Sheppard, Teyla and Keras meet up at McKay and Ford's coordinates and explain the situation to him, who first does not believe that this "shield" has been saving his people from the Wraith. They do not have much time to fix the shield, as Ares' hunting parties will soon be approaching to ensure they make it to the gate. When they catch up, Sheppard insists that they were saying goodbye to Keras, and that McKay is waiting back at the Jumper. In fact, he's in the brush trying to fix the Z.P.M.The entire hunting party, including Keras and Ares, escort Sheppard, Teyla and Ford back to the Jumper. Just then, a Wraith probe appears in the air and scans the Ancient craft, departing before they can shoot it down with their P-90s. McKay is obviously nowhere to be found. Ares is assured, now more than ever, that the full-growns have brought this down upon their people. He orders Neleus to take two tribesmen and retrieve McKay. Neleus returns to the ancient city and finds McKay tweaking the Z.P.M. Just as he works, the Wraith probe appears overhead, distracting them. McKay completes his adjustments and activates the device, forcing the probe to fall from the sky. Neleus and his men are now convinced that the device works and hurries off to inform Ares.Ares, now impatient, has ordered the archers to raise their bows. Keras defends Sheppard by blocking him but is hit in the chest by an arrow. Just as the other archers ready to kill the full-growns, Neleus and his hunting party arrives and tells Ares that the device is real; it took the "Wraith bird" out of the sky. Sheppard has the med kit from the Jumper be retrieved so that they can fix Keras' wound. McKay has managed to extend the range of the shield by 50 percent, giving the population plenty of room to grow. It's safe to say that Keras will be a grandfather by the time the Z.P.M. finally gives out, but Sheppard promises his team will check in on them from time to time just to be sure. They give Keras an M.R.E. as a birthday present, which he shares with his villagers as the jumper departs. |