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Author's note: not going to lie I struggled with this chapter , I knew where I wanted it to go I'm just not sure how to get there . Still new to this writing game so please bare with me while I get the hang of it . Again any pointers would be appreciated.


John had once told Teyla that using the chair was like skiing downhill , when the momentum is carrying you and you can't hear anything except the wind and you couldn't stop if you tried and you feel like you can fly . Like you have to let go and it's the best thing ever.( A/N: taken from SGA the furies ) using this chair was a thousand times more intense all of his senses where heightened .

John could feel every power line and system In the city . Sense all the other gene carriers walking the halls and feel the tide of the ocean against the hull. He could see the moon and planets in the surrounding system as if he was floating in space looking down on them. Never before had he felt this free and grounded at the same time.

John let himself get lost in the new sensations basking in the euphoria that came along with it. Then like the gentle warmth of a mother's embrace he felt his bond with Atlantis truly settle in his soul. He could feel the extent of her feelings , the longing for a Guardian , joy at being bonded and the anticipation of being returned to their former glory, as well as the discomfort from all the damage that has been wrought upon her . Most prevalent though was her feelings for him , the love and acceptance coming of in waves was like a balm to his weary soul.

"Atlantis this is ...amazing I never thought I could see and feel the universe like this , it's beautiful thank you for showing me this " . The depth of his appreciation and awe coloured his thoughts and ran through the bond into Atlantis .

" this is just the beginning , in time you shall learn to fully immerse yourself in my systems . There is much to teach you ,however we are limited by our current situation . To truly fulfil our roles we must first strengthen and fortify my systems . This will be made difficult due to the lack of power available, utilising the higher level systems will tire you out to begin with . Over time much like strengthening a muscle you will find more ease in completing such tasks. "

"okay so what should we focus on first ? . I can already see there is a lot of damage to the city structure and a number of systems are damaged in need of repair or entirely offline ".

" First we must focus on building our power reserves , whilst I do posses the technology to create the devices you call ZPM I am weary of allowing access when I know there are those amongst your people who would abuse such technology. Until such time that we can properly protect ourselves it shall remain hidden".

As much as he wanted to argue the matter - after all ZPM factory would solve a lot of problems - John was well aware that the IOA and the military would strip the city of the technology and use it for their own less the honourable plans and schemes .

" Okay so unless we come across another charged ZPM that matter is on the back burner for now .so how do we go about powering your systems , naquada generators only go so far and they definitely don't have enough juice for the bigger things like the shield and star drive. ".

" when I was originally built long ago the ZPM technology was still being designed , as such I was made with six generators located throughout the city . Each of these generators has the power output equivalent to that of 1/3 of a ZPM thus when all six are fully charged the power available is equal to that of 2 fully charge ZPM. "

"If you have these generators how come when we arrived all the systems were failing due to lack of power and why haven't we found them yet ".

" Each of these generators are charged by natural energy collectors drawing power from the wind , solar and tidal forces . Normally they are constantly being recharged and supplemented by the 3 ZPM , however due to the long war with wraith the Alteran 's constantly had my shield raised draining power and once the city was submerged there was no way for the collectors to gather energy and recharge the generators . Thus when Janus implemented the failsafe that would raise me to the surface he diverted all power to come out of the generators first before draining the ZPMs. "

" so when the generators are full it's never a problem unless there's a massive drain on power, but we've been on the surface for a few years now wouldn't that mean there is at least some power in the generators already? ".

" yes even without the ZPMs it was very rare that there would be insufficient power. However the way the recharging process works is that the collectors gather the energy then distribute it evenly amongst the six thus allowing all to be charged simultaneously. This has always worked in the past but on your arrival when we returned to the surface all six generators were completely empty alongside the depleted ZPMs all energy gathered would go out immediately to the city's critical systems. Even when you possessed a charged ZPM the demand for power didn't allow for the generators to gather a sufficient amount of charge . "

" How can we get them charged up enough that they will be of use , unless we come across another ZPM were stuck in th same place as we have always been".

" Things are different now that you have embraced your role as the Guardian. ,we can now make the changes necessary to move forward . We shall now begin your first lesson. Open your mind and focus on the six generators and and how they are all tied to the collectors ".

John felt excitement at the thought of his first piece of training and how already it could greatly help their situation, often feeling helpless sitting on the side lines pitching the occasional idea but not being able to help more .

He centred his mind and did as Atlantis said and focused on the systems he needed to. Immediately he felt the interface shift at his command as he flew through data and schematics of the city's many systems , finally settling on his goal.

Instinctively opening his eyes and looking up to the Crystal ceiling he saw displayed all six generators and their links to the energy collectors, alongside was a stream of data showing the current status of the systems how some of the the solar collectors had been damaged by the asteroid field and one of the tidal collectors had cracked due to ice damage .

" Okay what's next what do I need to do ? ".

" As you can see all of the collectors transfer to the main power lines where it is then divided evenly between the six generators . What you need to do is set up a command that will send all of the collected energy into a single generator and set it to continue to do so until it is full at which point it will move on to the next generator and the next after that until all have be charged :.

John know this was the real test of his abilities , yes he had done things in the chair before hand ,but never before has he created and implemented a complex command like this.

It was slow going and took all his concentration even with the gentle coaching from Atlantis but finally after 2 hours of work he felt the command slide into place and the generator begin to store all the directed energy.

" That was a lot harder than I thought and took a lot longer too. How soon do you think till the first generator will be fully charged ?. "

" As time passes and you learn more you will find these tasks easier and they will take less time , you did well for your first try I look forward to teaching you more .

there is much work that we can now accomplish together. In answer to your question with the current climate of this planet and its place in the solar system as well as predicted weather forecasts I estimate 51 days until the first generator is fully charged. "

" 51 days isn't exactly fast , I will definitely assign Radek repair work on the damaged collectors that should speed things up a bit . What's next I can sense there's a lot we can start work on now ".

" For now you must rest you have been sitting in the control chair for almost 4 hours you must eat and rest, to begin with interfacing with my systems will tire you out . We can talk more tomorrow there are many things I have planned that we can fix and you have your other duties to consider . "

John was shocked by how much time had passed but realised the wisdom in Atlantis advise to stop for the day . As he disengaged the interface and stood up the whole room span and he had to brace himself to save falling flat on his face and blacking out .

When Atlantis said this would tire him out he didn't expect it to be this bad , it took a few minutes for him to gather himself up and make his way out towards the mess hall for dinner for some much needed food and coffee.

As he made his way John started to plan what his day would be tomorrow with the burden of command he would need to talk to the senior staff and it would probably be best if he told his friends at least about his new role as the Guardian .

Equal parts of dread and anticipation filled him about the coming day . But no matter what comes things were starting to look up and hope was on the horizon .


A/N: so I tried for a longer chapter I'm hoping by going into more detail and spending more time on things it will make for a longer story and a better read ️ who knows anyway hope you all enjoyed the latest chapter and that you will keep following the story .