"It Runs in the Family"
Ch. 16
(Atlantis, Gym #1)
After the Meditation Lesson was over she dropped Hope off with Faith who was being watched by Carson. Tris then went over to the other Gym where Teyla and Major Sheppard were sparring. The mage stepped into the large room. The late morning sun was shinning through the windows and large door that was open. Tris could smell the sea air.
"Hey guys," Tris greeted.
This distracted Sheppard. Teyla took advantage and threw him down on the less than soft floor. Tris hid her smile.
"How was Hope's first lesson, Doctor?" Teyla asked.
"She did pretty good for her fist time. Meditation requires the mage to be still. And for any four year old, it's hard," Tris told them.
Tris offered Sheppard a hand. He accepted it. The Major got up to his feet and flinched, rubbing his backside. Tris took his sparring sticks and played with them. Sheppard and Teyla looked at her.
"Here's another tidbit about me: I'm an Amazon Queen," Tris said. "Shall we, Major?"
"Sure," he shrugged. "Promise to go easy on me."
"I'll be easy on you as long as your not easy on me. Deal?"
"Deal,"
Teyla offered her sticks to him. He took them unsure whether this would be a good idea.
Teyla stepped back and leaned against a wall. Teyla could see a bit of blue breeze flow into the room and enter Tris. This wasn't the first time she had seen this since she and the rest of the earth expedition had started living on Atlantis. Every time she saw Tris near a window, Teyla could see the strength of the wind enter the mage.
"Bring it on, Fly Boy," Tris said.
"Oh, you'll regret that, Tris," Sheppard smirked.
The Major plunged toward her. She blocked all of his blows easily. For several moments there was nothing but the sound of the sticks clanking together and snarky comments flying back and forth between the two fighters. Until one of John's hard blows hit Tris hard in the back. She collapsed to the ground clumsily and John caught her before hitting the ground.
The Athosian went to see if she was alright. John and Teyla helped Tris up from the ground.
"Are you okay, Tris?" Sheppard asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Tris told them as she rubbed her behind. "I must be tired from this mornings magic lesson with Hope."
"Well, go take a nap," John told her.
"Is that an order, Major?"
"Only if you want it to be, Doctor," John said.
"I'll see you guys later then," Tris said with a smirk, before leaving in the familiar white and blue light. Seconds later, she was gone.