Chapter 13: dead worlds, false hopes

The world was dead; there was nothing except that of the cold and abandoned warehouses that lay in a tight row along the side a dark river, it depths seeming dank and bottomless. The sky was black with pollution; billows of smoke that once spewed out of the warehouses chimneys now lay dormant. Streets that might have bustled with life stayed dead and abandoned. Shop windows were shattered and broken, exposing the long expired food and forgotten merchandise, such as weapons, clothes and other such necessities. The wind had an eerily whine to it as the team trekked through the bare and barren wasteland of a world that had been long passed forgotten. Angry clouds hung in the air and Sheppard swore he could hear the low rumble of thunder in the distance. The team stopped, looking around, all of them silent. The faint sound of water running could be heard, but other then that the land was hushed.

"Ok we'll split in to teams, Ronon you with Keller, Rodney your with me and Teyla, you can be with Kanaan," he smiled at Teyla as she looked at him. His smile left no trace as she Glared back at him with a hateful expression.

"OK," he said, saddened. The Colonels voice seemed to echo at the few words he had said, taking no notice, the team set out with their assigned partners, all heading in different directions.

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Ronon pulled open the door to the warehouse, cringing at the noise it made as it dragged across the concrete floor. Pulling out his stunner almost immediately after the door was open. He stealthy crept in, his eyes darting around, surveying his surroundings. Seeming happy, he placed his weapon back in to its holder, Doctor Keller followed him in. The warehouse was dark and smelled old and dusty. There was a strange silence that lingered in the air as the only sounds were the wind and the echoing footsteps of the two humans.

Keller looked at Ronon, a worried expressions on her face.

"Did Teyla seem, angry to you?" she asked, Ronon made a face, then huffed.

"Well can you blame her?" He said. Keller shrugged.

"Guess not, but I feel sorry for the person who she has made it her mission to find." Ronon turned abruptly to look at her.

"Why?" he said angrily.

"Because if she is anything like she was back on new Athos…" She let the sentence linger, looking down at the floor as if thinking of what to say next.

"She was so angry; if it wasn't for her I would be dead. I can't imagine what she's going through right now." Ronon smiled sadly at the doctor, putting an arm round her neck and held her tight.

"Don't worry, we will find her people, she will have the baby and we can all live happily ever after,"he smiled, Keller smiled back.

"Now lets look around," he said his smile widening. The good doctor followed him, feeling a slight sensation of uneasiness, looking around the room she noticed it had gotten darker and her feeling of uneasiness grew.

"Ronon?" she asked but was interrupted by the sound of a loud clatter, like metal hitting concrete, Ronon pulled his blaster out again, but before he could fire a series of stun blasts erupted from the darkness, hitting the sedated directly in the chest, he fell backwards to the ground, his stunner dropping to the floor as his hand went limp. Keller looked franticly round the room, like cornered prey looking for an escape route. The sound of the attackers footsteps seemed to mock her fear. She swallowed hard as the man stepped in to view backing away as he inched closer to her. His face was pale and his hair was a long tattered brown. Seeing Keller on the verge of tears he smiled, showing rotten teeth.

"What's the matter sweetheart, I'm not gonna hurt ya…much," he said, his putrid smile returning again. He touched her face with a rough and dirty hand. Keller felt glued to the spot, frozen with fear. She did not know what this man was planning on doing to her, but she knew for a fact, that it wasn't good.

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John sighed loudly as he walked beside the rambling scientist; the beeping devise in his hand was starting to pick at his last nerve.

"Would you put that thing away Rodney, no one or thing is here except us," John shouted, hearing the device beep one more time the drone out to a slow and otherworldly moan, then turned off completely.

"I like to be careful, and besides the Athosians may still be here," John sighed harshly.

"Don't lie to yourself Rodney; you know the Athosians are not here, I know they are not here. They were gone along time ago." He admitted and then carried on walking through the darkening warehouse. Rodney stopped in his tracks.

"Then what are we doing here?" Rodney shouted, mouth hanging open liked a gaping fish. John turned to the scientist.

