Pegasus Chapter 6
Full Power
Author's note:
YAY! It worked! My computer has been in the shop for AGES because it crashed....
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(Sorry dudes, I needed to fix this one up, thanks to the ppl who noticed Carter was a Major and not a Colonel in this chapter. A mistake cause I watch too many of the old episodes. Lol!)
Weir sighed sadly, a small tear running down her cheek as she stared at the list of the dead and wounded from the Wraith attack.
"It seems." McKay said, his usual joyful tone now a sad drawl, "Because our energy generators had a low amount of energy, the shields could not hold back the Wraith. Lieutenant Ford and some other members of the team have gone looking for more energy sources on planets in our database."
Weir noticed, among the list of the missing was Colonel Samantha Carter.
She had almost broken when she had watched Sheppard tell Daniel and Teal'c the news, Daniel had paled, tears running from his face he had passed out, it had taken three bottles of water splashed on his face to revive him, and he had been so pale, Weir had thought he was going to faint again.
"What news do we have on the situation with Colonel Carter?" She asked, glancing at Daniel and Teal'c, further down the table.
"No news. The wraith just took her and left." Said Sheppard from beside her.
"Any ideas yet how they found us?" Weir asked, dreading the answer.
"None yet." Said McKay gingerly.
"Okay." Said Weir sighing. "Dismissed."
Everyone at the table stood up and filed out except Weir and Sheppard, who were sitting tiredly at the table.
"You need some sleep." Said Sheppard, pulling towards him a pile of paper.
"So do you." Weir snapped. "Sorry."
John stood up and held out his hand.
"Go to your quarters and get some sleep. I'll take control and make sure everything is alright until you get back."
"But-" Elizabeth began.
"No buts. It won't help any if you pass out and need to go to the already packed out infirmary."
Weir nodded in defeat.
"Thanks John."
"No problem." He said happily. "Give me a buzz if you need anything."
"Ditto." Said Weir, gathering her reports and walking toward the quarters.
As she walked past Colonel Carter's room, Elizabeth thought she heard something.
"Hello?" She whispered, pushing open the door.
Her reports fell to the floor.
It was an ancient being, an ascended being, gently placing the colonel onto her bunk.
As soon as it heard the door open, it swung around.
"Oh my gosh." She said weakly, staring at the brilliant creature.
They stared at each other for a moment, before the face on the creature gently kissed Sam on the forehead and flew past Weir in the doorway.
"John!" She cried, the intercom coming to life, "It's an ancient! There is an ancient here in Atlantis! It's heading for the control room! Medics to Colonel Carter's room! It brought her back! Hurry!" Chasing after the bright light, Weir sped past gaping people in the halls until they reached the control room. The people inside it, including Sheppard all gaped as is entered, floating to the controls and using its hands and pressed several controls on the keypad.
They all watched in complete silence as a hidden power source rose from the control panel. It was nearly dead. Using it's white hands, the ancient touched the source, they all watched as the yellow power inside suddenly fully lit up.
The almost dead ZPM, was now full.
The power source lowered back into the console, and they all watched as the shields, lights and general power of Atlantis rose to full.
"Oh wow." Whispered Sheppard as everyone looked on in awe.
The white Ancient then flew toward Weir, she could've sworn she heard in her head as the light flew through the roof to the sky 'Take care of Sam for me, Elizabeth.'
And then it was gone.
"We have the Colonel." Came a crackle on the intercom through from the infirmary. "She's going to be fine."
Then there was a cheer.
For now, Atlantis was safe from the Wraith.
"An ancestor, here!" Said Halling, staring around at the others, "And it saved the Colonel Carter from Earth!"
Whispers started.
"Can we go see Sam?" Asked Daniel from the other side of the room. He looked mildly unimpressed.
"Can you tell us what that was?" Weir asked, turning to him.
"That," Daniel said happily, "Was Orlin. An outcast ascended being who has a strong bond with Sam."
"How did he know about Atlantis?" Sheppard asked, scratching his head.
"He may have lived here at one point." Said Daniel, "He is several thousand years old."
Weir opened her mouth in surprise.
"Let's go to the infirmary."
Fifteen minutes later, Weir, Sheppard, Daniel and Teal'c were standing next to the Colonel's bed with McKay and Bekett.
"The wounds reopened." Said Bekett, staring down at his patient. "But they didn't have her for long, other then needing stitches and a blood transfusion now and a bit later, she'll be fine. She also has some minor bruises and a few cuts. She will make a full recovery."
