Fanfic: Two of you and one me chapter part 5/10
Sorry for not posting sooner...RL has been very busy: job interviews, employment training... I am currently enjoying a few days in the sun to write more chapters. Here is chapter five, chapter six will be here next week.
Title:Two of you and one me (on FF.net)
Author:
lelianamckay
Fandom: SGA
Pairing:McKay/Carter
Rating: PG
Spoilers: season four for casting reason only
Summary: When two visitors appear out of thin air on Atlantis, things start to get interesting for Rodney. To what extent will his life change?
Beta:
ellymelly
Previous chapter: one ! two ! three! four
Read it on FF.NET: Two of you and one me chapter 5
Chapter 5
As they left the conference room and headed back to the main lab, the future Samantha Carter couldn’t help but feel disappointed. She was in the past but couldn’t do anything to save Rodney without causing a chain of events that might lead to some catastrophic future. Her younger self was wiser than her, maybe because her life had yet to begin and she had not lost the only person that truly loved her. Love had changed her. Who would have known she could sound so sappy?
Allowing herself to be in a relationship with a co-worker and finally surrendering to the prospect of having a real romantic life had been a huge step for her. After waiting for Jack O’neill for god knows how many years and her many failed relationships, she had lost hope of ever settling happily. That’s when Rodney changed her life. Never would she have guessed that the once annoying Canadian could change and become the wonderful human being she married.
She was brought out of her thoughts by John, her unfortunate travel companion.
“So what are you thinking about?”
Sam, a sad smile lingering on her face, lifted her chin in Rodney's direction, “How messed up my life is?”
John chuckled, “Yeah. This sucks! He likes you but I can’t believe I forgot how it was before... well before you got together.” John felt lost, “Can you guess how far back we are?”
From her analysis of the situation they were five maybe six years in the past, she would have asked Rodney but she feared her younger self’s reaction if she tried to approach him. This was crazy! How could she dislike herself in the past? I guess Rodney is not they only one who has changed.
Time was so tricky. She sighed making John worry, “What’s wrong?”
Life was unfair she wanted to say but she restrained herself and said to John, “This is not going to work. I can’t think about wanting to go back yet. I need to do something to save my husband.”
“Hey! I know how you feel. Rodney was my best friend and I missed him as much as you…well, in a very different way obviously,” he added for good measure.
Radek who was walking behind them cleared his throat to get their attention. John smiled and grasped the little Czech scientist’s shoulder, “Radek, it is really good to see you. We have missed you too.”
Radek gave him a weak smile and whispered to both of them, “I couldn’t help but overhear your conversation... Would you mind saving me too? I’m not very fond of dying.”
Sam and John shared a glance acknowledging a silent agreement.
John looked back at Radek and whispered back, “Let’s just say you and Rodney are a package deal on this one.”
Radek frowned not quite understanding but still nodded to thank them.
A few minutes later, they reached the main lab and Colonel Carter mentioned future Sam and John to a desk where the troublesome alien device was. She gestured at it as she spoke, “Did you hold it a certain way or…”
Future Sam walked to the desk and took the device in her right hand, “I held it and thought ‘let me save Rodney’.”
“Sounds easy,” mumbled Ronon who was leaning against the wall at the lab's entrance.
Colonel Carter fixed the device in her future self’s hand, “Try to think about your own time.”
Sam sighed and closed her eyes. She tried to void her mind from any thoughts of Rodney but by actually thinking of not thinking it had the opposite effect on her mind. She got no reaction from the device.
“This is not working,” declared Rodney, once again stating the obvious.
“I’m trying,” said future Sam without her usual conviction.
“Let me try, ” proposed future John, willing to play guinea pig.
Future Sam felt panic surround her, “What about if you leave and I’m stuck here?”
“Just stay close to me. The device did grab me when I walked in. It shouldn’t be that picky.”
Future Sam nodded at his logic and John proceeded with the experiment. He concentrated, focusing on his own time but the device stayed dark. There was no reaction at all.
“I don’t feel anything,” declared John, eyes still closed in concentration.
“I guess the device only obeys to the person who gave the first order, ” proposed future Sam.
“We have no clue how it works!” exclaimed Rodney.
“It doesn’t mean we can’t guess,” answered future Sam.
“Well it was worth a try,” said Colonel Carter, wanting to avoid another banter. “It’s around lunch time, I guess you are both hungry. Ronon Teyla could you take them to the mess hall?”
“Of course Colonel Carter,” said Teyla. Ronon grunted and was about to leave when future Sam spoke.
“Actually I was wondering if I could talk to you?”
Colonel Carter looked suspiciously at her before agreeing, “Sure, let’s go to my office.”
Future John left with Ronon and Teyla who took him to the mess hall, John and Rodney following them quietly.
Rodney kept glancing at John.
Unnerved, John asked him, “What?”
“You are not saying anything!” declared Rodney.
“Neither are you and in your case that’s not normal so I should be the one mentioning your silence not the opposite. ”
“Right.”
They continued walking. Rodney not being a patient person started again, “So?”
“What?” snapped John, earning a glance from the trio ahead.
