Title: Of Allies or Enemies
Author: Flea
Date 4.2.07
Part: 17/?
Rating: M (just to be on the safe side)
Pairing: J/T
Characters: John (and little bits from the others)
Genre: Romance / Suspense /Angst /Action its got some of everything
Word Count: 1870
Warnings- angst, swearing
Spoilers: slight once through out all the season, many from the episode which Kolya appears in.

Disclaimers: No copyright infringement is intended. All characters belong to MGM I'm only borrowing them for my own personal enjoyment.

Summary: After years of planning, many disappointments and many failures … At last he has finally succeeded. Acastus Kolya is now the leader of the Genii people and is in full control. What does this mean for Atlantis and how does John take the news?

Chapter 17 - He's got Teyla

John and Ronan ran full speed down the corridor heading towards Teyla's last known position.

John couldn't believe how stupid he'd been, with Kolya around he should have known he would pull something like this, and all John had done was play straight into his hands.

"Sheppard" Rodney's voice sounded in his ear.

"We're nearly there Rodney." He shouted through his radio as they both descended the last set of stairs.

"I'm reading no life signs in that area!"

Panic filled John's whole body as he pushed himself to run faster. They had just been there a second ago; where the hell had they gone.

It wasn't long before Ronan and he reached the door that Teyla was stuck behind, but there was no sign of the young Athosian or any of the Genii.

"Rodney … their not here!" John gasped trying to catch his breath.

"Sheppard" Ronan called, John saw him crouching down to the floor but from his position he couldn't see what the Satedan had found.

"What you got." He asked walking over; hoping what ever it was would lead them to Teyla.

What John saw made his heart sink! On the floor was what looked like Teyla's side arm lying in a small puddle of blood.

"We don't know it's hers." John whispered though the knot which had formed in his gut told him other wise.

"Looks like they drugged her!"

"How'd you know?"

Ronan pointed over towards the wall, there lying on the floor was a syringe; an empty syringe.

"Rodney can you find them?"

"You're kidding me right?" the scientist's voice rang in his ear; it took all his control to remain calm.

"No Rodney I'm not!"

"The city is in a state of panic, people are running around everywhere I've got no way of sorting out who's who."

"What about Teyla's wraith DNA?" Ronan growled

"If I had full control of the system, yes I could find her but at the moment that's not the case."

"Well try harder!" Ronan shouted

"I am sorry if …." Rodney started anger sounding in his voice.

"Shut up the both of you." John roared he needed to think which wasn't very easy with Ronan and Rodney arguing.

"Ok Rodney we're coming to you. Kolya's got to make a break for the gate sooner or later."

Rodney rushed around the control panels trying as hard as he could to fix some of the systems. If he could just get the sensors working he'd be able to track down Teyla.

"Rodney."

"Jesus." Rodney nearly jumped out of his skin at Elizabeth's voice. "You nearly gave me a heart attack." He gasped placing his hand over his heart.

"What's going on? She asked worry and concern sounding in her voice.

"Oh Kolya's kidnap Teyla and is somewhere loose in the city but apart form that …"

"WHAT!"

"Elizabeth I don't have time to explain." He grumbled pushing past her and heading over towards the gate controls.

"Rodney!" Elizabeth called but he paid no attention.

"Maybe if I route some the power from the gate I can …"

"RODENY" She shouted "What is happening and don't tell me you haven't got time. Make time!"

"Kolya's got Teyla." Elizabeth turned surprised to hear John's voice behind her. "As far as we can tell they cornered her in the corridor and pumped her full of drugs … they could be anywhere in the city by now."

"He's got Teyla!" Elizabeth asked not quite believing it was true.

"Damn-it!" Rodney shouted crashing his fists down onto the control panel. "Nothing is working; what ever they did it's fried all the circuits almost everything is dead. If I could only connect the laptop I might be able to …"

Rodney stopped mid sentence as if frozen in time.

"Rodney" Elizabeth questioned

"I got it!" He shouted and before any one could ask he'd picked up his laptop running up the stairs heading towards Elizabeth office.

"Rodney!" John shouted after him.

"The circuits of the controls are fried … useless!!" Rodney shouted down as all three followed him up the stairs.

"You said that!"

"yes yes yes I know." Rodney replied disappearing into Elizabeth's office.

By the time John, Ronan and Elizabeth had reached him, Rodney was sitting at her desk busily typing on the laptop.

"Rodney what are you doing?" Elizabeth breathed heavily from the door way.

"What do you think I'm doing!" he answered never once taking his eyes from the computer.

"McKay" Ronan warned

"The more you interrupt me the longer this is going to take." the scientist shouted in their general direction the pace of his typing never once slowing.

"Take to do what?" John growled clenching his fists by his sides as he tried to calm himself. Kolya could be any where in the city; any where with Teyla. Who knew what his plans were, was he going to make for the gate, or use Teyla as his bargaining chip to escape.

When John thought what that bastard could do to her his skin began to crawl.

