Trust Once Broken | SGA John Sheppard

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Epiphany

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"Ha!" McKay sudden outburst made everyone in the jumper startle. He had been working for nearly an hour going over the data, muttering under his breath while the others waited. He spun his chair around to face Weir, a triumphant look on his face. "The telemetry wasn't entirely gibberish. Bring up the HUD," McKay told Kai.

Kai's fingers glided over the controls and the display of the planet appeared.

McKay climbed to his feet and approached the display. "I was able to determine the location of the power source inside the field, here." He said pointing to a spot nearly in the center of the field.

"What good is that?" Beckett asked impatiently, of all of them he had been the most outwardly struggling with the wait. The fact that Sheppard could be hurt somewhere had his shifting restlessly. He hated being off-world but he also didn't trust any of the other doctors with what may have happened to the Colonel going through the time dilation field.

McKay made a noise of impatience in the back of his throat. He didn't like being questioned even if it was by his friend. "Once we know where the generator is, one way or another I should be able to turn it off."

Kai cleared her throat. She normally made it a point to keep her opinion to herself when it came to policy. Especially now, when she was leaving so soon, but she couldn't hold her tongue this time. Every minute that had passed was time slipping away for Sheppard. "Perhaps it should be me," she said in a quiet voice.

They all turned to face her in surprise, but it was Elizabeth who spoke. "Why?" She asked with a frown.

Kai lifted her chin, bracing herself. She was different, it had been a point of contention often during her time on Atlantis, but maybe just this once it could help them. "I age at a different rate than humans-"

Elizabeth flinched when Kai implied she wasn't human. If Kai noticed however, she didn't react. She had been different even among the Mortii, this was nothing new.

"-if there's a chance of being stuck for an extended length of time I will lose the least in relation to total longevity," Kai finished clinically.

Beckett was looking at her with a sort of sad understanding. He more than anyone perhaps understood the most of the differences Kai faced. McKay however, seemed to be seriously considering her offer.

When Weir noticed she shot McKay a disgruntled look and stepped forward, taking command of the operation before McKay let it all get too far out of hand. "We'll go together," Weir said firmly. "As a team."

Kai considered arguing but the determined gleam in Elizabeth's eyes made her reconsider. The leader of Atlantis had made her decision and she wouldn't be easily swayed.

Beckett exhaled a relieved sigh.

McKay shrugged as though it didn't matter to him one way or another. He reached up and touched the comm in his ear. "Teyla, Ronon we're touching down in the jumper. Meet us at the landing site."

"Understood," came Teyla's immediate reply.

Kai obediently lowered the jumper out of orbit and headed towards the planet's surface. She followed Ronon and Teyla's signals on the HUD towards their landing site.

As soon as Kai set down the jumper McKay and Weir were already moving towards the back hatch. Kai opened the hatch and climbed to her feet, picking up her backpack and slinging it over her shoulder.