Here I am agiain. Sorry for my horrible spelling but I'm working on it and am probobly going to fix chapter one
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John fell out from the ventilation shaft he'd just crawled out off and crawled along the floor to the edge off the balcony. Carefully he pulled up the gun and looked through the sight at the people in the east tower. He had a prefect vision and he smiled as he saw the Genii uniforms walk past the window clearly. He pulled back and pulled asked Atlantis gently to open all the windows in the east tower. Soon he heard the swooshing sound as they opened in the other tower and then the reports from the Genii soldiers came rolling in from the communication device he'd stolen from one Genii soldier. He almost chuckled at the panicked voice of the Genii soldiers, but of course he didn't. The sound would carry to the other tower eas
"We have found evidence that the city has experienced malfunctions but stay clear from the windows anyway" Kolya ordered them and he clenched his teeth at the man before he came to terms with what he had said. The scientists had spoken off malfunctions too, what the hell was going on? He'd have to pop in on McKay and ask him before he did anything else. But for now he'd bide his time and checking over the LSD, trying to guess which men was in the mess hall.
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Kolya had walked down into the gate room and left them with only a handful off guards up there and Teyla was confident that if she only could get lose she'd manage to take out at least three. Rodney could hopefully take care off one and they could force the other Genii into retreat. Finally feeling the bounds on her hands give after working on them since she woke up. She sent a look to Rodney who caught it after a moment and looked somewhere between annoyed and terrified at what would happened. She sent him a thin smile just as one of the guards walked past her. Without giving him a warning she twisted to the side and threw his legs away from under him. At the corner of her eye she saw Rodney throw himself at another one's legs and trying to take the gun. Without regret she herself managed to take both his knife and gun. Quickly she slit his throat and slid the knife along to Elizabeth as she started to shot the other guards. Teyla had just moved to the edge and started aiming at the men running up the stairs when Caldwell and a few other soldiers appeared at her side. They heard Kolya call for his men to leave and move to the east tower. A second later the doors shut behind them and they reluctantly lowered their stolen guns
"I hate Mondays!" Rodney exclaimed behind her and she couldn't help but to laugh when she saw that he had slipped on the cold coffee that had fallen down from the console.
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It had been about 40 minutes when John looked up (having a good guess at who was having a long dinner) and saw that the Genii soldiers in the east tower clearly thought the windows had been a malfunction. Rolling his eyes at them he set up the P-90 again and then when he had a clear shoot he took it. The soldier fell after a perfect shoot to the head and the other soldiers in the room fell to the ground as they looked around tying to guess which window the attack had come from. Seeing another man open he took him and then three other men down before he realised he'd need to relocate to another tower to get another shot. He listened at the panicked reports and call for backups as he ran too the transporter and soon found himself in the lower levels off the city but in another tower. There he had a clear view at the people running in the staircase up through wards the room he'd just laid under fire. It was a good plan since they'd taken fire from the other side off the building. It was bad however since he now was here and all the windows still was open. It took him about 7 minutes tops to get all 12 off them. Then it took about one minute to take his things and get into the transporter again. When he found a secure hiding place (strategic concealment, thank you very much) he took out his notebook and wrote the number of Genii soldiers he'd just shoot. At the top he had written down the number off Genii soldiers he'd counted when they'd entered the city. Kolya really must like the number 60. Of course there was only about 40 something soldiers left now, but still. He picked up the LSD again to see what he would do. He was slightly worried about those malfunctions Kolya had mentioned, what if he managed to blow the city up when he tried to save it? McKay would have his head for sure. So where was that little ego-central scientist he'd forced himself to put up with for all these years anyway? Biting his lips his hand swayed over the device sitting around his ear. There was still around 40 soldiers left and if Kolya heard he was here he'd sent them all at once for sure. Of course John could always check the most probable places McKay could be at and then bribe the people in there not to tell on him. And if he ran into enemies on the way...
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On the LSD they could see Kolya's group moving from the control tower through wards the east tower but before they could draw a breath of relaxing even for a moment the quarantine was shutting them in, again.
"It can't relay… it must be…" McKay groaned and then he disappeared in under the console again.
"Rodney, what is going on?!" Elizabeth demanded from the scientist who didn't come out from his (hiding?) place under the console.
"Well from what I can tell, there's nothing wrong with the systems this time and there is certainly no bacteria or virus running amuck. What we though was a malfunction before with the gate could, and I mean could in a possibility that I have no idea how he did it, but somehow, I guess our own John McClane came through the closed iris" Rodney called out and they all stared at him open mouthed for a moment.
