Name: Ice Storm
Pairing: Sheyla/ hints of McWeir in later chapters
Rating: T
Summary: Major Sheppard and his team are trapped on a planet about to be ravaged by a dangerous ice storm. Their only hope of returning to Atlantis: fix their damaged puddle jumper before it's encased in ice. What could go wrong?
Spoilers: Maybe some for second season, because Ford is gone( He might make a guest appearance later on if I get enough reviews).
Chapter One
Major John Sheppard sat in the briefing, paying more attention to Rodney Mackay fidget in his seat then to what Doctor Weir was saying. " Rodney, is there something wrong?" Weir asked the sometimes eccentric scientist, who looked up like a child with his hand caught in the cookie jar.
" No, Elizabeth." He replied, and Sheppard hid a grin. Rodney always seemed more managable when dr. Weir was present.
" Good. Now, we know that this planet was once an outpost of the Ancients, so maybe we'll get lucky and find a zero point module that actually works. Keep your eyes open. You leave in a half hour." Elizabeth finished, and left the room for her office.
" Was it me, or did she seem to have more to say than usual?" Sheppard asked, looking around the table at his team. Teyla shook her head. " No, major Sheppard, it was not only you. I noticed this as well."
John smiled across the table at the Athosian woman. " Good. Well, we had better get suited up." He stood up, and headed for the locker room.
Twenty minutes later, Sheppard's team was in the ship bay, ready to embark. " Elizabeth? We're ready to go. I'm retracting the ceiling. Have the gate ready, please." Sheppard said, powering up the jumper and flying to the gate room.
" Please make sure your seatbelts are fastened and keep your arms and legs by your sides." Sheppard told his team, sendnig the ship through the stargate.
The ship emerged on the other side, in space, and the major started down to the planet.
" Looks like a major storm is coming. We might not want to stay for long." Rodney commented, as lightning crackled in the air around them. " Actually, we might want to turn back-"
Crash! The puddle jumper was hit by a flash of lightning Sheppard couldn't avoid, and the controls wouldn't respond.
" Damn! You guys might awnt to brace yourselves. This landing isn't going to be a piece of cake." Sheppard said tersely, as Rodney fiddled with control wires to try to get back some steering.
" There! This is all I can give you. Don't kill us, please, hmm major?" Mackay said, gripping the arms of his seat until his knuckles turned white.
Only auxiliry controls were working, and John couldn't seem to slow them down any. " Hold on!"
The ship crashed into the ground, skidding a good thirty feet before coming to a stop.