Havoc found himself on the plains of his mind again. Storm clouds were forming on the horizon. The Stargate with Shadow Havoc inside stood before him. Shadow Havoc was staring at the clouds with concern. Powerful blasts of lightning erupted out of the clouds. Nearly silent lightning flowed over the area, bringing an eerie quiet to the plain. Havoc walked up to his Shadow.

"You know, some people think brains are better than strength." Shadow Havoc said. Havoc growled and put a hand to his head.

"Ya know, some people think talking cocky behind bars is a sign of stupidity." Havoc groaned. Shadow Havoc turned to him.

"You wanted to go on your own with the whole, quote end quote, 'rescue'… I just supplied the fuel. Not bad with the Stargate thing, but try to act your age. You're 10,023 years old. Grow up." Shadow Havoc laughed. Havoc shook his head.

"Falc'ner's back, but he's pissed at the whole, 'time mutation' thing. He really hates me now…Why?" Havoc asked. Shadow Havoc tilted his head.

"He resents the technology that destroyed his life and all who wield it. Sad to say, your friends aren't in a good position, Atlantis is in his sights, and you're the prime target. You don't seem sad or resentful by any of this." Havoc's eyes grew flinty and dark.

"He revoked my trust in him when he tried to kill me. If his mind is clouded by rage, I will show him…" Havoc said. He lifted his right arm and it turned into a gun again. The barrel began to glow and whine. "…by any means necessary…"

"Then you won't mind if I give you a little more power, and a little advice." Power rushed through the plain again as Shadow Havoc siphoned more energy into Havoc. Havoc's arm turned back to normal and his eyes grew bright. "Now for the advice… wait… how far along in the mutation is he?"

Havoc shrugged. "He's scaly and looks like a dragon on his hind legs." Shadow Havoc looked troubled.

"Remember in your Ascended Art's class, when the tutor said that when you reach the highest point of Ascension, you can take any form you wish… even animals…?" Havoc nodded. "I think… the mutation… might have… accelerated the process…"

"What? But dragons aren't real. They're myths created to… Aren't they?"

"This is much bigger than you can imagine… I will explain later…"

Shadow Havoc started to turn and walk away into the alternate plain on his side of the Gate. Before he left, he turned to Havoc and spoke. He lifted his hands and fired a bolt of light at the super soldier. Havoc disappeared.

"I'll help you out here again, runt. All I can say, is I hope that your new friends don't mind scales…"

The energy hit the ground and sprayed dirt and rock everywhere. The team flinched and covered their face as the Stargate became the center of a small sun. The ground shattered and the Gate fell over again and deactivated. Falc'ner emerged from the smoke and stepped to the team. Lightning and thunder crackled and blasted around his clawed feet. He raised a hand and shadowy energy swirled the length of his arm. He swung it down and almost shot John in the chest, but a thick pulsating beam of light exploded from the smoke and impacted the demon in the back. Falc'ner hit the dirt and growled. As he hobbled up he looked at the cloud.

He froze as he saw a gigantic pair of white dragon wings, each the size of the Stargate. They reached for the heavens and beyond, glistening white scales sparkled in the dull moonlight. Falc'ner gasped and fell back on his ass, hands shaking. Sheppard looked at the wings with awe. Ronon's face was impassive and attentive. Rodney was sweating and shaking. Teyla was in awe as well. The wings twitched and swung downward.

The smoke buffeted away in one tornado shockwave of air. Everyone blinked. Havoc stood over them in the crater. The man had his vest ripped in the back where his wings had burst out. His eyes were white beacons with his silver pupils flaring in the light. His outline crackled in lightning and sparks. The ground shuddered.

Falc'ner stared at him with awe and anger. Havoc glared down at him. Falc'ner burst into the air, flapping his wings. Havoc stared up at him without moving. Falc'ner screamed in rage and fired of ball of light at Havoc. The swirling mass came down on top of him Teyla screamed.

"Havoc! Move!"

Havoc reached up and smacked the light away. The light smacked and flew off into the ocean. The light fell beneath the waves and the water exploded. A pillar of water extended to the sky and exploded out. A tsunami wall rushed to the shore. A wall of water rushed over the group of people, knocking the humans down into damp earth. They looked up. Havoc's hair was still a spiky mess. He looked up.

