Fanfic: Two of you and one me part 9/10
Chapter nine is online!
Title:Two of you and one me (on FF.net)
Author:
lelianamckay
Fandom: SGA
Pairing:McKay/Carter
Rating: PG
Genre: romance/angst
Spoilers: season five for character mention
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 chapters: one ! two ! three ! four ! five ! six ! seven! eight
Read it on FF.NET: Two of tou and one me chapter 9
Or under the cut...
Chapter 9
As the team stepped out on the other side of the wormhole they were suddenly engulfed by a bright light. Sheppard and McKay were surrounded by a white glow that seemed to intensify. Soon, they needed to shield their eyes as the light reached its maximum intensity. Meanwhile, Future Sam and John were affected by a similar phenomenon; a green glow was quickly growing around them before it disappeared without warning. Sheppard and McKay were released a few seconds after them and blinked at the sudden changed of luminosity. Stunned at first, they slowly started down the stairs still in a daze.
Sheppard was the first to react and yelled at Delios with fury, his p90 ready for use.
“What the hell was that?”
Delios took a step their way and answered him, “You were scanned to recognize your actual timeline.”
Rodney pointed an accusing finger to Delios and exclaimed, “AHAH! So you are Furlings! I knew it!”
Delios didn’t seem impressed by Rodney’s behavior and waved him off, “Who we are is of no importance. Those two,” he pointed to future Sam and John, “are not in their right position in the order of the universe. This needs to be fixed quickly.”
Sam walked to Delios and stopped right in front of him, “Your race allowed me to use the device in the future because I needed it. I must know if I managed to change the past. I can’t go back without achieving what I’m here for.”
Sam was pleading to Delios while giving small glances in Rodney’s direction.
Delios seemed to consider her request and followed the direction of her glance.
Rodney stood uneasily under such scrutiny. He knew that he shouldn’t speak; his big mouth might compromise any alliance with the Furlings.
“You are the one who was in need of changing the timeline then I will spoke to you only. Come with me.” Delios instructed Sam and left on the small path to their right leading to what seemed an empty clearing.
Sheppard didn’t agree at all, “Hey. Wait up buddy! If you remember Colonel Carter told you we don’t travel alone. We all stay together.”
John was upset and clearly didn’t trust Delios in taking future Sam anywhere.
“This Colonel Carter doesn’t seem to mind,” answered Delios, looking at future Sam who was already following him.
John raised his voice, “I’m in command of this team and we all go with you wherever it is you are going.
Delios simply nodded and continued to walk. The team quickly caught up with him and continued to follow Delios in silence.
Half an hour later they reached a small house surrounded by trees. Just like the Stargate surroundings, everything looked like the set of ‘Little House on the prairie.’ Fields for miles and miles, it looked like a normal countryside farm house, no sign of advanced technology or people actually.
Rodney felt ill at ease, he had the strange feeling that he was being observed but the only presence around them was the wind.
Once they entered the house they saw that a table had been set up and that food was warm on the plates.
“Please sit .This food has been prepared for you,” indicated Delios, his hand gesturing at the chairs.
Sheppard looked suspiciously at Delios, “Did you give some kind of telepathic warning to your invisible wife?”
Delios looked back at him impassively and then gave him a small smirk, “You people from Earth always have this inquisitiveness. You should know by now that you won’t get the answers you want.”
Rodney’s head snapped back at him, this man definitely knew more than he let on.
Sheppard was not surprised by the statement but couldn’t help but feel they had been tricked and coming here was a waste of time.
Future John sighed, “All these advanced races tend to be so patronizing!”
“Maybe because you young ones aren’t wise enough to understand the meaning of your actions.”
Delios then turned to Sam, “Please follow me.”
Sam nodded before Sheppard could intervene…. A flash of bright light blinded them the second she and Delios stepped into the room to their right, leaving the space where they stood empty.
“F...! I knew this would happen.”
Future Sheppard looked at his counterpart, “Well, he didn’t seem menacing. He really did want to help so I guess this is alright.”
“Have I become reckless in the future?”
“HEY!”
Rodney wasn’t paying attention to any of them; he still hadn’t said a word and continued to stare at the spot Sam had been standing a few moments ago, worry filling his heart. He cared about her. On the one hand she was not his Sam but on the other hand he couldn’t help but love her too.
