"Well, sir?" Maj. Lorne asked as he watched Col. Sheppard walk up.

"Genii contact failed to show up," John replies.

"I'm not surprised."

"They have some very useful connections, so it doesn't hurt to see what they come up with."

"I know, sir. To tell the truth, I trust Dara and Kimberley over them any day."

"I know. You know that even Dara has hit a wall with knowledge." John looked back over in the direction he came from. "I'm a little hungry. I'm going back to Atlantis, get a sandwich, and decide from there. You and your team will stay here and see if the contact will show up. If he does, dial Atlantis and let me know."

Maj. Lorne nods towards Col. Sheppard. "Yes, sir."

John stepped through the Stargate and looked around the empty Gate Room. "Hello? Did someone turn up the heat?" As he walked further in, he could hear his own foot steps echoing off the walls. "If this a surprise party, it's not my birthday!" Finally wondering what the red light was coming from the windows, he goes to the nearest door and looks at it. He was surprised by the fact that it didn't open in his presence. Thinking something was wrong, he puts his hands on the door and slowly pushes it open.

Stepping out, he was surprised what was in front of him. There was no ocean, at all. All that was there was desert and the sand covered most of the lower piers. Not liking where his thoughts were going, he presses his ear piece as he went back in. "This is Col. Sheppard. Is anyone there?" Making his way towards the stairs that lead up towards the Command center he tries one more time. "This is Sheppard! Is anyone there at all?"

When he reached the Command Center, he gave up on the ear piece. Going over to the first console he swipes his hands over it to get it to respond. When it didn't he quickly moved on to the next one. Soon he continued on, the whole time muttering, "This is some really good practical joke or I'm in really big trouble."

Finally coming to the last one and nothing still coming on, he began to worry. It was then his ear piece began to garble a little. Quickly he presses it and says, "This is Col. Sheppard. Is anyone on this frequency?"

"Sheppard?" Rodney's voice seems to ask. "I can't believe it! It worked!"

"What worked? What are you talking about?"

"Quick, where are you and what do you see?"

John frowns at the question and decides to go with it. "I'm in the Control Room. Nothing is coming on. Where is the ocean, by the way?"

"What?"

"The ocean! The big blue thing!"

"Hmmm," Rodney seemed to reply. "Come to the Hologram Room."

"Why?"

"Just do it. I'll explain it when you get there."

"Okay."

John entered the Hologram room and looked around. "Okay, I'm here Rodney. Now what?"

"Activate the Hologram."

"The whole city is dead because there is no power."

"The room is connected to an independent power source. Trust me when I say, it will come on."

Sighing, John goes over to the console and slowly waved his hand over it. The lights come up and he hears Rodney right behind him saying, "Hello."

Spinning around really fast, he points his gun towards the now older Rodney. "What happened?"

"Quite a lot actually."

"Yeah, I'm betting," John replies as he waves his hand through Rodney.

"Man, you look good."

"You look a lot different from what I remember seeing," John says.

"A lot of time has passed. I keep forgetting that it's only been about five minutes since the last time you saw me."

"Yeah, last time I checked."

"Now don't be surprised, but it's been a lot longer since I saw you last."

"What happened."

"You remember that SG-1 report where SG-1's wormhole was intersected with a solar flare and they were thrown in 1969?"

"Yeah. Are you saying that I was thrown in the past?"

Rodney kind of bows his head a little. "Not exactly. You were thrown into the future."

"How far?"

"I can't say exactly."

"HOW FAR?"

"About 48,000 years into the the future, give or take."

John clenches his teeth and growls out, "Are you telling me I was sent 48,000 years into the future in that 10 seconds it took me to go through the gate?"

"It's kind of cool, if you think about it."

"No. Surfing a 30 foot wave is cool. Dating a Super Model is cool. This is not cool!"

"Simmer down, young man." Once he was sure that John had calmed down enough, he nodded. "Right, come on. We have much to do and little time to do it."

"What are you talking about?"

Rodney started to walk in one direction. "If we want to get you back we have to put you in the stasis pod."

John quickly followed after him. "In order to send me back you have to put me on ice. How long?"

"About 700, 800 years."

"You want to put me in the stasis pod for 800 years?"

"A thousand tops. Look. I wouldn't do it if it wasn't for they fact that I have to get you back not to long after you disappear."

"Why is that?" John asks.

"Because you have to save Teyla."

"We will, but it doesn't exactly answer why?"

"That's the whole turning point. For everything."

