Episode tag: SG: Atlantis (s01e15 and s01e20)
Stargate Operations, 1100 hours.
"Dr. Weir" said Angel as he reached the top of the stairs.
"Angel" said Dr. Weir, "I'd like to ask you to accompany Rodney and his Marine escort to the ZPM room."
"Sure" said Angel as he watched MacKay running towards them carrying a large metallic box.
"Wait" said MacKay as he looked at Angel and the two Marines, "this is it? This is my escort?"
"In case you haven't noticed, Rodney" said Dr. Weir, "we are spread a bit thin, even Major Sheppard's joined in the battle against the Wraith in the city."
"Right" said MacKay as he turned to face Angel and the two Marines, "all of you will have to give up your lives if possible for me….. umm… I mean the ZPM."
"Sure" said Angel as he looked at Dr. Weir, "may I have a weapon? The last time I fought unarmed I was… well.. it wasn't pretty."
"What do you mean?" said MacKay as he walked down the stairs, "you don't look injured at all… other than that hole in your shirt… and come on, this is a defence of a city… you don't have to have an open top shirt like a male model or something."
"Rodney" said Dr. Weir, exasperated at her chief scientist.
"Yeah.. yeah…" said MacKay as she shook his head and looked at Angel, "sorry, it's been a long day.. let's go."
"Weapon?" asked Angel as he turned back to Dr. Weir again who nodded at the Marines as one of them handed him a Zat gun.
"You know how to work that, Sir?" asked the Marine.
"Yeah" said Angel as he activate the Zat, "I used it before."
"Alright, alright" said MacKay, "let's go.. we need to at least get the shields up. There are still cruisers up there and we really don't want any strays coming back and attacking the city."
"Good luck" said Dr. Weir as she looked at the small group surround MacKay as they went on their way before turning around to face Chuck, "how's Colonel Everett doing?"
"He's badly injured" said Chuck, "the Wraith took quite a bit of his life force before it was shot, and Lt. Colonel Riley Finn has had both his arms broken."
"His wife?" asked Dr. Weir.
"She's alright" said Chuck.
"Please ask her to meet me in my office" said Dr. Weir, "and get me Colonel Caldwell on the Daedalus. We need more people down here."
"Yes" said Chuck as he went to another console.
"Dr. Zalenka" said Dr. Weir, "we need the long range scanners back."
"I understand" said Dr. Zalenka as he went off to another console.
"Dr. Weir" said Chuck, "Colonel Caldwell's ready for you."
"Thank you" said Dr. Weir as she tapped on her head set and started talking to the commander of the Daedalus.
Two levels below the ZPM room.
"Teyla" said Willow as she went behind a large metallic box for cover, "I'm out."
"I have two left" said Teyla, "and…."
"Crap" said Willow as she took out her sidearm and started to shoot at a jacket wearing Wraith that was walking towards them from the other side of the hallway they were defending.
Surprised, Teyla turned around only to see the Wraith fall to the floor dead thanks to the unloading of Willow's entire sidearm clip.
"OK" said Willow as she smiled at Teyla while energy weapon blasts were flying around them, "I lied, that was my last clip."
"I sense more Wraith coming this way" said Teyla as she looked at her fellow Athosian's who were injured but still alive.
"This is ridiculous" said Willow as she peeked over the box they were hiding behind, " we started with seven against six."
"They ambushed us" said Teyla as she fired her P90 and another Wraith went down, "now its five against two."
"Sorry about your friends" said Willow as she looked at the Athosian's behind Teyla, "I never realized the Wraith can hide their minds."
"I would like to ask you about that" said Teyla before she fired another burst and dropped back behind the cover.
"Not again" said Willow as she looked at another four wraith aim their weapons at the two of them from the other end of the hallway.
"I do not have enough….. by the Ancestors" said Teyla as she saw the Wraith at the other end of the hallway fire their weapons at the two of them. As the blasts were flying towards them, Teyla saw the blue bolts of energy hit an invisible wall.
