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Chapter Twenty-Five - Recovery

It was Thursday, Earth stranded time. Carson studied Elizabeth's eyes with a pen-torch. "I must say you've made a remarkable recovery. If nothing changes within the next five hours, I'll be able to release you from the Infirmary."

After pocketing it, he quickly added a warning. "But no working till the weeks out, otherwise you're straight back here."

"But…" Was all she could answer before Carson interrupted her, she could hear John trying to hold a giggle behind him.

"None do you understand, I don't want you passing out on me again from exhaustion like you did the other day, having persuaded me to let you go for a long walk."

"You're as bad as me," replied John as he walked up to the bed patting Carson as he made to leave. "Thought I was the only one who could twist the Doc's arm."

"Not anymore," she replied.

"Hope you didn't forget our little deal as I've got a nice surprise for you." He asked as he bent down and kissed her on the forehead whilst placing his right hand in hers, just like he had done every day for the past four weeks.

"I know…" she indicated the note, "I haven't forgotten, but you have," she added cheekily, "I agreed, if "you" got us out of the mess we we're in."

John didn't miss the emphasis on the "you" and let her finish her sentence.

"As I recall it was Doctor McKay who got us out of the mess."

"Well technically it was a combined effort, I kept you awake, Lorne sent the rescue team ahead of schedule and McKay fixed the transporters."

John pulled up a chair and sat down. "He's still gloating over that actually. The fact he managed to fix something Hermiod couldn't and I think he's starting to drive Radek up the wall over it, just as well I can't translate Czech."

Elizabeth didn't miss the fact that John rubbed the bite on his neck or rather the bandage sitting on top of it and a flash of Déjà Vu washed over her.

John looked at the gun, finger closing on the trigger, as she got closer. He removed one hand from it to rub his neck.

It was then Lorne and his men rushed in surrounding him from behind weapons raised.

This provoked John into pulling the trigger.

"Vampire's." She muttered quickly and pulled her hand away from his.

"Elizabeth, what's wrong?" Not quite hearing what she had said and being surprised at the sudden loss of contact.

Carson was straight back out of his office after hearing John's concerned voice. "I hope you're not upsetting my patients, Colonel."

John motioned for Carson to stay back when Elizabeth hadn't responded to his answer, "Elizabeth."

She shook herself out of her daydream, panic evident in her voice as she tried to explain. "This might sound silly, but I dreamt you turned into a Vampire and tried to destroy Atlantis."

Carson and John looked at each other and then John returned his gaze to Elizabeth as she continued talking.

"You said that Torlian's race was called Vampires and during the transformation you kept rubbing your neck like you are now." She pointed at the spot on his neck.

"John, didn't you say Torlian's race feed on blood?" Asked Carson taking Elizabeth's words into consideration.

"Yeah but come on…Vampires?"

"It's a distinct possibility," added Carson. "We are in another Galaxy after all."

"Plus he said they used the Stargates to transport themselves from world to world," reminded Elizabeth. "And there is every possibility they reached Earth."

"Okay, you guys are scaring me now, I'm not gonna turn into one of these am I Doc? I was bitten by a bat type creature not Torlian."

"In some legends Vampires turn into bats, so it's quite possible that the bat thing was Torlian."

"The Son of a bitch, I thought he found out about the Daedulas a little too easy."

"But it's been four weeks, nothing has happened. The blood tests prove that."

"I may have been looking in the wrong place, would explain why I've not discovered anything. Your DNA might remain the same but your molecular structure could be changing."

"Did you not say you feel more energized at night time, than you do in the morning?" Asked Carson.

"Yeah, but then I have been sleeping here quite often during the day, might be why?"

"I'm touched John," replied Elizabeth.

Carson looked at John then to Elizabeth. "Oh, trust me Elizabeth it took excessive persuasion to get him to leave you for just a few hours, after the first week."

Carson turned to face John who sat staring at Elizabeth, and watched as he retook her hand. "I'll need to take some figures prints when you have a minute and again in a few hours time see if there are any changes there in your fiscal structure."

John hadn't heard, at least he gave no indication that he had. "John!"

"What!"

"I said, I'll need to take some figures prints when you have a minute and again in a few hours time to see if there are any changes there in your fiscal structure."

"Okay, be with you in a few minutes."

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