Disclaimer: I do not own Stargate Atlantis or any of its characters; I only own MacKenzie "Mac" (Blazing Heart), her Aunt, her mom, Leeander (the Wraith that took her) and one or two other Wraiths. Princess Nuada is from Hellboy 2. The song Mac sings is "Little Willy" by Sweet.

I sat curled in the corner, I glanced at my pink watch with a peace sign inside of it; 8:13 P.M. Atlantis time. I had been here now for hours, a few Wraith drones had past my cell and once a Wraith in a black coat brought me some kind of soup to eat. It still sat where he left it; I didn't trust the Wraith not to poison me or wind up putting some kind of sleeping medication in there to knock me out again, if they came to get me I was going to be wide awake. Probably screaming all the way in terror, of course.

"North side, East side, Little Willy, Willy wears the crown, he's the king around town, dancing, glancing...Willy drives them silly with his star shoe shimmy shuffle down. Way past one and feeling alright, 'cause with Little Willy 'round they can last all night, Hey down, stay down...Stay down...'Cause Little Willy, Willy won't go home, but you can't push Willy 'round, Willy won't go, try tellin' everybody but oh no, Little Willy, Willy won't go home." I sang the song Little Willy, it had been my mother's favorite song and it grew on me as well.

I shivered and wished I had worn a jacket, I pressed myself farther into the corner when I heard footsteps again, my heart pounded, my eyes went wide behind my glasses as I stopped singing. The Wraith that had captured me walked towards the cell, the organic doors gave a hiss before sliding open and he walked in. He was just as tall I as remembered; he was glaring down at me as he stood tall with his head held high; he clasped his hands behind his back and stared at me.

"Please let me go," I managed to exclaim, I got angry at myself when my voice shook, "I never did anything to you all."

"Not you, personally, but your people did. You are far too young to understand what they are doing, we Wraith and our Queen do not hold you personally responsible," the Wraith replied, "we've saved you."

"You didn't save me, you captured me!" I exclaimed, I was only one year short of being able to join the military, I was no kid. But the look in the Wraith's eyes made me feel like I was 7 instead of 17.

"You don't understand because of the way the 'Lanteans taught you, that will soon change," the Wraith said to me, he looked at me as if he pitied me for some reason. He looked down and saw my uneaten soup, "you did not eat? I assure you it is not poisoned."

"It might be, or it may have something to knock me out with," I replied, when he walked closer towards me I darted to the other corner of the cell. My heart raced, at least I wasn't crying this time. I admit, I am kinda a coward, ok I'm coward; but I knew I couldn't be overly afraid but I had to show some fear. I remembered hearing Todd tell my Aunt that Wraith have respect for stubborn humans who try to stay away from them; they have respect for humans that are brave but show some fear. Fearless humans they didn't like and often fed off them first.

"What have those other humans taught you?" The Wraith asked, he took a step towards my direction and before I could move he was in front of me faster than I could say, get me outta here!

My eyes were huge, "How'd you do that?"

"It is one of our many gifts," smiled the Wraith, his open mouthed smile revealed all his pointy teeth; his eyes glinted in the dim light. He put his hand out and held it in front of me, not hurting me not trying to grab me, just holding his hand there, "I will walk you to your Queen."

"She's not m-" I started.

"She is now," The Wraith replied calmly, "understand little one that you are no longer 'Lantean. We consider you one of us now."

"W-why?" I asked.

The Wraith paused, "Your 'Lantean military leader...Colonel Sheppard...Killed one of our hunters who went on his first hunt, he was one year younger than you. This hive mourned for our loss, it was a great loss, he was the Queen's son. He would one day have been a Commander. We were told to find any 'Lantean that didn't look military and who looked young, the Queen was very pleased when I brought a 'Lantean child."

"I'm not a child," I exclaimed.

"In 'Lantean society perhaps not, in Wraith society you are. A human as young as you has no business with soldiers," he exclaimed.

"So why am I here?" I asked, I understood he brought me to his Queen after she lost her son...Then it hit me.

"I see you are finally...What do you humans say, catching on. When the Queen's son was killed she decided she would take her revenge on Atlantis, not by killing; but by...Replacing her son in a way. There is no actual 'replacing' a Wraith that is dead or has been killed, but our custom is to...Make up for that lost child by taking an enemy's child."