"Sorry" said Willow as she had her palm pointed at the Wraith who were shooting at them from the other end of the hallway, "I wanted to do this without using anything special."
"How?" asked Teyla surprised.
"Long story" said Willow as suddenly all shooting stopped as the Wraith were surprised as well, "ummm…. Teyla… you take the other side and I take this one?"
"Very well" said Teyla, "but I would like some answers."
"Sure" as she smiled at the Wraith she was facing, and mentally took out both of her knives before she shot them into the heads of two of the Wraith. Willow then fired her own bolts of white energy at the remaining two Wraith that were facing her, and looked on as they were flung on to the floor dead.
"Oh no, you don't" said Willow as she turned around only to see the remaining Wraith trying to run away. She quickly mentally grabbed the Wraith and flung him onto the wall before she telekinetically grabbed both her knives from the heads of the dead Wraith and then shot those into the last Wraith's head.
"Come" said Teyla as bent down to help the other Athosian's up.
"How are they?" asked Willow as she ran towards Teyla.
"They are badly injured" said Teyla, "but they will live."
"I see" said Willow when her eyes widened again before she looked at Teyla, "we have a problem. MacKay and Angel are in trouble."
"But….." said Teyla.
"He's got the ZPM" said Willow, "if they kill him then…"
"There will be no way to defend the city" said Teyla.
"Exactly" said Willow as she looked at the four injured men before looking at Teyla, "listen, what I'm about to do… you can't tell anyone, including Dr. Weir or Dr. Beckett.. anyone, about this."
As Teyla nodded her head, Willow crouched down as the four men suddenly hung their heads down.
"What…" said Teyla confused.
"They're sleeping" said Willow as she put a hand on two of the men's injuries, "do you sense any Wraith coming here?"
"No" said Teyla in surprise as a white light emanated from Willow's hands as the wounds partially closed, before she went to the other two and did the same thing to them as well… partially closing their wounds so that they don't bleed out before she mentally woke them up again.
"Listen" said Willow as she stood up and helped one of the injured Athosians stand up, "take the others to the infirmary, Dr. Beckett will help to heal you. Understand?"
"But…" said one of the men as he looked at the injury near his chest area which was smaller than he remembered it.
"You were in shock after you were hit" said Teyla, "now go."
'Ye…. Yes, Teyla" said the man as he helped everyone stand up before he looked at Willow, "you are bleeding."
"Captain?" said Teyla as she turned Willow to face her and saw streaks of blood coming down her nose as the redhead wiped it away.
"Yea" smiled Willow, "things like this happen when I get really excited."
"I see" said Teyla as she stepped back before looking at the other Athosian's, "all of you get to the infirmary."
"Yes" said the men.
"Come on" said Willow as she wiped her nose again and ran the other way down the hallway, followed by a confused, but concerned Teyla.
Five minutes to the ZPM room.
"This is MacKay! I need help over here"
"I read you" said Willow into her headset as she and Teyla ran towards MacKay's location, "where's Angel?"
"He's managed to Zat two Wraith before he was sucker punched" said MacKay as he looked at Angel and one of the Wraith fighting, "my other escorts are down, I repeat… they are all down."
"Rodney" said Teyla calmly as she followed Willow, "give us two minutes."
"Hurry" said MacKay as two Wraith walked towards him from behind.
As Angel was punching the Wraith that took him by surprise, he managed to see two more coming from behind MacKay.
"Doctor" shouted Angel as he gave the masked Wraith another punch to its gut, "behind you."
"What?" said MacKay as he quickly turned around and brought his gun up in a moment and aimed it at the masked Wraith as they aimed their weapons at him.
"So" said MacKay, "this is how it's going to be, huh? Just me? Fine…. Come on."
MacKay brought up his weapon, but in a moment of nervousness he pressed the release for the ammunition clip, instead of the trigger. He looked in horror as the clip fell from the bottom of the gun.
"Get down" shouted Angel as he got a good hold on the Wraith that was attacking him and flung it towards the three who were aiming their weapons at MacKay.
