And now let's see what John and company are up to. I will be switching the "narrator" every chapter so you can get an all around look. Feel free to ask im there is anything unclear. And now please enjoy.
I don't know what I've been told
I will sell my soul to rock and roll
I don't know where to go
I have lost control
Time Travel – Never Shout Never
It was his own fault for thinking this was going to be a normal, easy mission.
"Should've known McKay would pull something like this!" John mumbles while searching the ancient structure and surrounding area with Ronon.
The day had started completely normal but as soon as they had arrived at M7G-677 and the kids had looked surprised he knew something was going wrong.
"You should stop cursing if you want to find anyone!" Ronon startled him by appearing at his side.
"I don't think there is still someone here. We would've found some evidence by now." John gives his answer and leans against the next tree. "Why couldn't he just present his "evidence" to Carter and we could've all decided if we wanted to go back here."
He knows he sounds like a child, but this is just rubbing him the wrong way. He had pushed his boundaries, even with Sam but not like this.
"Let's head back to the gate and hope to hell, we are in the right Atlantis in the end!" John marches back and after a couple hundred meters he notices that Ronon has disappeared into the underbrush.
He triggers his com "Ronon, buddy where are you off to?"
"Found some tracks. Looks like three people running." John gives it a short thought and then calls Ronon off his search. "Leave it be for now and meet me at the gate."
He arrives at the gate after Ronon. "Buddy? Find a short cut?"
"No, I am just faster than you are!" John rolls his eyes but is back to serious in a second.
"Tell me you brought a life signs detector!" he glares at his usually useful scientist. He can surmise the answer from the guilty look immediately. "Ok, that's it. We are going back home. And you can explain Sam your crazy theory and plan one more time!"
Immediately after they are back in the city John gives Carter a rundown of what McKay pulled out there and now two hours later, they are all sitting in the conference room waiting for the self-proclaimed genius to finally show up with his presentation.
John is about to get up and drag the idiot to the meeting when Rodney finally arrives. He sees Sam raise an eyebrow, but Rodney completely ignores her and just continues setting up his material. "McKay what is all that?" he hears his boss ask. "My presentation!" comes the helpful reply.
Where is a lemon when you need one?
They spend three hours in that dreaded room, but Rodney seems to have it figured out. At least partly. He must have been studying the ancient database from back to back because he had answers to all of their questions. In the end he even managed to convince Sam, that the structure on the planet has all the answers as to how this time travel thing really works. Of all the crazy stories he had heard about since starting his job in Atlantis, that was the craziest and now even Carter had no idea and relied on Rodney to find out.
"Ok, you can go back there. For safety reasons this time again with a detour." Sam finally concedes and leaves him and his team to plan the next trip. When he looks up he realizes he is sitting alone at the table. Rodney must have left immediately after Sam to do what ever he deems necessary to acquire his equipment. Ronon probably is in the gym training the marines and Lorne is probably doing everything to run this city. John sighs.
There is no turning back now.
He starts planning the mission and from experience he puts them down for at least two weeks. He has to admit that he has gotten really accustomed to the amenities' in the city and dreads camping of world. And normally Rodney would hate that prospect too, but John has the bad feeling that this time, the scientist actually will prefer sleeping in that structure, so he can work whenever his ideas strike.
After a while his outline is clear and John pushes out of his chair to go looking for his team and XO to finalize the arrangements.
As expected, he gets mixed reactions.
McKay is disgustingly happy, Ronon looks even more like he wants to kill something, Lorne looked happy to stay in the city up until Carter changes the plan and decides John needs a backup team. John saw the moment Lorne realized he was to go off world with them. He pats him on the back and offers
"Promise, I won't leave you alone for too long with McKay!" Ha got you!
"Thank you, sir. Probably best. Or I will have to shoot him!" John raises an eyebrow and looks at his XO a little confused. "With Ronon's gun!"
"You had me going there a little Major. Don't do it again, or I might have to send you back to the SGC!" John throws in with a grin before dismissing Lorne and prepare himself for two weeks in a tent with McKay.
Need to pack a lemon!