"Where is all our people Doctor?" Caldwell asked and got a glare from the Canadian.
"Do I look like a fortune teller? Most probably most of them is having dinner…God that sound good"
"Colonel! I think you better watch this!" Elizabeth said and they all turned to watch the LSD on the wall again. Life signs were moving rapidly and disappearing in the east tower.
"Deja vú anyone?" McKay asked from under the console and he actually thought he saw Elizabeth pale.
"Are you saying it's…?" she voice asked and he rolled his eyes.
"Who else would it be? Now shut up and let's see if…" on the screen Kolya's groups had now come to the empty east tower. Of course it was only empty of life signs, it was most likely full off bodies.
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As most off his men could tell you, Kolya had quite a temper. He could be cold against death and disliked defeat like the plague. So when they all entered the east tower and saw all their men laying dead in the staircase and he screamed in rage, they all backed away and tried to make themselves small and insignificant. After screaming, he grabbed one of them who hadn't been able to get away fast enough.
"Go to their armory and bring back as many weapons as you can. We will kill the bastard who did this to us!"
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"New Colonel! I do not know how you did it but I am not amused" Kolya's voice cracked from the radio the man had left behind in the control room.
"What are you referring too Kolya?" Dr. Weir asked before he had a chance to stop her.
"I refer too the stunt in the Tower, I talk about the merciless slaughter off 17 off my men!" Kolya screamed at them and he remained calm, as well as Dr. Weir. He was impressed.
"I guess you won't believe us if we say it wasn't us?" Dr. Weir said and he though he saw the ghost of a smile across her face.
"Of course I won't believe you Dr. Weir" Kolya snapped at them.
"You must have a traitor among your men. We could impossibly gathered an attack that soon" He spoke through the radio back to the Genii who started laughing.
"There is no need to pretend New Colonel. In this city there is only you and us and for such a successful attack there's a need for several men, not just one traitor."
"What about those men you sent to the jumper bay?" Teyla asked.
"Of course you realize that now I'll be forced to respond to this" Kolya ignored the last question before he was gone. Immediately he started looking for the radios so he could try and figure out who had lead the mystery attack as well as who'd Kolya would kill because off it.
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When he'd been in the armory he'd taken an radio and put in his ear. Therefore he now knew that they weren't hostages, they had killed nine Genii (it was on his list in a parentheses) and that now Kolya was going to kill someone because off it.
"Even the bast laid plans backfire sometimes, Buddy" he whispered to himself as he checked the walls for the marks he had left so he'd find his way back. Zelenka's group off scientists was the ones closest to the east tower. He'd bet a years salary (that he didn't get anymore) that those were the targets Kolya would find first. Giving a small "aha!" sound as he found the "Z" scratched on the wall together with an arrow he followed it, hoping he'd be there in time. When he did get there he could already hear the Genii shouting and banging at the door.
"Open this door and no one dies!" Called one off the men on the other side and Jezebel screamed in terror for a moment (thankfully Zelenka silenced her with well placed hand over her mouth) and the banging and shooting on the door continued. Without further thought he pushed the ventilation window open and stuck his head down into the room.
"Need a hand?" he asked and held out a hand for the closest scientists. No one questioned either his appearance, him being in the ceiling or the fact that he was in the city for that matter! Instead everyone hurried over to be helped up and silently moving away so the others could fit.
"You have anything radioactive down there?" he asked hurriedly.
"No, of course not!" Dr. Jezebel exclaimed as he pulled her up and he growled out a "good" before he dropped down one of the ancient toy's he had and started to pull up Zelenka (his arms were going to fall off at any moment he was sure). Finally up, he pushed the ventilation window back the lab door burst open after another brutal attack. They all sat quietly there, listening and holding their breaths as they hoped no one would think too look there. It seemed terrible cliche to hide in the ventilation, but on the other hand, these guys had never seen a action movie. When finally his breath had calmed down slightly and the men downstairs had moved away, John motioned for the group to follow him. There must be military personal in the mess hall where there also was a good chance McKay could be. He looked down at the small timer at his wrist.
"Colonel, we all thought you were dead" Zelenka whispered after a moment and he couldn't figure out weather to smile or groan at them. For the moment he settled on smiling.
"Nah you know me. I like to keep on my feet" but he stole a moment to glance over his shoulder as he crawled.
"But next time maybe you shouldn't follow dead guy's around so trustfully" some of the scientists chuckled nervously and he guessed it was the adrenaline wearing off.
"Why'd you ask if we had anything radioactive down there?" Jezebel asked as they took a turn.
"Just a little present I left them that is… attracted to it" he said and risked a look at the LSD, there was four people in the lab they just had left.
