CHAPTER 112

A.N. As much as I wanted to continue the adventures of SG-1, I could only come up with a few story ideas. That being said and you readers reading this, that means there may or may not be many during these chapters to come, though I have some very nice ideas and what the ENDING of this story will be after season 5 is over, plus whatever movies they come out with. Sam moved on to become commander of Atlantis, so that is where the story continues with her, Ford and possibly some others as ideas arise. I only hope that I can do a great job of the Atlantis characters as I have with SG-1 over these few years. Time and reviews will tell. But before the story starts on Atlantis, here is what I had been thinking about when I found out about her moving on from SG-1 to Atlantis.

It was a good month after they had defeated the Ori and the SGC was informed that Elizabeth was taken by the Replicators. With no real threats in the Milky Way galaxy, other than Ba'al, several high ranking people, including the President got together to talk about who would be replacing Elizabeth as the new commander. The I.O.A. wanted someone who had a military background instead of a civilian, so the President made a call after a few minutes of thinking. At first, they were really reluctant to leave, but the President pleaded his case and a few others backed him up in hopes they would do it. In the end, they agreed.

After telling Sam he wanted a few moments alone with the President and the men, she left and Ford told him a few things he wanted to have happen before they would actually go. Even though his request were a bit on the high side, they were granted seeing as the President understood the situation very well.

At the large mansion in the mountains, many people had came, as requested by the couple. Sam's parents and her brother's family, Daniel and his parents, Jack and his family, which included Sarah's father. Rally Vincent, May and her husband Ken. Kate, General Landry, Carolyn and Walter, Mitchell's parents who finally got told the truth and signed papers, that girl Amy that Mitchell really liked from his past, Janet and Cassandra, a couple SG teams that SG-1 was close to. Ry'ac and his wife along with Master Bra'tak and Ishta, and of course, all of SG-1. Even General Hammond was able to make it.

The T.A.R.D.I.S. was in the building looking form as they all sat outside at a few very large and long tables that was set up hours ago. Ford and Sam both spent hours cooking and her parents helped set up the tables outside, as to the dishware and such as everyone else mingled. Everyone came in different vehicles, which all were parked out back and ended up taking all of the parking garage and areas outside it. Ford and Carter sat at the head of the table with their daughter in the middle, while her parents were on their right. The rest of SG-1 was on the left with their families between them, starting with Jack, then Daniel with Vala by him, followed by Mitchell, and then Teal'c with Ishta by him. Everyone else was seated after them and went around to the other side.

Pretty much, the tables were almost completely filled. There was plenty of room to get out of the seats and get back in without elbowing anyone. There was a mass variety of foods to choose from and many people were wondering why this was taking place, though no one was unhappy about it. It was quite relaxing, being a very nice day and all. Hot, but not to hot and just cloudy enough to keep from sun burning.

As everyone had been seated and the food had been passed around, Ford placed his Sonic Screwdriver against a glass of water, which made it vibrate enough to make just enough noise to get everyone's attention and not hurt ears or break the glass.

"Ladies and gentlemen…" Ford said as he stood in casual clothes, though his shirt having Sonic the Hedgehog on it wasn't considered casual for Sam's mom.

"With the possible exception to Jack here…" Carter said with a smile.

"Hey!"

Many people laughed as he groaned.

"I told her to do that. I'm sorry Jack. You're just so easy to tease." Ford said with a smile.

"You didn't call us here to tease little old me. I already know why we are here. I'm guessing you haven't told everyone else." Jack said.

"No." Ford said as he reached into his leather jacket pocket on the back of his chair. "Sam and I had a talk with several high ranking officials and the President. They asked us to do something, which the I.O.A. were….for and against. Woolsey was able to get them to lean for in the end. Two days ago, SG-1 came back from a routine mission."

"We didn't find anything interesting." Mitchell said. "Nothing noteworthy to talk about or have all this for. Not that I am complaining."

"No. But that was Sam and my last mission as members of SG-1. Well, not technically, but for the most part."

Before a lot of talking took place, he was able to wave his hands quickly as Carter also stood.

"Unfortunately, as many of you may already know, Doctor Weir was taken by the Replicators in the Pegasus Galaxy. The I.O.A. wanted a military commander in charge of Atlantis. Starting in a few days, by request of the President, that will be us. We will be taking Sally and my parents along as well. We've already talked about it." Sam said.

Many people were astonished at the news, except for Hammond and Jack who already knew. Plus Sam's parents.

"There is more. Which the President and a few other's authorized." Ford said as he held up a small case. "The proper ceremonies will take place at the SGC, but for now. We can celebrate these hear and now."

Carter took the small case and opened it.

"I'm a full bird Colonel already…"

"Sorry, that's the wrong one." Ford said taking it from her as she and others stared at him in confusion. "Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell, welcome to the rank of a full bird Colonel."

Mitchell stood and took the small case as he looked in.

"Wow. I really am not sure what to say. Sam's been in the program longer than I have." Mitchell said and then saluted as Ford did.

"This one is hers." Ford said as he walked back over and handed her the case.

"But she got promoted about a week or so ago." Mitchell stated.

She slowly opened it as he saluted her.

"Dear, you are now Brigadier General Samantha P. Carter, full commander of the Atlantis Expedition."

Her salute left much to be desired, but it worked as everyone clapped for the two of them.

"What's in the third case?" Jacob asked. "Who else is being promoted?"

"You if you were still in." Ford said as the two laughed.

"Those days are far behind me." Jacob said as he pulled Amy a bit closer.

"As I was once in charge of the SGC, you will be in charge of Atlantis Sam. I shall be there to help in any way I can, but I won't be undermining your authority. Not that I ever could." Ford said as many people agreed and laughed like she did. "Unless you doing something stupid, which is highly unlikely. I'm only at this new rank in order to keep certain people and problems from arising."

"I'm a Major General, Ford. There is still…" Jack began.

"Starting in two days, I shall be a General's General…" Ford said adding quote marks around his next words. "The General, Ford P. Carter."

Four stars and the rank pins for a four star General sat inside the case he showed.

"Even now, I haven't tried to abuse or misuse the power that comes with my current rank, nor will I try to do it with my new one. I promise to do everything I can to protect this planet and Atlantis as I have been doing since I joined the SGC. I know the biggest problem the SGC will have from us leaving with not be the fact SG-1 will be without its scientific members, but the fact I won't be cooking for you all anymore."

That got many groans and laughs, but they applauded them and wished them the best of luck with everything. If they were need, to help SG-1, then all they'd have to do is call. The two promised that they'd be able to come back and forth easily and they'd be able to do things like this hopefully at least once a month or more.

The rest of the day went well with people congratulating each other, talking about past missions and other memories, followed by what the future might hold. When evening began to arrive, everyone slowly drove away, or were beamed away by those that came by transporter.

Two stories in particular were very interesting however that were told during the meal.

"Okay, so we went to this planet which was suppose to be a routine mission. Searching thing mostly. Find any artifacts, technologies or important resources…" Daniel said with a small wave of his hand. "We got attacked suddenly and I have to admit, not surprisingly. What was it, an hour after being on the planet?"

"I'd say an hour." Mitchell said.

"We were all knocked out rather quickly. Several stun grenades landed around us before we could even find cover. Even if we could have, it wouldn't have mattered." Carter said.

"Oh no, not this mission. Please, not this one." Ford whined.

Several people spoke up instantly that they wanted to hear this story in particular now as Ford continued to groan and laid his head down on the table.

"Looks like you're outvoted." Jacob said with a laugh. "What is wrong with it anyway?"

"Telling you right away would spoil it. You'll have to wait till the end." Mitchell said. "So, oh, sorry Daniel."

"No, go ahead. You were one of the ones to wake first." Daniel said.

"Okay, I woke up with the rest of SG-1, minus Vala since she was still being evaluated. We were all in some dark underground cell that, we later learned was on the planet we were checking out. Thankfully, we still had out clothes on, but it was very obvious, we had all been searched carefully. Clothes were all ruffled, buttons undone, shoes taken." Mitchell said.

"They took your shoes? Why'd they do that?" May asked as several others once voiced confusion.

"Technically, it is your fault." Ford muttered.

"My fault? Rally and I didn't even know about this place or were here then. How could it be my fault?" May asked perplexed.

"I took your idea for planting explosives in your boot heel." Ford muttered again.

"This particular Goa'uld, who's name we did not know and one of the more than bottom of the chain servants. But from what we gathered, was working for Ba'al at the time. He knew a lot about us, personally. Things we liked, did….fears." Carter said as Ford cringed visibly. "Our boots were taken because that guy thought we had hidden items in them. He did voice he wasn't surprise at finding out we had hidden transmitters in our boots. He had destroyed them already, but we didn't voice the fact it didn't matter. Even our watches were taken away as were our dog tags. Plus our socks. And, as much as I hate to admit this, they took my bra thinking the wire in it was something else other than what it was."

"My glasses were taken too." Daniel stated quickly as he noticed Sam blushing slightly, not only from telling that bit of info, but from also being looked at. "I don't know what they could have been used for to help us escape, but he must have thought something. Though, now that I think on it, he may have taken them to make it harder for us to escape since I wouldn't be able to see where I was going."

"He asked us all directly if we were willing to watch our friends die in order to keep from telling him everything he wanted to know. To which we all stated yes." Teal'c said.

"The guy laughed at this point while clapping his hands and said he had a better idea since all the other times that SG-1 had been captured and we had refused to talk or do anything, which eventually resulted in our escape, he was sure his was foolproof. He knew that Ford was the strongest among us, not only in strength, but willpower too." Daniel said.

"So they dragged him off first." Carter said as Ford shook his head at the coming part he hated remembering. "And it wasn't very far either. It was a room just down the hall from ours or right next to it, we really couldn't tell. The voices were rather muffled, so we knew they were far enough away to make it difficult to tell the distance. Anyway, it was like five minutes when we started hearing him laughing."

"Wait, laughing?" Mitchell's dad asked. "What sort of torture is that?"

"Trust me, it was very unpleasant. My shirt had been ripped off, leaving me in my pants. Thank god for that miracle. They had strung me up and even chained my feet to the ground, making it impossible to move." Ford said at the grim memory. "And then, a couple of his harem girls, as I call them. I'm not even going to begin to describe how underdressed they were. And I really try not to think of how this guy had learned of this info either. While he watched and asked questions, which I refused to answer, the two girls used a few different items to tickle me."

"He is very ticklish." Carter said. "You run a feather down his chest and he squirms."

"I tried to get a massage once, back when I was doing other work before the SGC. I could not lay still long enough for them to even start. The only massage I can get is from those chairs that vibrate and run up and down your back, neck and such." Ford said.

"So that's why you built those two chairs in the briefing room area." Vala said.

"Yes." Ford said.

"Anyway, he was tickled for a good hour or so. We could hear him actually begging them to stop, but still refusing to tell him anything." Daniel said.

"They brought him back almost two hours later, and wearing some cloth pants like a lot of Jaffa wear. And he was completely out of it." Mitchell said.

"All I remember was eventually passing out and then waking up in pain from laughing so hard. I broke bones while being tickled and that hurt less. It must have been three to four hours after the torture session when I came to. I know I was given a bath or shower or something equivalent. I admit I had never felt so humiliated in my life, but I would have rather gone through that again then what came next." Ford said as he shook from the memory.

"Ford was extremely exhausted and totally worn out. He could hardly move." Daniel said. "But he stood, though needing help from Teal'c and Mitchell, as the Goa'uld came back in. Though he threatened to do the same thing to the others or worse, he decided to do take Ford away again. Be that from the fact Ford lunged for him, and was punched back quickly, or because Ford still had fight left in him, we don't know."

"Where they took him, we never did find out. He was dragged out, it was dead quiet for a good ten minutes or more, and then there was screams that rival some of the horror films I have seen." Mitchell said. "And from here, you have to tell…"

"I do not want to! Just thinking about it now is bad enough! I swear I'm going to have nightmares tonight!" Ford exclaimed.

"You've got to finish the story." Vala said. "They were there…"

He succumbed to their prodding as he also prayed for help with sleep that night.

"I was dragged into a room that was really dark and tossed into a glass wall. I couldn't see anything or hear anything much either. A light came on in the middle of the room, just enough to illuminate the floor so I could see the walls and the door, but nothing beyond the glass wall. He and a couple of guards stood outside the door, looking through a glass window in the metal door with creepy smiles. There was some speakers in the ceiling so he could talk to me and hear me. I figured he was going to use gas or something else, to try and make me talk. If it wasn't for the fact that I have not really kept my fear secret, I would be wondering how he knew this about me." Ford said and then took a couple deep breaths as he tried to shake off the revulsion of the memory.

"It is really that bad to think about?" Jacob asked.

"I read the report and heard this before. For him, trust me, it was bad." Jack said. "When the team got back, Ford was a mess physically and mentally."

"I refused to talk and told him it didn't matter what he did, I'd never crack. He then asked if I was sure as he pointed some little remote at me. I didn't see or hear anything happen and didn't realize what he had did until I saw him gesture to look behind me." Ford said as he once again visibly shook at the fear he felt grip him. "Behind the glass was, which was actually a couple sliding glass panels, was more spiders than I have ever seen in my entire life. They ranged in various sizes, some were dead while others were just crawling around. He then told me to start answering or else. When I didn't speak, he said he knew I wouldn't die since I was Immortal, but I would be in a lot of pain and worse. He also hoped my mind didn't shut down as he pushed a button that made the large panels start retracing into the walls. From this point, I remember very little."

"From what we can gather, seeing as we didn't see or hear from that Goa'uld every again, Ford must have killed him quickly. He mentioned taking the door down to us, but doesn't remember how." Carter said. "I think he kicked or slammed into it out of extreme fear, which killed the Goa'uld and the guards with him because they were on the other side."

"We all heard him still screaming as he got closer. The guards outside tried to kill him, but obviously failed because the door was wrenched open one moment and then he was gone the next. We found our stuff several rooms down and then found the entrance to the outside a few corridors later. His blood trail was easy to follow back to the gate, seeing as he ran all the way there without shoes, cutting himself on rocks and who knows what else, where we found him passed out behind the DHD in a curled ball. We quickly dialed up and came home." Mitchell said.

"Though we have encountered other spiders on various missions, he has yet to…freak out, as bad as he did then. That is the correct saying is it not?" Teal'c asked.

"Yes Teal'c, it is." Jack said. "I read the report, as did several other people, along with the I.O.A., and they wanted to take him off the active list for off world travel. If he couldn't handle his fear of spiders, then he was a liability to the team. Obviously, the motion to remove him failed."

"You're afraid of spiders, and yet you can't die." Amy, Sam's mother, said. "If I didn't know you better, I'd find that very silly."

"One I can handle, if I see it. I do like gardening and learned to deal with that. A few, depends on how close. A nest or several dozen, not happening." Ford said as he crossed his arms. "I'd rather walk across coals or be buried in an avalanche again than do that."

"Spiders don't bother me, but a few hundred would freak me out." Rally said as a few people nodded.

"Did he scream like a girl?" the other Amy asked.

"Oh yes. I'm sorry General, but it is funny, despite the horrific nature of it." Mitchell said with a laugh. "We really thought it was that Goa'uld or those two girls we saw when you were tossed back into the room. I didn't think anyone but professional singers could hit notes that high."

Ford only grunted in displeasure as he shook his head.

"I know a story I would like to hear." Cassandra said.

"As long as it is nothing bad about us or scary like that one." Ford muttered.

"I've never heard the whole story about the wrestling thing…" Cassandra began as quiet a few people laughed which included Hammond and Teal'c.

"Oh, I got to hear this again." Janet said excitedly. "Even though I have recordings at home. It is still a laugh."

