Borealis (Stargate Atlantis FF)

Chapter 10 Secrets

"What is going on?" Asked McKay looking back to Sam's office.

"What, Rodney?" Asked John.

"Caldwell stayed there!"

"And?" Asked Ronon. "Is that wrong?"

"No, but he didn't look like he told us everything about that ship!"

"I know, McKay" growled Sheppard. "I am aware that what he told us is not all there is to it."

"And you're going to be okay with that?"

"Do I have a choice?" John said with resignation, but Teyla heard a little annoyance there as well. "Let's get to what we were charged with."

Meanwhile in Sam's office ...

"What is it, Steven?" Asked Sam.

"Can we talk without others knowing?" Asked Steven looking through the glass to the technicians and AR-1 leaving the control room. "Jack?" He turned to the retired general.

"Oh, yeah... right." And Jack just blurred the glass.

"Wow, I still can't get over what you and John can do with the place on will." Murmured Sam looking at her fiancé." Then she looked back at Caldwell. "Go on, Steven."

"I've managed to meet the captain of the Borealis." He just said.

"You said..."

"I did it, Jack, I stayed and demanded." Continued Caldwell. "I was granted an 'audience' when she noticed me. Turned out it was her XO that didn't want me near her."

"Maybe we should bring John and McKay back, they would surely like to know..." started Sam but was interrupted rather rudely.

"Absolutely not!" said Caldwell. "Sheppard is one of the last people who should be notified and McKay will leak this information to the whole City and beyond and that's precisely what we need to avoid."

"Okay, it will stay here between us. You were saying?" Concluded Jack.

"I met her. I met Maya and I talked with her." Declared the colonel. "I even saw her son."

"The commander of the Borealis has a son?"

"The rumors were just right, Sam, the warship is commanded by a woman who has recently given birth to a son."

"Cut to the chase, Steven" whined Jack. "I can see the best is still to come."

"The Ancients call her Maya, but who I saw..." Steven stopped for a moment. "It is Weir, Jack. The commander of the Borealis is no one else than Elizabeth Weir."

"What?" Asked Sam. "Surely you were mistaken, Doctor Weir is –"

"KIA. I know, Sam." Growled Steven in frustration.

"Did she recognize you?" Asked suddenly Jack. Then he saw a blank stare on both colonel's faces and clarified. "Did Elizabeth recognize you, Steven?"

"She knew who I was." Then he hesitated for a while and obviously understood the true meaning of Jack's question. "She knew my name and my status aboard the Daedalus, but she didn't 'recognize me'."

"Jack?" Asked Sam curious as to where O'Neill was going with it. "Any thoughts?"

"Remember when we found Daniel on that backwater planet? He had another name -"

"He didn't remember a thing about who he was..." Carter looked at Jack amazed.

"Wait a minute." Caldwell raised his hand. "Are we all considering the same insane idea?"