Ronon goes running towards the doorway and points his gun into room. Dara and Maj. Lorne ran up behind him. Rodney finally comes up behind them and enters the room when Ronon gives the go ahead. Rodney stops short at the sight of Teyla's body. Dara looks in and lowers her weapon.

"It wasn't long after that, when Michael stepped up his plans," Rodney says. Looking over he sees John deep in thought. "Trust me when I say, the Michael you knew, was a kitten compared to the Michael that started his plans after you were gone."

"You can't tell me, that we took that lying down. Col. Carter would have fought him on that!"

"She did. Pretty well, I might add."

"So, what do you think?" Col. Carter asked as she indicated to the half finished ship.

"Looks like you should have demanded more of a finished ship," Rodney replies back.

"Come on Rodney. I was lucky that they gave me this one."

"I would still complain, if I was you."

"You're not. So, are you going to help me?"

Rodney sighs and looks at her. "Yeah, I guess."

Soon, Rodney, Radek, and Sam began to work on the ship. Taking weeks, they had finally gotten it around to putting it all together and in working order.

"Thanks, Rodney!" Sam says with a smile.

"You're welcome," he mumbles back.

"Now get yourself and your team back to Atlantis and take a few days off. Once you're done with that, try to find a way to increase shield strength."

"What about you? You're just as tired as the rest of us."

"I can't. I have to take her out and try and stop Michael."

"Alright," Rodney says as he turns around to leave.

"Hey, Rodney!" He stops and looks over at Sam. "Well?"

"Good luck?"

Sam smiles and gives Rodney a hug. "Thanks."

Once Rodney and his team beamed out, Sam takes the Phoenix out and starts to do a bunch of hit and run attacks. Finally Michael gets the upper hand by "leaking" some false Intel. As her Sam's ship went critical, she maneuvers the ship to do a Kamikaze run into the nearest Hive ship. As the Phoenix and the Hive ship explodes, the shock wave expands outward, taking out the other two Hive Ships.

"And we buried another empty coffin," Rodney said.

John watched Rodney as he was somber for a moment. When out of no where, Rodney stopped and John not paying attention, he walk right through him. It was then John knew why Rodney stopped. In the hall in front of him, it was full of sand. "That's not good," Rodney says.

"What?"

"This corridor and all the lower levels are filled with sand. There is no way to get to the stasis pod."

"What about going up and around?"

"What?" Rodney asks.

"Go up a couple of levels and walk across the sand, then go down."

"That just might work. Give me a minute to see what we are working with."

John just nods as Rodney disappears. Not more than a second later he appeared back. "That is not good."

"What's not good?"

"There is a sand storm going on. It's really dangerous."

"That's not problem. I've been in a sand storm."

Rodney blinks for a second then looks at John. "That's what she meant."

"What?"

"Dara," Rodney replied. "That's what she meant."

"What did she meant?"

"She left a video for you. You know how she can be mysterious. Well, I had a watch and she said a couple of things that confused me at the time."

"She left a video for me?"

"Yeah, would you like me to play it?"

"You can do that?"

Rodney very lightly nods towards John. "Yeah. It's not a probably. I up loaded into my computer banks. Figured it would be useful, being Dara and all."

"Wait! Before I see it... Maybe you should tell me what happened to her."

A sad look passes across Rodney's face. "Are you sure on that. I don't think you will like what happens to her."

"Just tell me, Rodney."

Rodney walks into the infirmary and stops at the sight of Dara standing there talking with Jennifer. "Hey, I thought you said this wasn't your war," Rodney states.

Dara smiles at Rodney and shakes her head. "Sorry. Had to say it to get Kimberley home. I wanted to help out, but I was afraid if something happened I didn't want her abandoned here."

"That's nice to know," Rodney replies.

"Rodney!" Jennifer exclaims.

"What?"

"Be nice. She was kind enough to bring some medical supplies."

"What kind?"

"Nothing major," Dara replies. "Just stuff like rubbing alcohol and bandages. The minor stuff you get a store."

"How is that helping?"

Dara rolls her eyes as she sighs. "I figured the less 'money' put towards that stuff the more can be put towards the more important stuff."

"Smart thinking." Rodney stops and stares at the two women. "So, how are you going to help?"

"I've already talked with Maj. Lorne. I am to escort Dr. Keller and her team here to infected worlds."

Weeks later, Dr. Keller came running through the Gate with her team. Rodney comes running down the stairs and looks at her. "What happened?"

"Michael made us. He knew we were there. He tried to stop us. Dara told us to make a run for it. She said she would cover us."

