Disclaimer: I do not own Stargate Atlantis or any of its characters, I only own Mac, Emily, and Tina. Mac's T-Shirt is based off a t-shirt I have.

(A/N: This is the Sequel to "Carry On Dancing" it focuses on 17 year old MacKenzie "Mac" Jordan, a a teenage girl whose the niece of a Botanist. Just when she thinks going off world is the coolest thing ever she's about to learn otherwise courtesey of a Wraith who calls himself 'Leeander' around Mac.)

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I watched my aunt as she studied the rare and exotic plants that are on the planet Atlantis is now on; I don't know the name of the planet but I've heard Colonel Sheppard refer to it as New Atlantia at times.

"Mac, why don't you draw this flower?" My Aunt Tina asks me as she holds up a purple flower with a green center, "I've named it MacKenzie," she smiled.

"Aunt Tina!" I exclaimed as I blushed. I still have no idea how I'm even related to my aunt, she's a beauty queen, I'm well...Not so much; my aunt has long flowing blonde hair she usually wears in a pony tail. Her eyes are green, her lips are full and she has the right skin tone; she's tall and skinny and everything a man could ever want. She's 43 but she looks more like she's around 31.

"What?" She asked with a smile.

"Why not name it after mom?" I asked as I took my sketch book out of my back pack and my pencil, I started to sketch the flower. My name is MacKenzie Jane Jordan, Mac for short; I'm 5 feet tall, I'm really pale, my natural hair color is copper red, and my eyes are ocean blue. I'm a plus size girl; my nose is slightly too long and looks a little like a beak than a nose; my lips are thin, and I'm not graceful like my aunt. But graceful or not, I think I'm a pretty girl, sure I get klutzy at times, but who doesn't? My mother died 5 years ago, since then I've been living with my Aunt a Botanist. When she was going to Atlantis I went right along with her because there's no one else for me to stay with.

My aunt paused, "because Dr. McKay has already agreed to rename one of the wings the Kendra Wing after your mother. C'mon you deserve something named after you too," she smiled.

"Ok-" I started.

"Hey Tina, Mr. Woolsey is sending us on a mission to look at a new planet; he wants you to come with us because there may be some new plants that could be used for medicine," exclaimed Dr. McKay as he walked in, "oh hey, Mac...Shouldn't you be working on that math I was helping you with?"

"Finished it," I replied, math is my worst subject but Dr. McKay makes it a lot easier for me.

"Alright," my aunt smiled, "can Mac come with us?"

"We can't bring kids-" Dr. McKay started.

"Mac is almost 18," my Aunt replied, "and besides we're going to be out in a forest, what could happen?"

"Plenty," Dr. McKay replied, "one of the plants could be cannibal and decide it wants to eat a kid first!"

"Or it could decide it's not hungry," I exclaimed.

"It's a mission, we don't know what's on the pla-"

"Are there any life signs?" Aunt Tina asked.

"No," Dr. McKay replied with a grumble.

"Then, let me talk to Mr. Woolsey."

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An hour later I found myself sitting in the jumper on one of the bench seats sitting next to my Aunt. She was making sure she had her equipment before putting the Jumper's seat belt over her lap.

"What's with the Colonel?" I whispered to her.

"Oh, I think he's anxious his sister and her husband are coming to visit and help decorate the Christmas tree. I don't think he's looking forward to help explain why we put a tree in a room and decorate it." My aunt chuckled. I had met the Colonel's sister a few times; she used to be human but now she's a Wraith; her names Emily, when I first met her I couldn't believe she was a Wraith queen she was too nice. But as soon as one of her Wraiths came she became stern and well, not so nice. I didn't like being around her and her husband (who was never human) too much because Wraiths scare me. I mean their the only Wraiths I can get near and that are actually allowed within 15 feet of me. The only person I've ever seen both Wraiths actually touch is Colonel Sheppard.

