A/N: Thanks LittleKrazyAngel and NenyaVilyaNenya for your continued reviews. Thanks Jules47 for your review and thanks verne1217 for your review. Verne1217, on your side note, I don't think there would be a "Stealth" category yet, but look in other plane movie catagories, you may find some. If anything, suggest a category and write your own. Thanks again for everyone's encouragement. Hope you like the chapter.

John didn't stay in that main passages for long. As soon as he found an entrance, he ducked into an area only ancients could access, an area he had found the last time the Genii had been in Atlantis. These areas were sparsely lit and covered the lower parts of Atlantis.

John watched his life signs detector constantly. He stopped the instant he saw two life signs. He glanced at Teyla, held up two fingers and pointed at the detector. She nodded.

He peeked around the corner. To his surprise, two Genii soldiers were patrolling the area. He ducked his head back around. This time, he held up two fingers and pointed around the corner. Teyla nodded, then darted around the corner. John followed. They both fired instantly.

The first Genii soldier was hit in the back of the head. He collapsed, instantly dead. The second managed to turn half way around, before also being hit in the head. The shot spun the soldier around, dropping him on top of the other.

John clipped his P90 to his jacket, turning the safety on. "Teyla, grab one of them." He whispered. He grabbed the first soldier and dragged him into a small alcove that was empty. Teyla dragged the second soldier into the same spot. John then closed the alcove door, locking it with his mind.

"Two down, a thousand to go." John said.

Teyla smiled, before following him down the hallway.

John stopped again when they reached the hallway near the mess hall. His life signs detector was reading over thirty life signs, most of which were crowded in the center of the room. Four were distinctly in guard positions. John crept back, out of hearing distance. "Four guards." He said, his voice barely audible. "We're going to have to split up. You come in from the West Cafeteria Entrance. I'll come in from the East."

Teyla pulled him into a quick kiss. "Be careful John."

"Aren't I always." John replied sarcastically. He quickly reached the East Cafeteria Entrance. He activated his radio. "Teyla, ready?"

"Ready." She replied.

"On three... one, two, three!" John opened the door and immediately dropped the first Genii guard with a shot to the head. He then rolled to avoid the return fire from the second guard. In coming up from the roll he took out the second guard. "Clear." He said loudly.

"Clear." Teyla replied.

"Thanks Colonel." Sergeant Bates said, picking up one of the Genii weapons.

"Get these people to the armory." John ordered. "Then gather a team and begin freeing the rest of our people."

"Yes sir!" Bates and the rest of the prisoners left, heading back the way John and Teyla had come.

"Colonel." John's radio transmitted Aiden's voice from some place in the city.

"Yeah." John replied. "Got a good view?"

"Yes sir. There's at least twenty Genii soldiers in the control room alone and I believe that they're holding two prisoners, most likely Weir and McKay."

"Who's in charge?"

"Koyla sir. I'd recognize him any day. I was tempted to shoot him."

"I know the feeling. Are you and Beckett safe?"

"For the moment, had to bring down a group of Genii on the way here."

"Stay put, keep me informed."

"Ford out."

Teyla was waiting at the East entrance. "The cell block is just down that hall."

"We're not going that way."

"Where are we going?"

"To piss Koyla off." John began walking. "Come on."

Teyla followed.

Elizabeth shivered. She was scared, deathly scared. Four Genii soldiers were pointing weapons at her and Rodney, who were sitting in a corner. Rodney was pale but silent. Mercifully, Koyla hadn't resorted to torture on either of them yet. She could tell that Rodney distinctly remembered his last experience with Genii torture. He was fidgeting.

"Rodney, calm down." She said.

"Calm down, how do you expect me to calm down?" Rodney replied, the stress and nervousness evident in his rapid rate of speaking.

"Panicking isn't going to help us."

"And neither is getting tortured by Acastus Koyla. The man is a complete..."

"Complete what, Doctor McKay?" Koyla said, stepping close to Elizabeth. "I assume the rest of your sentence included various forms of insults. I don't take kind to insults."
"We don't take kindly to being held hostage." Elizabeth said defiantly.

