Please read and review. Thank you to all that read, and double that to those who reviewed. I plan on re-writing the story and to add in pranks and making it longer, much longer.
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As the mask came off, a pair of glasses fell. Zelenka's hair stood up, looking wilder than ever. Shepard stood in shock. He had half hoped the Weir had lied to him.
"Why you?" He almost didn't ask. He didn't know if he wanted to hear the answer.
Zelenka adjusted his glasses. "I got involved because of Rodney. He said that I couldn't pull a practical joke to save my life." Radek smiled. "He will never underestimate me again."
John clapped Radek on the shoulder. "He will forget this whole thing and treat you badly soon enough."
The smile on Radek's face twisted. It now looked like the smile of a person with a secret. "He will always remember. I make sure of that."
John wasn't sure that he wanted to know what Zelenka meant by that. The two men walked back towards the city center when curiosity took John over.
"I might regret asking, but how can you be sure that he will remember this in a few month."
Radek looks thoughtful for a moment before answering. "I have things waiting for him. Just watch the cameras."
Radek headed down the corridor, but looked back at John before disappearing around the corner. John waited for a few minutes after Radek disappeared before heading off on a run.
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John took the stairs of the command tower two at a time. The tower was empty, except for one or two people working. Sheppard took over an empty station and opened the file. As he watched, Rodney open the same panel that Radek had opened when Sheppard discovered him. When Rodney pulled the cover off, something small flew out. Rodney waved his arms at it. It seemed to be encouraged by this and flew closer. Rodney started running and hit a forcefield. He fell on the floor and curled into a ball.
As he watched, John realized that this was being recorded. He smiled himself and made a mental note to never get on Zelenka's bad side. Sheppard stood and about headed out when he screen changed. John didn't recognize the corridor at first. As he watched, Sheppard realized that it was a corridor on Daedalus. He was surprised to see Hermiod walk into frame. As Hermiod walked, Sheppard noticed that he looked upset. Sheppard wondered why he was upset, the lights went out, Sheppard realized why the Asgard was upset because the alien began to give off a gentle glow. He resembled a key chain alien, he cheap kind.
John smiled and turned off the station. He reminded himself to ask Radek for a copy as he waved to the few people as he left and headed off to bed.