RAINBOW: Previously on Atlantis:

Sheppard looks up from his controls and sees a huge black storm 
cloud in the distance.

SHEPPARD: That *can't* be a storm – it stretches across the whole 
horizon.

Shot of the planet, lots of cloud.

SHEPPARD: This must cover 20% of the planet.

Switches to the conference room.

MCKAY: If you want everyone to live, you gate them off world.

On Jenai home world. 

COWEN: Within the next hour there will be less than ten people on 
Atlantis. We cannot afford to pass up this opportunity.

To control room. Mckay and Zelenka rush up.

MCKAY: What is the one thing keeping us from having a shield?

WEIR: err…

MCKAY: Electricity.

ZELENKA: Atlantis is designed to withstand substantial lightning
strikes. There are lightning rods all over the city.

McKay: If we were to disable the grounding stations that could
conceivably be used to charge up the shield generators.

Shot of Jumper in storm

FORD: We decided to wait out the storm in the Jumper.

Gateroom, several people dressed in cloaks come through the Gate. 
One of them is Sora. Two men are carrying someone on a stretcher who 
is covered with a blanket. Its Kolya, he rolls off the stretcher and 
shoots the two guards with a pistol. 

Shot of weir and Mckay being grabbed as they enter gateroom

SHEPPARD: (on a jumper,) From what I can ascertain, a small Jenai 
strike force has gated in.

WEIR: Why are you doing this?

KOLYA: You're in possession of (shot of his men checking out armory) 
supplies we vitally need. C4 explosive, all of your medical
supplies. As of right now, we are in control of Atlantis.

Shot of Kolya talking into radio pistol aimed at Weir.

KOLYA: Say goodbye to Doctor Weir.

RAINBOW: And now the conclusion


SCENE: Control room, and Sheppard on the Grounding Station 3

Kolya has pistol pointed at weir, she's afraid. 

SHEPPARD: Kolya!! (shot moves back to control room, heard over 
radio) Kolya! Don't do this!!

WEIR: How is this going to help you get what you want?

KOLYA: Sheppard put you in this position not me.

MCKAY: *stepping in front of weir, pistol on him* You can't do this. 
This is crazy. You need her.

SORA: She's right! Commander.

MCKAY: I'm not kidding there are codes required to activate the 
shields. Codes that only she knows! You can't do it without her. 
*realizes what he's done and pistol is on him, raises hands* well 
you can't do this without me either. I mean… we're a package deal… 
You take us out of the equations and… and… and… and you don't have 
an endgame. *Jenai don't understand* erm…granted…that's a chess term…
I'm I'm…my point is…we're the only ones who can fix the grounding 
station, we're the only ones who can activate the shields, we're the 
only ones who can solve problems that I can't even think of yet…!! 
You kill either one of us and you don't get what you want!! *Kolya 
starts to lower pistol* that's how important we are…its impor---

WEIR: Rodney…Rodney he gets it…

MCKAY: Oh…*Kolya walks off, turns to Sora* I appreciate--

SORA: You're an asset we need to complete this mission. *leaves*

WEIR: You stood in front of a gun for me…

MCKAY: *holding arm* Don't thank me just yet…We have tow and a half 
hours til the storm hits and unless are luck changes drastically. 
The city is going to be obliterated. *weir closes eyes looks away*

Shot of the Rapid waters In the Storm


SCENE: Weirs office. And Sheppard on grounding station

KOYLA: *Sits thinking, picks up radio* Major Sheppard…How's this for 
credibility? Weir is dead.

SHEPPARD: *takes a deep breath (insert angst:P) Slowly pronouncing 
each word* I. am. Going. To. Kill. You.

KOLYA: Maybe…stay out of my way. Or Mckay will join her.

Sheppard, gripping watch/radio…clenches jaw. Staring out at storm. 
 takes a deep breath. Heads off.


CREDITS.

Shot of Atlantis, storm approaching.

LADEN: This is amazing. *messing with computer having figured it 
out.* There you are. *an officer steps forward. Laden points at 
board* we're here *points at loads of dots*. Take two men…head there 
*to one dot* four levels down. At Sheppard.

OFFICER: *Sora walks in* Yes sir. *walks off* You with me.

LADEN: He's heading out of the hallways


SCENE: Sheppard walking downstairs, reading his palm thingy P-90 
Raised. 


SCENE: Puddle Jumper in storm. A tree falls down in front of them

FORD: Holy---!!

BECKETT: Right that's it! *gets up, turns something*

FORD: What are you doing man?

BECKETT: Adding weight to the puddle jumper by resetting its 
inertial dampeners.

