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Atlantis
The security team, including Bates, walked into the 'Gate room. Ford and Lorne walked over to them. Ford smiled at Bates.
"Have fun out there"
Lorne turned to Ford.
"You're going with them"
Bates and Ford both stared at him and said in union
"What?"
Lorne turned to Bates.
"I'm not sending you and your team in there blind. He obviously knows the planet if he knows Selkhet as taken them hostage"
Bates, pissed, grabbed Lornes arm, totally disregarding the chain of command rule, and dragged him across the room, out of ear shot where they started to have an argument.
Ford watched them in pure amusement; they were obviously having some command problems. After all Bates was head of security but Lorne was military commander at the moment. It was obvious that Bates was usually the one giving orders to Lorne because of the status which Elizabeth had given to him.
"I can't believe you want me to take him along. For crying out loud he's under the effects of the Wraith enzyme."
Lorne sighed deeply
"Listen, St Bates. I am in command here and I won't...I repeat...won't let you and your team go onto a hostile planet which we know nothing about, without an escort."
Bates rubbed his eyes and sighed.
"Come on, Jamie. The guy could be lying, maybe they haven't been caught but he just wants us to go there blindly and get caught by his group. Or maybe, they have been caught and he's working with Selkhet. I can tell you right now that Ford followed Weir's orders without question. What if Selkhet's used that and blinded him. Promised him the Wraith enzyme"
Lorne breathed out deeply.
"Look Marcus, do really think I'd send you out there if I had any doubts? He's worried about Weir, like you said, he was loyal to her. You can see it in his eyes. He's worried, he wants to save her. He's not tricking us"
Lorne placed his hand on Bates' arm
"Trust me Marcus"
Bates nodded slowly and walked away from him and back towards his team.
Unknown
As soon as Elizabeth placed her hand in Peters, something made her remove it and back up from him.
"No, you're not Peter."
Peter walked out of the flames and towards her. He was pissed, she could tell.
"Look, you are not going to get out of here unless you go through that fire..."
"Don't"
The voice caught them both off guard. A light, a light Elizabeth recognised instantly as an Ancient, flew down to them and took the form of a man. Good looking, only about twenty-three years old. There was something about him Elizabeth's recognised but couldn't put her finger on.
"Don't go though that fire, it will kill you"
Peter looked up at them man, he was pissed off.
"What are you doing here? You're not supposed to interfere."
The young man looked at him in disbelief
"I'm not going to let you kill her."
Peter walked up to the man and stared him down.
"You broke the rules. She has to decide for herself. You know that"
The young man was about the same height as Peter but suddenly he seemed to get taller.
"She decided the minute she pulled back from you. Now go. You only get one shot, you know that"
Peter pulled back from the man, and after shooting at look at Elizabeth he walked back through the flames.
Elizabeth turned to the young man who smiled at her.
"I'm going to get in so much trouble for helping you. But I don't care. I'm been looking over you for long enough now to know that you don't deserve to die. You've been through so much. I'm going to help you"
Elizabeth walked back from him slightly. She didn't trust him and he didn't blame her, after all Peter had just tried to kill her.
"Why would Peter try and hurt me?"
The young man stayed back from her, giving her the space she needed.
"This place changes people. Peter didn't deal with it so well."
Elizabeth nodded sadly. Peter...Peter was the sweetest person she'd ever known and now...now he was trying to kill her.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Connor"
Elizabeth nodded slowly.
"Why are you helping me?"
Connor thought for a moment before answering.
"Because...because I owe you"
Elizabeth shook her head slightly
"I don't even know you. How could you owe me?"
Connor stood nervously looking down at his feet.
"You do know me, or at least you should have. I don't know how to say this, without making it sound unbelievable but I'll try."
Connor took a deep breath and walked over to Elizabeth
"I'm your son"
Commian
Teyla was thrown to the floor at Elizabeth's feet. In act which Selkhet hadn't done before, she ordered her Jaffa out of the room. Leaving the two of them alone.
"Teyla, Teyla, Teyla."
Teyla looked up at her before standing up. The two women stared at each other before Selkhet backhanded Teyla across the face. The force of the slap forced Teyla's head to one side.
"You have no idea how long she's waited to do that"
Teyla wanted to clutch her face but didn't. She wouldn't show weakness.
"I don't believe that. Elizabeth and I are good friends"
Selkhet laughed cruelly
"Good friends? This bitch stole your man"
Teyla shook her head
"That is not true"
Selkhet smiled and shook her head
"She was sleeping with Ronon, long before the two of you broke up. Long before Sheppard left her for Mokian. Didn't you know that?"
