Lightning, part 12
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Sorry it's been so long to post this. I hope y'all are still enjoying my tale. Thanks to nacimynom for her beta and scene suggestions!
Title: Lightning Strikes
Author: Amycat8733
Rating: T
Pairing(s): John/Teyla
Characters: John, Teyla, Rodney, Ronon, Keller, Lorne, Woolsey
Warning(s): sentient Atlantis
Length:
Disclaimer: The characters and locales of SGA don't belong to me. For fun, not profit. I just swim in the pool. No borrowed OCs were harmed during these productions.
Summary: A lightning bolt brings change to John Sheppard. His bond with the city deepens, bringing its own hazards. Friendship is tested as Rodney and John clash over his new strength. As John's abilities grow and change, change also comes to Atlantis.
Part 12
On his way to the mess hall, Ronon received a call from Amelia. She had been keeping Torren the last few days. On answering her call, Ronon found that Amelia had to fill in for another tech that was in the infirmary, so Ronon met her between the Gateroom and the mess hall so she could pass Torren over.
As he saw the boy, Ronon knelt. “Hey, Torren. You been good?”
Torren nodded, one hand holding Amelia’s, the other holding a blue teddy bear that John had bought for him on Earth. “Yes, Unca Ronon. Gonna see Da and Mama?”
Ronon picked the toddler up, balancing the boy on his shoulder. “Yup. We’re gonna get some dinner and take to them. Did you eat yet?” At the boy’s head shake, Ronon continued. “Okay, dinner for five it is then.”
The pair entered the mess hall and picked out dinner for the extended team. As they were loading a cart with the plates, Sam Carter came in and spotted them. Realizing what Ronon was doing, she helped and announced her intention to join them. Ronon approved of the idea, as it would give them a chance to talk and make plans. Sam grabbed a second cart in order to make room for extra dishes and then Zelenka joined them. He wished to have dinner with the group as well because there were some issues that he needed to discuss with the team. With Zelenka’s addition, they finished picking up the food and hurried out before anyone else joined the party.
They were a short way down the corridor, heading for Sheppard’s room when hurried footsteps sounded behind them. Lorne caught up a moment later, tray in hand and joined the dinner party.
Upon entering Sheppard’s quarters, Ronon set Torren down while he sorted out the food.
Seeing his Da, Torren walked over and climbed up on the bed with John.
Teyla and Rodney came over to help Ronon and to wake John up once everything was sorted. Teyla spotted Torren and looked at Ronon, an eyebrow arched in question.
“Amelia had to cover for one of the other techs, so I met her. Torren won’t disturb his Da, will you?”
This last was directed at Torren.
“Nope. I will protect Da.” He looked at Teyla. “Mama, Da feeling better?”
Teyla sat on the edge of the bed and hugged Torren. “He is and he will be happy to see you. We are going to look at new quarters in a few days so that we can be together. Do you want to come along?”
Torren nodded and bounced happily.
The bounce plus the voices woke John. As he blinked awake, the first thing John saw was the rest of his family. He reached over and snagged Torren, dragging the toddler to him as he sat up. “Hey, buddy, heard you missed me.”
Torren turned and hugged John. “Da! Are you feeling better?”
John nodded, a warm smile lighting up his whole face as he returned the hug. “I am. I feel better than I have in a week.”
Torren glanced up at John. “Can we stay here tonight?”
John looked at Teyla, a question in his eyes before he looked down at the boy beside him. “Sure, you can stay tonight. You’ll have to share the bed with me and your Mama though.”
Torren beamed a child’s pure smile at that.
As the food was distributed with Torren and Teyla settling in on either side of John, conversation turned towards setting attitudes straight.
“There are many scientists clamoring for your services, Colonel.” Zelenka stated as he worked on a plate of meatloaf.”
Sam agreed, glancing up from her own meatloaf. “I noticed some lurking nearby, almost as if they were trying to ambush you.”
Ronon looked up, his gaze sharp, a thick roast beef sandwich in his hand. “That’s not gonna happen. Sheppard leaves this room, Teyla and I will be with him. There will be no repeats.”
Radek nodded. “Agreed. Some of them,” and he waved a hand towards the labs, “are lazy and looking for easy way. They see this as glory without pain.”
Sam grimaced, thinking about the greed of some of the science team. “I think a show of support and attitude may be necessary.”
“I agree.” This from Lorne perched on his boss’s desk, waving a chicken strip as a pointer. “Solidarity and attitude are definitely needed. If we don’t show that there will be consequences, the scientists will be ambushing the Colonel every time he steps foot out in the corridors.”