"Oh brother. I'm still dealing with the legal issues on that one." Ford muttered as he rubbed his head.

"I remember watching that on TV. I couldn't believe what was happening." Jacob said.

"Everyone at the base started watching it as it became a news story." Kate said.

"For those of you who don't know it, we will start at the beginning…." Carter said with a chuckle.

"Hey, hey, I won some tickets in the mail for that ECW or WWE thing on TV!" Vala said as she entered Daniel's office where SG-1 was talking about the planet Daniel wanted to check out later that day.

"You won tickets to go watch people fake wrestling?" Mitchell asked.

"Yeah. I know it is all staged, but it is interesting. I want to go see it in person. I got two ring side seats!" Vala said waving them. "So, which one of you is going to go, because General Landry says I can't go alone."

They all looked at each other.

"Come on, I don't get to get out much and I really, really want to see this! And it's only a few days anyway, so any of you can easily schedule your plans for that day to be done later." Vala said begging.

"I'm not going." Daniel stated quickly.

"Nor am I." Teal'c said.

"I can't do it. And I'd rather not go anyway. I'm scheduled to help Reynolds team for a few days after our mission later." Mitchell said.

"That leaves you two." Daniel said.

"I do not care for wrestling. And since someone needs to stay with Sally, looks like you luck out Ford." Carter said.

"You've got to be kidding." Ford muttered with a sigh.

"I've seen you watch that show several times before." Carter said. "Besides, if an Immortal is around, you are the best bet for keeping her safe."

"Yes! I'll let Landry know you said yes!" Vala said as she left quickly.

"This is going to be so much fun." Ford muttered sarcastically while rubbing his face with one hand. "We're suppose to be trying to find ways to stop the Ori, not…"

"We've all been a little on edge lately General. And after that run in with Adria on the ship, Vala has been a little closed off. She tried to kill Daniel and even attacked her." Mitchell said.

"I know. She doesn't want to talk about it. Fine, I'll take her. Some or one of you should watch to see us on TV. I don't plan on doing anything but waiting it out and letting her scream with everyone else, maybe wave a banner or something."

"You're going to wave a banner?" Carter asked with a raised eyebrow.

"No."

(A.N. I do watch wrestling from time to time, but I am forgetful of some of the names. So if I get them wrong, or spelled wrong, you should be able to figure out who it is suppose to be if you watch ECW, WWE, or SMACKDOWN. And yes, I know this sort of thing would never really happen, but in this story, it does. Time line of wrestling is consistent with Stargate time line.)

They weren't just ring side tickets, they were next to the metal fence, standing with many other people near the ring. Ford had left his heavy armor coat and guns back in the car, leaving his blue suit on. She was in black jeans and a blue shirt that showed a bit more of the top of her chest than he wished. She didn't bring any banners or anything else to wave around thankfully, but she was obviously enjoying herself as she screamed like a lot of the people around them. Ford just watched for the first hour as the wrestling went on. Already, the camera came by them twice which she waved wildly like others. He only sighed, for the possibly hundredth time and tried to ignore the few people around him that were either sailors or people who thought shouting obscene words a lot of was fun. He looked at his watch seeing there was still another two hours to go and hoped it went by fast without any troubles. Fate had other ideas though as it did on some of their missions that should have just been routine.

"Oh man! I came here to see the men fight! Not these trashy women." Vala muttered crossing her arms.

"All part of the show. You saw the scheduled fights roster they handed out." Ford stated.

"Doesn't mean I want to see them fight."

"You can't do anything to stop it."

"I could easily teach that bitch Marlana a thing or two. I look better with black hair than she does." Vala said as she tossed hers over her shoulder. "And better in leather."

"I will admit that. At least when you don't do that pig tail thing."

Marlana was wrestling with one of the blonde women and ended up getting tossed out of the ring into the metal fence near them. Even though she cried out in pain as she grabbed her back, she was putting on a very angry face as the blonde yelled at her to get off her lazy butt and come get some.

"I bet that hurt you pathetic slut!"

"Vala!" Ford said as he grabbed her arm while being appalled.

"What? She's changed being with more than one wrestler. I'm not the only one who yelled it. I'd find it very shocking if she hadn't slept with them at least once…"

"It's all staged!" Ford stated.

"Which of you called me a slut?!"

More than one camera was pointed at them as Marlana was looking at the crowd as several people pointed at Vala. The two announcer men at the desk nearby started talking about the strangeness of Marlana bothering the crowd as the ref was still counting and the blonde looked at them then started out of the ring before the ref counted to ten.

"You think I'm a slut?!"

"She's sorry…"

"You with her?!"

"Yes and no…"

Ford was shocked when she shoved him away, knocking him back into several people as he fell to the floor. As he was being helped up and hearing a lot of yelling of encouragements, he saw Vala and the girl pulling on each others hair and throwing punches.

"What the hell?" Ford said trying to get between them.

A couple of the people behind him, part of the crowd, pulled him away as they wanted to see the fight continue. The blonde was standing back in the ring as the ref called off the match. Seeing as she basically won by default, she just left the ring shaking her head as everyone was paying more attention to Marlana fighting Vala in the crowd. Ford quickly and easily knocked and shoved the men away from him as he got between the two and pushed them both away from each other.

"You get out of here! You're not paid to fight fans." Ford said pointing a finger. "And you…"

He instantly was heading for the floor as a fist punched him in the left side of his face. Vala was dragged over the fence by her hair and pushed into the ring as people were shouting and yelling very excitingly.

"This is incredible! Marlana has dragged some spectator out of the crowd and put her into the ring! Whoever this lady is, she must be a strong person. Marlana has yet to land any hits!" the heavy set announcer in a cowboy hat stated. "This is definitely not part of the fights scheduled."

"No it is not!" the other, former wrestler and now announcer said. "However, we have learned she was one of the fans to win tickets to the front row!"

"Now her man is coming over the fence to get into it!"

"I'm not her man!" Ford shouted as he pushed the camera out of his face and climbed in, shoving the ref aside. "Vala, we are leaving!"

"But she attacked me!" Vala stated as she pointed.

"You called her a slut! And even if she is…" Ford yelled as he kept his hands spread out from him between the two women.

He quickly noticed Vala start to point and felt his right arm grabbed, and by the feel of it, he was about to be tossed. Before she could do the move on him, he instinctively went on the defensive quickly. Marlana was pulled forward into his left arm so hard, the clothesline attack spun her head over heels onto her face.

"Oh my god! You just…"

"It was an accident!" Ford yelled as the ref got down to check on her with him. "I attacked on a reflex!"

"What are you doing here sir?! This is not part of the program I was told about!" the ref asked loudly.

"We're not part of any program! We're spectators that she attacked…"

"Ford!"

He looked up and turned as a blonde headed guy grabbed him by his lapels and tossed him aside. He bounced off the ropes and landed on his side with a grunt hard. Instead of being able to roll out and get away, as he saw Vala quickly do, someone else picked him up by his lapels and got in his face.

"You're going to pay for that you little shit!" the man growled at him.

"You know, for the name legend killer, you haven't done much of living up to that name Randy. How about you just let me go before I kick your ass…"

Randy Orten pushed him away and smacked him across the chest with his arm, knocking him back into the ropes which pushed him into a kick to the face. Edge had already helped get Marlana out of the ring with the ref as Ford was on the mat holding his chest and face that was bleeding from the nose while Orten was circling him. Vala was on the other side, yelling for him to get up and either fight back against those assholes or get out of the ring. Edge grabbed a couple of chairs from under the ring and tossed them inside the ring before getting in as Orten waved Edge over. Ford blinked a few times as Edge grabbed his hair and lifted him to be close to his face.

"I don't know much less care who you are. You don't mess with us or our women!"

Stars exploded before his eyes as his face was slammed into the mat. Vala tried to grab his foot to drag him out but was stopped as Orten went to smack her with the chair. Shaking off the dazed effect, he slowly got on his knees, only to be knocked back into the mat as a metal chair was slammed across his back.

At the SGC, Jack's house and several other members of the SGC that had been called, were watching the events unfold and saw earlier clip footage of what started it all and some of the conversations they were able to pick up.

"That man just can't avoid trouble, for crying out loud!" Jack stated as he picked up his ringing phone for the fourth or fifth time. "Yes, I see it sir."

Many others were shouting at the TV's, telling him to get up and fight back. Other's were surprised and some were shocked.

"For a loving, smart and exceptionally well chosen man dear, you picked a trouble finder."

"I know mom, I know." Carter muttered as she watched the TV with a sigh.

"At least, in his defense, he didn't start it." Jacob said.

"And there is General Landry calling right now." Carter muttered as she picked up the house phone. "Hi sir. I can't…."

People were shouting greatly as the two were talking after hitting him twice more across the back. No one had came out to stop this or even called security yet as the two nodded a few times as they agreed on some plan. Ford rolled onto his back and felt himself finally healed up as the two were talking. Lifting his head, he saw Vala at his feet yelling something at him he couldn't make out. He tried sitting up a few times to get up enough to crawl out of the ring and barely got his arm up as the chair came down across his face. It didn't break his nose, but he was on his side squirming in pain from the impact as it bled again. And that was the last nerve he had on his patience, and Vala noticed it as she backed away from the ring quickly.

The back of his coat suit was gripped, ripping it as he was pulled up and then tossed onto the ring mat with his face in the dent of one of the metal chairs as Edge got in front and raised the chair high above his head with a evil smile while the fans were cheering or booing. Ford was able to roll out of the way just in time as the chair clanged into the other. Orten came over and grabbed his hair as Ford was getting to his knees. Before he could really begin saying whatever it was, Ford gave him the swiftest punch in the nuts that made Orten cry out loudly, much to the pleasure of the fans. Orten quickly dropped to his knees as he grabbed himself and fell over on his side with tears.

"I tried to be reasonable and leave, but you both have pissed me off!" Ford said getting to his feet. "And I don't like both of you to being with!"

Edge ran forward taking a swing with the bent chair. Ford grabbed it before it hit him and yanked it away quickly, turning it around fast and slamming it into Edge's face as hard as he could, bending the chair badly on impact. Edge hit the mat and was grabbing his face as he squirmed around yelling in pain as blood came out of his broken nose. Ripping the bent chair in half and tossed it outside the ring, he then turned, picking up Randy by his throat and hair, and punched him dead in the face. He fell backwards and out of the ring unconscious as the fans went crazy with excitement. Vala stepped back up and then called from him to get out.

"Oh no. I'm going to enjoy this moment." Ford said with a evil like smile.

A couple of refs came in and got in his way as another was looking at Edge. They yelled at him to leave while trying to push him out, failing quickly.

"You really don't want to be on my way." Ford growled as he picked them up by their throats, getting everyone in the arena to their feet with mass shouts of excitement as he tossed them aside.

The other ref got up as Edge was trying to get to his feet. Ford grabbed him by the front of his shirt and tossed him behind him into the ropes, which the guy flipped over quickly.

"Come on! You think you're all high and mighty and the biggest thing to enter the ring! Give me your best shot!" Ford yelled with his arms out.

The punch to his face actually knocked him back a few steps and drew blood again. Only after he wiped his sleeve against his face and Edge come rushing forward, did a couple of other wrestlers come out. Ford grabbed his arm, spun him around twice and then let go. Edge hit the ropes hard and flipped over them, almost landing head first. The man with black frizzy hair and an apple on his chest, Carlos, Ford thought his name was, got into the ring only to be dragged to his feet by his hair and then got delivered a swift punch into his abdomen before being clotheslines over the top rope. Ford was turned around quickly and grabbed by the throat as the Samoan held out his right heavily bandaged hand and held up thumb. He yelled as the crowd did and then went to use his signature thumb to the neck attack. Ford grabbed the hand with his left while still trying to pull the hand off his throat, not with much success. When the Samoan pulled his arm away and tried to thumb him again, Ford kicked him in the nuts, which got him free quickly. Grabbing the mans hand, he jabbed him in his own throat with the thumb and kicked him in the chest to the mat with both feet. Security finally showed up with a couple medical teams and some more wrestlers. Ten security guards went down hard along with the Big Show and a couple other villain type wrestlers before The Game, a few more security guards and two other wrestlers were able to hold him long enough for the security to hit him with a several taser hits that finally knocked him out.

"Why in the hell did you start fighting back?" Hammond asked. "You should have just left."

"You weren't told sir?" Ford asked.

"If I was, I don't recall at this moment. I do remember hearing about the incident though and seeing it all later." Hammond said.

"Well, for one thing, I didn't like those wrestlers in particular. I even got in further trouble later for punching that ass Ed McMann out when he got in my face. I tried to get out of the ring more than once, and then, I finally just got tired of getting beat up. Seeing as I considered no one around me an ally, friend or otherwise, I just kept fighting without thinking. It reminded me of…some times that I had to fight against my former team mates I had before the SGC. I didn't think of stopping. No one I knew was around me, so I thought them all potential enemies." Ford said.

"We've both been barred from going to live match ever again." Vala said. "As much as I hated doing so, I did apologize to her."

"She also apologized back. Both sides made a lot of apologies, but the legal battles are still taking place." Ford said. "Thankfully out of court."

A couple of days later, the ceremony at the base took place and then, after saying goodbyes, more to the four SG-1 members they were going to miss greatly, the Carter family got into the T.A.R.D.I.S., which was packed with everything they would need, and left. However, the day before the ceremony, as they were getting a few things from the mansion they wanted to take with, an interesting development and or incident took place.

They were taking the last of a few packed up items into the T.A.R.D.I.S. when, as they were beamed back into the Console Room, K-9 spoke up.

"Vehicle approaching up the road Master."

"Anyone we know?" Ford asked at the doorway.

"Negative Master. Scans indicate the vehicle is driving without a driver."

"No driver?" Carter asked confused.

"Something wrong Sam?" Jacob asked as he was beamed into the room and saw Ford rush out.

"K-9 says a car is coming, but no one is driving." Sam said.

"No one's driving? That's different." Jacob said following her out.

Ford was standing near the flowers and fountain as he watched the driveway and heard the sound of someone coming, and coming fast from the way the it sounded. It took him a moment to figure out why the sound of the engine seemed familiar, and Sam noticed him smile happily as it suddenly came to him.

"You know who it is." Carter stated.

"Yes, I do!" Ford said clapping his hands a few times happily. "I've been sending emails to him for a few years now. Guess he finally got time to come out and see me."

"Who could it be? There's no driver and they can't hide from the T.A.R.D.I.S. sensors." Carter said.

"There is no driver because he drives himself." Ford said as a black 82 Pontiac Trans Am came rushing around the corner and drove up and past the three. "He seems in a hurry."

"That car is very familiar." Carter muttered.

"Sam…." Ford said disappointed as he shook his head and then ran off.

"Not to me." Jacob said as Amy came out of the house carrying a box.

"Who's here honey?" Amy asked as the car stopped in front of the closed, currently looking like a hanger T.A.R.D.I.S.

"Don't know dear." Jacob said as they followed a very enthusiastic Ford over.

"K.I.T.T.! You have no idea how great it is to see you after all these years." Ford said patting his hood. "Sad the first and last time we met was back all those years ago."

"Hello Ford. It is nice to finally see you again as well. I would like to say I came to visit, but I am actually here for your help."

"Anything for you." Ford said as the door opened and he sat down patting the dashboard lightly.

"Hello Samantha, Jacob, Amy." K.I.T.T. said as they walked up with surprise.

"This is that car you spoke about once that was a A.I. in a, car." Jacob said.

"Yes dad. K.I.T.T., this is my parents." Carter said.

"As much as I would like to chat with you all, I have a problem that needs immediate attention." K.I.T.T. said.

