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When Rodney had heard the alarm he was in his lab. The loud scream had awakened him from his sleep, causing him to jump and knock over the coffee that had cooled beside him. Grumbling as he stood from his seat, he lazily made his way to the door, heading for the gateroom. The corridors were almost empty, only a few people had escaped the refuge of their quarters and with a fearful curiously had started towards the gateroom themselves. Pushing past a few people that hurried down the corridor, McKay turned the corner with the entrance to the gateroom just yards away.

When Rodney got closer to the door, the alarm stopped and Atlantis once again went silent. Rodney stopped short of walking through the door, frowning at the sudden hush in the corridors. Peering through the door of the gateroom before entering, he frowned as he saw the room was empty. He scanned what he could see of the gateroom, seeing an outline of a body laying prone on the floor. He gasped making his way towards it. As he entered the gateroom his foot kicked at something hard and metallic. I t skimmed across the floor and hit the side of the console, filling the room with a loud crash. The sound of loading guns made him look up. His eyes widened as he came face to face with more than a few loaded guns held by men in grey metallic armour.

"McKay!" a loud gruff voice made him jump. The four men in front of him turned their heads to glance at Ronon just as he fired his blaster their way. They all stumbled, falling to their knees.

"Come on, McKay, run!" Ronon shouted dragging Rodney out the door by the collar. The four men got to their feet and started after them.

"Halt!" They all stopped. Alex smiled and turned to John and Teyla. "You two can deal with them."

They both smiled and climbed the stairs, starting for the door and running down the corridor.

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Rodney stumbled alongside Ronon, his hand fumbling to unholster his weapon. Both hands shook as he concentrated on keeping up with the runner as his lungs burned and his legs felt weak. His throat was dry from the constant gasping for breath. Ronon turned a corner with Rodney following close behind. Ronon headed for the door when suddenly it slammed shut in front of him, causing him to skid to a halt and stop mere centimetres from slamming in to it.

"Damn it!" Ronon shouted, turning to look at Rodney.

"Can you get it open?" the Satedan asked, pointing to the control crystals on the wall. Rodney nodded his head, shuffling towards the control panel. Ronon waited anxiously and a low pitched beep sounded from the console making Rodney's face drop.

"Oh, no." Rodney said swallowing hard. Ronon turned around facing the scientist with an angry stare.

"What is it?"

"I can't open it. The door's systems have already been overridden. The control room has ordered an automatic lockdown." Rodney glanced at the control systems again sighing. "Well, look on the bright side, at least no one can get to us," Rodney said hopefully.

"Don't be so sure," a male voice interrupted them. Both John and Teyla rounded the corner with smug smiles painted on their faces.

"Rodney, you better find a way to get that door open now!" Ronon shouted to the scientist without taking his eyes off of his two friends. "You can fight this, guys. This isn't you," he said, his hand slowly reaching for his blaster.

Teyla smiled and stepped forward, her long dress trailing behind her. "You know, Ronon, you are right. This isn't us," she stopped in front of him, looking up in to his eyes as her smile grew. "It's better." Turning her back, she started towards John again who leaned against the wall, watching as Rodney fumbled with the controls.

""Why not come with us, Ronon? We can be a team again, you, me, Rodney and John," she giggled slightly, her back still turned. "Just like old times."

With lighting speed Ronon reached for his blaster, slamming his finger down on the trigger. The ball of energy skidded passed Teyla hitting John in the chest. Screaming, Teyla turned on her heel, a small ball of fire exploding from her hand. Ronon cried out in pain as the ball burned his hand, causing him to drop his gun.

"That wasn't very smart!" Teyla shouted angrily. She ignored Rodney's panting, ignored the beeping of the console as it disobeyed the scientist's commands. She was intensely focused on the man in front of her who was clutching his hand to his chest as though it was causing him great pain.

"I tried to be nice, Ronon!" she said through gritted teeth, lifting her hand slightly so he could see the dark ball of fire forming in her palm. "This is how you repay me…," Teyla said lifting her hand. Ronon closed his eyes, waiting for the burning pain of the fire feeding on his body. The swish of the doors alerted him to Rodney. Opening his eyes, he was greeted with four or more marines, their guns aimed at the Athosian. Teyla looked startled for a moment, unmoving.

"Hands where I can see them!" Lorne ordered from his position in front of the marines.

Teyla gritted her teeth again, looking at each marine in turn. Grunting with frustration the ball of fire evaporated as she speed off down the corridor and turned the corner, her heels clicking on the hard floor.

"Get her! Make sure she doesn't get anywhere near the gate." Lorne said, rushing to Ronon's side.

"Rodney, Major, get the colonel in the brig now!" Ronnon grated out through clenched teeth.

After a moment's hesitation, Rodney helped the major drag John to the brig, disappearing the opposite way to where Teyla and the marines had gone.

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Teyla could almost hear her own heartbeat thundering in her chest like her feet did on the floor. She could hear the marines behind her, the shuffle of clothes, the metallic echo of guns banging against the sides of walls. She kept running as her legs burned with the need to stop. Suddenly her hand became a ball of fire again. Smiling slyly, she threw it behind her, hearing it crash and roar just moments later. Dashing through the door of the gateroom, she ran straight to Alex's side.

"Where are they?" he asked softly, gripping her arm gently.

"We ran in to a bit of trouble, a few… reinforcements showed up," Teyla said. Alex looked towards the door the to Teyla.

"Where is Sheppard?" Alex asked.

Teyla hid a smile. "He got stunned. I wasn't going to risk my getting captured to save him."

Alex chuckled squeezing Teyla's arm playfully. The sound of footsteps coming down the hallway alerted Alex as he turned towards the door.

"Dial the gate!" he shouted up to the man near the control console. The gate opened with a magnificent shimmer of blue.

Alex turned to Teyla. "We will come back and get the rest later," he said and then smiled as he took her hand and leading her towards the gate. The solders had already gone through when Ronon had made it to the gateroom. His eyes widened as he saw Teyla being lead to the gate.

"Teyla!" She stopped short of going through the gate, looking up at Ronon. "This isn't you… you can fight this!" Teyla smiled then turned, stepping through the gate just as it shut down.

Sorry its so late people my Beta has been busy, as have i.

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