Chimera 2: Yellow Eyes

by Sahrita

This Sequel to Chimera, follows her to Earth, the home of the Atlanteans. Driven by grief, she seeks change and finds it when she stumbles on a plot to destroy the Humans. Relishing the hunt, will Chimera find allies, or will she be hunted herself?

10. Connections

Connections

Dean groaned as he sat up, running a hand over his face. He glanced over to see Sam's bed was empty and stood up. Grabbing his jacket, he headed into the main floor and saw Sam going through the books from the Impala at the table. Castiel was stood to one side, watching Chimera, who was pacing by the large doors at the other end of the building. Dean sat opposite Sam, opening one of the bottles of beer laid out on the table, watching the pacing Alien. Sam looked up as he pushed a paper bag of food towards his brother.
"She's been like that for a while. Cas says she was up around dawn."
Dean frowned, sipping his drink.
"What's put a bug up her ass?"
Sam glanced at her and shrugged.
"I don't know. She's been muttering to herself mostly. Something about needing to tell someone but not sure how. She seems to go of in another language mostly. I don't recognise it."
Dean noticed paperwork scattered over the bonnet of his car and figured Chimera had looked at the files they stole from Bains Pharmaceuticals. Suddenly, the Therian stopped pacing. She spun to look at them for a moment, then stalked over. The boys watched her cautiously.
"Who were the people that arrested you outside the Kennedy's house?"
Dean shrugged.
"Some Colonel I think. What was his name?"
Sam frowned, but it was Chimera who answered
"Sheppard?"
The boys glanced at each other, then nodded.
"Yeah, it was. You know him?"
Chimera gave a half hearted shrug, turning to Castiel.
"Any chance you can take me back to where you found the boys?"
Castiel frowned.
"It was very hard to locate them, but I may be able to return, yes."
"Wow wow, what do you mean return? You want to go visit that place?"
Dean said. The Alien ignored him, turning back to the Impala and gathering up the papers into their files. Dean stood up.
"Why would you want to visit a clearly secret base, that even Angels struggle to find and is crawling with soldiers looking for us?"
Chimera raised an eyebrow at him.
"Firstly, I have my reasons and secondly, the soldiers are not looking for me, just you."
Dean made to say something, but couldn't disagree. Chimera brushed past him.
"Anyway, I can sneak in with ease. I mean, who's going to query a cat wondering about the place?"
She wandered over to Castiel and turned to the boys.
"Don't wait up."
She grinned, but Sam moved to stand by his brother.
"We should go with you."
"Yeah, you'll need back up."
Dean crossed his arms, nodding as he spoke.
"Seriously? When have I ever needed back up from you two?"
The boys hesitated.
"Shut up. We're going with you."
Chimera smirked as Castiel grabbed hold of the boys and the world shifted.
The familiar blue and silver hallway that came into focus though, made her grin slightly. She glanced out of the window and saw the ocean spreading around them, the land distant on the horizon and an island between them. For now, the hallway was deserted and Chimera figured that there were less personnel. After all, the city seemed to be parked on Earth now. She led them down the hall, aware of the two boys, tense and ready for trouble, their hands close to their guns. She rolled her eyes, perfectly at ease in this majestic place. They traversed a handful of hallways before her hearing picked up voices, one of which made her pause slightly. Chimera thrust the files at Dean, who was closest, then crept carefully towards the end of the hall. She peered around a corner, where she was delighted to see Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard speaking to an unfamiliar scientist. Chimera grinned, unable to contain herself as she gave a squeal and ran excitedly at the soldier.
"Sheppard."
The pilot looked shocked as he suddenly had an armful of Therian hugging him, knocking him back a couple of steps. The scientist backed of a couple of steps, before stuttering an apology and leaving, her paperwork hugged close to her chest. The Winchester's and Castiel watched speechless as Chimera pulled back, beaming up at Sheppard.
"You're looking good Sheppard. By Valeria, but it has been a long time."
Sheppard stuttered, looking at the girl with disbelief.
"Chimera? How, I mean, what? How?"
Chimera grinned, turning towards the Winchester's and waving them over.
