Disclaimer: SGU and it's Characters belong to their respective owners which, sadly, is not me. I do, however, own Alex and her story line and squad, etc, etc. This has come from my mind because my mind knows no boundaries.

Ok lovelies, so I'm back on this site now, I've been through a bit of RL shit recently and now I'm slowly getting better, I did plan on coming back a little while ago but RL got in the way, I have all my stories posted over on AO3 (Archive of our own), I'll be posting there first and updating here within a few days, right now I'm just going through and updating all my stories to the points that they're at on that site.

The End

=Alex's P.O.V=

I settled on my bed with my hands behind my head and sighed heavily watching the infinite space outside the small window on the wall to my right, I inhaled slowly and held my breath for a moment before releasing it in a slow steady exhale, I'd waited for this moment for a long time I'd just never thought it would arrive so soon.

I stretched slightly and relaxed against the bed again before pushing myself up, eyes resting on the window as I swung my legs over the edge of the bed, I stood and made my way towards the window before leaning against the warm glass, I folded my arms and leant against them before tracing a small pattern into the dirt on the window before wiping it away. I glanced into the reflection of the window as the door behind me slid open and smiled slightly.

"You look like your contemplating"

"Maybe I am," I slowly pushed away from the window and rocked back on my heels before turning towards Rush to find him leaning on the doorway playing with his broken pair of glasses. "What do you need?"

He paused for a moment unsure of what to say. "I... I wanted to come and thank you"

My lips twitched in a smile. "Thank me? For what?"

"Everything," He stepped into the room and shut the doors. "Ever since the start of this you've treated me like I'm human, you've treated me with a decent amount of respect"

"That's because you've earned my respect Nick," I settled on the bed and cross my legs looking up at him as he stood beside the bed. "Sit" I motioned to the bed and waited for him to sit down.

He sat down and played with the glasses in his hands for a moment before looking up. "Aren't you scared? I mean you seem awfully calm about all this lassie"

I shrugged lightly. "I'm not afraid to die, hell I've been there several times," I reached up stroking the scars across my chest. "When you're on that verge, in that twilight zone you think about the people that have touched your life, you think about your loved ones, your kids, you think about all the things you never did and all the things you regret doing," I paused. "At least that's what I did," I shrugged lightly tracing a pattern onto the top of the bed. "With the exception of course that I don't have kids and I don't actually have that many regrets"

He turned to look at me and shifted before wrapping a hand over mine. "What happened?"

I looked at the scars and sighed softly. "How much do you know about my career?"

He furrowed his brow in confusion. "Not much, it ended early didn't it?"

I nodded lightly. "When I was twenty seven," I moved his fingers over the three scars dangerous close to where my heart was. "These are what ended it," I sighed and scrubbed my hands over my face before looking up at him. "I was on a flight transporting some sensitive cargo between an allied base just outside DC and one of our bases in Cardiff," I smiled slightly at the memory that came to my forethought's, the one from moments before the crash of Matty and I talking and joking over a card game. "Matty was with me on that flight, been with my squad for nearly a year when everything went down," I explained and clenched my jaw tightly remembering the feeling of nearly being sick when the plane began its fatal descent towards the earth. "Turns out our pilot had been replaced with a spy," I picked at my nails and looked up at him. "I took three shots to the chest, two missed my heart and the last one barely missed it," I looked towards the window and then at Rush. "The plane went down into a field; Matty saved my life, managed to keep me breathing and stem the bleeding, even put a bullet in the bastards head," I looked at the scars on my chest and sighed softly feeling the familiar tight tension in my chest that I'd become accustom too over the past twelve years. "The damage done to my chest ruled me out for ever getting back into a fighter cockpit so I swapped my pilot skills for training up my engineering skills, the head honcho called up my commander and had him task me with redesigning the F-three oh two's for the American's," I reached out lightly running my fingers over his hand. "O'Neill turned up a few months later and offered me a position in the Stargate program as a British liaison," I chuckled softly and shook my head lightly. "Turns out that spy was from the Lucian Alliance, the material's we were transporting were some relics apparently, ones that an SG team had taken from a Lucian controlled planet" I shifted lying back on the bed.

