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SGA: Convergence - Chapter 16

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"We're fine, Mr. Woolsey. What is Alexa? How is she? "
lasted Although only a few moments, John was the silence of the expedition leader prior to eternity.
"John, I think it's better if you come across. I will send out Major Lorne with a jumper. "

Although Evan Lorne had hastened to rapidly come up with the jumpers Tristanius to solve John, It seemed that not fast enough to go.
Richards face and his tone betrayed John, agree that something is really not needed. The expedition leader did not elaborate on it and John had no choice but to leave when his family packed their bags again, and they literally driving to hurry up. Of course, this was exactly the same way as the Colonel had suspected. There was lack of understanding, curiosity and nagging above all. Only when Carol and Dave Patrick intervened and reminded them of the acute problems of the young woman who swallows both of their anger.
It was John, but not once to mind, left alone to fly into town and leave his family on the ship. Not even when she suddenly during the short flight showed their concern and panic that John the protective shield of the city got closer and closer. Only when he declared, was that the jumpers and a few other boats of friends to be able to fly through the shield, they again showed their usual now surprised and astonished faces.
But John did not really feel like, always trying to explain and show everything. It employed too many other things.

"What's wrong?" Sheppard's voice bellowed through the almost Control room, as this came from the landing bay down.
"Colonel ..." greeted the expedition leader, his military commander, pointing a tiny smile that he somehow seemed to put on.
"... how was your flight with the ship?"
"at best. What happened? "John replied succinctly, and made clear that he had not a very large appetite for small talk.
"It's about the Commander. After she collapsed before the start, it took several hours until she woke up again. Being on the Hospital was taken, it has the same, after she regains consciousness, reacts extremely to her brother. She was very aggressive. The General then brought them to Südostpier. I had only the most necessary staff there and have all the other removed from there, but ... this is probably not enough. John, she is creating for hours in this rigid and her father is obviously not, they wake up again ... or bring back. "
" I take care of it, "replied John, looking pleadingly at his mother, who had, however, decided a long time.
"I come with me. "
" What about Dorian? "
" He has applied the same as before. He still does not show any fatigue or withdrawal symptoms, but it will not last too long, "Woolsey said quickly.
"He must have got a huge dose of the enzyme, mingled now Teyla one, which is also assembled at the control room.
"Yes ... here it is never boring ..." John said softly, and went on his way, but he turned briefly and turned to to his father and brother.
"... and you will ... to please all."
"Hey!"
But John was gone and Carol was in a hurry after a small smile, to ascertain their elders.

"Alexa Alexa ... little ... come back to you!"
Tristanius repeatedly said to his daughter, she shook slightly, took her face in his hands and had her in his desperation, rather a very given weak slap on the cheek. But nothing helped. She still sat on a bed of an uninhabited District was not responding and stared silently and motionless in front of him.
"Alexa, but listen to it ... Come back to me ... Alex!"
The general was about to lose his patience finally.
Tristan ... calm down please. You're making it worse. Colonel Sheppard is on its way. Maybe he can bring them back, "Elisha tried to calm her husband, but that seemed to excite him even more.
"Why is he?! What is with the Sheppard? Why does she reacts to him? as about what is between the two? "
"But no! How do you get that idea? "
" He is always near them and leaves them barely out of sight. He thinks probably know them better than me and ... and ... there is something about him that ... it gives me no peace. "
" Maybe he's just a good man who for our daughter a colleague and good friend. Remember, he has found in the capsule and brought back and helped her to start a search party after you. You should finally put your suspicions. You can ... "
Elisha was interrupted by opening the door Quarter and sighed with relief when she saw come in Colonel Sheppard and his mother.
"Colonel!"
"Hi ... are you okay?"
"With us, yes, but Alexa ... she is passed out again. She was previously ever just gone and Tristan was able to bring her back, but minutes later she is again ... now it is not just to himself. "
" Commander Commander ... you come back to you & hellip , "John began their to speak, after he had to Alexa sat on the bed.
"... Alexa ... you hear me?"
Again he took her face in his hands, lifted her head up a bit and forced them to watch him in the eye.
"Alexa, listen to my voice ... you come back to him. You must come back again, you hear? "
John always spoke to her again, but this time it seemed to last longer than the first two times.
There was still no reaction from her.
Elisha examined her again with the little scanner.
"There is still no danger, but too long they may not remain in this state."
"Go to it, maybe your voice comes through to her still," advised Carol, as John looked at her doubtfully.
"Alexa, listen to me ... it is all right. They are most Südostpier, it's hardly anybody here. Nothing can happen to you ... You must come round ... Alexa ... "

