A/N: I wrote a good portion of this chapter on the airplane to Hawaii. It was supposed to be 'Chapter 7', but I decided I wanted to write a bit o' fluff last chapter. Oh well. I'm sorry if some people 'hate' me for that last chapter, but I don't want to be written off as a 'cutter' writer. I have some other humor that is planned out for the near future. Kudo reviews to: Manic Tater and Cocoa Girl2 (Cocoa wrote 6 reviews in a row! Holy cow!)

Disclaimer- Lawyers are gone because of being chased around by a broom Even though there gone I'll say it anyway I don't own the SGA or it affiliates. sees baby!lawyer steps on it

Chapter 8

Michael walked into his own apartment with great relief. He was most confused about what he had done, but he knew that it was the right thing to him. Even though he had great conviction on what he did it still left him confused and distorted. He wasn't tired so he didn't want to sleep, so he decided to meditate.

Meditation was very important to the Wraith. It helped them with their mental strength, commutations, and organize thoughts. A powerful Wraith, when meditating could pull a weaker Wraith or human out of their body and hold on to them while the more powerful mind worked in their body. The Wraith warriors had some of the weakest minds, but controlling them would be the most difficult and more often than not another enemy Wraith would take control of your body while you were controlling someone else.

With a flick of mental thought, Michael turned down all the lights that had came on when he walked in. Shedding some of the upper layers of clothing, he folded them and put them in the closet. He sat on the bed cross-legged, relaxing into a state of calm. His breathing slowed and deepened, with his mind letting go of his body.

In his mental state he wondered the Wraith Hive-Collective Mind. Each mind glowed like a star against the darkness. Each star connected by a ghostly strand of thread, as thin and delicate as a spider's web. He continued through the star-mind light, working his way deeper and deeper till he came to a huddle of star-minds that was trapped in a cage. He pushed through the webbed mesh with some difficulty, but made it through.

He opened his eyes to see that he was no longer walking in star-mind light, instead he was standing on a sandy, dune covered, beach. The salty smell of the sea was on the breezes, and the reeds made whispering sounds as the gentle waves lapped on to the shore. The sun had an overcast looked to it. It was so peaceful. He turned at the sound of someone calling out name. He turned to see the most beautiful female Wraith he had ever seen.

She seemed young to him, even younger than most Wraith looked. Her skin was even a paler blue than Michael Changed skin. She wore a simple brown dress, instead of something extravagant. She had the normal golden eyes of the Wraith, but instead of the cruelty, her eyes had a sad laughter to them that Michael had never seen before. Her hair was not the red of the Queen or the white of her sterile ladies-in-waiting. Her hair was a honeyed brown, which went down her back in waves.

She held out her fragile hand towards him "Walk with me?" He took her hand.

They walked hand in hand along the dunes and beach. The female Wraith left footprints in the sand; Michael didn't. "Who are you? What is this place?" She smiled sadly.

"This place is the Edge. Of life and death for the Wraith. Every Wraith that is born is doomed to walk into the tide, and swim into the deeps and finally rest." Michael looked taken aback.

"Does this mean…"

She laughed; her laugh was a tinkling chime sound laugh. "No, no, dear one. You only visit this place. You still have some time before you must dive headfirst."

"Oh… But then who are you?"

"Are you familiar with the legend of the Star Goddess?"

"Of course. She was the first Wraith. Created out of the most beautiful star of the heavens, her harem the 8 planets of her solar system. She gave birth to the 7 Sister Queens and their harem. Her eighth harem and she decided to become star and planet again, once the Sister Queens left and went out on their own."

She laughed again. "My name is Rada' ja' metesh. You can call me Rada or Star Goddess. Although Rada works perfectly well."

Michael's jaw dropped. "You're joking."

"No, no, dear one. I would never joke about this. Yes I am the 'Star Goddess', although I have never been a star per say or a Goddess, but I am the woman that is portrayed in the legend." Michael looked strangely aghast. "But you dear one is special, the first one to visit me on these dunes in a long time, other than the ones that are here to cross into the tide. Do you know why that is?" Michael shook his head. "For the past 3,000 years or so, the Wraith physiology has become more bug like than human. The First ones had equal amounts of Human and Bug DNA, but due to many factors, the Wraith are losing their humanity. Bit, by, bit. For a long time the Wraith and Humans from Atlantis were allies and friends. But many things happened and the Wraith… changed.

"Michael I must tell you this before you leave this place. You are more human than the rest of your kind. With each passing generation the Wraith lose morals and a sense of humanity and morality. We are becoming animals, ones with out emotions or feelings, and it must not happen." She reached into a pocket of her dress, and pulled out a silver key. She placed it his hand. "Even though my people are cut off from me, I am not cut off for my people. I know about your affections for the human man that has Changed you." She caressed his face with the back of her hand. "Being this way isn't a bad thing, you're beautiful this way."

She placed a hand over his eyes and whispered in his ear, "I bless you and Carson Beckett. Find love, find peace, and change the world my dear. Change the galaxy my dear one." She squeezed the hand that held the key so it pressed into the palm of his hand.

He opened his eyes to see that his mind had returned to his body. He opened his hand to see that he still had the silver key.

A/N2: So! So! Was this worth the wait? It is sooo long though. The chapter its self is just over 1,000 words! But I wrote a very, very, very short first chapter for a story call 'Child of Mine' which is a Danny J/Vala ship, is promised to be funny!

NEXT TIME: Life settles down for Beckett in Atlantis, Zalenka/McKay shipping! Maybe even some het stuff! Plot twists! Some humor! Fun! Fun!