Teyla shook her head and smiled
"Say what you will, but I know the truth"
Selkhet twisted smiled fell as she walked in closer to Teyla, their bodies almost touching. She moved back a piece of her hair and whispered into her ear.
"The baby was Ronon's"
Teyla pushed her back. She knew that Selkhet was playing with her, John said she would but the words stung.
"The baby was John Sheppard's"
Selkhet tilted her head slightly
"If you want to believe that, you may. But Ronon was all too willing to play Daddy to her child. He'd never had done that for you, after all, didn't he tell you he didn't want children? I guess that just applied to having children with you."
Teyla didn't even realise she'd done it but her hand reached out and smacked Elizabeth hard across the face, busting her lip. Selkhet just laughed and turned around, walking back up to her throne and sat down.
"You're so easy to torment. Hey, should I tell you what she got up to with Rodney?"
Teyla turned away from her and Selkhet called the Jaffa to take her back to the cell.
Teyla was thrown back into the cell. Rodney immediately came to her side and looked at her face which had a big red hand print on the left cheek. But Teyla wasn't interested in him. She knew that what Selkhet had told her was a lie, but a part of her believed it. She needed to know.
Teyla stood up and walked over to Ronon. Ronon looked up at her. He saw the tears in her eyes.
"Tell me the truth Ronon. Were you with Elizabeth before the two of us finished?"
Ronon shook his head quickly,
"No"
Ronon stood up and held her arms, looking at her.
"What did she say to you?"
Teyla shook her head and turned away from him. She took a deep breath.
"She was teasing me. Trying to...I don't know. I got so angry I hit her. She knew exactly what to say"
Unknown
Elizabeth looked at the man who had just claimed to be her son. He couldn't be though, her child was dead and even if he was alive, he'd only be a seven months old, not twenty-three years.
"You're lying. My baby is dead"
Connor tried to touch her arms but she pulled back. Sighing he dropped his arms to his side
"I know I should be dead, but the Ancients saved me. Ascended me, elevated my growth."
Elizabeth shook her head
"Why would they do that?"
Connor shrugged slightly
"I never understood myself really. Something about my DNA and about Dad's. Apparently he comes from a long line of Atlantis rulers. Do you remember when Carson found the hologram in Atlantis, well that woman comes from Dad's family line."
Elizabeth shook her head and turned away from him. She couldn't stand this.
"Why are you doing this to me? Why are you lying? Loosing that baby killed me. How can you pretend to be my child?"
Connor stepped forward and grabbed her arms, forcing her to turn round and face him.
"I'm not lying. You're my Mum. You gave me life."
Elizabeth looked at the young man. His hair was all John, except the colour, that was hers. The ears were John's, sadly. Looking at him made her think that maybe he was telling the truth but she still found it...incredible.
"The Ancients are not supposed to interfere. But if the saved you, it means they did"
Connor nodded slowly
"It was a rogue group, the other Ancients weren't very happy but they agreed that I was important so they let me stay as one of them. I'm actually part of that rogue group that's why I've been able to come down here. Our rules are not as...strict as the other Ancients. Actually the other Ancients turn a blind eye to what I do, you know being Dad's kid and all. It has certain perks"
Connor saw the look on Elizabeth's face was still utter disbelief. Not that he could blame her, what was happening to her and what he was saying was enough to confuse anyone.
"I know this is a lot but it's all true."
Elizabeth nodded slowly
"Okay, so if it is true. Why are you here?"
Connor smiled
"To help you, you're my mother after all."
Elizabeth sat down on the floor and Connor sat down next to her.
"Mum, you've gotta believe me. I'm your son. What Sumner told you was true. There's no way out of here, it all depends on whether Dad, Teyla, Rodney and...Ronon...can save you"
Connor's voice seemed to drop a little on Ronon's name, making Elizabeth wonder if he actually liked the man.
Elizabeth looked at him, she looked in his eyes. They were like John's, they were honest like John's. Slowly Elizabeth nodded and Connor smiled
"Thank you. You have no idea how much having your trust means to me"
Commian
Bates, Ford and the team reached the top of the hill and looked down over the village. The saw the Jaffa that were positioned throughout the city and they saw the Mothership. Bates cursed slightly.
"No wonder they got caught, especially if they walked into that."
He turned to the team and sighed
"We're not getting to that damn mothership, not with all them there."
