B = Barrier
The wraith had caught them unaware; the culling swift and brutal. Sheppard and the team had gone to the planet to trade but within the hour were
separated, scrambling to save as many villagers as they could.
Night fall brought what was left of the population out of hiding, crying out for their missing loved ones and with them, the worry of the SGA-1 team that
Sheppard wasn't answering their calls.
"If he got captured by the Wraith, I'm going to kill him." muttered Rodney.
"Check again..." growled Ronon motioning at the LSD in Rodney's hand.
"I told you there's no..." Rodney glanced at the screen.
"Rodney?" asked Teyla.
"There…there...up ahead.!" Rodney rushed forward followed by Ronon then Teyla who tried Sheppard once again on the comm to no avail.
They didn't see him at first, but then Teyla noticed a boot sticking out from the rubble of a demolished home.
"John!" she cried out.
Within minutes the team had moved the rocks and debris from over their leader and stood in silent fear at his still body.
"No..."whispered Rodney.
Then suddenly, John twitched and moaned bringing the team back to life…they slowly started to turn him over onto his back when they heard a whimper then
a shrill cry…
"What the..?" started Ronon.
Teyla turned to the pile of what they thought were rags beneath John, she slowly peeled back what was a dust coated blanket and drew back in shock when
a baby appeared, dirty but with no apparent injury. The baby blinked at Teyla then cried out again.
"S...save…" whispered John.
The team turned to Sheppard in shock...he had used his body as a barrier to protect the child.
"S…save…gotta save the baby..."
Teyla slowly lifted the baby up and cradled it in her arms as Rodney called Atlantis for a med team.
"You did it John...you saved the baby" she smiled. "Hold on…help's on its way."