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Chapter One:
"Great, these are the new recruits? The sarcastic deep voice that could only belong to Dr Mckay proclaimed.
"Now Rodney, remember your promise to be nice to this batch, or like the last lot we won't have any who will want to remain." Another male voice implored him.
"You can't honestly believe the last lot not wanting to stay was my fault Radek." Mckay tilted his head at the scientist who mealy raised one eyebrow in response.
"Oh come on, Wraith attack, replicator attack, city almost being destroyed didn't have anything to do with it." Mckay immediately sprouted off in his defense.
"It may have not helped, but I'm pretty sure the deciding factor was you." Radek Zelenka sighed.
"What Radek is trying to tell you is that you were the straw that broke the camels back Rodney." Another male voice joined in the conversation.
"Thankyou Colonel Sheppard." Mckay murmured as Radek smiled at the man who was incharge of protecting the city and it's inhabitants.
John Sheppard stood with the two Doctors and watched the new intake make their way through the wormhole into the control tower of Alantis. The height of the observation deck allowed them to watch the looks of awe upon the newbies faces, who were mostly scientists, and remain for the most part unnoticed.
"Has Carter and Teyla come through yet?" Sheppard asked as he scanned each new arrivals face.
"No, they apparently decided they would come through with the last of this group." Mckay humphed, not seeing anyone who would remotely be near his high level of brilliance.
"Hmm, I don't recall her face being on the shortlist." Radek watched a young woman in her middle twenties emerge through the gate with Colonel Carter and Teyla.
Both Sheppard and Mckay considered the woman, and as if sensing their regard she raised her head and looked at them briefly before continuing whatever conversation had been going on with Sam and Teyla.
"I wonder who she is?" Radek asked before sighting a fellow chess club member and excusing himself from their company.
Mckay headed down to the gate platform intending to find out who this new recruit was, with Sheppard on his heels with the same intention.
Col Carter looked up in time to see the two men striding towards them "Aah, John, Rodney just the two I wished to see." She smiled at them, "I would like to introduce you to Dr Harbourne, Miranda this is Lt Col John Sheppard and Dr Mckay."
Big hazel eyes smiled up at them "it's a pleasure to meet you colonel, Doctor." A small hand was held out in invitation "Col Carter and Teyla spoke of you both quite often."
Both men shook her hand and studied her carefully. Dr Harbourne was small of statue, probably around 5ft one. Her medium brown hair was tied back in a simple pony tail. Her face had no make up, her nose was small and turned up slightly at the tip. She was dressed in the standard Alantis uniform and but did nothing to hide her small but feminine build.
"And what do you do?" Mckay asked bluntly, causing Carter, Teyla and Sheppard to roll their eyes and sigh with exasperation.
"A bit of this, a bit of that" Miranda's face remained serious but her eyes began to twinkle with amusement.
"Miranda's an anthropologist but with a firm grasp on the Ancients. She's just spent the last year studying with the Asgard, comparing their information on the Ancients to what we know." Sam quickly jumped in before Rodney could respond to Miranda's answer.
Miranda smiled, her excitement clear "it was amazing. In fact it filled some of the holes we had. But I also got to see first hand how the asgard society works, the different hierarchys. It was a most beneficial visit." She turned to Sam "now if it's alright I'd like to make my way to my room. I need to unpack and have a sleep."
"Of course, Teyla" Sam smiled and turned to the Athousian woman.
"Yes, Dr Harbourne this way." Teyla smiled and led the anthropologist away.
"Another Anthropologist?" Rodney frowned "And why does she need to sleep, everyone else normally wants to go exploring."
"Maybe because she's tired Mckay." John turned back to Sam.
"I hope it isn't an indication of her work ethic." Mckay snorted
"Or it might have something to do with the fact she had only gotten back to earth 24 hours ago and had been immediately assigned to this recruitment. From what I can gather she hasn't had sleep for almost 36 hours, the last 24 hours was spent having to whiz through all the necessary security and health checks." Sam informed them.
"hmm, well we'll see." Mckay muttered before heading off to find Zelenka to quiz him about whatever discovery he had most recently found.
"She's that bubbly after not sleeping for 36 hours." John smiled "She's going to annoy Rodney."
Sam grinned "yes, that had definitely occurred to me." And with a flick of her hand changed the subject "so whats happened since I've been gone." And walked away with the Colonel updating her on two weeks worth of action.
