Atlantis' Fleet
The sun shone through Elizabeth's office like every other beautiful morning on Atlantis. Standing on the balcony she looks out to the horizon sipping her coffee and daydreaming about her inner most desires. Suddenly being ripped away from her day dream her comm. springs to life.
"McKay to Weir"
"Go Ahead Rodney"
"Elizabeth, are you available for a moment?"
"Yes Rodney what is it?"
"I need you to come down to Sensor station 3, I found something intriguing. Oh and bring Sheppard with you."
"Alright Rodney, I'll be there shortly."
"Yes yes good good, just hurry this is amazing!"
She clicks off her comm. and takes another sip of her coffee, staring out into the ocean she says to herself, what's so important? Elizabeth takes a deep breath and taps her comm.
"Weir to Sheppard"
"Sheppard here"
"John are you busy, Rodney needs us in sensor station 3"
"That's fine; meet me in my quarters in 10."
She taps off her comm. and finishes her coffee. The wonder of John Sheppard flowing through her mind. Around 5 minutes go by and she arrives at his quarters, she waves her hand over the signal a voice bellows from behind the door.
"Just a sec"
The door slides open and there stands a near naked Sheppard wrapped in just a towel.
"Elizabeth I said 10 not 5"
"Sorry, I'll come back"
"No that's fine, come on in. I'm just going to throw on some clothes"
Elizabeth can't help but stare at his muscular physique wrapped in a small towel, the sun glistens over his body and she can't help but be aroused. Sure she's seen him naked before in the infirmary, but not like this. He sees her looking at him and smiles. "See something you like?"
Embarrassed beyond belief she smiles back "Umm no yes no umm we should get going, you know how Rodney hates being kept waiting"
He smiles and steps into the bathroom taking off the towel Elizabeth glances over and sees his backside in all its glory and smiles to herself again as the door shuts. A couple of minutes go by and he comes out in his usual uniform.
"Alright let's go"
They walk outside his quarters and down the hall a hint of blush appears on her face as she remembers but a moment ago. "What could be so important that he wants us right away?"
"I'm not sure but he says is intriguing and amazing"
"That's means that we're in trouble." They both chuckle at that as they arrive in the west section of Atlantis and sensor station 3.
"Alright McKay what's so important?"
Rodney looks to Sheppard with his usual grin "If I said Bellicus Astrum Navis, which would mean what to you?"
Elizabeth's eye's lit up a bit "Rodney forgive me my ancient is a bit rusty but did you just say Military Star Ship?"
"Ships actually."
Now it was Sheppard's eyes that lit up "Ship's as in many? As in big honkin' Wraith splattering Ancient Star Ships?"
"Yes, well maybe. I'm not too sure actually, see when that storm hit us last year it churned up allot of things in the ocean. Now we have that new ZPM we have activated the Terrestrial sensors. Now before I found this I was searching the ancient data base and came across a reference for an Atlantean Star Port. Now after doing some digging I found out that it wasn't in orbit or on a moon but it was here on our little rock in the cosmos."
"So you've found a space port on the planet?" Weir Asked
Rodney taps a few controls on the console in front of him "Well again I am not sure, see after finding that in the data base I decided to do some scanning and what I found was this….." Rodney taps the ancient screen in front of them and a read out is displayed for a structure 3 times the size of Atlantis.
Sheppard's eyes light up like a 7 year old in a toy store. "My team will be ready in 20 minutes."
Elizabeth smiles and shakes her head. "You have a go John, but remember be careful!"
That devilish yet boyish grim appears on John's face "Aren't I always?"
Rodney looks up from his laptop "No Comment"
"Hey!" Sheppard glared at him with a grin
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15 minutes go by and Sheppard is standing in the Jumper bay briefing his team. McKay is doing his usual self centered babble as to how he found the structure. Something has been nagging at John for a while now
"Rodney, if this place is under water how are we going to get there?" The Colonel's question was just.
"Well yes, that is rather simple remember when I was trapped under water in the Jumper and Zelenka modified the cloak into a shield?"
"Yes but how are we going to get in?"
"Oh that, well I haven't figured that out yet. It's the same as docking with Atlantis I'm sure. It will be fine (slightly under his breath) I hope."
"You HOPE!"
"I mean I know, Just trust me Colonel we'll be fine."
"Oh god here we go." John make final preparations for the flight and he nods over to Teyla to check her readouts
"We're ready" he states matter of factly "Control room this is Jumper one, we're ready when you are."
"Jumper one this is Weir, all clear good luck. Oh and Colonel,"
"Yes Doctor?"
"Be Careful"
Sheppard smile and nods to Teyla. "Alright people let's go find some toys!"
"Sheppard these things are NOT TOYS!"
"Sure they are Rodney you're just upset that you can't play with them like I can."
"You know something Colonel?"
"What Doctor?"
"I don't like you."
"I know" Sheppard smiles again and with a simple thought the Jumper glides through the roof of Atlantis and into the bright blue Atlantean sky.