SGA gate room

Evan paces the gate room of Atlantis

"You'll wear a hole in the floor Major" jokes John

"Sorry sir" he stands still makes a fist with one hand and punches it into his other palm continuously, the gate glows and opens

"Incoming traveller" calls Chuck from above "Receiving midway iris code" the shield drops, people start emerging, they are pushed forward whilst looking round in awe, Evan scans the group for Kaley, who is last through the gate his face lights up

"Kaley!" as he rushes forwards "God I've missed you"

"It's only been a week" as he hugs her

"Nice to have you back" comments John he turns to the new group "Right listen up you'll be taken to Dr Becket for a short physical, then to your quarters then to your department heads" the new group is pushed out towards the transporters by some marines

"Oh anyone working for Rodney is in for a surprise" laughs Kaley

"Well Carson can't wait for you to start" says Elizabeth as she enters

"No suppose not, but I'll be working for a few months then I go on maternity leave"

"Well I shall leave the exact timing up to you and Carson" Evan and Kaley leave the gate room and head towards their quarters, he opens the door

"Almost the same as when you left" leaving her boxes inside the door "We have more wardrobe space and the room next door is free"

"Oh is that for the nursery?"

"Yes, we are going to have a connecting door soon" Kaley puts her rucksack on the bed and sits down Evan starts to unpack the bag, he produces the box that Gen O'Neill had given her "What's this?" he asks, before Kaley can speak he opens to reveal a folded USA flag and dog tags "Oh Kaley" he whispers "Col Mitchell's?" she sniffs

Flashback

"I'm receiving communications from the odyssey general" informs Walter as Landry enters the control room "They are requesting an emergency medical team be ready in the infirmary"

"Inform the infirmary and get our wounded down here" orders Landry

In the infirmary the familiar Asgard beam comes and goes on the floor is Sam kneeling by Cam

"Col what do we have?" ask Lam quickly

"Mitchell was attacked by Marrick who had a replicator in him" Lam looks shocked but starts to order her team, Cam is moved onto a gurney Sam pushed out of the room, Kaley responding to her page arrives, she looks at the bed and screams

"Cam!" trying to run forward Sam grabs her

"Lt, leave them to work" pulling her out and down the corridor, Kaley slides to the floor

45 minutes later Lam comes down the rest of SG-1 have gathered, the look on Lam's face reads things are not good

"I think you better say your goodbyes" her voice faltering, Kaley bursts out crying "there is nothing we can do, he has may be a few hours... ... I recommend that we don't try to resuscitate if he goes" Lam leads them into the room where Cam is attached to oxygen, drips and machines, Kaley takes his hand

"Cam" his eyes flutter

"Hi" his voice weak, the look on her face tells him everything "I'm not going to make it?" Kaley can't bring herself to tell him. Over the next hour or so SG-1, Landry and several others come to pay their respects and goodbyes, finally leaving Kaley laying on his bed with him

"I have only 1 regret" says Cam

"And that is?" she whispers

"Not marrying you and having kids"

"That is 2!" half laughing half crying his eyes close and his breathing slows a little "Cam!"

"I'm still here, I want you to know one thing" he squeezes her hand tighter "I love you and I always will" he swallow "And I want you to be happy, when you are ready just promise me you will move on with your life?" Kaley tries to hold back the tears "please Kaley I want you to be happy"

"I promise" she kisses his forehead as the heart monitor slips from slow regular bleeps to a continuous one "Cam" she cries, Lam appears

"I'm so sorry Kaley, he's gone" she hugs the woman laying on the bed as she clings Cam's body

End Flashback

"Kaley" whispers Evan tears rolling down her cheeks

"That day was so awful, he died in my arms Evan!" she looks at the box as Evan holds her "Gen O'Neill gave him to me just before I came through, asked me to keep him safe"

"And you will" he sits on the bed "why didn't the family want these?"

"His mom said no, don't know why, at the funeral she took them but then shoved them in my lap" she thinks back to that day "she said to get rid of them, but I couldn't, I thought if I kept them and see changed her mind then he would still be there, if not I get to keep him"

Flashback

Arlington Cemetery many members of the SGC are present, Cam's coffin is draped in an American flag with 6 pall bears in Dress blues, 7 men and women holding guns, a sole trumpet plays as the flag is folded, the head bearer turns and slow marches towards Cam's mom, as he hands her the flag as 21 gun salute is let off, his mom takes the flag and just looks up at the sky.

