AN) Just a one-shot to pass the time while I figure out the beginning of Part Two of Caught Up in the Swirl, I know the middle and end bits, but the beginning is giving me a headache. I love one-shots!

Colonel John Sheppard sat in the commissary stirring his pudding cup, newly arrived from the Daedalus.

"Would you just eat it already? Seriously." McKay slide himself across from him and peered at the pudding cup. "Unless you don't want it." He brightened.

Sheppard curled protectively around his pudding cup and scowled. "Of course I want it, I'm just, savoring it. Go get your own cup." He jerked his head meaningfully at the long line swerving around the commissary filled with eager personnel.

Rodney frowned, "There's a huge line over there, which is why I, being the genius that I am, sent Teyla five minutes ago to go stand in line."

Sheppard rolled his eyes, "Real nice Rodney."

"Hey she agreed." He defended. "Ooh here she comes." Rodney starightened in his chair.

"Ah, John, I see you did not waste time either." She gestured towards his pudding cup. "Here you are Rodney."

"Thank you."

Teyla took a seat next to John. "I heard we have a few strange new recruits off the Daedalus. Many who have seen them were speaking of them in the waiting line."

Rodney looked up momentarily from the bottom of his pudding cup. "Wat 'ey fay?"

"Rodney! That's disgusting, swallow your food before you talk."

Rodney cleared his throat, "Whatever mister, 'I'm savoring it.'" He waved his hand to the side.

"Yeah well, that's not how I was savoring mine." He turned to Teyla and nodded politely, "Tell us more."

"Tjey acted very oddly; they would speak to no one unless it was a superior officer, they would not interact with any of the crew or their fellow recruits, and avoided all social interaction."

John leaned forward a bit, " That's weird, they military?"

Rodney frowned, "She just said they only would speak to a superior officer, what does that tell you?"

John smiled, "Well, I was going to give you this extra chocolate pudding cup I grabbed," He pulled out the item from his jacket, "But now I don't think I will. Maybe Ronan wants it."

Rodney sputtered, "He's not even here! How did you get two? And he won't even be back for a week, you cant just let that sit for a week!"

Teyla smiled at the exchange.

"I think I can. It wouldn't be fair to him if he came back and they were all gone."

Rodney crossed his arms and looked away.

John stood, exaggeratedly putting the cup back into his pocket. "Well, I'm off to introduce myself to the new guys."

"Ah yes, a few grunts and a salute and you'll be thick as thieves no doubt."

John smiled and held his elbow out to Teyla, "Join me?"

"Id love to John."

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Rodney decided to track the pair down after about fifteen minutes to try to cajole the pudding cup away from Sheppard. He saw them in the hall speaking to a few of the new recruits, probable the ones they had heard about. Rodney let his eyelids droop in annoyance, "I see you're making friends."

Before Sheppard could respond with introductions the trio were stunned when the two airmen fell to their knees at the sight of Rodney.

Sheppard looked to Rodney, "Did I miss something?" He looked down at the two, "Hey, you guys okay?"

"Esteemed one! We have urgent news from the water nation!" One of the young men looked up, urgency in his eyes, "We must speak."

Rodney pursed his lips, looking between John and Teyla, both looking like they were about to call security. "Damn."

Sheppard took hold of the young mans elbow, "Why don't we get you two to the infirmary, get you fixed right up."

Rodney sighed, and ignoring Sheppard he addressed the men, "Rise up."

Sheppard raised his eyebrows, "What's going on McKay?"

The two young men did as they were told, the one who had spoken stepped forward. "My liege, we know that you did not wish to be contacted, but we had to find you, war is breaking out among the nations for the first time in four thousand years."

Sheppard blew out a puff of air, "Rodney?" He drawled.

Taking McKay's silence as a bad sign, the young man continued, "As the Avatar, you must understand why we had to come. You must."

Rodney looked serious for a moment and nodded to the young men, they bowed to Rodney, and to Sheppard and Teyla for good measure and walked hastily down the hall.

"Do I need to have them followed McKay?"

Rodney pursed his lips again, "You know that tattoo I have down my neck and back that you're always asking about?"

"And the ones on your legs? Yeah."

"Well about that…"

END

AN) BooYEAH! I love Oneshots!