I don't own anything involving Stargate: Atlantis, but I take them out to play once in a while. Goes double for Zelenka and Lorne, both yummy guys!

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The Merry Prankster

"It isn't funny," McKay whined as the team walked down the hall. Rodney was covered with pie, chocolate pie to be specific. And he wasn't happy about it. Apparently, the plate the pie was sitting on was set to throw the pie, but they didn't know who did it. It was getting to Rodney. You could still hear the laughter coming from the mess hall. Sheppard was fighting to not laugh out loud, Ronon wasn't even trying to be quiet about it and Teyla was trying to help Rodney clean up. A large chuck complete with crust fell off his face and onto the floor.

"Perhaps," Teyla began, "You shouldn't have gone back to…"

Rodney cut off Teyla. "How was I supposed to know that they were serious?" He was getting near pitches that were only heard by dogs. "The guy never got me before. I could have been seriously hurt! I think I need to go to the Infirmary. I think I might have gotten some in my eye."

He grabbed Sheppard by the arm and pulled him around. "Do you see anything in my eye?"

Sheppard was annoyed. He pushed him away. "No, I don't Rodney."

"But, you didn't look." Rodney whined.

The whine was getting to John. Rodney was the latest in the long line of victims of someone they had come to call, "The Merry Prankster." Although it was funny to see Rodney at the other end of the pie

"What do you mean you couldn't have known they wouldn't get you? John said. "They didn't let anyone else off the hook."

"I don't know who it is, but they are good." Ronon had even gone on patrol for the person. That was when they had gotten him. The bucket of water was bigger than what was normally used. It flooded most of his room. Now he stood back when he opened the door. He had formed a grudging respect for the guy.

"Think about it this way Rodney, now you can sit back and watch other people be gotten." John reminded him.

Rodney brightened at John's words. "You're right! He has yet to hit anyone twice!"



Teyla interrupted with, "Why do you think it is a man? Could not the person just as easily be a woman?"

"Yeah," John admitted. "It could be."

"Hello!" Rodney said, "Did you forget about me. The one hit by a pie."

"I will walk Rodney to the Infirmary." Teyla had a small smile on her face as she walked away with Rodney.

"I hate it when she makes a point like that. Come on Ronon. Let's talk to Zelenka and see if we can catch this guy."

"Or woman." Ronon responded with a smirk.

"Don't you start that too!"

They walked down the hall towards the science labs. It took them a few minutes before they found him running a simulation. It didn't seem to be going well as he was swearing in Czech under his breath.

"What do you want? He asked.

John leaned over. "We need your help in finding out who is pulling all the pranks."

Radek pushed his glasses up. "I haven't been hit yet and I want to keep it that way. What do I get out of helping you?" he asked.

Sheppard shrugged. "To find out who it is before Rodney does."

Radek seemed to consider that. "That would bother him." He stood there for a minute, thinking. "I will help. What do you need?"

John smiled and everyone got into a huddle. "Here's what we do."