It's the next chapter (FINALLY!) And, I even got over a 1000 words... barely anyway... And 1000 to me, is normally very little but, I decided to finsh where it finishes cause I liked it and amazingly it wasn't many words! But, my little sis distracted me a lot so it was rather hard, but, I did it! YAY!
... I'm babbling aren't I? I promised I wouldn't do that! Man, I can't stop!...
Anyway... hope you like it and PLEASE review!
Demands
Alex groaned as she slowly opened her eyes. She couldn't see anything, which was a very bad sign.
"Ah, I see you're awake," said a crackly voice right in her ear.
"Luckily I can't see you," replied Alex with a sigh.
"Why you little--"
"OY! No more hitting! At least not until Colonel Sheppard comes to the screen," snarled another voice nearby.
"Colonel Sheppard..." whispered Alex, "he's coming?"
"Not exactly kid," said the crackly voice, "you see--"
"No I don't see," replied Alex, "I can't see!"
"Just one arm sir?"
"NO! Nothing! Just take the blindfold off and drug her again,"
Alex grinned in satisfaction as she felt the blindfold come off.
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"What's up?" asked John as he walked into the room with Elizabeth.
"It's Alex," replied General Landry as he stared at the blank screen.
"What about her?"
"They want to talk to you about it, not me,"
"Okay... but who want to talk to me?"
"They said they'll contact us soon,"
"Weren't they just there?"
"Yes, but they got sick of waiting,"
"Okay..."
"General Landry," said one of the men nearby, "they're contacting us again,"
"Alright, let them contact us," replied General Landry, stepping backwards.
"Yes sir,"
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Alex saw John's body go stiff as the screen activated.
"I know I mustn't look good but it can't be that bad," she murmured.
"Oh trust me kid," said the man holding the knife to her neck, "you look horrible,"
"Well I get that, but it can't be that bad!"
"It is,"
"You sure?"
"Yes,"
"Positive?"
"YES!"
"Only fools are positive!"
"Why you little--"
"PETE!" yelled Steven spinning around, "don't hurt her yet!"
"But boss..." whined the man, Pete.
"NO!"
"Fine..."
"You'll get what's coming to ya," said Pete in Alex's ear, "and I can't wait for that to happen,"
"Yeah, yeah, good for you," replied Alex, "have fun with that,"
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"Are we ready?" asked the head marine as he and a group of military stood just outside Cheyenne Mountain.
"Yes sir," replied the closest man, "we're ready,"
"Then where's Dr McKay?"
"Here," said Rodney as he emerged from the crowd, "now... why am I coming again?"
"Doctor!"
"What?"
"Let's just get going,"
Rodney sighed as he stumbled along with the marines.
oOo
"Let her go," snarled John as he watched one of the men whisper in Alex's ear, with a very angry look on his face.
"Maybe later," replied Steven with a grin, "possibly,"
"What do you want?"
"You could be a little nicer,"
"And you could look nicer but that ain't gonna happen," said Alex with a sigh, making everyone in the Control Room snicker.
John frowned as he watched Steven walk up to Alex and say something to her, making her go stiff with fear.
"Now we can get some peace and quiet," said Steven with a grin as he walked towards the screen.
"What did you say to her?" asked John; never taking his eyes off Alex's terrified face.
"Nothing much, just the truth,"
"What truth?"
"That's not important,"
"Yes it is!"
"Maybe to you it is, but to me it isn't,"
John growled as Steven started laughing evilly.
"It's not that funny," said John.
"Ah, but it is, it just depends how you look at it,"
"No... It's not funny,"
"Fine... now, let's talk business,"
"Alright... what business would that be?"
"The exchange of course... you do still want the kid back... right? I mean if you don't I can easily understand why but--"
"What do you want?"
"The Stargate,"
"What!?"
"You heard me. In exchange for Alex and her life, I want the Stargate,"
"That's not mine to give away,"
"Make it yours. Otherwise little Alex is going to have a very short life,"
"You wouldn't! She's just a kid!"
"So? That's never stopped me before,"
"What?"
"Now, I expect a reply in one hour. After that, every time half an hour goes by, a piece of little Alex will... disappear,"
John yelled in anger as the screen went black.
"They can't do that!" he yelled, "They can't!"
"Let's just hope Rodney's theory was right," said Elizabeth calmly, putting her hand on John's shoulder.
"He better be," replied John, relaxing his shoulders, "he better be,"
