I realized after I submitted chapter three, I neglected to say what happened to all the puddle jumpers. Well, when Atlantis was evacuating some of them were destroyed. The remaining jumpers that were left are being occupied by the team members that are with Colonel Sheppard's group. The people that are with Dr. Weir are on foot. They are the ones who evacuated through the gate. That is why Teyla, Rodney, and Elizabeth had to walk to the village. I hope that clears up some of the confusion. Sorry if I was unclear.

Disclaimer: I don't own Stargate Atlantis.

The trip to the village had been surprisingly easier than he had thought. The villagers were very welcoming and sympathetic to their needs. They gave them what ever the Colonel and Ronon asked. There were no problems what so ever. That is until one of the villagers decided that he wanted John's jacket in exchange for a fruit that reminded him of apples back on Earth.

At first he was opposed to the idea, but then decided that he could spare his favorite jacket in exchange for food. After all he could always get another jacket, but food … they didn't come by easily.

"I think we're ready to go Ronon."

Ronon didn't respond, he looked as if he was talking to one of the locals, which was highly unusual for Ronon. Ever since John met the lone runner, he had noticed how he was all about getting in and out. Until then Ronon, he trusted no one.

Well, here he comes now. Wonder what they were talking about.

"He says he knows where we can find a ZPM."

"And he just up and told you that, out of no where."

"No, he asked me where we stole a puddle jumper from. I told him that we didn't. He said that stealing it would have been our only option because he only knows of one place that has ancient technology like that, and the people who live there don't easily part with their stuff. I pressed him for more information."

John had to think about that for a moment. If these people were who he thought they were, they could have a ZPM. Where there's ancient technology, there's bound to be a working ZPM.

"Did he give you an address?" Ronon didn't even have to answer. The smirk on his face told John all that he needed to know.

"Well then, let's get going. We won't be able to go today, but we can gather up a team and head out early tomorrow. Right now we need to get back to camp and regroup. Where there's ancient techno babble there is a ZPM, and where there's a ZPM there's a way home."

That was all that it took for Ronon. He wanted to get back to Atlantis as well. It may not have been his home world, but over the past four years Atlantis had become his 'home.' The people in it were his family.

These past years had been more than just recon missions and training. It had been a new life; one that he hoped to start with someone, when they got back.

"I'll get Lorne and Bates."

"I'll go get the jumper started." John picked up the crate of apples. He couldn't believe that they might have found a ZPM. What little hope he had left was just restored. He had a really good feeling about this new gate address that they had acquired. Maybe their luck was finally turning around. He piloted the jumper out of the clearing and went to pick up Ronon and the rest of the team.

Just as Colonel Sheppard piloted the jumper into the event horizon, a group of very familiar people stepped out into the tree line.

"Rodney, will you stop complaining. I would have thought that by now you would've up." Elizabeth and Teyla were both tired of McKay constant complaints about his feet hurting, and how this trip was definitely not worth it no matter how many times they had previously made it.

"What, I can't help it, if after all this time my feet haven't grown accustom to this rugged terrain. Besides what else am I going to do? Praise this place for its constant bitter nights, its blazing heat, and its lack of comfy couches, which by the way seems like a pretty good idea at this point - a comfy couch ready to be plopped on by a weary traveler such as myself.

"Dr. McKay we are almost there. The village is just up ahead; I can see it from here. Look there's the man that we spoke to last week about the fruit you call apples. They are not citrus, am I correct?"

Elizabeth had totally ignored what ever it was that Rodney had said in reply to Teyla's remark. Right now she was focused on what she thought to be impossible.

"Am I the only one who sees that?" Elizabeth said pointing past the town market. Rodney and Teyla both looked, but hadn't the slightest idea as to what she was talking about.

"Dr. Weir can you be more specific. I …" That was all Teyla could get out before Elizabeth took off at a sprint.

She knew that her eyes weren't playing tricks on her. She wasn't that far gone. She was almost there. She could just touch it. Elizabeth reached out and grabbed the man's shoulder in front of her.

"John," it was a desperate calling. She was sure it was him. This was his jacket; the one he received after being promoted to Colonel. It had to be him "John, I can't believe …" Then she saw his face. "No." A slight gasp escaped her chapped lips. "I was so sure."

Then she glanced at his shoulder. Sure enough it was John's jacket. There on the left shoulder was the American flag, and on his right the Atlantis badge.

"Where did you get this!" She panicked, if this man had John's jacket, then what had happened to John. "What have you done with him! Where is he!"

That was all that Teyla and Rodney heard as they ran up behind Elizabeth. They had seen her run up to the man that they bought apples from, but they hadn't understood what Elizabeth's intentions were until they saw her grab the man by the collar.

"Dr. Weir, what are you doing? This man's name is Syd. He is the person that we came to buy apples from."

"Teyla please tell me why you didn't apprehend or question this man when you found that he was wearing one of Atlantis's uniform jackets. More importantly, why he's wearing John's jacket!"

Rodney took a closer look, and sure enough Elizabeth was right. He had John's jacket.

"Hey, look look, she's right." Rodney was pointing to the man's chest. "There's John's insignia," Rodney stuttered. "You … you didn't have that two days ago when we came to get apples from you!"

Syd was very confused. As far as he knew he had done nothing wrong, a simple trade for supplies. And what were these apples that this man spoke of?

"Let me go, I have done nothing to violate any law in this region! And what are these apples that you speak of! Let me go!"

"An apple ... oh, right, you don't call them that. They're ... wait. I don't have to explain myself to you!"

Elizabeth loosened her grip, but not enough so that he could get away. She was not going to let this man slip through her fingers. She had never felt so furious in her entire life, and it was fueling her strength. She knew that if she let go now, she would not be able to hold onto him.

Teyla knew that she needed to step in and explain what was going on. Dr. Weir obviously wasn't going to let go any time soon, and Rodney was starting to lose his patients as well.

"You are wearing a jacket that belongs to a dear friend of ours. We have been looking for him for sometime now. We just want to know how you came across it. Please, we mean you no harm. I am sure that once you start answering our questions, and promise not to run away, Dr. Weir will let you go. Won't you Dr. Weir?"

Realizing where Teyla was going with this, Elizabeth decided to release him. After all she didn't know how much longer she could hold him anyways.

As soon as Syd got his bearings, he told them all about the men who came through the stargate, and how what appeared to be their leader traded this jacket for apples. Then he told them that right before they arrived, the men left in a flying machine that he had only seen once before on another planet, and told these men the address.

"They left right before you got here. They were going to the planet that I referred them to."

"Can we have this gate address?" Elizabeth was ecstatic. He had seen John, that meant that he was alive, and well apparently.

Teyla, Rodney, and Elizabeth were all ready to find their expedition members. They never thought that they would come this close. Now their chance was finally here.

The man gave them the address and they headed back to camp with a new sense of hope.

Thanks again for all the reviews. I'll try and get another chapter up tomorrow, but I have a paper due, so it might be up a day later. Let me know what you all think about what is going on. I am glad that you have all enjoyed it thus far.