"You're not having a critical system failure are you?" Ford asked with fear and concern. "I can fix or even upgrade any of your systems…"

"Thankfully no. I would not be here if that was the case. It would have been to dangerous to attempt driving myself here otherwise. I recently broke out of the warehouse I was placed in after Michael had to retire. It was forced retirement and he had little choice in the matter. I was waiting for my unfortunate replacement as I listened into the conversation and Michael was told what was going to happen to me. Being unable to do anything to protect me, and being literally tossed off the premises, I took off before they could come after me." K.I.T.T. said.

"Why did Devon do that?" Ford asked.

"Devon died several years ago in his sleep. It was ruled as natural causes, age, and even when Michael had me scan Devon, I found no traces of any signs of poison or foul play." K.I.T.T. said.

"What was going to happen to you?" Ford asked.

"I was to be taken offline, permanently, and dismantled for a newer model being drawn up. You once stated in an email, you would do anything to protect and keep me safe. As strange as my request is going to be, I do not wish to die. I have been monitoring your progress, the SGC, secretly." K.I.T.T. said as Sam raised her eyebrows. "I know what you people do and have done for this planet. I am quite sure, that you have friends in high places, perhaps even the President…."

"The request is not strange K.I.T.T. If anything, it is normal. We can and will help you." Ford said running his hand along the dash. "No one is going to take you away, I promise."

"Thank you Ford. You may use the phone in me to call whoever you need. I was being followed and because I cannot turn off my locator beacon myself, they know where I am and how to find me. Even with my incredible speed, I calculate that my pursers will arrive within the next hour."

"The President could be in a meeting right now…" Carter began.

"I don't have to call anyone. Well, just one actually." Ford said lifting his watch to his mouth. "K-9, open the hanger door. Car shop please."

"Yes Master."

"That voice wasn't human." K.I.T.T. said.

"No, it was not. Got a friend for you to meet K.I.T.T. Can I drive you in?" Ford asked as the door was opening.

"Yes."

"Cool!"

He closed the door and drove in, parking between a couple of the lift systems as the other three came in and he got out.

"K.I.T.T., welcome to the T.A.R.D.I.S." Ford said doing a twirl with his hands out. "Go ahead, scan around."

"This is impossible. We are inside a huge ship I cannot get complete readings on."

"I'm not human anymore either K.I.T.T. This is our ship, and we use it to save the world and many others out there in the universe. And thanks to some friends help, I can help you in ways you'll be surprised at."

"How do you mean Ford?" K.I.T.T. asked.

"What are you going to do?" Carter asked.

"Watch carefully my dear." Ford said as he lightly touched her cheek. "I've actually had this idea going on for awhile. I knew the day would come where they'd do something like this to him. Though really, I thought they'd stick you in a newer vehicle K.I.T.T."

"I was told several times of the idea, which I had reservations about. That probably is the reason why they decided to start anew and, scrap me as they stated."

"K-9, there you are." Ford said as the dog rolled in. "K-9, this is K.I.T.T., K.I.T.T., this is K-9."

"Hello." K-9 said with fascination in his voice.

"Hello. I am impressed and find it fascinating to see that I am not completely alone."

"It gets better." Ford said as he knelt down near K-9. "K-9, I need you to link with the T.A.R.D.I.S. and do a complete scan of K.I.T.T. Down to the last molecule."

"Affirmative Master." K-9 said as he ears wiggled back and forth.

"What are you doing Ford?" the four asked.

He held up a finger as he watched K-9.

"Scan complete Master."

"Good, now I want you to create an exact duplicate of him and beam it next to the other lift system. However, make sure that the A.I. program system and memory is totally blank. Understand?"

"Understood Master."

K.I.T.T. was stuttering as he tried to come up with something to say as an exact duplicate of him, that he could scan easily, was now a few feet away. However, even though there was power, there was no….life.

"Your plan is to give them that car then." Jacob said. "What about the fact it won't be saying anything and the memory is wiped?"

"Already thought of that as well." Ford said with a small wink. "K.I.T.T., you'll be able to hear everything that is said when I hand this car to them. Whatever they say or do, don't say or do anything. You'll blow the whole plan."

"T.A.R.D.I.S. scanners indicate several SUV's coming towards the house Master. Arrival in two minutes."

"My calculations were off." K.I.T.T. stated.

"Could be someone else." Carter said.

"Maybe." Ford said getting into the other car.

She opened the door and then followed him out with her parents as he parked a few feet away from the hanger door, that was left open by a couple inches. K-9 and K.I.T.T. stayed inside, listening as he told them the plan.

Five large black SUV's came into the yard and parked very close by. Her parents were on the upper deck watching as Carter and Ford were looking at a laptop that was attached to the A.I. system in the copy car. There was a gold chess knight figure on the sides of the vehicles as men in suits got out. A couple of them had some strange rifle that the two knew to be E.M.P. weapons, designed to be used to shoot at speeding cars to fry the computers and other electronics during high speed chases. The main reason they really knew about the weapons, other than because Rally showed them info and a weapon she was able to get hold of, but because a cop tried to use one on the General Lee once, and failed because it bounced off. Another few guys had what looked like super soakers with them, which Ford guessed had the chemical in the water to break apart the MBS system in case K.I.T.T. tried to run away again and would have to have force used to take him out before he could get far.

"Generals, I suggest you both back away and set down that computer right now. You're messing with government property." a close shaved haired man with sunglasses stated as he reached into his coat with several other men.

"You know who we are?" Carter asked as Ford pulled the plugs out.

"We were done anyway." Ford said hitting a few buttons on the laptop. "I'm going to guess that you want this too?"

The man reached out slamming the hood of the car and then reached for the computer, which Ford gave over with a shrug.

"What did you do to this vehicle?" the man asked.

"How about, you tell us how you know us?" Ford asked.

"You two were both involved with an incident that occurred years ago at the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, dealing with the return of K.A.R.R. We also know that this car has been in email contact with you on several occasions."

"Actually, it was for a few years. You obviously didn't do your homework." Ford said smugly.

"Now, answer the question General. What did you two do…" the man asked with a threatening tone.

"K.I.T.T. asked to be taken offline by me. He didn't want complete idiots and strangers to fuck it up and fail to do the job right. He actually wanted to live, but you all arrived before I could do anything, other than making sure I had little choice in totally erasing him." Ford said with anger as the man glanced at the laptop. "Oh, and I made sure that the laptop completely deleted everything it had on it and then made it fry the hard drive. Personally, I would have liked to have had him myself instead of giving him to assholes like you lot…"

Several of them started to pull weapons, but the man held his hand up.

"Please pull your weapons. I would just love to call the President of the United States and tell him I had little choice but to defend myself from trespassers who pulled guns on me and my wife. There's also some friends in the house, my daughter and Sam's parents." Ford said with a sweet smile.

The men looked over to see several people standing on the top deck. Jacob was holding Sally, who waved hi to her parents. The rest of SG-1 was there as well, along with Jack and his family.

"Your move guys. You can either take the car and leave, or, we have a nice shoot out…" Ford said pulling one of his guns fast and putting to the mans head. "You may get us, but I can guarantee I will get more than a couple of you first."

"How in the hell do you do that?" Carter asked.

"Years of practice." Ford said as they looked jittery. "What's it going to be?"

"We are leaving." the man stated as he tossed the laptop to a guy behind him. "Your superiors will be contacted very shortly."

"Please do." Ford said putting the gun away as the man got into the car with a huff and followed the others out quickly.

"If it wasn't for the fact that K-9 put the shield up if they pulled their weapons, I would hit you for provoking them." Carter said.

"Had to make it seem real that I was pissed, which I am somewhat. Now they think K.I.T.T. is dead and gone, will find totally empty hard drives as we planned, and K.I.T.T. lives." Ford said as they went back into the T.A.R.D.I.S.

"Now that they think I am dead, what do you plan on doing?" K.I.T.T. asked.

"Well, that's very easy to answer." Ford said as he rubbed the hood while walking up the drivers door.

Android Ford, or as some people had been calling them, Harlen's people, was watching the sunset on Gia'as, atop a cliff he liked to go to often, that was above and part of the home the group lived in. Usually to think about things or talk to the K-9 he had. There was little vegetation atop the large cliff as he sat with his legs dangling off the edge. When he heard a strange grinding and winding noise in the air, he turned around with a raised eyebrow as what looked like a garage with a light that blinked above the door suddenly appeared. The door slid up slowly and he saw the Time Lord version of him crawl out and trip. Android Ford was wearing black suit and a coat similar to the Adamantium one the real Ford wore, just with more pockets. Ford came out in a blue suit, no heavy coat and was currently brushing the dust and dirt off himself.

"Hey. Must be bored or Sam is off with the girls if you are here. And why is the door not opened all the way? If it is because of the bugs, the way I understand it, the T.A.R.D.I.S. keeps them from coming in by some field she emits. And why do you have her looking like that anyway?"

"Nice to see you too." Ford said as he walked up with his hands in his pockets as he looked at the setting sun. "I can see why you like the view."

"It is beautiful." Android Ford said looking back across the horizon. "This is us. We really don't keep secrets between each other do we? You didn't come here to just chat. I can tell."

"I brought you something. Really, I would love to keep him myself, but…" Ford said as he took a deep breath. "Having a family, my own K-9 to take care of, our jobs and everything about it, he'd be better off with you and the others. He and I talked and he felt it would be a good idea. Seeing as he's suppose to be dead on Earth anyway."

"Him?" Android Ford asked confused as he looked back at the door. "Who would want to stay with us? We don't age. And companionship is a bit difficult. Though Sam and Jack are having fun being together, though hate not being able to have a child."

"Not surprised."

"You know, a few furs that were dying came to us wanting to live. I don't really remember what it was that they were dying of. Mostly because I didn't look or ask. Whatever it was, medically, there was nothing that could be done. A sarcophagus would have worked, but…"

"There isn't many out there that we know could exist."

"Yeah. Anyway, a very beautiful red vixen, which told me she had a bone…um, something wrong with her bones that was killing her and had been for years now." Android Ford said thinking. "Can't remember what it was she said it was exactly, but it had to do something with fragility, not cancer. Hmm, guess I need to go in for maintenance. Anyway, she thought I was rather attractive and, I can't deny I felt the same, so….we got together a few times."

Ford was slightly shocked.

"Robots can't have children and she was rather adamant. Eventually, I succumbed to her desire. After seeing and talking to her daily, and the fact she said she liked me a lot, it was hard not to give in. Walking into your room to find a naked woman before you is rather hard to say no to anyway. Mostly it is a friendship thing though at the moment. Getting married is pointless, being androids and all. Surprisingly, these bodies can articulate the sensation very well. Just no children happening thing. Besides, after hearing what Sam, the fox one here told her about how great he, we, you know, is in bed, she really wanted to see what it was like."

"I know what you mean. And we're only great because of what Sam taught…oh wait. Sorry…"

"I erased the memories of Sam and I being together and the feelings, not what she taught me, you, us…um, you know, this conversation is kinda weird." Android Ford said with a frown.

"Yeah. I do know." Ford said with a chuckle as he kicked a rock off the edge. "More than one of the furs has made a pass at me too when I am here. And at our fur counterpart. Did you know Melissa had planned on jumping me back in that canyon…"

"Yes, our fur counterpart says that happens quite often and I did hear the story too. Fox Sam gets a lot of passes as well. So, who is it you brought with you?"

Ford reached into his coat and pulled the Sonic Screwdriver out, aiming it at the door. It opened and K.I.T.T. drove out.

"K.I.T.T.?" Android Ford said in disbelief.

"Hello Ford. Though I find the concept of there being multiple versions of you other there, and all different, the General has explained everything and allow me access to much of the information they had inside the T.A.R.D.I.S. I would be happy to be able to join you and the others on this planet. Technically, you are the closest people I could also call my own. And, I am much safer here."

"I'm…honored." Android Ford said as he stood and turned to look at Ford. "They must have been trying to destroy him then?"

"Tried a few days ago, they think he is dead now. K.I.T.T. can explain it all later to you. He also has the plans for the flying circuits and a few other adjustments you should be able to make to him. I dropped off a few crates inside the base you have here for the ideas and such." Ford said as he put his Sonic Screwdriver away and pulled a long box from his pants pocket. "Here, instructions are in a small booklet wrapped around it, enjoy. And K.I.T.T., it was a pleasure to talk to you all those years. It was really nice to see you again."

"It was nice to see you once again as well. Thank you again Ford. I will never forgot what you have done for me."

"I'll try to drop by when I get the time." Ford said with a wave as he went back into the T.A.R.D.I.S. and flew home.

"Wonder what this is?" Android Ford muttered as he opened the box and then laughed. "A Sonic Screwdriver of my own. He certainly knows how to please a guy. Well K.I.T.T., let's go home. There is a lift nearby in the rock here."

"I wouldn't have stayed up here if I knew otherwise. There is no where to drive away from here and I would not survive the fall despite the chute I still have as part of my system."

"True." Android Ford said as he picked K-9 up.

"There is one thing I must ask that you not ever do though."

"What's that?" Android Ford asked as they slowly descended into the mountain.

"As I once told Michael, there will be no sex inside me. Kissing is as far as I will allow."

Android Ford laughed as he patted the top of the car.

"Don't worry K.I.T.T. All of us Ford's have thought that that was a very degrading way of having sex. You have nothing to worry about."

(A.N. The new Knight Rider movie with the Knight Industries Three Thousand as a Mustang takes place in this story as it did on TV. There will be a crossover at one point in a future chapter. Now, unto the continuing of the story!)

EPISODE………………….REUNION

Atlantis got some intel about a group of unknown people who had been killing a lot of Wraith lately. John, the current commander in charge since the new commander hadn't arrived yet, nor did he know who it was yet, sent Ronan and Teyla to look into the intel. The planet must have been outside the Wraith culling areas or just yet to be found because there was a lot of people in the large town, that was made up of man made bricks and wood. Medieval style like settings with better sanitary conditions and obvious signs of technology that mostly made up different energy weapons. There could have been ships nearby or factories, but the two didn't notice.

Ronan was in his normal off world attire with his black long coat and sword on his back while Teyla was in a dark leather, close fitting outfit of her own making. They entered the village and a man came up happily, thinking they were part of the wedding party. Teyla said no as the man frowned and then asked her if she was looking for someone to marry, which she quickly responded no to.

"Then why are you here in our village?" the man asked skeptically.

"We heard about a group of strangers who recently arrived here, boasting about having killed many Wraith as of late." Teyla stated. "Described as rough looking warriors."

"We think they might be Sateden." Ronan said.

"Ah, yes." the man said unhappily. "You mean the three loud mouth drunkards who spend their days carousing in the tavern."

"That sounds like my people." Ronan said with a small smile.

"They've taken rooms at the local inn." he said with the same unhappy tone.

"Thank you." Teyla said.

"You are most welcome.." he said gently touching her hand. "However, if you should suddenly find yourself looking for a husband…"

Her eyes widened considerably and then the surprise and small amount of fear she had went away as Ronan stepped forward quickly making the man run off fast.

"Alright. I'll check the inn, you can check the tavern." Ronan said.

"Sounds good." Teyla said as he walked off quickly.

She looked back at the direction the man ran off in and shook her head, before stopping someone nearby for directions for the tavern. Inside there was several tables, some with people and others with no one. Several windows, rounded arched shaped by each other, two at a time, were on the walls letting light in. But they were so dirty, you couldn't see out. A chandelier that had candles in it, hung above the middle of the room, unlit at the moment. There was a counter with bar stools and a bartender behind it, cleaning some glasses. Other than getting stared at as she walked up to the bar, she was left alone for the moment.

"Hello." Teyla said with a smile as the bartender leaned on the counter in front of her. "I'm looking for three individuals who recently arrived. I've heard they are voracious eaters and drinkers, and apparently, are quite vocal about their recent successes against the Wraith."