"I hear you have already met my new friends, Sam and Dean Winchester. This is Castiel, the one who broke them out."
"Son of a bitch. She knows him well."
Dean muttered as the pilot glanced between them and Chimera. He finally seemed to find his voice.
"What are you doing here? How did you even get here?"
Chimera shrugged.
"I flew."
She proceeded down the hall with a laugh at Sheppard's perplexed face.
"Honestly, you tell him something he should understand and he still looks lost. You'd think he had never been into space before."
Chimera rolled her eyes at Dean, who looked a mixture of disbelief and exasperation, personnel staring as they passed. Sheppard followed them as The Therian led them through the halls into a large room with a high ceiling. They stood on a balcony covering one side, giving them an impressive view of a large metal ring, sat upright at one end of the room below. Sam and Dean gazed around in amazement, the people at the console's to their left watching in fascination and a couple recognising Chimera as she moved to the railing, grinning as she spun, arms wide in a dramatic flair.
"Sam, Dean, I give to you, the lost city of Atlantis."
Sam's jaw dropped.
"No way."
"Chimera."
The Colonel protested. Chimera shrugged at him.
"What? They already know I'm an Alien."
"This is suppose to be top secret Chimera."
The Therian waved a hand disinterestedly, turning to the empty glass office.
"I'm not bound by your laws and anyway, you should hear their stories Sheppard. they know how to keep secrets. Where's Weir and the the rest of the team?"
When no response came, she turned back with curiosity and looked concerned when Sheppard refused to meet her gaze, his hands on his hips. Castiel and the brothers moved to the side and Dean crossed his arms with an uneasy feeling, as Chimera stalked slowly over to Sheppard.
"John? Where's Weir and the team?"
Sheppard rubbed the back of his neck glancing at Teyla and Ronon who were slowly climbing the stairs, pausing as they saw Chimera.
"Well, uh. About that."
Chimeras gaze narrowed and Sheppard took a deep breath.
"Elizabeth is dead."
There was a moment of silence as everyone watched them. Chimeras shoulders dropped slightly and her face went blank.
"Dead?"
The Pilot nodded.
"Not long after you left actually. She died at the hands of the Replicators. Samantha Carter of SG 1 took over for a year and Richard Woolsey has been in charge for two so far."
Teyla approached the feline, laying a gentle hand on her arm. Chimera looked at her for a moment, before laying a hand over Teyla's and bowing her head.
"My deepest condolences to you all. Doctor Elizabeth Weir was a good woman and a good leader."
"what is going on here?"
Chimeras face was stern as they all turned to face a small balding man with glasses. He was dressed in a suit and looking between the newcomers and Sheppard.
"Colonel?"
Sheppard stepped forward.
"Mr Woolsey, this is Chimera. She was found in a stasis chamber within Atlantis, when Doctor Weir was in command."
Chimera stood tall and fierce, eyeing up the small man before her, but he didn't seem to notice.
"I remember those reports. You saved the lives of Colonel Sheppard and his team didn't you?"
Chimera gave a brisk nod. Dean wondered how close she had been to the former commander of the city.
"I was led to believe that you had left Atlantis, back in the Pegasus Galaxy."
"I did. I needed to find out what happened to my people and I had no desire to become another plaything in the hands of scientists. Especially ones considerably less sophisticated."
The Winchesters were surprised by the firm tone, but Sheppard didn't react. Teyla and Ronon moved to stand beside her, meaning she was flanked on all sides. Woolsey glanced between them.
"Perhaps we should continue this in my office. Are they not the men we had in the Brig?"
Woolsey had finally noticed the three men watching from the side. Chimera grinned, showing of a pair of sharp canines.
"I met them a day or two ago. They happen to be very important to my reason for being here. Sheppard, I think we need to talk."
She turned to the Colonel and nodded towards a section of glass in the wall. Her entire bearing and the tone of her voice showed the authority she possessed underneath her carefree demeanour. The pilot stood his ground.
"You can trust him Chimera."
It was silent for a moment as she searched his face, before she finally nodded.
"Alright. Please call for Doctor Mackay to the Conference Room."
