Another long chapter. Sorry in the delay for getting it up, but I got side-tracked...

Muse/ViH: You were playing that X-Men Legends video game!

So? It side-tracked me. Now without further ado...and further adon't, I give you the chapter. Enjoy.

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Dante paused at the door to his ship before he opened the door. He looked over at Vala. "Is it sunny outside?" he asked.

She cocked her head in disbelief. "Yes it is. Might I ask why this concerns you?"

"The sun and I don't really get along," he said. He pushed up his left coat sleeve and pressed several buttons. They were instantly transported to the north pier. Dante quickly looked around and smiled when he found what he was looking for. He ran over to a dark console and opened a hidden hatch. A dark, crystal like object rose up and he pulled it out. He tossed it aside and opened his duffle bag.

Vala's eyes widened in amazement. "Where…where did you get all those ZPMs?" she asked.

"The Ragnarok has a whole bunch of them," he said, sliding the new ZPM into the slot. The panel lit up as controls became active. Dante scanned the panel and hit several buttons.

"What are you doing?" Vala asked.

"The computer in the ship is telling me that the main computers are offline. I'm setting new ZPMs into each slot to reactivate them."

"The main computers are in the heart of the city," Vala said.

Dante shook his head. "Those are actually back-up computers. The main computers were disguised so that the Wraith couldn't sabotage them."

"How do you know all this? Just who are you exactly?" Vala demanded as he teleported them to another branch of the city.

"My name is Dante. I'm one of the few Alterans left," he said.

"They're all dead," Vala protested.

Dante shook his head. "You know Samantha Carter, right?"

"Of course."

"She's my half sister." Dante swapped out the ZPMs and hit several buttons. "As for me, I was born around five centuries ago." He looked at her. "I'm a vampire."

"I guess that makes sense since Colonel Carter's a half vampire. But you're a pure vampire?"

He nodded and teleported them to another pier. "That's why I don't care too much for the sun." He did the same thing as the last two piers. "You okay with all of this?" he asked.

"I've seen some strange things in my travels around the galaxy," she said. "So, what's our next move after we reboot all these computers?"

Dante grinned. "Something amazing and then we deal with the Wraith that are in Atlantis," he said mysteriously.

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Sam glared at the Wraith as their hands were bound. "We will stop you," Elizabeth said defiantly.

The head Wraith smirked at her. "I think not human. Without your precious computer systems, this city is…"

"My lord!" another Wraith interrupted. "Everything in the city is being reactivated. All the systems are coming back online!"

"Impossible!" the leader said.

"Look," a third Wraith said, pointing out of the windows. Everyone in the Gate Room stared in bewilderment as Atlantis sank beneath the surface of the ocean.

"If the city sinks before the hive ship gets here we won't be able to invade Earth! Resurface the city now!" the leader ordered.

"The controls have been locked out!"

"Impossible!" the leader cried.

"At this rate, we'll be on the bottom of the ocean in ten seconds," a Wraith said. A gentle thud was soon heard and everyone knew that the city had been returned to the floor of the ocean.

The lead Wraith grabbed one of his underlings. "Get. This. City. Afloat. NOW!" he barked through clenched teeth. The underling nodded and ran for the control room. Before he could enter the room, a loud bang erupted in the room from a shotgun. The Wraith and humans looked up as a figure in a long black coat stepped into view. The figure kicked the decapitated body of the Wraith away and stood at the top of the little steps. He chambered another round into the shotgun and held the weapon ready to fire.

"Surrender or they die!" the leader commanded, aiming his weapon at Elizabeth. The lights in the room suddenly went out. When they came back on, the lead Wraith was pinned against the wall by the stranger.

Sam grinned when she saw the dark red hair. "All right Dante," she whispered.

Dante glared at the Wraith, his fingers tightening around the creature's windpipe. "I don't take orders from you," he whispered. Dante suddenly rammed several daggers into the Wraith and let go. The Wraith remained pinned to the wall by the daggers, which were through his shoulders, arms, and several places on his legs. He screamed in pain as Dante turned to the other Wraith.

One of the Wraiths had retrieved Dante's shotgun. Dante dove forward and sprang to his feet in front of the shotgun Wraith. The Wraith fired and Dante grunted in pain, looking down at his abdomen where the muzzle of the gun was. He raised his head, revealing feral silver-blue eyes. He grabbed the shotgun from the stunned Wraith and chambered another round as he flipped the gun over. He fired off a shot and turned to the remaining twenty-two Wraith. He tossed the shotgun to the side and pulled out his pair of modified pistols. He began moving around the room, firing off countless rounds, each bullet hitting its mark.

