Sparklyshimmer2010 – Well, I wanted to point out how John's kirkiness can get him into trouble, so there will be mentions of other women. But at the moment, I'm working on a two-parter that centers on John and Elizabeth (hints of sparky?). Oh trust me, there are pairings I like and pairings I dislike. I like Sparky, myself, and ever since watching the episodes with Teyla being pregnant and having an Athosian child, I kind of got past John/Teyla.
P.S. I couldn't very well have Elizabeth get John pregnant. Well, ok, I could, but that would be a whole separate story. LOL!
E. Nagrom – That's too true. I can just see a bunch of ancient women, Larrine, Chaya, and more, all coming to tell John. "I'm having your baby". Can we just see the Maury episode to follow? LOL I like that: "John pregnant by…"
Jasminesmommy – I actually got the basic idea for the pregnancy from Star Trek Enterprise, with Trip Tucker getting impregnated. It had to be done for John. LOL That's what I was going for. :)
Debbie418uk2 – Nah, John's Kirk. He'll never learn. Besides, if he did, he wouldn't be as much fun to write for. :D LOL
Puddle-Jumper38 – Hey, that actually works, too. 'The Starplate Files'. I could see it.
I got the idea for this one from 'The Invisible Man', and a book I used to read, 'Polgara The Sorceress', where I got the idea of the sorceress.
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(John's POV)
"I told you that Kirk complex of yours was going to get you into trouble some day." Rodney was grinning madly.
Glaring at him, I sighed and walked beside him. "Don't go there. It's not like I was trying to offend her."
Frowning for a moment, Rodney shrugged. "Well, she's an alien sorceress. Who knows what would have insulted her?"
"Gee. I didn't think 'wow, you're really pretty' would insult her."
Now Ronon kicked in his own two cents from a little distance back with Teyla. "Maybe it was the 'I thought witches were all ugly and wart-faced' comment you said afterwards."
"I didn't even say that to her!" Raising my hands in a sign of frustration, I realized how useless it would be and dropped them again. "Is it my fault she could hear me from over a mile away?!"
"Your fault for not being careful where you said that." Rodney muttered with his grin still intact.
"I believe the Colonel has been made fully aware of his mistake." Teyla put in, finally, though she too looked beyond amused. "I am certain this...spell...will wear off soon."
"Well..." Thinking about it a moment, I suddenly grinned. "Hopefully not too soon."
"Oh, here we go!" Rolling his eyes, Rodney shook his head and stopped walking, turning back to stare at the air about two feet to the left of me. "You just got turned invisible by a pretty pissed off sorceress for insulting her, and you're already planning more perverted things, aren't you?"
"Who said that?" I raised an eyebrow, watching as Rodney's head turned in my direction.
"This is gonna be irritating as hell." He muttered. "I can't even see you to talk to you!"
Grinning a little, I shrugged. "Come on, lets get going." Leading the way, I brushed past Rodney and struggled not to laugh when he jumped and yelped in surprise.
"That's so not funny, Sheppard!" He called, taking off quickly to keep up.
Laughing a little, I lead us back through the woods, to the gate. "Ok, I'll dial." Hitting the chevrons, I waited until the wormhole stabilized and reached for my radio, only to remember I didn't have it anymore, or my P90, or my handgun, or my knife… Or, well, anything. "Someone wanna send their IDC through?" I asked, trying not to sound as embarrassed as I felt.
(Atlantis Briefing Room)
Elizabeth walked into the room and sat down in her usual seat before looking around. "Alright, I'm here. What's going on? Where's John?"
I was about to open my mouth, to say something, when I realized how freaky this would be to her. Hesitating a moment, I wondered if I should scare the hell out of her by talking, or remain quiet and let the others fill her in. Hey. I get out of reporting, that way. I thought. Then it hit me. But Rodney will be able to turn this around to make me sound really bad.
...Ok, so there's no way to make me look good in this, but still...
"He's here...I think." Looking around, Rodney groaned and rubbed his eyes. I poked him in the shoulder and he yelped, again.
"I don't understand."
