Sparklyshimmer2010 - True, but John's cocky. He can be quite over confident at times.
Jevans47403 - Actually, even as a bug-human hybrid, he's still got gorgeous eyes. Trust me, I know. LOL I can't believe they ended the series early, but it's been a wonderful series, so... And you're right, there's always reruns and DVDs.
Daniel? I've noticed Jack gets quite a few girls, too. But then, neither of them is the Kirk of Atlantis, so... John's worse than the others. LOL.
Rinoax - I didn't remember the title of the episode, but yeah, that's the one. LOL.
NotAllWhoWanderAreAimless - LOL why thank you. This one isn't so warm and fuzzy, just be forewarned.
Erin87 - Oh, there's conflict. LOL. This one focuses on one of her not-so-favorite parts of John.
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There are a lot of things about John everyone likes, including me. Then there's one thing I'm torn about. He's strong, brave, flirtatious, funny, smart, kind, cute… Ok, so I'm rambling on. The one thing I'm not so sure about are his seemingly suicidal tendencies.
Suicide bombing the Wraith hive…
That was just for starters. I can't believe I actually gave the go ahead for that one, what the hell was I thinking?! It scared me more than I cared to admit when I thought he was going to die.
You would've done the same..
I can't believe I'm sitting in my office, debating this. No, I wouldn't have done the same, and I should've known I was going to end up mentally kicking myself for it later. And he actually went through with it! Or…he would have, if the Daedalus hadn't shown up and beamed him out of there in time. I don't know who I'm angrier at for that, him, or me.
"And that was only the start…" I mused out loud, to myself, as I tapped my pen on the table, my chin resting in my hand. He's got a thing for taking on Wraith single-handedly, too. That wasn't counting the Genii or the replicators.
Going right back to the beginning, there was the Iratus bug, that attached itself to his neck, because he alone was trying to draw the Wraith away from the others so they could make it back to the jumper. He hadn't been watching where he was going, and in the end, they had to stop his heart to get the damned thing off him!
How about when he actually joined forces with a Wraith to get away from the Genii?!
"That, I didn't see coming." Putting my pencil down, I sighed and looked down at my desk before looking over to the window and eyeing the top of the gate. "I can't help but wonder what he's going to get himself into, today." They were on a mission, after all, and somehow those always tended to go sour.
Was it a good thing? No, I didn't think so, but then again, it's me. I'd prefer to know he was playing it safe, than being Atlantis' number one dare devil. Some people liked his feats, though, and I heard about how 'cool' and 'heroic' everyone thought he was.
Remind me to assign anyone who ever says that again to permanent inventory, or clean up. I thought darkly, as I took a deep breath and stood up, walking to my office window. The last thing he needs is to get a bigger head than he's already got!
It was scary. Every time they dialed in with 'we're coming in hot' or 'we've got a medical emergency', the first person I found myself thinking about was John, and usually it came with the thought of 'what's he done now?'. Only about half of those times was it actually John. Either he flirted with the wrong person, took on a Wraith or a dozen single-handedly, or got captured by one of our enemies or another.
I'll never forget when he took on the Genii with most of his life gone, with the help of a Wraith. I didn't know who was crazier, or if I should've scolded him for being so reckless. In the end, however, we did end up with a tentative ally in Todd. Still, every time Kolya called us to demand we hand over Ladon, and make us watch a Wraith feed on John when we refused, I didn't know if I could take it.
John kept telling us not to. He must've been insane! What is it with him? He pulls off the most unimaginable feats, and scares the hell out of me with about half of those, and then goes on like it was just another day to him. I actually think I liked that part. No matter what happened, he didn't overly freak out about it. He always managed to go on, calmly. Or maybe I didn't like that part, because I never knew what to expect. I never knew if he'd be coming home in a body bag next time.
I couldn't fight back the shudder at the thought.
When he got stuck at the sanctuary, with the people looking to Ascend, and the monster they were all afraid of, that almost killed John….how many times? Just because he was the only one willing to fight against it?
"Dr. Weir?"
Spinning in surprise, I saw Chuck standing at my door with a frown and his eyes narrowed in worry. Standing beside him was Rodney with a look I'd come to recognize. He looked torn between being annoyed, worried, confused, and so much more.
"He's done it again." That's the name I'd chosen to call that look on Rodney's face, since that's what it usually screamed, without him even having to say a word. "It was a simple reconnaissance mission to an unpopulated world, and he's done it again…?" Shaking my head, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, trying to get my pounding heart under control. "What is it this time?"
The Wraith Queen on the drilling platform under the ocean. Even with her powers, he took her on.
"Apparently a single replicator on the planet surface." Rodney groaned quietly. "That's why they didn't pick up any life signs. It somehow managed to cloak itself." Frowning for a moment, he shrugged a little. "He called us to tell us it managed to capture Ronon and Teyla somehow, and he's going after it."
"What?" Turning fully, I walked over to Rodney. "Is he still at the gate?"
Rodney shook his head, rolling his eyes and his look seemingly settled on annoyance. "No, he's long gone. We've already got Lorne's team and SG-7 waiting in the gate room for your order."
When he allied himself to Michael. Ok, first when they insisted on capturing Michael, then dealing with him which cost a man his life, then allying himself to Michael to help get the others off the Wraith hive…
I was half tempted to tell Lorne to shoot John for me, when he found him, but instead, I nodded and followed them out of the room. I went over many things I wanted to say, including ordering them to take me with them, and again, ordering Evan to shoot John when he got to him. I was irritated, but at the same time, I somehow knew this was going to happen. Biting my lip, I walked over to the balcony and looked down to the waiting teams below, their expectant gazes lingering on me.
Taking on the Genii who'd taken over the control room with a severe storm looming over us, just to get me and Rodney out of there and save Atlantis.
"Bring them all home." I stated quietly, trying to keep my mounting worry to myself. "And if you have to, drag John home by his feet." That earned me a few chuckles, and I raised an eyebrow, showing them just how serious I was. I was getting a little sick of feeling like my heart was going to stop, every time he pulled something like this. He was going to give me a heart attack one of these days, and I fully intended to tell him that when he got back.
Seeing my look, they all settled down and Evan nodded at me with a look that stated he understood how I felt.
John's gotta be suicidal. That's just the answer. That or he's bloody insane, maybe I need to get Carson to run scans on his head and find out. Or maybe I need to talk to Kate about this. This is ridiculous!
"Good luck and God speed." I stated, waving to Chuck to dial the gate and standing back as they went through it as soon as it stabilized. John, if you die, I swear I'm gonna kill you. Frowning at the gate as it shut down, I dropped the idea of going back to my office, and instead settled on calling Carson and alerting him he might have a medical emergency when the teams got back. Then, I turned to pacing the control room, the only thing on my mind being 'I hope they're alright'.
I hope he doesn't pull another one of his suicidal ideas.
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I'm trying to go for she cares about him, but is scared and irritated at his insane ideas to go up against enemies alone. She hates the fact that he's almost been killed….how many times now? So not such a touching scene, and no actual interaction between John and Elizabeth. More how she acts and thinks in hearing 'He's done it again'.
Hope you like it.
Written November 8, 2008
This is an idea from Sparklyshimmer2010. I don't know if I can do the MENSA bit, since I wouldn't even know how to write about it (I'm not MENSA material)… I guess we'll see. Thank you Sparklyshimmer2010 for the idea.
R+R please
Thank you
Tenshi