Title: Surprise!!!
Author: Jenn
Rating: Will depend on the chapter but I'm gonna go with a steady R
Category: Crossover with Stargate Atlantis & Roswell (well kinda I'm borrowing Liz Parker for a little bit) ... Romance/Angst/Drama
Spoilers: Unending
Couples: Sam/Cam, Daniel/Vala, others to follow
Disclaimer: They're not mine sniff sniff. If they were both of my kids would be Mitchells LOL Once again they're not mine. Blah. Blah. Blah. No copy right infringement intended...Cairo and Aleera Carter, Ashley Grimaldi, Reille, Chatham and a few others however are of my own creation...
Summary: After the events of 'Unending' throw them for a loop, Sam & Vala attempt to resume a normal life...but the higher ups have other ideas.
Author's Note: I'm going to be tweaking things (read: timeline/events) quite a bit kids so pay attention: 1) Rather than being trapped for 50 years, they were only trapped for 4; 2) As the story begins, Sam & Vala are in Atlantis (will be explained) and Daniel and Cameron are back the SGC; 3) Liz Parker is the only character from Roswell that I am borrowing (as to why, well you'll just have to read and find out) 4) Rather than leaving after Graduation, the Pod Squad (along with Maria, Kyle, and Alex) left for home sweet home while they were in college 5) Liz is 24, Sam, Daniel, Cam, & Vala are all around 34-35ish 6) There will be other differences between my version of events and the episode "Unending" but changes are not just limited to that particular episode (trust me you'll see) and finally 7) O'Neill is still in command of the S.G.C. and we're gonna go on the assumption that Carter and Mitchell have known each other for a long time.
On with the show...
Chapter Five: Not Quite the Entourage I was Expecting
Atlantis:
Briefing Room:
Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard, Major Evan Lorne, Major Keegan Gutierrez, Ronan Dex, and Doctor Rodney McKay sat across from Doctor Elizabeth Weir.
"We're going to be receiving some guests tomorrow. They're aboard the Concordia." She told them. In her hand was an interesting email from General O'Neill. He had briefly explained about some of the new would be residents.
"Is that really why you called us here Elizabeth cause I have experiments to do."
"Rodney shut up would you," John admonished him as he regarded his fiancé carefully. She looked perplexed as she scanned the papers in front of her.
Ronan too noticed that Dr. Weir looked a bit confused at the paperwork. "Doctor Weir?"
"Well," she said as she pushed one paper in particular towards Rodney "it seems that some of the people on their way here have tested off the charts for the ATA genes."
Elizabeth I'm sending you some people to look after for the moment. Atlantis seems to be the only place to send them for now. Among them you'll find three in particular that will be of some interest to your fair city. According to Doctor Lam, they have levels of the gene that we have never seen before. Hope Sheppard isn't too upset that he's not numero uno in the gene department any more. I also hope that you all are taking good care of my girls. Keep an eye on my kids, would ya. Enjoy.
Jack ;)
PS: Take a look at the attached report if you don't believe me.
PSS: As per our most recent conversation, don't tell my girls that Doc, Dopey and T-man are coming would ya? I kinda have a plan. Oh and don't mention the recent changes to certain policies. And I know you know what I'm talking about. They don't know yet. Let them figure it out for themselves. I'm sure that won't take too long. So when am I gonna have to start calling you Doctor Sheppard anyway?
She had almost laughed out loud at the last few lines of his Email. In the data transmission had been an attachment containing the report in question.
"When do they arrive Elizabeth?"
"Around 0900 tomorrow."
Rodney's sudden eagerness had Ronan snatching the papers from the quirky scientist. He noticed something that Rodney hadn't. It made him glad that Sheppard had taught him to read and write English a while back.
Carter, E: 7/26/1983
Carter ,A: 7/29/2004
Carter, C: 7/29/2004
"One of them is my age." Ronan, at 26 was the youngest member of the entire expedition, with the exception of the Athosians. Since he'd decided to stay, he sometimes was teased about it particularly by Rodney. Sure it was great being on Atlantis' front line team. But he found it hard to really relate to anyone. That usually meant that Sheppard or Teyla were his only company. The prospect of someone, a woman, none the less, around the same age was intriguing. When he wasn't off world or sparring, he was extremely bored. He could only pray that it would soon change.
"Yes well. I'm sure you'll be happy that you'll have someone to play with won't you."
John, deciding this might end with Rodney getting his butt kicked again stepped in. "McKay." He said in a warning tone.
