Trust Once Broken | SGA John Sheppard

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This one got a little long but I couldn't bear to cut out any of the Kai/Shepp moments ;)

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The Brotherhood
(Cont'd)

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"Kolya!" Sheppard bellowed angrily.

Kai flinched at the sudden noise near her ear, but the Major's eyes were glued to the top of the shaft.

A moment passed and two Genii appeared in the outline of sunlight. Kolya was one of them. "Surprised?" He asked with a predatory smile as he leveled a gun at Sheppard.

"You're alive," Sheppard growled.

"As far as I can tell. Did you actually think a single bullet to the shoulder would kill me? Your shot was conservative," he said with a smile. "I've often wondered why that is..." he dragged off, his eyes traveled to where Kai was standing a little behind Sheppard. His smile widened as though he had been given a prize.

"What'd you do to Ford?" Sheppard called.

"He's fine," Kolya promised turning his attention back to Sheppard, and he cocked his gun meaningfully.

"Then what do you want?" Sheppard demanded.

"The same as you Major, the lost treasure of the Quindosim."

McKay let out a defeated sigh. John lowered his gun. "What possible use could that be to you?"

"The Daganians have informed us that this ZPM, whatever it might be, is an object of great power, and great power is of use to all people. Especially the Genii."

"Sanir," Allina hissed and she slapped the other woman. McKay pulled back in shock.

Sanir cupped her cheek. "They offered us a great reward Allina-" she started to say.

Allina pulled her hand back to strike again. Teyla moved to intervene, catching Allina's wrist before she could cause more damage.

Above them Kolya chuckled as though the dissent in their group amused him.

Sheppard shook his head in disgust and turned back to his enemy. "They're no use to you Kolya, ZPM's only work on Atlantis," he knew trying to reason with Kolya was useless. The man hated him on a personal level, and the feeling was entirely mutual.

"Perhaps," Kolya agreed. "But I prefer hearing that from a Genii scientist."

Teyla stormed back into view furiously. "We do not have it yet. We have not found the ninth stone." More than anyone the continued hostility of the Genii made her feel immeasurably guilty. She had been the one to introduce the Atlantis Expedition to the Genii in the first place and their betrayal of her trust felt personal.

Kolya snorted as though her temper amused him. "We have an unbelievably large tactical advantage over you," Kolya explained unnecessarily. "Now if you would rather I just cover up the mouth of this chamber and forget about the whole thing, I'm more than willing to consider if for nothing but the opportunity to kill Major Sheppard and his pet."

John stiffened as his eyes cut to Kai, but as usual her face was an expressionless mask. It didn't seem to bother her to be referred to as less than human by the Genii but it enraged him.