FORD: Don't screw with those controls we're heavy enough.

BECKETT: Can't be too careful

FORD: yes you can. You can be way too careful. There's no chance 
we're going to blow away here. Let it go

BECKETT: That should be enough. *sits back down*

TEYLA: How much longer until the storm passes?

BECKETT: I guess we're barely halfway through. But there's no way to 
tell…

FORD: *Teyla and ford share a look* I know. I hope they're ok too.


SCENE: Sheppard walking down corridor. It's empty. looks at palm 
thingy…rushes off.

SCENE: Puddle Jumper. storm calms sunlight can be seen.

BECKETT: What's this then?

FORD: We're through?

BECKETT: It can't be. It's not possible…


SCENE: Between control room and Sheppard in empty corridor.
Sheppard, walks into room, weapon raised palm thingy in front, looks 
one way then heads the other. Slows, palm thingy beeps a bit.

LADEN: He's moving…*see blinking dot move*

OFFICER: Are you sure we're on the right levels?

Sheppard's palm thingy shows guys, he's right above them.

OFFICER: Where did he go?

LADEN: Shh he can probably hear your stupid questions.

Sheppard sets of two smoke grenades. Moving off.


SCENE: Grounding Station 3. Mckay, weir and Kolya.

MCKAY: *walks over to control panel* Oh would you look at this?! 
That is just never going to be useful again. *pulls off panel* I 
should be able to bypass the switching station entirely.

KOLYA: Good. how long?

MCKAY: It's not half as bad as it looks… I'd say 15-20 minutes tops. 

KOLYA: Do it.

MCKAY: Dr Weir I need you too…*waves*

WEIR: Right of course…*bends down with torch*

MCKAY: Keep that there.


SCENE: Sheppard running stops, looks at palm thingy moves off into 
room. Sets of another smoke grenade.


SCENE: Puddle Jumper.

Ford, Teyla and Beckett walk out looking up

FORD: We're in the eye.

BECKETT: Right has to be…

TEYLA: The eye?

BECKETT: Dead centre of the storm. Storm swirls around a 20 to 40 
kilometer area.

TEYLA: Then this calm will not last

BECKETT: No in fact…in about 10 minutes. It's going to get very ugly 
again.

FORD: Then come on we have to help the major *goes to run in, Becket 
grabs him*

BECKETT: Aye. We can take off…but landings twice as hard, believe 
me. What if the storm has reached Atlantis?

FORD: Has it?

BECKETT: Not just yet but it will any time now…

FORD: Stop wasting time

BECKETT: No

FORD: Go go go go

BECKETT: We still have to fly straight through the storm ltd…its 
insanity

FORD: Its not insanity. This is a spaceship. We can fly up and over.

BECKETT: What straight up and down?

FORD: straight up and down.

BECKETT: I'm a bloody medical doctor not a magician.

FORD: You can do it.

BECKETT: Teyla?!

TEYLA: If we can help we must.

BECKETT: Oh * turns to controls* aww crap.

SCENE: Control room and the room Sheppard's in.

LADEN: 20 feet away…*shot of guys moving through smoke.* 5 feet

OFFICER: There's so much smoke….*moving* which way?

The dots on the screen are all nearly on top of each other.

LADEN: You're right on top of him…

OFFICER: Yeah? I think I would see him if I was.

Shot back to Laden as gunfire sounds over the radio.

LADEN: Stand by

Shot of the three guys looking around through Smoke, above them 
lightning strikes and we see Sheppard up above them waiting. ( out 
to kill:P )

LADEN: Do you see him? (no reply) Did you get him? (no reply) 
respond. 

On the screen three dots disappear leaving one.


SCENE: Grounding station 3

SORA: (on radio) Commander.

KOLYA: Yes Sora?

SORA: (on radio) Laden has been leading three of our men on a 
reconnaissance mission. It seems Major Sheppard has killed three 
more of our strike team.

McKay's ears perk up…

KOLYA: Tell everyone to fall back to the control room

SORA: (on radio) Right away sir

Kolya moves off a bit.

WEIR: Why did ya tell him you could have this fixed in 15 to 20 
minutes?!

MCKAY: Oh I don't know…*stands, weir following* maybe…uh…So He 
Wouldn't kill us! 

WEIR: I understand that. But once the shield is operational, we 
won't be very useful now will we?

MCKAY: Why did you let me tell him I could fix it in 15 to 20---

WEIR: You'll just have to stall him some more.

MCKAY: Well, I just told him how long it will take.

WEIR: Well find another problem with it! I…tell him that the power-
loop interface isn't jiving with your walkabout! Something!

