Zola and Wen crumpled in the middle of the Atlantis ring. Marines surrounded the ring and advanced until they realized who it was. One yelled for a medic. Two burly soldiers stepped forward and lifted Zola and Wen, bride style. Wen finally let go of consciousness and fell into blackness.
Abbie stood on the balcony overlooking the gateroom. A slight woman Marine scurried up. "Ma'am, Wen and Zola just came back via the rings. Both were stunned and are in the infirmary." Abbie widened her eyes and sprinted from the room headed towards the infirmary. When she arrived, Wen was fighting with a nurse who was trying to put an IV in her. Wen wasn't in a hospital gown, the ones that showed your but, like Zola either. She pointed Ronon's gun at the poor male nurse and advanced on him. He was trying to talk his way out of being shot at the moment. "…let me put an IV in you and I will leave you alone. This doesn't call for a gun fight."
"This isn't a fight; I'm the only one with a gun. And I don't have time. I need to go back to the hive. The Wraith have Dacey and Shaun. Move."
The nurse raised his arms in defeat when Abbie broke in, "Wen, put down the gun. Let him do what he needs. I can't have you hurt and have the other two missing."
Wen bared her teeth as she lowered her gun and put it in the holster. A Wraith stunner and a blue gun, like Ronon's, were at her feet. The nurse tentavely stepped forward and stuck her in her outstretched arm. Clearly he didn't want to be shot today.
Once the IV was in, the nurse handed her the bag with antibiotics in it. She hissed at him. The nurse panicked and scuttled backwards, almost tripping as he went. Abbie shook her head and stood firmly. "You said the Wraith had Dacey and Shaun. Tell me the whole story, from the time when you left."
Wen began the story, not stopping for breathe until she was done. When finished she waited stonely for a response. Abbie held her face in her hands. She rubbed her cheeks hard and dropped her hands and stood with her hands on her hips, putting most of her weight on her left foot. "This is worse than I thought. I mean, the bomb barely damaged it, which means they must have it shielded somehow. That means they have advanced tech and will be hard to take down. I don't know what to do about Dacey and Shaun. I don't even know if they are still alive." Abbie waved her hands around for emphasis. She was right and Wen knew it but, she would not abandon her people.
"Let me go back. I don't need Zola or any other human to protect me. I need Satedans. Let me take my father. He can cover me and together, we can take down the hive. Right now it's crimpled. We need to strike before it repairs itself."
Abbie considered it. She seriously considered it. Ronon could kill an army by himself and Abbie had no doubt in her mind his daughter was any different. "Wait a while to see if Rodney can do anything. If not, I will let you and Ronon go. Know that if you do, you will be on your own. I can't spare any Marines or personel."
Wen hesitated, then nodded. With that out of the way, Wen went to the nearest medical bed and sat down, reclining a bit. The beds all around her were empty and she looked pleased they were. Abbie walked out the door, headed for Rodney.
