CHAPTER 4
"Elizabeth, do you want to do this?" John asked her for the 52nd time in the last hour (It wasn't as if she was counting).
"No." She finally gave in, she did not want him to know how she felt. But the machine would know if he loved her back right? It wouldn't make her go through the ceremony if it wasn't true. Once again she looked at the forest surrounding her. It wasn't comforting to have to make the decision and then take part in the ceremony (if she chose to) immediately after.
"Elizabeth, do you even know who the machine might be talking about?" He asked hoping that she would say him but, unfortunately, she didn't pick up the hidden message in his tone like she always did.
"I think I'll do it anyway, what could possibly go wrong?" She said, knowing that it could mean one or both of them could be transferred off Atlantis. She gave him a weak smile.
"There's something I need to tell you." He said, hoping that she would let him talk. She nodded her head but before he could say anything, their radios buzzed into life.
"John, Dr Weir. Ten Geni soldiers just walked through the gate. They've taken over the village, I am the only one who got away." Teyla's voice spoke over the radio. "They believe the device is a weapon against the wraith. They have their scientists trying to remove it. We need to move swiftly, they are threatening the villagers with the lives of Tyran, Mayana, Dr McKay and Ronon. If we do not act quickly, I believe that they will kill them."
"Thanks Teyla, get to the clearing as quickly as you can. Elizabeth and myself are there already." He sighed internally, he had wanted to tell her how he felt. It was just going to have to wait.