Every action has an opposite and equal reaction, says the laws of physics, and this is doubly so for the actions of humans, no matter how small. Just by emotionally damaging one soul, we could doom ourselves to loneliness forever, damning our chances at reproduction and causing Time itself to cur us away far from our designated time. Remember this, and think every time you do something with or for others, because you never know when the ⌠reaction■ could occur.
General O▓Neill received an urgent call from Lieutenant Colonel Carter concerning the warrior. He quickly began consulting files, protocols, and procedures only to find nothing to help him. He was afraid of what he could do, what he would do, and how the warrior would feel if he had to send his bride back to her home planet. O▓Neill decided to cancel his day▓s appointments and consult the two on his own.
Upon arrival, General O▓Neill immediately set up an appointment with the warrior, who had just finished a mission, his first as a ⌠married man.■ O▓Neill was surprised to see the man and wife together in the meeting room, smiling and stroking each other▓s hands.
⌠Major, she is beautiful,■ O▓Neill smiled.
⌠Thank you, General,■ the warrior replied. O▓Neill nodded and sat down, placing his hands on the table.
⌠I▓m having a hard time with this. You see, people are usually already married, and they usually aren▓t in your situation, with you being a┘refugee,■ he hesitated. ⌠If we get too much negative feedback on the situation, she▓ll have to go back,■ O▓Neill whispered. He then sat patiently, awaiting the warrior▓s reaction.
⌠Then I▓ll go with her,■ the warrior said sternly.
⌠If you leave, then you can never come here again,■ O▓Neill whispered. ⌠I▓d hate to do it, so we▓ll just wait and see what everyone else thinks about the situation. Do you understand?■ O▓Neill asked. The warrior nodded and looked to his wife, who also understood. The three then stood, shook hands, and left the room. The warrior went to the gate room with his wife and introduced her to Atlantis, and Ronon sent him a letter in pictures. He showed them his first mission, and Ronon had even begun detailed sketches of Atlantis and the surrounding ocean. The warrior loved it, and showed his new wife, referring to Atlantis as ⌠Heaven in my own galaxy.■ She loved the pictures, and the two hung them in their quarters.
At eight that night, General O▓Neill received a phone call from the president. He then walked to the warrior▓s quarters to announce the news, but the two lovers were making love, so O▓Neill left a note under the door to meet him in the morning. When the time came for the meeting, the warrior was nowhere to be found, and General O▓Neill was forced to leave him another note and leave for Washington. He arrived to find a wasteland, then returned to the SGC. Once there, he told them of the loss, and everyone was called to the frontlines again. Atlantis was not contacted, but the warrior was. His wife was not accepted, so he left through the Stargate with Teal▓c, who helped them move into a small cottage, their home until the SGC contacts them again.