Disclaimer: SGU and it's Characters belong to their respective owners which, sadly, is not me. I do, however, own Alex and her story line and squad, etc, etc. This has come from my mind because my mind knows no boundaries.

classicshe: Thank you, it bugs the crud out of me when OC's end up as Mary Sues too, I will try and add some more interactions between Alex and the rest of the crew as well as people back on Earth. When it comes to writing her and Rush it's like... well would they do X actions or say X thing to someone, helps to be rewatching episodes too.

Opera123: Thanks and the story will keep going, I'm just having some writing/technical issues right now.

Meltdown

=Alex's P.O.V=

I looked to Rush, the hand with the mug in it shook lightly as he worked. He looks like hell, I wonder if he's slept yet? I flicked through the pages I'd been writing notes on before looking back at Rush, he seemed agitated as he stood and marched out of the room.

I sat up straighter and watched him leave, my eyebrow cocked in question before heading over to his console to have a look, a room somewhere down the hall was flashing red. Uh oh, someone's going to get their head bitten off.

"Doctor Rush, Doctor Rush, I was wondering…"

"Not now!" I heard him snap at a person who sounded like Riley.

I waited for a moment before my gut growled begging for food. Shit… I groaned lightly remembering Young had called a meeting to be held during breakfast. Fuck it, fuck it, fuck it. Now I'll really be in the shit. I stood quickly and grabbed my jacket before slinging it around my shoulders. My ribs were still mending but so far I'd managed to keep them wrapped and no one had bumped into them.

I broke into a light jog biting through the sharp stabs of pain and headed towards the mess hall before slowing down and walking in, everyone in the room looking towards me as I entered. Now why do I have that sudden sinking feeling they were all talking about me? I narrowed my eyes lightly and glanced at Young.

"Colonel, so glad you could finally join us"

I rubbed at the back of my head and gave a soft impish grin. "Yeah... about that..." I motioned in the direction I'd come from. "I've been busy in the Control Interface Room," I explained and nodded my thanks to Becker as he gave me a bowl as I leant against the wall next to Matty. "So what'd I miss?"

"Nothing much, we have about ninety thousand litres of water left"

I frowned lightly and grimaced at the food as it slowly went down my throat sticking to the sides and leaving a cold feeling like it was stuck to my insides. "For this many people? That won't last long"

He nodded. "Tell me about it, Eli also told us about some showers"

"Been there seen them, there's a shower block just down from my quarters" I stated swirling my finger around the bowl before idly licking it clean as Rush stomped in from the door beside us. I slowly arched an eyebrow and watched him sit down without a word to anyone.

Becker headed over with a bowl and handed it to him. "Your ration sir"

"Thank you" He mumbled softly staring into the bowl of white goop like it could tell him the answers to solving all of Destiny's problems.

"I ordered you here twenty minutes ago" Young stated sitting down across from him.

This should be interesting. I tipped my head towards the small group of three, Young, Camille and Rush. Matty let a soft smirk slid to his lips; we were both thinking along the same wavelength.

"I've been working," He paused. "Throughout the night actually," He added. "Trying to find out why our power reserves are so low," Young glanced back at me to check if it was the truth. I nodded lightly, Rush had been in the control interface room when I'd left last night and he'd still been sitting there when I'd arrived this morning. "I'm quite concerned and so should you" He stated.

"How bad is it?" Young asked watching Rush eat.

"I haven't been able to access the main systems yet so I don't know" Rush stated angrily.

"You look exhausted, maybe you should take a break" Camille said looking Rush.

I could help but snort softly. Yeah right, he'll take a break when he's finally died from exhaustion. Rush looked at me with a soft glare in his eyes before the lights above us flickered before righting themselves. Uh oh. I watched Rush's reaction change instantly as he dropped the bowl noisily onto the table top and looked to Young.

"Can you please stop people running around activating every bloody system they can get their hands on?" He asked.

"I will"

Rush gave a nod before standing and turning to Becker. "That was delicious, thank you"

I twisted my lips as a grin threatened to break onto my face at his sarcastic attitude.

"Colonel?"

"Hmm?" I turned my attention to Camille as I handed my bowl to Becker with a light nod as I took Rush's vacated spot across from her and Young.

"Was Rush really up all night?"

"Well he was there when I went to bed around midnight and he was still there when I got up around five"

Camille nodded lightly and looked to Young. "He does look exhausted," She looked back at me. "Do you know if he gets much sleep?"

"What makes you think I know the answer to that?" I queried. "And besides, knowing if Rush gets sleep is like trying to find the answer to the end of the universe"

"Well he seems to tolerate you more than anyone else"

"I don't think he'll tolerate even me right now, he's about this close," I held up my thumb and index finger and put them close together. "To the edge of insanity"

Young sighed. "Just get him to go to sleep Hunter; you're the only one that probably could"

I snorted softly. "I can try can't guarantee I'll be able to do it though, he's the kind of 'sleep when I'm dead' person, like me" I grinned softly standing. "But I'll see what I can do just stay off his back for the day and let him work in peace; it should make him a far happier camper than usual" I stated and started back towards my quarters to finish trying to translate the first chapter of the book I'd found into my laptop.

