Confirming Carter2 Daedalus03
Interior-Dr. Keller’s Suite
0610 Hours
“Jenn. Jennifer, wake up.” Carter said, shaking her gently.
“Huh? Sam? What’s goi...” Keller sat up, looking around, seeing that she
was in her own room. “Is something wrong? Are you...”
“I’m fine.” Sam said. “We need to talk to you. Tammy’s making coffee.
We’ll be in the kitchen.”
It was almost five minutes before Jennifer came into the kitchen, and
Tammy laughed when she did.
“Are you wearing bunny slippers?” She asked, barely able to contain
herself.
“Yes, and shut up. I like them.”
She poured a cup of coffee and sat down across from them at the table.
“What are you doing here?” She asked.
“We have to talk to you. Tell her Tammy.” Sam said.
“You tell her, it was your idea. I just went along with it.” Tammy said
back.
“Will one of you please tell me what you’ve done...”
Keller’s mouth snapped shut as she stared at them.
“I guess we don’t have to tell her now.” Tammy said. “I think she
figured it out.”
“When?” Keller asked.
“Two weeks ago.” Tammy said. “We did five transfusions before I started
feeling the effects, then we stopped.”
“Are you out of your fucking minds?” She asked. “Is that’s why you’ve
been doing daily scans on both of you?”
“Yes and yes.” Sam said. She looked over at Tammy. “She’s taking it
better than I expected.”
Keller stared at Tammy. “I can’t believe you’d do something that
irresponsible. Do you have any idea what a risk you’re taking? Why would you do
something like that?”
“Because she loves me. And I asked her too.” Sam said. “I wanted her to
come with me, not just take care of me.”
“I know this violates medical ethics, Jenn. But so does everything else
we’ve been doing.” Tammy told her. “And I did it because she asked me to come
with her on her journey. I want to go with her. We’re going to have a long,
wonderful life together.”
“What if you react differently? What if you die Tammy? Did you think
about that?” Keller asked quietly.
“No. Because it’s not going to happen, it would have started already.
Have you noticed any difference in me over the past week?” Tammy asked her.
“Think about it for a minute.”
She got up and poured them all a fresh cup of coffee, then got the cream
from the fridge, and sugar from the pantry. Sam scooped sugar into their cups
as Tammy added cream.
“Is that why you keep blowing me off when I ask about our workouts? You
seem livelier after, and you just power right through everything. Are you
wearing ear plugs yet?”
“She really should be.” Sam said. “I can see her trying to concentrate
sometimes. Jenn, we had to tell you because you’re our doctor, and you have to
know. Will you help us, if we get in trouble?”
“How many of the tests you sent me this week were yours, Tammy.” Keller
asked.
Tammy hesitated, looked at Sam, then back at Keller. “All of them.”
“I’ll be right back.” Jennifer said. She left the room and was back a
moment later with her laptop and a tablet. “Bring up the first tests you sent
me this week, then look at the last tests you know you sent me on Sam.”
Tammy went through the reports, then looked up at Jennifer.
“That’s right. You’re already ahead of where she was at the same time.”
Keller said. “I’ll be your doctor, there’s no way I can say no. But I don’t
know how to handle this.” She paused, then looked back at them. “You’re sitting
here because you don’t want me to tell Andi.”
“Yes. But Jenn, I don’t need to be stimulated like she does, and my
hormone and endorphin levels don’t ramp up and down like Sam’s do.” Tammy said.
“That’s what I’ve been wondering about.”
“You started after her korathis levels had leveled out, she’s no longer
producing as vigorously, just maintaining. And you’re not having to do the
stimulations as much, you’re down to once a day, or so Andi tells me. Because
you two withhold information from me.” Keller told her. “You also have a three
year history with it, your levels were near constant anyway.”
She looked at them as she took her tablet back. “I’m mad as hell about this,
but there’s not a damn thing I can do about it now.” She said, closing her
laptop and sliding both machines out of the way. “Go get me complete scans, and
a full workup on both of you. Do Tammy first, in case anyone comes in. I want
them in half an hour. And I want you to start wearing a bracelet too, Tammy.”
She looked over at Carter. “I guess she’s been teaching you how to take
blood, run tests?”
Carter nodded.
“Good, so I don’t have to.” She got up and poured another cup of coffee.
“Get out of here. I need to think.”
Interior-Col. Sheppard’s Suite
0645 Hours
“Wha...” Sheppard grunted as she slid into bed with him.
“It’s just me.” Jennifer said. “It’s not time to get up yet.”
“What’s wrong?” He asked.
“Nothing...except your boss and my nurse are a couple of idiots.” She
said as she pulled the sheet up over her. “Just hold me, and go back to sleep.”
“Okay.” He said, not completely awake. He put his arm across her,
pulling her closer as he laid his cheek against her back, and pressed his hips
against her, sighing happily.
“And put that thing away.” She said. “I’m not in the mood.”
Interior-Gym
0940 Hours
Caldwell and O’Neill came up the stairs to the gym and saw that many of
the staff had already had the same idea. Teyla was on the bench press, while
Sam and Tammy were spotting each other on calisthenics as they rotated between
sets.
He dodged a leg sweep, and came back at her with a jumping punch. She
moved in under it, planted three quick kicks in his solar plexus, then punched
him rapidly in the face three times with each fist. He went down in a heap.
She stepped up over him, holding out her hand. “Let’s try it again.” She
said. “How many times do I have to tell? Think with your head, not with your
balls!”
She pulled him to his feet and pulled his head down in front of hers.