Two of you and one me, the equation seemed off balance. In order to get ‘1+ 1 2’ Rodney needed to let go of one Sam but he couldn’t. Rodney walked to the room and crossed the threshold. Both Johns yelled after him, “Don’t!”
Fortunately, nothing happened to Rodney much to his disappointment. He now stood in the next room that was actually a small bedroom with little furniture.
The three men were stuck in this little house waiting for Sam and Delios to return.
Sam blinked a few times, her eyes adjusting to the lighting of the room she now stood in. The change was quite spectacular compared to the small house she had been a few moments ago. The room was big with a hollow glow coming from the walls where many inscriptions in a foreign language could be seen. In the middle of the room were various devices all made in the same grayish metal, all emitting a small glow. Their shape reminded Sam of those futuristic scifi movies they has on Earth and she now understood why the Furlings tried to hide their technological advancements. Their technology looked even more impressive than the Ancient’s.
Delios seemed to read her mind, “We try not to draw attention. We hide through time and observe the rise and fall of many civilizations.”
Sam nodded at him and slowly reached her backpack.
Delios smiled at her, “Do give it to me. I will see if everything is in order.”
Sam took the time travel device from the backpack and handed it to Delios who took it and put it on the square table in the middle of the room.
The device began to glow and turned a darker shade of grey before returning to its original state.
“Your task is not done and I’m afraid I can’t allow you to stay on this timeline much longer. From the information I gathered you already changed a few things that might lead to a different future for you.”
“What do you mean? Did I accidently destroy Atlantis?”
“I can’t tell you. I must send you back to the future, things will turn worse if you stay.”
“Please don’t! I need to save Rodney; your people never mentioned a deadline to do it.”
Delios frowned, “Supposedly there isn’t one but usually people who use it manage to achieve their goal immediately.”
Sam looked defeated, “I don’t know how I am supposed to do it"
“Usually the simplest way is the best.”
Sam opened her mouth to speak but had no idea what the simplest way was. Delios smiled at her confusion.
“Tell him what happens.”
Sam’s eyes grew wide at the suggestion, “But isn’t the first rule of time travelling to avoid direct mention of future events? To avoid a tear in the fabric of the Universe?” Her question made Delios chuckle.
“Human theories about time travelling are far from the truth. Talk and the device will send you back once it’s done. You are trying to complicate things by using caution this time.”
“This time? What do you mean?”
“Just do what I told you.”
“Won’t I be the cause of deeper changes in the future if I do this? Will he… will he still be the same person I know?”
“Your fears have no reasons to be. If anything needs to be fixed my people will do what they must. You only need to worry about going back to your timeline.”
Sam was about to reply when a bright light again engulfed her.
Sam found herself standing with her team back at the Stargate, her backpack at her feet.
“What the hell just happened?” asked Sheppard, focusing on Sam.
Rodney rushed to her and grabbed her arm, “Are you ok? Did he harm you?”
Sam smiled at his concern.
“No Rodney. I’m fine. He just told me what to do. Let’s go back to Atlantis.”
Sam had taken her backpack and was already walking away to dial the gate. Rodney who had to let go of her arm observed her with curiosity.
“Hey! Hold on a minute. What happened out there?” insisted Sheppard. Future John and Rodney looked at her expectantly.
Sam sighed. She had to tell them something or they would stay there all day.
“We went to another room and Delios checked the device. He told me how to go back and that’s it. Can we go now?”
“Right.”
Sheppard was not happy with her answer but this would have to wait for the debriefing.
Rodney went up to Sam as she dialed on the DHD and whispered to her, “Are you sure you are alright?”
She looked up at him and whispered back, “I am. I must tell you the truth about the future, your death, but not here. When we go back we need to talk in private. Delios told me I needn’t be so cautious about telling you but I don’t want to take any chances.”
“Ok. But why the rush?”
“Apparently we already have changed the future in some way and the longer I stay the more changes there will be. I just want to go back to my husband.” They both stared at each other sharing a little smile of understanding.
The wormhole established and Sheppard sent his ID to Atlantis.
“Ready guys?”
Sam nodded at Sheppard and looked back at Rodney, “Come on let’s go!”
Rodney followed her as she crossed the wormhole, smiling.
