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Chapter Twenty One - Countdown
"Can you not stop it Rodney?"
"Not enough time. Eight minutes."
Elizabeth rubbed her eyes, if things couldn't get any worse, she activated citywide. "Attention all personnel, prepare for immediate evacuation."
It was then Chuck entered the room. "What's going on?" He stopped when he saw the answer to his own question. "Bloody hell."
"Chuck. Contact the SGC, tell them we're leaving Atlantis."
McKay's voice came back through. "Elizabeth is the Gate active?"
"Yes, it's in direct contact with Earth's Gate."
"Shut it down."
"WHAT! We're about to evacuate."
"We can't not to Earth, it's drawing to much power from the ZPM speeding up the overload, when it explodes the force of the explosion could follow through to Earth, effectively wiping out half of Cheyenne Mounting before you reach the other end."
She sighed and turned to Chuck. "Cut power."
He hesitated. "Ma'am
"Cut it! Dial a Pegasus address." He did as instructed and people started filling the room.
"Six minutes!" Yelled McKay.
"McKay, leave the Power Room and get to here as quick as you can."
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Lorne's team heard the call too and turned about to the Control Room.
John twitched trying to remove the irritating itch on his neck. Unable to reach it easily with his hands tied.
They'd just about reached the Control Room door, when John jumped them and ran back down the corridor. "Colonel!" Yelled Lorne.
He was about to run after him when McKay's voice came through again. "Four Minutes."
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Elizabeth too heard it and called him again. "McKay, I told you to leave the Power Room." People started leaving via the Wormhole.
"I can't, I'm trying to give you as much time as possible. It was nice knowing you Elizabeth, look after yourself." With that the communication was terminated.
"McKayyyy!"
"Ma'am," came Lorne's voice came over the radio, "Sheppard has escaped you want us to go after him?"
"Not enough time, get back here and get through the Gate." It was then she saw Teyla and Ronon coming into the room as two Puddle Jumpers cleared the event horizon after everyone else had left.
Just after that the Wormhole started to fluctuate and the power began to fade.
Chuck saw Ronon and Teyla too. "Go with them Ma'am, I'll hold the Gate open for as long as possible from McKay's last countdown we've only got two minutes left."
"Come on." Called Ronon as he pulled her towards the Gate.
It was her turn to hesitate.
Chuck nodded to Ronon who he picked her up and they moved to the Gate.
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