CHAP 10 : Confusion of the Heart

NOTE: Sorry about the Wait! I've been Crazy Busy! Haven't had time to sit down and write! I feel like this chapter is one of the worst ones, just because I had to be rushed in writing it! I hope you guys can forgive me! The next chapter will be WAYYYY WAYYY BETTER! By the way, I don't own the characters and I get my transcripts from Gateworld!

MESSAGE: Should there be a sequal, because I need to know how to end this story:) Thank you please let me know.

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Dummie2: Thanks...I don't think this chapter is gonna be good as the last one because It was done in a short amount of time! But the next chapter will be must better:)

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CHP.10

Sheppard walked into the cave first, leaving Ronon behindto sulk in his rotten mood for a few minutes. He finally entered the room, but kept his eyes away from Teyla as he walked past Zaddik and Sheppard. He wasn't able to listen to what anyone was saying. When ever Zaddik and Sheppard said anything, it would enter his ear as a mere mumble. His head was jumbled up with Ellie and Teyla. He wasn't sure how to act anymore and so he stood in the back of the room surrounded by silence. He closed his eyes and made the wise decision to put all of the problems in the back of his mind for a few minutes.

Zaddik was the first voice he heard, "See? I told you she wasn't responsible for the killings. The serum makes it unnecessary for her to feed."

"Can you confirm that?" he heard Sheppard next.

"Not yet. It will be a while before I can complete my analysis." Carson answered. Ronon opened his eyes with his mind now clear and finally realized that Teyla was standing next to him.

"Well in the meantime, there's another Wraith out there," Sheppard announced to the room. Teyla slowly walked away from the tense Ronon and made her way to Sheppard. Ronon watched her tantalizing body walk away from and he felt his heart begin to beat faster and faster. He didn't take his eyes off of her as she spoke in a hush tone to Sheppard and Zaddik. They spoke quickly and briefly and then Teyla walked over to Ellia's room hesitantly. Ronon watched her like a hawk and wanted to stop her before she entered the Wraiths room. His face and body didn't reveal any suggestion that he wanted to stop the lovely woman, but his mind was throbbing with worry. He watched the opening to Ellia's room calmly but his patience was wearing thin. He walked over to Sheppard and pulled him a little away from Zeddik, Carson, and McKay.

"What's talking so long?" Ronon whispered to him, while eyeing the three men.

"Don't worry," Sheppard whispered back to him, "It's only been two minutes!"

Ronon wiped his brow which let Sheppard know how worried he really was. Ronons eyes gave away his desperation to see Teyla.

Sheppard let out a slight sigh, "Okay look, three more minutes, and if she's not out of there you can go in."

He saw the tension lift off of Ronon's shoulders as he nodded to the Colonel and left to go back to his shadowed spot in the room.

Ronon waited again, but now a little bit more comforted by the though that he had permission to go and save Teyla.

Teyla suddenly walked into the lab very energetically.

"Zaddik? Is there a river nearby?" she asked the grey-haired man.

"Yes, just to the east", Zaddik answered her in a tone of pure confusion.

Teyla walked past Zaddik and picked her weapon up into her arms, which signaled Ronon and Sheppard to do the same.

"All right, let's go," Sheppard said with an aura of authority, " McKay, stay here and help Beckett."

McKay looked at Sheppard uncomfortably, "Ah, medical research? Not really my thing."

Sheppard raised his eyebrow at him, "And hunting Wraith?"

McKays eyes shifted back and forth in shame, "Uh, I could stay ... and ... help ... Beckett."

Sheppard exchanged a glance of amusement with Teyla before they followed Dex, who had left a long time ago.

The three teammates made their way through the forest, hopping over fallen logs before they came to a cleared part of the forest with a road. Sheppard walked in-between Teyla and Ronon and couldn't help feeling the silence was on purpose.

"Geez, you could cut the tension with a knife!" Sheppard said while he used his right hand to motion cutting on his left. He shifted his eyes back and forth between them but they gave off no reaction.

"Okay," Sheppard sighed at the awkwardness that hovered around his head.