La suite au prochain épisode!
Final chapter over there!
Title:Two of you and one me (on FF.net)
Author:
lelianamckay
Fandom: SGA
Pairing:McKay/Carter
Rating: PG
Genre: romance/angst
Spoilers: season five for character mention
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 chapters: one ! two ! three ! four ! five ! six ! seven! eight
Read it on FF.NET: Two of tou and one me chapter 9
Or under the cut...
Chapter 9
As the team stepped out on the other side of the wormhole they were suddenly engulfed by a bright light. Sheppard and McKay were surrounded by a white glow that seemed to intensify. Soon, they needed to shield their eyes as the light reached its maximum intensity. Meanwhile, Future Sam and John were affected by a similar phenomenon; a green glow was quickly growing around them before it disappeared without warning. Sheppard and McKay were released a few seconds after them and blinked at the sudden changed of luminosity. Stunned at first, they slowly started down the stairs still in a daze.
Sheppard was the first to react and yelled at Delios with fury, his p90 ready for use.
“What the hell was that?”
Delios took a step their way and answered him, “You were scanned to recognize your actual timeline.”
Rodney pointed an accusing finger to Delios and exclaimed, “AHAH! So you are Furlings! I knew it!”
Delios didn’t seem impressed by Rodney’s behavior and waved him off, “Who we are is of no importance. Those two,” he pointed to future Sam and John, “are not in their right position in the order of the universe. This needs to be fixed quickly.”
Sam walked to Delios and stopped right in front of him, “Your race allowed me to use the device in the future because I needed it. I must know if I managed to change the past. I can’t go back without achieving what I’m here for.”
Sam was pleading to Delios while giving small glances in Rodney’s direction.
Delios seemed to consider her request and followed the direction of her glance.
Rodney stood uneasily under such scrutiny. He knew that he shouldn’t speak; his big mouth might compromise any alliance with the Furlings.
“You are the one who was in need of changing the timeline then I will spoke to you only. Come with me.” Delios instructed Sam and left on the small path to their right leading to what seemed an empty clearing.
Sheppard didn’t agree at all, “Hey. Wait up buddy! If you remember Colonel Carter told you we don’t travel alone. We all stay together.”
John was upset and clearly didn’t trust Delios in taking future Sam anywhere.
“This Colonel Carter doesn’t seem to mind,” answered Delios, looking at future Sam who was already following him.
John raised his voice, “I’m in command of this team and we all go with you wherever it is you are going.
Delios simply nodded and continued to walk. The team quickly caught up with him and continued to follow Delios in silence.
Half an hour later they reached a small house surrounded by trees. Just like the Stargate surroundings, everything looked like the set of ‘Little House on the prairie.’ Fields for miles and miles, it looked like a normal countryside farm house, no sign of advanced technology or people actually.
Rodney felt ill at ease, he had the strange feeling that he was being observed but the only presence around them was the wind.
Once they entered the house they saw that a table had been set up and that food was warm on the plates.
“Please sit .This food has been prepared for you,” indicated Delios, his hand gesturing at the chairs.
Sheppard looked suspiciously at Delios, “Did you give some kind of telepathic warning to your invisible wife?”
Delios looked back at him impassively and then gave him a small smirk, “You people from Earth always have this inquisitiveness. You should know by now that you won’t get the answers you want.”
Rodney’s head snapped back at him, this man definitely knew more than he let on.
Sheppard was not surprised by the statement but couldn’t help but feel they had been tricked and coming here was a waste of time.
Future John sighed, “All these advanced races tend to be so patronizing!”
“Maybe because you young ones aren’t wise enough to understand the meaning of your actions.”
Delios then turned to Sam, “Please follow me.”
Sam nodded before Sheppard could intervene…. A flash of bright light blinded them the second she and Delios stepped into the room to their right, leaving the space where they stood empty.
“F...! I knew this would happen.”
Future Sheppard looked at his counterpart, “Well, he didn’t seem menacing. He really did want to help so I guess this is alright.”
“Have I become reckless in the future?”
“HEY!”
Rodney wasn’t paying attention to any of them; he still hadn’t said a word and continued to stare at the spot Sam had been standing a few moments ago, worry filling his heart. He cared about her. On the one hand she was not his Sam but on the other hand he couldn’t help but love her too.