MCKAY: Isn't Jiving?!

WEIR: Rodney You get my point! Look…from the sounds of it…if we can 
buy Sheppard enough time it seems he can take care of the rest of 
them on his own. 

Kolya makes his way back talking on radio.

KOLYA: Radio Chief Cowen, tell them to send reinforcements. A full 
company. *to weir and McKay* If You're hoping major Sheppard can 
diminish our numbers, you are mistaken


SCENE: Sheppard runs down corridor stops.

SHEPPARD: Okay what would Mckay do? *has an idea*


SCENE: Jumper, in the storm. Jumper at a steep angle

FORD: AHhhh You're coming in a little steep Doc…

BECKETT: Thank you ltd I'm very aware of that

I told you not to play with the inertial dampeners.

I'm pretty sure I got them back the way they were. Why don't you try 
to contact the Major?

First you got to get us in there.


SCENE: The control room, Grounding station 3 and In a room where one 
of the Naquada reactors that help power the city are. There's a sign 
up.

`Really Really Dangerous Don't Touch Mckay'

Sheppard, stops reading sign, gives it a look and then looks at 
reactor.

In the control room, Sora and Laden are watching the dot that is 
Sheppard on the screen.
LADEN: What are you up to?

Sheppard pulls out what a part of the reactor. The lights in the 
control room go out and secondary systems go down.

SORA: What's he done now? *pulls out torch*

LADEN: I should have seen this coming, *walks over to check what's 
working*

SORA: Commander Major Sheppard has cut power to the control room

KOLYA: How?!

LADEN: looks like Atlantis is being powered by five small 
Generators. Each responsible for a separate area of the city…Major 
Sheppard has just disabled the one generator that powers Stargate 
operations in this tower. Now we still have most primary operations. 
We have definitely lost all secondary systems

KOLYA: Can you still track Sheppard.

SORA: No…

KOLYA: Then we have no Idea where he is now. * Weir and Mckay 
continue working listening*


SCENE: Sheppard get onto a transporter. He's listening to everything 
on radio.

KOLYA: Is the control room secure?

SORA: Yes commander. I suggest we send some men to guard the 
remaining generators.

KOLYA: *Sheppard gets out of transporter watching…moving on*No…He's 
trying to divide us into manageable numbers. Just close Stargate 
operations until the reinforcements arrive *shots of Mckay working*

SORA: Understood. 


SCENE: Grounding station 3

MCKAY: If he asks what's taking so long…you have to do all the 
talking ok?

WEIR: You'll be fine 

MCKAY: No no I won't…I'm a terrible bluffer. I've lost fortunes in 
poker. Look my eye twitches. I laugh inappropriately. It's not 
pretty.

KOLYA: What's our progress?! *Mckay Jumps*

WEIR: We've hit a small snag. *they get up* We just running a 
diagnosis to make sure we can interface our codes properly. *Kolya 
looks at Mckay*

MCKAY: It's a small snag. Small snag. It's like Half an hour at the 
most. *what little light was on goes out*

LADEN: Commander. Major Sheppard has just disabled another generator.

KOLYA: Yes Laden, we're aware of that. He's cut the power to 
grounding station three. *To Mckay* Can it still be repaired?

MCKAY: *bends down* without power? No.

KOLYA: *Paces* Can the plan be completed without it? The other three 
grounding stations have been disabled.

MCKAY: No. No *gets up* It's just no good enough! Look by uncoupling 
the grounding stations it means that when lighting strikes the city…
the electricity will have no where to go! Now if we can channel the 
electricity properly to the conduits that mine the city corridors we 
should be able to power the shield. Temporarily. But if any of these 
grounding stations are left active a sizable amount of electricity 
will find its way to ground and no shield.

Shot of the city in the storm.


SCENE: Control room and grounding station 3.

SORA: Commander the storm is not slowing its pace…we have little 
time to get the shields activated…we should re-evaluate our goal…
perhaps-

KOLYA: We still have more than enough time to complete our 
objectives.

SORA: Then I must strongly advise that we send men down to repair 
the deactivated generators and to guard the remaining active ones.

KOLYA: Agreed. Teams of two. But I want you to watch over the 
control room. As soon as the reinforcements arrive have them take 
Sheppard with overwhelming force.

SORA: Understood.

MCKAY: Perhaps we could be under shelter while we wait…I'm liable to 
catch a cold like that. *Kolya gives him a look* I take it that's a 
no?


SCENE: Jumper bay, Jumper opens Teyla and ford come and secure area. 
A girl tries to leave Teyla stops her.

