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Enmity Act 4

Title: Enmity
Rating: R (mature readers)
Spoilers:Spoilers for S1-4, (specifically Michael (but who hasn't seen that by now?) and some episodes from the beginning of the official season 5
Summary: As the team continues to battle a powerful Wraith faction, Teyla wakes in the infirmary on Atlantis. She has no memory of what Michael has done to her; knows only one thing... he has her son. Upset by repeated attempts at debriefing, because she cannot - or will not, as certain expedition members insist - tell them what happened, what will she do when Woolsey pushes her too hard... too far?
Disclaimer:MGM own Stargate: Atlantis. This story is for entertainment purposes only and no revenue is being made from copyright material. No infrigement intended.

Acts 1 through 4 now available.

Author's Note: Only thing I really want to note here, for now at least, is that I thought long and hard about it, and finally made the decision to change the name of Teyla's son. This was done in order to create a little distance from the TV Season 5. Oh, and I should probably also give warning of a character death in this story.

Previous Episodes:
Harm's Way (1) and Chain of Command (2) can be accessed here.

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To use McKay's words: Oh, my God!

This is awesome! I was going to have a power nap and then read it, but as soon as I read the first few lines... I couldn't put it down.

This great, great, great.

Okay, for this one, let’s not count the amount of times I used *g*, :P, lol, and squeeeee, okay? ^^

"I understand how you feel, Teyla," he answered, "truly, I do."

*Snort*

"Listen to yourself, Teyla," he said softly, "Do you know how paranoid you sound?"

Teyla is the paranoid one? Has Woolsey listened to himself yet? He's the paranoid one, if he thinks danger lies behind every corner on Atlantis, and anyone having been missed for even a few hours/days are considered a liability. (That seems to be next in his policy.)

… and when she thinks you are ready, we can all meet again to consider how we might go forward from there."

'move forward' = back at getting her head examined on Earth? Right.

And 'we' are going forward? Funny, like it'll be a team thing. As soon as she surrenders herself, I can see Woolsey ordering Keller to sedate her completely, strap her to a bed, give her anti-psychotics and the whole 'special' treatment. Pfft. Butthole.

**

"Please, Major Lorne, this is not your fight," she told him.

"You're wrong."

So, was that Michael coming through? With Evan being so close to a full Hybrid, Michael must feel him. And didn't he already say something along those lines, about being able to hear Michael? (I’m quoting it a bit later on.)

Did Michael want Lorne to take Teyla and Woolsey off-world? Although it's not safe for Teyla to be so near a battlefield, as he wants to keep her safe, on Atlantis. Or was it really Major Lorne seeking Michael? It, of course, provides a nice reason for her to go elsewhere after being on that planet, as we’ll see later on. She’d be safer out there on her own, than stay where she was. :(

The last she heard from Atlantis was the percussive ring of two shots fired, and the dull sound of a body hitting the floor.

Who did they get? *Hopes for Hollick*

Edit: I already know the answer now. Ah well, still leaving it in.

**

To his credit, when he almost walked into the business end of the blaster aimed at his head, he had the good sense to raise his own weapon as well.

I just wanted to say I love that line!

You do not deserve to have her at your side!

And, of course, Michael does! *squeeee*

**

So, Todd takes on the Queen. Perhaps that was more 'satisfying' to her as him just standing still and her stepping around him… Lol. She might like it rough. *g*

*Reads the ‘let’s clean Todd up’ scene*

OMG… She touched his chin, his goatee… *thunk*

And he doesn’t wanna be touched that much, either! *g* Mikey 2. Poor boys, with so few girls around.

"All of a sudden, you are… concerned for my well-being?"

Lol, she's Stockholming on him already, or he might think she is? *g*

Now, if you were to put me there, no chance in that dark place it's Stockholm. Lol!

Oh, and he called her ‘dear’, already.

"Never forget," he growled as he held her against the work bench, barely a breath away from her, "where you are, and who you are with."

