Date : 11.03.2008
Title : The A.U. Series : Ellie and The Major
Author : ElaineDex
Chapter : 7 of ?
Rating : M
Pairings : Major Evan Lorne/Dr. Ellie Harrison
Warnings : Some Sexual Content, Romance, Adventure, Maybe Some Strong Language.
Spoilers : This story has character's in it from my Loves series and follows on from my last story - Lost City of the ZPM's
Feedback : Yes please, always welcome whatever it may be.
Disclaimer : Dr. Ellie Harrison, Lt. Matthew Franks and any O/C's are mine. Lyssa Hunter belongs to Kazavid and is from her Atlantis stories Behind The Mask and Reunions. Stargate Atlantis, unfortunately, has nothing to do with me.
Summary : Lorne owes Ellie his life and not for the first time but when payback time comes, will the Major be able to do what needs to be done to stop her turning to another for help?
Zerrin stared at Ronon, her eyes huge with fear and she moved instinctively closer to Ellie and Lorne who were still stood with their arms around one another.
"Its okay Ronon…she's on our side…I think", Ellie said, suddenly feeling very tired.
"You think?", Sheppard asked as Emerson moved closer.
"Zerrin didn't agree with what the other Abalakian's were doing", Ellie said, feeling a little faint and she touched her hand to Lorne's chest.
"Do you have any of my…of my….", but she passed out before she managed to finish her sentence and Lorne scooped her up into his arms.
"Get her to the sick bay", Emerson said and the others watched on with concern as Lorne strode away with Ellie.
"I hope she's going to be okay", Lyssa said.
"She will be. My brother didn't get a chance to take her virginity or experiment on healing her heart", Zerrin said and Ronon lowered his gun as the word 'virginity' momentarily baffled him.
"What?!", he, Sheppard and Emerson all said together and Lyssa and Franks glanced at one another.
"Did you say…virginity?", Sheppard asked knowing full well and from personal experience that Ellie was definitely 'not' a virgin.
Lyssa cleared her throat, "Zerrin's brother, Allen, gave Ellie her virginity back…he wanted a pure bride", she said and Sheppard frowned before looking back at Zerrin.
"What did you mean when you said that he didn't get a chance to 'experiment' on healing Ellie's heart? I thought you could all heal people?", he asked and Zerrin shook her head.
"Allen was not born with the natural ability to heal…he has spent his life trying to prove to our father that he can do it…unfortunately many innocent people have suffered because of his efforts".
"And Ellie would have been next?", Sheppard said and Zerrin nodded.
"How many other 'brides' has he had?", Lyssa asked and Zerrin sighed.
"Too many".
"So he has the restoring virginity thing down then? I mean, he wont have messed up her…insides…or anything?", Sheppard asked and Zerrin shook her head.
"Allen has learnt how to heal minor things…colds, coughs, small injuries, burns and abrasions..", she stopped as McKay interrupted her.
"And restoring people's virginity…apparently", he said and Zerrin nodded.
"Yes, that is something that my brother seems to have perfected", she replied wryly.
Emerson folded his arms and sighed.
"Colonel I'll leave it to you to decide what you want to do with her…I'm going to go and check on how Ellie is doing".
Sheppard nodded and looked back at Zerrin feeling more than a little perplexed.
Lorne hovered by Ellie as the Odyssey's medics checked her out, giving her an injection to regulate her heartbeat.
As she began to come around, he leaned over and brushed her hair away from her forehead gently.
"Hi", he murmured and Ellie smiled up at him.
"What happened?", she asked, blinking at him.
"You fainted…you know where you are?", Lorne asked and she nodded, raising her hand and he took it in his.
Just then though Emerson entered the sick bay and Lorne straightened a little as the higher ranking officer came to stand on the opposite side of the bed.
"How're you doing?", Emerson asked, looking down at Ellie and she offered him a smile too.
"I'm fine…thanks to Evan", she replied, glancing at Lorne again and he looked away almost shyly.
Emerson watched the look that passed between Ellie and The Major and sighed inwardly. He had been looking forward to seeing Ellie again on this trip to Atlantis.
"So…have you not been taking your pills again?", he asked, missing the look that Lorne sent his way as the Major felt a frisson of jealousy arc through him at the realisation that the Colonel had once been closer to Ellie than he cared to imagine.
"I have…it's just that with getting captured…and I didn't have any on me…Evan usually has them…", Ellie replied haltingly, beginning to feel flustered.
Just then Sheppard's voice buzzed in Lorne's ear.
"Major, could you come to the bridge? We need to speak to you about Zerrin".
Lorne tapped his ear-piece. "On my way Sir", he replied, his fingers squeezing Ellie's once before he let them go.
"I have to go…I'll come by later", he told her and Ellie nodded at him and smiled.
Lorne's eyes lingered on her before he turned, nodded to Emerson and then left the sick bay.
Ellie watched him go, her heart aching for a different reason other than its condition.
Emerson sighed.
"Does he know?", he asked and Ellie looked up at him.
"Does he know what?", she asked, frowning and Emerson laughed gently.
"How you feel about him", he replied and Ellie blushed.
"I…I don't know", she answered truthfully.