We went through the gate and came out the other side a moment later, I looked around to see a beautiful planet covered with plants, trees, and flowers. I gaped at the huge thick vines that had purple and red flowers all over them.

"Ooh this is so beautiful," My aunt gasped, "Oh look, Mac! That flower there looks a lot like a Hibiscus!"

"It's taller than me!" I exclaimed as the Jumper landed, I gaped at the tall flower through the windshield, it was as tall as a two story building; it's petals were probably my length, its middle was the height of a five year old probably. When everyone stood to get out I stood too.

"You stay in here," Colonel Sheppard exclaimed.

"But-"

"Listen, I know it sucks to finally go off world but then not out of the Jumper," he frowned, "but the only reason you're here is because your aunt is a long time friend of Mr. Woolsey's."

"Mac, listen to him," My aunt exclaimed before leaving the Jumper.

I sat down, "you're so lucky."

"Far from it," he exclaimed, "if something tries to kill someone I'm the one who has to shoot it and hope it doesn't leave guts all over me." He gave a face of disgust, I couldn't help but to laugh. The Colonel's a lot older than I am, but he's hot. He's not 'all business' like a lot of the Colonels that visit Atlantis are; he's really laid back and fun to be around. "Hey, before I go out there...You're aunt told me earlier that you were..Having kinda a hard time this way because it's around the time your mother died."

I froze, "yeah, it was 5 years ago...I should be over it by now."

Colonel Sheppard sat down, "you never get over a death of a loved one or a close friend," he said softly, "the pain goes away, but all throughout your life it will return, it just won't be as bad."

"She didn't die, she was shot, it was a drive by shooting at the mall," I replied, "I was in the car waiting for her and this old beat up green car sped around the corner of the parking lot..I heard screams..And....then bullet shots and I saw my mother fall to the ground. I opened the door to get to her but the driver pulled out a gun from his side and started shooting...When I woke up a week later my Aunt was there."

"I'm so sorry," Colonel Sheppard frowned, "I know what it's like to lose someone like that. When I was a few years older than you my girlfriend was shot in a drive by shooting."
"Sheppard," Dr. McKay exclaimed as he walked over.

"Coming, Rodney," He exclaimed, he looked at me, "stay in the Jumper, ok?"

I nodded with a smile, "yeah and thanks for..Talking to me," I smiled with a blush.

"You're very welcome," he smiled back to me, before turning and walking out of the Jumper. I sighed and leaned back in the seat. I sat for a few minutes before getting bored and walking to the opening of the Jumper, I looked out at my aunt, she was squatting down over a cluster of different plants. Ronon was leaning against a tree with his arms crossed talking to Teyla who was talking with him and looking at a flower and saying how much it reminded her of a flower from her home world; Dr. McKay and Colonel Sheppard were talking.

I sat back down, I really wanted to go out there, just for a minute, to actually set foot on a different world. I reached into my backpack and grabbed my sketch pad, I flipped the page from the flower and started to sketch Colonel Sheppard. I made sure to be careful as I sketched him, I was especially careful to catch the look of empathy in his eyes as well as I could. I colored the sketch and halfway through I stopped, I didn't hear any talking outside; I frowned and walked to the opening of the Jumper again. Everyone was gone, I knew not to worry though, I had a walkie talkie in the pocket of my denim bell bottoms. Yes, I wear bell bottoms; my mom had never really left the 70's (my mom was older than my Aunt) and I liked her style a lot. Today I was wearing my favorite pair of bell bottoms with embroidery of flowers down the right pant leg; a Pepsi-Cola T-shirt that showed a large Pepsi bottle behind a lot of colorful flowers; a brown fringed vest over that; my sneakers; my mom's peace sign necklace; I wear my hair in two braids. Yes, I guess you can call me a Hippie - though I'm not sure if I have all the Hippie values.

I didn't see anyone, I grabbed my walkie talkie, "hey Aunt Tina, where are you?"

