For disclaimer check the 1st chapter…

A/N: This is a short one, sorry!

Chapter Four

There was nothing particular about the social visit. Natives wearing customary fabrics and tunics: doing the usual introductions: there was the standard hike and tour and, of course, to Dr. McKay's delight (after finding out if there was any citrus in it with the say so of Sheppard) the normal feast and drinks. Roul was the leader of the colony and he seemed genuinely excited to be meeting with Sheppard and his team. At the end of the day everything was very routine, which was the reason why Sheppard had begun sensing something was off. Ronon was too busy diggin' into the food to really care. McKay was disappointed there wasn't anything science related for him to discuss with the people of the planet and Teyla was apparently feeling the same uneasiness he was because she chose that moment to voice her gratitude for their hospitality and follow it by asking politely why their presence was requested. For a brief moment the leader showed signs of being uncomfortable with the question, but he composed himself and said he had heard many things about them and was disappointed they hadn't had the pleasure of meeting them before. The gut feeling was making it impossible for Sheppard to believe the man even if the answer sounded reasonable. He decided to cut the visit short and get the hell out of dodge before McKay could prove the bad luck theory. At least he wasn't right about the good mood; that one went away while they were still exchanging pleasantries.

"Thank you for everything Roul, it was a pleasure meeting you and your people but I'm afraid we must leave."

"Why so sudden Colonel?" Sheppard noticed he seemed worried.

"It's my fault, you see I have a son I wish to return to before his next feeding" Teyla said quickly.

"Oh you have a little one, how wonderful! Should we expect you again anytime soon?"

Sheppard smiled politely before saying "Of course." Next to him someone said "Not" knowing full well who it was, he elbowed him.

"Yeah sure…let's do this again."

They all looked at Ronon expecting him to say his own goodbyes but the man only stared back at them.

"O…kay, leaving now. Thanks again."

After an awkward send off they began their trek back to the gate. When he felt it was safe to talk to the team about his gut feeling, Sheppard approach the subject.

"Don't you guys think that was odd?"

"Of course! It's extremely odd that a meet and greet has been so…uneventful."

"Exactly!"

"I was being sarcastic Colonel."

"And I'm not. Since when do leaders ask specifically for us just to have dinner?"

"Maybe our reputation is improving…call it wishful thinking."

"Something is not right." Ronon stated suddenly.

"Where have you been big guy?"

"No I mean, we're being followed."

"You sure?"

"Positive"

"We should try to make it to the gate."

"They're not just gonna let us leave."

"We're almost there, why not attack us now that there's some distance between us and home."

"Unless they already took over the gate and are ready to ambush us."

"Let's not get ahead of ourselves, but make sure you and your weapons are ready for an imminent attack."

"So much for wishful thinking." Muttered McKay as he let his arm dangle free next to the handgun secured to his thigh.

They were maybe 10 minutes away from the gate when things got really hectic after the first shot was fired. His team fought hard against many enemies but Sheppard knew they just couldn't take them all. He yelled at McKay to get to the Stargate and radio for backup, he also sent Teyla to cover him. Both Ronon and Sheppard found cover behind the trees hoping for back up to arrive soon.

TBC