plan might never be conceptualized and he figured that so long as one of us was around…"

"Forty-eight thousand years…"

"I know," Elizabeth sighed. "I told you that you were gone a long time…"

"I am sooo sorry," John apologized as he stopped dead in the hallway. "I mean-"

"John it's not your fault," Elizabeth assured as she took him by the hand and kissed him swiftly. "It was a freak accident like Rodney said. At least now we have a way to fix it."

John nodded and they continued walking. "I'm surprised that these corridors haven't filled with sand."

Elizabeth smiled. "Yeah well I knew that it was going to be a while till you came home so I kept busy. Most of the city is in good repair, there's just no power save for the Mark 12 that is keeping the hologram of Rodney going…"

"And for that I am ever grateful," answered Rodney as he materialized out of thin air. "But we need to get John into the pod quickly…"

-sparky-

"I hate goodbyes-" John muttered as Elizabeth set up what needed to be set up.

"I know," Elizabeth agreed softly. "But at least if this works-"

"If-?"

"When," Elizabeth corrected. "When this works none of this will have ever happened. You can stop Michael, save Teyla-"

"Marry you-"

Elizabeth smiled. "Marry me…"

"And live happily ever after." John finished.

Elizabeth shook her head. "I don't believe in happily ever afters…" she stated quietly. "Not anymore…"

John didn't say a word, he couldn't. He just took his fiancée into his arms and kissed her passionately. "I will fix this," John promised as Elizabeth buried her head in his neck. "I swear that I'll fix this…and we will have our happily ever after Elizabeth…I promise."

Elizabeth smiled into John's shoulder. "I believe you…."

-sparky-

"Incoming wormhole…"

"It's Colonel Sheppard's IDC…"

"How long have I been gone…"

"Twelve days…"

"Twelve days…twelve days… I hate to say this but we're on the clock…"

-sparky-

"So this time actually be back on time…" Elizabeth stated with a cheeky grin as John and his team suited up. "…I don't want to go- how long was it?"

"Uh Forty-eight thousand years-" Rodney answered looking at John. "Right?"

John nodded. "Give or take…"

Elizabeth sighed. "Okay- so I don't want to go almost fifty thousand years without seeing you, 'kay?"

"Kay-" John agreed as he gave Elizabeth a last kiss. "-let's go save Teyla…" he stated to the rest of his team including Lorne's men as they travelled through the gate.

"They'll be fine…" Samantha assured as the wormhole closed behind them.

"I know," Elizabeth agreed as they turned to walk away. "But do you ever get the feeling that something horrible is going to happen?"

Samantha smiled, "Every day of my life Elizabeth, every day of my life."

-sparky-

"We have to get out of here now…."

But it was too late- the building was coming down around them.

A/N2) Well here we are gang- the end of the season...with number five on the horizon. There are changes in the air in the canon series and will be matching those changes blow for blow with one obvious exception...our dear Elizabeth isn't going any where. :D So please take the time to review this chapter because it will be the last one till at least July :P I hope you guys have enjoyed 'What Would Elizabeth Do' as much as I have...and so you know, when season five starts I'll be starting with a new story- so keep your eyes open! And thank you all for your amazing reviews! I'm glad you all liked my alternate version of Season 4 as much as I enjoyed writing it. :D