Post by planettv on Aug 10, 2021 23:56:53 GMT -5
A Leap to Atlantis – Part One of the Rouge Ancients Quadrilogy and a crossover with Quantum Leap.
The Gate Room:
“Where the heck is McKay?” Sheppard asked.
“I say we just leave without him,” Ronon said, “I have better things to do with my time.”
“Like what?” Sheppard asked.
“Kill Wraith,” Ronon replied as spun his weapon around with his finger before he put it back into its holster.
When McKay finally walked into the gate room, Sheppard said, “It’s about time you showed up Rodney.”
“What I’m only a minute late,” McKay said as the rest of the team stared at him.
Sheppard told Chuck to dial the gate, and once it activated and just before he entered it he, said to McKay, “Don’t be late again or I’ll be forced to use the lemon on you.”
“Hey I was only a minute late,” McKay said just before he entered the gate.
Alien Planet:
“We have been here 10 minutes,” Sheppard said, “and still no sign that the Ancients were ever here.”
“Well the database said the Ancients were here but not much more then that,” McKay said.
“What is that?" Teyla asked pointing to something in a distance.
“It’s hard to tell from here but I would say that’s it’s a good 15 minutes from here,” McKay said.
Sheppard started walking in the direction of what Teyla saw with the rest of his team right behind him. Along the way Teyla felt something scrape her arm.
Teyla said ouch before looking down at her arm. Sheppard stopped walking when he heard Teyla.
When Sheppard saw Teyla’s arm, he got out the bandage he had and wrapped it around her arm. “When we get back to Atlantis you go straight to the infirmary. If it gets worse let me know and we'll head straight back.”
Teyla told him she understood and they continued walking.
As they got closer, McKay said, “It looks like some kind of building. So far I haven’t picked up any life signs other then animals. I think it’s safe to say whoever used this building hasn’t been here in a long time.”
“Nevertheless, I still want weapons at the ready,” Sheppard said.
They entered the building with weapons at the ready and once it was deemed safe, they lowered there weapons. The building wasn’t that big, so it didn’t take them much time to find a room that looked like it could have been a lab.
“It doesn’t look like much of a lab,” Sheppard said as he entered the room.
McKay walked over to an Ancient’s console to see if it could contain a database for what the building was used for, as this seemed to be the only room they had seen, thus far, with a console.
Teyla noticed some broken glass and bent over to have a closer look.
“Any luck finding a database Rodney?” Sheppard asked.
“Yes, but don’t touch the broken glass,” McKay replied, but it was too late Teyla had already picked up a piece of broken glass and Ronon a broken jar.
Ronon smelled the contents of the broken jar and then held it far away from his nose.
“Smells that bad,” Sheppard said before he got a whiff of the broken jar’s contents and backed away, “What’s that stuff anyway?”
“I thought I said don’t touch the broken the glass,” McKay said, “It’s the very reason I told you not to touch the glass. According to what I have read in the database, some of the trees out there are poisonous and could possibly have something to with that stuff.
“Download as much of that as you can,” Sheppard said, “We should air on the side of caution and get Teyla back to Atlantis. Ronon stay here with Rodney. I’ll get Teyla back to Atlantis. As soon as you're done head straight back to Atlantis.
McKay told him he understood and got to work as fast as he could.
The Gate Room/The Infirmary:
Once Sheppard and Teyla were in the gate room, they handed their weapons to a guard and headed straight to the infirmary without waiting for Woolsey to come down the stairs. He would just have to come to the infirmary. When they got to the infirmary a nurse came over to them.
"I scraped my arm on tree," Teyla said to the nurse.
"We don't know if the tree was one of the poisonous trees on the planet," Sheppard said.
The nurse told Teyla to wait on an empty bed, while she went to get the doctor that was on duty. When the doctor came up to Teyla, he took a look at her scrape.
After the doctor had a good look at Teyla's scrape, Sheppard asked, "Does it look like a scrape from a poisonous tree?"
"It's hard to tell," the doctor replied to Sheppard and then to Teyla , "I would like to run a few tests including a body scan. If they show nothing out of the norm we'll put a bandage on your scrape and you will be free to go."
As soon as the tests were done, the doctor asked nurse Marie to bandage up Teyla's scrape. The doctor returned about 30 minutes later with the test results.
"I found nothing out of the norm so you are free to go," the doctor said to Teyla.
"Thank you doctor," Teyla said and then to Sheppard, "I think I will see how Torren is doing."
Sheppard told her he would see her later and headed to the gate room to see if McKay and Ronon had returned from the planet.
In a Hallway near Teyla's Quarters:
Teyla was her way to her quarters when she suddenly didn't feel well. McKay who was walking in a near by hallway happened to see her, so he went over to her to see how she was doing.
"Teyla are you alright?" McKay asked.
Teyla told him no and McKay radioed the infirmary before radioing Sheppard.
"Sheppard this is McKay," McKay said, "I'm taking Teyla to the infirmary because she's not feeling well."
"I'm on my way," Sheppard with worry in voice because he had come from the infirmary with Teyla not to long ago.
The Infirmary:
Soon after McKay got Teyla to the infirmary, Sheppard walked in and nurse Marie walked over to Teyla. Nurse Marie didn't ask Teyla or the others anything and just told them she would get the doctor. She knew Teyla had gotten a clean bill of health when she was in here not too long ago.
"I would like to run those same tests that I ran earlier again to see what has changed," the doctor said as he walked over to Teyla and began to give her a check up.
While Teyla was getting those tests done, Sheppard asked McKay, "Have you had the chance to look at the information you downloaded?"
"No I just got back a while ago, and was on my way to the mess hall for coffee before I starting looking at it. That's when I found her and she said that she didn't fell well," McKay replied, "Why do you ask?"
"Because Teyla got a clean bill of health when we were in here earlier," Sheppard replied stilled worried about Teyla.
"I'll get on it right away," McKay said just before he left the room.
After McKay left, Sheppard returned his attention back to Teyla. He waited far enough away to allow the doctor to do what he needed to do.
McKay's Lab/Hallway:
McKay sat in his lab for the next hour going over the data that he was able to download but he hadn't found anything useful. He reached over to his coffee cup and found it empty, so he got up and went to the mess hall for some more. When he returned he found Zelenka in the lab.
"Have you fixed the jumper yet?" McKay asked hoping Zelenka had.
"I have not fixed jumper yet," Zelenka replied, "but I'll get to it."
