Bates was still trying to get through his head that his CO had a daughter nearing ninteen years of age, he found it odd, but then anything in Pegasuis was very different, John started up the gate, and what came back at them they wouldn't like at all. Gunfire. "This is Sheppard what is going on?"
"This is McKay we got Wraith in the City, Ronon and I are barricaded in a hallway closest to the ZedPM! Get back here ASAP!" Rodney yelled back.
"On our way, lets go folks, weapons lose and ready to fire!" John yelled, everyone went through the gate. they found dozens of dead Wraith and two dead soldiers. Kiro went through the dead Wraith slitting theit throats with her knife she had hidden in her armor.
Seeing her cutting the dead Wraith's thorats Bates asked her, "what are you doing that for? They're already dead."
"They would seem so, but they are now." Kiro responded, Teyla at the same time took out hand grenade and primed it, and tossed it on a pile of dead bodies. killing the half alive Wraith.
"Lets go, gateroom clear, Rodney where are you?" John asked seeing that the gateroom was in deed cleared.
"ZedPM level, barricaded inside, the Wraith are gone but the Life Signs are showing about six dozen left in the City heading our way" Rodney said, sometimes living in Atlantis never got old, and ever since Teyla Ascneded it never got boring either with all the Wraith fighting the other and the Ori sending small scounting parties into the Pegasus everynow and again.
"On our way, Bates your with me and Teyla, Kiro your with us as well, everyone else spread into pairs and take out all Wraith you see, no stunning killing only." John said giving orders, the group moved down the halls for Rodney's location and met up with Carson tending to a wounded Marine, "You OK Doc?" John asked.
"Aye, I'm fine but this lad has seen better days, Sarge. good to see you." Carson said, giving a nod to Bates.
"Same here Doc, Sheppard, i'll stay here with Beckett, keep him covered. you go get McKay." Bates said, John nodded then he and his family headed off for Rodney's location.
Reaching the hall wherein the ZedPM room was located John called out, "Don't shoot, it's us."
"You'll have to be more specific." Rodney yelled from inside the ZedPM room.
"It is Teyla, Kiro and myself anymore questions Rodney before I stun you to keep from getting shot?" John asked sounding a bit pissed off, that was normal Teyla thought. Kiro though never saw her father when he was mad.
"Why didn't you say so?" Rodney asked getting up to open the blocked door. "Other then 'it's us' I'd have known it was you guys."
"Haha Rodney where's Ronon?"
"Here" Ronon said he had a out cold Keller over a shoulder.
"Typical firemans carry" John muttered. "Ok lets head back to the Gateoroom and try to figure out what happened. Bates this is Sheppard we are on our way to your location."
"Wait where is Bate's exactly?" Rodney asked
"Near the Infirmary, why?" John told him.
"Well it's a long shot, but then again they are gonna want to lock themselves in the Wraith are headed that way." Rodney said handing John the LSD.
"Damn, Bates this is Sheppard lock yourself in the Infirmary now we are on our way and can hopefully catch the Wraith in a crossfire. Bates respond."
"This is Bcekett, Col Sheppard, Bates is injured, and I got him on a bed, Weir has been briefed and is on her way now." Carson said.
"What happened?" John asked.
"Wraith they came on us and forgot about me, only focused on Bates." Beckett said, he sounded confused, "I got him on a bed now, no sign of a feeding, nothing else either."
"Great the Wraith are gone then?" John asked already leading thegroup from the ZedPM room.
"Aye, they fled for the balconeies and got beamed up after they were done with Bates" Carson said, "Keller went missing shortly before the Wraith came, haven't heard from her since."
"Yeah well we got her here with us, in fact I think she is coming to now." John said seeing Keller start to wake up, "You OK, you have one hell of a bump there" John told her before she even asked what was going on. He looked to Ronon, "take her to Beckett, then tell Weir I'm taking my family for a quick looksee upstairs to see if we have anymore company." He then let Ronon leave and then led Kiro and Teyla up to the Jumper Bay.
Ten minutes later out in Space John was talkingto Weir, "I see one Hive, and it is leaving, fast too. should I engage?"
"No, head back Bates wants to talk to you, Beckett says we are losing him." Weir said, John could almost hear Bates' death rattle as she spoke. "We aren't sure but he's leaving and we can't stop him. get back down here."
"OK on our way" John said. he looked over to Teyla, "You OK?"
"I am fine" Teyla said, though somewhat slower then normal. In truth she wasn't, she didn't know what to think, finding her father's body, then seeing Bates again, then Bates possibly dead now, that and her daughter never got to know who her grandparents were.
"Well, you don't look, fine to me." John said, giving Teyla a look.
"You are right, I... I miss my father, even though he is dead, I still miss him." Teyla said, tears showing in her eyes at seeing her fathers body by the DHD not fifteen minutes ago.
"Well, we all miss somebody that passed on," John said, "don't worry, you look like you need sleep too, so soon as we get back to Atlantis you and Kiro can go get some sleep and maybe I'll be a few minutes behind you guys." John told Teyla, "Look, you need to sleep, you've been through a lot the last day and I think a night of sleep will do some good for you."
"Very well, just get us home."
"Right" Ten minutes later John landed the Jumper, "We are home, You know what to do." John said giving Teyla kiss on the forehead before heading for the Infirmary.
Teyla nodded and left with Kiro and headed for their quarters, once inside Teyla showed her daughter her room, which had been setup while they were there that morning, then Teyla headed for the bed to sleep, and after changing she tried to sleep.
John arrived at the Infirmary, "So what's the news?" he asked Beckett.
"We are losing him, it is like he lost the will to live. I think you might want to say your good bye to him." Carson said.
"And Keller?"
"Just a headache, nothing Ronon can't handle." Carson said with a smile knowing just as John did that the young doctor was taken by the huge Satedan.
"Gimmie a few would you Doc?" John said, Carson nodded and left the Infirmary to see to a few other soldiers. John went over to Bates' bedside. "You feeling OK?" he asked.
"Never been better sir" Bates said not looking John's way. he coughed a bit.
"Well Beckett says you'll pull through this if you work at it, unless you don't want to live anymore." John said.
"Well, that had crossed my mind Sir, only thing is, it is my time to go, so I might as well make this quick." Bates said.
"Don't talk that way Bates." John said.
"I have to, it's about Teyla." Bates said
"What about her?" John asked suddenly concerned for his wife, only with no idea why.
"She and I never got along much on things, one of which being that my acusing her of working for the Wraith, and that fight. I thought she herself had sent that guy after me after that morning." Bates said.
"Well she didn't Why would she? She's my wife Bates, why would she work for the Wraith? We'd be dead already." John said confused.
"Yes sir, and I was wrong, I never got to apologize to Teyla about my accusing her, perhaps you could tell her?" Bates said.
"Yeah, I'll tell her." John said, watching Bates stop breathing, the monitor on the bedside went off, "Beckett!" John yelled.
Ten minutes later it was confirmed, Bates was gone. John left the infirmary in a daze and headed for the only person he knew to help him think rightly, Teyla. Entering their room he saw her on the bed. John knew she was sleeping, but then why wake her up for sometyhing so small as Bates apology? John thought it best to wait until sunrize to tell his wife about the talk he had with Bates and got ready for bed, then got into bed with Teyla to sleep.