Title: Show No Fear

Author: Feral Geek
Rating: Pg-13
Summary: Chapter 22, if you're here and don't know the story, go back to chapter one and start reading.

Disclaimer: Amie no own Stargate or Wraith, they own Amie (they keep her in a little box in one of the Hive Ships with a laptop so she can write this crap without getting sued)

A/N: My loyal minions...-cough- readers...I meant readers...I have a task for you! Everyone who reads this chapter will please go to the author page belonging to SNBRADY and read her fic 'The Unseen' I guarantee you will love it (I do!) and you must leave her beautiful reviews.

yey! -love-

I have fecking writers block -grumbles and pulls hair out-

ONWARDS!

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The Daedalus had just arrived to Atlantis, bearing the usual extra supplies and a few new members for the expedition.
This time it also carried a sonogram machine as requested by Doctor Beckett.
As this request had been made before the expedition actually knew who the father of Adrienne's child was, the SGC and the Daedalus did not yet know that there were a few Wraith inhabiting Atlantis.

Needless to say, the crew of the Daedalus was shocked to see a Wraith among the group that came to help move the supplies into the city.
Not that said Wraith was supposed to be assisting...nor would he be assisting, he merely wished to see the human vessel up close.

And needless to say the moment they saw said Wraith, Dalkar found himself staring down the end of a variety of weapons.
One of the marines that had actually been sent to help transport supplies hastily explained the situation, and that Doctor Weir could fully debrief Colonel Caldwell, she was currently in her office.

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At the moment Adrienne sat in Doctor Weir's office, listening quietly as the other woman spoke to her.
"Even if the Stargate Program goes public...it would be difficult for you to return to Earth permanently."
That made her smile faintly as she shook her head, "Doctor Weir," she began, "I have no intention of ever going back to Earth...I never did...the moment I arrived here, I knew there was no way I was ever going back..." she paused slightly, shifting in her chair before continuing, "This is where my family will be...and I couldn't force Cavan to live on a planet filled with what he considers...well...food."
Elizabeth nodded, understanding, "I just wanted to be sure you understood that."
Adrienne stood slowly, lifting one shoulder in a shrug, "Besides...a number of our expedition members have people here they love...so its not like I am the only person who feels this way."

Ever since Adrienne and Cavan's relationship had been made public, a surprising number of couples made themselves known, some even going so far as to get married.
It appeared to the other expedition members that since Doctor Weir was mostly fine with the strange pairing of one of her people with a Wraith, then she would be fine with everyone else.

Where it had once been uncommon to see a couple wrapped up with one another in public, it was now more commonplace.
To tell the truth, it was rather sweet.

Elizabeth nodded and dismissed the doctor, a faint smile playing across her lips as Adrienne made her way to the door.

One eyebrow rose slightly as the other woman paused in the doorway, looking over her shoulder, "Thank you." was all she said.
Adrienne hadn't needed to be specific.
Elizabeth knew exactly what she meant.

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Halfway across Atlantis, Colonel Sheppard and Specialist Dex moved around the sparring mat in a slow circle.
Despite countless sessions with both Teyla and Ronon, the pair almost always wiped the floor with John Sheppard.
Today would be no different.
But he didn't complain, there were no sarcastic or witty remarks falling from his lips this time.

A flurry of movement and the thud of a body hitting the mat sounded, unusually loud in the tense silence of the room.

As Ronon backed up, he finally spoke "There are Wraith on Atlantis."
The anger in his voice was unmistakable.
John slowly pushed himself to his feet, knowing he would have a nicely sized bruise tomorrow.
"Elizabeth knows what she's doing." he finally said, stretching out slightly before resuming a fighting stance. "We have to trust her."

The only response was a low growl and a renewed attack.
This time, he managed to keep his ground, only being driven back as he spoke, "You have to trust her."

That one earned him a pause, and Ronon stared down at him, on any other person, the expression might have been described as 'lost'.
But the runner just shook it off with a shrug, and the pair resumed their circling.
"There is a lot we don't know about the Wraith."

Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard hit the mat with a resounding smack, the wind knocked from him.
It would take him a little while to get back up.

That one would definitely leave a mark.

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Adrienne perched on the edge of one of the infirmary cots, supervising the assembly or the new sonogram machine, and making sure Doctor Savoie and Dalkar didn't get into to much trouble.

Thankfully the pair were playing tic-tack-toe.

