Name: Ice Storm
Pairing: Sheyla/ hints of McWeir in later chapters
Rating: T
Summary: Major Sheppard and his team are trapped on a planet about to be ravaged by a dangerous ice storm. Their only hope of returning to Atlantis: fix their damaged puddle jumper before it's encased in ice. What could go wrong?
Spoilers: Maybe some for second season, because Ford is gone( He might make a guest appearance later on if I get enough reviews).
Disclaimer: I own no part of Stargate: Atlantis. I wish I did, but I don't. So, don't sue me!
Chapter 2
" Let's never try that again." Sheppard heard Mckay say as he woke up. Something hurt. That was all he knew. Something really hurt that hadn't before the crash.
He opened his eyes and almost yelped. A huge sharp of glass from the jumper's front window was sticking out of his arm, bright red blood staining the grey floor. " Oh, god." Sheppard muttered, lifting his head to get a better look at the damage.
" Major Sheppard!" Teyla's cried, fighting her way up to the front to help him out of the chair. " Dr. Mckay, I need your assistance!" Mckay helped Teyla drag the Major from his chair, grimacing at his arm.
They sat him against the wall, unwilling to bring him out into the storm raging him outside. " I don't suppose you know first aid?" Rodney asked the Athosian, who shook her head and returned her concerned eyes to John.
" Didn't think so. I'll get the kit then." He dug around in the wreakage and came back.
" This is going to need stitches. Damn, I knew I should've paid more attention to that seminar..." Mckay muttered, pulling out the things he needed to fix up the Major.
" I'm going to have to pull this out. Hold him down." Rodney instructed Teyla, who nodded and did what was asked.
" AHHHHH! Jesus, Mckay! Did you take half of my arm with that?" Sheppard asked, annoyed. " Well, I thought if I caused you enough pain, you would just pass out. I'm sorry, but I can't be an expert on everything!" He replied, cleaning out the wound and getting the needle ready.
" Try a little harder next time." John said through clenched teeth as the Dr. put the first stitch in.
" You'd think that the ancients would make the glass a little tougher." He told Teyla, trying to take his mind off of the pain. " It is not actually glass, Major. Dr. Mckay was telling me that it is a type of Ancient material." Tayla replied with a shaky smile, squeezing his hand.
" It saved our lives. We plowed into the ground at such high speeds, we'd be dead without it." Mckay said.
" That remains to be seen." John closed his eyes as Rodney finished his job. " Well. That turned out better than I expected. I might have a career in- Major? Major? John!"
John lost consciousness from lack of blood.
20 Minutes later..
( Atlanits)
Dr. Weir sat in her office, going over some paperwork, when Zelanka burst in. " Elizabeth! You must see this!" The eccentric Russian ran back out, piqing Weir's interest.
" What is it, Zelanka?" She asked, following him down the hall. He started speaking in rapid russian, leaving Elizabeth in the dust.
" Too fast. Slow down. English, please." SHe said, and Zelanka turned around, walking backwards.
" I was exploring an area of the city, and found a laboratory! I know, we have found many, but this one is remarkable! There is a Wraith in stasis there! Like you, in the future! But thus one is even better perserved, probably due to the fact that the Wraith age more slowly than we do..." He explained.
" What? A Wraith?" She asked, perplexed. Why would the Ancients have a Wraith in stasis? Were they doing research?" Her brain grabbed the idea and ran with it.
Maybe there was valuable research there, that would help them in their fight against the Wraith!
They entered the lab, and indeed, there was a Wraith in a pod. Weir shuddered at the sight of it. " This is safe, right?" Zelanka nodded, staring through the glass at it.
" Yes. It is too bad that we could not revive it, maybe get some information out of it." He mused, walking aroung it.
" Well, why couldn't we? When Major Sheppard returns, we should do it. He could tease some niformation out of him." Elizabeth said, and Zelanka's face lit up like a child in a candy store.
" Excellent! When is the Major due back from the planet?" He asked. " Tomarrow. Sorry, Doctor, but you will have to wait. have you had Carson up here yet to chweck the Wraith's vital signs?"
Zelanka shook his head. " I was about to do that, but I got sidetracked. I will go get him now." Zelanka hurried out of the lab, leaving Weir alone with the creature.
" What are you doing here? Why did the Ancients leave you, and what were they doing research on you?" Weir asked the prone form behind the glass.
Weir placed her hand on the pod, and a shiver of worry shot down her spine when she felt taht the temperature was that of the room around her.
" Oh, my god." She cried as the Wraith's eyes opened, and he slammed against the window.
A crack appeared in the glass, and a sinister grin slid across it's lips as it broke free.
Same time
( Planet)
" John!" Mckay yelled, fighting off a sense of panic as he felt for the Major's pulse.
" Well?" Teyla cried, waiting in suspense for Rodey's answer. He looked up, and sighed.
" He's alive. He must have passed out from blood loss. If this storm dosen't let up soon, one of us is going to have to scout around the area, see if there is any sign of life." What Rodney didn't add was that if there wasn't any semi- civilized life, they had little to no chance of getting out of the current predicament.
They needed something to serve as a windshield, that would hold for at least the half- minute it would take to reach the gate. And Rodney would have to jerry- rig the control wires, so they had at least enough steering to reach the gate.
" I will go." Teyla offered, but Rodney shook his head. " Not right now. We can sit it out for a while. The Major is in no immediate danger. "
Teyal sat back down with a frown. She was worried about John. His face had lost it's healthy color, fading to a pale pallor. She awnted to get out there, get going. They needed to get the Major back to Atlantis, where Carson could do what needed to be done.
" He'll be fine, Teyla. Don't worry." Rodney told her, and she smiled back at him. But beneath the smile, she was still extremely worried. The last time she had seen someone in Major Sheppard's condition, the person had died.
She didn't want the major to die. Luckily, she didn't have to worry much longer, for a knock came at the bakc of the jumper after the storm subsided.
Mckay glanced at her. " Well. This is unexpected." He opened the back, to be faced with a tall, half naked man.
" Um, hi. We come in peace?" He looked at Teyla for assistance. She got up and bowed to the newcomer.
" Hello. I am Teyla Emmagan. We need assistance. Our companion is injured." She said, and the man looked over her shoulder at John.
He nodded. " You'll help us? Great! Help me life him!" Rodney said, grinning as the man helped him life the Major and carry him off into the woods.
I know this is a bad ending, but I'll renew probably by tomarrow. Thanks for all your great reviews, especially those of you who pointed out my spelling mistakes! I hope it's better. I'll try to make the next chapter longer.