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.
Opera123: Thank you. When I first watched the episode and saw one of the soldiers go down firing when they were first attacked it struck me as nothing short of a small miracle that no one got hit by a stray bullet.
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=Alex's P.O.V=
By the time Eli plugged the second Kino in I was beginning to get another sense of déjà-vu, we also had a pretty good understanding of what happened on the planet and about the nocturnal creepy crawly squid like chest bursting creatures and that Rush's journey through the unstable wormhole had ended badly for him.
"So who wants to take bets on what will be on this Kino?" I queried glancing around the small group.
"Maybe it'll be something useful," TJ gave a slight smile. "Like a way to help with whatever it is that made everyone sick"
I gave a nod before shifting from my position against the wall and tried to get comfortable again before Eli hit play to reveal a Kino of us watching the footage we'd just watched. "Ok, do me a favour and skip through that, I'm not particularly keen to see my own dead body again"
Eli glanced back and gave a quick nod before skipping through to see if there was anything new.
"Colonel's Young, Hunter, Doctor Rush" TJ entered the room again before beckoning them to follow her and led them to the infirmary before motioning towards one of the scopes.
Rush sat down before taking a look at the slide and frowned. "What is it?"
"Some sort of micro organism"
"Something you picked up back on the planet?" Young queried.
"Not the planet they just went to but the one you and Lieutenant Scott when too, the ice planet"
"Hang on that was weeks ago, are you sure?"
TJ looked towards Alex and nodded before Rush looked up from the microscope. "This is a sample of the water we've been drinking, isn't it?"
TJ gave a weary smile. "When people outside of the quarantine started showing up with symptoms I knew we needed to look for another common source"
Rush sunk down slightly in the chair before Alex rested a hand on his shoulder giving it a gentle squeeze.
"But we tested it at the time"
"At the time we couldn't see it, the microscope wasn't powerful enough and the organism just too small"
"Well it isn't now"
TJ looked around the group. "It's possible that a batch of water wasn't purified properly and it contaminated the rest"
"So we've all got it?"
"Well, everyone's immune system is different, the time it takes for symptoms to emerge will vary but once it's strong enough to pass from the blood to the nervous system, it works fast and the antibiotics won't cut it" TJ explained before leaning back against the desk.
"Well for a moment there I thought we were in trouble"
Alex's lips curved slightly in a small impish grin before she shook her head lightly and leant back against the table behind her.
I couldn't help but mirror my alternates actions and grinned before shaking my head lightly as I moved my eyes towards Rush who threw me a soft almost unnoticeable grin before we turned our attention back to the Kino footage.
"What just happened?" Eli queried trying to wrap his head around the footage he'd just seen.
Both Rush and Alex shared a look before answering almost simultaneously. "It went back in time" Rush turned and quickly walked off.
"What are you doing?" Young called after him.
"Making sure it hasn't happened yet" He called over his shoulder before both Young and Alex turned and followed after him.
They stepped into the gate room as Rush grabbed one of the remotes and started to dial the Stargate out.
"What hasn't happened?" Eli queried stopping beside him.
"A solar flare" Alex answered stepping round to the front of the console and leaning against it clasping her hands together as she looked to Eli.
"Exactly, it's the only explanation"
Eli looked at Rush hoping for him to explain it further before looking helplessly at Alex. "My understanding is that if a wormhole passes too close to a star and passes through an active solar flare it can jump either forwards or backwards in time, the length of time can vary from seconds to millennia," She explained. "In some cases the wormhole can actually loop back around and connect to itself but in a different time, in this case the past," She looked to Rush. "That sounds about right doesn't it?"
He looked up and nodded to her.
"Whoa, ok, this is starting to make my brain hurt..." He paused before grinning. "Oh my god, it's back to the future"
Alex laughed and shook her head lightly before grinning. "I was thinking more along the lines of Doctor Who without the madman and his big blue box"
Both of Eli and Alex shared a look and a brief grin.
Eli looked back towards me. "You like Doctor Who?"
"What can I say?" I queried and grinned softly. "I'm a big fan of Doctor Who"
"Original or new series?"
"Both, but I have to admit ten is my doctor"
We shared a silent fan moment before turning back to the footage.
Rush was sat on the stairs in the gate room, his eyes resting on the inactive Stargate at the end of the room, Alex standing near him leaning against the railing, she grimaced in pain before shifting and rubbing at her neck.
"Are you alright?"
"Fine, just... stiff" She murmured trying to find the right words as she massages a spot in her neck.
He looked up at her before standing and pressing a hand against her cheek. "Go see TJ" The concern was clear in his voice.
She looked up at him for a moment before nodding and pushing herself off the railing, she stumbled and grabbed hold of one of the consoles before Rush rushed around to her side and grabbed her arm, the Kino followed along behind them as he help her towards the infirmary.
