Disclaimer: Thou darest accuse ME of the dishonest act of stealing? Thou hath dishonored my name, knave, and thou shalt pay dearly for it! Draw thy sword and fight me as a man, or die as a coward!

Yeah, you asked for that.

Moondoggy- "More... please." Aw, how can I say no to that? ... Well, easily, but I am not one to disappoint Atlantian reviewers!! Chapter 7 hath... arrivéd!

I would also just like to point out that for those who haven't noticed and support the Weir/Sheppard pairing more than the McWeir pairing....

While she does call Sheppard "John", I won't deny that at all, she also has the tendency to call him "Major Sheppard" a lot. Whereas whenever she refers to Dr. McKay she calls him "Rodney". NEVER have I heard her call him "Dr. McKay" even once since they got to Atlantis(exception of calling him "McKay" in Hide&Seek when reestablishing her leader-ness after the scare of him dying). Has anyone else? If I've missed a spot, feel free to tell me when you REVIEW! MUAHAHAHAHA!

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Chapter 7- Escape

John quickly replaced the panel on the wall as he heard someone coming and motioned to Aiden, who quickly went back to looking as if he was watching McKay- not hard since he had been keeping one eye on him anyway. John dropped off the bench and sat instead, leaning his head back against the wall, eyes closing in a semblance of rest just as the door opened and Lord Munner walked in in a flurry of robes.

"What are you doing?" He asked, quivering with anger and eyes flashing, looking for all the world like the Gamekeepr SG-1 met on P7J-989 who was keeping his people trapped in a cirtual reality.

John made a deliberate show of ever so slowly opening his eyes and looking over at the man. "Sitting here starving. What does it look like?"

Munner glared. "My sensors have said you are attempting an escape by messing with the wiring system."

"Well I guess your sensors are wrong, aren't they?" John asked acidly. Munner stared at him a long moment, then turned to go. "Wait!"

The man paused and turned back as John stood, walking over to the force shield. "Our friend is sick." John's voice was halting as if he hated what he was going to say. "Is there anything you can do for him?"

Munner looked past John at the shallowly breathing, barely awake Rodney, and nodded. He pressed a button on his wrist and the door behind him opened. "Step back please."

John did as asked and saw a blip as the force shield flickered off and three people came into the room, hoisting Rodney up and carrying him out. As soon as they were gone, Munner nodded to the two. "I must go." And without another thing or even an offer of information, he left, leaving the two militant men in silence again.

Once sure he was really gone, John turned from staring at the door to look at Aiden. "Let's finish working and go find McKay and Teyla."

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"I think I've got it," Aiden said, leaning back from the panel. John had given up a while before and let the young lieutenant give it a shot. "Try now."

Wincing, John slowly reached a hand forward to where the barrier should have been. He'd tried and been shocked twice before.

Nothing.

He tried again, then stepped through and back, and through again. He grinned up at Aiden. "Nice work, Lieutenant. Put that panel back and let's go find our stuff."

Aiden nodded and stepped down, grabbed the panel, and stepped back up to replace it again. Once done with that, he quickly followed John over to the door, where the major had already discovered the button and opened it.

Creeping into the hallway, the two men kept on high alert as the looked both ways. John hit Aiden's arm lightly and motioned down the hall. Aiden nodded and quietly followed keeping an eye on their six as well.

Seeing someone approaching, John hit Aiden and drew them back into a convient niche in the wall, watching silently as two scientist-looking types walked past, talking softly to each other. Assured they were a safe distance away, John and Aiden began moving again.

They met no further people along the hallway, carefully checking rooms as they went.

"Here," Aiden hissed, and slid into the room. John followed and carefully closed the door most of the way. Turning he grinned as he saw their things in a pile, including Teyla's belongings.

"Good work, Lieutenant. Let's get our stuff and get out of here."

Aiden nodded and they silently began grabbing their things again.