"The Colonel accidentally upset a local sorceress and has been turned invisible for it." Teyla put in helpfully.
"He pissed off the priestess." Ronon stated bluntly. "Now he's the invisible man."
I couldn't help but chuckle at his reference, watching as Elizabeth jumped.
Her eyes widened and then they narrowed. "Do you think this is funny, John?! What the hell happened this time?!" It didn't take her any time at all, it seemed, to absorb this situation and get thoroughly pissed.
"He said she was pretty to her face, then turned around and made a comment about witches supposedly being ugly and having wart covered faces, behind her back." Rodney was struggling obviously, not to grin.
"She was over a mile away." I ground out. "How was I supposed to-You know what? Never mind." Getting up, I walked out the luckily open doorway.
"John!"
Ignoring the cries, I walked out of the room, irritated and tired. I didn't feel like getting into a debate with them over this, I knew what I did wrong. Walking down the stairs and through the gate room, I grinned at two cute marines, then frowned when they walked right past me, not even noticing I was there.
Hmmm... That's a down side, but there's a lot I could use this for. I thought as I kept making my way through the halls. Debating on what to do first, I found myself outside one of the main training rooms. Lorne was in there, alone, and was practicing martial arts. Well, well, well... Sneaking into the room, I saw a small stereo on a bench and walked over, flipping the volume to max before turning it on.
The sound was deafening, and Evan stumbled and fell over mid kick, before spinning around and looking through the entire room. "Hey!" Getting up, he walked over and turned the volume down before turning the radio off. At that moment, I decided to poke him in the side.
Yelping in surprise, he jumped about a foot high and spun around, looking through the room. "What the hell??" He lowered into a defensive stand, and I took that moment to kick his legs out from under him. "Oof!"
Hearing him curse, I turned and walked out of the room, grinning. I knew he'd be freaked for a little while, and made my way to the mess hall.
Ooohhhh. Blue jello. Walking over to the food, I stared at the single blue jello sitting there, knowing everyone knew it was for Rodney and Rodney alone. Snatching it up, I heard a squeak, and turned to find a small group of new marines staring at the seemingly floating jello in shock and fear. This is too good to be true.
(Alien Planet, Normal POV)
"Why exactly did she send us back?" Ronon asked in a bored tone as the trio stalked through the woods and back to the small settlement.
Rodney sighed and looked about as irritated as the Satedan felt. "Because Elizabeth wants us to find out if there are any detrimental effects, and if the 'spell' will wear off on it's own."
"And if we can talk the sorceress into changing him back." Teyla added with a nod.
"I will not!" Came the haughty response.
As the trio stopped and raised their weapons, a single form appeared in front of them in a glowing white light. It shifted and solidified into a stunning female form, clad in a deep blue gown with long, flowing sleeves and a slit up one side of the skirt, showing off a long, tanned leg. The sorceress glared at the group with emerald green eyes, and long black hair with a white streak down the one side.
"He had no business insulting me." She continued as she folded her elegant arms over her chest.
"Ok, look, you're right." Rodney sighed. "He did insult you, but it wasn't intentional. On our home world, many people believed for centuries that witches and sorceress' were older, uh...not-so-pretty women."
"Watch yourself, Dr. McKay, or I might do the same to you." She warned, her eyes glowing brightly. "I don't care what your beliefs are, he still had no right vocalizing those thoughts where I could hear them."
"He honestly did not believe you would hear him." Teyla seemed to realize that, that wasn't going to help and tried not to wince. "Will there be any negative side effects?"
"Oh, of course. The longer he remains invisible, the more his spirit will fade, until Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard fades from existence entirely."
"And is the spell permanent?"
"Only he can break it."
The three members of Sheppard's Team regarded the sorceress quietly, obviously waiting for her to continue, but she stared back at them coolly, showing she had no intention of doing so.
"Well?" Rodney crossed his own arms over his chest. "How can be break the spell if he doesn't know how?"
Now she sighed. "It's up to him." She said with a shrug as she began to glow. "Good luck." With that, she disappeared.
"Hey! Wait!"
Too late. She was gone.