“I’m smaller and faster than you are, I can run circles around you. You have to
overwhelm me, get me on the ground, then subdue me. Can you get that through
that thick skull of yours?”
“Yeah. You fight better than me.”
“No, I fight different than you.” She pulled his face closer and kissed
him on the forehead. “One day, you’re gonna run into a guy my size that fights
like me, and I don’t want you to get hurt, so we need to improve your
technique.”
“Who the hell is that?” O’Neill asked, trying not to laugh.
“Amelia Banks.” Tammy said, coming over and picking up a water bottle.
She tossed it over her shoulder, and Sam caught it as she came up behind her.
“She’s been kicking his ass for an hour. I think he’s in love.”
She took a drink, swished it around in her mouth and spit it out, then
up ended the bottle, drinking half of it before she stopped.
“Watch this.” Tammy said she said to O’Neill. She picked up a water
bottle, tossed it up and leapt in the air, spinning and kicking it in mid-air.
The bottle flew toward the end of the room, and Amelia turned, grabbed it out
of the air and tossed it to Ronin.
“Thanks. Got another one for me?” She said.
Tammy laughed, picked up another bottle and threw it the length of the room
to her. Amelia nodded her thanks, and motioned for Ronin to sit.
“Which part was I supposed to be impressed by? They were both pretty
kewl.” O’Neill said.
“What are you going to do today general? Got anything in mind?” She
asked. She looked over at
“I was just gonna do the bike for a while.” He said.
Tammy nodded and walked over to a bench and dug in a gym bag for a
moment, then came back over to him.
“Take off your shirt.” She said. When he hesitated, she put her hands on
her hips and glared at him. “Come on, we don’t have all day. We have to get
downstairs for the vote in an hour or so. You can take it off, or I can. I
don’t care.”
He looked over at Sam, but she just looked at him.
O’Neill shrugged, and pulled his sweatshirt over his head.
“The tank too.” Tammy said.
He pulled it off, dropping both at his feet.
“Not bad, getting a little soft around the middle.” She looked up at
him. “You’re what? Fifty-eight?”
“Fifty-three.”
She took his hand and wrapped a velcro band around his wrist, then
picked up a tablet. “Bike number one.” She said as she tapped at the screen.
“Twenty minutes at ten miles an hour. If you feel chest pains, or the alarm
goes off, stop and lay on the floor, we’ll be on you before you know what’s
happening. Go.”
She turned and yelled across the gym to Teyla. “I’m hitting the showers.
She looked at Sam. “Don’t be long, we have to get ready.” Sam nodded at
her back as she turned and walked away.
“Welcome to hell, Jack.” Sam smiled as walked by him, smacking him on
the ass.
“Gen. O’Neill.” Teyla called.
He looked over at her, and she pointed to the bike, then turned her
attention back to
Interior-Bedroom
0940 Hours
“Spread ‘em.” Tammy said, turning Sam under the showerhead, then pushing
toward the shower wall.
Sam leaned forward, pressing her hands against the wall, working her
feet back, and spreading them wide.
Tammy stepped close behind her, reaching around with one sponge mitt,
and stroking it slowly over her stomach. Her other hand slid slowly up over her
arm, then back down the underside.
“We have our work cut out for us with Caldwell and O’Neill. Especially
O’Neill...” She said.
“Don’t talk about them right now. Wash me. You know how much I like
this.” Sam panted.
“You’re gonna cum, aren’t you?” Tammy whispered, leaning in close to her
ear. Her hand ran down across Sam’s stomach, dipped into the curly hairs of her
pubes, then drew back, making her gasp.
“Oh, you bitch!” Sam panted. “You know what working out does to me.
Please, just get me off. I need it Tammy. Please?” She begged, her head hanging
down, her legs beginning to shake.
“I know, and I like seeing you like this.” She whispered huskily in her
ear. “You like this better than when I make you squirt, or eat you out. That’s
just a cum. But when we do this, everything in clicking, you’re cruisin’ on
that endorphin high, and your whole body just sings as I touch you.” Her hand
dipped down, the rough sponge brushing across the fleshy lips of her pussy,
making her whimper.
Her other hand was stroking across her nipples, her fingers pinching
them through the thin mitt. “Here it comes, Sam. Are you ready? I’m going to
make you cum now.” Tammy whispered.
She let the mitt drop off her hand, and her soapy fingers slipped
between the fleshy lips of her pussy, seeking out her clit. She strummed it
lightly, then pinched it gently between her fingers as she ground herself
against her ass, letting her feel the heat of her own desire against her.
Carter was trembling violently, her legs shaking visibly as Tammy
caressed her. She was gasping for air, shaking her head as she whimpered
pitifully.
“You’re almost ready, Sam. I can feel it, you’re almost there.” Tammy
said as she started rubbing her clit with firmer strokes. “Let it happen, don’t
fight it, you know you want it. Come on, cum for me” She ground her fingertips
against the stiff bud of her clit, moving them in slow circles, pressing harder
as she slid them across the tender nubbin.
“NNNgggghhhhngggnnn.” Sam grunted, then gasped, tears bursting from her
eyes and streaming down her cheeks. Ohhhhh...I...nugh...Ta...Nnngggghhhhnnnn!”
She started to collapse, but Tammy held her up, her fingers not stopping
their steady movement across her clit. Tammy slowed her pace, replacing her
fingertips with the length of her fingers, massaging them up and down, running
them slowly over her throbbing clit bud as she let Sam ease down from the peak.
She moved her hand over her upper body, soaping her up slowly. She kept
her other hand between her legs, cupping her throbbing mound gently.