She said the last line to a tech at one of the consoles, before sweeping past and into a large round room. Dean saw the pilot nodd to the tech, confirming the order, before following the girl. he glanced at his brother, who shrugged.
"She seems to know this place really well."
He muttered as they walked into the Conference Room.
"Looks like she wasn't lying about being an Alien from another galaxy."
Dean grunted, eyeing up the tall silent man with the dreadlocks. There was an almost feral look to his grin as he folded muscular arms and sat back in his seat. The tanned woman beside him though, gave a soft smile as the boys sat. Chimera stood to one side watching with a smile. She saw that the round table had been replaced with some long rectangular mahogany one and raised an eyebrow to Sheppard. The man shrugged, nodding towards Woolsey, who was sat at the end of the table, taking a seat beside Teyla. Chimera rolled her eyes, standing at the opposite end of the table, arms crossed and feet apart, lost in thought. She was pleased to see Sheppard, Ronon and Teyla again, but to hear that Weir had died shortly after she had left, that had been a blow. Chimera couldn't help but wonder if there had been anything she could have left for them to contact her with. She kept coming up blank, but that didn't make things any better.
"Why am I being called up here? I have important work to do and even if we got hold of those two lunatics, I would be of no use standing around during the questioning, when I have….."
Rodney's rant trailed of as he saw Chimera standing at the end of the table. She smiled.
"Must be hard to admit that there is something you can't do Rodney."
The scientist gaped.
"I never said I couldn't. Hang on, how did you get here?"
"I flew."
Chimera said, moving round to take a seat opposite Sheppard.
"What? How? In a ship?"
Chimera threw him a look that clearly showed her opinion on that question.
"No Rodney, I magically grew wings and decided to test their endurance between here and the Pegasus Galaxy."
Rodney scowled, but before he could say anything, Sheppard cut him of.
"Rodney, sit down."
The scientist huffed and took a seat beside Sheppard.
"But we searched for a ship and found nothing there."
Chimera grinned, saying nothing. Woolsey cleared his throat and the feline gave him a cursory glance.
"Why are you on Earth, Chimera?"
She sat back, clasping her hands together.
"I got bored of the Pegasus Galaxy. Thought I would explore the Milky Way. Ended up on Earth. Why? Am I not welcome here?"
"How did you find us?"
Sheppard asked, distracting everyone from the obvious baiting. Chimera nodded to the Winchesters and Castiel.
"Met these three adorable characters and they told me about this strange sci-fi like prison they were kept in, guarded by Marines. I asked who they spoke to and your name came up. Add to that, I saw you when you arrested the boys and it didn't take much to put it all together."
Sheppard frowned and Teyla leant forward.
"You saw us arresting these men?"
"Just Sheppard. He was driving a van and right after I saw him, I stole a very nice car that reeked of these two."
Dean shifted in his seat and saw Ronon smirk.
"You're the one who stole the car?"
Woolsey said.
Chimera shrugged.
"Why? Did you want it? I needed a ride after mine had been found by the police."
Sheppard ran a hand over his face.
"That wasn't a red Jaguar convertible by any chance, was it?"
Chimera said nothing but her grin spoke volumes. Sheppard shook his head, his own smile forming.
"I didn't see you. I would have stopped if I had."
Chimera shook her head.
"You did see me, you just didn't think anything odd about a cat sitting on a garden wall. Even if it was the Kennedys house."
Ronon laughed.
"You said there seemed something odd about that cat Sheppard."
Sam and Dean exchanged looks, shaking their heads. Sheppard sat back.
"Never put it together that you would be on Earth, till we spoke to these two. When we didn't find a ship in orbit, we figured it wasn't you."
Woolsey cleared his throat.
"As amusing as all this is, we still have a situation to resolve."
"Such as why you were at the harbour late at night and what happened to the crew? We thought we were chasing down a Goa'uld."
Sheppard fixed Chimera with a firm look, but she just shrugged.
"They thought they were chasing a Demon. We all make mistakes. I on the other hand, was chasing the actual Goa'uld, but my hunt had to be cut short when I found out that things were much bigger than I anticipated."
Rodney snorted.
"Wait a minute, are you actually saying you believe these two idiots?"
