StarGate Atlantis: The Ancient

By Synea-Aja

Chapter One – The Arrival at Atlantis

Rodney McKay looked thoughtfully at the gathering in StarGate Command. He grinned as he saw Daniel and General O'Neil behind the glass of the Control Room. Poor little ex-ascended! he thought sarcastically. Daniel looked at him furiously as he caught his thought. Rodney chuckled as he saw the mental image that Daniel send him. The Major John Sheppard looked at him as if he was mad.

You are in trouble, Ancient. said the voice of Daniel in his mind.

Don't talk Ex-Ascended. And if you want to know… you will have some interesting things to tell me the next time we saw each other... he said and reported his attention on the man next to him.

"Did the Gate do that to everyone or are you just crazy?" he asked smirking at the scientist, who he didn't like since the strange little talk they had in the Outpost in Antarctica.

Rodney froze and looked darkly at the man.

"None of your business, Major." he said harshly and looked away. He could hear Daniel's chuckles in his mind. He swore softly and tightened his fists.

They listened to Elisabeth speech and after a moment everyone get through the event horizon. Rodney lend carefully on his feet as he landed from the trip through the gate. How much did I miss those trips… he thought and looked sadly around him. He smirked and suppressed the technology to activate itself as its feels him in the city. He waited as everyone walked through the city and activate slowly but surely every possible section. They discovered that the city was underwater and after a moment he discovered as that the energy shield protecting the city was collapsing. He sighed and waited until Elisabeth get next to him.

"Can we opened a stable wormhole to Earth?" she asked leaning towards him, her voice soft.

He looked at her over his shoulder and frown.

"No… we don't have enough energy… I had centered every ounce that we had already and surrounded the main tower… but it's won't hold long… we have to go elsewhere… it's our bigger chance…" he said praying for the safeguards that Janus had put would work. But for the moment he only could wait.

"Okay…" she took a breath and looked a last time at him.

I'm so sorry, Elisabeth, but I could help you I would but I can't change the future… not much… we need Teyla's help… he thought and waited.

Elisabeth commanded to the main military force to get through the gate and they looked as they disappeared one after another.

Rodney went up and leaved the main tower. He concentrated and his personal shield appears around him. He walked through the deserted zones of the city and went deep in to the city. After a moment he collapsed into his knees. He was deep underwater and didn't wanted to use much energy. He closed his eyes and sneered as his memory of the vision he had seen so long ago came back to him…

The armada of the Wraiths was firing everything they got to the Atlantis' Intergalactic Fleet. It's has been four hundred years since the first Earthlings had come to the City of the Ancient and only the Heads of the City were Ascended when the Plague had devastated the Original Citizens. Every Heads were there. Looking at the battle in front of them. The last remaining form they're great civilization… The Head of the Citizens was the Earthling-Ascended Elisabeth. She was in charge of everything consisting from the nourishment to the finding of the locations for the descended from the Original Citizens. The Head of the Scientists was the Earthling-Ascended Radek. He was versed in the discovering of new ways to help the development of Atlantis. The Head of the Guard was the Descendant-Earthling-Ascended John. He was in charge of protecting everyone in the city and including the others planets in the Three Galaxies Alliance that were in the Pegasus Galaxy. The Head of Healing was the Earthling-Ascended Carson. He was looking after everyone in the city. Finally, there was the Head of the Atlantis Intergalactic Fleet and the City itself, the Ancient Rodney. He was supervising everything in the Fleet and in the City, every Heads get to him to do something…

The AIF was loosing all its shields as the armada continued to firing. Rodney looked sadly at the destruction in front of him. He glanced at all the Heads and sighed. If I could redo it… I would change the outcome in the end of the first year we had got to Atlantis… I was so careless in forgetting my real purpose in this dimension. he thought and put his hand out. He closed his eyes and began to talk in the language of the Ancient. Everything turned white…

The young Rodney opened his eyes as the alarm rang into the entire city. He gripped his package and looked fearfully at his parents. They were looking at the shield being bombarded by the Wraiths. His father looked at him and put his hand towards him.

"What is it, Rodney?" he asked as he took his hand into his.

"Father, I had a dream…" he said looking up at the shield of Atlantis.

"What was that dream, Rodney?" asked his mother looking at him.

"The future…" he said and shivered.

"You had a vision, son… many in the family had it… it was with the Earthling-Ascended and everything…?" he asked

Rodney nodded and looked at his father for advice.

"You are the chosen one, Rodney… None of the others Great Family knows what we know… the future you had seen will be changed and we will work in way to provide you with everything you will need. Go to sleep son." said his father and everything went black…

Rodney opened his eyes, his face cold as the water around him. He went up and snarled.

"FATHER! I WILL DO YOU PROUD!" he yelled and he let his energy burst forth as he sensed the arrival from the military and every refugees.

The city shook and went upward. Now he knew what had really happened for the city to go up at that moment. He had given it the final boost for the safeguard to be activated. Rodney smiled and walked his way up. He stopped just before the main gates to get into the tower. He deactivated his shield and walked rapidly into the gate room. He talked to Carson to what happened and grinned. He glanced at Elisabeth. She was talking with the Major and Teyla. He shook his head and walked to Ford. I will help you, Aiden, I swear… You will Ascend like everyone… he thought and put his hand on Aiden's shoulder.

"So, what you think?" he asked smiling lightly.

"You should have seen them… it was so awesome." said the young Lieutenant.

"I think so…" he said and they walked towards Elisabeth and the others two.

They could feel some little tension between Teyla and the Major. Aiden saluted to the Major and smiled to Teyla. She smiled back and looked at Rodney.

"And you are?" she asked softly

"I'm Rodney McKay, Head of the Fl… of the Scientist Department…" he nearly slipped a part of his knowledge.

Elisabeth looked weirdly at him. Rodney shuddered as he thought what would had happened if he was discovered as an Ancient, right now…

TBC