A/N: I do not own these characters or the shows they come from. I'm just borrowing them for a while.
A/N 2: Going AU…Not that it isn't alternate universe already, but Pete never found Clark's ship. It's still sitting safely in the field….
P.S. No actual bulls were harmed in the making of this fanfic. I love animals and support the North Shore Animal League, I apologize for making one a plot device (grin)
Before the mad bull could hit the van a second time a blur smacked into it from the side. It was thrown off course and stumbled to a halt. Clark panted, feeling the weakening effects of the meteor rock. The bovine's reddened eyes glared at him, and with a snort it charged. Clark had time to see foam at its drooling mouth. 'Ut oh' he thought, speeding away. He wasn't quite fast enough, as one of the bull's horns grazed his arm. Blood seeped out, and the bull sniffed, turning around and charging again.
In the remains of the first van, Teal'c had righted himself and found his weapon. He hurried outside, joining the team from the second van as it emerged. O'Neill was in time to see the bull running at Clark. The teen hurled himself to the side, but the mad bull was quick and butted a glancing blow, slicing him in the side and sending him sprawling.
The animal snorted, noticed its new audience, and turned to charge. O'Neill nodded at Teal'c and the Zat gun spat 3 times. Clark heard a distinctive high-pitched whine and saw the bull seem to glow for a moment before it disappeared. Clutching his side, he looked wonderingly at Teal'c, noticing the tattoo on the Jaffa's head. Teal'c's hat had come off in the van when it was attacked. Squinting into x-ray, Clark's eyes then widened.
"You're not human!" he blurted, then clapped a hand over his mouth
"Indeed." Teal'c replied.
"Crap." O'Neill muttered.
Evidently the whole 'aliens on earth' discussion was going to take place before they got to the mountain. Then again, the kid had just risked his life to save them, so he was good people.
"Okay," he said aloud. "Lots to talk about, but now isn't the time. First, you go in the second van and have Doc Frasier take a look at you. No excuses, I saw that bull gore you, and special or not you need medical attention. Carter-" he turned to Sam, "where did the creature go?"
Major Carter pointed the device she held into the fields. "Large infra-red source that way, sir. It's moving slowly."
"Good. You and Teal'c are with me. Danny, escort the young man to the doc." O'Neill was about to continue when the young man in question seemed to disappear.
Now that the meteor rock effects were gone, Clark felt better and was already healing. He couldn't let that creature hurt anyone else. All he had to do was keep it busy until the military and that strange gun could get there. Scanning the fields, he saw the large form and hurtled toward it.
Several expletives entered Col. O'Neill's mind, but he was too busy running to utter them. His team ran beside him, towards where Sam pointed. The Colonel had ordered the second team to keep the civilians safe. One member radioed to say that Dr. Frasier was on her way. O'Neill hoped there would be a live patient for her to treat. He grimly shook his head and kept going. Soon they reached a small clearing and stopped.
In the glow from Sam's flashlight, Daniel's eyes went wide. "Um, Jack. Wasn't there only supposed to be one ship?"
Author's ramble: I'm going to be evil and leave it there. But I promise to post the next chapter tonite. Thanks for all your comments! Sorry this was short, I'll try to make the next chapter longer.
Gater101, thanks for the comment! I'm still learning, and appreciate knowing how to make my writing better. I'll try to make it easier to read.