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Told you they did! Get the girls, I mean…

And why do I picture a small, white transparent outfit on her? *g* Nice preview for the boys…

The first time I read the scene, I misunderstood a small part. I thought the Queen had sent Alicia with him so he could feed off of her, in order to heal his wounds, and the second insinuation was for play. I thought Todd told her as much, but I misread the ‘to heel’ thing, instead I thought it was ‘to heal’. Lol. Also nice, of course. Even better, immediately moving to *that* insinuation.

Also, was that called for? Is it a way for him to put some wall between them again? To remove temptation a bit?

--

I had to break it up in the middle of my Todd/Vega rant. How annoying. :P

(cont.)

*Drags a part of Harm’s Way into this*

he slowly raised his eyes to gaze on her, where she sat, being ministered to by the two scantly clad human females, who were her body servants

And so perhaps Miss Vega was handed over to him, to be a body slave? Woohoow! Or maybe not just yet.

*Since she came across it, will also put a line from Enmity Act 1 in it*

"The human females in her service are well treated… perhaps even given some small measure of respect."

For the short while they live? She’s better off with being a body servant to Todd. *g*

Another one:

"What, I get to wipe her ass, and your fellow creepies out there leave me the hell alone?"

He chuckled again, "Something like that," he said.

Oh, why was he chuckling, now? *g*

But back to this Act:

Is Todd going to continue being the ‘perfect gentleman’, let’s call it?

And a good thing she didn’t say that she perhaps thought, or was hoping, that they’d be neutered, lol!

Ouch. Sorry, Todd. That was a bad thought, I know. But wow, imagine her having said that aloud… Bwahahaha!

~Tell her I will be sure that the Renegade is brought to her ~

Uh oh… Especially since I read that other thing for the next story.

A thing about Enmity Act 1 that I haven’t asked:

"Todd?"
He spun around to face her so quickly, and startled her so badly that she fell back against the bench that passed for her bed as he started back toward her.
"Do not call me by that name here," he said urgently, glancing at the door as though it would open any moment. "Colonel Sheppard sent you?"

Do you have a special theory about Todd indeed knowing his name (in your story, and on the real show)? Or did he just immediately assume that the name spoken must have been ‘his’, since the Lanteans like to name things?

**

Once again he found himself breathless in admiration of the Wraith-Human hybrid's strength and speed,…

Maybe this is the slash that person I told you about was seeking… Lol.

**

Poor Major Lorne, and what an ass, that Woolsey, for making Teyla that nervous when she tried to administer the contents of the vial to him.
Now that we’re back with Major Lorne again, and that I’ve found something in Enmity Act 1 again:

"It's in my head!" Lorne screamed, "Make it stop!"

’It’ being Mikey? I think I’ve rambled on a bit there, but in the end no real answer was given?

**

"How does it feel, Colonel Sheppard, to know that it's me she calls for in the dead of night; me she reaches for when she's in need, and this time—"

"I know what you're doing," Sheppard snarled, tightening his grip on his weapon, "and it's not going to work!"

As you’re snarling, and you’re still not shooting him, it *is* in fact working. The silly boys can’t play nicely together. Poor John, that bad Mikey poking him exactly where it hurts. :P

*Hands Michael a pitchfork*

What?

*blushes*

**

Teyla dialled the address where she wanted to go immediately from that planet? She should know better, they can find it like that!

--

(cont.)

"I believe you received intelligence of our proposed alliance against you and sought to prevent it."

"You flatter yourself," Michael taunted, "if that is what you believe.”

Now who’s lying?

Ooooh, both of my boys hurt, and I don’t know who to run to first.

*Clones herself*

There. Should have done that a looong time ago! *g*

**

"How do you know I have not found a cure; a protection… after all – you did send the Queen that wonderful little human, as a gift." Todd countered, and with mounting anger, challenged, "Did you think I wouldn't realise?"

"You protect her?" The Renegade hissed in disbelief.

