Author's Notes:- Thanks to Stonedtoad for betaing.
Thanks to everyone who's reviewed and likes this.
WARNING:- This has what can be viewed as a rape. It's not graphic but if you are uncomfortable this is just to give you forward warning.
Hope you enjoy.
Radek Zelenka liked Rodney, they were friends. He also trusted him but something about the way he'd been acting lately worried Radek, Rodney was never one to stop studying of a place or artefact just because there had been an accident.
Yes, they moved back and then analysed all the data they'd come across but they had never just stopped work on anything before.
It confused and worried him which was why Radek was at the same lab Rodney had been a few days before. He sat going over the data a grimace slipping onto his face, this didn't look good.
As he continued to read Radek gasped in horror.
"You should have done as I told you," the voice made him turn to where Rodney stood above him.
"You are not Rodney," Radek stated worry setting into his voice.
"No," he replied as he held a wrench on his hand, "And you are not going to get a chance to tell anyone."
Before he could move or even cry out Ellis slammed the metal bar against Radek's temple sending him crashing unconscious to the ground.
x
As Radek fell to the ground Ellis frowned and quickly erased the information from the database before he left. He had to leave now; there was no way to know how many people Zelenka had told he would be coming here.
The first thing he needed was Cadman then he would get a Jumper and return to his home to take his rightful place. Looking down on the man laying unconscious he raised the wrench to deliver the final blow but stopped.
He dropped the wrench and left wondering why he hadn't just finished the scientist off. Ellis frowned as he headed back to the transporter after a quick stop off at Rodney's room he would then collect his queen and they could leave here.
x
Cadman lay on her bed her skin was flushed, her body aroused. She couldn't sleep but she couldn't move from where she was lying. The door opened spilling light across her and a man walked in.
"Rodney?" Cadman moaned in surprise.
He sat down beside her leaning down to look into her eyes, "Shh, my love," he soothed, "It's alright. Get dressed and come with me. I'm going to take you to your new home where you will be a queen."
She looked confused at what he was saying but didn't get a chance to ask anything as he kissed her again. Ellis smiled at her response to his kiss though he frowned as she murmured his host's name again, once she carried his child she would learn his true name but until that time he had to just smile at her.
"Get dressed," he ordered again.
Ellis stood watching as she dressed before he gathered up some personal items she would need in her new home. Finally she turned to him ready to leave. Ellis poured her a glass of water and dropped the remainder of the serum in so that there would be no problems on their journey.
"Drink this," Ellis told her, "It'll make you feel good."
Cadman took the water and drained the glass dry; Ellis took it from her and replaced it on the dresser before taking her arm.
"It's time my love," Ellis told her.
x
Ellis led her through the corridors of Atlantis making sure they avoided anywhere people would be. Cadman moved with him without question, her eyes were glassy the serum doing its work.
When they reached the Jumper bay Ellis sat Cadman in the back portion of the ship while he took the pilot's seat. The knowledge of his host was excellent as it gave Ellis the information and skills he needed to make sure that he could leave with his queen.
With freedom in his grasp Ellis started the Jumper and activated the override he'd set up, as the ship arrived in the Gateroom voices came over the radio demanding what was going on but Ellis ignored them and smiled as the small vessel slipped through the event horizon.
"What the hell just happened?" John demanded running into the Control room.
Elizabeth turned to him stunned, "Rodney stole one of the Jumpers."
"What?"
"He overrode all our systems and somehow managed to bypass the computers so that they haven't recorded where he went," Elizabeth continued, "John, we have no way of knowing where he is."
John frowned, this couldn't be right; "Rodney wouldn't have done something like this without coercion. We should do a roll call of everyone on Atlantis so we can see who else is missing."
"Good idea," Elizabeth nodded, "Do it as fast as possible."
John nodded back and started shouting orders managing to suppress the panic he was feeling from his voice. Elizabeth stood impatiently waiting for the head count to be done.
"Well?" she demanded the moment John returned with the results.
"Other than Rodney both Zelenka and Cadman are missing," John told her.
Elizabeth frowned, "I don't see how they would do this."
"I know Rodney's got a thing for Cadman but I doubt he'd do this to get alone with her," John rolled his eyes.
"Rodney and Cadman?" Elizabeth asked, "When did this happen. I thought she and Carson…"
"Nah, Carson's seeing Dr Brown now," John shrugged, "I don't know when it started but Rodney was watching Cadman pretty closely when we were having breakfast before the accident in the lab."
Elizabeth shook her head, "That's not important, I want to know where they are before we even work out why they did this."
"Working on it," John told her.
x
John grabbed Teyla and Ronan to help with the investigation into what had just happened. They split up and started talking to anyone who could have seen any of the missing three that day.