"How many kids do you have?" I asked in fear.

"Our hive only has you," the Wraith replied, "take my hand and meet your mother."

"She's not my mother," I exclaimed, how dare he! My mother had been a peace loving woman, a true Hippie; if something had happened and I was killed she would have never kidnapped another child to take as her own!

"Lantean child, I admit I admire your defiance, but enough. You now belong to the Wraith; though you are human on the outside you will soon be Wraith on the inside," he exclaimed, "take my hand before I decide-"

I didn't give him a chance to finish, instead I kicked his ankle, then hit him as hard as I could and ran. I heard him yell, which sounded more like a cross behind an inhuman growl and roar; I ran down the hallway. Two drones who were guarding a room froze and quickly stepped in front of me, they crossed their weapons and refused to let me through. Before I could turn to go the other way my captor grabbed me from behind and wrapped his arms tightly around me.

"LET ME GO!" I shouted, "LET GO NOW!"

"If you are this uncivilized around the Queen she may decide to take another and kill you," the Wraith growled.

"Since when do you care about us humans?" I asked as I struggled, I had heard enough stories from Colonel Sheppard to know the only Wraith that really actually cared about humans was his sister.

"I do not, but I do care for you," the Wraith exclaimed, "you are small and young, but you have a fire that blazes tall within you. It is not often we see that in many human children, now calm down and I will walk you civilized to the Queen."

I froze I realized that the Wraith was helping me and I could hear worry in his voice, I guessed worry for being caught being nice to a human. I gave in and went still, he put me down and pushed his bent arm out to me; I wrapped my arm around his elbow and walked with him. My heart pounded in fear, I had seen the Wraith Queen that had betrayed Atlantis a few years ago, I was a lot younger than, but she scared me then and I know that this Queen will scare me now.

We entered the throne room of the Hive and the Queen was sitting on her throne and looked at us when we entered. The Wraith she had been talking to before looked at us before turning back to the Queen, giving a bow, and walking out of the room.

"You found a very young 'Lantean," the Queen exclaimed to my Wraith, "she has the hair of a Keeper, though her eye sight must be rather poor since she wears those seeing devices upon her face."

I opened my mouth to call them glasses, but my Wraith jutted his elbow into my side, not hard enough to hurt me but hard enough to tell me to shut up.

"Our scientists can fix her vision impairment, my Queen," my Wraith replied.

"What is this human's age?" The Queen asked as she crossed her leg; unlike Emily was she taller. Her hair was jet black, her eyes looked like they were a dull shade of red; her coat and pants and boots were dark blue, she four belts around her hips: white, black, yellow, and green.

My Wraith looked at me, "your age human?"

"17," I replied, I had told him that earlier.

"She is 17 years of age, my Queen," the Wraith replied.

The Queen stood up gracefully, so full of grace that the Queen of England herself would envy her; walked towards me and put her hand under my chin. I had been expecting an ice cold and clammy hand, instead her hand was warm. She tilted my face up and looked at me, she slid off my glasses and stared into my eyes.

"She is small, but inside she is rather tall...Just like my son," she commented, "you have done well." She said as she looked at my Wraith, "tell me what do other humans call you?" She asked me.

"MacKenzie, but everyone calls me Mac, ma'am, I mean Queen," I stammered and blushed.

"You are female yet you have an ugly male name? This won't do," she frowned, "I will not have my...human," She scowled at the word 'human' as if it were dirt under her fingernail, "daughter have such a name."

"My Queen, I have a name...If you would like to hear the suggestion?" My Wraith exclaimed.

The Queen looked at him and nodded.

"Blazing Heart," my Wraith replied, "though she is small and very young the name suits her very well."

The Queen looked back at me, "so be it, Blazing Heart. From now on you will refer to me as, mother."

"B-" My Wrath elbowed me again when I started to argue, the Queen raised part of her forehead as if raising an eyebrow.

"I see the 'Lanteans," the Queen started as she smoothed out the back of her coat before sitting down back on her throne, "have brainwashed my poor child. Fix her, give her new clothing she is in bad need of it. Poor child."

