Stargate Atlantis
The Recording
Disclaimer: I don't own anything or anyone
Pairing: Friendship Sheppard, McKay, Ronon, Teyla, Weir, Keller, (Carson)
Spoilers: 'The Storm', 'The Eye', 'The Runner' and 'Lifeline'
A big thank you goes to my wonderful beta Kodiak's Sweet Breath ; )
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Thanks to those who pointed out this needed to be read again and reposted. What can I say I was short on time.
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The sun rose over the ocean and Keller felt good, even rested, it had been an early night. She heard an announcement over the communicationsystem that Colonel Carter had arrived but she didn't give it any further thoughts while walking towards the messhall.
Jennifer grabbed a sandwich and headed for a table nearby. She couldn't help but to think about Colonel Sheppard, Rodney, Elizabeth and Teyla, and how warmly Carson had described them. She briefly wondered if she could ever develop such a friendship with them. In a way he had been the lucky one, dying before any of his friends.
During the short time Keller had been on Atlantis they had already lost one of the most important people on the expedition and sometimes Jennifer could feel the tension in the air. She really hoped that Colonel Carter's arrival would help Colonel Sheppard and the rest of the key members of the expedition. Especially now when a lot of them were injured and with Atlantis being on a different planet which they practically knew nothing about.
"May I?" A soft voice asked carefully causing Keller to nearly fall off her chair. "I am sorry did I disturb you?"
Jennifer smiled sheepishly. "Of course not Teyla sit down." She gestured for the nearest chair. "How are you feeling?" She asked trying to divert attention from herself.
Teyla gave her a caring smile. "I am fine, do not worry. A little tip, Doctor Keller, if you keep asking that to every team member that you have recently treated you wouldn't have time to do anything else."
"I'll keep that in mind." Jennifer said thinking about Carson's words.
"If ye trust her ye will have a loyal friend for the rest of yer stay in Atlantis."
"It wasn't what you where thinking about earlier I guess."
"No not exactly." Jennifer admitted.
"You seemed somewhat lost." Teyla said carefully.
"I was thinking about our new leader." It was not a total lie, just not the whole truth.
"I am sure Colonel Carter will do her best." Teyla said reassuringly.
Keller glanced at her watch. "I am running late, I am sorry."
"No worries doctor." The Athosian said as the Jennifer hastily retreated. She was definitely going to find about what Doctor Keller was up too.
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Walking over to Colonel Sheppard's office she found it empty and realized he must be at Elizabeth's office. Five minutes later she stood outside the room. Seeing both Colonels she knocked on the doorframe.
"I am sorry am I interrupting?"
"No, come in." Sheppard said.
Carter smiled at her. "We where just discussing the planet my team and Major Lorne's team visited. We call it off limits, no personal is to set foot there unless we say otherwise." Sheppard said before switching subject. "How is the major by the way?"
"Actually that's one of the reasons I came to see you. He is doing better but he will not be on the duty roster for at least two weeks." Sheppard nodded.
"What about his team?" Colonel Carter asked.
"I will put two of them on light duties." Keller turned to Sheppard. "As for your own team..."
"No chance for any offworld activities I suppose." Sheppard asked, a wicked smile on his lips.
She returned the look. "You got that right colonel." She excused herself and nodded at Carter before leaving.
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It was nighttime again. Keller had ordered popcorn from the mess and was now loading the disc with Carson's recording. It was only Ronon left of the team so Jennifer was quite sure who Carson was going to talk about, and she was pretty curious about him. Keller had glanced at her watch many times during the day. She pushed the button and as usual Carson appeared on her screen. He seemed fresh and well rested.
"Goo' mornin'." He said cheerfully. "Ye might have already guessed who is next on me list."
Carson sighed. "I just don' know where tae start. There was this time when Colonel Sheppard thought he could bring Lieutenant Ford back with us...Oh sorry ye might not know about Ford. He was this young person that kept annoying ye on certain occasions, the whole thing with Genii occupation of Atlantis. He once fired at me with a gun!" Carson unconsciously rubbed his hands obviously reliving a traumatic memory.
"Anyway I can't blame him, he was under the influence of Wraith enzyme. If ye want to see his records I never sent them back to earth after his death. Where was I? Oh right...Major Lorne radioed in claiming that both John and Teyla where missing."
"Poor Lorne was fairly new on the job then, and had the misfortune to be teamed up with Rodney." Carson chuckled. "I will not rephrase what the major said about Rodney. Anyway Elizabeth came tae me saying that I had tae operate on some kind of 'Runner' who was holding Teyla hostage while the Wraith where on their way. On top of all that Major Lorne had lost contact with Rodney. It was quite chaotic and I ended up in the middle of nowhere taking out a transmitter of this 'Runner'. The daft bugger refused the sedatives, he tried tae be though even then." Carson said emotionally. Keller could tell that Carson was really a good friend with every person that he had described.
"Ronon came back with us tae Atlantis and...I don't know what I thought at the time. Ronon could be quite frightening. But ye know, after Colonel Sheppard got him onto his team Ronon has become a valuable member of both the team and the expedition." Carson smiled. "I wonder what John did tae persuade Elizabeth about that. Ronon..." He looked around obviously satisfied no one was around.
"Ronon likes tae play though but, under the surface, I think he is a big softie. Infirmary visits are terrible; he is the kind of guy that doesn't listen tae doctors, well maybe a lovely little woman. I really have trouble convincing him tae stay. He needs tae work on his attitude. I thank my lucky star when he comes to me injured, I really love tae run around looking for him and telling him he needs tea stay on the bed when I say so." Carson said sarcastically, a twinkle in his eyes.
"Unfortunately Colonel Sheppard doesn't exactly help Ronon with his attitude about the infirmary. Ye should really consider taking vacation when Ronon, John and Rodney come tae ye at the same time, it could get on yer nerves. Anyway, Ronon fits in well with his team and he is very loyal tae John and Teyla, Rodney too. Ach ye should have seen Rodney and Ronon when Ronon first arrived. Against all odds they are good friends and they have earned each others respect. If ye hear Rodney calling Ronon 'Conan' don't even bother because it's just the way it goes at times. Ronon is a good guy and he is the one ye would want with ye when side-tracked by a bunch o' Wraith."
"Bottom line is don't let him scare ye in the beginning, he wont do ye anything, the big softie. But ye might think twice before calling him that before ye know 'im." Keller ended the recording and put the computer away readying herself for bed. She smiled to herself.
"So Ronon is a big softie?"
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One chapter to go ; )
Both Teyla and Ronon were hard to write about so forgive me if you don't like them.