“Let me wash you. Breathe, that’s right, breathe. Relax. That was a good
one, wasn’t it.” Tammy said as she ran her hand over her tummy, then up under
each arm. “I’m going to stand you up, can you stay up, or do I need to hold
you?”
“Nnnuuh.”
Tammy drew her hand slowly from between her legs, bring it up across her
stomach. She turned them, using her feet to guide her over under the spray. She
held her up, rinsing her off, then turning her around, and rinsing her back.
When she was clean of soap, she picked her up and carried her into the
bedroom, laying her on the bed. She leaned down and kissed her on the forehead.
“Rest, you can finish your shower when you’re ready. I’ll be right back.”
She went back into the bathroom and stepped into the shower, grabbing a
mitt and soaping up quickly. She rinsed off, then washed her hair, rinsed, and
shut off the spray.
Grabbing a towel as she stepped out, she dried herself as she went back
into the bedroom. Sam was sitting up on the side of the bed, and looked up at
her as she came in.
“Thanks.” She smiled. “I really needed that. And it was sooooooo good!”
She fell back on the bed, throwing her arms out as she started laughing.
“Come on.” Tammy said, reaching over and grabbing her hand. “You have to
get cleaned up. For real this time. Come on, get going.” She said, pulling her
to her feet and pushing her toward the bathroom.
She watched as Sam skipped into the bathroom, then started drying her
hair.
“Tammy? Can I come in?” Samuels asked from the doorway.
Tammy walked over to the door, running the towel across her back.
“Sure Andi. What’s up?” She asked.
“That’s getting to be a ritual. You’ve done it almost ten days in a row
now.” Andi said, looking at her closely.
“Yeah, she enjoys it. Cumming right after she works out charges up her
batteries, and she’s good for the day. I’m not doing the midday or evening
sessions on days we do this.”
“And you’re making love every night too. For at least an hour.” Samuels
said.
“Is this really any of your business, Andi? I think you might be
crossing a line here.” Tammy said, putting towel the around her neck and
holding onto the ends.
“It is my business, and I think it’s a good thing. I was going to ask
you to keep it up.” Samuels said seriously. “And I’d like you to block in an
hour of you time in the middle of the day. Take her off, just the two of you.
Have sex, talk, cuddle, but that time is just for you. No business, don’t let
anything else intrude. I’ll talk to the senior staff and block what we can,
because I want this to happen.”
Tammy whipped her towel from around her neck, throwing it over Andi’s,
pulling her closer. “You’re up to something, Andi. But I don’t care.” Tammy laughed.
“I am, Tammy. That’s what I’m here for.” Samuels chuckled, putting her
arms around her waist. “But you keep her grounded, and I just want to you know
that you’re doing a wonderful job. We wouldn’t be where we are right now
without you, and I just want to say thank you.” She kissed her on the cheek and
ducked out from under the towel.
“I had a team go through a dozen buildings over the last day or so, and
I got you a present.” She turned and started for the kitchen. “Sam too. We’re
waiting in the kitchen. See you soon.” She said as she strolled off.
“Was that Andi?” Sam asked as she came out of the bathroom, drying her
hair.
“Yeah, it was kind of weird too.”
“What did she want?” Sam asked as she went over to the closet. “And what
should I wear for...” She opened the closet and stopped, staring in wonder at
it. “Did you do this?” She asked.
“Do what?” Tammy asked as she pulled her closet door open. She froze as
she looked inside. “Do you have all the same thing in yours?” She asked.
“Yeah.” Sam said, pulling down an outfit. It was a cream colored vest
with matching slacks.
Tammy pulled out the same outfit in black.
“I guess she likes us as twins...come on. Let’s get dressed and see how
we look!” Sam said.
Interior-Kitchen
1020 Hours
“Thank you, Andi.” Sam said as they walked into the kitchen. “This was
very nice of you. How do we look?”
They struck opposing poses, slouching, hands in pockets.
“That’s the look I was going for, but one more button on the vests
please.” Samuels said.
Sam started to button the next button up, and Andi shook her head. “No,
the other way, you too Tammy.”
“Are you sure about this Andi?” Sam said, opening another button.
“Yes, Let me worry about the psychology please. You just run your
domain.” Samuels said as she opened a folder. “You’re both getting buff, but
not muscle bound. Stay off the weights, and back off a bit on your program. Add
more sparring, but try not to leave marks. It won’t do to have our queen show
up with a shiner. Have a seat, we have other things to discuss.”
“How did O’Neill do Teyla?” Tammy asked as she sat down.
“He did mo...some of the time at ten.” Teyla said. “He came dangerously
close to the red line, so I had him do the last five at eight.”
“Good, he’ll get better. We get him on a cardio routine, and the belly
will disappear. Let’s not worry about anything else right now.”
“Here’s a sample of the ballot, I made them as requested. I also put
them on reinforced punched paper, so we can put them in binders without
damaging them.” Samuels said. “After we’re done, they’ll be treated with a
coating that will preserve them for centuries with daily handling, longer
without. After that, it’s someone else’s problem.”
That got a laugh, and she looked around, then at her watch.
“The first announcement was at eight PM last night, then every half hour
till eleven PM. They resumed at eight AM this morning, and have been repeated
every half hour since. There’s one going now, and we’ll have two more before
eleven. No work crews went out today, so if anyone misses the vote, they don’t
vote. We may be short votes, but not ballots, there’s a provision for that. We
will not be over.”
“You should come in fashionably late, eleven-oh-five should be fine. You
won’t appear too eager. Be casual and friendly, be yourself. Feel free to work
the room, and Tammy, stay by her side, not the fly on the wall like you did
last time. They need you see you and Sam together. They know about you, and
they’re fine with it. Again, just be yourselves.”