"These people you are looking for…" a short black haired man that had a mercenary look to him, named Tyre, said as he walked up. "They are either very brave…or very stupid."

"How so?"

"Well, if word of their bragging got back to the Wraith.." he said turning to her as he leaned on the counter. "It would be bad for them."

"I doubt they need to fear having a Wraith overhear their conversations."

"Of course not, but the Wraith don't always need their ears to hear what they want to hear."

Teyla sighed before turning to him.

"Do you know the people whom I seek?" Teyla asked tiredly.

"I'm sorry. I mind my own business." Tyre said as his tone changed to a threat. "Which is something you might want to consider."

"And you might want to reconsider offering your advice to someone who cares to receive it." Teyla stated back with the same tone and malice.

She started to leave when he grabbed her left arm. She looked at him through her eyelashes as he spoke.

"An attitude like that could get you hurt, or worse." Tyre said warningly.

She took a swing which he caught, but wasn't able to block the other hand he had let go of from punching him dead in the face. Two other people, who also looked like mercenaries, one man and the other a woman, stepped up as Teyla was still fighting him. She ducked as he swung a kick out, knocking several objects off the top of the bar. The girl tried to hit her in the back, but was blocked as Teyla turned to attack and dodged a blow from the new guy in front of her. Teyla was holding her own rather well, scoring more hits than they were before the two managed to grab and push her back into the bar while the girl held a large knife to her throat.

"What's the first to go?" the lady said. "The ears? Or those pretty eyes?"

Teyla only smiled as she and everyone else heard the whine of a gun power up.

"How about your head?" a gruff voice said.

Everyone looked to see Ronan pointing his energy pistol at them with malice. When he saw who it was and they saw him, he slowly lowered his gun and smiled.

"Ronan!" the lady with the knife practically shouted.

"Ara, Rakai!" Ronan said happily as he put his gun away.

The knife was removed quickly as the two ran over and grabbing him in a bear hug, while Tyre slowly walked over. Teyla grabbed her throat while still breathing as she watched them all laugh and pat each other on the back.

"Hmm, have you heard the rumor?" Rodney said as he came out of a corridor and saw Radek walking with a tablet he was working on in his arms.

"No, what rumor?"

"Oh, never mind." Rodney said as he kept walking. "Forget I mentioned it."

"No wait.." Radek said following quickly. "What it this about?"

"No, it would be irresponsible for me to say anything."

"Right. Never mind then." Radek said, knowing that feigning interest would make Rodney talk.

"All right, look.." Rodney said as he waved a hand. "If you are going to twist my arm, the I.O.A. has made their final decision. They've chosen their new leader for Atlantis."

"So, who is it?" Radek asked with some excitement.

"Well, there has been no formal announcement, but the word is that they are going with their foremost expert in Ancient technology and Replicator activity. So, who does that sound like to you?" Rodney said pointing at himself several times.

"Well, besides you, there is both Carters."

"Yes, but do you really think they would come here? They have a child and are part of SG-1. Why would they want to come here?" Rodney asked with a sort of sincere tone that suggested the Carter's felt family life was better than being in Atlantis.

"So, you think it is you then?"

"Who else could it be?" Rodney asked sarcastically.

"I did hear that they were leaning towards someone with a science background…" Radek said.

"And why not? It is about time one of us ended up in a position of real power."

"Oh, and by us, you mean you." Radek said with some sarcasm.

"Exactly." Rodney said with a snap of his fingers as he suddenly stopped and thought about it. "It's sort of scary though. My decisions will not only effect the entire city, but the whole galaxy as well."

"You're right. That is a very scary thought." Radek said with concern and fear.

"On the other hand." Rodney said without hearing or possibly ignoring Radek. "A good leader never seconds guesses themselves. I'm up for the challenge. I know I am. I'm going to make them proud. Radek, I'm going to make you proud."

He turned and walked off quickly leaving the stunned man behind. Rodney entered the command center to see the gate open and Sheppard looking at a screen.

"You're new commander will arrive shortly Colonel. Have everything you need for….that person, ready for when they arrive." Landry said.

"Why can't you tell me who is coming?"

"Hey Sheppard. Oh, hello sir." Rodney said happily. "What's going on?"

"We're talking about the new commander."

"Oh, good." Rodney said even happier. "Look, I already know all about it. And I'm happy to accept the job."

"Excuse me?" Sheppard said.

"Look, I know…"

"Sorry to break up your dreams of taking control Doctor McKay, but you aren't the new commander. The I.O.A. and the President chose someone else." Landry said.

"But…" Rodney said confused. "Who else could it be then? I heard the person taking over knew how Ancient tech works along with experience with the Replicators."

"That's right. That person should be arriving soon." Landry said. "Have everything ready for…that person when they arrive Colonel."

"Already have everything set aside and ready to brief them sir." Sheppard said as he noticed Rodney still looking depressed. "Shouldn't they have already came through sir?"

"You'll see Colonel." Landry said with a laugh as he signed off.

The gate shut down leaving many confused.

"That Colonel Ellis on the Apollo doesn't know anything…." Rodney began.

"We'll be arriving in about twenty seconds." Ford said as he looked up at his family. "You two really don't mind leaving Earth?"

"We'll be fine." Jacob said as he patted Sally's head, who Sam was holding. "Besides, you said we'd be going back to Earth from time to time anyway."

"And we told our friends we'd be off vacationing for awhile. Maybe coming back for a few days or so, only to leave again for a unknown amount of time." Amy said. "Besides, it would be nice to see this large city you two talked about."

"It's really beautiful mom." Sam said as the ship landed.

"And here we are." Ford said flipping a switch that opened the door as he grabbed his cane.

The T.A.R.D.I.S. had landed on the upper section near the windows that was by the command center. Walking out first, he was stopped by Sheppard.

"Hey John. Surprise."

"Yeah…" Sheppard said glancing around as other people kept working.

"Something wrong John?" Carter asked.

"You showed up a week late. As to you guys personally." Sheppard said.

"Huh?" Ford asked confused.

"Rodney!" Sheppard yelled.

"Yes." Rodney said coming from another room. "Oh they are here already. I thought it was an hour away."

"What's going on?" Carter asked.

"We didn't know you were coming as the new commanders for Atlantis." Rodney said. "You were suppose to show up without us knowing as a surprise. Which you did. But after you leave here."

"Okay…." Ford said after a moment. "You are telling me the T.A.R.D.I.S. landed one week after we were suppose to arrive. And you were here waiting for us to show up to tell us to go back and let you know about this happening so you could be here to tell us to go back."

"Yes, that's it exactly!" Rodney said.

"Whatever he said." Sheppard said with a shrug.

"So, we need to leave so we don't encounter ourselves then." Carter said. "Where are we anyway?"

"The General I think is working on something in one of the labs. You….um…" Sheppard said looking around. "You're around here somewhere, doing something. I can't say for sure exactly."

"Nor can we say any details without effecting this current timeline and cause a massive paradox!" Rodney said.

"Anything else before we go?" Ford asked as the others went back in.

"Yes, but in the interest of preserving the timeline, we can't tell you everything. Just to watch out when playing with the connections." Rodney said.

"You aren't going to tell me the connections are you?" Ford asked.

"Nope." the two said.

"Alright then, see you in a few minutes." Ford said going back in.

"What did you push wrong?" Carter asked.

"I have no idea. Remember what he said about something to do with connections. It's important for some reason." Ford said as they left and went back after seeing the date set on the console was a week off.

"I highly doubt Colonel Ellis is the new commander." Sheppard said.

"But the only other people who have the classifications for what the I.O.A. wanted are the General and Sam. And I seriously doubt…." Rodney said.

Everyone looked up as they heard a winding and grinding noise. Rodney was rather astonished as the T.A.R.D.I.S. appeared by the windows near the command tower.

"I guess they are coming." Sheppard said.

"Maybe they are just dropping the person off. Not everyone likes to go through the gate." Rodney said as the door opened.

"Surprise everyone!" Ford said as he walked out and waved a hand, wearing his uniform. "Can you guess why we came back?"

"Well…General…" Sheppard began.

"At ease, everyone." Ford said quickly as many started to stand and salute.

"Go back what you were doing." Carter said as she came out in her full uniform and Sally on her hip.

"You got promoted to a Brigadier General huh?" Sheppard said seeing her rank.

"Yes Colonel. While I will officially be in charge of the city, Ford will have final say over everything that takes place." Carter said.

"I'm only stepping in if you do something I don't think is a good idea, otherwise…" Ford said trialing off. "I basically plan on looking around and working on different things around here. Get back in touch with everything."

"Rodney thought he was going to be in charge." Sheppard said.

"Thanks for bursting my bubble yet again." Rodney muttered.

"Hello John." Jacob said as he shook his hand and then Rodney's. Amy did the same.

"I see you brought the family. Anyone else?" Sheppard asked.

"Nope, just us." Ford said. "We'll take my old room. There is a room nearby that they can take. As for the T.A.R.D.I.S., she'll be coming and going around the city as I check things out."

"Works for me." Sheppard said.

"You really thought you were going to be in charge?" Carter asked.

"You have a daughter to take care of. Of course I thought it was going to be me! I never thought you'd come here to take over. Why are you here?" Rodney asked.

"Besides being the new leader? The President asked us personally to. I got promoted further by request, his fault, and he got his four stars to help ensure no problems in the city if certain people try to come and do things we'd rather not see happen." Carter said. "Like the N.I.D. or I.O.A."

"Rodney, while I am pretty sure you could handle taking over the job, are you sure you'd want it? Take it from someone who's been in charge of a base, you'd have little free time, have to look and decide for every proposal and idea someone brings before you. Deal with paperwork that never ends. And considering what you currently do, no offense to Radek, but you'd conflict with him on every decision when it came down to working together on some problem or whatever it involves when you two need to be together." Ford said.

"You can't be a leader and second guess the people under you at the same time. You have to listen to them and their ideas, even if they sound crazy or insane." Carter said.

"They have you there Rodney. The moment something came up, and you two had to work together, you'd use your new position to shoot down his ideas." Sheppard said.

He squirmed as he tried to come up with some way of not accepting the truth.

"Besides that Rodney, you're better off where you are at. You've been doing a great job for four years. Despite the danger, do you really want to give up all that excitement? Taking charge also means not being able to go off world much anymore too." Ford stated.

"Yes. That would be a bad thing. I can live with staying where I am then." Rodney said.

"Good, now we're going to go get settled in and should be up in here an hour. You can handle things until then can't you Colonel?" Carter asked.

"Yes General sir." Sheppard said saluting. "Oh, before I forgot, I welcome you all to Atlantis."

They all nodded and started in.

"Oh, before we go…" Ford said as he quickly retold the events that took place one week in the future.

Back at the tavern, they were all around a table, mostly drinking as they talked. The three did apologize to Teyla as well, seeing as she was a friend of Ronan's.

"I thought you guys were dead." Ronan stated.

"Believe me, so did we." Tyre said.

"How did you survive the Wraith attack on Sateda?" Teyla asked.

"Simple, we weren't there." Tyre said as he took a drink.

"I don't understand." Teyla said confused as the other guy put a drink before her and then sat across from her as he spoke and handed another drink to the other lady.

"When we first made the decision to fight back against the Wraith, we didn't just wait for them to come to us. We started running ops against some of their known strongholds." Rakai said.

"They were quick strikes." Tyre said. "Get in, hit them hard, and get out. Only on this particular occasion, we messed up the getting out part."

"I saw the darts hit your position though." Ronan said.

"What you didn't see was we found a network of caves hidden in the hillside." Tyre said. "When the Wraith attacked, the entrance was caved in and we were sealed inside. It took us three days to dig our way out."

"And by then, the place was crawling with them." Rakai said. "It was obvious they were gearing up for an attack. It took another two weeks before we could find a way to the gate, but by then, it was too late."

"When we got back to Sateda, there was nothing left." Rakai said.

"I'm sorry." Ronan said solemnly. "I should have never left you behind."

"Don't be an idiot Ronan. When you took second squad back to the gate," Tyre said. "You had no way of knowing those darts were going to come through."

"And if we had gone back with you, we would have died in the attack on Sateda with everybody else." Rakai said. "You only survived, because they made you a runner."

"So, you heard about that." Ronan said.

"Yes." Tyre said. "Awhile back, we started hearing stories."

"You were seven feet tall and had the strength of five men." Ara said with a bright smile as she looked at him.

"People like to exaggerate." Ronan said with a smile.

"They also said you killed a hundred Wraith." Rakai said.

"They got that part right." Ronan said as the group laughed with him.

"Well, then…" Tyre said as they held up their mugs. "To misery of our enemies and the reunion of friends, come back from the dead."

"Hell yeah." Ronan said as they all clinked mugs.

Rakai pulled a tattooing device out of his bag and started making more marks on Ronan's left wrist where there was already a tattoo there. He flinched a little in pain as the man kept working and Teyla looked at him with mixed feelings.

"Ow!" Ronan said as he turned and slapped the guy in the face. "Stings doesn't it."

Rakai laughed and went back to work as Ara was coughing up her drink as she laughed.

"So, what the hell have you three been doing all these years?" Ronan asked with a happy smile.

"Oh, eating, drinking, killing Wraith." Tyre said as he sat back down across from Ronan with a new drink.

"We've hit them more times than I can count." Rakai said with a laugh. "We've racked up a pretty nice body count."

"Not to mention the twelve darts we've shot down as well." Ara said.

"We are armed, mobile, and occasionally, we get some pretty good intel." Tyre said.

"Well, sounds like a pretty nice run." Ronan said as they clinked mugs.

"But, there have been a few sacrifices." Tyre said.

"Yeah, what do you mean?" Ronan asked as he flinched from the pain of the tattoo work still being done. "Be more careful or else the next hit won't be a slap."

"Yeah, yeah." Raki said chuckling.

"There was five of us when we came out of that cave alive. We lost Marika on the first assault against the Wraith, and then Hemi last year." Tyre said.

"It hasn't been easy." Ara said as Ronan shook his head sadly. "We don't have much to work with, but we make do. Something though, it is just not enough."

Teyla nodded in understanding as Ara looked at her.

"Well, we might be able to help. We have the man power and the equipment." Ronan said as he looked at them and then at Teyla who gave him a look. "My friends and I, we can…"

He looked away and then grabbed his drink.

"Well, anyway, to Marika and Hemi." Ronan said.

They nodded in agreement and then clinked mugs again.

Sally got Ford's old bedroom while they took the master bedroom. The computer had since been fixed, but the research was long gone. There was no furnishings at the moment, but they were getting things out rather quickly thanks to the T.A.R.D.I.S. being able to replicate what they needed. They first stopped off in the room nearby for her parents and helped them set up quickly before going to their room and working. They actually arrived five hours before they were to show up and was able to mask the sensors for that period of time in order to get moved in with everything they wanted to put in, which included a variety of plants from home Sam and Ford really liked. It was now getting near the end of the hour where they had said they'd be leaving to get to actual work. Everything they didn't want to lose was left inside the T.A.R.D.I.S. and replicated items were put up in the rooms to make it all feel more homely. K-9 was currently working with the computer system to set up a link between the T.A.R.D.I.S. and city, so that everything that was in the cities databanks would be transferred into the T.A.R.D.I.S. They just wanted a basic, quick data transfer, without having the T.A.R.D.I.S. possibly linking up further with the city and maybe doing something to it. Ford though about maybe doing that, but wanted to run simulations about the possible outcomes first. In the end, K-9 found they'd have to do a direct link between the main core and the T.A.R.D.I.S. in order to get the information. So he left with the T.A.R.D.I.S. while Sam, after leaving Sally to get her room the way she wanted with Jacob and Amy helping, went with K-9 to the command tower to start working.

