~*~Chapter Two~*~
When the Advisor walked in, I remembered him from somewhere. I couldn't place him though. I was close to the director when he came up, but I don't think he noticed me. He was cute and I thought I would have remembered a face like his, but I couldn't place where I'd seen him. Then it hit me. He came with the doctor to check on me a few weeks after I got home. Why did a military officer come with the doctor?
"Colonel John Sheppard," the man said to the director. That name! Why did it mean something to me? There was something really important about that name and something else about him. I was deep in thought so when Jake walked up behind me and hugged me, I jumped.
"Why so jumpy? Show too scary for you?" He joked.
"Yeah, that's it… Just the acting though. So how do you like filming so far?"
"It's fun and I look off set and see you, which makes it better."
"Aw, Jake that's so sweet. The Military guy finally got here."
"Let's go talk to him." Something about that thought made my stomach turn.
"… Ah, Colonel this is Jake Ryan and Hannah Montana," Martin Lloyd introduced us. The colonel looked at me for a moment in a way that made me think he knew me too, but then he looked away and shook Jake's hand. It felt like more than just the fact that he recognized me as Hannah Montana.
They started filming again and I went to get a drink from the water fountain a little ways away from the set. Apparently Colonel Sheppard's cell phone rang and he took the call, ending up just around the corner from where I was standing.
"Sheppard. Yeah, I'm at the set. Wait, what do you mean they're in orbit around Earth?" I was leaning against the wall so he wouldn't know I was there because I don't think that I was supposed to hear what he was saying and I'm pretty sure that I didn't have the security clearance to hear him. I wasn't even breathing. "I'll meet you there as soon as I can get away from the set." I heard his footsteps receding from my position. How would I know about how high his security clearance was? Weird...
I waited a little while longer and then headed back to the set. Colonel Sheppard was still there but was anxious looking. His phone chirped again but he just looked at it this time.
Before he could look up, a bright, white beam shined through the room and picked up the four stars. It was headed straight for me. Colonel Sheppard did something unexpected. He tried to pull me out of the way, but the beam was too fast; it pulled us both in.
I woke up in a cell; out of habit the first thing I checked was to see if I was still wearing my wig. I was. I was the only one awake except for Colonel Sheppard. I saw Jake lying on the floor, still unconscious.
"Jake!" I ran over to him. I looked around and saw Jenny and the other two main actors. Things started coming back to me slowly. This was just like my nightmares. The light, the cell, and then to make things worse, two monsters from my dreams showed up outside the door. They looked at all the people still out and made a slight growling sound and then left.
Jake started waking up. I looked at Sheppard.
"What are we going to do, Sir?"
"Why did you call him 'sir'?" asked Jake groggily. I honestly didn't know.
"Because, he is a military officer and you're supposed to call them sir." A look of realization crossed Sheppard's face.
"Stewart, you're Hannah!" Jake and I were both confused, but him calling me that triggered something in my head.
"How do you know that?" Jake said stepping in front of me. "And where are we?"
"We're the military, we know everything. And we're on a Wraith ship," Sheppard said as he looked out the window in the door.
"You mean an Alien ship? No one abducts Jake Ryan!" I had to suppress the urge to slap him in the back of the head.
"Yeah, focus on the important thing at hand," Sheppard said sarcastically. I couldn't help but laugh. The other people started to wake up. Someone put their hand on my shoulder from behind me and before I knew what I was doing, I had their hand in a strong grasp and flipped them. It turned out to be Felix, who wasn't the smallest person in the world, which made me wonder how I could flip him.
"I am so sorry! I'm just really jumpy since we are kidnapped," I exclaimed. Everyone except Sheppard was a bit shocked; even I was. Corey looked around.
"Dude, these are some awesome special effects. I mean, this set rocks," Corey said. Sheppard and I exchanged disbelieving looks.
"Corey, this isn't a set, you idiot," Jenny said shrilly.
"Yeah, like we're really in a spaceship, yeah, right," Corey replied. The Wraith reappeared and the door opened. I was the one closest to the door at the moment. The Wraith hit me out of the way and I ended up hitting my head against the wall. Everything came rushing back to me: Atlantis, the Pegasus Galaxy, and the Wraith.
My head was spinning. I saw them grab Sheppard. "Sheppard!" I exclaimed. Jake held me back as I jumped towards the door.
"Hannah, your head is bleeding." I removed my denim jacket and he held it to the wound on my head. The memories were still coming back. With Sheppard gone we were practically goners. Everyone else was freaking out. I had a slight sense of déjà vu.
"We all just need to calm down and figure out a plan. Wraith ships have hardly any security because they figure no one will be able to escape once they are here. Anyone know how to fight?"
"Hannah, how do you know all this?" Jake asked, a look of astonishment on his face.
"Let's just say this isn't my first time at a Monster Truck Rally. I've read lots of science fiction and I'm a really big believer of the unexplained." They seemed to buy it.
"I know a little bit about fighting, except it's mostly stage fighting, but I think I can make do," Jake said.
I think I could still fight. It depended on how much blood I'd lost. Wow, I did spend way too much time in the Infirmary with Dr. Beckett.
It seemed like forever before the Wraith came back; but surprisingly Sheppard came back with them and seemed almost perfectly fine.
"Sheppard!" I attacked him with a hug. Everyone just stared at me. "What? I'm just really glad he's back."
"We're not all doomed!" Felix shouted. I just stared at him.
"Way to be an optimist," I said to him. Turning back to the Colonel, I asked, "What happened?"
"Turns out that it's Todd who kidnapped us. He's a Wraith that we've dealt with before. He's taking us back to… base." He meant Atlantis, but didn't want to say that in front of all of them. How were we going to explain to them that we were going to the city of Atlantis, in a different galaxy?
