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Chapter 3 - Wraith
Major Sheppard got up early the next morning and ran to get the camera and the tape inside. he sped it up.
After John had left Andrea Jumped onto the railing and sat against the supporting beam next to her.
that was it. she just sat there the rest of the night. never moving and not falling off (surprisingly if she had fallen asleep). then he was called to a meeting over his radio head set. Dr. Beckett ran in at the end. Major Sheppard wondered why until he remembered that Sargent Bates had been attacked earlier.
"I ran a DNA test on Sargent Bates' clothes, they're back. I ran them twice to be certain, the results are conclusive. We have a wraith in the city." He panted, out of breath from the run. they all got up and ran to the control room. they located him using the bio-sensors just as Andrea walked in.
"Have a nice sleep?" John asked sarcastically. Rodney glanced at him and returned his focus to the screen.
"Teyla I need two teams." Major Sheppard told the Athosian, who nodded.
"Can I help?" Andrea asked.
"Can you defend your self?" John asked getting more serious. she nodded and ran back to her rooms and returned quickly (for her rooms being on the other side of the city) with a long curved sword in hand. a quiver of arrows on her back, and a long sturdy bow in her right hand also accompanied her.
"Can those really do any damage against a wraith?" John asked quietly. Andrea nodded and shot one arrow at the center of the Stargate. seconds before it passed through a wormhole about the size of a dollar coin opened and closed the second after the arrow had passed all the way through. People gasped and some even clapped. Andrea followed Major Sheppard's team. no one seemed to notice that along the way she gently set the arrows and bow down on the floor. John Radioed Teyla, but Andrea communicated with her through her mind.
don't shoot, tell your team not to either. she thought. The wraith stepped through a door way and stunned everyone accept John and Andrea, who had hidden behind columns. the wraith stepped forward. John stepped out to shoot him. the wraith thrust his hand at John's chest, avoiding the bullet. he never collided with John's chest but met Andrea's own hand. the girl and wraith met eyes, he hissed. she spoke in wraith language to it. his hand dropped at once and he dropped to one knee, and bent his head in respect. she kept talking and nodded for Lt. Ford to stun it.
Teyla's team must be here. John thought. he was shocked at what he had just seen Andrea do. they put the wraith into a shielded cell. John talked to Teyla as they did so.
"Did you see what she did to him?" he asked her quietly. she nodded.
"I have heard of someone the Wraith fear. even look up to as a god. they call her 'Demon of the Woods'." Teyla said and left. John left o find Rodney, he found Andrea with him.
"Andrea isn't your last name French? DuBois is French right?" John asked when he reached them.
"Yes it is, why?" she replied.
"What does it mean?" John asked.
"Of the woods." she replied and looked back at the laptop she was working at.
"You're the Demon of the woods aren't you?" he asked, he spoke like he'd just had an epiphany. Andrea nodded slowly.
"What?" Rodney asked. John pointed at Andrea accusingly.
"She's a wraith god." he muttered.
"A wraith god?" Dr. Weir asked. the trio sat in her office. Teyla was called in beside the three already there.
"What do you know about this 'demon of the woods'?" She asked her. Teyla began to talk.
"She is feared and idolized by the wraith. They try not to upset her for fear she will kill them. She has saved the lives of many of my people before."
"Well she's your 'Demon'." said John and he jabbed his thumb at Andrea who leaned against a wall.
"Yes I know." Teyla blinked then said. Dr. Weir looked back and forth between the men and women in front of her.
"Major Sheppard did Andrea do something to offend you?" Elizabeth asked John, who hesitated.
"Sort of." he said. when he didn't continue Elizabeth threw out her arms in waiting
"She uh...well i don't wanna say in front of Teyla and Rodney." he said childishly. at their cue Rodney and Teyla left the room.
"Well she is pretty." John said.
"for a 3 million year old teenager yes." Dr. Wier said.
"Well Andrea said she thought i was handsome. can you see where this is going?" he asked her. He asked, Elizabeth nodded.
"Good, can I leave now?" Andrea saked impatiently.
"Yes." Dr. Weir replied.
"Do you mind if i take a jumper and Dr. McKay? i wanna get out of the city." she said and glanced at John. Dr. Wier nodded not wanting any more contention between team members. Andrea left and found Rodney waiting in the control room. She walked briskly to the Jumper bay without stopping to see if Rodney was even following her, she knew he was. she entered through the back and sat down and she closed the back door as soon as Rodney was in. she closed the bulkhead behind them. the overhead doors onto the planet opened. she took off and flew the jumper expertly out of the bay. she flew until a Stargate materialized in front of them.
"How did?" he asked. the gate dialed itself onto an address he did not recognize. The puddle jumper flew through the the gate. they came out on a lush green planet.