Disclaimer: I do not own Stargate Atlantis or any of its characters; I own Emily, Melody, Mac "Blazing Heart", Leeander and Rima. I do not own the Christmas Carol, it was written by Charles Dickens, I do not own any Christmas Carols, the Night Before Christmas, or Santa.

(A/N: this chapter is a kind of a "bringing everything together"chapter and a haha chapter, so one thing is after another, I think the ending of this chapter is the funniest part.)

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I found myself on another Hive, but this time it was a friendly Hive...Well as friendly as a Hive full of Wraith can be anyhow. I watched as a Wraith scientist passed me and I tensed a little, Aunt Tina wrapped her arm around me.

"Mac, we're in a friendly hive now, it's allied with Atlantis, it's okay," she said softly.

"I know," I replied, "I..."

"What?" Aunt Tina asked in concern, "what are you worried about?" She leaned forward to look at me, her eyes shined with so much concern that it was breaking my heart, she didn't need to be that worried about me. Yeah, I admit I've been a big baby most of the time...I need to "woman" up and stop talking the talk and start walking the walk. Which I'm going to do starting now.

"I just don't want you being so worried about me," I replied as I looked at her, "I'm scared...But not because of the fact that I'm a Hive. Because I'm afraid of being back in that other Hive, I'm afraid of losing my memories of losing myself. After I talked to Emily I realized that each and every person can have so much taken from them...But one thing that can never be taken is the fact that we are who we are...And when my....my...." I paused what was the word my mom used a lot? "Individuality was taken from me...All my memories that make me who I am....It scared me."

"You're memories weren't taken from you, they never can be," Ronon exclaimed as he sat up in his chair; we were all sitting in the meeting room of Todd and Emily's main Hive. It was larger than any Hive I had ever been in and there were so many guards around Todd and Emily when I saw them; Colonel Sheppard explained that Todd and Emily are the commanding Wraiths over an extremely large group of Hives.

"He's right," Dr. McKay agreed, "even people with Amnesia have not actually lost their memories...They're just locked away."

I nodded, "that makes me feel better...But the feeling that I was someone else for almost two days, it scared me. That's all...I don't remember who I was, how I acted, or what I did. For all I know I may have killed someone."

"You did not," my Wraith exclaimed before he was led into the room by four guards, Todd and Emily close behind. I tensed, as Emily passed she put her hand on my shoulder and leaned down.

"He does not want to hurt you, Mac," she whispered, "he only wishes to talk. He is in danger as well."

I looked at Leeander in shock, he was in trouble too? That big, tall, and strong Wraith was in trouble? For what his hair being too long.

My Wraith scowled at me as he sat down, "my hair is at proper length for a Hunter."

"You are still very young," Todd said to My Wraith, "you have not fully learned about keeping one's feelings about their looks far from their minds."

My Wraith shifted uncomfortably.

"Tell them what you have told us," Emily exclaimed.

My Wraith looked at each and every person sitting around the table, when his eyes locked onto mine I froze at first...But this time not in fear, it wasn't exactly comfort either...My heart skipped a beat and well...I felt the way I feel whenever I'm around Colonel Sheppard, weird. His eyes staid locked on mine for a moment more before he looked at Sheppard then drew in a breath to start telling us what he was told to.

"When your...Puddle Jumper...Landed on the planet my Wraith and I were already there. We had been looking for any other 'Lantean Off World Bases that may be hidden from our knowledge. We had heard a breeze, but it was not normal, it was followed by a low hum that cannot be heard with human ears. I followed with my companions to find the source of the noise, then I bumped into what I thought might have been an invisible wall, I have encountered many of them in the last 169 years, I kept my hand on it and realized there was an opening. I walked inside and at first I realized that I had found a Puddle Jumper...My Queen has been wanting one for a while so her scientists can see how it is made and what we can do to make it..."Run" for us."

He paused before continuing, "then I noticed a small human 'Lantean child standing in front of me, fear was running off her body as water would. I remembered our Queen's order that if we ever encountered a very young 'Lantean that was not military we were to bring him or her to our Queen...That 'Lantean would be adopted as her new child in place of her son that Colonel Sheppard murdered."

"Murdered?" Colonel Sheppard asked before leaning forward, "I did not 'murder' that Wraith. I know the one you're talking about, he came at me and Dr. McKay intending to kill us."

"He was doing what he was ordered," My Wraith replied.

"I shot him to defend ourselves, killed him or he'd kill us," Colonel Sheppard finished, he opened his mouth to add something when Aunt Tina put her hand on his shoulder and shook her head a little. He paused before sitting back and let my Wraith continue telling his story.

"I knew if I did not take my chance I would never get it again...She backed up to the Control Console of your Puddle Jumper, I thought I had her trapped easily. I felt she was rather cowardly for a human, but the more cowardly the better to catch."

I tensed a little before slipping my hands onto my lap, I balled them into fists and kept my face neutral; sure, I admit I am a coward at times, but not that cowardly. Am I?

