Disclaimer : I don't own them, or some of the quotes and scenes in this fiction. I also don't own Major Stevenson, or Corporal Stevenson.

Note : Another tag to Debbie418uk2's Rodney's Really Bad Days. Chapter 15, 'Vengeance is Mine'. Basically same chapter, but from John's POV

Ok I read some information on gateworld, and see that they picked out their new 'characters' for SGU. My opinion is it's either going to be stupid, boring, a twisted version of 'Girls Gone Wild', stupid, some soap opera, and oh yeah, STUPID! Basically, from reading the preview, I can honestly say I will NOT be watching it. That is subject to change, but... (Shrugs) Not any time soon. So off to the SGA DVDs it is, and 'forget you' to scifi channel in general.

OMG! You know what it made me think of?? WWE WRESTLING! The characters sound like TOTAL rip offs of the characters there. (I am DEFINITELY even LESS interested now)

P.S. Check out this...

Chloe Carpenter
20ish. Stunning and sexy. Daughter of a U.S. Senator. Silver spoon upbringing and a little spoiled but not stupid either. Politically and socially savvy. Dreams of following in her father's footsteps but for now she's a bit of a party girl in her first year at an Ivy League school. Her father's tragic death and the dire circumstances of being trapped on a spaceship seriously tests her character.

That is taken directly from Gateworld (I don't own it) THIS is going to be a character? MARY-SUE! MARY-SUE! I hope to god they change this list, or I swear I'm gonna be sick! That, and, IF I ever watch the show (mom's a big fan of checking out new scifi shows, so you never know), I'll probably end up laughing myself into a coma by how stupid it all sounds!

Ok, end rant. Sorry about that, this news was just disgusting and I wanted to share it. Feel free to let me know what you think, I'm always up to a good debate and conversation.

Wow, I got a lot of reviews with this chapter! Thank you so much! :)

Jasminesmommy - LOL Yeah, John has the worst luck, sometimes. As for the second review, like I said, John has bad luck. LOL. Rodney, when with John, usually has bad luck, too, so it must be contagious.

Debbie418uk2 - Oh, I read and loved it. I also wrote the tag (just need to check over it), and will be ready to post it by the next update. I'm trying to get more original ideas out, and slowly, little things are helping out. Like right now, I thought up ideas for Aiden to come back, and Larrin has a guy who's infatuated with her, and he hates Sheppard... Maybe have john pull a Teal'c, and get stuck in the gate. It was a surprise and I tried to go for serious. I'm glad it worked.

Puddle-Jumper38 - No, it came last minute, but I wanted to have Rodney pull a date and dash with Katie, so it had to include Botany... I'm glad it turned out. Serious works nicely, but I also want to try and include a little humor now and then for variety.

x Varda x - I'm glad you enjoyed it. I had it listed as only John, but in the end I kept having Rodney get hurt or embarrassed, too, or playing some key part, so I added him in the list, too. It's supposed to be majorly John whump, but somehow... Poor Rodney keeps getting hurt, too. :S Well, if it pleases the readers... (prepares to whump Rodney and John (more of John, though) even more!)

Godsdaughter77 - Glad you like it :)

Glad you all liked it! Thank you for sticking with me :)

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(Normal POV)

The mission had gone off without a hitch, and returning to Atlantis, John laughed with the others. "Oh, come on. It wasn't that bad!" Stopping just outside of the gate room, he paused and looked back, his eyes dancing over the marines who were walking through the rooms. Some he didn't recognize, as they were new recruits that the Daedalus brought recently. Others, he did know, even if vaguely.

"John?"

Turning back, he noticed the others were looking at him and stared back blankly. "Huh?"

"Is something wrong?" It was Teyla. She walked over and looked through the room before looking back to him in confusion.

Ronon and Rodney stayed quiet, but their expressions also showed their confusion. Then, Rodney sighed and rolled his eyes before walking over. "Let me guess, you saw a cute new marine?"

Frowning, John shook his head. "No, Rodney. I..." Pausing, he looked out over the room again, noticing how everyone just went along about their own business. No one seemed to be staring at them, or acting strange at all. "I swear I had this weird feeling as if I was being watched."

"You're probably just paranoid." He muttered.

Turning to him, John sighed. "And here I thought that was your job."

Teyla grinned at John's side. "I am sure it is nothing." She replied firmly, before Rodney had a chance to say anything in retaliation. "But I believe we should get going. We do have a report to make to Elizabeth."

Frowning a little, John nodded and they continued on their way to the conference room. Still, he did hesitate and looked back. There was one man he'd seen, but before he could get a good look at him, he'd disappeared out of the room. He seems familiar. Brushing it off, John turned back and followed the others to the conference room, hoping to get the report out of the way and have the rest of the day to relax.

(Several Days Later, John's POV)

Standing back in the gate room, I relaxed and chatted with Teyla. We were going on a supposedly innocent mission, not like we didn't know how those tended to turn out. I'd sent Ronon to grab McKay, who hadn't been informed about the last minute call, and we were waiting on them, along with a small military detail.