Bates turned to Ford and sighed
"Got anymore bright ideas."
Ford nodded and looked down at the village
"Yeah, I do but I need you to do something for me. You've got to stay where you are, don't draw attention to yourself no matter what I do"
Bates suddenly got very worried
"What are you going to do?"
Ford just smiled and ran down to the hill towards a group of Jaffa
"Ford!"
Bates called out after him and was about to run down and get him but Richards stopped him.
"Sir you can't. Let him do this"
Bates closed his eyes tight and sighed
Ford heard Bates call after him but ignored him. He had to do this. Quickly Ford found a group of Jaffa who insistently pointed their weapons at him. Ford held up his arms
"I'm unarmed. I wish to speak with the Goddess Selkhet"
One of the Jaffa walked up to him and looked up and down, sizing him up.
"Why would she want to see you?"
Ford smiled
"Tell her it's Aiden Ford. She'll see me"
The Jaffa nodded and grabbed Ford by the arm. They dragged him into mothership while one of the guards obviously went to see Selkhet to tell her of his arrival. A few moments later the guard came back and nodded at the other Jaffa who then dragged him into the room where Selkhet was.
When Ford entered the room he was forced to sit down on a sofa type thing. A few moments later Selkhet entered. Ford felt his breathing increase slightly as she entered, he'd always had a bit of a crush on the expedition leader but seeing her dressed like that was...it was wow.
Selkhet came and sat next to him smiling.
"Aiden Ford. It's been a long time, what can I do for you?"
Ford smiled
"First I must say, you're not nearly as terrifying as I thought you would be."
"Thank you. I'm not nearly as evil as some people think I am, but then, I guess you understand what it's like to be...different"
Ford nodded slowly and took the glass of wine which she produced.
"I guess I can understand"
Ford sipped his wine before turning to her.
"What I want to know...is how a Goa'uld got to this galaxy. I must say I'm curious as to why you're here"
Selkhet looked down slightly.
"It was a long and terrifying battle for power. I managed to escape with a few loyal Jaffa. Coming to this Galaxy I realised that the Wraith were the dominate species"
Ford nodded slightly in understand
"You decided to take them as hosts instead of humans?"
Selkhet nodded slightly, smirking
"I did not care for their appearance but...they were powerful but this woman. There is something about her, something that was not present in the Wratih. Taking her as a host is not merely not for survival."
Ford nodded and took a sip of wine, wondering what Selkhet could have possibly in Elizabeth. What was so powerful about her?
Selkhet delicately sipped her own wine before speaking again. Changing the subject.
"What do you want? Have you come to rescue your team?"
Ford decided to play dumb
"What do you mean?"
Selkhet smiled and set the glass she held on her lap.
"Sheppard's team, you know, the team that had no trouble replacing you for someone...please don't hate me for saying this...but for someone stronger, faster and much more attractive than you."
Ford stated at her darkly. His eyes piercing her. Selkhet smiled and placed her hand on Ford's knee
"I'm joking. I didn't mean it."
Ford stood up and walked away from her. Selkhet watched in amusement.
"I didn't know they were here. That's not what I wanted to speak to you about anyway. I wanted to speak about an alliance"
Ford turned round to see Selkhet sitting up, looking very interested in what he had to say.
"Pray tell"
Ford smiled again, it was working perfectly.
"Well you know I have a group who have the same...abilities as me. I'm very interested in seeing how a Goa'uld can enhance those abilities."
Selkhet smiled
"What would I get in return?"
Ford walked over to her and stood her up. The two stood close to each other, their bodies touching.
"You would get in return access to the men who I experiment on. They'd be a lot more effective than your current Jaffa."
He could see her thinking about the proposition.
"You mean to tell me that you won't try and save your team"
Ford shook his head
"No. I don't really care what you do to them. They didn't really care about happened with me"
Ford knew that wasn't true. He knew that the team had tried to 'save' him, although he still protested he didn't need saving, after all there was nothing wrong with him.
Selkhet smiled and called her Jaffa into the room.
"Bring me your men, I would like to see them first"
Ford nodded and moved away from her.
"I will bring them to you before nightfall"
With that Ford turned round and left the room. The Jaffa escorted him through the corridors. After a moment Ford stopped walking. One of the Jaffa shoved him
"Keep moving"
Ford nodded and took one step forward before spinning round and knocking the guards flat on their asses. He then picked up their weapons and smacked them on the head with them. Once he was sure they were out cold he ran along the corridors, looking for the cells were the team would be being kept. It took him a while but he eventually found it.
