Originally posted by mandogater
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All the talk a couple of days ago about what happened to the jar John gave Elizabeth gave me another plot bunny I couldn't resist.
Spoiler:
Notes from the heart
Dr. Elizabeth Weir still couldn’t believe it.
She was finally back in her Atlantis, nanite free. Once she was rescued from the Asurans, it had taken Rodney nearly six months to get the nanites to repair all the damage they had done with healthy human tissue and not more of themselves. The two days of tests Richard Woolsey had made Dr. Keller run on her to ensure she was nanite free felt like two years but at least she was back.
What was bugging her now was the fact she had been gone a little over a year and it only felt like a month to her. Oberoth had been keen to interrogate and experiment a bit on her. Unfortunately for him, she was able to influence parts of the collective when he linked to her. Finally, Oberoth ordered her to be put in a stasis pod indefinitely.
After Elizabeth finished redecorating her quarters - thankfully her belongings hadn’t been shipped back to Earth before Colonel Carter had picked up her diminished life signs during the destruction of Asuras - she started to pace the room. The IOA had spent the last week debating what to do with her now she was back.
Before she couldn’t take it anymore her door chimed, bringing the one person she had been desperate to see since she was cleared to leave the isolation room.
“John,” said Elizabeth as she flung her arms around him. “I knew you would come for me. It’s what kept me going before Oberoth had me put in a stasis pod.”
“I’d have been there sooner if it wasn’t for the IOA,” gripped John. “I’ve been keeping this for you while you were gone.”
Elizabeth couldn’t help but smile when he handed her the Athosian jar he had given her during their first year on Atlantis.
“Please come in, John. I could use the company.”
“I better not,” answered John a bit reluctantly and evasively. “I have a meeting and a mound of paperwork for Woolsey to get done. He’s threatening to send me back to Earth if I don’t get it done the same week it’s due. Can you believe him? I promise to come by later.”
A bit confused by his behavior, Elizabeth let John go and began looking for a place to set the jar. She stopped when she heard something rolling around inside of it. Elizabeth looked inside expecting to find the mints John always told her she should have kept in it. Instead she found a stack of notes neatly rubber banded together and addressed to her.
“Just hold on Elizabeth. I’ll find a way to come back for you. I promise, John.”
Elizabeth gasped as she realized John most have been writing these as a coping mechanism while she was a prisoner. Most were about day to day things and his frustration about not being able to rescue her. As she continued to read, Elizabeth learned about the Asuran-Wraith War, the Athosians disappearing and Teyla being pregnant. “It had to be Kanaan’s,” thought Elizabeth before she found John’s note confirming it.
Interspersed with those were several very personal notes that made her heart skip a beat.
“Why are the IOA dragging their feet!!! I miss you more each day, Elizabeth. Hang in there, John.”
“I’m so lonely I was almost tempted by the crazy space dominatrix that captured me yesterday. Can you ever forgive me?”
“When your duplicate told me you were dead, my heart stopped. Please let this nightmare be over soon.”
“My heart started working again when Carter said they found you and I realized how much I love you Elizabeth. Please don’t let this be another dream.”
“What is taking Rodney and Dr. Keller so long!! To be this close to you and not be able to tell you how much I love you is driving me crazy, Elizabeth. Please wake up.”
Once Elizabeth read the last note she put them back into the jar for safe keeping and headed for John’s quarters.
“I read the notes John,” announced Elizabeth as soon as John opened his door.
“You know how I can be,” shrugged John. “What should we do about this, now that you know?”
“This works for me,” said Elizabeth before kissing John. This time she could actually enjoy it since she was in control of her body. “How about you?”
Before he could respond Woolsey called him on the radio to inform him the IOA had finally made a decision about Elizabeth.
“I thought you would like to be the one to inform her she will be the Atlantis Expedition’s diplomat in residence, Colonel,” said Woolsey.
“I’m sure she’ll be glad to hear it,” smiled John as Elizabeth beamed at him. “Now where were we?”
John answered his own question by expressing all of his longing for Elizabeth in a deep, passionate kiss.
Dr. Elizabeth Weir still couldn’t believe it.