TEYLA: Remain here and be still. I will return for you.

BECKETT: *Walks out* where are we going?

FORD: Armory

BECKETT: Are you sure that what we sh--

FORD: you not you're always saying that you're not military. You 
don't have to take orders.

BECKETT: Aye

FORD: *hands him P90* Now you do,

BECKETT: So long as it's temporary. *they move out, dropping down to 
crouch watching* should we try and contact the Major now?

TEYLA: The Jenai maybe monitoring our frequencies…we don't not want 
to alert them off our presence.

Ford pulls out a palm thingy handing it to Beckett.

FORD: Life signs detector.

BECKETT: These wee dots don't tell us much about whose who… How do 
we know which one's the Major?

FORD: He'll be the dot getting rid of the other dots.

BECKETT: Great. *they move out again. Ford taking point and Teyla 
covering there six*

A shot of the men guarding the reactors and then a shot of the storm 
and the city.


SCENE: Control room

SORA: How many should we expect?

LADEN: A full company…60 or more…*gets up, moving to look at gate* I 
don't know how we were expected to take a facility this size with 
any less.

SORA: It was suppose to be a raid to retrieve what was rightfully 
ours. *gate activates* With me come on *the only two other guards 
follow her to gateroom, Laden staying behind*

LADEN: Reinforcements are arriving now, commander. *Two guards come 
through*

KOLYA: Have them secure Stargate operations and report back to me.

LADEN: Yes commander

Laden turns and Sheppard appears in front of him, knocking him out 
with a punch. He hurries to controls activating shield/iris. Three 
more men make it through before it shuts, the shield flashes as the 
men hit it dieing.

SORA: *looks up* Shut it off laden! *sees Sheppard* Stop him!

OFFICER: Up there. *Sheppard, runs firing blindly into gateroom* Get 
him.

SORA: This is Sora. Stop sending the reinforcements. The Stargate 
shield has been raised! *flashes continue, as she rushes up to 
control room* 


SCENE: Between control room and grounding station 3

SORA: (on radio to Kolya) Sheppard has raised the gate shield

KOLYA: Shut it down. Turn it off.

SORA: I don't know how. Laden is unconscious.

KOLYA: *to McKay* Tell her the procedure!

MCKAY: *backs away* I don't know what he's done…

KOLYA: Tell her!

MCKAY: He must have entered his own personal command code.

KOLYA: *Holding McKay just by balcony edge* What is it?

MCKAY: I don't know!

WEIR: Only Sheppard would know it!

MCKAY: Trust me I'm not that brave. I would help you if I could,

KOLYA: *to weir* You have command codes!

Gate shuts down.

SORA: It's no use it's over. The gate has shut down…there are no 
more men coming.

KOLYA: How many men made it?

SORA: Five. 5 of 60.

Kolya pushes McKay further back. Weir grabbing at his arms.

MCKAY: You still need me if you want this city! You still need both 
of us.

Kolya lets go and walks off. Weir glances over edge, storm getting 
worse.


SCENE: Control room and grounding station.

LADEN: He's entered some kind of security code to lock down the 
gate. Just give me some time. I should be able to crack it.

SORA: Do it. Command. Laden thinks he can have the gate fixed.

KOLYA: Did athors son make it through the gate?

SORA: I'm sorry?

KOLYA: His name is Idos. Did he make it?

SORA: No sir. *weir and McKay listen sitting on steps.*

KOLYA: Over sixty men killed!

SORA: Defending his home and his people commander. As we would.

KOLYA: When can more reinforcements be sent?

SORA: It will take time. Perhaps an hour.

KOLYA: Unacceptable.

SORA: Yes commander it is unacceptable, because by then we will be 
in the full force of the storm

MCKAY: Probably sooner!

KOLYA: *looks around then at weir, *


SCENE: Sheppard in a corridor, watching one of the guards, Ford, 
Teyla and Beckett enter corridor toward armory.

KOLYA: (On radio) Major Sheppard. I have a proposition for you. 
*Sheppard moves to stairwell so guards won't hear him*

FORD: You recognize that voice?

TEYLA: no


SCENE: Grounding station 3, Sheppard walking down stairs.

SHEPPARD: Kolya, I'm having a hard time keeping up…what's the score 
again?

KOLYA: My men have informed me that not only have you disabled some 
crucial generators…but you've stolen key components that make it 
impossible to be restored.

SHEPPARD: Yeah I did that

KOLYA: There are two flaws in your plan.

SHEPPARD: Always open to constructive criticism

KOLYA: One. The assumption that I would believe you would rather 
destroy the city than let it fall to us…is childish.

