Tearing herself from John Teyla entered the bedroom, not seeing Johns baffled look, She remembered everything, as if it was there in front of her, "The bed was there, there was a dresser here, and my... crib... was near the window." Teyla was paceing fast around the room as she remembered everything from her past, somehow Red was trying to tell her something, either that or her father was.
John stood dumbfounded in the doorway as Teyla scampered about the room, after a minute he asked, "what is this about Teyla? There is nothing here but shattered funiture. how could..." John shut up when he saw Teyla crouch down and balance on her heels.
She picked up something from the dust covered ground, it was a picture, of her as a child, sure teyla looked different, but the picture was her, it was torn in places, and burned on the bottom, but it was clearly her. Standing up she walked over to John, and handed him the picture, "this was me, I forget how old I was at the time of this."
John took the picture and looked at it, "you look nice, you still do" he said looking from the picture to his wife, indeed she looked even better then the picture. Even though the picture was faded and old it was Teyla, possibly around six or seven John thought.
Teyla though had turned back to the room, and the hallway beyond it, the blood trail headed that way, coming to a door she found it locked, yet the hinges were old so she gave a shove and the door broke off its frame. Teyla almost hit the floor as the door fell open, the room beyond had a door set into the side as well as a huge window at the end of the hall, which was shattered.
Going to the door it opened easy, and Teyla found herself staring at a huge puddle of blood, "He died here" was all she said before John got there, then when he arrived she was taken into a hug as and she sobbed into Johns chest again, the bedroom was her her old room when she lived there in that house.
John just stood there, holding his wife, Laden and Kiro were down stairs not knowing of what was going on where John and Teyla were, John let his wife sob into his chest, he really felt for her, after all seeing your father dead was a eye opener, that and the room he was killed in must have hit a place long thought forgotton. A painful place.
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It Atlantis the Stargate started up, Weir went down to see why and a full squad of Marines and AirForce arrived, along with a old face, "Sargt. Bates?" Weir asked seeing the man, "I thought that because of your injuries you were not fit to return here?"
"So did I, but apparently the Brass think differently, they figure since I know the layout of the city, I can help get the new members trained." Bates said, "where is Col Sheppard? I was to report to him when I got here."
"Col Sheppard is on a recon mission, one that has something in it for teyla, something about a dead body and the Genii, Teyla didn't say what about though she did seem to want to go to her homeworld soon as she saw what the Genii sent us." Weir said.
"Well, since I am to report to Col Sheppard I think I will head for Athos then." Bates said. Weir nodded and gave the order to redail the gate to Athos, then she told Bates not to fire on anyone because those on Athos were all friendlies. Bates nodded and left Atlantis.
A few minutes later Bates arrived at the Old City, and found the Jumper parked near a house, "Maj" he said when he arrived.
"Sarge." Lorne responded, he jerked his head, "their inside, though I'll let them know know your coming by way of the radio."
"Great." Bates said before going in, as he passed Lorne he heard Lorne speak of him arriving. When he stepped inisde the first people he saw were Kiro and Laden, his first thought was to frais his P90 at Kiro but then he remembered Weirs orders not to fire on anyone unless told to do so.
"You seem familar" Laden said.
"Radeem, I remember you." Bates said evenly, "Genii, under Kolya."
"Kolya's gone, for all we know he is either hiding or dead." Laden said, her jerked a thumb towards the stairs, "up there."
A few seconds later John appeared at the top of the stairs, he couldn't believe his eyes, "Bates?" he came down the stairs fast. Teyla though stayed in her old bedroom, she had asked John for some time by herself.
"Where is Mother?" Kiro asked appearing next to John and looking up the stairs. "did she not come with you?"
"She's upstairs, she wants some time to herself as her fathers passing is very hard on her." John said, he then explained everything to Bates of why they were on Athos. Bate just looked at John.
"You married her sir?" he was confused, John nodded, Bates went on, "who did the wedding?"
"O'Neill did. We've been married almost two years now." John said, he then put a hand on Kiros shoulder, "This is our daughter Kiro, Kiro this is Sarg. Bates." Kiro merely nodded to Bates whereas Bates didn't seem to notice her for a few seconds before he relized that his CO was married and had a fully grown kid, and he was gone for three years.
"Nice to meet you." Bates told Kiro, "could you uh.. give us a moment" Bates took John aside.
"OK Bates what's the deal with you coming back?" John asked, the last time he saw Bates he was beamed up to the Daedalus half dead from a Wraith attack.
"The Brass wanted me to help with the new recruits to the group, there is a whole battaillion back at the City now to help you guys out, I heard about Adra, who hasn't, the big light in the nightsky over the southern half of Earth, The Ori are old news over the planet." Bates said, he looked to Kiro, "How old is she sir?"
"Who Kiro? going on eigtteen why?"
"She looks more like Teyla's age, and you guys have been married how long now? Two years?" John nodded, "Ok then either you met up with a Quantum Mirror, or something else, because your daughter is not a kid, shes a woman that looks like Teyla. How long ago was she born?"
"Ten months ago why?"
"Ten months? How can she be almost eighteen then?" Bates had no idea of how John and Teylas child had been raised.
"Well, the Ancients rasied her since she was born, saying they'd keep her safe then return her to us at the proper time, that and the fact that time passes very fast up there." John said, before both he and Bates heard Teyla coming down the stairs.
Teyla looked... calmer then she did when they arrived, somehow she had also meditated a bit and found her inner peace that had been lost. And in finding that, she felt even more at peace with her fathers passing. She looked up when she noticed Bates, and just stared at the man, not saying a word.
"Mother? Are you OK? You seem tired, and lost." Kiro said seeing Teyla, Bates had to keep himself from doing a double take, Teyla and Kiro looked so much alike, mostly in both build and hairstyle but Kiros eyes were clearly Johns.
"I am fine, I only wanted some time alone upstairs as I had... something to finish with." Teyla said to Kiro, who merely nodded and left it at that.
"Well, shall we head back to Atlantis now?" John asked, "I'm sure Laden can explain everything to you Teyla as we walk. now that you all but broke his jaw." John smirked as Teyla sent a 'sorry about that' look to Laden. Who didn't seem to notice as the group then headed home to Atlantis.
Somehow Bates and Teyla could not help but think of the other, nor could they not think of the line, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend," but by the looks of things, Teyla and Bates weren't going to go all buddy buddy on the other anytime soon.
AN: Next three chapters are on hold until I rewrite Death Comes A Callin' the pwoer went out and I lost the whole thing