Stargate Atlantis – Rising part 1

A/N – sorry if I get the 'time-line' abit wrong or if I miss anything out, no one's perfect. Anyway - I've been planning this for a while so yay, finally starting it. And before you ask… she's not like Teyla with the Wraith DNA she got from an experiment. You want to find out, read on, but i warn it, it does take a while to get into the plot and the character 'Selene'. i am trying to keep this story to the episodes so bare with me. later on more wraith will appear.

keys - () = thoughts

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"We have been given a wonderful… once in a life time… unbelievable chance here at, what has been dubbed 'Atlantis', you are the world's best and brightest." Dr Weir. began her speech on the steps of the newly resurfaced Atlantis, letting her voice reach out to the gathered staff of the expedition.

"And I know, from the bottom of my heart, you will make your countries proud, even if they'll never know what great feats you've done" she said to lighten the mood. Some people gave a small chuckle and smile, the light in their eyes growing anew with her words. She looked out them, as if looking at every individual face, nodding slightly with a proud smile her-self.

"There is not one person here I'd replace for anyone else… that is, how confident I am in all your abilities… Now, we have a lot of wok to do people, go to your stations and let's get Atlantis back to its former glory"

With that the staff gave their thanks in claps and scattered. Of course some people remained gathered, with absolutely no idea where to go.

One of them stuck one far more than the others. A rather young member of the exposition, she looked no older than 18-19, with long black hair and the brightest of dark blue eyes. Although some of the attending students on the expedition were young as well, this girl just seemed to stand out far too much. The youngest attending, to Weir's knowledge, were just over 20. Matters called Weir's attention away for a few moments and when she looked back, the young woman was gone. Weir shrugged off the fact and returned to more urgent matters, like the recent discovery of neighbouring settlements on many of the newly discovered planets in the newly discovered galaxies

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The team, lead by a Colonel Major John Sheppard set out on a scouting mission to the neighbouring settlements on many of the others planets. One of was the home a human race named 'Athosians', lead by a very nice woman known as Teyla Emmagan. Colonel Major Sheppard along with his marines had settled well while they listened to what Teyla had to say about the new galaxy they were living in. But all through the day Teyla seemed to grow more and more uneasy. She had explained she was one of the few of her people to sense the alien race dubbed 'Wraith'. They were a vampiric, hive-based species that harvest the 'life-force' of other humanoid beings for nourishment through suckers on their palms. Countless worlds in the Pegasus galaxy live in constant fear of the Wraith, who returns periodically to cull their human herds.

At first Colonel Sheppard and the other marines were skeptical until they saw the remains of the last Wraith attack. Barely anything was left but a leathery skinned corpse of what the other Athosians said was a young man. The jaw seemed to have been stretched open to an inhuman angle while the eye sockets were completely sunken and the jelly of the eyeballs was completely gone. There were five small puncture marks on the chest which would have fitted a hand's finger set easily, but what was out of the ordinary was a slit like wound in the center. As Teyla had said, that was caused by the 'feeding organ' in the Wraith's palm, which it used to suck the life out of the unfortunate man.

Some of the younger and less experienced of the team that tagged along rushed off the throw up but one separated from the others and was not vomiting. A young woman. Teyla had noticed it and was even more surprised when she saw the young woman staring up at the darkening sky, eyes slowly rolling back while short breathes left her. It almost…reminded Teyla… oh her-self, every time she tried to use her telepathic powers. Teyla knew very few other Telepaths, and none were outside the Athosians. She was filled with excitement, joy, curiosity and anxiety. Slowly she approached the young woman, with the long black hair and blue eyes.

"Greetings" Teyla said, slightly louder than intended which snapped the woman out of her trance.

"Hello" she replied and then looked back up at the now night sky for a few moments, then returned to looking at Teyla was a small smile.

"I am Teyla" she greeted with a small bow of her head, "and you are?"

"Dr. Ankarres… but you can call me Selene" she nodded back.

Teyla smiled back. "What a lovely name… did you say Dr.? As in, a medical doctor?"

"Sort of, I am qualified in some medical areas but I'm abit of a specialist in other fields" Selene answered

(For one so young to be 'qualified' in 'other fields'… these new Lanteans are amazing)

"Technically we're not Lantea-" Selene began, only to clap her hand over her mouth when Teyla looked with wide eyes.

"You are Telepathic too, aren't you?" Teyla questioned but Selene shook her head strongly.

"You don't have to worry, I'm one too… I sensed another but I wasn't sure"

"Wait…you sensed me ? Then I must have sensed you… but I still sense something els-"

Screams from the nearby village raged up. there was a strange humming roaming over the place. suddenly strange ships were flying over the place, that beamed down a white hovering ray that seemed to scoop up people into thin air as it flew above. Selene looked on and felt the presences that had be worming their way into her brain since she arrived grow stronger and stronger. she could see flashes of images, frightening, confusing yet familiar. the screams continued, the ships continued to fly while the sounds of gun fire began, no doubt Sheppard and the team. Teyla and Selene were just on the outskirts of the village near a dense surronding forest that went on miles. Selene's heart was booming in her ears, her senses overloaded by what was happening. who was attacking !?

"Wraith !!!!!!!" screamed fleeing villagers as Wraith darts flew overhead.