Ronan had insisted on pulling the sled with Lark on top of it. That had left Eric to give Bec a piggy back ride back to the jumper. It never ends amazing him how much more a person weighted when they were limp and unconscious. If they were at least somewhat awake they held on to the person carrying them. To say the least Eric Cooper was very glad when the dark smudge of the jumper came into view and Sheppard relieved him of his burden. It didn't take long to get them everyone resituated in the jumper. The injured in the front with the heater, and Sheppard, Eric, and Tim stayed in the back unheated area of the jumper. Wishing that Mckay would hurry up and deactivate the dampening field, they were starting to get really, really cold.
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"How are you feeling, lad?" Beckett had noticed that his only real patient's eyes were open.
"Better." Radek sighed. "What happened?"
"You got altitude sickness, but it is nothing to worry about now that you are back to a relative sea level your symptoms should be going away."
Radek nodded snuggled a bit deeper into the covers and fell back asleep.
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Inside the front of the jumper it felt like a sauna. But when it is negative twenty-five degrees, the temperature you fridge seems like a sauna. The 'able body' members of the team rotated in and out of the warm section. Tim was on his way out while Sheppard was coming in. They were just updating each while it is warm. Before Tim left Ronon spoke up.
"I think she is waking up." Ronon pointed towards Bec leaning against the window of the jumper. Sure enough in a few moments Bec's eyes flicker open and she stared blurrily at them.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" Tim quickly made his way over to his CO. She just stared back at him. "We are going to give you some water, okay?"
Bec nodded. Tim pushed the Bec's scarf away from her face and put a water bottle up to her face. He noticed her cheeks were flushed, and eyes were glazed. Tim tilted the water bottle back to allow a stream of water to flow into Bec mouth. Bec's breath caught and she started coughing violently. She started curling forward as her all of the air emptied her lungs. Tim caught her before she hit the ground. He patted her back and felt the deep shivers up and down her spine as she continued to cough up sickly green slime flecked with blood. As the coughing slowed to harsh swallows of breath, Tim leaned her back on the window. She was already falling back a sleep. Her cheeks were burning bright red and sweat lightly soaked her hair. 'This is just great,' Tim though to himself. 'We have a Lt. so concussed she can't think straight, a biologist who is such a mess he might not make it through the night, Lark who weak as a kitten after becoming hypothermic, and now my CO is running a fever. Could things get worse?'
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"I think one more charge will do it." Wage said hopefully as he scraped ice out of the way again.
"You better be right because it is the last charge I brought." Mckay said distractedly, he was starting to get very claustrophobic.
"At least it will be within realistic digging distance after this charge." Albert said cheerfully. Wage and Mckay both rolled there eyes at him.
"Okay, I ice is clear all we need to do in set it again." Wage said dusting ice chips off his gloves. "Everyone clear out."
"Fine, fine." Mckay and Albert made there way to way towards the sheltered bend in the cavern while Wage sent the charge.
"Okay is everyone under…" Wage started.
"Yes, yes. Everyone is undercover, all equipment is stored, and you can hurry up and set the stupid charge already." Mckay stated quickly.
"Great. FIRE IN THE HOLE." Wage activated the blast cap and ran. There was another bright flash and the sound reverberated through the tunnels. Then the rocks started to come down from the ceiling. "CAVE IN EVERYONE UP THE TUNNEL."
In the chaos no one noticed that the flashlights worked.
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"Redial M6B-115." Weir ordered another of the routine check up in hopes that Mckay had deactivated dampening field.
"Dialing gate to the ice planet." Chuck the gate tech said as his fingers hit the controls. "Connection locked." Weir stared at the blue vortex of the wormhole and activated her radio.
"Dr. Mckay, Colonel Sheppard, do you read?" I repeat Dr. Mckay, Colonel Sheppard, do you read?" Weir was about to turn to learn the weather readings from the MALP when here radio cracked into life.
"Um, Weir we are a tad bit busy at the moment. Can you call back later?" At that the control room erupted into cheers until the sound of gunshots were transmitted through the radio, then the connection when dead.
"Colonel Sheppard. Colonel Sheppard, please respond." There was just static on the radio. "Major Lorne, Dr. Beckett report to the Jumper room immediately. We have an emergency situation.
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"Sheppard." There was a sense of urgency in Eric voice. "I think we have attracted some unwanted attention."
"What?" Sheppard came to the entrance of the jumper and looked were Eric pointed. There were large lion like creature approaching though the snow.
"It would appear that we have found Ronan's attackers friends."
"This is just great. Tim we need you out here now." He yelled into the jumper before pulling out his P-90 and aimed it at the approaching animals.
"Dr. Mckay, Colonel Sheppard, do you read?" I repeat Dr. Mckay, Colonel Sheppard, do you read?" Cracked over his head set.
The beasts were approaching Sheppard really didn't have time to talk. "Um, Weir we are a tad bit busy at the moment. Can you call back later?" The shot a volley of bullets, it didn't stop them animal's progression. The head lion pounced on him, dislodging his radio and leaving Sheppard staring at its bloody mussel.
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Author's Note-Random fact time! If you are ever looking for a strange creature to throw into one of your stories try one of not so famous prehistoric animals. You don't have to go back all that far either. If you want a strange mammal you can try the carnivores kangaroos, a marsupial lion, or maybe an Irish Elk (those are extra cool because they had a six foot rack, hunters dream right there). Birds on the other had things like the Terror Bird (twelve to fifteen feet tall ran on two legs and hunted among other things saber tooth cats), or maybe an Teratorn (best described as a large stork/vulture). Lizards are easy you have all of the dinosaurs to choose from as well as several creatures related to the crocodile, were water dwelling or flew. My only tip is don't use the T-Rex in your stories, instead try something like the Gigantosaurs it is about twice the size and can use it's front limbs.