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Chapter 2: Situation
Sheppard propped himself up on his elbows so he could check on the girl again. Once she had passed out on the Puddle Jumper, she hadn't regained consciousness, even after they had returned to Atlantis. Dr. Elizabeth Weir had sent Sheppard and the girl immediately to the infirmary to have Dr. Carson Beckett check them over. It had been almost four hours and the girl still hadn't woken up. On the other hand, Sheppard was still in the infirmary and astonishingly wasn't bothering Dr. Beckett about being released.
"She's not awake yet, Colonel Sheppard," Dr. Beckett said, writing something down on Sheppard's chart.
Sheppard wondered how Dr. Beckett knew he was checking on the girl since the doctor had his back was turned to him.
"She not only saved my life, but also the members of my team," Sheppard reminded Dr. Beckett.
Dr. Beckett turned around and patted Sheppard on the shoulder. "I understand your concern."
Sheppard didn't comment as his attention returned to the unconscious girl. Several questions went through Sheppard's mind and he wanted answers. No, he needed answers because there was something about the girl that was giving him a strange feeling.
"Well, since you are all bandaged up and you're doing quite well, you can return to your quarters, as long as you promise to take it easy and to stay off your leg," Dr. Beckett said, hoping that Sheppard would return to his quarters and wouldn't get in Dr. Beckett's way.
"Right. Sure, Doc," Sheppard said with a grin, looking again to see if the girl had woken up.
Dr. Beckett frowned at John and was about to comment when Teyla came into the room.
"Do not worry, Dr. Beckett, I will make sure that he obeys your orders," Teyla said as she held a pair of crutches out to Sheppard. She knew that if she didn't get Sheppard to leave the infirmary, he would remain until the girl had woken up.
"Thank you, Teyla," Dr. Beckett said with some relief but he knew that Sheppard tended to do things his own way that got the Colonel into trouble.
"You are quite welcome, Dr. Beckett," Teyla said giving the doctor a nod.
"Gee, did the good Doctor page you while I wasn't looking or something?" Sheppard asked as he stood up and leaned on the crutches.
"No," Teyla answered without hesitation.
Sheppard looked at Teyla with a raised eyebrow wondering if she had answered sincerely. "Bye, Doc. Let me know if anything changes," Sheppard said looking pointedly at the girl.
"Of course, Colonel Sheppard," Dr. Beckett said with a nod as he checked the girl's vitals.
Sheppard sighed and allowed Teyla to lead him out of the infirmary. He didn't understand the strange feeling he had about the girl. He concluded that it must be because she had saved his life and the members of his team.
It had been about twenty minutes since Colonel Sheppard had left the infirmary when Dr. Beckett began whistling an old Scottish tune that he had learned from his grandfather.
He was curious about this girl who had saved Colonel Sheppard's life by breaking a creature's neck with her bare hands. Dr. Beckett had taken a sample of her blood to see what he could discover, but he still had to wait at least another hour before all of the tests would be complete.
He was signing the paperwork about Sheppard's injuries and his release, when he heard movement in the infirmary. He stood up and left his office, going into the patient area. He stepped up to the bed that had his only patient and saw that the girl's eyes were open and that they were the color of the sky on a clear, sunny day. "Hello, I'm Dr. Beckett…"
Before Dr. Beckett could move, the girl shot her hand out and grabbed him by the throat. Before Dr. Beckett could try to say or word, the girl lifted up Dr. Beckett and threw him over the examination table and into the wall. Dr. Beckett slumped to the ground, unconscious.
The girl jumped off of the bed and scanned the room with fearful eyes. She saw the door across the room. With another quick look around the room, she decided that it was safe and she ran out the door.
Dr. Elizabeth Weir read over the mission report that Colonel Sheppard had put together while he had been in the infirmary. She had already read the mission reports that Teyla, Ronon and Rodney had given to her. They all had written similar events, but she had noticed that Sheppard's mission report had a different tone than those of his team. Weir was certain that Sheppard's odd tone was caused by the strange girl who had saved his life and had ensured the safety of Sheppard's team when they had run for the Puddle Jumper.
Dr. Weir ran a hand through her wavy, brown hair, set down Sheppard's report and spun her chair around to look out the window. She gazed out and allowed her eyes to follow the waves of the ocean.
She could feel her body beginning to relax when the communications link beeped. Holding in a sigh, she pushed the button to respond. "Yes?"
"Dr. Weir, we have a situation," Lieutenant Hall said.
Dr. Weir frowned which caused her brow to furrow in thought and in worry. "What is it, Lieutenant?"
"Dr. Weir, Dr. Beckett was attacked and is in the infirmary," Lieutenant Hall replied.
"I'm on my way," Dr. Weir said as she stood up and quickly left her office and as she ran to the infirmary, wondering if Dr. Beckett was all right.
Dr. Weir stepped into the infirmary and the first thing she saw was Dr. Beckett laying on a hospital bed, with an ice pack pressed against the back of his head. When she saw that his eyes were open and he was moving slightly, she sighed in relief.
