The Silent Language of Grief (1/?)

[water4willows]

Title: The Silent Language of Grief
Characters: John S., Rodney M., Carson B., Evan L., Wolsey, and various OCs
Parings: None
Rating: PG13 for violence, language and some adult situations
Warnings: Mentions of Major Character Deaths
Word Count: 8,356 based on 3 chapters so far
Disclaimer: The Stargate: Atlantis show and her characters are the property of MGM. All I can lay claim to is my passion for the show and the original characters within this story
Summary: 20 years after the Wraith decimated Earth, the SGC is once again ready to resume the Atlantis Expedition. There's only one man for the job, only John Sheppard has been MIA since the end of the War. A slip-up reveals John's current location, but will he be able to forgive the ultimate betrayal and return? AU, rated T for language. Mentions multiple major character deaths.

Introduction

What if...

Those are powerful words and ones capable of both changing the past for the better, and dooming it. Yet we humans throw this phrase around so casually.

What if...

They're frightening words too; for no matter how many times we utter them, they can never truly show us for certain what it was that could have been.

Or can they?

What if the Wraith transmission broadcasting the location of Earth had reached every Hive ship in the Pegasus Galaxy?

What if every last one of those Hive ships had set a course for Earth?

And what if John Sheppard had been the only one with the Ancient gene strong enough to fly Atlantis back to the Milky Way in time to try and stop the Wraith before they decimated the world?

This is a story of 'What if's' and I invite you to come with me on a journey to see what becomes of our intrepid Atlantis Expedition when they didn't get the happy ending they deserved, but were instead betrayed on the most reprehensible level and changed forever in the process.

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