Something Changed
Title : Something Changed
Length : 936
Rating : PG
Warnings : AU
Entry :
John Sheppard blinked up under the blanket, yawning. Cam's couch hadn't gotten any more comfy, but he had not noticed much. Too many movies last night... movies and they had played Call of Duty IV on Cam's XBOX. Realising that it was morning, he rolled off the couch and tapped towards the bathroom to take a leak. Only... a few steps away from the bathroom he saw something. John stopped. Cam had told him something weird was going on with him. But this was.... this was a freakin' huge Dire Wolf sleeping right in front of the bathroom door. "Ehm... if you meant that by weird you definitely had a point, Cam." John said, a little nervouse. "But... as you are my friend I sincerely hope you're not going to eat me but give me the chance to find some chicken for you. Okay?".
Cam grunted, whining a bit as the sun hit his eyes and he heard John really up close. He opened his eyes and saw John standing there, looking nervous. He tilted his head at him, wondering what the hell was wrong with him and blinked, noticing everything looked weird. Had he been drinking? He got out of the way and passed a mirror, stopping dead in his tracks. He barked, panicking. What the hell!?!
"Sh... calm down," John could tell Cam was panicking and this huge Dire Wolf had Cam's blue eyes. He suddenly reached down, scratching the wolf behind the ears. "Calm.... focus, Cam. You are still yourself.. you just need to remember it." he said gently.
Cam calmed down, feeling John's hands and focused, thinking of himself, what he was... what he liked and slowly but surely, he shifted back into human form, crouched nude in the middle of the hallway with John's hands around his head. "What the fuck was that?" he asked.
John squatted down, relieved to his friend back in human form, if slightly starkers. "You were a huge dire wolf, my friend. For a moment I wondered if you'd eat me. If you do this every night, small wonder you were thinking somethong weird was going on."
"Oh my God... I don't remember... The last thing I remember was going to bed. Sincerely..." he said, drawing a complete blank. "I thought maybe the pain pills were... Oh God."
"No, whatever this caused it's a fairly save bet it's nothing from this planet." John said. Surely not the damn pills or anything related.
"No, I figured they were just making me sleep like the dead... I don't... What the hell could it possibly be?"
"I have no idea, alien genetics, some weird stuff you were exposed to..." John shook his head. "Cam... grab a shower and some cloths, and let's think this through over a pot of coffee, okay? There has to be an explanation and we'll find it."
Cam nodded and flushed as he realized he was bare naked. He covered himself and went to the bathroom, turning on the shower.
John slipped in his Jeans plus a clean T-shirt and got the coffee machine running. In his mind he was turning over the question what had caused the change. It had to be something slowacting, maybe not even malicious. An infection with some Alien stuff could not be ruled out either... they'd have to start some looking into all this. Landry would probably sign off on it. Ever since Cam's injury, Cam was doing a desk job but without him some of humanities most important alliances would fall apart. All the Jaffa, Free Council Dakara, Has'kil warriors and the Dragon Empire would stop talking to Earth if not for him. When Cam came in John pushed a huge cup of coffee towards him. "Your morning coffee, Sir." he said, teasingly.
"Very cute, Private," Cam said as he took a sip, his blue eyes twinkling with teasing. He slightly limped over to the kitchen chair and sat down, wondering just what was the matter with him.
"I have been thinking that through a bit," John said. "I think they need to check you over at the SGC... such a change has to leave some traces and we can start backlogging from there. See what planet corresponds with whatever the Docs may find. I don't think it's actually dangerous, it may be the odd thing that was not planned to happen but happened."
"It had to have been before they desked me... so 6 months to a year previously... but yeah, that's a good course of action. Thank you... so much. I'd still be freaking out without you."
"Hey, that's what friends are for. If you feel better about it, I can crash on the couch for the next some time, so you can be sure nobody will get a view on your being wolved." John said with a grin. "and the fact that it is so longterm makes me fairly sure it's not intentional or at least not malvolent. Most evil stuff works way quicker."
"You're welcome to it... I won't eat you. You're too gamey," he teased, glad to have him around. "You've got a point there... unless it's like cancer or something similar. Takes a long time to do..."
"Hm... in that case we'd be talking a virus of sorts." John said slowly. "Which also means backlogging from which planet you got it. Usually the same ecosystem will hold the cure as well." He smiled encourtagingly at his friend. "Don't worry, Cam. We'll work it out. They got me back from the Iratus bug, de-wolving you should not be so hard."
