Here is today's chapter. Hope you guys like it. I have somewhat of a faint idea on where this story is going, but Elphie Muse isn't giving anything else away.
Elphie Muse: Exactly. Now get on with the story.
As per usual, t'ain't mine.
"Okay, how is she still alive? The reports said she died," Rodney said.
"She did," Daniel said. "But if she's here now, then it means she Ascended."
"And she chose to Descend to help Dante," Sam said.
"We can't let you in there," Elizabeth said. "We have no way of knowing if he's really back to himself."
"That's a risk I'm willing to take," Janet said.
"No guy is worth death," Vala said.
"Some are," Janet said. She looked at Elizabeth. "Please open the door."
"We can't do that Doctor," Caldwell said. "It's too dangerous."
"How else are we going to know what's wrong with him?" she asked, glaring at the Colonel.
"Isn't this magic we are dealing with?" Teyla asked.
Janet sighed wearily. "Please. Let me try to help him," she pleaded, looking at Elizabeth, tears beginning to shine in her eyes.
"Very well," Elizabeth agreed.
"You can't be serious," John said.
Elizabeth opened the door to the cell. Janet slipped in and the Atlantis leader closed the door. "Now what?" she asked.
"We wait," Sam said.
"There are still some of those things running around that Dante infected," Ronon said "We should try and deal with them now."
"How many people have been evacuated?" Elizabeth asked.
"Everyone except for those who have been infected and us," Caldwell answered.
"Good. Colonel Sheppard, I want you to take your team and SG-1 to try and hunt them down and deal with them. But stay together and be careful. I don't want any of you to become infected," Elizabeth said.
"I'm staying here," Sam said.
"Sam, you have to go with them," Janet said. "Aside from Dante, you're the only one with supernatural abilities here."
Sam reluctantly nodded. "All right. Just be careful." She and the others left the room, leaving Caldwell, Elizabeth, Beckett, Vala, and Rodney alone with Janet and Dante. Janet turned her attention to Dante and sat down next to him. She gently pulled Dante onto her lap and brushed some of his hair off of his forehead. A faint sheen of sweat glistened on his skin. His body was shaking and every so often a soft whimper escaped his throat.
Janet kissed the top of his forehead. As she rose back up she noticed another pendant resting on his chest in the shape of a wolf. She reached out and touched it. As her fingers brushed the metal, darkness overtook her and she slumped against the wall.
"Doctor Fraiser!" Beckett exclaimed, noticing what had happened.
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Janet slowly opened her eyes, unsure of what had happened. Overhead she could hear a crash of thunder. A bolt of lightening soon split across the sky followed by another burst of thunder. Janet could see that she was in some sort of castle, the walls slightly transparent. She rose to her feet and found herself looking in a mirror. She was wearing an elegant dark red dress that brought out the red in her hair.
"Weird," she muttered. The sound of fighting above her met her ears. She began searching for a stairway that led up. She finally found it off in a corner and hurried over as quickly as she could in the dress. She suddenly realized that her clothing had changed and looked down. She now wore a pair of combat boots, a pair of black fatigue pants, and a black shirt with her dog tags out.
"Very weird," she said and continued on her run to the fighting. Her dog tags jangled together as she took the steps two at a time. Soon she was on the roof, fat raindrops splashing on the stone. She saw two figures fighting in the rain. One had long white hair and the other had long dark red hair. She cautiously approached the fight, careful to not get too close.
The figure with the white hair struck his opponent hard across the face and the red haired figured was thrown a little into the air before crashing to the floor and sliding a few feet towards Janet. The petite doctor ran to the red haired man and saw that it was a very bloodied Dante.
"Dante," she said, pushing his rain plastered hair away from his face.
He opened his eyes and stared in astonishment. "J…Janet?"
"It's me Dante. What the hell is going on?"
"I can explain that," the white haired man said. Janet lifted her head and saw that he had pale gray skin. He had dark sinister eyes, sharp teeth, and his nails were like talons. Janet stood protectively in front of Dante.
"You must be one of those Wraith things Sam told me about," she said.
"Not entirely. I use to be a Wraith, but I was killed. By your…friend there," the Wraith said. "When he did that, my spirit possessed him."
"I won't let you control him anymore," Janet said vehemently.