She was finally back in her Atlantis, nanite free. Once she was rescued from the Asurans, it had taken Rodney nearly six months to get the nanites to repair all the damage they had done with healthy human tissue and not more of themselves. The two days of tests Richard Woolsey had made Dr. Keller run on her to ensure she was nanite free felt like two years but at least she was back.
What was bugging her now was the fact she had been gone a little over a year and it only felt like a month to her. Oberoth had been keen to interrogate and experiment a bit on her. Unfortunately for him, she was able to influence parts of the collective when he linked to her. Finally, Oberoth ordered her to be put in a stasis pod indefinitely.
After Elizabeth finished redecorating her quarters - thankfully her belongings hadn’t been shipped back to Earth before Colonel Carter had picked up her diminished life signs during the destruction of Asuras - she started to pace the room. The IOA had spent the last week debating what to do with her now she was back.
Before she couldn’t take it anymore her door chimed, bringing the one person she had been desperate to see since she was cleared to leave the isolation room.
“John,” said Elizabeth as she flung her arms around him. “I knew you would come for me. It’s what kept me going before Oberoth had me put in a stasis pod.”
“I’d have been there sooner if it wasn’t for the IOA,” gripped John. “I’ve been keeping this for you while you were gone.”
Elizabeth couldn’t help but smile when he handed her the Athosian jar he had given her during their first year on Atlantis.
“Please come in, John. I could use the company.”
“I better not,” answered John a bit reluctantly and evasively. “I have a meeting and a mound of paperwork for Woolsey to get done. He’s threatening to send me back to Earth if I don’t get it done the same week it’s due. Can you believe him? I promise to come by later.”
A bit confused by his behavior, Elizabeth let John go and began looking for a place to set the jar. She stopped when she heard something rolling around inside of it. Elizabeth looked inside expecting to find the mints John always told her she should have kept in it. Instead she found a stack of notes neatly rubber banded together and addressed to her.
“Just hold on Elizabeth. I’ll find a way to come back for you. I promise, John.”
Elizabeth gasped as she realized John most have been writing these as a coping mechanism while she was a prisoner. Most were about day to day things and his frustration about not being able to rescue her. As she continued to read, Elizabeth learned about the Asuran-Wraith War, the Athosians disappearing and Teyla being pregnant. “It had to be Kanaan’s,” thought Elizabeth before she found John’s note confirming it.
Interspersed with those were several very personal notes that made her heart skip a beat.
“Why are the IOA dragging their feet!!! I miss you more each day, Elizabeth. Hang in there, John.”
“I’m so lonely I was almost tempted by the crazy space dominatrix that captured me yesterday. Can you ever forgive me?”
“When your duplicate told me you were dead, my heart stopped. Please let this nightmare be over soon.”
“My heart started working again when Carter said they found you and I realized how much I love you Elizabeth. Please don’t let this be another dream.”
“What is taking Rodney and Dr. Keller so long!! To be this close to you and not be able to tell you how much I love you is driving me crazy, Elizabeth. Please wake up.”
Once Elizabeth read the last note she put them back into the jar for safe keeping and headed for John’s quarters.
“I read the notes John,” announced Elizabeth as soon as John opened his door.
“You know how I can be,” shrugged John. “What should we do about this, now that you know?”
“This works for me,” said Elizabeth before kissing John. This time she could actually enjoy it since she was in control of her body. “How about you?”
Before he could respond Woolsey called him on the radio to inform him the IOA had finally made a decision about Elizabeth.
“I thought you would like to be the one to inform her she will be the Atlantis Expedition’s diplomat in residence, Colonel,” said Woolsey.
“I’m sure she’ll be glad to hear it,” smiled John as Elizabeth beamed at him. “Now where were we?”
John answered his own question by expressing all of his longing for Elizabeth in a deep, passionate kiss.
Gero made his in S&R, and then Binder saw his chance. How wrong is it that different PTW shipped different couples? No wonder the audience was confused. 
And there's also the fact that Gero's early work was the basis for so much of Sparky fandom. It's all a puzzlement. (But let me point out that since Binder had previously written for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman he was the only writer with professional ship writing in his background. Take that comment as you will. 
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