Sheppard jerked awake, feeling the cold of the floor seeping into his body and opened his eyes to be faced once again with solid blackness and an overwhelming sense of disorientation. "McKay?" he tried experimentally.

"Colonel"

"Teyla" This not being able to distinguish reality from fantasy was becoming a real problem. He reached out in the dark in the direction of her voice, touched something cold and wet and decided the continuity with his last memory meant he wasn't dreaming. Though considering the fact that the last thing he remembered was he and Teyla being picked up by a Wraith dart he'd kinda hoped he had been hallucinating this time.

"You okay?" Sheppard asked. He felt Teyla move under his hand and then her hand grasped his.

"I am fine" She said as he stood, pulling her along with him. But she sounded like she was shivering. Sheppard looked around them, eyes straining into the gloom, focusing all his senses on their surroundings.

"Teyla" His tone conveyed a sense of confusion and disturbed hopefulness. "Are we where I think we are?"

"Do you believe we are in Atlantis?" She sounded equally mystified.

Sheppard released Teyla's hand and reached for his radio. "This is Colonel Sheppard can anyone hear me?"

"Sir this is Lieutenant Cadman. Major Lorne asked me to apologize on his behalf for the rough ride but he said he thought under the circumstances any lift was better than none."

Sheppard's sigh of relief was audible "Yeah, remind me to thank him later." he told her.

"Will do Sir. You're just west of the inhabited section so head east a few minutes and you should see lights. I'm on the next Jumper out of here, would you like me to send someone after you Colonel?"

"Negative. We'll be fine."

"Understood. Good luck Sir. Cadman out."

Sheppard turned to Teyla, despite his inability to actually see her. "I think it's this way"

They made their way down dark halls and up stairs, the scents that had tipped them off to their location in the first place, the smell of abandoned rooms tainted with seawater was still strong. Sheppard could hear Teyla's shivering in her breathing now and quickened his pace despite his threatening exhaustion, knowing that if he was this cold she must be freezing. And the fact that he had to grab her wrist and drag her with him made him even more worried. They finally reached a door that looked familiar, Sheppard pressed the button to open it and saw the lights of the city.