TOREGA
quite simply...don't ask where this came from. I wrote it on holiday.
Chapter One
My little girl spotted your photos the other day. She realised that she didn't know who you all were. It pained me to talk about you all, mainly because I know she'll never get to meet you, and also because I know I'll never speak with you ever again. But I sat her down and told her of your courage, of all the great things you did, both as individuals and as a team.
The first picture she pointed to was your, Ronan. Because she has lived in Atlantis all of her life she understands who and what the wriath are. She sees the problems they cause and knows of all the lives they destroy. I told her you story, how you were a runner, how you came to us. I told her of all the people you taught to defend themselves against the Wraith, how many of the science and medical teams benefited. She asked me, if you knew her Daddy, I was sad to say no. None of you met him, he came after you left.
Then she asked about Teyla. I told her of the first mission, how it brought you to us as both a valuable team member and as a wonderful friend. You were a Godsend with your knowledge of the worlds, and your diplomacy was an example to us all. She asked me about your family, and I confess I didn't know if you had any living blood relatives, so I told her that we, along with the Athosians, were your family.
John, your picture came with an immediate question 'is that the colonel?' I nodded and I told her of your determined nature, how you refused to take no for an answer when people were in the hands of the Wraith even though you were not well liked among them.She said 'I hope I grow up like that.' I'll never forget those words. I continued to tell her about your leadership and friendship with virtually everyone on base. I remembered your childish glee when you experimented with the properties of the puddlejumpers, and I told her how your determination with them saved Rodney.
'So this must be Rodney then?' Yes, I told her. Rodney, I hardly had the strength left after the other three explainations to do you justice, but I tried my best to tell her just how many times your quick thinking saved the city. How you stood between Kolya's gun and me. How you went into the Aurora's neural network after John- i told her everything from your Hypogycemia to how you were prepared to inject yourself with vast amounts of enzyme in order to get help to your team mates.
After that I sent her of to bed. I wasn't ready to tell her how you left. I can remember that day, in the gateroom, John you were shouting at Rodney 'you can fix it later' Zelenka ended up fixing the personal sheild when you didn't come back. You all sent your acknowledgements my way before stepping through the gate, a head nod, a wave, a small salute and a 'have our dinner waiting.' But you didn't come back to that dinner. It's been six years since that day. We sent numerous search parties for over a year and a half before we finally accepted that you weren't coming back. I'll dream of you all tonight, who knows, maybe once I've told your full story to my darling girl- I'll finally be able to let you go...
Mark made it 3.23 in the morning when the gate activated. There aren't any teams offworld... The shield went up and a weak radio signal came through.
"...ohn sheppar...ease lower the sheild..." Mark immediately sent a sergeant to find Dr. Weir.
"Who?"
"Colonel Sheppard. I'm here wi... odney McKay, Ronon d...nd Teyla Emmagen."
"That's impossible..."
"No," came another voice, "just improbable."
"We were taken to another planet, it's taken us a while to break out and gather enough resources to dial back."
Elizabeth Weir ran to the gate room in timeto hear John Sheppard's voice.
"We gotta go... They're comin for us, we'll try to dial back later."
"What planet are you on?"
"To-" The gate cut the message short, and the people of the control room stood shocked...they were alive.
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