It had taken a good half hour until Alex came to himself. In the meantime, Elisha was founded by Jennifer Dorian, as he slowly the first Showed withdrawal symptoms.
"So, what can you order everything in the world in the sense that fly the city do? And now you come to me on the idea of claiming to want to, did you feel good, "John said to her, trying not even to avoid the reproachful tone.
"I do not know ... I thought it was all right. I felt good and somehow ... safe enough to fly the city. But then suddenly everything was gone, "said Alexa, and seemed to be nervous.
"What do you mean? When exactly was this security away? "asked Carol. Had she not been long a clue who wanted to pursue it now.
"I do not know. For me it was actually quite good ... "
John looked at her warning, after which they quickly corrected.
"I was not too good but it was okay. It really was not bad. I could do it, I know. I sat in the chair, talking to Colonel Sheppard, the ship has been docked, and then ... I only know that it got worse and then nothing. "
" The security was gone, as the ship from the city broke? "
" Yes ... "said Alexa hesitantly back and watched as the mother of the Colonels in thought sank. But she had not the strength and the necessary concentration to deal with the matter for themselves.
A little cold water would quickly refresh and it is intended to be merrily leave.
"... I'm going to go to the bathroom to make myself fresh."
"reputation if something is."
Tristanius saw his daughter behind briefly and waited until the bathroom door had closed.

"What's going on?"
"Yes, what the ship has to do with all this?" Concluded John, the question to the General.
"I do not think that it is on the ship, but rather to its commander," said Carol, watching her son, who did not understand but what she wanted.
"What?"
"I'm not sure, but it's striking that they seem to be calm in your presence, and has empathy under control."
"What's hot s? How do you do that? What do you do? they secretly administering her something, Colonel? "Tristanius asked, raising his voice, he understood but just do not know what was going on.
"I give her nothing! I do not know what that means to "
" It's not John, he does nothing. It's Alexa. It does itself "
" Then they can control it all? "
" no. Not accurate and not particularly aware of. I think it's their subconscious that temporarily provides a degree of control. "
" I do not quite understand, "said Tristanius.
"Mom?"
"This rigidity is a kind of escape ... or rather, protection of their brain. If she feels that the many emotions are too strong and they threaten to overwhelm, it looks for something that gives her confidence that she deflects them away from the emotions or those freed. If they can not find, their nervous system is overloaded. The brain switches off, so to speak, in order to protect themselves. Only the most necessary to sustain life processes still take place. "
" And what did your son do that? They said that my daughter in his presence to calm and it seems to be doing well. "
" That's right. I believe that John gives her the security and peace. "
" How? `I do not know anything!"
"Not consciously, no, and it is said, as well as Alexa's subconscious, that performs some actions. Think about it, John. When was the first time this rigor? "
" When we have searched it and found in the jumper bay, "John said thoughtfully.
"True, but there was not before moments or situations in which they would have to fall into a rigid"
"But ... but, in the Wraithanlage when we were looking for Dorian."
"Why have not you told me of it, Colonel?" Demanded Tristanius know.
"Because I have not noticed at the time. That had been dragged away from their first ... ... Blackout. "
" What happened in that facility? "Asked Carol, hoping to lead the two men back to the main topic to.
"We can sneak into the plant, as Alexa suddenly said to feel something. She believed that it is Dorian. We then managed to even use this sense to make it easier to find.
It has taken them quite for a moment I thought she would get one of these attacks.
She has, however, quickly caught again. As we sneak us then ran to him was, there was again a moment of ... the Wraith had already brought him and ... we had to wait a little before we could strike. She has also made quite finished. I had to restrain Alexa, or we would all have been tuned. It also has its pretty added, but also because it has very quickly caught. "
" Since there has hardly begun. If you something, John? "Asked Carol and saw how it worked in her son.
"I'm not quite sure what you want out, Mom"
"In this system, there were twice all situations that they could knock out, but it has caught every time. As we found in the jumper bay, she was out for the first time and you have to get back to. As the ship was undocked and moved away from the city, she collapsed and barely that you 're there, you take it back and she is doing better. "
" All right. It has to do with me, but I do not know why but I get it back. "
" You are ... how shall I explain? ... You are a kind of lighthouse ... FS they r. A lighthouse, where you can be guided by a stormy sea. If it is stormy, if they feel the emotions all over, she is looking for something that helps her ... that protects them. Like ... like you behind the walls of the lighthouse can hide, so it uses your wall. You're the one who radiates this security. The calm them. "
" Wall? "
Confused John looked to his mother that he already knew by her eyes what she was saying. But before he could reply, she again took the floor.

