Day 9

The following morning everyone was up early and they were meeting at John and Teyla's hotel. John packed everything he and Torren would need for a day on a boat and they went to the lobby to meet the others.

"There you are." Dave said as he saw them walking through the door.

"Are you guys ready?" John asked and looked at the others.

"Yeah we're good to go." Jack replied as he stood up and grabbed his bag.

"We're ready too." Amanda said. "We can't wait for a day at the spa."

"And some shopping." Teyla added.

"And shopping of course." Sam agreed with a smile.

"We should get going." Dave said as he grabbed his own bag. "The boat leaves in 30 minutes."

"All right lets go." John said and gave Teyla a kiss. "Enjoy yourself."

"I will." Teyla agreed and gave Torren a kiss.

The boys then left and headed for the dock to meet the boat.

"I'm really looking forward to this." Sam squealed in excitement as they walked to the spa.

"Yes as am I." Teyla added "I have never been to a spa."

"Really." Amanda gasped. "Well then you are in for a treat. I love going to the spa. It is so relaxing."

"It's been quite a while since I've been to one." Sam said as they walked into the reception area.

"Hello ladies." The receptionist greeted "Do you have an appointment for today."

"Yes." Teyla replied. "I believe my husband rang yesterday. John Sheppard."

"Ah yes I have you here." The receptionist confirmed. "Three for the deluxe pamper day."

"Yes that is correct." Teyla agreed with a smile.

"If you ladies will follow me." The receptionist said and led them to the changing room. "Here are your robes. Change into those and I will show you where to go."

"Thank you." Amanda replied

The three of them quickly changed out of their clothes and into the robes. They were then led to the treatment room where their pampering started.

The boys arrived at the dock and quickly found the boat they were going on. There were 10 other men and 3 children also going on the boat. The captain and first mate soon arrived and everyone boarded the boat. It was a fairly large boat and there was plenty of room for everyone. Below deck there was a bathroom, a kitchen and two bedrooms. John was told he could use one of the bedrooms for Torrens things so John and Torren went down and dumped all of the things. They then went back up on deck and joined the others. As soon as everyone was settled, they set sail. They sailed for nearly an hour before they finally dropped anchor and started fishing.

Jack had his fishing rod out and was fishing in no time and Dave wasn't far behind him. John who wasn't big into fishing had some trouble getting started but with a little help from Jack he and Torren soon had their line in and were waiting for a bite.

Over the next hour a few people caught some fish, including Jack. Torren was a little bored by the fishing so John spent a lot of his time entertaining the child instead of fishing. Soon it was lunch time so everyone took a break to eat. Lunch was very simple and consisted of sandwiches and soup. John had brought some food for Torren so fed him that while he ate his own lunch.

After lunch was finished John brought Torren below deck and they both lay down so Torren could have a nap and of course John too fell asleep. They both slept for over an hour while the others continued fishing. After John had changed Torrens diaper he was about to go back on deck when he heard a commotion.

"Stay quite TJ." John said to the child and moved so that he could hear what was going on.

"We're taking over this boat." He heard a voice say.

"Over my dead body." The captain objected

"That can be arranged." The voice replied as a shot rang out.

John heard one of the little boys cry out and gasps from everyone else, as a thud echoed through the boat.

"Now is there anyone else who would like to join your captain." The voice said and no one replied. "Good. Now like I said before we are taking over this boat so we'll need everyone to leave."

"We're out in the middle of the ocean." Jack protested. "Where are we supposed to go?"

"The water." The man replied.

"There are children here." Jack protested. "You can't just dump them in the water."

"You're right." The man replied. "There is a dingy. The kids can go in that."

"These are shark infested waters." One of the other passengers added "Just drop us off at the nearest port."

"No can do." Another voice replied. "We can't go near a port. Now shut up and get off the boat."

John returned to the room and put Torren on the floor with some of his toys.

"I'll be back in a few minutes buddy" John whispered to him. "Please stay quite."

Torren looked up at his father and then started playing with his toys.

"Good boy." John said and left the room closing the door behind him.

