Chapter 1
"WRAITH," Teyla distinctively heard John Sheppard's voice scream out to his teammates. She took off running behind McKay with Ronon at her heels. Sheppard led them in the direction of the gate…another surprise Wraith attack at a supposedly "friendly" planet…he would have to interrogate his informants…again. The Wraith fired at them while in pursuit through the harsh terrain of the planet. Rodney tripped on a broken branch off a tree and tumbled. Teyla quickly helped him back to his feet.
"Are you ok?" she asked. He nodded his head grabbing his P-90 off the ground.
"Let's GO!" Sheppard slowed to a stop and turned his head to shout at them.
Ronon ran ahead of Rodney while Teyla helped him back on his feet.
"They're catching up so hurry," Sheppard commanded.
Teyla turned to look behind to see the distance and started to run but was hit with one of the Wraith's guns. She plummeted to the ground knocking her head on a rock nearby. Because she was stunned while running, her body continued to move after she reached the ground. Sheppard, Rodney, and Ronon continued to evade their pursuers not realizing what had occurred until Rodney looked behind to check the distance between themselves and the enemy.
"Where's Teyla?" McKay asked Sheppard.
"What?" Sheppard turned his head to look behind for her. He stopped suddenly when he did not see her. His eyes searched through the trees below realizing they were running on the side of a cliff. He eyes peeked downward where he recognized Teyla's auburn colored hair against the lush green leaves.
Ronon's eyes followed Sheppard's gaze and he quickly headed off down the cliff after her. Rodney grabbed Sheppard's arm, "Seriously, do we have to go down there?" Observing John's glare, Rodney nodded his head, "Very well. Lead the way, Rambo."
Sheppard hurried after Ronon to rescue Teyla; Rodney sighed and tagged along behind him.
Ronon reached her first checking over her injuries touching behind her head. He removed his jacket carefully placing it underneath her head. Sheppard and Rodney arrived at the scene with Rodney scouring the area for signs of Wraith. Luckily, the dense trees and ferns seemed to hide their current location.
Ronon replied, "She's bleeding. I think her leg may be injured."
Sheppard glanced at Ronon's hand smeared with Teyla's blood. He reached in one of his pockets of his vest handing Ronon some bandages. Ronon grabbed the bandages gently lifting her head; he placed the bandages underneath her head holding them in place. John examined Teyla's leg and spoke, "It's broken. I need to set it before we move her." He glanced around the vicinity for some broken branches. Once he found what he wanted he pulled out some gauze out of his vest. "Teyla, can you hear me?" he asked. Receiving no response, he turned to Ronon, "Ok, Chewie, hold her still." Ronon complied while John set her leg making a temporary splint with the wood and gauze. "Time to get off this planet," Sheppard stated.
Ronon gently picked up Teyla in his arms with the bandages and his jacket still resting under her head. "Let's go," he grunted looking at Sheppard.
Sheppard nodded his head heading back up the cliff. He continued to search for signs of Wraith. "Clear," he replied, "Move it!"
Teyla's body remained motionless on their journey back to the gate. Ronon gazed down at her face, "She's barely breathing."
Sheppard's eyes widen as he yelled, "Dial the gate, Rodney!"
McKay dialed the gate address to Atlantis plugging in his IDC number. He replied, "It's safe now." All three hurried through the gate just as the Wraith returned beginning to fire on them.
As soon as they reached Atlantis' control room, Sheppard turned to Chuck, the technician, ordering, "Raise the shield!" Chuck followed the command noticing flashes of light against the shield of the gate as something hit it. Sheppard clicked his radio, "We need a medical team, NOW!"
Hearing the urgency in Sheppard's voice, Keller quickly assembled a medical team. They arrived in a few seconds waiting for instruction. Ronon carefully placed Teyla on the gurney; Keller checked Teyla's vitals while the team quickly proceeded to the infirmary.
Rodney, Ronon, and John stood at the gate watching as they rolled her away. "Will she be ok?" Rodney asked.
Sheppard doesn't respond to Rodney, his eyes still following the gurney as it disappeared down the hallway.
Ronon replied, "She'll be fine. She's a fighter."
Sheppard nodded his head turning away while unseen tears began to rise up in his eyes.