She left, giving Sally a kiss and then went down the hallway towards the transporter system. As she was opening the door to go inside, she jumped back and gasped seeing someone standing inside.

"Who are you…oh wait." Carter said remembering quickly.

"Sorry to have startled you. You are the new person in charge at the moment." Ronan asked as he stepped out.

"Yes. Yes I am." Carter said nodding. "I'm going to guess that you must need something if you came all this way out here."

"McKay told me where to find you. I want to bring some friends to Atlantis and I hear I have to clear it through you first." Ronan said.

"Yes, that's true. New off world procedures say I cannot let off world travelers onto Atlantis for the time being." Carter said.

"Who ordered that?" Ronan asked.

"New I.O.A. directive. Atlantis is in a new location and we're trying to hide from the Replicators and Wraith at the moment, so we're taking a lot of precautions to ensure that we stay hidden."

"Well then, they don't need to know." Ronan said.

"We need to keep this place a complete secret…" Carter said.

"They are my people, personal friends from my past. I will vouch for them." Ronan said agitated.

"I…" Carter began when they both heard and looked towards her room as a winding and grinding noise filled the air. "He must have worked fast."

"Who we talking…oh." Ford said realizing who she meant quickly, especially after the man walked out and waved bye to the other three.

"Something wrong or did you travel through time to get the job done sooner?" Carter asked.

"She absolutely refused to land down there!" Ford said waving his arms. "I could not get a complete coordinate fix! It wasn't interference as far as I could tell and as far as I know, there isn't a way to stop the T.A.R.D.I.S. from landing anywhere you want."

"Okay…" Carter said confused as he muttered something and then noticed they weren't alone. "Let me think, Ronan was it?"

"Yeah, Ronan Dex." Ronan said shaking Ford's hand and glancing at the stars on his shoulders. "Don't you outrank her?"

"Technically, yes. But she's in charge of the city. I was in charge of the base back on Earth, so…call it roll reversal." Ford said.

"He wants to bring some of his…Sateda.." Carter asked as he nodded his head. "Friends, to Atlantis. I was telling him the rules the I.O.A…."

"Yeah. I heard them. Some of them suck, but we really need to keep this place a secret." Ford said as they both saw his face turn to anger. "There must be some other reason for wanting them here instead of because of them being your people."

"I used to run with them back before the Wraith attacked our home world. We used to hit various places the Wraith occupied, doing all sorts of damage to them. There was an attack where my team and a few others thought they had died in a explosion. We learned recently about a group of people killing Wraith and found out it was them." Ronan said.

"They sound like very useful allies…" Carter began.

"They are more than allies…"

"Whoa, take it easy." Ford said holding up a hand in front of him as he leaned forward towards her. "I can understand how they feel like family returning back from the dead. Just give us a few days or so and we might be able to bring them in."

"Fine." Ronan said crossing his arms as he turned to leave. Though he turned back around before hitting the wall panel to where he wanted to be beamed to. "If I have heard correctly, you are a very generous people, most of the time, or something like that."

"For the most part." Carter said slowly. "What do you want?"

"If we can't bring them here, I want to bring them some supplies when I return. Is that possible?" Ronan asked.

Tyre was doing some hand movements with a few children when Ronan walked back into the village with a couple large crates that had handles, plus a dolly that had a few more crates strapped to it.

"Hey…" Ronan said, setting them down as they rattled slightly.

"You kids keep working on that." Tyre said with a smile as they ran along. "You could have just taken your time. We really like it here. Probably stay here a few days or longer."

"Then were will you go?" Ronan asked crossing his arms.

"Wherever. That's one of the nice things about not being tied down. You go where you want and leave when you are not wanted." Tyre said.

"Yeah, well, I was hoping that my people would have shown a little more hospitality. I consider it pure luck I was even able to bring supplies." Ronan said with a wave of his hand at the boxes. "Some weapons, medical supplies and food rations they call MRE's. Not the best tasting things in the galaxy, but I have had worse."

"We'll all probably say the same thing." Tyre said with a chuckle. "Thanks for the help anyway. Not surprised at not being allowed to come there. I understand more than you think."

"Really?"

"Very much so Ronan. Not everyone gets an invitation to Atlantis." Tyre said catching Ronan off guard. "Don't look so surprised friend. When you've traveled around as much as we have, you hear things. Such as the new people who are living in the city of Atlantis and the runner who joined them."

"I'm sorry man. I really wish I could have been straight with you from the start." Ronan said solemnly as he lightly slapped him on the arm.

"Don't worry about it. They placed their trust in you and you proved them worthy. I wouldn't have expected any less."

"Yeah, but still…" Ronan said sitting on one of the crates.

"What, you really thought they'd make an exception because it was you asking? Really, from the stories I've heard, it is a surprise you came back with anything." Tyre said.

"Well, the General is a generous person. Hopefully you'll meet him one day. Very honorable man. Great fighter too."

"Coming from you, that means a lot."

"I don't know a lot about him personally, but enough to know he is trustworthy. Not to mention, one of the last surviving members of the city. Complicated story for another time." Ronan said as his friend started to speak.

"Hmm. I look forward to meeting this man." Tyre said as he sat down beside Ronan. "And I don't have any doubts, especially with the stories, that these people are good, helpful to others and trustworthy. They've also done a lot more than most people to hurt the Wraith then anyone else we've encountered or heard about. But they are more allies to you than friends. Me, Ara, and Rakia are your true friends, family. Whatever you have done with them and them for you, the way I see it, there is no debts to pay to them, no commitments. You belong with us. The way it should be again."

Ronan looked at the hand held out like he was ready for arm wresting, and smiled as he grabbed it.

"I've really got to think about it."

"I understand. They saved you, brought you into their world and gave you hope that was probably taken away when you were turned into a runner. Despite all that, just remember who your real friends and family are."

"View is beautiful. I hear from a few others that it looks much better at night, with the moons out and such." Ford said as they stood outside the command center overlooking the city on a somewhat cloudy day.

"We were here that night and saw the moons, remember?" Carter said in her leather SGA outfit.

He was in a gray with white striped suit, without his heavy coat. Just above the right breast outer pocket was a strip that stuck to his suit coat that had four stars and the name General on it.

"Oh yeah. Been about a month since then." Ford said as he frowned in thought.

"I think it is pretty momma." Sally said from the back of Ford's shoulders.

"Yes it is. But if you go anywhere without anyone, you'll be in big trouble, understand?"

"Yes mom."

"Good, I don't want you getting hurt or lost, or worse."

"K-9 is always with me, usually."

"He's going to be helping me with a few projects I have in mind princess." Ford said as he patted her leg. "So you'll have to have grandma or grandpa with you if we can't be around."

"Yes daddy."

"Oh, so here you are. Guess you got caught up on some, most or all of the paperwork." Sheppard said as he came out and joined them.

"At the moment." Carter said.

"Admiring the view I see."

"In many ways, it is a bit overwhelming." Carter said.

"I find that surprising, coming from you. You've been at this longer than the rest of us and even have the T.A.R.D.I.S., which has taken you to some interesting places." Sheppard said.

"Nothing like this." Ford said. "At least, nothing I can recall at the moment."

"Why did you guys come here to do this anyway?"

"Mostly because the President asked us personally." Carter said. "There was a list, if we really refused. You were on that list."

"I know." Sheppard said. "Glad to know I ain't in charge."

"In many ways, I wish I wasn't." Carter said. "I've been thinking of retiring lately. Both of us have."

"But the President talked us out of it." Ford said.

"Well, at least the people in command are people we can trust." Sheppard said and then started fidgeting.

"Something on your mind Colonel?" Carter asked.

"In case you didn't know, though you may already, a lot of us haven't given up on Elizabeth. We believe she is still out there."

"No offense John, but…" Carter said trialing off. "Daniel was taken by my Replicator double and he came back. I guess there is a chance these Replicators didn't kill her outright. Are you trying to say you want to go back and look for her?"

"I think we should have gone back sooner, but the I.O.A. has been constantly stonewalling me. But now, that you two are in charge, maybe you can give me the green light." Sheppard said hopefully.

"I'm sorry John. But that is way to dangerous." Carter said as he saw his eyes move from her to Ford.

"Sorry Sheppard, but other than she is in charge, despite the rank, I have agree. Yes, I can use the T.A.R.D.I.S. to protect the city if we are attacked. But if the Replicators managed to capture you guys, or just one of you, there would be no way to keep them from finding this place and laying siege. There's not enough power to leave this planet and try to escape to another planet. They'd just follow us. Not to mention, the T.A.R.D.I.S. is only a defense. There isn't enough drones to stop them if they sent their entire fleet at us. It'd just be a large stalemate. Unless they decided to blow the planet up, in which case we'd be floating in space debris as they tried to further finish us off." Ford said.

"If we learn some intel in the future, and or you come up with a plan that sounds successful, then I'll think about letting you go. Otherwise, I can't let you go do anything." Carter said.

"I understand. Had to ask." Sheppard said nodding slowly. "What about using the T.A.R.D.I.S…."

"Can't. Even if I went there.." Ford said stopping a moment. "McKay came to me earlier with the idea, so I guess he didn't tell you want I said. Anyway, even if I went there and found her in some room, she couldn't enter the T.A.R.D.I.S. There is an active field to keep the ship safe from intrusion, which I could turn off, but the point is, if she entered, she'd turn to dust or die as the nanites were instantly destroyed. And the idea to go back in time and save her can't work because we'd possibly cause a paradox, since we are at where we are at now and have nothing. I'd like to go back and save her by exchanging her with a cloned body, but that only works with organics. Being part Replicator or even full Replicator now and with her probably still being alive, I could end up causing all sorts of problems."

He nodded and then walked off leaving the three to themselves again.

Ronan had came back and was sparring with Teyla. He twirled the stick around with one hand as he circled her. She had two sticks and was on the defense as he circled. No one else was with them and she was blindfolded, following him by sound alone. He made a few empty swings, making her move her sticks up towards the sound a few times. Thinking he saw an opening, he moved forward and she blocked his first swing and then second swing as he moved past him and cracked him across the back. He bent over crying out in a bit of pain as he stayed on one knee.

"You seem distracted today." Teyla said while still in a defensive stance.

"Oh no, I'm just fine." Ronan muttered while blinking away the pain where she also got the side of his head with a glancing blow.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing. I told you I am fine." Ronan said strongly.

"Very well, I suppose we should just continue training." Teyla said as he started to get up, only to get elbowed on the right side of his forehead, sending him back to his knee.

"Ow!" Ronan said rubbing the area. "There is nothing!"

She gave him a hard whack across the back that made him cry out and then get up quickly out of her range as he held his aching back.

"Okay, stop hitting me!" Ronan said tossing the wooden stick aside. "I'll talk."

She removed the blindfold as he paced back in forth with a few deep breaths.

"I'm thinking of leaving Atlantis."

She sighed heavily before speaking.

"And, where would you go?"

He gave her a look that made her sigh again.

"Must it come down to deciding between Atlantis and your Satedan friends?"

"They are more than my friends Teyla." Ronan stated. "They are my family. We've always been there for each other. You wouldn't understand."

He turned away to sit on the few steps as she spoke.

"I disagree. Leaving my fellow Athosians for a home here on Atlantis, was a very difficult decision to make. I was their leader. For some, the only leader they ever knew. And despite the fact I was as close as a trip through the Stargate, there have been moments, where I felt I had betrayed them." Teyla said with sadness.

"So, you got over it?"

"No. I still second guess my decision. But then I remember, I can do more here for my people, and the rest of the humans in this galaxy, more than I ever could back on my own world."

After getting cleaned up, Ronan was now in the mess where a lot of people were. More than usual and from what he understood, it was because the General was in the kitchen cooking things. He did get something to eat, and had to admit, it was much better than the usual grub they got. John came in and sat across from him with a plate of his own food.

"Teyla's already spoken to you, hasn't she?"

"We had a little chat." Sheppard said taking a few bites. "Mmm, really great food."

"Yeah. So, let's hear it." he said after looking at his empty plate a moment.

"Hear what?"

"Whatever you've got to say."

"I don't plan on saying anything." Sheppard stated.

"Really?"

"I don't need to because you already know what I am going to tell you. That you are a very valuable member of my team, and that it would be very difficult to find someone to take your place." Sheppard said.

"Hm-mm."

"You may think that you are going back to find something that you lost, but there is nothing to go back to." Sheppard said as he wave a piece of the freshly baked bread at him. "Sateda is gone, and going back to live with your buddies isn't going to bring any of it back."

"Oh, so you're not going to say any of that?"

"Nope, don't have to." Sheppard said around a bite of something.

"Look, this isn't about me trying to bring back my past."

"Then what is it about?"

"They need me." Ronan stated strongly. "They always have. I'm the one that always took care of them, got them home alive whenever we went into battle."

"Okay. You are one man Ronan, you can't expect to protect them forever. The General thinks the same thing about his friends and family, and believes he can do that for everyone, but eventually, he's going to find out that not even with everything he has and can do, he can't stop certain things from happening. Despite everything he may try, eventually he'll loose something or someone and won't be able to stop it."

"Probably so. But that is why he has friends and family to help him, like I am sure you'd all help me. They gave me some intel on a Wraith target." Ronan said as he took a drink.

"I see. Even though the Wraith and the Replicators are beating the crap out of each other, I think a OP would be rather counter productive against them right now."

"I think you'll change your mind when you hear the details."

"Let's hear it then." Sheppard said.

"Not yet. I want Tyre, Ara and Rakai in on this."

After getting approval to go off world and talk to Ronan's friends, even though Ford was busy working with the T.A.R.D.I.S. in the main computer room of the city, he stopped when John asked if he wanted to come along with his team. Sam wasn't surprised when he said he was going with. She also told him to call ahead first before calling for the T.A.R.D.I.S., in case she was inside or anyone else was. As they all were at the gate and getting ready to leave, Rodney noticed the patch on his arm.

"Um, General, why are you wearing a SG-1 patch?"

"Because, I will always and forever be a member of SG-1." Ford said patting his arm. "The other has the SGA patch since we are now here, but this one doesn't leave."

As they went through the gate and was walking to the village, he told them a quick story behind what he meant.

"Unless something happens that truly kills me, which would involve the loss of the T.A.R.D.I.S. to make that happen, I will live for a very long time. Because of that, other than the fact that SG-1 has been turned into a honorary thing back at the SGC, legendary status on a plague because of our great achievements. Even many years from now, after everyone else has died that was part of the SGC or SGA, the world also finding out about the program and joining the rest of the galaxy, that sort of stuff…" Ford said rolling his free hand that wasn't walking with the cane. "I eventually will be the only surviving person left from the SGC that was part of it in the beginning. Not the beginning per say, but you should get what I mean."

Sheppard nodded in understanding as did Teyla to a point. Ronan seemed to understand as he continued.

"The point is, being the last person alive and the only surviving member of SG-1, unless I find some miraculous way of making Sam live forever with me, basically, I will be the last of the original team. Which most if not all the base voted that no matter what happens to SG-1, even when new people take over because the original members of SG-1 either quit or died from whatever, I will always be part of SG-1, no matter what. No one can take that away from me, politician or otherwise."

"Hmm. I can only hope that one day, history will look back on our team and say the same thing about us on Atlantis." Rodney said.

"If it helps any McKay, your team already is legendary, not only in my book. You all still have a few things to do, in a sense, to catch up with SG-1's incredible feats, but in many cases, you've surpassed a lot of what we've done as well." Ford said. "For instance, Sam blew up a sun and stopped a black hole from blowing up the base and Earth. You, took out a solar system."

"We'll have to swap stories at some point in the near future." Sheppard said as Rodney groaned about that particular of his past. "Reports only tell so much."

"Can't wait." Ford said.

