Fred felt her hands start to lightly shake as she watched Carson. She knew of his background with Ancient medicine and he was the most brilliant man she had ever met, but she still worried. Slowly, she sucked in a breath and watched him. When the door finally opened, Fred jumped forward and hugged Carson to her. "I love you," she whispered.
When Tim called out, all of them walked into the room and looked around. There were several pieces of medical equipment in the room. Fred knew better than to touch any of it without having some of the scientists look it over first. She had heard about some of the things that had happened on Atlantis when machines were turned on without proper inspection. "We should probably let some of our scientists look at these before we touch them," she said as she glanced at John. "Nick's team would probably be the best."
"Look at these," Jennifer said as she held up a couple of old books. "Detail research on the Replicators. Something else Atlantis will probably want." She unzipped her bag and pulled out a couple plastic covers. Once the books were covered, she slipped them into her bag.
"Found the next clue," Allie said from across the room. "There are four panels here with the text, 'Only those whose love and desires have intertwined may gain access'." She looked over her shoulder. "My love and desire hasn't intertwined with anyone lately so I think the four of you need to do this."
Furrowing her brow, Fred took Carson's hand and walked over to the panel. "So I guess all of us touch the panel at the same time?" she asked.
"Looks like," Jennifer said as she reached out and took John's hand.
The four of them touched the panel and the door swung open before they stepped inside.