Computer chip
by Bluestar1
Disclaimer: I do not own Stargate, not any of the characters/items etc. associated with them. Nor am I making any money from these, I write them for entertainment purposes only.
An argument was echoing through Atlantis. Its contents were familiar to most of the personnel, and the outcome was almost always the same.
"Rodney, I'm a doctor, not some kind of . . . of computer chip! Anyway, you have the gene yourself. Why can't you . . ." Carson's protests were registering on deaf ears, however, as Dr. Rodney McKay herded him along the corridor towards Atlantis' control chair.
"Now look, Doctor, we've been through all these arguments before. And you lost that time, too. To recap, Major Sheppard is off-world, I have to take readings, and you've got the strongest gene of those left on base."
"You know what happened last time," Carson reminded him at they clattered down another set of the Ancient's non-rusting metal stairs. But his protests were losing their force as the familiar argument wound on. Resigned to the fact that once again he was going to have to sit in that chair, Carson gave up the hope of a last-minute rescue.
Rodney was implacable and entirely unsympathetic when it came to his scientific experiments. "I'm sure you've learned more control since last time."
With that, he pushed Carson unceremoniously into the chair room. Carson stumbled a little, and was caught by slim female hands. Surprised, he blinked and looked up into the amused face of Laura Cadman.
"Today might just be getting a wee bit better," he said to no-one in particular.