Title: Road Trip Stargate: Atlantis
Title: Road Trip
Word Count: 1074
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: John Centric
Series: The Sharing part 12
Summary: Three of Atlantis’s finest make a trip out beyond the galaxy and to the unknown.
“What am I doing here?” Dr. Carson Beckett complained as he grabbed an extra blanket to try and fend off the cold.
“You’re the one who said we needed to have a doctor,” Major John Sheppard answered.
“And we needed someone with the gene…only you and one other medical person, a surgeon, have it,” Dr. Rodney McKay said as he checked over the engine.
The three men were holed up in the engine room of the ‘FarStar’ ship they found on the rocky world and were now on their on there way to whatever the place was with a small detour to Proculus which happened to be on the way.
“And how long are we going to be in this icebox,” asked Carson.
“One more day to Proculus and 13 more to PX-9374,” McKay answered before seeing the confusion on Carson’s face, “the…what ever it is out side the Galaxy.”
“Ahh…”
***
“Warmth, Warmth at last,” Rodney shouted as he jumped out of the ship.
“I thought you said it wouldn’t be that bad McKay,” John asked as he followed him out of the ship grinning.
McKay just turned and glared at John, “unlike some people I had to get up and check the drives, thus having to leave my warm blankets, Major.”
“Of course Rodney,” Dr. Beckett added as he joined the other outside.
McKay just shot Carson a glance before turning back to John, “Have fun with Athar I’ve got things to check,” he said as he returned to the slowly warming ship.
“O-I’m going with you,” Carson said seeing the questioning glance he was receiving from John.
***
“Chaya is expecting you,” the priest said as the two reached Athar’s temple.
“Is she now? How’d she know we were coming?” John asked the man.
“Athar informed her of course,” was the reply.
“Of course,” John said as the two men made their way to the steps.
“You know very well how she knew we were coming Major,” Carson said once they were out of earshot of the priest. John just grinned.
***
“Thank you for the tea Chaya, it’s very good,” Carson thanked Chaya as he took another sip of this drink.
“You are most welcome. I’m glad to see you both.” Chaya answered as she too sipped her tea.
John just looked at his full cup of tea, “Yeah its great…look Chaya, one of the reasons we’re here is we were told that you might have some answers for us…do you?” John asked directly.
Chaya put down her cup and looked over at John before starting, “There are things I can explain and others that I can not,” Chaya rose and glided over to her window before continuing, “The ship you found belonged to the last Commander of Atlantis’s Defense Fleet. When the city was sunk and the rest of our fleets abandoned this galaxy he alone remained behind to stand and fight the Wraith. When the Council made it clear that we were leaving he protested and when the Council would not reconsider he made it clear that he was not leaving and then he renamed his ship ‘A Knight’s Requiem’ and would not return to Earth with the others,” Chaya looked out the window and watched the people outside.
“That’s why we couldn’t find the ship in the database,” John realized, “isn’t it? What was the ship’s name?”
“‘A Knight’s Honor’ was the Flagship of our scout fleet…I remember the day he was chosen to be its’ Captain. I’ve never seen him so happy than the day he was named Commander of Atlantis’s Advance Fleet,” Chaya signed as her thought drifted.
“I thought you said he was the Commander of the Defense Fleet,” Carson asked breaking several minutes of silence.
Chaya turned from her window before she answered Carson’s question, “That came later after Admiral Ovien had fallen,” Chaya paused as she took her seat and refilled her tea. Then she continued, “Graham thought that becoming one of the three Admirals would allow him to convince the others that their plan to withdraw was wrong…by that time we had been fighting the Wraith for years and we were losing world after world. The plan to leave and return to Earth had been suggested and was gaining support in the council. Being a member only let him see that they were going to leave and to him, abandon their responsibility to the people they had created. He lost faith in the council and in the end even with Trimo I think. Before the last battle over Atlantis he told the council that he would remain after the others had returned to Earth. Even after the council forbid his decision he still made it clear that he would remain and there was nothing they could to do make him leave,” Chaya paused again and drank her tea.
“Is that why he’s helping us, still trying to fight the Wraith?” John questioned.
“He sees your expedition from Earth as his last chance to corrected one of our people’s greatest mistakes…I believe he chose you for the same reason I did. You are more like us than any other,” Chaya told John.
“What about this place we’re heading…what is it?” John said asking even more questions.
“I am afraid that is one of the questions that I can not answer John,” Chaya regretfully told him.
“Can you at least tell us if it’s safe?” John asked as a follow-up.
“It’s safer than many places you will travel…that is all I can say,” She told him as she refilled Carson’s cup.
“Thank-you,” Carson said taking a sip, “How did he plan on fighting the Wraith by himself when your whole race failed.
“He did what the others would never do. He gave the people the weapons to defend themselves. It was not the same as ours, they did not have the ability to build them but it was closer to what the Wraith had. For a time it worked but in the end the Wraith just burned those world with their ships in space,” Chaya stopped unable to go on.
“You mean the barren worlds we’ve found…” John started before stopping.
“He stopped trying to recruit others after that; he struck them himself till at last he ascended. The first thing he tried to do was destroy the Wraith, but the other stopped him.”
“Why?!” Carson asked.
