Elizabeth Weir/John Sheppard Appreciation/Ship/Discussion Thread

[Erin87]

Hey guys...So my Sparky mojo is still going, so I thought I'd drop this WP off and see what you guys think of it...I don't really like it

Oh, so very sad! Poor John. Nice job though.

[Scary Kitty]

Hey guys...So my Sparky mojo is still going, so I thought I'd drop this WP off and see what you guys think of it...I don't really like it

http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/v...stheground.jpg

I think it's beautiful! Poor John! *huggles him*

[Scary Kitty]

Oh, and Erin? Those comments about John supposedly never trying to contact Elizabeth? Lies. The script from The Return Part 1 does imply that he did try to call her...

Spoiler:

McKAY: You know, the truth is, I ...

SHEPPARD: What?

McKAY: I don't -- I don't wanna use the term "lonely," but, uh, there are certain people who... I miss.

SHEPPARD: Me?

McKAY: You? You I'm talking to on the phone right now and having dinner with tomorrow, so not so much, but other people -- people who I may never see again. Like, even Elizabeth -- she hasn't returned any of my calls.

SHEPPARD: I know what you mean.

So there you have it.

[KrisRussel]

Ok... so I was planning to go to bed... but the bunny wouldn't let go and it was driving me up the wall, so I quickly wrote this missing scene set after 'Common Ground'. Yunadax, if you have any more ideas, please write your fic too, cause I know yours will be much better than this thing I wrote in a couple of minutes

Anyway, here it is (reviews are appreciated):

Spoiler:

John Sheppard stood on the balcony outside of the control room, breathing in the salty air and watching the stars. It felt good to be home again.
Today had been one of the few times in the entire time he’d been in Atlantis that he was sure he wouldn’t make it back. He could count those times on one hand.
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, reveling in the sensation of the fresh air and the quiet sounds of the ocean.
When the door to the balcony hissed open, he knew who it was before a word had been said.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were here. You probably want to be alone.”
He quickly turned to her.
“No, please. Stay. I just spend a day and a half with a Wraith. I could use some human companionship right now.”
He could see a flash of worry on her face, but it went away so fast that he doubted he had seen it right. Knowing her, he had seen it right though.
She came up next to him, in front of the railing, simply looking out over the city and the dark ocean.
For a few comfortable moments it stayed quiet between them.
“I’m sorry.”
She turned to him in surprise.
“John, you have nothing to be sorry about.”
“I do. I ordered you to let me die. I can’t image what I put you all through.”
“Don’t do this to yourself. Yes, it was extremely difficult.” She closed her eyes for a moment; trying to banish the images she knew would fuel her nightmares for a very long time. “But you know that it’s our policy not to negotiate with terrorists. Even if you hadn’t made it into an order, you know I never would have given in.”
For a moment he wanted to glare and even yell at her. Did his life really mean that little to her? But then he saw her eyes, they showed sadness and loss and so much more and he knew that putting his life on the line was one of the worst decisions she ever had to make.
“I’m still sorry. There must have been something we could have done to avoid this entire situation, like checking in with Ladon before going to that planet.”
“We went without checking because we trust Ladon. I still do trust him. If anyone’s to blame for this entire screw-up, it’s me. I was the one to send you there in the first place.”
John let out a sigh. This was something they would never resolve. They were both too stubborn to admit neither of them had any blame for this.
“You know what? Let’s blame Kolya. He’s the ******* that put us through all of this in the first place. He’s the one who ambushed us and fed me to the Wraith.”
She winched visibly at his mention of the Wraith and the images of seeing him age in front her, the way he was barely alive the last time she saw him flashed before her eyes again… He saw the pain in written all over her face. He knew what she was thinking about.
“Elizabeth?”
She looked up to him.
“I’m ok. I know that’s hard to imagine after what I went through, but I really am ok.”
“I’m glad to hear that.” She could see he was telling the truth, that he wasn’t just trying to make her feel better, yet she still had her doubts.
He could easily read that doubt on her face. He knew her too well.
“I really am ok, Lizbeth.”
She gave him a short nod. “I know. It’s just hard to imagine after knowing what you went through.”
“That’s’ understandable. But the Wraith gave me back my life and even though I admit that him feeding on me really wasn’t a fun experience… On the contrary, I hope never to live through that again… I am perfectly fine right now.” Ok, so maybe perfectly was stretching it a bit.
She looked at him skeptically, knowing he was overdoing it. Now he really was just trying to make her feel better.
“No need to act all though in front of me, John.”
“I’m not.”
Another skeptic look.
“Ok, not completely. But I didn’t overdo it when I said I’m fine. I really am.”
“Alright. Still… if you need to talk. You know my door is always open. 24/7.”
He nodded. “Thank you.”
“Don’t hesitate to come to me, John.”
“I won’t.” He promised before she stepped towards the door.
“Elizabeth?”
She turned back to him before exciting.
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome, John. Have a good night.”
“You too.”
Then he was alone again. Talking to her had done him a world of good, but he knew the images of the last day would haunt his dreams for a long time. They had both known he would never take her up on her offer to come and talk to her. He didn’t want to put her through more as her job was already hard enough as it was. He shouldn’t be giving her a reason to doubt her decision the next time she needed to sacrifice his life. He simply couldn’t do that to her.