Finally he had some luck when talking to Dr Jefferson.
"Dr Zelenka mentioned that he was worried about Dr McKay," the young man said a little hesitantly not wanting to get his superiors into any trouble.
"Anything else?" John demanded getting a sinking feeling.
"Dr Zelenka said he wanted to look at the lab Dr McKay was telling everyone to stay away from," Dr Jefferson explained, "That was the last time I saw him."
"How long ago?"
"About three hours at least."
John frowned and hit his radio, "Ronan, Carson meet me at the transporter, I think I know where Radek is."
x
Radek groaned as he regained consciousness.
"Stay still Radek," Carson's calming voice, "You have a serious head injury."
"Sure," Radek muttered forcing his eyes open to see the fuzzy outline of the doctor leaning over him.
"Radek," another voice called, "Radek who did this to you?"
Radek tried to place the voice but was having problems.
"Colonel," Carson snapped, "This is not the time."
"We don't have much time," John replied sharply, "If he can tell us something we need to know."
"Colonel?"
"Yeah Radek," John gripped his hand, "Who did this?"
Radek gritted his teeth against the pain in his head, "Rodney."
"What?" Carson and John cried in unison.
"But not Rodney," Radek forced out, "Computer."
He closed his eyes again listening to John tapping at keys, each tap striking him like a hammer before he heard John swear.
"John?" Carson asked
"Nothing there," John replied, "Radek, its gone whatever it was."
Radek frowned as John's voice became distorted and he had to fight to keep awake, "Disc," he managed to say before the blackness took over.
x
"What is it?" Elizabeth asked as John jogged into her office a computer disc in his hand.
"I don't know yet," John told her, "Let's find out."
Slipping in the disc they stared in horror at what they were seeing. They continued through the data and John saw Elizabeth collapse into her seat out of the corner of his eye.
"Okay," Elizabeth breathed, "Get working on how to get them back. I want you, Carson, Ronan and Teyla to go. The smaller the team the better, I'll get together the details."
John nodded, "Yes Ma'am."
x
"Okay," John took a deep breath, "According to this Rodney's possessed by some guy who partially ascended and took over a planet as king."
"Do we know which planet?" Ronan's deep voice interrupted.
"We're still getting data from the disc," John told him, "But we're sure it'll have a Stargate so we're taking a Jumper," he stopped for a second, "Our next problem is not only is this guy possessing Rodney so will know our tactics…possibly but he also has Lieutenant Cadman."
"Why her?" Teyla asked.
John grimaced, "This is the bit that turns my stomach. This guy Ellis, every so often gets himself a queen, gets her pregnant then ages the kid using technology before taking over the kid and killing both the host and Queen."
"Meaning we not only have to get to them," Ronan said softly with an amused grin, "We have to get to them before they do anything."
"Nicely put," John told him with a frown, "Elizabeth will be sending us the moment she has a location so be ready to go at a moment's notice."
"Of course John," Teyla spoke for both of them.
"John," Elizabeth called suddenly, "We have a location."
Ellis frowned as he studied what had once been his kingdom. The palace was no longer a thing of beauty but had fallen to the ages. At his side his queen walked still under the influence of the serum meaning she would not remember the hideous ruin around them. Finally they reached the inner sanctum and he smiled touching the panel dropping the shield.
Ellis smiled to discover that within the sanctuary everything had remained perfectly preserved. The sumptuous beauty of his home was still there and Ellis gently escorted his bride in so that she could change into something more appropriate for their wedding night.
"My love," he whispered pulling her attention to him, she was still under the influence of the serum but he needed her to be able to function, he led her to the bedroom and sat her on the large bed. Ellis opened up his safe and removed the tonic he needed. Quickly he placed a few drops into some water and gave her it to drink; Cadman did this, her eyes refocusing a little.
"Rodney?" she asked confused.
"It's alright," Ellis told her, "We're safe here."
"Safe?" Cadman rubbed her forehead, "Rodney, what's going on? Where are we?"
"Exactly where we need to be," he told her gently placing kisses along her jaw.
Cadman moaned softly her fingers sliding into his hair, "Rodney, I…"
He cut her off with another kiss before he took her hand, "You should change, a wedding can only take place when the bride looks like the queen she is about to become."
Cadman nodded and left him to change.
x
Ellis finished the drink that would bind them in marriage; it had been far too long since he had been a king with a queen, now he had finally returned.
Once he had his new host ready he would turn his attention to Atlantis where he would wreak havoc on the city of his incarcerators. He smiled to himself thinking of how satisfying it would be to watch the spires explode one by one.
"Rodney," Cadman called making him turn.
