Title: Of Allies or Enemies
Author: Flea
Date
Part: 1/?
Rating: M

Pairing: J/T
Characters: Just Kolya and a little Elizabeth at the moment Genre: Romance / Suspense /Angst /Action its got some of everything
Word Count: 930
Warnings- angst
Spoilers: slight once through out all the season, many from the episode which Kolya appears in.

Disclaimers: No copyright infringement is intended. All characters belong to MGM I'm only borrowing them for my own personal enjoyment.

Summary: After years of planning, many disappointments and many failures … At last he has finally succeeded. Acastus Kolya is now the leader of the Genii people and is in full control. What does this mean for Atlantis and how does John take the news?

Chapter One - A Wait too Long

After years of planning, deceiving, manipulating and fighting, followed by
disappointment after disappointment and failure after failure; now his time
had come. Acastus Kolya sat at his desk, a look of pure pleasure crossing his
face. He had waited too long for this moment.

Months of planning had finally paid off. With his small army of loyal and
well-trained soldiers he had taken what was rightfully his, the command and leadership of the Genii people. His people.

A knock sounded at his door bringing his mind back to matters at hand. Yes,
control of the Genii was his, but there were other matters that needed
sorting. People which needed seeing to. Significantly one man... Lt. Colonel John Sheppard.

Sheppard had been a thorn in his side for far too long. He had ruined
his plans time and time again, killing many loyal to him along the way. No matter what
Kolya did, John Sheppard just would not die.

"Enter." Kolya watched as his second in command entered, closing the door
swiftly behind him.

"Everything is ready Sir."

Kolya smiled. Sheppard had beaten him before, but this time not even he would
be able to stop him.

"Brilliant … and Ladon," enquired Kolya.

"Being taken care of Sir."

"Wonderful."

Acastus Kolya leaned back into his chair relaxing every muscle in his body.
His feeling of pleasure had just increased and a smug smile would not leave
his lips. Yes, everything was working out according to plan. Ladon would soon
be dead, an easy way out for his betrayal; but Kolya had bigger things to
worry about.

Tonight Atlantis would hear of the change in leadership in the Genii people
and talks would have to begin. Kolya couldn't wait to see Sheppard's face
when he arrived in their city. Soon they would be allies… or at least until
Atlantis was his.

"Sir?" Kolya looked forward noticing his second in command still stood by his
desk. "Do you really believe they will continue the alliance?"

"Of course!" he retorted.

Yes they had their differences, Kolya knew this, and yes he knew
Sheppard and the people of Atlantis hated him just as much as he hated them.
But how could they refuse him when he had the one thing they desperately
needed.

Leaning down to the lowest draw of his desk he slowly turned the key,
gently pulling on the handle.

"How could they possibly refuse?" A laugh escaped his lips, for there in the
draw sat a fully charged, undamaged ZPM.

Elizabeth opened her eyes for what seemed like the tenth time in the space of
a minute. Maybe she should think about packing up and heading off to bed.
Another night asleep at her desk would not do anyone any good, and
truthfully, she could do without another lecture from Carson about over
working.

Closing her laptop with a soft click, Elizabeth stood raising her arms above
her head trying desperately to work out the kinks in her lower back. She had
been sitting at her computer for what seemed like days, trying to translate
a part of the Ancient Database Rodney had found. Truth be told it had only
been a few hours. Elizabeth looked at the clock … ok, maybe five or six hours.

Walking over to the glass window of her office, Elizabeth Weir, the current
leader of Atlantis, looked down into an almost deserted control room. With
it being a little past midnight, most people were off asleep in their
quarters with only a handful of staff left to man the stations. This had to be
Elizabeth's best time of the day… or night. The city just seemed
so …peaceful. No one was running up and down the corridor, no emergency that needed
her attention immediately, and no Rodney McKay continually whining about the
state of the city's power supply. It was nice. It was relaxing!

Elizabeth let out a yawn and decided she couldn't put it off any longer, her
bed was calling and she had no intention of ignoring it.

Turning off the light and gently closing the door, Elizabeth quietly made her way down the stairs towards the control room just as the chevrons on the Stargate began to light up. A look of confusion crossed her face as she glanced down at her watch, once more noting the late hour.

"Doctor Weir," a young officer spoke looking up from his control panel.

"Is there a problem Lieutenant?" she questioned.

"No ma'am, it's just … we are receiving a message… from the Genii."

"The Genii?"

The young Lieutenant nodded.

To say she was shocked was an understatement.
Relations between their people had been strained for sometime now. It had
been over 5 months since they had received any form of communication.

"Patch it through!" Elizabeth ordered as she walked over to the console while
the Lieutenant set to work. It was a simple task and it wasn't long before the
message flashed up on the screen in front of her.

The Lieutenant watched as she read through the message, a look of uncertainty
filling her eyes.

He always enjoyed the late shift. Sure it could get boring,
but it was peaceful and relaxing. In a city, which hardly ever rested, it was
nice to have a few hours to yourself.

He noticed the look in the doctor's eyes change from uncertainty to disbelief. Maybe tonight wasn't going to be peaceful and relaxing after all.

"That can't be possible!" He heard her whisper and watched as she raised her
head to watch the Stargate disengage.

"Impossible!"

Author's Note: Just a short first chapter to set the scene and get the story started.

I hope you enjoy it and please if you have time leave me a little review letting me know what you think.

Thank for Sarah and Nikki who are helping me out with all the beta-reading on this story and my others. You're both WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!

Love

Flea

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