Author notes: Next one. Told you it wouldn't be long didn't I :) only err…oops 7 months. The next one is write but very hard to read as my beta has disappeared. Anyone fancy the challenge, drop me an email. Thanks for the reviews, motivates me to write ;)
Disclaimer: I do not own Stargate; don't bother suing cos I can't even cover your legal costs.
Sarah McKay had returned with the science team to try and dig out the machine but due to the need to be really careful moving each part, the archaeology team took over. She had tried to help but after getting a right ear full from one of the archaeologist's, she had returned with most of the other scientist to wait. She hated waiting. She had to be doing something. She couldn't do anything, it drove her mad. Even all the times she had sat by John, waiting for him to wake up in the infirmary after another bad mission, she always had her laptop doing something or another. Even if it was just writing up mission reports. There was only one exception. When they had gotten him back from the wraith and she had got the nanites to work, she couldn't take her eyes from his still form. She told others it was because she was so fascinated with the nanites work and she wanted to make sure nothing went wrong, but she was lying. Two weeks. It felt like longer. They had come so close to losing him forever. It was a fluke that got him out and she couldn't stand the thought that someday their luck would run out.
She always wanted a big brother. Someone who would look out for her, chase off the guys and would protect her from everything. Instead she had a big sister. The first born, the prefect one. Brilliant, beautiful and everything her parents could have asked for. Unlike her, she had been an accident. It wasn't Jeanie's fault but it always made her feel resentful towards her.
When John had entered her life, he was a pain, an annoying bug. But he somehow got through her hard shell of her heart. He had fought so hard to get her off world with his team on SGA 4. Hammond and Sumner hadn't wanted to send a scientist off world that had no training and couldn't even fire a gun; something about bad experiences with non-military on a main team in the past. So Sheppard had taken it upon himself to train her. She hadn't seen the point, sure, she would have liked to go off world occasionally but if not, she was fine with a lab job. A lot safer place. But he wouldn't take no for an answer. He had trained her with all kinds of weapons and hand to hand compact. In the end, everyone seemed to have joined in with helping her. Ford helped with explosives but she ended up teaching him more. Even Lorne clipped in. Everyone had become such good friends. Something she had never seen coming.
After seeing how well she was doing, Hammond had ordered all non-military to have basic training with weapons and hand to hand. It had come in real handy several times and saved her life more than once. She owned John a lot and over time they had come closer than anyone had ever become to her. He was the big brother she had never had but always dreamed of. She was so glad he was so stubborn. She wouldn't give up going off world and the family everyone had become for the world nowadays. It might be scary sometimes but all the things she had seen and learnt was well wealth what she had to go through to get them. She knew there was something she could do to pay him back even if it was only a small part compared to what he had given her. She would get them home. Even if the machine has been destroyed and she had to start from scratch, she would find their reality and get them back. It didn't matter how long it would take. Even if she was using a Zima-frame, she would get it to work.
Thought you might like a look into her mind. Review!!!!! I like to hear your thoughts.