McKay eyed Ronan and Sheppard wearily. "Yes. Yes. Well this could mean great things for us. They could help to activate systems that we haven't been able to figure out."
He all but skipped out the door listing possibilities.
The remaining men turned back to their leader. "Well it seems gentleman, that the rest of SG-1 is accompanying our guests. According to the Email from General O'Neill and my conversation with Colonel Day, we need to prepare family quarters for the woman and her two children. But we'll also need quarters for her brother-in-law, and their two cousins. Plus there's Teal'c and Ishta, Dr. Jackson, and Colonel Mitchell."
Lorne spoke up for the first time since the meeting started. "This woman and these kids must be real important for them to be traveling with such a contingent."
Weir simply shook her head. "Apparently they're royalty. The General really didn't give us much to go on. But Colonel Day filled in what he could."
"Royalty?"
She nodded. "From a planet called Antar."
Now Ronan was really, really interested. From what he knew Antar had been destroyed by the Wraith much like Sateda had been. They were located in neighboring star systems. "There are still Antarians living? Last I heard, their planet had been destroyed."
"Well apparently not Ronan. There are six of them on their way here. They have been living on Earth for the past couple of years it seems. Two are actually Tokra."
Lorne like Sheppard, having not read the email, asked the question. "Do Carter and Vala know that SG-1 is coming?"
See, since Colonel Carter and Vala had shown up on Atlantis, they spoke very little. Both woman seemed to wander around in a daze. And anyone who knew either woman even a bit, was worried for them. The only time they seemed to come alive at all was when they were on the mainland or sparring with Ronan and Teyla. And the two of them sparring was quite a sight to behold. No one had expected that either of them were that skilled in hand to hand. They gave Ronan a run for his money. Seems they had a lot of anger to resolve.
About two weeks ago however, something had changed in them. They spoke a little bit more and seemed to be catching regular meals. And sparring a lot less. The news of the remaining members of the SGC's flag team coming to Atlantis would hopefully signal a further change in both.
"No and the General specifically requested that they not know. I'm unsure of what's going on."
"It's obvious from his email what's going on." Ronan declared with a smirk.
"It would seem so."
Sheppard was unsure as to what Elizabeth and Ronan were getting at. "And just what exactly is going on?"
She sat back down and almost laughed at the puzzled expression on her husband-to-be's face. "It would seem as though General O'Neill is playing matchmaker." She told him as she slid the email in question towards his side of the table.
"What are you-" he stopped as he reached the end "Oh, I see."
Both her and Ronan nodded.
"So they don't know?"
"No one back at the SGC other than the higher ups, really knows. The rules were changed more because of Atlantis. Outside of that, they're not making it public knowledge. It's taken on a case by case basis. From what I know, neither Vala nor Colonel Carter spoke to either Doctor Jackson or Colonel Mitchell before leaving on the Daedelus."
"Well isn't this going to be interesting?"
"If Colonel Mitchell or Doctor Jackson survive it."
Both Elizabeth and Sheppard turned to Ronan, somewhat puzzled by his remark.
He threw up his hands in defense. "Hey you haven't seen them at our sparring sessions. They have, what did Teyla call it? Oh right anger issues. Serious anger issues."
----
The Next Day:
Atlantis:
Mainland:
Vala and Sam had been wandering around the settlement for about an hour.
"Vala can we sit somewhere? I'm kinda tired."
The raven-haired woman nodded. They sat at a table in the middle of the settlement. Neither woman spoke for a few minutes content to watch the hustle and bustle of the Athosians.
It was Sam who spoke first. "What are you planning to do?"
Vala smiled ruefully. "I'm keeping it against my better judgement. I think we can safely say that it is not an immaculate conception and I'm not carrying another Orici. And while I am somewhat unsure of the baby's lineage, I find myself wanting this little one quite badly." She moved a hand to her stomach and looked down with a soft smile on her face.
She wanted this baby. A lot. She was looking at it as a chance at a truly new life. A baby was something that she had wanted for a while. It seemed as if that'd be the only way that she'd get someone to love her unconditionally. Granted she had friends (ie Sam, among others) but that wasn't the same. Daniel had left her. Her mother and brothers had perished because of Quetesh. Jacek wasn't even anything close to the father that she had wanted. Adria may have shared her biology but she definitely hadn't followed the life that Vala had hoped for her. This was her chance to do the right thing. She could only pray that she didn't screw it up.
Sam nodded, one of her hands on her own stomach. "I feel the same way. Truth be told, I've wanted a baby for so long. And getting rid of him or her is out of the question. Although, I think I may know who the baby's father is."
