Chapter Nine:


The song is by Hillary Duff, 'Crash world'.


M65-444, Pegasus Galaxy


It was night on the planet when they arrived, one by one stepping through the horizon, each pulling out their flashlight and sneaking away from the Gate, toward the light in the distance, which by the shape was the Wraith mother ship.

Owl like creatures hooted in the distance, twigs snapped underfoot, each of them breathing heavily as they thought about what was in front of them. John, now in control of the mission, led them through the underbrush, until they made it to the entrance, a large hole on the side of the ship, large metal-gooey like doors open, wraith walking slowly from the inside to the out and disappearing from sight.

That was you and me
Started out so innocently
Shattered on the ground
I hear the sound

Carefully and quietly, the group of nine ran, one by one into the interior of the ship. Once inside, they huddled, John pulling out his little detector and watching several dots walked past in the corridor ahead.

"Okay," He whispered, "let's go." He led the way, keeping one eye on the detector, the other on the direction his gun was pointing. He led the way through the darkest spots in the ship, pausing as Wraith walked past, none aware of the team sneaking along.

As they entered through a set of doors that led to an elevator like machine, John stood tall, taking a deep breath.

"Are we ready?" He asked, as the elevator went higher.

They all nodded, no sarcastic comments, jokes or whispers being said as they silently thought about what they were doing.

As the doors slid open, revealing a wraith waiting, John shot him three times, watching as he fell to the floor, several deep alarms suddenly ringing as the tracker device on the Wraith's wrist smashed against the cold, concrete like floor.

John swore.

"O'Neill! Carter! Ford! Marchof! McKay! Lay cover fire! The rest of you'se come with me! When I say, run like hell."

Taking up arms, Sam and Jack aimed their MP5's toward each end of the corridors. As Wraith began pouring through the ends, John led his small team across to the prisoner gallows.

Crash
Ringing in my ears
I still feel the sting of my tears
Someone wake me
I can't seem to break free

It was dark and dank in the small prison. This end was for the humans who the Wraith wanted alive for questioning, at the other end of the hall, the team could easily see the feeding cocoons, each carrying a human that was being saved for consumption later. Looking through the prison doors, they stopped when they reached the one that held Bates team, all of the three members huddled around the fourth, who's shirt was torn open and bloody.

John set C4 on the door lock, and as it exploded, the missing team helped Bates to his feet, saying their thank-you as they ran past with the help of Teyla, as they ran back toward the sound of gunfire.

Jack let go of the bullets, watching as they continued to come, despite being riddled with bullets. Snarling, he pulled the pin off a grenade, throwing it into the incoming horde and as it exploded, everyone was covered in pieces of Wraith.

The person next to him, Jack remembered his name to be Ford, continued firing until he was hit by the enemy's weapon, John had called it a 'stunner'. The young Lieutenant fell to the ground as Jack swore.

Go on
Get out of my head
I'm on the wrong side of a parallel universe
Am I alive or just dead
I've been stumbling in the dark
Living in a crash world

As the small-bedraggled group came into view of Jack, the small group including John and Teyla, he grinned, riddling the wraith with the last of the bullets as he picked up the limp form of the lieutenant, as they all ran for their lives back to the Stargate.

Entering the forest, Jack lost view of everyone else except Sam; she was trailing slightly behind him, pulling in front as the sounds of ships reached their ears. Small ships, they could have been gliders it they weren't so triangular, zoomed over them, and Jack recalled how John had warned him they have beams which transport humans from the surface. Veering, he avoided the large beam, which suddenly appeared.

Hush
Don't say one more word
At this point the truth seems absurd
Cause who we were
If gone forever

He landed hard against the floor, the man on his shoulders rolling slightly ahead of him. Sam stopped and ran back, just reaching them as another beam shot down through the trees. Jack rolled away as it came near him, from behind the trees he saw one heading directly for the unconscious Lieutenant. Jack yelled, but he was to far away. His eyes locked with Sam's as she began to run toward Ford. Jack yelled, climbing to his feet, but it was too late. That look she had given him and told him all he needed to know.

She was sacrificing herself.

She rolled the kid out of the way, looking back to Jack as the beam crossed over her, and she disappeared with the light.

Crash
Underneath the fears
Everything's so twisted and weird
Someone save me
I can't seem to break free

Jack's world faded to grey, as the sounds of screams and gunfire vanished, being replaced with the sounds of his own heart tearing in half.

Rough hands grabbed his shoulders, and Jack climbed to his feet, picking up Ford and throwing him back onto his shoulders, and continued to run toward the gate. He threw a thankful look toward the person running beside him. John didn't smile.

Go on
Get out of my head
I'm on the wrong side of a parallel universe
Am I alive or just dead
I've been stumbling in the dark
Living in a crash world
Crash world

They all met at the gate, all there, but missing one person. Rodney's mouth opened like a goldfish, and his eyes filled with tears as John told him what happened to Sam, Teyla paled, and Jack yelled, kicking the stairs of the gate, before the gate opened, and everyone glumly walked through the event horizon.

As Jack took one last look at the place Sam was, his eyes filled with tears and he fell through the gate, his heart hollow. He had to find Sam. He had to.

Slow motion
Devastation
Should'n seen it coming
But I couldn't do nothing
emotion
Desperation
Someone save me
I can't seem to break free

Go on
Get out of my head
I'm on the wrong side of a parallel universe
Am I alive or just dead
I've been stumbling in the dark
Living in a crash world

Ttfn!