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Feb 22, 2006 10:56

McKay set his jaw stubbornly, staring up at the Gate. This wasn't right. None of this was right. This was, in all ways, in all possible definitions, very, very wrong.

For starters, what functioning Stargate came without a DHD drive and its crystals. Sure, some freakish peon-minded villager or idiot peasant might have destroyed it, but why? Why ( Read more... )

john sheppard, dr. rodney mckay, plot: through the looking glass

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flyboy_shepp February 23 2006, 06:24:03 UTC

John himself was running on little more than a few hours sleep caught in an uncomfortable spot not far from the Stargate where McKay was working. It was only after a few too many snaps from McKay and the need for real food - not power bars - that he'd even left the area. Even though every rational thought told him that a Stargate without a DHD just would not work, the irrational part of him still had him practically running to the compound and back.

McKay could fix anything. Right?

"Anything new?" He knew the answer before he even asked, and held out the food he'd brought back to McKay as an advanced peace offering.

allround_genius February 23 2006, 06:27:33 UTC

McKay glared at Sheppard, but grabbed the food before he could answer, chewing it fervently. "Yeah," he said, with his mouth full. "I had to pull the chevrons and not only are they analog, like the Stargate on Earth," he mumbled, swallowing. "But you are honestly insane for expecting it to be fixed already!"

flyboy_shepp February 23 2006, 06:39:27 UTC

John took a breath and bit back a number of retorts. "I didn't ask if you fixed it," he said at length, "I asked if there was anything new."

He looked back at the Stargate, and a feeling that was almost close to homesickness washed over him. "I don't get it," he said quietly, almost to himself. Why would a Stargate appear now, and without a DHD? It was almost like a sick joke.

allround_genius February 23 2006, 06:48:36 UTC

McKay sat up with the control console in his lap, gritting his teeth. "Are you seriously going to just stand there and watch me work over my shoulder, because Snow White this is not, and I am not some dwarf that you can just...order to whistle and..." He did a few calculations, glancing to the Stargate.

He staggered to his feet, feeling around at the base of the ring, digging there and frowning. "No, this is...there are more symbols than a normal gate. This is wrong!"

flyboy_shepp February 23 2006, 06:54:50 UTC

Months and months on end with McKay and a pressing need to conserve ammo kept John from shooting McKay. Again. Chalk up number five.

He looked back at McKay in alarm at the change in his voice. "What?"

allround_genius February 23 2006, 06:58:12 UTC

McKay pointed emphatically to the ground he'd just unearthed. "There! In the ground! There are two additional symbols to this gate, which means..."

He sat back, frowning. "Which means, this Gate might be to another galaxy all together and not even Atlantis or Earth."

flyboy_shepp February 23 2006, 07:09:47 UTC

John wasted no time in falling down to his knees and clearing away as much of the dirt as he could, until the symbols were completely clear. "Are you saying what I think you're saying, McKay?" he breathed.

Not home, not Earth. He sat back, unable to take his eyes off the new symbols. "Rodney, you and Carter have to fix this."

allround_genius February 23 2006, 07:12:59 UTC

"Oh, gee, you think?" he nearly exploded with rage, every syllable enunciated. He stormed back to his console. "Because no, I thought I might just kick off and lounge on the beach all day!"

flyboy_shepp February 23 2006, 07:22:39 UTC

...eight, nine, ten, and thank god thigh holsters had safety clips.

John got up slowly and started to pace the small clearing. "Is there anything you can do?"

allround_genius February 23 2006, 07:24:30 UTC

"I can work at it!" he snapped back at Sheppard. "And that's all I can do about now unless you magically found a DHD drive in my food!"

flyboy_shepp February 23 2006, 21:53:34 UTC

"Other than pulling a DHD out of thin air," John said through gritted teeth, "is there anything I can help with?"

allround_genius February 23 2006, 21:57:11 UTC

McKay paused and shook his head. "Honestly?" He had calmed just slightly, having gotten the anger out of his system. "No."

flyboy_shepp February 23 2006, 22:08:47 UTC

"I didn't think so," John sighed and sat down heavily on the boulder he'd become aquainted with in the last 24 hours. He looked up at the Stargate again, seeing the Atlantis control room in his mind. The steps, Elizabeth, marines and scientists welcoming them back. John hadn't realized how much he missed Atlantis until the damn Stargate had shown up.

McKay and Carter would fix it, he kept telling himself. But... "How did they even get through without a DHD?" he thought aloud for the hundreth time.

allround_genius February 23 2006, 23:04:27 UTC

McKay glared behind him. "I don't know!" he snapped, every word criminally slow in his speech. "And I will not know until you give me some peace and quiet and time to figure it out!"

flyboy_shepp February 23 2006, 23:44:08 UTC

"Just thinking out loud," John answered slowly, resisting the urge to rub his temples. He looked over at McKay and frowned. "You need a break, Rodney. Get some rest."

allround_genius February 23 2006, 23:49:19 UTC

"No. You see, what I need? I need to figure this out." He pointed shakily to the Gate, laughing almost off-kilter. "Because we need to go back to Atlantis because I know that I, personally, am a very key member of the team!"

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