"Look, Teyla is trying to do all she can to find her people. They are her family McKay," he told Rodney. The Canadian nodded his head the continued on walking, John following closely behind.

"Well by that look she gave you, I don't think you're in her good books," John looked afraid for a second a pregnant, pissed off Athosian was not someone you wanted as your enemy. He covered the look with a shrug and a forced smile.

"She'll get over it," was all he said, ducking under a low crumbling arch that used to be a door. In the corner of the room. Doctor McKay's eyes lit up, as he bolted over to it, with speed that would even rival Ronon's. As he laid a hand on its soft metal, a blinding light turned on in front of them, bathing the room with a, clear blue florescent glow, it seemed to be wraith technology

The air felt warm for a moment, then suddenly turned ice cold as the light slowly faded, leaving the room dark again, a small blinking light winked at Rodney as he ran his hand over it. A low humming sound could be heard as the light turned on simultaneously.

Rodney looked at John and smile.

"Well I guess I found the power."

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Doctor Keller's hands shook at her sides as her gaze was glued intently on the man in front her. With her hands curling in to fist, she took a step back, widening the distance between her self and the man in front of her. The was a slight humming sound that filled the room, then the lights turned on instantly, blinding the eyes of those in the room. Taking advantage in the mans, blinded and distracted state, Doctor Keller rammed a knee in to his face, hearing the sickening sound of something cracking beneath her knuckles. The man yelled out loudly, the sound of his cry's bouncing off the walls like a ball. Taking her chance Jennifer stepped over him. Running over to Ronon and slinging his arm around her shoulder, she grunted with effort as she dragged him out, awkwardly closing the door behind her.

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When the lights suddenly turned on with a blinding flash, Teyla could not help but laugh as Kanaan had walked straight into the door in front of him. It felt good to laugh, Teyla thought, it left a warm and fuzzy feeling behind, a feeling that felt almost alien to her. Kanaan cursed under his breath then rubbed his nose, looking over to Teyla. Glaring playfully at her he continued to search the building they were in. Once the lights were on, Teyla could see what was inside. Tables and chairs lay scattered over the floor, burnt and broken. A small desk sat leaning against the far wall. Strange. Conceding everything looked beyond repair. The desk was covered with a coat of dust, making the wood look less shiny the it actually was. Kanaan, now curious opened the cupid door, his eyes widening in surprise and fear.

"It's a bomb," he screamed, grabbing Teyla firmly by the arm and pulling her towards the door, it took her a moment to register what was happening but as soon as she did, she kept pace with Kanaan. "It was a trap'she thought anger boiling with in her. She hadn't even made it to the door when a ball of fire erupted from behind them, sending shards of broken glass hurtling through the air. The force of the blast sent both Athosians flying backwards. The sound of the alarms sent warning cries vibrating off the walls, defining those whose ears heard it. Small explosions of hot sparks, bits of falling debris and rapidly spreading fires played throughout the large room of the warehouse. Teyla's first reaction was for her to immediately coil her arms around her stomach, wrapping it in a tight cocoon as she flew in to a few boxes that were stacked behind her. She fell with a thud to the floor, landing on her stomach. At first she just lay there, too shocked to move, worried that if she did she would regret it. A few moments passed as everything around her seemed to stand still, lifting her head to glance around her, her heart, all of a sudden, felt cold. There, lying no more then five feet away from her, Kanaan, lay motionless, a large blooded piece of glass, protruding from his chest. She fought the urge to just lay there and cry and rather concentrated on dragging her self over to where her lover lay. Lifting weak fingers, she pushed them against his neck, felling nothing but cold skin underneath. Her hand fell from his neck and hit the floor with a snap, her head falling on to her arm as she let slow and quiet sobs escape. Talking his hand in hers, she let darkness consume her, hoping to wake up and find she were dreaming.

Fin

Thanks for reading guys one more chapter to come and this is the fic done J I would like to say sorry again for it being so late, but I am a busy woman. I have school exams and grading in my martial arts, so I have not had as much time as I would have liked to get this done, but once that is all over and the holidays are here, you can expect a lot more from me (YAY)

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