"I'll do it," McKay said wanting it done sooner rather than later, "Just look through this data."
He quickly filled Zelenka in before he made his way to the jumper bay.
"Can't depend the Czech to do anything when you want it done, "McKay muttered to himself and then, all of a sudden, he didn't feel well.
"Dr. McKay are you alright?" Lorne asked as he walked down the hallway where McKay was.
McKay told him no and Lorne got him to the infirmary.
The Infirmary:
Sheppard was standing by Teyla's bedside when he noticed Lorne helping McKay into the infirmary.
"What happened?" Sheppard asked wondering what was going on.
"I was on my way to the jumper bay when I didn't feel well. That's when Major Lorne found me," McKay replied.
"I thought you were supposed to be in your lab going over the data?" Sheppard asked.
"I was, but when Zelenka did fix the jumper I had him go through it, so I could fix the jumper," McKay replied, "You'll be interested to know that I didn't find anything. Hopeful Zelenka will have better luck."
Nurse Marie was about to walk over to McKay when she suddenly didn't feel well. Lorne walked over to her and yelled for the doctor to come look at her and McKay. The doctor ran over and started to tend to McKay and Marie.
"Sir, I'll go to the control room and get Chuck to get a hold of Dr. Beckett, as soon as I inform Mr. Woolsey of the situation," Lorne said to Sheppard knowing the colonel would want to stay in the infirmary.
Sheppard nodded in agreement and Lorne left the room.
Woolsey's Office/Control Room:
Lorne knocked on the doorframe to Woolsey's office and entered the room when Woolsey told him to come in.
"What can I do for you?" Woolsey asked.
"We have a situation and we need to get a hold of Dr. Beckett," Lorne said.
When Woolsey asked what the situation was, Lorne told him everything he knew about it and that Sheppard would know more.
Woolsey thought for a moment before he spoke and then he said to Lorne, "Get Dr. Beckett to Atlantis and I'll go see Sheppard in the infirmary."
Woolsey got up from his chair and left his office, while Lorne went to see Chuck in the control room.
"Chuck get a hold of Beckett and get him back here," Lorne said to Chuck, "We'll need him ASAP."
Lorne stood next to Chuck as he dialed the planet where Dr. Beckett was. Luckily, for them, Beckett had a radio for emergencies and he happened to be on a planet where the village was close to the stargate.
When the gate was active, Lorne spoke into the radio and called for Dr. Beckett.
"What is it Major Lorne?" Beckett asked when he finally answered the radio.
Lorne told him what was going on and that they would need him on Atlantis ASAP.
"I'll be there in about an hour," Beckett said over his radio, "Beckett out."
Lorne got on his radio and informed Woolsey that Beckett would be coming to Atlantis in about an hour.
The Infirmary:
Woolsey entered the infirmary and walked straight over to Sheppard to ask him about the situation, wanting to know what he knew. Sheppard told him everything he knew and that Zelenka was in his lab going over the data.
"You should know that Dr. Beckett is on his way here," Woolsey said.
Sheppard then remembered something. "Teyla was on her way to her quarters where Torren is. I should have myself checked. If I'm fine, I would like to get Torren in a quarantine room and stay with him until this thing is over."
Sheppard was concerned about Teyla and figured the best thing he could do for her was to keep her son safe. He would contact the babysitter and have them get Torren's things together. He would get a few of his things together, so he would have something to do when Torren was sleeping.
When the doctor, who was wearing a hazmat suit so he wouldn't infect anyone in case he had been infected, was doing a check-up on Sheppard he asked him, "When was the last time you touched Teyla?"
"When I put a bandage on her arm back on the planet," Sheppard replied, "Why?"
"It's just a theory right now but I think it gets passed on by someone who doesn't know their infected touching someone who isn't. We'll know more once Dr. Beckett gets here," the doctor said indicating that he could use Dr. Beckett's expertise, "If the test results are normal, then I want you to wait here until Dr. Beckett shows up and by then if you aren't showing any signs of being sick then your free to go."
Once the tests were done, Sheppard contacted the babysitter watching Torren in preparation for the stay in isolation. He had a feeling that he wasn't infected, because the only time he had touched Teyla was to bandage her arm on the planet. That and he wanted to be able to do what he wanted to do for Teyla, but he couldn't do that if he was infected. He turned his head to look at the bed Teyla was laying in for a moment before thinking, 'Please make it through this. Your people need you. Torren needs his mother and I need you.'
The Gate Room/Hallway:
About an hour from when Atlantis had radioed Beckett, the gate activated and he came through. After he arrived, he was handed a hazmat suit to put on.
Meanwhile, in a hallway, Zelenka was on his way to tell Sheppard something when he suddenly didn't feel well. It was just his luck because Dr. Cole had been on her way to the infirmary to start her shift when she saw him.
"Let's get you to the infirmary," Dr. Cole said as she helped Zelenka to the infirmary.
The Infirmary:
When Dr. Cole got to the infirmary with Zelenka, she noticed all the doctors and nurses were in hazmat suits.
"What's going on here?" Dr. Cole asked as she helped Zelenka to an empty bed across from where Sheppard was.
"Teyla was the first to get infected," Sheppard replied.
"A doctor in hazmat suit walked over to Zelenka and started the check up on him, but when got to the tests he was going to do on Zelenka, he didn't feel well. Dr. Cole managed to get him to an empty bed. The doctor told Dr. Cole everything he knew and the tests that were being run on each infected person. After Dr. Cole heard what the doctor said, she knew she was more than likely infected. She had another doctor come over and run the tests on Zelenka and then she checked on Sheppard.
Sheppard stopped Dr. Cole before she could do anything, "If I don't show any symptoms by the time Dr. Beckett gets here I am going into isolation with Torren, and so far I haven't touched or been touched by anyone who has been infected. My staying here is just a precaution. The last tome I touched Teyla was when I bandaged her arm on the planet. Speaking of which, Zelenka did you find anything out?" Sheppard said.
"Yes I think I did, " Zelenka replied to Sheppard at the same time Dr. Beckett walked in wearing a hazmat suit.
Beckett wasted no time in getting to work.
"Tell Rodney and tell Beckett. You tell me over the radio. I need to get Torren to isolation ASAP," Sheppard said knowing the information would do McKay and Beckett more good right now. As he left, he radioed Woolsey to tell him that anyone who hasn't been infected should just go to their quarters and stay there. "It might also be best to get one of them in a hazmat suit and get some food and drink for them. Enough for two days until Beckett can figure this out. I'm on my way to isolation after I stop at my quarters."
