Title: REUNIONS (Sequel to Behind the Mask)
Author: Kazavid
Chapter: 2 / so far

Series: Behind the Mask
Rating: M
Pairing: Ronon Dex, Other
Archiving: None
Warnings: Sexual Content / Some Torture
Spoilers: None
Feedback: Yes
Disclaimer: Stargate Atlantis and its characters do not belong to me.
Summary: Carrying on from where 'Behind the Mask' finished. Ronon has a reunion with an old 'friend' while Lyssa becomes the innocent victim in between the two, and Sean is finally reunited with his sister.

REUNIONS

Chapter 2

Lyssa, slowly, started to come around, her eyes lids felt heavy, and she ached all over. She didn't know how long she was there, till she finally opened her eyes. But when she did it was dark, too dark to see anything, but she knew someone was in the room with her. She tried to figure out where she was, but not being able to see anything made that impossible.

It was obvious that she was lying on a floor, it was hard and cold beneath her back. Her hands where tied in front of her, she tried to move her legs, but her ankles where also tied.

"I see you're awake." Chimera's voice, rang out in the darkness.

She tried to focus her eyes on where the voice had come from, but she still couldn't see anything.

"What do you want with me?" She asked, him.

"I want to use you, to hurt Ronon."

"Why do you want to hurt Ronon?" She didn't have a clue, who this guy was, Ronon had never mentioned him.

"Do you know how painful it is, to be shot by that stun gun Ronon carries. Not once, not twice, but many times, with each shot the pain seems to intensify, the effects seem to last a little bit longer than the last time."

Lyssa didn't know what she was supposed to say to this. But he didn't wait for her to respond, he carried on.

"No, I don't suppose you do. I can't see Ronon, needing to use a stun gun on you"

She heard movement, and tensed, he was walking around, but she still couldn't see him. She manoeuvred herself in to a sitting position, resting her back against the wall.

"So you want to hurt Ronon because he shot you?" She asked, she couldn't believe that was the only reason.

She heard him laughing, obviously, she'd said something to amuse him.

"That's not the only reason, there are plenty of others, but for now, that one will do."

She had to close her eyes, as the room was suddenly filled with bright light. After a few moments she opened her eyes, and saw him standing with his back to her, hunched over a computer console. Lyssa could hear a beeping sound, like an alarm.

"Ah, It seems Ronon is looking for you, he's found the little present I left for him. He's taken the bait." He sounded very pleased at this.

Then he turned around, and she saw him, for the first time. She was shocked by his appearance, he looked like a Wraith, but not like any Wraith she'd ever seen. His hair was short for one thing, pale in colour, his features where unusual, he looked like a Wraith, but he also looked human.

"What are you?" She finally asked.

"That's the question, everyone wants to know. I'm, what's left after they finished experimenting on me. They changed me from a Wraith to a Human, not once, but twice. They took everything I was, and destroyed it, with no thought for the consequences. Well, these are the consequences, and you, are just a means to an end.

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Ronon, was the first through the Stargate, followed by Sheppard, McKay, Teyla and Sean. He checked the surrounding area, to make sure Michael hadn't left any little surprises for them, but it was all clear.

"Where did you meet Michael?" Ronon asked Sean.

"It was over there in the clearing." He told him, pointing towards the small, treeless, section of the forest.

They carefully made their way over to the clearing, checking the area thoroughly.

"McKay, come and have a look at this." Sheppard shouted. He was standing over a small device, that had been left on the ground. McKay stopped next to Sheppard, and looked down at the device.

"Any ideas as to what it is?" Sheppard asked him.

"Not unless I pick it up." McKay admitted. "Do you think it's safe to touch?" He wanted to know.

Sheppard got down, and looked for any booby traps, but it looked clean. Sheppard picked it up and handed it to McKay.

"It looks like a small imaging device, a lot like a small miniature TV."

"It's obviously meant for Ronon to find." Sheppard remarked.

The device suddenly came to life, Michael's face appeared on the screen.

"Doctor McKay, and Colonel Sheppard, so nice to see you again."

"Cut the crap, where's Lyssa?" Sheppard shouted.

"Is that her name? She's right here, unharmed, for now."

Ronon, who had been searching the area, appeared at McKay's side and snatched the device from his hands.

"You touch her, and I'll kill you!" Ronon threatened.

Michael smiled, liking the fact that he had finally gotten to the Satedan.

"And where have I heard that before?" Michael said, "Ah yes, from you, Ronon." He looked around and then back at the screen. "It seems I'm still here, still alive. So, no more empty threats, especially since I have your mate..."

"It's not a threat , it's a promise." Ronon snarled.

"You humans aren't very good at keeping promises, as I know only too well."

"I keep mine." Ronon told him.

"Would you like to say hello, to Lyssa?" Michael asked, not waiting for an answer. He moved out of view, and came back a few seconds later, with Lyssa, in tow. They could see that her wrists were tied, and that she appeared to be unharmed, Sheppard just wondered how long that would last.

Michael appeared to hook her wrists on to something high above, leaving her body stretched out before the screen. Sheppard looked at Ronon, he could see him clenching his jaw, trying not to show any reaction. He knew it must be killing him to watch this, it was killing him, and he wasn't in love with her.