She had wanted a baby for a long time now. Seeing Mark's kids had made her want them even more. When her and Jack had gotten together, she thought that maybe there'd be a chance. But it became obvious after only a few months that things between them, despite their attraction, wouldn't work out. They couldn't get past the whole 'Carter'/'Sir' thing. So they moved on. He eventually got married to an Ankarian refugee and they had two kids. Now here she was, pregnant and on Atlantis. This baby was what she'd been hoping for. The thought of a beautiful little child calling her 'Mom' or 'Mommy' was overwhelming. And she couldn't kid herself, she wanted it a lot. Even if Cam didn't.
Vala had been waiting for this. She too, kind of had an idea as to who the father of her child was. Neither woman had asked Carson to run a DNA test as of yet. Neither were sure if they wanted him to. In all actuality it really wasn't necessary. They knew full well who the children in question belonged to. They just didn't know the hows or the whys.
"Oh really?"
Sam closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and began. "I know Teal'c won't tell us what happened on the Odyssey, but I think I've got a good idea. I keep having these dreams. Getting these flashes. And I'm pretty sure that they're latent memories from that time. I'm just not sure how. It should be impossible for us to remember anything."
"We technically at the end of everything went back in time too. But here we find ourselves in this predicament." Vala interjected. "So who do you think it is Sam?"
"Cam." She mumbled as she put her head down on the table. Tears welled in her eyes. Even though she'd had feelings for Jack way back when, her feelings for Cam had always been there and had been stronger. When she met him at the Academy, she'd been hooked at first sight. He was gorgeous. Those blue eyes could just rope you in. His body was pretty nice too. To top it off, he was exceptionally smart himself. The girls at the Academy had always referred to him as 'eye and brain candy' and it wasn't a lie. And Cameron Mitchell had a sense of humor on him like no other. He made her laugh more often than not. He had never treated her any different because she was a woman. In fact, he had told her that it had only made him respect her more. He was the whole package. Any woman would've been lucky to have him. And a big part of her had always wanted to be that woman.
But what really got her was his caring side. He didn't show it to many but in all the years they'd been friends, he'd always shone it to her. It was his hand that she'd held at her father's funeral. It was him who had held her on all those nights that saving the world had just been too much. And it had been him whom she'd leaned on every time Daniel went missing. He was a piece of her life that she couldn't really live without. She'd been in love with him for a lot longer than she'd care to admit. And she missed him terribly. But now she'd always have a piece of him.
"I have dreams too. I'm fairly certain that the baby I'm carrying is a Jackson."
Sam looked up at her friend. Both of them had tears streaming down their faces at this point. They quickly enveloped each other in a hug.
They had become very close since just before they had left Earth. It was quite surprising but they were now good friends. And the knowledge of their pregnancies had only strengthened their bond.
"We'll get through this Samantha. We're strong. We can do this."
Sam smiled at Vala. "Are you saying that for me or more for yourself?"
"Both I guess. So what are you hoping for?" She asked in an attempt to change the subject.
"I don't care either way. As long as he or she is healthy."
"I'm rather fond of the idea of having a son. Don't get me wrong I won't be unhappy with a girl. But with my prior experience as a mother, a girl would most likely terrify me. At least for a little while." She laughed.
----
Atlantis:
Gateroom:
"Whenever you're ready Colonel."
Elizabeth, John, Ronan, Evan, and Keegan were all standing on the steps waiting for their guests' arrival. The Concordia was just here to drop them off.
With a flash of light, the guests in question appeared in the room.
Daniel, Cameron, Teal'c, and Ishta stepped forward.
Teal'c and Ishta bowed their heads in acknowledgment. Daniel engulfed Doctor Weir in a hug. And Cam shook John's hand.
Ronan, Evan, and Keegan merely eyed the remainder of the party with interest. The children looked around with curiosity. Two more men and a woman followed the kids and the dog as they began to wander around. The last woman had yet to turn around. She seemed content to stare at the Stargate.
Major Lorne started down the steps first. Ronan and Major Gutierrez followed suit.
They stopped just short of the woman. Ronan could sense her the minute she was beamed into the room. There was something very different (well other than the obvious) about this woman. Something he found very intriguing.
Evan spoke first. "Welcome to Atlantis. I'm Major..."
The woman in question turned around at his voice. "Evie?"