“Can we talk about it?” muttered Rodney
“If you insist,” conceded John his shoulder slumping in annoyance.
“So?”
“So, I don’t know what you want me to say?” John began to argue
“What are you thinking about?”
“That you are annoying me!” declared John, a pointed look on his face.
Rodney shrugged, “About the future, you idiot!”
John breathed out and said the first thing he could think of, “Congrats on getting a wife, hope you have a wonderful life…oh right you are dead, too bad!”
“Sheppard!” warned Rodney.
“Sorry Rodney.” The silence grew for a few minutes before John managed to talk, “Are you planning on finding out what happens to you in the future?”
“I’m thinking that’s the only solution to this mess.”
“Even with the so called awaiting disaster that is changing a timeline?”
“You did it once. Changed the present to save the future.”
“I know but this is different, Rodney.”
Rodney didn’t listen and mumbled to himself, “We need to know more about this device.”
John looked at him, a worried expression on his face. Rodney was so focused on the device he didn’t see the dilemma that would be presenting itself when he found his answer, “Easier said then done” said John before contining their walk to the mess hall.
Meanwhile both Sams were heading to the Colonel’s office, silence as companion, their footsteps echoing along the corridor.
“I don’t want you to be mad at me,” declared the future Sam suddenly.
“I’m not mad at you,” replied Carter, avoiding to look at her future self.
“You are upset because I told Rodney about our future together.”
Carter paused to think and turned to her. She wanted to avoid any confrontation with herself. Things were bad enough already.
“I guess I am. This is just not something I expected.”
“Do you love him?”
A startled expression darkened Carter’s face, what was her future self trying to do here?
“WHAT? NO! Of course not,” declared Carter immediately.
“Then we must be further in the past than I thought,” muttered Sam.
“I can’t believe we are actually talking about this,” replied Carter clearly unhappy as she started walking again.
Future Sam run to catch up with her, “It won’t kill you to admit that you care for him.”
“Does it matter right now?”
“It would mean you can understand how I feel.”
“I understand how you feel.”
“Listen, I have a feeling that telling you the truth will solve this situation.”
“I think that we can avoid that. I will schedule a MALP to that alien planet today so we can solve this without damaging the timeline.”
Future Sam caught her arm making Carter spin on her heels, “You don’t understand. The timeline NEEDS to be changed?”
Carter looked angry and tried very hard not to scream at her, “For one person? For your own needs? This is extremely selfish and not something I would do. Rodney has had a bad influence on you.”
“What happened to no one gets let behind?” asked future Sam.
Carter exasperated slowly articulated her sentence, “He is not left behind! He is dead!”
She strode off to the Gateroom leaving a distraught future Sam behind her.
...to be continued on Chapter six!
Title:Two of you and one me (on FF.net)
Author:
lelianamckay
Fandom: SGA
Pairing:McKay/Carter
Rating: PG
Spoilers: season four for casting reason only
Summary: When two visitors appear out of thin air on Atlantis, things start to get interesting for Rodney. To what extent will his life change?
Beta:
ellymelly
Previous chapter: one ! two ! three! four
Read it on FF.NET: Two of you and one me chapter 5
Chapter 5
As they left the conference room and headed back to the main lab, the future Samantha Carter couldn’t help but feel disappointed. She was in the past but couldn’t do anything to save Rodney without causing a chain of events that might lead to some catastrophic future. Her younger self was wiser than her, maybe because her life had yet to begin and she had not lost the only person that truly loved her. Love had changed her. Who would have known she could sound so sappy?
Allowing herself to be in a relationship with a co-worker and finally surrendering to the prospect of having a real romantic life had been a huge step for her. After waiting for Jack O’neill for god knows how many years and her many failed relationships, she had lost hope of ever settling happily. That’s when Rodney changed her life. Never would she have guessed that the once annoying Canadian could change and become the wonderful human being she married.
She was brought out of her thoughts by John, her unfortunate travel companion.
“So what are you thinking about?”
Sam, a sad smile lingering on her face, lifted her chin in Rodney's direction, “How messed up my life is?”
John chuckled, “Yeah. This sucks! He likes you but I can’t believe I forgot how it was before... well before you got together.” John felt lost, “Can you guess how far back we are?”
From her analysis of the situation they were five maybe six years in the past, she would have asked Rodney but she feared her younger self’s reaction if she tried to approach him. This was crazy! How could she dislike herself in the past? I guess Rodney is not they only one who has changed.
Time was so tricky. She sighed making John worry, “What’s wrong?”
Life was unfair she wanted to say but she restrained herself and said to John, “This is not going to work. I can’t think about wanting to go back yet. I need to do something to save my husband.”
“Hey! I know how you feel. Rodney was my best friend and I missed him as much as you…well, in a very different way obviously,” he added for good measure.
Radek who was walking behind them cleared his throat to get their attention. John smiled and grasped the little Czech scientist’s shoulder, “Radek, it is really good to see you. We have missed you too.”
Radek gave him a weak smile and whispered to both of them, “I couldn’t help but overhear your conversation... Would you mind saving me too? I’m not very fond of dying.”
Sam and John shared a glance acknowledging a silent agreement.
