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: Some of the second season, some for the first, obviously

Disclaimer: As you know, I don't own Stargate: Atlantis or any of the characters. So, no threatening letters, or suing.

Chapter 5

Atlantis Base

( Pegasus Galaxy)

Dr. Weir called SGA-2 to the briefing room. " Hello. I have some information that there is a small colony of Ancients left in Pegasus. I was given the gate address for it. Your mission will be to ascertain whether or not they actually are there, and if they are, you are to try to bring them back to Atlantis. Dr. Chu will be joining you. I don't think I need to tell you how important this is, do I?" She gestured to a small chinese man, who smiled back.

" No, ma'am. We'll be on our best behaviour." Colonel Greg Stryker, the leader of SGA-2, replied.

" Good. You leave in thirty minutes." Weir said, and the team left the room to suit up.

" May I ask where you got this information?" Dr. Chu asked. " Lieutenent Ford came through the gate, and gave it to me. This is an amazing opportunity. I wish I could go myself, but I have to brief another team in twenty minutes. You should get going." Weir replied. Dr. Chu nodded, and followed the team to the changing room.

Thirty minutes later, SGA-2 went throught the gate to check out the supposed colony of Ancients, and Weir went back to her office to catch up on some backlogged paperwork.

Calwry

( Planet)

Sheppard and his team followed the leader dutifully to the little cottage of the suspected killer. " Wait here." He snapped, and John rolled his eyes at Teyla. " Bossy, isn't he?" She nodded, looking up at the sky with apprehension as the hail grew larger.

" Major, I am worried that if we do not leave very soon, we will not be able to leave at all. The ice pellets grow very large." John smiled reasuringlyat her. " Don't worry, we'll be back on Atlantis before you know it."

Right then, a huge piece of hail hit one of the guards in the head, and he fell like a stone. John stared for a second, than he jumped into action. " Come on!" He ran away from the remaining guard, who stared unbelievingly at his unconscious comrade.

Teyla followed, and they entered the woods at a dead run as hail stones the size of cats fell all around them.

" See? I told you- Teyla!" John yelled as he turned around and saw Teyla lying on the ground. " Teyla!" He went back to her, seeing a small pool of blood forming around her head.

" Oh, damn." He picked her up and walked as fast as he dared back to the puddle jumper. McKay met them at the entrance to the ship.

" What took you- What hapened?" He asked, looking at Teyla worriedly. " She was hit by one of the falling boulders. Keep an eye on her." John didn't want to leave her, but it was necessary to save her.

He went to the console, and powered the ship up. He flew fast up to the gate, keeping the ship as steady as he could. When he came out in Atlantis, he immediately ran outside.

" We need Carson!" He yelled, and disappeared back onto the ship. Grabbing Teyla, he carried her out and met a confused looking Elizabeth.

" What-?" John walked by her. " McKay will explain." McKay exited the ship to offer the promised explanation as John carried Teyla to meet Carson.

Halfway down the hall, Carson met up with him. " What happened? Put her on the stretcher." John placed her on the stretcher with the utmost care, and sighed. " The planet we were on was in the middle of an ice storm. It was getting worse the longer we stayed,and on the way back to the jumper, Teyla was hit by a large piece of hail." Carson pushed the stretcher into the infirmiry, and shooed John out the door.

" I'm sorry, John, but you'll just be a distraction. I'll keep you posted." He said, apology evident in his voice as he closed the door.

John stifled the urge to kick the wall, and instead began pacing back and forth in front of the door.

Meanwhile, back in the gate room, McKay was explaining the new ship and it's contents to Elizabeth, who was more interested in Teyla's condition.

" It has a ZPM!" Weir asked, gasping in delight as he showed her the power device. He nodded, extracting it from the engine. " Yes, but there is only enough power for- John! How is she?" Mckay asked, as John came running back.

" Mckay! Is that ZPM operational? CAuse we're gonna need it. Carson says she's got internal bleeding and he can't do anything here." He looked at Elizabet, eyes pleading for her to say yes. There was no way she could refuse.

" You heard the man- do it!" SHe said, and McKay ran off to affix it to the gate. John covered his face with his hand. " She dosne't have much time. He has to hurry. I'll wait in the infirmiry." He left again, and Elizabeth sighed. She hoped, for both Teyla's and his sake, that she would survive.

A half hour later, Sheppard got the news that it was now or neevr, and he quickly took her to the gate.

McKay wiped a bead of sweat from his forhead. " Bring her back." Shep nodded tersely, and stepped through the gate.

Stargate Command

General O'Neill ran into t he control roomwhere his 21C was staring at the computer screen in awe. " Well? Who is it?" She looked up at him.

" It's Atlantis, sir." Carter replied, and jack cleared his throat. " WEll. This is unexpected, then." Sheppard stepped through the gate.

" I need a medic, NOW!" Jack and Sam glanced at the female in the soldiers's arms, and Jack shrugged. " Call Dr. Lam." Carter picked up the phone and Dr.Lam was on her way. They went down to the embarkation room.

" Where did you find the ZPM?" Carter asked, just as O'Neill was asking, " Who's she?" Sheppard looked around them as the Dr. and a few nurses ran in with a stretcher.

" Teyla Emmagan, sir.She's a member of my team." He placed her on the stretcher, looking to the General for permission to follow. He nodded, and John trailed after Teyla.

A/N: Thanks for telling me about the problem! I hope this makes it clearer.