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Cpt. Ritter- I know! I'm evil aren't I? Mwahaha! This chappie isn't that bad.Mostly romance.And you get this chapter a day early. Well, since I didn't post it until twenty of ten you probably won't read this till tomarrow. Oh well. Thanks for the compliment!
ch. 8 Rescuing the Rescue Team
Terras cautiously stalked the halls of the mother ship. It felt good to be in charge for once. Maybe not under the circumstances, but still, it's a really cool feeling to be able to boss people around!
Behind her, Terras heard someone fall. She turned aroud and saw McKay laying on his stomach. He looked up. "Sorry. Tripped." He was about to pick himself up when he heard voices coming from underneath the wall.
"C'mon McKay. We don't have that much time." Terras walked over and held out her hand to help him up but McKay held out his finger.
"Wait. I think this is one of those walls that can become doors because there's a tiny crack at the bottom. I think I hear Sheppard's voice!" Terras bent down and listened too. She could almost hear him. But the voice was so low that it couldn' have been. Then someone elses voice and then she heard footsteps coming near the door.
"Run!" Terras whispered. She grabbed McKay's hand and yanked him up and into room next to the one they stood in front of. They just made it in when the wall/door opened and a terrifying sight came out.
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Neith smiled at the sight before her. Her beloved Meret now had a host. "Leave us." Neith said to the jaffa. They dutifully left the two of them alone.
Meret gazed at her fondly. "You have a new host my love." John's voice was lower than usual as Meret spoke.
"One of my servants was a Tok'ra spy and killed my previous host. Hotep was able to salvage my body and preserve it until he found this one." Meret smiled.
"This host is much more beautiful than your last one. Even though all your hosts are beautiful, I love this one the most." Her joy of his flattery showed as she smiled a full grin.
"Shall we join in marriage as we do whenever we get new hosts now?"
"I will get Hotep to join us." Neith shook her head.
"No. You must dress. I will tell Hotep." Meret nodded. He reached up and touched her face gently before pulling her to him. Their lips met in fiery, passionate kiss. When they parted for air, John and Teyla's minds were dead silent. This had been something they both had wanted and it felt nice, but they each felt like they were taking advantage of the other even though neither was in possession of their own body. Meret moved in to kiss her again but Neith put her hand onto his chest to stop him.
"Not yet. We should join before we reach Atlantis. Then we can take it as one. Let us not dawdle. We shall have the rest of our lives to live out on Atlantis with no cares and no Tau'ri or goa'uld to bother us." Meret smiled at the thought.
"Yes. The only Tau'ri we shall see will be our slaves." Neith reluctantly let go of Meret. She walked away to let him change. On her way out, Neith sent Kojhah to find Yuri, Meret's personal servant, and send him to help Meret.
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Meret waited patiently with Hotep and Yuri at the base of the Stargate for Neith. All of their jaffa were standing around the gate to witness the joining. Meret had changed his clothes to an elegant gold and white robe.
Neith entered with Kojhah right behind her and the crowd of jaffa parted for her to walk through. She had added a plain white veil to her outfit and a hand device rested on her left hand. Meret had one placed on his right.
Kojhah followed Neith up to where Meret stood. The two goa'uld activated the hand devices and put them together. It created a beautiful gold light that shined throughout the room. After a minute they deactivated the devices and handed them off to each's servant who took them and walked down the four steps to where the army of jaffa stood. Neith slipped her hands into Meret's.
"All you jaffa bear witness to the sixth joining of Meret and Neith." Hotep announced and motioned to his 'gods'. They joined their hands together. "Neith," Hotep had done this so many times that he had memorized what he was supposed to say. "Bow down before your god and speak of your love for him." Neith kneeled down and looked up into Meret's smiling eyes.
"My god Meret, you have bestowed upon me the greatest gift I could ever ask for. You gave me life. Before I found you I did not know what that meant. Now I know and understand it. I never want to be without you by my side. We will conquer Atlantis together and have life together. I love you." When hotep gestured, Neith stood up again.
"Meret, bow down before your goddess and speak of your love for her." Meret kneeled.
"Neith my goddess, you are vibrant and loving to all things. I am lucky enough to be the one you hold dear in your heart. You are smart and I want to never be apart from you. You gave me a chance to love and be loved in return. I hope you accept my invitation to spend the rest of your life with me." Meret stood when Hotep gestured.
