Chapter Ten

"You monster! Let me back in there!" roared Rodney as his consciousness started to return. "She's on her own with the Wraith! It's going to come back and kill her!"

Radek woke up to see that Rodney was once again losing his temper with someone and was happy that it was Frung. Frung just leaned against a console that had strangely enough not been there when he had fallen asleep. They'd been transported onto a ship, it would seem. Frung yawned and walked out of the room leaving Rodney and Radek on their own. Radek had no idea about what had happened to Teyla, Ronon and Colonel Sheppard but he was happy that Rodney was with him.

"Rodney, what's going on?" whispered Radek, not wanting to risk being injected with the strange substance again.

"Radek? Is that you?"

"Who else could it be?" uttered Radek.

"Radek, I need your help. Elizabeth's in terrible danger..."

A chill gripped Radek's heart as he realised what Rodney was saying. Elizabeth really was in danger. Whatever Frung was injecting them with was causing not just him, but Rodney too, to be able to connect to her. If they didn't get out of this mess soon, who knows what the effects might be?

"Did you speak to her, Rodney? Did you see her? Is she all right?"

"Yes, yes, she was fine, until she was stranded alone inside the mind of a Wraith! She said she was connected to you, going on about dreams and we were talking about fear and love and oh my GOD! She's in LOVE with you, isn't she? When the hell did that happen?"

Radek laughed, and then hissed in pain. The two of them were now strapped onto almost vertical metal boards, still dripping with the jelly-like fluid from the capsules. The restraints were tight, and it was hard to even breathe properly.

"Radek? You OK?" Rodney tried to move his head to see his friend, but he couldn't.

"Yes, I'm fine. It was just funny, you finding out like that. I'm sorry, I should have told you."

"Damn straight. You're my... she's my..."

"It just happened, Rodney. We don't know if we want anyone to know... I suppose that isn't an issue now."

"Oh, yeah, right, 'it just happened', pull the other one, Radek. You've been..."

"Rodney! We need to get out of here! Focus!"

"Huh? Oh, yeah, right, focus."