A few days later John was released from the infirmary. He hobbled round a bit but was happier than being cooped up. He and Rodney had already begun formulating plans for his miraculous escape within the first six hours he was there.
"Knock knock." He said as he walked through the lab doors. "Have you guys seen Teyla? I need to speak with her." They shook their heads. "Rodney, Radek have you seen her at all then?"
"You looking for Teyla?" Kate and Mike asked as they walked in. They looked at each other.
"You just told her to meet you in the gym."
"I didn't."
"Yes you did. About ten minutes ago." Mike told him.
"It was you we were there."
"I didn't…" Realisation dawned on him. "Mike get security to meet me there." John ran as fast as his ankle would allow to the gym.
In the gym Teyla sat sorting out her battle gear. The doors suddenly opened behind her.
"I was beginning you wonder if you were playing a joke on me." Teyla turned round and gasped.
"I don't do jokes Teyla."
"What do you want Alex?" She asked him coldly.
"I want you to go to the mainland so that my son can focus on other things such as Doctor Weir."
"He does not love her."
"He will. He'll be out of my hair for a while at least."
"If I refuse?" Teyla grabbed her Bantos rods.
"I'm sorry I have to do this to you Teyla." He advanced on her.
John rounded the last corner as he heard Teyla's scream. As he opened the door he saw his father twisting Teyla's wrist round.
"Leave Teyla out of this." Alex immediately let go of Teyla. John picked up the sticks, "Are you okay?"
"It is just a sprain it is not broken."
"Good." He smiled at her. He took up position opposite his father. "You hurt Teyla. That is not something I'll easily forget Dad."
"She forced me to."
"You're a damn liar, you've always twisted things so that you are the one who's always right." John advanced forward as his father swung at him. A few swift tricks and John had his father further away from him – with bruises of his own. "It's my job to protect my team, especially Teyla."
"You love her! You kissed her." Teyla knew John had no memory of this, he remembered being a monster but nothing that happened between them or anyone else strangely. John moved his Bantos so he had his father away from him, and quickly knocked him to the floor and held him there. It wasn't easy considering he still had a broken wrist, but Teyla had taught him to work through pain. Alex flipped John and moved away before he could react. Before Teyla knew what happened Alex had grabbed her with one hand on her head and one around her throat.
"I'll break her neck if I have to."
"That does it." Teyla quickly did a move that sent Alex head over heels onto the floor as Bates and his team came through the door.
"Look him up and I'll explain everything to Caldwell." John pulled Teyla from the room. "If that's broken we match." She laughed.
