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Powers That Be
John Sheppard could never get used to the feeling of the jumper taking off. He thought the feeling was more of a rollercoaster reaching it highest peek, and every time he waited for the feeling of plummeting back down to the bottom at top speed. The feeling of course never came, and he was always left with a queasy sensation of uneasiness. Staring straight ahead of him, he half listened to Rodney's explanation of why television was such an important device on earth. As usual, the two Pegasus natives listened with little interest. Teyla was seated next to John whereas Ronan sat on the bench in the back of the jumper his back slouched. John tuned out as Rodney continued his long explanation, his concentration focused entirely on the space in front of him.
"I still do not understand why people on your planet sit and watch a black box for entertainment. Is it that engaging?" Sheppard heard Teyla say, smiling at the confused tone in her voice. He could hear Rodney sigh behind him as he went on with his explanation. Soon after the jumper went quiet, nothing but the humming of the small ship's machines penetrated the silence. It was a comfortable silence, each member of the team seeming to be lost in his own thoughts. Suddenly a bright flash attracted the team's attention to the front of the jumper. A crimson red cloud started to form not far away from them growing at an alarming rate. It seemed to be reaching out towards the jumper and the closer it got the more brightly colored it became.
"Rodney, what was that?" John asked his eyes glued to the glowing cloud in front of him.
"I don't know, but what ever it is, it's emitting a great amount of magnetic energy. We need to get out of here now!" came Doctor McKay's frantic voice. John pushed some buttons on the console in front of him, his eyes widening as the controls on front of him suddenly went dead.
"What happened?" Teyla shouted, glancing worriedly at the controls and then to John. He shook his head.
"All systems are offline, I can't..." A low rumble made John stop in mid-sentence and the team glanced at the cloud again. With a burst of speed the clouds reached out for the jumper surging through its metallic barrier. John and Teyla were the first to be hit, simultaneously crying out in pain and slumping to the floor. Almost a second later the surge of energy coursed through both Rodney and Ronan, causing them to fall to the floor.
The cloud suddenly vanished, disappearing almost as soon as it came, leaving the team unconscious. The jumper tilted slightly and then, without so much as a warning, plummeted to the planet surface below.
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John was the first to wake, the tingling sensation coursing through his body becoming more and more noticeable as he come closer to consciousness. Lifting his head, he glanced around him, squinting through the blackness that met his eyes. The only light was that of the sun's rays streaming through the windows. Carefully he rose to a sitting position, pushing the few bits of debris off his legs. Shakily getting to his feet he moved towards the front of the jumper. His foot suddenly hit something fleshy and soft, and he looked down at the floor.
"Teyla!" he called, kneeling down. He touched her cheek and almost instantly pulled back. Her skin was hot to touch. A red flush tinted her forehead and she was sweating slightly. Taking her by the shoulders, Sheppard shook her lightly, causing her to open her eyes slowly.
"Colonel, what happened?" she asked, getting to her feet.
"We crashed." John replied. "And I am betting that weird cloud caused it." Teyla nodded, blowing a few stray hairs away from her hot forehead.
The colonel glanced at his female friend in concern. "You ok?" he asked.
She looked at him and smiled widely. "Fine, are you?"
Sheppard shook his head, "I don't know. I am feeling a little queasy." Out of the corner of his eye he saw Teyla nod. He looked over at his two other fallen comrades and sighed. "Let's wake them up and make our way to the gate. We can have someone come back for the jumper later," he said starting for the scientist and the Satedan.
Teyla glanced at John once more, taking in his appearance and frowned. His skin was a pasty white and coated with sweat. Starting over to help John wake the others up, she couldn't help but wonder what that cloud was, and what it seemed to be doing to John.
TBC
i am going away for a few days so the next chapter will not be up untill next week.
hope you enjoyed the first chapter