Part 5: The Judgment Day Part 2
"Welcome back, Doctor."
McKay was wearing an SGC black T-shirt now, but the paint left a shade of yellow on his face and hair.
"I screwed up, didn't I?" McKay was heart-broken, he hadn't made it and he knew it. He couldn't join the SGC for sure.
"Ah, yes. But don't worry. You still have 2 tests to do." Colonel O'Neill smiled innocently.
"Will that make any difference?" McKay was impassive he had lost his fighting-spirit.
"Now, now. Didn't you know that we keep all our recruitment test results and make a list every year to know which one was the worst? You don't want to be at the top of the list, do you?" O'Neill tried to bait him. He knew that McKay's pride was important to him.
"You do?" he asked in disbelief.
"Of course we do. That's why you should try your best for the rest of the tests." There was no such thing, but then again there was no fun in it if McKay didn't put forth an effort to do it.
McKay thought about it for a while, but he knew no matter how long he thought about it, the result would always be the same. "Okay Colonel, I'll do my best."
"That's the spirit. Let's start the Logic test."
"Okay, what do you want me to do?"
"Just sit there." McKay sat where the Colonel wanted him to, and then the Colonel gave him a piece of paper and a pen.
"Here's the deal, I'll ask you one question and you have to answer it according to your logic. I'll give you 2 minutes to write it down on the paper. You can write more than 1 answer for the question. Do you have any questions?"
"No."
"Just let me know when you are ready."
McKay took a deep breath, "I'm ready. Let's hear it."
"Okay, I'm only going to ask the question once. Listen carefully." The Colonel paused for a while, "There were three cockroaches on the wall, two were female and the other was male. The two females fought each other, but the one who fell from the wall was the male. Why was that?"
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In the commissary
"Oh, man"
"That guy is unbelievable."
"Should've known that logic and O'Neill were never on the same track."
"I can't believe that I actually respect that man."
"How did he end up as SG-1 leader?"
"What kind of logic question was that?"
"It's so frightening that Thor actually likes that guy."
"Someone please tell me that Hammond will be back."
"Years in Black Ops. And that was the only question that he could think of?"
"Was that actually a question?"
"My 10 year-old daughter could ask more intelligent question than that."
"Where was the logic?"
"Hey guys, it looked like McKay couldn't answer that question."
The TV set became the centre of attention, it shown McKay was scratching his head while trying to write something down on the paper. There was silence in the room as realisation was drowned.
"McKay can't answer the question."
It pretty much summed everything, so no one said anything. Eyes were still glued to the TV set.
"Uhm, any of you know the answer?"
No one opened his or her mouth.
"I take back everything I said about the Colonel earlier."
"Me too."
"Ditto."
"Me three."
"So do I."
"The man knows what he's doing."
"Can't argue with that."
"He gets my respect back."
"Totally."
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"Times up, McKay. Stop writing." The Colonel took the paper from the table and examined it for a while, yep, just like he thought, McKay got it wrong. But it didn't matter, now it was Teal'c's turn, "Teal'c, he's all yours."
"Thank you, O'Neill." Teal'c wore one of his evil smiles while McKay was sweating. McKay was a bit weary about the big Jaffa, and the fact that he couldn't answer Colonel O'Neill's question didn't help much. Oh yeah, and there was the incident when he almost 'erased' him. And from what he heard, the Jaffa had an immense memory much like an elephant.
"Doctor McKay, please follow me."
McKay visibly shrunk, "Uhm, what are you going to do?"
"The last one is the Endurance test. It is not complicated. Do you see the box there?" Teal'c pointed at the big box on one of the corners of the room, "All you have to do is step in there."
"That's it?" he asked unconvincingly, it sounded too easy.
Teal'c raised his eyebrow, "As you said, that is it."
McKay just wanted to get this over with, he had the worst day of his life. He was wondering when everthing went wrong, he woke up with such a confidence this morning that he would ace this test, but now, he just couldn't wait to go home. He walked to where the box was and got inside.