"There, the river!" Sheppard yelled full of excitement as he ran towards it. Teyla and Ronon exchanged looks of surprised and ran after Sheppard. Sheppard and Teyla walked close by each other while Ronon walked off, away from them. The riverbed was full of rocks and the river was clear and shimmering. Their surrounding were beautiful, but a sense of danger surrounded them that completely blinded them from the sheer beauty.

"This must be the river she saw in her vision", Teyla indicated while examining the trees and rocks around her.

"Assuming she's telling the truth", Sheppard said making Teyla feel denounced. She gave him a look of disapproval.

"Just because there's another Wraith doesn't mean you can trust her", Sheppard reminded Teyla while looking over to Ronon who was examining the dirt.

"What've you got?" Sheppard yelled over to the kneeling Ronon.

Ronon poked the edges of the imprint in the dirt, "Fresh tracks. It's him."

"Now do you believe?" Teyla simpered.

"I still think there's more to this than she and Zaddik are telling us," Sheppard said, still not convinced.

Ronon stood up straight and gestured up the river, "He's heading upstream, into the hills."

They exchanged looks and energetically walked up the stream. They became much more aware that danger could be behind any tree. They held their weapons very tightly and made sure not miss any shadow or movement.

"Lets head through the forest,"Ronon said as they followed him in-between a few trees.
They walked for a few minutes through the forest crowded by trees.

They heard radio static, "What is it, Rodney?" Sheppard asked Rodney over the radio.

"The villagers are on the move, and it doesn't look like they're going to a picnic", they heard him say.

Sheppard looked at Ronon full of worry, "They heading for the caves?" he asked Rodney again.

"Not at the moment, no", Rodney answered Sheppard.

Sheppard looked at Ronon who looked far more alert now.

"All right, get back there and sit tight" Sheppard informed Rodney before he closed the radio connection.

"We're losing time guys", Sheppard said as his two teammates turned to walk ahead.

They continued to walk through the forest once more, but this time the imposing danger was closer. It seemed like it had been forever and they had began to relax once again. The forest had started to get less dense and that comforted them a little bit. They heard static over the radio, "Colonel Sheppard, come in!" Carson tried to establish contact with them.

"Go ahead", Sheppard waited for the bad news from Carson once more.

"We've got another problem", Carson stated, not wanting to go on with his news but he did anyway.

"Ellia's gone, and she's injected herself with the retro virus," Carson informed him.

"Why would she do that?" Sheppard asked Carson knowing that Carson was feeling guilty already.

"She must've heard us talking about it," Carson's voice hinted at little bit of guilt.

Sheppard waited for the rest of the story, "I told Zaddik it might be the key to making her human". Sheppard could feel that the worst was yet to come but made no indication that he was even slightly worried. He looked up at Ronon who gave off a aura of confidence. It comforted Sheppard and he got his hope back from his friend and radioed Carson again.

"Look! Ronon says we're close. If we lose the trail now, we may never catch the Wraith!"

Carsons voice sounded sightly more relaxed, "Rodney and I will find her!"

Sheppard looked at Teyla unsure of what the outcome of their search would be, "All right, but be careful!"

"Understood", Carson said and ended their radio conversation.

The three of them continued their search for the young Wraith once more. Teyla went ahead of the two men. She was a good twenty feet in front of them and Sheppard and Ronon walked side by side behind her. They were silent most of the time; like most men, they didn't say much. Sheppard glanced at Ronon from time to time. Yet Ronon didn't pay him much attention, he was either looking around the forest or looking over at the lovely Teyla.

Sheppard could feel his friend's pain, "Just talk to her Ronon."

Ronon looked at Sheppard puzzled, " I told you already Sheppard," he took a deep breath, " there is nothing between us."