"You have started as a teenager, substantiate and nothing and no one approached you cool when something you very busy. No matter what it was, what it was, you've either played down or hushed up in very bad cases. For me it was more difficult ... we can In this we speak a another time. But as a soldier, there is almost always situations that do not allow personal feelings to show, or to respond. They would hinder you in your work, they would even be dangerous for you. I think we both know we are three. Furthermore, we need not discuss.
You have to focus, stay calm, think quickly and react faster. Because feelings can be fatal. The white and Alexa. It is after all, even a soldier. It will also be able, in the moments of their feelings to suppress and the other largely to ignore.
But now that she can feel the emotions of others is really a demand on them. And they know it. You can not handle it and their own wall is by far not made, so ... it uses yours. "

" But how? "
" I'm not quite sure exactly how it works. But I think it is a mental or perhaps even an empathetic connection between you. "
" What? ", It came first from Tristanius before for an explanation demanding to see John. That his face was slowly angry trains, did not escape him.
Even Carol was amazed at the almost chuckling to negligence of the father. On the one hand, he seemed to have nothing against the fact that his daughter went to the military, but on the other hand, he seemed with his care and his care to exaggerate almost.
almost ... no, just like a father on earth. So great seemed the differences between the two nations not to be.
"Look at me like that. I do not know what she's talking, "argued John.
"I do not mean a connection in the sense of romance, relationship, or the like. This connection can be formed quite unconsciously. Neither of the two might have noticed.
If she feels that she is too much, she looks for a way out, for safety, strength, peace and clarity. John is in the area, she reaches for him. She feels this wall, its security and balance, strengthening its own ... shields. And that obviously works only with eye contact. Because if John is not there, or the distance between them is too large, it is weak and it breaks down either or falls within this rigidity. "

" Then ... then I have to constantly be near him so as not wegzutreten again? "Alexa's voice came from behind the three who are frightened turned around to her.
"Excuse me, we did not want to talk behind your back. It just so happened, "Carol said quickly, as they do not face the Commander could interpret them correctly.
Go "are you all right? Is everything all right? "
Concerned Tristanius stepped closer to his daughter and looked at them carefully.
"Sure, all the best. Colonel Sheppard is still there, "said Alexa subtle back what Carol had to smile caught and embarrassed John went through his hair.
"It's just a theory I have discussed with John and your father and to be honest are just these things to an area to do with actually very little had. During my studies were cut short and parapsychology later, I have read only one or two books and articles about it. I prefer dealing with the psyche itself was because somehow I had more substance and say something more substantial with which to work leaves. I think I really need a lot will have to catch up. "
" I understand. But what interests me now ... why Colonel Sheppard? Why he and not me? I am her father, since there are probably a certain loyalty. "
" Sure. But ... I suspect that this connection arose from the events of recent months. John has found it in this container, they brought back and alert. He helps her with her missing memories, he meditates with her, they go together and inquiries, he helped in the search for you and your son. Until recently they were regarded as dead or missing. That is no charge, but you were not reachable for them. And as far as I know. ... There should also be differences between them. There was John in the emergency Alexa's only point of reference. "
" Okay, that brings us now ... this is not much further. We need to ensure that we do something, "suggested John, before it would return to talks, or perhaps a yard long, heated discussion between father and daughter. Or between John and the General, since that seemed already to have on the kicker. Whatever.
"Yes, we must with some exercises to start and you will also need to actively participate in these exercises, "Carol finally turned to John, who looked perplexed.
"I? Why me? "
" Because I believe that you somehow feel it when they tried to reach you. "
John shook his head.
"No, no, definitely not. If this were so, then ... some things ... "
" And how is it that you might find it in the jumper bay would be ...? John, I've been watching you. When we have searched them and were in their quarters, there was this one moment. I have asked you what was wrong, you said it was nothing, but have thought about where she was, in fact, we have also found them immediately. And when we were on the ship just before it collapsed, you have you ... You have obviously noticed that something was wrong. You feel it when something is wrong with it. "

