The Herkhem were only three feet tell, but they had weapons that could allow them to destroy the enire city of Atlantis. They were paranoid, and small shiny objects were the only things that could make them calm. Sheppard handed the leader the shiny bullet, and it seemed to please him. Sheppard, Ford, Teyla, and Weir went inside to negotiate trade while McKay, with their permission, explored the wooded areas.
The Herkhem leader, Youtrell, was being very difficult. "We will not give you our precious food supply for a few building materials. We want more for the amount of food we are giving you."
Weir was getting frustrated. "The food supply you will be giving us will last us for one month. The building supplies are enough to build six buildings this size." The building was eight feet in height and was nearly the size of the gateroom on Atlantis.
Youtrell scowled. "Fine then, we will agree to that trade, but we still believe we are being cheated." He got up and told his servants to fetch him his end of the deal.
Weir, Sheppard, and Teyla returned to Atlantis to retreive the building materials. Ford went to the woods to get McKay so they all could leave for good once the trade was completed. When in the thick woods, Ford called out McKay's name with no answer. The alien crawled off Ford's boot and changed into an exact replica of him. The imposter crept behind Ford, but leaves crunched under his feet. The real Ford heard it and was about to look behind him when the imposter punched him in the back of the head. The imposter clapped a hand over Ford's mouth before he could shout out. Ford struggled, but the imposter had equal strength, and the element of surprise. The imposter shoved Ford onto the ground and hit him in the head with a large stick.The real Ford lay in the ground unconsious.The imposter dragged Ford's body intoa cave. It then transformed into a large, bear like creature. It tore the top right off of the cave, and that portion fell down as rubble. This created a massive wall that blocked Ford in the cave. The alien changed back into Ford and continued to search for McKay.
When Weir, Teyla, and Sheppard returned with the building supplies, they saw Ford and McKay heading toward them. The items were exchanged, and The Atlantis people returned to their city, leaving the real Lieutenant Ford behind.