2.15 THE TOWER
Summary
The team happens upon a society which has a throne chair to combat the Wraith and a royal family made of those with the gene to activate it. Unfortunately, the bloodline has begun to deteriorate, but the family finds hope in the form of Lt. Col. John Sheppard and his strong Ancient gene.
Details
The Tower is the home of the royal family and has an eighteenth century feel to it. The royal family is the one which passes the Ancient gene on from generation to generation in order to protect the people from the Wraith through the use of a throne chair.
When Sheppard and his team visit, the royal genealogist, Otho, scans Sheppard and finds that his version of the gene is stronger than that of the royal family from the past 300 years. The Lord Protector is an aging, sick man who has a son and a daughter who are heir to the throne. His daughter, Mara, intends to seduce Sheppard so that he might pass the gene on to her offspring. His son, Tavius, heir to the throne, realizes that his sister might produce a stronger progany and plots against her.
Sheppard enjoys the seduction Mara orchestrates, but ultimately turns her down. He gets Dr. Beckett involved with helping these people with their problem, but some of that help comes too late.
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