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"Sorry about that Doc." Carson looked up. He had an ice pack over one eye and a nurse was stitching a split lip.
Ronon was sitting on the bed next to him.
"Sure, lad. I'm not mad. I don't mind getting hit."
Ronon looked confused.
Carson sighed. "I will be all right. Just don't take everything Colonel Sheppard so literally.
Ronon clapped Carson on the shoulder. "Get better soon, Doc." He walked out the door.
Carson sighed as the door closed.
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John was walking down the hall. He wondered if they would have trouble from what happened to Carson. He was headed to look over the ocean. He needed a place to clear his head and think.
"Sheppard, how are things?" It was Elizabeth Weir. She was smiling. She took a few steps closer to Sheppard.
"If you are here to rub it in, please don't." John groaned and buried his face in his hands.
She touched his shoulder. "You will figure it out. You just need time."
John gave her a dirty look. "Very funny." He looked around. "How long is this going to happen?"
Elizabeth shrugged. "As long as it needs to." She kissed him on the cheek. "See you later." She walked away.
John stood there for a few minutes. He decided that he needed more then a balcony. He headed to the gym.
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When John arrived, Ronon was working out. Sheppard pulled out a couple of the Bantu rods. Ronon grinned and took position.
The fight didn't last long. Ronon took John out fast. He offered John a hand up. They stood there for a minute.
"Frustrated?"
John glared at Ronon. "You think?" He shook his head. "Sorry, I shouldn't take it out on you. I just can't take it out on the person responsible."
Ronon raised his eyebrows. "Want to do another round?"
John shuddered and shook his head. "No, thank you. I want to live."
Ronon grinned. "If you change your mind, let me know."
"I will keep that in mind." John headed out the door. All he wanted now was a shower. He got back to his quarters and was about to climb in when he got a page.
"Lorne to Sheppard"
Sheppard leaned his head against the wall and groaned. He tapped his earpiece. "Yes Major."
"Do you have a moment sir?"
John considered for a moment putting the Major off, but he didn't feel right about that. "Yes, Major. Where are you?" All he got in return was silence. "Major. Are you there?"
Nothing.
After a few minutes, John could have sworn that he heard something. He closed the connection and headed out. He stopped Radek Zelenka in the corridor. "Can you track someone down for me?"
Zelenka pushed his glasses up on his nose. "I am busy, but if it is important, I can check it out."
"It is important. I was talking to Major Lorne over the comm link and he stopped responding."
"Oh, that is not good. I make time to help you." Sheppard followed Zelenka down the corridor to the main lab. The door swished quietly open, but the lights didn't come on. John waved Radek down to the floor, pulled his gun out and started looking around. As he walked towards the back, he heard someone moving. He moved quickly, and as he came around the counter, he saw someone. He couldn't see who it was in the darkness, so he tried to get closer. Just as he got close enough to grab the person, his feet were pulled out from under him and left him hanging by an ankle. Sheppard was wondering how he was going to get down when the lights came on.
Cadman was grinning. "How are you doing sir?" At that point, Radek came hurrying up. They both turned and looked at him. He pushed his glasses up. "Are you all right?"
Sheppard wanted to explode. "Yeah. I am just peachy!"
Cadman looked at Zelenka. "Maybe we should get him down."
"You think?" Sheppard responded.
Cadman shrugged, grinned, pulled a knife and walked away. After a few minutes, he fell to the floor. Cadman came back, still grinning. She offered a hand to help him up. He looked at it suspiciously. "Only one. I am the next." He took her hand and he slowly regained his feet. She was still grinning.
"Stop it."
"Stop what sir?" She was still grinning. He gave her a dirty look.
"You know what." He wasn't smiling. She stopped grinning. "Sorry sir."
Radek walked up to them, computer in hand. "I have found him. He is several levels below us."
"Great. Let's go!" He headed out, with Radek and Cadman in tow.
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As they walked down the pitch-black corridor, Sheppard could hear someone groan. "That you Major?"
Another groan came down out of the darkness. Sheppard turned to Cadman. "This your work too?"
"No, sir. That would be against the rules." They took a few more steps and found a patch of something slick. Sheppard dropped to the floor and started crawling slowly. After a few minutes, he found a person on the floor. He grabbed the person and started dragging them.