Title: The Prank War.
Summary: A little harmless fun turns into an all out war.
Paring: None.
Warning: Nothing really I don't think. Takes place sometime after the Athosians start to move to the mainland.
Disclaimer: Stargate Atlantis is not mine. Only the story line and any made up characters that may or may not appear in the story belong to me.
"Hey, Ford its show time, you set?" John quietly whispered, as he stuck his head inside Aiden's tent.
The team (minus Teyla who had chosen to stay behind and help with the resettlement of the Athosians to the mainland) had shipped out to PX-8484 that morning on an over night recon mission and it hadn't taken long for John and Aiden to get bored. So of course John being John, he'd quickly come up with away to entertain them and have a little fun at Rodney's expense.
"Yes sir." Aiden replied as he came out of his tent carrying what appeared to be several bungi cords and some rope. "You know it's a good thing McKay is such a sound sleeper."
"Ain't that the truth."
The two men quietly crossed the small campsite and arrived at Rodney's tent. Silently entering the tent John grabbed the top of Rodney's sleeping bag and Aiden grabbed the bottom, very carefully they both lifted the sleeping bag, with a sleeping Rodney in it and exited the tent.
Gently setting Rodney down by the base of a near by tree, Aiden and John used the simple little pulley system they'd carefully (so as not to alert Rodney's attention to them) set up earlier that day and began to raise Rodney up into the tree. Once Rodney was in place the two men climbed up the tree themselves and began using the bungi cords and rope to tie Rodney to one of the strongest branches they could find. Finished John and Aiden returned to their own tents, eagerly awaiting morning.
The next morning Rodney slowly drifted awake, not quite ready wake up yet Rodney attempted to burrow deeper into his sleeping bag, it was then he noticed that he could hardly move. The fact that the ground had seemed to trade places with the sky effectively got his attention and woke him up. With a horror filled look Rodney discovered that some time during the night someone had tied him up in a tree.
"AHHHHHHH! Somebody help genius scientist in trouble! " Rodney hollered, as he began panicking and tried to wiggle himself loose.
Hearing someone burst out laughing, Rodney's attention was diverted off to his right where he spotted Aiden doubled over on the ground laughing his head off, while John used a digital camcorder to get some lovely footage of a panicking Rodney. Realizing that he'd been had Rodney stopped wiggling and glared at John and Aiden.
"Ha, ha, very funny you two. You've had your fun now, so what do you say you get me the HELL down from here."
With the last of the Athosians settled on the mainland Elizabeth was finally able to take a minute for herself and relax. Standing out on the balcony near the control room Elizabeth was enjoying a nice cup of coffee when she was informed of an unauthorized gate activation. Sighing she quickly made her way into the control room where Grodin informed her that it was just Major Sheppard's team coming back half an hour early.
Curious and just a little worried as to why they were coming back early Elizabeth made her way down to the gate room to greet the team. The first person to walk, or more like stomp, through the gate was a very pissed off looking Rodney, Aiden and John soon followed both sauntering along.
"Since I see no blood anywhere I take it your mission went according to plan." Elizabeth greeted the team.
"Yes ma'am." John answered, with a sly fox grin on his face. "We went, we saw, we got bored, we pissed off McKay with a little harmless fun, we came home."
"Harmless? Harmless fun!?" Rodney exploded, turning towards Elizabeth. "Do you have any idea what these…these…Neanderthals with the mentality of eight year olds did to me? They tied me up in a tree while I was sleeping last night, then they had the gall to video tape the whole thing and refuse to give me the tape."
"They did what?" Elizabeth, knowing that, that sound exactly like something a bored John would think up, tried to hide the small smile breaking out on her face.
Most commanders would most likely be appalled that someone under their command would do something like that, but Elizabeth knew that neither John nor Aiden had meant any harm they had just gotten bored. Not that she blamed them she probably would have gotten bored as well, PX-8484 hadn't really had much to offer to anyone but a few of Atlantis's scientists.
Seeing that he wasn't liable to get any sympathy from Elizabeth Rodney stormed out of the room, going off to do who knew what.
"Oh come on McKay it was just a little harmless fun!" John shouted after the retreating scientist. Rodney turned and shot John glare that said if looks could kill. John knew he was going to have hell to pay for this, but he felt that the whole thing had been worth it no matter what Rodney threw at him.
TBC?
A/N: Well there's the first chapter, review and let me know if you want the rest of the story or if I should just bag it.