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The Testing of Wills
Ch. 4
"Will he be okay?" asked Rodney.
"Yes, but I do wish he'd get over this lack of self preservation." answered Dr. Beckett.
"He does get injured astoundingly often." commented Sheppard.
"Mm-hmm." Rodney added.
"Good work, Teyla." said Weir, and Teyla, still soaking wet, nodded.
"Thank you doctor Weir." she said.
Beckett, McKay, Sheppard, Weir, and Teyla were in the medical bay, hovering over Aidan's recovering form. Rodney looked down at Aidan as he spoke.
"So what do we do about our troublemaker?" he asked, and when Weir looked at him strangely, he glanced around them. She blinked once, but other than that, she made no move that acknowledge that he was talking about their visitor.
"We'll keep him here, but in the meantime, we're back to regular schedule. We haven't even explored half of this city yet." she replied, nodding. He looked around at the others. Sheppard furrowed his brow and looked up from his friend.
"Wait a minute, what about—"he started, but Rodney kicked him in the shin and threw him a look, and he switched tack. "My team?" he saved, and Rodney sighed in relief. "We're one man short."
"Find a short term replacement." Weir said, and Sheppard nodded.
"Yes ma'am."
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She looked at her new workspace and nodded.
"This is satisfactory." she said to herself. Then she switched on the systems, made sure the area was secure, and decided to check up on her subjects.
Today was going to be a fun day.
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"Well, we didn't find anything of interest in the section we searched today, it's basically the same as the other ones. A lot of doors, a lot of those teleporters, and some empty science labs." reported Sheppard, exchanging a meaningful glance with Weir. She nodded, and he left.
Rodney, who had been working at a console, froze and looked around suddenly before looking at Weir, who caught his glance and began her casual jaunt over to his station.
"Find anything, Rodney?"
"Yep. Her."
Weir raised her eyebrows and looked at the screen on the console. It showed a power surge in a part of the city that had already been explored. In fact, it looked like the lab that the electric black cloud had come from. Thank goodness it wasn't still there.
"Excellent. I'll send Sheppard."
"Send Swasky instead." Rodney said quietly. Weir hesitated and then nodded, before leaving to make sure it got done. Rodney had a feeling that their visitor would not suffer intruders lightly.
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Captain Swasky motioned his team in place and then clicked on his walkie talkie.
"Ready to move in, Doctor Weir."
"Try to take her alive for questioning."
"Copy that."
They moved into the small area and Swasky touched the area on the screen where they wanted to go. The door closed and They disappeared. When the door opened for them next, they found themselves staring at their intruder, who was holding her hand over a button. They froze, and she smiled.
"You seem to be lost." she said pleasantly, though her red-orange eyes seemed to counteract that amicable attitude. She tilted her closely shorn head and bared her teeth, which were sharp. "Allow me to redirect you."
And with that, she pushed the button. They were sent elsewhere in the city, and she closed the doors around them, without the sprinklers this time. She turned off the panels that would normally open the doors, and then she turned her attention to the gate room, where the others were trying to hail their friends.
"Swasky, are you there?"
She smiled as she spoke to them.
"I'm sorry, he's not available. How may I help you?" she asked.
Sheppard and Weir shared a look with Rodney, and they looked around.
"Where are they?"
"Somewhere else."
"Where?" demanded Weir.
"Why in the name of the Pegasus would I tell you?" asked the voice, and Rodney blinked several times. The Pegasus? That was the name of the Galaxy, true, but what was she talking about?
"Because if you don't we'll just keep looking for you." Sheppard answered, quickly. There was laughter over the loudspeaker, and then the voice scoffed.
"You would keep looking anyway. Find them yourself. If you can."
There was silence again, and Rodney thought for a moment before leaving. He left without telling anyone, and Weir watched him go, but didn't say anything. She knew him well enough to trust that he wouldn't put himself in danger.
Then she thought for a moment.
This was Rodney they were talking about...
Crap...