Rush moved lying beside me and shifted drawing me closer to the middle of the bed, one arm wrapped around my shoulders with the other settled at my waist. "I've got a question, something I want to ask before it's too late"

"Hmm? And what would that be?"

"You've stood up for several decisions I've made, put yourself in the firing line between Young and I more than once, even put yourself between Telford and I, why? Why did you do it?"

"Because I stand up for what I believe in," I laughed softly. "Remember when you and Telford got into that row near the beginning of the project? I think that's the day Telford and I became mortal enemies"

He chuckled roughly. "Probably and I remember it quite well, it was the first time you ever stood up for me," He laughed again. "First time I ever saw you brawl too"

I laughed resting my head on his chest and listening to the steady thump of his heart before smiling softly. "You're one of the smartest people I've met Nick and trust me I've met a fair amount of people in my lifetime"

"I never thought I'd meet someone from the military with a brain," He tipped my chin up. "You managed to prove me wrong"

I shifting up the bed a bit. "To get this far in my life I had to have a brain; I dog fought to get to the top, to prove I was better than everyone else," I explained and grinned slightly. "That and being a rank higher than lieutenant requires at least half a brain" I turned and grabbed my cigarettes from the side table and slid one between my lips before offering one to Rush as I lit my own and sat up leaning against the wall. "My last ones" I explained as I took a lungful of smoke and held it for a moment before releasing it.

"Cheers," He murmured taking it and took the lighter lighting his cigarette before resting back beside me. "Do you truly believe in Destiny?"

I nodded. "Destiny was sent out for a reason bigger than any of us on board can comprehend and one day, whether we're alive to see it or not, she'll make it"

There was a brief pause; I looked over at him to see a smile resting on his lips. "You've got to be one of the strangest people I've ever met"

I smiled a genuine smile before lowering my head. "I can be eccentric and it has served me well, I have tried to live every day as if it's my last and now that, that day is almost here I can rest easy knowing I have lived my life how I wanted to"

His hands wandered slightly coming to rest on my thigh before he pulled the cigarette from between my lips and placed both of them into the makeshift ashtray before pressing his lips against mine, his hand wandering even further up my leg and across my torso to cup my breast.

I moaned softly against his lips and ran my hand down his arm slowly inching towards his jeans and gently unzipped his jeans before pushing them out of the way before wrapping my hand around his dick and pumping it slowly before grinning softly at the soft moan that escaped his lips.

"Stop teasing me Alex"

"But teasing you is so much fun" I couldn't help but smirk and nipped lightly at the side of his throat before rolling onto my knees and sitting up, I tugged my tank top and jeans off before slipping over his lap and tugging at the double layered shirts he was wearing before throwing them to the floor.

I grunted softly as my ribs shifted as my back landed on the bed and wrapped my arms around his neck dragging him closer before crushing my lips against his again as his hand moved down my side and slowly pulled my underwear off before throwing them off to the side with his jeans.

I let out a soft groan and dug my nails into his shoulders as he thrust into me, I felt pain flare through my ribs as my back arched and moaned burying my head into the crook of his neck as I nipped and kissed at the tender piece of skin covering the front of his throat.

Rush groaned softly, hips meeting mine as he thrust into me before drawing out and exhaling slowly resting his forehead against my shoulder cursing softly. "Shit, I'm close"

I grinned softly tipping his face up and pressed a heated needy kiss to his lips before rolling onto my front trying to relieve the pain in my ribs, a soft groan was my answer when I positioned myself onto my hands and knees, his hands roamed across the line of paw prints tattooed across the skin to the left of my spine before a cry left my lips as he thrust into me, nails digging into my hips.

I panted softly burying my face into the crook of my arm and let out a hoarse moan as I rocked back against him relishing in the feeling of being full, relishing in the feeling of my oncoming sexual release. I clenched the blanket on the bed and let out a soft panting breath and shut my eyes tight as his fingers began to work at my clit.

I shivered under his touch and rocked back against him moaning louder as heat and pleasure began to coil through my gut, I gave a soft choke and thrust back against him giving a shudder at the friction caused by the two of us and clenched the blanket tighter letting out a hoarse choked moan into it as a pleasurable fire swept through every inch of my body.

