Title: Untold

Author: shannyfish (previously atlantis child - Command Dynamics), innocent choir girl A new section of Atlantis is opened, but what allows them to access the technology and information?

Genres: Angst, Drama, Introspect, Hurt/Comfort

Warnings: None. Be proud!

Rating: PG

Chapter: 2 "Pathetic, Much?"

Author's Notes: sorry for taking so long, due to recent events in life, it's taken me awhile to rest up enough that I don't feel sick and to feel up to writing.

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John had brought along a folding chair and his War and Peace book for his job as head babysitter and prodder of Rodney. He had instructed the Marines to bring something to keep them all occupied, and much to John's surprise and jealousy…most of them had handheld electronic games like Gameboy. Why was he the only one with a book? He suddenly felt rather pathetic. He left his book open, but watched the spectacle in front of him: Rodney ordering everyone around, and Zelenka running behind Rodney telling him not to be so impulsive and that he could be wrong. It was almost like watching TV…except not as entertaining. "Needs a better plot," he muttered.

"Excuse me, Sir?"

He frowned when he realized that his comment had been overheard, "Nothing," he said and went back to reading his book. John hadn't intended for his comment to be heard, let alone for it to be put into the correct context by someone else. "McKay, do you know what it does yet?" John randomly called out knowing damn well what the response would be.

Rodney rolled his eyes and marched over, so that he could see Sheppard. He held his tablet firmly in hand as he looked straight at him, "Do you think I'm keeping information from you? Why don't you come over here and try to turn it on?!"

"No need to get testy just because you can't figure out what it does," John said not looking up from his book.

Frustrated, Rodney touched his radio, "Elizabeth! We haven't even been down here thirty minutes and already Sheppard is pestering me! Will you please tell him it's not productive?"

((I'm sure he's already heard you, Rodney. Just…try and ignore the detail…))

"Do they really need to be here?"

((We've been over this…))

Rodney pouted a bit, and then stopped back over to his station.

John smirked when his radio buzzed in his ear. Elizabeth was telling him to try and behave and give McKay a bit more time. But oh how John enjoyed harassing his friend.

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"I told you it would work!" Rodney proclaimed as two heavy doors opened to reveal another larger area.

"Rodney, I think we should…wake…Colonel Sheppard," Zelenka said looking back at the sleeping detail. They had been down there several hours without much luck until now. But Rodney wasn't as rational as he was…and Rodney tended to just do whatever the hell he wanted when not supervised by someone with a gun…or someone who could scold him that he wouldn't ignore. Those people were usually Colonel Sheppard, Doctor Weir, or Ronan.

Waving his arm up and down, Rodney pushed the idea away. "No, no…this is our find. We're not going to wake the babysitters and let them have all the glory."

"Did you just use the word our?" Zelenka asked in shock.

"So…I'm slipping… I'm tired…and I haven't eaten in hours," Rodney defended.

Zelenka shook his head. He swore he was the only one in the group who would talk back to Rodney. "You just ate a power bar five minutes ago."

"That doesn't count."

Rolling his eyes and shaking his head, Zelenka looked to the others for some help. None of the other scientists offered any. Obviously everyone else was afraid of crossing McKay. He placed his hands on his hips and watched as McKay went defiantly towards the other room. Zelenka blinked when the doorway ended up being defended by a shield which knocked McKay back and squarely to the floor. "I told you," Zelenka mumbled as he and the other scientists went to help the man up.

A woman's voice bellowed through the rooms and halls in ancient. It was enough to startle the scientists and push the Marines and Sheppard from their sleep into combat mode. "What is that?" Sheppard asked looking everywhere and not seeing anything.

"McKay did it," Zelenka said flatly.

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TBC…