As they slipped from the room about 10 minutes later- Aiden carrying Rodney's things and John Teyla's- they were armed to the teeth and ready to hurt the next person who attempted to stop them.

"This way," John said as he heard murmuring voices.

Peeking into the room, he saw what appeared to be a medical lab, with Rodney laying on a table, hooked up to a heart monitor and "sleeping". Two doctors were talking in hushed voices at a table while going over charts.

"Dammit, now how to do this...." John muttered.

"I have an idea, sir," Aiden said. He then pushed them out of site and knocked on the doorframe. In a slightly too-deep voice, he called, "Hey, we've got another one in pretty bad shape. I don't think he can be moved anymore. Can you guys come and check?"

A moment later shuffling was heard and the two doctors hurried into the hallway. Instantly John and Aiden knocked them unconcious and dragged them back into the Infirmary and out of site.

"How did you know that would work?" John asked, strain in his voice as he pushed his doctor behind the desk.

"They're medical doctors, aren't they?" Aiden asked, ridding himself of his burden and grinning. "A patient in need is something they have to check up on."

John shook his head. "Let's just get McKay up, find Teyla, and get back to the Gate."

Ford nodded and headed over to their scientist, shaking him. "Hey, Dr. McKay, wake up."

Rodney grumbled and slowly his eyes opened. "Lt. Ford?" He asked groggily.

"Yeah, we have to get out of here while we have a chance. Come on, I'll help."

With John's help, the three men made it out of the Infirmary and down the hall a few minutes later.

"How do we get out of here?" Aiden asked softly.

"We look for an elevator down to the first floor," John said sarcastically, and was therefore surprised when a wall suddenly opened with a ding, a man dressed in brown work clothes stepping into the hallway.

"What the-" The man had no more time for words after that as John let go of Rodney and clapped a hand over his mouth.

"Not a sound. Now, you're going to take us to the way out of here. Are we clear?"

The man, eyes wide, wisely nodded.

"Good decision," John said under his breath as he dragged them into the elevator, Rodney and Aiden following. "Now, get us to the front doors."

The man reached a trembling hand forward and pressed the button. It was a tense ride down to the first floor, but when the doors opened, sunlight could be seen from windows that looked out onto a green field-like lawn.

"Good. Thank you." And with that, John knocked the man out, just as alarm bells began ringing.

"Look like we've been discovered," Aiden commented, looking up as he and Rodney stumbled out of the elevator.

"Yeah, let's go," John replied, helping Aiden get Rodney out of the building. Shouting could be heard behind them, and the sound of running feet on the floors above.

Getting outside, they made it a few steps from the door before John stopped and looked back at the building. A moment later, Aiden realized John wasn't with them- Rodney was too out of it to notice much of anything- and stopped as well, turning back to look at his boss.

"Sir?"

"I have to go back for Teyla," John said in reply, looking back at Aiden. "You take McKay and get back to the Gate. Let Dr. Weir know what's going on."

"But sir-" Aiden began to protest.

"Get him out of here! That's an order, Lieutenant!" John yelled at his second-in command.

Aiden stared a minute more, then nodded solemly. He shifted Rodney more firmly onto his shoulder and headed off at a quick, stumbling pace, Rodney trying to stay focused beside him so that he could vaguely walk on his own.

John watched them go for a long moment, then turned and headed back inside, gun at the ready for whoever tried to stop him. He was going to get Teyla and himself out of there if it took every last breath he had.

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"Incoming traveller," Peter's voice said throughout the base and Liz looked up.

She had gotten a little sleep but had been sitting up for the past hour, awaiting news. Now she pulled her shoes on quickly and stood from her bed, just as Peter's worried voice rang out again with, "Dr. Weir to the Gateroom, stat."

Liz didn't need to be told twice. She bolted out of her room and hurtled down the halls at breakneck speed, reaching the Gateroom in record time.

