An Atlantis Christmas 2/2
sorry for the delay - i've had it written for a while but lost the notebook it was in! finally found it in my brother's school stuff (why does he need MY notebook anyway???) so here it is!
Rodney walked away from Jennifer, feeling a little confused and upset with himself. He had gotten what she was saying, at least, he thought he had. She was homesick, missing her father and all the holiday hoopla she was used to.
"Well," he thought, "I can't take her home but maybe I can bring home to her."
"What did you say, Rodney?" Radek Zelenka asked.
"Hmm? Oh, nothing, nothing." he sputtered. If Zelenka ever heard of his holiday plans, there'd never been peace in the lab again. "Actually, I'm going to take a break, Radek. See you later." With that, Rodney strolled out of the lab, hands in his pockets, thinking.
Zelenka stared after him. "But Rodney, you don't take breaks! And you just got here!" he called, shaking his head. "Jennifer certainly has changed that man." he muttered as he went back to work.
Rodney was on a personal mission as he charged down the hall. "If Jennifer wants snow, then she'll get snow," he decided. "Surely somewhere in Pegasus, there is a planet with snow." He turned into the control room. "All I have to do is find one."
It took him the better part of the next two hours to find one they'd actually been to and wasn't overrun with Wraith or just an ice planet.
"P3X-959," he said, writing it down.
"What's that?" Chuck asked.
"Hmm? Oh, just a planet."
"Okay. You going there now?"
"No, no, no, not yet. Have to clear it with Sheppard first." Sheppard was in charge of Atlantis for the next few weeks while Woolsey was on Earth doing reviews, a fact that made Rodney very happy. Sheppard would probably tease him but he was certain this jaunt would be allowed although if he had been dealing with Woolsey, he wasn't so sure.
"You want to do what?" Sheppard's smile was literally ear to ear.
Rodney sighed and repeated himself. "Jennifer misses the snow and ice and all that a Wisconsin Christmas entails. I want to take her to P3X-959 because there is snow there."
Sheppard laughed again. "Okay. Have fun."
"We'll be back tomorrow."
"Good."
After some more joking around, Rodney was finally on his way to P3X-959 to set up his winter wonderland for Jennifer.
It was cold on the planet. "Check one," he said to himself. "Snow and ice, checks two and three." The planet was also pretty much empty except for a small community about fifty miles south of the gate. He figured no one would mind too terribly much if he parked a Jumper for a little while.
Rodney hummed to himself as he worked. The two hours he had asked Sheppard for passed quickly as he worked. When the gate came to life, it startled him. "You ready for her?" Sheppard's disembodied voice came through the gate's horizon.
"As ready as I can get it." Rodney felt immensely proud of himself and a little nervous. He had never thought he had a romantic bone in his body but tonight, tonight proved otherwise. However, he was nervous she might think it all too silly instead of romantic like he'd hoped.
"Okay, here she comes." Sheppard spoke again. It was well after working hours in Atlantis and the gateroom would be mostly empty which Rodney was glad for. Less people to watch his attempt at being romantic.
Jennifer stepped through the gate, hands covering her eyes. "Rodney, you are here, right?"
"Yes of course."he stepped forward to her side. "Open your eyes."
She gasped as she saw what Rodney had done. "You, you." she said, shocked.
There was a six foot Santa he had pilfered from the botany lab and a plastic Nativity scene taken from the infirmary. He hoped she hadn't noticed it was missing. There were lights strung around the Jumper and a few surrounding tress, one of which looked something like a pine tree. There was a small Christmas tree with twinkling lights blinking on and off inside the Jumper with a few gifts piled underneath.
"Does it look like Chippewa Falls?" he asked, hopefully.
"It does." she looked around some more. "Thank you, Rodney."
"Oh,well, it was nothing."
"Yes, it is." She turned and threw her arms around him and gave him a big kiss.
"I got you presents,too. They're in the Jumper." he told her, still nervous.
Jennifer smiled. "Let's go see them."
well, what did y'all think? i think rodney is a bit out of character but truthfully i see him doing something like this. he's the kind of guy that likes to make his girl happy. after all, he did alter the entire timeline just to save her!!