“To interfere is not our way.”
The End of this part.
Word Count: 1074
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: John Centric
Series: The Sharing part 12
Summary: Three of Atlantis’s finest make a trip out beyond the galaxy and to the unknown.
“What am I doing here?” Dr. Carson Beckett complained as he grabbed an extra blanket to try and fend off the cold.
“You’re the one who said we needed to have a doctor,” Major John Sheppard answered.
“And we needed someone with the gene…only you and one other medical person, a surgeon, have it,” Dr. Rodney McKay said as he checked over the engine.
The three men were holed up in the engine room of the ‘FarStar’ ship they found on the rocky world and were now on their on there way to whatever the place was with a small detour to Proculus which happened to be on the way.
“And how long are we going to be in this icebox,” asked Carson.
“One more day to Proculus and 13 more to PX-9374,” McKay answered before seeing the confusion on Carson’s face, “the…what ever it is out side the Galaxy.”
“Ahh…”
***
“Warmth, Warmth at last,” Rodney shouted as he jumped out of the ship.
“I thought you said it wouldn’t be that bad McKay,” John asked as he followed him out of the ship grinning.
McKay just turned and glared at John, “unlike some people I had to get up and check the drives, thus having to leave my warm blankets, Major.”
“Of course Rodney,” Dr. Beckett added as he joined the other outside.
McKay just shot Carson a glance before turning back to John, “Have fun with Athar I’ve got things to check,” he said as he returned to the slowly warming ship.
“O-I’m going with you,” Carson said seeing the questioning glance he was receiving from John.
***
“Chaya is expecting you,” the priest said as the two reached Athar’s temple.
“Is she now? How’d she know we were coming?” John asked the man.
“Athar informed her of course,” was the reply.
“Of course,” John said as the two men made their way to the steps.
“You know very well how she knew we were coming Major,” Carson said once they were out of earshot of the priest. John just grinned.
***
“Thank you for the tea Chaya, it’s very good,” Carson thanked Chaya as he took another sip of this drink.
“You are most welcome. I’m glad to see you both.” Chaya answered as she too sipped her tea.
John just looked at his full cup of tea, “Yeah its great…look Chaya, one of the reasons we’re here is we were told that you might have some answers for us…do you?” John asked directly.
Chaya put down her cup and looked over at John before starting, “There are things I can explain and others that I can not,” Chaya rose and glided over to her window before continuing, “The ship you found belonged to the last Commander of Atlantis’s Defense Fleet. When the city was sunk and the rest of our fleets abandoned this galaxy he alone remained behind to stand and fight the Wraith. When the Council made it clear that we were leaving he protested and when the Council would not reconsider he made it clear that he was not leaving and then he renamed his ship ‘A Knight’s Requiem’ and would not return to Earth with the others,” Chaya looked out the window and watched the people outside.
“That’s why we couldn’t find the ship in the database,” John realized, “isn’t it? What was the ship’s name?”
“‘A Knight’s Honor’ was the Flagship of our scout fleet…I remember the day he was chosen to be its’ Captain. I’ve never seen him so happy than the day he was named Commander of Atlantis’s Advance Fleet,” Chaya signed as her thought drifted.
“I thought you said he was the Commander of the Defense Fleet,” Carson asked breaking several minutes of silence.
Chaya turned from her window before she answered Carson’s question, “That came later after Admiral Ovien had fallen,” Chaya paused as she took her seat and refilled her tea. Then she continued, “Graham thought that becoming one of the three Admirals would allow him to convince the others that their plan to withdraw was wrong…by that time we had been fighting the Wraith for years and we were losing world after world. The plan to leave and return to Earth had been suggested and was gaining support in the council. Being a member only let him see that they were going to leave and to him, abandon their responsibility to the people they had created. He lost faith in the council and in the end even with Trimo I think. Before the last battle over Atlantis he told the council that he would remain after the others had returned to Earth. Even after the council forbid his decision he still made it clear that he would remain and there was nothing they could to do make him leave,” Chaya paused again and drank her tea.
“Is that why he’s helping us, still trying to fight the Wraith?” John questioned.
“He sees your expedition from Earth as his last chance to corrected one of our people’s greatest mistakes…I believe he chose you for the same reason I did. You are more like us than any other,” Chaya told John.
“What about this place we’re heading…what is it?” John said asking even more questions.
“I am afraid that is one of the questions that I can not answer John,” Chaya regretfully told him.
“Can you at least tell us if it’s safe?” John asked as a follow-up.
“It’s safer than many places you will travel…that is all I can say,” She told him as she refilled Carson’s cup.
“Thank-you,” Carson said taking a sip, “How did he plan on fighting the Wraith by himself when your whole race failed.
“He did what the others would never do. He gave the people the weapons to defend themselves. It was not the same as ours, they did not have the ability to build them but it was closer to what the Wraith had. For a time it worked but in the end the Wraith just burned those world with their ships in space,” Chaya stopped unable to go on.
“You mean the barren worlds we’ve found…” John started before stopping.
“He stopped trying to recruit others after that; he struck them himself till at last he ascended. The first thing he tried to do was destroy the Wraith, but the other stopped him.”
“Why?!” Carson asked.
“To interfere is not our way.”
The End of this part.