I drifted down the hallway and felt the heat staining my cheeks still, the book I'd found wasn't just a book, well not by the sounds of the first few chapters, it was a novel of sorts, more of an... adult book than anything and not just your average everyday missionary position style but some pretty hardcore stuff too, good to know the Ancients weren't prudes and that they loves to get themselves off as much as the next.

"Look… Look! No, you're right, you are right" I stalled in the hallway; the shouting was drifting from the gate room. That sounds like Rush and he doesn't sound very happy. "It was your reckless, pointless attempt to dial earth that robbed me of the time I needed to solve this problem!" That's definitely Rush and it sounds like he's finally gone off his rocker at Young. I picked up a light jog and came to a standstill in the door way of the gate room.

"Maybe you're just missing something" Young spoke calmly trying to calm the ranting Scottish scientist.

I ran my eyes over the scene before me; Young was stood with Volker slightly behind him. Rush was pacing back and forth before them. None had seen me in the doorway yet.

"Yes!" Rush yelled. "The opportunity of a lifetime, all because you wouldn't listen to me!" His shadowed face caught the light briefly, tears were in his eyes. He was royally pissed off. I crept along the outside of the room towards Young and Volker just in time to catch Young radioing TJ to come down. "I refuse to be held responsible for this situation" Rush was beginning to pace again.

"Nobody's blaming you" Young stated.

I couldn't help but shake my head as a slight smirk slipped to my lips. No one might say it out loud to his face but do you really think he's that stupid to not notice how they all talk behind his back?

"I ran out of time"

"You can still fix this"

You're only making it worse Young. I moved around the console towards them. Rush was pacing with his back to us, his fingers on the crook of his neck and shoulder massaging the muscles there furiously.

"Fix this!" Rush yelled turning in anger towards Young. "What? You think just because you give the order it's possible?" He spat coming closer to Young. "There is no more power! Destiny saved every last ounce of its reserves for life support!" He snarled before turning away and beginning to pace again. "And I've seen it happening! I've seen it being sequestered away from me!" He looked like he was ready to drop dead. "And then you go and send me people who can't even begin to comprehend what is happening, if anyone could help me it would be Alex," I furrowed my brow lightly before glancing to Young who had taken note that I was now in the room with them. "She is actually able to comprehend the seriousness of our situation, she knows what to look for," I have to admit this is actually a pretty spectacular mental meltdown. "I tried… I tried to stop it. I tried to come up with a way to stop it but I couldn't!"

"Rush…"

I unhooked my own radio from the strap of my tank top and pressed the button on the side. "TJ this is Hunter, we need you in the gate room now and grab Matty along the way, you might need some help moving everyone's favorite Scot," I clicked the radio off and clipped it back onto my shirt before starting towards Rush in an attempt to calm him myself since Young had done a banner fucking job already. "Nick, Nick I need you to calm down"

"In a few days time," Rush clutched his head in pain. "This, this ship will go dark," A look of pure pain past through his eyes. "It will go dark and cold…" He never finished his sentence as his body began to crumple. I rushed forward grunting as I caught him and placed his carefully on the floor.

"Ah love what the hell have you done to yourself?" I murmured softly pushing his eyelids up before glancing up to Young. "He's out cold"

"TJ now" Young yelled into his radio before kneeling beside me.

"What on earth did you say to set him off?" I asked glancing to Young.

"I sent Volker to work with him" He motioned back to Volker who was stood wide eyed watching us.

I chuckled softly and flicked the side of his temple lightly. "Silly boy, I told you this morning to leave him alone for the day, should have come and found me instead"

"Next time I will" Young muttered looking to TJ as she and Matty rushed in.

"What happened?"

"You missed the meltdown of the century," I grinned softly sitting back on my knees and took Matty's outstretched hand as he extended it to help me up. "Help TJ take him to the infirmary"

He nodded helping TJ haul the Scot up and started after her towards the infirmary.

"So you and him," Young nodded towards Rush as TJ and Matty whisked him out of sight. "What going on there?"

I grinned softly and shook my head. "It's complicated Young, really, really complicated and I'm talking like inner workings of how the TARDIS can fly through time and space complicated"

"What?"

I shook my head lightly. "Never mind, all you need to know is it's complicated and purely between me and him" I stated before turning and heading towards the CIR to finish my work I'd started when I'd gotten up this morning.

More to come, having writing and technical issues right now so it may be a while until the next but I am still here and I am still writing and carrying on with the story no matter how many I might happen to be working on.