Disclaimer: Nothing of Stargate belongs to me. Just written for fun.

Main character is an OC.

Second Chance

Chapter One

"Unscheduled off-world activation."

Elizabeth Weir came straight out from her office and hurried into the control room. "What is it?" she asked quickly looking towards the gate.

"Not sure, no IDC but we do appear to be receiving a video link from a damaged MALP."

"Patch it through onto a secure and firewalled network," Elizabeth ordered instantly.

Silently, the order was carried through and it actually was coming from an abandoned MALP. They had left it thinking it was no longer going to work. A young woman appeared on screen before them. Elizabeth turned her head slowly. "Keep the channel closed. We've never seen her before."

The young woman moved closer to the MALP camera and peered into the black lens as though hoping to see someone. She wore long brown leather pants that appeared to have been severely ripped and her gray shirt appeared to be too large for her. She knelt down and looked further into the camera. Her long brown hair flew around her wildly and quickly everyone in the room could see her face clearly. She was dirty and her face appeared wet with tears as a couple more ran down her cheek.

She jumped and gasped as she heard gunfire behind her. "Please, please," she begged to the MALP. "Please, help me. I don't know if anyone can hear me or if anyone is watching but if there is someone, please help me. I am desperate and no longer know what to do. I know this address goes to Atlantis and I wish for this message to be heard by Ronon Dex. I am being held by Genii forces and I do not know how much longer I can hold on. Please...I'm scared... please..."

Elizabeth's eyes widened as the woman was dragged to her feet screaming and led away from the gate. Someone well known to them appeared. "I am sorry you had to witness that Dr. Weir," said Koyla softly. "Please take no notice of this. She is harmless."

The camera was the MALP malfunctioned as it was shot at and Elizabeth looked around the room and slowly walked towards her office, trying to decide what she should do.

Outside on the balcony just off the mess hall five people sat around a table and laughed, well, everyone except for Dr. Rodney McKay who found none of this funny. He pushed his tray away from him and crossed his arms over his chest and huffed as he usually did.

Once the laughter died down Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard looked at Rodney as a thought came to him. "So, you wouldn't help someone who was in trouble, even if they were a stranger."

"Especially if they were a stranger, yes," said Rodney without thought. "The person could be anybody."

"Bit selfish, don't you think?" asked Ronon evenly.

"Perhaps," said Rodney sharply and with a small shrug. "But just think, you could have just saved the most evil person that ever lived."

"And, of course, the odds of that happening are very high," said John dryly.

"They could be the opposite," said Teyla Emmagan with hope in her voice. "You could have just saved your soul mate."

"Yes, because that's also very likely going to happen," said Rodney sarcastically.

"Oh come on, Rodney," said Dr. Carson Beckett in annoyance. "I'm having trouble believing that anyone could be so pessimistic about everything."

"Colonel Sheppard and team, please report to the briefing room."

They looked around at each other and quickly got up from the table and walked to where they needed to be. A large screen sat in the room and they walked around the long table, taking their seats. "What's going on?" asked John his face turning serious.

Elizabeth's eyes raked over Ronon before looking at all of them. She took a deep breath before speaking. "We've received a video from what used to be a damaged MALP. It came from M3R-891."

"There's nothing on that planet," said Rodney quickly. "We've already been there."

"Well," said Elizabeth slowly. "There is something there now."

She turned to the screen and pressed the video to play. It showed exactly what she had seen in the control room. The same woman appeared on screen and instantly Ronon shot to his feet and approached the screen as he watched it.

"Please... please. Please, help me. I don't know if anyone can hear me or if anyone is watching but if there is someone, please help me. I am desperate and no longer know what to do. I know this address goes to Atlantis and I wish for this message to be heard by Ronon Dex. I am being held by Genii forces and I do not know how much longer I can hold on. Please... I'm scared... please..."

"I am sorry you had to witness that Dr. Weir. Please take no notice of this. She is harmless."

The video stopped and turned black but Ronon kept his place. Elizabeth decided to leave it for the moment. John frowned as he looked around. "When did the message come in?"

"About half-an-hour ago," said Elizabeth quietly. "I was unsure of what to make of it but she appears to know you Ronon and she knew the gate address to Atlantis."

Ronon remained with his back to them, still staring at the black screen. Elizabeth cleared her throat but he didn't respond immediately. He eventually turned and hung his head for a moment as he licked his lips lightly. He seemed half amused, half in shock.

"That's my little sister," he stated quietly.

"Sister?" said John sceptically. "You never mentioned any family."

"That's because I thought they were all dead," he said quickly.

"Then why isn't she dead?" asked Rodney with a small frown on his face.

"It's a long story," Ronon replied.

"Then I think you better tell it," said Elizabeth firmly.

Ronon sighed loudly and went back to his seat. He rested his arms on the table, stretching them out and he sighed again. It was obvious that he didn't want to tell this story.

"Just before the full blown attack on Sateda I managed to get my sister through the Stargate and with a family I trusted. I knew of no planet safe from the Wraith but I put her with a family I trusted completely but what happened to her after that I don't know."

"Is it the same planet you first put her on?" asked Elizabeth after a moment of thought.

"No," said Ronon easily. "It's definitely not the same one. The planet she's on I don't recognise."

The room turned silent. It appeared no one really knew what to say next. "Are we not going to rescue her?" asked Teyla, concern flooding her voice.

"I don't know," said Elizabeth slowly.

"You don't know?" asked John quickly.

"We don't know who she is," Elizabeth retorted. "Ronon, are you sure it's your sister?"

"I'm positive," he said, glaring at her. "I think I'd recognise my own sister."

"Easy, Chewie," said John firmly. There was another pause of silence. John turned to Elizabeth and shrugged slowly. "I do believe that we should help and find her."

"Why?"

"Well, what if it was my sister?" asked John, his eyebrows rose. "Or Rodney's sister, or even your sister."

"I'm going to get her," said Ronon in a low voice.

"I can understand your concern but can't just we send you all to a planet we know nothing about, especially when Kolya's there," Elizabeth said firmly.

"I'm going to get her," Ronon repeated louder.

Elizabeth opened her mouth but John beat her to it. "I agree," he said quickly. "It's his sister and I know that I would be saying the same thing if it were my sister."

Silence lay in the room again and eventually Elizabeth sighed as she looked at Ronon before turning to look at John. She gave him a hard, firm look. "Alright," she sighed faintly. "You can go and get her but make it quick. Get in and get out. No lingering."

"Scouts honour," John said with a faint smile and small salute. He turned to his team. "Alright, gear up. Be at the gate in an hour."

Ronon shot from the room quickly and John soon followed. Rodney groaned audibly and received a small, encouraging smile from Teyla. She patted his arm softly. "Do not worry," she said gently. "I am sure we will be fine."

"Yeah..." Rodney trailed off under his breath before following Teyla from the room to prepare.