Two For Pain by Bluerock7

The Stargate erupted into life unexpectedly, as Doctor Elizabeth Weir talked to Colonel Sheppard and Colonel Caldwell about what they were going to do with McKay.

"He is of no use to us here, he is in the way. I want him gone" said Elizabeth.

"Well, he is of no use on earth either. SGC don't want him back" snarled Caldwell.

"So what do we do with him then?" Elizabeth asked

"Feed him to the next Wraith we capture"

"Colonel Sheppard, that is cruel and against the Geneva Convention, we do not treat prisoners in that manner." Reprimanded Caldwell.

The sirens bleared as Chuck the Technician shouted out that it was SGA3's signal and that they were coming in hot. The soldiers that guarded the gateroom, ran to their positions and Weir gave the nod to open the Iris and let SGA3 through.

"Wonder what McStupid has done now?" said Radek, coming to join the trio.

The water parted as Lieutenant Harvey entered carrying a child and followed by the rest of his team and the survivors from the village. Cadman was at the rear, coming through, facing backwards, gun raised. She turned as the gate shut down, when the last of group was through. They could see that she was crying.

John Sheppard looked over the crowd but could not see Rodney McKay. He hurried down the stairs to have a better look. John was joined at the bottom by Teyla and Ronan. He stopped in front of Harvey and survived all around him, still looking for a snarky scientist. Doctor Beckett entered the room, with the Medical team, in time to hear Colonel Sheppard to ask.

"Where is Doctor McKay?"

"No, more importantly. What happened?" interrupted Elizabeth.

Laura approached them and said "The Wraith attacked the village. We saved as many as we could but ..."

"Where is McKay?" shouted John again

Laura gave a sob "He is gone."

"What do you mean, Gone?" asked Elizabeth

"He... H... "Sobbed Laura. Carson came over to give her comfort.

"Lieutenant Harvey, report" demanded John.

"Sir, Doctor McKay ran away"

There were looks of contempt around the room and Ronan looked disgusted.

"So?"

"Sir?"

"Why is Cadman crying? Why do you and the rest of your team look upset? What happened to Rodney?"

"He ran into a Culling beam."

"Teach him to run away." Said Caldwell

"No Sir, not in panic, deliberately."

"What?" said Elizabeth

"He committed suicide"

"No" whispered John "Oh God no!"

"He couldn't take the abuse anymore" said Laura "All the ridicule that we heaped on him."

"You were all, still his friend?" asked Teyla

"Yes, this was a lesson for Rodney to learn from" said Elizabeth "We were still his friend"

"Strange way to show it." Said Ronan "From your attitudes I took it to mean that McKay was no longer wanted here."

"Yes, but we didn't mean it. "Said Elizabeth

"Could have fooled me."

"What do we do to save Rodney?" asked Teyla

"Too late now. Rodney lost. He wouldn't want us to sacrifice ourselves for a lost cause" said Elizabeth.

SGA1 looked at her in shock as the rest of Command did also.

"We Do Not Leave Anyone behind!" snarled John

"Doctor Weir is right" said Caldwell "McKay is gone. If you go after him, to try and save him, IOA will not like it and everyone here is skating on thin ice, thanks to McKay, so tread very carefully."

John turned away in pain, a hand to his chest. It was at this moment that he realised how much Rodney meant to him, now it was too late.

Rodney screamed in pain as a hand was thrust into his chest. He knew that in seconds his life would be sucked from him. The agony was hard to take but finally in the end, he would be at peace... But it was taking too long. Why of why?

End of Part Two.