Chapter Fourteen

Ten Thousand Years Later

Year Two of the Expedition, 1522 hours(Atlantis Base Time)

The large lumbering warrior moved down the metal of the Puddle Jumper and slowly more towards Kurt. Kurt felt his heart beat heavily in his chest. It felt like it would break through his ribs and land in the snow. Kurt moved his P-90 towards the creature coming his way. The footsteps got closer and closer as he waited for the creature to come to him.

The Wraith reached the end of the debirs and looked down at the human crouching behind it. Its head tilted to the side like a dogs. "Hey," said Kurt looking up at it. He pulled the trigger and the P-90 chattered to life. Bullets spat out of the gun and tore into the chest of the Wraith. It howled in pain as the bullets slammed into his body and shot out blood into the snow behind him. Peices of bone and blood shot out of the bullet holes in its back. The creature stepped back as the bullets continued to hit him, it fell backwards like a stone and landed in the snow.

Kurt traded hands with his P-90 and looked to the other side of the Debris where the other Wraith was. It ran down the side and pointed its weapon at him. Just as it pointed its weapon at him a bullet tore through its skull and impacted its brain. The creature didn't utter a sound as it landed heavily in the snow beside Kurt.

Kurt got to his feet and began to run for the forest as Stunner blasts now shot over his head. They whizzed past and impacted trees and hit snow shooting it up into the air. Ahead of him Yanson fired his P-90 on semi-automatic, a single shot rang out every few seconds as the Wraiths now began to chase Kurt. Kurt looked back and saw the closest of the Wraith lumbering after him. Its large legs dug in and gained ground as he ran from it. A bullet hit it in the leg and the seven foot alien Soldier fell to the snow and did a tumble as the second closest gained ground. Another bullet hit the warrior, but this was in its face as the creature fell to the ground.

Kurt stumbled as a stunner round hit the snow next to his foot and moved his foot away in mid stride. He managed to gain his balance again as the creatures continued to shoot at their prey. The sounds of hissing and stunner fire echoed from behind him as he ran towards Yanson who was shooting continously. The sounds of howling pain came from behind him aswell but were overwhelmed by the sounds of gunshots. Kurt continued to sprint as more and more blasts whizzed over his head and past him.

He jumped over a log and landed in the snow beside Yanson, he looked around not seeing Swenson or Lee. "Wheres the doc and Lee?"

Yanson spoke as Kurt now began to fire at the aliens who were charging for his position. There was only six Wraith left who were still running for them. The two Wraith Kurt had shot were still layed out in the snow back a good seventy feet away from them now. Kurt lined up a Wraith as it came running at him firing its weapon. He pulled the trigger and the gun spat out bullets on full auto, the bullets zoomed through the air at two thousand three hundred and fifty feet per second. They tore into the chest of the Wraith and worked their way up his body in a straight line from his belly to his head. The creature fell and rolled in the snow until it came to a stop in the deep snow.

Yanson tracked a target and fired, the bullet left the gun and raced to its moving target. The bullet hit the Wraith square in the forehead and the Wraith was knocked clean off its feet. The creatures legs shot into the air as it fell and it landed on its back with a loud thud. Snow flew as its legs threw the snow from its boots up into the air.

"What did you say?"

"I said Swenson helped Lee to his feet and their going to the ship. We're supposed to catch up when we can," said Yanson shooting a Wraith in the leg causing it to fall.

"Theres to many and they just keep coming. We need to fall back, I'll cover you," ordered Kurt.

Yanson got up just as a stunner blast hit next to Kurts face. Its blue energy disapated on the tree and Kurt continued to fire. He got to his feet and began to follow Yanson who was a few feet ahead of him. They ran through the forest quickly, they ran past trees and under tree branches as they continued to sprint away from the Aliens. The sounds of tree branches snapping and breaking behind them made Kurt sprint a little harder. Kurt looked back to see several Wraith chasing them through the forest, including the officer.

Kurt jumped over a tree branch and landed in the snow with a soft thump. He stepped on a branch hidden in the snow and it made him stumble but he continued to run. He quickly gained his balance back and continued to run away from certain death. Ahead of him Yanson stopped and turned around. He threw something and began to run again, Kurt sprinted harder away from the grenade, he looked back just to see the bomb blow up and shrapnel tear its way into the Wraith in front. It screetched in pain and fell to the ground.

Kurts breathing was heavy and his legs were beginning to burn from the sprinting. His forehead was covered in sweat that had beaded down from his hair line. He continued to run despite the burning and pain that was being caused by it. Yanson began to slow up ahead of him. They both slowly came to a stop and looked back in the direction the Wraith had been. Nothing moved, there was no sign of the Wraith still chasing them. Kurt took his canteen from his belt and took several gulps. It didn't kill his thirst but it made him feel a little better.

"Do you think they won't keep chasing?"

Kurt shook his head, "Of course they'll keep chasing. They won't let they're food get away, especially after what we just did."

Yanson nodded and looked of in the direction that the Doctor had said the ship was. They both began to walk quickly towards where the ship was supposed to be in the distance.