“I have an opening statement I would like to give. I tried to keep it
short and positive. I need feedback and approval, because we need to go soon.”
She opened a folder, took out two sheets, and gave them to Sam and
Tammy. The rest of the group took copies, or shared them.
“I don’t have a problem with this Andi. The only question I have, is why
seventy-five percent to pass? Why not the standard fifty-one?” Sam asked.
“Because they’ve been saying they want it. So it’s time for them to put
up, or shut up. And with a seventy-five percent majority required, no one can
say we rigged it.”
“That’s fine. Can we make it eighty-five?” Sam said, trying and failing
not to grin.
“No, seventy-five is the best I can do for you Sam. Any higher, and it looks
like you’re trying to ditch it, it may look like that now to some, but I can
sell it if the question comes up.”
“Okay, let’s start heading down there. Can someone find Jack? I’m
starting to worry about him.” Carter said.
“He’s in the living room.” Jennifer said, turning her tablet. “His
telemetry is good, he’s asleep.”
Interior-Auditorium
1130 Hours
She didn’t manage being late, she entered the room at the stroke of
eleven. But with the number of people that wanted to speak to, or just touch
Sam and Tammy, it was eleven fifteen before Samuels could open the meeting.
“Colonel, Tammy, would you come to the front and takes your seats
please?” Andi said, her voice filling the room. “I have a brief statement to
make, then we will begin.”
Sam and Tammy took their seats to one side at the front of the room, and
continued to smile and wave at people they saw in the crowd. As people settled
down in their seats, Andi began to read her prepared statement.
“We are here today to vote to establish the monarchy of Col. Samantha
Carter, installing her as Queen of Atlantis. We come together to make a choice
on how she will lead us, maintain the status quo, or allow her to establish a
government, and act as a true head of state. A majority of seventy-five percent
is required to pass the measure before us.”
“There are ballots on tables around the room. We will be asked to sign
our ballots. This is to ensure that each of us only votes once, and to speak to
those that follow us, to allow them to see who made the decision that shaped
the world they live in. There is space on each ballot for a personal message to
them if you wish to add one. I would encourage you to use it, but ask that you
consider what you say carefully. History has a long memory.”
“None of us are required to vote, but we do have to sign and turn in a
ballot. Those not in attendance will have a blank ballot entered for them,
marked not in attendance. There are nine hundred and forty-one Atlantian’s now,
we have had three old friends join us. All of us will be accounted for.”
“We have one hour to complete our votes. Voting will begin at
eleven-thirty, and close at twelve-thirty. Votes will be tallied immediately,
in front of us, and the result announced immediately.”
“Are there any questions?”
Hands went up all over the room, and Samuels picked one at random.
“Can’t we just vote by acclimation? We all know what the result will
be.”
“No.” Sam said, standing up and moving to the head of the aisle. “What I
read, and what prompted my response, was the numbers I saw. You were saying
that you wanted this. Well it’s time for you put up, or shut up, and let
history look back on us, and decide if what we’re doing was right. But they
will know who brought this about. That’s only fair.”
“Next question.” Samuels said as Sam returned to her seat. There were no
hands.
“Then please take a ballot, fill it out and return it to the table in
front. As I said, voting will close at twelve-thirty.”
She turned off her microphone, and went over to sit with Sam and Tammy,
as people began to move toward the tables with the ballots.
Interior-Auditorium
1245 Hours
At twelve twenty-five, Samuels announced that there were five minutes
left. There were large stacks of ballots on the table, but no one disturbed
them. Many people watched them. During the vote, people came up to speak to Sam
or Tammy, and they greeted them warmly, thanking them for coming. Their outfits
got looks from both men and women.
At twelve thirty, Samuels closed the voting, and went out into the
crowd. She picked five people at random, and asked them to go to the front of
the room. She seated them at the table, split the ballots into roughly even
piles, and asked them to tally them.
When the were finished, she took the count sheets and laid them face
down on the table, and picked five more people, asking them to repeat the
process. When those were completed, she picked two more people, and asked them
to compare the counts. When both agreed that the counts matched, she took the
sheets, and faced the crowd.
“We have our vote, and it is as follows:
“Eight hundred and twenty-eight in favor, seventeen against, ninety-six
abstain. The measure passes, by a majority of eighty-eight percent.”
The room erupted in applause, with people cheering, standing on chairs, arms
waving in the air. Andi tried to speak several times with no success, so she
stood and waited for them to settle down. A large group surged toward Carter,
but Sheppard had placed a line of marines in front of her seat. He had to send
another group to reinforce them.
It was almost ten minutes before they were able to restore order, and
Samuels could speak again.
“Col. Carter, will you step forward?” She said.
Sam and Tammy came forward, and Samuels turned to them and asked, “The
people of Atlantis have spoken, do you accept their vote, and the position they
have elect you to?”
“Yes.” Sam said.
“I’m sorry, colonel, you’ll have to speak up.” Samuels said.
Tammy reached over and plucked the mike off of Andi’s collar and clipped
it to Sam’s.
“Thank you.” She said, leaning forward and kissing her lightly. She
turned to the crowd and stepped to the head of the aisle. She looked at them
for a moment before she spoke.
“I said it yesterday, and I’ll say it again today. I accept.”
She looked back at Samuels as the room erupted in pandemonium.
“Satisfied, Andi?”
Samuels nodded, smiling. Then her eyes grew wide as they crowd surged
around them.
Interior-Auditorium
1330 Hours
It was almost half an hour before they were able to restore order. Ronin
had forced his way through the crowd, gathering both Sam and Tammy in his arms
as people swarmed over them. He led them to a room near the front of the hall.
