Title: A Favour for a Friend
Date: 16th November 2007
Author: Kazavid
Chapter: 1 ?
Rating: M
Pairing: John Sheppard / OFC - Kaelyn
Archiving: None
Warnings: Sexual Content
Spoilers: Anything up to Missing
Feedback: Yes
Disclaimer: Stargate Atlantis and its characters do not belong to me.
Summary: How Sheppard's favour for a friend, turned in to a walk in the jungle... naked.
A Favour for a Friend
Chapter 1
John wondered how on Earth he managed to get himself in to these kinds of situations. He looked around trying to think which way he should go - back to the Jumper - he dismissed that idea as soon as he thought it. It was too far to go back there, and he didn't relish walking all that way, not while he was naked.
He grimaced as he looked down at his naked state, the only thing she'd left him with, was his boots, and she'd probably only left them because they'd have been too big for her. He reminded himself never to volunteer for anything, ever again, especially when you didn't know all the facts.
The sudden screeching in the distance startled him, he tried to see where the noise had come from, but it was impossible, the jungle was too dark and dense. He just hoped whatever animal had made the noise, was small, very small, and that it wasn't carnivorous.
He stood up and headed towards the village, the one he'd been heading to before the Jumper had crashed. He slapped his thigh as an insect bit him, he really needed some clothes, fast. He was very exposed to the elements, and he didn't relish having to walk through a whole lot of jungle, with god knows how many kinds of stinging plants, and sharp, pointy twigs. And the animals, he didn't want to think about what kind of animals were roaming through this god forsaken jungle, he just hoped he didn't bump in to any.
As he walked gingerly through the thick foliage, he thought back to how he'd gotten himself in to this mess in the first place.
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Eight Hours Before
John had finished delivering the medical supplies to Okuda, and now he was ready to leave.
"Any chance you could do me a little favour?" Alden asked him.
John looked at Alden, he was middle aged, with slightly receding hair and a small rotund frame, and he smiled a lot. As did most of the people on Okuda, that's why John liked coming here, he got to laze around and relax. He wasn't in any rush to get back to Atlantis, besides the only thing waiting for him back there was a huge pile of paperwork, and one thing he really hated doing, was paperwork.
"Sure, what's the favour?" he asked casually.
"I need to transport a prisoner over to the other village... I wouldn't ask, but it would take me over two or three days on foot, and with you having the ship, I just thought..."
"Hey, no problem, I'd be glad to help." John smiled and slapped Alden on the shoulder, reassuring him that he didn't mind doing it.
"Oh, you don't know how much I appreciate your doing this." Alden gushed, he was so relieved that Colonel Sheppard had agreed to do this.
"That's what friends are for." John told him, thankful for the excuse that would keep him from having to rush back to Atlantis.
"If you wait here, I'll go and sort everything out, then you can leave right away." Alden said then quickly ran off.
John sat down on the low wall that surrounded Alden's house, and waited for him to come back. Just a short while ago it had been teaming down with rain, but now the sun was glaring brightly in the sky. He pulled his shades out of his pocket and put them on to protect his eyes, then he leaned back to enjoy the sunshine and the lazy atmosphere of the village. He closed his eyes and relaxed, he really liked it here, it was so peaceful, and the people where friendly and unassuming.
"Colonel?" Alden's voice brought him out of his lazy slumber.
John opened his eyes and sat up straight. He could see two figures before him, Alden obviously being one of them, but the other one was obscured with the sunlight shining directly behind them. He covered his eyes to try and get a better look, at the same time a cloud moved across the front of the sun, blocking the glaring rays for a while. John couldn't stop staring at the woman standing in front of him.
"Hi, my names John." his smile got bigger and he stood up quickly, holding his hand out towards her.
She was gorgeous, he let his eyes take in every detail of her, from her long, blonde, hair, that curled around her face then trailed down her back, to the sparkling blue eyes, which were glaring at him. Down the length of the long, sleeveless dress, she wore, which accentuated every feminine curve she had, and she really had some very nice feminine curves, he thought. Eventually he found his eyes locked on her breasts, the full, firm mounds looked very tempting and he couldn't tear his eyes away from them.
He was thankful he hadn't taken his shades off, because it gave him the opportunity to take his fill of her, without her being aware of what he was doing, or where his eyes were focusing.
He glanced down, wondering why she hadn't taken hold of his hand, and that's when he saw the reason. Her hands were manacled, damn, she must be the prisoner Alden wanted him to transport. Alden hadn't mentioned that the prisoner was a woman, or that she was so damn sexy. He saw her glaring down at his hand so he dropped it to his side.
"And who's this?" He asked Alden.
"This is the prisoner you'll be transporting to the other village." Alden answered.
"Does she have a name?" he looked at her expecting her to answer him, but she didn't. She stood there, her mouth pursed in a mutinous pout.
"Her name is Kaelyn." Alden told him.
"Kaelyn, nice name." his voice was low and hoarse. He knew he should take his shades off but he couldn't, because he still couldn't stop staring at her, or her breasts.