TJ looked over at the two of them and gave a weak smile before motioning to a bed. "Sit down," She stated towards them and quickly rushed over as Alex dropped to the ground and looked to Rush. "Her immune system must still be weak from that detox her body put her through, help me get her onto a bed"
The two of them hauled Alex onto a bed, the woman in question giving a soft groan of pain before looking to TJ. "Don't bother with the meds, give them to someone else"
The medic stalled for a moment giving her a pained look before nodding softly and placing the syringe down again before turning towards James as she stumbled in with Lisa's help.
The Kino moved slowly around the room before landing on Rush and Alex, his hand wrapped around hers, body hunched forward as he talked to her in a low whisper before gently kissing her knuckles.
I shifted against the wall, Young's eyes coming up to mine as he took note of the gesture Rush had shown on the footage, he moved his eyes towards Rush in question and all I could do was offer a small shrug before the footage drew my attention again.
Rush looked up at the Kino, tears in his eyes as he tried to calm himself. "Alex just passed away; TJ thinks her immunity was compromised by that detox she had a few weeks back..." He trailed off with his head down and took a few deep calming breaths. "I have something I need to say; hell I know she'll never hear it now but still..."
"Uh, Eli," I motioned to the footage. "Skip forward," I glanced back at Rush. "Whatever he's about to say I don't think he wants everyone to know" I jerked my thumb towards Rush.
Eli looked between us for a moment before giving a soft 'oh' and nodded quickly skipping forward several frames until the footage changed.
Both Rush and I shared a look, I was curious as to what he'd said and obviously he was too.
The Kino slowly moved around the gate room showing a group gearing up, Young included, he turned to look back at Scott. "We don't need liabilities Scott"
"I'm good to go sir"
Eli was stood waiting for the Kino footage to come through. "Getting Kino visuals... It's night time and, oh hey, surprise, surprise, it's raining"
"Which means those things will probably be out"
"Well that's too bad; they were easy pickings when they were sleeping in their nests during the day"
"We can't wait" Young stated as he tugged on a backpack.
"According to the time stamp on the recording, you have an hour until the first team lost contact because of the solar flare"
"Forty five minutes to be safe" Rush countered.
"How many do you think we'll need?"
TJ looked up and twisted her hands in worry. "Hopefully a small dosage of the venom will do it"
"Dead or Alive?" Scott queried.
"Alive preferable, I can't exactly anticipate the physiology"
"Good luck" Rush called out before the team stepped through the gate.
I shifted slightly and stretched popping the vertebrae in my spine, my muscles beginning to become sore the longer I stood around in one position.
I looked towards Young as he straightened up. "Scott get a team together, you're going through to the planet," Both Scott and Greer nodded and broke away before headed towards the gate room. Young looked towards Rush and I and then to Eli. "Let's give them a minute Eli"
Eli looked back at us before jumping up. "Yeah, sure, you know how to work the Kino right?"
I gave a nod before taking his seat as Rush shut the door over leaving us in silence. I glanced back at him and received a nod as I wound the footage back and pressed play.
Rush looked up at the Kino, tears in his eyes as he tried to calm himself. "Alex just passed away; TJ thinks her immunity was compromised by that detox she had a few weeks back..." He trailed off with his head down and took a few deep calming breaths. "I have something I need to say; hell I know she'll never hear it now but still..." He looked away and scrubbed his hands over his face. "There's so many bloody things I should have said to you lassie," He paused. "Like thank you and... and that you're amazing, and smart, and beautiful," He rushed out before choking on another wave of tears that fell down his cheeks. "Shit," He wiped furiously at his tears. "I... I wanted us to be more than just friends, more than just a quick shag," His hands shook slightly. "I never told you how much you bloody mean to me," He paused and looked up at the Kino, his eyes raw and filled with tears. "Alex I... I think I loved you," His voice was shaky. "And now I've missed my chance to tell you or even make a go of it with you," He broke down crying again. "Come back to me Alex, please, I don't want to be here without you, this journey won't be the same without you" He exhaled heavily before wiping at his eyes and began to rub at his neck in pain before switching the Kino off.
I let the footage run for a moment as I tried to absorb exactly what he'd said, I paused the footage and turned slowly to face Rush before looking up at him. "Did you mean it?"
He stalled and swallowed roughly before nodding. "Yes"
"Truly? Everything that was said you meant?" I queried. "You feel all that right now?"
He inhaled sharply before nodding unsurely; the uncertainty was clear in his eyes, he wasn't sure if it was the right answer to give. "Yes, I meant it all and I do feel it"
I stood slowly and stepped towards him before curling my arms around his neck and pressing a gentle kiss to his lips. "Good to know"
He visibly relaxed and wrapped his arms around my waist tugging me closer. "Let's delete it, I don't really need Eli or someone else finding out about it"
I nodded and grinned softly before turning back towards the footage and wiped his confession from its memory before we both started out the door.