A screen of marines had formed around them as they moved through the crowd, and
they finally got inside.
Sam looked around, Ronin, Tammy and her, along with six marines were out
of harms way.
“Those people like me, right?” She asked. “I mean, some of them just
voted for me.”
Tammy and the marines laughed, but Ronin stood in front of the door,
staring at it. Carter looked down and saw that he had his gun in his hand.
“That thing is set to stun, right Ronin?” She asked.
He flicked a switch without looking, and she heard it whine as it
powered down.
“Yes.” He said, not taking his eyes off the door.
Tammy reached in her pocket and pulled out her comm. Slipping it on, she
tapped it and waited for the beep.
“Tammy to the Court. Any Court members, please respond.”
“Sheppard, Tammy. Where are you? Is she safe?”
“Safe. We’re in a room in the front with Ronin and six marines.”
“Copy. Stay there. I’ll come for you.” He said
“Send someone to get us fresh vests. We’re kind of hanging out here.”
Sam looked at her, and saw that her vest had been ripped open, she
looked down, and saw that hers was as well.
A moment later, they heard his voice over the loudspeakers.
“EVERYONE ON THE FLOOR! YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS TO COMPLY! GET DOWN ON THE
FLOOR! AFTER TEN SECONDS YOU WILL BE STUNNED! TEN...NINE...”
Carter tried to get to the door, and Ronin turned and stopped at her.
“No. He knows what he’s doing.” He said. “Listen.”
Tammy was counting off on her fingers, and when she got to one, they
heard two muffled stunners, then silence.
Ronin turned his back to her and pushed her behind him, raising his gun
and pointing it at the door. A moment later, the knob turned and the door swung
open. No one was there. Sheppard’s head popped around the corner, then
disappeared.
“Stand down, Ronin! It’s me, Sheppard.”
Ronin pushed her back and motioned for three marines to get in front of
her as he stepped forward.
“Step into the doorway, Sheppard. Show me your hands!” Ronin said.
“We’re clear, Ronin.” Sheppard said as he stepped into the doorway, his
hands raised. “They just got a little excited. We only had to stun two of
them.”
Ronin looked at him for a moment, then holstered his weapon. Both Sam
and Tammy came up on either side of him and hugged him, and he put his arms
around them.
“Stay here till we get you some clothes.” He said.
“I’m not goin’ anywhere you’re not.” Tammy said. “Ever again.”
“Ditto” Carter said, laying her head against him. “Thank you, I chose my
guardian well.”
Jennifer came in a few minutes later with fresh vests for both of them.
Ronin and the marines formed a screen in front of them as they changed. When
they were ready, Ronin led them out of the room.
Interior-Auditorium
1330 Hours
Sheppard and Caldwell had wanted to take her back to the tower, but
Carter insisted that they stay, that she had to speak to the people.
She stood on the stage looking out at them now. Two rows of marines
filled the gap in front of her. Her microphone had gotten lost, and they had
replaced it.
“I’m sorry.” She said as she looked out over them. “We weren’t prepared,
and weren’t expecting a reaction quite like that. I think we all overreacted.”
She looked at Tammy, and smiled. “We can’t do it like this.” She said.
Tammy nodded, and they jumped off the stage, and started walking toward the
seats.
The marines began to close in around them, but she waved them off. She
looked over her shoulder and saw Ronin following a few steps behind.
“That’s not going to happen again is it? It wasn’t quite the start I was
hoping for.” She said, stopping in front of the first rows of seats, holding up
the tattered remains her vest. “I hope no one was hurt. I...we appreciate how
you feel, but I was frightened. I was afraid Tammy, or some of you would be
hurt.”
“You elected me to lead you, and represent you. I can’t do that if I
can’t be with you, as a part of you.” She went on. “So please, stay in your seats
till we’re finished.”
“The first thing I’d like to do is tell you our immediate plans. We know
of only one remaining threat from the IOA, the Starship Apollo. We expect it to
arrive in the next few days. Once that threat has been removed, we will declare
our independence to the IOA, and all the worlds we have contact with in the
Pegasus galaxy. Does this meet with your approval?”
The crowd roared, but she held her ground, raising her hands to quiet
them.
“We have already begun production in some areas of the city. We made
drones, to replenish the cities defenses. We have found another ancient city,
and the local population wishes us to occupy it, and help them restore it. We
are calling it
“We plan on reaching out to the people of the Pegasus galaxy, welcoming
them to join us, and come share the cities with us. We need people to bring
these cities alive again, and we need each of you to help teach our new
citizens our ways, and the work they will be doing.”
“Now, if I may, I’d like to introduce the people I have selected to
serve in my court. You know most of them, they are already my senior staff.”
She turned and waved Ronin forward. As he moved next to her, she put her
arm around him, laying her head against him for a moment, then looked up at
smiled at him.
“Allow me to introduce Sir Ronin Dex, Guardian of the Realm.”
They crowd leapt to their feet, making Ronin stiffen and step in front
of her. When he saw that they were just applauding, staying at their seats, he
relaxed and returned to her side.
“When you see Tammy and I out around the city, you will see Ronin with
us. When the need arises, he will serve as the head of our personal guard.” She
put her arm back around his waist as she continued to speak.
She looked at Tammy and smiled at her as she spoke. “You may not know
Tam...I’m sorry, Lady Tammy Ford, my consort.”
Tammy stepped to one side, not letting go of her hand, and curtsied. The
crowd applauded again, smiling and waving at her.
She waved Sheppard over to the front of the room.