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It took them a few minutes to find their way up to the mess hall through the tunnels they were in but when they finally did and removed another ventilation window so John could poke his head in he found every P-90 in there aimed at him.
"Whoa, stand own gentlemen. This is way to Die Hard for the Genii" he joked (a little tense but it melted off when the weapons was lowered) and then his eyes scanned the room for the man he was looking for. Instead he found Ronon as he pushed a table under their peep hole.
"Hey Buddy" he called out when the Satedan jumped the table so he would come closer to them.
"Sheppard, what took you so long?"
"I'm here now, ain't I? Anyway I got a few scientists out off a tough spot could you catch them for me?" he asked and motioned over his shoulder. Within a moment he stood there, lifting the scientists down and dropping them so Ronon could catch them. When he finally had let them all down he was sure his arms would fall off for sure.
"Jump Sheppard" Ronon called up and he chuckled for a moment where he sat and gained his strength for a moment. In the distance they could all here a explosion going on.
"That's another four" he said simply and made four more lines in his notebook.
"This is Caldwell. What happened?" Caldwell's voice cracked through his ear and he was just about to answer when Lorne beat him to it.
"Sir, this is Major Lorne. We don't know Sir but in here everyone's safe" His old second in command winked up at him and saluted him before he pointedly turned away. As did all the other military personal. When they turned back a moment later he was gone.
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As Rodney worked on opening the doors, Elizabeth on locating their people and Caldwell on a way to save the situation, she herself just sat and watched the screen. A moment ago five life signs had disappeared just before four others had gotten into the lab and then, a moment later they had gone to.
"At least Zelenka took them down huh? He probably set something on overload..." Rodney smiled nervously and Teyla could see the hurt in his face. Then the Genii radio sparked alive again.
"Dr. Weir. You won't hand over the city even if I ask nicely will you" Kolya asked but it was more off a statement.
"No I won't. What makes you think I'd hand it over now?" Elizabeth demanded and she shared a nod with the woman.
"Very well then Doctor. Then you give me no choice than to set another, more powerful explosion" the words from the radio sent dread through all off them and she watched how Elizabeth once turned to Colonel Caldwell, looking for answers or advice.
"I have hidden the C4 in a place where you will never, I repeat never find it. So I'm quite curious to how you'll try and blow it all up" came suddenly a new familiar voice from the city's microphones and echoed through the empty corridors. John's voice said and for a moment it was as if she had lost the ability to breath. She could practically see his face as he spoke the words, the calm almost lazy expression even though he had that dangerous playful tone.
"Ah Colonel? I heard you died? I bet that must be getting old to hear?" Kolya asked and she played to the ancestors that she'd get too hurt Kolya before someone killed him.
"McKays' whining will make anyone think about retirement…"John's voice echoed again. From under his console McKay let out a "Hey!" but otherwise was quiet.
"This time I will kill you Sheppard. Be sure off that!"Kolya promised and John only laughed.
"How many times have you said that now? 'cause for a dead old man, I feel pretty good" Next to her she saw Caldwell scowl before he pushed down the bottom for the city wide.
"Sheppard you will shut up right now and follow orders!" the man threatened but the two mortal enemies ignored him.
"the New Colonel don't know the rules of this game we play Sheppard."
"No I don't suppose he does"
"So shall we begin then?"
"I've all ready started, or haven't you noticed the 26 men missing? Not counting the nine killed in the control tower of course" There was a silence before Kolya spoke again.
"You'll lose Sheppard"
"Yippie-ka-yey" and then the line went quiet. It took a moment but suddenly Rodney and (surprisingly) a few others started to giggle behind their hands.
"Of course he's McClane" then the scientist turned back to his work.
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"Damn that man!" Kolya screamed and threw a chair across the room. It shattered across the wall satisfying and he took a moment to calk his breathing.
"You twelve, find him and KILL HIM!" he shouted and pointed at a group. They moved away quickly and he sat down in another, less comfortable chair, to plan.
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Without really knowing how, John Sheppard now found himself in the corridors rather then the thin ventilation shafts. Behind him he could hear the Genii coming and the only thing up head was the lab he'd found Zelenka and the other scientists in. Deciding that they probably wouldn't check the same thing twice he was on his way to slide into the room when he noticed that the door didn't open. Slightly worried he drew his hand over the panel. Still nothing.
"Oh come on! You've been so helpful before!" he almost shouted when McKay's 'helpful' voice spoke in his ear.
"That would be the quarantine you locked us up in, Colonel Cowboy"
"Thanks Rodney" he hissed as he turned, seeing three Genii soldiers just turning the corner.