"Then she surprised me by kicking and punching me rather hard," my Wraith continued, "she ran, I chased after her, she nearly reached it to your group. I almost could not catch her, I jumped and landed on her; as we fell she was still for a moment before struggled, she struggled even harder when we landed. I had to squeeze her rather tightly to keep her from getting away, then I picked her up. From there you know everything about her capture. I brought her to our Hive and named her 'Blazing Heart,' but I soon learned our Queen did not want her only for a replacement of her son...She also wanted her to learn more about Atlantis."

"How could MacKenzie tell your Queen of Atlantis when she could not remember who she was?" Teyla asked as she raised an eyebrow.

"She had small and rather quick flashbacks, her mind was very strong and stubborn...There were times when Blazing Heart...What would you humans term this as, ah yes, Leave the Building, and Mac would return, only for a few seconds or a minute at the most. Then on the second day Blazing Heart was gone and Mac had fully returned; the Hypnotic machine that my sister and I created had been designed to retrieve the memories of Ancient Wraiths who are starting to...be less mentally stable. It was also designed to help Wraiths with Amnesia remember who they are, I had to modify it. It would supposed to keep her hypnotized for 2 full days, it only kept her hypnotized for a day and a half because her mind is so strong."

My Wraith paused when Todd glared at him making him look uncomfortable before he continued, "I learned through my eldest brother who is the Queen's confidant before I left that my Queen wants Blazing Heart...Mac....to find all weak spots in Atlantis, know where all 'Lantean knowledge is stored in which computers, find the coordinates of Earth, and destroy Atlantis and all 'Lanteans once and for all."

"Then what?!" Colonel Sheppard asked as he leaned forward, "planning to kill her or make her into a nice little buffet?"

"We Wraith are NOT monsters," my Wraith growled, "we have brothers, sisters, and families...We are all connected to each and every Wraith in our Hive someway. She was the Queen's daughter for a short time therefore no one could have harmed her, ever. Not the even the Queen would harm her because she's wanted another child to replace her lost one since he was killed."

"Would you have harmed her in any way?" Emily asked suddenly.

"I have answered that question," my Wraith replied.

"To Todd and myself, answer it to the person who has been asking that question since you had her on your Hive," Emily replied as she looked at me.

My Wraith looked at me, "I thought you knew I would never have harmed you."

"Well...I know you say that and in an odd way...I trust you..."

"You trust him after he came here to bring you back?" Dr. McKay asked me in shock.

I nodded, "I know, it's really funky and weird, I don't know why I trust him in a way, but I do. Not I trust you with my life, kind of trust, but I trust you enough to start a friendship kinda trust...Does that make any sense?"

My Wraith nodded, "it does. I would like the chance to be your...Friend, and ally to Atlantis...Not for my Queen, not to try to attack Atlantis or this Hive in anyway."

"He has joined our Hive," Todd exclaimed after a moment, "he agreed before he entered this room, however I cannot have this other Hive invading my territory."

"Excuse me?" Emily asked, raising half of her eyebrow; I found myself laughing, that's what Aunt Tina did to Colonel Sheppard constantly.

"Our territory," Todd quickly corrected himself, he glanced away as if embarrassed. I saw from the corner of my eye that Colonel Sheppard was smirking. Todd continued, "we are going to destroy the Hive, however before we do we must invade it."

"Invade it, why?" Colonel Sheppard asked, "and we're involved in this, why?"

"Because we need your help," my Wraith replied, "my sister is my Hive's genius...She is also..kind...In a way towards humans, she puts them to sleep as she feeds."

"Oh gee, how humanitarian of her," Dr. McKay exclaimed in sarcasm.

My Wraith glanced at Rodney, "that is more than many other Wraith would do. Once we have her you all can destroy the Hive."

"Now wait just a minute, you keep saying "we" what is our part in all of this?" Colonel Sheppard asked.

"I don't need the others to work my plan," my Wraith replied, "I just need you, Colonel Sheppard, and Mac...I..." I noticed my Wraith was having a hard time saying something.

"It's okay..Whatever it is you don't need to be embarrassed," I said.

My Wraith looked at me and I swear he gave a very small and faint smile, but maybe it was just the shadows playing tricks on me. He paused, "I am worried if I do not return with the girl that my Queen will murder my sister as punishment to me...No matter how much our Hive needs her."
"What about your older brother and other family?" Colonel Sheppard asked as he raised an eyebrow.

"I am not as close to them as I am my sister," my Wraith replied, "my sister will be a great help to both the Commander and Queen of this Hive and to the 'Lanteans as well. She is currently attempting to find a cure for the 'Hoffman Virus'."

"How do we know she won't try to kill us and take Atlantis down with us?" Colonel Sheppard asked as he raised an eyebrow.

"To start, Colonel Sheppard, she would never destroy Atlantis because she would never get to meet you," my Wraith replied, "she has an unnatural attraction to you. I feel it is because she is in her wild years and wants to live dangerously before maturing, many Wraith go through this stage. If you do meet her I ask that you smile, shake her hand perhaps, then stay far away from her. I will not have my sister mating with The Destroyer."

"The Destroyer?" Colonel Sheppard asked, I glanced at his face and saw that he was surprised by what my Wraith had just told him. So my Aunt and I weren't the only ones attracted to Colonel Sheppard; I wondered if Colonel Sheppard knew how hot he is.

