Infection Tag
Title: Stray Bullets
Rating: G
Author: seramercury
Characters: John, Jennifer, Rodney, Lorne
John stirred when he felt someone poking at his shoulder and pain erupted from a wound there. Damn, why did that hurt like hell? he asked himself.
Blinking his eyes open, he realized why when he turned to look to the left. His shoulder was bleeding and Keller was trying to see what was wrong with it. "Doc, damn!"
"Sorry, Colonel," she said. "But it seems as if the bullet is lodged near your shoulder blade."
"What? I was shot?"
Keller stared down at him in concern idley hearing Rodney say that rescue Jumpers were on the way. "You don't remember?"
"No. I mean, I don't think so. Did I hit my head?"
She nodded. "Twice, pretty hard I'd say. You have a concussion which wasn't so bad after the first knock you took, but when we landed..."
"Wait! First knock? I only remember the second."
"Sir," Lorne said, speaking up. "You must've hit your head when that Wraith attacked you." He paused. "And I must've hit you with a bullet by accident. Sorry."
John winced as Keller continued to poke his wound then waved off Lorne. "It's all good. Ya got that thing off me, right?"
"Yes, Sir!"
"Then don't worry about it." John looked up at him. "Just don't make a habit out of it."
"No, Sir!" Lorne replied with a chuckle.
"Rescue jumpers have arrived," Rodney said, joining them.
"Everything okay, Rodney?"
The scientist shrugged. "Yeah, sure, why wouldn't be? I mean we're only about to sink into the ocean. No big deal."
John smirked. "We're all good then."
*************
"Rodney I am sure Colonel Sheppard will want to eat his dinner when he wakes up."
"If he were awake I'd be inclined to agree with you, Teyla," he replied. "However he isn't and according to Jennifer won't wake up for a bit because of the pain meds he's on from being shot. Besides I highly think he can do me much damage when he's so out of it."
John peeked out from one of his eyelids. "Just try me, Rodney."
"Sheppard!" he exclaimed.
"Don't shout so loud," John said.
"John, you don't look so well."
John stared at Teyla in disbelief. "Well that's a nice thing to say to someone who's been injured." He was silent for a moment and realized he didn't feel so well either. Pain was eminating from his shoulder and felt as if he were going to be sick.
"Rodney, get Dr. Keller."
Rodney looked up from his jell-o. "What? Oh!"
"Colonel?" Jennifer called, rushing over to him. She immediately noticed his skin pallor.
"What's the level of your pain right now?"
John squeezed his eyes shut. "At least an eight."
"What?" She was a bit surprised he admitted it was that high. She looked up at the nurse who had just joined her. "Suzy, lets get some meds for him. Colonel?"
"Yeah, Doc," John replied, opening his eyes. "Sorry about that. The pain seems to come in waves."
"It's understandable. The bullet nicked one of your nerves. You're just lucky it didn't cause any further damage or you'd be out of commission for six months. As it is I'll be keeping you here for another week."
"Another week?"
"Do you really want to go for more, Colonel?" She asked. "You're team needs you in top form when you go off world."
Teyla nodded, stepping forward. "That we do, John."
"Yeah," Rodney replied. "Who else is going to be the dartboard for our enemies."
"Rodney!" Teyla admonished.
"What?"
"Just get him out of here," John said. "Please."
Rating: G
Author: seramercury
Characters: John, Jennifer, Rodney, Lorne
John stirred when he felt someone poking at his shoulder and pain erupted from a wound there. Damn, why did that hurt like hell? he asked himself.
Blinking his eyes open, he realized why when he turned to look to the left. His shoulder was bleeding and Keller was trying to see what was wrong with it. "Doc, damn!"
"Sorry, Colonel," she said. "But it seems as if the bullet is lodged near your shoulder blade."
"What? I was shot?"
Keller stared down at him in concern idley hearing Rodney say that rescue Jumpers were on the way. "You don't remember?"
"No. I mean, I don't think so. Did I hit my head?"
She nodded. "Twice, pretty hard I'd say. You have a concussion which wasn't so bad after the first knock you took, but when we landed..."
"Wait! First knock? I only remember the second."
"Sir," Lorne said, speaking up. "You must've hit your head when that Wraith attacked you." He paused. "And I must've hit you with a bullet by accident. Sorry."
John winced as Keller continued to poke his wound then waved off Lorne. "It's all good. Ya got that thing off me, right?"
"Yes, Sir!"
"Then don't worry about it." John looked up at him. "Just don't make a habit out of it."
"No, Sir!" Lorne replied with a chuckle.
"Rescue jumpers have arrived," Rodney said, joining them.
"Everything okay, Rodney?"
The scientist shrugged. "Yeah, sure, why wouldn't be? I mean we're only about to sink into the ocean. No big deal."
John smirked. "We're all good then."
*************
"Rodney I am sure Colonel Sheppard will want to eat his dinner when he wakes up."
"If he were awake I'd be inclined to agree with you, Teyla," he replied. "However he isn't and according to Jennifer won't wake up for a bit because of the pain meds he's on from being shot. Besides I highly think he can do me much damage when he's so out of it."
John peeked out from one of his eyelids. "Just try me, Rodney."
"Sheppard!" he exclaimed.
"Don't shout so loud," John said.
"John, you don't look so well."
John stared at Teyla in disbelief. "Well that's a nice thing to say to someone who's been injured." He was silent for a moment and realized he didn't feel so well either. Pain was eminating from his shoulder and felt as if he were going to be sick.
"Rodney, get Dr. Keller."
Rodney looked up from his jell-o. "What? Oh!"
"Colonel?" Jennifer called, rushing over to him. She immediately noticed his skin pallor.
"What's the level of your pain right now?"
John squeezed his eyes shut. "At least an eight."
"What?" She was a bit surprised he admitted it was that high. She looked up at the nurse who had just joined her. "Suzy, lets get some meds for him. Colonel?"
"Yeah, Doc," John replied, opening his eyes. "Sorry about that. The pain seems to come in waves."
"It's understandable. The bullet nicked one of your nerves. You're just lucky it didn't cause any further damage or you'd be out of commission for six months. As it is I'll be keeping you here for another week."
"Another week?"
"Do you really want to go for more, Colonel?" She asked. "You're team needs you in top form when you go off world."
Teyla nodded, stepping forward. "That we do, John."
"Yeah," Rodney replied. "Who else is going to be the dartboard for our enemies."
"Rodney!" Teyla admonished.
"What?"
"Just get him out of here," John said. "Please."