Ronan stood back and observed the beautiful smile that crossed her features. She was breathtaking. He had never in his life seen anyone any woman that had him so completely captivated. And this gorgeous creature seemed to know Major Lorne pretty well. He fought off a stab of jealousy. 'What is wrong with you? You don't even know her?'
"Lizzie?" And with that she had jumped into his arms. He swung her around once before putting her down and hugging her tightly. "What the hell are you doing in Atlantis?"
He stood back and looked at her. The last time he had seen her was just before her 19th birthday. He, John, and Keegan had all taken leave at the same time and went to visit her and Maria in Roswell. She was even more beautiful than her remembered. Tattoos, piercings, and all. Elizabeth Parker had grown into an incredibly gorgeous woman. And she was here in Atlantis.
"Yeah, young lady. Just what are you doing in Atlantis?" A voice from behind her asked.
Shock once again registered on her face as she placed the voice. "Keegan? Oh my gods." She turned to hug him tightly with an excited squeal.
Everyone else in the room had turned around at Liz's excited squeals. John Sheppard suddenly found himself trying to get a look at the girl who had his two right hand men/best friends grinning like fools.
Recognition set in. 'I know that squeal.' He brushed past everyone to get over to her. "Lizzie? Is that you?"
She dislodged herself from Keegan's arms and turned to look at him. "John? You're here too?"
He could only nod wordlessly. He hadn't seen her in nearly five years. 'Damn she's changed.' He was brought out of his revelrie by Liz who had threw her arms around him so hard it had almost knocked him down. He hugged her back and a smile spread across his face. But he was still puzzled as to why his little cousin was here in another galaxy.
Their reunion was cut short by Cameron clearing his throat.
They all turned to him. "Carter? Just how many people do you know in the SGC?"
There was a sparkle in her eyes. "Apparently a few." She stood between Colonel Sheppard and Major Lorne. None of the three men by her side had picked up on Cam's use of her real last name. And if they did, they didn't show it.
"And how is it that you happen to know Lorne, Sheppard and Gutierrez?"
"Evan is Maria's half-brother. Keegan is his best friend. And John here is my cousin."
Cam and Daniel looked at them questioningly.
The three men could barely manage a nod as they were too busy grinning like idiots.
It was at this moment that two little troublemakers decided to make their grand entrances. They skidded to a halt in front of their mother. Aleera's hair was green and Cairo's face was blue.
"Oh for the love of the Gods." She cried as she knelt in front of them. "Can't you two keep out of trouble for five minutes?"
Reille came to stand behind them looking somewhat ashamed. "It's my fault Milady. I wasn't watching them."
She waived her hand over both of her children as hair and faces changed back to their proper colors. She stood and looked at them. "Please don't give your cousin any more grief okay?"
Neither child was really paying attention to her. They were preoccupied by the fact there were quite a few adults staring at them in wonder.
"Lizzie?"
Liz closed her eyes and bit her lip. She had forgotten once again who was around. Damn. She had so been hoping to break this to them gently. She flipped around to see Evan, John, and Keegan's jaws mopping the floor.
"Guys. Meet my children. Cairo and Aleera. Kids say hi."
The kids waived mutely.
Teal'c and Ishta both had smirks on their faces.
Ashley and Chatham couldn't really hide their grins either.
Doctor Weir was wearing a confused expression.
Ronan for his part simply stood there staring at Liz like she was his next meal.
Daniel and Cam had noticed.
Oh had they noticed. They both eyed the Satedan carefully as it was evident whom he was staring at.
Teal'c broke up the party. "Doctor Weir I believe it would be prudent to move this discussion elsewhere. Perhaps get the children settled."
She nodded and motioned for one of the officers standing by to come forth. "Lieutenant Waters will show you all to your quarters. Um, for all the adults, I want a meeting in the briefing room in five. Major Lorne, I think we're going to need more chairs."
Evan nodded and gave Liz a kiss on her forehead. "I'll see you in a few," he whispered as he made his way towards the other side of the room.
"I'll go with you. See ya soon Lizzie." Keegan followed Evan's lead.
Liz wandered over to Daniel and Cam who were still unbeknownst to her, throwing dirty looks Ronan's way. "We should go get the kids settled." She followed the Lieutenant. Both men turned to follow her.
"Well isn't this just interesting." Cam muttered to Daniel.
Teal'c who was now just short of laughter, merely took Ishta's hand and followed the rest of the group's lead.
Daniel could've sworn he heard Teal'c whistling "It's a Small World."
Couldn't be. Teal'c whistling?
