A/N: I do not own these characters or the shows they come from. I am just borrowing them for some fun.
"Okay people, standard formation. Doc, stay back." Col. O'Neill barked to his team.
He spared a glance at the two locals who had run to the van behind him for safety. "Try not to kill it unless necessary, we need intel."
Teal'c grunted, unhappy he was unable to use his tall staff weapon. He held a Zat'nik'itel instead, an alien-created energy weapon that resembled a Z-shaped ray gun. The first blast from this weapon would stun its victim, causing pain and unconsciousness, two blasts would kill it, three and it would be disintegrated.
The Unas-like creature ran up to the Ferrari and halted, its eyes scanning the armed humans in front of it.
Col. O'Neill called out to it. "All right, just stop right there, and no one needs to get hurt. We just want to talk."
Daniel stared at him. O'Neill shrugged. "Worth a shot."
The creature growled, and quickly picked up the car and threw it at the team. They scattered, O'Neill cursing and yelling, "Open fire!"
Teal'c ducked away from the car and fired his weapon. The creature dodged the beam and rushed toward the vans after the car. The military team from the second van was running and shouting orders at each other, weapons were firing, the creature was loudly growling, and the noise as the Ferrari impacted the ground by the lead van was loud.
Clark's eyes got big as he saw the car coming right for him and Lex. Grabbing his friend, knowing there was no time for explanations, he sped a short distance away so he could still keep an eye on things while staying out of the line of fire. He saw the military hitting the creature with rounds from their guns-and the bullets merely bounced off the armor he'd seen. A piece of debris from the car had knocked into Teal'c's arm, jarring his grip on the Zat gun. It went flying, and he rushed to retrieve it. Major Carter was closest to the creature. She fired, and her gun chose that moment to jam. The creature suddenly loomed in front of her, one of its large arms raised to swipe down on her. She fell back, trying to scramble to safety.
Daniel saw her predicament, yelled "Sam!" and fired uselessly at the creature. It ignored the bullets and advanced on her, intent on killing its prey.
Clark saw what was happening, and didn't stop to think. With a quick glance at Lex, who seemed to be in shock, he sped as quickly as he could to Maj. Carter's side. The creature's claw tipped arm descended in a killing blow. Clark interposed his body between it and Maj. Carter. The creature's claws raked across his back, leaving bloody furrows in their wake. He gasped in surprise, wondering how it could hurt him.
Maj. Carter yelled "No!"
Clark fell to his knees, his eyes wide with shock and pain. Teal'c finally found the Zat gun and fired it at the creature. The beam hit it just as it was ready to swipe at Clark again. It shook from the blast, then steadied, and glared at Teal'c.
"Ut oh, this could be bad." Daniel said in a vast understatement.
Teal'c breathed in and fired twice in quick succession. The first shot hit only a glancing blow as the creature ducked and ran, hurtling away from the military and down the road toward town.
Col. O'Neill cursed. He was supposed to protect civilians, not the other way around.
"Doc, treat the boy!" he yelled at Dr. Frasier, who nodded and ran towards Clark and Maj. Carter.
"Carter, are you all right?" O'Neill called to Sam.
"I'm fine sir, but he isn't. He saved my life." She was holding Clark, trying to bunch up her jacket against his back to stop the bleeding.
O'Neill barked at SG-8, the second team, to follow the creature in the second van. "Teal'c, go with them. Ignore what I said about taking it alive. Just bring it back."
Teal'c nodded and ran to the second van, which took off. Dr. Frasier approached Clark, smiling gently and saying, "Here, let me take a look at you."
Clark shook his head wildly, muttering, "I'm fine, I'll be fine." He desperately searched for Lex.
Lex stood where Clark had left him, finally beginning to think. He'd seen his poor car coming at him, and then he was somewhere else. Then Clark had left him and seemed to disappear, reappearing by Maj. Carter in the blink of an eye. His mind catalogued all the instances Clark seemed to be exactly where he was needed, even if it was across town and impossible for him to have gotten there that fast. He recalled the blur on the security tape at the museum. Two and two added up in his head, his suspicions coalescing. Clark had to be a meteor mutant, despite some evidence to the contrary. Clark saved people, saved him. He was his friend. Lex decided that a good meteor mutant friend of his beat strange creatures and the military any day. Clark was obviously afraid of being treated by the military doctor.
Lex ran up to them. "I believe you need parental consent to treat him." He said.
Dr. Frasier stared at him. "He's hurt, and needs medical help. Colonel!" she raised her voice.
O'Neill trotted up to them. "I need to examine the young man. Ideally, back at the base. There's no telling what damage that thing did to him. We don't know what it is, or what diseases it might carry." Dr. Frasier looked tellingly at Col. O'Neill. When dealing with an unknown alien creature, strange things could happen, and already had numerous times in the past.
Clark was backing away from Maj. Carter and the doctor. Lex put a protective arm around him, glaring at the military. "No one touches him until we speak with his parents, or you'll have a huge lawsuit on your hands."
Clark looked gratefully at his friend. O'Neill swore. "We don't have time for this."
His walkie-talkie crackled to life. "O'Neill" Teal'c's voice rumbled.
He responded, "Tell me you have good news."
"Indeed I do. We have caught the creature. It turned back to face us, and I was able to shoot it twice. However, it is not dead, merely unconscious. It does indeed appear to have a regenerative ability. I have restrained it, and will shoot it again should it wake."
O'Neill sighed, relieved. "Okay, get back here. We still have to get its ship. And talk to this kid's parents."
"Very well" Teal'c responded, signing off.
Lex went still. "Ship?" He mumbled.
Clark looked at him. "Uh, yeah. It was by the shed on the ground." He shrugged, and then winced.
Lex immediately became concerned. "Let's get you home. I have a private doctor that can treat you. He's very discreet." If Clark had healing ability as well, as Lex suspected he might, then he should be fine. Probably. If meteor-enhanced healing could defeat possible alien microbes. Lex suddenly understood why the military doctor wanted to treat Clark. He decided that if it became necessary, then he would stay by Clark's side and make sure his rights were protected. They should be happy enough with an alien, they didn't need to study a meteor mutant. Besides, there were several already available. Tina Greer came to mind.
"You saw the ship?" Major Carter asked. She had been hovering near Clark, wanting to help him.
"Yes, I can show you where it is, and then you can drop me and Lex at my home. Don't worry, I won't say anything. I know how to keep a secret. " Clark finished, hoping they would be willing to leave him alone. He knew the wounds on his back had to already be closing, and didn't want to have to explain it.
Maj. Carter exchanged a look with O'Neill. He gave a nod, and she nodded back. They would seem to go along with this. Get the ship, bring the young man to his parents—and browbeat them if necessary to give consent to them taking him back to the SGC. Anyone attacked by an unknown alien needed to be monitored.
"Okay, let's pack it up. Sorry about your car, hope it's insured." O'Neill said to Lex.
Lex took a last look at what had been a beautiful machine. "I'll call my mechanic." He said, knowing it was a lost cause. Ah well, he did have several more. Lex, Clark, and the rest of SG-1 piled into the remaining van, heading to the shed with the alien ship by it. The second van joined it, Teal'c keeping a close guard on his prisoner.
To be continued –evil cackle. Hope you all are enjoying this, it's just a fun experience to write. If I leave any glaring errors, please let me know. This is my first story, and I'd like to get better at writing. Thanks again for all your comments. Have a great day!