One Hundred Sparkified Drabbles (81-90) by AndromedaMarine
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Athosian Tea Part Nine (81)
Never let Elizabeth Weir drink Athosian tea. It should be in a rule book somewhere, John mused as he landed the Jumper in the bay a minute later. Rodney looked ready to pass out, and the local aliens seemed to be locked by the lips. John considered shooting off some blanks above Teyla and Ronon's heads, but with their seriousness it probably wouldn't do much difference.
He lowered the back hatch and picked Elizabeth up in his arms, carrying her down the unpopulated corridors to her room. She stirred as he palmed the door open, a hand curling around his sleeve.
He tucked her into the bed after removing her boots and jacket, but hadn't the heart to leave her alone.
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Meet the Parents, Part Two of Three (82)
John Sheppard, United States Air Force Colonel in control of a military base in another galaxy, dreaded meeting his fiancé's mother. Elizabeth couldn't imagine anything funnier than a nervous John Sheppard.
She pushed him up the front steps toward her mother's door, and rang the doorbell, slipping her arm around John's waist. Automatically John tucked her close to his side, and stiffened when he heard the door open.
Mrs. Weir peered up at John, and her face broke into a massive grin. "Hi Lizzie, honey! This must be John!"
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Poking Fun (83)
Lorne stared at his commanding officer, snorted, then burst into full-on laughter. "Sir?" he managed between gasps for breath.
John narrowed his eyes, lips downturned in a frown. "Lorne, quit that before I knock some sense into you," he grumbled. "Why did I even say anything?"
Evan couldn't help but let out one last 'HA' at his CO. "Maybe because it was only natural, sir."
Sheppard eyed him. "It's not natural to tell you," he shot out. "Quit poking fun at me."
Rodney walked in. He yelled out, well in earshot of Elizabeth, Radek, and Biro, "John Sheppard loves Elizabeth Weir!" Before John could slap Rodney upside the head the astrophysicist made a break for it down the hall.
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Puh-leeze (84)
"I won't believe it. I've known Elizabeth for like ten years!" Rodney's eye twitched as he stared Cadman down. "It's a statistical impossibility that you know more than I do!"
Laura shook her head. "Okay, let me put it in terms you'll understand. If you were in tune at all, or at least partially, with the female frequency, Rodney, you'd have figured out by now that John and Elizabeth can't keep their hands off each other."
Rodney shuddered. "That's improbable and highly irrational," he countered.
"Please don't start spouting 'Spock logic' at me, McKay. I had enough direct contact with your Trek fantasies when stuck in that big head of yours." She gave up on Rodney and walked out of the lab.
"Puh-leeze," Rodney hmphed to himself. "Liz and Sheppard? So not happening."
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Sugar Rush (85)
There's nothing so similar to the high of a sugar rush than the effects of love. More specifically, to John Sheppard, his sugar rush came from being in Elizabeth's presence. The constant exposure to the constant high of being with her never wore off, and he decided it was his favorite thing on Atlantis, closely followed by all of the cool Ancient tech he could control. No, nothing measured up to the sugar rush.
Elizabeth felt the same way of John.
There's nothing like a sugar rush.
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Like Pins 'n Needles (86)
"Doc, seriously, it feels like pins 'n needles. I'm dying here."
"John, you're not dying. You're in love."
"I beg your pardon, Keller?"
"You sat on your leg for too long."
"What does that have to do with me being in love?"
"You were distracted. It doesn't take a genius like Rodney to figure out that look on your face was full of puppy-love."
"Ahem. I don't know what you're talking about."
"And yet you couldn't walk off the 'pins 'n needles' pain in your leg. I highly doubt you can walk off the rest of it."
"Keller..."
"John, just go talk to Elizabeth. I promise your leg won't hurt after."
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The Golden Days (87)
He liked to think of them as gold-framed memories, each a snapshot from the best times in his life. If he could, he'd collage them onto a massive canvas (probably one he'd have to bribe from Lorne) and title it "The Golden Days." But those days had long since passed.
Sure, the Wraith still had factions out there somewhere; Todd's alliance now lacked the requirement to feed on humans. Michael was finally destroyed.
Yet nothing came without a cost. And the Golden Days memories were his only real reminder of the price they had to pay.
Elizabeth's passage into the void of space was the final act of both her consciousness...and her body.
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Speechless (88)
Of all the things that could cause a lapse in the vocal-abilities of Lieutenant-Colonel John Sheppard, the most powerful manifested itself in the sensation of Doctor Elizabeth Weir's lips pressed against his.
Perhaps seconding this first reason was the mere proximity of the American diplomat, especially in closed quarters.
The third thing was the overwhelming emotion that hit him...when she finally came home...from Asuras.
He could not speak; all he could do was hold her so tightly he was sure she couldn't disappear.
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In the Face of Death (89)
In the face of death, all he could see was Elizabeth. In the face of death, all he wished for was another chance to be with her. In the face of death, he regretted not telling her he loved her. In the face of death, his resolve hardened, and he promised himself he would fight to survive; fight to get another chance. In the face of death, he fought, and he freed himself.
It was John's determination that got him home. It was his moment while in the face of death that made the final decision.
"Elizabeth... I love you..."
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The Pain of Peace (90)
"It's nice out here tonight. Quiet. Peaceful."
"And you can never get enough of peace and quiet, huh, Rodney?"
"Nope... John, are you all right? You seem less-talkative than usual."
"Isn't that your specialty?"
"Ah. You don't have to say it, John. I get it."
"That's a first."
"If you were in your normal mood that would sound ironic."
"Irony is a lost cause, McKay. Just keep talking. The pain dulls when you drown it out."
"Too much thinking does that, John. But seriously, the quiet sometimes helps."
"I don't believe you."
"It helped when Carson died."
"Rodney... I miss her."
"...I miss Liz too, John. I miss her too."
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I still need prompts for chapter ten! If anyone has ideas, please PM me soon!
