Title: Atlantis
Author: Tonia Barone
Rating: Teen
Spoilers: Suspicion
Disclaimer: desperately wishes she owned them so she could force Radek, John, Carson and Rodney to do unspeakably hot things together then remembers that she's a writer and CAN force them to do unspeakably hot things together. Still doesn't mean she owns them, though. Pity, the show might have less UST and a more relaxed atmosphere
Notes: Thanks to jakisbishlygay for the beta.
Summary: The Wraith are awakening all over and what concerns my most contrary Child? Whether or not he can move. Oh, yes, also there is the small matter of the Wraith greeting them wherever they go.
There is tension building between the Athosians and one of the Children's guards. He does not trust them, especially when those who go through the Doorway keep encountering the Wraith. The Guardian continuously sends veiled—and not so veiled—suspicious looks towards the warrior woman of the Athosians and her people. The warrior woman has become a part of her Favorite Child's 'team' and is loyal to her Children. Though she can not see into the Athosians' minds as she can those of her True Children and those Gifted by the Healer, her Favorite Child trusts this woman; that is enough for her.
A moment of worry gave way to mirth when her Protector was hit with a Wraith stunner in the face just before the Doorway closed upon their return recently. Her Favorite Child and the Healer seemed to find great amusement in their friend's dilemma. What they were not aware of was that he kept asking her to do terrible, terrible things to their private quarters. She gently informed him that they only meant their teasing in jest, that they had been truly worried for his safety, and that any vengeance sought against them would result in a minor war between them. He seemed to think this an acceptable risk and insisted she do something.
She was limited in what she could do due to lack of power, but she acquired just enough that when her Favorite Child and the Healer showered that eve, their lower halves turned a rather vibrant blue. Easily hidden by their clothes, but far too embarrassing for them to mention to anyone besides each other when her Favorite Child went to the Healer for a solvent to remove the dye used. It was but a simple matter to open the connection between their radios so that her Protector could hear what was said. For all their technological advancements, they were still far behind what she could do.
Her Protector would surely have ruptured something, had he not been paralyzed by the Wraith stunner.
Shortly after the Healer states there is nothing to be done about the dye—though she assures her Protector that it will fade after several days—her Protector and the Engineer Favorite Child and the young soldier who has become his Second discover the sky door of the jumper bay. Times such as these she wishes she could show them all they have overlooked either because of lack of power, or because of lack of knowledge.
One of those things she would have shown them was the landmass that lay across the vast ocean on which she lay. They find it soon enough and it doesn't take long for the Athosians to request relocation to its shores. It does not take long before only her Favorite Child's people are once again the lone inhabitants. Only the Athosian woman who has joined the primary exploration team remains.
Another journey through the Doorway results in yet another Wraith ambush. The young one and the woman are left behind. Some time later, when they are able to return, the Guardian immediately arrests the woman for questioning while her Protector discovers the true culprit: the woman's necklace. It was a Wraith tracking device. She wonders how she missed it and blames the lack of power to the more sensitive scanners.
She's not certain she likes the pattern she is detecting here.
They plan an ambush for the Wraith on a planet of their choosing. It is a bold move, but ultimately a wise one. They kill two and capture another. It rankles to have one of those abominations within her walls, but she can see what her Favorite Child is hoping to accomplish. It is something that her former Children would not have ever considered.
Though the immediate threat has been neutralized, the Guardian does not apologize for his prior actions, nor should he. He was protecting his people and that is no crime. She can see that there will be much tension between the Guardian and this Athosian woman, the female Warrior, in the future.
She can only hope that they do not bring her down on themselves in the process. Perhaps she should suggest possible, stress-releasing solutions to her Favorite Child and her Protector? She would have to ponder that for a time. At the very least the though would amuse her Favorite Child.