"Says the guy who lives on an alien city from another galaxy, in the middle of the ocean?"
Sam responded quickly. Rodney looked indignant.
"Advanced technology is at least believable compared to magic and monsters in the dark."
Chimera rolled her eyes and smiled as she saw Sheppard do the same thing.
"Cas, do you mind showing these uneducated individuals something to prove the boys speak true? Thank you."
Castiel nodded, then vanished, reappearing behind Chimera who didn't even flinch. Then the lights flickered, Sheppard pulled out his earpiece as a high pitched whine erupted from it and then a massive pair of shadow-like wings flared over the wall. Chimera grinned at the shocked looks on the Atlanteans faces.
"I do believe I haven't made proper introductions. This is Castiel, an Angel of the Lord and these are two of the Hunters who protect Humans from the creatures that haunt the shadows, Sam and Dean Winchester."
Chimera pulled over the files from in front of Dean, tossing them to Sheppard.
"And this is the reason I brought them back to Atlantis. You're going to need our help."

"This is completely wrong."
Doctor Carson Beckett looked up from the file in his hands.
"Where did you get this?"
Chimera shrugged from where she stood, arms crossed, leaning against an empty bed in the Medical Bay of Atlantis.
"I covertly acquired it from a large Pharmaceutical company in San Francisco. "
Sheppard snorted.
"That means you stole it."
The Shape shifter grinned smugly. Beckett smiled, shaking his head, before going back to the file in his hand. He had been surprised to see Chimera on Atlantis and greeted her with great enthusiasm, chiding her for taking so long to return.
What company was it, love?"
"A place called Bains Pharmaceutical."
Carson looked surprised.
"Really? That's not good. You said this was a breakdown report for a new vaccine, but as far as I can tell, nothing in this would have any practical use in a vaccine. In fact, I don't know what most of these things are."
Chimera nodded.
"I recognise some of the components, but not in a medical capacity. I have used some of them in various technological designs. That's why it didn't make sense to use it in a vaccine. That and the large amount of Quartz they had shipped in under the radar."
Sheppard looked at her in surprise.
"They had an illegal delivery?"
Chimera gave him a pained look.
"Why else do you think they would be connected to the disappearance of the crew on the docks? How did you know to go from the Docks to the Kennedy House anyway?"
Sheppard scowled.
"We hacked the cameras and knew they had a delivery. I thought the black sedans escorting it was suspicious, but I haven't been able to chase it up yet. As for tracking it back to Bains Pharmaceutical, we just had to track the stolen convertible that was following the container."
Chimera gave a guilty shrug.
"What can I say? I needed a ride. Anyway, The Helix delivered around fifty tonnes of Quartz and the crew died for it. No doubt, to keep them quiet and to make sure the payment was no longer needed."
Sheppard glanced at Rodney and Beckett, who were pouring over the science reports. Then he glanced at the Winchester's and their stoic companion, who were gazing out of the window with amazement, the city spread out beneath them, gleaming in the bright sun.
"How did they enter your daring hunt?"
Chimera followed his gaze.
"Fate perhaps? I met Dean, the older one, at a bar when I first arrived in San Francisco. A few days later, I found their car after you arrested them. Naturally, I was curious. Nothing can track me, yet they had. Digging through their car, I found a whole new level to this world and I understood why I caused such resentment in them."
Chimera shoved away from the table gracefully and stretched.
"They tracked the car to where I was hiding it after hearing the police were looking for it. Did you know, they have a device in their car that taps into the police communication? After that, we had a chat and Castiel showed me he really is an Angel."
"So, how did they track you?"
The Therian grinned as she sat beside Sheppard.
"They didn't. They were following up on the strange light show at the docks, just like you. They tracked it back to the Kennedy's and saw me through the window. Everyone has been tracking the Goa'uld in their own way and it's led us all to the same point."
Castiel had turned back to watch them as they spoke, the Winchester's having some form of argument in the background. Suddenly, Rodney stood up straight.
"Oh."
"What is it?"
"Oh this is not good."
Sheppard rolled his eyes.
"Rodney."
The scientist looked at him for a moment.
"This vaccine is definitely not of medical use. Almost all of these ingredients are used as components in Goa'uld technology."