Sheppard raised an eyebrow in suspicion, " But if you want something between the two of you then you better talk to the woman." Sheppard could feel Ronon's expression soften up, "I think I rather die alone and cold then have her reject me again." Ronon left Sheppard stunned and confused with his mouth open. Ronon walked away from him and made his way between a couple of trees. "Wait!" Sheppard called out, "what the hell do you mean by AGAIN?" Teyla turned around and stared at him with her usual skeptical look. Sheppard motion to Teyla to follow him and as he made his way through the forest after Dex. They saw him walk down a small hill but they had so many trees in their way that it was impossible to get to him as fast. "God damn trees are fucking everywhere," Sheppard brushed the branches out of the way violently.

"Teyla, If I ever say that I want to go camping, remind me about this planet okay?" he said making Teyla laugh. They made their way finally into a open spot and looked down the small hill to see Ronon examining the area.

"Anything?" Sheppard asked him; but he had no answer, he could tell that Ronon was concentrating on work.

"Sheppard?" Ronon called out to them just a few seconds later.

They hurried down the small rocky hill and saw Ronon examining trash inside a small shelter. Ronon was kneeling by it, "This is where he's been making camp," he stood up and continued, "He was here less than an hour ago."

They became very alert all of a sudden and the fear that the Wraith could be around them somewhere spread like the plague. They looked around making sure not to miss any corner, hole or tree. They didn't see anything unusual, just the warm sun breaking in between the branches. Who could tell that a evil even resided in such a beautiful forest.

Suddenly a single shot rang through the forest. The three friends ran towards the direction of the shot without even a hesitant movement. Once again they were dodging trees and jumping over objects. They all felt the need to help whoever was in that direction. Knowing Carson and McKay, it was probably them. They weren't even aware of how long they had been running or how far for that matter. They kept their thoughts on reaching their destination. In the distance they saw a crowd of people and McKay and Carson among them. They slowed down, out of breath and out of energy. Teyla and Sheppard slowly moved towards them, while Ronon continued on out of breath also, but walking like he just got back from a slow stroll.

"Man," Sheppard began in-between breaths, " he acts like he just got out of bed, not from a 2 mile run." Teyla nodded in agreement but made no attempt to say anything. They walked over to the crowd of people and Carson approached them saddened, "It was Ellia."

"There's another one of those things out there. Look what it did to Zaddik! I say we go after it now!" Callup blurted out loudly. Ronon gave him a deadly look and Callup made himself one with the crowed once again. "If I could just slap the taste out of his mouth," Ronon though to himself and smirked at the image of him savagely smacking Callup in the lip.

"No one's going anywhere", Sheppard interrupted Ronon's violent fantasy, "We'll handle this! Stay calm. Take it easy".

Beckett approached Sheppard once again, "I've given him something for the pain, but his injuries are too severe," Beckett's eyes couldn't hide his sorrow as he took a deep breath and continued on, "He's not going to make it."

"This can't be happening. It's not possible", Carson and Sheppard heard Goran say slowly.

Zaddik taking in small breaths ,with tears in his eyes began to admit his sins ," I'm ... sorry. Don't ... blame Ellia. It was my idea". Everyone looked on in a mix of confusion and disgust. Goran put on a strict face of horror.

Zaddick continued with his disturbing story, " You ... have to understand that when I found her, I'd just lost my own wife and son to a fever". Teyla and Carson exchanged looks of pure interest, "She was just lying there, helpless."

Goran looked down at the wounded man who spoke in a weak voice, "When I saw her, I knew what I had to do. As I told you, in the beginning ... she survived on food and water like any young girl".

Zaddiks eyes shifted to that of horror and pain as he continued to inform them of his horrors, "Then the hunger came" .

"She took ... what she needed from me ... to survive ... until ... I perfected the serum", Zaddik spoke on but didn't acknowledge the people around him. It seemed as if he was blind.

"She never fed on anyone after that?" Sheppard asked uncomfortably.

Zaddick looked on into the sky and took a long pause before answering the burning question.

"No".

"All right. Teyla? Ronon? You're with me. The rest of you stay here," Sheppard gave orders to his team.

"Colonel, the retro virus is acting quickly. The human part of her is almost gone," Carson informed his team leader of their current situation.

Sheppard squinted in question, "You said she killed the other Wraith and saved McKay's life."