“You know Col. Sheppard, now Sir John Sheppard, First Knight of the
Realm and Commander of the Free Defense Force of Atlantis when it is formally
established.”
She introduced Samuels, Keller and Caldwell as a group then paused,
looking at the audience again.
“Some of you may have noticed some new faces among us, and I’d like to
introduce you to a group that has joined us recently. Here with us, are Gen.
Jack O’Neill, Senior Counsel, Lord Daniel Jackson, Royal Advisor, Lady Vala Mal
Doran, Royal Advisor, and Ambassador Teal’c, of the Free Jaffa Nation, who we
will be establishing diplomatic relations with as soon as possible. You may
have known these people as SG-1. I know them as my family.”
The crowd erupted in applause again, while O’Neill and Vala grinned as
they waved at them.
When they had quieted down, Carter released Ronin, and let go of Tammy’s
hand as she stepped forward.
“We will be adding to our court as the needs of the city change, and we
are awaiting the arrival of Master Bra’tac of the Free Jaffa Nation, an old and
trusted friend, to serve as Senior Counsel with Gen. O’Neill.”
“Many of you have known the last member of our court longer than I have.
She has been our oldest friend, and staunchest ally. I value her counsel, as
I’m sure you do.” She turned and held out her hands, and Teyla came over and
joined her, embracing her warmly.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to present, as Ambassador of the
Athosian Peoples, Ambassador Teyla Emmagan!” She said, her voice rising to a
shout as she finished with a flourish. She stepped back, leaving Teyla to
accept her due as they crowd leapt to their feet again.
When the crowd began to quiet again, she waved the members of her court
forward, then moved into the crowd.
“We’re going to spend the next hour or so mingling, so please, give
everyone a chance.” She said as she reached out, taking a hand here and there
as she moved past. Ronin fell in behind her, and she turned to him.
“Be nice, smile...it’s going to be okay now.” She told him as she took
off the microphone, and dropped it in her pocket.
He nodded, sweeping the crowd with his eyes.
Interior-Living Room
1510 Hours
Ronin turned to Sheppard in the porter as they headed back to the suite.
“You’re not doing that to her again.” He said. “We have people in place before
she enters a room from now on.”
“Now wait a minute.” Sheppard said as the doors opened and he stepped
into the living room. “We didn’t expect something like that to happen. Those
are our people down there, Ronin.”
“That’s right,” Ronin said, throwing their tattered vests at him.
“You...we didn’t expect it. We should have.” He turned to Sam and Tammy. “I’m
sorry, I let my guard down...”
“We all did, Ronin.” Carter said as she stepped over and hugged him.
Tammy followed, and Sam moved to one side to make room for her.
“You had us in your arms, moving us to safety before I even knew what
was happening.” Tammy said as she looked up at him. “Thank you. You not only
protected our lives, but our dignity.”
“But he’s right.” She said as she looked around the room. “We forgot the
mob mentality. We were expecting calm, rational people. Emotions and the heat
of the moment took over...and we all saw what happened.”
“I need something to drink.” Carter said, moving toward the kitchen.
“You sit in here, Sam. We’ll get it.” Andi said, waving her toward a
couch. She looked at Jennifer, and they headed for the kitchen.
“We should form that guard now, and we get the best fighters in the
city, not just John’s guys.” Tammy said. “I know at least five that can kick
any of his marine’s asses, no problem. Starting with Amelia Banks.”
Ronin nodded. “I like her. She’s tough. She’s teaching me alot.” He
said.
“Then you and her pick them. Three each when we go out.” Tammy told him.
“We can fight, but I don’t think the queen and her consort should be fighting
except as a last resort.” She looked at Sam. “But you and I train with them. We
sharpen our skills, and bond with them at the same time. And we need to start
wearing shields.”
“That’s an excellent idea, Tammy. But we want them bonding with you, not
the other way around.” Andi said as she came into the room with a tray of
glasses. Jennifer followed with a tray of bottles. Samuels handed Sam her coke,
and Tammy a glass of water, then picked up a bottle of bourbon and poured
herself a shot. “I should have had you put your shields on today.”
“You’re all right.” Samuels said, tossing back her drink, then refilling
it. “I missed this completely, and I’m sorry. I didn’t think we’d really need
security until we started bringing new people into the city.” She looked
around, then brought her gaze over to Carter.
“That’s going to start happening next week, by the way. We have close to
three thousand people we need to relocate because of the conditions they’re
living under. We’ve already made contact with more than ten worlds that have
been hit hard by the Wraith recently, and most have agreed to accept our
hospitality and protection.”
“Good. I’m glad you’re on that. And I want to get
Tammy looked behind her at Ronin, and he nodded, standing up and lifting
her feet up onto the couch. Tammy guided her down, taking her glass from her as
Ronin pulled her down onto the couch so her head was laying in Tammy’s lap.
“Mmmmm.” Carter purred. “I can get used to this kind of treatment. You
need to be careful.”
“That’s fine, Sam. It’s going to get worse.” Samuels said, looking over
at Tammy. “We need to talk later.”
Tammy nodded, stroking Sam’s hair lightly.
“We’ll need ZPM’s to bring
“Let’s keep it in-house for now. We can go ahead and charge up what we
have on hand, and when we need to do more, we can train someone then.” Carter
said. She closed her eyes and laid her hands on her stomach. “Do we have any
news on the Apollo, and what’s going on with Daedalus?
“Nothing new on Apollo, but Zelenka has finished installing a cloaking
generator, and it’s working better than expected.”
“Have you tested it in space?” Carter asked.
