This is my first attempt at fan fiction. I love Stargate Atlantis, so I thought I'd give my writing chops a try. I welcome any reviews.
Oh, and sadly I own nothing regarding Stargate Atlantis. Not even Col Sheppard. Sigh.
SOLDIER
Chapter 1
Ronan was already twirling his Bantos rods when John walked in.
"You're late"
John smirked, pulling out his rods from his bag. "Had to see a man about a horse."
"A what?"
"Never mind." laughed John. He started circling the large man, rods twirling.
"So Buddy, you know I've been practicing with Teyla and I think I'm getting…"
Ronan swung his leg low to the ground knocking John to his knees then struck him across the chest with one rod and the side of the head with the other.
"Oof.." John fell to the ground.
"You were saying?" smiled Ronan, he held out a hand and pulled him to his feet. John staggered slightly a bruise starting to form near his temple.
Ronan frowned, "Sorry, you okay.?
John waved him off with a smirk while rubbing his head and chest. "Yeah yeah," he blinked rapidly a few times. "but can you give a guy a little warning next time?"
Grinning, Ronan patted him on the back, "You need to go to the infirmary."
"Chewie, I got a hard head remember? I'm fine!" John took a step and swayed.
"Humour me." Ronan spun him around and with a hand on his shoulder led him to the door.
Sighing, John allowed himself to be led.
As they neared the infirmary John's comm buzzed.
"Sheppard."
John, its Teyla. Mr. Woolsey would like to see us in his office.
"Be right there."
John smiled "Sorry Ronan, rain check on the good doc. Woolsey wants us in his office."
Ronan sighed and shrugged following John towards the gate room.
oooooo
Rodney and Teyla were already seated by the time John and Ronan arrived; Rodney's irate voice echoing beyond Woolsey's office.
"How long is this going to take? I need to get back to my lab. I can't leave those pre-school scientists on their own for even a minute, they may blow something up!"
"I'm sure Dr. Zelenka can handle things for a little while Dr. McKay" sighed Woolsey. He lifted his eyeglasses up and squeezed the bridge of his nose with his fingers. "Ah Col, Sheppard, Ronan, good you're all here."
"What's this about, Woolsey?" John asked gingerly taking a seat.
"John, are you not well?" Teyla noticed the bruise on his forehead. "What has happened?"
Ronan smirked, "He ducked when he should have swerved."
Teyla looked at him confused.
"I'm fine, I'm fine!" He scowled at Ronan then turned to Woolsey and nodded.
Woolsey stared at him for a moment then nodded and continued.
"Teyla has been updating me on some of the planets the Athosians have visited over the years."
Teyla smiled continuing "And I have heard through Halling that one of these planets have acquired something new that may of be great importance to your people. On the planet Kalthos, there is a city named Castima. They do not have technology such as Atlantis, but they are a quiet friendly people and it has been heard that they have acquired a miraculous medicine."
Rodney snorted rolling his eyes. "Voodoo nonsense."
"No Rodney," smiled Teyla. "From what Halling has heard, this medicine has been used by their healers to cure a handful of people of their people from a disease quite like the one on your planet. I believe you call it, Cancer?"
"What?! Oh please I.."
"Quiet Rodney. " John ordered. A cure for cancer?! It may be a fools' run, but they had to go to find out for sure one way or another.
John turned to Woolsey "We can be ready in an hour."
Woolsey nodded his permission. Reminding himself to order Col Sheppard to the infirmary upon their return. He shuddered trying to imagine what it felt like to be hit by Ronan.
Rodney snorted again but rose with the rest of his team and they went to gear up.
ooooo
John felt the drop in temperature as soon as they stepped through the gate and shivered. The gate was in a clearing on a large hill surrounded by bare trees overlooking the city.
The wind was raging.
"Oh, I'm so going to catch a cold!" groaned Rodney
Ronan grunted scanning the surrounding area as he spoke. "It's not that bad McKay."
"Whatever Sasquatch, I have a delicate system that needs balance…"
John rolled his eyes "Life signs, Rodney?"
"Huh, oh yes..." Rodney pulled out the LSD. "No life signs nearby. The walls of the city must be made of some type of alloy blocking any life signs detection.
"Okay, let's get going then."
They headed towards the trees. John squinted up at the darkened sky. It looked like a major storm was coming and they needed to hurry to find cover in the city. He winced as a sudden jarring pain ripped through his head and vowed silently to practice Bantos rods with Teyla for a whole month before he duelled with Ronan again.
Behind him, Rodney sighed heavily looking up at the sky "Great; just great." He pulled his jacket tightly together across his chest.
Teyla patted Rodney on the arm then walked ahead.
ooooo
Just as they were about to enter the woods John suddenly stopped and held his fist up, his team automatically crouching behind him. His spidey senses had started tingling.
"What? What is it?" yelled Rodney.
Ronan glared at him to stop yelling "Sheppard?" he hissed.
"I'm not sure, something's off. "
"There's..there's nothing. No life signs nearby just us." said Rodney examining the LSD.
Over the sound of the wind came a sudden droning noise. At first faint then much louder. John squinted, peering into the woods, something was in there; something really bright and really large and it was heading straight for them.
John subconsciously took a step back.
"BACK! Back to the gate!" he yelled.
As one they turned and ran back to the gate, Teyla and Rodney in front, John and Ronan behind, running backwards while firing at the encroaching light.
They were a few steps from the DHD when the light exploded from the woods and slammed into them disappearing in a flash a moment later.
The wind continued to howl in fury but SGA-1 didn't hear it.
They had vanished.
TBC