He does, but he is not obsessed with his looks...A lesson you could learn, my Wraith's voice said softly in my mind.

"Yes," my Wraith replied, "that is what you are known as to our kind, at first you were known as the Awakener because you awakened every single sleeping Wraith. Then you killed hundreds of our kind, making you the Destroyer."

"Well....Nice nickname, I guess," Colonel Sheppard exclaimed; Ronon crossed his arms and smirked, Teyla raised an eyebrow, Rodney asked what his nickname was, Todd rolled his eyes, and Emily was...Well...What was she doing? I wondered, I looked under the table and smiled, a two year old little girl Wraith was clutching onto her mother's leg and looking at my face wide eyed, I was surprised when I saw that she was half human.

"Your nickname, Dr. McKay, is the Arrogant One," my Wraith replied as I sat up again, I had come up just in time to see Dr. McKay's look of dislike at his nickname.

"I am not arrogant, extremely smart, smarter than most humans and Wraiths combined, maybe...Possibly smarter than your sister, but I am not arrogant," Dr. McKay huffed as he crossed his arms.

I lost it and starting laughing.

"What?" Dr. McKay asked me in surprise.

"You remind me of a little kid who didn't get what he wanted for Christmas," I replied.

"Christmas?" My Wraith questioned.

Todd groaned, "it is a very confusing Human Holiday, I would not suggest asking about it or you shall be trapped with hours of boring lectures of why trees stand in middle of humans homes with strange bobbles on it and boxes wrapped in fancy paper."

"Why would humans do something as silly as that?" My Wraith asked, clearly dumbfounded, "a tree belongs in the wilderness, not in a human dwelling. Why put bobbles on it? A tree was meant to be a hiding space, not...a statue."

Colonel Sheppard started to explain when Todd put his hand up, "do not explain that silly holiday and its odd traditions with me in this room," Todd growled, "I will not hear of this strange holiday again." When Colonel Sheppard leaned back and went quiet Todd exclaimed, "Though I must ask one question, why do humans sing songs about a star and a baby?"

I raised my hand, "can I answer this one?" I asked in excitement; I blinked, wow I had never been this enthusiastic or confident before in my entire life. What had happened to me? Was I still under the Hypnotism a little bit?

No, you are not...It seems however that you have learned you are a capable woman and that you are not weak or cowardly. You should remember your escape fondly and know how brave you truly are, my Wraith said softly in my head.

Todd nodded to me.

"Their Christmas Carols, some sing about a Christmas Tree-" as I said this Todd groaned loudly.

"Why does everything about this holiday circle around a Tree? What do humans see in Trees that I am not seeing?" He asked in exasperation, his face looked frustrated and dumbfounded at the same time. I laughed again, it was funny to see his face like that.

"Um...Well...Christmas trees are really special to us because Santa Claus puts presents-"

"Santa Claws?" Todd asked.

"Claus...C...L...A....U....S..." I spelled it out for him, "he's um...he's an older man who can't die. He wears a red coat and pants, and hat, black boots, he has a beard and twinkling eyes, and says HO HO HO Merry Christmas and anytime a kid's been good and as long as that kid believes in him he goes to their house to give them presents. He has a list of millions of kids names on it and he checks over the names twice to see if they were good or bad. Then on Christmas Eve goes around the World and probably everywhere else too I guess according to the story, and gives the good kids presents and the bad kids coal. He has 8 flying reindeer that fly his sled-"

"Reindeer and sleds do not fly!" Todd exclaimed wide eyed, "what is this human?!"

"Um...Magical," I replied, "and he's...Well..."

"He's a really jolly old fat man," Dr. McKay replied for me.

"You humans and your stories, I have heard enough, I wish to hear no more of this Santa..As for the songs...I will one day learn what they mean on my own," Todd exclaimed as he shook his head wide eyed, "this is much about humans I do not wish to learn. You all are an odd race, I must warn my Wraith before they feed to block out any human thoughts of trees, men in red clothing flying in a sled pulled by flying reindeer. I never knew how mentally destructive you creatures could be," he exclaimed before standing.

"Where we come from, you'd be called a Scrooge," Colonel Sheppard replied, "and one would hope the 3 Ghosts of Christmas would visit you."

"I do not want to know," Todd replied.

Emily stood with a mischievous smile on her face, "Ebenezer Scrooge was known for saying 'bah, humbug,' whenever Christmas was mentioned. According to the book he was a greedy old man who hated goodness, kindness, and Christmas especially."
"A smart human who is not mentally destructive?" Todd asked.

"Well the ghost of his old business partner, Jacob Marley visited him one night and told him that three ghosts would visit him: the ghost of Christmas Past; then the ghost of Christmas Present, the ghost of Christmas Future-"

"Enough!" Todd growled, as he left the room Emily followed with the two year old in her arms still telling him about the Christmas Carol.

I giggled I looked over at my Wraith and saw that he too was rather dumbfounded but was keeping silent. I had a feeling he didn't want to know about Christmas either.

"Huh," Colonel Sheppard exclaimed, "who knew, Wraiths are allergic to Christmas."