A.N.- so I'm running out of ways to cleverly say that I don't own stargate so......yes, I own stargate. it was all my idea and I claim all responsibility and money which comes with the fame and popularity. (insert sarcasm here)

Trouble: chapter eight

Sara entered the room recklessly, running to a far cabinet. Lorne approached it with a bit more caution, P-90 held ready. He watched as the girl threw the door of the cabinet open and began to rumage through the vials.

"It's not here!" Her motions becoming even more frantic. "No..no..no.. Where is it?"

"It's not there? Where would it be?" Lorne asked, walking forward to search the cabinet next to Sara. Worry etched his face, telling Sara that the man beside her really cared for John. She could tell the other two did too.

"It should be here..I..I don't understand..it should be here-" Sara was close to tears as she continued to search with the Major.

"Because, dear Sara, I have it." A cold, woman's voice spoke from behind them. Sara and Evan froze, slowly turning around to see Sora and a group of five soldiers, guns trained on them. "You don't truly believe me to be so stupid. To think I would first, leave the antidote here for you to find, and second that I would really have forgotten you for all these years." Sara's hopes dropped. Of course she had not been forgotten, it had been much to much to hope for. Understanding grew in her face and she watched as it also appeared on Lorne's.

"Allowing you to rig the device was Hamen's clever idea." Sora indicated the large man they had see in the transmissions. "Successfully capturing the rescue, though I am disappointed Teyla did not find it prevalent to come herself but I will make do." She gave the Major a tempting smile. "I don't believe I have ever met you. Slide your weapons over, slowly."

Glaring at the woman, Evan began to remove his weapons and gear.

"Lorne-" Evan could hear as McKay ran up from behind the guards. Seeing the soldiers, Rodney spun on his heels and began to run back to the other room. Unfortunately the guards had noticed him and he was quickly pinned to the floor.

"Ow..ow...ow." He muttered as the stripped him of his weapons, his cheek scraping against the rough floor. Rodney was pulled to his feet and pushed through the door.

"So glad you could join us, McKay." Lorne said sarcastically, his arms folded across his chest, Sara hanging slightly behind him.

"Well, you know, Ronon isn't terribly talkative so I thought I'd find you." The scientist shrugged as he walked up to stand next to them.

"I may not be your best friend here but I happen to know your here for more than just socialization purposes." Evan frowned, fearing he already knew what was going on. "What's happening?"

"Sheppard's gotten worse." McKay said quietly.

"Of course he has." Sora replied in a sickly sweet voice. "The pain will get worse as time passes, spiking to it's highest before his heart stops."

A inhuman scream echoed through the halls, cutting her off.

A slight smile spread across her lips. "He seems to have reached it so we should go say goodbye. I estimate he has maybe fifteen minutes left."

Sara's hopes burned and tears ran slowly down her cheeks. They silently ran through the dirt and grime on her skin. They were lead back to the room, halting in front of the door. Sora gave a them a small smile, listening to John's pained groans and Ronon mumbling softly to him. There was no way to warn him they were coming. No way for him to get Sheppard out before they came in. They were pushed forward through the door. Ronon had shot the chains out and laid John out on the ground where he lay spasming with each painful wave. He had removed his jacket, placing it underneath John's head. Ronon was kneeling next to him, trying to make him slightly more comfortable. John's eyes were screwed shut, occasionally a flash of green was noticeable but they quickly disappeared again.

Taking in Lorne, Sara, and McKay and the soldiers behind them, Ronon leaped to his feet, pistol raised and armed.

"Drop it." Sora ordered, placing the muzzle of her own gun to Lorne's neck. Ronon's glare deepened but his aim did not waver.

"Um..Ronon, ya know, I think you should do what she wants. Kinda like to keep my head." Lorne shrugged.

Ronon's eyes traveled down to John, taking in his convulsing muscles, before moving back up to the group. Leaning over he placed the weapon to the ground and slid it over to Sora. The woman smiled as she bent to pick it up.

"Over there." Sora pointed over to the far wall. "Tie them tight." They were shuffled over and forced to their knees. Sara winced as the rope dug into her skin. Her frown deepened when she looked over at the men's hands next to her. They were bound much tighter than her to the point blood was appearing around the rope. Her eyes dragged back to John. He still lay on the other end of the room, unaware of them. His groaning was growing louder with each passing minute. Sora stood over him and gave the group an evil smile as she gently pushed a toe into the man's ribs. John screamed as if his chest had been split open, jerking away from her touch.

She giggled at the sight of him, groping at the floor for some unseen thing.

"No....no, Teyla you can't...K-Kolya stop..please..Elizabeth!! No!!" He moaned at Sora's feet.

"Sora, please-" For once Rodney seemed to be at a loss for words, unable to tear his eyes from one of his best friends. A friend that had always been strong and unbeatable. He had always found the good in everything. Mr. Optimistic. Rodney had hated him for it. It had driven him up the wall. In the face of certain death, Sheppard had always insisted they would find a way out of it. And they had. Rodney was almost convinced the man was indestructible. The Pegasus galaxy was sure seeming to do its best to destroy him. Rodney was beginning to think that perhaps this was it. Maybe this was the end. After all a person could only cheat death so many times. He sighed as the Colonel was caught in a particularly harsh spasm.

"Why would I save his life?" Sora asked. "My deal was turned down and he is of no further use."

Evan shrugged. "It would be a nice thing to do." He offered.

"I'm not a nice person." Sora replied. "Although he is rather good looking and a good kisser.." Her fingers began to weave through Lorne's hair. "But it seems I have a replacement."

"Sora, please! I'll do whatever you want. I promise." Sara cut in as John convulsed again.

Sora ignored her, continuing to stroke through Evan's hair.

"Still, two is better than one and he was a very good kisser." She said thoughtfully, absentmindedly twisting the vial between her fingertips. Rodney almost rolled his eyes. Leave it to Sheppard's Captain Kirk tendencies to save him from certain death. Pegasus girls fell over Sheppard everywhere they went. It was always getting him into trouble and nearly as often got him back out. They watched as Sora walked up to John, who was curled in a fetal position. She slowly ran her fingers through the hair behind his ear. Smiling when her finger touched his abnormally pointed ears. The plunger slowly pulled back, filling the barrel with the life saving solution. Plunging the needle into the man's neck, Sora watched as the spasming slowly began to subside.

"It will take him a good twenty minutes to recover," Sora spoke up again. "And since there is not much else to do, I find myself in need of some entertainment.." Smiling she pulled Evan up by his shirt collar.

"I gotta admit, stand up comedy has never really been my thing." The major protested as he stumbled to his feet. She pushed him to the wall and pinned him there, his still bound hands pressed painfully into the rough cement.

"Don't worry, you won't need to say a thing." She ran a finger gently over his lips. Her other hand was slowly trailing up and down his chiseled chest.

"I'm told I have a hard time keeping my mouth shut." He lied as she nipped at his lower lip. Ronon's glare grew deeper as Sora took Lorne's whole mouth into her lips. Rodney looked away quickly, his cheeks blushing a deep red. Evan pulled back as far as possible but she had him pinned to the wall behind him. Feeling her tongue run across his upper lip, he slammed his lips shut.

A.N.- oops, it's not quite over. Please review, I love to hear from all of you! You guys rock!!