A/N: In case by some miracle you have no idea who the Commander is, you will without a doubt find out in this chapter.
Oh and I lied in Chapter 1, this will have seven chapters. I thought of additional scenes that I should write.
Sunshower89: I was wondering if anyone would notice the titles are all Metallica songs! No 'I Disappear' chapter lol, I'm sticking to the Black Album here. It eerily seemed to fit, and in order too… creepy.
Chapter 5- Of Wolf and Man
Major Sheppard was standing by the Gate, waiting for McKay and Zelenka to get their asses down there. He thought that for two scientists they were rather late. He shifted his weight and started tapping his foot. The planet had been deemed safe and he was the only one going with them.
'Protocol' Elizabeth had called it when he made some excuse to why he couldn't go. She couldn't have two scientists off-world alone. He supposed she was right, they'd probably get so wrapped up in whatever it is they were doing and forget to come back on time. Who knows what kind of trouble they'd get into, lock themselves in the cave maybe.
He saw McKay and Zelenka walking up, Rodney with his sidearm strapped to his leg. They were both carrying packs of equipment.
"Well look who we have here."
"Yeah, yeah, I know. The Czech here didn't want to come."
Radek spoke to Rodney, "I really don't understand why you have to drag me along. I'm sure one of the others would be happy to comply-"
"It's perfectly safe. I've done this dozens of times. And you're the only one I trust not to collapse the chamber on my head."
Who says I wouldn't try? "And half the times you come back injured."
"What's your point?"
"This better be worth it."
John sighed as the Gate was activated. He thought it would be a boring day.
Jorus woke up with a start. Major Sheppard had arrived on the planet, he could sense him, connect with his mind. Thousands of years of evolution had caused his hunter/warrior people to develop this skill. It hadn't progressed into controlling or reading the minds of other beings, only a strong sense of presence. This was an immensely useful skill in hunting. This was after all what Jorus was doing, hunting Major Sheppard.
He stood up from his position against the wall of the chamber/cave and picked up his pack. In order to reach the chamber/cave, they would have to walk through the narrow ravine, and Jorus knew this. He left and started climbing the densely forested slope of the ravine swiftly to find his hiding place.
Vinelle stood up near the back of the cell at the sound of the door opening, her hands folded behind her back. The two guards circled around her, leaving the door open for the Commander.
"Good morning Vinelle. Glorious day for executions isn't it?"
She noticed he made 'execution' plural. "I wouldn't know Commander…what did you say your name was?"
"I didn't. But I suppose it's only right for you to know my name before your death. Commander Acastus Kolya of the Genii." He took a slight bow.
Scoffing, she curtly replied, "Can't say that it is nice to meet you."
"That's a shame."
She took a chance- she elbowed the guard to the left behind her in his face, the one on the right she punched in his stomach in a matter of two seconds. They fell in pain.
Kolya pulled his gun in one motion and put it up to her chest. "Don't move."
She pressed up against the barrel, "Do it. You will anyway."
He looked into her eyes, sizing her up as she clenched her right fist. And as she swiftly grabbed the gun out of his hand, she stated, "Impotent bastard," and punched his square in his nose. "Should've killed Sheppard yourself." She raised the gun to his head and fired.
But he had recovered, grabbed her left arm that held the gun and pulled it out of the way as she fired the would-be-fatal shot, it echoed in the small cell. He uppercutted her, sending her stumbling back, but she still had the gun.
Se raised it and fired a second time, hitting him in the left shoulder as he came at her. He flinched as the bullet entered and slammed her violently up against the wall next to the cell door, sending the gun flying across the cell. Any harder, her back would have broken.
He held her there with his right hand held against her throat. She glared at him, gripping his arm with both hands, barely able to breathe.
He wiped the blood coming from his now broken nose and looked at his bleeding shoulder, it hadn't hurt this much since Sheppard shot him, "You have fight in you. It's a disgrace I have to kill you, what a waste." He touched her face with his left hand.
If she could have turned away, she would have, she whispered, "Jorus will-"
"Be killed after he returns. I can't have any loose ends."
He still had her against the wall but let up his grip, and she noticed the guards getting up. "Why don't you shoot me now and be done with it?"
"I was, but I have another way. Lucky for you I have it ready for your husband." He called to one of the guards, "Bring me the syringe and the bottle I have on my desk."
The guard with the broken jaw left, leaving Kolya, Vinelle, and the other guard.
Kolya turned back to Vinelle, "A glorious day indeed."
If looks could kill, Vinelle would have killed Kolya a thousands times with her stare.
Major Sheppard was the first to emerge from the Gate on MX7-573, and a strange sensation fell over him, causing him to stop directly in front of the even horizon. McKay and Zelenka came through, McKay bumping into John and both falling flat on their faces.
"Christ McKay, watch where you're going."
"I'm not the one that was standing in my way."
They both stood up, Rodney dusting himself and picking up his pack.
"Let's continue with this." Zelenka headed off in the direction of the ravine, the other two jogging to catch up.
The trio continued to walk in the direction of the chamber; it would be a quarter of a mile walk through the forest until they would reach the ravine. John kept on point ahead of Rodney and Radek, searching the area around them with his eyes. He felt as if he was being watched, but he couldn't see anything.
He called back, "McKay, anything on the life signs detector?"
"For the third time, No, there is no one but us on this planet, at least in the surrounding area."
"I'm telling you I'm getting a really creepy vibe."
Radek and Rodney looked at each other and shrugged, everything seemed normal to them. They kept walking this way, John feeling tenser and tenser as they approached the ravine. Rodney and Radek would have bored him to death with their talk about the chamber, if he had been listening.
They had now reached the edge of the ravine, John a good fifteen feet ahead of Rodney and Radek, when John noticed something eerily familiar lying in the grass. He stooped to pick it up when Rodney spoke-
"Major! We have com-"
John picked up the handgun and mumbled, "You have got to be kidding me! The Genii…"
He turned around not looking up, "McKay what were you-" Then he saw the two scientists lying crumpled on the ground.
"Oh crap…" He dropped the Genii gun and brought up his P90 and scanned the tree line along the ravine, but the trees were too dense to see through.
He cautiously walked back and crouched to check their pulses, keeping the P90 ready. They were alive, only knocked out. He reached for the detector, his hope of finding the person responsible, and instead let out a loud howl. His shoulder and back had been sliced open.
A/N: Don't you just love cliffhangers?
Can anyone pick out my favorite line in this Chapter? If you can I'll give you a hug!