“Yes, we jumped around the system, and Marks didn’t see any change in
performance when it was active.”
Carter sat up, grinning at him. “Please tell me you’re not kidding.
That’s a huge tactical advantage!”
“Yes maam. I’m sorry, I can’t help it, colonel.”
“Relax, Steven.” She laughed. “It doesn’t matter. Everyone is going to
do it, so I’ll just have to get used to it again. It never used to bother me
till I talked to Andi that first time, and she told me people thought of me as
a school marm.”
“Thank you. Sheppard and I have been talking, and once we get
established, we’d like to go Wraith hunting. When we have the Apollo, we take
both ships out and hit them. We’d blow them out of the sky before they even
knew what was happening. And they won’t know how it’s happening, or who’s doing
it. If we’re lucky, they’ll think its internal, and fight among themselves.”
“You think Ellis is going to give us the Apollo?” She asked, looking
between him and Sheppard.
“No, we’re going to take it colonel. Ellis is a hard ass. He’ll follow
his orders even if he disagrees with them.” Sheppard said. “Steven has a plan,
we’ll review it with you later.”
“That’s fine. Would someone check and see if the mess hall open and
serving? We made people skip a meal again. And is anyone else getting hungry?”
Carter asked.
Interior-Col. Sheppard’s Suite
1630 Hours
Carter, Sheppard, Caldwell and O’Neill were relaxing in John’s living
room. There was a bottle of tequila and a row of glasses on the table, and as
they emptied, Sheppard would line them up and run the bottle over the line,
refilling them.
“You know, if she ever fires you, you could have a career as a
bartender, no problem.” O’Neill told him.
“I did that in college for a while before I got into ROTC, but I learned
this trick from my dad.” Sheppard said grinned. “He was a big fan of shooters.”
Carter picked up a glass and tossed it back, then leaned back in her
chair. “So tell me about this plan you have for taking the Apollo. Start with
the risks and losses on both sides.” She said. “I don’t want to kill those
people unless I have to, not to mention, damaging the ship.”
“The risk is minimal. We’re looking for zero losses on both sides. No
injuries either, unless someone lands wrongs. And we’re not even gonna put a
dent in her.” Sheppard said. He looked over at
“As soon as he drops out of hyperspace, we launch Daedalus, to give us
time to get out to him. We have her cloaked on the dock right now, tomorrow
morning, we’ll take her into orbit and keep her there, still cloaked. She
creates turbulence in the atmosphere that the
“So how are you going to take the ship without hurting or killing
anybody?” O’Neill asked. “You got some kind of stun beam or something like
that?”
“What I have in mind is moving into position over them, and I mean right
on top of them.”
“We wait for a signal from you. We’ll be monitoring communications, so
the best time to do it is when he’s talking to you, and won’t be expecting
anything.”
“Oh, for gods sake,
“We’re going to beam the crew of the Apollo into Daedalus’ holds, and at
the same time, beam our boarding party over to take the bridge. At that range,
we can do it whether his shields are up of not.”
O’Neill choked, holding his hand in front of him mouth to keep from
spraying tequila across the room. “You’re going to what?” He sputtered.
“We do it all the time, general. Ship to ship transfer in hostile space.
Ellis and I have done it from as far as a hundred meters with both ships
shielded. Over that, it gets dicey. It was his idea, which makes this really
funny. Using his own trick on him.”
“And you can take everyone off at once, and send our boarding party over
at the same time?” Carter asked.
“We can get close. If we have most of them targeted when we get the
signal, we can have that ship empty in five seconds. But we’ll do the bridge
crew first, they’ll all be stationary, and beam our people in at the same time.
Then we take the rest section by section, beaming in squads of marines with
stunners as we clear them, just in case. Apollo’s layout is identical to
Daedalus, so Marks won’t have a problem. Worst case scenario, we’ll have them
all of in less than a minute.”
“Do you want to practice a few times? Or do you feel confident enough to
go as you are?” She turned to Sheppard. “You’re onboard with this?”
“We’ve got the element of surprise, so we hit ‘em with shock and awe.
And believe me, Ellis is gonna be shocked when he lands in that hold.”
“I’m comfortable that we’re ready to go. We just have to load up the
boarding parties and go.”
“Jack?”
“It’s just crazy enough to work. Now we just have to wait for Apollo to
show up.” He said.
Interior-Dr. Samuel’s Suite
1640 Hours
“You said it was going to get worse.” Tammy said as she took a seat in
Samuels’ living room. “What did you mean by that?”
“Nothing sinister, but Sam’s going to resist, and I need you to help me push
it through.” Andi told her. “I’m going to bring in a household staff. I already
have three Athosian women that Teyla trusts, and I’m going to bring in at least
six more. Three for each shift to begin with.”
“We don’t need to do that And...”
“Yes, you do.” Samuels said. “Not just to take care of you, but because
it will be expected. Royalty does not do for themselves, and the court is going
to be too busy in the coming weeks to do what they’ve been doing. Jenn and I
are already falling behind on what we need to do.”
“I’m going to put them three to a suite down on one forty, and use the
other three suites for cooking and household supplies. I’m keeping this small,
Tammy. The newer royal households on Earth have dozens of cooks, maids, and
attendants, the older ones have hundreds. You can get used to a cook, a
housekeeper, and a personal maid for each of you. You won’t even see them most
of the time anyway. You’re both going to need a secretary too, but I’m going to
wait until we get things worked out with Earth to worry about that.”
“I can understand that. You’ve all been doing a wonderful job taking
care of her. And me.” Tammy said. “But we only have seven rooms, we don’t
really need that many people do we?”