No, no. It was to be a simple mission. Recon mission, blah, blah, blah, find the hidden treasure type thing. But we learned a long time ago, it was better to be safe than sorry.

The military team consisted of a young Lieutenant and a Major who were new to the base, and a few other marines who were more familiar to me. Actually, the Major only just joined our little group a few moments ago, apparently volunteering to go in place of another marine. Luckily Elizabeth approved that, we don't usually let people just switch places before going on missions.

Pausing again in my look around the room, I stared at the back of his head. He was an older man, his hair long since turned grey, and there was this sense of familiarity about him that I couldn't ignore. Still, before I had a chance to think on that further, Ronon came into the room, talking to a pretty irate McKay.

"You didn't have to drag me."

Smirking a bit, I turned to head towards the gate as Rodney and the others joined me. Seeing the Major staring at me, I stared right back, trying so hard to place him. Also, his look bothered me. It felt as if he was daring me or something, and it was masked, as if he was hiding something. Finally turning away, having failed to recognize him, I lead my team through the gate.

Once we got to the planet and checked out the immediate area, I turned to the two marines I planned to have guard the gate. One was the mystery Major who was again staring at me. "Stay here." I stated as emotionlessly as possible. I didn't chose them to stay behind just to guard the gate, I just felt awkward with him staring at me all the time. What was his problem, anyways? "We'll radio in at twenty three hundred, Atlantis time."

He nodded back, just as blank. "Yes, sir."

Was it me, or was there hidden hatred and disgust in that? Thinking it was just my imagination, I turned and walked off into the distance, heading to our destination.

"Ok, so what was so all fire urgent that I got dragged-" He glared at Ronon for that. "Out of my lab at this hour? Oh, this is so going to mess up my circadian sleep rhythm." As soon as he said that, Rodney seemed to regret it.

Teyla smiled slightly, raising her eyebrow. "You have a sleep pattern?"

Smiling, myself, I explained the situation, baiting Rodney by slightly suggesting we could always go back for Radek, if he wasn't interested in continuing on. There was a locked building that registered a high EM radiation. Elizabeth had suggested it, sure Rodney would have wanted to be here.

Of course, he saw right through what I was saying, but through the irritated voice and glare, I could see the sparkle of excitement when he found out why we were here. Then, of course, he got into how Ronon had 'dragged him by the scruff'.

Slowing a moment, I made sure to keep up with the others, but my mind was on our surroundings. According to the archaeology team, they said there were no life signs around, no civilizations currently residing on this world. Sure, there were animals, but nothing big.

So why was I once again feeling like I was being watched?

It was the same feeling I got in Atlantis, and I frowned as I looked out over the woods. I heard a branch snap behind me a ways, and my step halted a little before I forced myself to keep going. Seeing Ronon's suspicious look, I narrowed my eyes and shook my head. He turned back to the others and kept talking, like nothing was going on.

We soon made it to the door, and Rodney set to work on it. We spread out a little, but not too far, and I carefully scanned the woods, sure we weren't alone. The only reason I didn't say anything to the others was that I didn't want to give us away and I wasn't even positive of us being followed.

Kneeling in front of the door, Rodney took a burned crystal and began comparing it to a handful of crystals he'd pulled out of his pack.

Just then, I heard the shot, but it was too late to cry out a warning. I jumped and spun around, turning as Rodney fell sideways, a line of blood already appearing at his temple. There was another shot, and I fell into a crouch, watching as Teyla and Ronon did the same. Rodney's body jerked, and collapsed completely. Moving quickly, Ronon grabbed his tack vest and hauled him around the corner of the building, out of the line of fire.

Keeping an eye on Teyla's six, we followed suit, carefully peeking out around the corner every now and then to try and locate our attacker.

Damn! "He must be over there." I had the general idea pinned down, of where our attacker was, but nothing specific. Seeing Rodney bleeding on the ground, as Teyla bandaged his head and worked on his side, I winced. "How's Rodney?" Part of me felt guilty, thinking I should have warned them of what I was sensing, but I couldn't have known this was going to happen.

I barely even heard as Teyla explained his injuries to me. I also vaguely heard Ronon's comments about him being able to pick us off, if we made for the trees, because of the location of this building we were hiding behind.

Tapping my radio, I bit back the urge to curse. "Sheppard to gate detail, we're under attack."

"I know." Came the calm response.

That voice... It was the Major I'd left behind, I was sure of it. "Major?"

"That is correct, Colonel. You don't remember me, do you?" His voice remained cool and icy, but now it was also filling with anger and disgust.

"No, Major." Frowning deeply, I cursed the fact that I now knew I should have recognized him. And it also explained the feeling of being watched. "Are you the one who shot Doctor McKay?" Stupid question, obviously he was.

"I am." He chuckled a little bit.

Glaring at the ground, I noticed the others were listening in, their looks confused and shocked, and Ronon's more than a little vengeful. Swallowing heavily, I hesitated a moment, trying to make sense of our current situation and possible escape routes. "May I ask why?"

"Do you remember Corporal Paul Stevenson?"

