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Three men stood circled around the Atlantis team. John looked sideways to where Ronon stood and knew that the taller man was planning something. It had better be quick before Kolya got Elizabeth to the Stargate. He needed to save her, if only to save himself.

Ronon raised an eyebrow at him and he took that as the signal. As if in slow motion, he rushed forward to take out one of Kolya's remaining men while out of the corner of his eye he caught Ronon reaching into his boot and slinging a knife at another. That left only one, who was taken care of within moments. John looked quickly to Ronon and his men.

"We'll go after her now!" Ronon stated breathing in heavily.

"No, you stay here and fix this up." John shot back, jogging to grab his P-90.

"Okay!" Ronon replied knowing that as soon as Sheppard had disappeared that he would be following.

John nodded at him and took off down the mountain track hoping he wasn't too late.

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Elizabeth winced in pain as Kolya dragged her into the clearing which housed the stargate. She struggled to look back the way they came, hoping against all odds that John would burst out of the bushes.

She had desperately wanted to get away but didn't dare risk anything to stupid. If she got herself hurt John would never forgive himself. He must be going through hell now knowing that there was nothing he could do to stop it happening.

Elizabeth was thrown to the ground in front of the stargate, her eyes darted around trying to figure out what was going on. She knew as soon as she heard the familiar sounds of the Stargate being activated.

"No!" she cried out knowing that as soon as she went through it practically all chances of John rescuing her were through the window.

Kolya turned around and smirked at her, the look on his face sending shivers down her spine. "Don't worry Elizabeth, He'll be here."

She closed her eyes in disgust, not even being able to contemplate just what Kolya had in store for John. All she really did know was she was being used against him, his feelings for her were being exploited. At this thought, tears started rolling down her face. This was a weakness she didn't like to have exposed but when she thought about the way she had treated John she couldn't help it. She shouldn't have pushed him away, she had just hurt them both. This was what she had hoped to avoid when she put the distance between them, it hadn't done any good though. Elizabeth wiped the tears away as she realized that she hadn't ever told John just what he meant to her.

The gate whooshed open and she felt Kolya grab her shirt and drag her onto her feet.

"Not long now." he rasped.

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John pounded down the track as if some wild beast were about to take his life away, which couldn't be closer to the truth.

'Almost there' he panted to himself. Slowing down as he approached the clearing his eye caught the shimmering blue of the Stargate and he cursed himself, he was to late.

Crouching behind some trees, he poked his head out to survey the area and thats when he seen her.

Standing just metres away from the Stargate was Elizabeth being held by Kolya. Relief flooded through him when he realized that he wasn't too late. Something about this situation gave him Déjà vu and sent ripples down his body. Knowing he needed to come up with a plan he started to think out strategies. It wasn't long before a voice cut across the clearing.

"Colonel Sheppard, I know that you are there," Kolya yelled out.

"Reveal yourself, if not for me than for the health of Elizabeth."

John felt anger welling just at the fact that he had said her name in a sordid way. Just as he was about to step out into the clearing Elizabeth cried out, "No, John please don't do this I'm not worth it."

He froze for a moment. How could she think herself worthless, when he would give everything up just to have her safe again. Stepping out into the clearing, He caught her eyes and could see his fear reflected in them.

"Put the gun down!" Kolya commanded.

John put his hands up in defeat and slowly put the gun to the ground. Straightening up he said slowly and clearly, "Now let her go, you've had your fun."

Kolya just through back his head and laughed, "You have no idea just how much fun I can have." he insinuated running his hand down the side of Elizabeth's face. She shook her head as if to get rid of his touch.

Johns fist balled up as it was the only way he had of channeling his emotions, his feeling of contempt.

'What is it you want?" he questioned steadily.

The answer was just as succinct, "To make you suffer is at the top of my list!"

"There are other ways!" John compromised trying to keep the pleading tone out of his voice, "Torture me!"

"I already am." Kolya slung back with satisfaction as he began edging himself and Elizabeth towards the open wormhole.

John moved forward quickly running in a zig zag pattern to avoid any fire Kolya might throw at him.

"No John!" were the last words he heard her say before she was dragged through the gate. Speeding up he made a sprint for the wormhole before it closed. Diving through it he, commando rolled as he re-entered on the other side, knowing that following Elizabeth onto an unknown planet probably wasn't a smart idea. Coming into a crouching position his eyes darted around the darkness trying to focus as the gate behind him shut down. He heard a noise to his left and shifted quietly towards it suddenly a noise was directly behind him and the last thing he felt was being hit by something on the back of his head before he passed out.

Lights flickered on and a body loomed over John. A woman's muffled gasp could be heard in the silence.

"I've got you now, right where I want you!"

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