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Chapter Seven
After walking two miles under the hot sun Carson was already warn out. "I still don't think this is a good idea."
Elizabeth wiped the sweet of her forehead and then removed the canteen bottle that was clipped to her utility belt to take a swig of the contents. "Too late to go back now. At least this way, we can give them the element of surprise."
"Aye… We'll certainly be giving Bates a surprise. Maybe we should radio them to let them know we're close by."
"I suppose it will give him enough time to blow off steam before we get there."
Carson tapped his earpiece as they continued walking, unaware of the danger ahead of them. "Sergeant Bates do you read?"
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Ronon had just entered the building having been keeping watch outside in time to hear the conversation between Bates and Carson and turned to face Rodney. "What's happening?"
Rodney showed him the cup still in his hand. "Smarty pants here thinks they put a drug in our drinks."
"Glad I didn't get one then."
Bates covered up his left her so he could try and listen to what was being said on his radio. "Doctor. I told you to stay in orbit."
Elizabeth's voice interrupted their conversation. "It was my decision Sergeant, so don't blame him. I gave him the order to land."
"Your order doesn't comply when it's…."
"A military situation, I know Sergeant. But the whole point of us coming was too see if John is John."
"A few more hours wouldn't have hurt Doctor…" Bates suddenly heard a muffled scream on the end of the mic and quickly tried to establish connection having lost it for a second, "Dr. Weir, Carson… what's going on?"
Ronon was already inching to the door, ready to run to assistance if needed.
Rodney checked his scanner and pointed the direction they were in; just as Carson's panicked cry for help echoed down the mic.
"We need some help here!" Cried Carson over the mic.
The minute Ronon heard the unfamiliar noise of an animal over the radio he was out the door in seconds.
Bates caught a concern look in Rodney's eye and was grateful for Ronon's quick intellect. "Just hold tight Doc. Help is on the way."
Scott came into the room, just as Ronon dashed out the door, and was keen to know what was going on. He couldn't help but notice the untouched drinks and was a little concerned. "Trouble?"
Bates restrained himself for wanting to throttle the man, he wasn't to know their friends were coming, but he hadn't told them about the monsters lurking in the sand. "You never told us about the creatures living here."
"If you asked I would have, this whole stretch of land is littered with them. The sand provides perfect camouflage for the creatures we call slithers living in the sand."
"Slithers?" Asked Rodney.
"Yes, a black creature that hides out in the desert and has eight tentacles. What do you think we've been living on since we've been here? We're not exactly surrounded by lush green fields."
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By the time Ronon had reached them, after a good ten minute run, both Carson and Elizabeth were trying to keep out of the monsters reach of it's legs, neither of them were finding it easy. Didn't mater were they tried to run to, the creature would block there path and take a swing at them.
It wasn't long before their first casualty occurred; the creature swung one of its eight legs towards Elizabeth and struck her full force in the head effectively knocking her out.
The minute Ronon could get a clear shot in; careful not to hit Carson, he fired every half-second at the monster.
In pain and making a horrible crying noise, the creature eventually buried itself back into the sand from whence it came.
TBC