Now my eyes widened. I remembered him, and now I remembered this man, who he was and why he seemed to have it in for us. No, not us. Me. "Afghanistan. Five...no, six years ago."

The voice growled. "He was my son." The Major hissed angrily.

I nodded to myself, feeling even guiltier than before. Angry father, it made a lot of sense, he was definitely after me, and he'd go through the others to get to me. "Major." I was going to try and reason with him. "He chose to dive on that grenade. He saved several lives that day. He was a hero..." And not one day passed that I wished I'd taken that course of action, and saved him.

"You were in command of that unit. You should have been the one..."

No, you think? Sighing quietly, I peeked out around the corner, I took a look before ducking back under cover again. "What has that got to do with McKay?"

"My son died under your command, so someone close to you must die."

Talk about twisted logic. Ronon switched his radio off and growled. "That's insane!"

"We must get Doctor McKay to a doctor soon. He is bleeding badly." Teyla put in quietly as she switched her own radio off.

Rodney chose then to start moving, and groaned in pain, coughing a little as he struggled to sit up. Giving up on that, he turned his head to the side and spat up blood. "What the hell...?" Gasping in agony, he closed his eyes as his face scrunched up.

"You've been shot, Rodney. Try to stay still"

"It will be hours until dark." I stated grimly as I switched my own radio off. Ronon looked at me grimly and told me of this plan he had, to sneak around and get to the woods. He'd try to sneak up on Major Stevenson, through the woods. No, way. I thought. Teyla seemed to agree as she pointed out he'd be out in the open. Of course, he reasoned he could stay hidden behind the building, keeping it effectively between him and Stevenson.

And I stayed quiet, ignoring the urge to point out that for Ronon, staying low might not be as easy as it sounds.

Of course, none of us had a better idea, so as he turned and dashed off, I tapped my radio. "Major Stevenson." Stepping out from behind the building, I looked in the general direction I figured he was in and took a few small steps forward. "Major? Are you there?"

His answer was to pump a bullet into the ground, by my feet. Feeling my heart leap up into my throat I couldn't help but jump. I swallowed heavily and took a step back, keeping my hands up where he could see them.

My mind was racing a mile a minute, all kinds of thoughts running through it. Stay with McKay and Teyla. I have to protect them. What about Ronon? Isn't there something I can say or do to stop him?! Where's Ronon? How bad is McKay?? I wish I'd recognized him sooner! Frowning, I locked eyes on the bushes, trying to appear relaxed. "Major. Where are your men?" Why weren't they shooting at us, too? Were they in on it? Did he hurt them?

Of course, he responded that my men were 'indisposed' and I began to fear the worst for them. When I asked why, Major Stevenson insisted this was revenge for his son, and the reason he didn't kill me directly was because death was too fast. He wanted me to live with the pain.

If only he knew. "I do live with it." As well as the deaths of Sumner, Aiden, and so many more. "But it was your son's choice-" Realizing too late how he'd take that, I jumped back behind the building as he used the rapid fire on his P90 and riddled the area I'd been standing with bullets.

Leaning against the wall of the building, I tried to relax as Teyla looked at me. We spoke quietly amongst ourselves, trying to determine what to do. Then again, in all honesty, there wasn't much we could do. It was up to Ronon to take care and get us out of this.

But where was Ronon?

How long's he been gone? I looked at Rodney, who was clearly in agony and struggling to keep breathing. Teyla was worrying over him, checking his bandages with a deep frown, and swatting his hands away whenever he tried to stop her. If this situation wasn't so grim, I'd probably have thought that she reminded me of a mother hen.

Suddenly, there was a bright red flash and the sound of Ronon's blaster, and I jumped a little. Peeking around the corner of the building, I sighed in relief as the said Satedan came out of the woods dragging the hopefully unconscious Major.

Getting up, I ran over, looking at the man. "Is he...?"

"He's out cold is all." Ronon grunted and glared at the guy before eyeing his blaster. "It was tempting, though."

Quietly I nodded before racing back to check on Teyla and Rodney.

(infirmary)

As I entered the infirmary, I could clearly hear Rodney, the only patient at the moment, complaining to Carson about being bored, and almost begging for his laptop. I almost felt pity for the other soldiers, knowing they had to listen to this until Carson released them.

Luckily they'd only been a little battered and knocked out. Seems the only one Major Stevenson wanted to die was one of my guys, in this case, Rodney.

"Oh, Radek got the door open." I put in, some ways into our discussion.

Looking a little put out, Rodney nodded, a curious gleam in his eyes. "Really? What was in there?"

I shrugged, feeling as disappointed as I knew he was about to feel and look. "An EM generator with a nuclear core and very little in the way of shielding. Radek's still complaining about the possible radiation exposure. And apparently to add insult to injury there wasn't even much actual power left in it."

"Maybe getting shot wasn't so bad then."

Trust Rodney to make something sound lighter than it was. While I still felt bad about what happened, I did feel relieved that he was going to be ok, and this was all over with. Replying with one of my usual comments, I smiled a little and relaxed, chatting away with McKay.

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