Chapter 1
"Look Colonel I'm... I mean we are doing the best we can" said Sheppard as he a Carter walked into the bridge.
"I know ..." Carter said not wanting to offend anyone "but at the same time I've called in a little help"
"Who?" interrupted Dr McKay
The whole bridge all looked to wait the arrival of this help.
And with a beam of light a woman wearing black leather trousers with solid black boots on and a brownish corset top, which looked like it had seen better days and she was carrying a small, once upon a time black material bag over one shoulder and a black leather jacket over the other.
"I thought I succeeded in getting rid of you" the woman's attentions focused on Carter.
Sheppard decided to ask the one question that was on most people's minds.
"I'm sorry, but who are you?"
"My names Vala... Vala Mal Doran"
"Wait! Vala... The same Vala that's stolen and held Dr Jackson hostage?" McKay asked with a slight bit of worry and shock written all over him.
"And Colonel Mitchell. Yes"
"Wait you held Colonel Mitchell hostage" exclaimed Sheppard
Vala slowly looked Sheppard up and down with a smile.
"Technically yes. But it wasn't completely my fault"
"You held him hostage" Added McKay
"Okay okay I think we may have gone off topic" Carter finally said
"What gave it away" Sheppard said sarcastically still looking at Vala.
"Yes, so why am I here again" Vala said with a slight bit of 'I could be somewhere better right now' in her voice.
"We need help with our enemies..." begun Carter
"Yes and some of them are like you in more than one way" interrupted McKay
Vala looked at him with a confused expression on her face. Carter heard a voice on the headset
"Go ahead Radek...ok I'm on my way..."she looked at Sheppard "...I have to go Radeks got something to show me could you help Vala please?"
Vala gave Sheppard and innocent smile and Sheppard gladly returned it
"I'd be delighted"
"Oh god" McKay said rolling his eyes.
Vala and John looked at him with the same rebellious and exited look.
John and Vala both sat across from each other in a pretty deserted canteen.
"Well then Colonel Sheppard..." Vala was beginning to say before she was interrupted by him
"It's John actually" he said with a smile and a twinkle in his eye, he was sure he could see her beginning to blush.
"Okay then John..." she began with a smile "... Aren't you meant to be teaching me about the threat in your galaxy?"
"Oh you already know about the Replicators" he kept smiling and so did she.
"Yes but I thought there were other threats like oh I don't know the Genni or even the Wraith "
"Oh yeah. So where do you want to start"
"Let start with the Wraith they sound like fun." Vala say giving Sheppard one of her cheeky smiles.
"Okay then..." John began talking about the Wraith to her and he could see she was really listening. John really was beginning to like her even after everything he's been told she's done he couldn't help but want to lean over and hug or even for some reason kiss her and when she smiled or laughed that urge became stronger.
The Daedalus soon came out of hyperspace and a chatty John didn't even realize.
"Err...John"
"Yeah"
"Re-entry into Atlantis in 2 minutes" came Colonel Caldwell's voice on the onboard radio.
"I think we're here now" Vala said with a large smile on her face.
John said blushing "I feel like such an idiot"
"Good" she said jokingly nudging him. He just couldn't help but smile.