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Loop in Time

By Hannah554

Chapter 3

Under the guise of having some work for him to do John had lured Kavanaugh onto the Jumper and was now orbiting the planet. The scientist had had the nerve to come back to Atlantis yet again and start making Elizabeth's life hell, whatever vendetta the man had against her John didn't like it. He'd been tempted many times to give Kavanaugh a piece of his mind but the consequences he might face himself had always prevented him from doing so. Time loop meant no consequences and John could vent some of his frustrations at the scientist without worrying about repercussions.

He and Rodney had been living the last three loops enjoying their new found freedom, he had no idea what the scientist had been up to but he'd been in a much better mood recently. John had spent one loop performing various tricks with the Jumper, things he would never usually try to pull off because of the danger, the risk but hell he loved to fly and now he knew the Jumpers were capable of so much more than anyone realised, it could actually be a helpful piece of knowledge one day.

John parked the jumper in orbit, checking to make sure everything was okay before turning in his chair to look at Kavanaugh. The scientist looked confused as he looked at John, he must have seen something in his gaze because the confusion was joined by fear.

"Why are we are?" he questioned. "Colonel," he added nervously.

"Because I think the two of us need to have a little chat," John told him purposely making the statement sound as malicious as possible. Kavanaugh pressed himself back in his chair, if he'd pushed himself back any further he'd probably go through it.

"About what?" he asked and John stood up gesturing for Kavanaugh to go into the back compartment of the Jumper. "I'd rather stay here thank you."

"What makes you think you have a choice?" John questioned raising an eyebrow and lowering his tone enough that Kavanaugh walked passed him into the back compartment, watching John warily as he did so. He pushed his glasses up his nose in a geeky gesture that John didn't mind when other people did it but from Kavanaugh it annoyed him to no end. Like most things the scientist did the movement was filled with smug arrogance that made John want to smack that pompous attitude right out of him.

"What's this all about Colonel?" Kavanaugh questioned with a bit more courage than he'd shown up until this point, that air of arrogance creeping back in again.

"You making Dr Weir's life more difficult that it really needs to be," John told him, keeping his voice low. "I gotta say, I don't like it, I don't like the way you talk to her, I don't like the way you look at her, I don't even like the way you breathe around her, hell I don't like you."

"And what would you like me to do about that?" Kavanaugh asked.

"I'd like you to stop, in fact I'd like you to go apologise to her," John stated.

"And if I don't, what are you gonna do?" Kavanaugh questioned with a raised eyebrow, his gaze smug. "Feed me to a Wraith? You can't do a thing to me, the IOA already don't want you or Dr Weir here. You do anything to me and I'll make sure they have everything they need to get rid of you both for good."

John stepped forward, his eyes meeting Kavanaugh's "You think you'll be able to tell them anything?" he asked. "I can make you disappear right now, no one knows we're up here and I doubt anyone will miss you for a while. When the IOA come asking where the little lap dog is I'll just have to tell them that you disappeared, no one knows where you went."

"You wouldn't," Kavanaugh stated though all traces of arrogance were gone again now.

"Check my record, I think you'll find I will," John told him, never removing his eyes from Kavanaugh.

John walked into Elizabeth's office, in this loop she and the rest of Atlantis had no idea what was going on. Rodney and John hadn't bothered to explain it they'd just gone on with their antics. Elizabeth looked up as he entered the room and smiled, the expression fading when she saw Kavanaugh following him.

"Elizabeth," John began cheerfully getting a wary look from her "Kavanaugh has something he'd like to say to you."

He pushed Kavanaugh forward hiding his grin as Elizabeth looked at Kavanaugh and then at him in confusion. He wished she'd be able to remember this moment but he'd just have to settle for telling her about it later. It wasn't as good as it seeing it for herself but maybe it would help her somehow to know that it happened.

"Dr Weir," Kavanaugh began awkwardly. "I'd like to apologise for my behaviour and my attitude towards you. I know I have made things difficult and I've made a lot of bad situations worse, so... I'm sorry."

Elizabeth looked completely baffled as John allowed Kavanaugh to leave the office, looking miserable, defeated and just a little bit angry. He allowed himself the smile he'd been keeping in check since he'd walked into the office.

"John, what did you do?" Elizabeth questioned and John feigned a look of hurt.

"I didn't do anything," he told her and she raised an eyebrow at him, she knew him better than that. "I just took Kavanaugh for a ride in the Jumper and told him I thought it would be very beneficial for him to come here and apologise to you."

"Beneficial how?" she asked and he shrugged.

"Beneficial for his life and the jeopardy it might be placed in if he didn't," he replied and he could see the smile she tried to hide.

"John, you can't go around threatening members of the expedition that you don't like," she stated.

"Why not, I do it to Rodney all the time," he said.

"Rodney knows you wouldn't hurt him at the end of the day," she told him. "Kavanaugh's going to cause us hell with the IOA now."

"No he won't, don't worry in a few hours he won't even remember that it happened," he stated with a grin, he really had enjoyed that.

TBC