intruder Carol had spoken to John and even though she herself was not sure when it came to their theories and assumptions. But John's brooding face spoke volumes for her and it took not long before he was convinced that there must actually be Alexa, could feel it. Another explanation, he finally found themselves.
Publishing and also a little shamefacedly from the two exchanged views and ignoring the confused, accusing gaze of the general.

"It's nothing bad, nothing for which one should be ashamed. They do not do this on purpose. It's their subconscious that has control. It projects its being on John. But now you must learn to take control and John will help you. Once again they are trying to reach him, he logs on and let go on purpose. It will probably happen at the beginning very often because it can be very difficult. But I'm sure we can. "
" And then when I search for someone else? "
" The entire pier is almost deserted. Only three of us and two soldiers are there. But those are further away, which you can not see and not hear, "said John sat down on a chair opposite the bed.
"And your father will get back too, if you want to grab him. I'm sure he felt it will be. "
" Can we do not know if Dorian is healthy again? He needs me yet! "
Alexas nervousness rose suddenly. She paced impatiently back and forth in the quarter, threw her arms either for herself or her hands and fingers began to knead, that could be heard already in part a crackling.

"No, we do now. You can not your brother, you would otherwise have again this blackout or collapse. If you learn now have many emotions, especially to shield her brother to build shields and to check later all the more difficult in large crowds or in other exceptional circumstances. Trust me, we get the point already, "said Carol to reassure her well with the young woman and tried what seemed to work after a few moments too.
"You concentrate completely on what I say to you John and your father and focus on themselves and their feelings. As soon as one of the two feels something, they log on. It's really important that you learn to build self-shields, so that they can act again carefree life in the society. Okay?
Alexa nodded in agreement.
"All right, then look for a relaxed position, because we begin with some relaxation measures. And you two ... "
Carol turned to admonishing finger raised to the two men.
"... we need absolute peace and you must suppress your own emotions sometimes for a while. John, I know you can use the very good ... "
John rolled his eyes at this comment and groaned.
"... respects to feel just waiting, when it looks for you. "
Tristanius took a deep breath and sat down on the second chair next to John, who was already more in the chair, as he was sitting. The arms crossed in front of the body, legs together and stretched out far away, he seemed quite relaxed and watched as Alex took their meditation position and Carol even met some preparations, and finally Alexa opposite sat.

"Okay ... ready?"
Alexa nodded.
"Good. Then take a deep breath and close your eyes. Think of nothing, hear Only my voice ... you are absolutely sure ... you can not do anything ... "
Carol watched the young woman closely and saw that they still had a very tense.
"... Take a deep breath, feel like the oxygen flows through your nose into your lungs ... you breathe out again and make you in how to relax your face. Your muscles around the eyes ... loosens the tension in her jaw to be .... Your shoulders drop down and relax your neck ... you breathe again ... and the next Breathe out, feel the tension in their arms from you drop ... "

Carol had had to deal with almost any of its members to the tension and nervousness to fight the antique lady. It took a while until she was convinced that Alexa was relaxed enough to move on to the actual exercises. The first seemed to be working quite well. But when she confronted the woman with more antique than an unpleasant feeling in the form of a fantasy, they gradually began to be restless.