"Hey guys, guess I can't just buy you a beer?" he asked, not really caring that Rodney probably heard most off what would transpire anyway. The three men, all much bigger then him, started to advance on him.
"Sheppard?"
"I'll have to get back to you, Mer" was the last thing he said before the fight started. He had managed to get a few good hits and was almost positive he'd broken one off the guy's hand when he suddenly was captured by two off them holding his arms secure at his sides. The third, a highly unattractive man with uneven hair, raised his radio.
"Found him Commander, shall we kill him?" he fighted to calm his harsh breath and looking for a way to get away. It looked like somehow the splint had been puled from a smoke grandee. The one reporting to Kolya was to caught up in his success to notice while the other two couldn't see behind themselves.
"Yes, kill him painfully Kal" came Kolya's voice and the man laughed.
"Of course Commander" Then he used all his strength to push backwards and force his arms up front. The guards, surprised at being pulled forwards instead of back and forth stumbled along enough for him to knock one into the other and get his knife as they all fell into the smoke.
"Hey!" the third one, Kal, shouted before he joined them in the smoke as well. John managed to stab the wrist that held his arm before he spun around with the knife moving in a circle before him. Another shout off pain assured him he'd hit the target and he took that as a good chance to sneak around and fishing up another one of those ancient bombs he'd used before. He was almost down the corridor when a painful stab at his side made him fall to the floor.
"Commander Kolya requested your death" Kal hissed at him from where he steeped out from the smoke, holding his bleeding arm tightly. John himself looked down at his hand that quickly had been covered in blood. Great, Megan would kill him for this. As he looked at his hand he noticed the automatic watch that showed the time left on the bomb.
"Oh oh" he whispered, watching the number closing down on zero.
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"That's another four" Rodney said simply from where he sat with Chuck and tried to get a visual through the security cameras.
"Wasn't Sheppard one of those four?" Caldwell asked from his side and it took a moment to realize what he had said. Surprised he looked up at the man.
"Wasn't there four Genii?" he asked stupidly and looked over to the screen where there now was no life signs.
"No, we followed one dot being followed by three dots" Teyla said quietly from the side and Rodney spared her one look.
"But, but he can't come back now only to die! He still has Genii to kill!" he exclaimed before he turned back to word even harder on getting a visual in that corridor. A moment later they could all watch the destruction in the corridor. The decorative glass windows to other corridors had shattered, the walls and floor and ceiling had all large black marks coming from somewhere in the middle off the corridor. There also lay pieces off things he guessed used to be human beings. Silently they all watched the screen for a moment.
"Wait! What is that?" Teyla suddenly asked and stood up.
"What?" he snarled and she sent him a look before stepped forwards and pointed at a piece off the floor. Not seeing anything he turned to the computer and zoomed. A moment later they all watched how a panel off the floor moved slightly down wand then, inch by inch was pushed in under another panel by a pair of dirty and bloodied hands. Then a head with hair that defied every gravity law there was in the universe (known and unknown) came up and looked around. Letting out a breath he didn't know he'd been holding he raised his hand to touch the radio when Sheppard suddenly pushed himself out from the hole he somehow had secured himself in and showed them that his side was drenched in blood.
"Oh God" he heard Elizabeth whisper. They all watched how Sheppard grimaced at the pain, which had both him and Teyla exchange a look, and he wondered how much pain he must be in if he actually showed it before he looked at the LSD.
"Okay, Okay, you can watch the damn thing when you're not bleeding to death!" he suddenly found himself exclaiming and a few of them sent him annoyed looks. Then Chuck suddenly chuckled and they all turned to stare oddly at him. Hah!
"Oh. Hmm, sorry, he was funny" the technician tried to squirm his was out off it as he blushed.
"How'd you know?" Caldwell asked with his arms crossed and his usual disapproving glare set at Sheppard, even through it only was a image.
"My sister is deaf. I had to learn sign language to talk to her so read lips come easy" he explained with a wave off his hands as Sheppard on the screen removed his uniform jacket and lifted his shirt to look at it.
"What did he say?" Teyla asked and he rolled his eyes.
"That Megan was going to kill him since she liked that jacket" Chuck said and Rodney spared a small glance up at Teyla.
"Well of course, what else could he possibly be thinking about when he's dying!" he shouted out after slamming his hands on the console in front off him.
"Who's dying?" came Ronon's voice in a growl through the radio and immediately he jumped away from the console.
"No one! Why would anyone be dying?" he asked as he momentarily glared at the city wide button. Damned thing. In his ear Ronon growled.
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Does it still suck?