[KrisRussel]

Oh, and Erin? Those comments about John supposedly never trying to contact Elizabeth? Lies. The script from The Return Part 1 does imply that he did try to call her...

Spoiler:

McKAY: You know, the truth is, I ...

SHEPPARD: What?

McKAY: I don't -- I don't wanna use the term "lonely," but, uh, there are certain people who... I miss.

SHEPPARD: Me?

McKAY: You? You I'm talking to on the phone right now and having dinner with tomorrow, so not so much, but other people -- people who I may never see again. Like, even Elizabeth -- she hasn't returned any of my calls.

SHEPPARD: I know what you mean.

So there you have it.

Oh man!!! I wanted to show you guys some Sparky proof with pics when I realized my entire Sparky collection is on my crashed laptop and I haven't had a chance to make a back-up *has a heart attack*
Honestly... it's almost as bad as loosing all the stuff from school *cries*

[Skydiver]

Folks

who cares what the 'anti's' say or think?

Literally.


WHO CARES

I don't, and neither should you.

let them not like it and leave them be, just the way you'd like to be let be. Please spend your time enjoying what you enjoy rather than wasting it worrying about the likes/dislikes of others

[Erin87]

Oh, and Erin? Those comments about John supposedly never trying to contact Elizabeth? Lies. The script from The Return Part 1 does imply that he did try to call her...

Spoiler:

McKAY: You know, the truth is, I ...

SHEPPARD: What?

McKAY: I don't -- I don't wanna use the term "lonely," but, uh, there are certain people who... I miss.

SHEPPARD: Me?

McKAY: You? You I'm talking to on the phone right now and having dinner with tomorrow, so not so much, but other people -- people who I may never see again. Like, even Elizabeth -- she hasn't returned any of my calls.

SHEPPARD: I know what you mean.

So there you have it.

*sighs happily* That's much better. Now I'm going to not think about the other thing any more. In fact, won't ever mention anything like it again.

[KrisRussel]

Hey guys...So my Sparky mojo is still going, so I thought I'd drop this WP off and see what you guys think of it...I don't really like it

I like it
And sad-faced John at the end of GitM always makes me wonna cry


And I'm really off to bed right now... cu guys tomorrow! For real now

[Erin87]

Ok... so I was planning to go to bed... but the bunny wouldn't let go and it was driving me up the wall, so I quickly wrote this missing scene set after 'Common Ground'. Yunadax, if you have any more ideas, please write your fic too, cause I know yours will be much better than this thing I wrote in a couple of minutes

Anyway, here it is (reviews are appreciated):

Spoiler:

<snip for space>

That was wonderful Kris! A very nice wrap up to the episode that I wish we had actually seen. Bravo.

[Scary Kitty]

Ok... so I was planning to go to bed... but the bunny wouldn't let go and it was driving me up the wall, so I quickly wrote this missing scene set after 'Common Ground'. Yunadax, if you have any more ideas, please write your fic too, cause I know yours will be much better than this thing I wrote in a couple of minutes

Anyway, here it is (reviews are appreciated):

Spoiler:

