"Colonel Sheppard"
"There you are" Sheppard's eyelids were heavy and hard to lift but he made the effort in order to see her looking down at him. "That's better." He commented noting the light was behind her this time instead of shining in his face.
"Colonel I need you to stand." Teyla told him. "I cannot carry you to the Jumper. You are going to have to walk."
"Jumper?" Sheppard was confused. He'd expected to be 'on Atlantis' again.
"Colonel, Major Lorne is in trouble on the planet. The ship that waits for us is needed to defend him and his men. You must come with me."
Something about the urgency in her voice started to get through to him. "Are you really here?"
Teyla pressed a hand against the side of his face. "I am real" she promised.
"I thought I was dreaming again…"
"Shh" She shushed him. "You are safe now. But we must get you to the other Jumper before our position is discovered." Teyla moved her hand from his face to his shoulder and grasped his arm to help him up.
Sheppard pushed himself up with one arm as Teyla pulled him by the other until he was standing shakily on his feet. Sheppard wrapped an arm around her shoulders for balance. "Where's McKay?"
"The pilot has taken him to the ship." Teyla led Sheppard down the ramp slowly so he didn't loose his balance.
"I didn't know this moon's atmosphere was breathable." Sheppard said coming off the ramp.
"It is not" Teyla said as they crossed the short distance to the waiting ship and Sheppard saw that they were protected by the shield using the same technique he and Zeleka had employed to rescue McKay from the bottom of the ocean. Teyla led him up the ramp and helped him sit on the bench before rushing to the front and telling the pilot to take off.
"We're stopping on the planet to retrieve wounded." The pilot called back to them as Teyla sat down next to Sheppard.
"How bad is it?" Sheppard asked, his voice coming out weaker and raspierthan he'd expected. Teyla repeated the question to the pilot for him.
"Major Lorne is holding the Wraith off to protect the villagers. We'll fly in cloaked, load up the natives and wounded and try to make it to the Gate undetected. A couple more Jumpers should do it."
"Is he okay?" Sheppard asked Teyla nodding in the direction of McKay who was lying limp on the floor.
"He is unconscious." Teyla told him. "I believe he will be all right."
"Yeah" Sheppard agreed, gesturing for and receiving Teyla's canteen. "We've been fading in and out for a while now." He leaned back heavily against the ship, raised the canteen and took several long swallows in succession. "How far is it?" Sheppard closed his eyes.
"Fifteen, perhaps twenty minutes."
"Wake me up when we get there?"