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Not a Normal Halloween in Atlantis

Chapter 4

The halls were empty and silent as Rodney and Ronon walked back to the restroom. They joined Dr. Beckett and his team outside.

Carson looked up when they approached. "Did you find the source of that sound?"

"It was just a door," Ronon said glaring at Rodney.

Rodney chose to ignore him and turned to Carson. "We were told you could use some help."

The doctor looked at them strangely. "I could always use some help…." He spotted his medical supplies. "You can help by carrying these to my office."

"You can carry the heavy cases," Rodney said to Ronon, as he and Ronon followed the doctor.

Teyla had been roaming the halls ahead of them and looked over her shoulder at the party heading for the infirmary. "The hall is clear."

Rodney was so distracted by Ronon's annoyed expression that he didn't have a chance to wonder at how quickly Teyla had returned from the gate room.

Meanwhile, the figure had dragged John's body into an unoccupied room and keyed the door shut behind them. He tied the Colonel's hands behind his back and secured the leader's limp body to a chair. With skillful speed he proceeded to remove all of John's weapons and his communication device.

'I wouldn't want him waking up and alerting the others.' He could sense the fresh blood flowing through John's veins but had to resist. Smiling, darkly, he shape shifted into John's image and slipped out the door, heading for the gate room.

Beckett and his team laid the body onto a research table and quickly got to work.

"I doubt we'll have to run many tests." Carson shook his head sadly as two of his helpers took tissue samples from the lieutenant's body. "There's signs that a Wraith had fed on him."

"A Wraith?" Teyla said disbelievingly, as Rodney and Ronon followed her into the room. The three of them hadn't had a chance to see Johnson's body and were equally curious about what happened.

"That can't be right," McKay said shaking his head. "They aren't even supposed to think we're here."

"I'm not wrong," Carson said. He pointed to the lieutenant's body.

Teyla gasped and looked away from the sight. A look of horror pasted on Rodney face, and he too looked away. Ronon moved closer to get a better view. "He was killed by a Wraith," he stated plainly.

"That's what we had figured," The doctor answered. "Tests are being run, and they should tell us more soon."

"We need to tell Dr. Weir about this immediately," Teyla said.

"I agree, Carson said. He was just about to radio Elizabeth when one of the medical examiners looked over his shoulder at him.

"Doctor, you better take a look at his." He moved to the side so Carson could look through the microscope. "There are traces of the Wraith enzyme in his body." Becket's face was laced with concern. This just proved what they all feared.

"Elizabeth needs to know about this."

"There's more," another scientist said. "Lt. Johnson must have fought the Wraith before he died. We were able to collect DNA samples from under his fingernails, and guess what?"

"It's Wraith," the doctor said.

The examiner shook his head. "Take a look at this." Carson's eyes opened wide at the sight of the material under the microscope.

"This is amazing!" Carson exclaimed as he looked up at the two scientists.

"What is it?" Rodney asked, disliking to be kept in the dark.

"It's like no Wraith DNA we have ever run across before."

"Dr Weir."

"Go ahead, Carson," Elizabeth said from the gate room.

"Elizabeth, there's a Wraith in the city," Beckett blurted out. The leader's face turned pale when she heard the news. "That's not all," Carson continued. "We've been running tests on the Lt.'s body and we've discovered something your going to want to take a look at. Elizabeth?"

'Oh my God!' She recovered from her shock and answered him back. "I'll be right there."

She headed for the doors when Junto's father and a few of his people accosted her.

"Dr. Weir, what's going on? Can we do anything to help?"

"Our medical team is about to give me a report on their findings." She was careful not to mention anything about the likely Wraith situation. It wasn't time to raise alarm, not just yet. "There's nothing you can do for the moment, but I'll let you know if I need your assistance. The best thing you can do to help is to say here and protect your people."

She excused herself and left the Gate room for the infirmary. As she was nearing the infirmary, she ran into what appeared to be John coming down the hall.

"John!" She called out to him. "There you are."

He nodded in recognition.

"We have a Wraith in the city, and Carson wanted me to take a look at something. You should accompany me."

He stiffened when he heard this. "A Wraith?"

"Yeah, I can't believe it myself. They're supposed to thing we've gone and the city destroyed. I just don't see how there can be one here." The intruder didn't say anything. The two of them reached the infirmary. "Are you feeling alright?" She asked, as they stopped at the door.

"Yes, why?"

"You just don't seem like yourself."

The door opened for them and they were met by Carson, Teyla, Rodney, Ronon, and the two medical examiners.

"The lieutenant's body was fed upon by a Wraith," Carson stated. "We were able to get a sample of his attacker's DNA from his fingernails, and it was Wraith."

"From his fingernails?" Elizabeth asked surprised.

"The lieutenant must have put up quite a fight before…you know… being fed on," said one of the men "We were able to extract skin from under his fingernails and…"

"I get it," the leader said not wanting to hear about it in detail.

The imposter rubbed his arm remembering the lieutenant's, fingernails in his flesh.

"Please continue," Teyla said.

"We have never run across a Wraith with this kind of DNA before."

"What do you mean?"

"It's truly remarkable," the doctor continued. "This Wraith has all the abilities of a normal Wraith, but it can change its size and shape as well.

To Be Continued

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