Disclaimer: I don't own the character. no profit made and no infingement intended. entertainment purposes only.

Note: This is my first attempt at an SGA fic so I hope I didn't mess up too bad. Thanks have to go out to Kayli and Sue who listen to me go on and as I figured this thing out. I though I posted this here but I guess I didn't

Chapter One:

Rodney McKay made his way to his office slowly, focusing more on the piece of ancient technology in his hand then where he was going. People were trying to give him a wide berth, some helpfully—or not—pushing him toward a safer route when he started veering into a wall.

Normally Rodney paid more attention to where he was going but today the small, oval, opaque object he held in his hand was beginning to drive him up the wall. He had been unable to activate it despite the gene-therapy one Dr. Carson Beckett had instilled upon him. Rodney had gone to Carson to see if he could convince the man to activate it for him but Carson one again shied away from any ancient technology, especially after the incident with the drone.

In fact Carson's excuse was that he and the other docs had physicals to complete and if he didn't want to be next he had better get out of the infirmary. Needless to say Rodney high-tailed it out, he may have hypochondriac tendencies but he had no desire for a physical—especially given Carson's mood. Which was not a very good one for two reasons….1) Major John Sheppard had not shown up for his scheduled physical and 2) He's just been asked to activate ancient technology.

Pulling himself out of his thoughts long enough to open the door to his office Rodney walked in unprepared for what happened next. Walking slowly over to his desk and chair Rodney made to sit down only to jump three feet in the air; on account that there was already somebody in his chair.

"Hey! Don't you watch what you're doing?"

Rodney turned around swiftly and glared at John Sheppard, "Not in my own office, which is supposed to be empty by the way! What are you doing here anyway? Carson is looking for you."

Sheppard smirked, "I know. This is the one place I thought he'd never look for me in."

Rodney's eyebrows rose, "You're hiding from Carson?" Rodney was beginning to get agitated as he looked at John.

"Aren't you?"

"What? No! I'm trying to get some work done. Where'd it go?" Rodney began looking on the ground for the device, which he had dropped when John startled him.

"Where'd what go?" John asked, resting his booted feet on top of Rodney's desk.

"The device I had in my hand before you so rudely interrupted me and get your feet of my desk."

"Interrupted you? You were going to sit on me!" John exclaimed, not moving his feet.

"It's my chair, in my office, which was supposed to be empty!" Pointing to John's feet Rodney emphasized, "Feet off, now!"

John grumbled but plunked his feet onto the floor anyway, right on top of the device. Reaching down John picked it up and tossed it in the air a couple of times, "This what you're looking for?"

"Yes now be careful with that. I don't know what it does yet," Rodney held out his hand for the device.

John shrugged and handed it over to Rodney. Just as their hands met the device went from opaque to clear and there was a bright flash, which when gone revealed John and Rodney on the floor staring at each other in a mixture of horror and confusion.

Chapter Two