Addy surveyed the landscape

A/N: So, first I must apologize for the ridiculous delay. I kicked myself in the ass and started chugging out the awesomeness, so hopefully there will be no more of that nonsense…

On another note, I've decided that I'm going to change this from Humor/General to Humor/Angst because as I keep writing this story, it keeps getting more and more heavy.

Now for the disclaimer! Addy is mine… Lola is my friend's the others are not.

And without further ado… let the story continue!

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Addy surveyed the landscape. The planet the Detheras lived on was peaceful and serene. It seemed that it was in the beginning of fall. The leaves all had a crimson hue to them and many cascaded gently to the ground in the gentle breeze. Birds flew about happily as their songs filled the landscape with beautiful noise. The scent of all the nature around them filled Addy's senses as she inhaled deeply. Then, Rodney sneezed. Loudly. She deflated a little as the moment was ruined.

"So now I not only have a cold, but I'll also have to deal with allergies. Great, just great." Rodney harrumphed.

"Yes and now we'll not only have to deal with your cold, but also your allergies." Sheppard replied coolly as he checked the surrounding area. "Seems like there's a path leading that way," he said as he pointed towards a path leading down hill. The rest of the trail was hidden behind the trees.

Rodney glared. "Wasn't this town like ten miles away from here? Why didn't we bring a jumper?"

Sheppard sighed, to Addy it sounded like the long-suffering sigh she vaguely recalled her mother having used more than once.

"Perhaps…" Teyla said, trying to keep the grumpy scientists' snark at bay. "Ronan and I should approach from the trail while you three take an alternative route."

"Why?" Rodney demanded.

"Because someone pissed them off last visit and they probably wouldn't take too kindly to that certain someone's reappearance."

"Hey! I didn't piss anyone off, I just…"

"Insulted, irritated, aggravated, and oh yeah, pissed them off!" Sheppard said, glaring at Rodney. "Maybe Addy should go with you two, so she can see what the normal missions are like…"

"We don't really have 'normal'." Ronan interjected.

"I think that I'd go along with you two so that you don't start fighting. Because I know deep down you two are big boys, but until you find your big boy voices you'll need a mommy to look after you." Teyla hid a smirk, Ronan looked amused, Rodney pouted, and Sheppard sighed.

"Alright, Teyla, Ronan, you head for the village and see if you can find anything that the Detheras don't want us to know. Addy, Rodney, and I will do some snooping."

"Doesn't snooping require quiet?" Addy asked and poked Rodney's side.

Rodney practically jumped out of his skin. He hadn't notice Addy moving towards him, which was odd since he'd taken to staring at her… okay, he couldn't think that way, it just happened she was always in his line of view… yeah. That was it.

Sheppard shook his head and chuckled lightly. "We should meet back here for the check-in with Atlantis, maintain radio silence." He said, before heading in the direction opposite the path.

Rodney followed Sheppard, with Addy taking up the rear. She watched as Teyla and Ronan disappeared down the trail. She turned back to Rodney and slowly snuck closer to him. Eventually she was walking parallel with him. He didn't even notice, not until she snuck her hand into his. This time she had to laugh at his startled reaction.

"What… what are you doing?" Rodney asked, his voice raising an octave higher.

Addy shrugged and eyed him innocently. "It's cold." She said and snuggled up besides him. "Maybe I should just snuggle up with John? I mean, if you don't want me here?" She asked, pouting playfully.

Unfortunately, that playfulness was lost on Rodney. "No! I mean, if you want to. I just erm… well…" He sighed and let her hand fall free. Nice one! He mentally scorned himself, finally a pretty girl takes interest in you and you blew it! Now she's going to go crawl all over Sheppard…

"Rodney?" Addy asked questioningly as he turned beat red. Neither of them had noticed that Sheppard was no longer within view. "Don't be embarrassed." She said and tried to hook her hand with his again, but he turned away and looked at his shoes.

Now all I have to do is wait for Sheppard's belittling remark… where is it? Rodney looked up and blinked. "Where's John?" He asked.

Addy frowned too. "I don't know…" She said and took a step forward. "Come on, let's find him." She said and took off at a pace Rodney could barely keep up with.

Rodney was so focused on not falling as he ran after Addy that he didn't notice she'd stop. "Rodney!" She shrieked as she tried to keep from falling into a deep hole that blocked their way.

Rodney was of no help to this matter and soon he felt himself slipping into the hole. The next part was a blur, which ended in a sickening crunch of bone's breaking. He promptly blacked out as pain erupted through his left arm.

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"Rodney?" The voice of an angel floated through the cloudiness the pain was making. "Time to wake up honey." There was a soft hand on his cheek, he leaned into it. "There's a good boy." The angel had such a pretty voice. He wondered if she knew that…

"Rodney." The angel's voice said, laughter filling it. "Open your eyes sweetie." When Rodney finally did open his eyes he saw Addy, her face smiling happily above him. "There we go." She soothed and her soft hand was on his face again. "You gave us quite the scare."

"Us?" Rodney croaked, looking around the dark room they were in.

"Hey buddy." There was John.

Rodney laughed giddily. "Found you." He said and rested against something soft. A jacket, his mind supplied helpfully.

Sheppard made a face. "Yeah… hey Addy, you sure he didn't hit his head?"

