Travelers Tag
Title: Distracted
Rating: G
Author: seramercury
Characters: John, Rodney, Teyla, and Ronon
As we walked through the forest of a planet Rodney had picked up a strong energy signature, I became distracted by my thoughts. Ever since Larrin and the Travelers kidnapped me I had nightmares of having Wraith beat the crap out of me and suck out my life.
It has not been a pleasant week, let me tell you! That and the fact that I have fallen off my bed repeatedly from these dreams and now my bruises have bruises.
Since I wasn't in top form, and didn't admit it to anyone, I am glad that my distraction only caused me problems and not the rest of my team. I did not hear them once calling my name, which they were doing repeatedly.
No, I felt as if I were falling and couldn't catch myself. Stars erupted in my line of vision as I slammed into ground on my back. Oh yeah, more bruising!
"You idiot!" McKay exclaimed from above me. "Are you all right?"
Catching my breath, I opened my eyes to see Rodney, Teyla, and Ronon staring down at me from almost 10 feet. No wonder I'm in pain. Glancing around me, I noticed that I must have fallen into some kind of animal trap.
Great, I was never going to live this one down!
"John?"
I'd better answer them. "Yeah," I replied, attempting to sit up.
"Don't move, you may have severed your spine!" Rodney called.
I winced more from the pain than Rodney's screaming voice. "It may be bruised, but I doubt it's severed. "How about you get Keller out here and some equipment to pull me out instead of making comments?"
"I'm coming down there!"
"No, Ronon," I replied, my eyes getting heavy. "You can't do... do much for me down here."
"Sheppard!" Ronon called.
My eyes snapped open. "Still here, big guy."
"I'm going to get Keller," he said.
"Teyla, maybe one of us should go down there," I could hear Rodney saying. I was going to argue with him, but sleep seemed like a much better idea...
"Larrin."
She grinned almost evilly. "Sheppard. You do realize that I have to sent the Wraith after you. You have been responsible for many deaths within these last few months. Nevik and Silas, Kate, Elizabeth, Carson. You will be punished. You must be!"
I took a step back when the Wraith suddenly appeared in front of me and before I could even scream, he shoved his hand onto my chest.
"Sheppard, calm down! Sheppard!"
I blinked, feeling wetness on my face and pain radiating throughout my whole body. "Rodney?"
"Yeah."
It was then I noticed I was still in the trap. "What the hell are you doing down here?"
"Well, it's gonna take some time for them to get through the forest since there's nowhere to land a jumper."
"Ok, so how did you get down here then?"
Rodney pointed at a rope that was dangling from above. "Teyla had this in her pack. She was going to come down, but I really didn't want to sit up there by myself while you two had all the fun."
"Yes, Rodney," I replied. "So much fun."
Rodney handed me a few pills and water. "Take these."
"What is it, Rodney?" I asked after noticing him staring at me.
"Are you all right?"
"Besides the fact that my head and back are killing me?"
"Yes, besides that."
"Fine, why?"
Rodney took a deep breath. "Because you were having one helluva nightmare. You kept screaming and you... you were crying."
I don't know if it was my head injury or the worry in Rodney's voice, but I told him about my dream. I told him how long it's been happening. How with each mission lately, the feelings of guilt seem to be crushing me, not letting me breath.
"I don't know what to do, Rodney. I know that I'm not at fault for any of it, but I still can't helping feeling like it."
"To be honest," Rodney replied, "I have no clue what you should do except that remember that you have friends who are here for you and will listen. You also have friends who feel that same guilt crushing them."
I stared at him in surprise. I didn't even think that anyone else would be feeling the same way. God, that sounds so arrogant. I don't have the monopoly on guilt.
"Thanks, Rodney."
"Anytime, but don't tell anyone we... uh..."
"Never."
Rating: G
Author: seramercury
Characters: John, Rodney, Teyla, and Ronon
As we walked through the forest of a planet Rodney had picked up a strong energy signature, I became distracted by my thoughts. Ever since Larrin and the Travelers kidnapped me I had nightmares of having Wraith beat the crap out of me and suck out my life.
It has not been a pleasant week, let me tell you! That and the fact that I have fallen off my bed repeatedly from these dreams and now my bruises have bruises.
Since I wasn't in top form, and didn't admit it to anyone, I am glad that my distraction only caused me problems and not the rest of my team. I did not hear them once calling my name, which they were doing repeatedly.
No, I felt as if I were falling and couldn't catch myself. Stars erupted in my line of vision as I slammed into ground on my back. Oh yeah, more bruising!
"You idiot!" McKay exclaimed from above me. "Are you all right?"
Catching my breath, I opened my eyes to see Rodney, Teyla, and Ronon staring down at me from almost 10 feet. No wonder I'm in pain. Glancing around me, I noticed that I must have fallen into some kind of animal trap.
Great, I was never going to live this one down!
"John?"
I'd better answer them. "Yeah," I replied, attempting to sit up.
"Don't move, you may have severed your spine!" Rodney called.
I winced more from the pain than Rodney's screaming voice. "It may be bruised, but I doubt it's severed. "How about you get Keller out here and some equipment to pull me out instead of making comments?"
"I'm coming down there!"
"No, Ronon," I replied, my eyes getting heavy. "You can't do... do much for me down here."
"Sheppard!" Ronon called.
My eyes snapped open. "Still here, big guy."
"I'm going to get Keller," he said.
"Teyla, maybe one of us should go down there," I could hear Rodney saying. I was going to argue with him, but sleep seemed like a much better idea...
"Larrin."
She grinned almost evilly. "Sheppard. You do realize that I have to sent the Wraith after you. You have been responsible for many deaths within these last few months. Nevik and Silas, Kate, Elizabeth, Carson. You will be punished. You must be!"
I took a step back when the Wraith suddenly appeared in front of me and before I could even scream, he shoved his hand onto my chest.
"Sheppard, calm down! Sheppard!"
I blinked, feeling wetness on my face and pain radiating throughout my whole body. "Rodney?"
"Yeah."
It was then I noticed I was still in the trap. "What the hell are you doing down here?"
"Well, it's gonna take some time for them to get through the forest since there's nowhere to land a jumper."
"Ok, so how did you get down here then?"
Rodney pointed at a rope that was dangling from above. "Teyla had this in her pack. She was going to come down, but I really didn't want to sit up there by myself while you two had all the fun."
"Yes, Rodney," I replied. "So much fun."
Rodney handed me a few pills and water. "Take these."
"What is it, Rodney?" I asked after noticing him staring at me.
"Are you all right?"
"Besides the fact that my head and back are killing me?"
"Yes, besides that."
"Fine, why?"
Rodney took a deep breath. "Because you were having one helluva nightmare. You kept screaming and you... you were crying."
I don't know if it was my head injury or the worry in Rodney's voice, but I told him about my dream. I told him how long it's been happening. How with each mission lately, the feelings of guilt seem to be crushing me, not letting me breath.
"I don't know what to do, Rodney. I know that I'm not at fault for any of it, but I still can't helping feeling like it."
"To be honest," Rodney replied, "I have no clue what you should do except that remember that you have friends who are here for you and will listen. You also have friends who feel that same guilt crushing them."
I stared at him in surprise. I didn't even think that anyone else would be feeling the same way. God, that sounds so arrogant. I don't have the monopoly on guilt.
"Thanks, Rodney."
"Anytime, but don't tell anyone we... uh..."
"Never."