~ON ML2-487~

Lorne flew the 'jumper through the gate, then glanced back at the team behind him.

"You know guys, not that it's really all that big of a deal, but where are we going and what's going on?"

Bri came to the front of the 'jumper, and pulled up a display showing the territory around them on the HUD. Pointing at a clearing half a mile from the gate and any traces of the settlement she said, "Land there for a minute, we need to tell you what's going on."

Lorne landed the 'jumper, then spun around so he was facing everyone else. "Want to tell me what's going on here guys?" He asked curiously.

"Ronon, why don't you check out the area, we have something that we need to discuss with the major; Rodney, Lilah, see if you can't locate that city or the native population. Bri and I have got this." John said, opening the rear hatch to let Ronon out.

"Actually John, you can go with Ronon if you'd like, 'Lantea wants to do this herself." Bri said, her eyebrows raised slightly in surprise.

"'Lantea?" Lorne asked.

Bri grinned at him, "Relax Even, she just wants to say hello."

Evan then heard a chuckle, "Not funny guys, what's going on?" He then froze as a thread of brilliant gold amusement twined through his mind.

"What the…" he muttered, "Atlantis?!" He asked incredulously. A shower of multicolored lights danced through is mind. Information came with it, stories, legends, facts, so much that he couldn't contain it all.

Evan didn't realize that he was whimpering until he heard the voice in front of him.

"Is he okay?" it sounded like Rodney, but Doctor McKay never asked how anyone was, so it couldn't be him could it?

Evan cracked open his eyes. It was Doctor McKay, peering down at him worriedly from beside Brianna.

"You okay Ev?" the red-head asked.

Gasping, Evan replied "Yeah, What was that?"

"That was Atlantis" Bri said with a grin.

"Atlantis?" Evan repeated, looking momentarily at a loss. He paused and thought back over the last few minutes.

"Wow, so…I guess we're trying to find this sister city then?" He asked.

Bri nodded. "Tomorrow, we'll camp here, tell Ronon, and then head out in the morning."

"Okay," Evan began to get up, then discovered that he had ended up lying on the floor." He stretched his hand up to the two people leaning over him. "Help me up?" He requested, and was surprised when Rodney reached down in response.

After a split second hesitation from shock, Lorne took Rodney's hand and the help up.

"I saw that," Rodney said, "Don't get used to it."

"I won't" Evan said with a grin.