Chapter 6

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IOA

Melissa walked through Atlantis heading towards the office where she knew that the IOA were. John was coming out of the meeting room. He strode towards her.

"Melissa...I..." he murmured as he stepped in front of her.

She ignored him and stepped around him.

He watched her go. He noticed the way she walked, almost as if she was in pain. She was favouring her right side. As he watched her, he realized what he had done. When she needed him the most, He'd left her to deal with it on her own. He truly realized what his mistakes had done .

Melissa ignored the stares that she could fell on her back. She knocked on the door and waited for permission to enter. It was given.

Melissa strode in and sat down.

Colonel Carter, the two people that came from Earth were there as well as SGA 1.

"You wished to speak to me?" Melissa directed her question towards the leader of Atlantis.

"Dr Keller gave me the results of your blood tests as well as all other tests that were done" said the Colonel.

Melissa nodded her head in acknowledgement.

"We have come to a decision to allow you to stay on Atlantis" said one of the men from earth.

"And what if I don't want to be used for what I am and what I can do?" Melissa asked.

"Nobody is going to use you" John said, refusing to allow her to believe that she was only wanted for her powers.

Melissa snorted.

"Yeah right." " the only reason I'm not in a cell is because you want me to help you defeat the Wraith and to save your own asses," Melissa said leaning across the table, Making sure that if she was going to get hurt that she took them down with her.



"As much as we would like to admit that that was not taking in the consideration, it was," the brown haired man said.

Melissa smiled.

"Who are you?" Melissa asked.

"General O'Neill and Michael Stevens" the one who was General O'Neill said.

"Look we don't want you just for what you are, we want you because you could be a valuable asset to the exhibition" said Michael.

Melissa looked around at the group.

"What will happen if I do stay?" asked Melissa, curling her hands around herself. Barely taking

"You will join a team and go through the gates," said Colonel Carter.

"She can join us," said Rodney from the corner.

"And if I leave?" she asked, trying to ignore the pain that she was in.

They all started looking uncomfortable.

"We can't allow you to leave, you know too much," said Michael, leaning towards her.

"Try and stop me" Melissa said getting up and moving towards the door.

The guards that were in the room raised their weapons.

"Wow, don't be hasty," colonel Sheppard said, stepping in front of the guns. Melissa looked at him in amazement. She hadn't thought that he would risk his life for her. She thought that he didn't care.

"I'll be in my quarters if anybody wants me," Melissa said walking out of the door.

"Wait!" said General O'Neill, just as she was about to leave. "We need you answer."

Melissa stopped walking towards the door. Her chest was tightening to unimaginable pain. Her eyes were becoming blurry due to the pain. Her focus was lessening. Black dots were appearing behind her eyes.

She opened the door and barely turned around. She tilted her head as if contemplating the idea of leaving.

"I'll stay," she murmured and walked through the door.

As soon as she was out of the main area of Atlantis she ran to her quarters, barely taking in everyone who she ran passed. She was at her quarters. She opened the door quickly, leaning heavily against the side frame. She moved through the door. She removed her shirt and moved to her bed. She lay down on the crisp cold blankets against her skin. Her chest ached with the pain and it was spreading fast it was down to her arms and legs. Her body was convulsing with the pain. Her vision was disappearing. Blackness started seeping in behind her eyes. She curled over onto the pillows and curled into herself. White crystal tears started to fall, staining her face. She let the darkness consume her and she was aware no more.

AN: please review as I want to know if people would like this to be a John/OC fic or not. I would also like to thank people that have already reviewed. Their choices will be taken into consideration when writing the next few chapters.