Two of you and one me, the equation seemed off balance. In order to get ‘1+ 1 2’ Rodney needed to let go of one Sam but he couldn’t. Rodney walked to the room and crossed the threshold. Both Johns yelled after him, “Don’t!”
Fortunately, nothing happened to Rodney much to his disappointment. He now stood in the next room that was actually a small bedroom with little furniture.
The three men were stuck in this little house waiting for Sam and Delios to return.
Sam blinked a few times, her eyes adjusting to the lighting of the room she now stood in. The change was quite spectacular compared to the small house she had been a few moments ago. The room was big with a hollow glow coming from the walls where many inscriptions in a foreign language could be seen. In the middle of the room were various devices all made in the same grayish metal, all emitting a small glow. Their shape reminded Sam of those futuristic scifi movies they has on Earth and she now understood why the Furlings tried to hide their technological advancements. Their technology looked even more impressive than the Ancient’s.
Delios seemed to read her mind, “We try not to draw attention. We hide through time and observe the rise and fall of many civilizations.”
Sam nodded at him and slowly reached her backpack.
Delios smiled at her, “Do give it to me. I will see if everything is in order.”
Sam took the time travel device from the backpack and handed it to Delios who took it and put it on the square table in the middle of the room.
The device began to glow and turned a darker shade of grey before returning to its original state.
“Your task is not done and I’m afraid I can’t allow you to stay on this timeline much longer. From the information I gathered you already changed a few things that might lead to a different future for you.”
“What do you mean? Did I accidently destroy Atlantis?”
“I can’t tell you. I must send you back to the future, things will turn worse if you stay.”
“Please don’t! I need to save Rodney; your people never mentioned a deadline to do it.”
Delios frowned, “Supposedly there isn’t one but usually people who use it manage to achieve their goal immediately.”
Sam looked defeated, “I don’t know how I am supposed to do it"
“Usually the simplest way is the best.”
Sam opened her mouth to speak but had no idea what the simplest way was. Delios smiled at her confusion.
“Tell him what happens.”
Sam’s eyes grew wide at the suggestion, “But isn’t the first rule of time travelling to avoid direct mention of future events? To avoid a tear in the fabric of the Universe?” Her question made Delios chuckle.
“Human theories about time travelling are far from the truth. Talk and the device will send you back once it’s done. You are trying to complicate things by using caution this time.”
“This time? What do you mean?”
“Just do what I told you.”
“Won’t I be the cause of deeper changes in the future if I do this? Will he… will he still be the same person I know?”
“Your fears have no reasons to be. If anything needs to be fixed my people will do what they must. You only need to worry about going back to your timeline.”
Sam was about to reply when a bright light again engulfed her.
Sam found herself standing with her team back at the Stargate, her backpack at her feet.
“What the hell just happened?” asked Sheppard, focusing on Sam.
Rodney rushed to her and grabbed her arm, “Are you ok? Did he harm you?”
Sam smiled at his concern.
“No Rodney. I’m fine. He just told me what to do. Let’s go back to Atlantis.”
Sam had taken her backpack and was already walking away to dial the gate. Rodney who had to let go of her arm observed her with curiosity.
“Hey! Hold on a minute. What happened out there?” insisted Sheppard. Future John and Rodney looked at her expectantly.
Sam sighed. She had to tell them something or they would stay there all day.
“We went to another room and Delios checked the device. He told me how to go back and that’s it. Can we go now?”
“Right.”
Sheppard was not happy with her answer but this would have to wait for the debriefing.
Rodney went up to Sam as she dialed on the DHD and whispered to her, “Are you sure you are alright?”
She looked up at him and whispered back, “I am. I must tell you the truth about the future, your death, but not here. When we go back we need to talk in private. Delios told me I needn’t be so cautious about telling you but I don’t want to take any chances.”
“Ok. But why the rush?”
“Apparently we already have changed the future in some way and the longer I stay the more changes there will be. I just want to go back to my husband.” They both stared at each other sharing a little smile of understanding.
The wormhole established and Sheppard sent his ID to Atlantis.
“Ready guys?”
Sam nodded at Sheppard and looked back at Rodney, “Come on let’s go!”
Rodney followed her as she crossed the wormhole, smiling.
La suite au prochain épisode!
Final chapter over there!