Stargate Atlantis
Day of Reckoning
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Summary: Carson is held hostage by a man who's desperately trying to save his only son. The rest of the team, meanwhile, encounters troubles as they try to save their friend.
Season: Mid-Season Three
Disclaimers: I do not own Stargate. It belongs to MGM, and Sci-Fi, and the guys who wrote it originally.
Chapter 1: Not quite an empty village.
The team-and Beckett-stepped through the 'gate to find themselves in a village...that seemed practically empty.
"This place is practically deserted." Sheppard muttered at the team, not liking the situation. "And it looks like they left in quite a hurry."
"It is odd." Telya admitted. "Usually people take time to gather their personal things, and then they leave. I wonder if it is some enemy who forced them to leave other than the wraith."
"Now there's a scary thought." Rodney commented. "An enemy who's a lot scarier than the wraith."
Sheppard gave a shudder.
"Don't even go there." He said firmly. "We have enough troubles with the wraith as it is, we wouldn't want to further add troubles to our list."
"Too late." Ronan said, as a man came running out to greet them.
"Please! My son needs help! He is terribly sick, and I can't find a way to cure him! Please!" He cried desperately. Carson immediately asked,
"Where is he? Perhaps I can help?"
"He's this way! Please hurry!" The man shouted, taking off running again back to his tent. Carson looked at the others. They followed the strange man to his tent, and all went in. Carson had his med kit with him.
"Alright, what's wrong with your son?" Carson asked, as he looked around for him. The man grabbed Carson's arm and dragged him to a bed of in the corner. "Hey! Easy, now." Carson said. The man looked confused.
"I apologize." He said finally. He released Carson who looked relieved. Ronan went and stood next to the uneasy doctor. "I just want my son to get well."
"What's your name?" Ronan asked.
"David. My son is called Ewin." He answered. He eyed Ronan nervously, who stood with his arms crossed. Carson felt for the boys pulse, and was alarmed to find that it was nearly gone.
"Telya, would you be a lass and go to the gate and get a med team?" Telya took off at a run, after looking at Sheppard to make sure that it was okay. David was alarmed.
"What is it? What's wrong with my son?" He demanded, striding towards the doctor.
"I'm not sure." Carson admitted. "But you're son is slowly dying, and I really need some of my people to help me keep him alive."
"No!" David shouted. "No one else can come here!" Sheppard, Ronan, and Carson all looked at him in surprise.
"Why? What's the problem?" Sheppard asked.
"No one else is allowed here." David said stiffly.
"Look, if you want me to help you're son-" Carson said, annoyed. David turned towards him, staring at him coldly. Carson gave an inward shiver.
"No one else." David repeated.
"I have to have help with saving your son!" Carson protested. What happened next, no one expected.
David whirled and shoved Ronan into the other side of the tent-not before jerking his gun out of his holder. He grabbed Carson's arm, and twisted it painfully, and jabbed the gun into his side. Sheppard had stared in total astonishment at what was happening, and when David glared at him from beside Carson, he slowly raised his hands.
"Look, David...we're just trying to help you and your son-" Sheppard was interupted by David saying,
"Leave." Sheppard froze. Ronan was slowly getting up, though rather painfully. Carson hoped that he wasn't seriously injured. The gun jammed into him harder, and he winced. "Leave, now! And don't try coming back!" Sheppard gave a worried look at the doctor, who nodded painfully. Sheppard sighed, and turned to Ronan. "Hurry!" Sheppard and Ronan regretfully left the tent. Carson and David both remained into their position until they couldn't hear their footsteps any more.
"Now." David shoved him into a chair that was next to his son's bed. "Help him." Carson swallowed, and wondered where to begin.
End Chapter One.
Reviews, please. Chapter two up soon.
