COMPETITION

This is an idea i had on holiday, I have written one chapter of a story and it's up to everyone out there to finish it, one chapter at a time, until i decide to bring it to a close. I'm not sure how successful it will be, but you dont know until you try...

After each chapter is put up you will have about 48 hours to send me your chapter (unless there are no other entries by that time in which case it's when I get one) and the one I like the best will be posted and you credited. My intention is an AU story. I will explain that at the end of the chapter. You can send entries to vesanus (underdash) puella (at) hotmail . com under the subject- McKayAU. happy writing, good luck.

Neither boy saw it coming until the driver slammed down on his brakes, but by then it was too late and they were thrown into darkness.

Liam opened his eyes to see the hospital, his parents and older sister by his side. His head pounded and his arm was broken and in addition, his body was one big bruise.

"Where's Rodney?"

"How are you?"

"Where's Rodney?" He got panicked, where was his little bro?

"He's having an operation."

"What kind?"

"He was bleeding inside."

"No!"

That was one way it could have gone, it was the way theparents wanted it, not the other way round.

"Liam's heart stopped a few times during surgery, unfortunatly despite our efforts we were unable to-"

"No! Not my Baby!

"I'm sorry Mr and Mrs McKay."

Rodney woke up on their- no his- eleventh birthday, it was a month since the death of his twin. He dressed around the cast that held his arm and went downstairs. He knew how his parents felt- they wished that he had died, instead of his twin, he found that even he wished it sometimes. When Liam was alive he was the one their parents loved- hegot all the good stuff- intelligence, courage, looks and health, he made all of their decisions, he was who Rodney strived to be. Now that he was gone, Rodney's parents came to resent him for surviving what Liam could not. It was for that reason that he turned to music.

"What you thinking?" John asked Rodney.

"What the world would be like if it was me and not him."

"Huh?" Rodney paled at what he'd let slip.

"What?"

"Who? If what were you?"

"Doesn't matter...kid stuff."

"Rodney..."

"My brother-"

"You never said you had a brother!"

"'Had' being the operative word."

"What happened?"

"He died," Rodney sighed,"he was always in charge, 'I'm older' he'd say, 'yeah by a minute' I'd say, 'Still. Do you even want to be in charge?' and I'd reply, 'No. But it would be nice to be considered."

"You're a twin?"

"My parents couldn't stand that I survived the accident but he hadn't. they would always compare me to him- If you were Liam..." Rodney trailed off. "how about lunch?"

"Rodney?"

"Yeah?"

"You okay?"

"Mmm Hmm, I just wondered...

And now folks, the starting point of the story is what would have happened if it was Rodney who was killed and not Liam. I would like this to include the other characters of the series of course, remember- Liam is as smart or smarter than Rodney.