He returned to the stairs and listened to what was happening. He climbed the stairs and risked looking around. He could see the group of people gathered together in one spot. He saw three men holding guns, pointed at the group. He also saw the captain sitting propped against the side of the boat putting pressure on his injured leg.

The three men were facing away from John and the others were facing him.

He caught Jacks eye and Jack signalled that there were only the three men.

John knew that eventually one of the men would have to come below deck so he signalled to Jack that he was going back down and to stall the men.

"Look, at least bring us a bit closer to the shore." Jack said. "The kids won't make it out there in the sun."

"All right." The leader of the men agreed "We'll bring you a bit closer. But no guarantees. Now sit tight."

He turned around and went to start the boat. He turned the ignition and turned the boat back towards shore.

"Alan, go below deck and check to see what we have." The leader instructed.

"All right Pete." Alan agreed and walked towards the stairs. "Will you be alright with them Jake."

"Don't worry about me." Jake said as he checked his gun. "Just be quick about it and don't go eating all of the food."

Alan climbed down the stairs and walked towards the kitchen. He had just entered when John came out from behind the door and clocked him over the head with a frying pan.

Alan fell forward, unconscious. John caught him and quietly lowered him to the floor. He grabbed some ropes and tied up and gagged the unconscious man, before hiding him in the closet. John returned to the bedroom and checked to make sure Torren was ok. He then returned to the stairs and waited.

"Hey Jake, go check on Alan." Pete instructed. "Make sure he hasn't eaten everything we have. I'll watch them."

"All right." Jake sighed and went down the stairs.

This is what John was waiting for and he snuck up behind Jake and grabbed him around the throat. John put just enough pressure to knock the man unconscious. He then dragged the man into the kitchen and tied him up and gagged him before throwing him in the closet with Alan. He quickly checked on Torren and then returned to the stairs. There was only one left that he had to take care of.

He carefully looked up and saw that Pete had his back turned to him so John decided to take his chance. He slowly climbed the stairs and crept quietly behind the man. He was just about to make his move, when the man turned around his gun pointed directly at John. John quickly dived at the man grabbing the gun, pointing it away from himself. They struggled for a few minutes, each trying to get control of the gun. Jack hurried forward to try and help John. He had just reached them when the gun went off and the two men broke apart and the gun fell to the ground.

Pete growled and lunged for the gun but was stopped when Jack grabbed him and held him back. John picked up the gun and pointed it at Pete.

"Give it up." John said. "It's over."

Pete growled and struggled against Jacks hold.

"There's rope over there." John said pointing at the pile. "Someone get it and tie him up. Dave, can you go down and get TJ for me."

"Sure." Dave agreed and hurried down the stairs to the room, where he found his nephew playing happily, oblivious to everything that was going on. He picked up the child and brought him back up on deck. By the time he returned Pete had been tied up. Dave walked over to where John and Jack were standing.

"Here he is." Dave said and handed Torren to John and noticed blood on Johns arm. "John you're hurt."

"It's only a scratch." John said as he examined his arm. "I'll be fine."

"John that 'scratch' is pretty deep." Dave sighed "It's going to need stitches."

"Sit down." Jack ordered John. "We'll get you to the hospital as soon as we get back to shore."

"I'm fine." John replied but followed the orders.

One of the other passengers got the first aid kit and gently wrapped John's arm and wrapped the captain's leg.

"The other two are tied up and locked in the cupboard in the kitchen." John said as he relaxed with Torren in his arms.

"We'll leave them there for now." Jack said. "I'll check on them in a few minutes. We should be back at the dock in about 40 minutes. They have already radioed back and informed them of what's happened. The police and an ambulance will be waiting."

"Alright." John replied "I'm just going to relax here with TJ."

"You do that." Dave smiled. "You saved the day, you deserve to rest."

"Thanks." John replied with a smile.

The journey was spent with everyone thanking John for what he had done.

Eventually they arrived back at the dock and the police ran aboard and arrested the three men. Dave had gathered their belongings and they all climbed off the boat.

The EMT's got the captain onto a stretcher and loaded him onto the ambulance.

"Was there someone else injured." One of the EMT's asked.

