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Not a Normal Halloween in Atlantis
Chapter 6
The Wraith was alone with the two Atlantis leaders. He proceeded to tie Elizabeth up, the same way he had John. The Colonel protested angrily but without much affect for the gag muffled his words. He looked at Elizabeth reassuringly, but he could tell the usually confident leader was shaken and maybe even scared. She gulped as the Wraith secured her arms and feet, and she tried to hide her fear.
She finally found her voice and said, "What are you going to do with us?"
The Wraith just smiled. "That all depends on if you choose to cooperate or not." He finished tying her up.
He untied the cloth off of Sheppard's mouth, so he could freely talk, and positioned himself in front of them.
"It's about time. I thought I was going to suffocate with that thing on," John said. He added, "Who are you?"
"You're in no position to be asking any questions," he sneered. Before the Wraith could ask them anything, John interrupting by turning to Elizabeth and saying, "Who does he look like to you?"
He received no answer from her. Clearly she was scared to death. Who wouldn't be with a snarling, shape shifting, Wraith standing in front of you. John saw her uneasiness and tried to lighten the mood. John looked the Wraith up and down and then turned back to Dr. Weir. "He looks like a Fonzo to me. Yeah….Fonzo...hummm….Fonzo…. Fonzo…Fonzo..Fonzoooo.Fonzooooooo!" He received a slight giggle from Elizabeth and smiled triumphantly.
"Enough!" The Wraith yelled slamming his fist into the nearby table. The sudden movement made the prisoners jump in surprise. "I grow tired of all this noise." He then shape shifted into Colonel Caldwell. This silenced them for the moment.
"Now, I'm going to ask you a few questions," he said looking at Elizabeth. "If you answer truthfully no danger will befall you or your friend."
"Save your voice," John said unhappily. "You ruined our Halloween Party. Fonzo, Dr. Weir and I will never answer any of your questions."
The Wraith looked taken back for a moment before a sly smile graced his ugly features.
"Do you agree with this," he snarled through his teeth. Elizabeth wouldn't meet his eyes and John said, "I speak for the both of us."
"I figured you would say that."
The intruder walked calmly over to where John was seated. Elizabeth saw the evil glint in his eye and became terrified.
"What are you doing?" She asked trying to remain calm but failing miserably.
"I'm teaching you what happens when you don't corroborate." With one quick movement, he ripped open John's shirt exposing his chest.
"Stop!" Dr. Weir yelled. 'He's going to kill John!' Her head screamed. 'He can't…I can't let him do that.'
The Wraith, in Caldwell's appearance leered at John, and raised his hand over his chest. Elizabeth became panicked now. "Stop! Please…."she begged. "Don't hurt him."
"Don't give into him," John ordered. They locked eyes. "Don't give him what he wants."
"And have the alternative be to lose you? You can't ask me to do that."
A look passed between the two of them. It was one filled with fiery passion, caring, and hope that they would escape. John sighed in defeat knowing that he could not persuade her otherwise.
She turned to the Wraith. "I'll tell you what you want to know."
The image of Caldwell smiled triumphantly. 'Using her concern for him against her was the best choice.' He had studied her for weeks and decided that John was the one person she cared for the most. 'Things are definitely going according to the plan.' The Wraith changed out of Caldwell's form and into Kate Heighmeyer's and sat down across from her. The Doctor's appearance was somewhat comforting and a little ironic that the Wraith was using her body to ask questions in.
"Each human has a password for his or her quarters, am I correct?"
"Yes," she answered slowly.
"Are your quarters near the transporter on the 4th wing?"
"Yes…, but why is this important to you?"
"I want your personal password."
"What?" The two leaders said in unison.
"I'm sorry; I think I heard you wrong."
"You want her password?" John said in as much disbelief as she held.
"I want that password!" He said more forcefully.
"Why?" John asked.
"Let's just say that your room holds something of great importance that I need to acquire."
Elizabeth thought fast. 'There's nothing in my room that he could possibly want. Nevertheless, I can't just hand over the password freely.'
"I could give it to you, but it's a DNA scanner as well," she lied. "You'll need me to punch in the code."
The Wraith growled in frustration and Elizabeth took that opportunity to look at John. She knew that if she and the Wraith left the room, John could have the time to escape and go for help.
The intruder seemed to be considering the proposition. He seemed to have made up his mind and changed into Colonel Sheppard's appearance. This greatly surprised them again and John said,
"Whoa! He looks just like me, except I'm cuter," he coughed.
The Wraith aimed his gun at her. "Stand up."
She didn't' move for a second. She was still surprised at seeing the face of John again staring back at her.
"Stand up!"
His tone sent shivers down her back. 'This isn't John,' she had to remind herself. She stood up and looked over at the real John Sheppard. His steady gaze calmed her nerves and some how she knew they'd get through this.
He used his gun to shove her forward, and they exited the room. This left John in the darkness to think of an escape plan.
End of chapter