Sorry for the delay. I can't really say I was busy, because I'd be lying. Or lieing. However you spell that. I've just been very confused. Like Patrick. Yes, I am. Well, I tried to make this chapter longer. Also, if you like to read Atlantis fics, there's this really good one I'm reading right now called Devil You Know. Not to be confused with THE Devil You Know. The Devil You Know is also a good one, and it's also an Atlantis fanfic, but it's from like, a year ago by someone else. Well, here's the chapter. I don't own these characters, not all of them anyways. Some guy from Pluto owns them. That's why he knows so much about the stargate program. He knows too much...

Chapter 6

The team snuck onto the ship after darknesss had taken over. They had received information from the villagers that the Goa'ulds were to leave the next day at noon, so they knew they had to move in soon, or Sha'kura would get away, and so would his hinchmen. Avoiding the occasional guards that passed by, Sam, Daniel, and Teal'c were able to reach the cargo hold, where they were to set up the C-4, detinate the explosives, then leave the ship, head back to the stargate, then they'd be on their way back home.

Once they reached the cargo hold, Teal'c puled off his pack and unloaded the explosives, as did Daniel and Sam.

"All right, stick 'em on the doors in here, and a few on the walls, to be safe," Sam ordered.

"Very well," Teal'c responded, doing as she said.

"Listen, when we're done here, we're to meet back up on the hill, right?" Daniel asked the others.

"Yeah," Sam said, concentrating on the task at hand.

"What was that?" Daniel said, holding still for the moment.

"What was what?" asked Sam.

"I hear it, also. Someone is nearing our position," Teal'c said.

At that, Sam pulled her weapon as one of the guards walked in, looking around, as if he heard them the entire time, knowing they were still there. Following the guard was a familiar face. A face Teal'c recognized.

"Garrune," he whispered to Sam and Daniel, who were all hiding behind boxes. As footsteps grew nearer,Teal'c jumped from his position, attacking the person closest to him, the guard. Garrune pulled his weapon on Sam, who had stepped out to help Teal'c.

"Sam, get down!" Daniel shouted. Knowing it wasn't soon enough, he jumped up and pushed Sam back, getting shocked by the zat gun Garrune carried. Sam got up dizzily, realizing Daniel was still on the ground. She pulled the trigger of her 9mm, hitting Garrune on his shoulder. Garrune didn't do anything for a moment, only stared at the others in the room with confusion on his face, then retreated out of the room as Teal'c took down the guard.

"Daniel, are you all right?" she asked, nealing down. His eyelids fluttered in response, but he said nothing. "We gotta get him outta here, this place is gonna blow in less than ten minutes. Let's go," she told Teal'c, pulling an unconcious Daniel to his feet, stringing her arm around his waist, and his arm around her neck.

About halfway down the hall, Daniel became partly concious. "Sam?" he slurred as she drug him along.

"We're gonna get out of here, Daniel. This ship is going up in flames in about 8 minutes. Can you bear with me a little longer?" she asked.

"Mm hm," he said, shifting more of his weight off of her so she could walk easier.

"We are nearing the entrance," said Teal'c, looking ahead.

Cameron sat in his cell, waiting to hear the footsteps of Sha'kura to sound out through the silence. A moment later, he did hear footsteps, but they weren't the usual loud, strutty type Sha'kura possessed. It was shuffling, limping, even. He stood up to see Garrune appeared from the darkness of the room. He was clutching his shoulder, which seemed to be bleeding badly.

"What the hell happened to you?" Cameron asked, sort of amused.

"I have come to get you out. Your friends apparentlybelieve you are dead, or they would not have come here to blow up this ship. You do not deserve to die for what you do, Colonel Mitchell. I do, though, and that is why I must remain on this ship. You, however, must go with your friends. I heard them speaking. You have less than five minutes, now, to leave this ship, or you will die with the rest of us," Garrune said.

"But why are you helping me?" asked Mitchell.

"Because I ly awake at night in guilt, and when I finally close my eyes, nightmares assault my mind. I cannot live like this, and I will not. Good-bye, Colonel. I will see you. Remember me for the good I've done, not the bad," said Garrune, sitting on a bench in the room, his face paling from the loss of blood.

"That I can do, Garrune, but you can come with us. You still have a chance to do good," said Mitchell.

Garrune sighed and pulled the key out of his pocket that went to the door's lock and tossed it to Cameron.

"Leave, before your friends forget about you," said Garrune.

Cameron unlocked the door, then tossed the key back to Garrune. "It could come in handy in your afterlife. Good luck, Garrune. Thanks," said Mitchell.

"Just go. Farwell, Colonel Mitchell," said Garrune, the Cameron nodded, then left the room, running down the hall, trying to firnd the exit on that damned ship.

Sam and Teal'c left the ship, dragging Daniel behind, who was still half-concious, and ran up the hill as fast as they could.

"Two minutes," said Sam.

"Should we not get back to the gate, Colonel Carter?" asked Teal'c.

Sam hesitated a moment, then said, "We'll wait until Daniel can get his feet back, then we'll go."

"Very well," said Teal'c, nodding to her. He then looked up at the ship as they lied on their stomaches on the hill, trying to avoid being seen by anyone who might come by.

Mitchell ran as fast as he could despite the wound in his shoulder, which had started bleeding again. He was weaponless, slow-monving, and had less than two minutes before he was blown to bits if he didn't start hauling it. He metal clanking a moment later, so he hid around the corner, waiting for the guards to appear.

But there were more than he thought.

As one rounded the corner, Cameron grabbed his staff weapon, kicked the guard in the stomache, then fired at him, hitting him on the side. Four more appeared, and Mitchell took down two before they retreated to the other side of the corner.

He knew time was running out, and he had to make a decision, or this would be it for him. He charged around the corner, taking out three of the five left, then felt a burning pain in his side as he hit the ground, the staff flying from his hand. He felt his head hit the ground as he blacked out, knowing he was going to die.

"Ok, let's go. It's gonna go off in about thirty seconds, and it's probably best we don't stick around to get blown away with it," Sam said, helping Daniel to his feet. "Can you walk ok, now?" she asked him.

"Yeah, I got it. This is gonna be hell when we get back, you know that right?" he asked her, trying to lighten the mood a bit.

She offered a sad smile, then they walked off twoards the gate.

Yeah, yeah. You wanna kill me now, right? Too bad, cause you don't know where I live. Bwa ha ha ha! Yeah...I'm not crazy, I'm just psycho. Eyup...well, I hope you liked this chapter, and the next chapter's coming up pretty soon, so yeah. Bie:0D