"Whoa" said the Canadian scientist as he stood back up, and stared at the Wraith trying to get up.
"Stay back" said Angel as he shielded MacKay, just as one of the masked Wraith fired his stunner at Angel's back to no effect.
"Angel!" shouted Willow as she and Teyla ran in from the other side, "get down now."
Willow saw Angel push MacKay and the box to the floor as he landed on top of the scientist just as Willow mentally grabbed Angel's fallen Zat and shot the blue beams of electricity at the three Wraith. She then shot each one a second time to make sure that they stayed dead..
"MacKay" said Willow as she ran towards him as Angel slowly got up to his feet before helping the scientist stand up.
"Are you alright?" said Teyla as she approached MacKay.
"Yeah.. yeah" he said as he hugged the box close to his chest before looking at Willow and then Angel, "how did you two do that?"
"I'm a psionic, remember" said Willow as she looked at Angel, "and well, we'll talk about Angel if we survive."
"Willow" said Dr. Weir on her ear set, "please report.
"Teyla and I just got to MacKay" said Willow, "he's alright."
"Tell him to get to the ZPM room" said Dr. Weir, "we need the shields."
"Teyla" said Willow, "please accompany Rodney to the ZPM room."
"Of course" said Teyla as she led Rodney away.
"You alright?" asked Angel as he saw Willow panting.
"Tired" said Willow as she bent over and placed her hands on her knees, "Used my telekinesis for more than eight hours straight, and used more of my powers just now… and I have a feeling we're not done."
"Infirmary?" asked Angel as he put her arm around his shoulder and led her away.
"No" said Willow, "I need to go to Operations, report to Dr. Weir."
"How are we doing?" asked Angel.
"Major Sheppard and Faith are leading their teams in killing the rest of the Wraith" said Willow, "Faith's enjoying it a little too much, she's got two more to go."
"Ah" smiled Angel, "a Slayer will always be a Slayer, no matter the type of vampire."
"True" said Willow as they reached the Gateroom and the both of them walked up the stairs.
"Willow" said Sam as she saw the both of them walking up the stairs while talking to Dr. Weir, "you alright?"
"Yes, ma'am?" said Willow, "Riley? I mean…."
"He'll be fine" said Sam, "he and Colonel Everett will be taken to Earth via Stargate once…."
"Atlantis" said the voice of Colonel Caldwell, "you've got a problem."
"Chuck?" said Dr. Weir as she ran to his console.
"The Daedalus just blew up a cruiser" said Chuck, "and the rest are all jumping away but… my God."
"Elizabeth!" said Dr. Zalenka, "it's the Darts, they're coming towards us…. And their trajectory is ballistic."
"Meaning?" asked Sam.
"Their impact velocities will be in excess of ten thousand kilometres an hour" said Dr. Zalenka as he looked up, "no part of the city can withstand that."
"Rodney!" shouted Dr. Weir into her head set, "we need the shield now!"
"Forty five seconds" said Dr. Zalenka as he looked at the scanner.
"Shit" said Willow as she ran to the large balcony followed by Sam, Angel and Dr. Weir.
"Rodney" said Dr. Weir as she looked at Willow lift her hands out.
"Willow" said Angel, "what are you….?"
"Shhhh" said Willow as she concentrated while multiple water based missiles flew towards the incoming darts. Dr. Weir looked on as ten missiles flew up, followed by another ten, and another ten while noticing that Willow started to bleed out from her nose. Everyone looked on as a total of thirty solid water missiles flew towards the incoming Darts.
"Rodney?" said Dr. Weir as she tapped her headset again as she watched teh misiles get closer to their targets, "shield… now!"
"Activating now!" said MacKay on the radio just as the people on the balcony saw explosions in the air, followed by a silver shimmer going up and around Atlantis. Then the remaining darts exploded into millions of pieces as they impacted the city's shield.
"Cool" said Willow as she looked up at the explosions while she leaned forward on the railing after wiping the blood from her nose, "that's really, really so c…."
