I finally finished the next chapter! Sorry that I haven't updated for a few months, I've just been amazingly busy! But I did managed to complete a chapter with more than a thousand words! *cheering* at least I think it's more than a thousand words... I'm not exactly sure but I believe it is...
Anyway, please enjoy and review!
Rescued
John sighed as he stared at the blank screen. It had been two hours since Steven last contacted them and so far there had been no news from either the bad guys or the marines.
"What's wrong with them?" asked John as he started pacing again, "at least one of them should've contacted us by now! It's been two freaking hours!"
"Just be patient John," said Elizabeth, her voice turning monotone, "one of them will contact us soon,"
"How do you know that!?"
"John..."
"For all we know Alex has died and so have the soldiers!"
"Don't say that,"
"Why not! It's a huge possibility! A HUMUNGOUS possibility!"
"Stop is John; you're simply working yourself up!"
"But it's so possible!"
"We won't know until they contact us, just keep yourself together until then!"
"Fine... but no promises!"
"I'm hoping they'll contact us before you go insane,"
oOo
"Is she alright?" asked Rodney as he and the marines stepped out into the light.
"She's breathing," replied the man holding her, "barely,"
"We have to get her to the infirmary now!"
"Calm down doctor, she isn't going to die in the next few seconds,"
"We still have to get her there!"
"I know,"
"Then let's go!"
The marine holding Alex sighed as he ignored Rodney and looked over to the lead marine.
"What now sir?" he asked.
"We go back," replied the head marine, "there's nothing more we can do until we get backup,"
"Yes sir,"
"But first we should contact the base and tell them we have her,"
"Yes sir,"
oOo
"Hello, Stargate Command? This is Major Ralph, please respond," came a voice through the com, making both Elizabeth and John jump up from where they were sitting.
"Yes Major, this is General Landry," said General Landy.
"We have the girl sir, she's in bad shape but alive,"
"That's good news Major,"
"Yes it is sir. We're coming back now,"
"Take her straight to the infirmary when you get here,"
"Yes sir,"
"There you go," said General Landry, turning to face Elizabeth and John, "she's rescued,"
John raced out of the room with Elizabeth following.
"Thank you sir," she said before leaving the room.
oOo
"Is she alright?" was the first thing to come out of John's mouth as he impatiently watched Rodney and the marines return.
"She's alive," was Rodney's grim reply, "but that's about it,"
John raced over to the man holding Alex as soon as they came through the door.
"Can I have her?" he asked, worriedly watching Alex's chest rise, scared that her laboured breathing would stop at any minute.
"Of course sir," replied the marine, handing Alex over, "but I recommend she gets to the infirmary quickly,"
"I agree with that," said John, racing off with Alex.
"What happened in there?" asked Elizabeth, standing beside Rodney, "you look shaken,"
"Alex looks like she's about to die!" exclaimed Rodney, "of course I'm shaken!"
"Calm down Rodney, what exactly happened inside the building?"
"Alex's mother appeared,"
"But didn't she ascend?"
"Exactly,"
"So she appeared to you in her ascended form,"
"Yeah... she said she didn't want Alex to get hurt or killed,"
"Then thank goodness she's not dead,"
"Yet,"
"Be a little optimistic Rodney, I've gotten enough of pessimism from John," said Elizabeth as she and Rodney started to walk towards the infirmary.
"The percentage of her actually surviving her injuries is incredibly low!" grumbled Rodney.
"She'll be fine Rodney; she can get help now,"
"But will that help?"
"It will, now be optimistic!"
Rodney grumbled as he and Elizabeth walked into the infirmary.
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John frowned as he watched the doctors surround Alex, connecting her to all sorts of different machines.
"What's wrong with her?" he asked, growling as he got no response, "Come on! Answer me! Just one little answer! Tell me how she's doing!"
"Please Colonel, can you back away, we need to concentrate," replied one of the doctors, frowning as she watched John clench his head and growl again. "Are you alright Colonel?"
"I'm fine," replied John, "is Alex alright?"
"We can't tell yet,"
"Why not?"
"Because she has been here for a few minutes Colonel, we can't immediately tell what's wrong with someone!"
"Why not?"
"Because we aren't mind-readers! We aren't physic or miracle workers,"
"I guess not... just heal her,"
"We're trying our best sir,"
John frowned again as he watched the doctors surround Alex again. "Please don't die Alex," he whispered as he sat down in a nearby chair, "please don't!"
Trust me when I say I am SO tempted to kill off Alex! I most likely won't but it is SO TEMPTING *breaths deeply* I'll probably get millions of hate mail if I did so I probably won't...
I'm also trying to decide whether or not to make John's head injury play up again (basically nearly killing him but not quite) opinions would be nice!!!