Soon Maj. Lorne got a team around and a Puddle Jumper. When they were finally able to make a connection hours later, they found her Puddle Jumper wreckage in high orbit.

After a minute or two, Rodney sighs at the slightly sadden John. "I know it's kind of tough for you, especially since you liked her. I'm really sorry. I didn't want to tell you if I didn't have too."

John stands there for a second, trying to handle the emotional trauma. "You said she left a video?"

"Yeah. Do you want me to play it now?"

John nods towards him. "If you don't mind."

Rodney's image flickers for a moment, then replaced with Dara's smiling one. John reaches a hand towards her. Until he remembers that she was a recorded message in the shape of a hologram.

"Hey, John. If you're seeing this, it's probably because I'm dead and you're not back in the right time frame. I recorded this message in order to help Rodney out. As I'm sure you can guess, my knowledge is quite large when it comes to Atlantis. At least more so than I let on. Imagine my surprise when I found myself on this side of the time line. Now this recording was only suppose to be for you, but I'm sure Rodney found it and watched it. Anyways, Rodney don't let him go out in the storm, you hear me. I do have a way for you to get around. Use the crystal. Also, Save the Cheerleader, save the world."

Dara's image flickers away and Rodney was soon standing there in the place. "That was it. While I was playing the message, I was doing scans outside of the city and I found out why the ocean was gone."

"Why?" John asked as he turned and headed for a room he knew would hold something that would help him.

"Where are you going?"

"Dara's room."

"Why are you going there?"

"She told me to use the crystal and she didn't want me to go through the storm. So, are you going to tell me why the ocean is gone or are you going to keep it a secret?"

"The sun is dying."

John stops and turns towards Rodney. "Shouldn't it be colder then?"

"No. As the sun dies, it consumes the heavier elements and it expands. Which means it'll be a big problem for you."

"Why?"

Rodney looks at him like he couldn't believe he asked that. "In a few hundred years the sun is going to burn off the atmosphere. That's why! As soon as you step out of the statisis pod you're going to die."

"What about the indepent generator?"

"I don't think it'll have enough power to run my system, the shields, and the stasis pod."

"Doesn't Atlantis have solar panels?"

"Yes and they are only good for powering up a couple of golf carts!"

"See! You're thinking like the old McKay," John says as he begins to walk towards Dara's room again. "More powerful sun, means more power going through the solar panels."

"That just might work!"

"I'm sure it will." When he finally reached the door he was looking for, he stops and swipes his hand over the crystals. When nothing happened, he looked over at Rodney.

"What? Oh, yes, sorry. There better be something there." Rodney half waved towards the door, causing it to open.

As John steps into the room and looks around. "We're looking for a crystal."

"That could be anything," Rodney says as he stands in the room.

John's eyes sweep around the room, they land on Dara's old DVD collection. Starring at them, an idea struck him. Quickly he goes over to the and scans them over. He grabs one of the box sets and smiles. "Save the Cheerleader, save the world."

Rodney turns and looks at John. "What does that mean?"

"It was Dara's way of giving me a double hint."

"Meaning?"

"Look at her season one of Heroes." Pulling out the DVDs he tosses them to the side and tilts the box over a little, letting a small pendent like crystal to fall into his hand.

"The other meaning?" Rodney had to ask.

"Trust your plan. Change one event, you can change a whole lot of events at once." Holding up the crystal, he noticed a note attached to it. Taking the rubber band off, he unrolls the note and reads, Throw it at the sand.

"What does it say?" Rodney asks.

"Come on," John responds. Not even waiting for Rodney, he quickly leaves the room and takes off running to the corridor. Finally when he reached the corridor that him and Rodney were originally in, he looks at the pendent. Without even thinking about it, he chucks it with all his might into the sand. Standing there, he watched as it slowly sank into the sand. After a minute or two, the sand slowly disappeared, leaving a type of tunnel with crystal like wall. John goes over and lightly touches the wall.

Rodney comes up behind him and seems to stare at the wall. "I can't believe it! It's a Tok'ra Crystal Tunnel! You better get going. I can't go with you, but I can meet on the other side."

John smiles and nods. "I'll meet you over there." As Rodney disappears, John makes his way into the tunnel. "Rodney, tell me about Ronon?"

"Now?"

"Yeah, now. I'm not going to have much time to hear anything after I get in the stasis chamber, now am I?"

"Well, okay."

