A/N: Hey everyone! Here is the next chapter. I'm going to try and post the next chapter tomorrow. I just have some last minute finishing touches to go before I post. Let me know what you think. As always Happy Reading!
John and Lorne slowly made there way towards the gym doors with their P90's aimed in the direction they were walking. As they rounded the corner to the gym they waived the other marines off and told them to fall back to a secure position.
"Four minutes Sheppard." Rodney said.
John almost jumped when he heard Rodney's voice. He forgot the channel was still open.
"Copy that. Lorne and I are approaching the door now." John said.
John and Lorne were just about to the front of the gym doors but stopped short of them when they heard sounds coming from inside the gym.
"What is that?" John asked.
"Sounds like metal hitting metal. Hard." Lorne said.
John looked over the doors and began to see that they were starting to be pushed out further from all the energy trying to get out. Then he got an idea.
"Rodney? Are you still able to open the doors or do you have to shut down the forcefield to do that?" John asked.
"Yes I can still open them. The forcefield is on the inside of the room not the outside, so there is no need to shut it down to open doors. What are you thinking of doing?" Rodney asked feeling more nervous about the situation. He knew Sheppard's plans however successful, always ending with some kind of an explosion. Rodney didn't think John knew how to solve a problem without something going boom.
"We need to know if Teyla and Campbell are in there. The only way we can do that is if we open the doors." John said.
"Then what?!" Rodney asked.
"I'll get back to you on that. Just open the doors" John said.
"Hope you know what you are doing. You got three minutes by the way."Rodney said
"Me too." John said.
John and Lorne waited a couple of seconds and then saw the door start to move. As the doors moved apart slowly, a bright light came out blinding John and Lorne. The doors to the gym where about halfway open when they suddenly stopped moving and became stuck because of the bulge that the energy pushing out had created.
"What is that light?" Lorne asked shielding his eyes.
"Not sure. The light must be all the energy in the room. Ronon I need you over here. Bring the councilman with you." John said.
Ronon and the councilman ran over to John and Lorne and saw the light coming from the door.
"What is that?" Ronon asked.
"I think it's the energy from the room. Look we have less then three minutes to get this room door open enough so we can see what's inside. So Ronon, I need you and the Councilman on one side and Lorne and I on the other." John said.
As soon as John saw that everyone was in position he let them know to pull.
"Ok everyone. Pull!" John yelled.
It every ounce of strength they had to get the door to budge the few inches it did. The amount the door did move was just enough for them to now get a good look inside the gym.
John moved forward first with the others close behind him. He didn't get to close because of the forcefield in front of him. It took a second to see anything because of the bright light but once their eyes adjusted to the light they saw two figures and they were moving very fast. John could barely see their movements.
"Colonel, it is the descendants." Tollara said.
"Are you sure? I can barely see anything." John said.
"It is them." Tollara said with more certainty than before.
John wasn't sure how Tollara was able to follow their movements when he wasn't but he knew now was not the time to ask.
"Two minutes." Rodney said.
"Copy that." John said.
John looked back inside and noticed that the blurs he was watching were suddenly getting slower. The slower they got the more he was able to make out there shapes. They were both definitely female. One of the figures turned towards him and he was barely able to make out the face but from what little he could see he knew it was Teyla. John knew that the other blur had to be Campbell.
"Colonel, we need to get their attention. The energy is being created by the descendants, only I believe they are not in control of their actions. We must stop them before they unknowingly release the energy in the room." Tollara said.
"Well how do we do that?" John asked.
"Try calling their names?" Ronon said.
John looked at Ronon and smiled. It was so simple he was surprised he hadn't thought of it.
"Ronon, your a genius. Don't ever let Rodney tell you any different." John said.
John turned back around to the door and called Teyla's name. He got no response from her.
John tried again calling to Teyla. This time she slowed down and turned her head slightly toward John but then she turned back towards Danielle when she noticed Danielle was moving towards her. John saw that Teyla's eyes where white which made him think that she and Campbell must be possessed by the sisters.