As the mourners disperse his mom takes Kaley's arm

"Thank you" she says "You made him so happy" she puts the flag and his tags in her hands "I can't have him" tears streaming down her face as she walks away, leaving Kaley upset and confused

End Flashback

Kaley lies on the bed, Evan standing in their small kitchenette she sniffs the air

"What's for dinner?"

"Tuna paste bake" he calls

"Yummy, hope you made lots I'm hungry" Evan appears holding a dish, he walks to the table and sets it down, Kaley slides off and goes over as Evan serves up dinner "Looks yummy" as she sits down, Evan pours out some OJ from a large jug, he takes his seat. Kaley devours dinner at a fast rate

"Hey hover you'll get indigestion" she looks up slightly embarrassed

"Sorry, didn't realise how hungry I was"

"What would you like to do this evening?"

"Just stay in watch the stars listen to the ocean" Evan smiles

After dark they sit on the balcony, Evan behind her hands on her abdomen

"Names for little one?" he asks she round at him

"A girl I was thinking Kimberly, it means leader of a tribe"

"That's nice I like it, for a boy"

"Evan Marcus" Evan's face looks slightly shell shocked "You're not happy"

"God no, I just thought want something different, like Cam" there is pause

"Made be for the 2 boy"

"So it's settled Kim or Evan" Kaley shivers "Come on your cold" he stands up, pulls her up and leads her to the bed, where she drifts off to sleep in his arms

"Senior staff to the briefing room" calls a voice over Evan's radio he sits bolt upright rubbing his face, picks up his radio and hurriedly gets dressed

"What's up" moans Kaley from the bed

"Don't know but I've just been paged"

"What time is it?"

"04.30 so it must be important, go back to sleep" he kisses her grabs his jacket and leaves

Kagan, Billicks, Bennett, Laura, Carson, Ronon, Elizabeth, Teyla, John and Rodney are already in the control room when Evan arrives

"What's up?" he asks sleepily

"SGA 6 came as an emergency, Michael has just attacked M4X-200 Dr Keller and her team where there to give the population routine health check, they have been taken hostage" informs Elizabeth

"I'm going to kill him" grunts Ronon

"Your mission is to get our people back, if Michael is killed then fine, but try to capture him"

"Are you mad" yells Rodney

"He knows about the hybrids made be we can get him to undo the damage" reasons Teyla

"Gear up we leave in 10 minutes, as much ammo and explosives as you can all carry" orders John

"My kind of party sir" comments Laura giving a sly look

M4X-200

On M4X-200 it is dawn they arrive and are being shoot at from the tree line, the group shoot back, launch hand grenades the wraith bolts stop

"Oh it is over? Thank god" cries Rodney

"That is properly not the half of it" says Laura

"I've got life signs 450 meters due west" calls John,

"Well how many?" demands Rodney earning a shut up look from John, the team move cautiously towards the signals each with over lapping fields of fire should any more hybrids appear. They come up to a compound, John signals for the group to halt

"Right Lt you and your team set explosives to blow this joint to hell, Lorne you and your team find our people get them out, my team find Michael" everyone nods and they fan out to enter at different points. Evan's team enter a corridor using a life signs detector heads towards 2 dots that are human

"On the left here" he whispers to Kagan, he and Billicks open the door, using their P90 lights see Dr Keller and her nurse chained to the wall and blind folded

"Please no! I can't help you" cries Keller trying to move but yelps in pain

"Dr Keller, it's Major Lorne"

"Oh god" she stammers "Thank you" they start unchaining and blindfolding the medical team

"Can you walk?" Evan asks the Doc

"No my leg hurts" Keller looks at her leg which is bleeding from a deep cut, her face is red and her eyes begin to look vacant when her head falls backwards

"Damn it" states Lorne "Billicks carry the doc

"Major" calls a nurse "Michael tortured Dr Keller to get her to help him with his hybrid research"

"Okay we'll deal with everything later, right now let's go home" Billicks hands his P90 to Lorne and picks up Keller, they head back up the corridor they came down and meet up with Laura and her team outside

"Major, what happened" she asks concerned

"Doc's been tortured, are we set for fireworks?"

