Title: Eternal
Author: Cindy Ryan
Spoilers: AHBL pts 1 and 2
Notes: See part one
Summary: Xover SGA SG1. Desperate to save his brother, Sam stumbles across some text that eventually leads them on a journey to another galaxy
Sleeping in a strange bed had never been a problem for Sam. It was all he knew. His brief time at Stanford had been the first time he'd had the same bed for more than a few months at a time.
Now though as he lay in a twin bed in the medium sized room, Sam found himself having trouble. He could hear his brother's soft even breathing from the other bed a few feet away and knew Dean was asleep.
Sam shook his head in amusement. Dean had always been able to catch a few hours sleep no matter what the circumstances or where they were. Training from their father, Sam supposed.
'Might as well catch a few hours while we can, Sammy.'Dean had stated after Weir had left.
Sam turned on his right side and tried once again to sleep. It'd been over an hour since Weir and Ronon and dropped them off. The distant explosions and consequent vibrations under their feet had stopped. Sam could only hope the silence was a good thing. Though he'd only been in Atlantis a short time he didn't want to see the city or it's inhabitants come to any harm.
Just before he closed his eyes Sam glanced at Dean's sleeping form and felt a familiar lump of tears rise in his throat. As much as his brother tried to prepare Sam for the inevitable he couldn't picture his life without Dean. If they didn't find a way to break the deal, in less than a year Sam would be completely alone.
That reality scared him more than anything.
Sam closed his eyes trying to quash the tears. He understood now with stark and bitter clarity why Dean had brought him back. Being alone would be a private hell. As exhaustion finally claimed him Sam vowed to stay on Atlantis as long as it took. There had to be an answer here, there just had to be.
"You've never seen that type of ship before?"Elizabeth asked Ronon as they stood in the control room.
Ronon shook his head. "No."
Elizabeth ran a hand over the back of her neck. "They didn't respond to any attempts at communication. The parts of the city that they targeted were uninhabited and possessed nothing of importance."
"They were testing the shield."Ronon replied quietly."Seeing if we were here."
Weir nodded. "Their weapons hitting the shield would've sent back information that their weapons met resistance."
"They'll try again, soon."
"I know."Weir replied quietly. "I don't want to pull Rodney away from the search for Teyla but I need him working on the shield. We need all the advantages we can get right now until we figure out who they are."
