Disclaimer: I don't own Stargate or Persona.
Crossover: Stargate Atlantis / Persona
Summary: While exploring a strange signal coming from ruins on an off world mission, Rodney, Radek and Ronon, find themselves separated and cast off into their own individual dungeons where they meet.. Themselves?...
Ship: Rodney/Rodney

Note: Most of this story originally came from a paper I wrote for my Mythology final, demonstrating several steps of the Heroes journey as well as the personification of Intelligence, Courage and Fear. In this I have modified and expanded it too fit Stargate and Persona.

McKay was leading the group, scanner in hand. "The signal's coming from this direction." He pointed and snapped in front of him with his free hand.

"Why do I have to come?" Radek asked as he frowned at the terrain that stretched ahead of him. He was having trouble maneuvering over the large boulders that where scattered, hidden through the tall grass. "I'm sure I'd be more helpful back home in the lab.." Radek reasoned and then proceeded to trip over as his foot snagged into some large weeds.

Ronon caught him before he fell. Radek stood back up and straightened his glasses, bowing his head to Ronon. "Thanks." Dex only grunted in response.

"Well maybe you aren't needed Radek but I thought even you couldn't pass up checking out what these energy signals must mean. No one lives around here for hundreds of miles. Who knows what it could be. Maybe a abandoned research station with ZPM?" Rodney said eye brow raised.

"Yeah whatever." Radek shrugged. He highly doubted that likeliness. "Still you could have at least parked the Jumper closer to where ever your taking us."

Rodney looked back at him and smirked mockingly. "Awe what's wrong? Poor Zelenka is already tired? I mean really Radek, You can't be serious. I trek this much everyday."

McKay looked back forward to where he was going and Radek glared at the back of his head muttering in Czech. "No you don't, you lazy bastard."

Ronon, their silent companion just looked at him, with a raised brow. Radek rolled his eyes and huffed, pulled his backpack more securely over his shoulders and pressed on.

They soon found themselves in ruins. Stone structures, broken and overgrowth with vines and ivy littered about. The wreckage spacious and few. There was no indication of life other then nature growing wild. Not a bird or beast could be heard.

Radek began to grind his teeth. He didn't like this. Not one bit. There must be a reason why no one lives here.. Nothing was ever just coincidence.

Eventually they came to their destination in front of what appeared to be a stone coloured bunker in the slope of a hill.

McKay raised his first up to stop them at it. "Here. The signal is definitely coming from in there." He pointed at the bunker.

Ronon took the initiative and tried to open it but it wouldn't budge. He looked at the geniuses to deal with it, while he took up position too being sentinel to guard them.

McKay and Zelenka came up closer to the door and examined it more closely and tried to figure out what was keeping it sealed.

Ronon watched the horizon with a careful eyes for any signs of danger as the two worked and bickered as to what was wrong. He paid no attention to them. Their techno speak was over his head.

After a while of messing with the thick secured door McKay shook his head exasperated. "Maybe there's a code or secret buttons to push?" His fingers twitched uneasy.

Zelenka backed away from the door and stretched. He looked to McKay. "Rodney, there's just no way to get through."

"No, no. I'm sure if I just spend more time on this it'll open." McKay said as he continued to mess with the wiring from the doors control console."

Radek shook his head. "Look you're being stubborn. It'll be dark soon. Come on. Let's just go home."

Ronon looked over to them at the mention of leaving.

"There has to be a way to open it. " Rodney stated and he stared hard at the door as if he could melt it open with his glare alone. He wouldn't loose to a stupid door. He was the Great Doctor McKay! The fixer of the impossible! He could get this thing open. "Maybe if-" He pointed to Ronon and then pointed to the door in front of him, his mind reeling with if it would work or only break it more. "You shot-"

Zelenka cut him off, arms crossed. "Then you can come back tomorrow and try again. Maybe bring a blow torch or something, but I'm going." He grabbed his pack off the ground, turned and started to walk away.

Dex looked between Zelenka and McKay not sure who he should stand by and guard. He knew McKay better and was friends with him but knew he might at least stand some chance against anything that might come out at him, Zelenka on the other hand didn't look like he could protect himself.

Dex shook his head and decided not to choose loyalties right now and instead aimed his gun at the door. McKay ducked and dodged out of the way as he shot at it. The doors mechanism buzzed and electricity sparked from it.

Zelenka jumped surprised at the sound startling him. He then turned around and yelled something in Czech. He quickly ran over to McKay concerned and to look him over.

Rodney looked hurt at his friend and whined. "You could have shot me!"

Ronon grunted. "But I didn't..." He shrugged. "Shot the door..."

Rodney continued to whine. "But you could have!"

Ronon just stared and stated simply. "You told me to shoot it so I shot it." He tilted his head to the bunker door still sparking and yet now ajar. "I got your door problem fixed."

"You did!?" McKay's eyes widened excited. Zelenka tried to help him up but he pushed his hands away. "What are you my nurse? I'm fine, obviously." He got up by himself. "Besides weren't you just leaving? I thought you wanted to run home and get your night light before the darkness comes."

Radek sighed loudly, shook his head and rolled his eyes. "You know what I take back my concern for you. You're impossible, McKay."

McKay ignored his complaining and him and Dex pulled the door fully open and stared into the darkness beyond.

Zelenka's eyes widened at the darkness. He nervously repositioned his glasses. "So.. We are calling it a day, right?.. Come back tomorrow?.. Preferably you and muscles over there without me."

Ronon was already taking the initiative, leading the way, a flash light in one hand and a gun in the other, pointed straight ahead as he entered the dark abyss.

McKay turned and looked at Radek who was visibly afraid. "Nope where going now."

"Well then.. I'll just be-" Radek started but McKay cut him off.

"You know you can't really leave without us. I'm the only one who can pilot the Jumper. You can be so stupid sometimes Radek."

McKay smirked at him, turned back around and quickly followed after Ronon. Zelenka glared, muttered more curses in Czech and then followed reluctantly.