Woolsey agreed with what Sheppard said and said, "Woolsey Out."
Beckett was busily working when all of a sudden he found himself in a waiting room of some kind, not knowing what was going. Meanwhile on Atlantis, Sam Beckett had leaped into Carson Beckett and he quickly had to figure out what was going on.
"Oh boy!" Sam/Carson said.
He looked around quickly to get an idea of where he was. He figured out that he was in an infirmary of some kind and must have leaped into a person having to do with that location. The metal table he was standing near managed to give him some idea of who he leaped into. It wasn't the best reflection but it would have to do.
While Zelenka was waiting for his tests results, he walked over McKay and said, "I was going through the data like you asked me to and I found something. It seems like there was group of rouge Ancients who were working on many things and one of those things was a way to kill Wraith."
"It didn't have anything to do with poisonous trees did it?" McKay asked.
Zelenka told him yes.
"On the planet, there was some broken glass which must have contained something that smelled real bad or got that way over time," McKay said.
"The data also said that the project was abandoned," Zelenka said, "Apparently they got infected just like we did but they managed to cure themselves. After that, they moved on to something else."
"Great what's the cure?" McKay asked.
"I didn't get that far but from what I have looked at so far," Zelenka replied, "there has been no mention of what cure might be. If we were to get some laptops or tablets with the data, we could finish going through it."
McKay told him that was a good idea and talked to Dr. Cole about it.
In another area of the infirmary, Al finally appeared to Sam/Carson. Sam/Carson asked him why he was here.
"You apparently leaped into another galaxy and into a Scottish man named Carson Beckett who happens to be a medical doctor. As for why you are here, to save a whole lot of people from a deadly alien disease. In the original timeline, a cure is not found in time," Al said.
"How much time do I have?" Sam/Carson asked Al.
"Less than three days," Al replied.
"Does Ziggy say what the cure was?" Sam/Carson asked.
"Unfortunately no," Al replied, "but your best bet is in some data a Dr. Rodney McKay brought back from a planet he was on during a recent mission that started this whole thing."
Sam/Carson asked which person McKay was and Al told him.
A nurse came over to Sam/Carson and said, "Doctor Teyla's condition had worsened a little."
Sam/Carson followed the nurse over to where Teyla was. Sam/Carson remembered that he had a medical degree and started to ask Teyla what was wrong. At that same moment, Chuck walked in and Dr. Cole started to not feel well.
"Sam you better hurry up and find the cure because Teyla here is the first victim," Al said as he pressed some buttons on the handlink.
Elsewhere on Atlantis:
Sheppard had just finished filling his bag up and was about to leave when he got an idea. He would take the wagon he had gotten for Teyla and Torren and use it as a bed for Torren while they were in isolation. He put his bag in the wagon and left his quarters headed for Teyla's quarters to pick up Torren. Once at Teyla's quarters, he put Torren things in the wagon, grabbed Torren and headed straight for the nearest isolation room while making sure to avoid anyone that might still be roaming the hallways of Atlantis. He made it to isolation safely.
"Well Torren I'm going make sure you don't get sick like your mommy," Sheppard said knowing that Torren wouldn't understand, "Your mom doesn't know I'm doing this. but I know how important your are to her and that's why we're in here.. You know this wagon I got here. Well, it's a present for you and your mom and I'm going to set it up as a place for to sleep when you are tired."
Sheppard saw Torren yawn and knew he was getting tired. The babysitter had told him that Torren had been changed and that he had eaten. Sheppard placed Torren on the floor and then fixed the wagon up like a bed. He placed Torren in the wagon where he fell fast asleep.
The Infirmary:
McKay and Zelenka were in an area of the infirmary busily going over the data with the laptops and such that they requested. Even thou Dr. Cole had started to not to feel well, she was helping the best she could. Sam/Carson on the other hand was busy taking care of Chuck with a nurse's help. When Sam/Carson was done with Chuck, he went over to McKay and asked if he had any luck yet.
"Nothing yet but we only just started," McKay said.
"Could use another pair of eyes?" Sam/Carson asked, "I have a hunch that the cure is in there and the faster we find it the better. I could spent hours trying find a cure and come up with nothing but hours going through data..."
McKay knew Beckett had a valid point and handed him a tablet. He told him what section to start with. Sam/Carson got started right away. About a half an hour in McKay asked, "Anything yet?"
Zelenka and Sam/Carson said not yet and went back to the data as did McKay. Another half an hour passed and still nothing. It wasn't until an hour later that something was found.
"I think I may have found something," Zelenka said.
"Cure?" McKay asked.
"Possibly," Zelenka replied and then he asked Beckett to look over what he found.
Sam/Carson looked over the data and then McKay looked at it.
"This got to be the cure," McKay said, "but there is a problem."
Sam/Carson looked at the data again and said, "I'll just have to do trial and error until the formula is right."
"There is one puzzling thing thou," Zelenka said, "the last sentence in that section. Riddles and rhymes hidden throughout will tell you what you what you do not know."
"Why would the Ancients be so cryptic?" McKay asked and then he snapped his fingers a few times, "Carson what is the one we don't know?"
"The exact formula," Sam/Carson replied, "I'll do the trail and error and you two the data."
Zelenka brought up the section of the cure on the tablet Beckett was using to save time and with that Sam/Carson left and got to work.
"Now all we have to do is find the hidden information and Carson can cure us all," McKay said to Zelenka.
"Maybe we should get Dr. Cole to help, Zelenka said.
"Good idea," McKay said.
In another part of the infirmary, Teyla was trying to get sleep but was having a nightmare about Torren. She kept repeating her son's name and Dr. Cole happened to notice Teyla, so she got up and went over to her.
"Teyla," Dr. Cole said as tried to wake up Teyla.
When Teyla did wake up, she noticed Dr. Cole standing by her beside. "What happened?"
"You had a bad dream," Dr. Cole said.
"Torren," Teyla said.
"As far as I know he is with Colonel Sheppard in isolation," Dr. Cole said, "Hopefully that will help you rest a little easier."
Sam/Carson was busy working on trial and error when Al appeared.
"Sam your chances of leaping are going up but very slowly," Al said, "Right now it's stalled at 45%."
Atlantis Isolation:
Sheppard decided while Torren was still asleep to check on the situation in the infirmary. He moved a little far from him so he wouldn't wake him but he could still check on him.
