I broke down. I couldn't hold off on reading this until my own story was complete. I will consider this inspiration to finish.

Great story with an interesting OC - complex enough to make me wonder if he was a good guy or bad guy - or maybe not quite either. I loved the theme of Sheppard concealing his injury and needing not to appear weak in case he and his team were taken out. It really added to the tension of the exciting escape. Very nice slice of the relationship between Sheppard and Ronon, too. And oooh - nasty spider critters! They were suitably creepy.