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Title: Family and Home
Author: Cindy Ryan
Pairings: Sheppard/Keller
Notes: see part one

A small fire crackled and SGA-2 huddled around it. While there was no snow in this valley the wind had picked up and was howling through the trees.
Teyla was not sure if the fire was going to last.

She looked over at Evan who was cleaning his gun. Sanchez, Conners and Matthews were chatting quietly on the other side.

"Major?"

"Yeah?"

Teyla stood and moved so she was closer. She sat down next to Lorne on a flat gray rock.

"Are you alright?"

Evan met her gaze. "Have to be."

"Evan…."

"I let Jen down once….can't happen again."

"It is not your fault."

Evan shook his head.

"You did not know that your actions would bring on the attack."

"Should have."Evan stated quietly. "It's Pegasus nothing happens the way it's supposed to. I thought we were so careful."

"They could have found out her location another way."

"Maybe. How doesn't matter now we just have to find out who they are and get Melanie back."

"We will."Teyla promised wincing as she moved her shoulder forgetting about the injury.

"How's the shoulder?"Lorne asked as he set his gun down.

"It will be fine."

"But hurts like hell now, right?"

Teyla nodded reluctantly.

Evan retrieved his pack and took out a cold compress from the first aide kit. He handed it to the Athosian.

"Thank you."

Lorne nodded as he put the medical supplies back. "Get some sleep. We're going to leave at first light."

Teyla stood gingerly and walked over to her pack. She unloaded the sleeping bag and placed it near the fire.
Settling in Teyla laid on her back the cold compress resting on her injured shoulder. She watched the flames bend in the wind.
It was a long time before sleep came.

Richard Woosley took off his glasses and ran a hand over tired eyes as he stood in the infirmary. It'd been almost forty-eight hours since he'd had a solid night's sleep and it didn't look like that would change any time teams being offworld didn't cause him to loose sleep.
He knew they were all highly trained and capable of completing the mission.

However as Richard looked at the still form of Jennifer Sheppard this time was an much as John claimed to be in control of his emotions Richard knew otherwise.
The Colonel wouldn't be human if he wasn't affected.
His wife was recovering from a brutal attack and his baby daughter was God knows where.

Walking over to Jennifer's bed Woosley pulled the small chair over. Sitting down he leaned back.
Sokun had assured him that she'd make a full recovery though it could be a long road. The affects of this weapon were still unknown.

"Don't worry about your husband."Richard stated quietly."If it's one thing I know about John Sheppard is he'll go through the fires of hell to make sure the people he loves are safe. He'll come home and have Melanie with him."

Three drones spat from the Jumper at Sheppard's command. They hit two of their targets and missed the third as the ship did an evasive move.
Before John could launch another attack the Jumper shuddered and lurched.

"What was that?"Radek asked anxiously.

"Tractor beam."McKay snapped. "Pulling us in towards the lead ship."

Sheppard stared at the looming ship as they came closer. Feeling very much like Han Solo in the original Star Wars.

"Too bad we don't have storage compartments to hide in."John commented.

"I do not see how that would be affective."Zelenka replied.

"Movie reference."Sheppard stated his gaze never leaving the ships. "Have to get you out of the lab more."

It was years of command experience that was keeping John's voice calm.
Years of dealing with the Wraith.
He tried to tell himself that they'd faced worse odds than this and come home.

"Think they want to talk or just torture?"Rodney asked his tablet in a tight grip.

"Both."Ronon replied earning a glare from the scientist.

"Not helping."McKay stated.

"Rodney, why don't you do something useful like give me stats?"Sheppard prompted.

"Would love to but they're blocking us."

"Of course they are."John replied. "Why just use the tractor beam when you can jam scanners and communications as well? Classic bad guy move."

The Jumper slid into the large hanger and came to a stop. The door closed silently behind them.

"Who wants to volunteer to be Obi-Wan and sneak out to disable the tractor beam?"Sheppard asked as the hanger bay pressurized.

"I'm not sure you'll get many volunteers."Rodney muttered.

"Worth a shot."

"I'll do it."Dex offered.

John smirked. "Appreciate it, Chewie but let's see what we're dealing with first."

"They wiped out an entire village."McKay replied. "I can't imagine they'll be very hospit….."

McKay trailed off as another light appeared on the Jumper's front console signaling the hanger was fully pressurized. A brown door at the far end of the bay opened and ten humanoids entered dressed in simple green tunics. They were flanked by fifteen males in gray tunics all holding nasty looking guns.

"Think we can shoot our way out?"Ronon asked his right hand coming to rest on the weapon residing in the holster on his hip..

John shook his head. "Not if we want information on Melanie. No matter what happens she's priority."

"Think those weapons shoot energy blasts?"Rodney wondered as he watched the welcoming party approach.

"I do not want to find out."Radek commented his face pale.

"Neither do I."Sheppard acknowledged. "We'll get out of this."

"Famous last words."McKay muttered as the alien group stopped.

"Little optimism goes along way, Rodney."John said as he stood.

"Since when has that helped us?"

"I'm opening the hatch."