"Any update Rodney?" Sheppard said over the radio after contacting McKay.
McKay was annoyed that he was interrupted but he gave Sheppard an update.
When McKay was done talking, Sheppard asked, "Any word on Teyla?"
McKay turned the conversation over to Dr. Cole and returned to what he was doing.
"Colonel Sheppard. This is Dr. Cole and from what I know Teyla's condition has worsened," Dr. Cole said, "We are doing everything we can to find the exact cure. Dr. Beckett is doing trial and error to find the exact formula and I'm helping Rodney and Radek comb through the data for it."
"Would it be possible to give Teyla a handheld radio so I can talk to her," Sheppard asked.
"I'll radio you when it's set up," Dr. Cold replied, "Dr. Cole out."
About 10 minutes later, Dr Cole came over the radio, "Colonel Sheppard. Here's Teyla but don't talk too long."
"John. Thank you for taking care of Torren," Teyla said over the radio.
"I'm happy to do it," Sheppard said to Teyla.
"How is Torren?" Teyla asked over the radio.
"He's still asleep," Sheppard replied to Teyla.
"Good," Teyla said.
"I should let you get some sleep because Torren will be waking up soon," Sheppard said, "Don't worry about Torren. You focus on getting better."
"I will try not to worry. Teyla out," Teyla said.
Sheppard felt a little better that he got to talk to Teyla, but he still had the look on his face he always got when something bad happened to her. He walked back over to the chair near the wagon and returned his full attention back to Torren.
The Infirmary:
Sam/Carson was sill working on trial and error when Al said, "Your chances of leaping went up to 55%, but not much more than that."
At the same time Al was speaking to Sam/Carson, McKay's condition worsened. Dr. Cole tended to McKay. This now left Dr. Cole and Zelenka the only ones left who could continue to go through the data as McKay was in no condition and it would take too long to fill someone else in.
"Sam another person has worsened," Al said as he pressed some buttons on the handlink, "No wait make that two, Rodney McKay and Nurse Marie."
"Al could you go see if the others have made any progress?" Sam/Carson asked.
Al pressed some buttons on the handlink and disappeared.
When Zelenka saw McKay and Nurse Marie's condition worsen, he knew he had to hurry, because it was only a matter of time before his condition worsened and Dr. Cole's. Zelenka turned his attention back to the data and didn't notice that Dr. Cole had returned until she said something.
"I think I may have found something," Dr. Cole said, "It looks like a rhyme."
"Let me take a look," Zelenka said and then after he looked, "Let's make a note of it. We'll put them all together when we have found them all."
Al reappeared next to Sam/Carson and said, "They have made progress."
"Good because this trial and error isn't going as well as it could," Sam/Carson said.
Zelenka and Dr. Cold kept working until they found all but one. As they were searching for the last one, Zelenka and, soon after, Major Lorne worsened, so that meant it was up to Dr. Cole to find the last piece and get it to Dr. Beckett. She kept working until she found the last piece and then made quick work in getting the 3 riddles and 2 rhymes to Sam/Carson. After she did so, her condition worsened meaning that it was now up to Sam/Carson to solve the riddles and rhymes and get the cure made. Sam/Carson had worked for about 12 hours on the trial and error but now had the clues he needed. He made short work of figuring out the rhymes but the riddles would take a little bit of time and that was something that was in short supply.
"How much time do I have left, " Sam/Carson asked.
Al then told him.
It took sometime, but Sam/Carson managed to figure out one of the riddles after carefully thinking about it. The next one took a little bit more time to figure out but he managed to do it. When it came to the last one, he had a little more trouble, so he had Al ask Ziggy for help. Ziggy couldn't help that much except for some clues that might help. Sam/Carson managed to figure out the last remaining riddle with help of the clues from Ziggy and whatever help Al could provide. Now Sam/Carson could put together the cure, but he had to hurry as the remaining time left little time for testing.
"Sam your changes of leaping are going up," Al said.
Sam/Carson didn't respond to Al and just focused on getting the cure made. When had had the cure made, he gave it to Teyla first and then some of the medical staff whose condition hadn't worsened yet, so they could help distribute the medicine. Sam/Carson then told the medical staff that it should be given to those who weren't affected just as a precaution.
"Sam get ready to leap," Al said.
Soon after everyone who had been affected had been given the cure, Sam Beckett leaped and Carson Beckett was now back in his own body.
Atlantis Isolation Room:
Sheppard was holding Torren when a city wide message came over the radio from Woolsey, "The cure has been found and has been given to those infected. As a precaution, it will be given to those who weren't. Woolsey out."
"We'll be able to get out of here soon Torren and you can see your mommy," Sheppard said to Torren.
About a half an hour later, Dr. Beckett walked in and said, " I come bearing the cure and a baby size dose for Torren."
"Thanks Doc," Sheppard said, "Any news on Teyla?"
"She was sleeping when I left," Beckett replied as he prepared to give Sheppard the cure.
Once Sheppard was given the cure, it was Torren's turn. Torren cried when it was over and Sheppard tried to calm him down.
"Just to be safe I have been telling everyone to stay where they are until morning," Beckett said, "so you'll be able to see Teyla then."
"Thanks Doc," Sheppard said no longer worried about Teyla.
Beckett told him your welcome before leaving to move on to the next person.
"Well Torren we have to wait just a little longer," Sheppard said noticing Torren had fallen asleep in his arms.
The Infirmary:
The next morning Sheppard walked into the infirmary carrying Torren headed for the bed Teyla was in. Teyla saw them walking over and Torren smiled when he saw his mother.
"It's good to see that you're feeling better," Sheppard said.
"Again thank you for watching Torren," Teyla said.
"Really it was no problem," Sheppard said, "Before I forget I got you and Torren a gift. It's a wagon. I used it as a bed for Torren while we were in isolation. You can have it when you're released for the infirmary. I figured I would continue to watch him while you're still here, since we can't go anywhere until you and Rodney are released for duty.
Teyla told him thank you and Sheppard handed Torren to Teyla.
"So Torren did you behave for John?" Teyla asked her son.
"He did fine Teyla," Sheppard replied.
Elsewhere in the infirmary, Keller walked in and over to her desk only to find Beckett there.
"Did something happen while I was gone?" Keller asked.
"Have a seat and I'll fill you in while I finish the paperwork," Beckett replied.
Keller sat down and Beckett filled her in on everything that happened while she was gone. He also told her what McKay and Zelenka told him about the Rouge Ancients. For Now, they were done with the Rouge Ancients.
