The morning stretched into the afternoon, Todd and the queen were eventually brought before Woolsey when it was confirmed Rogue wasn't carrying anything contagious.
Todd filled Woolsey, Keller, McKay and Teyla and Ronon and Sheppard-who'd joined them after they'd been cleared-about what had happened since their last trip to Atlantis. The death of the young queen, the progress with farming, finding the queen and her story, as well as how far they'd come with preparing their own meals on board the hive. The insomnia bit was left for last, along with the apparent remedy for it.
Keller in turn filled him and the new queen in on the progress of the drone's therapy. Thus far, the current trial seemed to be working. They were eating real food and had no side effects so far.
"So all that remains is a test on me" the queen said.
"True but-" Keller started but the queen cut her off.
"Acquiring an enemy queen to run tests on would be next to impossible, and as I am the youngest in the alliance, the choice is already made. However, as my life is quite valuable, there are a few conditions we would like followed."
"Such as?" Woolsey said.
The queen looked to Todd then back to the bald man. "We have captured an iratus bug queen to feed upon me in the event the test goes wrong and my healing abilities cannot overcome it. It will be used as such. It will of course remain on board the hive until such a time, if any, its needed."
"...Anything else?" Woolsey asked
"Yes." Todd said "As there is a possibility the queen may perish from the drug, we have a list of demands to make up for her loss. But also we require at least some of them to be fulfilled anyway in order to gain the upper-hand in this civil war."
"Wait a minute I know where this is going and the answer is no." Sheppard butted in, sitting up straighter.
Todd looked to him. "Our hive is ancient, we must have upgrades for it otherwise every fight we engage in is a fifty-fifty chance." he looked to Woolsey. "And as we're taking a big risk in trials on the queen, its only fair you give us something in return for our troubles. We're not asking for zero-point-module power. Just a little help in gaining the upper hand over enemy hives."
Woolsey was quiet, staring at the pair in front of him, then looking to McKay. "I want you to look over their list of demands."
"Seriously?" McKay said
"Yes. Report to me what the power requirements will be as well as any loopholes." his eyes flicked back to the pair. "We'll see what we can do, but no guarantees."
The queen stood, and Todd did as well, and they were escorted back to their quarters, though Todd paused briefly on the way, looking down the hall where the hospital was before following his queen. It was best to stay out of the way and let Beckett figure out what was wrong on his own with Rogue. Butting in may cause her to hide more from him.
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Todd filled Woolsey, Keller, McKay and Teyla and Ronon and Sheppard-who'd joined them after they'd been cleared-about what had happened since their last trip to Atlantis. The death of the young queen, the progress with farming, finding the queen and her story, as well as how far they'd come with preparing their own meals on board the hive. The insomnia bit was left for last, along with the apparent remedy for it.
Keller in turn filled him and the new queen in on the progress of the drone's therapy. Thus far, the current trial seemed to be working. They were eating real food and had no side effects so far.
"So all that remains is a test on me" the queen said.
"True but-" Keller started but the queen cut her off.
"Acquiring an enemy queen to run tests on would be next to impossible, and as I am the youngest in the alliance, the choice is already made. However, as my life is quite valuable, there are a few conditions we would like followed."
"Such as?" Woolsey said.
The queen looked to Todd then back to the bald man. "We have captured an iratus bug queen to feed upon me in the event the test goes wrong and my healing abilities cannot overcome it. It will be used as such. It will of course remain on board the hive until such a time, if any, its needed."
"...Anything else?" Woolsey asked
"Yes." Todd said "As there is a possibility the queen may perish from the drug, we have a list of demands to make up for her loss. But also we require at least some of them to be fulfilled anyway in order to gain the upper-hand in this civil war."
"Wait a minute I know where this is going and the answer is no." Sheppard butted in, sitting up straighter.
Todd looked to him. "Our hive is ancient, we must have upgrades for it otherwise every fight we engage in is a fifty-fifty chance." he looked to Woolsey. "And as we're taking a big risk in trials on the queen, its only fair you give us something in return for our troubles. We're not asking for zero-point-module power. Just a little help in gaining the upper hand over enemy hives."
Woolsey was quiet, staring at the pair in front of him, then looking to McKay. "I want you to look over their list of demands."
"Seriously?" McKay said
"Yes. Report to me what the power requirements will be as well as any loopholes." his eyes flicked back to the pair. "We'll see what we can do, but no guarantees."
The queen stood, and Todd did as well, and they were escorted back to their quarters, though Todd paused briefly on the way, looking down the hall where the hospital was before following his queen. It was best to stay out of the way and let Beckett figure out what was wrong on his own with Rogue. Butting in may cause her to hide more from him.