Disclaimer; "Stargate" and all characters property of MGM

Rating; T but will probably go up to M

Setting; after The Shrine but before Brainstorm, small references to The Shrine, Trio

Summary; The team is unexpectedly ambushed on an away mission, Rodney is tortured. Rodney whump, Mckeller.

A/N This is my first ever story, so apologies for any mistakes. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks to the Mckeller thread on Gateworld for getting me into Rodney whump, and unwittingly inspiring me.


Chapter 1

Rodney walked into the gate room, getting ready for the latest trip off world. It was just supposed to be a straightforward mission to meet the locals. Maybe it would be relaxing he thought, you never know, It might even go as planned for a change. Zelenka had been driving him nuts with his incompetence in the lab, he had to go and do it all himself and sort out the mess created lately. The other scientist seemed to have taken a step backwards somehow. It would be nice to leave that behind for a few days despite the screw ups he would have to deal with upon his return. Actually maybe going on this mission wasn't such a good idea. There would probably be a mountain of work on his return if the last week was anything to go by.

As he walked in he spotted Dr Keller with the rest of the team. "I wasn't expecting to see you here Jennifer," he remarked feeling mildly excited at her presence.

As she looked round and smiled he noticed how beautiful she was, seeming to radiate warmth from her entire being. "Apparently there's an illness traveling round one of the villages, so I've come along to see if I can be of any assistance to the locals. Plus getting to spend some time in peaceful surroundings with some warm sunny weather to look forward to, well I couldn't miss out on that. It will be a nice break from Atlantis, plus I get to spend time with you guys, which is always a bonus" she replied with a twinkle in her eye before walking over to Sheppard.

Well it definitely won't be so bad, getting to spend some more time with Jennifer was something he couldn't complain about. Going could definitely be a good thing, if he would be in close proximity to her. Though he was sure Sheppard would make some stupid remark about the two of them, he couldn't figure out why John kept trying to interfere. Rodney knew he would be able to deal with anything if she was nearby, it was just a shame she didn't know it. Maybe one day he'd tell her how he felt, but he really didn't deserve anyone as perfect as that wonderful woman, so probably not. Chances were she didn't even think about him when he wasn't right in front of her. Sure she'd worked tirelessly to save his life when he'd gotten that parasite stuck in his head, even going against everyone else from what he'd heard. Plus there had been that time where she'd invited him out for a drink after they'd gotten stuck in that stupid cavern. That didn't mean a thing though, she was probably just doing her job and being friendly. Rodney realised he'd become a little wrapped in his thoughts when he noticed that the rest of the team were about to walk through the gate.

"Hey wait up, no need to run off without me, I need to keep my strength up for the rest of the trip," he yelled whilst attempting to reach them.

"Maybe if you spent as much time exercising as you do moaning then you wouldn't have to keep your strength up, the rest of us can cope just fine," retorted Ronon.

Rodney muttered under his breath before stepping through the gate. He couldn't believe he was being made fun out of by Ronon, the guy who only grunted or hit things. This could be a very long trip.


As they were walking towards the village Rodney realised he had forgotten to bring his sunscreen. He couldn't believe it, he was going to get burnt, his body couldn't take much more. At this rate he was going to end up getting some horrible illness caused by all the radiation he had endured during his time on Atlantis, he was probably already sterile by this point. Why had he come on this mission, when he should be getting onto Zelenka. Knowing Rodney's luck, his number two had probably wrecked his latest research by now. Surely it couldn't be much further to the village could it? They seemed to have been travelling for ages.

"How much further, my complexion can't take much more. I'm not built for journeys like this, we should have taken the jumper"

"Well I can see your not built for it, maybe you should take Ronon's advice. You certainly seem to have put on a few pounds lately. Ever consider that the exercise might do you some good, and not just the muscles in your mouth," Sheppard replied with a smirk.

Rodney glared at him whilst Teyla responded, "It is not far to the village, just past these trees then we shall arrive. You will be able to take a rest then Rodney."

"Hey I'm sure there'll be some technology for you to study when we get there, you might have fun," Jennifer spoke with a smile.

Rodney smiled back, feeling a fluttering in his stomach. She was still being kind to him despite his incessant moaning. Maybe he ought to reconsider asking her for a drink sometime, there was always the slight possibility she might say yes. He took to glaring at John again. "At least some people can give a decent response, no need to be mean. And I have not put on a few pounds," he moaned as he stomped off ahead of the group.

Figuring it would be wise to calm down before going back to the others, he decided to take a look at his monitor, see if there was anything interesting showing up nearby. As he looked at it he was surprised to see a strange energy reading. The scientist in him decided to walk over and take a look to see what it was, though as he looked up, realised that he was quite a way from everyone else, and thought it better to go get the others and not let his curiosity get the better of him. He tended to not have the best luck in situations like this. Before he got back however, there was a loud noise and a scream nearby. Seeing that Jennifer had been shot, he got ready to run over. It looked like they had been ambushed , but before he had the chance to go and help her he saw something coming towards him. Every fibre in his being was terrified, but not just for himself, but for her and the rest of the team. The last thing he thought was what the hell was going on before everything went black.