----
Five minutes later:
Briefing Room:
Once the kids had been settled, they stayed in their room with Chatham and Reille.
Dr. Weir sat at the head of the table. To her left was Sheppard. To her right Ronan. Next to him was Liz. Next to her were Major Lorne and Major Gutierrez. Teal'c and Ishta sat next to Sheppard. Ashley was next. The table was rounded out by Daniel, Cam and Rodney McKay; who had unfortunately missed the show only five minutes prior.
Silence reined over the room.
Until Liz herself broke it.
"So, since we've established that I know everyone in the room with the exception of three of you, seems I have some explaining to do. Well. I'm Liz Carter. Those two little technicolor munchkins that you saw, are mine. Their names are Cairo and Aleera. They'll be three in a couple of weeks."
"Hold up," Keegan said as he threw his hand up. "Last I checked your last name was Parker. And you didn't have kids."
Liz took a deep breath before continuing. "See there's a funny story behind that."
This time John cut her short. "You took your father's last name?"
She nodded. "Yeah my sister said it was about time. I started using it just after I moved to Egypt."
Evan, not to be left out, took his own turn at cutting in. "Egypt? That's where you went? Michael wasn't exactly forthcoming as to where you were."
"Yeah. There's a reason for that. But, I'll get to that in a bit. The first thing I need to explain before anything else is who my sister is. Everyone in this room knows her."
She was met by silence again.
Until Ronan found his breath "Who is she?"
For the first time since she had arrived, Liz allowed herself to look at Ronan. She had known he was there the whole time. She could sense him. The man was beautiful. He was tall. Well taller than any other man there. Green eyes that could would probably be her undoing. And she suddenly found herself wanting to run her hands through those dreads of his. There were no words to describe the kind of butterflies that settled in her stomach as she locked eyes with the Satedan. Oh this was bad.
Once again, Cameron was not happy with the way that Ronan was eyeing Liz. It was as if some guy was ogling his kid sister.
Daniel found himself feeling the same way. He knew that Ronan was a decent guy. He had met him when the Atlantis team had come back to Earth the previous year. But this was Liz he was staring at. Sam's little sister. His little sister. And he wasn't having it. "Liz go on."
She broke her staring contest with gorgeous man next to her to continue her story. "My sister is Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter."
Silence. Complete and total silence. You could of heard a pin drop in the gateroom back at the SGC.
And she was pretty sure that she had never ever in her entire life made so many people speechless at once. 'Damn. I'm good.'
The Atlantis team seemed to be searching for hints of the blonde Carter in the brunette one. 'Keep looking kids. We don't look anything alike.' Liz stood and began walking around the edges of the room.
"Sam and I have the same father. Her mother and father split for about two years. He and my mom had been friends for almost their entire lives."
"So Jeff Parker wasn't you're real father?"
"No Keegan he wasn't. I'm surprised Evan and John didn't tell you. But he raised me as his own none the less."
Evan for his part, was doing a lot better at hiding his shock. "I always knew that you had a half-sister. You told me that she was in the Air Force. But I guess I never put two and two together."
"Surprise?" She said as she cringed slightly, biting her lip again.
"Might as well fill em in on the rest of the surprise Carter."
"I was getting to that Mitchell. Anyway, um. So. Seeing as how you all know aliens exist this is going to be a little bit easier to explain. But first I need to give you a little history lesson real quick. See once upon a time, there was a planet called Antar. Antar was ruled by a King named Zander. He ruled alongside his Queen Avaria. Sharing their throne was his sister, Princess Vilandra. Their army was run by the Commandant of the Royal Armed Forces Lord Rathander. The planet was attacked by a neighboring warlord, Khivar. Khivar's forces decimated Antar. They killed millions including the Royal Four. But the Antarian Ministry of Science had managed to recreate them. They were sent to Earth in stasis pods. Their ship crashed just outside Roswell in 1947."
John couldn't help but cry out "I always knew that it was real" with a smirk.
In her best impression of Teal'c, Liz shot one eyebrow up as far as it would go. 'God Johnny, you can be such a boy at times.' She was laughing on the inside at the absurdity of her beloved cousin's statement."Yes well be that as it may. They didn't emerge from their pods until 1989. They were found by Roswell's Sheriff."
Realization dawned on three of the men in the room. They knew Roswell's residents fairly well. Some more than others.
The pieces of the puzzled clicked. Liz knew it the minute she looked at them. "Yep."
"Tess Valenti?" John asked.
Liz nodded.
"Michael?" Evan asked. He couldn't believe his adopted brother was an alien.