"Look,we need to get both of them to turn towards us. Lorne you call Campbell and see if she looks towards you while I call Teyla again."John said.
Tollara looked at the way the descendants where fighting and recognized the movements they were doing. He realized how he could get the descendants to stop before it was to late.
"One minute." Rodney said.
"John get your people off that level! There is nothing more you can do." Carter said.
"All personnel clear this level now. Lorne that goes for you too. Sam, I can't leave without Teyla. " John said.
"Sorry sir, I'm staying. I can't leave without Danielle." Lorne said.
John looked at Ronon. He shook his head letting John know he was not moving either.
"If you guys live we are having a long talk about following orders." Carter said.
"Colonel I believe I know how to stop them." Tollara said.
"Get him to say it quick. You've got 45 seconds." Rodney yelled.
"What is it? And say it quickly." John said.
"When you call to them say Fatala Neboot. Both of you must say it." Tollara said.
"Why? What does it mean?" Lorne asked.
"Who cares what it means if it gets them to stop. Just say the damn words!" Rodney yelled.
"Got it." John said.
John and Lorne turned towards Teyla and Danielle.
John called to Teyla first.
"Teyla, Fatala Neboot." John yelled.
Teyla was just about to land a blow on Danielle's side when she suddenly stopped.
Lorne took this as his cue to call to Danielle.
"Dani, Fatala Neboot." Lorne called but Danielle didn't stop. She kept moving forward towards Teyla.
Lorne watched as Danielle took advantage of Teyla not moving and used her Kuri-Khans to sweep Teyla's leg causing her to land on the floor.
"Thirty seconds." Rodney yelled.
Lorne tried one more time to reach Danielle.
"Danielle, Fatala Neboot! Fatala Neboot!" Lorne yelled.
"Twenty seconds." Rodney said.
They all watched as Danielle turned her head towards Lorne and stopped her movements. Danielle looked down at Teyla and helped her up off the floor.
"Ten seconds!" Rodney yelled.
Both Teyla and Danielle looked at each other bowed their heads towards each other and then collapsed to the floor. The energy around the room disappeared as soon as they fell to the floor.
"I don't know what you guys did but the energy level had dropped to zero. We are in the clear." Rodney said.
"Good. Lower the forcefield and get a crew down here to open the door fully. We need to get in there Teyla and Campbell are down" John said.
"Copy that. The shield is down and the repair crews are on their way now." Rodney said.
"Carson we need a medical team down here." John said looking over to Teyla who was still not moving.
"Already on our way." Carson said.
Twenty minutes passed while John and the others waited for the repair crews to get the door open fully so they could get inside to Teyla and Campbell. John and the rest of his team paced the whole time while the crews worked.
Evan watched as his commanding officer was pacing around like a caged animal. He knew John was barely holding it together because he was feeling the same way. Evan looked over at Sheppard and knew that at any moment he was going to explode and it was going to be bad.
Evan walked over to Sheppard hoping maybe some small talk might calm him down until the doors were open.
"You holding up ok sir?" Evan asked.
John looked over to Lorne and was about to snap and give his second in command a smart ass answer but he knew Lorne didn't deserve it. He knew Lorne was a good man. One of the best he ever served with. John was always amazed that even in situations like this when someone close to him life was on the line, Lorne still kept his cool. He was a master at it. It was one of the reasons why John picked Lorne as his second. John took a deep breath and answered.
"No, but I'm trying my best to keep my cool. As you know, I blow up first, then stick my foot in my mouth, and then cool down. Maybe not in that order. Don't worry Lorne, I know I need to keep quiet and let them work. No matter how hard it is. I just wish they would hurry." John said looking back at the gym doors.
John looked over to the doors and saw the love of his life laying there on the floor still not moving. He can't believe that he just admitted that to himself. Teyla was the love of his life. That thought alone brought a small smile to his face and made his heart leap that he could finally admit that to himself. "Sometime it takes a crisis to make you see what you don't want to lose." he said to himself.
