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You Have Served Our People Well Villains Challenge
Title: You Have Served Our People Well
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parisntripfan
Characters: Cowen and Ladon Radim
Spoilers: The Storm/The Eye and Coup D'etat
Rating: G
Summary : You have served our people well. It was phrase every Genii child knew and feared.
Word Count About 530
You Have Served Our People Well
parisntripfan
Villains Challenge
Author:
parisntripfan Characters: Cowen and Ladon Radim
Spoilers: The Storm/The Eye and Coup D'etat
Rating: G
Summary : You have served our people well. It was phrase every Genii child knew and feared.
Word Count About 530
You Have Served Our People Well
parisntripfanVillains Challenge
It was taking to long. Ladon should have been back by now with stories of how horrified the Atlanteans had been by the execution of their leader. Dr. McKay in particular. Cowen planned to execute the scientist next in part because he hoped that the man’s pathetic whimpers would convince Weir better then more threats would. Once Weir realized that Cowen was serious – that he would kill his hostages if his demands were not met, she would relent and deliver the invisible ships the Atlanteans seemed to prize so highly.
“Go” he said to one of his personal guards. “See what's keeping him.” He didn’t think anything had gone wrong but if there had been any trouble then his guards were the best to deal to with it. Better then Ladon Radim – who for all his intelligence was still only a scientist and not part of the Genii Elite Guard. Cowen didn’t think that Atlanteans – locked in the cell as they were - would pose a threat but then again Sheppard was the one that had defeated Kolya and his strike team with minimal support...
“Commander Cowen.” The voice of one of his Elite Guard said over his radio a few minutes later. “Someone has freed the Atlanteans.”
“What?” he demanded. He switched on his own radio. “Ladon come in.” Ladon was only who could have freed the prisoners. The only other people on the planet were Cowen’s guards and none of them would dare violate his orders. Ladon was another matter. He would follow orders, but not blindly the way the Guards would. And now that the Atlanteans were telling fables about cures for the radiation poisoning that was afflicting many of the Genii and other nonsense…
“Cowen, I’m sorry it has come to this…” Ladon’s voice came over the radio. “You have served our people well.”
“What have you done?” Cowen demanded. He knew what those words meant. You have served out people well. Those words had been said time and time again – whenever a new government executed the leaders of the deposed one. You have served our people well. It was phrase every Genii child knew and feared.
Acastus Koyla had warned him. Told Cowen he had seen something in the younger man’s lean and hungry look that concerned him. Cowen had seen the look as well but had foolishly assumed the same look in all young men’s eyes. Ambition for power combined with the belief that he, as many young men do, knew so much more then his leader. Many young Genii had such looks - until those very same leaders killed them when they made their attempt to seize power. It was the way of the Genii. It always had been and always would be. Costly in many ways, it helped ensure that only the very best and most capable survived to truly lead the Genii.
As the world dissolved around him Cowen took a perverse pleasure that Ladon Radim would one day fall himself. Someone else would think that he was best to lead the Genii. That he was better, stronger more ruthless then the young scientist. Maybe even Kol…
“Go” he said to one of his personal guards. “See what's keeping him.” He didn’t think anything had gone wrong but if there had been any trouble then his guards were the best to deal to with it. Better then Ladon Radim – who for all his intelligence was still only a scientist and not part of the Genii Elite Guard. Cowen didn’t think that Atlanteans – locked in the cell as they were - would pose a threat but then again Sheppard was the one that had defeated Kolya and his strike team with minimal support...
“Commander Cowen.” The voice of one of his Elite Guard said over his radio a few minutes later. “Someone has freed the Atlanteans.”
“What?” he demanded. He switched on his own radio. “Ladon come in.” Ladon was only who could have freed the prisoners. The only other people on the planet were Cowen’s guards and none of them would dare violate his orders. Ladon was another matter. He would follow orders, but not blindly the way the Guards would. And now that the Atlanteans were telling fables about cures for the radiation poisoning that was afflicting many of the Genii and other nonsense…
“Cowen, I’m sorry it has come to this…” Ladon’s voice came over the radio. “You have served our people well.”
“What have you done?” Cowen demanded. He knew what those words meant. You have served out people well. Those words had been said time and time again – whenever a new government executed the leaders of the deposed one. You have served our people well. It was phrase every Genii child knew and feared.
Acastus Koyla had warned him. Told Cowen he had seen something in the younger man’s lean and hungry look that concerned him. Cowen had seen the look as well but had foolishly assumed the same look in all young men’s eyes. Ambition for power combined with the belief that he, as many young men do, knew so much more then his leader. Many young Genii had such looks - until those very same leaders killed them when they made their attempt to seize power. It was the way of the Genii. It always had been and always would be. Costly in many ways, it helped ensure that only the very best and most capable survived to truly lead the Genii.
As the world dissolved around him Cowen took a perverse pleasure that Ladon Radim would one day fall himself. Someone else would think that he was best to lead the Genii. That he was better, stronger more ruthless then the young scientist. Maybe even Kol…
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Very interesting look at Genii culture and their philosophy of leadership. Very interesting.
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There are a few typoes, by the way.
I think I like the penultimate paragraph the best.
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