"What the he- Rodney," she began to yell, then her voice dropped to a dead whisper at the sight of her snarky lead scientist practically unconcious on the floor.

She ran and fell to her knees next to him, feeling his forehead as Aiden finished checking his pulse.

"Get a medical team to the Gateroom NOW!" She bellowed, then asked more softly. "What happened?"

"We got captured by this maniac who locked us in a cell. Long and short of it, Major Sheppard went back for Teyla and had me get McKay back for medical attention. He said he was going to have a hypoglycemic reaction but...."

"But this isn't that at all," Liz finished, gently running her fingers over his hair in a calming stroking motion. "With any luck, whatever this is has stopped the hypoglycemia from kicking in."

At that moment, Carson and a med team showed up and removed those two from Rodney's side in order to move him to the infirmary.

"It's about time!" Liz yelled angrily.

"We didn't know the nature of the emergency and we had to get here. Now please move so we can do our job, Dr. Weir," Carson replied absently, looking over Rodney after they had lifted him to the stretcher. "Let's get him back to the infirmary fast."

Liz watched him go, worry and indecision on whether to follow clearly written on her face as she wrung her hands, then turned to Aiden.

"All right, Lieutenant. Let's have a quick debriefing."

Aiden nodded wearily and followed her, pretending not to notice her frightened and worried glances down the hall the medics had taken Rodney.

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"So Major Sheppard went back for Teyla," Liz stated seriously.

Aiden nodded. "Yes, ma'am."

Liz sighed and put a hand to her forehead, leaning that elbow on the table. This was terribly complicated and now with Rodney hurt and her caring more than she should....

"Thank you, Lieutenant. Why don't you go get some rest? Unless you have a suggestion on the course of action we should take. Would risking two more teams be wise?"

Aiden looked uncomfortable as he thought. "No, ma'am. It sounded like there were a lot of those primatives that attacked us and I wouldn't want to risk having it happen again."

Liz nodded. "Then Major Sheppard is on his own. Why don't you get some sleep, Lieutenant. If anything comes up, you'll be informed."

Aiden nodded and stood, but paused before leaving. "Are you... going to see Dr. McKay, Dr. Weir?"

She paused, staring at him in silence a long moment, then nodded and said softly, "Yes, I am."

Aiden nodded, then left, leaving Liz to her thoughts. She didn't stay sitting long, however, opting to slowly stand and leave the room to make her way to the infirmary. The longer she dallied, the more likely it became that she might miss something imporant.

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A/N: To reviews up until this point:

CKO/JLF- -Hides Carson away- You'll have to fight me for him! Lol You poor dear. Stop drinking soda late at night!!!! Caffeine is bad for you! -Pokes Rodney who is trying to drink a mug of coffee before it goes cold-

M.A.- ... Randomness! FoocL! You just made that up on the spot, you crazy woman. -Gives evil eye- I will hunt you down and make you read Weir/Sheppard fics for being a dishonest and bad girl.

... Or maybe I'll just give you the man of your choosing wrapped up as nicely as a giftbox. Lol

So Chapter 7 is done. I decided I would make the next part of it Chapter Eight, so that one is coming. I think this story will be approximately 10 chapters and an epilogue, so you have a window of chapters reference to look back upon. Lol I will leave you to review as I go to type up chapter 8!

Note: Ch. 8 may take a while to come up because I haven't a clue- at the moment- as to what I'm going to be doing with it. Please be patient because I WILL get it up. I promise!

And now, a poem. By Vana Telcontar.

Reviews are nice.
Just like my ice.
You should think twice.
About trying to creep by as quiet as mice or I may decide to chase after you and stick a knife in your back for it!
-Pants and glares-

Lol Sorry. Watched Major Payne a day or two ago and just randomly it popped into my head at the end of this.

"One! Don't you feel dumb!
Two! Look at you!
Three! Don't you ever make no jokes about me behind my back or I'll stomp you into the ground!"

- V.