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Hey guys here is the next chapter of 'Till death' hope you enjoyed it. And hope you all enjoyed yore Christmas

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John walked through the gate room door, with Rodney close beside him. He saw that both Teyla and Kanan were already there. The were standing too close for Johns liking. Teyla was not wearing her off world uniform. She wore a long brown leather coat and a scarf round her neck with matching brown leather trousers. Kanan's arms rested comfortably round Teyla's waist. Their faces mere inches away. A bright smile was painted on her face as she laughed at something he had whispered in her ear. Their faces got nearer, until their noses looked as if they were brushing. That's where John jumped in.
"Hiya Teyla, what's the mission today then?" John asked completely ignoring Kanan. Teyla smiled and pulled away from the Athosian.
"Kanan has told me some news, he might know of a planet as to where my people have been taken to." Teyla said, Kanan nodded his head at the mention of his name, John forced a smile.

"He's coming too? Teyla nodded taking Kanan's hands in her own, he smiled back at her.

"Of course," John sighed, out of the corner of his eye he saw Samantha Carter making her way down the stairs.

"You all ready?" she asked they all nodded. She smiled at each one of the team in turn and held her gaze at Teyla, her smile saddening.

"Well we will see you all later." The gate opened and the team walked through, Teyla realized Kanan was not following and stopped short of going through.
"Are you sure you wanna go back there?" Kanan nodded, taking a brave step forward.

"For our people," he said the stepped through. Teyla smiled sadly to herself, the followed.

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When the team emerged out from the blue shimmering puddle of the gate they were hit with a sudden burst of heat. The gate closed down behind them as they glanced round. Warning bells went off in Johns head. Sand, as far as the eye could see stretched for miles. The sky was cast with a few bright colours, reds and oranges but still held sky held no life and neither did the ground, except for the few people that had come through the gate. John bit his lip then cleared his throat.
"You sure this is the right place?" he asked Kanan a dark tone in his voice.

"The village is about a three mile walk from here," Kanan replied an equal tone in his already deep voice. Teyla saw the tension between them and started down the steps of the gate.
"Well if we want to get there before dark we best get going, sunset is near" Kanan was the first to follow her, putting a gentle hand on the small of her back and guiding her away from the others. Rodney walked alongside John, mumbling something under his breath, Ronon stayed quiet as he too walked alongside John, his hand neatened comfortably on his blaster. John watched the two Athosian's in front of him, his chest got tighter and his heart heavy. Seeing Teyla so happy and friendly with another man chewed him up and he had no idea why. The slow walk toward the village was quiet and unnerving. The sun was hot and making John's uniform cling to his skin. He found himself watching Kanan, not only for his sake but for Teyla's. He didn't trust the Athosian, not on Atlantis, not on the missions and certainly not with Teyla. his thoughts interrupted when Ronon drew his blaster. The team raised their weapons, but it was two late. Many men had erupted from the soil, holding spears, knives and a gun that resembled a musket. The team were massively outnumbered. The men that surrounded them wore nothing but tattered clothing, made from mattered animal fur, leather and suede. Their faces were dirty and sunburnt.

"Drop you weapons, now!" one of them said, taken a step forward. It was more of an order then a request. The team stood strong, neither of them moving an inch.

"Drop your weapons, I will not ask again!" he said. His voice was deep, rough and commanding. Teyla leaned In towards the colonel,
"I think it would be wise to do as they say Colonel," she said. John threw a look of anger in her direction then nodded dropping his weapon. The other followed suite. The five of them were forced to their knees, and held securely in place.
"What is your purpose here?" he asked.

"We have come here searching for friends, that is all, we mean you no harm," Teyla had answered quickly, suddenly going all business. If it was not for her negotiation skills, the team would probably be dead. the man looked at her and headed towards the team.

"You carry ancestral technology?" he said, John knew exactly what the man was getting at. He continued to speak. "You are from the city of the ancients, are you not, from Atlantis?" no on replied.

"Answer me!" When the team said nothing the man raised a hand, striking Teyla hard across the face. Kanan growled and raced forwards, but was pulled back by his captor.

