A/N: If you're wondering about how Sheppard died, then READ my other story, Life and Death. You can find it on my profile. (Electric Trekker, this means you)

Teyla stepped through the gate behind Aiden. Their mission was to investigate the planet of P93-552. The planet didn't look in habited, but the MALP had spotted ruins in the distance. Aiden checked his compass and then silently led them through the trees to the ruins.

The planet was a forested world. Large coniferous and deciduous trees were all the eye could see in all directions. Teyla followed Rodney through the trees. She had her P90 raised in a ready position. All around her the world seemed to be on edge, as if waiting for something to happen.

"It is too quiet." Teyla said.

"It's an uninhabited planet." Rodney replied. "What do you expect?"

"Shut up McKay." Aiden snapped. "It does seem odd."

Teyla silently thanked Aiden for his support. He had been her strongest supporter since John had died. "There should be at least some local animals."

"Maybe, maybe not." Rodney replied. "We're in another galaxy."

"You are Doctor McKay. I am not."

Thankfully, Rodney stopped talking after Teyla made that comment. Teyla let them continue on in silence.

They reached the ruins in after a few minutes of walking through the trees. Once there they realized that they weren't alone. A group of Genii were already in the ruins. Teyla was transported back to their previous encounter with the Genii.

She remembered what Koyla had forced John to do. It was only luck that John hadn't died using the device. Pain surged through her soul as the memories consumed her. She felt her knees give way and the barely suppressed tears start to fall.

Aiden instantly held her up. He helped to move her back behind a tree. "Teyla, you okay?"

Teyla breathed deeply, trying to force the images out of her mind. "I will be okay."

"What should we do about the Genii?"
"There's only a handful of them, can't you just make them surrender." Rodney suggested.

"Possibly." Aiden allowed. "The question is do we want to."

"This is really Colonel Sheppard's field." Rodney sat down on the ground. "This is what he was really good at." Rodney blinked, suppressing a tear.

Teyla buried her emotions deep in her stomach and faced Aiden. "We must stop them."

"Give me a few minutes to recon the area." Aiden said. "You two, stay here." Aiden jogged off into the bushes.

Rodney leaned against a tree across from Teyla. "Wouldn't you normally go with him." He added.

"Doctor Weir doesn't trust me." Teyla said without emotion. "I am starting to believe that Aiden doesn't either."

"I don't think that has anything to do with it. Ford's struggling with trying to deal with Sheppard's command. He isn't ready for this, you aren't ready for this, and, surprising as it sounds, I'm not ready for this."

Aiden crept from the bushes. "There's only three Genii that I can count. Only one of them is armed."

"Then we should take them." Teyla said.

Aiden rubbed his forehead. "Yeah, we'd better. McKay, stay here. Teyla, you're with me."

Aiden led Teyla over the ridge. They kept the structure between them and the Genii. Once they reached the wall that the Genii were behind, they split up and converged on opposite sides.

Teyla whirled around the corner and yelled. "DO NOT MOVE!"

The Genii immediately stopped what they were doing. The one armed soldier glanced at her and dropped his gun.

"Hands behind your heads." Aiden yelled.

All three Genii placed their hands on the back of their heads. Aiden and Teyla tied all three of the Genii soldiers hands behind their backs and then lined them up against the wall. Teyla guarded them while Rodney and Aiden tried to figure out what they'd been doing.

One of the Genii snickered. "So you're the infamous Teyla Emmagen. Where's your leader... Sheppard."

Teyla turned and fixed him with a cold stare. "You will not mention him again."

He must've seen the tears that were barely contained in Teyla's eyes. He smiled. "What I would've given to have been there when he died."

Teyla hands began to shake. She drew her knife and pressed it against his throat. "Do not... try to anger me." She said with a heartless voice.

"What are you going to do? Kill me." He laughed.

The violent urge took over and Teyla couldn't stop herself as she slit his throat open. Blood oozed everywhere. Blood covered her hands and feet as she stood their stunned by what she had just done. She threw the knife to the ground and screamed.

The two other Genii took off before Aiden and Rodney found Teyla kneeling on the ground, her hand covered in blood. The Genii soldier's blood oozing out onto the ground from his corpse.

"What the hell happened?" Aiden yelled.

Teyla couldn't reply. She was shaking from head to toe. She wasn't a murderer. She knew she wasn't. But all she could see was the blood pouring from the Genii's throat. It had all happened so fast. She didn't know what she would do.

Rodney gasped as he realized what had happened. "Oh my god. His throat's been cut open."

Aiden grabbed Teyla and pulled her to her feet. "What the hell happened Teyla?" He shook her.

She couldn't meet his eyes, she couldn't respond. She knew that he already knew the answer, and that because of it, he'd probably be condemning her to a fate worse than death. It would be a fate away from Atlantis. Doctor Weir would never trust her now.

"McKay." Aiden yelled. "Let's get the hell out of here."

"But what about..." Rodney stuttered.

"Leave it!" Aiden forced Teyla to start running towards the gate, keeping her in front of him.