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Chapter 4

"Teyla I would sit down if you don't want to lose your precious John" Kannan said holding a gun towards John.

Teyla quickly sat down keeping a close eye on the 9 millimeter Kannan held in his hand.

"Kannan why are you doing this?" Teyla asked anger laced in her tone.

He had hurt John and she could not stand to see John injured anymore but it seemed unavoidable with John.

"He stole you from me, so know he will pay" Kannan said angrily his eyes were slightly glazed and he looked very angry.

"I didn't steal her" came a muffled voice as John lifted his head from the chair looking dazed.

Teyla noticed a large cut above his left eyebrow and blood was still bleeding from his chest but from her view it did not look as deep as she had first thought.

"Yes you did" Kannan cried angrily and kicked John in the leg, his injured leg.

John clamped his mouth shut, muffling a cry of pain as jolts of pain went up his leg.

"Stop" Teyla cried as she watched John try to recover from the painful kick.

Kannan brought the edge of the gun down on John's head and John limply fell forward unconscious. Teyla would do anything to hold John in her arms and protect him but Kannan held the gun up stopping her from getting up. He pulled out another gun that looked to be a stunner and shot Teyla with it. The last thing she saw was his evil face looking down at her, but she slumped down on the bed unconscious.

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Teyla woke up on cold metal floor; she looked around to find she was in a jumper. She looked around to find John a couple feet away from her, blood dripped down the side of his head, has it slowly dripped from his temple. The scarf Teyla had tried to stop the bleeding with had been taken away. She quickly crawled over to his body and gently lifted him into her lap. She gently cradled him to her chest, she felt heat radiating from his body, and looked to have a fever. She gently rubbed his forehead and there was a soft groan from his mouth.

"John?" she asked as he began to move in her lap.

"T'la?" he slurred looking up to her with his brown hazel eyes, Teyla had fallen in love with those eyes the first time she saw them.

"Thank the ancestors" she whispered to herself and gently removed messy hair from his forehead.

"Where are we?" he asked and tried to get up but Teyla pulled him down by the shoulders.

"I do not know" she asked and she gently lifted his head from her lap and laid him on the ground.

"I will be right back do not move" she said in a commanding voice that would probably make Ronon shake in his boots.

"Yes mother" John muttered as he moved his head around to look at her as she walked back towards the jumper screen.

Teyla looked at the window and gasped as she looked out the window to find they were in the woods.

"What is it?" John grunted as he stood up next to her.

"John i told you not to get up" she said as she helped him up all the way to his feet.

He pushed her hand away as he stood up all the way by himself. She kept her hands outstretched as she watches him sway slightly.

"Uh...Teyla i think I'm going to pass out" he muttered as he began to fall.

Teyla caught him just as his knees collapsed. She strained under his weight but was able to hold him up. She fell to her knees and held John's head in her lap.

"Teyla i don't think I'm doing so good" John said as he moved to a comfortable position on Teyla's lap.

"John" she said quietly.

"Just go ahead and leave know, Torren needs you and I'll be fine just go" he said weakly as he felt pain in his chest become more and more painful.

"No, I will not i need you" Teyla said loudly trying to push the thought from him.

"We will go together know we must leave John" she said and helped him up and they began to limp to the ramp.

"Teyla did i ever tell you, you can be pretty bossy" John said from next to her.

She smacked him on the arm.

"Oww... sorry" John muttered as he limped out with Teyla.

But before they could get far they came face to face with Kannan. John pushed Teyla behind him trying to protect her. Teyla held on tight to the back of John's black t-shirt. She was not afraid for herself but the thought of losing John was scaring her.

"I would suggest you go back to the jumper Col. Sheppard or i will be force to hurt you" Kannan threatened.

"Hey can we work his out-" John began but received a punch to the gut and he was knocked to his knees.

He did not get up and Kannan lifted the almost unconscious man and pointed his gun towards Teyla. They marched towards the jumper and John was dropped to the floor not at all gently. Teyla went to go and help John but Kannan pointed the gun at her.

"Go over there" he said pointing to one of the sits in the front.

She watched from a far as Kannan used to white zip-ties and tied his hand behind his back. Teyla notice the slight wince from John as his almost healed shoulders were pulled at. Kannan hefted John up and dragged John to the pilot chair. Kannan tied ropes around his shoulders and chest. John looked up slightly to Teyla, an apologetic look on his face.

"Why can't I protect her i should be able to, I'm can't do anything" John thought dimly.

"I will be back if i found that he's untied or has escaped I will kill him" Kannan said and took the remote from the jumper and shut the ramp.

