MGM owns SGA. Not me.

This stems from something DaletheChu said in a review. I hope you don't me using it as inspiration. :)

500 words.


April Fool's Day, thought John as he ambled into the Control Room. The perfect day to get McKay.

It was 0650, and as he'd hoped the morning shift of gate techs was already manning their stations. Chuck and Amelia were at their customary places as were the three more junior techs, including Isabella Morales, a shapely, raven haired, Spanish beauty that had been batting her eyelashes at him for three months.

John hesitated. He really hated the thought of using any attraction Isabella might have for him in an inappropriate manner, but these were very drastic times.

He had to get Rodney.

He steeled himself for the task at hand and walked over to Morales' station. When she looked up she smiled a brilliant white smile that Sheppard found breathtaking.

"Good morning, Isabella," John said as he leaned against her station.

"Good morning, Colonel," she replied, her accent mixing beautifully with her medium tone voice. "Is there something I can do for you?"

"Yes there is," he replied with a smile. "I need you to tap into Dr. McKay's comm. for me and announce that we're about to be attacked by a Wraith hive ship."

Isabella shook her head. "I'm sorry, Colonel, but I can't do that!" Her eyes widened and she glanced at Woolsey's office. "I would get…"

"Into no trouble," promised Sheppard. "After all, I am the military commander of Atlantis." At her dubious look he reached over, covered her hand with his and added a sincere, "I promise."

A blush spread upon her cheeks as she gently and reluctantly shook her hand from his grasp. She reached over to her board, casting a glance at Amelia and Chuck before opening the comm. "Control Room to…"

"Colonel!"

Sheppard straightened up so quickly that his back hurt. "What?"

Chuck looked up from his screen, his face grim and his body nearly vibrating with tension. "Sir! A rogue Asgard ship just entered the solar system!" He glanced at his screen and then looked back to Sheppard. "ETA is eight minutes!"

Sheppard immediately started running to the exit. "Get everyone up! I'm heading to the Chair Room!" He was out the door and flying down the hall before he could hear Chuck's response.

He entered the transporter and exited a moment later near the Chair Room. He ran as fast as he could into the room and sat in the Chair. He was about to sit back when he heard a loud click.

He looked up and did a double take. Woolsey, Teyla, Ronon, Keller and Rodney were standing there smiling at him. What really told Sheppard that he'd been royally had though, was the stopwatch Rodney was holding in his right hand.

"One minute, twelve seconds," said Rodney with an impressed nod. "Not too bad." Rodney raised an eyebrow and said, "April Fool's."

Sheppard, pissed beyond pissed, said the first thing that came to his mind.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk," said Rodney with a grin. "I think you mean yuck fou."