"Yes, but I'm not sure she knew what she was doing. She's operatin' on a purely animal level right now," Carson explained.

Teyla jumped into the two men's conversation, "Is there nothing you can do for her?"

Becketts expression softened towards her, "I might be able to reverse the effects, if you bring her back alive, but I doubt she'll cooperate. She's also stronger and faster than any Wraith I've ever seen."

Sheppard felt his heart jump a little and he squeaked, "Great!"

Sheppard, Teyla, and Ronon headed out to find the Wraith and left the others behind to give the people some small hope. They didn't need to know everything that was going on and Carson and McKay stayed behind to make it seem like Zaddik had a small chance of survival. It was the best way to handle the situation and keep everyone calm and in one place. After about ten minutes of walking Carson radioed the team to let them know the dreary news.

"Colonel? This is Beckett", Carson established communication.

Sheppard was ready to hear the bad news, "Go ahead," he said with a burning pain in his chest.

He heard Carson pause and take a deep breath, " Zaddik's dead".

Sheppard and Teyla exchanged looks that sort of said all hope was gone.

"Understood", Sheppard ended the conversation on a sorrow note. They walked on through the forest with the twigs softly cracking beneath their feet. Sheppard stopped as soon as he noticed that Ronon was on alert.

"She knows we're here," he said approaching Sheppard, " She's watchin' us".

The two men stood side by side as Teyla walked ahead of them. Conducing her own search she tried to get a hold of Ellia, " Ellia? We want to help you! Doctor Beckett can make you better, but you have to come with us! We will not hurt you"

The two men kept very quiet a few feet away from her trying to spot the female Wraith. A loud shriek was all they need to locate their Wraith. Ronon's body was in shock at the sight of the Wraith on top of his Teyla. All that ran through his mind was, "kill her". The two men ran as fast as they could. However, Ronon was ready to blow the Wraiths brains out as soon as he got a clear shot. He had so many emotions running through him; anger, desperation, love, sadness, guilty, hate. The only clear thought that crossed his mind was killing the female Wraith. As soon as Teyla tossed Ellia off of her, Ronon saw his chance and fired one single shot. Ellia scrambled and backed away from the group. She ran out of sight while Teyla was left unconscious. The two men quickly knelt down besides her. Ronon felt her body looking for any signs of noticeable blood.

" Oh ..." Sheppard whispered as he looked up to spot which direction Ellia went to. Ronon kept checking Teyla for injuries. He had the blazing fear that something bad happened to her. He felt tears forming in the back of his throat but he held them back. On the outside he looked calm and in control of the situation but the truth was that he was fearing for Teyla's life. He knew he wouldn't be able to forgive himself if anything happened to her. He drew his hand back slowly from underneath her head. His fingers were stained from her pure red blood. He looked at her blood upon his fingers and knew that, that was the worst of her injuries. It settled his heart beat down knowing that it wasn't as bad as he was prepared for.

"She took a blow in the head when it hit her," Ronon muttered to Sheppard, who was taking off his jacket.

"Stay with her," Sheppard ordered him as he gave him his rolled up jacket. Sheppard got up and made a move to the direction where Ellia left.

"Sheppard!" Ronon called out to his friend who was ready for a chase.

Sheppard gave him a stern look, "That's an order."

He ran off leaving Ronon to tend to the injured woman. He placed Sheppard rolled up jacket under Teyla's head. It wasn't the fact that he didn't want to look after her. It was the fact that he still had so much anger in him towards the Wraith. He wanted to be the one who killed it. He sat down next to her and looked at her compassionately. He was still full of worry, he had so many feelings and questions inside him. Would she be alright? What would happen if she woke up and couldn't remember anything? He wanted to just bend down and kiss her lips. They looked so welcoming, but he knew it would be wrong to kiss a woman at this time. He placed his hand closer to hers; yet he dared not actually touch her. He felt uncomfortable doing so, he didn't want the feelings he had for her to be one sided. He knew that she had some type of feelings for him. However, at a stage when you don't talk to the person you care about you start making up your own ideas and confusing yourself. He was at the point where once moment he could see that cared for him, but the next minute it would seem like she just saw him as a friend. He still wanted to kill the Wraith and hoped that Sheppard hadn't found her yet. He still could have a shot at her. He looked up and saw the young woman regaining consciousness.

