Chapter 33 – Part 33
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Jen and Ronon's Atlantis wedding had gone off without a hitch. There had been a problem the night before with an unexpected Wraith attack but, luckily, everyone had survived the attack and nothing had been destroyed. They had left this morning to go back to Earth, giddy over their first wedding.
Still, while they were gone, the Expedition was preparing for their return.
762. In the absence of the Master, A-1, and the Alliance, Mr. Woolsey will be running things.
The small contingent that was going to Earth for the second wedding was getting ready to leave. The rest of A-1, as well as the Alliance, Anne's family, and a few choice members of the medical staff were going with her. Elizabeth wanted to stay on the safe side, while they were all away. Woolsey had been honored that she put enough trust in him to oversee things while they were gone. He had been there for the Atlantis-wedding and he was well-aware of the Expedition's insanity.
After all, they would be gone for well over a week. Jen and Ronon had already left the week prior.
In the back of her mind, Elizabeth knew that the Earth-wedding was going to be insane, especially with members of the SG-C there, as well as the President and his family. She had to smile. Most of Jen's family didn't know that Jen was such good friends with the President.
763. Only the medical staff is allowed to baby-sit Testudo.
Jen had left her pet turtle in their care while she was on Earth. The Smart Camp had tried to come "visit" him. Rodney got a broken arm, a fractured ankle, and three broken ribs. He wasn't too happy and EVERYONE heard about it.
Testudo earned his stripes.
764. Don't make Sapphira mad.
A. She's already hanging around the Infirmary.
B. Remember that she's best friends with Testudo and Lorn.
After the events with Testudo, the Smart Camp was steering clear of the three Menagerie-members and the Infirmary in general. There were going to be funs stories for Ronon and Jen, when they got back.
Keep bouncy balls out of briefings.
A. Or any meeting where there are people from Earth present.
John was the culprit there. He had been supremely bored one day and had a bouncy ball. A delegate from Earth had been visiting on a peaceful mission. John had snuck the bouncy ball into a meeting and started playing with it. Things got out of hand and the delegate had ended up in the Infirmary. Teyla gave John a firm talking-to and he was ashamed.
765. You may not steal the last Harry Potter film for early viewings.
The last Harry Potter film was coming out soon and the entire Expedition was on tender-hooks. Their love of Harry Potter was on the same level of their love for Lord of the Rings. Knowing that, Elizabeth did not want to have to clean up any mess caused by a mass revolt and the deployment of the Fleet.
766. A friendly excursion back to Earth will be planned to see the movie.
A. Yes, it will be for the midnight showing. A theater will be reserved.
B. Any Expedition member who stays behind on skeleton crew will be allowed to time travel back to attend the showing.
This was one of those cases where she justified time travel. That way, no one got upset. Those on skeleton crew had to wait a little while to see the movie, but they didn't have to wait three weeks to get back to Atlantis to start building things they saw from the movie, so it was a win-win situation.
767. There will be no searching for house elves in the Pegasus Galaxy.
Rodney had apparently thought so, given what they had run across already.
768. "He's an evil, life-draining vampire" is not an excuse that falls under 'justifiable homicide'.
A. Regardless of your mental state.
A-13 had gotten back from 449. One of them, who was apparently having a bad trip, saw one of Nick's Wraith personnel, yelled, "he's an evil, life-draining vampire," and proceeded to gun down the unfortunate Wraith, who happened to be Nick's second-in-command. Needless to say, Nick wasn't very happy. Neither was Elizabeth, who felt the need to make it known that she disapproved of the person's actions.
769. If Ronon is Chewbacca, Melissa is Buffy.
A. Look at her body count. She's as good at killing enemies as Buffy was.
No one was really contesting that one.
770. Keep bouncy balls out of briefings.
A. Or any meeting where there are people from Earth present.
John was the culprit there. He had been supremely bored one day and had a bouncy ball. A delegate from Earth had been visiting on a peaceful mission. John had snuck the bouncy ball into a meeting and started playing with it. Things got out of hand and the delegate had ended up in the Infirmary. Teyla gave John a firm talking-to and he was ashamed.
771. Dirty Dancing. Not for everyone.
The Marine Brigade got interesting when they got tired. A few had decided to recreate the famous lift scene from Dirty Dancing. It didn't end well.
772. Avoid table dancing at all costs.
A. Especially when your team all has cameras.
B. Pictures will be put on the Wall and on Atlantisbook.
More than a few people had gotten inebriated off-world and had decided to table dance. The rest of the Expedition laughed at the results
773. Do not read Winnie the Pooh or any other similar books to children off-world.
A. They won't get it.
B. Chances are, their parents will be terrified.
C. It won't end pretty.
Annie had been the culprit there, but, to be fair, she had been reading the stories to Mora. Still, A-6 had been run off-world more than once after she had found a book in her pack and the native children, seeing the pretty pictures, demanded to be read to.
774. Pooh-sticks is only to be played when you are absolutely positive there are no natives watching.
A. Even then, use caution.
A-6 had been off-world, again.
Sean had mentioned something about Pooh-sticks. The rest of the team had thought that it would be fun to give the game a try. So, they found a bridge. A group of natives had come across them in the middle of a game and had promptly been shushed while the game was going on. When A-6 had returned to Atlantis, multiple other teams wanted to play. Now, eleven worlds had variations of Pooh-sticks.
775. Helen is only allowed to baby-sit Mora with the Menagerie's supervision.
It wasn't that Elizabeth was worried that Helen would revert and try and feed on Mora. No, it was the fact that the girl wasn't even ten years old yet.
776. POGs are prohibited.
Apparently, POGs, a random fad from the '90s, had come back with a vengeance on Atlantis. Elizabeth was not amused.
777. The Two-Headed Turtle Club may not be founded.
That had been a suggestion from John. Elizabeth said 'no.' They procrastinated enough as is.
778. No jelly grenades.
Where that one came from, Elizabeth did not care to know. Anne and Radek had, apparently gotten way too bored in the absence of Jen and Ronon, which resulted in them devising plans for food-related weapons during a meal.
She sighed, shaking her head. Jen and Ronon had to come back soon! They were missing some really weird stuff.
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