No one said anything. Havoc stood in front of them with his hands in his pockets, staring expectantly. Ruben looked on curiously, but didn't say a word. Rodney's hand twitched. Havoc blinked.

"You people act like you haven't seen a dead guy before…" He grumbled.

"Not one that can talk and breathe…" Sheppard said. Havoc smiled.

"I've been waiting for you guys."

"Why wait? Why didn't you return to Atlantis?" Teyla asked. Havoc shrugged.

"I made a deal with the Ancients. They wanted to kick me out of their little club in the clouds…"

"What kind of a deal?"

"Well," Havoc started. "I get to keep my previous body, powers and all, along with all the knowledge of the Ancients and all my memories of the Ascended plane. However, I couldn't go to Atlantis without an invitation from the current tenants, and I couldn't go anywhere else but this planet until then. And…" Havoc smiled mischievously. "…I had to promise to stop killing ascended people… which leads to the reason why I was kicked out…"

"You killed the Ancestors?" Teyla asked, shocked at the audacity of this warrior's disrespect to the Ancients. Teyla saw anger flare up in his eyes, metallic flames dancing.

"They shouldn't play with fire if they don't want to be burned. They feared me. I used it to my advantage. Besides… I only killed twenty."

"Oh… Only twenty?" Rodney asked sarcastically. Ronon actually laughed. Ruben stepped forward.

"Havoc has done a marvelous job defending us from the Wraith, and he keeps improving every time. Just a week ago, he mastered the art of moving the dirt and rock like an extension of his body. It was mystifying…" Havoc shook his head with a smile.

"Mastering the elements is nothing more than understanding nature and making a compromise." Havoc said, his tone suddenly dropping to somber and dull. John tapped his shoulder.

"Consider this an invite… we need to talk…"

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Much to Rodney's glee, they made it to the village. It was a small town nestled on a large hill, a giant willow arching over the town. The gigantic tree had been dying before Havoc came. Mysteriously, the plant had grown much healthier when Havoc fell from the sky. To the villagers, it was a sign. The people were fairly advanced. Not anywhere near as far as Earth, but they had a rudimentary knowledge of firearms. Havoc and co. retired into a restaurant or what could pass as one. Havoc sat in the shadowy corner, the team sitting around in the light.

"You know of the Ori, right?" John asked. Havoc nodded.

"Yes… the particularly corrupt ascended…" Venom layered his voice.

"They're being particularly nasty in the Milky Way. And now the Ancients are striking back, but the crossfire is destroying planet after planet. It's only a matter of time before all of our allies will be killed…"

"It only makes sense…"

"Excuse me?" Havoc opened his eyes.

"The ascended plain is a place of energy. All matter is relative, like the event horizon on the Gate. The Ori and the Ancients are the beings of energy, the big bosses of the universe. They can only fight by manipulating energy and using matter. Now, each side wants the upper hand, so why bother fighting on a plane where weapons lay all around you? On this plane however, they have to work to create energy. This gives each side unique advantages and disadvantages. You said that they were destroying planets in the crossfire? Those weren't accidents. They want to manipulate energy. What is an explosion but a rapid release of energy?"

"They're killing thousands of innocent people!"

"Duh." Havoc snorted. "That would be the Ancient's work if I ever thought so… The Ori get their power from their worshipers. That's just completely desperate. And here I thought they had one iota of common sense…"

"We want to send you to Earth…"

Havoc and Teyla both stared at Rodney. Havoc raised an eyebrow.

"You do realize that if I'm in the Milky Way, I can't watch your backs. And from what I know, the inter gate network you made makes the trip thirty minutes. The Stargate takes too much energy on its own, and I can only sustain that kind of power for a limited amount of time. It's a one way trip." Rodney nodded. Sheppard coughed.

"We know the risks. You give us more options, along with a chance to catch up on old times. We can keep the Asurans and Wraith at bay until you can return."

Havoc sighed and brushed some hairs away from his eyes. His silver pupils flashed in the shadows. They heard the metallic groaning as his leg adapters began to lift him straight. Havoc looked down at the humans sitting under him. He looked into Sheppard's eyes, dissecting his inner most thoughts, making the colonel uncomfortable.

"I'll do it… but on one condition…"

"Whatever you need!"