"My dear, all I need to do is kill his spirit here and his body is mine. Though I must admit I thought it wouldn't take this long. And you winding up here it is a bit of a shock as well. But it is of little concern. If I kill your spirit here as well, I will possess you and Dante both."
"Go to hell," Janet snapped, clenching her fists. A sword suddenly appeared in the Wraith's hand. He swooped in and plunged the weapon into Janet's abdomen. She cried out in pain, blood flowing from the wound.
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"Janet!" Beckett cried. Blood was flowing from her abdomen for no apparent reason. The Scottish doctor opened the cell door. He ran over to Janet, but before he could touch her, an invisible shield suddenly hurled him away from her.
"You all right?" Vala asked, helping him up.
"I'll be fine, but if Doctor Fraiser's allowed to bleed as bad as she is, she won't make it," he said.
Rodney stepped into the cell and halted just short of where Beckett had been thrown. He extended his hand and it hit a solid object. "Something's definitely here," he confirmed. "I'll need to run some tests. Maybe I can find away around it."
"Do it," Elizabeth ordered.
"How did she even get injured?" Vala murmured mostly to herself. She absently bit her lower lip, worried for the pair.
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"Janet!" Dante screamed as the Wraith slid the sword out. The vampire caught Janet as she fell and he tore off his shirt, trying to stop the bleeding.
"You have to…stop him…" Janet whispered, barely clinging on to consciousness.
"I can't Janet. He's too strong," Dante said.
"Y…you're…not just a vampire…anymore Dante…" she said painfully. "You're a…hybrid…"
"I don't want to use that power," he whispered.
"Power…doesn't define us…Dante…it's how we…use that power that…defines us," Janet told him, wincing in pain. She let out a cry and arched her back. After a moment, she released the breath she had been holding and fell back against him. Her eyes stared blankly up at him.
"Janet?" he whispered, shaking her gently.
"She will belong to me shortly," the Wraith smirked. "And you are too weak to stop me vampire."
Dante carefully set the rest of Janet's body on the ground. He steadily rose to his feet, his tattoos glowing white. He slowly turned to face the Wraith. Dante's eyes opened and they were glowing pure white. His eyes narrowed and the Wraith backed away, slightly unnerved by Dante.
"This is my mind Wraith," Dante snarled. He raised his hand and a beam of light engulfed the Wraith. The Wraith screamed in pain and vanished. Dante lowered his hand and turned back to Janet. He ran to her side and knelt down. He hesitantly placed his right hand on her wound. Nothing happened and tears began to mingle with the rain.
Dante gathered Janet's still form in his arms as he sat on the ground. "Not again," he whispered. He began rocking back and forth, Janet's arms and head limp. He paused only long enough to kiss her gently on the lips. "I'm sorry…" he whispered. "I love you Janet. I love you," he began repeating.
"Dante…I need air," a voice said. His eyes widened and he looked down. Janet was smiling up at him, her eyes warm and full of life. A smile broke out on his face and he hugged her tightly. "Dante! I need air to live damn it!"
He sheepishly loosened his grip. "I thought I lost you again." He rose to his feet and helped her to hers.
"Not this time," she said. She smiled at him. "So…how do we get out of this place?" she asked.
Dante smiled. "I have an idea." He leaned down and kissed her gently.
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"They're awake!" Vala exclaimed.
They all turned as Dante and Janet got to their feet. The hybrid turned and saw Janet right when she looked at him. They stared at each other for several minutes before finding themselves in the other's arms. Dante crushed Janet to his chest, happier than he had ever been in his five centuries of living. Janet in turn held on to Dante as tightly as she could, her head resting against his chest.
"Get a room," Rodney muttered.
Dante turned and looked at the five other people in the room. "Where's Sam and the others?" he asked.
"Some of the personnel you attacked while infected became infected," Elizabeth answered. "Sheppard and his team along with SG-1 went out to try and stop them."
"What can I do to help?" Dante asked.
There was a loud bang on the door and they turned as another bang struck the door. This time there was an indentation of a fist. Dante and Janet walked out of the cell as the bangs increased in frequency. The door began sliding open and a pair of hairy arms covered in blue-gray fur appeared. The six humans watched in horror as the doors slid open to allow a Wraith vampire-lycan hybrid into the room. It looked at the group and growled in hunger.
Yay! Everyone's okay!...or will they be okay? Come back tomorrow for another exciting chapter! Until then, review!
