Dara had been running around for weeks, helping Rodney or Carson, to the best of her ablity. She was getting the hang of running around Atlantis, to the point where she could hide really well and knew the city better than anyone else. During her down time, she would hang out with people around Atlantis. Sometimes it would be Radek or sometimes it would be Aiden when John's team wouldn't be on the field and Rodney didn't need her. It was really interesting was one day, Aiden started to teach her how to hold and fire some guns. She thought it was cool, but she questioned him everytime they did it. He would always responded that he trusted her and she should learn to use the weapons, because McKay couldn't do to good of a job, himself.
One of the things Dara always made sure to do, was listen to Rodney, even when he would start talking about science things over her head. Sometimes he would have a habit of saying something that involved in what they did recently. That was her only way of knowing what was going on. She would try and keep up, seeing where it would match up with the TV show, but sometimes it was hard. They would go on missions that weren't even on the show.
Then there was one day she was working with Rodney, when they got the information, that a storm was coming there way. John had gather as much information with the puddle jumper that he could, then he forwarded it to Rodney.
"This is not good, defently not good."
"What is it?" Dara asked as she looked over at Rodney.
"Go get Zelenka."
Dara rolls her eyes and sighes. She knew it was important, but he could have atleast told her what it was. Without a second thought, she turns around and walks out of the room, hoping to find Radek somewhere near by. Dara was so busy looking for him, she almost ran into him. "Radek! There you are!"
"Yes, what is it?"
Dara kind of points back towards the labs. "Rodney wants you."
"Probably for some sort of ego stroking."
Dara just scratches her head. "Maybe a small one, but it did sound kind of serious."
Dara paced in Carson's office. She knew what ever they were talking about in the confress room had to be big. When she had gotten Radek and taken him to see Rodney, they started mumbling and working right away. That was when she would usually go and work for Carson. A little later, she was running an errand for Carson, when she seen them shoot out of the lab and towards the confress room, with Dr. Weir, Teyla, Aiden, and John going in too. Dara knew that couldn't be a good thing.
About that time Carson walks in. "Would you stop pacing, Dara. You're making me nervous."
"Sorry, Carson. I can't help it. I really nervous myself."
"I'm sure everything is going to be alright. Rodney probably has it figured out by now."
"I doubt it. He looked really annoyed and scaried. I think I figured him out somewhat."
"Well, atleast sit down, will y'ah."
"Okay." Dara finds the nearest chair and flops down in it, but she doesn't stop moving, as her leg continues to bounce.
Carson sighes as he looks at her. "If it'll help take your mind off it, you can help me inoculate some wee babies."
Dara thinks for a minute, then slowly responds. "Yeah, I'll help." Her mind something else was turning, something bigger. She was sure of it now. This was the storm that caused a whole lot of trouble.
Dara trailed behind Carson, carrying some heavy bags. They had started heading their way towards Teyla, when Carson called out towards her. "I don't really have the right boots for this. I just meant to come here and inoculate some wee babies."
Teyla just looks at him and replies, "We need all the hands we can spare before it comes. The storm could not only destroy our crops, but the settlement could be washed away. Just a few of us could remain..."
"Homes can be replaced and homes rebuilt, people can't."
"Which is why we must do what we can, now." Teyla grabs a rope and throws it at Carson. Carson just sighes and wanders off. Dara picks up a few more ropes, smiles, and heads off after him.