"Oh, this isn't good." Turning to the others, Rodney's face dropped. "We better get back to Atlantis. Elizabeth's gonna want to hear this."
(With John, John's POV)
Wow, why am I so tired?
I had no idea how long I'd been invisible. After juggling Rodney's jello with a fruit cup and a cup of red jello, for a while, I'd snuck it back to my room and shoved it in the fridge. I guess Elizabeth must have informed someone of what was going on, because my door was left open for me. Normally I'd be a little irritated at the intrusion, but right about now I was just glad for the consideration. Now, about the blue jello, I know what it looked like... Don't get me wrong, I wasn't planning on eating it. I just planned to hide it and watch Rodney have a near heart attack when he found out it was missing. I'd give it back, honest.
I made my way to the control room, and to Elizabeth's office, where she sat staring at her table with a worried frown. "Elizabeth?"
Jumping and gasping, she looked around with wide eyes before realizing that I was there. Which of course, she knew because she couldn't see anyone else in her room. "John?! Oh thank god! There you are!"
"What's going on?"
With a sigh, she placed her elbows on the table before leaning her head into her hands and rubbing her temples. "Rodney and the others just got back from talking to the sorceress."
"Oh, so she won't change me back, I take it." Strangely, I yawned, feeling really tired, and frowned. "So we'll just find another way."
"No, you don't understand. There is no other way." Looking up and around the room, she almost glared. "John, if you don't figure out how to break the spell yourself, you'll...'fade away'."
"Huh?"
"I don't really understand myself. She said that it's up to you to break the spell or you'll fade away until you 'cease to exist', her words."
Frowning deeply, it dawned on me then that I'd been feeling strange for a while. I was noticeably more tired than usual in the briefing room, earlier, but not that bad. Now, I was beyond exhausted, cold and almost feeling faint, like blacking out. Maybe I just needed sleep, but it was definitely worrying.
"John?"
"Oh! I'm, uh... I'm still here." Looking away, I realized that I'd been spending my time, playing pranks on people when my very life could be in danger and I never once realized it. I hadn't even stopped by the infirmary, not that Carson could do much, if he couldn't see me. "So, what do I do?"
"I have no idea."
"Right." Turning at the doorway, I was about to walk away, when it hit me how worried everyone probably would be, if I disappeared again. "I'm...gonna go to my room." I informed her, walking off without even waiting for a response.
(John's Room)
How long had I been sitting here? Looking out my window, I noticed it was dark out. Must have been a few hours at least. I hadn't even eaten or grabbed a beer, nothing. Since my run in with Elizabeth, I'd come right here, sat on my bed, and zoned out, thinking about the numerous things I did wrong, today.
I'd passed by Rodney and Ronon, and waited for them to notice me, but they hadn't. It hurt, a lot. Then I remembered I was invisible to them. The same happened everywhere I went. I'd stand beside or in front of my friends, waiting to be acknowledged, only to be ignored. Even pranks and other added bonuses to being invisible, were nothing compared to how lonely I was beginning to feel. No one looked at me, even when I spoke. They looked in my general direction, but in the end, only succeeded in looking through me.
Everyone was right. I had no idea what possessed me to say what I did about the sorceress, Creya. She was stunning, why would I ever think to compare her to the fairy tail sorceress' and witches I used to hear about, as a child? She was also really nice, until I said what I did.
It was kind of strange, really. When Rodney got hit by the beam that gave him super powers, he realized in the end his mistakes, and worked to make everything right with us all. I feel so weak. It was like I hadn't slept in a month. I was so tired, but I was also so afraid to go to sleep. What if I don't wake up? My legs felt like rubber, I was freezing, and it was getting a little harder to focus and breathe. I need to make things right. I think, maybe it hit me what Rodney was thinking, and it made a lot of sense.
Slowly climbing out of bed, I had to close my eyes and wait for a dizzy spell to pass. When it did, I opened my eyes and walked out of my room. I was heading to the control room, but was surprised to find the others sitting, fully dressed in their off world gear, at the base of the gate. "Guys?" Wow, was that my voice? I sounded so quiet and weak.
"John?" Teyla's head shot up and her body quickly followed as she looked blindly around the room.