"Wait, Sam blowing up a sun would mean she took out a solar system too. Even if the sun only went out, the effect would still take out life in that system, unless it caused a supernova…" Rodney said.

"So you both have something in common. No other front line teams that I know of can say that about themselves or any of the single members." Ford said.

"You know, those aren't really great achievements." Sheppard said. "It really just says how great your intelligences is in being able to come up with an idea that involves that much destruction."

Ford couldn't help but laugh as Rodney groaned very audibly. They entered the village still chatting and went straight to the tavern. Most of the tavern was now empty and they were all either seated around the table or tables nearby, while a couple of them were standing. Ronan introduced his friends and then the General last, which got them both strange looks.

"You don't look like much of a warrior." Tyre said.

"Looks are very deceiving. Which is the entire point of catching your opponent off guard is it not?" Ford said as he tapped the floor lightly with his cane as he leaned against one of the wooden pillars. "I know my clothes make me seem either strange and non threatening, plus mysterious, or the opposite. But whatever the case, most people in the galaxy look at me while thinking. And if it is an enemy, perfect time to strike because they aren't thinking about their life being in danger as much then."

"Very wise thinking. I can see why Ronan here has high regards for you." Tyre said. "I hear you are also the one that gave us the supplies?"

"I hope they help. I'd bring you to Atlantis, but my wife is really in charge and there are other rules…"

"I understand." Tyre said nodding. "Ronan explained the rules as well."

"Now that all the chit chatting is hopefully out of the way, can we get on with hearing about this intel maybe?" Sheppard asked.

After telling the group about what they learned, Tyre leaned back in his chair as he drank from his mug.

"So, you want to hit this Wraith lab? No offense, but that is crazy talk territory." Sheppard said.

"It is a weapons research facility. From what we hear, the place is undermanned." Ara said.

"They are being attacked on several fronts. They don't have the proper resources to guard all their facilities." Tyre said.

"Still, she did say undermanned rather then unmanned. There is a big difference." Rodney stated.

"We can handle it." Tyre stated.

"With the supplies we gave you, though not a lot, why do you need our help?" Sheppard asked.

"We don't." Tyre said as he looked at Ronan across the table for a moment. "But we will need your help getting out of there once we are done."

"I see. We are your designated drivers." Sheppard said.

Tyre nodded slightly and then pulled a paper from his inner pocket and laid it out for them to see.

"This is our target. It is located a good half days journey from the gate on foot. Having a ship would make things much easier on getting in and out before reinforcements arrive." Tyre said.

"Don't worry, all you have to do is fly. We'll do all the leg work." Rakai said.

"Well, that is very considerate of you, but if we commit to this operation, we are all in." Sheppard said.

"And I really don't see why we would." Rodney said. "Sure it would be nice to get out hands on some new Wraith tech, but if we were to stumble across a stockpile, or bought something off of Ebay…"

Ford cracked up for a moment as John broke in.

"I think what he is really trying to say is, we are not really sure if we want to risk our lives for something like this." Sheppard said. "Maybe we wait a month or two, after the Wraith and Replicators have softened each other up first. We do lunch and talk about it again then."

"Somehow, I doubt waiting is on their agenda. There must be something important there they want to destroy if they want to do this right now." Ford said.

"There is. One of the things they are working on right now in that lab is a way to switch off the Replicator attack code." Ronan said, making the group of people from Atlantis stiffen up.

"That's enough info for me to give full permission for a mission OP on this." Ford said.

"Wait, is such a thing even possible?" Teyla asked.

"Well…" Rodney said worried. "The code was deactivated once before. Who knows, it could have been the Wraith that did it the first time."

"We can't let it happen again." Ronan stated.

"No. If the war with the Replicators ends, the Wraith will once again be able to direct their attention to the rest of the galaxy." Teyla said.

"So, are you in then?" Tyre asked. "You obviously have permission."

"I'm in. I've been looking forward to fighting a few Wraith personally myself." Ford said. "If you don't want to go Sheppard, I can fly the ship myself alone with them and Ronan."

"Give me a few moments to think on this." Sheppard said walking out with Ronan behind him. "No offense to your friends in there, but if we do this, I don't want to go in with some people who are half cocked, messing up the OP and get our asses in trouble. Even though they seem perfectly capable of handling this all by themselves."

"This isn't the first time doing this John."

"Maybe the first time doing it with company though, and I don't want it turning into a pissing match."

"Yeah, well, I will keep my group in line and you will do the same with yours."

"Yes, but you are part of my group too."

Ronan stopped and sighed as Sheppard kept going several more steps ahead and then turned around.

"Look, I was going to wait to tell you this, but I've made my decision. Once we finish this off, I'm going to be leaving Atlantis."

John said nothing as Ronan nodded slightly and kept walking past him. The team returned several minutes later to the city and reported what they learned. Ford went back to work in the T.A.R.D.I.S. and city computer systems and the rest of the group went to do whatever it was they needed to do before going on the OP that Sam did approve of, even though Ford said he wanted it to happen anyway. However, after hearing some news from John, she decided to go talk to Ronan before he left. The door opened as he waved his hand across the panel and saw her standing outside.

"Come on in." Ronan said with a small sigh.

"I see you are packing."

"Yeah." Ronan said as he tossed a few items on the bed.

"You know, the fact you brought all this stuff here, makes me see you considered Atlantis as home, that you were happy here."

"Yeah, well, I am." Ronan said as he kept packing.

"Your friends are worried about you. I'd like to think I am one of them even though we barely know each other."

"Well, they shouldn't be. I can take care of myself. I used to be a runner, so surviving on my own wasn't much of a problem and now I'll be with my family again so there is nothing to worry about."

"That's not the point. When you accepted the offer to join Atlantis, you became part of something. And like it or not, you have roots here now. People who care about you and depend on you. Walking away is going to be a lot harder than you think."

"I'm not walking away." Ronan said waving a blade that had a lot of holes in it, intentionally as part of the design. "Just because I am leaving Sheppard's team, does not mean I'm not willing to help Atlantis, or put my life on the line for any of you."

"I'm not questioning you loyalty Ronan. Only the wisdom if you are leaving as you say, and you don't want to turn your back on Atlantis. Coordinating our efforts with your friends may not be so easy."

"Well, we are about to find out aren't we." Ronan said as he picked up some books.

"I really need you to reconsider your decision to leave."

He looked at her and walked a few steps closer.

"And if I don't, knowing everything I know about Atlantis, are you going to try and stop me?" Ronan asked seriously with a small threat tone.

"I'm really hoping it won't come to that."

"Ah, come on General…"

"This is how I work Sheppard. Yes, you are in charge of your team and I do not plan on taking that away, just like I left Mitchell in charge of SG-1. But since I am your superior, I get to say how I am going with."

"But you're going to stand out!" Sheppard said waving a hand at the outfit.

"I'm wearing a black suit with my black coat. And you don't need to watch my back as much as the rest of your team. Besides, if we want to talk about standing out, it wouldn't matter what anyone wore. The Wraith can tell when there is someone not part of their species among them by a look. No amount of clothes, whatever they may look like, is going to work. Even if you put one of their outfits, which I think is impossible because from what I hear or read or learned somehow, they are born into those outfits."

"You have a point, but…"

"Teyla and Ronan go in their own outfits sometimes."

"Ronan is a bit different…."

"And I am more. I was going on mission with SG-1 a lot like this, and you'll see me like this a lot more in the future. This is what I wear on most occasions."

"And going off world on this mission doesn't count as one of the other occasions?"

"Nope."

"Can I help you two with something?" Carter asked as she entered her office.

"He wants to go on the mission like that."

"That's normal, get used to it Colonel. No amount of pressure from the I.O.A. or any other higher ranking people could get him to change back when we were still with SG-1. So, nothing you do is going to work either."

"He listens to you Sam, and rarely says no."

"On this point, he is not going to change. Besides, I've gotten use to seeing him in a suit all the time and I really like it. The uniform looks better, but you can't fight in those."

John only groaned as Ford smiled.

"Besides that, even with a lot of the missions SG-1 has been on with him in a suit, he was never really noticed as to what he wore." Carter said.

"If you say so." Sheppard said.

"Any luck with Ronan?"

"Not really John. Looks like he really wants to leave."

"Did you tell him he couldn't…"

"He asked and I said I hoped it didn't come down to that. Personally, if he does want to leave, even though I should give him all the rules why we shouldn't, we'll let him go anyway if he wants to." Carter said. "If he does leave, we'll just have to be extra careful about keeping watch on our enemies, not only on other planets, but also in the area of space around this planet."

"I'm just glad you tried. Well, since I can't stop you or get you to change, let's get ready to leave General."

"I got to pick up something from the T.A.R.D.I.S., but I'll be right there."

"It's not that large sword is it?"

"Um, no. I hear Wraith places have slim corridors and rooms, so I think I'd have trouble swinging in confining places. Besides that, I haven't been keeping up on my strength in the regards of that sort of weight as of late." Ford said.

After grabbing one of the Heavy Arms rifles that were still being introduced to Atlantis, the team went to the planet where Tyre and his two were and then to the coordinates provided by cloaked Jumper. Needless to say, the Atlantis group was surprised at the large rifle the General brought along.

"I suggest you put us down at the south end. We'll meet less resistance if we enter through the back." Tyre said as he stood in the doorway between the cockpit and rear section.

"Got it." Sheppard said.

"Once we head in, we'll take the lead." Tyre said.

"Do you even know where you are going?" Sheppard asked.

"Our target is located somewhere on the second level."

"Maybe you could be a little more specific." Rodney said with sarcasm.

"We don't have an exact floor plan, if that is what you are asking. The whole second level is a high security sector." Tyre said.

"If you are unsure, would it not be counterproductive for us to follow you?" Teyla asked.

"It's better this way. These Wraith facilities can be very confusing. We know what we are looking for." Rakai said.

"Oh, and we don't?" Rodney asked with more sarcasm. "This isn't are first OP you know?"

"Really? And just how many Wraith have you killed in hand to hand combat?" Rakai asked.

"I hardly think that is what this is about…" Rodney said turning away.

"That's what I thought." Rakai said forcefully.

"Three. Or was it five? No, I think it was three." Ford said from the back as he was looking over the gun closely.

The Atlantis team looked at each other as the other group looked back. Ford looked up as he saw them looking at him as he realized it was rather silent.

"What?"

"How have you killed Wraith before, bare handed General? You haven't even been in this galaxy much…" Sheppard started asking.

"It must have been something he did while flying around in his T.A.R.D.I.S. Remarkable machine by the way." Rodney said with fascination. "Nothing like Doctor Who's, but similar…"

"For those who don't know and or have forgotten, I was born a very long time ago, as a super soldier project to fight the Wraith. Even with everything I have done, I still remember tearing those three limb from limb. At the time though, I was sort of in a berserk mode and used little in the way of tact to even fight. Basically, I barbarically beat the hell out of them and didn't stop on one guy. I don't exactly remember how they stopped me seeing as I even went after my own people. Oh, and then there was that Goa'uld Wraith combo guy too..."

"Wait, when you said he was a survivor of Atlantis, I thought you meant something entirely different…" Tyre began as he looked at Ronan.

"Nope. He's from all the way back then. Something to do with time travel is why he's here in the present time and not ascended like the others did. At least that's the story." Ronan said.

"I can tell you the long version later." Ford said as he put the clip back in and cocked the gun. "So, with the history lesson about me out of the way, what's the plan Sheppard?"

"Your command structure is very strange." Tyre muttered.

"He only takes charge if he feels the need to, otherwise, he defers to the next person in line. Even if that said person is several ranks below him." Sheppard said as he turned a bit sharply. "The plan is to follow Ronan's group to the second level, from there, we will spilt into two teams. Does that work for you?"

"Yes." Tyre said.

"Good. What about you General? I assume you're staying with us?" Sheppard asked as the console started beeping. "We are now approaching the target location. Everyone get ready."

Ford came forward as Tyre's group went into the back to get fitted up.

"I plan on following your group. I haven't been inside a Wraith base or ship, so this is all new to me. Besides, Sam would never let me live it down if I got lost and needed to call for help." Ford said as the others chuckled.

"Yes, the Wraith have a very confusing set up for there ships and everything else they build. Dark and creepy looking walls and everything else." Rodney said as he made some adjustments to something on the console. "These life signs detectors come in handy for that reason. Plus, I try to map out where we go by this small handheld I have so we know where the exit is at all times."

"Good thinking." Ford said as Sheppard announced they were landing.

A short walk later, they got to the building without resistance and forced the door open. Tyre and Ronan went first with Ara and Rakai behind them. Ford went in next with the others behind him. Sheppard's team was using P-90's while Ronan had his energy pistol that looked sort of like a revolver. Tyre and his two had Wraith stunner pistols instead of the other P-90's offered.

"You're right McKay, the images I've seen don't do this place justice." Ford said as the other group moved forward and they slowly followed. "I almost feel like I stepped into an Aliens movie."

"Felt that way once too." Rodney muttered as he looked at his scanner.

"Anything yet?" Ford asked quietly as he saw John holding the life signs detector in one hand while pointing his gun with the other.

He looked over seeing Rodney using his handheld to keep watch and scanning the area for power readings and making the map.

"A few here and there, but nothing close to us yet." Sheppard said. "No wait, we are coming up on a few."

Ronan shot one of the Wraith guards that had a disfigured like hockey mask on as he was walking down the hallway towards them. Two others standing guards got shot by him and Tyre before they could fire back. Everyone got into the semi large room as Tyre walked up to a bunch of red lights in the wall clustered together.

"This is it." Tyre said as he started punching buttons.

"I would have never guessed that was a…panel of any sort. God this place is really weird." Ford said as he glanced around.

"You'll eventually get used to it if you go on more missions like this." Sheppard said as Tyre was still working on it.

"Move, I've got it." Ronan said as Tyre backed away as he fired.

The panel shorted out with a red light and then a door opened.

"Everybody in." Tyre said.

Sheppard, Ford and Tyre were the last ones to get in.

"They have elevators too." Ford said. "Interesting…"

"No, actually…" Rodney said as a light shined over them and then beamed them to the second level. "We were transported to the second level."

"Warn me next time!" Ford said as he and the others quickly opened fire on the few guards around them.

"Great, if they didn't know we were here, they do now." Sheppard said as he looked over at the guard Ford shot. "You had to bring the loudest gun you had?"

"My pistols are louder and the sniper rifle is worse." Ford said as he patted the gun. "Where to now in this ugly place?"

"We are going this way.." Tyre said as he pointed.

"We'll go this way then. Contact us if you find anything." Sheppard said as he looked at the life signs detector again.

"Good luck John." Ronan said, turning to them before following his people out.

"Same to you." Sheppard said before they took off as well.

"Are you always this tense Rodney?" Ford asked as he kept his gun up like Teyla and Sheppard.

"He's always thinking every mission will be his last." Sheppard said.

"I do not!"

"Sorry I asked. Forget I said anything. Less noise we make the better." Ford said.

"Good idea." Sheppard said as they entered another corridor that had a different sort of wall than the others.

"These are those…holding cells before being fed on things right?" Ford asked quietly.

"Yeah." Sheppard said with some revulsion as he looked inside one. "What do you think Rodney, test subjects?"

"That or a Wraith version of a vending machine."

"I hate to say it, but we can't really help these people. We have to keep moving." Sheppard said as he started down another corridor.

After several moments of going down the hallways and different turns.

"You know, this has all been way to quiet and way to easy." Sheppard said. "I don't like it."

"I like quiet and easy." Rodney stated with a small happy but still scared tone.

"Bothers me as well. I'm beginning to think this is a big trap or they really are having trouble fighting against the Replicators." Ford muttered.

"Wraith ahead." Sheppard said as his scanner beeped.

"Move." Ford said pushing past him. "Watch our backs!"

