Ford woke up in a cave. The back of his head was still a little sore where he was struck. He got up to go, but he was blocked in with the rocks. They were too big for him to move on his own. He reached for his weapon, but it was not there.
In Atlantis, the phony Ford had everyone fooled, just as it expected. It had been doing this for nearly a hundred years in the war between its species and their enemies, the Herkhem. It was heading to Weir to ask her if and when they were travelling to the Harkhem's planet. When it found her talking to McKay, it approached her.
"Doctor Weir, are we travelling to the planet again?"
Weir was puzzled by the question "Shouldn't he know how much trouble all that was?" she thought to herself. "Ford, we're all done with the Herkhem. I thought you knew that." Weir noticed Ford shifting uneasily in a way that she had never seen before. Also, she did not expect that reaction from Ford after hearing that he would no longer be dealing with the Herkhem. He was just as irritated with them as everyone else. Ford almost seemed distraught as he hurried away, which seemed very bizarre to Weir.
"Have you noticed Ford acting strangely?" Weir asked Teyla after her encounter with the imposter. "He seemed alarmed when I told him that we weren't returning to the Herkhem's planet. It happened as soon as he returned the last time."
Teyla nodded. "I saw him scurrying away. I asked him where he was going in such a hurry, and he said nothing to me. That did seem out of character."
Shouting and a gun fire was heard near the gate. Weir and Teyla rushed to the scene, where Ford and Sheppard were standing in front of the Stargate. Sheppard's hands were tied behind his back, and Ford had two pistols; one aimed at Sheppard, the other aimed atthe crowd that had come after hearing the commotion. They were standing around the body of an Athosian who was shot. Her body was being lifted and brought to Dr. Beckett.
"Nobody move or he dies!" The phony Ford shouted, gesturing at Sheppard.
"I really think he would carry out that threat." Sheppard added.
Weir stepped forward. "What are you doing!"
The imposter ignored her. "Dial the Herkhem's planet."
The person by the dialer looked at Weir; she hesitated before nodding. The man dialed the address, and the gate activated. Ford put one of the pistols in the holster on his belt and grabbed Sheppard by the shoulder with the free hand. Ford guided Sheppard through the gate and then followed after threatening to kill Sheppard if anyone came through the gate as well as whoever came through. When he stepped through the gate, it was shut down.
Weir stepped to the front where Ford and Sheppard were standing. "I want Teyla and McKay in my office now. No one goes through the gate. If there is an off world activation, do not let them through, even if it's Sheppard. With that, Weir, McKay, and Teyla left the crowd to Weir's office.
Once they were in the privacy of Weir's office, Teyla spoke up. "Do you think Ford is somehow being controlled? From what I hear about your military, I can't imagine Ford behaving this way."
McKay agreed. "I agree. I think something's up. Do you think maybe he's being controlled? This didn't start until after we left the Herkhem's planet. I bet they're responsible."
"We can't just assume that it was them!" Weir interjected. McKay shook his head. "I think something'sworng with them. But we can't do anything without risking Major Sheppard's life."
"But leaving Sheppard alone with Ford could also be dangerous for him." said Teyla.