Ronon didn't feel like he fit in anymore. Especially after the fact that John, Teyla, and Dara weren't with them anymore. When he left, he had managed to convince Col. Carter to give him some C4 and some P90s. He had started up a small nice fighting force with the local residents in the galaxy. He had managed to get some good Intel on a factory where Michael made his hybrids.

Soon him and his group were making their way through the factory to one of the core parts that would blow it up. Hearing a noise at one of the corridors, he sweeps his gun towards the noise, only to have it pointing at Todd. As Todd kept his stunner pointed Ronon, he slowly crept more into the room. "I should asked what are you doing here?" Todd comments.

"Came to blow this place up," Ronon replies back.

"Naturally. I was planning on writing a code into his computer system that would slowly cause a fatal flaw, but your way seems much quicker."

"Yup," Ronon casually comments. Ronon signals for his men to leave, to help cover their exits. Soon Todd and him made their way towards the room they needed. Once they placed the C4 in the right spots, Ronon nods towards Todd. "Is there another way out?"

"This way," Todd comments.

Making their way over there, they managed to get about a couple of steps into the hall when the hybrids begin to fire at them. Running back into the room, they take cover behind a console. Ronon picks up his Walkie and says into it, "Fall back to the Gate, no questions."

"Yes, sir," the voice on the other side of the radio responded.

"Maybe we should blow it up now," Todd says.

"Not until my men are at a safe distance."

"As you wish."

The two of them continued to fire at the hybrids. Trying to protect their position as best as they could. After agonizing minutes later, the voice comes back on the radio. "We're at the Gate."

"Good," Ronon responds back. "Go back to base camp, now." He quickly he turns off his radio, before his men could respond.

"How about now?"

"Why not," he seemed to say with a slight smile, before he blew them up.

Rodney looks up as he see the end of the sand slowly disappear into a Tok'ra Crystal Tunnel. "I'm sorry. I wish there was a lot more happier endings."

John steps out of the tunnel and looks back at it. "That's not a problem. If this works, it'll be one big happy ending. Just took a long time to get it."

"You must be hungry. You're not making any sense."

"No, I just trust the fact that Dara put her trust in you."

Rodney looks over at John and sighs. "Sometimes I wonder if it's just misplaced."

Not saying another word, John and Rodney enter the Stasis room. Rodney moves over to a panel in the wall and holds his hand near it. No sooner did he do that, the panel pops up. "Take the first crystal. It has the address of where we found Teyla."

"You know, you never told me what happened to you. I know you survived and all."

"Only because I quit."

"That doesn't sound like you."

"I know, but we were under new management."

Rodney whined as he laid on the gurney as Jennifer examined his finger. Standing up she gives him a look. "It's a splinter."

"Doesn't mean it doesn't hurt."

"I'm sorry," Jennifer say with a release of breath. "You just couldn't have come at a worse time. I'm just under a lot of pressure."

Rodney sits up and puts his hands on her shoulder. "I know. I'm sorry. If you want, I can-"

"Dr. Keller, Dr. McKay," a voice says, interrupting Rodney. Rodney stands up and turns around to see Mr. Woolsey standing there. "It's nice to see you."

"Mr. Woolsey," Rodney says with a nod towards him. "I see you managed to get your hooks into controling Atlantis."

"Hmmm, yes," Mr. Woolsey says a little uncomfortably. "I've come to tell you two that there are to major restructuring in both of you departments."

"I can't afford any more changes. I'm already stretched as it is," Jennifer says as she looks around the infirmary.

"Only because of all that humanitarian work you are doing."

"There are people dying out there!" Rodney exclaims.

"Yes I know. The IOA feels that we have to many threats to deal with that we shouldn't have to deal with this one. We are pulling everyone back."

"And what about Atlantis, hmmm?" Rodney questions.

"The IOA believes that Michael is well aware the defensive and offensive capabilities that he'll have to put a second thought into attacking us."

A few days later Rodney had found out about the fact that Jennifer was quiting. As he thought about it, the more he could see, that she was right. So, when he finally went to see her, he told her that he was quiting too.

It wasn't long after they had returned to Earth, they had gotten married. They had nice little house, with jobs they both loved. He had taken a high paying job from a science firm. Jennifer had actually was able to open her own practice.

"You know if I go back, you can Jennifer might not have that prefect life."

"I'm counting on it."

"What? I'm seriously confused on this."

Rodney looks over at John and sighs. "It was nice. Until about a year later. She was dying from complications from exposer from the Hoffian Drug. By the time the symptoms presented themselves, it was too late for her. She died a few days later. It was then that idea hit me. If I can get you back from the future with the information you needed, I could change the fate of two galaxies."