SHEPPARD: Doesn't sound like me.

KOLYA: Second. If and when I determine Atlantis unsalvageable. 
Doctors Weir and McKay become obsolete.

SHEPPARD: *stops walking down steps*……Weirs alive??!

KOLYA: Doctor McKay was able to make a strong case for keeping her 
alive…

SHEPPARD: Let me talk to her.

KOLYA: *looks at weir, walks over, she stands*

WEIR: Sheppard! We're both here!

SHEPPARD: *relieved* It's good to hear you're voice

WEIR: Yeah it's good to hear

KOLYA: We have less than one hour until the storm hits full force. 
If the power is not returned to grounding station three within the 
next 10 minutes Dr Weir dies.

SHEPPARD: Again you mean?

KOLYA: Her death will buy you another 10 minutes. After which should 
the power still be out. Dr McKay Dies. We will then leave with what 
we can, and the city will be destroyed.

SHEPPARD: Well that's not enough time!

KOLYA: If you don't mind destroying Atlantis, stay where you are for 
the next 20 minutes. Starting now.

Sheppard runs downstairs


SCENE: Armory

FORD: Don't load up so much. It will slow you down. Two extra 
magazines each *pulls them out handing them each one, picks up 
wraith stun gun* 

BECKETT: What you need that for?

FORD: Anything I see moving is gonna get shot.

BECKETT: So what if it's the Major?

FORD: Then he'll get hit with a wraith stunner instead of a P-90.

BECKETT: What if he sees us first?

FORD: He'll probably hear you first.

BECKETT: Are you telling me to shut up again?

FORD: Again. *gives him a look*

BECKETT: Right…

Ford: *grabs a few more magazines, walks out* let's go.

TEYLA: *looks at map, to Beckett* which naquada generator would 
power the third grounding station?

BECKETT: You're asking me?

FORD: Which ever one it is…it's gonna be an ambush. We've got to be 
there.

BECKETT: *points to map* there's one here. 

FORD: Is that a guess?

BECKETT: Aye but it makes sense. 

FORD: It's the closest. Alright I'll take point. Teyla you're on our 
six. You don't open your mouth until I say so. Only shoot at what I 
tell you to shoot at.

BECKETT: Don't be so bloody pushy.

FORD: That's an order.


SCENE: Walks down corridor, palm thingy bleeps ducks into a room as 
two guards pass by, moves off again. Enters generator room, pulling 
out the component needed, Connects wires and then…

GUARD: Stop! *two guards appear, guns raised at his back*

SHEPPARD: Look you're boss wanted me to turn this thing back on…so I 
think we should do what he says.

GUARD: be quiet. Sora we have him.

SORA: Keep him alive. I'm on my way.


SCENE: Ford, Teyla and Beckett head to generator it's on and 
unguarded.

BECKETT: Is it the wrong one?

FORD: Yeah I'd say so *gives Beckett a look*

BECKETT: Oh don't you blame me for this *Teyla carries on watching 
their six* I'm not an engineer I really only have a basic 
understanding of how Rodney and his team configure the power so 
don't expect me to---

FORD: You just can't stop talking can you? Can't help yourself…No 
matter what I say…you—

BECKETT: Aye and you're such a nice young lad. Until you're put in 
charge You cheeky little bugger 

TEYLA: Wait! What if this is the right station and the major has not 
made it back yet?

BECKETT: She's right *they look round*

FORD: No…No this ones working.

TEYLA: How much time?

FORD: Two minutes. There's five generators…if it's not this one. 
Can't be the one that powers the control tower. That leaves three…
we've got a one in three chance of guessing the right one.

BECKETT: Even so…we may be walking into the very ambush we're trying 
to save him from.

TEYLA: We are not far from the transporter are any of the generators 
near a transporter station?

BECKETT: Aye. There's two.

FORD: Well let's go. 

they move out to a transporter, Beckett looks at map.

BECKETT: okay now…if I remember correctly…

FORD: remember correctly!

BECKETT: I think they're here and here. 

FORD: Which one are you sure is next to a power generator?

BECKETT: Okay just give me a moment.

FORD: No moments. Just Pick one

BECKETT: I'm the one you're gonna blame if it's wrong.

FORD: We have to go now.

Beckett picks one, turns taking a deep breath, doors shut.


SCENE: The generator for grounding station 3

SHEPPARD: I don't mean to be a bad prisoner or anything but Kolya is 
going to kill one of my people if I don't get this thing back on in 
time so—

GUARD: Turn around.