"Never go looking for me again…"

"But we weren't looking for you today! We thought you were dead!"

Havoc glared down at Rodney. "I know… but after I destroy the Ori and their new leader, and after I liberate the galaxy of the Wraith and Asurans, I will disappear forever. You humans are growing dependant on higher powers. You will never evolve that way. I can't condemn you to a hole in the ground. I will point myself in a random direction, open a hyperspace window, and not come out of it until my energy is depleted, far away from anyone I can hurt. I wish for you to be safe, but not in a way that you become spoiled children."

Everyone was speechless as Havoc got up off the chair and walked out the door into the white sunlight.

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Havoc was walking back to the Gate. The team was far behind him, preferring to keep their distance from the Ancient machine. Havoc was pondering his next course of action. No doubt the Milky Way would need his help, but Earth hung in a fragile balance. It wasn't like he could just attack and retaliate as he pleased. There would be complications. He head swam. He felt Teyla's mind link trying to connect to his. Havoc sighed mentally and tore open a wall. Teyla's voice clouded his inner thoughts.

"What is wrong?"

"Excuse me…?"

"You seem different. Something must be wrong. Your eyes reveal your false behavior."

"How come it's always you that can read my emotions, eh? You're worse than a mother…" Havoc grumbled. Teyla smiled.

"Just tell me."

"As an ascended, I possessed the powers of a god and the knowledge of the universe. But I couldn't harness it. I evolved through science, not faith. As such, I didn't need to be tested to enter the higher plane. To ascend on one's own, one must be fully prepared to shed the bonds to the lower plane, and to know one's self. I didn't know myself. My name… I need to find my family name. I just want to know who my mother was, or even how my father died. I don't even know what they look like… It keeps haunting me…" Teyla's mental link wavered, making Havoc experience a slight headache. He felt her confusion and sadness. At least she would be sympathetic. He suddenly felt surprise and a pang of fear. He snapped out of the mental connection and looked up. The Stargate had just been activated, a mere forty meters away. Havoc tensed. He felt the humans behind him lift their guns. "A lot of good that will do if that's the Wraith…"

The event horizon rippled and a Dart shot out, guns already firing. Havoc lifted his right hand. The spheres of molten plasma stopped in mid air before him. His fingers twitched and the plasma exploded. A cloud of dust enveloped him. The Dart shot overhead and the needle like ship fired at the humans. P-90's coughed bullets, but the plasma had already fired. The ground shook and a large figure jutted out of the ground, blocking the attack. The Dart crashed into the shadowy creature and exploded. The object was actually a giant arm and hand made out of rock. The fist clenched and the column turned into pebbles. Havoc stood over the pile of rock and sand. His sleeve over the nanotech arm was ripped off. Teyla saw the haunting scars lining the robotic attachment. Static crackled around Havoc's fist. A second Dart shot from the Gate. Havoc took a fighters stance similar to Teyla's fighting technique. It was no surprise, seeing as the Athosians had based their culture off the Ancients. Havoc's arm morphed and became a clawed hand and an arm with curving blades jutting out at odd angles. Energy crackled and jumped from blade to blade. The Dart fired its weapons.

Havoc fired his…

A swirling beam of thick energy fired out, arching blast tearing the Dart in two. It flew into the upper atmosphere, becoming a small meteor in the distance. Havoc's arm changed back and his wrist flicked in a circle. The beam of light curved and returned. Havoc molded the air like clay, the light following his movements. His hand pointed to the sky, where a Hive ship had been hovering. The beam was a molten sword, destroying the ship like it was nothing. Havoc's eyes glowed like beacons and the Gate shut down. The inner ring spun and the vortex shot out. Havoc grabbed the humans that had just caught up to him. He jumped in the air, dragging the team with ease. Rodney yelled.

"If that's Atlantis, we need the IDC!" Havoc smiled his familiar smile.

"I'm making one…"

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Back in Atlantis, Weir stood on the balcony, staring into the blue churning of the Gate and the rainbow effect of the iris. Suddenly, the energy shield shattered and a large mass came barreling through. Sheppard and his team were sprawled on the floor. Havoc sighed and sat down on the steps, the Gate deactivating. He looked up at a shocked Weir.

"Ya, gotta love this job!"