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AN: This is set after Trio and before Midway.

"I'm sure there are plenty of holes to fall down if you're bored."

"Funny." Rodney shot back. "I just don't see why I can't go back and analyse my results. It's a far better use of my time than hanging round here."

"Firstly, we're a team. That means we all go home together. Secondly, whilst Teyla is off the team there are only three of us and I don't want to leave anyone unattended. Finally, seeing the doc's luck is not the best, we should all stick together."

"Seeing my luck is only slightly better, wouldn't it make sense for me not to be here?" Rodney argued.

"He has a point." Ronon agreed before adding. "It'd be quieter if he left. More food to go round as well."

"Not helping." John pointed out when he saw the door open.

"All done?" John asked as Jennifer emerged from a hut.

"Yes. Ready to go when you are."

"About time." Rodney muttered.

Seeing Jennifer's surprised expression John explained. "He hasn't had his midday snack. It always makes him grouchy."

"I do not have snacks." Rodney protested. "I eat for medical reasons. Now can we go before I lose any more time?"

As they walked towards the gate Ronon felt something was wrong. Stopping he scanned the area looking for hostiles. Knowing his friend was rarely wrong John raised his P90 and also looked for danger as he nodded to McKay. Sheppard watched as Rodney pulled out a life signs detector, but before it could be used they were all blasted by energy and fell to the ground unconscious.

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Slowly waking, Jennifer tried to ignore her pounding head and persuade her eyes to open. As they started to allow light in she quickly shut them again as the brightness proved too much.

"It's okay doc." John said. "The side effects will pass."

"Side effects of what? What happened?" She asked, realising that, like her friends, her wrists were bound and tied to the top of a small cage.

"We were stunned." John explained succinctly.

"By who?" Jennifer asked daring to open her eyes fully and take in her surroundings.

"The personal-hygiene lacking relatives of Ronon." Rodney said nodding towards some men who were built like the Satedan standing off to one side.

"What do they want?" Jennifer asked.

"I'm guessing nothing good." Rodney said tugging on his chains.

As she looked round Jennifer began to have a flashback to her time with the Bola Kai and she felt the panic rise.

"It'll be okay doc. We'll be out of here in no time." John assured her when he noticed her unease.

If Jennifer had planned to respond the chance disappeared when two of the large men walked towards the cage. Before opening the cage one man reached through the bars and untied both Jennifer and Rodney.

"Come." The taller of the men said pointing to Jennifer and Rodney.

"I don't think so." John said.

Quirking an eyebrow the man pulled one of the team's nine-mils and pointed it through the cage at Ronon's head. "Come or he dies." The threat was enough to motivate Jennifer and Rodney to clamber out of the cage.

"Before the main event you can be our fun." The man said.

"Main event? What are you talking about?" Rodney asked.

"You'll see, if you survive." The second man sneered, causing both men to laugh.

"The rules are simple. You run, we hunt. If you are entertaining you'll take part tomorrow. If not you die when we find you. Understand?"

"No." Both Jennifer and Rodney said.

Unimpressed by their answers the man aimed the gun at Jennifer's head and said. "Run."

"What?" The doctor asked confused.

"Run. Now." Jennifer glanced at John, who nodded. Confused and scared Jennifer turned and ran away from the camp. As Rodney started to follow her he was grabbed by the other man.

"Not so fast." The man said before pointing Rodney in the opposite direction from where Jennifer had run off. "You go that way." He added.

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As Jennifer ran as hard and as fast as she could away from the camp she did not take in her surroundings. It took five slips and several branches battering her body as she ran past for her to take in they were on a different planet.

As the lactic acid saturated her legs and her lungs struggled to take in enough of the cold air she stopped running and tried to think of a plan. She knew there were only two useful options available. One was to find the gate, the other was to rescue Sheppard and Ronon. Quickly scanning her body she realised she no longer had her GDO, coupled with the fact she had no idea where they were or where the gate was she knew the gate was not the best option. Sighing she turned and tried to figure out where she had come from, quickly realising that she had no idea how to get back to the others to help them.

She heard a branch snap in the distance. Knowing it was unlikely to be a friendly animal she turned and ran away from the noise. But having taken a few steps she questioned if the noise could have been a trap, designed to make her run the way she had. So she turned and headed on a bearing fifteen degrees off from where the noise had come from. Hoping she could evade whoever it was chasing her.

A/N: Any feedback, positive or negative, will be gratefully received. Chapter two up soon.