John Sheppard stood on the balcony outside of the control room, breathing in the salty air and watching the stars. It felt good to be home again.
Today had been one of the few times in the entire time he’d been in Atlantis that he was sure he wouldn’t make it back. He could count those times on one hand.
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, reveling in the sensation of the fresh air and the quiet sounds of the ocean.
When the door to the balcony hissed open, he knew who it was before a word had been said.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were here. You probably want to be alone.”
He quickly turned to her.
“No, please. Stay. I just spend a day and a half with a Wraith. I could use some human companionship right now.”
He could see a flash of worry on her face, but it went away so fast that he doubted he had seen it right. Knowing her, he had seen it right though.
She came up next to him, in front of the railing, simply looking out over the city and the dark ocean.
For a few comfortable moments it stayed quiet between them.
“I’m sorry.”
She turned to him in surprise.
“John, you have nothing to be sorry about.”
“I do. I ordered you to let me die. I can’t image what I put you all through.”
“Don’t do this to yourself. Yes, it was extremely difficult.” She closed her eyes for a moment; trying to banish the images she knew would fuel her nightmares for a very long time. “But you know that it’s our policy not to negotiate with terrorists. Even if you hadn’t made it into an order, you know I never would have given in.”
For a moment he wanted to glare and even yell at her. Did his life really mean that little to her? But then he saw her eyes, they showed sadness and loss and so much more and he knew that putting his life on the line was one of the worst decisions she ever had to make.
“I’m still sorry. There must have been something we could have done to avoid this entire situation, like checking in with Ladon before going to that planet.”
“We went without checking because we trust Ladon. I still do trust him. If anyone’s to blame for this entire screw-up, it’s me. I was the one to send you there in the first place.”
John let out a sigh. This was something they would never resolve. They were both too stubborn to admit neither of them had any blame for this.
“You know what? Let’s blame Kolya. He’s the ******* that put us through all of this in the first place. He’s the one who ambushed us and fed me to the Wraith.”
She winched visibly at his mention of the Wraith and the images of seeing him age in front her, the way he was barely alive the last time she saw him flashed before her eyes again… He saw the pain in written all over her face. He knew what she was thinking about.
“Elizabeth?”
She looked up to him.
“I’m ok. I know that’s hard to imagine after what I went through, but I really am ok.”
“I’m glad to hear that.” She could see he was telling the truth, that he wasn’t just trying to make her feel better, yet she still had her doubts.
He could easily read that doubt on her face. He knew her too well.
“I really am ok, Lizbeth.”
She gave him a short nod. “I know. It’s just hard to imagine after knowing what you went through.”
“That’s’ understandable. But the Wraith gave me back my life and even though I admit that him feeding on me really wasn’t a fun experience… On the contrary, I hope never to live through that again… I am perfectly fine right now.” Ok, so maybe perfectly was stretching it a bit.
She looked at him skeptically, knowing he was overdoing it. Now he really was just trying to make her feel better.
“No need to act all though in front of me, John.”
“I’m not.”
Another skeptic look.
“Ok, not completely. But I didn’t overdo it when I said I’m fine. I really am.”
“Alright. Still… if you need to talk. You know my door is always open. 24/7.”
He nodded. “Thank you.”
“Don’t hesitate to come to me, John.”
“I won’t.” He promised before she stepped towards the door.
“Elizabeth?”
She turned back to him before exciting.
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome, John. Have a good night.”
“You too.”
Then he was alone again. Talking to her had done him a world of good, but he knew the images of the last day would haunt his dreams for a long time. They had both known he would never take her up on her offer to come and talk to her. He didn’t want to put her through more as her job was already hard enough as it was. He shouldn’t be giving her a reason to doubt her decision the next time she needed to sacrifice his life. He simply couldn’t do that to her.

Ohhhhhh, I love it! Of course they would kinda sorta talk about it and yet still not say everything that could be said, because they just don't want to burden each other with it. You've got 'em nailed.

[gateraid]

Hello Sparkies - I'm back!! Temporarily at least. There is no chance of me catching up - there have been 125 pages since my last post. I just popped in to say that I missed you all, and hope to be back soon

[Southern Red]

Yay! 100! Love both 100a and 100b.

Great job. It sure didn't take us long.

Hey guys...So my Sparky mojo is still going, so I thought I'd drop this WP off and see what you guys think of it...I don't really like it

http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv339/regularamanda/th_hitstheground.jpg

I think it's beautiful. Nothing wrong with it at all.

Hello Sparkies - I'm back!! Temporarily at least. There is no chance of me catching up - there have been 125 pages since my last post. I just popped in to say that I missed you all, and hope to be back soon

I was just thinking about you. Welcome back. We need some captions badly.

[gateraid]

Folks

who cares what the 'anti's' say or think?

Literally.


WHO CARES

I don't, and neither should you.

let them not like it and leave them be, just the way you'd like to be let be. Please spend your time enjoying what you enjoy rather than wasting it worrying about the likes/dislikes of others

Interesting, but what is this in reference to now? I see much has changed in my absence, and yet much has remained the same :O

[gateraid]

Great job. It sure didn't take us long.



I think it's beautiful. Nothing wrong with it at all.



I was just thinking about you. Welcome back. We need some captions badly.

Thank you. Rumours of my demise were greatly exaggerated Unfortunately, I don't have any pics on this computer. But I'll see what I can do

[Scary Kitty]

Folks

who cares what the 'anti's' say or think?

Literally.


WHO CARES

I don't, and neither should you.

let them not like it and leave them be, just the way you'd like to be let be. Please spend your time enjoying what you enjoy rather than wasting it worrying about the likes/dislikes of others

You may not care; that is your choice, and you are free to make it. But by the same token, we have the right to make our own choice.

We do care. We care about our ship, therefore, we care what people are saying about it, whether good or bad.

One of our members had a concern about negative comments made about our ship. I addressed those comments. Discussing why we believe negative views of our ship are not valid and presenting evidence to support our viewpoint is a valid and very necessary part of the discussion of our ship, as is protected under GW's policy.