I still believe

Chapter 19: Happy Endings and New Beginnings

"Doc, doc!" A voice rang out chiming in the ears of both Vala and Daniel. "They're awake!"

"Wha..." Daniel mumbled as he groggily opened his eyes. There before him, in a blurry haze was the unmistakeable outline of Jack. He looked a little worse for wear and Daniel wondered why he was on Atlantis and not on his honeymoon with Samantha. The two of them had both needed the long, long, long vacation. Suddenly there was an incoherent mumble to his right that drew his attention.

"Itstoobrightinthisdamnroom."

As Daniel's eyes cleared he could see his fiancée, Vala lying in a hospital bed next to his own. "Vala?"

"Daniel?" She asked, blinking to clear her vision. "Wha's going on?"

"I don't know..." Daniel turned to look at Jack who merely looked at him. "Jack..."

"Daniel..."

"It's good to see you." Daniel stated after a moment of silence.

"Good to see you too." Jack replied with his usual grin as Carson came over and began checking both his and Vala's vitals. "You know, you both had us scared for a while there."

"Wha-?" Daniel asked confuzzled as he turned to look at Vala. "Last thing I remember is..."

"...being tossed to the ground." Vala finished, her mind scrambling for a memory that she couldn't quite remember. "I couldn't find your pulse, and in the observation room I collapsed."

"That's right." Carson confirmed, satisfied that their readings were back to normal. "And the two of you had high an odd temporal signature."

"Temporal wha-?"

"Temporal Signature." Came a familiar voice. They all turned to see Sam, followed by Rodney entering the room. "And it came from this." She held up a bracelet and both Vala and Daniel glanced at each other. "What ever it is, it seems to be broken but the signature was coming from this thing and it matched the signature that you two shared."

"I don't know how that's possible." Daniel muttered, his mind too grasping for a memory that he couldn't quite take hold of. "Is it even possible?"

"I don't know." Sam admitted, Rodney staying oddly silent. "But whatever it was, it's gone now and you're both fine so..."

"...so everything is fine." Jack substituted smiling as he took the bracelet from Sam and handed to Rodney. "Sweetheart, you and I have a honeymoon to finish."

Sam just giggled as Jack turned his attention back to Vala and Daniel. "Now I thought that I told the two of you to be careful."

"We were careful Jack." Daniel stated with a small smile. "We're both still here aren't we?"

"Yes." Jack agreed as he cocked his head to one side. "Yes you are... but next time you might not be so lucky."

"We know." Vala agree quietly and as she looked at Daniel, some part of her knew- like he did- that they hadn't been so lucky somewhere along the line. It wasn't a memory, more of a feeling; a feeling of immense relief mixed with gratitude. "We know..."

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"I now pronounce you husband and wife."

Daniel and Vala turned their attention from Elizabeth who, as the official leader/governor of Atlantis had just married them under the stargate in the presence of all their beloved friends and family. It had been six months since the incident with the Asurans, and in that time they had lived everyday to its fullest.

"You may kiss the bride."

Amidst hoots and hollers from their friends and adopted families Daniel and Vala kissed knowing that their entire lives were still ahead of them.

Believe in love…

-Fin.

A/N- Well, beloved readers it's over. My ITCWM; story is offically done. I have no plans to continue this story and no sequel to the sequel up my sleeve. It is over, finito, done. :D And it's been a great ride. One last time I gotta thank those beloved reviewers of mine Shinki, acer, HAZ, Ena and Bri.

Thank you, THANK YOU for reviewing every chapter or almost every chapter and to the rest of my beloved readers and reviewers I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. I hope that you enjoyed this story, and like the ending--- y

You know that I couldn't leave Daniel and Vala alone without giving them the happy ending that they deserve. :D And can you believe that it's almost been a year since I posted ITCWM... wow, how time flies. :D

Anyhoo- please leave a review if you have the time 'cause this will be your last opportunity to do so.

Again, I thank you all.