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Telepathic Talk
I also thank Botosphere for the use of their idea in the fanfiction Kinship. The idea belongs to them. I will also make some small refrences to their story and would recomend it to anyone. the story also has a segual called 'The Ties that Bind'.
Here is Chapter seven. Sorry it took so long, been doing other things. I will try to get chapter 8 up as soon as possable but i'm working on this and three other fanfictions so who knows when this will get updated. I have not abandonded it and never will, i like it too mcuh to do that.
Chapter 7
John heard Rodney and Todd arguing with tired amusement. It wasn't really an argument though. Rodney argued while Todd glared; this led to Rodney wanting to sink through the floor. Todd wouldn't hurt the scientist; both John and Rodney knew that. John could remember when Todd admitted his growing fondness for the scientist, but that didn't make the Wraith any less scary. Lorne sat next to John, watching with the same amusement.
"Enough," groaned John.
"He started it." was about to leave Rodney's mouth, but one last glare from Todd made it come out as a squeak instead.
"What are you arguing about, anyway?"
"Dr. McKay cannot collaborate this to locate Wraith."
"That's not the problem," protested Rodney, "This locates Decepticons using thermal scanners."
"How is that a problem?" asked Lorne.
"A Wraith is only a few degrees cooler than humans. As your technology cannot tell the small difference, humans and Wraith will appear the same," explained Todd.
"Now what?" John asked.
"Given enough time I can build a module that will locate the Wraith and Decepticons."
"I'll call General O'Neill and see what he can do."
John left Todd on the phone with the O'Neill to explain what he would need. John went in search of Sam.
"They gave you that much?" Lennox asked.
"I was surprised as well," replied Ratchet.
Lennox, Sam, Leo, Simmons, Mikaela and the Autobots stood in the hanger and listened to Ratchet as he shared the information he had been given by both Homeworld Security and John and Todd. He created human size holograms on the table as he explained.
"These are called Drones. They serve as the foot solders. The mask-less Wraith are the ones who control them. They vastly outnumber the Commander Wraith. Wraiths live aboard ships. These Hive Ships are each ruled by a singles Queen."
"What weapon capabilities are the Wraith capable of?" asked Lennox, "That's something we need to know if we want to fight them."
"The ships have energy based weaponry; the smaller cruisers are the same. The smallest ships they have are Darts and are energy based as well. They are designed for travel trough a Stargate. Their Hyperspace engine travel is limited. After a certain distance they must allow the engine to recharge before activating it again."
"And the Wraith themselves?" prompted Simmons.
"They carry Stunners. The Drones have a rifle type while a Commander would carry the much smaller handheld version. The weapons deliver a shock to the targets nervous system, rendering them immobile."
"What good is a weapon if it only stuns them?" asked Leo.
"A Wraith would take the stunned person, presumably to feed on them. According the Colonel Sheppard, a Wraith Hive will cull a planet, capturing many people. Those who are not used as food are turned into worshipers."
"That's horrible!" cried Mikaela, gripping Sam's hand harder.
"That why we fight them."
"Colonel," acknowledged Simmons and Lennox.
"Uncle John," greeted Sam.
"Rodney says your system can't be altered to locate Wraith."
"Can't you just alter the thermal scanner to locate Wraith?" asked Epps.
"Nope; Wraith are too similar to humans in body temperature for it to be able to tell the difference. We'll get Wraith and every other human on the planet," answered John.
"I was afraid of this," said Optimus.
"You were?" asked Sam.
"According to the information Ratchet has obtained, the Wraith evolved from a species of insect in the Pegasus Galaxy. This insect fed upon humans and over the course of thousands of years began to take on human characteristics, slowly evolving into the Wraith as we would know them today," replied Optimus.
"Very nasty bugs," added John
"Then how do you plan on locating the Wraith, Colonel?" asked Lennox.
"Todd says he can build one that will be able to locate both Wraith and Decepticons in a matter of hours. General O'Neill will beam over anything he'll need."
"Colonel, as a matter of personal interest, how does on befriend a Wraith?" asked Simmons.
John went rigid, he had expected someone to ask him about how he had met Todd, but he had hoped it wouldn't be this soon. It wasn't Todd's fault, he knew that, but some people on Atlantis still blamed the Wraith simply because he was Wraith. John didn't; they had both been prisoners and in the end he did help him escape, even at the cost of his own life; though at the time it was simply out of self preservation. It wasn't his fault.
Sam saw his Uncle go rigid, the memory must have been a painful one. He too had wanted to know the answer to that question, but not at the expense of his uncle's pain.
"I'm gonna go check on Ronan and Teyla," smiled John.
"Did you notice?" asked Lennox once the Colonel left.
"Yeah," replied Simmons.
"Notice what?" asked Leo.
"He was touching his chest, the center," answered Lennox, "I doubt he even realized he was doing it."
"How could you ask him something like that?" asked Sam venomously.
"It is a valid question, Samuel," said Ratchet, "Knowing what we know about the Wraith and their low opinion of Humans, one would wonder how a human would become friends with a Wraith."
