John and Teyla are preparing to go off world; they are getting things ready for their up and coming wedding. There's special incense that Teyla is hoping to find at a market place, that one of the Athosians recommended, for part of the wedding ceremony.
"I believe this is the last place that might have it. What are you going to do if we can't get any?" John asks with a slight impatient tone.
"I suppose we will have to see, if that time comes," she responses lovingly.
"If it was not for the fact that the Wraith set up an outpost on the world where we were able to get it freely we would not be here today," she says with a small sigh.
John gives her a reassuring smile, "Don't worry… it will be just fine, even if we have to invade a planet with a Wraith outpost."
Teyla can see John trying to resist a smirk, "Are you mocking me?"
"What? Why would you think that?" he quips back.
She playfully hits him as they approach the gate room.
As they step through the gate, they can see it opens up to a small field. Beyond that is a wooded area with a path leading to the marketplace.
It doesn't take them long to find what they came for, but they decide to relax and spend most of the day together without any interruption.
As they begin to walk up the path, towards the gate, they both get a feeling that they are being watched.
John cautiously lays his hand on his side arm and Teyla notices.
"You sense something as well," she whispers.
He simply nods to confirm.
Before they can get to the midway point of the path, they find themselves surrounded by men dressed in Genii uniforms. Teyla and John instinctively stand back to back to make sure no one sneaks up behind them.
"Look. We don't want any trouble and I doubt Ladon Radim does either," John tries to say calmly.
"My concern is not with that traitor. It is with you, Colonel Sheppard," the leader of the group blurts out.
John squeezes Teyla's hand gently and whispers in her ear, "I'll distract them while you get to the gate."
She begins to debate with him through her undertone, "I'm not leaving you here by yourself."
"Don't worry; I'll be there as soon as I can. You have to think of Torren, but if anything goes wrong… you keep going. You hear me?" he insists.
She nods her head mournfully.
"Hey!" the leader booms. "No talking you two!"
"You ready?" John asks Teyla.
She scans the area with her eyes and sees two sticks she can use as bantos rods, "Yes. I love you, John."
John smiles, "I love you too."
John draws his gun and begins to shoot as Teyla fights her way up the path and to the gate. She only hopes that she can get help to him quick enough.
As she approaches the open field she can hear the voice of the leader shouting.
"Stop or I will kill him right now!"
His words pierced her heart as she's about to stop, but another voice urges her to go.
"Teyla, go!" John pleads.
She runs towards the DHD.
"I love…" John begins to shout, but the sound off a gun firing ends his words.
She is immediately filled with sadness and emptiness, but she dials home. The men quickly try to reach her before she steps through. Some shoot at her, but miss. As soon as she crosses into the gate room, she demands them to raise the shield.
Woolsey stands over the gate room, on the balcony by the control room, "Teyla, where's Colonel Sheppard?"
She falls to her knees, buries her face in her hand and weeps.