Chapter Seven: Nighttime Jitters
Kelley saw that both Teyla and Cassie had fallen asleep. She finally got done airing up her mattress and crawled under the covers, but she couldn't get any sleep because of all the noise. There were cricket sounds and owls hooting. She turned and laid on her back and looked up at the ceiling of the tent.
John and Dave after they finally got done laughing were sound asleep. Well Dave was anyway, John however was very much alert but asleep. Yes he was asleep but the first sound that sounded off he'd be ready. He had no doubt that Teyla was the same at the moment, it comes with going on missions off world and having to stay the night. John had put his bag only a foot away from him with his 9mm and his standard issued knife was under his pillow.
Kelley looked around, she could of swore she heard something move. Then there was a sound there it was again. Then she felt something crawling up her sleeping bag. She held her breath wide eyed. Then out of nowhere a small reptilian head popped up.
Teyla bolted up with knife in one hand and 9mm in the other, after hearing Kelley scream. Cassie soon got up too and was looking wide eyed at everyone trying to figure out what was going on. Just then the front of the tent ripped open to show a very awake John with knife and 9mm in hand.
"What the hell happened?" He asked pointing the gun in and then seeing nothing lowered it a little but didn't put it down all the way but having it ready.
"That thing was crawling on me." Kelley said pointing to a snake.
"Aw it's a garden snake!" Cassie said excitedly and went over to pick it up.
"Don't touch it, it could bite you and it could have poison." Kelley said.
"No, no garden snakes are not poisonous." Cassie explained, Teyla came over to look at it she now did not have her gun or knife she put them away.
"It does seem to be friendly, may I?" Teyla asked holding out her hand.
"Yeah of course here you hold it like this." Cassie said explaining how to hold a snake. John put his knife and gun in the waistband of his pants and whipped his hand down his face.
"Since we figured out what it is can we go to bed now without any interruptions?" John said emphasizing the last part and looking at Kelley. Just then Dave walked in.
"What's going on?" He asked looking around.
"Kelley found a garden snake on her while asleep and screamed." Was John's response.
"Uh." Dave said then itched the back of his head. "And you decided to come in here guns blazing?" Dave asked John cringed then looked at him.
"Habit." John said plainly. "And that's ok I wasn't the only one." John said looking knowingly at Teyla. "I thought you didn't bring a gun?" John questioned.
"Habit." She said simply John smirked at her then.
"Well I don't know about you guy's but I'm going to go get some rest." John said turning around and heading for his tent.
"Me too." Dave said fallowing, Teyla and Cassie set the snake free and climbed back into bed. Kelley also climbed back into bed and looked around but did not close her eyes.
John crawled back into bed and started to close his eyes to go to sleep when Dave spoke up. "So you have a habit of bringing a gun everywhere you go?" Dave asked.
"Yeah it comes with the job." John said.
"Well whatever that job is I can tell that it is really dangerous and you do a good job at it." Dave said before he climbed into his sleeping bag for the night what was left of it anyhow. John soon fallowed him into sleep.
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