Sam glared at the Medical Officer, surprising everyone. The look he had given him was one that no one had ever seen Sam give to any of the Autobots during the whole time he had known them.
"Sam," consoled Optimus, "We meant no harm to your uncle and if you wish, we will not speak of this again."
"No… I'm sorry. You guys did nothing wrong. I just overreacted," said Sam.
Bumblebee watched Sam sadly. He knew why Sam reacted the way he did. He was still upset about all that had happened. First his uncle gets drawn into the Autobots' war and then he finds out that he had been fighting aliens in another galaxy for the past six years. He was hurt that his Uncle had lied to him but understood why, he was happy that he didn't have to lie to him about the Autobots anymore and he was sad because he could never have a normal relationship with the man ever again.
John flopped into the chair, almost knocking it over. The quiet clank of tools was heard next to him.
"You are displeased."
"I don't want to talk about it."
"You do, Sheppard. You cannot lie to me."
John looked over at the Wraith who was now watching him. Rodney was no doubt off doing something else since Todd probably threatened him with bodily hard if he didn't leave the Wraith in peace to work. Lorne was strangely absent.
"Where did Lorne go?"
"I sent him away shortly before you came. I figured he would prove useful somewhere else."
John chuckled.
"What is bothering you, my brother?"
"Simmons asked me how I met you."
"Ahh… A question I had been expecting for some time."
"So was I, but that didn't make it any less of a shock."
"With all the information we have given about the Wraith, they where bound to wonder how you, a human, could call me, a Wraith, your friend."
"What do I tell them?" asked John, "Lennox and Simmons won't stop until they have answer."
"What ever you wish; I doubt they will ask me and should they, I will not give them the answer they wish."
"I'd expect nothing less from you."
"The computer is functional and already locating three Wraiths near the vicinity of the costal region off the area you call Virginia."
"Virginia?" John shot up from the chair and looked at the screen, "That's a lot of dock warehousing. It was abandoned for a newer facility about fifty miles away."
John told a NEST soldier to get Lennox and the rest of his team. Soon SGA-1, the NEST team and Optimus where gathered.
"The three Wraiths are in the abandoned dock warehouses on the coast of Virginia," explained John, "No sighs of any Decepticons so far."
"Doesn't mean they're not there," said Lennox.
"True."
"Why there?" asked Leo.
"According to Sheppard, this area is surrounded by eighteen miles of country. They can hide there undetected by any human," answered Todd.
"Alright, we head out in five," ordered Lennox, "Optimus; bring Ironhide and Ratchet. We may need them."
Rodney and Lorne remained at the NEST complex while John, Ronan, Todd and Teyla accompanied the NEST Team. The planes landed a mile out from the dock. Following NEST standard protocol, a cover story had been created and the edge of the city evacuated, just in case this got out of hand. The three Autobots remained in their vehicle form. The dark, cloudy sky provided the perfect cover.
"We'll split up into two teams," said John, "I'll lead one and Lennox the other. Teyla will be on Lennox's team."
The Athosian women nodded.
"Ironhide, stay with Colonel Sheppard," ordered Lennox.
Sheppard and his team where accompanied by Ironhide and four other NEST solders. Lennox, Epps and Optimus took the remaining three with them. Lennox took the south side of the dock while John searched the North.
Optimus rolled quietly between the buildings. He stopped when he met up with the seven humans. He would continue when they got a certain distance ahead of him. He was scanning every building that was passed.
Teyla, Epps and Lennox reached buildings on the left while the other four searched the right. They never ventured to far into any building because of how dark they where.
"Why did Sheppard send you with us?" asked Epps.
"I can sense Wraith," answered Teyla, "I also have experience fighting them. You do not."
"She's right," whispered Lennox.
"Sir, we've found nothing," reported a young soldier.
After each row of buildings, the other four, as per orders, reported what they had found.
"Where's Jamie?" asked Lennox.
The soldier looked behind him to only see two with him.
"I don't know sir, he was just with us."
It was then that the blood-curtailing scream shattered the silence.
Ironhide followed the same pattern that Optimus had. John and Todd handled the left while Ronan and the three NEST soldiers handled the right. John had ordered Ronan to stay with them no matter what. He and Todd could handle Wraith by themselves, but those three had no experience. He wasn't going to let a single one become a snack for a Wraith.
"Sir, I've lost sight of Colonel Sheppard," whispered one of the soldiers.
"Don't worry; Sheppard can handle himself," answered Ronan.
Ronan heard it before anyone else. He knew what he had heard to. He took off running, the three confused soldiers right behind him. He heard the squealing of brakes before the black pickup was next to him.
"Get in," said Ironhide.
Ronan joined the other three in the bed of the pickup. Ironhide had detected and traced the sound. He knew where to go. He pulled around and met up with Lennox's team, who where closing on the same warehouse. Optimus and Ironhide transformed, ready for anything. The doors where ripped open. The Autobots and Nest soldiers stopped, shocked by the horrid sight that greeted them. Jamie Rodriguez, follow NEST soldier and a close friend to many, was being fed on by a Wraith.
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