"Willow?" said Angel as he grabbed the redhead just as she rolled back her eyes and collapsed.
"Sam" said Angel, "we need a doctor."
"Carson" said Dr. Weir as she touched her headset, "we need you and a medical team to the main balcony, now!"
"On my way" said Dr. Beckett as he grabbed a bag while his nurses grabbed a gurney.
Primary Balcony, ten minutes later.
"….. exhausted…"
"Combat medic…. Stand back…"
"Carson…. Location….."
"Hey" said Willow quietly as she slowly opened her eyes to the sounds of the people around her, "what.. what happened?"
"Willow" said Angel, "you gave us a scare."
"What?" said Willow softly as she tried to get us but she felt so dizzy that she grabbed her head and lay back down again, "what happened?"
"Don't get up" said Sam, "you're extremely exhausted.. you've been using your abilities for how long now?"
"Don't remember" said Willow quietly as she looked up at the blue sky, "not that much…."
"More than eight hours definitely.. continuously" said Angel as he looked at Willow open her mouth to argue, "no.. no… don't argue with your elders."
"Right" said Willow managing a smile, "whatever you say… gramps."
"Hey" said Angel in mock horror as Dr. Beckett came in with his team, "watch it.. I'm still younger than anyone else's gramps."
"You're two hundred years old" said Willow, "you beat everyone."
"Right" said Angel, "you win then… now get some rest."
"Sure" said Willow as she felt herself being lifted by Sam and Angel onto the gurney, "but…"
Then Willow suddenly felt that familiar feeling of goosebumps behind her neck.
"Not again" said Willow as she looked to her left and saw everything nearby dissolve away into the Atlantis Operations room now staffed by people she never saw before, except for one.
"Janus" said Willow as she stepped forward.
"Red!" said Faith's voice as it came up the stairs.
"Faith" said Willow, "what are you….?"
"Our link" said Faith, "I just killed the last Wraith when I felt dizzy and well….. here I am. It's another memory… right?"
"Ummmm…. Faith?" said Willow as she looked at the large window in the Gateroom.
"What?... oh" said Faith as she turned around only to see that they were under water, "I take it this was when the Ancients were under siege ten thousand years ago?"
"Yeah" said Willow as the both of them turned around and looked on as the Stargate activated.
"Melia" said Janus, "is it Athena's team?"
"Her signal alright" said Melia as she motioned to another man in the front console to put down the Stargate shield. Once the shield was down, Willow and Faith, plus the others in the room took cover as blue Wraith stunner blasts came through the open wormhole.
"Red?" said Faith, "invasion?"
"I don't know" said Willow as a group of three people ran through the gate and turned around.
"Come on" said one of the group whose uniform was covered in blood, "where are you?"
"Raise the shield!" shouted Athena as she ran through the Stargate. Just as one of the operators raised the shield they noticed impact strikes on the shield which could could have been from the Wraith or their weapons before the wormhole was deactivated.
"Athena" said Willow as she walked closer to the redhead who seemed to be carrying a desiccated body. Looking closely at the body, neither she nor Faith who joined her could see any distinguishing marks. It was so badly desiccated that not even the hair remained. They could only see the same white and tanned uniform that Athena seemed to be wearing as well.
"Athena!" shouted Janus as he and Melia ran down the stairs, "what happened? You left with ten in your rescue team, and where are Hera and her team?"
"We… we…." Said Athena as she started to look at the body in her hands, "we were captured. Some of my team escaped silently and sabotaged some of the key systems in the cloning facility. I… I…"
"Athena" said Melia quietly as she placed her hands gently on both of Athena's shoulders, "what happened?"
"They captured Hera's team" said Athena as Willow and Faith watched her look down at the body in her arms, "they fed on two of her team, and two of my rescue team in front of me… and.. Hera….. he.. they killed Hera in front of my eyes."
"Oh Athena" said Janus in shock as three others came to the redhead and tried to take the body away.
"No!" shouted Athena as she twisted her own body, keeping the others from touching the body she was carrying, "stay away from her!"