"Sheppard, how will we explain that to them?" I whispered quietly.
"So, you remember everything?" asked Sheppard.
"Most things; I still have a few blanks."
"What are you guys talking about?" Jake asked.
"Um, well, that's classified. And I expect you all to keep it classified!" Sheppard ordered. "It's just a field test; you were only taken by accident. Since you're here, I guess you guys can play along."
Nice explanation, Sheppard.
"Yes, Sir!" They all said in harmony. I couldn't help but laugh at the fact that they were all scared of Sheppard; wait until they meet Ronon. Sheppard couldn't help but smile at me as I laughed.
"So will you tell us what's happening now?" Jake asked.
"Okay, but don't interrupt. Todd is taking us to our base, Atlantis, in the Pegasus Galaxy. When we are there do not touch anything except the floor. Is that clear?"
"Yes, sir," they all said again. I still found it funny.
"Hey, man, you like need a new cover story. You just changed the names. That sounds just like plot for Wormhole X-Treme: Olym…" Corey stopped talking as a look of realization crossed his face.
"So you're saying that the Lost City of Atlantis is real?" Jenny asked.
"Yes, except it's not on Earth." Jenny fainted and fell back; luckily Felix caught her. I guess Jake was in Lesley mode because he looked woozy.
"Hannah, why aren't you freaked out at all?" Jake asked.
"Because… don't you know what an amazing chance this is? I think this is incredible, well, if we don't get killed by aliens. Sheppard, this Wraith, Todd, is he something to be worried about?"
"It depends on what he wants. And if we don't do as he says, he said he might broadcast Earth's coordinates to all the Wraith ships in his vicinity," Sheppard whispered to me.
"Did he tell you what he wants?" I asked him.
"He said something about being in a battle with another Hive ship." Just then a whole group of Wraith showed up outside the door. The one in the front looked different; he was kind of scruffy looking. "Todd."
"We have arrived; you and the others are going to be beamed down." Then there was a bright light and the next thing I knew we were all in the Gate Room. My head spun because I was standing up and Jake put his hands on my shoulders to steady me.
"I've to get you to the Doc. Just like old times," Sheppard said and put my arm around his shoulder so he could help me to the Infirmary. Jake looked kind of confused at the comment. I saw Teyla. "Teyla, show these kids to a room and keep them there."
"I'm going with her," Jake said.
"Jake, go with Teyla. I'll be fine." As we walked away I heard Jenny, who had finally awakened from her faint, muttering something about being 27 years old and not a "kid".
We made it to the Infirmary and I took off my wig so they could see the wound better.
"Look who's back! She just arrived and she's already here! You gave her another concussion! Are you still trying to kill the lass or just trying to give her brain damage?" Beckett yelled at Sheppard. The noise made my head hurt.
"It's not my fault! We were abducted by Todd!" Sheppard answered.
"Held captive on another Wraith ship!" Beckett was about to say something else but just sighed and muttered something under his breath. "Well, let's check the poor lass out." They checked me over and made sure I wasn't in any danger. When they were done, I had to wash the blood out of my wig. My jacket was too far gone.
After Beckett released me, Sheppard and I were walking back to the Gate Room when we spotted Rodney.
"Hey, Miley, you're back! Or Hannah, I mean." The memory of the machine zapping me came back to me.
"You're the one who caused my memory loss! You shocked me with that machine because you didn't look at it for more than a second! But you know what I remember with perfect clarity? All the training that Ronon and Teyla gave me." I glared at him. In my head I was laughing though. I wasn't really mad at him.
"I have to… go do that thing for Dr. Weir. Right now." Rodney hurried away and as soon as he was out of sight Sheppard and I started laughing.
"Wow, who would think Rodney would be afraid of a nineteen year old girl?" Sheppard said. I nodded.
From behind us someone said, "Who wouldn't?"
I turned and saw that it was Ronon. "Hey, Ronon."
"You're back. I heard you've already been in to see Dr. Beckett." Ronon grabbed my chin and tilted my head. "Doesn't look like it's going to leave a scar."
"Yeah, Sheppard is always getting me into trouble."
"Hey, this wasn't my fault," Sheppard protested.
"I remember everything about the machines, too. We better get back because Jake is probably thinking the worst of why it's taking me so long."
"That boy sure is clingy and full of himself," Sheppard said.
"That's my boyfriend you're talking about."
"You could do so much better. I think I would rather be stuck in a room with Rodney's constant talking than being stuck in a room with Jake being so full of himself." I couldn't help but laugh. Flashbacks from when Jake was trying to be a normal person came to mind.
We headed back to the Gate Room and Teyla led us to where my friends were.
"Hannah!" Jake ran over and threw his arms around me. "Why are you so calm about all this?"
"As I said, I think it's amazing."
"Yeah, but it's like you know all these people."
"I'm just a big people person." Sheppard and Ronon left for a meeting about Todd and I wanted to go, but that would be way too suspicious.
"Well, that big scary guy you were just talking to doesn't look like a big people person. He looks more like he'd rather kill you than talk to you."
"He was… talking to Sheppard, I was just there." Jake was more right than he knew about Ronon.
"Why do you keep calling him Sheppard and sir? When at first you called him Colonel like everyone else."
"Because that's his name and because it's easier to say than Colonel Sheppard. Plus, when you get abducted by aliens and taken to a different galaxy you grow close to a person. How is Jenny? She looks like she is going to faint again." The actress was sitting down fanning herself.
Even though the effects of the machine had gone, I still had the memory of what the machines I had seen did. I looked at the wall and saw one of the tablets hanging there. I realized this had been my room. I recognized everything, I guessed most of the rooms looked the same but I could tell this one had been mine.
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