Chapter 3

The night passed and when Rodney woke Dr. Beckett had gone, and he realised he was late for a briefing. He dashed and managed to make his excuses, Zelenka explained how much info they had about going to Atlantis and that it was only a one way trip.
Rodney's brain began to wander back to the moment he saw Sam and then flickered to Beckett in a towel, how the water dripped down the doctor's back, and his cheeks began to redden. His body became heated again and a tingling feeling grew in a place that had missed the attention.
"McKay? McKay?" Weir grew impatient. John Sheppard had a go. "McKay?" He said even louder but still nothing.
Beckett nudged McKay, which seem to bring him back and, at the knowledge that his manhood had decided to make an appearance, he lent forward, hiding the erection. His response was;
"The wiring is wrong!"
The whole team glanced back and stared. "Excuse me? McKay what iz you trying to imply, zat I cannot wire a piece of machinery correctly?" Zelenka enquired impatiently.
"We are still missing one ZedPM to create enough energy to dial Atlantis. However, I noticed yesterday when Dr. Beckett tried the chair he set off missiles, which is possibly due to the alignment of the crystals being incorrect, a failsafe to anyone who attempted to use the chair. And yes I know you have to think and the chair will respond but I highly doubt me saying the word 'explosions' caused the doctor to send missiles our way." He glanced at Beckett and said, "Tell me you didn't think about missiles?"
"I...aye, only for a second, but I thought about other things." Beckett didn't explain that he was thinking about Rodney from the second he spoke.
Rodney just nodded. "I need to do some calculations I think if I change this crystal, for the one in that section...." Rodney continued like this for twenty minutes before realising that everyone had either left to continue their jobs, or just staring in bewilderment, trying to compute what he was muttering.
"I'm sorry, I'll do this somewhere else. Dr. Weir I'll get back to you."

After 2 hours analysing his data and new calculations Rodney had began to move particular crystals into their new configuration. Carson Beckett was summoned again to test the chair; Rodney preferred it to be Carson rather than Sheppard, as this gave him the opportunity to watch Beckett without betraying feelings that he would rather keep to himself. An extra power source was brought in to boost power. Carson sheepishly sat in the chair but nothing happened. He then glanced at Rodney and closed his eyes, the chair then arched backwards and the stargate lit up. Rodney was beginning to get excited; chevrons lit up blue and the stargate was being activated. The wormhole blasted and settled, and you could see the fluctuations in the event horizon. They eagerly sent a malp through to discover a darkened hall; readings showed it was viable for life.

Some people chose to stay in Antarctica; others chose to move through, knowing this was a one-way trip. Rodney took a deep breath and stepped through the gate. He felt nothing as he passed through the wormhole; the darkness of the room hurt his eyes. Lights began appearing when soldiers went up the steps leading to what looked like a control room.
The windows ... Rodney glanced twice as he saw... fish or fish like creatures.

"Dr Weir, we're submerged in water, the whole city is underwater!"