“You will, and as time goes by, and the children are born, you’ll need
more.” Samuels said, picking up a tablet and handing it to her. “I’m going to
make this building the royal residence. Everyone else will be moved out by the
end of the week, and relocated to the main towers on the other two piers. The
suites in this building will become libraries, nurseries and personal spaces.
No one except the court, and your personal staff will enter your residence from
now on. I think you’ll want to keep your suite, you both seem to enjoy the
pit.”
“Ronin will like that.” Tammy smiled. “And yes, I want to keep my pit.”
“I agree, and we’re doing this for security
. I’m already converting the main suite over in the north piers main
tower as a conference center, and war room, and the one on the east pier as a
formal dining area. I need three more days, then we’ll start having meetings in
the north tower. I’ll miss the kitchen, but this will be better for us.”
Samuels stopped and looked at Tammy. “I know you think I’m up to
something, and like I told you earlier, I am.” She said. “I’m trying to stay
ahead of the wave that’s coming at us. Jenn, Steven, and John are all doing the
same thing. I intentionally undersold what’s involved in setting up a new
government, and chose the monarchy because it’s the easiest for the people that
have to run it. And with the woman we picked the run it, the risk of despotism
is non-existent.”
“But the only way we’re going to survive, and get her plans implemented,
is to be independent, so she can call the shots that she wants too. We can’t be
under anyone’s thumb, or beholden to anyone. We have to get up on our feet on
our own, and be helping others while we’re doing it.”
“I had no idea there was so much involved, or so much was going on
already.” Tammy said, scrolling through the tablet. “How much of this have you
talked to Sam about? Has she approved any of it?”
“I send her an update every evening reviewing what’s in progress. She’s
reading them, and I’m getting approvals, or adjustments, depending on the item.
I didn’t copy you because you have more important things to worry about than
day to day operations.” Samuels said leaning back on the couch, looking at
Tammy steadily.
“You have the most important job of all. And I wouldn’t want it, I’d
crumble under the weight of it.” She said with a sad smile. “As consort, you’re
her confidant, lover, friend, and companion. That fact that you love her just
makes it easier, but I think god was smiling when you stepped into her life.
And I hope she keep smiling on us. We’re going to need all the help we can
get.”
Interior-Bedroom
2340 Hours
“I talked to Andi earlier.” Tammy said as she slid up and down over Sam.
She had her arms pinned down, and was straddling her leg, her own leg
grinding up between Sam’s. She purred as she writhed on top of her, their
breasts sliding across each other on a sheen of sweat.
“She said she wouldn’t want my job.” She whispered as she nibbled at her
ear. “I want to eat you. Your little pussy is sopping wet, and I want to taste
you.”
“I wouldn’t want her to have your job.” Sam laughed. “I only want you.
Let me get on top.” She panted as she brought her arms around her waist, then
rolled over on top of her. She threw one leg over, straddling her waist, then
slid slowly up over her body as she raised up onto her knees. She stopped when
she was kneeling over her chest, her thighs brushing the outsides of her
breasts. Her hand moved down over her stomach, and Tammy watched as it drew
closer to the golden bush framing her juice coated mons.
She ran her fingers slowly between the fleshy lips of her pussy,
twisting them back and forth as she stroked them up and down. Tammy panted as
she lay under her, her hands coming up to cup the cheeks of her ass, squeezing
and molding them in her fingers as she tried to pull her closer.
“Can you see how wet I am, Tammy? You did this to me. You always do this
to me.” She breathed as she pulled her fingers from between her legs. She
brought them up in front of her face, pulling them back when Tammy raised her
head and tried to take them into her mouth.
“No, not yet.” She smiled, stroking just the tips of her fingers across
her lower lip. “Lick it up, taste me.” She said. “I want to watch.”
Tammy let her tongue slip out, running it slowly across her lip. Her
eyes rolled up in her head and her mouth opened. Her hands clenched on Sam’s
ass, lifting her as she pulled her closer.
Sam held her fingers closer, letting Tammy take just the tips into her
mouth, then started feeding them slowly in and out as she licked them clean.
Tammy moaned around them, sliding down under her as Sam moved up higher over
her. She threw her head back and moaned as Tammy raised her head and began
lashing her tongue around all over the puffy lips of her pussy, then reached
down, spreading them apart to let her tongue slip up between them.
Her hand came down, brushing the hair away from Tammy’s face as she
began eating her eagerly, her tongue lashing and laving all around, her lips
sucking at the swollen labia. Tammy slipped her tongue up inside her as Sam leaned
forward, resting her hand on the shelf over the bed to support herself, then
started rocking back and forth. Pressing her pussy down onto Tammy’s face, she
worked her ass in slow circles, brushing her clit over the tip of her nose.
“Oh god! Do me too!” Tammy groaned as she pushed her off, rolling onto
her side and pressing her face back between her legs.
Sam pulled her closer, burying her own face between her legs, moaning
happily as they rolled around on the bed.
Interior-Dr. Samuels Suite
2355 Hours
Andi switched the feed from her tablet to the monitor at the foot of her
bed and hit replay, then sat it on the nightstand. She hit a button on her
comm, and lit her pipe as she waited for Wilkins to answer.
“Yes, Andi? It’s kind of late for you isn’t it?” Wilkins said when he
answered.
“Can you come over?” She said as she sat her pipe down. “It’s been a few
days, and I’d really like to see you. You can spend the night, and do anything
you want.”
“Ten minutes? I want to throw a bag together.” He laughed. “Load a pipe
for me, You already sound buzzed.”
“I am. Hurry Tim, I really need you tonight.”
Ends