John had never met a women like Teyla before. She was a warrior like him and proud of it. She had seen the horrors of war like he had and survived. Teyla never pried like Nancy did. Even after some of the horrible things they had seen done to people by the Wraith and Micheal. She would always either wait for John to come to her or sit with him in silence letting her presence comfort him.
John was more open with Teyla than he had ever been with Nancy. Those years with Nancy, the good and the bad, seemed more like a prison to John. He was never able to truly be himself with Nancy. There was always apart of him that remained hidden from her view. She never was able to understand that John had to keep apart of himself hidden. The things he had seen and done were not something you shared, not even with a loved one. John knew no matter how much they try to convince you, loved ones could never handle the truth about what you do. John knew in his heart of hearts that no matter how much Nancy said she would understand the perils John faced as a soldier. She just wouldn't get it and the more she pried, the more closed off he became. He had learned a long time ago how to put a wall around his feelings. John learned that lesson well from his father. His father would always tell him "Life is like a business deal son. You never wanna give to much away because when you do, you loose it all." No matter how hard John tried he was never able to shake those words from his mind or his soul.
When he and Nancy finally divorced it was more like his bonds were broken and he was again free to roam and search for what his heart and soul truly needed. A soul mate. He almost gave up until that fateful day on Athos when he met Teyla for the first time. From the first moment he saw her he felt the walls around his heart start to crack and when Torren was born the walls completely fell. When Teyla placed Torren in his arms, he had silently swore to both of that he would never allow any harm to come to them as long as he drew breath.
John was brought out of his thoughts when he longer heard the noise of the repair crews.
"Sorry it took so long sir. It took longer than we thought to remove the doors." the airman said moving the equipment out of the way.
As soon the repair crews were out of the way Carson and his medical team were the first through the door with Tollara right behind them. John, Lorne,and Ronon came in after the medical team. When John walked inside he didn't even know Tollara was inside the gym. He wondered how he was able to get in faster then he did. John decided that he would have to ask later.
Carson and his team split into two teams. One going to Teyla the other going to Danielle. Carson went over to Teyla first and checked her vitals. He took his stethoscope out and listened to Teyla's breathing. Then checked her pulse. Once he felt that her pulse and her breathing were strong enough he tried calling her name.
"Teyla? Teyla can you hear me?" Carson asked but he got no response. Carson took out his light pen and shined it in Teyla's eyes. Her pupils were reactive to the light. Carson took that as a good sign that his friend was still in there.
"Get her to the infirmary and I want a full work up done on her. I don't like that she didn't respond to me." Carson said and then watched as Teyla's body was lifted off the floor onto a gurney and rushed out past John and the others.
As Carson worked on Teyla John kept and eyes on Tollara. John noticed that Tollara had his eyes closed and looked like he was trying to concentrate on something hard. John was about to walk over and make sure he was ok and to ask him what he was doing and then he heard one of the medics call for Carson.
"Dr. Beckett we need you over here now! She's crashing!" the medic called.
Carson ran over to where Danielle was still laying on the floor.
"What happened?" Carson asked.
"I don't know. Her vitals were fine a second ago and then she started to crash." the medic said.
John, Lorne, and Ronon ran over to Carson and his team to find out what was going.
"Carson what's wrong with Dani?" Evan asked.
"I don't know lad. Her pulse and her heart rate where fine a moment ago but now her vitals are dropping fast and I don't know why. I need to get her to the infirmary now." Carson said.
John walked away from the others and walked over to Tollara who was standing in the back round watching everything that was going on. John had had enough. He wanted answers and he wanted them now
"I'm going to apologize in advance because I'm about to be very undiplomatic here. You seem to no more than you are saying about what is going on here. I want to know what you know. Now!" John said.
"Is there somewhere we can speak in private?"Tollara asked.
"Sure follow me." John said with a smirk.
Tollara followed John as he walked over a few steps to a corner in the room.
"I though we were going somewhere private?" Tollara asked.