John had again this strange feeling in his mind. It was not unpleasant or painful, but since he now knew what it was with this feeling towards him, he could feel really just wanted to grab him. He was, however, not sure exactly how he should respond. He did not respond directly to Alexa and they tear it out of their concentration. But he had to express it somehow. But his thoughts were suddenly interrupted, as Carol remarked well that John was nervous.

"Alexa, pull themselves back from John ... you can not ... Happen to think of the sign that you've built around. The emotions can not penetrate the shield ... They are doing good ... you are safe and free .... "

Carol looked back at John, who could only nod as he felt that she really back let go. Again some time passed, the build in the psychologist, Alexa always shields and lower the left. They also stimulated the imagination of the young woman, described some emotions and let them fend by Alexa. At first they tried to escape many times before, so it was mainly John, who had to look on the felt.
Tristanius saw it only carefully between the two back and forth. When he initially was surprised and slightly annoyed that Alexa was obviously more confidence in the Colonel, instead of him, but later he was beginning to realize that it is probably not surprising, after all the last time and the disagreement that existed between the two. Deep in its interior, however, he thought to sense that perhaps something else could be behind it. The General called out again to order and concentration. This suspicion he might pursue later still. Alexa's health and mental Constitution had priority at the moment for him.

Carol believed, however, with their exercises now can even go a step further, when it proposed Alexa to focus their concentration on Dorian. She knew of John's story that they tried something similar in the Wraithanlage and also had success.
But the more the antique Erin was focused on her brother and would react to his being, the more tense it. It became so bad that both John and Tristanius felt that they got into trouble.
"Alexa think you back to your plate ... make feel like they reinforce it, as it can get thicker and thicker. Your brother can not get close to you ... Alexa ... "
" No, I can not ... ... I ... "She quickly
held her hand over her mouth and hurried into the bathroom, where she was handing over bent over the toilet.
"Alexa"
Tristanius initially had trouble staying with his daughter. Again and again she tried to keep them at range, pushed his hands, and pushed him back even as they re- seized with spasmodic retching and was again handed. But Tristanius persisted. He knelt down beside her and started her in slow circles to strike calming down the spine, while with the other hand stroked her hair again and again, so she did not face fell.
"Elisha ..." he said after he took up his Com-plug connection to his wife.
"... Alexa is not well. She throws up constantly, "
" Dorian too! He is right in the withdrawal. You can feel them to Südostpier?
"Colonel Sheppard's mother has just tried to show her how they can defend themselves against the emotions, but ... Dorian her face difficulties."
"Dorian's withdrawal symptoms are just at the STR ; strongest ... I can not leave here ... I can not give him anything, but Dr. Beckett might have something for Alexa, "said Elisha, with Tristanius the worry, stress and the tension perceived in her voice.
"I'll take care of it," said John, and hurried out of the district.

It was not long before John came back with a small bottle of a tincture, and saw Alexa choked the last time and was haunted before she sank back exhausted against the wall. Carol rubbed her with a cool towel the sweat from his forehead and the general spoke soothingly to her.
Such a picture John had seen only a few minutes when he could throw in the infirmary a quick look at Dorian. Tormented him also nausea and vomiting, but unlike his sister, he was still struggling with painful cramps, chills, shivering and strong a whole flood of different emotions. The exercises and techniques adopted by his mother with Alexa seemed, at least something to help.
John Quick had a small amount of brown fluid dripping into a glass, add some water filled and handed it Tristanius, had little difficulty, encourage his daughter to drink.
Carol gave her further instructions, however, that they are relaxed further.
some point, however, she seemed calm and relaxed enough to be so that the two were leaving Carol to speak to John.
"What about with her brother?"
"A little worse. He übergibt sich zwar auch pausenlos, aber zudem hat er noch Krämpfe und zittert und das wird wohl noch eine ganze Weile so weitergehen.“
„Ich denke es wäre ganz gut, wenn wir eine kleine Pause machen. Sie soll sich etwas ausruhen, etwas schlafen.“
John nickte.
Eine gefühlte Ewigkeit verging, in der Alexa die Kühle der Wand in ihrem Rücken und Nacken genoss. Tristanius hatte gespürt, wie sie nach im griff, als Dorians Empfindungen sie übermannten. Nur zu gerne war er für sie da, schützte und stärkte sie, dennoch war er sich bewusst, dass sie had to learn to come to self-manage.
"Is it again?"
"Right ..." Surprised
but more confused about the care and Bekümmerung Alexa fell into her father's thoughts.
was still two days before it between them violent disagreements and disputes. He was almost unbearable, she had suspended and referred to a military trial.