Michael was standing at the side of Lyssa. They watched as he then began stroking his hand over her abdomen, moving beneath her t-shirt, over her ribs, he moved his hand back to her abdomen, resting it there for a long time, pressing his open palm against her.

Ronon stared at the screen, his eyes taking in every detail. Her body stretched out before the screen, Michael's hand stroking over her skin, he'd make him pay for touching her. The longer Michael left his hand on her abdomen, the more Ronon thought that Michael was about to feed on her, but he hadn't been expecting what happened next.

"Ronon let me be the first to congratulate you, upon impregnating your female." Michael said, smiling, looking straight in to the screen. Ronon closed his eyes and hung his head down, trying not to show any reaction to Michael's words. But Michael saw Ronon lower his head, and that was all he needed.

Sheppard, knew Ronon was about to lose it over this little revelation. He grabbed the device off Ronon, before he smashed it, and handed it to McKay. Then he dragged Ronon a short distance away.

"Ronon, he's playing with your mind, trying to unbalance you. Why do you think he left that device there." Sheppard told him. "He couldn't know if Lyssa was pregnant." He added.

"Don't you think I know that. But the seed has been planted, and it's hard not to think about it, wonder if she could be." Ronon said, it was tearing at his guts, to think about it.

Michael switched the screen off.

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Lyssa couldn't move, he had her wrists looped over a hook which stretched her body till she was barely standing on her tip toes. Then he'd started to run his hand across her abdomen, she had immediately thought that he was going to feed on her. But she was more shocked, when he suddenly announced that she was pregnant.

"I'm not..." She tried to shout that she wasn't pregnant, but Michael pressed his other hand over her mouth, stopping her from speaking. Then he'd switched the screen off.

I'm not pregnant!" She screamed at Michael.

"Yes, I know that, but Ronon doesn't. This will just deepen the pain he feels " Michael said, taking great pleasure in what he'd done.

"You'll just make him more determined to kill you." She told him, harshly.

"Ronon has always been determined to kill me."

Michael was watching her closely, "Where did you meet Ronon?" He asked.

Lyssa didn't answer, she wasn't about to give him any information.

"It doesn't matter, the only thing that matters is how much more pain, can Ronon take. Let's find out shall we."

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"Michael must be near by, because the range of this thing is very limited." McKay announced after examining the device further.

"How close?" Sheppard asked.

"A couple of miles."

Ronon searched the area for anything, finally he picked up on a trail, and they began following it.

McKay was holding the device, when the screen lit up and Michael's face became visible. McKay informed Sheppard.

"Ronon, how would you prefer Lyssa to die, quickly, or slowly?"Michael asked, looking at the screen.

"Ronon's not here." Sheppard told Michael.

"Colonel Sheppard, I want Ronon to answer my question. If he doesn't..." Michael said, trailing off, he turned to look at Lyssa, who was still stretched out before the screen. Michael held a knife in his hand, he twisted her around so that her back was to the screen, then he started to dig the tip of the knife into her flesh. Immediately the blood flooded the puncture wound, and started to run down her skin.

"The longer he takes to answer, the more pain I will inflict." Michael said, looking at the screen, his voice getting a little angrier.

"Ronon." Sheppard shouted, he turned to look at Ronon, who was still trying to pick up a trail, so that they could follow Michael.

Ronon, turned when Sheppard shouted him, and knew something was wrong, the pained look on Sheppard's face, told him that it was Lyssa.

Ronon, grabbed the device off McKay, he looked at the image on the screen. Michael had a knife piercing Lyssa's back, Ronon could see the blood running down her skin. Ronon tensed his features, tried not to show any reaction, but his insides felt like they were being clawed out.

Michael, didn't like the fact that Ronon didn't seem to be reacting. So he began twisting the knife, that was still piercing Lyssa's skin.

Lyssa couldn't stop the deep moan that escaped her throat, nor the low scream that followed as Michael twisted even further.

"I want an answer, how do you want her to die, quickly, or slowly?" Michael asked, again, his voice angry. "If I don't get an answer, I'll assume it's quickly..." Michael said trailing off, trying to gauge Ronon's reaction.

"Slowly." Ronon managed to say, his voice was barely audible. Hearing Lyssa cry like that, was unbalancing him.

"I didn't hear that, could you repeat it." Michael said, maliciously, smiling at the screen.

"Slowly!" Ronon, shouted louder, his voice harsh, his eyes hooded and penetrating, as he looked at the screen, wishing he had his hands around Michael's throat. Every touch Michael made, every painful act ,that he inflicted upon Lyssa, Ronon promised himself, would be returned to Michael, with great relish.

"Slowly, it shall be." Michael said, he turned Lyssa around, so that she was facing the screen. "Did you hear that, Ronon wants you to die slowly." Michael said cruelly.

Lyssa hated, that she was being used to cause Ronon pain. "I'm not pregnant!" She shouted, hoping that Ronon would hear, at least that was one thing she could put right.

Michael took exception to this, pulling his hand back he hit her, her head snapped back, and she lost consciousness.

Michael turned the screen off.

"No!" Ronon screamed at Michael, but it was too late, the screen went black. Ronon didn't know if he would be able to control his reactions any longer. Seeing Michael, hurting Lyssa, was killing him, he'd rather it were him Michael was torturing. He felt so helpless, but Ronon knew every time he lost his temper, Michael would take it out on Lyssa, find some way to cause her pain, just to get back at him.

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