"The Genii don't take kindly to being treated as inferiors."
"And your solution is to attack people who could've been your allies."

"You refused to give us the C4."

"And we both know what would've happened if we'd done it. You would've destroyed Atlantis in your stupidity."
Koyla hit her, knocking her to the floor. "Never insult the Genii."

Elizabeth glared in return. "Never insult my people."

Koyla was about to hit her again, when John's voice came over the city intercomm. "Koyla, I know you can here me. There's a button on the central console, it's flashing. Press it to talk."

Kolya slowly walked to the central console and pressed the button. "Major Sheppard. It's a pleasure to see you."
"It's Colonel Koyla."

"Congratulations on your promotion. I assume this is not a social call."

"Right again. I want you and your men off of Atlantis."

"You're not in any position to make demands Colonel."

"Several of your men have already been either killed or incapacitated Koyla. You really want this bloodshed to continue?"

"I have Doctors Weir and McKay within shooting range Colonel. Do you want either of them to die."

"Let 'em go Koyla. I'm calling you on that favor you owe me."

Koyla hesitated. "No Major, I don't think so. I might be convinced to make a trade however. Weir and McKay, for yourself. You have two hours to comply."

"Damn you Koyla!"

Koyla laughed.

Elizabeth felt her heart skip a beat. She knew what John would do. She knew it wouldn't be smart, but she knew that John didn't like risking other people's lives.

"DAMN IT!" John yelled, slamming his fist against the wall.

"John please." Teyla begged. "Let me help you. Don't shut me out."

John sunk into a corner of the room. "That... how could he?" John stood up. "I have to. I can't leave them with Koyla."

"And what good would it do?" Teyla snapped. "Letting yourself be traded. You know Atlantis. You can save it."

"I can save Elizabeth and Rodney. All I have to do is give myself in."

Teyla pulled him into her arms. "John, both Doctor Weir and Doctor McKay are very talented people, but we need soldiers to defend Atlantis. You defeated the Genii almost single-handedly during the storm. We need you, I need you."

"But what if he kills them?"
"We will not give him the chance." Tears slowly began to trickle down Teyla's face.

"Teyla, it'll be all right." John felt hallow at those words. He pulled Teyla closer, into a gentle embrace.

"If you died John. It would be a fate worse than death."

"Yeah. I know. I also know Koyla will kill me. But.. two hours. It's not enough time."

"It is more than enough. Remember what I taught you in our first sparring lesson. The match is over, before it even starts."

"Okay. How do we save Elizabeth and Rodney?"

"I think we should cut off the head of the Genii attack force."

"Koyla."

"We will need to reunite with Sergeant Bates."

"I think I've got a plan, but we've got to move."

"Then let us not keep the Genii waiting."

They took off racing for the armory.

"Alright Bates." John said. "You will take five marines and enter from the west side of the control room."

"Yes sir." Bates replied.

"Lieutenant Johnson." He looked at the balding marine. "You will take five more marines and enter from the east side."
"And you sir?"

"Teyla, myself, and four other marines will proceed to the jumper bay and take a jumper through the tunnel system to the gate room. We'll actually set the ship down and disembark from it while cloaked. As soon as we're entering the gate room. You two will throw flash bangs and smoke grenades and enter. Ford will be providing sniper support from his vantage point into the control room. Any questions?"

"How long till we attack?" A female marine with short brown hair said. "We need to have time to punch through the Genii defenses."

"Yeah and put silencers on your guns. We don't want Koyla to know we're coming."

Johnston pointed to several locations of the map. "We know that the Genii have guards stationed here, here, and here. The rest are patrolling randomly, some on the balcony. I'll take my group and secure the lower gate room."

"I'll get the control room."

"And we'll get the rest." Bates said. "I think we're ready."

John grabbed his P90 and fastened the silencer to it. "Alright kids, let's go."

All eighteen of them took off, splitting into three groups getting ready to hit the control room. The clock was ticking, they only had an hour and a half to do it in.