Rest and Relaxation
By: Honolulu
As John stepped onto the other side of the gate, what he expected to see was something completely different. P29-X57 was a lush planet full of trees and…dirt just like many of the other planets they had visited. Wherever they were now held a resemblance of the planet but the major difference was that in the distance there was a huge town with a little bit of smoke coming from the vicinity of the area…that and the familiar sound of P90's being cocked.
"Put your weapons down on the floor and kick them towards us." John looked up to see them surrounded by eight men wearing familiar Atlantis uniforms.
"What's going on here?" John demanded.
"Put your weapons down." John raised his own weapon.
"Not until I know what's going on. Now, who is in charge?"
"I am sir." A man stepped out.
"Lorne?" Rodney sputtered out.
"What the hell are you doing here Major! In fact, where are we?"
"It's Lt. Colonel now sir and I'm just following orders. That's all I can say, now please drop your weapons and kick them towards us or we will have to do it forcefully." John's mouth tightened as he took in the sight, Teyla and Ronon both had their weapons out prepared to fight if need be and Rodney just looked flabbergasted. Still, the odds were against them.
"Do as he says."
"Colonel, are you sure?" Teyla asked. He nodded. Ronon bared his teeth in displeasure but handed his sword and blaster over to the marine next to him.
"Are we done now?" John asked.
"Almost sir; Ronon, I'm going to have to ask you to remove any knives I know you have on you." Ronon didn't budge. "We'll search you if we have to."
"Do it Ronon." John told him. Ronon glared at them all before finally going through his hair and clothes, he grabbed all the knives strategically placed on his body and gave them once more to the marine. Once John received a nod from him, confirming that he removed everything he turned back to Lorne. "Now, can you tell us what the hell is going on?"
"Not yet sir." Lorne toggled his radio. "General?" His radio cackled before he received a response.
"This is General Caldwell, go ahead Colonel." Rodney, John, Teyla and Ronon all exchanged looks.
'General?' Rodney mouthed to John only to receive a shrug in return.
"We have established contact and we are waiting for your orders sir."
"Very well. Proceed to the village and meet in headquarters."
"Yes sir. Lorne out." Lorne turned his attention back to them. "You heard the man, move out." The marines nudged them forward as they started to head for the village.
"McKay, Teyla, does this seem a little familiar to you?" John asked in a low voice as they walked.
"Yes, yes. A little too familiar. Actually it reminds me of SG-1."
"It seems familiar to me as well Colonel but I do not know about SG-1."
"What are you three talking about?" Ronon spoke up confused by the turn of the conversation.
"A little over year ago, before we had found you Ronon, we came across a double of Dr. Weir in Atlantis." Teyla explained.
"A double?"
"Yes, only she had been a much older version of the Dr. Weir we have come to know."
"How is that possible?"
"Long story short, the old Elizabeth had been from a alternate reality where Atlantis had never reached the surface and everyone had died. She had only survived due to a time machine she accidentally found and was brought back into the past." Rodney interrupted.
"You mean, your present?" Ronon asked in confusion.
"Not exactly, she was thrown back into the past by 10,000 years. She was thrown back into the time where the Ancients still roamed Atlantis. Blah, blah, blah, blah, She met a ancient named Janis who helped her create a back-up program so Atlantis would rise to the surface when we," Rodney pointed to himself and John, "made contact. She slept periodically over the years to make sure the program was running safely and that's how we found her, asleep in the city in a chamber."
"Nicely said." John commented.
"Thanks but I don't think this is the same situation."
"How so?"
"Like I said earlier, it reminds me of SG-1. SG-1 found a mirror that was able to transport people to alternate dimensions of themselves. In fact, Samantha Carter actually met a copy of herself…oh, Sam."
"But we have not come in contact with this mirror." Teyla pointed out.
"No but SG-1 has also walked through the gate to find themselves 30 years into the past. Only with us, I'm positive we're in the future. Only, I'm not sure how we've come to manage that. The only reason SG-1 were able to time travel was because during the time they stepped into the gate, the solar flares were playing into a factor with gravity on the planet they were going to causing fluctuations to happen."
"So you've got nothing?" John asked.
"Yet. Not yet." Rodney started to mutter.
"We're here." Ronon spoke up. Teyla, John, Ronon and Rodney paid attention back to their surroundings as Lorne led them into the village.
To be continued…
Authors Note: I'm so happy that more people are getting into the Elizabeth/Ronon fandom. It's so exciting to see more and more stories up each day. Thank you for the reviews, more coming up soon. Please review!