Although the O's had very quickly become lopsided smiley faces, and the X's looked nothing like Xs.
In fact, when she had last looked over at the page, it looked like a piece of graph paper upon which the pair were trying to blend the games of checkers, scrabble, and tic-tack-toe.

That had caused her to make a mental note to add another person to the list of people to watch carefully while under the effects of morphine.

The first and only other person on that list was Doctor McKay.
Although her friend had needed it, the geologist's leg had been broken to the point where the bone protruded through the skin, and she had to be carried half conscious through the gate.

Satisfied that the only fight that would break out in the infirmary today would be one involving small paper balls, she turned her attention back to the sonogram, then to Cavan, who was staring at it like it was a particularly large insect.

When the Wraith looked back over at her, she explained, "That machine will allow us to see the children."
A long pause, and he asked, "Why would we want to do that?"
Another pause, and Adrienne looked slightly thoughtful, "To be sure there is nothing wrong with them, to identify their gender."

Cavan just stared at her, and then looked back at the machine.

After a moment of this, Dalkar spoke up, "Anything that emits a radiation powerful enough to penetrate a living body should not be allowed near a developing child."

Cavan's head whipped around quickly to study his companion, then his mate before finally saying "He has a good point." leaning against the cot, now studying the machine with something close to malicious intent.

Adrienne simply made an irritated sound and mumbled, "It uses sound waves to see the children, not radiation." before resting her head on Cavan's chest, eyes half closed and longing for bed.
Why she had ever offered to take the morning shift in the infirmary, she would never know.
So she settled for listening to the steady beat of Cavan's heart, and the other sounds of the infirmary; the soft beeping of machines in the background, the clink of test tubes, and the occasional voice.

One such voice seemed to be directed to the pair of them, seeming distant and low, but still familiar, belonging to one of the nurses, "I wonder what they see in each other."
The reply was just as quiet, and came from a voice she knew far better, the same Scottish brogue that she and so many of the others on this expedition found comforting, "Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye."
Carson had always been supportive of them, if he had been shocked at first, he had swiftly gotten over it.

Although the sight of Cavan lurking about the infirmary still made him uneasy and a tad panicky, but that was to be expected.

Adrienne smiled to herself and repeated the words, mostly to herself as she felt a warm arm wrap around her, starting to drift off into a light sleep.
Only to be rudely awakened by the familiar alarm of an incoming wormhole, this one, thankfully, was not as bad as the one at the SGC, but still startling at times.

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"What is it?"
Doctor Elizabeth Weir had made it down to the control room swiftly, Colonel Caldwell following close behind as they made their way over to one of the technicians.
"Analogue video signal" the technician replied, turning to look at Elizabeth "We're receiving the Hive Ship's IDC", one hand poised over one of the many controls.

"Patch it through." she said simply, folding her arms behind her back as she looked at the screen.

Malka's face quickly appeared on the screen, not looking at them yet, frowning at something occurring off-screen.
When she did look back, her expression mingled annoyance with something that hinted at worry.
"Send Cavan and my son back now." she said sharply, sounding strained as her image shook slightly, something was affecting the transmission.
"May I ask why?" their voices echoed slightly, as the entire conversation was being broadcast throughout the city.

"We are under attack." Malka glared through the screen, "Send them back now." she paused slightly, then sent through the proper gate address.
"Do you need assistance?" One brow arched slightly as the gate tech copied the address, ready to begin dialing as soon as the connection cut.
"No." and with that last, irritated word, the transmission cut, and the connection through the Stargate shut down.

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Every person on Atlantis had stopped what they were doing to listen to the announcement, and in the infirmary, most of the people had moved out into the main room to hear better.
Now soft whispers ran through the group as they surveyed the two Wraith in question.

Dalkar muttered a quick goodbye to the bed-ridden geologist, and was halfway to the door by the time the announcement was finished.
He waited almost impatiently for Cavan, frowning slightly but not saying anything as the soldier thought.

Finally he acted, saying nothing, simply looking at her for a moment and before the small crowd that had assembled after the announcement, Cavan turned and kissed a rather startled Adrienne good-bye.
The embrace was similar to the ones they had shared in the darkness of foreign planets, hard and desperate.
Like it would be the last time.

With that, he made his exit, nearly running to the jumper bay.

-TBC-

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A/N: Doctor Savoie needs a first name! Help me out here! I've a few ideas, but want some reader input!

Also! Get your ass over to SNBRADY 's page and read 'The Unseen' you will like it!

quote by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

...and does anyone know the name of the Canadian Gate Tech?