Sheppard stands and turns to them hands raised, Lightning strikes 
and behind the two guards are Ford, Teyla and Beckett.

SHEPPARD: You turn around.

GUARD: What?

SHEPPARD: If I have to turn around, you should turn around.

Ford shoots the two guards with the stunner, they fall. 

SHEPPARD: *turns back to Generator* What the hell took you guys so 
long?

FORD: Well there's a storm…---

SHEPPARD: Just hold that thought *insert component.*


SCENE: Grounding station 3. The power comes on. McKay's hugging 
weir….both trying to keep warm

KOLYA: It seems major Sheppard wants you to live. Let's get back to 
work.

They get up walking over to start working again.


SCENE: Sora walking down corridor, hears voices

FORD: You ok sir?

SHEPPARD: I've been better…I've been worse. My shoulders a little 
soar.

BECKETT: You want me to take a look at that?

SHAPPARD: Take a rain check doc.

TEYLA: We should leave this area more Jenai will be on their way.

BECKETT: I couldn't agree more. *they move out. Sora following*


McKay fixes last wire, both stand.

MCKAY: If this doesn't work

WEIR: It will

MCKAY: I'm just saying if it doesn't work…

WEIR: It will

MCKAY: I'm sure it will! But in the unlikely event that it doesn't I-
--

WEIR: Rodney! Please.

Moves crystal accordingly…the thing disconnects.

KOLYA: Fantastic.

MCKAY: Oh thank god.


SCENE: Foursome Walking down corridor sora following slowly

SHEPPARD: McKay figures if he can harness the storms lightning he 
can fire up the shield

BECKETT: this lightning?

FORD: SG teams have done it before to power the Stargate

BECKETT: There's a big difference between powering a star---

FORD: I didn't say you could talk.


SCENE: Grounding station three.

MCKAY: Now I need to run the subroutine that will convince the input 
buffer to the shield generator to attenuate the raw electricity into 
useful power. I can only do that from the control room. That's where 
doctor weirs codes come in.

WEIR: Yes.

KOLYA: Only primary systems are operating. Sheppard has to repair 
the other generator. 

MCKAY: The shields considered a primary system. We're good to 
go….but we have to go now. I mean now…I mean everybody…all your men.

KOLYA: What does it have to do with my men?

MCKAY: Now that the grounding station has been deactivated 
electricity will be free to flow through the conduits that lie in 
every corridor of the city.


SCENE: Foursome Walking down corridor

BECKETT: What kind of plan is that?

SHAPPARD: A Rodney McKay kind of plan. It's all we got.

FORD: Which means there's only one place to go…

TEYLA: Where the Jenai will also be.


SCENE: Grounding station three.

MCKAY: Now the control room and Stargate operations are shielded. 
But the rest of the city…once lightning starts to hit


SCENE: Foursome Walking down corridor 

SHEPPARD: Anybody left in the hallway…is as good as dead *walks up 
stairs*


SCENE: Control room, weir and Sheppard working at controls, Kolya 
talking to Sora on radio who's following foursome from a distance 
quietly down corridor.

KOLYA: Why haven't you responded?

SORA: She's here

KOLYA: Who?

SORA: Teyla. She and two others have joined Sheppard.

KOLYA: KOLYA: Why wasn't this reported sooner. Fall back to the 
control room immediately.

SORA: She's just out of my reach. If I am patient…

KOLYA: I gave you an order

SORA: She left my father for dead

KOLYA: The storm is upon us. The city is no longer safe.

SORA: I don't care.

KOLYA: Fall back. You have my word your father will be avenged.

SORA: By me

KOLYA: Sor---*she turns off the radio*


SCENE: foursome

TEYLA: Will the young hunters in the Jumper be safe

SHEPPARD: Jumper bay is part of Stargate operations so they'll be 
protected.

FORD: So maybe that's where we should be headed.

SHEPPARD: Once the shield goes up over the city, weir and McKay are 
expendable to Kolya. We've got to take the control room first.

TEYLA: Would he really kill them because they are of no further use 
to them?

SHEPPARD: No he'd kill them to punish me. Now here's the deal. Ford 
and I get into position just below the control room stairs. Teyla 
and Beckett head for the Jumper bay.

TEYLA: I intend to fight along side you.

SHEPPARD: And I intend you to fight with us, once you get in 
position lower the ship into the gateroom, open the weapons pods 
that should create a distraction for ford and me to go in. we take 
back the control room…get the shield up…city safe…weir and McKay 
safe. Take the rest of the day off. *Beckett grins*

FORD: Sounds like a plan sir.