“They can try.” Ronon’s rumble was full of threat.
“Okay, Chewie, calm down.” John patted the air in a calming motion while not overbalancing his turkey and Swiss sandwich. He looked at Zelenka. “Are there many scientists that we’re gonna have to worry about?”
Zelenka nodded, pushing his glasses up his nose. “Most that work with Ancient tech or that are cataloguing the database. I had talk with engineers. They are being reasonable and will abide by rules.”
“We’re gonna have to talk to the Marines and Airmen too, sir.” Lorne didn’t sound happy.
“Lorne?” Sheppard’s drawl held a wealth of questions, as did the cocked eyebrow that accompanied it.
“Over the past four days, I’ve been approached by quite a few of our contingent that have expressed their thoughts about the situation. I’ve overheard a lot more.” Lorne let out a sigh. “The gist is that many of the Marines are unhappy with what happened to you. I’ve heard rumors that some have threatened unspecified retaliation against Dr. McKay.”
John sat up straight on the bed. “That will not be tolerated.” The tone of command in his voice was unmistakable. He moved his glance around the room, taking in each person present. Mindful of the small person at his side, John kept his tone even. “This is going to require special handling. I plan to rest tomorrow and find new quarters the day after, which is Wednesday.” John pinned his gaze on Lorne. “I’ll let Woolsey know that I want all Gate travel suspended for Friday. All military personnel are to assemble in the auditorium at 1000 hours for a mandatory meeting.” He turned to Sam. “Sam, can I borrow some of the Hammond’s SO’s? I’ll need guards for the Gateroom and security for the assembly.”
“Sure, John.” Sam’s expression turned thoughtful. “Are you expecting trouble?”
John shook his head carefully. “No, but it doesn’t hurt to be prepared. I won’t allow this kind of behavior. We all live in each other’s pockets here and we all need to get along.” He glanced over at McKay. “If I can forgive, so can they.”
Shifting his head to include Zelenka, John continued. “Radek, Rodney, I want all of the scientists that are concerned in any way with the technology or the database to gather that afternoon at 1400 hours for an encore of the morning session. Don’t tell them that I’ll be there. You simply want to cover recent events with them as a group.”
John looked at his assembled friends, his quirky, evil grin in place. “I want all of you there, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed with an attitude from Hell on, and armed.” A glance around the room earned him nods. “I want no doubts remaining that we are serious after this is over.
“You are Heart of Atlantis,” Radek intoned as he slid his glasses back up. “I guess now is time for all to listen to their heart.”
John started to object, but Teyla put her hand to his lips just as a breath of laughter caress his mind along with a whispered *you are*.
A tiny thread of anger escaped. “My ex-wife and my father tried to clip my wings for years and I never let them. I will be damned if I let a bunch of scientists do it now.”
That last statement slapped Rodney. He now realized why Sheppard had been so mad. Clipping their wings was an awful thing to do to a bird although it was sometimes necessary in cases of severe injury. To do it in Sheppard’s case would have destroyed him as a person.
Shortly after that, the meeting broke up. Sam headed back to the Hammond, Lorne headed off to do rounds before bed. Radek left for his own quarters, leaving Rodney in the room with his team.
Seeing Rodney edgy and nervous, Teyla got up and walked over. The edgy scientist jumped and uttered an unmanly squeak.
“Rodney, is something the matter?”
Rodney looked at Teyla, wringing his hands before looking at John. “Um…uh…can I stay here with you?”
“He should.” Ronon’s soft comment floated in. “It’s probably not safe for him to be alone.”
John smirked at Rodney. “Yeah, don’t want to break in a new scientist. We just got you trained properly.”
The entire team broke out in laughter, even Torren joining in as John used Rodney’s favorite statement against him.
John glanced over at Ronon. “You stayin’ too, Chewie?”
Ronon nodded, dreadlocks waving. “Might as well.” He moved from the wall and grabbed McKay. “We need to go get some cots and blankets. Back soon.” With that the two walked out, Rodney protesting the abruptness. When they returned, Teyla had managed to clear enough space for the cots. After the cots were assembled, Rodney popped ‘Change of Plans’ in the DVD player in Sheppard’s quarters and they enjoyed movie night. By the time the movie ended, John and Torren were curled up asleep and the rest were not far behind after they cleaned up the popcorn and empty drink containers.
As she crawled into bed, spooning along John’s back, Teyla was glad that John and Rodney had cleared the air between them because they were stronger as a family than they were separately.