The Testing of Wills
Ch. 4
"Will he be okay?" asked Rodney.
"Yes, but I do wish he'd get over this lack of self preservation." answered Dr. Beckett.
"He does get injured astoundingly often." commented Sheppard.
"Mm-hmm." Rodney added.
"Good work, Teyla." said Weir, and Teyla, still soaking wet, nodded.
"Thank you doctor Weir." she said.
Beckett, McKay, Sheppard, Weir, and Teyla were in the medical bay, hovering over Aidan's recovering form. Rodney looked down at Aidan as he spoke.
"So what do we do about our troublemaker?" he asked, and when Weir looked at him strangely, he glanced around them. She blinked once, but other than that, she made no move that acknowledge that he was talking about their visitor.
"We'll keep him here, but in the meantime, we're back to regular schedule. We haven't even explored half of this city yet." she replied, nodding. He looked around at the others. Sheppard furrowed his brow and looked up from his friend.
"Wait a minute, what about—"he started, but Rodney kicked him in the shin and threw him a look, and he switched tack. "My team?" he saved, and Rodney sighed in relief. "We're one man short."
"Find a short term replacement." Weir said, and Sheppard nodded.
"Yes ma'am."
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She looked at her new workspace and nodded.
"This is satisfactory." she said to herself. Then she switched on the systems, made sure the area was secure, and decided to check up on her subjects.
Today was going to be a fun day.
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"Well, we didn't find anything of interest in the section we searched today, it's basically the same as the other ones. A lot of doors, a lot of those teleporters, and some empty science labs." reported Sheppard, exchanging a meaningful glance with Weir. She nodded, and he left.
Rodney, who had been working at a console, froze and looked around suddenly before looking at Weir, who caught his glance and began her casual jaunt over to his station.
"Find anything, Rodney?"
"Yep. Her."
Weir raised her eyebrows and looked at the screen on the console. It showed a power surge in a part of the city that had already been explored. In fact, it looked like the lab that the electric black cloud had come from. Thank goodness it wasn't still there.
"Excellent. I'll send Sheppard."
"Send Swasky instead." Rodney said quietly. Weir hesitated and then nodded, before leaving to make sure it got done. Rodney had a feeling that their visitor would not suffer intruders lightly.
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Captain Swasky motioned his team in place and then clicked on his walkie talkie.
"Ready to move in, Doctor Weir."
"Try to take her alive for questioning."
"Copy that."
They moved into the small area and Swasky touched the area on the screen where they wanted to go. The door closed and They disappeared. When the door opened for them next, they found themselves staring at their intruder, who was holding her hand over a button. They froze, and she smiled.
"You seem to be lost." she said pleasantly, though her red-orange eyes seemed to counteract that amicable attitude. She tilted her closely shorn head and bared her teeth, which were sharp. "Allow me to redirect you."
And with that, she pushed the button. They were sent elsewhere in the city, and she closed the doors around them, without the sprinklers this time. She turned off the panels that would normally open the doors, and then she turned her attention to the gate room, where the others were trying to hail their friends.
"Swasky, are you there?"
She smiled as she spoke to them.
"I'm sorry, he's not available. How may I help you?" she asked.
Sheppard and Weir shared a look with Rodney, and they looked around.
"Where are they?"
"Somewhere else."
"Where?" demanded Weir.
"Why in the name of the Pegasus would I tell you?" asked the voice, and Rodney blinked several times. The Pegasus? That was the name of the Galaxy, true, but what was she talking about?
"Because if you don't we'll just keep looking for you." Sheppard answered, quickly. There was laughter over the loudspeaker, and then the voice scoffed.
"You would keep looking anyway. Find them yourself. If you can."
There was silence again, and Rodney thought for a moment before leaving. He left without telling anyone, and Weir watched him go, but didn't say anything. She knew him well enough to trust that he wouldn't put himself in danger.
Then she thought for a moment.
This was Rodney they were talking about...
Crap...