Jennifer's head had spun around at the first sound of the scuffle, but by the time her mind had caught up with what her eyes were seeing it was all but over.

Stone and John were both crumpled up on the floor, Stone in the doorway and John at the base of a wall. At the very least they were unconscious, but she never even had time to do a quick visual assessment as her attention was demanded by Todd and Cadman.

Jennifer gasped and her eyes widened in shock as Todd quickly thrust his right hand down towards the helpless Colonel pinned underneath him.

Short seconds later Jennifer finally blinked, and her eyes followed Todd as he slowly and carefully stood up. His eyes found hers, but Jennifer could only maintain the contact for a moment before looking down to the woman who had become one of her best friends.

Laura was laying on her back with her face turned towards Jennifer, her chest rising and falling in a quick but steady rhythm. It looked as though she was asleep, and the only signs to the contrary were the trickle of blood coming from her nose and the darkness on her left cheek where Todd had hit her.

Jennifer quickly looked back up to Todd. He nodded once and it took only an instant to realize that it hadn't been meant for her so she quickly turned back to Delilah.

The Wraith Queen looked at her and held her gaze as she lifted her right hand up into the air.

"I will not allow him to suffer any longer."

"NO!" screamed Jennifer as Delilah's hand shot downward at an unbelievable velocity and impacted Rodney's chest.

The monitors instantly began chirping and beeping in alarm as Rodney's body started to convulse underneath Delilah's touch.

Jennifer ran around the end of the bed and grabbed at Delilah's arm. Before she could even try to pull the queen from her husband she felt strong alien hands wrap themselves around her arms just above her elbows and pull her away from Delilah.

Jennifer fought against Todd's grip, and despite the knowledge that she was absolutely no match for him in a physical struggle, she struggled anyway.

"Is he not suffering, Doctor?"

Breathing heavily Jennifer stopped her hopeless fight. Unable to watch she closed her eyes and tried to shut out the sounds of Rodney dying by replaying her favorite memories in her mind: she remembered the first time they met and how she thought he was a bit of a jerk; she remembered the first time they shared a meal together because of a lack of seating space in the Mess and how pleasant he'd been; she remembered their first date, the first time they slept together, their wedding and the time he…

"Doctor."

Jennifer opened her eyes and came face to face with Delilah. Her stomach heaved at how fresh and smug the queen looked.

Delilah's head tilted to the left and her voice was laced with satisfaction as she said, "It is done."

A/N: "Memories" was written by Harold Faltermeyer for the movie 'Top Gun'. It was released on the movie's 1986 soundtrack.