Cam chuckled. "Thanks."
Length : 936
Rating : PG
Warnings : AU
Entry :
John Sheppard blinked up under the blanket, yawning. Cam's couch hadn't gotten any more comfy, but he had not noticed much. Too many movies last night... movies and they had played Call of Duty IV on Cam's XBOX. Realising that it was morning, he rolled off the couch and tapped towards the bathroom to take a leak. Only... a few steps away from the bathroom he saw something. John stopped. Cam had told him something weird was going on with him. But this was.... this was a freakin' huge Dire Wolf sleeping right in front of the bathroom door. "Ehm... if you meant that by weird you definitely had a point, Cam." John said, a little nervouse. "But... as you are my friend I sincerely hope you're not going to eat me but give me the chance to find some chicken for you. Okay?".
Cam grunted, whining a bit as the sun hit his eyes and he heard John really up close. He opened his eyes and saw John standing there, looking nervous. He tilted his head at him, wondering what the hell was wrong with him and blinked, noticing everything looked weird. Had he been drinking? He got out of the way and passed a mirror, stopping dead in his tracks. He barked, panicking. What the hell!?!
"Sh... calm down," John could tell Cam was panicking and this huge Dire Wolf had Cam's blue eyes. He suddenly reached down, scratching the wolf behind the ears. "Calm.... focus, Cam. You are still yourself.. you just need to remember it." he said gently.
Cam calmed down, feeling John's hands and focused, thinking of himself, what he was... what he liked and slowly but surely, he shifted back into human form, crouched nude in the middle of the hallway with John's hands around his head. "What the fuck was that?" he asked.
John squatted down, relieved to his friend back in human form, if slightly starkers. "You were a huge dire wolf, my friend. For a moment I wondered if you'd eat me. If you do this every night, small wonder you were thinking somethong weird was going on."
"Oh my God... I don't remember... The last thing I remember was going to bed. Sincerely..." he said, drawing a complete blank. "I thought maybe the pain pills were... Oh God."
"No, whatever this caused it's a fairly save bet it's nothing from this planet." John said. Surely not the damn pills or anything related.
"No, I figured they were just making me sleep like the dead... I don't... What the hell could it possibly be?"
"I have no idea, alien genetics, some weird stuff you were exposed to..." John shook his head. "Cam... grab a shower and some cloths, and let's think this through over a pot of coffee, okay? There has to be an explanation and we'll find it."
Cam nodded and flushed as he realized he was bare naked. He covered himself and went to the bathroom, turning on the shower.
John slipped in his Jeans plus a clean T-shirt and got the coffee machine running. In his mind he was turning over the question what had caused the change. It had to be something slowacting, maybe not even malicious. An infection with some Alien stuff could not be ruled out either... they'd have to start some looking into all this. Landry would probably sign off on it. Ever since Cam's injury, Cam was doing a desk job but without him some of humanities most important alliances would fall apart. All the Jaffa, Free Council Dakara, Has'kil warriors and the Dragon Empire would stop talking to Earth if not for him. When Cam came in John pushed a huge cup of coffee towards him. "Your morning coffee, Sir." he said, teasingly.
"Very cute, Private," Cam said as he took a sip, his blue eyes twinkling with teasing. He slightly limped over to the kitchen chair and sat down, wondering just what was the matter with him.
"I have been thinking that through a bit," John said. "I think they need to check you over at the SGC... such a change has to leave some traces and we can start backlogging from there. See what planet corresponds with whatever the Docs may find. I don't think it's actually dangerous, it may be the odd thing that was not planned to happen but happened."
"It had to have been before they desked me... so 6 months to a year previously... but yeah, that's a good course of action. Thank you... so much. I'd still be freaking out without you."
"Hey, that's what friends are for. If you feel better about it, I can crash on the couch for the next some time, so you can be sure nobody will get a view on your being wolved." John said with a grin. "and the fact that it is so longterm makes me fairly sure it's not intentional or at least not malvolent. Most evil stuff works way quicker."
"You're welcome to it... I won't eat you. You're too gamey," he teased, glad to have him around. "You've got a point there... unless it's like cancer or something similar. Takes a long time to do..."
"Hm... in that case we'd be talking a virus of sorts." John said slowly. "Which also means backlogging from which planet you got it. Usually the same ecosystem will hold the cure as well." He smiled encourtagingly at his friend. "Don't worry, Cam. We'll work it out. They got me back from the Iratus bug, de-wolving you should not be so hard."
Cam chuckled. "Thanks."