Ellis smiled as she walked towards him wearing a long flowing dark blue dress that shimmered with each step with her long strawberry-blonde hair flowing down her back. He stepped before her and offered her his hand.
"You look beautiful," Ellis told her as she smiled at him.
Cadman stepped into him her head resting at his shoulder gently kissing his neck as she slid her arms around his waist.
"Rodney," she sighed as he gently slid his hand up and down her spine, "That feels good."
Ellis took the small cup and took a drink before handing it to her, "Drink and we become one."
Cadman took the cup, she hesitated before gasping slightly as Ellis pressed his fingers to the small of her back gently rubbing and she shakily drank. He took the cup from her and rested it back onto the counter turning to Cadman.
"My Queen," he whispered pulling her into an embrace.
Cadman responded to his kiss, "Rodney," she sighed wrapping her arms around his neck as he pulled her to the bed.
"Do you know how to remove this man from Rodney?" Teyla asked Carson as she sat behind him in the Jumper.
"Aye," Carson breathed from the pilot's seat, "It's a very simple procedure. The difficult bit is getting Rodney to stay still long enough for me to do it."
"Which is where Ronan comes in," John replied from beside to Carson, "We get Rodney, Teyla you find Cadman and bring her back here."
"What if she resists?" Teyla asked concerned not wanting to hurt the other woman.
"You'll have to restrain her," Ronan replied with an amused look.
"Lieutenant Cadman is not our enemy," Teyla reminded him.
"But she is under the influence of an alien," Ronan replied, "Which could make her dangerous."
"He's right Teyla," John told her, "Just talk her into coming with you. Be friendly."
"Are you suggesting I am not normally friendly?" Teyla asked with a hint of teasing in her voice, she knew that John needed some sort of levity to keep his mind from going into overload worrying about his friend.
"I'm just saying don't go in all stiff and proper," John replied, "Use her first name, do…girl talk."
"Girl talk?" Teyla frowned.
"Don't call her by her first name," Carson warned speaking up.
"What?" the other three asked.
"Cadman hates being called Laura," he explained, "I dated her and used it once before she told me not to."
"Then what do I call her," Teyla enquired folding her arms.
Carson shrugged, "Cadman."
"We're here," John called interrupting them, "Everyone get ready."
x
John tried to take the lead as they moved through the ruins of what had once been a palace but Ronan pushed him back.
"You have one arm," Ronan reminded him.
"Alright," John nodded, he was worried about his friend; having someone violating his mind like this again was the ultimate nightmare of Rodney's. Not to mention the inclusion of Cadman, the woman who Rodney now seemed to have a thing for.
"Two lifesigns ahead," he murmured to the other three.
"Are they together?" Carson asked.
"Not anymore," John replied watching one dot move closer to them the other staying in the same position.
"Good," Carson murmured, "Can you tell who's who?"
"Can I ever?" John rolled his eyes.
"Sorry I asked," Carson replied getting his equipment ready.
"Get back to the Jumper," John ordered the Doctor, "I'd rather we do it there."
Carson nodded and headed back to the ship to set up.
Ronan slipped ahead of the group checking to see who was coming, "It's McKay," he reported quietly.
John nodded, "Teyla head for Cadman and get her to the jumper. Okay guys let's get our lost sheep."
x
Ellis smiled to himself as he headed to get the equipment he needed. He frowned as he heard a noise behind him he spun to see Sheppard standing there.
"Hi there," he grinned, "Ellis isn't it?"
Ellis glared at him, "How dare you come here."
"I dare," John replied his eyes dark with anger, "Now stay still so I can get my friend back."
"Your friend is no more," Ellis declared, "I am…"
He didn't finish his sentence as Ronan stunned him.
John nodded over to the big man, "Thanks. He was boring me and he was barely a sentence in. Okay let's get him back to the Jumper so Carson can do his thing."
Ronan grabbed Rodney's limp form and tossed him over his shoulder carrying him easily.
x
Teyla walked slowly through the rooms amazed at the rich drapes compared to the ruins out with this small part of the palace. Keeping her gun ready she moved with stealth taught from a young age.
She found the bedroom and headed inside stopping finding Lieutenant Cadman asleep under a sheet.
"Oh dear," she sighed finding something for the other woman to wear before moving to the bed, "Cadman," Teyla called gently shaking the woman, "Wake up."
Cadman moaned and blinked sleepily up at her, "Teyla? What are you doing here?" looking around she stared, "What am I doing here?"
Before Teyla could rely Cadman looked down at her self and gasped horror filling her eyes, "Oh my god."
"Here," Teyla said gently, "You should dress and we can return to Atlantis."
Cadman quickly dressed holding onto Teyla looking a little confused, "Teyla, I don't think that was Rodney."