The Acastus Kolya's capture of John Sheppard was an event that took place in 2006 during the Tau'ri-Genii conflict.
Prelude[]
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Battle[]

Sheppard and Ronon attempt to escape.
Acastus Kolya, angry that Ladon Radim had betrayed his own plan to lead a coup to Cowen, leading to his exile, uses a spy in Radim's inner circle to lure Lt. Colonel John Sheppard and his team into a trap and captures Sheppard. Koyla then takes him to a prison where he has a Wraith held captive as well. Koyla then contacts Atlantis and demands Ladon Radim in return for Sheppard. Dr. Elizabeth Weir refuses and Koyla has the Wraith feed on Sheppard, aging but not killing him. Koyla then gives Weir three hours to change her mind before he has Sheppard fed upon again. In the cells, Sheppard learns that the Wraith is in the cell next to him and is furious. Radim gives the expedition locations of Genii safehouses Koyla might have gone to, but it proves to be a dead-end. Weir again refuses to turn over Radim and again Koyla has some of Sheppard's life drained away before giving Weir a final three hours to decide to comply. In the cells, Sheppard tries to convince the Wraith to work with him to escape, but the Wraith has lost all hope and refuses to even believe that Sheppard's friends will rescue him. When the time is up, Weir again refuses to turn over Radim and Koyla orders the Wraith to finish Sheppard off, but the Wraith only drains him a bit more before asking if Koyla wants him to finish the job and Koyla decides not to, and gives Weir two hours this time. The Wraith reveals that he stopped himself, having been convinced to try an escape with Sheppard.
When the guards come to take them again, Sheppard and the Wraith overpower and kill them, with the Wraith feeding off one, but the Wraith is slightly wounded in the process. The two escape the facility, killing several guards along the way, but the Wraith ends up seriously wounded and can't heal without feeding. They make it outside and try to reach the Stargate, but the Wraith's wounds and Sheppard's advanced age leave both very weak although they discover from a stolen radio that Kolya is concentrating his forces around the Stargate (which neither knows where it is) rather than searching for them. At the same time, Radim conducts an investigation that finds the spy and he learns the location of Koyla's base which he gives to Weir so she can launch a rescue while preparing a full company of his own men to attack. Radim only asks that Koyla be left for him to which Weir replies "no promises" and basically indicates to Ronon Dex that he is to kill Koyla if he gets the chance.

Sheppard lets Todd go free.
The rescue team, in a Puddle Jumper flown by Dr. Rodney McKay and consisting of Sheppard's team, Dr. Carson Beckett and several marines fly to the planet where Koyla's men finally locate Sheppard and the Wraith. Knowing they are both too weak to fight, the Wraith drains Sheppard to the point of death, giving him the strength to fight the soldiers and drain them all, healing his wounds. While he appears to be about to drain Sheppard completely, the Wraith actually restores all of the life he took from Sheppard, a previously unknown Wraith ability and Sheppard's team finally finds him moments afterwards. Koyla, outmatched, escapes through the Stargate, but before he goes, Sheppard promises him over the radio that next time he will kill Koyla on sight. Sheppard stuns the Wraith and drops him off on a planet where he can be found by the other Wraith before returning home to Atlantis.[3]
Aftermath[]
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Appearances[]
- Stargate Atlantis
- Season 3
- Season 4
- Season 5
- "Inquisition" (Mentioned)