Ford tries several backpack items on the creature attached to Sheppard, hoping it will loosen its grip, but nothing works. Saltwater particularly disturbs it and makes matters worse. For a moment Sheppard is unable to control himseelf and he violently buffets Ford into the wall of the craft. In shock, McKay accidentally hits the control board, forcing the jumper to slide in further -- and thus eliminate the hopes of using the second half of the ship as a lifeboat. Realizing more than ever that they will probably not survive, Sheppard tries to say something personal to Weir, but is interrupted by McKay's escalating concerns. John begins to devise his own plan to remove the creature from his neck. If it is truly related to the Wraith, once he is dead it will stop feeding. If they cannot resuscitate him then he can go through the event horizon and essentially be preserved in a "deep freeze." After a short-lived debate, Ford uses the defibrillator and stops Sheppard's heart. Almost half a minute later the creature detaches. Ford takes it out with his nine millimeter. The defibrillator does not get John's heart going again, so Teyla takes him through the event horizon. McKay manages to successfully close the drive pods, but with no forward momentum they will not go through the gate. Ford throws his weight into the forward bulkhead, to no avail. With moments before the gate powers down, Kavanaugh suggests opening the rear hatch and using the depressurization to push the ship through. Ford forces McKay to go through the gate as well. He depressurizes the ship himself and hangs on to the ceiling as the vessel finally completes its travel through the gate, winding up in Atlantis' gate room. Ford is administered oxygen and Beckett begins work on the Major. Eventually Sheppard is resurrected. Back in the infirmary, Weir asks him what he was going to say to her -- she didn't want to hear it at the time, but is now curious. He refuses to give her an honest answer, and she concedes to his preference before wishing him a good night. |