Trust Once Broken | SGA John Sheppard

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The Long Goodbye Cont.
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Kai was halfway to the tower when McKay restored the power. She flinched as an alarm began sounding throughout the city and doors began sliding closed as the city went into lockdown. She couldn't imagine why McKay would have instituted a lockdown before they managed to secure Phoebus or Thalen which meant there was a strong possibility it was one of them to institute it.

She ran through the last set of closing doors that led into the tower. She hit the stairs at the base of the tower and charged up them. The alarm made it impossible to hear anything else and she used the opportunity to gain ground. If she couldn't hear any movement, no human would be able to hear her running feet on the stairs.

"Zian, this is Caldwell," her comm activated. "I can't help noticing you are not in the infirmary protecting Doctor Beckett."

Kai stilled, but didn't respond. There was really nothing to say. She had disobeyed a direct order and knew she would be facing punishment for that once this was all over, particularly if they lost Weir and Sheppard. But nothing they would do to her could compare to what the Mortii Tribunal had done in the past and Sheppard was worth it.

Caldwell cleared his throat and continued. "Weir has put the city under a lock down. I want you to go after Sheppard. You and he are locked in the same section. He's one floor up," he said. It was clear it pained him to ask Kai for help, but at this point Kai was their only option.

Kai continued up the stairs at a run. "I'll contact you as soon as I have him," she agreed. "Zian, out."

Kai was halfway up the next story when she heard Thalen yelling. "Is this what you wanted Phoebus?!" he railed. "Another stalemate? I thought you wanted to finish this?!"

Kai crept onto the floor. She moved into cover as she worked to clear the floor. It was intimidating to be going against someone with all the knowledge and skill of Colonel Sheppard at his fingertips. She had spent a lot of time sparring against him and he knew all of her tactics. There was a shot from the other side of the door she was approaching. She slid to the side and pulled her stunner.

Thalen pried the door open, sticking Sheppard's head and shoulders through to get better leverage on the heavy doors in a risky move Sheppard himself never would have attempted. Kai stepped out from cover and leveled the stunner at his chest. Thalen met her gaze, surprise flickering in John's hazel eyes, but his expression was all wrong. Thalen opened his mouth to say something, but she fired without hesitation, hitting him in the chest. His body collapsed, still trapped between the doors.

Kai stepped towards him, snatching the gun from his hand and tucked it into her belt. She reached up and touched her comm. "This is Kai, I have him."

"Good," Caldwell said, actually sounding surprised by how quickly Kai had found him. "Secure him and stand by for further instructions. The next move is hers."

Kai exhaled. "Understood," she responded.

Kai glanced around, trying to decide how she was going to get the Colonel out of the doors. Using one of the large, decorative vases left behind from the ancients, she managed to wedge the doors open another couple inches. She winced as John's body collapsed forward, hitting the ground with a resounding thud. She grimaced, there was nothing she could have done to soften his landing, she just hoped he hadn't been injured. She grabbed the shoulders of his flak vest and dragged him clear of the doors. She pulled the vase out and the doors snapped closed.