Sheppard glanced between Rodney and Carson.
"To do what?"
Rodney huffed.
"Well I don't know. I've only just started looking at it."
The Winchesters wandered closer as Sheppard gave Rodney a stern look, but it was Carson who continued.
"As far as we can tell Colonel, the components in the vaccine, are designed to interfere with the cranial structure."
Dean scowled at the Scot.
"What?"
"It reacts with the chemical makeup up of the brain, son. I'll have a closer look, but it sure would be easier with an actual sample to examine."
Chimera flared her hands out in a shrug.
"I tried Carson, but the guards found us in the main office and we had to scarper. I wanted a section of the quartz as well. I suspected they were using it to form some kind of relay within the vaccines before I ever saw the file."
Sheppard ran a hand through his hair in frustration as Chimera continued.
"The Goa'uld are running this and you can guarantee it's not to make a safer, healthier world. Not that you lot are succeeding as it is. What concerns me the most, is that Bains Pharmaceutical is a military supplier. That can only mean that they are trying to get the military out of the way."
Carson nodded.
"Aye, Chimera is right. Bains Pharmaceutical is one of the largest suppliers we have. Most of our stuff comes through them. We get access to new supplies and medicine long before the public."
Sam crossed his arms, looking concerned.
"That means that this vaccine will be released into the military and according to the emails we read, it's practically ready for distribution."
"Did the emails say where they will be distributing first?"
Carson asked, but everyone looked downcast when Sam shook his head. They were silent for several minutes, thinking over their options, when Chimera suddenly spoke.
"Travis Air Base."
Sheppard looked at her in surprise. Dean and Sam glanced at each other in sudden understanding.
"What?"
Chimera looked up at Sheppard, standing to pace restlessly as she thought.
"Travis Air Base. When I was in the Kennedys house, I heard them talking to a guest about using Travis Air Base for something. A test phase I think. Then when we were looking at the emails, it had doctors notes on various patients of different ranks, all on Travis Air Base. The emails didn't say the delivery was going there, but I keep hearing that name."
Sheppard glanced at Carson who gave a half hearted shrug.
"It's close by and small. Would make sense ta send the first batch there."
Sheppard nodded.
"Carson, contact the doctors at Travis Air Base and try to stop them using those vaccines."
Teyla stepped forward, placing a hand on Sheppards arm.
"Colonel, if we interfer, will that not alert the Goa'uld? If they think we have found out about their plan, will they not find another method?"
Chimera nodded.
"Teyla is right. What you need, is someone who is not known to have a connection with the Stargate. They sneak in, grab a few of the vaccines and destroy the rest. Say, accidental fire perhaps?"
Sheppard thought for a moment.
"Who could we send in though?"
Chimera glanced at the Winchesters and grinned.
"Well, we have two young, fit lads who fit just perfectly. Dress them up as soldiers, give them the necessary passes and I have no doubt they can lie through their teeth when needed."
Dean snorted.
"What makes you think we want any part of this?"
Chimera smiled.
"Because you're still here, which means you're curious and you want to see this case to the end."
Sheppard eyed the boys up.
"Can we trust them?"
He asked the Shapeshifter. She shrugged.
"I don't see why not. They might be cranky and suspicious, but I get the feeling, they aim to help people. Anyway, I can always go with them and keep an eye on them. I can make sure they pick up the right vials to."
The pilot looked at her skeptically.
"I don't know Chimera. Your yellow eyes and lack of Earth knowledge is a little harder to cover up."
She glared at him.
"I will have you know, I am perfectly at home in a military setting. It is not much different here, then when I was in command of the Therian Starfleet. Give me a rank no one can oppose and make sure these two can't be ordered by anyone other than me and everything will be fine. The Winchesters are not the only ones who can creatively lie on the spot."
Seeing the easy confidence in her eyes, Sheppard nodded.
"Okay. I'll run it past Woolsey."
He glanced at the Winchesters who exchanged a look, before nodding their agreement. As he vanished out of the Medical Bay doors, Chimera called out.
"Sunglasses would be appreciated as well."
He waved a hand in acknowledgment and was gone.