Trust Once Broken | SGA John Sheppard

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Hello everyone! Hope you are all well! I have been working like mad on NaNoWriMo but did take some time to do some editing and get another update out! It ended up a little longer than expected.

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Rutherford looked unhappy as he trailed behind Elizabeth. With Major Lourne and Colonel Sheppard off world, he was left in charge. Although he wasn't sure Doctor Weir remembered that.  "With all do respect ma'am going in blind is a bad-"

"We have no choice. You and your men will be fine," Elizabeth assured him briskly. She couldn't think of a more capable group the Colonel Sheppard, Ronon, Teyla and Kai which meant for McKay to have come through the gate alone and injured something bad must have happened. They needed to get a group of marines on the group on that planet and find out what happened to their people. 

Rutherford looked upset but he was still too new to the Pegasus to argue. His men were geared up and waiting in the gate room when he and Doctor Weir arrived.

Elizabeth looked up to Chuck. "Dial the gate," she called.

Before the marines could move the alarms began to sound. "Incoming wormhole," Chuck alerted them unnecessarily.

The team of marines all raised their guns to aim for the gate.Rutherford took a deliberate step in front of Doctor Weir and raised his weapon.

"It's colonel Sheppard's IDC ma'am," Chuck reported.

"Lower the shield," Elizabeth ordered.

Seconds later Teyla and Sheppard strode across the event horizon. John took in the gathered group of marines. "Someone get us some vests and guns," he ordered one of the young men standing off to the side. The marine nodded briskly once and turned to jog to the armory to do what his commanding officer ordered.

"Colonel, Teyla," Major Rutherford greeted nodding formally to them.

"Major," Sheppard acknowledged, noting the squad of marines in full tactical gear.

"We were just about to come get you," the Major explained quickly.

"Always appreciate a good rescue," Sheppard quipped. He looked up as the you marine ran back into gate room. He shrugged into the new vest, pulling the laces on the side so it fit correctly.

"Where's Ronon and Kai?" Weir asked with a frown.

"Still back there," John said taking the gun. He looked it over, checked the clip, the slid and the safety before lifting his chin to meet Elizabeth's gaze. "Did McKay make it through okay?"

"He's going to be fine. What happened?" Weir asked.

"Ronon bargained for our freedom," Teyla explained pulling on her own vest.

"By sticking a knife to his own throat," John growled. "They wouldn't let Kai go either," he added. For just a second John let the anger he felt show on his face. "They're going to sell her to the Wraith."

Elizabeth pulled back. "Sell her?"

"According to the villagers, Mortii are something of a Wraith delicacy," John said, his voice tight with his anger.

Elizabeth looked back and forth between John and Teyla in shock. Revulsion turned her stomach as she realized the full extent of what John was saying. They didn't leave their people behind, but now there was a question of whether or not Kai would still be alive to be rescued.