"I protect myself!" Todd snarled

So, Vega is infected with the Hoffan drug? And it’s a trap for the Queen? Should she feed on her, as she eventually does with all of her servants, she’ll drop dead?

Did Todd manage to make a protection with the research the Lanteans gave him? That did happen in The Kindred… The handing it over to him part, I mean. We didn’t find out what happened with it on the show, but maybe we will, in here?

The ‘her’ in ‘you protect her?’, is that supposed to be Vega, or the Queen?

Oh, and Todd things Vega is ‘wonderful’? Splendid! *g*

Both my boys are screamers. Woohoow!

*claps*

What?

*looks innocent and adjusts halo*

and then coming to one knee behind the kneeling Wraith he grasped his hair, and pulled back his head. Pushing his knife into the other's hand, he hissed dangerously against the Wraith's cheek, "Tell her… I defy her!"

You forgot the *kissy*… ^^

Poor Todd, he still can’t rid himself of that Queen. Ah well, you chose to serve her, now you’ll pay for it a while longer.

Maybe you can get some comfort from Vega… :P

**

Is Teyla’s Wraith DNA, the experiment Todd is doing with the hybrids, and the situation with the Haradians, and all the others from that region of the galaxy, all connected? I mean, Vega has to be strong for the Queen not to make her faint, and surely when they have telepathy through Wraith DNA, they can hear what the Queen wants? We never saw how Todd ‘prepared’ Vega for her task. So, was it that Queen that had a Commander experiment with humans in such a way to possibly make them stronger? Or did I ask that already? Hmm… Can’t remember at the moment. Just trying to put things together, or not, as I’m rereading parts.

Although, Michael just said he thought it interesting that one of Teyla’s kind was still alive. Hmm, he immediately knows her entire background, and the part where her ancestors’ ex-people turned on them.

Now, if Todd, under that Wraith Queen, was experimenting on humans… With the boys occasionally ‘cooperating’, or better, trying not to feed on each other, Michael would know that. But I still wonder, as I wonder the same for the show, whose DNA did they use? Urgh. We’ll never know that. Like they do… Pfft.

That’s it, really.

Spikey

What? WHAT? A cliffhanger? You evil, twisted... gah!

*sound of intense glowering*

Evil!

OMG! I LOVE YOU!!!

I just finished reading it all. I was soooo disapointed that there wasn't more to read yet. I need another fix. Bad. **am addicted to this series** What shall I read tonight and tomorrow? I have the day off and yet now nothing to read . . . Guess I should start writing again since I'll have some time while I wait for the next story.

I love that Michael had let Teyla go back to Atlantis to keep her safe and then was so angry when she's not. I couldn't understand why he let her go in the beginning, but then the story progress and little by little the truth and reasonings come out. Oh, Michael made a great choice to send her back . . . now Teyla doesn't trust Atlantis and she's becoming more and more sympathic to Michael.

How I love the layers upon layers upon layers of stuff written. This is really much better then the TV series.

Lorne? I love that he's be coming a hybrid. I don't know why, but I do. I hate that the writers couldn't do something like this because then they can't push that stupid reset button. And if they did, they would probably work it similar to Lt. Ford and eventually kill him off to end the arc and let it find a new reset starting point. **sighs**

And do you know what kind of fics I want to read now thanks to you? Todd/Vega fics. **snorts** They are great together. I can't wait to read more about them . . . even if it's not romantically (I'll just put on my rosy shipper glasses and think it is! :P).

And the ending? Gah! I want to know! How could you end it like that? Evil.

I LOVE your episodes! They're the BEST I've read, all of your characters are so in depth and you even add more to existing characters while keeping them true to themselves. I must say though my favourite is the Queen she is something else, and she likes Todd :D, well who wouldn't ;D Please tell me they hook up or something like that. I just love them together. Oh, and when he grabbed her, woo my mind went of on tangents shall we say ;D or who knows maybe she likes it that way ;D.

Anywho, can wait for more and keep up the great work. Love ya :D

Later

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