John carefully grabs the first crystal and gripps it tightly. "Are you sure about this Rodney?"

"Of coarse I'm sure about this! I'm surprised you even ask. All those people you have lost and someone like me gave you a chance to go back to them."

"I had to ask. I have to ask one thing. What happens if this don't work?"

"You won't feel nothing. I mean, you just won't wake up. That's all."

"That's nice to know."

Rodney slightly nods. "I'll be here when you thaw. After that, we'll have to rush you to the Gate."

John nods towards Rodney. "Alright. I guess, I'll see you later."

"Incoming Worm Hole!" Chuck yells out, getting everyone's attention. He wasn't surprised when Dara just snorts and continued to read a stack of papers she seemed to carry with her when she either left her room or office. "It's Col. Sheppard's IDC!" He watched when she quark up her eyebrow, but nothing more.

Rodney and Col. Carter ran out of her office and down towards the active Stargate. "Sercurity!" Col. Carter called out.

Soon the security, Sam, and Rodney stood near the Stargate. Then Col. Sheppard comes running through the Stargate. He stops short and raises his hands. "It worked! Rodney, you're a genius," John says as he points towards Rodney.

"Ummm, thank you."

"How many days have I been gone?"

"About 12 days," Sam comments as she looks at him kind of funny.

"Good, good. Teyla is still alive."

"What are you talking about?" Rodney had to ask.

Before John could answer Dara calls down from the second story tier railing, "Welcome back, John. Rodney, you couldn't cut it any closer?"

"What is she talking about?" Rodney asked as he points up towards her.

"Crystal?" Dara asks. John carefully reaches into his breast pocket and slowly pulls out an Ancient crystal. He holds it up enough for Dara to see. "Good." Looking over at Sam she then says, "Are you going to get him to the isolation room or what? The sooner that Jennifer Keller can prove that it's actually him, the sooner we can go and save Teyla." Then with that, Dara turns back, grabs her stack of papers, and starts to leave. She stops long enough to say, "Let me know when we are going. I'll be in my office."

Even though John had just gotten shipped to the isolation room, Dara was running around getting her gear together. When she thought she had it all, she started to head towards the Gate room. She was half way there, when she was stopped by someone calling her name. Turning around she sees Col. Carter coming her way.

"Glad I caught you along the way. I'm heading to the infirmary. I need you to get Kimberley and Carson geared up. Get to your Jumper and dock on the Daedalus."

"What? Why?"

Col. Carter sighs. She knew this was going to be tough, if Dara argued with her. "Your Puddle Jumper is one of the most powerful weapons we have. I need you there. Backing us up incase we need it."

"Why do you need the three of us?"

"You're the better flier. Kimberley will be there for the backup flying. Carson will be there because of the fact I know the track record between the two of you."

"What about the fact that you haven't confirm Col. Sheppard's story yet?"

"It'll take the Daedalus three hours to get there, so I want them to move out now. Just encase. Also, by the fact you are getting around, tells me that you already know it's true. So, do me a favor and just please do as I ask."

Dara stands up straighter and nods her head towards Col. Carter. "Yes, Ma'am." With that, Dara turned on her heel and begins to walk towards Kimberley's room. Soon she was walking down the corridor at a very fast pace of speed. When she was half way down the hallway, she presses her ear piece and says, "Dr. Beckett?"

"Yes?"

"If you haven't heard already, you are to suit up for a mission and meet me and Kimberley at our Puddle Jumper."

"Ummm, okay," he replied.

Once she reached Kimberley's door, she swipes her hand over the crystals to alert Kimberley that she was there. After a minute, Kimberley comes to door and looks at Dara. "Yes?"

"Gear up. We're moving out."

"Please tell me this is because John came back!" Kimberley explained.

Dara just nods towards her. "When you gear up, meet us at our Puddle Jumper."

"Okay."

Dara slowly lowered the Puddle Jumper on the 302 Bay floor. Standing up, she looks over at Carson and Kimberley. "I guess we better go see Col. Caldwell."

Kimberley and Carson nods towards Dara as they follow her to the Command Bridge. As she walked through the corridors, Kimberley walked a little faster to walk next to Dara. "Am I right in believing that they may be going to Michael's building that implodes?"

Dara sighs and nods her head. "Yeah. I was trying to get us on the team to help, so that doesn't happen. Instead I get us shipped here."

"Look at this way, we can help from here."

"Yeah..." Dara trailed off.