course, she had made mistakes, even if they had not a particularly large selection of their actions on. But it was not possible but that he overreacted? Her father was always very fond of the military and the related rules and laws, had a strong sense of honor and great sense of justice. Therefore, they understood his current reactions and his behavior completely. Somehow she felt that he in the past even more than once bent the rules and laws that had broken even. Why did he do with it then such a big deal out of it?

you remembered to Sheppard promised not to do anything not to act rashly, and in return he had assured her that everything would come right back.
a week. A week
should pass away until all would come to nothing, in which her father should have been recaptured. But so far there was not the slightest hint of some relaxation between the two ... or is it? Or was it just pity which her father brought to meet her?
She was at the end. She had neither the strength to do more exercises and learning techniques, nor the stamina to wait a whole week, until her father would be caught again. She would prefer to do right now to get their proper punishment.

Alexa felt the pressure was fighting outwardly. Tears came to tie up in her eyes, her throat seemed to be pressed against her father and hid in his arms.
"I'm sorry ... I'm so sorry, Pa. ..."
"Shhh ... That it need not. You're doing quite well. It takes time until you can do it really well ... "
" No ... not this I do not annoy you wanted ... but I've only done to look for you can. I did not ... I have given them, but only what they had beforehand. The UAV platform is destroyed months ago and the ZPM was ... the power module ... there is a connection between Atlantis and the Earth. "
" Alexa ... let's talk about it later. "
inwardly groaned and tried to Tristanius his anger keep in check. In all the past times he had still not too many thoughts can do about his allegations. He had only felt time and again, as it rumbled inside. Alexa had to have felt good.
"I can not anymore. I do not want us to fight us ... that you mad are. It's all too much, Pa. I do not think more of the ... "
" We talk about it later, I promise you we will speak later in peace with each other. Now calm down. You have to concentrate yourself again. "
But Alexa did not think. Rather, they could not. They crept more into the arms of her father and wept softly to himself.
Tristanius realized that she needed some time to let go of him would be much harder. After some time, but had
back under control and could leave the bathroom to get something to lie.

John was thirsty, and after the two had left the bathroom, he wanted to get there a little water.
While he ran the water into a glass, he risked a little look in the mirror that hung above the sink. But his focus was not long at his reflection addressed as something caused small, white, which was apparently behind him on the floor, his attention. A small piece of paper was at the point at which the General had carried all the time.
was believed he fell from his pocket. Unbeknownst to this, John was able to pick it apart and screw up.
The characters that stood out came, he looks familiar before and if he is not very mistaken, they were those that were engraved on the stones on M4X-282, very similar. The stones from which they took pictures and the Jackson then attempted to translate.
presented from an unknown reason to Johns hackles. He did not like at all. Alexa had the bricks have a bad feeling, and now he found this little snippet, which was obviously written by hand and should provide some good news. Normally John would
not bother about what message the General had in his pockets, but the many striking `coincidences' in recent days were being created, have been discovered and seemed to accumulate, and the fact that this memo was written in an ancient language that no longer knew the Ancients themselves from thirteen thousand years, had intended to mean anything good.
John folded the pieces of paper together and put it quickly into his pocket.
It would not be wrong if Jackson would look at these characters again.

tbc ...