Authors Note- this my favorite chapter so far and the last update until I finish writing chapter 14 which could take a little while as I'm still on chapter 9.

End Chapter 6

Teyla had attempted to follow the AI's instructions but the ship was quite confusing it had been several minutes since she had left the infirmary. When she tried to return to the infirmary however she was unable to return and when she entered the room she thought was the medical bay she was surprised to see several consoles arrayed around the room forming a semicircle. Across the room she saw an object similar to the one that she remembered had held an old doctor weir during her first year on Atlantis. Deciding that she should ascertain the purpose of the room she attempted to activate a nearby console. It stayed on for a few seconds before it died without warning, "strange McKay said that the ship had ample power and John had never mentioned any problems."

"That is because they never attempted to enter this room," The AI said from somewhere behind her however when she turned around to face him he was not on his usual pedestal or a disembodied voice but he appeared as a fully grown human albeit a blue glowing one. It slowly ambled around the room eying her. She found herself unable to move from the spot as it stood face to face with her with her. She knew that she needed to move that she wasn't wanted here but she stood frozen at the spot from a combination of fear and awe. The AI reached over to the console she was standing at touched a few buttons on it as she simply stared at it wondering if it was actually there or not it looked like it had touched the buttons but still appeared a tint of translucent blue.

It read her mind and responded out loud in a hushed voice, "No I am not physically here I have no physical body," the AI said its eyes still fixated on hers its voice icy cold without any emotion. The former kindness completely absent from both its demeanor and voice as it stood less then a foot away from her.

"What are you doing, how are you in this form?" she asked trying and failing to keep the fear she felt from her voice. She tried to move away from the AI which was still staring menacingly at her however when she stepped back the AI stepped forward and she was soon backed against the wall. Her eyes darted around the room looking for something anything to distract herself from the thing that stood in front of her. The AI stood there for a few minutes searching its databanks for information.

After finding what it needed it spoke to her again, "You should have followed my instructions, you are not allowed in this room."

"I…I thought we had full access to the ship?" she said attempting to move again but finding her body unwilling to obey her minds commands.

"No one has access to this room I would recommend that you leave immediately," It said as its lips formed a cruel smile.

It can't actually hurt me can it? No it said it has no physical body. She thought before the AI intruded fully into her mind for the first time.

"But I control the ship," the AI said in her head. The AI then proceeded to implant the information it had found in its databanks into her mind which contained some of its most horrific memories of both past and future events.

At hearing the AI in her head her body finally moved she quickly made for the exit of the room afraid of what the AI could or would do. When she stepped into the door frame a bright light washed over her erasing her memory of the events that had just transpired and activating the memories that the AI had put into her mind. After exiting the room the door shut behind her promptly she leaned back against it and let out a deep breath and began crying. She sank to the floor and put her head in her hands and sat there until the AI called her to the infirmary. At hearing the voice of the AI she activated her comm. and called John she was afraid of the AI but didn't know why and the images were very painful she needed someone to comfort her. She had a suspicion the AI had something to do with them as she had no other explanation for why she should see so much death and destruction now when she was on this ship with John of all people.

"John are you there?" she whispered into her comm.

"What's up Teyla?" he asked nonchalantly although he was concerned about what was wrong with her.

"John are you ok?" she asked ignoring his question.

"Yeah Teyla what's wrong?" he asked his concern continuing to grow as she evaded answering his question he had never heard her sound like she did now.

"I am now able to exert some control over this ship," she said quietly evading his question again.

"Teyla where are you I'm coming to get you," He said.

"I do not know John I…I was coming to find you but I got lost and the AI," she said before breaking down and taking off her comm.

"I'll be there in a minute," he said before turning on the AI.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER," he screamed scaring the AI.

Visibly shaken the AI quickly responded, "Nothing I have no idea what is wrong with her," The AI lied.

"Show me where she is NOW."

"Here," the AI quickly responded bringing up a map with a dot showing where Teyla was. Sheppard immediately sprinted towards her location. After about two minutes he reached her when he turned the corner he was surprised to see her curled up against a door head in her hands. He moved over to her and sat down next to her. He brought her closer to him and she pulled him into a friendly hug. He returned the hug and waited for her to stop crying. She finally stopped and pulled back although she remained sitting against the door and close to John.

"Teyla what happened?" He asked when he thought she had recovered enough to answer a few simple questions.

"I do not know John, I have these images in my head and...," her voice trailed off and she looked down again as she struggled not to begin crying again.

"Of what Teyla I can't help you if you don't tell me."

"Kanan, the Athosians, Atlantis, Ronon, others I do not know, and you."

"What about us." He asked putting his arm around her.

"You are all being tortured and killed among other things and I am forced to sit and watch and in one case participate."

"Teyla it's not real, I don't know why you're thinking about these things but there not real and there not happening," He said knowing that what he said didn't really matter she would be thinking about these things for the time being the most he could hope to do was to distract her for a few minutes. He often had similar dreams about Afghanistan although Teyla's seemed much worse than whatever he had ever suffered through.

"Yes John but still I see them and…," once again her voice trailed off and John brought her into another hug attempting to comfort her.

"Do you think you can stand?" he asked after the much briefer hug.

"Yes John I will be fine," she said being embarrassed at how weak she must look something she did not want.
"Come on then the AI needs us in the infirmary," he said helping her to stand up. He helped walk her to the infirmary still worried about her.

When they arrived he noticed that the AI eyed her strangely but then changed back to its normal demeanor.

"What do you need her for?" he asked the AI as Teyla sat on the bed near the door.

"I would like to run some tests," it responded weakly.

"Did you not already do so?" Teyla asked.

"These are different tests on the baby."

"Oh do I need to leave?" John asked slightly embarrassed.

"No stay John," she told him not wanting to be left alone with the AI she still had the suspicion that he had done something to her to give her those visions.

"Ancient would it be inappropriate for me to stay?"

"No."

"Ok Teyla I'll stay," he said reaching out and grabbing her hand as another light washed over her.

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