When John saw Ford run down the corridor he thought he was seeing things but Teyla had seen him too, and she didn't usually see things which weren't there.
Ford stopped outside their cell and smiled.
"I'm risking my life to save your asses. I expect a big thank you."
Ford went to blast the door open when he was hit on the head from behind. John looked up at the person who had hit him, shocked to see Elizabeth standing there.
She glanced at two Jaffa who opened the cell and threw Ford in with them. Teyla ran to his side quickly and checked the wound on his head. Luckily he wasn't loosing blood.
Elizabeth stared at them. She looked pissed off.
"I cannot believe he thought I was stupid enough to believe him. He obviously doesn't think very highly of my intelligence. Elizabeth is hurt by that, I'm hurt by that."
She looked over at the people in the cell in turn. They could tell she was wondering what to do with them.
"You should be punished, especially him..." She looked over at Ford who's head was sat in Teyla's lap "...I have been letting her feelings for you all get in the way. Truth is I should have killed you all the moment my guards found you"
John tried to say something but Selkhet cut him off
"Don't you speak. Elizabeth doesn't wish to hear your pathetic attempts. Your voice annoys and bores her."
Selkhet clicked her fingers and a Jaffa came to her side.
"Inform the villagers that at sunset they are to gather at the steps of the temple. Tell them that they will see what happens to traitors and those who do not believe in the power and teachings of Selkhet"
The Jaffa smiled in a sort of twisted way,
"Straight away your highness"
Atlantis
Lonre listened carefully as Bates told him what had happened and what he had heard.
"Sunset, are you serious?"
He saw Bates nod into the camera before sighing,
"I haven't got a clue what he did. Sunset is in about an hour. We need a plan otherwise they are dead"
Lorne nodded slowly
"Okay, Bates keep your team there. I'm going to send in some more personal. Our best bet is to storm the village. Take a couple of Jumpers, keep them cloaked and try and rescue Sheppard and the team"
Bates nodded slowly
"What about Weir?"
Lorne knew the answer to that straight away
"We can't kill, we won't kill her. We stun or tranquillise her and bring her home"
Bates nodded in understanding.
"Send the team quickly"
Lorne nodded and watched Bates shut off the camera. Lorne took a long sigh before tapping his radio and calling all military personal to the briefing room.
Unknown
When Connor had asked Elizabeth about her own father she'd been reluctant to answer, until he gave her a smile which reminded her of one of John's smiles. Suddenly Elizabeth found herself talking about her life and feeling comfortable about doing it. At first she'd been anxious about getting away from where she was but Connor had assured her that there was nothing they could do. So she talked, then she got onto the subject of Ronon.
"Why don't you like him? You don't even know him"
Connor shrugged and sighed, he was suddenly acting like a normal son.
"It's not that I don't like him, it's just...he's not my dad and nobody's ever going to replace my dad so when I see you acting all...loved up with Ronon. I just wish you could be that happy with my dad"
Elizabeth shook her head and sighed
"Your dad and I were wrong from the beginning"
Connor shook his head.
"No you weren't. If you were not meant to be together, I wouldn't have been conceived."
Elizabeth shook her head slightly and smiled.
"Your dad...I still have feelings for him...but...I love Ronon"
Connor nodded slowly
"Yeah, I kinda knew that"
Elizabeth rubbed her tired eyes. She didn't know how long she'd been there but she was so tired.
She was about to continue talking when Connor stood and looked up.
"Connor?"
Connor swallowed hard and turned to her
"I'm being called back, something's happening. I'll try and come back as soon as I can."
Connor changed back into the blinding light he'd been originally and flew though the fire and out of sight and leaving Elizabeth all alone.
30 Minutes later
Commian
The Stargate activated and two cloaked Jumpers flew through. Each Jumper contained a strike team. The mission was sounded simple, but they all knew in reality they all knew it could be dangerous. They had no idea how many Jaffa there were, they had no idea if they had ships. They were essentially going in blind. Lorne had wanted to go but he knew he couldn't and it killed him, watching a strike team leave Atlantis and knowing he should be with them.
Once the two teams were on land they met up with Bates' team. They all knew they didn't have long to get in position and so, quickly Bates gave them orders. Ten minutes later all the team members were in position, Bates was positioned next to a young Marine.
"Sir?"
Bates turned to him
"Yes Lieutenant"
The young Marine walked a little closer to Bates
"Major Lorne asked me to give you something"
The young Marine dug in his pockets and took out a necklace, a St Christopher.