As Dante kept the Wraith busy, Vala slipped in and cut the bonds on her companions' wrists. Vala freed Sam last and handed the blonde one of the pistols Dante had given her. Sam took it without a word and began firing at the Wraith. Teal'c had retrieved the shotgun and was emptying the remaining rounds into the unfortunate Wraith. Vala tossed Daniel and Cameron a pistol as well and SG-1 made short work of the Wraith before the Atlantis team could even retrieve their weapons.

Dante reloaded his guns and holstered them. Sam walked over to her brother. The two stared at each other for a moment before they hugged. The rest of SG-1 and Vala came over.

"It is good to see you again Dante," Teal'c said.

"Likewise," Dante said.

"Leave a note next time," Sam said as they broke apart.

"Yeah, sure, you betcha," Dante grinned.

"I'm serious Dante," Sam said.

"I don't think there'll be a next time," he replied. He turned to Cameron. "And you are?" he asked.

"Cameron Mitchell," he said.

The two shook hands. "So you lead SG-1 now?"

"How'd you know?"

"I guessed," Dante replied.

"So you really do know this man," Elizabeth said.

"I told you. He's my half brother," Sam said.

"I want to know how he sank Atlantis when the main computer and controls were offline," Rodney said.

"I changed the ZPMs," Dante answered.

"Only one ZPM powers Atlantis," Rodney countered.

"There's only one back-up," Dante corrected. "The main computers and controls were disguised so that the Wraith couldn't knock them out like they did."

"And where are these so-called 'hidden computers and controls'?" Rodney demanded, arms folded.

"Like I'm gonna answer that in front of a Wraith? I'm not as dumb as you," Dante retorted. Sam stifled her giggling, a hand over her mouth. Dante ignored his sister and Rodney's indignant look. He instead walked over to the surviving Wraith against the wall and pulled out a silver dagger.

"You will die…and Earth will be ours…" the Wraith snapped.

"You're going to tell me everything I want to know," Dante said.

"If I don't?" the Wraith demanded. "You humans do not use torture."

Dante leaned in close to the Wraith, their faces centimeters apart. "Then it's a good thing I ain't human," he whispered in a low, dangerous voice. Dante straightened. "Now, how the hell did you get the way you are?"

"I don't know what you're talking about," the Wraith said.

"We can question him later," Elizabeth said.

Dante ignored her and sliced off the Wraith's left hand. "Wrong answer Wraith. I know what part of you is. You and the others. How did you get that way?"

"I will enjoy killing you," the Wraith growled.

Dante sliced the Wraith's lower left arm off. "I should tell you that I won't kill you. After I get done cutting things off, I'll start skinning you."

"That's enough!" Elizabeth shouted, trying to pull Dante away.

"Dante, what the hell are you doing?" Sam demanded, ignoring the blood that was oozing from the Wraith's severed arm.

"He's just like Lilith Sam," Dante answered. "I want to know how."

Sam, Daniel, and Teal'c's eyes widened. "Y…you can't be serious," Sam said.

"I haven't joked in a long time," Dante said.

"Who's Lilith?" John demanded.

"Legends say that she was a powerful Wraith who left to find Earth. She not only fed off of humans as the Wraith do, but she also drank their blood," Teyla said. "Though she is little more than a myth."

"She is real and she lives," the Wraith cackled. "Before she left to find Earth, she gave our ancestors the serum the Alterans used to try and make themselves immune. We managed to correct the flaw that required Lilith to drink blood."

"But still kept the strengths," Dante finished. "Unfortunately, you still gained a weakness that all vampires have." Dante smiled and rammed his silver dagger into the Wraith's heart. The Wraith gasped in shock as pain like he never felt before rampaged through his body. "Vampires are allergic to silver." He pulled out the dagger and the Wraith glared weakly at Dante.

"Lilith will…kill you…all…" he swore.

"I don't think so," Sam said. "We killed her and threw her body into an establishing wormhole. Not even her atoms are around anymore."

"You lie," the Wraith snapped.

"Go see in her hell for yourself," Dante snarled and rammed the dagger into the Wraith's head. He spat on the corpse and turned to walk away, only to be stopped by the Atlantis team.

"What the hell is going on?" John demanded.

Sam let out a slow breath. "I guess we should tell you so you have a better idea on what the Wraith really are," she said.

"Briefing room now," Elizabeth said.


Cliffhanger! Dun dun duuuunnnn! And now I'm off to go eat dinner. Feed my story with reviews, else it shan't do well in the growing area.