Fic: The Meeting, Stargate: Atlantis
Title: The Meeting
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Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: John Centric
Series: The Sharing part three
Summary: What John’s back and they have a meeting and talk about what happened.
Major John Sheppard took a deep breath before opening the Jumper’s door. He knew that he would have to talk with the others sooner or later, and they’d probably want it sooner not later. But he still didn’t know what to tell them. Should he tell them all of it or should he leave out the part about him being an…one of them. Even in his mind he couldn’t say it how, could he tell them, and Carson? That should be done alone first, right? Maybe he could get a little time his room to think. With that he punched the button the opened the door.
“Sir, Dr. Weir would like to see you in the meeting room sir,” The words came before the door was even fully opened, and John knew that he would have no time to think alone, he turned to look at the man that had spoken.
“Well then, let’s not keep her waiting, let’s go,” was all he said as he started walking with the Sergeant behind him.
***
Major Sheppard arrived at the meeting room at almost the same time as Carson. Dr. Beckett the chief medic doctor in Atlantis and one of the few to have the Ancient gene, what to tell him, should he be told or not? John wasn’t sure.
He took his seat across from Dr. Weir with Mckay to his far left and Carson between them, and on his right Teyla sat at the far end with Lt. Ford in the middle. After the doors shut he was the first to speak, “Chaya can’t help us.”
“We are not asking for a lot Major, and it is a large planet,” replied Teyla.
“I said can’t, not won’t Teyla. The others won’t let her help us, or anyone that’s not born on Proculus.”
“If nothing else, can she talk to us. We could learn so much from her,” suggested Dr. Weir.
“She can talk to us, but she can’t tell us anything useful. The others won’t let her.”
“What others, she was the only one there,” demanded Mckay.
“The other Ancients that Ascended, they don’t like messing with this level of reality. She did one time, that’s why she’s being punished,” John answered.
“How is protecting her world a punishment,” asked Lieutenant Ford.
“Because she can only protect her world and its’ people and no one else. She has to watch and do nothing. That is a horrid punishment when she could destroy any Wraith ship that even tried to collect humans for food,” the answer came from Dr. Weir as she looked at the Major, “But what I’d like to know is more about the others.”
“ The other Ancients, most of them, think that they shouldn’t mess with what’s going on with this world”
“But why?!” shouted Carson speaking for the first time, causing the others to look at him, “they hold life in high regards, why are they letting a race that lives by consuming life, life they created, continue to destroy life?”
John looked at Carson and made one of the more difficult decisions that he had to make, “She showed me what the Ancients were like before they meet the Wraith.” John stopped when the other showed their surprise by sitting up in their chairs or letting out gasped of surprise or in others ways, then he continued, “they looked so happy…so full of hope, even Chaya. I think that’s why they don’t help when they lost to the Wraith they lost that.”
At first nothing was said as they all thought over what the Major had said, it was Lieutenant Ford who broke the silence first, “They lost their will to fight, how? They were fighting for their lives.”
“No they weren’t. They weren’t fighting for their lives, they could've Ascended or return to Earth. They were fighting for everyone else,” it was McKay who answered Lieutenant Ford’s question.
“They grew tired of all the war, didn’t they” asked Teyla.
“Its’ happened before on Earth,” this time it was Weir once more.
As they talked John Sheppard let his mind wonder, his eyes drifting over the group. Was this what the Ancients’ counsel looked like, he knew that they were lead by a women, Alantru, just like Weir, and that the military head was…someone like him. Did they have a scientist like Mckay, or some one like Teyla, was there a head doctor like Carson, and was Carson’s ancestor on the counsel somehow? Thinking of Carson made John think of the other decision he had to make, should he tell him and when should he do it?
“Major…Major,” Dr. Weir’s voice pulled John out of his thoughts and back into the real world. “What, huh? I didn’t catch that last part.”
“Are you alright Major, do you need a break before we finish this?” Dr. Weir asked looking a little concerned.
“No I’m fine, just thinking” was all he said.
“No wonder you couldn’t hear us, doing both must be very hard.” came McKay’s snarky reply.
“Not right now you two,” interrupted Dr. Weir before John could return fire at McKay. “Major was there anything else that she said which might be important?”
“Yes, there is one more thing,” John stated before stopping and looking over the group. “She said that the Wraith may think that…” he stopped not sure how to continue, not sure if he could say the words.
“What did she say Major?” came the inquisitive voice of Dr. Weir.
After taking a deep breath John started again, “that I’m one of…that I’m an Ancient,” he blurted out at last, looking at the surprise and shock on everyone’s faces.