"Athena" said Melia as she placed her hand on the body's head, "is this Hera?"
"Yes" said Athena as she broke down.
"Let me carry her for you" said Melia softly as everyone in the Operations room looked on surprised, "you are injured. You should let the medical team help you. She will come with us to the infirmary."
"Hera?" asked Faith as she looked at Willow who shrugged her shoulders.
"No idea" said Willow, "this is the first time I've of heard her."
"No" said Athena as she took a deep breath, "I failed to rescue her, I should bear the burden of carrying her body. Please tell my father to return to Atlantis, I should be the one to explain to him why I failed in saving my sister."
"Sister?" said both Faith and Willow as they looked at each other.
"Red?" asked Faith confused.
"I really don't know" replied Willow.
They looked on as Athena followed one of what seemed to be the Ancient version of a medic before she turned around and faced Janus and Melia again.
"I want them all dead" said Athena quietly as she looked at the body of Hera in her arms, "I want them all gone."
"You are angry, Athena" said Janus as he walked towards Athena and placed his hand on her cheek, "this will pass, you will…."
"They will all die" said Athena softly as she turned around again and walked with the medic, "my sister was my light, they took it away from me. I want them all to pay."
"Melia" said Janus as Athena walked away, "I need you to accompany Athena to the infirmary."
"I understand" said Melia as she followed Athena, "please contact her father."
"Yes" said Janus as he ran up the stairs.
"That's new" said Faith as everything melted away again and she and Willow found themselves in a hallway near the ZPM room.
"Captain… Captain Rosenberg" said Dr. Weir as she ran towards Willow and Faith.
"Hey Doc" said Faith as she waved at Dr. Weir, "where… huh?"
Faith and Willow were shocked when Dr. Weir ran right through Faith. Turning around they saw Dr. Weir running towards a longhaired redhead who was walking away from her.
"Red" said Faith, "is that….?"
"I read the report too, about the time Dr. Weir met a future version of herself that was held in stasis for ten thousand years in Atlantis" said Willow, "but there was no mention of this."
"Willow" said Dr. Weir as she grabbed the shoulder of the woman who turned around as Dr. Weir, Willow and Faith looked on in surprise.
"I am sorry" said an older Athena, "I'm afraid you have mistaken me for someone else."
"Red" said Faith, "she's…."
"She looks like she's in her mid-forties or something" said Willow.
"Well I was going to say that she's kinda hot" said Faith as she smiled at Willow, "but yeah, that too…"
"Willow" said Dr. Weir, "what are you…"
"I am sorry" said Athena as she turned around and walked away, before stopping and turning around again, "you are the woman, are you not? Dr. Elizabeth Weir? The one from Earth who travelled back in time through Janus' time ship?"
"Yes" said Dr. Weir.
"I am sorry to hear about your companions" said Athena, "I too know of great loss, you have my condolences."
"Willow" said Dr. Weir as she stopped herself, "I mean… I'm sorry... I haven't asked for your name.."
"Athena" said the redhead, "my name is Athena, I am one of the geneticists here in Atlantis."
"I see" said Dr. Weir, "I'm sorry but you look remarkably like someone I know."
"This Willow Captain Rosenberg?" asked Athena confused, "is that not a very long name?"
"Hey" said Willow as Faith stood beside her giggling.
"No" smiled Dr. Weir, "her name is Willow Rosenberg, she has the rank of Captain in one of the branches of the military in one of Earth's many nations."
"I see" smiled Athena, "Is my descendent a good person?"
"Yes" said Dr. Weir.
"I am glad" said Athena as she turned around, "if you would excuse me, and…. I wish you a safe journey home."
"Huh?" said Dr. Weir.
"I overheard your conversation with Janus" said Athena as she glanced back at Dr. Weir before she had a huge smile on her face when she looked behind Dr. Weir, "Janus."
"Athena" said Janus as he ran over to where she and Dr. Weir were talking, "I see you met Dr. Weir? Our guest from the future."
"Yes" said Athena.