"Teyla!" he exclaimed with joy and surprise all at once.

"What happened?" she started to get up, "Where's Colonel Sheppard?" Her first words hit him in the heart. Why did she have to bring up Sheppard? Wasn't it enough that he was there? He got the idea that she cared about Sheppard out of his head.

"He went after the creature!" he answered her question.

Teyla had fear in her eyes and voice, "You let him go alone?"

Ronon started to feel a little bit annoyed but kept mellow, "He wanted me to stay with you." That was all he could say and he made sure he said it sincerely and lovingly as possible.

Now Teyla looked annoyed, "I am fine. Go!" she said with a exasperated breath.

"Aren't we supposed to follow his orders?" Ronon said, not knowing quite why he asked, because he wanted to kill the Wraith.

" Sometimes, we are allowed to make exceptions," Teyla said while giving him an annoyed look.

"And who decides when it's one of those times?" he asked with slight hope that she would change her mind and ask her to stay with him.

"We do," she said.

He didn't even think about staying, he sprung to his feet and hid his desperation to stay by her, "That's good enough".

He ran off as fast as he could leaving her behind still on the ground. His feet carried him through the forest. He was 100 percent certain that he was going in the right direction. He had a feeling in his gut that Sheppard was in trouble and leaving his friend to the Wraith wasn't an option. He heard commotion up ahead and his feet began to move even faster. He jumped off a small cliff and saw Sheppard on the floor with Ellia on top of him. He pulled out his gun and before Ellia knew what hit her, he fired one shot. As he pulled that trigger he felt some guilt lift of his shoulders. He fired over and over hoping to release all his anger. He still had some chaos left over but it was the anger he felt for himself. He couldn't deny the fact that he blamed himself for Teyla getting hurt. Sheppard let out final shot along with Ronon's and Ellia was dead. They both looked at the dead body before them in silence. She lay there motionless and Sheppard left bad for the first time in his life about killing a Wraith. Ronon caught sight of John's bleeding arm.

"You OK?" Ronon asked his friend in concern.

Sheppard examined his wounded arm, "Yeah. She tried feeding on me".

They looked back at Ellia's body once again, "She wasn't gonna let us take her back," Ronon said trying to comfort Sheppard.

"Yeah, I know", Sheppard said trying to hid his doubts. Ronon clapped him on the shoulder and walked away from the sight of the dead Wraith's body. Sheppard followed him after glancing at Ellia once more. He tried to catch up to the tall warrior who seemed in a hurry to leave.

"Hold on Ronon," Shepprd sped up his lazy walk.

Ronon waited for him and then started walking back to Teyla. Ronon walked much faster then Sheppard. He tried to slow down but he couldn't help but be at a slow run to get to her. He needed to know that she was safe. They made their way to Teyla, who once again was unconscious and Ronon ran over to her sleepy form. He lightly picked her up in his arms and cradled her as if she was a small child. Her head fell perfectly into his neck. She fit him like a puzzle and he took in small smells of her hair. He looked up to see Sheppard cheesing.

"Aww see I knew you could be a true Romeo," Sheppard walked over to the Ronon, "That's why I left you alone with her!" Ronon's eye brows narrowed at him but Sheppard didn't back away, he knew Ronon was thankful that he left them alone.

"Come on lets go home," Ronon said turning away from Sheppard and then motioning him to follow. The whole time they were walking, Ronon kept a close eye on Teyla, making sure she was comfortable. They finally reached Carson and Becket who were talking to Goran.

"Oh god," Carson got up off of a rock and quickly approached Sheppard and Ronon.

"Are you okay," he looked back and forth from Teyla and Sheppard's arm.

"Okay we have to go home right now lads," Carson said to his team. McKay picked up the smallest case with Carson's equipment in it.

