Ch. 64
(Mainland, Large grassy field)
After the long three week journey back to Atlantis John and Allison decided to go to the Mainland to stretch their feet. Allie wanted to play with Jinto. John brought his football from earth for them to play. They even invited Halling to play. He agreed to join them since he knew how to play by the basic football rules.
"Allie, go long!" John shouted to his daughter.
John threw the ball as far as he could. Allison caught it just as Jinto tackled her down.
"Ow! Ow! Ow!" Allison exclaimed.
Jinto thought that he had hurt her and let her go. But, it wasn't his fault. Allison had felt something jab into her. She looked down at her leg, where the jab was. There was a small arrow sticking out half way.
"Dad!" Allison called to John, frantically.
Hearing the panic in his daughters voice, John ran to her. Halling followed.
"Allie, what - -?" John stopped short when he saw the small arrow.
Sheppard got to his knees, held onto one of Allison's hands, and used the other to pull back her pant cloth around the arrow to get a better look.
"Oh, god," John whispered to himself. He then looked at Allison, "We need Carson or your mother to take this out before you can heal it. Unfortunately, I'm not qualified to yank out arrows."
"Okay," Allison nodded, through the tears from the pain.
(Puddle Jumper)
John rested Allison on the bench, with her back leaning against the Jumper wall and her leg laid up on the rest of the bench. Allison's leg was bleeding bad now. John took the Aid Kit from the forward compartment and took all the gauze in the kit. He put the gauze around the arrow and applied pressure to slow down the bleeding at the very least.
"Keep pressure on this," he told her.
Allison silently nodded and took the gauze from her father. John made his way to the front of the Jumper.
"Atlantis, this is Sheppard,"
"We read you Colonel. How's your Day Off?" Elizabeth said through the Jumper Radio.
"Well, it was doing fine until someone or something shot an arrow at my daughter," John answered. "We need a medical team ASAP."
"Okay, I'll send Carson and Stacey to the Jumper Bay," she told him with a heavy sigh.
"Thanks. Our ETA is 20 minutes. Sheppard out," John pressed a button and the Radio turned off.
He glanced back to Allison before he took off.
"Hang on, Sweetie. Take off can be a little bumpy,"
"Okay,"
"How're you feeling? Is the pain letting up a bit?" he asked.
"A little,"
"Well, hang in there. We'll be at Atlantis in a bit," Sheppard said, taking to the Controls once more and taking off.
(Atlantis, Jumper Bay)
Stacey and Carson met Jumper One in the Bay. Stacey automatically went over to Allison. Carson followed, with a Med Kit. John had sat down on the bench and had Allison rest her head on his lap. The gauze that was once white, was now crimson with blood.
Stacey took Allison's temperature with a thermometer from her Med Kit. While Carson took a look at Allie's leg.
"She's got a fever of 104," Stacey said, looking at John desperately. She then looked over at Carson, "We need to get this arrow thing out. Allie can't get fevers 'cause of her Ancient Healing Ability."
"So, something's gotta be wrong," John said.
Carson hesitantly pulled out the arrow with a hard yank. Allison yelled in pain, squeezing both parents hands. Carson began cleaning out the wound. Stacey took the used, bloody gauze, put it in a bag and gave it to a Nurse.
"Get this blood analyzed. Be sure to check for every possible thing," Stacey told the Nurse.
"Yes, Doctor," The woman took the bag from Stacey and left quickly.
Stacey turned her attention back to Allison, "Okay, Allie. Try and heal it now."
Allison closed her eyes and concentrated fiercely. For a moment nothing happened. Allison opened her eyes.
"I can't," Allie said, through tears.
"Okay, let me try," Stacey said.
Stacey placed a hand over Allie's injured leg and closed her eyes. And then opened them several moments later.
"I can't either," Stacey said, shaking her head.
"Alright, let's get Allison to the Infirmary and get her comfortable," Carson ordered. "And I want that arrow analyzed as well."
(Atlantis, Infirmary, Isolation Room)
Stacey stood in front of the large glass window that overlooked the Isolation Room. She had just got out of her shift and wanted to watch if Carson made any progress. The wound in Allison's leg would open up again as soon as the stitches gave way and snapped in half. Stacey put her hand on her face and rubbed it gently, trying to keep herself awake. John and his team walked in.
John walked over to her and put his hand on her back gently.
"How's she doin'?" he asked.
"Same," Stacey sighed tiredly and leaned against John's shoulder.
"Dr. Sheppard?" The nurse from before entered, holding a screen tablet.
Stacey turned to face her. "Yes?"
"I've got the test results back," the nurse handed Stacey the screen.
"Thank you, Nancy,"
Stacey gave her a quick nod before the nurse left and looked at the screen. Her eyes moved quickly, reading only what pops out at her. She scrolled down the page to find a picture directly off the new microscope. Stacey stopped reading abruptly.
"Oh my god," She breathed.
"What is it?" Ronan asked.
Stacey looked up from the screen tablet. She turned the screen to show then.
"Oh, god," McKay said in a low whisper.
"What are they?" John asked.
At the same time Stacey and Rodney answered, "Nanites."
To be continued . . .