"The location of Atlantis please?" he asked. Again no one replied. He sighed and turned to the man behind him, nodding. Stepping out of the way the man fired one shot from the gun in his hand. Teyla gasped and fell to the floor, holding her arm in agony. The man seemed unfazed by her painful cries. Kanan immediately threw off his captor and raced for Teyla, knelling down beside her.

"Tell me the location of Atlantis or the next one is in her head!" He said, snatching the gun from the other mans grasp and pointing it down at Teyla. Kanan immediately stiffened. Teyla closed her eyes against the pain "Who are you?" Kanan seethed. Tearing his gaze away from Teyla, but still keeping pressure on her wound. He could fell the warm sticky, liquid pool out and stain his hands.

"My name is Kabal, I am of the Geni rebels" he said proudly.

John shook his head in disbelieve, his eyes travailing down to Teyla's pale form. She had lost a lot of blood and still was loosing more, fast. Kabal smiled evilly.

"But enough with the introductions, I think I would rather just kill you" he said he raised the gun again about to pull the trigger, when suddenly with inhuman speed Ronon, pushed his captive to the floor grabbing his gun and firing a few shots, each one hitting its target. Every man fell to the floor like dominoes, except Kabal. He got something out from his pocket and in a blast of smoke he had disappeared, as if he had been swallowed whole by the ground. Their was an confused silence.
"Colonel Sheppard!" Ronon had heard and turned round to see if Teyla was alright. The sand beneath her was red. Kanan wrapped his arm round her waste and lifted her up. She moaned but relaxed against him.
"We have to get her back to Atlantis," Kanan ordered, they all started for the gate.

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John didn't know why he had been acting the way he had, he just felt it necessary. He knew he had hurting Teyla by the foul way he had been treating her recently. He lifted the bottle of imported whisky to his lips and took three huge gulps. He had no idea where it had come from and he could not have cared less. The door chime rang and he sluggishly got up to answer it. Teyla stood at the door, looking up as the colonel opened the door, the colonel looked her up and down, a tense look on his face and his eyes seemed somewhat unfocused. His hair was unkempt and his eyes watery and bloodshot. Teyla waited for the colonel to say something but he was obviously not going to break the silence.
"John could I come in please?" Teyla asked, waiting hopefully for him to answer. He nodded sluggishly then moved aside. Teyla smiled uneasily and slowly made her way in to the room. The door closed behind her. She looked round the room. The bed was messy and bottle of what the earth people called whisky lay half full on the bedside table. She frowned seeing that the top of the bottle was off.
"See you're out of the infirmary," John said coldly, his words were a bit slurred. Teyla nodded. Turning to face him.
"It was just a scratch" she said, then inclining a hand towards the bottle said, "Have you been drinking?" John ignored the question.

"What do you want?" he asked, Teyla looked down.
"I wanted to talk." John let something that sounded like a snort escape.
"Now you want to talk. It's a bit late for that isn't it?" Teyla sighed. "I mean suddenly your lover boy comes through the gate and now he is all you care about, all you have time for?"

"John I care about him and I need to find my people. And he has been treating me a lot better then you have." She said, pointing an accusing finger. John smiled slyly and leaned on the wall. Arms crossed.
"Teyla, ever think that maybe if you didn't leave your people they would still be here and well today?" Teyla's face fell. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. She felt tears weal up in her eyes.

"I came here to make friends again Colonel, but I am not sure if I want to anymore." She started for the door but john grabbed her roughly by her injured arm. She gasped in pain and turned to face him. He didn't let go.

"You think you're all that don't you?" he said, his grasp tightening.
Teyla cringed

"John you're hurting me!"

"How do you know your people are even alive?" Teyla tried to pull free, John laughed at her futile efforts.

"They could be laying dead somewhere for all you know" Teyla had, had enough, with one swift movement, her knee had went straight up in to Johns groin. He groin and fell to the floor, realising Teyla's arm. Tears streamed down her face. Sheppard shook his head, then looked up at Teyla, looking more sober then before. "Teyla I don't know what got in to me, I'm so sorry."
"I don't know why I ever trusted you!" she screamed then headed for the door.

"Teyla please, I'm sorry," he called after her, but she was already gone.

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