Addy laughed. "I gave him some… something for when I was setting his arm." She explained. "He's just a little dopey." She returned her look down to Rodney, who was looking up at them with bright blue eyes and goofy smiled plastered on his face. "Silly boy, why are you grinning like that?"

Rodney giggled. He actually giggled. "Just how much of that stuff did you give him?" Sheppard sighed. This was not how things were supposed to be going. This entire situation would have been a lot more bearable if Rodney had not just giggled.

Addy shrugged. "I gave as much as it said to." She said and looked back to Rodney. "It's better than him screaming in agony because his bone was sticking out of his arm…"

"That sounds… painful." Rodney said and looked around; it didn't feel like anything was wrong with his arm. "Where are we?"

Addy shrugged. "We're underground… somewhere." She said. "In a tunnel, but that's really all we kno-- what are you doing Rodney?"

"Playing." Rodney said as he tugged at the hem of her shirt.

"Well Rodney you're playing in places that probably shouldn't be played with in public." She smiled softly as one timid finger poked into her side. "Now now Rodney, none of that."

"But you're so sooooft," he said as he looked at her with giant blue eyes.

"As much as I hate to interrupt Rodney's heart-felt drug trip, we really should find a way out of here. Do you think that he can stand?"

"Yeah, he'll just need some help getting up." She said and hooked Rodney's uninjured arm over her shoulders. "Up we go." She said as she helped Rodney into a sitting position.

"Noooo!" Rodney whined as he closed his eyes. "It's all spinny!" He said and made a sound somewhat like a sob.

"Shhh…" Addy soothed as she put a hand on his back. "You just keep your eyes closed and tell me if your tummy gets too owey." Addy whispered as she ignored Sheppard's looks. "Let's get you standing." She said and, without Sheppard's help, stood up. Rodney clung to her, but she didn't seem to mind.

Sheppard pulled out his life sign's detector. "There's no sign of life around here, sooo… let's go right." He said and pointed down the hall. He pretended to ignore the babying sounds coming from Addy's mouth.

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Lola snuck though the hallways. She was heading for the infirmary to surprise Carson with something she knitted for him. She wasn't exactly sure what it was, but it was soft and she knew he'd find some use for it. Just as she was beginning to wonder if she had gotten lost again when she heard that soft Scottish burr she had come to love.

"I just do not know if he'll survive… there's nothing I can do…"

"Don't worry yourself Dr. Beckett…" It must have been a nurse, Lola decided; they were all quiet and soft-spoken and yuck! She didn't much care for the competition… umm… the nurses. "… We cannot give up hope on Michael."

Michael? That was the wraith guy that they weren't allowed to see. Lola frowned. Addy had been right, something was amiss here. But Addy was off world, she couldn't do any snooping. That meant that it was up Lola to discover what was up! She smiled and waited in silence as Carson and the floozy… I mean, umm, nurse, to stop talking. Once they were gone she snuck quietly into the infirmary.

The lights were dimmed to simulate night and Lola made her way through the infirmary with stealth she didn't know she had. Once she had evaded the night nurse she crept towards the seclusion rooms.

The first one was empty; as was the second, but in the third seclusion room she saw a sight that filled her with dread and anger.

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"Rodney's getting heavy." Addy complained quietly as they walked through the underground passage way.

"Actually I thought he'd been loosing weight," Sheppard snarked back.

"Oh ha ha," Addy said and shifted Rodney's weight. He was resting against her shoulder and drool was dribbling past her tank top and on to places she really didn't want to think about. Just as Sheppard went to help with Rodney a cry to the left made them stop.

Sheppard turned slowly and examined what appeared to be a plain wall. "See if you can feel any bumps." Addy whispered from behind him. Sheppard complied and soon found that there was indeed a door there.

"Addy, help me see if we can open it." He whispered and turned to see her already setting Rodney down. Soon, she was by his side feeling along the wall. Her brow was creased into a frown.

"I don't think we'll be able to get in from here… we need to find a way out."

Sheppard nodded. "The life sign's detector isn't working… I don't know how many people are around us."

Addy nodded. "I doubt our radios will work either, when we don't show up, Teyla and Ronan will send for help."

"If they aren't captured…"

"Well, if no one shows up, then Elizabeth will send for someone anyway. Do you--" Another cry interrupted her train and she sighed. "We can discuss this as we walk, now help me with Rodney." She whispered and turned to look to where Rodney was supposed to be. Supposed to, but wasn't.

"Shit!" She heard Sheppard exclaim.

"Come on." Addy said. "Let's find Rodney and get out of here." At that she turned in the direction they were heading and kept walking.

Not long after they had lost Rodney they heard voices.

"Did you know that one of them escaped?"

"Really? I thought they were all too ill or too dead to get out."

"Too dead? Are you really that stupid?"

"You know what I meant, now come on, I hate this place."

Soon the voices faded away and soon the silence surrounded Addy and Sheppard again. After a long pause Sheppard let out a sigh and moved forward. "There has got to be another door near here."

"Found it." Addy said as she opened the door. As the door opened the dank smell of rotting flesh assaulted their nostrils.

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A/N: Oh! Seems like an adventure is boiling up! And what has happened to our poor Rodney this time? And what has Lola discovered!?

Thank you all so much for reading! Please please please comment! They mean the world to me, and the more comments the more drive I'll have for keeping this thing alive. This is my first fanfic, so be gentle, but if you have constructive criticism I'd love to hear that as well!