"You should tell him, but from the looks he gives you I'd say he already knows and feels pretty similar", Emerson said and Ellie's eyes widened.
Before she could reply though the ships' medic bustled by and said,
"Would you like to get changed Doctor? That dress is getting in the way somewhat", he said, holding out some infirmary scrubs and Ellie sat up slowly and took them from him.
"Thank you", she said and the medic nodded and moved away, pulling the curtain around the bed for her privacy.
"Are you going to watch?", Ellie asked Emerson and he grinned at her.
"It's nothing I haven't seen before", he said cheekily and Ellie gasped at him.
"Paul!", she said and he shrugged.
"Cant blame a man for trying", he said as he disappeared behind the curtain and Ellie shook her head and swung her legs off the side of the bed, waiting for a moment to make sure she felt okay before proceeding to get changed.
Lorne re-joined the others on the bridge and was brought up to date with what had been already said.
"So Ellie's a virgin again…right?", Sheppard said, seemingly struggling to digest that little piece of new information and Lyssa glared at him and folded her arms.
"Apparently so Sir, yes", Lorne replied.
"Uh-huh", Sheppard said.
"There's a couple of questions I'd like to ask Zerrin", Lorne said and Sheppard held out an arm.
"Feel free Major", he said and Lorne turned to Zerrin.
"I thought I killed your brother…would you mind telling me what the hell he morphed into before he disappeared into thin air?", he asked and Zerrin looked uncomfortable.
"My brother is not like the rest of us Abalakians…he can heal himself even after death, although he cannot regain his physical appearance for around seven days", she said and Lorne regarded her.
"What did he mean when he said that he would return for Ellie and that Atlantis will be sorry if it stands in his way?", Lorne said and Sheppard butted in,
"Hang on…Allen still hasn't finished with Ellie?", he asked.
Lorne turned to face Sheppard.
"It didn't sound like it to me Sir", he replied and they both then turned back to look at Zerrin who said,
"You are the first people who have managed to rescue one of his 'brides' before he had a chance to take back her virginity…I don't know what he has in store for your city if you get in his way but he can be very dangerous when he is angered".
"So can we", Ronon muttered and Lorne glanced at the Satedan before looking back at Zerrin.
"Is there any way that he can be stopped?", he asked and Zerrin sighed.
"Allen would have no power over Ellie or your people so long as Ellie has lost her virginity by the time he makes his second visit to your city".
Just then Ellie re-entered the bridge wearing the infirmary scrubs, Emerson at her side and she stopped as she realised that everyone was staring at her.
"What's wrong?", she asked, her eyes going to Lorne's as everyone else looked away, shuffling their feet and fidgeting as though they were embarrassed about something.
Everyone except Ronon.
"You need to have sex…and soon", he told her and Ellie's mouth formed an 'o' shape but no sound came out.
She couldn't believe that everyone knew already about her newly restored virginity.
Lyssa saw her friend beginning to blush and she moved forward.
"How are you feeling? Is your heart okay?", she asked, trying to change the subject and Ellie nodded but her eyes never left Lorne.
"What'll happen if I don't…y'know…soon?", she asked and he raked a hand through his short hair and regarded her.
"Zerrin says Allen could get nasty…Atlantis could be at risk", he told her and Ellie gulped.
"So no pressure then", she said trying to smile but failing miserably.
"We'll work something out when we get back to the city…don't worry", Sheppard told her, trying to smile at her comfortingly but Ellie still looked worried.
"You should go back to the infirmary and rest up", Emerson said, touching a hand to her shoulder and Ellie sighed.
She nodded reluctantly and turned and left the bridge. She felt highly embarrassed because everyone knew about what Allen had done to her. She knew it was not her fault, but being a born again virgin was not exactly something to brag about.
And, added to that was the new worry that if she didn't sleep with someone soon then Allen could come back for her and maybe take her away again, possibly damaging Atlantis somehow in the process.
Groaning she paused by the entrance to the infirmary and stared out of a nearby window at the blackness of space.
"Hey", Lorne's voice gently brought her back to reality and she opened her eyes and looked at him as he came to stand before her.
He noticed she was shivering and he took off his jacket and wrapped it around her shoulders.
Ellie snuggled into its warmth gratefully and smiled at him.
"Thanks", she said and he nodded.
"What am I going to do Evan?", she asked suddenly and Lorne looked at her.
"Like the Colonel said, we'll think of something", he said, watching as she pinched at the bridge of her nose as though she had a headache coming.
"Ronon is right though…I need to have…sex...and I wish it were as simple as it sounded but I'm not even dating anyone. I mean what am I supposed to do, just go up to any guy and ask them to take me to bed?".
Lorne shuffled his feet as he wondered if he should tell her that if she were to ask him then he would be more than happy to oblige, but somehow he just didn't think it was appropriate and so he kept silent.
"I'm sorry", Ellie said eventually, going to move past him but Lorne caught her arm gently.
"Don't be…if I can help…", he trailed off though as Emerson's voice came over the tannoy system, leaving Ellie wondering if Lorne was offering to sleep with her or to help fix her up with someone else.
"We have a Wraith hive ship on the scanners…heads up everyone".
End of Chapter 7