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Spoilers: Tao of Rodney

This is the second little vignette from the episode. I'm thinking of writing something for everyone, but we'll see. This is Zelenka's story. The Czech may not be exact, but I tried to make it sound as much like the lovely man as possible.

Enjoy.

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It is not every day you die and get brought back to life.

Yes, okay, so was really Rodney's fault machine electrocuted me. I am not fast runner.

And I suppose I did not really die.

There was just BIG FREAKING HOLE IN CHEST!

Ahem…those were Colonel's words. I said something a bit less…colorful.

"Tam jeden dobrý jáma do má bedna!"

Roughly translated: There's a big hole in my chest.

Of course, then I said nothing, and don't really remember anything until I woke up in infirmary looking up at Rodney, who looked like he was going to be sick.

When Dr. Beckett explained to me, I was udivil, astonished. Like I said, not every day lightning hits you in chest and boss heals you.

Once Dr. Beckett did thorough scan, I went back to work, trying to fix machine that was killing Rodney. He is good boss, despite his constant verbal abuse and elevated ego. We have all learned to put up with him, and we are like well-oiled machine.

I was surprised, then, when Rodney came to find me.

"Here's the thing…You're a brilliant scientist and a decent human being. I mean, you should not have had to endure the kind of abuse that you've taken from me in the past few years. I hope you can find a way to forgive me for all the things I've said and done to you. You deserve much better than that."

What was I to say? 'Yes, Rodney, you have been absolute nakrájet na plátky, an idiot, I can never forgive you.'

No. Rodney was going to die unless I could come up with a way to save him.

So I kept working on machine, hoping to find answer.

I thought I was too late when I heard Colonel Sheppard call for medical team. When Dr. Beckett radioed me with Rodney's plan, though, I immediately understood what needed to be done. Everything was set up when they arrived, and we put him on platform.

I could not stop smiling when Rodney was healed. He had kept me from dying, and I was more than happy to do the same.

Of course, Rodney is now rozhněvaný, upset because he did not write down manual to explain his ideas. He has been yelling at poor Miko for five minutes.

It is wonderful sound.