John looked back at Radek and whispered back, “Let’s just say you and Rodney are a package deal on this one.”
Radek frowned not quite understanding but still nodded to thank them.
A few minutes later, they reached the main lab and Colonel Carter mentioned future Sam and John to a desk where the troublesome alien device was. She gestured at it as she spoke, “Did you hold it a certain way or…”
Future Sam walked to the desk and took the device in her right hand, “I held it and thought ‘let me save Rodney’.”
“Sounds easy,” mumbled Ronon who was leaning against the wall at the lab's entrance.
Colonel Carter fixed the device in her future self’s hand, “Try to think about your own time.”
Sam sighed and closed her eyes. She tried to void her mind from any thoughts of Rodney but by actually thinking of not thinking it had the opposite effect on her mind. She got no reaction from the device.
“This is not working,” declared Rodney, once again stating the obvious.
“I’m trying,” said future Sam without her usual conviction.
“Let me try, ” proposed future John, willing to play guinea pig.
Future Sam felt panic surround her, “What about if you leave and I’m stuck here?”
“Just stay close to me. The device did grab me when I walked in. It shouldn’t be that picky.”
Future Sam nodded at his logic and John proceeded with the experiment. He concentrated, focusing on his own time but the device stayed dark. There was no reaction at all.
“I don’t feel anything,” declared John, eyes still closed in concentration.
“I guess the device only obeys to the person who gave the first order, ” proposed future Sam.
“We have no clue how it works!” exclaimed Rodney.
“It doesn’t mean we can’t guess,” answered future Sam.
“Well it was worth a try,” said Colonel Carter, wanting to avoid another banter. “It’s around lunch time, I guess you are both hungry. Ronon Teyla could you take them to the mess hall?”
“Of course Colonel Carter,” said Teyla. Ronon grunted and was about to leave when future Sam spoke.
“Actually I was wondering if I could talk to you?”
Colonel Carter looked suspiciously at her before agreeing, “Sure, let’s go to my office.”
Future John left with Ronon and Teyla who took him to the mess hall, John and Rodney following them quietly.
Rodney kept glancing at John.
Unnerved, John asked him, “What?”
“You are not saying anything!” declared Rodney.
“Neither are you and in your case that’s not normal so I should be the one mentioning your silence not the opposite. ”
“Right.”
They continued walking. Rodney not being a patient person started again, “So?”
“What?” snapped John, earning a glance from the trio ahead.
“Can we talk about it?” muttered Rodney
“If you insist,” conceded John his shoulder slumping in annoyance.
“So?”
“So, I don’t know what you want me to say?” John began to argue
“What are you thinking about?”
“That you are annoying me!” declared John, a pointed look on his face.
Rodney shrugged, “About the future, you idiot!”
John breathed out and said the first thing he could think of, “Congrats on getting a wife, hope you have a wonderful life…oh right you are dead, too bad!”
“Sheppard!” warned Rodney.
“Sorry Rodney.” The silence grew for a few minutes before John managed to talk, “Are you planning on finding out what happens to you in the future?”
“I’m thinking that’s the only solution to this mess.”
“Even with the so called awaiting disaster that is changing a timeline?”
“You did it once. Changed the present to save the future.”
“I know but this is different, Rodney.”
Rodney didn’t listen and mumbled to himself, “We need to know more about this device.”
John looked at him, a worried expression on his face. Rodney was so focused on the device he didn’t see the dilemma that would be presenting itself when he found his answer, “Easier said then done” said John before contining their walk to the mess hall.
Meanwhile both Sams were heading to the Colonel’s office, silence as companion, their footsteps echoing along the corridor.
“I don’t want you to be mad at me,” declared the future Sam suddenly.
“I’m not mad at you,” replied Carter, avoiding to look at her future self.
“You are upset because I told Rodney about our future together.”
Carter paused to think and turned to her. She wanted to avoid any confrontation with herself. Things were bad enough already.
“I guess I am. This is just not something I expected.”
“Do you love him?”
A startled expression darkened Carter’s face, what was her future self trying to do here?
“WHAT? NO! Of course not,” declared Carter immediately.
“Then we must be further in the past than I thought,” muttered Sam.
“I can’t believe we are actually talking about this,” replied Carter clearly unhappy as she started walking again.
Future Sam run to catch up with her, “It won’t kill you to admit that you care for him.”
“Does it matter right now?”
“It would mean you can understand how I feel.”
“I understand how you feel.”
“Listen, I have a feeling that telling you the truth will solve this situation.”
“I think that we can avoid that. I will schedule a MALP to that alien planet today so we can solve this without damaging the timeline.”
Future Sam caught her arm making Carter spin on her heels, “You don’t understand. The timeline NEEDS to be changed?”
Carter looked angry and tried very hard not to scream at her, “For one person? For your own needs? This is extremely selfish and not something I would do. Rodney has had a bad influence on you.”
“What happened to no one gets let behind?” asked future Sam.
Carter exasperated slowly articulated her sentence, “He is not left behind! He is dead!”
She strode off to the Gateroom leaving a distraught future Sam behind her.
...to be continued on Chapter six!