Title: Golden Sands

Rating: T (for violence, and language in later chapters)

Summary: What if one Atlantian had managed to create a Wraith/Human hybrid? Would they be able to contain their hunger and live among other humans? When the team stumble across an ancient laboratory where these creatures are being kept, it's time to find out! Rodney angst, and whumping :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Stargate Atlantis. I wish I did :(

Spoilers: There may be possible references to episodes, from all three series in later chapters.

Authors Note: I have no idea where the idea for this story came from, but I hope it's okay. I'll try to keep the chapters coming quickly. And I haven't forgotten about my other story, but my muse wouldn't let me write anymore chapters on that story until I finally got this story out of my head. Hope you enjoy, and please do Read and Review, constructive criticism is always welcome :).

Prologue

10,000 years ago.

The rumblings above ceased suddenly, Kellick looked up carefully. Trying to avoid getting any dust, that was falling slowly from the ceiling, in his already bloodshot eyes. All around him the lights were flickering on and off, as the building he was in lost power. Above him he could hear the screams and shouts, of his people beginning their evacuation towards the Great Ring.

He looked back down again at the console that stood before him; the lights on the top of it were also flickering in time with the lights. Power draining away every second, valuable power! Power he needed in order to finish his work.

He finally pressed the last few buttons in his sequence and straightened up, he threw a quick, sorrowful glance around his lab. A silent farewell to his home. Before he hobbled quickly out of the room and the door closed with a quiet 'whoosh'. More rumblings began as Wraith darts began to assault the building once again, sending down missiles to try and destroy every last Lantian still alive in the building.

The lights in the small room finally flickered out, and it became pitch black. Footsteps could be heard faintly, as someone walked down the hall outside the room. The footsteps stopped outside, and a shot was fired at the door. It did not penetrate the thick metal, and after several failed attempts the thing behind the door stopped firing and began to push against it.

"What are you doing?" snarled a voice from the corridor; more footsteps could be heard running along the corridor outside.

"This door will not open, the Lantians may have placed something of value here. We can not let it go unchecked!" After this there was silence for a few moments, before suddenly the door opened. In the doorway were five Wraith, three drones and two males all staring into the room with hungry expressions on their faces.

Quickly and efficiently the three drones walked into the room and took up positions ready to fire at anything that may attack the two males.

With their long black coats billowing out behind them in a strange breeze, the two males walked into the room and surveyed it magisterially. One moved towards the 'dead' console, whilst the other moved further down the long room towards several strange looking things set into the walls.

"This is no use, the power has been drained" snarled the younger Wraith at the console, as he tried to get the device to work. He looked up when his fellow did not answer, and saw the other Wraith staring at something in the wall. Moving swiftly towards him and flanked by one drone he joined his fellow Wraith to look inside the strange things surrounding the walls. As he reached it his jaw dropped, inside was a creature that looked half Wraith, half human. It appeared to be sleeping peacefully, it's chest rising and falling slowly but evenly.

"How?"

"I do not know, but there are more!" Both Wraith moved to the device next to the first, and inside was another creature identical to the first.

"What is this?" The younger of the two males asked, clearly unnerved. The other said nothing, but simply stared at the strange creature within.

"We should leave!" The young male said, he began to move off with his drone, but the older of the two put out a hand and touched the metal casing around the Wraith/human hybrid. Suddenly and without warning the door shut quickly, all of the Wraith spun to look at it.

"What have you done?" Cried the younger male, as he turned once more to look at his fellow. The other Wraith was still staring at the creature within the device, his hand still placed on the casing.

"Come away!" Commanded the other male, as he hurried towards his friend. Suddenly a strange sound issued from somewhere in the walls, a sound like gas entering the room.

"We are too late." The older Wraith said as one of the drones began to sway on its feet, before it fell heavily to the floor. One by one the other drones fell onto the cold, metal floor. The two males stayed upright longer, the youngest trying once again to get the console to work in order to save them. The oldest still looking at the creature within the casing.

After about five minutes both males began to sway, before they fell to the floor unconscious. The gas still poured in, filling the entire room with a horrible smell of burning. After about three more minutes the males stopped breathing, and the gas subsided. A loud click came from the direction of the door, and silence fell once again in the large room.

Would Wraith really be friends? Hmmm there's a question to ponder over tonight. Anyway I hope you enjoyed that chapter, and the next one will be up shortly.