They finally made it to the bridge and Dara nods towards Col. Caldwell. "Colonel," Carson says.

"Dr. Beckett, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Boyce."

"We are ready to go, sir," Dara says.

"Good." Looking over at his navigator, he nods. "Get us out of here."

The man nods towards Col. Caldwell and presses a few buttons. Soon the ship jumped into Hyperspace. Dara stared out the window, then turned. "Yay. Now the three hour wait. If anyone needs me, I'll be in my Puddle Jumper."

About three hours later, Kimberley walked into her's and Dara's Puddle Jumper. She noticed that Dara was in her Pilot's Chair. Walking over, she noticed that Dara had fallen asleep. Carefully she grabs Dara's shoulder and shakes it.

"Huh? What?" Dara sits up and looks around blinking.

"I figured you would like to know that we're about to drop out of hyperspace."

Dara just blinks at her for a second when it seemed to dawn on her. "Get Carson. Tell him to get a strong sedative, if he doesn't already have one." Kimberley just stands there staring at her. "Go!" Once she took off running for Carson, Dara hits her ear piece. "Col. Caldwell. As soon as we drop out of hyperspace and I have Kimberley and Carson on board, I'm launching."

"Understood," he replies back.

Once Carson and Kimberley got into the Puddle Jumper, Dara smiles and faces forward. "Buckle up kiddies. It's going to be a bumpy ride."

"Baldwin, we dropped out of hyperspace and have a Wraith Cruiser looking at us. Any suggestions?"

As Dara moved her Jumper out into space, she opens the communication channel. "Keep the shields up, no matter what. Pick up the three Puddle Jumpers out there and take out Michael's hyper drive." Without waiting for a response from Col. Caldwell, she was soon flying down to the planet. As she weaved in and out of the Wraith Darts, she brought up the HUD.

"There," Kimberley says as she points to the two glowing dots.

"It says it's Col. Sheppard and Ronon."

"Baldwin," Col. Caldwell says over the line. "Col. Carter wants us to beam Col. Sheppard and Ronon Dex up. This will require us to lower our shields."

"Don't," Dara casually replies. "I'm on my way now to beam them both up. You're going to need those shields more."

"Understood," Col. Caldwell, replies.

Once Dara was in position, she beamed up John and Ronon. "Oh dear lord!" Carson exclaimed as he ran over to John's side. Not even waiting for anyone to say anything, Dara took off back to the Daedulus.

"So, how are we going to play this?" Col. Carter asks.

"We get in, we grab Teyla, we get out, and we blow that ship up," John replies.

"I'm going to have to agree with John here," Dara says.

"How are we even going to do that?" Col. Caldwell asks.

"We position a Puddle Jumper, cloaked, near the Cruiser's bay doors. Launch 302 fighters, which of coarse Darts will be launched in response. We slip in. Problem solved," Dara said.

"What she said," John says as he points towards her.

Sam stands there for a moment, trying to debate on if she wanted them to do it or not. Figuring that either way they were going to go and do it, she was better off giving them the go ahead. "You guys may go. Though, I do have to speak with you John."

John stopped and sighed. As he watched the last of them walk out of the room, he turns and looks at Col. Carter. "Yes, Ma'am."

"I had a talk with Dr. Keller. Last time I heard, you weren't cleared for active duty."

"She changed her mind on that. Trust me. Please."

"Fine."

John stops for a second and gives Col. Carter a funny look. "Fine?"

"Fine. Go."

"Ummm, thanks."

Col. Samantha Carter watched him walk out of the room. She knew she couldn't fight him on it, but she had a strong feeling that Dara would take care of it.

"Okay, let's go," John says as he walked up to the group.

"Not yet. I have a few things to finish going over," Dara says.

John stands there and nods. "Okay, continue on."

"Thank you." Dara looks over at Rodney and says, "You're driving one of Atlantis's Puddle Jumpers."

"Whoa, whoa! If anyone is driving a Puddle Jumper, it's me!" John exclaimed.

Dara seemed to ignore him as she turned towards Carson. "Carson, I'm going to need you to stay in the infirmary, taking care of a patient."

"What? Who?"

Without any warning, Dara jabs her fingers into John's side. "Sorry, John, but there is no way I'm letting you go on that cruiser in that condition."

"What the hell?" Carson asks as he runs over to John's side, as he sank to the ground.

Dara holds up her hand to show Carson the blood on her fingers. "You take care of him Carson. You got me?"

"Aye," he replied as Dara walked away with Kimberley, Ronon, and Rodney.

