Season 6 of Stargate Atlantis
Episode 9
The Wraith is still on their way to the planet but Queen Death also dispatched a Hive ship supported by another Cruiser to arrive four days after the first strike force arrived at the planet. Brigadier General Horton and the others are as prepare as they can be for the coming assault. Heath has no idea how many Wraith will be landing but he is sure it will be lots. The Hope is already bringing up shields because the Wraith ships should be exiting hyperspace in a matter of minutes. The first enemy ship to emerge from hyperspace is the destroyer. The destroyer begins firing onto the Hope. The Destroyers also deploys a wave of Darts. The Hopes launches Drones to intercept the Darts and to deal damage to the destroyer so they can deal with the other two Wraith ships. The cruiser and the transport both deploy Darts over a hundred are heading straight for the first of three weapon satellites. The transport deployed smaller vessels and they headed for the surface supported by a dozen Darts. Commander Hood contacts General Horton on the surface and tells him they have company coming. The first weapon satellite is destroyed but the second mange to destroy the cruiser but it also hit the transport ship. The transport is badly damage and is going to crash according to the first officer onboard the Aurora-Class ship Hope. The Hope is taking heavy fire from the Wraith Destroyer and their drones are having no effect on the enemy vessel. A Dart crashes into the Hope's shields. A drone destroys another Dart. Two of the Destroyer's weapons are destroyed. The commander of the Hope decides to get the enemy vessel to follow him into range of the weapon satellites. The hope gets the enemy vessel to follow it but the vertical shield on the Hope can't take much more damage before it collapses entirely. The two remaing weapon satellites fire, the satellite energy weapon obliterates the enemy vessel. The remaining Darts head for the surface. They manage to destroy five of them with drones. Several Lantian pilots board three Jumpers and headed after the Darts. One Jumper fires two drones and is awarded when two Darts are destroyed. Three more Darts are destroyed.
On the surface, Brigadier General Devon Horton is the warning Commander Hood gave him. He nods to the king and to HR-team leaders. Heath hears the Darts coming. Heath takes a Stinger from a young marine and starts searching for the Dart. He sees the first Dart and fires. The Darts crashes into a field more Stingers are fired destroying additional Darts. A marine fires a gatling gun at the Darts bringing another one down and sending one away smoking. A Gulling beam scoots up the king's men on one of the towers. "Don't have anyone out in the open," Heath tells them over the radios he gave them. Heath picks up a Stinger and blows a Dart out of the sky. Two more Darts are destroyed. They return to the down transport. Heath knows that they'll be back and in force. So now they must prepare for the attack by Wraith ground troops. The king orders his men to mount up and his infantry to form up. "What are you doing your majesty?" Heath asks.
"I'm going to teach these Wraith a lesson and teach them that we want become their food."
"Your majesty at least let me and one of my HR-teams find out their strength." The king of the planet ignores him and rides away. He tells thereof his men to go find some horses he's going with him. He leaves a captain that has been a member of the Atlantis Expedition for 3 years so far to defend the castle from Wraith attack. He mounts a horse along with 3 men from an HR team. They arrive on top of a hill that overlooks the down Wraith transport ship. The king sees five dozen Wraiths walking around and plenty lying down. General Horton arrives he immediately knows that something is not right. He tries to tell the king but he wasn't paying any attention to him. The king ordered his cavalry to charge. The infantry formed three lines some have Earth weapons. The Wraith that is walking around is struck down by multiple rounds. Heath knows that there is something wrong with the sight he is seeing. He reaches out with his mind and grabs hold of one of the Wraith officers mind. The Wraith officer can't withstand his presence and goes to his knees. Heath finds out what he needs too then he kills the Wraith officer. The Wraith are pretending to be dead none were killed when the transport landed. The Wraith all sudden came to life they jumped onto the horsemen knocking them off their horses and slamming their feeding hand into the horsemen. The king cuts several of their heads off. The Wraith isn't using stun round. Several lethal rounds hit several of the king's elite guards. The king's men on horseback mange to shoot several of the Wraith bringing some of them down but the battle is turning into the massacre a colonel wished to rush in there to help their king but General Horton tells him