Two sections this time, because they're both pretty short. Thanks again for the reviews, I really enjoy reading them!

John jerked awake, as if from a nightmare. After a few completely confused moments, he looked around, finding himself in Elizabeth's bed. He panicked, and clamored off, almost tumbling to the floor. Suddenly he remembered the dream, or the vision, or whatever it was, and he rushed back to her.

"Dr. Weir, wake up." He touched her shoulders and shook her gently, but she didn't wake. "Elizabeth!" He checked her pulse, and found it very faint. He leaned close to her face, listening carefully for sounds of breathing. There were none. He found his vest, along with his walkie-talkie, laying on the ground next to the bed. "This is Sheppard. I've got a medical emergency in Dr. Weir's quarters."

"One moment." An unknown voice said, and suddenly Carson came on the line. "Sheppard, what's the problem?"

"It's Dr. Weir; she's unconscious and she's not breathing."

"What happened?" Carson replied, suddenly worried.

"I don't know. I—I don't remember." He shook his head. "Listen, you have to meet me in a medical chamber."

"I'm already in the infirmary."

"No, there's a lab that the ancients used. It's near the center of the city, I think. Just track us on the censors. He dropped to walkie-talkie and listened to Elizabeth's chest again. Nothing.

Carefully, he picked her up, and carried her out of the room. He ran through the hallways, not even stopping to figure out where it was, or where he was going. Somehow he just knew. But he did stop when he saw Rodney lying on the ground, unconscious. "They'll find him eventually." He said to him self, and kept running. He jumped into a transporter and hit a location with his finger. It was a part of the city that he had never been before, but somehow he knew what would be there.

He turned a few more corners and entered a large room filled with machinery covered in white sheets. The room lit up as he entered, and some of the devices hummed to life under the sheets. He moved to a device in the center of the room, and he shifted Elizabeth's weight so he could pull the sheet off.

The device looked like an average medical table, but he knew that it was different. He laid Elizabeth down on the table and turned his attention to a control panel built into the side. He punched several buttons, and pressed his palm to the device.

"Hold on Elizabeth." He whispered.

A second later, Carson burst though the door, carrying a large medical case. He caught sight of Elizabeth and started towards her.

"Wait." John said, stopping Carson with one arm.

At that moment, the machine came to life. A sheet of shimmering blue arched over Elizabeth's body. It descended on her so it seemed that she was glowing. It pulsed for an instant, and as it did, her body jerked. The process repeated itself, and this time Elizabeth gasped hoarsely. The field re-appeared, but this time stayed in place.

Elizabeth turned her head to look at them. "Deri." She whispered, and lost consciousness.

"Deri?" Carson asked, "Who's Deri?"

John looked at her through the haze of blue. "I am."

"You'll be alright Maia." Deri said to her, though she wasn't awake. He put both hands on Liu's shoulders, and she looked up at him and smiled.

"She'd better be alright, or that means my baby doesn't work."

Deri turned, "Yes, Morai, the chamber works fine. And thank you, for saving her."

"Yeah, that's another drink you owe me." He caught sight of Liu and smiled. "Your mom will be fine."

She smiled sweetly. "Thank you very much."

Deri took Liu's hand. "Let's let the doctor do his work. I'll take you for a walk."

They went up a floor. "There's the most amazing atrium upstairs. It's got flowers from the whole galaxy." Deri told her, and he led her up a flight of stairs. She stumbled and fell.

"Liu, are you okay?"

She was silent and still for a long time, but then she smiled up at him. "I'm fine, I'm just—very tired." She was wobbly as she stood up, so Deri picked her up and carried her. He was amazed at how light she was, and at the smooth, cool feel of her skin. They climbed another flight of stairs and walked down another corridor, and entered a large room. The ceiling was a dome that showered light onto the most exotic assortment of plants that Liu had ever seen. "It's so beautiful; mother would love this place."

An older woman in a cream colored dress came up to them. "Hello High General." She said, giving him a little curtsey. She straitened up and smiled at Liu. "I had no idea you had such a beautiful daughter!"

"Oh, she's not mine. She's—"

"I'm his niece." She said, "My mother is visiting from the mainland."

She dug into a small purse she carried with her. "Tell me, do you get much candy on the mainland?" She produced a little ball wrapped in colorful paper.

Liu smiled. "Thank you m'am, but my mother says not to spoil my dinner."

The woman smiled. "Well you just hold onto it then." Still smiling, she gave another regal curtsey, and walked off.

The moment she was out of sight, Liu's head dropped onto Deri's shoulder and her limbs slackened. "General Deri," she whispered, "You have seen the Wraith, and the shadows?"

"Yes."

"But the Wraith can make people see other things too. Like people can see a little Atlantian girl when they are looking right at a Wraith."

"You're saying you've been…hiding yourself?"

She began to cry. "Yes. I didn't want people to be afraid of me. I didn't want them to—" she broke off and took a deep, shaky breath, "I didn't want them to hate me."

"Liu, don't be silly." He said, but he knew that the little girl was right. All the people who had smiled at her and spoke to her, would be terrified by what she really was. "Liu, look at me." She opened her icy blue eyes and stared at him, "do I seem afraid of you? Do I hate you?"

"No, but you're different." She took another shaking breath and then closed her eyes again. "I'm very tired, it takes a lot of energy."

"I'll take you back to my room and you can rest."

She lifted her head. "No, there's something else I have to do."