I groaned softly and shivered as the sweat coating my body caught a small chill in the air as Rush thrust into me once more before beginning to empty himself into me, a soft moan falling from his lips as he collapsed against my shoulder and placed a soft kiss to it.

I shifted collapsing to the bed and sighed contently before burying my face into my arm and eventually rolling onto my side to look at Rush who'd collapsed beside me, I reached out moving a long strand of hair out of his face and rested my hand on his cheek before placing a tender kiss to his lips.

"Alex," His words were slightly mumbled until he opened his eyes and sat up slightly. "Alex I need to tell you something"

I arched my eyebrow in question. "What is it?"

"I..." His voice trailed off as the lights above us flickered for a moment.

Did that just seriously happen? I looked to Rush before nearly jumping off the bed and grabbing my clothes tugging them on as he did the same thing.

"Come on" He rushed out of the room heading towards the CIR.

I couldn't help but grin and laugh at the sight of the console lit up and stopped briefly checking them before turning and rushing along the hall towards the main observation deck, my socks slid across the floor causing me to grab hold of the door frame to stop myself from sliding past the room before rushing inside making both Eli and Chloe jump as I jumped over the bench in the centre of the room. I skidded slightly gripping the banister and grinned laughing. "You gorgeous beauty!"

Rush leant against the banister beside me. "Oh yes!"

"Uh, what are we so happy about?" Eli asked sitting up on his seat, Chloe beside him.

"We're going to live Eli" I stated as he stood.

"What about the turbulence and the heat and the death?" He asked, Chloe behind him gripping his hand.

"No, all of that would have happened by now," Rush stated motioning to the window I was standing staring out of, I couldn't help the smile that adorned my lips. "The shield is protecting us"

"But you said we were out of power" Chloe said looking to the window.

"I was absolutely certain of that," He grinned. "And I have never been more pleased to be wrong in all my life"

I turned slightly and gave him a genuine smile. "Bet you'll never say that again" I laughed before turning my attention back to the star.

Rush turned and hightailed it from the room, I turned and gave chase following him through to the CIR.

"There's a rumor spreading that we're still here" Young stated as he came in.

"We are," Rush stated smiling down at his console. "Destiny needed all its power reserves to protect itself and us"

Our grins matching as I settled at a console. "We're inside the star" I stated bringing up a holograph projection.

"That can't be right" Young stated looking to the screen. "That would mean..."

I nodded in excitement. "She's solar powered"

"Destiny is powered by the stars themselves" Rush's eyes never strayed from the holoscreen.

I stalled as I remembered the shuttle. "The shuttle..." I murmured motioning to the small white dot on the screen. "We need to call them back"

Rush glanced to it before glancing back at his console making an attempt to figure out the communication link between Destiny and the shuttle as the countdown timer sprang to live and began to tick down.

I glanced around, Eli, Young and Rush were all thinking of a way to help the shuttle match Destiny's speed.

I closed my eyes taking a calming breath and smirked before hitting the talk button. "Scott I need you to head the shuttle directly towards the planet, I can tell you the exact position in a moment," My mind was racing as I looked up. "They can use the same manoeuvre Destiny used but in reverse" I explained, my fingers flying over the console before me in an attempt to work out the exact coordinates they would need.

"Got it!" Eli called.

"Hang on, are you sure?" Rush asked moving quickly to his console.

Eli looked up at him dead pan. "Math. Boy" He stated. "Send it"

Rush gave him a nod. "Ok, Math boy," He hit the keys on the console and moved back to his own. "Sending the new course now"

"Is this going to work?"

"It's going to be close" He stated truthfully before holding his breath, both Young and I doing the same thing as we watched the holoscreen of the shuttle and waited for confirmation that it had worked.

I saw the look of relief in Young's faces as Scott confirmed their landing.

"Well done!" He moved past Rush ruffling his hair as he went. "Well done!" He stated before leaving just the two of us sitting at the consoles.

"What were you going to tell me before?" I queried watching him from across the room.

"It doesn't matter," Rush shook his head lightly barely bringing his eyes up from his console. "It wasn't important"

I frowned lightly and nodded turning my attention back to the console before me and started to check how many systems were back on line before a small bite of pain hit my guts, a soft groan slipping from my lips. Not now, please not now, I don't want to deal with this right now.