The end to the beginning to the end (Stargate Atlantis) G
The end to the beginning to the end
A Stargate Atlantis story
Summary: John Sheppard has always known how this was going to end.
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Sony and MGM own all things Stargate Atlantis. I but borrow.
Spoilers: Brief mention of the littlest SGA member from season 5, set all over the SGA universe. No future spoilers.
Word count:: 330
Warning: Future character death, time bending, ow my brain.
Note: Um, I dunno. I'm rewatching Rising and it just occurred to me. Not sure where all this writing is coming from but okay.
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When he tells General O'Neill that he'll think about, it's the closest thing he's every come to saying no.
For, you see, John Sheppard knows how this is going to end.
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There's all that Merlin crap about being able to see into the future because of a life lived backwards. Whenever John thinks about such things, all he does is nod, because how can anyone possibly not deal with knowing how everything's going to end?
He tries to tell McKay about this once, seven years after they arrived in Atlantis, but the man ignores him while yelling at Torrin to get out of the power coils your mother is going to kill me! but John knows the boy will be fine and he just leaves McKay to the mess.
That's what the Ancient gene has done to him.
After all, everyone forgets that Merlin was an Ancient.
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That's why he keeps on making the decisions he does. To another, it might look as if he's going off half-cocked, but what's the point in gathering data when you know how it's all going to turn out?
Whenever he hears about those alternate universes, he doesn't really care. It's not his world, not his path. He knows how this one's going to end up, and that's all he needs.
Maybe that makes him cold. He doesn't worry about that, though. He found finds the world buried in ice and so there's no point in worrying about it.
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They declassify the Stargate program and they kill Michael and they lose Ronon in battle and McKay knocks up Keller and that's just how it goes.
Knowing doesn't make the losses any easier.
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He knows he ends up alone.
Well, him and Atlantis, together until the end of time.
There are worse places to be.
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When he walks through the wormhole for the first time, John Sheppard may look all wide-eyed and amazed, but inside, he just blinks and walks forward.
Atlantis is there to welcome him home.
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