"Everybody! Everybody, quiet down! Are McKay and Sheppard here?"

"Present." Rodney said looking slightly smug.

"Okay everybody! Colonel, please step into the middle of the crowd and announce who you asked out." He walked to the center of the crowd, giving them a good once over. Around a quarter of Atlantis had shown up.

"I asked Genna Smith!" He smiled as he heard the gasps and curses. Apparently not many people had considered Genna.

"Wow, that one threw me for a loop." The airman who was in charge of the pool whispered. "Okay!" He yelled. "Let's see if anyone guessed that one." He looked down the list. He was about to give up when a name caught his eye. "The winner of the pool is…Danielle Summers!"

"Wait," John exclaimed. "When did she place that bet?"

"Quite a few months ago sir."

"Okay then. I guess she wins. If she's here that is." He looked around just as the said person was stepping out of the crowd.

"I wouldn't miss this. So," she turned to the airman. "Where are my winnings?" The officer pointed to a rather large box sitting beside him. "Thank you everyone." She took the box to the edge of the crowd.

"Okay, now for the pool for Dr. McKay." Zelenka stepped forward, dragging a box behind him. "Rodney, step forward and announce who you picked."

"I asked out Anita McKlaskey." This news was met with the same reaction as John's.

"I didn't see that one." Zelenka grumbled as he looked at the records. "I'll be... The winner is Danielle Summers." This brought on a larger reaction then either John or Rodney's announcements.

"Wait, this has to be a set-up. How could she win twice, isn't there a rule against that?" a voice from the crowed yelled.

"Unfortunately, there's not a rule against it."

"Wait, when did she place the bet?" John asked, thinking that she may have placed it when he told her that Rodney had a thing for Anita.

"Same day that she place the bet on you."

"How…?" He looked over at Danielle who was slowly dragging her second box of winnings toward the edge of the crowd. She gave him an evil smile.

"You see, I placed this bet first, on the day Anita got shot. I had seen Rodney sitting with her, he'd been there for a few hours, and she wasn't even conscious. I took that as a sign and placed my bet. While I was doing that, they told me about your pool. So, being a good, hopeful friend, I put one in for Genna."

"Dumb luck." Zelenka smiled.

"On John's bet, yes. I'll be needing help getting these boxes to my room, can somebody help me?" A few airmen volunteered, and after they'd carried it to her room, she gave them each a coffee ration for all of their help. She carefully stored the boxes in the closet and went to find Anita and Genna.

It was Friday. Anita couldn't believe that it had come this fast. She had five hours to get ready and she had no idea how she was going to do it. She was having a full-blown panic attack when Danielle decided to check in on her.

"I don't know what to wear!" She threw another shirt across the room. "I mean, I don't know where we're going, so I don't know how to dress! Should I wear shorts or pants? How about a dress or maybe a skirt?"

"Don't panic, I have the answers. I thought you'd go all nuts on me, so I asked him what he planed on doing. He's taking you for a picnic dinner out on the main land."

"Really?" She looked out from her spot inside her closet. "Awww, that's so sweet! But that doesn't answer my question."

"Well, I'd wear some shorts with a spaghetti strap shirt."

"Won't I get cold?"

"That's kind of the point." She gave Anita a wicked smile. "That way, he'll offer his coat, duh!"

"Ingenious, why didn't I think of that?" She grabbed the suggested clothes from her closet and made her way toward the bathroom. "Hey Danielle, thanks."

"What kind of friend would I be if I didn't help you during one of your freak outs? I'm going to go check on Genna. Have fun."

Genna, however, wasn't having a huge freak out. Just a minor one. She had everything picked out; she was just having a hard time comprehending the fact that John had asked her out on a date.

"Genna, this happened almost five days ago. Are you telling me that you're just now realizing it?"

"Kind of. I mean I got that he asked me out, it's just that he asked ME out. Me. I'm a paleontologist from another reality. Do you remember when we were in high school? We picked our guys from the show. Well, my guy asked me out! Wouldn't that weird you out just slightly?"

"Now that you brought it up, yeah, it would weird me out a bit. That's not the point though. He asked you out. YOU. The paleontologist from another reality. The girl he spent months drooling over but never had the guts to go for. He likes you, just like you dreamed back then." Danielle handed Genna the makeshift curling iron from her dresser. Genna took it and smiled, maybe it wouldn't be so bad after all.