"I'm about ten minutes away from you with the Colonel, Ronon and Teyla are exploring, and Dr. McKay is taking atmosphere readings, why are you ok?" She asked.

"I'm fine," I replied, "just asking."

"OK, let me know if you need anything," my aunt exclaimed.

"Will do," I replied. I waited for a minute then walked out of the Jumper, I know, it's a no-no! I stepped onto the planet and looked around, it was gorgeous! I smelled the air before walking around, I looked at the flowers and touched the stem of the two story building length flower. I froze when I heard twigs snapping and leaves crunching, I looked over I didn't see anyone but those were definitely foot steps. I ran back into the Jumper, I looked at the bottom of my sneakers, ok good no dirt or leaves. I froze in terror when a Wraith stepped in front of the Jumper and looked around, what was it doing on an abandoned planet?!

I knew the Jumper was cloaked and it couldn't see me but I also knew Wraiths had excellent hearing and a really good sense of smell. Dr. McKay never stops warning me about that, especially when I'm around Todd.

"Mac, everything ok?" My aunt asked.

NOT GOOD! I thought to myself.

"Mac, is everything ok?" My Aunt's voice asked again through the walkie-talkie. Every curse word I knew came to my mind at that minute, the Wraith was looking around for the talking, I grabbed the walkie talkie and turned it off. Shit. Shit. Shit. I had to find a way to warn Colonel Sheppard and my Aunt and the others! Another wraith joined the one in front of the Jumper; the two looked at each other but said nothing. Colonel Sheppard had told me once that Wraiths talk telepathically most of the time to one another.

The Wraiths started to look around for the voice, I froze when I heard a loud CLUNK-THUD! At the side of the Jumper, my heart pounded, great, the damned thing had just walked into the side of the Jumper. I could hear the sounds of it hitting the wall trying to figure out what it was, then I heard footsteps and the sound of hands sliding along the outside of the Jumper.

I turned the walkie talkie back on, "Aunt Tina! Wraiths they're here and one's about to get in! What do I do?!" I felt tears brim in my eyes, I'm not brave like Colonel Sheppard, I'm a coward really! I look over and the Wraith is now on the front of the Jumper feeling it, it reaches it's hand inside and smirks when it sees it can get in, shit. It walked up the door of the Jumper (not before tripping once.)

"Mac, close the hatch, it's the triangular button on the dashboard," Colonel Sheppard's voice exclaimed.

The Wraith was only footsteps away from coming into the Jumper, my heart pounded in terror.

"I can't," I whispered, "it's ON the door."

"Ronon's on his way, Mac do you see the gun under the seat?" Colonel Sheppard asked.

I looked under the seat, "no!"

"Uh...Reason for that I...have it..." I heard my Aunt's voice say softly in the background.

"Great, that's just great," Colonel Sheppard exclaimed, "Mac, run."

I looked up in terror, too late! The Wraith was in the Jumper, its eyes went wide when it saw where it was and what it was in, I was frozen in horror. My feet felt like they were stuck in quick sand unable to move, my arms frozen as if glued to my sides. The Wraith looked and saw me, its smile grew larger before I stood up and backed away, "stay away from me," I exclaimed in terror, "just stay away."

It continued slowly towards me, its long black coat swaying around its ankles; its hair was long, straight, and white. It opened its mouth revealing a set of sharp and pointy teeth, its eyes were amber colored and had cat pupils.

I backed away before glancing out of the Jumper, it noticed what way I was looking and stood in middle of the Jumper so I couldn't get out; I backed away again until my back hit the dashboard. Oh great it was sizing me up for a meal; I knew that even if I was skinny it wouldn't have mattered, Colonel Sheppard said that Wraiths feed on a person's life energy, not their bodies.

"You are the youngest 'Lantean I have ever seen," it commented.

It's voice was deep and it seemed to echo itself. Weird.

"Too young for you to eat," I commented.