Rodney walked away from Jennifer, feeling a little confused and upset with himself. He had gotten what she was saying, at least, he thought he had. She was homesick, missing her father and all the holiday hoopla she was used to.
"Well," he thought, "I can't take her home but maybe I can bring home to her."
"What did you say, Rodney?" Radek Zelenka asked.
"Hmm? Oh, nothing, nothing." he sputtered. If Zelenka ever heard of his holiday plans, there'd never been peace in the lab again. "Actually, I'm going to take a break, Radek. See you later." With that, Rodney strolled out of the lab, hands in his pockets, thinking.
Zelenka stared after him. "But Rodney, you don't take breaks! And you just got here!" he called, shaking his head. "Jennifer certainly has changed that man." he muttered as he went back to work.
Rodney was on a personal mission as he charged down the hall. "If Jennifer wants snow, then she'll get snow," he decided. "Surely somewhere in Pegasus, there is a planet with snow." He turned into the control room. "All I have to do is find one."
It took him the better part of the next two hours to find one they'd actually been to and wasn't overrun with Wraith or just an ice planet.
"P3X-959," he said, writing it down.
"What's that?" Chuck asked.
"Hmm? Oh, just a planet."
"Okay. You going there now?"
"No, no, no, not yet. Have to clear it with Sheppard first." Sheppard was in charge of Atlantis for the next few weeks while Woolsey was on Earth doing reviews, a fact that made Rodney very happy. Sheppard would probably tease him but he was certain this jaunt would be allowed although if he had been dealing with Woolsey, he wasn't so sure.
"You want to do what?" Sheppard's smile was literally ear to ear.
Rodney sighed and repeated himself. "Jennifer misses the snow and ice and all that a Wisconsin Christmas entails. I want to take her to P3X-959 because there is snow there."
Sheppard laughed again. "Okay. Have fun."
"We'll be back tomorrow."
"Good."
After some more joking around, Rodney was finally on his way to P3X-959 to set up his winter wonderland for Jennifer.
It was cold on the planet. "Check one," he said to himself. "Snow and ice, checks two and three." The planet was also pretty much empty except for a small community about fifty miles south of the gate. He figured no one would mind too terribly much if he parked a Jumper for a little while.
Rodney hummed to himself as he worked. The two hours he had asked Sheppard for passed quickly as he worked. When the gate came to life, it startled him. "You ready for her?" Sheppard's disembodied voice came through the gate's horizon.
"As ready as I can get it." Rodney felt immensely proud of himself and a little nervous. He had never thought he had a romantic bone in his body but tonight, tonight proved otherwise. However, he was nervous she might think it all too silly instead of romantic like he'd hoped.
"Okay, here she comes." Sheppard spoke again. It was well after working hours in Atlantis and the gateroom would be mostly empty which Rodney was glad for. Less people to watch his attempt at being romantic.
Jennifer stepped through the gate, hands covering her eyes. "Rodney, you are here, right?"
"Yes of course."he stepped forward to her side. "Open your eyes."
She gasped as she saw what Rodney had done. "You, you." she said, shocked.
There was a six foot Santa he had pilfered from the botany lab and a plastic Nativity scene taken from the infirmary. He hoped she hadn't noticed it was missing. There were lights strung around the Jumper and a few surrounding tress, one of which looked something like a pine tree. There was a small Christmas tree with twinkling lights blinking on and off inside the Jumper with a few gifts piled underneath.
"Does it look like Chippewa Falls?" he asked, hopefully.
"It does." she looked around some more. "Thank you, Rodney."
"Oh,well, it was nothing."
"Yes, it is." She turned and threw her arms around him and gave him a big kiss.
"I got you presents,too. They're in the Jumper." he told her, still nervous.
Jennifer smiled. "Let's go see them."
well, what did y'all think? i think rodney is a bit out of character but truthfully i see him doing something like this. he's the kind of guy that likes to make his girl happy. after all, he did alter the entire timeline just to save her!!