To Be Continued…
Word Count:
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: John Centric
Series: The Sharing part three
Summary: What John’s back and they have a meeting and talk about what happened.
Major John Sheppard took a deep breath before opening the Jumper’s door. He knew that he would have to talk with the others sooner or later, and they’d probably want it sooner not later. But he still didn’t know what to tell them. Should he tell them all of it or should he leave out the part about him being an…one of them. Even in his mind he couldn’t say it how, could he tell them, and Carson? That should be done alone first, right? Maybe he could get a little time his room to think. With that he punched the button the opened the door.
“Sir, Dr. Weir would like to see you in the meeting room sir,” The words came before the door was even fully opened, and John knew that he would have no time to think alone, he turned to look at the man that had spoken.
“Well then, let’s not keep her waiting, let’s go,” was all he said as he started walking with the Sergeant behind him.
***
Major Sheppard arrived at the meeting room at almost the same time as Carson. Dr. Beckett the chief medic doctor in Atlantis and one of the few to have the Ancient gene, what to tell him, should he be told or not? John wasn’t sure.
He took his seat across from Dr. Weir with Mckay to his far left and Carson between them, and on his right Teyla sat at the far end with Lt. Ford in the middle. After the doors shut he was the first to speak, “Chaya can’t help us.”
“We are not asking for a lot Major, and it is a large planet,” replied Teyla.
“I said can’t, not won’t Teyla. The others won’t let her help us, or anyone that’s not born on Proculus.”
“If nothing else, can she talk to us. We could learn so much from her,” suggested Dr. Weir.
“She can talk to us, but she can’t tell us anything useful. The others won’t let her.”
“What others, she was the only one there,” demanded Mckay.
“The other Ancients that Ascended, they don’t like messing with this level of reality. She did one time, that’s why she’s being punished,” John answered.
“How is protecting her world a punishment,” asked Lieutenant Ford.
“Because she can only protect her world and its’ people and no one else. She has to watch and do nothing. That is a horrid punishment when she could destroy any Wraith ship that even tried to collect humans for food,” the answer came from Dr. Weir as she looked at the Major, “But what I’d like to know is more about the others.”
“ The other Ancients, most of them, think that they shouldn’t mess with what’s going on with this world”
“But why?!” shouted Carson speaking for the first time, causing the others to look at him, “they hold life in high regards, why are they letting a race that lives by consuming life, life they created, continue to destroy life?”
John looked at Carson and made one of the more difficult decisions that he had to make, “She showed me what the Ancients were like before they meet the Wraith.” John stopped when the other showed their surprise by sitting up in their chairs or letting out gasped of surprise or in others ways, then he continued, “they looked so happy…so full of hope, even Chaya. I think that’s why they don’t help when they lost to the Wraith they lost that.”
At first nothing was said as they all thought over what the Major had said, it was Lieutenant Ford who broke the silence first, “They lost their will to fight, how? They were fighting for their lives.”
“No they weren’t. They weren’t fighting for their lives, they could've Ascended or return to Earth. They were fighting for everyone else,” it was McKay who answered Lieutenant Ford’s question.
“They grew tired of all the war, didn’t they” asked Teyla.
“Its’ happened before on Earth,” this time it was Weir once more.
As they talked John Sheppard let his mind wonder, his eyes drifting over the group. Was this what the Ancients’ counsel looked like, he knew that they were lead by a women, Alantru, just like Weir, and that the military head was…someone like him. Did they have a scientist like Mckay, or some one like Teyla, was there a head doctor like Carson, and was Carson’s ancestor on the counsel somehow? Thinking of Carson made John think of the other decision he had to make, should he tell him and when should he do it?
“Major…Major,” Dr. Weir’s voice pulled John out of his thoughts and back into the real world. “What, huh? I didn’t catch that last part.”
“Are you alright Major, do you need a break before we finish this?” Dr. Weir asked looking a little concerned.
“No I’m fine, just thinking” was all he said.
“No wonder you couldn’t hear us, doing both must be very hard.” came McKay’s snarky reply.
“Not right now you two,” interrupted Dr. Weir before John could return fire at McKay. “Major was there anything else that she said which might be important?”
“Yes, there is one more thing,” John stated before stopping and looking over the group. “She said that the Wraith may think that…” he stopped not sure how to continue, not sure if he could say the words.
“What did she say Major?” came the inquisitive voice of Dr. Weir.
After taking a deep breath John started again, “that I’m one of…that I’m an Ancient,” he blurted out at last, looking at the surprise and shock on everyone’s faces.
To Be Continued…