Troublemakers

Elizabeth looked down from the control room to the odd sight of John's team. He and Rodney were pretty much covered in mud and were led by Ronon and Teyla. Well, Rodney was more dragged than led by Ronon while Teyla had linked her arm with John's.

As her fascination for this odd scene had ended, she made her way down to the team. And the strange behaviour hadn't ended, John and Rodney were now looking around and looked rather lost.

She gave Ronon and Teyla a worried look and it was Teyla who started to speak. "We didn't recognize anything till they started to stumble and fall several times. We think that it has to do with a fruit they ate."

Elizabeth turned her head away from the two men to Teyla and gave her a they-did-what look.

"We tried to talk them out of this because we've never heard or seen a fruit like this. I told them to be carefully with it and let it first checked by the botanic department as the protocol says it but they insisted on eating it."

Oh yeah, that was so John and Rodney like. If they didn't found some Wraith or other people to upset they would find something else, screw it up and cause trouble. In this case: they went off world, ate some fruit neither Teyla nor Ronon knew and which could be threatening their life.

During Teyla's explanation John and Rodney were slowly and carefully taking one step after the other and wandered through the gate room.

"What's wrong with them?" Elizabeth finally asked, still confused by the odd behaviour.

"They're blind," Ronon shortly stated.

Elizabeth raised an eyebrow and turned to John and Rodney. "Would you two explain to me why you have eaten that fruit?"

"Elizabeth? Where are you?" Rodney turned his head in all directions.

"I think she's over there." John said holding out his arm and pointed at Ronon.

"They desperately wanted to eat it because it looks so much like popcorn," Teyla answered for the two men.

"Popcorn?" Elizabeth asked in disbelief.

Ronon showed her a branch with the fruit and she stared at it. Unbelievable as it is, it really looks like popcorn.

"And it tastes like chocolate but with a hint of blood," John stated.

"Can someone show me the way to the mess hall?" was the only thing Rodney had to add. When nobody answered him he muttered something and started to walk on his own. But unfortunately he went into the wrong direction and made contact with a wall.