"I've got it." Rodney exclaimed a huge smile appearing on his face. "The control panels were useless, circuits completely shot … couldn't do anything. Then I remember Elizabeth office works on ..."

Rodney continued to ramble on his words just blending together making no sense. John looked around at the other two faces in the room, both Elizabeth and Ronan looked as confused as he was.

"Rodney slow down." Elizabeth spoke calmly.

"Your office runs on a different circuit so I was able to connect the laptop and get into the system."

"So you can find Teyla?" Ronan asked before the scientist could finish his explanation.

"Yes ..." Rodney began to typing again." If I just input ... oh my god!"

"What" John asked but he received no answer. "McKay!" he shouted grabbing his friend's attention.

"Teyla's here!"

"What" John was confused "What do you mean she's here?"

"She's in the gate room."

John heard the sound of the gate before anyone else, quickly turning to the window to see the 4th chevron light up.

"Who's opening the gate?" Rodney asked shocked. Glancing down at the control panels John saw the technician who was on duty lying unconscious on the floor.

"Shit!" he cursed before running from the room and descending the stairs two at a time, the other three close behind.

"Rodney shut the gate down now" Elizabeth shouted but he had already begun to before she'd had time to finish the order.

"I can't!"

"What!" John pushed Elizabeth out of the way to get to the scientist "What do you mean you can't."

"It's not taking my commands I can't do anything."

"Fix it" John growled.

"Sheppard!" Kolya's voice rang round the control room it seemed to come from all directions.

Pulling his gun from the holster John aimed it in the most like direction the Genii leader could be; the gate.

He froze at the sight before him a mixture of anger and fear rising up inside him.

The gate whooshed into life casting more light on the figures which stood just a few feet from the event horizon.

"Well Colonel ... we find ourselves in this position once again."

Kolya stood by the gate surrounded by his men now armed with P90's, he held Teyla close to him; unconscious. What ever they drug her with sure had a kick; John could see a small gash on her forehead obviously from where she'd fought back.

John moved from his position behind the control panels; his gun never once leaving the man in front of him. Slowly he made his way towards the stairs which lead down towards the gate, Ronan right behind him. Taking one step at a time John started the decent.

"I would stop right there Colonel" John stopped mid step not wanting to give the man an excuse to hurt Teyla even more.

He heard Ronan growl beside him obviously the Satedan hated the situation as much as he did.

Teyla face was pale making the blood from her cut head stand out even more.

"Kolya let her go!"

"I don't think so Colonel!" Kolya laughed pulling Teyla closer to him. "You have proven to be too much trouble to be allowed to live."

"I could say the same about you."

"It seems we do agree on something." John took a stepped closer looking for the shot to take the Genii out.

"I'm your problem Kolya, not her!"

"Kolya." Elizabeth called looking down at the scene which was playing out in front of her. John and Ronan were advancing on the Genii but with every step they took forward, Kolya and his men took one back; taking them closer to the Stargate. She needed to do something to slow the Genii leader down, catch him off guard so Ronan and John could stop him. "Let Teyla go and you can leave through the Stargate."

"Please Doctor Weir you think that the Colonel wouldn't take the shot the moment I let go of her."

"Let her go Kolya."

"I don't think so Sheppard!" Taking another step backwards.

"Let her go Kolya or I will shot you."

"And risk hitting the women you love ... I think not."

John looked for the shot but there no way to hit Kolya without hitting Teyla. She looked so helpless being held up against him, her head limping down to her chest, eyes close half masked by her hair.

"Ronan you got a shot?" he asked hopefully

"Not without hitting Teyla!"

This couldn't be happening! John should never have allowed Elizabeth to let that bastard into the city, he should have know Kolya would have something like this planned.

John watched as Kolya took another step back; taking Teyla with him.

"Don't move!" he shouted stepping off the last step.

John and Ronan were about 10 feet away from Kolya; the Stargate only 3 feet. There was no way John was going to make it before he stepped through.

"Rodney shut down the damn gate." John shouted as the Genii took another step closer to his escape, now only 2 feet from the gate.

"That will not be possible I'm afraid Colonel!" Kolya informed him "Our bomb has disabled your computers; it will take Doctor McKay sometime to get them back on line." He smiled smugly

"We'll see!"

"You have lost this time Sheppard!" Kolya's statement infuriated him.

"Is that what this is about?" he asked angrily "Who wins and loses. Seeing which one of us can screw the other up the most! This is between you and me Kolya; Teyla has nothing to do with it. Let her go or I swear I will kill you!"

"If you were going to shot me Sheppard, you would have done so already." Kolya laughed taking another step backwards. "You will not risk harming her."

"Kolya!" John warned releasing the safety on his gun to prove his point.

"I'll be in touch Colonel!" then suddenly he was gone taking Teyla with him.

John and Ronan ran toward the gate but before they could follow the Genii through; the event horizon disappeared leaving them facing the wall.