- Teal'c: On the day I left Chulak, Master Bra'tac said to me, "Draw from your past, but do not let your past draw from you."
- Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter: That's good advice. Still, I know I'm gonna miss this place, and all of you.
- Teal'c: [smiling] I would have been offended had you felt otherwise.
- Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter: Ten years is a long time.
- Teal'c: It has been ten years well-spent. We have defeated numerous enemies and overcome many threats.
- Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter: [shy smile, eyes tearing up] It was never dull.
- Teal'c: We have accomplished much here. But now it is Atlantis that is in need of you.
- Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter: [head down, under her breath] Yeah...
- [head up, normal tone]
- Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter: Part of me is looking forward to going, but there's another part of me that thinks maybe it's too soon that I- that I'm leaving my work here unfinished.
- Teal'c: Your work will continue, only in a different place. You have been bestowed an incredible honor, Colonel Carter. And I believe you should embrace it. And know this: though we may not be leaving with you, SG-1 will never be far away.
- Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter: [nodding with a smile] So I can expect you guys to come visit sometime?
- Teal'c: Undomesticated equines could not keep me away.
- Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter: [hugging him with a small laugh] Nice callback.
- Teal'c: [eyes tearing up] Indeed.
- Ronon Dex: I hear you're in charge.
- Colonel Samantha Carter: [somewhat confused, glances from McKay to Ronan]
- Dr. Rodney McKay: Ah... Ronan, this is Colonel Carter. Sam, this is Ronan, he's...
- Colonel Samantha Carter: Satedan.
- [walking around desk to be closer to them]
- Colonel Samantha Carter: And... a member of your team, of course. What can I do for you?
- Ronon Dex: Uh, I wanna bring some friends to Atlantis and apparently I've gotta clear it through you first.
- Colonel Samantha Carter: Unfortunately, some new security procedures prevent me from allowing any off-world visits to Atlantis for the time being.
- Ronon Dex: Under whose authority?
- Colonel Samantha Carter: [beginning to feel challenged] It was a directive from the IOA.
- Ronon Dex: Well they don't need to know.
- Dr. Rodney McKay: [somewhat in scolding way, attempting to intervene on Carter's behalf] Ronan, she's uh...
- Colonel Samantha Carter: [holds up hand to stop McKay] I'm sure you understand what a precarious position we're in here. It is imperative that the location of this base remains a secret.
- Ronon Dex: And it will. They're my people, I'll vouch for them.
- Colonel Samantha Carter: [with a sigh] I'm sure you can. But for now, we're on a new planet with a new set of rules.
- Ronon Dex: And a new person in charge.
- [takes a few steps toward Carter, so he is just close enough to intimidate]
- Ronon Dex: Weir never would have doubted me.
- Colonel Samantha Carter: [small laugh and a sigh] Okay, first of all, Ronan, I'm not doubting you. These new regulations apply to everyone on this base. And secondly,
- [pause]
- Colonel Samantha Carter: I'm not Dr. Weir.
- [Ronan walks away, leaving Carter a little stunned; she turns to McKay]
- Colonel Samantha Carter: Wow. Is he always like that?
- Dr. Rodney McKay: No. No,
- [nodding with a sigh]
- Dr. Rodney McKay: uh, actually, you... you caught him on a good day.
- Ronon Dex: [after Sheppard sits down at his table and begins to eat] Teyla's already spoken to you, hasn't she.
- Lt. Colonel John Sheppard: Yeah, well, we had a little chat.
- Ronon Dex: Hm. So let's hear it.
- Lt. Colonel John Sheppard: Hear what?
- Ronon Dex: Whatever you've got to say.
- Lt. Colonel John Sheppard: Not gonna say anything.
- Ronon Dex: Really.
- Lt. Colonel John Sheppard: I don't have to because you already know what I'm gonna tell ya. You're a valuable member of my team and that it would be difficult to find somebody to take your place.
- Ronon Dex: Mm hm.
- Lt. Colonel John Sheppard: And that you may think you're going back to find something you've lost, but there's nothing to go back to. Sateda's gone, and running around with your buddies isn't gonna bring that back.