I didn't get a chance to open my mouth, gawk, or take a moment of shock; the Wraith Queen was speaking about me as if I were her daughter since the day I was born. The woman, well Wraith, was insane! My Wraith gave me a tug and walked out with me towards the door.

"And make sure Blazing Heart remembers that the Human, Colonel John Sheppard, is no one to look up too, he is a killer without conscious."

"Of course, my Queen," my wraith replied as he turned towards her a little, then turned back and walked me out the door with him.

"My name is Mac, not Blazing Heart," I exclaimed, "I chose the nickname 'Mac' because whenever I hear my full name all I can think of is my mom."

"The Queen is your mother," my Wraith replied.

"No she isn't!" I replied as I dragged my heels in the ground, the Wraith paused and I swear he rolled his eyes before grabbing my wrist and tugging me forward so forcefully that I stumbled a few steps forward and nearly fell. "What was that for?"

"For insulting your mother," the Wraith replied.

"You and I both well know-" I started then paused, wait what should I call him, "what's your name?"

The Wraith stared at me, remaining silent.

"You have to have a name," I exclaimed, "oh...Never mind....You all think of a name as something to be highly respected and secretive." Just as I finished that sentence I found myself slammed up against the wall of the Hive, the air was knocked out of me; when I gasped in I found my Wraith's face so close to mine that I saw myself reflected in his eyes.

"You know nothing of our culture, you know nothing of the Wraith," my Wraith growled, "Blazing Heart is a name of respect. In Wraith it means 'one who has will to live and fight for another day.' You have done nothing but insult me, my Queen - you're mother-"

I opened my mouth, this time to mention my real mom, but I was shaking so bad from fear I couldn't.

"Who was human," the Wraith exclaimed, "Who was killed by another human. Yes, I know all of that; when you were unconscious I took it upon myself to take a journey through your mind. You see yourself as a coward, you see Colonel John Sheppard as a hero and hopefully one day your uncle; you see myself and others like me, except two, as monsters without a conscious. Wraith have a conscious, we look out for each other, we protect one another, we don't leave one of our own behind. When the Queen's son was murdered by your Colonel we wanted revenge, we wanted to kill one of the 'Lanteans. The Queen's son was 5 years older than you."

"He was an adult," I replied as the Wraith let me go finally, my heart was still pounding in terror, I knew my voice was shaking but this time I didn't care, "he was trying to feed off Teyla if Colonel Sheppard hadn't killed him than he and everyone on his team would be dead!"

"He needed to feed he just came out of a battle with the Genii," my Wraith sneered, "it wasn't his fault that Colonel John Sheppard was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He killed an innocent Wraith who was the Queen's only child at the time."

"So taking me is her way of getting revenge on Colonel Sheppard?" I asked.

"No," my Wraith replied, "taking you is giving her another child who will soon love and appreciate her. You are our key to showing 'Lanteans why we Wraith are the stronger species, why they must leave this galaxy, and you are the only thing that will heal our Queen's aching heart." He grabbed my wrist before dragging me down the hallway, I stumbled and found that the Wraith was walking so fast he could have put an Olympic runner to shame, I ran to keep up and to keep my arm from popping out of its socket.

"Why me?"

"You were the only one young enough," my Wraith replied.

"There's a little boy, I'm glad you all didn't take him or get hold of him, but he said he talked about a Wraith who looked just like you-"

"Because that was me," the Wraith replied with a growl, "the boy was much too wild and a human son would only give our Queen more pain; anytime she would look at the male child all she would see is her son being killed by your Colonel. When I found you I saw you have everything needed to become the daughter of the Queen; you have art skills, you can move fast, with training instead of having a weak tongue it will become strong and sharp."

"Strip out of your clothes, Blazing Heart," My Wraith said suddenly, much more calm there was no sign of anger.

"You're not mad anymore?" I asked in surprise.

"I was wrong to show my anger as I did, it was weakness," my Wraith replied, "you shall soon understand what I am saying." He turned, in his hand was a long dark blue dress.

"I can't undress, you're watching and there's...Them!" I pointed at the four drones in the room, my face bright red.

"Believe me when I say the Drones have no interest in...Compromising you in any way."

"What?" I asked, confused.