that it would be useless because there is more Wraith lying in wait. The colonel says something to General Horton but he couldn't hear it over the sound of the king's artillery firing. Darts swoop in and silence the artillery but two are brought down by two of General Horton's men equipped with Stingers. The Darts are then destroyed by Puddle Jumpers. The Jumpers even fired drones at the Wraith trying to kill the king and his mounted troops. The king and his mounted troops are driven back to a small mound and prepare to defend themselves against the Wraith warriors and officers. The king has one of the Earthlings P90s. Heath knows he needs to do something or the Wraith will kill them all. He tells the king's infantry to form a line and his men to stay with them. General Horton just walked down into the battlefield. He reaches out with his mind to every Wraith in the vanity. The Wraith Drones and officers go down on their knees. He looks at the king and tells him to return to the castle. The king and his surviving horsemen return to the ridge and together they headed back to the castle. The 3 men of the HR team join the general down in the battlefield. Another Wraith appeared this one mind felt stronger but General Horton knows that his father was able to have the loyalty of his Wraith Armed Forces at his command so he should have no trouble in getting these Wraiths under his control since he's been told that he will be more powerful than any Wraith or Lantian. His men are looking at him in shock. The Wraith that just appeared is a commander. General Horton walks up to him. The wraith commander didn't even go for his stun pistol even they he knew who the person is walking towards him. The Wraith commander goes to his knees. "What can I do for you milord," the Wraith commander says. General Horton men look at one another. The three men are new to Pegasus and haven't heard all the details about General Horton yet. He turns to them.
"Don't fire unless they attack or fire first."
"Yes sir," they replied. Heath looks at the Wraith commander carefully and the drones and other Wraith officers that are still on their knees and not moving.
"Take me to see your queen," Heath says to the Wraith commander.
"As you wish milord," the Wraith commander says. Heath follows the Wraith commander and his men brought up the rear along with two Wraith Drones. The Wraith Commander takes them to the queen's chambers. A few drones walk pass them none attempted to do them harm. The reach the entrance to the queen's chamber two drones are guarding the entrance. They allow them to pass. The queen looks up from her throne and sees the humans armed.
"What is the meaning of this allowing these humans into my presence and armed!" Heath reaches out with his mind to the Wraith Queen. He felt her resistance immediately, and she realized who he is. She felt him tell the Wraith commander to kill him but he just stood there so did the drones. Heath made her goes to her knees. "I shall do your bidding milord." A small smile appeared on the general's face.
"Who do you serve?"
"Queen Death milord," she says.
"Who does she serve?"
"The empress of the entire Wraith," she answers.
"What were your orders?"
"To kill or capture you," the Wraith Queen answers.
"How many Wraiths are loyal to Queen Death?"
"Many Wraiths are loyal," she answers.
"You will return to Queen Death and never come to this world again." She bows.
"As you wish milord, but Queen Death has also dispatched another cruiser to arrive."
"We shall deal with the cruiser." A sergeant radios the men at the gate to inform them that whole groups of Wraith are coming to the gate and not to fire and let them dial out. Heath also gave them instructions to leave their Darts behind. They may leave with their weapons but nothing else. The queen dials the Stargate and a dozen drones are the first through the gate. After the last Wraith is through the gate General Horton collapses. A lieutenant that's been with General Horton since the first expedition arrived from Earth comes up to him and check is pulse.
"Let's get him back to the new base," the lieutenant tells the HR-teams. "Inform the Aurora-class ship that a Wraith Cruiser will arrive soon and once it does to destroy it."
"Yes sir," the HR-teams reply. A sergeant dials the Stargate. Once the gate is connected they send their IDC through and then they go through carrying the general on a stretcher. They arrived back at their new base. Doctor Beckett and Doctor Keller were there to meet them. They take the general to the infirmary. One of the privates that accompanied the general to the hive goes sees lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard to tell him what happened. Teyla Emmagan and Ronon Dex are present as well along with Major Lorne. They all know about General Horton, but they still couldn't believe that General Horton was able to bring the Wraith to their knees and even a Wraith Queen.