"Hm?"

Falc'ner's fist descended down rapidly onto Havoc's face. His fist slammed into Havoc's jaw as he hung suspended. Falc'ner froze. Havoc's head was thrown back. Then he pulled his head slowly back, cracking the neck. He was bleeding from the mouth, but was unhurt. His eyes were dark and forbidding, his mouth drawn into an impassive scowl. Falc'ner got scared.

"What are you…?"

Havoc frowned and punched him in the face. Something broke as Falc'ner hit the dirt and spewed blood from his nose. The man thing jumped up and tried to attack Havoc again. Havoc blinked and burst into vibrant light and sent a shockwave through the air. Havoc rushed down onto the demon and punched his fist into the man's gut. The air froze, time stopped. Something snapped. The ground beneath them opened up like a hungry mouth. Havoc jumped out of the way. He held his brother by one hand. Havoc laid his brother on the ground. Havoc placed a hand on his forehead and pushed. Energy flowed into the being's sibling and healed his wounds. Falc'ner's eyes flashed open.

Havoc stood above him. He glared down with pity for his brother. He noticed that they were a good fifty feet from the Gate. He turned to take flight. His wings flared open.

"I gave you some of my energy… now you're on your own!" Havoc growled as he took off. Falc'ner sat up. He calculated this. His fury grew and grew. He wished for nothing now but for his brother to be dead. To see him and his pathetic human pets dying in the mud. Anger became his blood, rage clouding his sight. Falc'ner raised a hand. A sphere of light the size of a basketball formed. He tossed it into the crevice. Deep in the planet, the ball exploded. Energies mixed in the core. The planet had become a ticking time bomb.

Havoc stopped and turned in mid air. Lava spurted from the cracks in the planet. The ground shook. Falc'ner was rushing up to meet his brother in one final attack. Havoc snarled.

"YOU FOOL!" Havoc screamed, sending a halo of lightning down on the smaller figure. Falc'ner's figure disappeared in the light. Havoc looked over the planet and swore. He had minutes, if not seconds before this planet exploded. He rushed down on the Atlantis team. His wings folded up as he leaned over and touched the Gate. Before they could say anything, the Gate groaned and shot its watery vortex. Havoc turned and lifted all the humans with newfound strength. He jumped high into the air and aimed a hand down at the Gate.

"We need an IDC if it's Atlantis you dialed!" Rodney yelled. Havoc smiled.

"I'm making one." He said, sending a blast of energy through the Gate. Havoc waited a second. When a pillar of flame sprang up near the Gate, Havoc threw the humans downward with all his might. They disappeared in the puddle and the Gate deactivated. A spurt of lava rushed up and ate away the Gate. Havoc looked around. The invisible timer hit zero and the planet shattered. Havoc roared in fury as he was engulfed in the fiery mass.

Back at Atlantis, the alarm wailed. Weir looked over the troubled technician's head. The Gate fluctuated, the wormhole growing unstable under the rainbow iris. Sparks flew through the Gate. The Gate groaned as it tried to stabilize the faulty wormhole. Weir opened her mouth to say something…

Then the iris exploded.

Sheppard, Teyla, Rodney, and Ronon came barreling out of the Gate and hit the stairs. Weir winced at Sheppard stood up and swore explosively. Rodney was sitting up and shaking. Teyla was looking around and back at the Gate, which had deactivated. Weir ran down the stairs and called for a medical team. She asked them all what happened, but they were all talking at once. Teyla requested that they reactivate the Gate and Rodney was spouting off random things. Weir shut them up.

"Now… Where is Havoc…?" Weir asked firmly. The team wasn't looking at her, but out the stained glass window. She turned and looked. A hyperspace window had formed just outside the window! A large figure burst from it and shattered the glass. A familiar figure screamed his way down the stairs and smacked into the top of the Gate. He slid of the chevron and sat on the floor. Teyla sighed in relief and the males of the team all began to smile. Havoc sat on the floor, gently smoking. Burns covered his body, his wings untouched by flame. They flared open and caught the light. Weir gasped. Havoc smiled. Blood came from his mouth.

"Great first mission, Doc!"

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