Sorry it's been so long to post this. I hope y'all are still enjoying my tale. Thanks to nacimynom for her beta and scene suggestions!
Title: Lightning Strikes
Author: Amycat8733
Rating: T
Pairing(s): John/Teyla
Characters: John, Teyla, Rodney, Ronon, Keller, Lorne, Woolsey
Warning(s): sentient Atlantis
Length:
Disclaimer: The characters and locales of SGA don't belong to me. For fun, not profit. I just swim in the pool. No borrowed OCs were harmed during these productions.
Summary: A lightning bolt brings change to John Sheppard. His bond with the city deepens, bringing its own hazards. Friendship is tested as Rodney and John clash over his new strength. As John's abilities grow and change, change also comes to Atlantis.
Part 12
On his way to the mess hall, Ronon received a call from Amelia. She had been keeping Torren the last few days. On answering her call, Ronon found that Amelia had to fill in for another tech that was in the infirmary, so Ronon met her between the Gateroom and the mess hall so she could pass Torren over.
As he saw the boy, Ronon knelt. “Hey, Torren. You been good?”
Torren nodded, one hand holding Amelia’s, the other holding a blue teddy bear that John had bought for him on Earth. “Yes, Unca Ronon. Gonna see Da and Mama?”
Ronon picked the toddler up, balancing the boy on his shoulder. “Yup. We’re gonna get some dinner and take to them. Did you eat yet?” At the boy’s head shake, Ronon continued. “Okay, dinner for five it is then.”
The pair entered the mess hall and picked out dinner for the extended team. As they were loading a cart with the plates, Sam Carter came in and spotted them. Realizing what Ronon was doing, she helped and announced her intention to join them. Ronon approved of the idea, as it would give them a chance to talk and make plans. Sam grabbed a second cart in order to make room for extra dishes and then Zelenka joined them. He wished to have dinner with the group as well because there were some issues that he needed to discuss with the team. With Zelenka’s addition, they finished picking up the food and hurried out before anyone else joined the party.
They were a short way down the corridor, heading for Sheppard’s room when hurried footsteps sounded behind them. Lorne caught up a moment later, tray in hand and joined the dinner party.
Upon entering Sheppard’s quarters, Ronon set Torren down while he sorted out the food.
Seeing his Da, Torren walked over and climbed up on the bed with John.
Teyla and Rodney came over to help Ronon and to wake John up once everything was sorted. Teyla spotted Torren and looked at Ronon, an eyebrow arched in question.
“Amelia had to cover for one of the other techs, so I met her. Torren won’t disturb his Da, will you?”
This last was directed at Torren.
“Nope. I will protect Da.” He looked at Teyla. “Mama, Da feeling better?”
Teyla sat on the edge of the bed and hugged Torren. “He is and he will be happy to see you. We are going to look at new quarters in a few days so that we can be together. Do you want to come along?”
Torren nodded and bounced happily.
The bounce plus the voices woke John. As he blinked awake, the first thing John saw was the rest of his family. He reached over and snagged Torren, dragging the toddler to him as he sat up. “Hey, buddy, heard you missed me.”
Torren turned and hugged John. “Da! Are you feeling better?”
John nodded, a warm smile lighting up his whole face as he returned the hug. “I am. I feel better than I have in a week.”
Torren glanced up at John. “Can we stay here tonight?”
John looked at Teyla, a question in his eyes before he looked down at the boy beside him. “Sure, you can stay tonight. You’ll have to share the bed with me and your Mama though.”
Torren beamed a child’s pure smile at that.
As the food was distributed with Torren and Teyla settling in on either side of John, conversation turned towards setting attitudes straight.
“There are many scientists clamoring for your services, Colonel.” Zelenka stated as he worked on a plate of meatloaf.”
Sam agreed, glancing up from her own meatloaf. “I noticed some lurking nearby, almost as if they were trying to ambush you.”
Ronon looked up, his gaze sharp, a thick roast beef sandwich in his hand. “That’s not gonna happen. Sheppard leaves this room, Teyla and I will be with him. There will be no repeats.”
Radek nodded. “Agreed. Some of them,” and he waved a hand towards the labs, “are lazy and looking for easy way. They see this as glory without pain.”
Sam grimaced, thinking about the greed of some of the science team. “I think a show of support and attitude may be necessary.”
“I agree.” This from Lorne perched on his boss’s desk, waving a chicken strip as a pointer. “Solidarity and attitude are definitely needed. If we don’t show that there will be consequences, the scientists will be ambushing the Colonel every time he steps foot out in the corridors.”