The End of Part One.
The Gate Room:
“Where the heck is McKay?” Sheppard asked.
“I say we just leave without him,” Ronon said, “I have better things to do with my time.”
“Like what?” Sheppard asked.
“Kill Wraith,” Ronon replied as spun his weapon around with his finger before he put it back into its holster.
When McKay finally walked into the gate room, Sheppard said, “It’s about time you showed up Rodney.”
“What I’m only a minute late,” McKay said as the rest of the team stared at him.
Sheppard told Chuck to dial the gate, and once it activated and just before he entered it he, said to McKay, “Don’t be late again or I’ll be forced to use the lemon on you.”
“Hey I was only a minute late,” McKay said just before he entered the gate.
Alien Planet:
“We have been here 10 minutes,” Sheppard said, “and still no sign that the Ancients were ever here.”
“Well the database said the Ancients were here but not much more then that,” McKay said.
“What is that?" Teyla asked pointing to something in a distance.
“It’s hard to tell from here but I would say that’s it’s a good 15 minutes from here,” McKay said.
Sheppard started walking in the direction of what Teyla saw with the rest of his team right behind him. Along the way Teyla felt something scrape her arm.
Teyla said ouch before looking down at her arm. Sheppard stopped walking when he heard Teyla.
When Sheppard saw Teyla’s arm, he got out the bandage he had and wrapped it around her arm. “When we get back to Atlantis you go straight to the infirmary. If it gets worse let me know and we'll head straight back.”
Teyla told him she understood and they continued walking.
As they got closer, McKay said, “It looks like some kind of building. So far I haven’t picked up any life signs other then animals. I think it’s safe to say whoever used this building hasn’t been here in a long time.”
“Nevertheless, I still want weapons at the ready,” Sheppard said.
They entered the building with weapons at the ready and once it was deemed safe, they lowered there weapons. The building wasn’t that big, so it didn’t take them much time to find a room that looked like it could have been a lab.
“It doesn’t look like much of a lab,” Sheppard said as he entered the room.
McKay walked over to an Ancient’s console to see if it could contain a database for what the building was used for, as this seemed to be the only room they had seen, thus far, with a console.
Teyla noticed some broken glass and bent over to have a closer look.
“Any luck finding a database Rodney?” Sheppard asked.
“Yes, but don’t touch the broken glass,” McKay replied, but it was too late Teyla had already picked up a piece of broken glass and Ronon a broken jar.
Ronon smelled the contents of the broken jar and then held it far away from his nose.
“Smells that bad,” Sheppard said before he got a whiff of the broken jar’s contents and backed away, “What’s that stuff anyway?”
“I thought I said don’t touch the broken the glass,” McKay said, “It’s the very reason I told you not to touch the glass. According to what I have read in the database, some of the trees out there are poisonous and could possibly have something to with that stuff.
“Download as much of that as you can,” Sheppard said, “We should air on the side of caution and get Teyla back to Atlantis. Ronon stay here with Rodney. I’ll get Teyla back to Atlantis. As soon as you're done head straight back to Atlantis.
McKay told him he understood and got to work as fast as he could.
The Gate Room/The Infirmary:
Once Sheppard and Teyla were in the gate room, they handed their weapons to a guard and headed straight to the infirmary without waiting for Woolsey to come down the stairs. He would just have to come to the infirmary. When they got to the infirmary a nurse came over to them.
"I scraped my arm on tree," Teyla said to the nurse.
"We don't know if the tree was one of the poisonous trees on the planet," Sheppard said.
The nurse told Teyla to wait on an empty bed, while she went to get the doctor that was on duty. When the doctor came up to Teyla, he took a look at her scrape.
After the doctor had a good look at Teyla's scrape, Sheppard asked, "Does it look like a scrape from a poisonous tree?"
"It's hard to tell," the doctor replied to Sheppard and then to Teyla , "I would like to run a few tests including a body scan. If they show nothing out of the norm we'll put a bandage on your scrape and you will be free to go."
As soon as the tests were done, the doctor asked nurse Marie to bandage up Teyla's scrape. The doctor returned about 30 minutes later with the test results.
"I found nothing out of the norm so you are free to go," the doctor said to Teyla.
"Thank you doctor," Teyla said and then to Sheppard, "I think I will see how Torren is doing."
Sheppard told her he would see her later and headed to the gate room to see if McKay and Ronon had returned from the planet.
In a Hallway near Teyla's Quarters:
Teyla was her way to her quarters when she suddenly didn't feel well. McKay who was walking in a near by hallway happened to see her, so he went over to her to see how she was doing.
"Teyla are you alright?" McKay asked.
Teyla told him no and McKay radioed the infirmary before radioing Sheppard.
"Sheppard this is McKay," McKay said, "I'm taking Teyla to the infirmary because she's not feeling well."
"I'm on my way," Sheppard with worry in voice because he had come from the infirmary with Teyla not to long ago.
The Infirmary:
Soon after McKay got Teyla to the infirmary, Sheppard walked in and nurse Marie walked over to Teyla. Nurse Marie didn't ask Teyla or the others anything and just told them she would get the doctor. She knew Teyla had gotten a clean bill of health when she was in here not too long ago.
"I would like to run those same tests that I ran earlier again to see what has changed," the doctor said as he walked over to Teyla and began to give her a check up.
While Teyla was getting those tests done, Sheppard asked McKay, "Have you had the chance to look at the information you downloaded?"
"No I just got back a while ago, and was on my way to the mess hall for coffee before I starting looking at it. That's when I found her and she said that she didn't fell well," McKay replied, "Why do you ask?"
"Because Teyla got a clean bill of health when we were in here earlier," Sheppard replied stilled worried about Teyla.
"I'll get on it right away," McKay said just before he left the room.
After McKay left, Sheppard returned his attention back to Teyla. He waited far enough away to allow the doctor to do what he needed to do.
McKay's Lab/Hallway:
McKay sat in his lab for the next hour going over the data that he was able to download but he hadn't found anything useful. He reached over to his coffee cup and found it empty, so he got up and went to the mess hall for some more. When he returned he found Zelenka in the lab.
"Have you fixed the jumper yet?" McKay asked hoping Zelenka had.
"I have not fixed jumper yet," Zelenka replied, "but I'll get to it."
"I'll do it," McKay said wanting it done sooner rather than later, "Just look through this data."
