Note: I´m looking for a beta reader right now..but for this chapter I have not had one..I hope you guys can read it anyhow^^

Note 2: Noticed some mistakes and have corrected them.

Sheppard and Ronan made their way towards the stargate as they kept an eye out for their friends. They didn´t find any body at all. But there was no more wraith either, John didn´t know if he should feel relived or depressed.

Sheppard felt his legs collapse under him. He would have fell to the ground if not a pair of strong hands had grabbed harder around his waist to stop it. The Satedan once again gave him that worried look with those brown eyes. It was like his pain was shown in Ronans eyes.

"You all right Sheppard?"Ronan asked and stopped to let the other catch his breath.

"Yeah, it was a stupid stone in the way."Sheppard made a move that they should start to walk again but the Satedan was grown to the ground.

"You're not alright, we are going straight back to the stargate." Ronan din´t even wait for Sheppard to talk back just started to walk in the direction that would take them to the stargate. Ronan noticed how he was caring more and more of the other mans weight. A grunt from Sheppard got him to look at the man's face, the eyes where flickering for a short second and pain was written over the face. The Satedan didn´t waste any time to ask again how he was. He stopped and put Sheppard's back towards a tree.

Ronan looked back at the rubble that had been a building then in to the forest that covert up most of the planet they were on. He himself had nothing to help Sheppard against the pain or even to cover up the wound. His shirt was burnt so bad he dind´t know why he was still were wearing it. He looked at Sheppard and saw that it was pretty much the same with him. Ronan checked the man's pockets and was relieved to find compression bandage in one of them. With fast and knowing movements the bandage was soon covering the part of the wound that was bleeding; it would not stop the bleeding forever but for at least a few hours . When he touched Sheppard's skin it was as hot as the fire but still the man seemed to shiver. He watched as Sheppard's eyes slowly closed.

"Hey, you're not passing out to let me drag your ass all the way to the stargate I hope." Ronan joggled the man carefully. Sheppard's eyes opened and mumbled something about that he was alright. "Hey, wake up" Ronan shook the man once again.

Sheppard felt Ronan put him down and he felt the tree behind his back. Soon something was put over the wound as well. He figures it was a bandage as it was not any hot blood floating down his stomach and leg anymore. He was freezing, a breeze stroke his skin and he shivered. Maybe if he slept for a minute or two he would get back his warmth. In the next second he was sweating, couldn´t his body made up its mind? Several minutes had gone by with first sweating then shivering and the only thing that seemed to make it go away was to close his eyes and drift away. He even found that the pain was reduced.

Something woke him up just after drifting away. He tried to push it away but settled with mumble the words `I'll be fine´ before closing his eyes again. It was a reliving to let the darkness take over his body and only let him float around in it.

He had not been there long before something woke him again. This time he wanted to know what was bothering so much to not let him float in his darkness. He found Ronan watching him, telling him to get up and that they needed to get moving. His body was numb, it didn´t want to move. A sharp pain beamed out as Ronan helped him on his feet again and he could not hold back the scream as it came out. Something in his brain told him that he needed to hold on, needed to fight the darkness threatening to take over. Instead of being dragged by Ronan he stood up on his feet taking step by step. He turned his face towards Ronan and could see the look was still there. The brown eyes told him everything about how the big man was feeling.

"Thanks Ronan." Were the only words he could force himself to bring out. They were moving forward in the woods when a voice reached his ears. He could not make out who it was as his focus was demanded to keep his feet moving.

Ronan helped the man as much as he could. Sheppard was worse of then himself but he had not come unharmed out of the blast. He thought it was a broken rib, nothing worse. Every time he took step, especially when he was supporting that much of Sheppard's weight pain shoot out from his side. As they slowly moved forward towards the stargate he heard someone call out his name. He looked all around but could not see anyone at all. Wraith. Was his only thought as his gun already searched around them, waiting for whomever to pop out from the bushes, ready to shoot them.

Ronan lowered his gun as Mckay came running from the way they had come. He was still holding his computer and Ronan rolled his eyes, did that man ever lose his grip around that thing? "O thank god I found you. I thought I was the only one left. I found some interesting data before the blast and.." Mckay saw Sheppard. "Is he okey? I mean will he be okey?" The exited look on Rodney face was replaced by a mix between wanting to tell the news and be concerned.

"I don´t know Mckay, I´m not a doctor." Ronan grunted as he started to walk again.

"Yeah but as you had been a runner and all I though you would know abit about injuries." Rodney said sarcastic as he followed the big Satedan. "Hey have you seen Teyla?" He asked as he noticed that the woman was missing from their group.

"No" The Satedan´s simple and straight answer made Rodney shut his mouth. Ronan dind´t say it but he knew he was thinking it. What if she didn´t made it out?

"We will come back to look for her but right now we need to get him to the infirmary." Ronan's deep voice tried to cover up his feelings.

Sheppard looked up to see Rodney running towards them. His entire body was threatening to collapse again and a few tears rolled down his chin. Not only cause Rodney was alive but the pain was getting worse. He heard the two men talk but could not pay any attention to it. They were walking again. Sheppard was starting to wonder if they would ever get to the stargate. It hit him that he had not heard a woman's voice, which meant Teyla was not there. The happy feeling that had shoved over him when Mckay had come was gone. A empty whole replaced it as well with a feeling to give up. He could remember Teyla saying to her little boy how all this only would be a short mission. How wrong she had and now she maybe wouldn´t come back at all. He sighted hoping that something good would have come out from the mission.