Guardingangels86: That would be later.

PurpleYin: Well, Maigan's just gone of to Wraith infested worlds, Atlantis has lost all power and they have no way of contacting her. Ava is upset coz she might loose her sister. As for the parent bit, they told them in a previous chapter who one half of their parents would be so as not to disrupt the timeline too much. Though Andrew might say something later….

Gothic Minerva: Good, coz it's happening anyway.

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Chapter 9

It had been a couple of hours since Maigan had left and the power had gone. Everyone had taken to going around with torches until the power had been returned. Rodney and Dr. Zelenka quickly made their way down the corridor to the main power room. The doors were stuck half-closed and there was a ZPM lying on the floor in front of the doors. Zelenka picked it up and the note that was underneath it. Rodney shined the torch onto the note.

"With love, Maigan," Zelenka read out.

"How cute," Rodney remarked sarcastically, "let's just put it back in."

The two of them went over and placed the ZPM back in its place and watched as it slowly went into the machine. Once it was inside all the lights came back on.

"Well done," Elizabeth smiled as the two scientists came back into the control room.

"Thank you," Rodney replied, "anyone know where Maigan is, Zelenka and I would like to talk to her."

"Why?" Teyla asked.

"Because…"

Zelenka was interrupted by an alarm going off. Rodney and Zelenka went over to the machine making the noise and looked at it and then each other, and then back to the screen.

"What is it?" Elizabeth asked them.

"If we're reading this correctly," Zelenka began.

"Which we are," Rodney added.

"Maigan has left us a brand new ZPM that we've just put in."

"Which means…" John left it hanging.

"We have enough power to bring the shield back up," Rodney turned to face them.

"Where would Maigan have gotten the ZPM from?" Teyla asked as she looked around, slightly confused.

"Maybe there's a store of them somewhere," Aiden smiled, "and the kids know where."

John was about to say something when he felt something pull on his hand.

"What?" he asked looking down to see Lucy.

"James say's that Ava's upset and that she won't let him in. He said to come get you."

"Can you show me where?"

Lucy took his hand and led him out of the control room.

"On that note, where's Maigan?"

"She's visiting the mainland," Elizabeth answered immediately.

"Then we'll call her," Rodney started over to the radio.

"Stop," Elizabeth told him, "you won't be able to reach her."

"Why," Zelenka asked, "is she not on the mainland?"

"No. She went through the gate in a jumper just before we lost power," Elizabeth explained, "she said to tell anyone who'd asked that she'd gone to the mainland."

"What if she's in trouble," Aiden stood up straighter, "she may need help."

"We have no way of knowing where she is. She's got twenty ships to destroy and is doing them one after the other, gating from planet to planet."

"Then we get people to all the planet to wait for her."

"She's gone to Wraith occupied worlds," Peter turned to face them, "it would be suicide."

"So we have to wait," Teyla stated, "and hope she comes back."

"Ava, I know you can hear me," James called through the locked door, "please just let me in."

After a few moment s of silence James moved back and slid down against the wall opposite the door with his eyes closed.

"Lucy said there was a problem with Ava," John said as he came over, "wanna tell me what it is?"

"She's locked herself in there," James replied, "I've been trying for I don't know how long, but she won't let me in."

"Mind if I try?"

"Knock yourself out," James sighed, opening his eyes.

John went over to the door and knocked on it lightly.

"James, go away!" Ava's voice yelled.

"I'm not James," John replied, "mind if I come in?"

After a moment the door slowly opened. John went in and closed the door behind him. He saw Ava move back across the room out go out onto the balcony. After a moment he followed her and slowly sat down next to her.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"I want her back," Ava whispered.

"Who?"

"I want the old Maigan back," she lent her head against his shoulder and closed her eyes.

"Yeah, I'm a little confused about all that," John replied as he put his arm around her, "so I can't help you there. She always been like this?"

"Ever since you and mum died. She always goes on these sorts of missions, hoping to die. She always comes back though. Every time she goes I keep thinking that she won't come back, that I will have lost her for good, rather than having this… thing that looks like and sounds like her wandering round," after finishing she started crying.

She turned round more and buried her face on John's shoulder as he wrapped his other arm around her.

James walked into the infirmary and went over to join the others who had taken up two of the beds. Keayna and Helen on one, and Lucy, Alex and Andrew on the other. Keayna looked up and smiled slightly.

"She okay?"

"Pass. She wouldn't let me in. John's in there talking to her," James replied as he sat down.

Lucy and Alex shuffled over and both climbed to sit on him.

Helen lent against her sister and Andrew climbed down and then up onto the other side of Keayna and lent against her as well.

"Is Maigan going to come back?" Lucy broke the silence that settled over them.

"I hope so," James muttered, "I hope so."

"Is Ava going to be okay?" Alex looked up at his brother.

"Yeah. We just have to wait for Maigan to get back."

"What if she doesn't come?" Helen asked.

"She always does," Andrew answered.

"But what if this time she doesn't," Helen moved closer to Keayna, "then what are we going to do?"

"She will, she always does," Keayna told her.

Maigan slowly rolled onto her side and was breathing deeply. She clothes were covered with blood some fresh and some dried. Her back and arms were covered with cuts. The five Wraith stood around her in a circle, looking down at her. The one wearing white that had long red hair walked towards her and crouched down next to her head. She ran a finger down the side of Maigan's face.

"You've lasted longer than most would have," she told her, "they would have been crying for it to end by now, but you're different. Why do you hold out against us? We will get what we want."

"Because I've got nothin' better…" she paused for a moment, "to do."

"Why are you so different from the rest?"

"Watching ones parents get eaten…" she started coughing and after a moment stopped and looked down at the droplets of blood.

The redhead smiled slightly before standing up. She pointed at one of the Wraith and then at Maigan. She turned and left, the other four Wraith following her. The fifth Wraith went over to Maigan and picked her up before walking out of the room and heading the other way. He took her to the cells and threw her into one before the 'door' closed behind him as he left.

Maigan rolled onto her side and started crying.

Will Maigan ever escape?

What's with the redhead Wraith?

Didn't she die?

What does the redhead want to know?

And why has the Wraith ship just changed course for Atlantis?

(Damn, you weren't meant to know that last question).

Anywho…

Find out in the next chapter!