Authors Note: I'm feeling generous today so I decided to give you all another update lol. I'm actually a terrible person so enjoy it whilst it lasts, this story is written all the way to the end now so the next chapter will be up tomorrow as always.

Jasminesmommy – Kolya did kind of ruin the moment didn't he, thanks for the review.

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Fyd818 – Good to know Ronon was in character and that you liked the scene with John and Liz though Kolya did kinda ruin it didn't he. Thanks for the review.

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Chapter 19

"Well, well, John Sheppard, it's been a long time," Kolya stated and then looked at Elizabeth. "And Agent Weir, I see you survived your tumble off the bridge I hope you're not going to be as annoying to get rid of as Detective Emmagan."

"You go near either of them again and I swear I'll kill you," John informed him angrily.

"Don't count on it, because now I'm going to kill you and you can die with the knowledge that Agent Weir and your partner are next."

"Why are you doing this?" John asked.

"You took everything from me when you turned me in."

"I gave you the chance to stop, you didn't and a girl died because of it."

"Don't sound so high and mighty, I was making good money, if people were stupid enough to buy what I was selling then that was their fault," Kolya explained.

"And if you were stupid enough to sell what you were selling then that was your fault," John replied.

"I lost everything, I went to jail, I never finished high school, my girlfriend dumped me and when I finally got out I couldn't get a decent job because of my criminal background. You destroyed my life and now I'm going to destroy yours, I've taken your career away from you, and make no mistake I will take away the one person who truly matters to you away as well, your partner. Though I see we have developed something of a friendship with Agent Weir here, no worries she needs to go as well."

"This is between you and me, leave them out of it," John said and Kolya merely laughed at him.

"Revenge John, mine won't be complete until everything and everyone that matters to you is destroyed."

Kolya's hand was in his coat pocket and John had no doubt the man was armed and had every intention of shooting him and Elizabeth. The door behind them was open and if John remembered correctly it led into the corridor with an exit at the end.

"You murdered innocent people Kolya, people who had nothing to do with this," John stated.

"They were simply a means to an end and now we have finally reached the end. Though it wouldn't be as entertaining to just kill you, I want to see you suffer first." Kolya said as he turned toward Elizabeth pulling the gun from his jacket. John grabbed Elizabeth's hand and dragged her toward the door behind them. The sound of a bullet whizzing past his head made him run faster and he and Elizabeth ran out into the corridor and toward the exit.

They all but jumped out of the door and down the step before running toward the forest. John still had a hold of Elizabeth's hand as he pulled her along amongst the trees. Bullet's were still coming in their direction but Kolya had fallen behind so they were missing them easily now. Once they were deeper into the trees the shots stopped completely.

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The car pulled up outside the farmhouse and Teyla got out before Ronon had even turned the engine off. She waited patiently for him to join her and the two of them were about to walk into the building when they heard a gunshot coming from the forest.

Teyla drew her weapon as she took off toward the trees followed closely by Ronon. The forest became dense very quickly and Teyla was forced to a halt as a bullet flew past her narrowly missing her head.

She moved behind a tree watching Ronon drop down behind a fallen tree. Several bullets headed in their direction and as soon as there was a good enough break in the onslaught he fired several shots in the direction the bullets were coming from.

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John heard the gunshots coming from behind him and knew they weren't being fired at them. He stopped and looked back bringing Elizabeth to a stop next to him.

"I think our partner's are here," he stated.

"We have to go back," she told him.

"No, you take these," he said pulling out the tape recorder that had recorded their earlier conversation with Kolya and the cell phone. "Get help, I'll go back for them."

"I can't just leave you," she protested.

"Yes you can, besides as soon as I save their sorry asses they can help me," John reasoned and smiled.

"Fine, just don't get dead," she instructed him and reluctantly left him. He watched her making sure she was actually going before he turned and ran back in the direction of the gunfire. It only took him a few minutes to locate the source of the sound, he could vaguely make out the forms of Teyla and Agent Dex completely pinned down by Kolya's gunfire.

They needed a distraction and John was more than capable of providing one. "Kolya," he shouted. The gunfire stopped and Kolya turned to look at him. "What's wrong you couldn't keep up with us so you decided to pick on our partner's instead."

Kolya turned toward him and John realised he was now in trouble as Kolya prepared to fire at him. No one had seen Teyla sneak out form her position behind the tree she was using as cover, not until she was behind Kolya. She hadn't been able to get a clear shot at him so she had gone around and was now standing behind him. She grabbed his arm as he fired the weapon pushing it up and sending the bullet flying harmlessly into the air.

He turned to hit her but she ducked and forced the gun out of his hand. He swung for her again and again but she dodged both and hit him herself. He lunged at her and she almost dodged him but he grabbed her injured arm and squeezed the bullet wound. She tried to struggle free from his grasp ignoring the pain shooting through her arm. He was too strong though and was able to keep her in palace as he hit her with such force she stumbled backward and fell to the ground hitting her head on a tree root.

John and Ronon both made their way over to where Teyla was fighting with Kolya. John was unarmed and Ronon couldn't get a clear shot, they saw Kolya hit her and she fell to the ground before he ran off in to the trees.

They both dropped to her side to find her unconscious, John moved her head away from its awkward position on the tree root. When his hand came away from the back of her head there was blood on it and Ronon quickly moved to assess the damage.

"It's bad," Ronon stated.

John took his jacket off and handed it to Ronon "Stay with her, I'll get Kolya."

Ronon nodded somewhat reluctantly and handed John a gun and ammo. "The spares Elizabeth asked me to bring," he explained and John thanked him before going after Kolya.

Ronon folded John's jacket and lifted Teyla's head slightly placing the jacket beneath it. He brushed her hair out of her face hoping the injury wasn't as bad as it looked.

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Elizabeth was almost back at the farmhouse, she checked the cell phone to find she still had no signal. The tape recorder was tucked safely into her jacket, between what they had recorded and the testimonies from herself, Ronon and Detective Emmagan she knew they'd have no problem clearing John's name.

She continued to make her way through the trees hoping John and the others were alright, the gunshots had long ceased. This had been one long and complicated case and she would be quite happy to see it end, she might even take a few days off when this was all over. She smiled to herself she hadn't willingly taken time off in years.

She was startled by the sound of a gun firing behind her and was all too aware of the bullet that very narrowly missed her head. It was so close in fact that she could feel the disturbance it created in the air. She turned around already knowing who she would find behind her.

Sure enough Kolya was standing there gun aimed at her head in his left hand though instead of his right. There was a slight look of pain in his eyes and his right arm was hanging by his side. She guessed someone had done some damage to him though she couldn't guess who it might have been. All three of the people involved were more than capable and willing to inflict some damage to him.

"At least I'll get one of you," Kolya stated.

TBC