“They can try.” Ronon’s rumble was full of threat.
“Okay, Chewie, calm down.” John patted the air in a calming motion while not overbalancing his turkey and Swiss sandwich. He looked at Zelenka. “Are there many scientists that we’re gonna have to worry about?”
Zelenka nodded, pushing his glasses up his nose. “Most that work with Ancient tech or that are cataloguing the database. I had talk with engineers. They are being reasonable and will abide by rules.”
“We’re gonna have to talk to the Marines and Airmen too, sir.” Lorne didn’t sound happy.
“Lorne?” Sheppard’s drawl held a wealth of questions, as did the cocked eyebrow that accompanied it.
“Over the past four days, I’ve been approached by quite a few of our contingent that have expressed their thoughts about the situation. I’ve overheard a lot more.” Lorne let out a sigh. “The gist is that many of the Marines are unhappy with what happened to you. I’ve heard rumors that some have threatened unspecified retaliation against Dr. McKay.”
John sat up straight on the bed. “That will not be tolerated.” The tone of command in his voice was unmistakable. He moved his glance around the room, taking in each person present. Mindful of the small person at his side, John kept his tone even. “This is going to require special handling. I plan to rest tomorrow and find new quarters the day after, which is Wednesday.” John pinned his gaze on Lorne. “I’ll let Woolsey know that I want all Gate travel suspended for Friday. All military personnel are to assemble in the auditorium at 1000 hours for a mandatory meeting.” He turned to Sam. “Sam, can I borrow some of the Hammond’s SO’s? I’ll need guards for the Gateroom and security for the assembly.”
“Sure, John.” Sam’s expression turned thoughtful. “Are you expecting trouble?”
John shook his head carefully. “No, but it doesn’t hurt to be prepared. I won’t allow this kind of behavior. We all live in each other’s pockets here and we all need to get along.” He glanced over at McKay. “If I can forgive, so can they.”
Shifting his head to include Zelenka, John continued. “Radek, Rodney, I want all of the scientists that are concerned in any way with the technology or the database to gather that afternoon at 1400 hours for an encore of the morning session. Don’t tell them that I’ll be there. You simply want to cover recent events with them as a group.”
John looked at his assembled friends, his quirky, evil grin in place. “I want all of you there, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed with an attitude from Hell on, and armed.” A glance around the room earned him nods. “I want no doubts remaining that we are serious after this is over.
“You are Heart of Atlantis,” Radek intoned as he slid his glasses back up. “I guess now is time for all to listen to their heart.”
John started to object, but Teyla put her hand to his lips just as a breath of laughter caress his mind along with a whispered *you are*.
A tiny thread of anger escaped. “My ex-wife and my father tried to clip my wings for years and I never let them. I will be damned if I let a bunch of scientists do it now.”
That last statement slapped Rodney. He now realized why Sheppard had been so mad. Clipping their wings was an awful thing to do to a bird although it was sometimes necessary in cases of severe injury. To do it in Sheppard’s case would have destroyed him as a person.
Shortly after that, the meeting broke up. Sam headed back to the Hammond, Lorne headed off to do rounds before bed. Radek left for his own quarters, leaving Rodney in the room with his team.
Seeing Rodney edgy and nervous, Teyla got up and walked over. The edgy scientist jumped and uttered an unmanly squeak.
“Rodney, is something the matter?”
Rodney looked at Teyla, wringing his hands before looking at John. “Um…uh…can I stay here with you?”
“He should.” Ronon’s soft comment floated in. “It’s probably not safe for him to be alone.”
John smirked at Rodney. “Yeah, don’t want to break in a new scientist. We just got you trained properly.”
The entire team broke out in laughter, even Torren joining in as John used Rodney’s favorite statement against him.
John glanced over at Ronon. “You stayin’ too, Chewie?”
Ronon nodded, dreadlocks waving. “Might as well.” He moved from the wall and grabbed McKay. “We need to go get some cots and blankets. Back soon.” With that the two walked out, Rodney protesting the abruptness. When they returned, Teyla had managed to clear enough space for the cots. After the cots were assembled, Rodney popped ‘Change of Plans’ in the DVD player in Sheppard’s quarters and they enjoyed movie night. By the time the movie ended, John and Torren were curled up asleep and the rest were not far behind after they cleaned up the popcorn and empty drink containers.
As she crawled into bed, spooning along John’s back, Teyla was glad that John and Rodney had cleared the air between them because they were stronger as a family than they were separately.