"Are you telling me that is all your planning on carrying?" Carson asked McKay as he picked up two cases.

"Well, I'm planning on carry other stuff too," McKay tried to get out of carrying the heavy luggage. It was lucky that Goran offered for him and Callup help them carry their things. They set out to the Puddle-jumper which was very far off. They were happy that the forest didn't get thicker and that the road was the easiest and quickest way into town.

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When they finally came into town there was a wagon waiting for them.

"Thank you," Goran shook Sheppard's, McKay's, and Carson's hands furiously. Callup walked over to Ronon carefully and silently as possible making sure not to upset the huge warrior. Ronon was still holing on to Teyla's body and his grip on her got tighter as Callup approached.

"Excuse me, but would you mind telling Teyla that I will miss her," Callup asked him shyly. Ronon gave him a very unapproving look; hoping to scare the young man away, but it failed.

"I know your in love with her and everything," Callup stared down at the ground fidgeting, "and I know she loves you back, but would you mind tell her that?" Ronon was speechless at what he was hearing. His expression and voice got kinder towards Callup.

"Sure," he murmured while still examining Callup's face. He couldn't help searching for anything that seemed fishy.

"Come on Ronon, get on!" Shepaprd called out to Ronon. He turned to look at his team, who were already sitting on the back of the wagon. When he turned to look back at Callup, he was gone.

They all rode on the wagon back to their Ship and Ronon never once placed Teyla down. He

kept her in his arms the whole time.

"You know you can put her down if you want," McKay suggested but Ronon gave him a warning look to back off, "Or you can stay like that, I'm sure your arms are stuck in that position by now."

Sheppard gave Rodeny his back off look and Rodeny sat down at his spot once again.

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When the puddle jumper finally entered the Gate. Elizabeth was the first to welcome the team back.

"Welcome back guys!" She said, not realizing that Teyla and Sheppard were hurt. Her mouth dropped open and her eyes winded, "Oh no!" She walked over to them and without a minute to lose ordered them to the infirmary.

"Ronon we can get someone to carry Teyla," Elizabeth began but noticed Ronon's protective grip on her, "or you can do it, I think that would be better idea." Sheppard, Ronon carrying Teyla, and Carson hurried to the Infirmary.

"Okay, Ronon place Teyla right there," Carson pointed to an empty bed and then ran off to see to Sheppard. Ronon placed her gently on the white sheets and sat down right next to her on a small chair. He waited patiently, not taking his eyes off of the caramel beauty. A few minutes later Carson came in, dressed in his white robe and ready for work.

"Okay lad your going to have to step out for a while," Carson calmly asked Ronon hoping that he would actually listen. Ronon looked at the doctor for a second but walked away so Carson could do his job. Ronon paced back and forth like an anxious father. Carson came out within a matter of minutes.

"She'll be fine, no need to worry," Carson assured him with a big smile, "You can go in and wait for her to awake if you like." Ronon didn't even hesitate, he marched straight in and placed himself by her side. Carson smiled at him and pulled the white curtain by her bed to surround her little corner. It gave them some privacy and it put Ronon at ease knowing that no one could see him acting the way he was. He pulled the chair closer to her bed and placed his finger tips on hers. He was still scared to toucher her hand completely. It wasn't the fact that he was touching her that scared him. He touched her plenty of times, he just carried her for two straight hours. It was the fact that touching her hand was intimate to him. It meant something, just as a hug or a kiss would. He let go of her hand as soon as he felt her stir. She sleepily opened her eyes and made a painful face. Ronon jumped to his feet to help her up. He was carful to be gentle with her as she sat up to a fluffy pillow behind her back.

She looked at her surroundings, "How long has it been?"

"Not too long," he smiled looking at her happily.

She gave him a slight unsure smile, "Would you mind If I had some alone time?"

That was it, she took a knife and stabbed him in the heart.

"Yeah, no problem," he said and walked out of the Infirmary without another word.

