A/N: Well hello all. So I recently got into this show, and quite frankly I'm in love with it. I had written this idea a while back ago, just never got around to actually having it corrected, till now.

I wanted to write this for a while, noticing the brother friendship that Greer and Scott seem to have. They work well together and they play off one another like they known each other for years, so here's hoping they have more episodes with their friendship.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything, or anyone.

Chapter 1

It was suppose to be a simple mission. That would be to easy though; But nothing was every easy anymore since they first stepped onto the ship called Destiny. When things that normally were planned went down without a single problem was now a faint memory. It was a miracle if somebody didn't end up in the infirmary, or worse, killed. The man laughed within. He couldn't even remember when the last time a mission had gone their way. He let his mind wander back as the sound of his boots making contact with dead leaves and branches as they were snapping under his weight. He crashed through the dense jungle, racing against time itself.

Normally he was cautious about giving away his position, especially on a planet he didn't know. You could never be too careful, not sure who was listening and watching. That wasn't something he simply had time for.

Keeping his mind on track he continued his trek through the forest until he flew through some branches blocking his path, and found no floor path. Steep enough, he had no time to recover, he quickly lost his footing and began tumbling down until he landed hard at the bottom. The crack on his head made him lose focus for a second until his vision quickly lined up again and he was staring straight up at the sky.

Ronald Greer growled, turned over onto his stomach, slammed his fist into the ground, and then quickly got back up. He felt no pain, so, without batting an eye, began his running pace again.

He'd been doing this for a few hours, refusing to stop. This was what the Marine Core did to him, he wouldn't stop until his body gave up on him. He couldn't stop. If he did, Lt. Scott would die. That wasn't going to happen because Greer wouldn't allow it.

As he broke through a clearing, his eyes began frantically searching. It might have been only a few hours but it felt like a lifetime to reach his focal point. His mind flashed back, images haunting him.

(Few hours ago)

"Holy crap, Batman, look at this view." Eli spoke out loud catching the attention of the away team of Scott, Greer, Eli, TJ, and Chloe. The plan was simple, find any thing they could use as resources then get back to Destiny. Surprisingly they weren't low on anything, so the urgency wasn't in the air. As they had walked out of the puddle, they were greeted with instant forest. It didn't take them long to spread out though and find that they were on a decent size cliff.

"It's beautiful." Chloe spoke up as they broke through the edge of the forest to get a nice sight of the view.

Greer eyes glanced over the sight, then he glanced down looking at the long drop. Letting out a low whistle, "Yeah, but it has a nasty drop."

Eli's eyes widen at the very notion of them all standing so close to the edge and the possibility of falling didn't set well with him. "Buzz-killer, well, with that out of our system, onward." Spinning on his heel he headed back into the forest, with Chloe deciding to follow without a word, leaving the three military officers standing there.

"You're awfully quiet Scott, got something on your mind?" TJ asked as she watched the other two walk away. She turned back around to look at Scott.

"No, it's just nice that for once we aren't in panic mode."

Nodding her head she gave a soft smile, "Well we better go follow them. God only knows what trouble they'll find themselves in if we leave them alone to long."

TJ and Greer started towards the trees then stopped as they watched Scott walking too close to the edge to peer down.

"You coming? Or you going to admire the view all day?" Greer said, with a hint of laughter in his voice.

Scott had turned back around, "It is a nice. Too bad I don't have my Nikon, oh well back to work." He went to take a step and then stopped. A distinct sound vibrated through everybody's ears, the sickening echo of rocks and sand giving away. Greer was all ready stepping into action with TJ following suit as the cliff began to give away. Scott's body began to fall with hands out hoping to catch the edge as gravity took effect.

Greer scrambled as fast as his legs could carry him and at the last second slid on his belly with his arms out hoping to grasp Scott in his extended hand. The crashing weight of Scott came suddenly and Greer felt the rise of panic with the near thought he was about to go over the cliff with him. A sudden stop in momentum as TJ grabbed onto Greer's legs.

"I'm slipping." Scott's eyes were bewildered and horror stricken as he tried to stop his body from spinning around and get his other hand to Greer.

"No you're not man, I got you, just pull yourself up."

Greer then felt slowly more of the cliff giving away and his body was going more and more over the edge as TJ desperately fought to hold on.

"Hurry I can't hold on much longer." Through clinched teeth TJ looked back at the forest hoping the commotion brought the others. She couldn't risk using her radio she needed both hands. Hoping on hope she screamed, "CHOLE, ELI GET BACK HERE!"

Scott could feel his hand getting wet from sweat as he glanced up at Greer and saw more pebbles and sand seeping out where Greer was lying.

"I won't let you all die for me."

"You're not going to die, just shut up and give me your other hand."

Greer could feel the strain on his whole upper body as he tried unsuccessfully to pull Scott up. He then saw it, the look of determination in Scott's eyes, and for a second he thought Scott would give him his other hand. Instead Scott took his other hand and peeled the fingers that were holding his other hand.

"God no, don't…." Before Greer could finish, Scott looked in his eyes and suddenly let go.

Ronald Greer didn't know who was screaming until he realized it was his own voice as he watched his friend, his brother in arms, falling down the cliff slamming into rocks along the way. Scott was no longer visible but Greer found he couldn't tear his eyes away, he couldn't believe what had just happened. He couldn't comprehend that one second Scott was there, the next he was gone.

He sat up and turned around to see TJ's eyes rimmed with tears as her mouth hung open, not understanding how it all had gone out of control so quickly. They both sat there as their minds were trying to race and pull in the knowledge and the sight they had just witnessed.

"What's going on?"

The two turned their heads at the sound of Eli.

"Where's Matt?" Chloe asked, her eyes going back and in forth. It didn't take her long to put two in two together and she began running towards the cliff, but TJ had anticipated this move and stopped her by standing up and grabbing her. "NO, he can't be."

"He's gone Chloe." Tears were all ready streaming down TJ's face, as she tried to calm Chloe who was had collapsed on the ground with TJ following suit.

What could they say? They were all feeling it, and words couldn't describe the empty void that was beginning to sink into the pit of their stomachs. Greer finally stood up and shook his head. "He's not dead, and I'm not going to settle for less."

"Greer by the time you…" TJ said, looking up from her position on the ground.

"I don't want to hear it, I'm going for him and that's final." Greer was all ready walking towards the forest knowing it was his best bet getting down the embankment to go look for Scott.

"I'll go with you." Eli spoke up. TJ stood back with Chloe still sitting on the ground wiping the tears away that were still flowing without her permission. "Me too." TJ said determinedly.

"No, you will only slow me down."

"Well I'm going Greer, if he's still…if he's injured he's going to need my assistance."

Greer shook his head, "I'm better off alone." He saw the resentment and the stubbornness cross Taramar's face and knew that look. "I'm not going to stand here and argue. Tell Young what's going on, I'll radio you as soon as I find him."

Eli glanced at his watch, "You have twenty-two hours to find him."

Greer nodded his head, acknowledging Eli and called over his shoulder as he left, "piece of cake."

(Present)

MSgt Ronald Greer couldn't move. His feet were frozen in place. He was a man of action, letting anger fuel his veins when the situation called for a life or death decision. Now, as he stood in the clearing, he found he didn't want to go any further, for the fear that had washed over his body had taken a strong hold on him.

There, for a football length away, laid the motionless body of Lt. Matthew Scott. The very idea of what he might find terrified Greer to the very depth of his soul.

Knowing he was wasting time standing there, he took a deep breath, than ran, closing the distance quickly and then dropping to his knees when he had reached Scott.

TBC…

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