"Have fun Teal'c." He could hear the Colonel voice before he noticed that Teal'c also went inside and closed the box.
Uh oh.
"This is the Endurance test, we will see how long you will last before you are unconscious."
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Back to the commissary
"Damn."
"Arggg ... just when things are getting interesting."
"Where did they get the box from?"
"I should've known it. They borrowed the box from the storage this morning."
"You should."
"Why didn't you put a camera or a bug or anything in it?"
"Hey, I didn't think that they would use it for the test. Do you know what kind of things that the SG-1 had requested?"
"Oh, do tell."
"Yes, yes, what kind of thing do they requested?"
"Spill the beans."
"Dish everything out."
"Uhm, it's actually classified. Sorry."
"Noooo."
"Damn it, don't you ever do that again."
"You want to end up in the mercy of Doctor Fraiser?"
"Hey, it wasn't my fault."
"Teal'c could beat him to death in there."
"You think?"
"How long do you think McKay would last in there?"
"You asked the wrong question. How long WOULD Teal'c stay in there?"
"50 bucks for an hour."
"You're on."
"No, I'd say 50 bucks for half an hour. McKay couldn't last that long."
"40 for half an hour."
"40 for 45 minutes."
"45 for an hour."
"40 for 20."
"50 for 45."
"45 for 30."
"50 for 10 minutes, Teal'c is good, very good."
"Hey guys, Teal'c is out."
"He is?"
"You must be joking."
"That was quick."
"Did someone time it?"
"Yes, I think it was just over 3 minutes."
"Three?"
"It can't be."
"Are you sure?"
"Positive."
"Wow, Teal'c is THAT good."
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Inside the Lecture room
"Teal'c, that was fast." Major Carter raised her eyebrows.
"Well Carter, it's not about the quantity, but the quality. Am I right, Master Teal'c?" The Colonel chipped in.
"You are correct, O'Neill. I am pleased to say that Doctor McKay did not pass this test." The Jaffa felt really good about this, he had his revenge.
"Ah, it's official then. He was our worst failed-candidate." Colonel O'Neill smiled in satisfactory manner.
"It is." Teal'c nodded his head.
"Hey guys, what do you want to do with Dr. McKay?" Jonas asked.
"Call the infirmary. Let them take care of him." The Colonel couldn't care less about the Doctor.
Jonas went to see how McKay was while Teal'c phoned the infirmary.
The Colonel looked at Major Carter.
"You see Major. I keep my promise, there's nothing to be worried about." He said with a smug grin.
"Well Sir, I must say that I'm sorry for doubting you earlier."
"No sweat Major."
"So ... if you don't mind me asking. What's the answer to your question?" She was curious, the question was not an average logical question by any means.
"You mean you don't know?" He pretended to look surprised.
"I had my guess, but somehow ... let's just say that your logic is different from mine."
"What's that suppose to mean?"
"You have a ... unique way of thinking." She managed to choose her word carefully.
"Oh, thank you."
"So ... what's the answer?"
"Oh, that. It was because the male cockroach was cheering and clapping his hand while watching the females fighting, so he lost his grip on the wall."
She stared at him blankly, thinking how on earth that it could be possible. But then again, it came out from his brain.
"Oh." That was all she managed to say.
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Back again to the commissary.
"Uhm ..."
"Was that ... "
"Did you ... "
"How ..."
"Is it just me or ... "
"Where's the logic in that?"
"Please remember, it's the Colonel that we're talking about."
"Yep, there was no logic in him at all."
"Someone please check his brain."
"Didn't we have to pass a test before joining the SGC? How did he make it?"
"He didn't have to do any test. He was the first man that went through the gate."
"I see."
"I lost my respect in him ... again."
To be continued
AN: The logic question was not mine, I heard it somewhere. Please send review and feedback as always … :)
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