Title: The REFUGEE
Author: Mal
Category: Missing Scene/Epilogue
Pairing: none
Spoilers:S1 ENIGMA, S5 BETWEEN TWO FIRES
Season: 5
Rating: G
Warning: none
Status: Complete
Summary: A survivor from TOLLANA asks for help. SPECIAL NOTE: Thank you to Denise and Major Clanger for previewing this story.

THE REFUGEE

When I woke up that morning, Narim was out. The computer prepared my meal, and after eating it, I started on my morning rounds. The Tollans are generally a friendly people. They stop quite often to say hello to me. Although they could not understand my language we could communicate. That morning however, there was something wrong. The Tollans would not stop. They huddled up in groups and talked nervously amongst themselves. Something big was going to happen. I could sense it. I decided I’d better go home quite soon that today.

There was so much tension in the air that I decided to take a short cut. A route that would take me past that large round object that bought me here. Although I did not know it at the time, this is what saved my life.

I was just hurrying past a building-about 100yds from the ring- when the explosions started. They were very loud and scary. The Tollans were very scared, they started running about calling to each other. I was SO scared I huddled up in a corner shivering. This was not nice! I want Narim!!

Then from around the corner three men came running. One rushed towards the pedestal in front of the ring and started pushing things. The other two looked around. The big one was looking at the sky, while the other was looking in the direction from were they had come.

Just then from around the corner SHE came running, SAM! I recognised her straight away. I had lived with her for a short while at another place. Before I met Narim. I would be safe with her I decided. I watched while she ran over to the three men. All this while the explosions were getting louder and the Tollans had started screaming.

It was now or never I decided. I gathered all my courage and broke cover. As I dashed towards Sam and the three men there was a whoosh sound from the ring. Then a puddle formed in it. I do not have time to be scared about this. As Sam and the men ran towards the puddle I joined them. Straight into it we went. I was not scared. I’d done this before.

Next thing we appeared in a large room with a metal ramp. Sam and the men went over to a bald man. I just stood there shivering. Someone noticed me. A man went over the bald man. Sam looked startled and turned to me.

“ Oh you poor thing!” she cried. “Come here!”

She picked me up.

“ He looks okay, sir…just scared. I’ll get someone to take him down to my lab. There’s a large box in my cupboard. He’ll be safe there until we work out what to do with him.”

“ Very good, Major,” the bald man answered.

So I found myself handed over to one of the men. I did not mind, I felt safe. When we got to Sam’s lab I was put in the box she mentioned. In it the man put a small blanket. I curled up and went to sleep. It had been a stressful time.

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A while later I heard someone come into the room. It was Sam. I got out of the box and went over to were she’d sat down. She looked so upset. Looking down at me she said, “Well you can’t go back. We are not really sure what the situation is…but it looks bad. The General says he’ll take you. You will like his granddaughters. They are good girls. We got a message from Narim…he said…”

She broke off and looked down at her hands. Poor Sam!! I jumped up onto her lap and started to purr. The best way a cat has to comfort a human.

The End.