"This is as private as we are going to get. I don't have time for riddles or games. I got two of my people down and I want to know why? And if you are the cause?" John asked.
Tollara understood why Sheppard would be so angry right now. He knew he needed to give an explanation. Even if this wasn't the place or how he wanted to. Tollara was about to speak when he stopped and looked towards where the others were standing.
"Oh no." Tollara said softly.
"What?" John asked.
"Go to her now." Tollara said.
"What are you talking about? Got to who? Teyla?" John asked. The looked on Tollara's face was scaring him. Then heard it. The heart monitor going off.
"Carson? What's going on?!" John asked.
"V-fib! She's coding! Starting CPR compressions"Carson said.
Evan watched in horror as Carson was fighting to save the life of the woman he loved. As he watched Carson pressing down on Danielle's chest and the medics trying desperately to breathe life back into her Evan couldn't believe the scene in front of him. Less than twelve hours ago he was sitting with her at breakfast and talking with her. Listening to her laugh and smile that smile of hers that melted his heart. To think that he would never see that smile or hear that laugh, touch her body, was more than Evan could take. That cool military face of his was starting to crack.
Ronon looked over to Lorne and saw that it wouldn't be long before Lorne was going to crack. He had never seen Lorne look shaken before about anything. Even when Danielle was hurt on Brinar he still was able to hold it together but now it was just a matter of time before he knew Lorne would break down.
"Come on las. Come back. Come back. Anything on that bloody monitor yet?" Carson said still doing compressions.
"No sir. Still no rhythm sir." the medic said.
"Ok. Charge the paddles and give me a shot of epi. We have got to start her heart back up again." Carson said.
"Come on Dani. Come back. Don't do this. Stay with us!" Evan yelled.
"Look I need everyone to clear the room." Carson said.
"I'm not leaving." Evan said.
"I don't have time to bloody well argue here. Clear the damn room." Carson said.
Ronon reached out for Lorne who pushed Ronon's hand away.
"I said. I'M. NOT. LEAVING." Evan said looking at Ronon.
Ronon took pity on the man and felt his pain but he knew that Lorne was not thinking straight.
"Major. I know you wanna be here. I don't want to leave either but they need to work without the distractions. I want her to start breathing just as much as you do so let's let them work." Ronon said.
"If it were Amelia down there...would you leave?" Evan asked. His eyes were starting to burn from the tears he was trying to keep from falling.
"No. I would want to be right here." Ronon said.
Evan looked up at Ronon and smiled.
"Thank you for being honest with me." Evan said as he started to walk out the gym with Ronon following silently behind.
"Pads are charged." the tech said while handing the paddles to Carson.
"Ok. Clear!" Carson said
Thunk
"Still nothing." the medic said.
"Ok. Charge to 200." Carson said.
"Charging to 200." the medic said.
"Ok Clear." Carson said
Thunk
"Nothing." the medic said.
"Dammit las. Fight. Charge to 360." Carson said.
"Charging."
John looked on as Carson and his team where fighting to save Campbell's life. How did this all spine out of control he thought to himself? John motioned for Tollara to follow him out the door so they could talk a bit more freely. He walked Tollara away from Lorne who was glaring at Tollara. The last thing he needed was Lorne to all crazy on him before he got some answers.
"I still don't have that answer yet. Are you responsible for what happened in there?" John said.
"No. I am not." Tollara said.
"But you do know why this is happening?"
"Yes." Tollara said.
Just as Tollara was about to answer Carson walked out of the gym. It was hard to read his face.
Evan, John, and Ronon ran over to Carson.
"Carson is she ok? Can I see her?" Evan asked.
"Lad...she's..she's.." Carson tried to finish his sentence but couldn't.
Evan pushed past Carson and ran into the gym.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!" Evan screamed.
"Carson?" John said.
Carson looked up at John and has a single tear coming down his cheek.
"I'm sorry Colonel. Major Campbell....Danielle.... Danielle is dead."
A/N: I promise I will not leave you hanging for long.