"You still have more growing to do," it replied, before walking closer, "but you might make a better worsh-"

I didn't let him finish the sentence I threw my backpack at him before running out of the Jumper, my legs flying. I ran through the forest, tears coming out of my eyes in terror, I could hear the Wraith chasing after me. I was nearly into a clearing when something from behind me hit my back, I fell to the ground and tried to get away but two strong and powerful arms wrapped around me instead, I screamed. I twisted on my side and kicked and struggled; the Wraith kept its strong hold on me, I screamed and cried.

"AUNT TINA! COLONEL SHEPPARD! RONON!" I shouted, I heard gunfire from where the Jumper was and a loud inhuman shout. The Wraith growled in anger before tightening its old, I gasped for air before it stood up bringing me with it. It was over six feet tall, I kicked at it, it held me above the ground.

"Put her down!" Shouted Colonel Sheppard as he ran over and aimed his gun at the Wraith.

"I do not think so, Colonel Sheppard," the Wraith growled.

"Why is it all of you guys know my name?" Colonel Sheppard growled.

"Your reputation proceeds you," the Wraith replied, "you are the strongest 'Lantean there is from what is said, your sister is the first human to be successfully turned into a Wraith and still alive, she is a Hive Queen."

"You from her Hive?" Colonel Sheppard asked, I could hear hope in his voice.

"No," he growled.

"I didn't think I'd get to be that lucky," Sheppard frowned, "put her down and we'll fight this out."

The Wraith didn't reply instead stepped back, its grip on me tight still. Why wouldn't it let go?! I wasn't important and I'm sure I didn't taste all that good either!

"Now why is it so important that you keep her with you? She won't stop me from shooting you," Colonel Sheppard exclaimed as he aimed.

"This I know," the Wraith replied, "however she will prove useful to us, she is still young enough to be easily influenced."

"Excuse me?! I am not some computer that you can program-" I started before its grip tightened again, I gasped, I couldn't breathe I kicked and struggled. Colonel Sheppard's eyes went wide before the Wraith loosened its grip a tiny bit; enough to let air into my lungs at least.

"Influenced? What are you all up to now?"

"You'll find out soon enough," the Wraith replied with a smile, I heard a loud buzzing sound and looked up to see a Wraith Dart (I recognized it from a picture Dr. McKay showed me once) and I struggled harder before a beam went down. I heard Colonel Sheppard shout and shoot, the cold beam hit us and everything went black.

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Colonel Sheppard watched the dart fly off his heart pounded, not again. First Ford, then Emily, now he lost his almost-girlfriend's niece?! Tina ran over, "where is she, John where is she?!"

"They got her," John replied with a growl, "we're going to get her back, we have something we didn't have when Emily was taken."

"What's that?" Tina asked, terror shining in her eyes as she watched the Dart leave the atmosphere, tears poured into her eyes before she looking at the Jumper, John hugged her close. He knew that feeling all too well, loss, worry, self blame. The damned thing wouldn't hold Mac still, it kept moving her around in its arms, obviously knowing that John couldn't shoot it without shooting her as well.

"We have an entire fleet of Hives on our side, a Wraith Queen whose my sister, and her husband the Commander. We will get Mac back."

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My eyes opened, I found myself in a cell of some kind; I realized I was aboard a Hive ship, I pressed my back into the wall in terror. I was alive, thankfully, but what the heck did they want with me?! What did that Wraith mean that I was easy to influence? What were they planning?! I got more and more scared by the moment, if I had tried harder maybe I wouldn't be here now...

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Emily stiffened when she read the e-mail from her brother, "Todd, we need to get to Atlantis."

"We just left there not even a month ago," frowned Todd, "we are due to be there next week. Why now?"

"Because John needs our help," Emily replied her voice filled with worry, "a friend of his niece was taken by the Wraith. She went off world with them, she's only 17. We need to help them, now."

Todd stared at her before giving a nod, "set course to Atlantis," he exclaimed.