"Dr. Weir" said Janus, "if you could please excuse us?"
"Of course" said Dr. Weir as she smiled at Athena, "I'll be in the ZPM room."
"Alright" said Janus as Dr. Weir waved at Athena.
"So" said Athena as she walked down the hall with Janus, "I see you are smitten with our new guest."
"It's not like that" smiled Janus, "she just confirms for me that Atlantis survives for ten thousand years, before our kind find her again. And besides…."
"It is alright, Janus" smiled Athena, "I know I am only one of your many conquests."
"It's not like that either" said Janus.
"Oh" said Faith as she and Willow followed the two as they suddenly stopped, "looks like Janus was a player….. not bad.. nice to know that not all the Ancients were stuffy geeks."
"Look who's talking" smiled Willow, "you're a geek yourself."
"And don't you ever forget it" said Faith as they watched Athena turn towards Janus.
"Have you any news from the High Council?" asked Athena, "any news about my proposal to defend Atlantis?"
"I was on my way to your quarters actually to give you the news" said Janus as he looked at the floor before looking at Athena again, "I'm sorry, but the High Council denied your request."
"What?" said Athena incredulously, "The High Council knows how important this could be for the survival of Atlantis. How long do you think we can hold out underwater? We tried it the council's way through diplomacy. Remember what happened to the delegation we sent for a truce with the Wraith? They were all massacred. We cannot make peace with monsters, my proposal has the potential of wiping them all out."
"I know" said Janus, "but the genetic experiment you are proposing is dangerous and there is no guarantee that it could work."
"But what if we can get a battalion of the weapons I'm proposing onto the Hive ships using a cloaked Gateship, or even one of the planets they use for their cloning facilities?" asked Athena, "can you imagine? Living weapons that are far superior to the Wraith. Living weapons that will not turn on us unlike some of our previous experiments, remember the Asurans? My weapons will be programmed to die off once they have completed their duty. We can use them to bring the Wraith down to their knees for coming after us, exterminate each and every one of them for coming after the life that our forefathers seeded in this galaxy. They will die for what they did to Hera, for what they've done to our people."
"What you are talking about is genocide" said Janus calmly, "the complete annihilation of not just one sentient species, but two."
"Genocide" said Willow quietly as she looked at Faith, "I can't believe that she would even consider that."
"The weapons do not count, Janus; we are in a war for our lives " said Athena, "either we use every advantage we have to fight or we simply run away back to Earth, leaving Atlantis at the bottom of this ocean. She will forever be empty and alone."
"She's still angry, Red" said Faith, "she's kinda hiding it, but it shows in her eyes. She'd do anything to stop them... even destroy two races without a second thought."
"If I'm descended from her, does that make me capable of this?" said Willow as she looked closely at Athena's face, "you're right, her eyes are full of anger and... something else."
"Cold" said Faith as she put her hand on Willow's shoulder, "look at her, when she talks about the Wraith her eyes become as cold as ice... it's like she'll do anything to avenge Hera's death. And no, you're different than her... you have me, Big-G and the others to help pull you back from the edge if it ever come to that. And you have self control so I know it will never get to that point where others have to intervene anyway. You'll never be like her, because you aren't her."
"The Council have spoken Athena" said Janus, "they have already agreed to leave Atlantis for Earth. The evacuation plans have already been prepared. And you are in the first group that will be going back to our original home."
"We are leaving this home Janus" said Athena, "this is my home, I was born here. It feels like we are all abandoning her, I feel like I am leaving her all alone."
"No" said Janus, "Atlantis will be found again in ten thousand years."
"Dr. Weir's people died" said Athena quietly, "none of them survived."
"I will be creating a fail-safe for Atlantis so that if the shield falls to a critical level when her expedition comes to this city, the clamps that hold the city underwater will release and cause it to rise" said Janus, "and Dr. Weir will be put in stasis and made to awaken every 3.3 thousand years to change the sequence of the Potentia so that when her expedition does arrive, there will still be power left in the city"
"Your plan is riskier than mine" said Athena.
