FIC: Devil Inside - Chapter 14 COMPLETE!

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DEVIL INSIDE By ErikaHK

Title Devil Inside - Ch. 14/14
Word count: 900
Rating: PG
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Elizabeth Weir, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Carson Beckett
Genre: Drama, Angst, H/C, Suspense, Gen
Disclaimer: Stargate and all related characters are the property of MGM Television Entertainment. Not done for profit, just for fun.

Summary: A mysterious entity takes over the bodies of the members of the Atlantis Expedition. Season 3 pre-Sunday. No spoilers.

Special thanks to my betalauriel01

Chapter 14

The cage was brought to the isolation room. Rodney prepped the device to do its job while the others waited impatiently. Carson and a nurse stood by one side of Teyla’s bed and Rodney on the other. A group of marines guarded the room by the door, observing the still body. Up on the balcony Elizabeth, Radek and Ronon observed showing their own signs of concern.

When he was ready he looked up to Elizabeth and nodded. He directed his gaze to Teyla. Her face was sweaty and warm, but other than that she looked normal. If he didn’t look at her vitals on the monitor he could imagine she wasn’t dying. Finally he touched the side of the cage to open it. The top portion slid away and a beam of white light touched Teyla’s face. The humming increased and the light became stronger. For a few seconds everyone stared, hypnotized by it, until a sphere of bright light came out from the body lying on the bed, zoomed into the box and disappeared as quickly as it had come.

Carson approached her body and touched her forehead.

“It’s cool.” The doctor said.

The nurse smiled and observed the monitor with her life signs. “Her vitals are returning to normal.” She said..

In the blink of an eye all the tension inside the room vanished and relieved sighs were heard. Rodney read the indicating lights and concluded that the entity was safely kept inside the box and the power readings were stable.

“The creature won’t get out anytime soon, but the cage still needs to be fully charged.” He said.

“Good job, Rodney.” Came Elizabeth’s voice from the speakers.

He made a big grin and a thumbs up to her before proceeding to leave the isolation room with the cage in tow.

…

Two Weeks Later

John sat on his bed with his War and Peace book which Teyla had brought him from his quarters. She gave him a sideway glance when he opened the book. After three years reading it he was still on the first quarter of the book. He considered it right on schedule, but she expressed her belief that he should have finished it by now. He tried to explain how hard was to read that book, especially because he always had reports to write, read and a very demanding schedule on his hands and she laughed at that statement. He failed to understand what was so funny about what he said. That was when Rodney, Elizabeth and Ronon came into the infirmary.

“Hey.” John waved at the newcomers and put down the book. “How are things going on Atlantis? No more crises?”

“Fortunately not.” Elizabeth smiled warmly at him. “But I’m sure one will come as soon as you leave that bed.”

John frowned. “What do you mean by that?”

“Just that you have a talent in bringing trouble to this city.” Elizabeth sat at the empty bed next to his.

“Well, I remember I warned you about that at the inauguration party.” He pointed a finger at her with a smirk.

“Then this is my fault?”

“I’m not the one that touched that strange box containing an alien entity that invades people’s body to cause havoc.” He gave a pointed look at Rodney.

“It’s not my fault, either!” He shouted. “It was running out of power! It was an automated response!”

“Oh, yeah. Sure it was.” He turned to Ronon, who was still quiet. “What’s up big guy?”

“We should kill it.”

Rodney rolled his eyes. “We are not going over this all over again. The only way to kill it is to kill the host body which it resides.”

“Shouldn’t it die eventually if it stayed in that box?” John asked.

“No. When it is inside it stays in a semi-comatose state. It didn’t die in ten thousand years and it won’t die anytime soon. And if the power runs out, it will be released into the environment to seek another life form to bother. It can die if it stays outside for too long, but we can’t guarantee anyone’s safety in the meanwhile. That leaves us no choice but keep it here under our eyes making sure it has power and it will stay safe.” Rodney gave his detailed answer. John and Ronon just shrugged.

“When are you leaving the infirmary?” Ronon asked.

“Carson said it will be soon. I’m very near one hundred percent again.” He beamed.

“I wonder how long it will be before you’re back in here…” Rodney had quizzical look.

“We could place a bet.” Ronon said.

“That’s a good idea.” Rodney smiled. “I bet it will be a month and a half.”

“You’re not betting over that!” John protested.

“A month.” Ronon said.

“I’m not even out of here this time, and you’re already discussing the next time? If there is even going to be a next time!” John’s objection went unnoticed.

“Two months.” Even Teyla got into it.

He gave a sharp look to Elizabeth, who now had all eyes on her.

She smirked. “Three weeks.”

“Wow, thanks for the vote of confidence, everyone!” He sulked with crossed arms while everyone laughed out loud. Sometimes that’s what it meant to be part of a family: having to put up with the jokes about you after you just survived a traumatic experience.

He loved it.

The End