Ok, firstly, I'd like to apologize for last chapter, I got it mixed up with a chapter from my other story. It was put in as wc8, but I wanted w8, so I accidentally clicked on the wrong one. Secondly, I've been screwing up a bit in this story, it usually doesn't happen, but I've been extremely disoriented since I moved, so I'm just trying to get settle down and stuff, but thank you all for your reviews and patience! I don't own SG Atlantis or the characters from the show, and all that good stuff. Ok, then, here's chap nyn!
Chapter 9
"I...I can't tell you...anything," John said weakly.
"You will, before your soul is removed," Jossen said wickedly. He laughed sickly in Sheppard's ear, pulling the colonel to his feet by a grip in his hair.
John felt the crack, rather than heard it, as he fell back onto the hot ground. He was sure, now, that this was Hell. All he could see was lava, rock, and fire. Yeah, that was definitely Hell.
John held his side, sheltering his newly cracked rib from his tormentor. Another punch was followed by a kick to the stomach, making it near impossible to breath. Not that he needed to breath. He was dead, wasn't he?
"Not tryig to give you...any ideas, but can't you...can't you read minds?" John asked painfully.
"The soul is like meat. It needs minced before I'll take it. I break it before I take it," Jossen said.
"John would've laughed. Would've cried. But he just laid there, breathing in the cancerous air, until he finally broke the silence.
"You're so full of it."
Another kick.
"How are we supposed to give him a new life? Look, this is completely absurd1 It is not going to work," Rodney said. "You think he'd choose good over evil? he's a second-generation wraith. Well, third, if you-"
"McKay," Ronon said abruptly, silencing the doctor. "Shut...up."
"He has no soul of his own. Perhaps, if we give him a soul, a soul of his own, he will stop his wrongdoings," Senave said.
"And where are we going to find a soul of his own? What, do you want me to speak to Tom Hanks about it? And while we're at it, why don't we get Betty Spaghetti in here to help out?" Rodney said.
"Rodney, please," Teyla said with irritation.
"I'm sorry, but I am completely surrounged by aliens, here," McKay said, crossing his arms defensively.
"It is not as difficult as you make it seem. It is an obstacle, but we can overcome it, Dr. McKay," Senave said.
"How did you know my name?" Rodney asked, unfolding his arms, looking at the teen with suspicion.
"John told me all that I need to know. I am trying to help you. So you must trust me," she said.
"We trust you," Teyla said, stepping in. "How do we do this?" she asked, changing the subject.
"He must release all souls he has stored throughout his history. Then he will become like us, and John will be released with the others," Senave explained.
"But will he be brought back to life?" Teyla asked.
"I...I really do not know," Senave admitted. "I am sorry. But it is worth it, is it not?"
"Yes," Teyla said. "It is worth it."
Ok, I hope I did ok on this one! Please review, good or bad, or what. Thank you sherryw, MacGateFan, and all you other folks for your reviews! Thanks, bie:0D