"Uh huh."
John gave it some more thought. "Max and Isabel Evans?"
"Yes that's all four of them. They were raised together in Roswell. Things were fine until the summer of 1999. There was a fight at my parents' diner, The Crashdown. In the melee, I got shot. Max healed me. It was then that Maria, Kyle, Alex and I learned their secret. By then the FBI had gotten wind of what had happened. Max was kidnaped by them twice. Hell they tried to take me a few times."
"No offense Liz. But why would they do that?"
"Because I was like them. Max's healing changed me. And after a car accident in Massachusetts so were Alex, Maria and Kyle."
Ashley decided that was his que. "Perhaps I should do some explaining Elizabeth." He waited for a response from her before making any sort of statement. The level of respect his simple actions carried was not lost on any of the room's other occupants. It was clear for all to see the high regard that Liz was held in.
She nodded and he stood next to her. "This is the Antarian Prime Minister Ashley Grimaldi. He's one of Michael's brothers."
Ashley bowed his head in respect to the rest of the room. He placed a hand on the small of Liz's back as she passed him and took her seat once more.
Both Lorne and Ronan couldn't ignore the jealously that coursed through them at the simple and harmless touch.
"By healing Liz, Maria, Kyle and Alex, Max and Michael altered their DNA at the most basic level. When Antarian DNA is mixed with that of another race, the Antarian DNA almost always comes out dominant. Such is the case with humans. We aren't quite sure as to why. History books indicate this wasn't always the case. That our people weren't always like this. Anyway, the end result is the ability to use almost a hundred percent of brain capacity. They can do everything a native Antarian could to varying degrees. This includes telekinesis, telepathy, and our healing abilities. And if they take an Antarian mate, the possibilities are endless."
Dr. Weir interrupted this time. "Excuse me, mate?"
Liz spoke up again as she and Ashley switched places once more. "Husband or wife. Mate is the Antarian term."
Ronan once again opened his mouth. He knew Antarian tradition quite well. It was much the same on Sateda. "I take it you took a mate."
John was taken aback by Ronan's question. "What would make you say that?"
When Liz glanced at Ronan, she was surprised to find he wasn't looking back at her. This mystery man seemed to know a bit about Antarians. 'Let's file that away for later discussion, shall we?' "He's right John. Yes I did. My children wouldn't have been possible otherwise."
"Why's that?"
"Because Antarians cannot have a child with anyone other than their mate. Not quite sure why. Not that anyone would ever question it. But it is believed to be something that occurs when a telepathic bond between mates is formed."
A thought occurred to Evan. It was one that he didn't like very much. "Michael right?"
She didn't have to look at him to see the hurt in Evan's eyes. He loved his brother without question. But he had never agreed with the way Michael had treated Liz in the first half of their relationship.
Not that she had either.
It took some effort to keep her composure at the mention of Cairo and Aleera's father. "Yes he was their father."
Liz's choice in phrasing her answer bothered him. "I'm sorry Liz. Was?"
"Almost five years ago, it was decided that we would go back to Antar and reestablish the Royal court. Khivar had been pushed back and our planet needed a strong government. With the exception of Ashley and myself, the rest went back to Antar. I was to join them later."
It wasn't lost on any of them that she had been referring to herself also when she said our planet.
Feeling waves of discomfort washing over Liz, Ashley cut in with a bow of his head in her direction. "We're still not quite sure what transpired. All we know is that the entire planet was wiped out."
The people in the room who had an idea how Antar was destroyed chose not to speak up at the moment. The pain in Liz's eyes begged them not to.
She knew she'd regret it later, but Liz chanced a look at Evan. His head hung low and he was shaking it in disbelief. "Evan?"
When he looked up at her there were tears pooling in both of their eyes. "Maria? Michael? Were they?"
She could only manage a nod before bursting into tears. "I'm so sorry Evan. They were all killed. All of them."
A cloud of sorrow descended on the room and its occupants.
This time it was Cam who stepped in. "Okay kids. I think that's enough for now. Don't you?"
Dr. Weir stood. "We'll reconvene tomorrow."
As everyone began filing out of the room, Evan finally stood from his seat and pulled Liz to him tightly. The only thing anyone heard was Liz sniffling and muttering "I'm sorry" in between sobs.
Daniel, Cam, and Ashley seemed hesitant to leave Liz but John reassured them. "Let them be for a while. He just found out that he lost his brother and sister. She's his only remaining link to them. She'll be okay."
All three men nodded and left the room.