A/N: Here's the last chapter hope you like it. And just so you all know I, being underage, have never had to personally deal with hangovers nor have I ever had to deal with other people and their hangovers, so if this chapter isn't completely accurate I apologize.

Thanks to all those who have reviewed.

#John's thoughts#

/Elizabeth's thoughts/

Pain that was the first thing John became aware of when he began to wake up, a giant, huge, pounding pain in his head.

#What the hell have you gone and done to yourself now Johnny boy?# It took a few minutes for John to realize that he wasn't laying in his nice soft warm bed, but instead was laying on the cold hard floor. #Alright John think what the hell were you doing last night.#

Deciding he wasn't going to get any answers by staring at the floor John rolled himself over. #Aaaaargh! Note to self movement equals pain, pain is bad. No more movement, I'm just going to lie here and die. Yes that's what I'm going to do.#

Cracking his eyes open slightly John surveyed as much of his surroundings as he could with out moving. Spotting Rodney passed out on his left and who he assumed was Aiden, beginning to stir, out of the corner of his right eye, the previous nights events came rushing back to John.

Seeing that Major Sheppard was awake the Sergeant that had been standing watch quickly made his way over and started trying to help the Major get up.

"Come on sir, time to get up. Dr. Weir wants you in her office ASAP." The sergeant pulled the major to his feet.

"Err?" #Ah shit! So that hadn't been a drunken hallucination… I am so a dead man.#

Elizabeth had spent the last for hours sitting in her office fuming and contemplating what she was going to do about the whole situation with Major Sheppard and the others.

/What were they thinking, getting drunk like that? What if there'd been an emergency? They would have been in no condition to do anything to help./

Someone knocking on her door brought Elizabeth out of her thoughts. "Enter." Elizabeth watched as a sergeant half dragged, half carried a semi-coherent Major Sheppard into her office and dumped him in one of the visitor chairs a little rougher than was probably necessary, but considering the sergeant had probably had no help from Major Sheppard with getting him to the office, Elizabeth let it go. /Serves him right for his behavior./

"Thank you sergeant." Elizabeth dismissed the less than happy man. "You look like hell Major."

"It's all Rodney's fault." John muttered. "If he'd only learn when to call defeat…" John trailed off as he saw the pissed-off-don't-bullshit-with-me glare Weir was sending his way. #Ah hell I am so a dead man. Yep I'm a dead man walking…err sitting. This is so not going to end well. Oh well it was a good life while it lasted. It's been fun…#

"Major!" Elizabeth's shout caused John to whip his head up quickly and nearly fall out of the chair.

"Ah, not so loud. Are you trying to make my head explode faster?"

"Normally I would apologize, but considering your current state is your own fault, I'm not going to." Elizabeth said all of this slightly louder then she normally would have, but she wanted John to suffer as much as he could for his actions.

"Ok, yes, alright, fine it was all my fault, all my idea. Can you just let me die in peace now?" #Damn who'd a thought Elizabeth would have such disrespect for the dying.#

"No Major I won't. I'm not even close to being finished with you. I want to know just what the hell were you thinking last night getting drunk like that? What if there'd been an emergency or something?"

"Hey in my defense I'll have you know that I hadn't planned to get the wasted, it just kind of happened. Besides I knew you'd be back first thing today and Grodin is more than capable of handling things in the control room for a few hours, as well as any problems that might've come up..."

Elizabeth raised a hand interrupting John, "That's not the point Major. The point is you were left in charge while I was gone and you completely disregarded that responsibility. All of you but you more so than the others set bad examples last night by drinking, getting drunk while on duty, and stealing supplies."

"Hold it right there, technically I was the only one officially on duty last night. So if you're going to punish anyone for that, punish me and only me. In fact just punish me for the whole thing, leave the others out of this."

"And just why should I do that?"

John, not liking the way the conversation seemed to be going, was beginning to sober up. He knew that if he wasn't careful this whole thing could blow up right in his face. He was literally walking through a mine field at the moment.

"Because I was the ranking officers there and I should have known better than to pull some childish stunt. Because the whole thing was my idea to begin with. Because I thought maybe it was time for a guys night, where we could do a little bonding, get to know each other better. I was willing to do whatever was necessary to boost some morale and if it took a little moonshine, some guy stuff, and a bit of theft fine."

"You're right you were the ranking officers, but you didn't order those men to participate, therefore for the next month, when not on duty they will all be confined to quarters. As for you you'll be confined for the next two months, your team, with the exception of Teyla, will be grounded, no off world missions, until after that point. And you will make yourself available to any and all of the scientist who need the help of someone with the Ancient gene. "

#Oh she can't be serious.# "You can't be serious, all of the scientists? That's just harsh, it's cruel and unusual punishment."

/It may be harsh but it's the least you deserve, John./ "I'm dead serious Major, and am probably being a lot more lenient than most." Elizabeth stood up from her seat and walked over to her door, opening it half way before stopping to look over her shoulder at John who was still seated in his chair.

"To be honest with you John..." The use of his first name didn't go unnoticed by John. "What really hurts, what really gets me is the fact that you didn't even think to invite me. I mean don't get me wrong I don't approve of your all night drinking binge, but I don't mind the occasional drink every now and then myself. I was just as surprised to find out that they'd sent us all the way out here with out any alcohol as you were."

#There's no way she just said what I thought she said, no way not a chance.# "You mean to tell me if I'd just told you what I was planning you would have been ok with it?"

"I'll have you know I'm part Irish on my mother's side. I am more than capable of holding my liquor." With that Elizabeth continued out of her office, leaving John in a slight state of shock. /Ha let him think on that one for a while./

That sounded like a challenge to John if he'd ever heard one and it couldn't be said that John Sheppard was one to ever turn down a good challenge. With that in mind John pulled his sorry butt out of the chair and on slightly unsteady feet went after Elizabeth.

#This is so going to be worth another hang over.#