This is my first ever attempt at an AU and only my second Atlantis story but i recently became obssessed with Atlantis AUs so it was inevitable that i would end up writing one. Constructive critisism is very welcome so please let me know what you think.
Disclaimer: I do not own Atlantis or any of it's charcters.
Catalytic Event
Chapter 1
The Limo sped down the highway as fast as it could in an attempt to escape the black SUV following them. Dr Elizabeth Weir kept her head down as her personal body guard John Sheppard attempted to look through the back window at the pursuing vehicle. He knew without having to see inside the vehicle who the driver was. Several shots hit the window from whatever weapon was being fired at them but thankfully the glass was bullet proof.
"All this over a damn treaty," John exclaimed as he ducked back down next to his charge. She looked at him momentarily her green eyes showing the fear she was trying to hide. The limo jerked to the left as the driver narrowly missed hitting one of the other cars on the road. His expert driving being the only thing that had kept them alive and out of the clutches of the man chasing them. "We have got to end this before someone get's hurt."
"Gee, you think," Elizabeth stated sarcastically frustration beginning to replace the fear at their unending predicament and John briefly glared at her.
He risked another look out of the window in time to see the car crash into the back of them throwing John backward in the limo. He'd called for help several minutes ago unfortunately it would probably be several more minutes before any kind of help arrived. In the mean time, he, Elizabeth, the driver and all of the other people on the road were in danger and their pursuer seemed to be getting more and more reckless as the chase continued.
He heard the sound of an engine picking up speed but the vibrations of the Limo told him it wasn't them. He pulled himself back up off the floor and looked out of the window again.
The SUV had indeed been picking up speed as it came up along side the Limo and the window came down to reveal the face he had come to loathe in recent weeks. The man pulled out his gun and fired at the limo continuously. He had to be insane John thought to himself, trying to start a shoot out at these speeds was just suicidal.
Bullets continued to rain down on the Limo but had very little effect on it. The man took his eyes off the road and leaned over slightly in his seat to aim at the tires. It was the most stupid thing John had ever seen anyone do and he had seen people do a lot of stupid things in his line of work. The result was their pursuer losing control of his vehicle and causing his car to swerve wildly as he attempted to regain control of it.
The driver of the limo began to slow down in an attempt to get out of the way of uncontrolled vehicle. Despite his best efforts there just wasn't enough time, the SUV crashed into the limo with incredible force. John immediately grabbed hold of Elizabeth and used his own body to protect hers from the crash. He felt a sharp, searing pain in the back of his head before everything went dark and he lost consciousness.
The limo rolled over several times before it finally came to a stop and the SUV tipped onto its side stopping only a few meters from the limo. The young brunette in the next car attempted to avoid the crash but she was too close, the left side of her red Plymouth was forced off the ground by the SUV causing it to roll more than the limo had and finally come to a rest on its side in between the limo and the SUV.
Another car joined them flying over the SUV and slamming into the young woman's car. A man with brown hair in a white Corsa also attempted to avoid the crash but only ended up slamming into the SUV as a blue corolla carrying a young blonde woman spun around as she tried to swerve away from the destruction but was no more able to escape than the other's had.
Two more cars hit the pile up and as the motor cycle approached, the driver however realized in time, mere seconds before his vehicle also fell victim to the pile up that he would not be able to stop or avoid the crash and he jumped from the bike, hitting the pavement with a thud that left him unconscious.
The remaining vehicles on the road had been far enough away from the crash for their owners to be able to stop before they added their own cars to it. Several of them were on their phones calling fro help whilst others stared in shock at the sight of devastation before them. A few of them people ran over to try and help as the sound of sirens approached.
Amidst the chaos and burning one man crawled from his SUV injured severely and in no shape to continue with his task. He ran away unnoticed taking with him a vow to complete his task and leaving the destruction behind him.
TBC