The Grudge
Part 4
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
When John arrived in the control room, several people were unconscious from Wraith stunners and the Stargate was open, minus the shield. "Grodin!" he exclaimed. When the man didn't respond, John rushed up to the controls and shut down the Gate, memorizing the coordinates.
"Sergeant Bates!" he said into his mic. He inwardly groaned when he saw said sergeant unconscious on the stairs. John rushed to his side, calling for medical assistance. "Bates!"
His eyes opened slowly when John slapped his cheek. "Sir?" he replied weakly. "Damn it! I'm sorry, Sir! Kavanaugh escaped!"
"WHAT? How?"
"He had a Wraith stunner and someone was helping him. I don't know who. I think they both went through the Stargate."
John couldn't believe his ears. How the hell could anyone do something like this! When he found Kavanaugh, he was going to rip the man apart limb by limb. Same with this mysterious helper.
"Major Sheppard! Report!" Elizabeth shouted as she entered with Dr. Beckett and his medical team.
He waited until a med team arrived to help Bates, and ran back up the stairs to where Elizabeth was looking around in horror. "All I know is that Kavanaugh got away. And he had some help. The problem is, I think whoever helped him went with him. We need to do a head count."
She nodded, thinking hard. "Okay, this is what were going to do. Rodney, I need you to find out what happened and do that head count. Major, Teyla, I want the two of you to search Kavanaugh's room for anything incriminating. Maybe we can find out who he was working with or for. Report back in one hour!"
John led Teyla towards Kavanaugh's quarters. "Major, are you certain this is the right thing to do? We will be going through his personal things."
"Teyla," he replied, turning to face her. "He waived any rights he had the minute he attacked Dr. Weir. We need to make certain that he didn't leave anything on the Base. We also need to find out who helped him and if that person left with him or not."
She nodded. "I understand, Major."
John whistled the minute he entered the scientist's quarters. "I think we just found the most quarantined place in Atlantis."
"Major?"
"Just look at this room! There is nothing out of place. You can build computer chips in here." Seeing the quizzical look on Teyla's face, he shrugged and began searching under the bed.
Teyla was looking through some files when she heard John's muffled voice exclaim, "Oh my God!"
"What is it?" she asked. She glanced down at the magazine he held in his hands. "Playboy?"
"Too many bad images are going through my mind right now, Teyla. Let's just get back to work."
An hour later, everyone met in the briefing room. "Dr. Beckett, how are things in the infirmary?"
"As well as can be expected. Peter Grodin and Sergeant Bates received a full blast from the stunners so they'll be out the longest. The other four will be up and about soon. However, they only remember seeing Kavanaugh as they were all shot from behind."
"Cowardly bastard!" John muttered.
Elizabeth nodded in agreement. "Rodney."
"Kavanaugh was able to turn off all alarm systems in the control room. He wasn't very creative with how so I was able to put everything back the way they were. I've already locked out his IDC and all other codes here have changed. If, by some fluke of nature, the man is able to get through to Earth, his IDC will be locked out of there as well." He grinned. "How you say"
"I'm sorry, Rodney, we don't have the time for your explanation."
His smiled disappeared. "Fine."
"Major Sheppard, what have you learned about Kavanaugh?"
"Well, beside the fact that he's a neat freak and read's Playboy, not much else."
"He reads Playboy?" Rodney cried.
John grinned. "Only for the articles. Anyway, Teyla also found a little journal of sorts. It makes for a very interesting read. In fact, it could be a premise for a television series if we were on Earth."
"It states here," Teyla began, handing Elizabeth the journal, "that Dr. Kavanaugh was indeed working for someone. Who that was, we are still not certain. However, you can tell that this person did not go with Dr. Kavanaugh."
Elizabeth looked up at John. "Yeah," he said. "He's still in Atlantis."