"He's said it's for luck"
Bates nodded and took the necklace from him. He ran his thumb over it for a second before looking back at the Marine.
"Thank you"
The Marine nodded and went back to his post. Bates was not a superstitious man but he knew Lorne was and this once, he was going to respect that. Carefully Bates put the necklace around his neck and let it sit next to his tags. Briefly he closed his eyes before opening them and snapping back into his normal persona and getting back into position.
It didn't take long for the team to be dragged out of their cell. They were taken outside to the steps which stood at the entrance of the temple which were connected to the pyramid. They were forced down onto their knees at they watched Selkhet guide Elizabeth' body out of the doorway and towards her Jaffa. Slowly she took her first primes staff weapon and stood in front of them. She stood facing the villagers who were staring at her.
"These people came to this world, to kill me. They think I didn't know, as a Goddess, I know everything. This is what we do to traitors and people who do not believe in the power which I have."
Selkhet activated her staff weapon and pointed it at John. John stared at him, their eyes locked but it didn't falter her.
Bates watched as he saw the team, including Ford, being dragged out to the steps in front of the temple. He ordered his men into position and watched as Elizabeth lifted the staff weapon.
"Now"
The team sprung from their positions, shooting the Jaffa around Elizabeth. Bates picked up the Wraith stunner which sat next to him on the ground and fire it at Elizabeth. He hit her once, but it didn't knock her down, he fired it again. This time he saw her drop to her knees, dropping the staff weapon in the process. When he was sure she was down he grab the tranquilliser gun from his leg strap and ran forward towards her, when he was near enough he shot the tranquilliser dart at her. Carson had given him a dosage that he sat could knock out an horse, he just hoped it would be enough to knock out Elizabeth. As the dart pierced Elizabeth's side she fell from her knees to her stomach. Around him half the team were trying to get John, Ronon and the others to the Puddle Jumpers while the others were laying down cover fire.
Bates ordered the other Marines to grab Elizabeth and head back to the Jumper as he covered them. He was about to head back himself when he felt something sharp hit his back. Bates fell to the floor in pain. His breathing quickened as the pain soured through him. Tears formed in his eyes, he didn't want to die here. Not here and not alone.
One day later
Atlantis
Bates opened his eyes slowly to see the infirmary lights. They were bright and he often wondered why nobody complained about their brightness. He wondered what had happened to the sharp pain in his back, it took him a while to realise that he'd probably been given pain killers, for that he was grateful. He was about to close his eyes again when he felt a hand on his arm.
"How you feeling?"
Bates turned his head slightly to see Lorne sitting in the chair next to his bed. Bates smiled slightly
"Hey. I can't feel a thing. It must be the pain killers"
Lorne nodded
"Yeah, Beckett gave you more then the required amount, you were in a lot of pain"
Bates nodded, he could understand being in a lot of pain. After all, a staff weapon blast hurt like hell according to reports he'd read. Bates suddenly remembered something.
"The team did they..."
"They all got off the planet okay. Ford ran before we could stop him, we don't know where he is. We have Weir on the Alpha site locked up. The rest of the team are fine"
Bates closed his eyes and smiled. Since his run in with the Wraith in Atlantis over a year ago, Bates had changed dramatically. He still tried to keep to the rules and regulations but he knew that out here, cut off from the Joint chiefs and Court marshal's, there were some times when the rules could be bent. There were some times when following your commanding officer was not the right option and he'd discover that sometimes you just have to trust a Alien leader, even if your instinct tells you not too. Bates had grown. He'd grown into someone quite likeable and that was easy to see, especially though his close friendship with Lorne.
Bates rubbed his neck and remembered the St Christopher that was there. He picked it up and looked at it.
"Thanks for the good luck charm"
Lorne cringed slightly, it seemed really juvenile to believe in things like luck.
"It wasn't so lucky for you"
Bates smiled slightly
"I'm alive, aren't I? That's lucky"
Lorne nodded in agreement
"I guess so"
Bates moved his hands to remove the chain and give it back to Lorne when he stopped him.
"No, you keep it. You could use a bit of good luck"
Bates nodded and looked at Lorne briefly before staring back at the ceiling. The two sat in silence for a little while until Lorne put his hand back on Bates' arm.