He quickly filled Zelenka in before he made his way to the jumper bay.
"Can't depend the Czech to do anything when you want it done, "McKay muttered to himself and then, all of a sudden, he didn't feel well.
"Dr. McKay are you alright?" Lorne asked as he walked down the hallway where McKay was.
McKay told him no and Lorne got him to the infirmary.
The Infirmary:
Sheppard was standing by Teyla's bedside when he noticed Lorne helping McKay into the infirmary.
"What happened?" Sheppard asked wondering what was going on.
"I was on my way to the jumper bay when I didn't feel well. That's when Major Lorne found me," McKay replied.
"I thought you were supposed to be in your lab going over the data?" Sheppard asked.
"I was, but when Zelenka did fix the jumper I had him go through it, so I could fix the jumper," McKay replied, "You'll be interested to know that I didn't find anything. Hopeful Zelenka will have better luck."
Nurse Marie was about to walk over to McKay when she suddenly didn't feel well. Lorne walked over to her and yelled for the doctor to come look at her and McKay. The doctor ran over and started to tend to McKay and Marie.
"Sir, I'll go to the control room and get Chuck to get a hold of Dr. Beckett, as soon as I inform Mr. Woolsey of the situation," Lorne said to Sheppard knowing the colonel would want to stay in the infirmary.
Sheppard nodded in agreement and Lorne left the room.
Woolsey's Office/Control Room:
Lorne knocked on the doorframe to Woolsey's office and entered the room when Woolsey told him to come in.
"What can I do for you?" Woolsey asked.
"We have a situation and we need to get a hold of Dr. Beckett," Lorne said.
When Woolsey asked what the situation was, Lorne told him everything he knew about it and that Sheppard would know more.
Woolsey thought for a moment before he spoke and then he said to Lorne, "Get Dr. Beckett to Atlantis and I'll go see Sheppard in the infirmary."
Woolsey got up from his chair and left his office, while Lorne went to see Chuck in the control room.
"Chuck get a hold of Beckett and get him back here," Lorne said to Chuck, "We'll need him ASAP."
Lorne stood next to Chuck as he dialed the planet where Dr. Beckett was. Luckily, for them, Beckett had a radio for emergencies and he happened to be on a planet where the village was close to the stargate.
When the gate was active, Lorne spoke into the radio and called for Dr. Beckett.
"What is it Major Lorne?" Beckett asked when he finally answered the radio.
Lorne told him what was going on and that they would need him on Atlantis ASAP.
"I'll be there in about an hour," Beckett said over his radio, "Beckett out."
Lorne got on his radio and informed Woolsey that Beckett would be coming to Atlantis in about an hour.
The Infirmary:
Woolsey entered the infirmary and walked straight over to Sheppard to ask him about the situation, wanting to know what he knew. Sheppard told him everything he knew and that Zelenka was in his lab going over the data.
"You should know that Dr. Beckett is on his way here," Woolsey said.
Sheppard then remembered something. "Teyla was on her way to her quarters where Torren is. I should have myself checked. If I'm fine, I would like to get Torren in a quarantine room and stay with him until this thing is over."
Sheppard was concerned about Teyla and figured the best thing he could do for her was to keep her son safe. He would contact the babysitter and have them get Torren's things together. He would get a few of his things together, so he would have something to do when Torren was sleeping.
When the doctor, who was wearing a hazmat suit so he wouldn't infect anyone in case he had been infected, was doing a check-up on Sheppard he asked him, "When was the last time you touched Teyla?"
"When I put a bandage on her arm back on the planet," Sheppard replied, "Why?"
"It's just a theory right now but I think it gets passed on by someone who doesn't know their infected touching someone who isn't. We'll know more once Dr. Beckett gets here," the doctor said indicating that he could use Dr. Beckett's expertise, "If the test results are normal, then I want you to wait here until Dr. Beckett shows up and by then if you aren't showing any signs of being sick then your free to go."
Once the tests were done, Sheppard contacted the babysitter watching Torren in preparation for the stay in isolation. He had a feeling that he wasn't infected, because the only time he had touched Teyla was to bandage her arm on the planet. That and he wanted to be able to do what he wanted to do for Teyla, but he couldn't do that if he was infected. He turned his head to look at the bed Teyla was laying in for a moment before thinking, 'Please make it through this. Your people need you. Torren needs his mother and I need you.'
The Gate Room/Hallway:
About an hour from when Atlantis had radioed Beckett, the gate activated and he came through. After he arrived, he was handed a hazmat suit to put on.
Meanwhile, in a hallway, Zelenka was on his way to tell Sheppard something when he suddenly didn't feel well. It was just his luck because Dr. Cole had been on her way to the infirmary to start her shift when she saw him.
"Let's get you to the infirmary," Dr. Cole said as she helped Zelenka to the infirmary.
The Infirmary:
When Dr. Cole got to the infirmary with Zelenka, she noticed all the doctors and nurses were in hazmat suits.
"What's going on here?" Dr. Cole asked as she helped Zelenka to an empty bed across from where Sheppard was.
"Teyla was the first to get infected," Sheppard replied.
"A doctor in hazmat suit walked over to Zelenka and started the check up on him, but when got to the tests he was going to do on Zelenka, he didn't feel well. Dr. Cole managed to get him to an empty bed. The doctor told Dr. Cole everything he knew and the tests that were being run on each infected person. After Dr. Cole heard what the doctor said, she knew she was more than likely infected. She had another doctor come over and run the tests on Zelenka and then she checked on Sheppard.
Sheppard stopped Dr. Cole before she could do anything, "If I don't show any symptoms by the time Dr. Beckett gets here I am going into isolation with Torren, and so far I haven't touched or been touched by anyone who has been infected. My staying here is just a precaution. The last tome I touched Teyla was when I bandaged her arm on the planet. Speaking of which, Zelenka did you find anything out?" Sheppard said.
"Yes I think I did, " Zelenka replied to Sheppard at the same time Dr. Beckett walked in wearing a hazmat suit.
Beckett wasted no time in getting to work.
"Tell Rodney and tell Beckett. You tell me over the radio. I need to get Torren to isolation ASAP," Sheppard said knowing the information would do McKay and Beckett more good right now. As he left, he radioed Woolsey to tell him that anyone who hasn't been infected should just go to their quarters and stay there. "It might also be best to get one of them in a hazmat suit and get some food and drink for them. Enough for two days until Beckett can figure this out. I'm on my way to isolation after I stop at my quarters."
