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Summary: S10-Tag to "The Pegasus Project" Just what went down when Cameron returned John the lemon. Cameron asks John about his friendship with Dr. McKay. Sheppard gets harsh. Mean Sheppard and Cameron. Rodney's hurt, Sam comforts.
Ship: Sam/Rodney
Mentions/ Spoilers: "The Pegasus Project", "Trinity", "48 Hours", "Redemption" and "Hide and Seek"
Notes: Scene for after the end of "The Pegasus Project". Sorry if characters are off. I noticed in the episode itself everyone seemed kinda mean so the mean train continues in this fic.

Cameron walked into Sheppard's office and tossed the lemon to John behind the desk. "Thanks for that."

Sheppard smiled knowingly. "Worked didn't it?"

Cameron put him hands in his pockets. "Like a charm."

"I know. That's why I always keep it with me. After the Arcturus incident I needed a way to keep him in check."

Cameron nodded. "I heard about that report. Made Sam look a little less cool for blowing up a sun when he blew up a whole galaxy."

"Five - sixths" John corrected in his teasing manner with a roll of his eyes then chuckled when he held the lemon and looked at it thoughtfully.
"Wish I could of seen the look on his face when you showed this to him."

Cameron laughed at that. "He looked at me like I had the plague." Sheppard grinned.
Cameron tilted his head. "You know before we left Rodney said you two are close friends. Stop me if I'm being too blunt Colonel but how can you stand that guy let alone have him on your team?"

Sheppard shrugged leaning back in his chair with that cool air he always seems to have around him. "He gets the job done."

"Well you must be some sort of saint Sheppard if he doesn't bother you. I could never be friends with that arrogant bastard."

Sheppard narrowed his eyes and spoke with a harsher tone then he meant too. "Never said I could stand him. And where not friends."

Cameron's eyes widened slightly. "Oh. Sorry."

Sheppard shook his head looking away. "At a point I thought we could try to be friends but he... He lost my trust at Doranda..."

Cameron looked thoughtful and nodded.

Sheppard talked almost to himself. Like he was thinking out loud. "Not that he would have ever made a good friend regardless if that incident ever occurred anyway."
Cameron sat down in the chair opposite of Sheppard. Sheppard continued.
"McKay's too Arrogant and full of himself... This expedition needs people who can work together and care for each other to survive out here. Not just look out for themselves."

Cameron pulled a "Teal'c" and raise an eyebrow in the Jaffa like expression. "McKay's an arrogant pain in the ass I give you that, but hasn't McKay done a lot for others already?"

Sheppard shook his head looking to the side. "Sure he's had his moments.."
Sheppard thought back to that time early in the expedition when he stepped into the entity at the gate and threw the Naquadah generator threw the gate.
"But all in all he's still the same as he ever was."
Sheppard looked to Cameron serious. "You wouldn't believe how many times he's risked the lives of me and my team with the stunts he's pulled to make himself look better. Most of the time he lies about how much time it would take him to do things. Usually he does it faster then he says so that's not the problem but some times he over exaggerates things to much that can lead to problems." Sheppard's eyes narrowed. "He's also verbally abusive to his co workers. He just doesn't care to be nice or care what anyone thinks really."
Sheppard crossed his arms. "We don't need people who don't care about others here. The whole reason where out here now is to save others from the wraith. If he wasn't the leading scientist in ancient technology I think he would have been kicked out by now like Kavanagh."

Sheppard and Cameron looked up when footsteps where heard outside the office door. Sheppard frowned when no one came in then shrugged when it seemed that the footsteps had retreated away.