"I should get going I've got some stuff to do"
Bates turned to him and nodded
"See you"
Lorne stood up and walked a few footsteps away before turning back
"Get well soon"
Alpha site
Ronon hadn't stepped foot into the secured area where Elizabeth was being kept. According to John, Selkhet was using every trick in the book to get him to release her. He wasn't buying any of it though. He knew the only way to get Elizabeth back was to find the Tok'ra. Even though he'd not seen Elizabeth though, he'd been on the Alpha site. He didn't know why he'd stayed there but he felt he should, for her.
But now, now he was standing outside the secure area, his hand on the door ready to push it open. He didn't know what to expect, except for the guards on duty and John, nobody had seen her. Nobody had wanted to, they all knew how manipulative Selkhet could be and none of them wanted to go through that, not that Ronon could blame them.
Slowly Ronon pushed forward the door and stepped into the room. His vision fell straight onto the cell she was being kept in. She was sat with her back facing him. She wasn't moving, she wasn't doing anything. She was just sat and yet, he was sure she knew he was there. She had this ability of being able to tell if he was there and sure enough, she knew.
"You've finally come to see her."
He watched as she stood up, turned around and walked towards the bars. She gripped onto the bars lightly and smiled in a way which was all Elizabeth.
"I must admit, I'm glad it's you this time...and not Sheppard. She misses seeing you and that of course as an effect on me, because I start to feel it. As much as I try and suppress it."
He didn't want to believe, he knew she was trying to trick and yet, part of him wanted to believe it was true. Wanted to believe that she could actually feel how Elizabeth was feeling. Ronon took a small step back from her and shook his head.
"I'm sure you want me to believe that, but I don't"
Selkhet moved back from the bars and sighed.
"She loves you, did you know that? She's crazy about you, she'd do anything for you."
Ronon looked down at the floor, she was using Elizabeth's eyes. She was saying all the right words. She knew how to get to him.
"You're not Elizabeth, you don't know how she feels."
Selkhet moved back to the bars and gave him the killer smile which Elizabeth reserved for him, and only him.
"If you want to believe that"
A moment later Selkhet looked down, her eyes glowed and a moment after that she looked back up. She looked scared and confused as she looked around the cell. After a moment she looked at Ronon, eyes wide open.
"Ronon? What's going on?"
Ronon stepped close to the bars.
"Elizabeth?"
She nodded quickly, she was obviously terrified, her breathing was rapid. Ronon placed his hands on one of hers which was still grasping the bars.
"Do you remember what happened?"
He watched Elizabeth close her eyes in thought.
"I remember being on Atlantis...I remember Carson, I was watching him from the observation room. I don't really remember anything after that. What's happened?"
Ronon kept his hand tightly on hers. He didn't know how to explain it, he didn't really understand it himself.
Ronon was about to call one of the guards over to open the cell when John walked into the room, he'd obviously been alerted by one of the guards.
"Don't even try it Selkhet?"
She looked past Ronon to John before pushing her hands away and walking to the back of the cell. When she turned back round to them, her eyes glowed.
Ronon stepped back from the bars, pretty pissed, before walking out of the room.
John watched Ronon go before staring at Selkhet.
"You're a bitch"
Selkhet smiled at the 'comment'
"Thank you, it's good to know that I have succeeded in crushing him where so many others have failed."
John shot her a glare before walking out of the room after Ronon. Once outside John ran to catch up with Ronon who walking in the direction of the Stargate.
"Ronon"
John jogged a little in front of Ronon and stood in front of him, stopping the taller man in his tracks.
John could tell Ronon was pissed, and he understood why. Ronon was not a man typically swayed by a woman, but Elizabeth could sway him which made him perfect prey for Selkhet and her games.
"Look, what you've got to remember is that it's not Elizabeth. It's that thing inside of her. It's manipulative and it knows how to get to you"
"I know it's not her Sheppard."
John took a step forward so he was standing slightly closer to Ronon. He understood what Ronon was going through, he was going through it too. After all, it sounded like Elizabeth, looked like Elizabeth. It was Elizabeth, despite the Goa'uld's manipulative ways.
"Look I know this is difficult but we're looking. When we find the Tok'ra, all this will be over"
Ronon shook his head, he was obviously still pissed and about to misdirect his anger.
"You don't really think Ford gave us the right address do you? He's playing with us, we should be spending our time trying to get that 'thing' out of her not wasting time trying to find people who aren't there."
John looked down at the floor slightly before looking back up at him.
"Ronon...I trust what Ford told us, he was always loyal to Elizabeth...he wouldn't want to see her hurt."
Ronon closed his eyes for a minute before opening them and looking at John.
"I hope that's true, because if we can't save her...the next time we see Ford won't be pleasant"
TBC...