Ronon and Rodney entered Level Four of the first research wings. There were numerous labs and offices here. Rodney didnt know what he expected to find, but he was desperate to find the equations and scientific knowledge needed to produce more ZedPM's. He accessed a console in the first office space he found.
Ronon reminded him that Sheppard had told him not to touch anything.
'How am I suppose to figure out what they did here, if I dont access the database on this console-huh?"
Ronon raised his eyebrows, but remained quiet. Rodney proceeded in his query. "Huh?" This is going to be trickier than I imagined. I need to break the password code to get anywhere." Several keystroke later, and an alarm started to blare and the door started to slide shut.
"Sheppard! This is Ronon...McKay tripped an alarm over here and the doors closed before we could get out. We're stuck on level four, first research wing." Ronon had keyed his ear com immediately while Rodney frantically tried to key the door remain open.
John cursed outloud "Dammit, Ronon! I told McKay not to touch anything!
We'll head to the surface and try to open the doors from there. Sit tight!"
Up top, in the main structure, Radek went to work trying to figure out how to open the doors on Level four. Once he figured out that a password was needed, he set about trying to crack the code. Teyla stayed with Radek while John made his way down to where they were trapped. He waved his hand in front of the door to no avail. John keyed his ear com. "Rodney, I'm outside the door, but nothing I've tried is working.
"Did you try the crystal bridging?" Rodney asked.
"No-why didnt I think of that?" John admitted.
"Because-I'm the genius here" Rodney added
"Oh yeah McKay-whose trapped and whose not!" (Take that genius boy!)
Prying off the cover of the door mechanism, John tried Rodney's tried and true crystal bridging trick- A bolt of energy threw John against the opposite wall-hard. He slid to the floor unconscious, a pool of blood began to collect beneath his head.
Both Ronon and Rodney heard the power discharge and the thud that quickly followed. They quickly glanced at each other before both started to shout for John to answer, both afraid that he was unable to respond.
"Major! Sheppard!" John!" Rodney helplessly yelled for his friend to answer. Ronon fisted the door in frustration. No answer only increased their anxiety.
"Teyla! Sheppard got thrown by a power discharge trying to get the door open-he's not answering! You need to get down here to see how he is! The door still wont open!" Rodney hated not knowing how John was. The sound of the thud was still clear in his head-it was an awful sound.
Teyla was there in minutes. She found John slumped on the floor with a large pool of blood surrounding his head. He was very still and her heart was in her throat as she bent to feel for a pulse in his neck. She thanked the Ancestors as she felt the steady heartbeat at her fingertip. She was worried about all the blood loss, but more worried that John wasnt waking at her attempts to make him do so. She found a pressure bandage in one of her tac vest pockets and wrapped it around John's head, making sure to place the bandage over the still bleeding cut on the back of his head.
The pressure bandage started to work and the blood ceased though the bandage itself was soaked with blood. No more blood dripped out, so Teyla gently lay John's head to the side, away from the wound. The sight of all his blood that had spilt had Teyla a wreck, that and the fact that John was out cold. She felt herself start to shake. She felt inadequate in her ministrations and tears started to form in her eyes.
She cursed herself and drew a deep breath. She was no good to John like this- he needed her. Taking the canteen from the clip on her vest, she sprinkled some onto John's face. The water had the desired effect and John reacted to the coldness of the water. His eyes fluttered open and he tried to raise himself from his prone position. Hands on his chest stopped his action.
"John, lie still. You have injured your head. Please lie still until I am sure the bleeding has stopped completely. Do you hurt elsewhere?"
It took a minute or two for John to register what Teyla had said. She noted the confusion his face showed, with dismay. She was sure it was due to concussion. He took stock of his pain and determined that mostly the pain centered on the back of his head but also his left hip felt sore and bruised.
"Its okay, Teyla. I'll be fine-just let me get my bearings here, okay?"
"John, you have lost much blood. I am sure you have a concussion and the gash in your head must need stitching..." Teyla was still trying to keep John from raising up. He wasnt trying too hard, but she knew he wouldnt stay down for much longer. She knew he needed medical assistance as soon as possible.
"Teyla-you know head wounds always bleed alot. I'll be alright-just...just help me up. We need to figure out how to get Ronon and Rodney out of there" John was putting on a good face, but Teyla saw the pain plainly in his squinting eyes and he seemed to be groggy, his hand planted firmly on the wall keeping him from falling as she helped him up.
"Ronon and Rodney-John is awake, but he has lost much blood from a deep cut to his scalp. I fear he has a concussion also. I will need to take him back up to the surface."
"Go Teyla! We're not going anywhere-Take care of John." Rodney and Ronon felt relieved that Teyla had come to John's aid, but from the sound of Teyla's voice-they knew he might be hurt pretty bad.
TBC Of course, things just cant go smoothly, right! Please give me some feedback!