"His powers are growing but why did he collapse after they left," Teyla says.
"Well it took you a while to get a handle on your abilities," John says.
"Yes it did," she answered. "You think General Horton will be alright?"
"He's strong and the Ancients are with him he'll recover," John says.
Heath hears a voice talking to him. "Heath you must go to the swamp world of Vilna there you will find the old Wraith who will help you controls your Wraith abilities but you must go when you believe you are ready." He awakes in the infirmary. Doctor Keller comes up to him.
"Are you feeling okay general?"
"Yes I'm fine," he answers. Doctor Keller releases him since there is nothing wrong with him. He goes to his quarters to relax a bit. He lies down but as soon as his head touches the pillow and alarm sounds throughout the base. Security teams hurry to the gate room because they have an unscheduled off world activation. Heath arrives at the control room. Private First Class Williams is monitoring the screen for incoming IDC, but so far there isn't any not even a radio transmission. Doctor Zelenka is monitoring a screen when a hyperspace window opens. He confirms it as the Aurora Class ship dispatched too LP-676. Commander Hood appears on Doctor Zelenka's computer screen. General Horton appears beside doctor Zelenka. "Report commander what happen on the planet?"
"We manage to destroy the cruiser the second it emerges from hyperspace but then we detected an off world activation. Two hundred Darts emerge from the Stargate and deposit ground troops so if you receive an IDC from them be advised they could be Wraith." Commander Hood tells him.
"Sir, we have an IDC," a marine tells General Horton.
"Who is it?"
"LP-676," the marine replies. He knows that it could be Wraith that will storm the gate room.
"Security teams prepare for a Wraith assault," Heath says. The men manning the .50 cals aimed them towards the Stargate. The security teams are on both sides of the Stargate and two group of marines form a firing line one kneeling the other standing and have t heir weapons pointing directly at the Stargate. Lieutenant Colonel Sheppard and Ronon Dex join them. Teyla is up in the control room with General Horton. Heath turns to Major Lorne, "Get another team together and prepare for the Wraith to get through the gate room. Déjà get the mini drones activated and also lock down all transporters."
"Yes sir," Major Lorne replies. Major Lorne leaves the gate room. General Horton turns to a technician on the gate controls.
"Open the iris," he says. "Security teams standby to defend the base." The iris opens and a dozen or so people arrive. More kept coming through the gate some of the ones coming through the gate are the king's soldiers. An officer comes up to General Horton. Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard started to evacuate the people from the gate room with the help of Major Lorne and a team of marines. A marine approaches one of the refugees but all sudden the refugee slams its fist into her chest and began drain the life from her. Another marine kills the Wraith. Several more Wraiths through hood back and began firing stunners. Several civilians are stun, but the team in the gate room dealt with them. several more civilians arrived and one of the kings men arrive informing them that they lost the control around the gate no more civilians are able to make it through it was at that time Wraith Drones came through the gate. An army soldier knocks the soldier from the planet down giving a clean line of fire for the security teams. The drones stood know chance neither did the officers of course the iris was raise and they can see the impacts on the shield. General Horton must now decide what to do with the 35 survivors from LP-676. They are given temporary quarters. A survivor from LP-676 thanks the army soldier that showed him his quarters and once the soldier leaves the survivor pulls out some sort of alien comlink.
"They don't suspect a thing my queen, I must be careful or my true identity will be revealed especially with the hybrid here and the tainted one. I will find the coordinates for this base my queen and then your fleet can come and destroy it." He looks at a mirror and sees his face of a Wraith. He looks at the device on his wrist. He smiles the New Lantian War is fixing to began. He's been told throughout his whole life the Wraith and the Lantians are bitter enemies and that their line shall end with the destruction of the last Lantian royal blood.