She was confused, what was wrong with that man? One minute he was hot and another minute he was cold. It was like he couldn't make up his mind. She was unsure of how she should act around him. She new she needed some quite time to clear her thoughts. She laid her head on the white pillow once again and it wasn't long before she was asleep.

Elizabeth walked into the Infirmary to see Sheppard and Carson standing side by side talking.

"How you doing solider?" she asked Sheppard as she winced at his arm expecting a huge wound.

"What?" she looked at his arm, "I though you were hurt!"

"Well, I was.." Sheppard looked at his arm once more, "But I guess not."

"I need to talk to you," Sheppard looked at Elizabeth slyly, "Would you excuse us Dr. Beckett?"

"No problem lad, just go about your day," Carson took his chart and samples and left.

"What is going on John?" Elizabeth asked him as he led her out of the room.

"I'll tell you what's going on as soon as we get to my room." John said walking behind Elizabeth pushing her along.

She chuckled, "Your room?"

"Gosh, you women, all you do it talk!" Sheppard teased her.

"Hey!" she protested while Sheppard shoved her into his room.

"Less talk more action," he kissed her before she could say anything. They stood in his dark room, kissing each other like they didn't see each other in years. He placed his hands on her cheeks and pulled away from her.

"God I missed you," he whispered and she felt him looking at her through the dark.

"Really?" She said sweetly but was cut off by radio static.

"Dr. Weir?" the voice said.

She let out a small annoyed sigh, "Yes?"

"We need you in the Gate room, ma'am."

She gave John a small peck on the lips and left, before he could complain.

A few minutes later Sheppard, who was laying on his bed, day dreaming, got radioed.

"John?" Elizabeth said through the radio static.

"We have a problem," she continued; and before she could tell him what it was, he made his way to the Gate room.

He burst into the door, "What's going on?" Elizabeth was taken back by his sudden rush into the room.

"It seems that Ronon is gone," She gave him a weak smile.

"What?" Sheppard asked puzzled.

"He's gone," McKay jumped into the conversation, "as in he's not here."

"Shut up Rodney," Elizabeth and Sheppard said in unison. They hurried over to the control panel, where everyone was working in a rush.

"Well, I guess it happened while we were all busy." Elizabeth explained to John who was still confused.

"Okay, I'm not surprised that he was able to leave," John glared at the guy working on one of the controls, "Im just wondering WHY?"

They stood their puzzled, "Well, you know...I don't think people like us very much," Rodney blurted out.

"I mean first Ford and now Ronon!" Rodney tried to lighten up the situation, while Elizabeth and Sheppard gave him looks of boredom.

"Well I don't think there's a way to track him Elizabeth, he knows how to run!" Sheppard said to her. She looked away in worry, "What should we do?" she asked him.

"I think we should just wait," he continued to try to reassure her, "I'm sure he'll come back."

She looked at him with a weak smile, "Who's gonna tell her?"

Sheppard sighed, "I think we should wait, we need to just let her rest."

Days passed and Teyla healed wonderfully. Of course everyone acted weird around her, trying not to let the fact that Ronon was gone slip out. She spent her time mostly wondering where he was but she didn't want to ask anyone. Even though it made her depressed that he didn't come to visit her. She had her bandages off within a couple of days and by the end of two weeks she was able to get up. She still had no idea that Ronon was gone and on her way to her room the day she was able to leave the Infirmary, Sheppard finally approached her.

"Teyla," he said called out to the light brown haired woman, "Can I talk to you for a second?"

She gave him a small smile, "Of course Cornel, what is wrong?"

"I think we better sit down," he said as her smile faded away. They walked into her dimmed room and sat down on two chairs facing each other.

"Ronon," he began, "is gone." He saw her eyes widen and her eyebrows narrow in confusion.

"He's been gone for about two weeks now," he continued, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before, we wanted to let you heal and rest before..."

She jumped up, " I need to find him!" She walked briskly to her closet and got her vest out.

"Uh, Teyla you can't just go out and find him just like that!" Sheppard tried to plead with the woman.

"Yes I can," she said putting on her jacket and vest, "I know where he is!"