"What happened?" Dr. Weir asked as she stepped up to Dr. Beckett and placed her hand on his shoulder.
Dr. Beckett gave Dr. Weir a small smile before his face scrunched up as a jolt of pain shot through him.
"It appears that Dr. Beckett's latest patient and Colonel Sheppard's new friend decided to throw the good Doctor at the wall," Lieutenant Hall replied as Major Carson, a petite, blonde haired woman with a small, almost heart shaped birthmark on her neck adjusted Dr. Beckett's pillow so the Doctor would be more comfortable.
Dr. Beckett quickly explained to Dr. Weir what had happened. Dr. Weir frowned as she used her communications earphone to call Captain McNally. "Captain McNally, has there been any sighting of our guest?"
"No, ma'am, but the entire city has been alerted and are looking for the girl," Captain McNally replied in his thick British accent.
"I'm coming to the control room," Dr. Weir said as she patted Dr. Beckett on the shoulder. "Take care of yourself, Dr. Beckett."
"Thank you, Dr. Weir. A doctor doesn't hear that too often," Dr. Beckett said with a smile which Dr. Weir returned before she left the infirmary.
Sheppard was looking intently at the screen when Dr. Weir entered the room. He had already ditched his crutches and made sure that he wasn't putting much weight on his injured leg.
"Any sighting of the girl yet?" Dr. Weir asked once she gave Sheppard a disapproving look and surprisingly didn't comment about his presence.
"No, Dr. Weir," Captain McNally said, his accent heavier than usual because he was anxious and concerned. "How is Dr. Beckett?"
"He has a nasty bump on the head and probably a concussion, but he'll be fine," Dr. Weir replied as she looked at the screen that was showing the different levels of the city.
Dr. McKay entered the room and gave Sheppard a look telling the Colonel that McKay was going to tell Sheppard that he never should have brought the girl into the city. Sheppard just ignored McKay as he studied the screen wondering where the girl had gone.
"Why would she attack Dr. Beckett? Dr. Beckett is gentle and caring," Teyla said.
"She woke up and Dr. Beckett went to check on her, but she attacked him," Dr. Weir said, her eyes never leaving the screen.
"She was afraid," Sheppard said incredulously, wondering why he hadn't come to that conclusion earlier.
"Of Dr. Beckett? She doesn't seem like she would be afraid of anything. I mean she did kill that creature just by snapping its neck!" McKay replied wondering if Sheppard had taken a hit to the head.
Sheppard refrained from rolling his eyes. "No, she was afraid of the infirmary. That's why she left."
"Have we found her yet?" Dr. Weir asked McNally barely able to keep the impatience out of her voice and not caring at the moment why she attacked Dr. Beckett but wanting to make sure that the girl wouldn't attack any else.
McNally didn't answer as he moved to the next part of the city that had yet to be scanned. "The sensors indicate that someone is on the northeast tower," McNally said, pointing the location on the monitor. He knew that it had to be the girl because no one was supposed to be in the tower.
"That's her. Let's go," Sheppard said as he turned to leave ignoring the pain in his leg and trying to hide the limp from Dr. Weir.
"Colonel Sheppard, you are injured so you are in no condition to see this woman," Dr. Weir said.
"She saved my life, Dr. Weir. I think she will listen to me," Sheppard said knowing somehow that she would truly listen to him.
Dr. Weir sighed, knowing that it was going to be a waste of time to argue with Sheppard. "Fine. Teyla is going with you just in case the girl becomes hostile."
Sheppard nodded his head agreeing to Dr. Weir's demands, but surprisingly he didn't respond with some type of comment as he hurried out the door with Teyla right behind him.
Sheppard and Teyla made it to the tower in ten minutes which would probably be considered a record if either of them cared about that at that moment. They stepped warily towards the opening that led outside onto a balcony with Teyla holding steadily onto her weapon. Teyla paused and looked back at Sheppard, keeping a wary eye towards the opening.
Sheppard nodded his head and gave Teyla the signal to continue. Teyla cautiously walked through the opening.
The girl was of the right of the doorway standing next the railing and gazing out across the ocean. Teyla had her gun trained on the girl, when Sheppard signaled that he wanted to talk with the girl. Teyla nodded her head even though she had her doubts about the strange girl.
Sheppard walked a couple of steps past Teyla towards the girl. "Hello, I'm Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard and I just want to talk with you."
The girl turned around, her long, dark hair tinted with blue moved like a wave as she tilted her head and studied them. Sheppard saw a flash of movement as the girl rushed towards them so quickly that Teyla didn't have a chance to even fire her weapon.
The girl easily pushed Sheppard aside which caused his injured leg to give out on him as he landed on his back. Hundreds of white dots appeared in Sheppard's vision as he felt the throbbing pain in his leg.
Teyla without her weapon was still a formidable fighter but the girl was faster and stronger than Teyla had realized. Within seconds, the girl had grabbed Teyla by the throat and was holding her over the edge.
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