"Yes sir, like a July 4th party, Col Sheppard reports he has a visual on Michael"

"When he and the team are clear, blow this joint" Laura nods as John's voice is heard across the radio

"We're coming out" he and his team can be seen dragging a body, Laura produces a remote detonator and says

"Fire in the hole" and flips the switch, there is a set of massive explosions and a gleeful look on her face

"You love your job Lt" smiles Evan, Shepard reaches their position

"To the gate" Ronon is dragging Michael

"You got him then sir"

"Damn straight" he says sternly, as they reach the gate Rodney dials home

Gate room

In the gate room Elizabeth stands in the gate room as her people start coming through Billicks carrying Dr Keller, several guards arrive as Ronon pulls through an unconscious Michael, the gate disengages

"Col" as she turns to John "mission success?"

"Take him to the brig" orders John to the guards, Carson and his med team arrive

"What happened?"

"Dr Keller was tortured by Michael" reports Evan, Carson's face shows briefly the hurt that had happened to him at Michael's hands and feels for Jennifer he rushes her and the nurses off to the infirmary

"Everyone should head down for a check up" suggests Elizabeth "we'll debrief after you have all eaten"

Infirmary

In the infirmary Carson is with a nurse examining a unconscious Jennifer, the other 2 nurses sitting on beds

"How are they?" asks John, Carson looks up

"Aye, they'll be fine, a few cuts and bruises; Michael was only interested in Jennifer"

"He'll get what's coming to him" growls Ronon

"What did he want?" queries Elizabeth

"Someone to help refine his hybrids" says the rescued nurse "He said that Dr Becket had helped but it needed further refinement" Carson feels a pang for Jennifer's predicament, thinking back to how he was forced to make improvements killing people in the process

"Well Jennifer has some cracked ribs and a concussion, she'll be awake soon"

"That's good Carson, debrief in 2 hours, get some breakfast everyone" orders John

Evan returns to his quarters still with his vest on

"Kaley" he calls softly into the darken room

"hey, your back then" she calls from the bed

"Yeah, we got back Dr Keller and 2 nurses from M4X-200"

"That's good"

"We've captured Michael" Kaley sits bolt upright

"Why?" Evan's face looks puzzled

"May be we can get information on the hybrids and undo the damage and 1 less bad guy" Kaley puts a hand on her stomach

"Suppose" she says absent minded

"Right I need to eat then go to the debrief"

"I'll join you" she gets up and changes in no time

Mess

In the mess they meet up with Carson, Laura, Elizabeth, John, Rodney, Ronon, Telya

"Major" waves John to get his 2IC's attention; he and Kaley grab some coffee and food and join them "Good morning Kaley"

"Morning sir, not good" John looks confused "Taking my man away at a stupid hour in the morning" she jokes

"Oh, sorry about that, have you spoken to the Doc about when you are starting work?"

"Next week my arm is out of cast" she shows off her left arm "but I'm only back for a few months before maternity leave"

"I know I just get you and you're going again" says Carson sarcastically

"Well you've never had her doc" protests Evan which causes everyone to laugh

"Well the sooner we start this debrief the sooner we can all have a nap" says Elizabeth, everyone expect Kaley gets up "Are you joining us?"

"I didn't know I could" John and Elizabeth nod, Kaley picks up her tray and follows them.

They all arrive at the briefing room and take their seats as Kagan and Billicks arrive

"Okay, ideas with what to do with Michael?" puts forward Elizabeth
"We can't keep him locked up forever" starts Evan

"I agree" adds John "We could use the retrovirus"

"I for one do not agree with what he has done and how he has done it but we did cause the problem" Carson's face straining a little "We have refined the virus"

"How" asks Ronon

"It doesn't need daily injections and with a little more time I can get it so it permanently strips the wraith DNA and of course any previous memories"

"That's good news Carson" utters Elizabeth

"We can not kill him, no matter what he has done" puts forward Telya

"Teyla's right, the virus is the only option" concludes John "Whilst the Doc finishes the virus we can learn what we can from him"

"Good idea, you do have until Carson is ready Col, no longer" says Elizabeth firmly