A/N: woah look at all those reviews :) Thanks everyone, it makes me want to update this. This chapter gets more into the story itself, so hopefully it'll give you all something to comment on.

Chapter 2 –Solitary Confinement

Rodney was still standing by the Gate, thoroughly confused. He checked his life signs detector, but there was nothing. He then immediately thought of the shield protecting the Gate. If no one is here, how the hell did I get through… He ran, well really jogged, up to the Control Room. Now what's going on, the computers won't come up…

All the computer equipment at Control was there, it just was not working. Rodney couldn't access a thing. Alright, equip not working… Power! They're not getting power…

Now he was really running through the empty halls of Atlantis, passing dark, people-devoid rooms, going from power station to power station. Another generator gone! What the hell ! All the naquadah generators they had set up to power Atlantis had disappeared, along with the Z.P.M.s they found. I got through the Gate because the shield wasn't raised…damn is that lucky…but where is everyone? This is not happening…

He moved back to the Control Room, thinking of reasons he found Atlantis like this. The Wraith overwhelmed us on the planet…we headed back to the Gate, got pinned down but Teyla got through ahead to dial…Wraith could have caught up with her after she already put the code in, and gotten through to here… took over, killed everyone… But they wouldn't just leave Atlantis unguarded and me on the planet unharmed…that planet was a waste of time, nothing there but some boulders… Okay Rodney, other solutions…time travel! The Gate can be used to travel through time… SG:1 did to 1969 and back again…I should've detected if the sun was flaring though…ok I'm in the past…Atlantis isn't submerged and there's no Ancients running around so that can't be it… the future then…I'm in the future!

Suddenly he was very hungry, so he headed to the cafeteria, hoping there would still be food there, depending on how far he traveled into the future. The hallways on the way were still empty. What was that? Who's there? Rodney thought he heard a sound behind him, but when he turned around there was nothing there, so he kept moving. He reached the cafeteria by foot, since Atlantis was power-free and so were the transporters. The doors were open when he got there, and the place looked as if it was just left. Plates of food were half eaten on the tables and the buffet was still stocked.

Alright, food is still fresh, so not in the future. Everyone just up and left with all sources of power, but to where? and why? Rodney could never think when he was hungry, so he grabbed a plate and went to the buffet. He put some food on the plate, and sniffed it to make sure it was okay. It was. He sat down at one of the tables, rubbed his hands together, and started to eat, alone in the big empty cafeteria.

He felt better, but his head still hurt like hell. Something had to happen that drove them to another planet…why did Sheppard and Ford leave me there though… I'm stuck here without power… the Jumpers! Could have gone to the mainland…maybe I can follow.

Rodney stood up and started the long walk to the Jumper Bay. This time when he walked through the hallways, he really felt like he was being followed. But nothing came up on the detector, not a thing. Still, he kept looking behind him.

Upon finally reaching the Jumper Bay, Rodney's hopes were shattered. All the Jumpers were gone, there was no way for him to get to the mainland, even if he knew for sure everyone was there. This can not be happening to me!

At this moment he heard a soft voice, "Rodney…" he recognized it immediately. "Elizabeth? Is that you?"

"Rodney, can you hear me?"

He looked around, but he couldn't find her. "Yes I can hear you! Where are you!"

"Rodney…" Her voice went silent.

He was screaming at the top of his lungs now, "Elizabeth! Don't go!" His voice echoed throughout the Jumper Bay.

A/N: So was that confusing or no?