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John sat perched on an infirmary bed, his feet dangling a few centimetres from the floor

John sat perched on an infirmary bed, his feet dangling a few centimetres from the floor. Glancing around at each one of his friends, he couldn't help the feeling of worry that surged through him. Teyla sat on the bed next to him, a thermometer in her mouth. Rodney sat opposite her and Ronan sat the furthest away. They all seemed fine, but John couldn't help thinking that something was not right. The smiling face of Doctor Keller obstructed the colonel's view of his friends.

"Well, Colonel, there is nothing out of the ordinary in your tests," she said looking down at the clipboard in her hand.

"How are you feeling?"

John shrugged, looking down at the floor. "A little tired," he admitted with a weary tone in his voice.

"Go to your quarters and get some sleep, but I would like all of you to check in with me tomorrow," the doctor ordered raising her voice so everyone could hear. The team nodded and jumped off their designated beds seeming a little too eager to escape from the infirmary as they started for the door. Doctor Keller watched them go. A tap on her shoulder distracted her from her thoughts and Jennifer turned round. A man in his late twenties stood behind her with a worried look on his face.

"What is it, doctor?" Jennifer asked.

The man swallowed hard before speaking. "I took the team's temperature as you asked me to and it all looked pretty normal, until I got to Teyla…" he stopped, showing Keller the results on his clip board. "She has a temperature of 137 Fahrenheit and it seems to be rising" Jennifer's eyes widened.

"That's not possible. None of the others are showing such symptoms." She argued, the man shrugged.

"She wasn't showing any signs of fainting or delirium?" Again the mans answer was negative. Keller nodded, "ok, find her, get her back here fast!"" She Said then started towards her office.

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Teyla impatiently blew her hair away from her eyes, feeling slight satisfaction as her breath cooled her hot forehead. Dragging herself in to the bathroom, she glanced in the mirror, sighing at the sight that greeted her. Apart from feeling fine, she definitely didn't look it. Waves of heat clouded her vision and her skin felt like fire to touch, with red cheeks and hair sticking to her forehead, Teyla rolled her eyes at her appearance and extended her hand to reach the shower. Turning the water on and hastily stripping, she carefully stepped in to the shower, smiling as the water cascaded down cooling her skin. Turning off the water and towelling herself dry, she dressed quickly and started for the door.

Upon arriving at the mess she smiled as she spotted the Colonel. Grabbing a bottle of water she strode over to the table where he sat.

"John," she called. He looked up and smiled faintly.

"Hey Teyla" he replied his voice shaky.

"How are you feeling?" she asked, unscrewing the cap of her bottle. John shook his head.

"My head is killing me and I am a little tired, but other then that I'm just peachy."

Teyla wasn't convinced, but nodded her head anyway. Finally getting the top off the bottle she put it to her lips, taking four long gulps. John stared wide-eyed as she put it back on the table, the contents now non existent. Glancing back up at Teyla, his eyebrows slightly raised, he said, "Are 'you' ok?"

Teyla looked at him and narrowed her eyes. "Of course I am ok, why wouldn't I be?" she replied. John couldn't help but glance at the bottle again.

"Teyla, you just downed a whole bottle of water in under a minute. That's not normal."

Teyla shrugged. "I was thirsty."

John nodded then put his head in his hands, groaning slightly. "What IS that noise!" he shouted.

Teyla jumped slightly, looking around. "What noise?" she asked

"That annoying humming sound!" he said. Teyla shook her head. "You don't hear it!?

Teyla stood from her seat. "John, maybe you should try and get some sleep" she said, putting a light hand on his shoulder.

He shrugged it off. "I don't need sleep, Teyla. I'm fine!" He shot up from his seat and roughly pushed passed her. Teyla watched him go, folding her arms across her chest. A moment passed then, staring for the door, she decided to go after him.

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John stormed through the corridor that lead to one of the Atlantis balconies, ignoring the looks people gave him as he rushed past. Watching as the doors got nearer, he rushed through them, feeling the welcoming sensation of the wind on his face. Breathing in deeply he made his way to the balcony's edge, leaning heavily on the rail. Gazing out over the blue ocean before him, he didn't notice the soft footsteps until they were right behind him.

"Colonel?" came a gentle tone that could only belong to Teyla. The colonel gritted his teeth. "John…"

"What, Teyla!" John shouted turning to face her. Teyla took a step back. She looked at him closely, only then seeing his bloodshot eyes and the paleness of his skin.

"John, you're sick, you have to go to the infirmary," she said frantically, pulling his arm as she headed for the door. John in turn grabbed her other arm, pulling her towards him.

"I'm not sick, Teyla. I'm fine, and as soon as you understand that the sooner you can…" he stopped in mid-sentence. Letting his grip on Teyla go, he fell to the floor and grabbed his head.

"John!" Teyla yelled, kneeling by his side. He shook for several seconds, a few violent jolts racking his body, then fell limp.

tbc

thanks for reading, hope you all enjoyed and thanks to those who reviewed the last chapter, chapter three will not be up for a while because i am going on holiday, but i will get it up as soon as i can when i get back.

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