"Yes. Over here." Dave called and they made their way over to the group. "My brother was shot in the arm."

"Alright Sir. If you can come with us we can get you checked out."

"Ok." John sighed and handed Torren to Dave. "Meet me at the hospital."

"We'll be there as soon as we give our statements." Jack replied.

John climbed into the ambulance and took a seat. As soon as he was buckled in the ambulance took off. A few minutes later John was brought into the E.R. and set up in a cubical. He didn't have to wait too long for a doctor to arrive.

"Hello. I'm Dr. Jacobs." The doctor greeted. "Now what seems to be the problem?"

"It's a scratch from a bullet." John replied. "It just needs a few stitches."

"All right. Let me have a look,"

John let the doctor check his arm and sat still through it all.

"Just a few stitches now." The doctor warned as he began to stitch up the wound. "So how did this happen. It's not often we see gunshot wounds here."

"We were out fishing and some guys tried to steal the boat." John replied. "This is what I got for stopping them."

"Ah I heard about that." The Doctor replied "You saved the day from what I've heard."

"Yeah, something like that." John replied.

"Alright all done. Now just wait there and I'll be back and I'll put a bandage on that."

The doctor left the cubical and returned a few minutes later followed by two police officers, Dave, Jack and Torren.

"Are you alright John?" Dave asked.

"I'm fine." John replied with a smile.

"Mr. Sheppard." The officer started.

"It's Colonel Sheppard." Jack corrected.

"Ah sorry. Colonel Sheppard, can you tell us what happened." The officer said.

John quickly gave his statement while the doctor bandaged his arm. When he was finished the doctor handed him some antibiotics and some painkillers before releasing John.

The group got a taxi back to John's hotel. They went up to John's room where they had agreed to meet with the girls when they were finished. John went to Torrens room and changed Torrens diaper and then went to his own room to change his shirt. When he returned to the living room, he got everyone some drinks and got a bottle for Torren. It was an hour later when the girls finally came through the door looking very relaxed.

"Hey." Dave called. "Did you have a good day?"

"Yes it was very relaxing." Amanda replied "How was your day?"

"Eventful." Jack sighed.

"What happened?" Teyla asked looking very worried.

"Three guys tried to take over the boat." Jack replied.

"How did you get away?" Sam asked as they all sat down.

"John saved us." Dave replied. "He knocked out two of the guys and then attacked the last one."

"Is everyone alright?" Amanda asked.

"John got shot." Jack replied.

"John" Teyla gasped "Are you alright."

"It's just a scratch." John assured "It needed a few stitches."

"And he has to take antibiotics and painkillers." Dave added.

"Shall we get ready for dinner?" Jack said.

"Yeah sure." John replied.

"Are you sure you are up for it." Amanda asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine" John assured. "Give us 10 minutes and we'll go."

John and Teyla went to their room and quickly washed and got changed. Then John quickly changed Torrens clothes and they left the hotel and went to Jack and Sam's hotel. After Jack and Sam had changed they went to Dave and Amanda's hotel. By the time everyone was ready they went to find a nice restaurant. They found a nice restaurant that they hadn't been to previously so they decided to go in. It was very busy in there but they only had to wait a few minutes for a table to become available.

When they were seated they each looked through the menu and decided on what they wanted. They placed their orders and filled each other in about their day. Soon the food arrived and everyone ate hungrily. Torren sat in his highchair happily eating his dinner, while the adults talked.

They had just finished their food when a man came over to the table.

"Hi." He said "I'm sorry to bother you, but my son and I were on that boat today and well, I just wanted to say thank you again."

"It's no problem" John replied. "My son was on the boat too. I did what I could to save him as well."

"Still." The man said. "Thank you, god knows what would have happened if you weren't there."

"You're welcome." John replied with a smile and after shaking the man's hand he returned to his own table.

After they had some desert, they paid and left the restaurant. It was getting late at this stage so Teyla and John decided to bring Torren home to get some rest, while Jack, Sam, Dave and Amanda decided to go for some drinks.

A/N: Thanks for the reviews and alerts.