Trust Once Broken | SGA John Sheppard

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The Siege Pt. 1
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Kai was in the jumper bay, running a last check on the jumper McKay was taking out to the Ancient satellite. It was almost a fifteen hour flight each way and a lot of things could go wrong out there. Miller was a good pilot, but he wasn't as experienced as she would like for a mission like this, but it wasn't her call to make.

"Zian," Kai looked up in surprise as Major Sheppard strode up the ramp.

"Major," she greeted with a nod.

"How's everything looking?" He asked, running his eyes over the read out on the HUD.

"Ready to launch," she said,
closing the display and disengaging from the controls. She swung the chair around and stood, moving to the rear control panel. She unplugged her tablet and was on her tip toes trying to reach it to close.

The Major suppressed his snort and easily closed the panel. "So once they're outta here, what does Zelenka have you running off to next?"

Kai hesitated and turned back to The Major. "Nothing," she said. "He's working on the self destruct program. Not really my area."

"Well," Sheppard said shifting his weight uncomfortably. "My team is heading off-world to take a look at a potential Alpha site."

"A new Alpha site?" Kai asked in confusion, the last she had heard during the briefing the alpha site had already been secured.

Sheppard let out an exhausted sigh. "The old one was tagged by the Wraith."

Kai wrinkled her nose and went back to packing up her equipment.

"Anyway, with McKay going on this mission we're short a science team member, if you're interested..." he dragged off uncomfortably. "Otherwise I can always ask Kavanagh," he added quickly with a wry grin.

Kai chuckled, swinging her bag over her shoulder. "Well, I'd hate to subject you to that," she agreed and the two of them stepped out of the Jumper together.

"Well," Rodney said briskly as they appeared. "Everything ready?"

Kai nodded. "She's all set," she promised.

Grodin and Miller passed them, carrying large supply containers aboard before they settled into their seats. McKay hesitated, looking at the jumper and fidgeting with his hands.

"Well, don't wait up," McKay said briskly as he turned back to The Major.

"Good luck Rodney," John said grimly as he held his hand out to him.

McKay shook it. "It'll be a walk in the park," he said puffing himself up arrogantly. Then he turned and boarded the Jumper.

Kai and Sheppard stood and watched at the roof door opened and the jumper lifted away and out of sight. She could practically feel the tension rolling off The Major. McKay wasn't just his team mate, he was his friend. She could imagine The Major wasn't too happy sending his friend to the other side of the solar system without him.

She turned to him, and opened her mouth to say something reassuring when the familiar hard nudge in the back of her mind distracted her. She frowned for a moment, and glanced at the Major out of the corner of her eye. Was it something he was doing? She shook the thought away. Whatever was happening it had something to do with her and being in the city of the ancestors.