"They have no interest in sexual activity, Drones do not mate until a certain season and even when they do they have no interest in mating with humans," my Wraith said, "nor do I. As I said earlier: perhaps in 'Lantean society you are nearly adult, but in Wraith society you are a child. Extremely young. Within a few hours you will be an entire different person."

"No I won't," I argued.

"Yes, you will," My Wraith replied calmly, "you have no choice in this matter." He draped the dress down.

"So I'm guessing I'm not going to be doing any fighting?" I asked.

"This will be your attire around the Hive," My Wraith replied, "A Wraith Queen's daughter does not fight, nor does she go down into human worlds often. She helps her mother, she supports her mother, she is her mother's closest friend and ally. She is the Princess of the Hive," he replied, "someone who needs to be protected and cared for at all times."

"But I'm not Wraith," I replied.

"Not fully," he replied, "have you cared to look at yourself in the mirror?" He asked.

I turned and froze, my heart pounded my skin was white, as in white as snow, my hair was the same way; the skin around my eyes was midnight black, "what..did you do?"

"I did not do anything," My Wraith replied, "while you were passed out our scientists did their best to make you look Wraith without killing you. Unlike the Colonel's sister you are not strong enough to withstand that surgery, and you are much too young, you would die."

I stared at myself, Princess Nuala would think she had a sister if she saw me. I stared at myself, my copper red hair that I wanted to dye for years was gone, my skin was pale to begin with but this was just plain ridiculous, my eyes were light brown and my pupils cat like. "I couldn't have been green like you all?"
"I suggested this," My Wraith replied calmly, "but the scientists said you were too pale and had some sort of disease that could reenter your system if we did so. They simply toned down your skin color." He shrugged.

I stepped out of my Bell bottoms and took my clothes (except my bra and undies) off and paused as I looked at the dress, it was gorgeous. I realized a moment later it wasn't a dress, instead it was a dark royal blue coat that buttoned up to the end of my neck like a turtle neck, the pants were black as were the boots. I put them on and realized I was still missing a piece; I put the belt on a minute later, it was in shape of a straight line until it reached the middle of my front where the top and bottom were pointed, in middle there was a dark blue large gem of some kind. I pressed it and jumped when it slipped out.

"You can put it back in, that is the stone of the Princess of the Hive, the crowned Princess, whenever you are in trouble take it out and press it," he said. I nodded and put it back.

"The necklace, take it off," My Wraith said as he held out his hand, I paused and looked down at my mother's peace sign necklace.

"No! Please, it's all I have left of her, I'm not giving it up," I exclaimed.

"You have the memories of her," he said.

"You said that would change," I replied.

"True, so you will not understand the meaning of that symbol."

"It means Peace," I replied, "as I said before. Please."

My Wraith paused and sighed before reaching over and snapping it off my neck, I grabbed the back of my neck in pain before I reached for it; he pocketed it, "I'll keep it safe," he promised before draping another necklace around my neck. I looked at the pendant it was in a circle and I realized it was a pendant of the Pegasus Galaxy.

I realized after a moment how slow I was, "wait...Crowned Princess? I thought all Wraith girls had a chance to be Wraith Queen!"

"They did," My Wraith replied, "because the Queen never had any daughters, she only bears us sons. Now she has you, one day when our technology is better you will be full Wraith. Until then you are...Half human and part Wraith." When I looked up to ask him another question I found myself staring at white and gray lights that wouldn't stop flashing, they were all along the room and suddenly the clothing room faded away; Colonel John Sheppard became a murderer instead of a hero; I kept wondering who Aunt Tina was; I also wondered why I kept seeing strange mechanics that ran on wheels and stayed on the ground instead of flying. When the lights finally did stop flashing I had forgotten the question I was going to ask the Wraith...Why was I referring to Leeander as a Wraith? I know he is Wraith, as I am half Wraith.

I look around and realize I am in the science lab, "how did I get here?" I asked as I put my hand onto my forehead.

"Princess," Leeander exclaimed, "I am glad to see you back to you normal self."

"Normal..Self?" I asked, raising an eyebrow, what had happened, was mother alright?

"The 'Lanteans kidnapped you, highness," Leeander replied as he held his hand out to me, I took it and stepped out of cocoon I had been wrapped in while I healed.