"Yes" said Janus, "but don't you see Athena, just her being here is proof that Atlantis will be found safe and sound. They will look after her. Her people are explorers like ours, which is not surprising since they are the second evolution of our kind."
"It is still running away, Janus" said Athena sadly as she walked towards a panel and waved her hand over it as it beeped and a door opened, only to reveal another balcony that looked out to the city.
"Nice" said Willow as she followed Janus and Athena out onto the balcony.
"This is what is it was like when the city was underwater huh?" said Faith as she looked up and could see weapons impact on the shield which created a beautiful glow.
"We'll all be safe on Earth" said Janus, "you can take your data crystals with you and use one of the many continental outposts that we left on Earth and the other planets in Avalon."
"You will be building another ship?" asked Athena.
"Perhaps" smiled Janus as he walked away, "the first group will be leaving in approximately twelve hour, take what you need, and quickly as possible."
"I see" said Athena as she turned and leaned onto the balcony railing, closed her eyes and hung her head down.
"She's so angry" said Faith as she stood on one side of Athena, "I know what that's like, you know…. To want revenge on someone… or in her case, an entire race of vampires."
"I know" said Willow.
"Goodbye" said Athena as Willow and Faith stopped what they were saying and looked at the longhaired redhead, "goodbye Atlantis, goodbye Hera."
The two females looked on as Athena raised her head while tears flowed down her cheeks.
"I do not know if you can hear me, Hera" said Athena softly, "watch over the city, watch over our home. Please watch over the bodies of the dead we buried on Lantea as well as of the one's who accompanied Dr. Weir from the future; they died needlessly. Watch over Dr. Weir as she starts her long journey home and…. if possible, watch over me and watch over our father. I miss you dearly and…. I do wish that it was me who died that day, not you. Father has seemed… lost without your smile and your laughter. I hope that you can forgive me as well for not being able to avenge your death. You never deserved what had happened and I… I am sorry."
"Red… Faith" said General O'Neill's voice as Willow as Faith looked at each other as Athena vanished right in front of their eyes.
"Sir?" said Willow as she snapped her eyes wide open at the SGC after she had come through the Stargate.
"Big-G?" said Faith as she raised her head before putting it back down and rubbing her temples.
"What happened?" asked Willow as the gurney carrying her stopped at the bottom of the ramp.
"You collapsed" said the General as he looked at Willow while Dr. Brightman and her team were putting monitors onto her skin.. and Faith's, "actually, the internal sensors in Atlantis showed that both you and Faith collapsed almost at the same time. And you've been asleep for three days."
"Atlantis?" asked Willow, "are they...?"
"They're safe" said the General, "when the both of you didn't wake up, Dr. Weir notified me and I ordered the both of you back to the SGC so that Thor could take a look at the both of you. He'll be here in a few hours."
"Big-G" said Faith as she rubbed her head, "we have an explanation."
"I want the both of you to rest up, I'll hear the explanation in the briefing after Thor checks the both of you out and Dr. Brightman gives her ok" said the General as he squeezed Willow's hand, "Dr. Beckett said that you are fully healed but exhausted. Dr. Weir wanted to commend you for the last thing that you did before you collapsed."
"Yes Sir" said Willow, "everyone else safe?"
"Angel's still in Atlantis" said the General, "I've already informed Miss Chase that he'll be back through the Stargate in about three days. He'll be spending that time in the city to help in mopping up any remaining Wraith. She'll be here to greet him."
"I see, sir" said Willow as Dr. Brightman's nurses pushed her gurney towards the Gateroom exit.
"Big-G?" said Faith, "what about Soldier boy and Sam?"
"They're here" said the General, "they got here yesterday. They were worried about the both of you too."
"Dawn?" asked Faith.
"She's gonna kill the both of you after she found out what happened" said the General with a grin, "she's off-world with SG13, she'll be back in another four hours."
"Right" said Faith as she closed her eyes before her gurney was pushed towards the exit as the General looked on.
TBC