A moan come from Sam, when she said, half asleep still;
"Orlin..."
"Colonel?" Asked Weir, leaning closer.
Sam's eyes snapped open.
"Doctor Weir?" She asked, looking from face to face. "Daniel? Teal'c?"
Daniel grabbed her hand.
"I thought I would never see you again." She whispered, closing her eyes and opening them, to determine if they were real.
"Your friend Orlin rescued you." Daniel said happily. "You safe now."
Sam suddenly tried to sit up.
"No.." She moaned, "They know where I am....they track where I am by the Naquada in my blood...your not safe..."
Weir looked at Sheppard.
"No Colonel." Weir said consolingly. "It's alright, Orlin raised our power to full, the shields are now stronger, they can withstand the Wraith attack."
Sam looked up.
"Really?"
"Yep." Said Daniel happily. "We're all safe!"
Sam sighed and lay back down.
"Your friend Orlin gave us all quite a scare." Said Sheppard happily. "Flying around like that..."
Teyla joined them.
"You know the ancestors?"
Sam nodded tiredly.
"Daniel was one."
Teyla suddenly turned on Daniel.
"You were an ancestor?" She cried loudly. Daniel reddened.
"Just for a little while."
Teyla suddenly looked at the people from Earth, a new respect forming in her eyes.
"So." Said Daniel, turning back to Sam, "Can you tell us what happened?"
Weir couldn't help but wince as Sam paled slightly.
"Well." She said slowly, "I decided if I could give myself up, the Wraith would leave you alone for a small while, so you guys could evacuate everyone or whatever. Well, I gave myself up, the Wraith beamed me up to one of the ships, where that vampire woman monster thing met me. She started asking questions such as why would I give up my life to save strangers." Sam grimaced, "Then she started...you know....eating me you could call it, like last time. I remember thinking I wish I could see you all one more time before everything went dark. The last thing I remember was Orlin speaking to me. Then I woke up here."
Daniel nodded, squeezing her hand.
"You could have died!" Sheppard said, stunned. "Didn't that occur to you?"
Sam nodded.
"That was my plan. I die, so it distracts the Wraith enough for you to leave."
"But we knew nothing about it." Said Daniel, "How could we know you just didn't get beamed up because you wanted to fight outside?"
Sam shook her head sadly.
"Doctor Weir and Major Sheppard knew my plan. They would have figured it out eventually."
Weir nodded.
"Well, I hope this was the last time the Wraith get their hands on you."
Sam nodded.
"We'll let you rest." Said McKay, noticing the way her eyes had begun to droop.
Daniel squeezed her hand once more, before following everyone, but Sheppard out.
"I know how bad they are with food here." He whispered in her ear, "I'll get Ford to bring up some chocolate bars from my office."
And with a last brilliant smile, he walked away, leaving Sam to dwell on her memories.
Three floors below the infirmary, Jinto and some friends each had their hands on a large machine.
"See! I told you it glowed when you touch it!" Jinto yelled happily, watching his friends closely.
"Cool!" Said another child, "What does this do?" He asked, finding a small black switch.
"No, don't-" Jinto's warning was to late, the machine cracked open, and from within emerged a large snake. A gou'ald.
Jinto and his friends screamed as the snake threw itself in the air, landing in the boy who had flicked the switch.
The boy's eyes glowed.
Hehe. I'm evil I know. What would a gou'ald be doing in the Pegasus galaxy you might ask? Well, the ancients (this isn't going to be in the story, just some background info) came to Earth (As you know) and as they had a base there, most likely knew about the gou'ald. So they began experimenting on one.....
(I couldn't leave without a preview for next story) :
Sam relaxed in the infirmary bed. She ached badly, but it was nothing compared to the mental anguish she suffered every time she thought perhaps, the wraith attacking Atlantis was totally her fault.
Closing her eyes, Sam shut herself off from her intruding thoughts, and focused on the sounds around her. It was then Sam felt a small tug in her mind. She knew the feeling well, having Naquada in her blood, it happened often when they were home. She was sensing a gou'ald.
Her eyes snapped open, and she glanced around. It couldn't be, not here. Not in Atlantis. It was just an aftermath of the Wraith drinking her blood.
Sam felt the tug again.
Shaking her head, she closed her eyes again. Then she heard the footsteps.....)
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