Teyla watched him leave and then quickly kneeled in front of John. His head was limply hanging on his chest. She gently lifted his head griping his cheeks she gently brought his head towards her gently gripping his head bringing his forehead towards her.

"We will be okay" she whispered.

"I know" John sighed as he tried to move but grunted as he moved pulling at his knife wound in his chest.

"Teyla I'm sorry I let him take you i should of protected you this is all my fault" John said quietly from where he sat.

"No, it is not your fault it was Kannan who did this and Michael who cause this and do not blame yourself John" Teyla whispered.

John didn't respond, his eyes were closed and he was not responded to her as she called his name.

"John?" she whispered and gently moved hair from his eyes.

She put her fingers to his necks to find a fluttery beat that seemed unusual but he was alive so that was all that mattered to her. She quickly jumped up and went for the first aid kit. She undid the rope around his shirt and lifted up his shirt from his chest. She was unable to get it around his arm but rolled it up enough to look at the knife wound in his chest.

She took wipes and cleansed the wound. She then took bandages and wrapped his chest and then dropped his black t-shirt back down.

"Thanks" he said and Teyla jumped when he finally opened his eyes.

"John you must hold on, i will find a way out of here" she said and looked around for some weapon.

"Wait" John said looking up at her.

"Tie me up again if Kannan comes and find me untied he'll hurt you" John said from his spot on the chair.

"I will do it" Teyla whispered and gently tied the ropes loosely around his chest.

She got up and gently reached up for the knife on the shelf that she had saw before when they had tried to leave. Teyla ran back to her sit across from John as the ramp opened and Kannan was seen.

"Teyla come here" he said and pulled her close to him. She brought the knife up ready to stab him. She stuck it into his back and he cried out and dropped to the floor.

She ran back to John and untied his shoulders and untied the zip-ties. She helped him run through the woods but there was the sound of a gun and John fell to the floor as a bullet grazed his leg.

"John" Teyla cried as she helped him up.

"I'm fine it's just a scratch" he whispered and leaned heavily on Teyla as they marched through the woods.

Teyla looked to see a cave and walked towards it, she needed to bring John, to some kind of warmth for John. They finally reached a large cave and John fell to his knees and then to the ground. Teyla reached for him and rolled his body over. She lifted him to her lap and held him tight to her.

"John we are save you may sleep" she whispered as she cradled his body in her arms, trying to keep him warm as he shook.

"I don't feel so good" John muttered as he began to cough, flakes of blood appeared on her lips.

Teyla gently rolled up his shirt and noticed how bloody his bandages were, which made her twice as worried as she was before.

"Oh no" Teyla cried as she felt pain in her chest explode in her.

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Teyla woke up from her nap when she felt the weight on her lap move. She opened her eyes to find John was trying to sit up from her lap. Teyla quickly helped him lean forward as he almost fell backwards. He was sweating and she felt feverish warmth coming from his body.

"Col., John, are you alright?" she felt John's body shook against her body.

"I feel sick" he muttered and Teyla helped him onto his side as he threw up.

Teyla gently rubbed his back through the pain as he shook as he painfully threw up. He fell back into Teyla's lap, who was now gently brushed his cheek.

"Did I ever tell you how much i love you?" John asked as he gently stroked Teyla's hand.

He closed his eyes and fell asleep on Teyla's lap as she stroked his cheek. She began to sing a song to him and felt her voice quavering as tears dripped down her face. She wrapped her arms tighter around John and leaned down and kissed his fevered forehead. She felt despair filling her chest as she felt pain as she watched her John, dying, right in front of her eyes.

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John felt nothing but pain in his chest as he awoke feeling something soft under his head. He opened fevered filled eyes to see Teyla leaning over him, saying something his foggy brain could not understand. He looked around to see a light; a golden woman stepped towards him and kneeled in front of him.

"Mom?" he asked looking up at her.

"John you have to make a choice stay here or come with me" she whispered as she held her hand on his forehead.

"Leave Teyla?" he asked.

"Yes"

"I can't" his voice cracked.

"I know honey its okay" she whispered and gripped his hand as she disappeared with the golden light to be replaced with Ronon running towards him and Teyla. He heard his name being called over and over again but gave into the darkness the last thing he heard was the sound of "NO JOHN please" from Teyla as sobs echoed through the cave as he held his body as he felt himself dying.

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TBC

Sorry i didn't include much of Rodney and Ronon and other people, but it's more centered on Teyla and Sheppard.

It's almost over.

Thanks for the reviews.

MIMI RENT