A/N: Okay, sooooo, for those of you who have read my fic, Redemption, this is basically the same idea, only rewritten. Same overall concept, only many of the details have been updated/changed. For those of you who have not read Redemption... Welcome Aboard! :D I hope you will stick with me throughout the story! I think it will be an interesting one! Sorry the first chapter is so short, I just didn't have enough to put in it. The rest will probably be a little longer. I hope... And, if it seems a little unfocused in the beginning, that's because... um... it is. Oops. I guess that's what I get for starting a fic at 1 in the morning... Well, enjoy, and don't forget to leave a review at the end! :D I love me some reviews! lawl ba'als! 3

-StrgateAtlantis1 ^-^

Missing

Richard Woolsey was beginning to get worried. It wasn't every day that his second in command went missing. The rest of Sheppard's team had returned six days ago, without Sheppard, or Teyla. Neither Rodney nor Ronon wanted to leave the planet without finding them, but, Woolsey had ordered them to come back. He had been sending several teams through the gate since then, however. Ronon had been tagging along with Major Lorne's team, determined to find his two missing colleagues. So far, none of the teams had come up with anything.

The time to call the search parties off was creeping closer, causing him more and more anxiety. He never liked having to be the 'bad guy', but he was usually the only one willing to do what needed to be done. This time was different. He knew Ronon wouldn't be too happy, along with many other people in Atlantis. He continued to watch the gate from his office. He had tried to get work done, but it seemed impossible.

Suddenly, the Stargate began to dial. Woolsey jumped up from his desk, knocking over a folder that had been lying on his lap. He quickly made his way into the control room, and looked at Chuck, who was watching his laptop for some kind of indicator as to who it was.

"It's Major Lorne's IDC." He announced.

"Right on time…" Woolsey said, slightly disappointed.

Everyone watched the gate as the event horizon formed. Ronon was the first to appear, followed by Lorne and his men. No one else followed them. Woolsey looked at Lorne from the balcony, when Lorne looked up; all he did was shake his head. Woolsey's shoulders slumped. He turned around silently, and returned to his desk. He had a sick feeling in his stomach. It was a feeling that told him they weren't going to find them anytime soon.

He began to reread Doctor McKay's report of what happened. He had basically memorized the major details. They arrived, met the local villagers, looked around, and when they were getting ready to leave, Teyla said she had forgotten something in the village. She and John went back to find it, while Ronon and Rodney got everything ready. When they didn't return after forty-five minutes, they went looking for them. They asked the people where they were. They all said that Colonel Sheppard and Teyla had never returned. They continued to look everywhere until Woolsey ordered them back to Atlantis.

It just didn't make any sense. How could two completely capable people suddenly disappear? It seemed almost impossible for either Sheppard or Teyla to get captured without someone hearing something! Colonel Sheppard didn't usually go out without some kind of fight. It just didn't feel right.

Possibilities were endless. They could have been kidnapped by just about anybody. The Wraith were at the top of the list, though, what would they kidnap them for? Maybe it was that group… The Coalition of Planets. But why would they only kidnap Sheppard and Teyla? There were plenty of culprits, but none of them really had a reason to do it.

Richard looked at the clock in the corner of his laptop's screen. They had been missing for 153 hours. He put his head in his hands. He knew if they didn't find them soon, the likelihood that they would find them at all, would be extremely slim. This, he had decided, was one of the most difficult weeks in his entire career.

1 Month Later

Rodney McKay had been sitting in Woolsey's office for the past thirty minutes. He was waiting for him to finish writing a letter to John Sheppard's brother, telling him of his demise. Rodney didn't want to believe that Sheppard was dead. To him, John was still just missing, as was Teyla.

Woolsey finally finished, looking up from his laptop.

"How can I help you, Doctor McKay?" he asked.

"I just thought you should know that, after much debate, Ronon and I, we have, um… We have decided we would like to be assigned to a new team." Rodney said, frowning.

"I see." Woolsey nodded. "Is there any team in particular you wish to be assigned to?"

"Well, Ronon would like to be with Major Lorne, while I don't really have much of a preference." He mumbled.

"Alright. I will speak to Major Lorne about it, and we will have you placed with somebody by Tuesday."

"Good." Rodney got up from the chair, and began to walk out of the office. "Oh, and, uh, thank you." He said, before leaving the room.

Woolsey sighed, and looked back at his laptop. He was just about to press the 'save' button, when the gate began to dial. He quickly became concerned. There wasn't any gate travel scheduled for today. He grumbled as he walked into the control room, looking at Chuck expectantly.

"Is it Lt. Walker's team? They must be returning early…"

"Holy…" Chuck began.

"What?" Woolsey asked.

"It's Colonel Sheppard's IDC, sir." Chuck said, unable to believe what he was saying.

"What? Let me see that!" Rodney snapped from the other side of the room, checking the computer screen a second time. "He's right!"

Woolsey and McKay ran down the gate room stairs, as they waited for whoever it was to appear. Several guns clicked behind them, just in case.

Teyla suddenly appeared through the event horizon, quickly followed by John. Woolsey motioned for everyone to lower their weapons, while Rodney's jaw dropped to the floor.

"Rodney?" John asked, sounding a little funny. "What's going on…"

Both John and Teyla collapsed as the gate shut down. Rodney finally found the ability to move, and he rushed over to them, just as Jennifer Keller and several other medical personnel arrived.

"Are they okay?" Rodney asked, his voice quivering.

"They're fine, Rodney." Keller assured him. "They're just unconscious."

"What happened to them?"

"My guess is as good as yours." Jennifer sighed, as she helped get Teyla onto a gurney.

Both Rodney and Woolsey watched as the two people who had been declared MIA, were rushed off to the infirmary.