Woolsey agreed with what Sheppard said and said, "Woolsey Out."
Beckett was busily working when all of a sudden he found himself in a waiting room of some kind, not knowing what was going. Meanwhile on Atlantis, Sam Beckett had leaped into Carson Beckett and he quickly had to figure out what was going on.
"Oh boy!" Sam/Carson said.
He looked around quickly to get an idea of where he was. He figured out that he was in an infirmary of some kind and must have leaped into a person having to do with that location. The metal table he was standing near managed to give him some idea of who he leaped into. It wasn't the best reflection but it would have to do.
While Zelenka was waiting for his tests results, he walked over McKay and said, "I was going through the data like you asked me to and I found something. It seems like there was group of rouge Ancients who were working on many things and one of those things was a way to kill Wraith."
"It didn't have anything to do with poisonous trees did it?" McKay asked.
Zelenka told him yes.
"On the planet, there was some broken glass which must have contained something that smelled real bad or got that way over time," McKay said.
"The data also said that the project was abandoned," Zelenka said, "Apparently they got infected just like we did but they managed to cure themselves. After that, they moved on to something else."
"Great what's the cure?" McKay asked.
"I didn't get that far but from what I have looked at so far," Zelenka replied, "there has been no mention of what cure might be. If we were to get some laptops or tablets with the data, we could finish going through it."
McKay told him that was a good idea and talked to Dr. Cole about it.
In another area of the infirmary, Al finally appeared to Sam/Carson. Sam/Carson asked him why he was here.
"You apparently leaped into another galaxy and into a Scottish man named Carson Beckett who happens to be a medical doctor. As for why you are here, to save a whole lot of people from a deadly alien disease. In the original timeline, a cure is not found in time," Al said.
"How much time do I have?" Sam/Carson asked Al.
"Less than three days," Al replied.
"Does Ziggy say what the cure was?" Sam/Carson asked.
"Unfortunately no," Al replied, "but your best bet is in some data a Dr. Rodney McKay brought back from a planet he was on during a recent mission that started this whole thing."
Sam/Carson asked which person McKay was and Al told him.
A nurse came over to Sam/Carson and said, "Doctor Teyla's condition had worsened a little."
Sam/Carson followed the nurse over to where Teyla was. Sam/Carson remembered that he had a medical degree and started to ask Teyla what was wrong. At that same moment, Chuck walked in and Dr. Cole started to not feel well.
"Sam you better hurry up and find the cure because Teyla here is the first victim," Al said as he pressed some buttons on the handlink.
Elsewhere on Atlantis:
Sheppard had just finished filling his bag up and was about to leave when he got an idea. He would take the wagon he had gotten for Teyla and Torren and use it as a bed for Torren while they were in isolation. He put his bag in the wagon and left his quarters headed for Teyla's quarters to pick up Torren. Once at Teyla's quarters, he put Torren things in the wagon, grabbed Torren and headed straight for the nearest isolation room while making sure to avoid anyone that might still be roaming the hallways of Atlantis. He made it to isolation safely.
"Well Torren I'm going make sure you don't get sick like your mommy," Sheppard said knowing that Torren wouldn't understand, "Your mom doesn't know I'm doing this. but I know how important your are to her and that's why we're in here.. You know this wagon I got here. Well, it's a present for you and your mom and I'm going to set it up as a place for to sleep when you are tired."
Sheppard saw Torren yawn and knew he was getting tired. The babysitter had told him that Torren had been changed and that he had eaten. Sheppard placed Torren on the floor and then fixed the wagon up like a bed. He placed Torren in the wagon where he fell fast asleep.
The Infirmary:
McKay and Zelenka were in an area of the infirmary busily going over the data with the laptops and such that they requested. Even thou Dr. Cole had started to not to feel well, she was helping the best she could. Sam/Carson on the other hand was busy taking care of Chuck with a nurse's help. When Sam/Carson was done with Chuck, he went over to McKay and asked if he had any luck yet.
"Nothing yet but we only just started," McKay said.
"Could use another pair of eyes?" Sam/Carson asked, "I have a hunch that the cure is in there and the faster we find it the better. I could spent hours trying find a cure and come up with nothing but hours going through data..."
McKay knew Beckett had a valid point and handed him a tablet. He told him what section to start with. Sam/Carson got started right away. About a half an hour in McKay asked, "Anything yet?"
Zelenka and Sam/Carson said not yet and went back to the data as did McKay. Another half an hour passed and still nothing. It wasn't until an hour later that something was found.
"I think I may have found something," Zelenka said.
"Cure?" McKay asked.
"Possibly," Zelenka replied and then he asked Beckett to look over what he found.
Sam/Carson looked over the data and then McKay looked at it.
"This got to be the cure," McKay said, "but there is a problem."
Sam/Carson looked at the data again and said, "I'll just have to do trial and error until the formula is right."
"There is one puzzling thing thou," Zelenka said, "the last sentence in that section. Riddles and rhymes hidden throughout will tell you what you what you do not know."
"Why would the Ancients be so cryptic?" McKay asked and then he snapped his fingers a few times, "Carson what is the one we don't know?"
"The exact formula," Sam/Carson replied, "I'll do the trail and error and you two the data."
Zelenka brought up the section of the cure on the tablet Beckett was using to save time and with that Sam/Carson left and got to work.
"Now all we have to do is find the hidden information and Carson can cure us all," McKay said to Zelenka.
"Maybe we should get Dr. Cole to help, Zelenka said.
"Good idea," McKay said.
In another part of the infirmary, Teyla was trying to get sleep but was having a nightmare about Torren. She kept repeating her son's name and Dr. Cole happened to notice Teyla, so she got up and went over to her.
"Teyla," Dr. Cole said as tried to wake up Teyla.
When Teyla did wake up, she noticed Dr. Cole standing by her beside. "What happened?"
"You had a bad dream," Dr. Cole said.
"Torren," Teyla said.
"As far as I know he is with Colonel Sheppard in isolation," Dr. Cole said, "Hopefully that will help you rest a little easier."
Sam/Carson was busy working on trial and error when Al appeared.
"Sam your chances of leaping are going up but very slowly," Al said, "Right now it's stalled at 45%."
Atlantis Isolation:
Sheppard decided while Torren was still asleep to check on the situation in the infirmary. He moved a little far from him so he wouldn't wake him but he could still check on him.
"Any update Rodney?" Sheppard said over the radio after contacting McKay.