One of the guards, with the ugly hockey like mask came around the corner and died instant from a shot to the head. Another went down behind him as he stepped out and started to aim the long staff in his hand.

Ronan and the others heard the gun fire as they kept going through different corridors. He quickly turned and ran out as his friends yelled for him to wait.

The guards kept coming and died usually with the first hit, even though Ford had it set for a three burst mode. The wall was taking a lot of damage as well, sparking in a few places while oozing out something in others. From a corridor near the one Ford was firing, a few more Wraith came down it firing at them. The other three fired back quickly taking the two guards out.

"We need to back out of here!" Sheppard said as they started falling back.

All four of them were firing as they quickly backed out. A few blast from the stunners hit nearby them and a few hit Ford, but didn't do anything other than leaving a tingle sensation in his body that tickled, which ended up throwing off his aim some. They got around the corner and Sheppard had Rodney work on the door panel nearby as he and Ford kept firing.

"Ah to hell with it!" Rodney said as he backed up and shot the panel. Unfortunately, the door didn't open. "Ah come on! It worked for Ronan!"

Ronan was running quickly through the corridors as he continued to hear the gun fire. What few Wraith got in his way, were shot a couple times or more as he ran by.

Teyla helped him pull on the doors and was surprised when they came apart, leaving a goo oozing off them as they parted.

"We did it!" Rodney stated loudly.

"Let's…." Sheppard began as he took a hit and dropped like a rock.

A few more shots hit Ford but did nothing as he kept firing and then there was a click.

"Rodney, grab him! Teyla, keep them back while I reload!" Ford ordered.

Rodney quickly grabbed John by his heels and started pulling him away as she fired around the corner. Instead of pocketing the clip, he let it drop as he slammed a new one in and cocked it. Teyla went down as he starting firing back. Rodney looked up as he saw more Wraith coming from the other direction towards them.

Hearing Rodney cry out, Ford looked and saw the others coming. Switching to full auto, he gave the three guards a large burst and then fired back the other direction, switching back and forth as more kept coming. He had no idea how much time went by as the body count kept rising, and then he was out of ammo again. He ejected the clip and gave up putting in the next one as they rushed him. The first guard tried to bring the staff down on his head, which he blocked with the gun and delivered a sharp round house kick to the head which broke the guys neck and facial bones. The next guy got slammed into the face with the butt of the gun and the other across the face as well with the side. Four more went down at his feet from the use of the Heavy Arms rifle as a cudgel. Another guy knocked the gun away with his staff and nearly took Ford's head off in the process. A quick round house took that guy off his feet and into the three coming towards him.

"Come on! Is this all you bastards got!" Ford yelled as he pulled his pistols.

Ronan could hear louder single shots as he continued to run and shot the few Wraith that got in his way still.

It took a good dozen guards, charging straight at him, from either side, till he ran out of ammo, to stop him from fighting back anymore, and even then, he still struggled as they kept him pinned to the wall. A non guard Wraith walked up slowly as his gun in his left hand was taken. His right hand got free and was able to club two guys quickly with it before a blow to the head from the end of a staff dazed him enough he let go.

"A very interesting human you are."

"I'm not human!" Ford spat as blood ran down into his right eye. "I'm a Time Lord! What's more, I'm Alteran!"

"Ah, one of the descended children of Atlantis then. I shall find taking your life most enjoyable!" the Wraith said with a happily evil smile.

"I'm not a descendant! I am from Atlantis itself! Back when the war with your filthy race started!" Ford said as he managed to kick a few guys away and break free.

The guards started to move for him again when the Wraith waved a hand and quickly reached out grabbing him by the throat, lifting him up the wall. Mostly out of instinct, he grabbed the hand with both of his and tried to pull it away and break free.

"You are strong indeed!" he said with a sneer as his mouth drooled. "I will have to ensure that you stay alive for a long time, draining you life away slowly."

"Ever hear about the Atlantian super soldier project?" Ford asked with a chuckle as he saw the guys eyes widen. "Surprise jackass!"

His fist practically caved the guys nose and teeth in with one solid punch. A hard kick to the chest sent the Wraith into a group of the guards as the others rushed forward. He was able to kill three more before they beat him unconscious with their staffs, two of which broke from the constant impacts.

"Take him to a holding cell that I may deal with him later! No wait!" the Wraith said as five guards picked the bloodied man off the floor. "Take him to the other corridor and have him placed inside one of the these feeding chambers. Keep a watch on him at all times!"

Teyla and Sheppard were picked up as well and then the guards looked at the leader.

"Take them to a holding cell for now." he said with a wave of his hand.

As the guards took them away, along with the weapons, the Wraith walked over and took the life from one of the people inside the sticky chamber. Feeling his face fully healed along with the few bullet holes he took, he then glanced about thinking something was wrong, or missing. Sensing nothing, he dismissed it with a shake of his head as he walked out quickly. Rodney, who hid inside one of the sticky chambers, five down from the person the Wraith just fed from, slowly opened his eyes to see it was finally clear again.

"Wow. And here I thought the Wraith were scary." Rodney muttered quietly.

He slowly got out and checked his weapon before heading off slowly. There was a lot of bodies everywhere and bullet holes in the walls. It was slow going, but he didn't come across any more Wraith, except dead bodies. As he entered a room where it branched off into other corridors, he nearly yelled as three people came into the room.

"Oh thank god it is you three." Rodney said relieved. "They got Teyla, Sheppard and eventually, after a long drawn out fight, the General too. You should have seen him. He was…"

Rakai pointed his stunner as Rodney was still going on and fired before the man really noticed. As Rakai moved to stand over his body, another Wraith stood between Tyre and Ara.

"Bring him as well."

Rakai grabbed him by the top of his vest and dragged him out as they followed the Wraith out of the room.

Ronan, after not finding John and his team, much less finding his either and having a bunch of Wraith after him, managed to get back to the gate and dial home. He came sliding through and firing his gun as troops, Carter and Radek were standing at the bottom of the stairs.

"Put up the shield!" Ronan yelled.

Carter turned and yelled the order as he got off the floor. Several bangs hit the shield and then the gate shut down.

"What happened? Where are the others?" Radek asked.

"We need to talk." Ronan said as he looked at her.

She didn't say it, but it was evident on her face she was thinking, duh.

John slowly awoke and groaned as he tried to sit up.

"John are you alright?" Teyla asked as she helped him to a sitting position.

"A bit of a hang over. I see Ronan and his buddies aren't in here, that's a good sign. Rodney is still out, no surprise there."

"Yes."

"I don't see the General either."

"He was not in here when I awoke."

"I got good news and bad news." Rodney said as he groaned and very slowly rolled over to sit up.

"We are caught and the General is missing." Sheppard stated.

"No. Ronan's friends are traitors. That Ara guy shot me after I left to look for them for help." Rodney said.

"I don't see the good news in any of this."

"I saw Ford fight fiercely when you two went down. The Wraith were so concentrated on him, they didn't see me hide inside one of their feeding chamber things. After he ran out of bullets, he used the rifle to beat several of them up, then was using hand to hand, before pulling his…personal cannons I think…"

"Yeah. General O'Neill is credited for the name." Sheppard said as he moved parts of his body to get the numbness out. "So he blasted his way out and ran off for help?"

"No, he blasted away a lot of Wraith, punched one of the guys in charge and then was literally bludgeoned to death by those staffs they have. Last I heard, he was placed in one of their feeding chambers to be look at later. But you should have seen him fight! We've seen Ronan take down a lot of Wraith personally, but he was like a robot that wouldn't give up."

"Super solider, remember? He's lucky his blood kills any Wraith that tries to feed on him. Hopefully they don't know that yet."

"Doubtful. He did tell them he was from Atlantis, back when he was made as the super solider. That Wraith must have known about it or him because after Ford said it, he punched the guy in the face and then kicked him in the chest. I heard bones break and crunch from the impact."

"Good thing he's on our side." Sheppard muttered. "So, Ronan's friends are working with the Wraith then?"

"Good guess. Being shot in the face with that stunner was evident enough. We are in here aren't we? Ronan wasn't with them though."

"Yes." Teyla said. "You two have both been out for several minutes since I woke up. No one has came by as far as I have seen."

"Guess that means Ronan is being interrogated or tortured, or managed to get away to get help." Sheppard said. "Or hiding somewhere in this place, trying to find a way to rescue us."

"Let's hope for one of the good scenarios." Rodney muttered as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"Someone is coming." Teyla said as they looked up.

Unfortunately it wasn't who they hoped it would be. The Wraith leader pointed at Rodney as Teyla stood with John.

"Bring that one along."

The door slid up and the guards came in quickly.

"Hold on a sec guys…" Sheppard began.

He went down quickly from a stunner shot as Rodney was grabbed forcibly and pulled out. She didn't do anything as the weapon was pointed at her and then lowered after the door closed.

"Be strong Rodney!"

"I'll try." Rodney said with fear as they practically dragged him along.

The other guard turned and stood by the door with his staff by his side as she knelt down to check on John.

"I said I am fine. It's just a scratch." Ronan stated harshly as the doctor was working on his arm.

"Go on Ronan." Carter said at the side of the bed in the infirmary.

Radek stood at the end as other doctors were working on other people and things as he listened to Ronan.

"I tried to radio Sheppard, Rodney, Teyla and your husband. But I got nothing at all." Ronan said.

"What about the Satedans?" Radek asked.

"We got separated. I guess the Wraith got to them too."

"So much for it being a cake walk." Radek muttered.

"Great. We went from a support mission to now rescue and recovery." Carter muttered.

"Have you tried your husbands cell phone?" Radek asked.

"No signal." Carter said with a fake smile. "Which means it has been destroyed, or taken apart. But I'm betting on destroyed. Someone did pick up and then the line went dead. Okay, Radek, I need you to get another Jumper ready."

"No offense Sam, but hearing the stories about SG-1's exploits with him, are you sure that Ford can't get them out of this himself?" Radek asked.

"Himself, eventually. With everyone else alive, doubtful. He would have called the T.A.R.D.I.S. by now if he was able to do something. Since he hasn't, I'm guessing hostage situation. He won't do anything if the others are threatened." Carter said.

"Makes sense. I'll go get it ready then." Radek said.

"They will be expecting us." Ronan said.

"Make that two Jumpers." Carter said.

Radek nodded and walked off quickly.

"Would you guys mind telling me where I am going? Seriously, I'm not that big on surprises." Rodney said as they walked down a hallway. "Even as a kid I had to sneak a peek at my Christmas presents because I couldn't stand the suspense. I remember this one time…"

"We require your assistance." the Wraith stated.

"With what?" Rodney asked with obvious fear and curiosity.

"You tampered with the Replicators base code…"

"That's not changing." a very angry voice growled.

The four looked up as they saw a bloody and filthy covered man before them.

"General?" Rodney muttered with confusion and revulsion.

The Wraith screeched or shrieked as he slashed out with his fingers quickly in an attempt to cut Fords face from his head. He grabbed the wrist, snapped it with one hand and them used his other to rapidly reach out and rip the throat out of the Wraith before him. Rodney was grossed out by the sight as the body dropped and bled before him. The other two rushed up past him and died quickly as Ford blocked their staffs, grabbed into their faces and slammed their heads together several times until they became pulp.

"Jesus Ford, you look like hell."

"Nice to see you to Rodney." Ford said shaking his hands of the different body fluids on them. "Don't look…"

"Don't look?" Rodney asked confused as the General turned away behind a pillar nearby and got sick a few times. "That's just beyond gross."

"You don't have any water…" Ford said standing up and pulling a hanky from a pocket.

"They took everything when I got stunned by one of Ronan's friends."

"I'll take that as a no." Ford said tossing the hanky aside. "I can now say I have nothing left to puke up."

"What the hell happened to you and where are we going? Sheppard and Teyla are that way…" Rondey said pointing back the other direction.

"They are safe in a holding cell until we find weapons again. Watching you will be difficult enough." Ford muttered. "Some Wraith tried to feed off me and died quite painfully from it. I quickly broke out and killed the two guards, brutally I must add and then killed a few more guards as I was looking around. Heard voices and you know the rest."

"Where are we going?"

"Where they were taking you. They captured a Replicator, from what I understand. Need to let him or her go and wreck havoc on this place."

"But he or she will kill us on the process!"

"I don't think so. Sam and I think that their programming to destroy the Wraith will override anything else, which includes revenge or whatever you wish to call it again everyone on Atlantis. Personally, I think that what Colonel Ellis did to the Replicators with that bombing incident was fucking stupid. We should have made a treaty with them instead of attacking. But was I listened to when I told the I.O.A. and several high ranking idiots this idea, oh no. They thought that we'd bomb them to oblivion and never have to deal with them again. I was so happy to throw it back in their face when the plan failed." Ford said as he shook himself to get rid of whatever he could of the blood and stuff on his coat without using his hands.

"So, the plan is to let the Replicator go and then save our friends and go home?"

"Pretty much. Got to find my guns, watch, dog tags more importantly and my Sonic Screwdriver first. And cell phone if it survived. Don't want anyone to learn how to use that thing. Very dangerous." Ford said waving a sticky finger.

"You stink, you know that?"

"Don't remind me. I'm trying to keep from having dry heaves as it is."

"Are we even going the right direction?"

"No, we passed it." Ford said turning around as Rodney avoided touching him. "It was that last corridor back there."

As they walked up to a door, Ford punched the panel and ripped some stuff out. The door opened slowly and then he forced it open with both hands. Inside, there was a Wraith computer console and a male Replicator in a shield that kept him floating off the ground a couple of feet.

"Don't like surprises hmm?" Ford said as they walked in. "Hang on…"

The guard inside rushed him with the staff, which he barely avoided, grabbed it from the guards hand and then shoved it deep into the guys chest. He tossed him and the staff aside as he waved at the computer console.

"I have no idea how to work this, much less any idea. If I had my Sonic Screwdriver, I could figure it out."

"I bet you would. Sam's told me a few things about it." Rodney said as he looked over the console. "Don't want you touching this anyway. Might mess something up with all that…grossness all over you."

"Again, thanks for the reminder." Ford said sarcastically. "Speaking of reminders, I'm so going to enjoy Christmas and your birthday. You'll never be able to guess what I plan on getting you, much less be able to find it once I get it."

"You heard what I told that guy? That is so not fair. Everyone knows I hate surprises." Rodney said with a groan. "Just better to give me it on my birthday and forgo the party."

"Sam and I did the same thing to Daniel. Even told him we hide it on the base somewhere. Wasn't surprised when he started looking around. Almost found it on several occasions."

"What did you get him?"

"Special book that was way out of print and almost impossible to find. I taped it to the bottom of his chair and it stayed there for a week before he found it. By then, his birthday had already came and gone by two days. It was either a mission or we were off in the T.A.R.D.I.S. that kept us from celebrating it on that actual day. I forget which one it was though. I should do the same to you."

"And here I thought you were a nice guy." Rodney muttered as he looked over the controls more intently.

The first Jumper came down and got ready to go through the gate. Her parents weren't thrilled with the idea of her leaving, but other than being commander meant she had to rescue the people under her command, she had another reason, which made them laugh. She was still in her black SGA outfit with a off world vest, P-90 and the her gun still on her right hip.

"I can't believe I have to go rescue my husband for a change. I am so going to rub this in his face." Carter said from the seat next to the pilot as the people in the ship chuckled or laughed.

"What about me?" Ronan asked. "Are you going to let me leave?"

"I've thought very hard about it. And as much as we really don't want you to leave, other than because of your valuable talents, I will respect whatever decision you make and not stop you if you wish to leave us. We'll even help by sending some supplies with if you want."

"Thank you." Ronan said nodding. "This may be our one and only OP together."