"Uh, yeah." Another dizzy spell hit me and I staggered, managing last minute to keep my balance. "Um, what are you all doing here?"
"We kinda figured you might wanna go off world." Rodney stated quietly, looking far too worried for my comfort. "And, uh, you know. Thought you might like some company."
"I'm going back." I said, walking forward. "To talk to her myself."
He nodded and turned to the gate technician. "Dial the gate, and tell Elizabeth we're going back."
With his own nod, the technician did as he was ordered, and in no time, the gate kawooshed as the wormhole stabilized. Without even waiting for orders, or Elizabeth's response, I stepped through the gate as soon as the shield was lowered and began to make my way through the forest.
Hearing the others behind me, I smiled a little to myself, fully grateful for them being here.
We made it through the woods, though it took longer than I'd have liked. For once, it wasn't Rodney's stumbling that slowed us down, but my own. Still no one complained at the time it was taking, or even made a comment about my clumsiness, they just stopped and waited for me, occasionally asking me if I was alright. It was disconcerting to see how somber they were, but I was so tired...
"I see you're back."
Looking up, I watched the hazy light appear and turn into the sorceress. Ignoring the others, she glared at me. Her eyes scanned my body, and I couldn't help the shiver, being fully aware of how literally naked I was, since my uniform and weapons hadn't come with me. Surprisingly, her eyes softened a little as she stared at me, but she remained quiet.
I knew this was my time to speak. My only chance to make things right.
"I'm sorry." The words came without hesitation and were embarrassingly sincere. "I really am. I never meant to insult you, honest. I..." Shaking my head, I stopped as a cold dizzy spell hit me, and my legs shook, threatening to give out under me.
I must have been too quiet too long. "John? Are you alright??" Teyla's eyes scanned the area I was standing in, obviously still unable to see me.
I don't know why I said what I did. I never meant to hurt your feelings. I thought, struggling to form the words on my lips. "I'm...sorry..." Was all I managed to gasp out, as my chest tightened and it became almost impossible to breathe.
Her eyes softened even more, and suddenly, I felt the pressure on my body release. My chest relaxed, and I took several deep breaths. My eyes focused, and I realized I felt warm, and more solid than I had in a while.
"John!"
"Sheppard!"
Hearing the others, I gasped again and turned to find them racing to my side, touching my shoulder and the top of my head. Teyla grabbed my face and stared into my eyes. Not through or past me, but into my eyes. I felt hands on my chest and realized with embarrassment that I still wasn't wearing anything. I felt my face get warm.
It seems the others noticed my shape, and Ronon practically leapt away, Rodney took several steps back and whistled innocently as he looked off into the distant tree line, and Teyla focused on some spot over my shoulder.
"You're back! Are you ok?!"
"He'll be fine." Kneeling next to me, the sorceress raised an eyebrow, seemingly ingoring my naked state, much to my further embarrassment. She stared into my eyes a moment before a guilty look crossed over her face. "I'm sorry, too. I should have told your friends how to break the spell. All you needed to do was come back and give a sincere apology."
Smirking a little, I felt the heat in my face, and insisted I was going to play it cool. "Uh, well, they would have had to find me, first." I placed my hands over the main thing I wanted to keep from prying eyes, and prayed Teyla or Rodney thought to bring extra clothing with them. Glancing at Teyla briefly, I noted her curious expression before a look of realization came over her face, she grinned and pointed to McKay.
The sorceress raised her other eyebrow at me and her eyes narrowed a moment. I got the sense she was reading my mind, even more disconcerting, and then she giggled. Yeah, she actually giggled. "I see...."
I really hope not. Forcing a grin, I nodded and turned to Rodney, gesturing with one hand for him to hand me his bag. He gave me a look before taking it off, carefully keeping his eyes bored somewhere into the middle of my forehead, and tossed it to the ground next to me.
"Let me guess, he was playing around."
"Kinda." Was my response as I grabbed the bag and made a b-line to the trees, ignoring the laughter behind me.
It was good to be back.
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Ok, not one of my best, but hopefully not too bad.
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Tenshi