McKay was annoyed that he was interrupted but he gave Sheppard an update.
When McKay was done talking, Sheppard asked, "Any word on Teyla?"
McKay turned the conversation over to Dr. Cole and returned to what he was doing.
"Colonel Sheppard. This is Dr. Cole and from what I know Teyla's condition has worsened," Dr. Cole said, "We are doing everything we can to find the exact cure. Dr. Beckett is doing trial and error to find the exact formula and I'm helping Rodney and Radek comb through the data for it."
"Would it be possible to give Teyla a handheld radio so I can talk to her," Sheppard asked.
"I'll radio you when it's set up," Dr. Cold replied, "Dr. Cole out."
About 10 minutes later, Dr Cole came over the radio, "Colonel Sheppard. Here's Teyla but don't talk too long."
"John. Thank you for taking care of Torren," Teyla said over the radio.
"I'm happy to do it," Sheppard said to Teyla.
"How is Torren?" Teyla asked over the radio.
"He's still asleep," Sheppard replied to Teyla.
"Good," Teyla said.
"I should let you get some sleep because Torren will be waking up soon," Sheppard said, "Don't worry about Torren. You focus on getting better."
"I will try not to worry. Teyla out," Teyla said.
Sheppard felt a little better that he got to talk to Teyla, but he still had the look on his face he always got when something bad happened to her. He walked back over to the chair near the wagon and returned his full attention back to Torren.
The Infirmary:
Sam/Carson was sill working on trial and error when Al said, "Your chances of leaping went up to 55%, but not much more than that."
At the same time Al was speaking to Sam/Carson, McKay's condition worsened. Dr. Cole tended to McKay. This now left Dr. Cole and Zelenka the only ones left who could continue to go through the data as McKay was in no condition and it would take too long to fill someone else in.
"Sam another person has worsened," Al said as he pressed some buttons on the handlink, "No wait make that two, Rodney McKay and Nurse Marie."
"Al could you go see if the others have made any progress?" Sam/Carson asked.
Al pressed some buttons on the handlink and disappeared.
When Zelenka saw McKay and Nurse Marie's condition worsen, he knew he had to hurry, because it was only a matter of time before his condition worsened and Dr. Cole's. Zelenka turned his attention back to the data and didn't notice that Dr. Cole had returned until she said something.
"I think I may have found something," Dr. Cole said, "It looks like a rhyme."
"Let me take a look," Zelenka said and then after he looked, "Let's make a note of it. We'll put them all together when we have found them all."
Al reappeared next to Sam/Carson and said, "They have made progress."
"Good because this trial and error isn't going as well as it could," Sam/Carson said.
Zelenka and Dr. Cold kept working until they found all but one. As they were searching for the last one, Zelenka and, soon after, Major Lorne worsened, so that meant it was up to Dr. Cole to find the last piece and get it to Dr. Beckett. She kept working until she found the last piece and then made quick work in getting the 3 riddles and 2 rhymes to Sam/Carson. After she did so, her condition worsened meaning that it was now up to Sam/Carson to solve the riddles and rhymes and get the cure made. Sam/Carson had worked for about 12 hours on the trial and error but now had the clues he needed. He made short work of figuring out the rhymes but the riddles would take a little bit of time and that was something that was in short supply.
"How much time do I have left, " Sam/Carson asked.
Al then told him.
It took sometime, but Sam/Carson managed to figure out one of the riddles after carefully thinking about it. The next one took a little bit more time to figure out but he managed to do it. When it came to the last one, he had a little more trouble, so he had Al ask Ziggy for help. Ziggy couldn't help that much except for some clues that might help. Sam/Carson managed to figure out the last remaining riddle with help of the clues from Ziggy and whatever help Al could provide. Now Sam/Carson could put together the cure, but he had to hurry as the remaining time left little time for testing.
"Sam your changes of leaping are going up," Al said.
Sam/Carson didn't respond to Al and just focused on getting the cure made. When had had the cure made, he gave it to Teyla first and then some of the medical staff whose condition hadn't worsened yet, so they could help distribute the medicine. Sam/Carson then told the medical staff that it should be given to those who weren't affected just as a precaution.
"Sam get ready to leap," Al said.
Soon after everyone who had been affected had been given the cure, Sam Beckett leaped and Carson Beckett was now back in his own body.
Atlantis Isolation Room:
Sheppard was holding Torren when a city wide message came over the radio from Woolsey, "The cure has been found and has been given to those infected. As a precaution, it will be given to those who weren't. Woolsey out."
"We'll be able to get out of here soon Torren and you can see your mommy," Sheppard said to Torren.
About a half an hour later, Dr. Beckett walked in and said, " I come bearing the cure and a baby size dose for Torren."
"Thanks Doc," Sheppard said, "Any news on Teyla?"
"She was sleeping when I left," Beckett replied as he prepared to give Sheppard the cure.
Once Sheppard was given the cure, it was Torren's turn. Torren cried when it was over and Sheppard tried to calm him down.
"Just to be safe I have been telling everyone to stay where they are until morning," Beckett said, "so you'll be able to see Teyla then."
"Thanks Doc," Sheppard said no longer worried about Teyla.
Beckett told him your welcome before leaving to move on to the next person.
"Well Torren we have to wait just a little longer," Sheppard said noticing Torren had fallen asleep in his arms.
The Infirmary:
The next morning Sheppard walked into the infirmary carrying Torren headed for the bed Teyla was in. Teyla saw them walking over and Torren smiled when he saw his mother.
"It's good to see that you're feeling better," Sheppard said.
"Again thank you for watching Torren," Teyla said.
"Really it was no problem," Sheppard said, "Before I forget I got you and Torren a gift. It's a wagon. I used it as a bed for Torren while we were in isolation. You can have it when you're released for the infirmary. I figured I would continue to watch him while you're still here, since we can't go anywhere until you and Rodney are released for duty.
Teyla told him thank you and Sheppard handed Torren to Teyla.
"So Torren did you behave for John?" Teyla asked her son.
"He did fine Teyla," Sheppard replied.
Elsewhere in the infirmary, Keller walked in and over to her desk only to find Beckett there.
"Did something happen while I was gone?" Keller asked.
"Have a seat and I'll fill you in while I finish the paperwork," Beckett replied.
Keller sat down and Beckett filled her in on everything that happened while she was gone. He also told her what McKay and Zelenka told him about the Rouge Ancients. For Now, they were done with the Rouge Ancients.
The End of Part One.