"Now you will repeat the words of Mut, goddess of marriage and creation."
Meret spoke first. "Until death parts us, I will love you from the depths of my soul."
Neith followed. "Until death parts us, I will love you from the depths of my soul." Despite the fact that they were being held hostage in their own bodies by the goa'uld, the words of Mut really touched John's and Teyla's heart. They realized without thinking how similar the vows were to each other. They could almost repeat them word for word to one another.
"As first prime of Meret and Neith, I announce that our two gods be joined in marriage for life. Does anyone object to this?" No jaffa spoke out. Meret and Neith looked out over the crowd, daring anyone to speak. "I now will tie the sacred ribbon of marriage around Meret's right, and Neith's left hand."
The couple held their joined hands up higher and Hotep tied a long white ribbon around them.
"Let it be known on this fourteenth day of the ninth moon, that our gods, Meret and Neith are joined for life in marriage for the sixth time. You will seal this union with a kiss." Meret bent down to Neith's level and kissed her. The kiss was softer and sweeter than the one they shared in the lounge room.
Hotep untied their hands but they still remained joined. Together, Meret and Neith walked out of the room and down the hall. When they passed the room next to the 'gate room', Meret thought he saw someone inside. But it was dark in there so he just brushed it off and continued down the hall with his bride.
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"That was close." Carson said when the army of jaffa had passed the room they were hiding in.
"No." Terras moaned. "It can't be."
"What?" McKay asked.
"You didn't see?" Had she really been the only one who saw?
"See what?" The two doctors said simultaneously.
"See John! He was walking with Teyla and he was wearing some kind of ceromonial robe and I think he's a goa'uld too!" Terras shouted hysterically. Carson went over and put his arms around her.
"Shh. Don't cry, love." Tears were starting to fall from her eyes and onto Carson's shoulder where she rested her head. "Maybe you didn't see right. It is dark in here." He reasoned. "That could have been anybody." Terras got a hold of her emotions and stood rigid.
"Let's go. We have to find everyone." She turned out of Carson's embrace and stormed out of the room. McKay and Carson had no choice but to follow her.
Terras was being less cautious than usual. Sh didn't check intersecting hallways to see if anyone was coming, she walked almost noisily and hurriedly, leaving the doctors who didn't know a thing about rescuing people to fend for themselves. They almost lost Terras once or twice.
Finally they came to a dead end hallway with a cell at the end. Rodney and Carson could breathe easier knowing that they were almost done as they had found three of the original rescue team inside.
Ronon jumped up when he saw Terras. "Get back." She ordered when he came up to the door. Terras pulled out one of the C-4 and stuck it to the bars. She put a timer on it and set it for twenty seconds. "Get down." Terras, Rodney, and Carson doubled back to the end of the hallway while the three prisoners crouched in the far corner.
Fire and Metal went in all directions. The explosion left a big hole in the bars that was just big enough for someone to fit through.
"I hope no one heard that." McKay said to himself as Ronon, Lorne, and Cadman stepped throught the hole. It had been very loud.
Terras enveloped herself in Ronon's arms when he came over to her. He planted a kiss on her forehead. When they let go, Terras gave Ronon her extra magazine and ordered Rodney and Carson to give theirs to Lorne and Cadman.
When everyone had weapon, Terras took charge again. "I think John is a goa'uld. We need to capture him and Teyla alive. We can figure out how to remove the symbiote when we get back to Atlantis."
"How will we capture them?" McKay asked.
Terras stopped adjusting her P-90 strap and looked at him. She hesitated. "We'lljump offthat bridge when we come to it." She continued to fool with her strap.
"Right. Jumping off of bridges really isn't a successful way to solve a problem." McKay retorted. Sarcasm dripped from his words. Terras stared at him. The click of the safety on her P-90 being turned off echoed through the silent hall.
"It was a metaphor McKay." Cadman said without even batting an eye. Terras was holding her weapon up and if she shot it, it would have missed Rodney by a mere milimeter.
"Terras, let it go." Ronon put his hand on top of her gun and lowered it so it was aimed at the floor. She never stopped staring at McKay. "C'mon babe. Everyone's just a littleajitated right now. Forget about it." Terras lowered her gaze to where her P-90 was pointing.
"Sorry." She mumbled.
"Okay. Now let's get out of here before someone finds us."
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