- [with a satisfied look, takes a bite of food]
- Ronon Dex: [straight face] You're not gonna say any of that.
- Lt. Colonel John Sheppard: [shakes head, mouth full] Oh, I don't have to.
- Ronon Dex: Look, this isn't about me trying to bring back the past.
- Lt. Colonel John Sheppard: [getting increasingly angrier as the conversation progresses] Well then what is it?
- Ronon Dex: They need me. They always have. I'm the one that took care of them, got them home alive whenever we went into battle.
- Lt. Colonel John Sheppard: [staring at Ronan] You're one man, Ronan. You can't expect to protect them forever.
- Ronon Dex: Probably not. But that's where you guys come in.
- [pause, Sheppard looks interested]
- Ronon Dex: We got some intel on a Wraith target.
- Lt. Colonel John Sheppard: [pauses, shifting position] The Wraith and the Replicators are kinda beatin' the crap out of each other right now; I think it's counterproductive to run an op against them.
- Ronon Dex: I have a feeling you'll change your mind once you hear the details.
- Lt. Colonel John Sheppard: [small nod, picks up coffee] Let's hear it.
- Ronon Dex: Not yet. I want Tyre, Ara, and Rackai in on this.
- [Sheppard sighs]
- Colonel Samantha Carter: [genuinely welcoming] Hey, Rodney, come on in.
- Dr. Rodney McKay: Ah. I brought you a
- [pointing to flowers in his hand]
- Dr. Rodney McKay: little something to spruce up the place.
- Colonel Samantha Carter: Well thank you, that's very sweet. There's a... a vase right there.
- Dr. Rodney McKay: Hmm.
- [watches her walk off, then turns and sees the fruit basket he was going to give her]
- Colonel Samantha Carter: [sees he is looking at the fruit basket and points to it] Oh, uh, Col. Sheppard dropped that off.
- [as she unpacks further]
- Colonel Samantha Carter: Apparently, it's a sampling of fruit from the home worlds of our various trading partners.
- Dr. Rodney McKay: [looking somewhat confused] Hm.
- Colonel Samantha Carter: I thought it was a really thoughtful gesture.
- Dr. Rodney McKay: [under his breath] Son of a...
- [drops flowers into vase unceremoniously, then turns with a smile]
- Dr. Rodney McKay: Anyway, look, I just, uh, came by to, uh, welcome you to Atlantis, see how you're settling in, and... uh... see if you needed anything, and... uh... did I mention I was seeing someone.
- Colonel Samantha Carter: [somewhat baffled, but with little outward change of face] I'm sorry, what?
- Dr. Rodney McKay: I'm, uh, seeing someone. Yeah. I- I- I only bring it up now, because you're here... now... and we'll be working together a lot more, and... uh... you know, I- I just thought... with our past...
- Colonel Samantha Carter: [confused] Our... past...?
- Dr. Rodney McKay: You know, the unrequited lust that's been hanging over our heads for what seems like forever...
- [self-conscious laugh]
- Colonel Samantha Carter: [with an argumentative tone, shaking her head in disbelief] Rodney...
- Dr. Rodney McKay: You know, I just don't want things to be awkward between the two of us, you know, uh...
- [pauses and shifts eyes]
- Dr. Rodney McKay: Kind of like they are now.
- Colonel Samantha Carter: [frustrated sigh] Rodney,
- [pauses]
- Colonel Samantha Carter: I'm sure we'll be fine.
- Dr. Rodney McKay: Oh, of course, I just...
- [gestures to self]
- Dr. Rodney McKay: I'll be fine, I'm just...
- [gestures to Carter]
- Dr. Rodney McKay: with you...
- [Ronan walks in, interrupting and saving him]
- Colonel Samantha Carter: [Ronon has just discovered his former fellow Satedans had aligned with the Wraith] Ronon!
- [Referring to Ronon's old compatriots]
- Colonel Samantha Carter: Where are your friends?
- Ronon Dex: [Glancing at the Atlantis crew] They're right here. Let's go home.