SHEPPARD: Stay on channel 2. lets move out *Teyla and Beckett head 
in opposite direction* You're not gonna need that thing. Shoot to 
kill. *Ford leaves wraith stunner*


SCENE: Control room

LADEN: The winds are getting stronger and the wave heights are 
growing.

WEIR: You need to keep stalling.

MCKAY: What for?

WEIR: Major Sheppard is still out there. If you activate—

KOLYA: Now McKay!

MCKAY: It's done. Dr weir I need to enter your codes now

WEIR: Yes of course. 7 9 4 2 1 

MCKAY: Yes?

WEIR: 0 3 2 4 5

MCKAY: And the second sequence?

WEIR: *Gives him a look* 


SCENE: Teyla and Beckett making way to jumper bay.

BECKETT: I'll be glad when this following orders business is over----
*knocked out by the butt of Sora's pistol.*

SORA: *Teyla and Sora aim their weapons at each other* Drop it. 
*points at Beckett* I'll kill him *Teyla puts down weapon sora 
throws her own* I would hate to kill you so quickly.

TEYLA: *they move further into room* I have known you for most of 
your life, why are you doing this?

SORA: *pulls out knife* You left him to die.

TEYLA: Your father killed an innocent. He alerted the wraith to our 
presence.

SORA: And you escaped!

TEYLA: If I am to die by your hands sora. I die knowing there's 
nothing I could have done to have saved Tirus. 


SCENE: Sheppard and Ford, position themselves at the bottom of the 
stairs to control room.

SHEPPARD: (on radio) We're in position.

FORD: *walks over scanning area* This isn't right.

SHEPPARD: What?

FORD: Teyla and Beckett should of easily have made it back to the 
Jumper bay first. They should have been waiting for us…

SHEPPARD: (on radio) Teyla what's your position? *no answer* Teyla?



SCENE: Teyla and Sora

SORA: *waves knife* This was my fathers! It was handed down from his 
father.

TEYLA: *pulls own knife out* If you want to fight this way sora…I 
will win. You will have avenged no one.

SORA: *Gets into fighting stance* we'll see.

Sora throws herself at Teyla, swiping left then right and then left 
again. Teyla dodges each blow . Teyla 
finally hits out. A few swift moves and Sora cuts Teyla's arm


SCENE: Control room

KOLYA: Engage the shield

MCKAY: I'm almost finished

LADEN: A massive wave is approaching from the west. Without the 
shields…

KOLYA: McKay!

Shot of the storm approaching the city.

MCKAY: We're starting to get hits on the Northern peer routing power 
to the corridor now. *taps, beep nothing happens* Now. *does it 
again, nothing happens* now. *and again* Okay this is a problem.

KOLYA: What? *walks over*

MCKAY: Look I told you this was a long shot from the beginning.

LADEN: We already have serious flooding on the north and west peers.

MCKAY: Its no use the city conduits just can't handle this kind of 
raw power.

WEIR: Is any power getting to shield generator?

MCKAY: Nominal amounts. Nowhere near enough

KOLYA: You said this would work

MCKAY: I don't know if you noticed or not but I'm an extremely 
arrogant man who tends to think all of his plans will work. *Kolya 
punches him*

KOLYA: Idiot

WEIR: Hey this was a long shot at best. Why else would we evacuate 
the city? It was always our intention to dial out in case this 
didn't work… within in minutes Atlantis will fail. You can leave and 
survive or you can go down with the city. You choose.

Shot of the storm and the waters raging against the city.


SCENE: Sora kicks out a Teyla but she dodges it and flips sora flat 
on her back, she then goes to step down on her. But sora shoves it 
away throwing herself up they circle and attack again (if someone 
can right this all better be my guest) Few kicks and punches. Teyla 
gets off a good one, and lands a kick in the stomach at Sora. Some 
fancy defense work by Teyla, but Sora lands one in her face. Teyla 
cuts Sora's leg, and knocks her arm, Sora gasps in pain as Teyla 
chucks her up against some boxes and flips her up over the stairs 
and slows.


SCENE: Control room

MCKAY: We're just not getting enough power to the shield generators.

WEIR: Are you really going to sacrifice the lives of all of your men 
on the off chance that this city won't be completely destroyed?

KOLYA: open the Stargate, start evacuating the remaining men *McKay 
sighs in relief, types something on computer*

WEIR: You're making the right decision.

KOLYA: You're coming with us.

WEIR: What?

KOLYA: You'll both serve the Jenai as payment for what you've done.