"That was a little mean," Ronon whispered towards Dara.

"Had to be done," she quietly replies back.

"Fair enough."

Soon the group entered into the Puddle Jumper and Rodney quickly made his way towards the Pilots Chair. Before he sat down, he turns and looks at Dara. "Is there a reason you want to take one of ours, instead of yours?"

"Do you really want that Puddle Jumper anywhere near enemy territory?"

"Point taken," quickly throws in before he sits down.

Rodney carefully sets down the Puddle Jumper, turns and looks at Dara. "What's the plan of attack?"

"We save Teyla and we get out of here. Is there anything else? Oh, maybe do some damage while we're at it."

"I like that idea," Ronon says as he slaps Dara on the back.

Once she adjusts herself back into the standing position, she looks around the group. "Are we ready?"

"Do I have to really go?" Kimberley asks.

"Yes," Dara responds, just before she hits the hatch button.

The group leaves the Puddle Jumper and quickly heads out of the Dart Bay. They make their way through the halls of the cruiser, carefully avoiding the all the hybrids that were running around. They finally reached a room where Rodney could hook up his Tablet to the computer and get the required information off of it. As he did that, Dara leaned in to get a good look at his Tablet. "What does it say about Teyla?"

Yanking the Tablet out from under her nose, he says, "Do you mind? Once I find out, you'll know too."

"Well, hurry up, Rodney!"

"Yes, yes. I'm going as fast as I can." Rodney began to press buttons as fast as he could. "Okay, I think I found her."

"Good," Dara says. "Ronon, do you want to lead the way?"

"With pleasure," he replies. Getting a quick look at the Tablet that Rodney held, he moved in the direction that the map pointed out.

After running through the corridors they came to a room that a couple of guards posted at the door. Ronon and Dara quickly stepped up and began to fire on the hybrids, taking them down pretty fast. Before the last one to fall, hit the floor, Dara and Ronon made it to the door.

When they opened the door, they kept their weapons pointed up to be on the safe side. "Ronon. Dara. Is that really you?" Teyla asked.

"Yeah," Ronon replied.

As Teyla stood up, she wobbled a little. Just before she could fall over, Dara managed to run over and catch her. "Whoa! Slow down there. I know you're in a rush to get out of here, but we can't let you hurt yourself."

"I am fine, Dara."

Kimberley makes her way quickly over to Teyla's side. "Here, let me support her. We need you to keep shooting. Better aim and all."

"Alright," Dara says as she carefully transfers Teyla over to her.

"You're pretty weak, Teyla. What did he do to you?"

"He has been taking a lot of blood. How much, I do not know."

"Uh, friends," Rodney says as he looks at the four of them.

"Yes, Rodney?" Dara asked.

"We have a slight problem. Michael almost has his hyper drive on line."

"How soon?" Ronon asks.

"In a matter of minutes."

Dara scratches the top of her head, trying to get her thoughts in order. "Okay. You three stay here. Kimberley, give Teyla some of that orange juice that I know you have in your bag. Ronon and I will go to the hyper drive and blow it up."

Sounds like a plan," Ronon comments as he slaps Dara's shoulder.

"Do you even have any C4?" Rodney asks. Dara just turns her head at him and gives him this look. "Right, right. Pyromaniac. Probably have more that what John usually carries."

"Come on, Ronon."

Soon, Ronon and Dara were running through the corridors to the hyper drive room. They didn't have to say much to each other, because they were both such loners that they knew how to respond to each other. Once they reached the hyper drive room, Dara pulled out the C4 and placed it on parts of the hyper drive. When she was done, she nods towards Ronon and they head to safe distance in the corridor. Figuring they were in a safe spot, Dara sets off the C4s and they take off running towards the room where they left the three.

Dara stops at the room long enough to poke her head in and say, "Alright guys. Time to move out." Getting near Ronon's side, she nods to him. He nods back and they begin to take off when they knew that Teyla, Rodney, and Kimberley could keep up. When they finally reached the Dart Bay, Rodney steps forward, hitting the Jumper de-cloaker button.

"Where is it?" he asked as he kept stepping closer, hitting the button.

"Give it here!" Dara exclaimed as she grabbed the remote of his hand. She begins to jab the button really hard and very fast. "It should be here! You did park it right here, right?"

"Yes! I did park it there!" Rodney exclaimed.

"Okay, okay," Dara says as she places her hand on her forehead. "We just have to turn off the Jamming Code and the Daedalus can beam us back over. Not a problem."

"Rodney?" Kimberley questions.

