Chapter Eleven

Ten Thousand Years Later

Year Two of the Expedition, 1442 hours(Atlantis Base Time)

Kurt was quickly pulled to his feet and he opened his eyes, he was being picked up by Yanson who was firing his P-90 with one hand. It shook as the bullets were blasted out of the weapon. Kurt felt a sharp pain rip through his back and it burned. Yanson was still carrying his superior with one arm and shooting back at something. Thats when he saw it.

A Wraith stunner blast whizzed by and hit a tree causing snow to fall from it. The sound of stunner fire could now be heard as Kurts senses returned to him. Kurt slowly got control of his legs again. "I can run," he said to Yanson.

Yanson looked down in surprise and let his leader down. Kurt hit the ground and reached for his P-90, nothing was there. Kurt looked back up at Yanson who was taking cover behind a tree and firing back into the forest. "I had to leave it sir," Yanson said without even looking at him.

"What the hell am I supposed to use now! My shoe?!"

Yanson leaned out and fired off a burst of bullets at the Wraith in the forest. The Wraith replied with several shots which hit the snow and trees around Kurt. Kurt scrambled to his feet and took cover behind a tree near Yanson. He took out his Colt .45 and looked into the forest. A stunner blast hitting the tree told him that he had left it out for to long to look.

"This isn't gonna do anything, you know," said Kurt shaking his gun at Yanson.

Yanson leaned out and his P-90 chattered off several bullets that tore into a tree shooting splintered bark and wood in all directions. The Wraith hissed and fired off a shot back from its sidearm. The laser hit Yansons tree and disipated quickly. "I'm sorry sir."

Kurt leaned out and fired off two shots at the Wraith, they whizzed down and hit a tree. The bullets caused several wood chips to splinter off into the Wraiths face. The Wraith hissed and fired off several shots and ran forward to the next tree. Yanson fired at it as it ran, the bullets ripped into the trees it ran past and threw up snow from the ground that they hit. Kurt took cover again as Yanson continued to fire. Bullet casings bounced everywhere and fell into the snow on the ground.

Kurt leaned out and saw the Wraith as it ran to another tree closer to them. "Why is it trying to get closer to us?"

"I think I hit him a few times. He may want to feed so he can heal quicker."

Yanson leaned out and fired off several shots then his sub machine gun clicked empty. He took cover and pulled the clip out and threw it onto the ground behind him.Kurt leaned out and fired his .45 in reply to the stunner fire. He took another clip out and slammed it into his gun, then cocked it and leaned out to fire. He fired it on full auto tearing the tree the Wraith took cover behind apart and splintering wood and debris into the air.

The Wraith leaned out and fired, the blue laser whized past several trees, through some branches and hit Yanson in the chest. The large man bared his teeth as he tried to fight the pain consuming him. He fell to the snowy ground and dropped his P-90 in the snow. Kurt watched as the man passed out from the extreme pain, he looked out at the Wraith who was waiting to be fired at again. It slowly peeked its head out and looked down range at the human enemy. It waited for the human to take the shot at it, but none came. It slowly got to its feet, its dark coat shinned off of the dark stars that now were across the sky. Its bright white hair hung down its coat and swayed as it began to walk towards the humans.

It was getting closer, Kurt knew this was his only opportunity. The adreneline began to pump and Kurts heart raced. He got up and aimed his handgun. He fired and the gun kicked back with the recoil sending a bullet speeding towards its target. The bullet raced through the air and hit the Wraith sqaure in the chest. Blood spurted out and into the snow but the Wraith continued to walk. It now began to pick up its pace as Kurt fired again. The bullet hit him again but it continued to run at him. Kurt now began to pull the trigger rapidly as the Wraith ran at him. The bullets tore through the body of the Wraith and it continued to move towards him.

The Wraith was a few feet from Kurt when his handgun finally clicked empty. Kurt reached back and took his combat knife from its sheeth as the Wraith was now an arms length from him. The Wraith tackled Kurt and he fell into the snow making a loud crunch as he landed. The Wraith landed ontop of Kurt and quickly got his focus back. It brought up its arm and swung down.

Kurt swung with his knife and the large sharp bladed weapon tore through the Wraiths hand. Its blood poured out and down the blade of the weapon. It howled in pain, anger, and surprise. Kurt used his left hand punched the Wraith in the face. He quickly scrambled to his feet and ran to the body of Yanson. He picked up the mans P-90 and pointed it at the Wraith who was just getting back to his feet.

It stood looking at him as he stood aiming the weapon at its chest. In that exact moment both men knew nothing could be done for each other. They shared a bond now that went beyond species and faction. They looked into each others eyes as Kurt pulled the trigger. The gun shook with each bullet that was ignitted. Bullets fired from the weapon and tore into the chest of the Wraith, its blood and body shredded into all directions from the bullets.

It howled and fell to the ground, landing with a loud crunch in the snow. It convulsed several times before it finally stopped moving and died in the snow.