MCKAY: For what we've done? *two men grab him, while another takes 
weir*



SCENE: Sora is thrown up against more boxes and falls to the ground; 
she gets up and rushes Teyla who effortlessly throws her. Sora gets 
up again attacking Teyla who turns her and elbows her in the back.


SCENE: Gateroom. We see guards carrying supplies through the gate

SHEPPARD: Change of plan *moves to a position to rush the gateroom* 
You get McKay < see he wants weir heheheeh>

MCKAY: *walking downstairs gun in his back* Seriously this is a bad 
idea! You saw what happened to my last plan…this is not what yo---

Sheppard opens fire killing the two guards behind McKay. Kolya grabs 
weir using her as a shield while McKay runs to safety. Sheppard does 
a little tumble and shoots another guard as one makes it through the 
gate, leaving Kolya holding weir and edging to the gate.

SHEPPARD: You're not going anywhere, *kolya edges to gate dragging 
weir.* I will shoot you if you don't let her go. <*a look passes 
between weir and Sheppard* cause I say so:P> 

KOLYA: And risk hurting Dr. weir?

SHEPPARD: *stands, as kolya keeps moving back* I'm not aiming at 
her. *fires a single shot, hitting kolya as he falls through the 
gate releasing weir* Find Teyla and Beckett. Make sure that's all of 
them. *hurries to Weir as she stands* sorry about that I had to ermm…
*quieter* you okay?

WEIR: *shakes head* no

SHEPPARD: You will be come on. *Takes her hand, runs up steps to 
control room*


SCENE: Control room

FORD: *McKay starts typing again* Wait! *turns from map* what are 
you doing?

MCKAY: I thought I'd activate the shield and save the day you got 
something else in mind?

FORD: Teyla and Beckett are still out there

MCKAY: Tracking systems down. There's a tsunami headed towards the 
city ltd. two and a half minutes they're dead.

SHEPPARD: Then give them two minutes

McKay stops waits.


SCENE: Sora stands, Teyla hits her and the goes to swipe with the 
knife but Sora grabs her hand so she drops the knife into other 
hand, punching sora and then she just drops the knife. Sora lashes 
out with her knife, but Teyla grabs her hand and punches her, 
bringing Sora's knife up to her throat and holding her against a wall

TEYLA: This is not what your father would have wanted. Our people 
were destined to be allies.

SHEPPARD: (on radio) Teyla and Beckett fall back to the control room

TEYLA: This. Must. End. Now.

SORA: Then end it. *Teyla pulls away knife and lets Sora ago running 
off, Sora follows*


SCENE: Control room

MCKAY: There's no more time. Either we lose them or we lose the city.

Teyla and Sora enter carrying Beckett.

WEIR: Rodney Go!

MCKAY: Going. *pushes button*

A shot of lighting striking and then the corridors light up like 
Christmas lights. Outside we see a huge wave headed towards the city.

WEIR: What's happening?

MCKAY: Its working it just needs to build up enough power for the 
shield generator to activate. wait for it

They wait. 

MCKAY: *looks up, sees Beckett* Carson.

BECKETT: Rodney.

MCKAY: Just in time to see how this ends huh?

We get a shot of this wave which is huge - as big as the tallest 
tower of Atlantis- as it comes closer and closer to the city.

MCKAY: Now.

Just as the waves hits the shield activates and the wave passes over 
it, not touching the city.

WEIR: Nice work Rodney.

MCKAY: Did you ever doubt me?

WEIR: Yes. Several times

MCKAY: Oh

SHEPPARD: I see you've made a new friend Teyla. *Teyla gives him a 
look*

Shot of the city all nice and pretty:P


SCENE: Gate room, Sheppard and Weir watch from balcony as all the 
personnel return home.

SHEPPARD: What do you want to do with her?

WEIR: Oh I don't know yet. We'll keep her locked up for the time 
being. Maybe releasing her to the Jenai will help ease tension.

SHEPPARD: You're extremely optimistic you know that? *Rodney walks 
over, his arm has a dodgy bandage over his jacket*

WEIR: You think so?

MCKAY: Everyone getting back ok?

SHEPPARD: It looks like it.

WEIR: How fairs our city?

MCKAY: Well…we've begun pumping out the lower levels of the east 
peer which was flooded. There is structural damage but nothing to 
serious. Beckett suffered from a minor concussion…as for me look at 
this *show bandage* I had to do this myself. (should see Sheppard 
and weirs faces). still…on the bright side I've had my first decent 
meal in 24hours so…all things considered I'd say we are just fine.

SHEPPARD: You say these things happen every 20 years right?

WEIR: That's what they tell us…

SHEPPARD: How far in advance can we book days off?