"Let's make the most of it then." Carter said shaking his offered hand.

"What is it you exactly want me to do here?"

"Let him go and erase whatever they have learned. Just in case someone is monitoring or comes along to take whatever research they have created or learned so far."

"That would be a good idea, but I can't operate this without my computer."

Ford shook his head, tossing goop out of his hair.

"Let's go find our things then. Maybe we can find another Wraith that will talk as I slowly beat the life out of them." Ford said as they left.

"You are enjoying this aren't you?"

"As corny or whatever you want to call it, it is in my genes." Ford said with a malicious smile. "Killing Wraith is natural."

Outside the large structure, an uncloaked Jumper did a quick flyby of the facility. Several darts instantly came out of the hanger area and followed as the cloaked Jumper moved in and landed nearby. Sam, Radek, Ronan and a few troops opened the same door from before when the mission started with Sheppard and the others. She quickly tossed in a flash bang which caught the few guards off guard that died quickly in a hail of gun fire, then directed the troops forward as Ronan stayed by Radek's side.

"There is a power relay behind this wall here General." Radek said as he looked at his scanning device.

She pulled the pistol of her hip, took aim at the point he touched and fired a piercing round. When the lights all flashed and dimmed slightly, she knew she got it dead on.

"Let's move out." Carter said.

"Did you hear gun fire?" Rodney asked.

"Yes. Almost sounded like my gun." Ford said as the area turned completely dark and then lit back up again moments later. "Hmm, I guess that means someone is trying to rescue us or Ronan is causing mayhem."

"Sheppard and Teyla might be loose and doing it."

"True." Ford said as they kept looking.

The guard near Teyla and Sheppard went down under several burst and then two people walked up to the gate.

"General…"

"Hey Colonel, Teyla. You two alright?" Carter asked as Radek worked on the panel to open the door.

"Had we waited any longer, we would have had to save ourselves." Sheppard said as he was given a P-90 along with Teyla.

"Does this mean Ronan made it back to Atlantis for help?" Teyla asked.

"He did."

"Where is he?" Teyla asked as she saw him not with them.

"We spilt up to cover more ground. Where's the other two?"

"Rodney was taken away by a Wraith. As for your husband, he was taken away to a feeding chamber. We haven't heard anything since." Teyla said.

"They are going to be in serious trouble when they try to feed on him." Carter said and then turned to the men behind her. "You two go back and guard the entrance. We'll go get the others."

Ronan was still looking around, had killed another two or three guards and came around a corner to find his friends. They all pointed their weapons at each other quickly and then lowered them.

They found the room with their equipment and Ford quickly killed the two guards, even though he took a couple physical hits from the staff one guy held. Rodney managed to grab one of the P-90's quickly and fired into the guy that was trying to kill Ford.

"Thanks…" Ford said kicking the body aside.

"Yeah, don't mention it." Rodney said grabbing his computer.

"You shot me too you know." Ford said grabbing his pistols.

"Yeah, that's why I said don't mention it. I knew you'd survive, even if I accidentally killed you…"

"Rodney.."

"Yes?"

"Shut up. Go let that guy out, find the others." Ford said tossing the life signs detector to him. "And tell whoever is out there I'll be along shortly."

"What are you going to do?" Rodney asked with some fear as Ford put his last clip into the rifle, which still seemed to work even though the ammo indicator was cracked.

"Hunting." Ford said with a evil smile. "I can finally kill what I was trained for and without feeling guilty!"

"You felt guilty killing others? I mean, that's suppose to be normal…." Rodney said following him out of the room.

"The Jaffa were slaves and I only did it because I had to. The Wraith are more than sworn enemies." Ford said with a growl. "They killed my people, and are now trying to do it all over again to my family and friends. You can bet this is more than revenge. Now go on."

"But what do I do if the Wraith find me?!"

"You got your gun, shoot them! Or tell them you are trying to shut down the Replicator code that makes them fight the Wraith as ordered by another Wraith. You'll still get into that room either way." Ford said as he walked off.

"Easy for you to say. You can't be feed from." Rodney muttered as he ran off quickly.

"Oh, it is so good to see you guys. Come on, let's get out of here." Ronan said, patting their shoulders and then heading back the way he came.

A Wraith entered the room and Ronan quickly put his gun to the guys head.

"Right, where are you holding them? And you better answer me or else I blow you pathetic head off!" Ronan said pushing the barrel forcibly into the side of the mans forehead.

"Why don't you ask your friends?" the Wraith said as they heard some loud gun fire off in the distance.

He slowly turned to see his friends with their weapons pointed at him.

Rodney made it back without any trouble and had hooked his laptop into their computer. Thankfully, he found they didn't get very far at all, or anywhere really in trying to make the Replicators stop fighting them. What data he did find, he uploaded to his computer and deleted from theirs. He looked up as he heard footsteps and quickly hid behind the console. With his gun ready, he peaked around it as three people entered.

"Oh thank god, I thought you were Wraith." Rodney said getting up slowly.

"Nice to see you to Rodney." Sheppard said as he saw the dead guard. "You didn't do that…"

"No, Ford did. Left me here to delete their research and let that guy go. The way he keeps looking at me though give me the creeps."

"Let him go? Are you sure that is what the General said?" Teyla asked.

"Yes. He and Sam here think that the programming to fight the Wraith will make them override any other ideas they might have. Such as revenge on us for everything we've done against them. It many ways, it makes sense, but I'm leaning more towards he'll kill us and then go after the Wraith." Rodney said uneasily.

The field around the Replicator started faltering more because of the power disruption and then collapsed. They all raised their guns quickly as he landed on his feet and them looked at them.

"Somehow, I don't think he's going to leave us alone." Sheppard said.

"Wait. If he doesn't head for the door, then we fire." Carter said as she and they backed up slowly.

The Replicator did look at them as he walked forward, but turned and walked out quickly. They heard fighting moments later, of body hits and then nothing else, figuring the Replicator had moved on.

"Oh thank god you were right Sam. I would have sworn nothing we shot at him would have stopped him from killing us all." Rodney said very relieved.

"I have to admit, I doubted it for a moment as well." Carter said as they heard rapid gun fire down the other direction. "No bullets have stopped any Replicators yet so…"

"That must him." Sheppard said.

"He doesn't have a radio on him does he?" Carter asked.

"No." Rodney said. "I didn't even pick mine back up."

"Good thing we worked out another signal to each other if we didn't have our phones or radios." Carter said.

Stepping into the hallway, and once seeing the passage clear, she pulled the magnum off her hip and fired one shot, then two quickly, then one more a couple seconds later, each into the far wall.

"What was that?" Sheppard asked.

A loud bang, followed by three more and then one a few seconds after resounded back at them.

"He must be pretty far away." Sheppard said.

"Or on the first level." Carter said as she fired one round into the far wall again.

Another round was fired and then they heard different rounds that were clearly from the Heavy Arms rifle.

"He knows I am here. Must have came across the Wraith or they across him to interrupt the message." Carter said as she started back towards the entrance.

"We aren't going after him? And you two have a code which involves firing guns?" Sheppard said.

"He'll be along shortly. As for the gun thing, only with these guns and with specific firing times. And no, just like Colonel Mitchell and Daniel asked, I'm not telling what they are. It is a secret between us. The less people that know, the better."

"In case of capture. I can understand." Sheppard said.

"Why make it a secret if the guns only work for you two? I know they are DNA encoded for you two only." Rodney said.

"Because, anyone can fire the gun if they are using our hands already holding the guns. Whether unconscious or having our hands cut off. Neither has happened and hopefully never will, but to be on the safe side, we keep the code to ourselves."

"Well, this mission is over, so now we just find Ronan and get out of here, right?" Sheppard asked.

"The other Jumper is going to drop a bomb on the facility after I give the all clear. Nothing nuclear, but it should do the job. Otherwise, the answer is yes."

"I should warn you all, um…" Rodney said as they kept going while watching for any enemies. "Ford had to really fight…brutally is the word he used. Having no weapons, he had to resort to other methods."

"He ripped someone's throat out didn't he?" Carter asked.

"How did, he's done it before?" Rodney said.

"More than once. Ripped a guys heart out once too." Carter said grimacing at the memory. "Got sick shortly after."

"Did the same in front of me. Well, behind one of these pillars anyway.."

"The more I learn about him, the weirder he seems to be." Sheppard said.

"Deal with him! I have important task to take care of!" the Wraith said as he walked away from the gun at his head.

"What? You guys are Wraith worshippers?!" Ronan asked with mixed feelings as he paced back and forth a few feet from them.

"Ronan, you don't understand…." Tyre began.

"After what they did to Sateda!" Ronan shouted loudly.

"Sateda is gone and so our the lives we knew!" Tyre stated as Ronan kept pacing. "We had a choice, to die with the past, or live for the future."

"What did they do to you?!"
"They rewarded us, with the gift of everlasting life." Ara said lowering her weapons as she stepped forward. "The same gift can be yours, if you are willing to accept it. We resisted at first, we were stubborn, but the Wraith were determined. The showed us our futures, pushed us to our lives ends, to the brink, and then brought us back each time. They showed us over and over, so many times we lost count."

Though not very nearby, they did hear and look behind Ronan as he did also, hearing the sounds of rapid gunfire that went on few a good ten seconds and then stopped. When there was nothing but silence, Ronan quickly turned back.

"They broke you. You gave up your pride and honor as Satedans and chose a life of servitude to them." Ronan said with a growl of hatred.

"Our pride was striped away long ago. Join us Ronan." Ara said pointing her gun once again.

"You're all insane." Ronan stated with venom.

"Don't be like Marika and Hemi." she said.

"They didn't die on any run like you said did they?! They died because they refused to turn into the cowards standing before me!"

"Ronan! Join us! It's the best thing for all of us!" Tyre said.

"No! Never!" Ronan shouted as he pointed his weapon at them as well. "You run way! Run way as far as you can! Because the next time we meet, it will not be as friends!"

"No. There won't be a next time." Tyre said as he put his gun away and started removing his belt. "We will finish this like true Satedans."

The other two also put their guns away and tossed their belts aside as Ronan did the same.

"You gave up being Satedans long ago!" Ronan said with extreme anger.

Even with it being three against one, Ronan was dishing out more punishment on them than they were on him. Even when he was grabbed and held, he fought the other two off and tossed the other one aside. Rakai was the first one he managed to slam aside into the ground that didn't get up. Ara took a good blow to the head when he tossed her aside into a pillar nearby. Tyre got a kick into his back and a swift one to the right side of his upper temple by that point. Ronan grunted in pain as he wiped at the bleeding injury on his forehead as the two circled each other. Ronan took another two hits, both to the face before backing off to spit out some blood. Now he was blocking a variety of kicks and punches Tyre was throwing at him before delivering a nice blow to Tyres face that left him reeling for just enough of a moment for him to deliver a hard kick into Tyre's chest that slammed him into the wall. Tyre got off the wall and came forward with more kicks and punches again, which Ronan blocked until they grabbed each others wrist and wouldn't let go. Ronan even ignored the couple of kicks to his sides and was about to head butt Tyre when the guy shouted.

"Rakai, no!"

He looked over his shoulder seeing the Rakai holding a knife in his hand.

"Like I said, so much for having any honor." Ronan said as he looked back at Tyre.

Ara had gotten back up and grabbed Rakai's arm, which had the blade. He turned on instinct and swung at her but missed as she was suddenly out of his reach and slammed into the wall hard enough she fell unconscious. Ford tossed his empty and damaged rifle into the guys hands, which he instinctively caught. Kicking the knife away, he spun around again connecting his boot into the mans chin. Rakai flew backwards into a pillar behind him, bouncing off hard and landing as a crumpled heap on the ground. Tyre took the opportunity to push Ronan away as Ford picked up his bloodied rifle.

"Nice moves. Fights over though. You can stay here and blow up with the place if you want Ronan. I'm leaving as is everyone else. Wraith are for the most part, all dead. I see you or your two friends here again, I may shoot them myself." Ford said with a wave at Tyre that left more goo and blood flying off his coat and arm.

Ronan looked at Tyre who was on his knees holding his side. As he was deciding to either fight again or grab his gun, Sheppard and the other's came running in with weapons at ready.

"Damn, Rodney wasn't kidding." Sheppard said.

"Actually, he looked worst before." Rodney said.

"Don't you dare come near me." Carter said waving her gun at him.

"Nice to see you to honey." Ford said leaning against a pillar.

"Ronan…" Sheppard asked gently. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah." Ford said spitting blood off to the side. "Let's go home."

"What about your…friends here?" Sheppard said as he looked at the two unconscious people and then at Tyre who was sitting against the wall holding his side.

"They aren't any friends I know of here but you guys. I'm leaving before this place blow up with us inside." Ronan said.

"Wait, how'd you know we are bombing this place?" Carter asked as they walked out quickly.

"I placed some C-5 charges on what I think was a power source. Either that or a very interesting light bulb." Ford said as he spent most of the time using the wall to help walk.

"Another Jumper is going to drop a bomb on this place when I give the all clear. All you alright?" Carter said.

"No. I'm really tired and could sleep right here on the floor. I stink, have wet spots in places I fear to look later…"

"I really didn't need that image General." Sheppard said grimly.

"How about you just say you need a very long shower and leave out all the details." Rodney said.

"Shower sounds good. Sleep sounds better though." Ford mumbled out.

A large thump behind them made them turn quickly.

"Please tell me we don't have to drag his ass back to the Jumper?" Rodney whined.

"I ain't doing it." Ronan said tiredly.

It ended up them needing to get a stretcher to get him back to the Jumper and no amount of smelling salts woke him up. And getting him to the infirmary was even worse because they really had to glove up to get him undressed. All his clothes were taken away to be examined because of everything on them, plus his own blood being on it in various places. It took three days before he got his heavy leather coat back, but thankfully, his dog tags and stuff on them, Sonic Screwdriver and guns, plus watch and pocket watch he got back the next day.

Ronan needed a few stitches on his face and some bandages for the bruises on his ribs. Otherwise, he was physically fine and able to leave to stay in his room for the night. The General, was still asleep and didn't wake till the next morning. Ronan was sitting on his bed in his room, thinking, when Teyla came in holding a large object.

"Is that my painting?"

"Yes. Rodney felt you should have it back." Teyla said as he hung it back over the bed again.

"I never gave it to him."

"He helped himself. Assuming you were going to leave it behind." Teyla said.

He grunted lightly and sat back down.

"How are you feeling?"

"All right for the most part. Despite the fact they turned their backs on everything that made them what they once were, I do hope they got out of there." Ronan said.

"I wouldn't expect anything less. Even so, it is good to have you back."

"It's great to be back. I can say one thing for certain, I would miss the food, other than you guys as my friends had it worked and I left."

"I saw earlier today why they want to get rid of the people who normally cook for us all. Good night Ronan."

He nodded as she left, leaving him to ponder his future once again.

The first thing the next morning, when he woke up, other than saying hi to his little girl who missed seeing him at dinner and the bed time story, and wondering why the head doctor, Jennifer, kept blushing around him from some unknown reason along with a few other nurses, which he figured later was probably because he was only in a hospital gown and had to have all his clothes removed to ensure contamination issues and such while he was still asleep, there was one thing that really bothered him a lot. Carter spent the rest of the day, ragging him each time she saw him, about having to be there to help save his sorry ass. Especially when he fell asleep there at the end before they even got to the Jumper. And he had little choice but to endure it a day long. She even managed to get John, Rodney and Teyla in on it to some points, but mostly it was her. What made it worse, it was going on his permanent record for everyone to see which he cared little about since his record was a mess of black marks anyway. Thankfully, by the end of the week, the jokes stopped and he stopped getting bothered about it. That was until SG-1, including Teal'c and Jack, sent some emails to taunt him further about it.