"I....Yes I remember now, Colonel Sheppard dragged me into his..Jumper as he called it and demanded I go to Atlantis and give him all information upon the Wraith...He killed my brother!" I paused, "thank you Leeander, I am thankful to you and this Hive for finding me in time."

"It was not us, Highness, you had fought well and remained strong; we are all deeply glad you are safe," Leeander smiled, I gave him a kind smile in return.

"May I see mother?" I asked.

"Of course," Leeander smiled as he offered me his arm.

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Emily walked into Atlantis her heart pounding, Todd walked beside her as two of their Wraiths followed behind.

"Emily," Tina whispered her bottom lip trembling; Emily had met Tina a few times and knew her and her daughter.

"Tina, John," Emily exclaimed at seeing her older brother, "please tell us what has happened."

"Mac was kidnapped by the Wraith," John replied.

"The Wraith, we are Wraith, Sheppard," Todd exclaimed, "did the Wraith have a tattoo?"

"I've got the security footage from the Jumper!" Rodney exclaimed as he walked into the room, he plugged his laptop into the large computer that hung on the wall of the control room.

"As I remember he did, the squiggly lines," John replied.

Todd paused, "let me see," he replied as Rodney turned on the security footage.

Damned good thing I had Rodney put those cameras into the Jumper or we wouldn't have known what had happened, John thought to himself. He put his arm around Tina and held her close knowing she needed all the support she could get. He glanced at Emily and saw her looking stern but it was obvious she was concerned; the two Wraith watched the screen looking uninterested.

The footage came up and showed Mac sitting on the bench of the Jumper where John had left her. She sat there for a few minutes before walking to the opening of the Jumper and looking out, after a minute she sat back down and started sketching the halfway colored sketch that John had found on the bench of himself. She started talking on the walkie talkie.

"She was talking to me," Tina frowned.

After Mac was finished talking to Tina she stood up again and walked out of the Jumper. John sighed, great, Mac was like another person he knew that had a difficult time taking orders; he glanced at his sister, her attention was on the security footage. Mac ran back into the Jumper a moment later looking terrified.

"I told her not to leave the Jumper," John grumbled.

"John, she's 17," Emily exclaimed, "do you think she was going to sit there instead of stepping out just for a moment? Look, the outside footage, even though blurry, saw her standing right next to the Jumper at all times."

"The outside footage?" John frowned, "I never saw that."

"Neither did I," Tina replied.

"That's because it came from a Dart," Todd replied, "a Dart that was later captured by my Hive."

Tina watched in horror as her niece grabbed her walkie talkie and turned it off, she was listening to something. She glanced around the Jumper than up at the camera, her face was always pale but this time even was even paler with fear. She jumped when whatever the noise was got to the front of the Jumper, the camera caught it, a Wraith, a very tall one at that. Mac suddenly turned and stared at the Wraith and grabbed her walkie talkie. John and Tina both explained that Mac was talking to them. Then, the Wraith stepped inside looked around and saw Mac; she ran to the back of the Jumper and appeared to be begging it to away and leave her alone. It tried to grab her and she kicked and hit it.

"That's my girl," Tina whispered proudly.

Mac ran out.

"We know the rest," Rodney frowned.

"The Wraith who is the pilot of the dart that took Mac...We have him on our Hive, he is alive," Emily exclaimed, "we shall interrogate-"

"Bring him here," John growled.

"Her," Todd corrected, "I shall order her to be beamed onto the Balcony outside this room."

Tina looked at John, "I want to be in on this interrogation, John."

"Tina, no way-"

"John, I'm not asking, I'm telling. That THING," Tina pointed to the Wraith on screen, "has my niece! No way am I going to let it get away that easily. I'll stay quiet, I'll just give my famous ice queen stare until the damned thing becomes so uncomfortable-"

"A stare will not help," Todd exclaimed.

"Tina," Emily said softly as she walked over to her, "you need to sit this one out. John's right, we know you want to find your niece - we all do - but you need to let John and Todd handle this one.""

"Todd?" John asked.

"I have a certain way of interrogation that...Puts fear into other Wraith," Todd replied with a chuckle.