"Look, we have to go back to bigger terminal. That way I can connect my Tablet to it and give the commands."

"So, we back track. The only other option is one us has to fly a Dart."

"I vote for turning off the Jamming codes," Rodney says quickly.

Dara rubs her forehead and looks at the group. "Rodney, show Ronon where you need to go. Ronon lead the way."

When Ronon got a good look at the map, he enters the corridor and takes off running in a direction. Rodney and Kimberley supporting Teyla follow after him as Dara covered their six. When they finally reached a Terminal, Rodney began to hook up his Tablet. Dara hears a noise and turns her head in that direction. Seeing a large group of hybrids coming their way, she yells, "Down!"

Everyone got down and started to fire their weapons at the hybrids. "What are you doing?" Ronon asks Rodney.

"Trying to not get killed."

"How about you turn off that Jamming code so the Daedalus can beam us over and we can not die over there," Dara replied.

"Look I'm sorry, I don't always do well under pressure!"

"Say you're sorry when we are over there!" Dara screamed at him as she continued to fire.

After what seemed like forever, Rodney looks at the group and says, "Okay, I think I got it!"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes!"

"Kimberley!" Dara exclaimed.

Kimberley hits her ear piece and says, "Col. Caldwell, five to beam up!"

They all disappear in a flash of light, then reappear in the Daedalus's infirmary. Carson peeks his head around the corner and sees the group standing there. Quickly he runs over to their side and says to Ronon, "Help me get her on the gurney."

Ronon nods and moves over. Without much effort he picks her up and puts her on the gurney. Carson quickly pushes her off to be examined as he left the group to have a post mission check over with the nurses.

As Dara stood there, watching Carson wheel Teyla away, Ronon comes up and slaps her on the shoulder. "Good job."

Dara blinks at him a couple of times before it finally sinks in. "Yeah, thanks."

"You okay?"

"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine."

As Dara sat there after the nurse left, Jennifer came into the infirmary and seen her. "Dara?"

"Yes?"

"John is done with his operation. You can go and see him if you want."

Dara slides off of the gurney and nods towards Jennifer. "Thanks, I will." Dara slowly makes her way over to the beds and goes over to John's side.

"Hey," he says towards her.

"Hey," she replies back.

"I heard you did a good job over there." She opens her mouth to say something, when he interrupted her. "If you ever pull something like that again, I will pull you off field duty."

John watched as he face got very red, before she started to scream at him. "Like you have the authority to pull me off of field duty! You are not my commanding officer! I don't know... why... I..." It was about then she stumbled a little and then fell to the ground.

John tried to lean over as best as he could. Seeing her not moving he begins to yell out. "DR. KELLER! HELP!"

Jennifer comes running over and looks at John. "What? What happened?"

"It's Dara," he replied as he pointed to the floor.

She runs over and kneels down to check her over. After a minute she looks up and over at the door. "Kimberley."

Kimberley slowly peeks around the door way, before she full comes into view. Trying to look innocent and not at all guilty, she shuffles her feet and says, "Yes, Dr. Keller?"

"What did you do with that horse tranquilizer pill I gave you?"

"Ummmm, slipped it into a drink and gave it to Dara."

Jennifer narrows her eyes towards Kimberley. "Why would you do that?"

"Well... You know how she's been stressed out for the last two to three weeks?"

Jennifer nods. "Yes. Now continue on with your explanation as you help me get her up on the spare gurney there."

As Kimberley helps Jennifer get Dara up, she continues on. "I know sleep does help her with her stress. I also know that she worked herself up so bad that it was going to take weeks for her to calm down, especially with the way these two act."

"Hey! I had nothing to do with this!" John exclaimed.

"Yeah and I guess I imagined you two yelling at each other before she hit the ground." Kimberley looks back over at Dr. Keller and continues on. "Anyways, I figured I would jump the gun and get the whole teeth pulling done now."

Jennifer stands there for a moment, then nods. "Okay. You're probably right. Next time though, include me in on this."

Kimberley gives off a smile and nods. "Sure thing, Jennifer." Turning, she skips off to find Carson.

As Jennifer turns to go back to her office, she stops and stares at John. "What?" he questions.

"Shame on you. She's been worried sick about you and Teyla and you yell at her for it. You're lucky I'm a doctor, because what she did to that wound would seem mild to what I do to you."

John just sallows and nods as Jennifer walked away. After about a minute he turns and looks at Dara. He couldn't help but to smile as he watched her drool on the pillow. "You were worried about me?"