"What did she do?" John asked as he walked behind Alden, who was leading her to the back of the Jumper.
"I'm not at liberty to say." Alden said evasively.
"Well did she murder anyone?" John asked him, he was curious as to what crime she'd committed.
"I can't say."
"Why not?"
"Sorry." Alden grimaced at him.
He didn't know what the big secret was but John let it go, he didn't need to know what she'd done, all he was doing was transporting her to the next village. After that he'd probably never see her again.
"So what do I do when I reach the other village?"
"You hand her over to a man called Danzig."
"And that's it, just hand her over to a guy called Danzig?"
"Yes, then your part will be finished."
"Okay, easy enough." he moved her up to the front of the Jumper.
"You need to sit down, so I can strap you in." John told her, she totally ignored him.
"Fine." John muttered, he pushed her in to the seat and strapped her in, making sure the belt was tied very snug. He still had his shades on, and he couldn't seem to focus his eyes anywhere but on her breasts. Get a grip on yourself, he thought, as his hands itched to reach out and touch her.
He got in to the pilots seat and started the Jumper up.
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He kept glancing sideways at her, but she kept her head facing forward, she might be beautiful but she wasn't very friendly.
"So, Kaelyn, what did you do to end up a prisoner?" he tried to engage her in some conversation, but she wasn't having any of it.
"What's the prison system like on this planet?" he asked jokingly, the resulting silence from her was deafening.
He sighed and checked out the display to see how far away the next village was. He'd just gotten the location when the screen began flickering. He banged his hand on the console, trying to get it to stop flickering, but the damn display screen vanished completely.
"Damn it, what the hell's wrong with it?" he bit out loudly.
He noticed the swirling dark cloud that seemed to appear out of nowhere, flashes of lightening streaked from the cloud and struck the ground like missiles. He tried to put the ship back on the ground, but before he could the Jumper was struck by lightening. The ship was sent spinning out of control. He grabbed the controls but they were unresponsive and the ship crashed in to the ground, careening along the ground until it came to a stop.
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Kaelyn lifted her head up and groaned as her head protested at the movement. It took a few minutes to recall what had happened, she looked to the side and saw John slumped forward, his head resting on the console in front of him.
She unbuckled the belt from around her waist and edged over to John, she began searching his pockets for the key, when she found the key she removed the manacles from her wrists. She threw them on the floor with distaste, she never wanted to see those things again.
She walked to the back of the ship and pressed several buttons until the back opened. Just as she was leaving she heard a moan coming from the pilot. She looked back to see him moving sluggishly, he slid out of his seat and crumpled on to the floor.
She sighed, she couldn't leave him like that, she had to make sure he was alright. She walked over to him and bent down to check his pulse, it was beating strong and regularly. He'd obviously banged his head because he had a cut there that was bleeding quite a lot. She looked around for something to put on the cut, she found a pack with bandages and plasters in it, she cleaned the cut and stuck a sticky dressing over it.
She managed to pull him out from underneath the pilots seat, and stretched him out in the back of the Jumper. She sat back on her heels and looked at him, very nice, she thought, letting her eyes move over his face and body. She'd been very aware of him staring at her before, even though he had been wearing dark glasses she'd know where his eyes were focused.
Now if he where the man she was supposed to be marrying there wouldn't be a problem, but, alas, he wasn't. She needed to get away from here, fast. There was no way she was going to marry a man she didn't like, and no amount of persuasion was going to change her mind. She grabbed a blanket and threw it over him, she smiled when he groaned and snuggled beneath it. He looked so good she couldn't resist pressing her mouth over his and kissing him. He half responded to the kiss, but he was too dazed by the bang on his head.
Kaelyn stood at the back of the Jumper and looked back at him, sadly she'd never see him again. She left the Jumper and closed the back up.
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John began to stir, his hazy mind searching for the female body that should be beside him. He was wondering why she'd stopped kissing him, and where had she gone. He reached his hand out to touch her, but his hand encountered nothing. He stuck his tongue out and licked his lips, he could still taste her on his mouth, he groaned, frustrated by her absence.
He suddenly snapped his eyes open as he became aware that he was lying in the back of the Jumper, with a blanket over him. He touched his hand to his aching head and felt the covering there, what the hell was going on, he wondered.
Then he remembered they'd crashed, he sat up quickly, ignoring the dizziness that made his head swim, he looked around thinking that Kaelyn might be hurt, but he was alone. He dropped back down and just laid there for a few moments. Obviously she was fine, or if she was hurt it couldn't be that bad if she'd gone. He wondered why she'd taken the time to put a dressing on his forehead, and then cover him up with a blanket.
He got up and opened the back of the Jumper, he looked around trying to see where he was, but all he could see was jungle. He tried the radio but the console was dead, and nothing he did brought it back to life. He sat in the pilots seat, he supposed he'd have to start walking. He grabbed a few things and stuffed them in to a pack, that's when he saw the manacles. He picked them up and looked at them, the key was still stuck in the lock, he stuffed them in his pack, he just might need them, if he came across her.
TBC...
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