Chapter 2: Dark caves
It was even colder in the cell than it was in the woods. One rebel guard opened the cell gate to bring the team some food. Before he could get out, Ronon grabbed him and beaten him to unconsciousness. He raised his hand to warn them that there were guards around. Ronon stealthily moved toward the guards. Sadie couldn't bear to hear the small gasps coming from their lips and cracks of their necks breaking. Ronon came back to the cell. Their path was clear, for now. Dr. McKay left first, then Teyla. Sheppard turned to Sadie.
"Nurse...Sadie you have to... how can I say this... be strong. We are counting on you to do that for us. This is a life or death situation. Okay? We have to have each other's backs." Sheppard said softly.
Sadie closed her eyes for a few seconds before nodding. She stepped out of the cell and into the small hall of the caves. There were three unguarded entrance ways, one leading outside. Her head started spinning. Which damn way?
"Okay, I over heard one of the guards say that one of these ways go straight to the man-eating people and the others lead to either outside or to the sleeping quarters." McKay said a little too fast. Sheppard gave him a look to finish talking.
"I don't know which way."
Sheppard let out a moan. Sadie rolled her eyes. Ronon growled.
"Hey, stop whining. Let's try the right entrance." This better lead to the outside. Goddamn you, McKay.
The cave was more darker and colder then where they were locked up. Of course he has to pick the more scarier looking rock halls. Sadie gasped. Her head hurts so bad that she almost passed out. McKay groaned.
"Oh, no. I knew we couldn't count on her. We should have left her at the cell, then come back with more back up. It would've been faster."
Sadie sat on the hard rocky ground. "If you do not shut the hell up, Meredith, I swear to god I will end you right here right now." She threatened. McKay didn't say another word. Sadie slowly got back up. She'll have to deal with the agonizing pain for there would be a much worse pain head. She knew this. It wasn't just her dream that said it, it was also her instinct. That's the reason for the migraines. I only know how they will die. I don't know what lies behind every corner we turn. I know that the rebels already found out that we are missing. We have to find a way out quickly. They heard shouts behind them, shadows.
"Go faster! They're coming!" Sadie shouted at the team. They ran around each corner with Ronon first, Teyla, McKay, Sadie and John last. John looked behind him to see instead of the rebels civilianswere behind them. Oh, shit. Apparently, the rebels trained some of the man-eating civilians they captured and used them as pets.
"Run faster! Run faster, Ronon!" He screamed. He stood still for a moment and shot warning shots above their heads. He started running again. "I'm shooting at them and they are still chasing after us. The damn bastards."
The team came across a dead end. "We're trapped. What are we going to do?" McKay panicked. Sadie grabbed his arm, pointing to a well-hidden ladder in the corner, pulled him to the rest of the team. Ronon stood beside the ladder, helping them go up the ladder to whatever was up there. Teyla went up first, then McKay. "Pierce, your next." Sadie looked back. Sheppard was shooting at the eaters, walking slowly back as they advance forward. "Hurry!" She quickly climbed up the ladder. Teyla and Rodney helped her up. They were in another rocky three-way hall only each hall was filled with blood and was brightly lit by electrical bulbs. What the hell? Sadie could hear Ronon and John arguing who to go up the ladder and who to stay behind and die.
"Both of you bitches get your ass up here!" Sadie shouted down the ladder. The eaters stopped in their tracks. They looked at Ronon and Sheppard with confusion and hunger. They were waiting for the right moment to grabbed them and eat them. Sheppard quickly climbed up the ladder. Then Ronon.
"What are we going to do? They can still climb and chase after us?" Teyla asked, concern and fright in her voice. Sadie hobbled over to the left entrance way. Something told her that that was the way. This is it. She smiled.
"Guys, this is it. This is the way out."
"And how would you know that, Nurse? Your evil second person told you that?" McKay questioned, sarcastically. Sadie slowly approached him.
"Dr. Rodney McKay, I had have it with your shit mouth. I know in my dream, you were laying on the cold goddamn floor of a cell. You were covered in blood. Those freaks killed you, you son of a bit..."
"Let's go, all of you, now." Teyla interrupted. She and the rest of the team headed in the direction Sadie said to go. McKay stood there for awhile, bewildered. Sadie was behind them. She looked back at him. "You better hurry, or they'll get you." McKay quickly caught up.
"We better get out of this cave before they catch up with us again." Sheppard said.