After the science department meeting when Dr. Rush was found to be missing.
Maj. Lorne entered Gen. Landry's office, "Sir!"
"At ease, please tell me you found Dr. Rush alive?" replied Landry
"Yes sir, he is in lab out on the eastern pier. He obviously has been back to the cafeteria to get some food, but looks like he has been sleeping there," replied Lorne.
"Sleeping there, why?" asked Landry.
Lorne shrugged, "When I asked him that for the tenth time, he just waved me away sir."
"How long has he been there?" asked Landry.
"I'd say at least three weeks." replied Lorne.
"I understand why Gen. O'Neill is not a fan of scientists." Landry said, "What was he doing in this lab?"
"As far as I could tell reading stuff on the computer. I will say it has a hologram display, and was showing what appeared to be a number of galaxies." replied Lorne.
"Tell him he needs to report to me immediately." ordered Gen. Landry.
Lorne nodded, "Sir no disrespect, but unless I stun him and drag him back here, I might as well be talking to your chair."
"That's alright Major." said Landry.
Lorne thinking for a minute, "It's alright to stun him or did you mean not to bother to tell him sir?"
"From what I have heard I think you would be the envy of the entire science department if you got to stun him, let me have a quick chat with Gen. O'Neill and you can then take me to Rush." replied Landry.
"Yes, sir! I'll wait in the hallway for you sir." replied Lorne, stepping out of the office.
Gen. Landry stepped out of his office and over to Gen. O'Neill's.
"Gen. O'Neill, Dr. Rush has been found, apparently the last 3 weeks he has been camped out in a lab, studding holographic star charts and going over the Ancient database." informed Gen. Landry.
"Star Charts?" asked Gen. O'Neill.
"Yes sir, according to Maj. Lorne showing several galaxies. I was about to go over there. Apparently, he's been a bit difficult and not listening." replied Gen. Landry.
"I think I might join you!" replied Gen. O'Neill.
Gen. O'Neill and Gen. Landry stepped out into the hallway. Lorne led them down to a transport and whisked them out to the eastern pier, and then over to the lab, Dr. Rush was in.
"This place is a mess! And it smells!" exclaimed O'Neill.
"Dr. Rush turn around here and tell us what you are doing?" ordered Gen. Landry.
Rush reluctantly turned around to face the two generals and the major.
"When was the last time you took a shower?" asked O'Neill.
"I've been busy I have found something amazing in this lab." replied Rush, "I found out the stargates are spread through the galaxies"
O'Neill shrugged his shoulder, "Seeder ships sent out years ago by the ancient are planting them."
"How do you know that?" asked Rush, "I just found this I haven't had time to share this with anyone?"
"Doctor I know many things." replied O'Neill.
Rush began, "Well there is another ship larger than the seeder ships that was sent out, to track.."
"A signal hidden in the background radiation of the universe, and the ship is called Destiny, it takes 9 symbols to dial the stargate on it. I miss anything?" asked O'Neill.
Landry laughs.
"How could you possible know any of this? Who found this information and why was it not shared with me?" asked Rush.
"Well Daniel found it a few weeks ago, but I've know about it for a few years. Hello! Ancient Database download into my head!" shouted O'Neill.
"Do you know how many galaxies now have stargates?" asked Rush.
"Everything in about a five billion light year radius, and we have the stargate address for all of those gates, and we have the eight symbol address to dial them as well." replied Landry.
"We have the eight symbol addresses for them? I never came across that." asked Rush.
Landry walked over to the console and pushed a couple of buttons and the eight symbols appeared below the 7 symbols. Rush looked at Landry a little confused.
Landry smiled, "Daniel Jackson showed me how to do that, after his briefing the other week."
"Anything else you want to tell us Doctor?" asked O'Neill.
"Well I have found some useful tech, such as automated mining probes, and automated refineries, we should be able to replicate those fairly easily here. Also found how to make the stargates." answered Rush.
"Which version? Basic? Classic? or Supreme?" asked O'Neill.
"I don't understand." replied Rush.
"Seeder ship, Milky Way or Pegasus versions." explained Gen. Landry.
"Pegasus versions." replied Rush.
"Now that is something new to us, good job! I want you to work on the requirements to create our own stargates like that. And what we would need to put that into a ship. So that is your assignment?" ordered Gen. O'Neill.
"Does this lab have anything else in it? Or basically an observatory?" asked Gen. Landry.
"Basically it's an observatory." replied Rush.
Gen. Landry nodded, "Maj. stay here with the good Doctor as he cleans this mess up, then escort him back to his room for a shower. If he resists stun him. For your own good stay up wind of him. Also, inform Col. Davis this lab should be assigned immediately to a group of astronomers and astrophysicists."
"Yes sir!" grinned Lorne.
O'Neill and Landry headed out of the lab back to there offices.
"You enjoyed that didn't you Jack?" asked Landry.
O'Neill grinning, "Maybe a little. Truthfully I can't stand him. He comes running to my office every time he disagrees with anything McKay says."
Back in the lab.
Rush is cleaning up all the trash in the lab, "Did someone else come in here and toss their stuff in this lab on me? This is a lot of stuff for the two days I've been here."
"Doctor, from the logs we used to track you here, you have been here closer to three weeks." explained Lorne.
"Three weeks? That can't be it's 5th or the 6th depending on what time it is..." replied Rush.
"No sir it's the 23rd." replied Lorne.
"I guess I got fixated on this stuff." replied Rush.
"Yes, it appears you did. Do you even recall me being here earlier today?" asked Lorne.
Rush thinking, "You were here earlier today? You sure you have the right lab?"
"Yes doctor I'm sure." replied Lorne.
"Three weeks? I guess I am overdue a shower." replied Rush.
"Yes, yes you are." replied Lorne, picking up a bag of the trash, as Rush picked up the second, "Let's get you back to your quarters."
"I take it your not seeing anyone or married?" asked Lorne as they were walking back to his quarters.
Rush saddened, "My wife passed away from cancer."
"I'm sorry, I lost my fiance to cancer, it's pretty much why I joined the military to get away from where her and I grew up." replied Lorne.
"So who said I was missing?" asked Rush.
"Well you didn't turn up for the science department meeting today." replied Lorne.
"Department Meeting? Wonder what McKay wanted to talk about now." stated Rush.
Lorne grinning, "Dr. Miller called it to discuss the findings on how to recharge the Z.P.M.s."
"At least she found it instead of McKay." replied Rush.
"Actually McKay did find it, Dr. Miller lead the investigation into it further." answered Lorne.
Rush slumped, "Today keeps getting better and better."
Lorne saw to it that Rush made it to his quarters. He came by to check on him later that day, and had to use a security override to gain access to his quarters to find him asleep. Lorne checked up on again the next morning and found him still asleep and snoring away. At noon Lorne woke Rush up to get some food, the two went to the mess hall together, despite Rush's insistence he wasn't hungry.
Lorne had a corporal bring Rush a plate of food. Lorne continued to question Rush about different things, while Rush was eating. Finally, after about 20 minutes, Lorne said, "For someone who wasn't hungry you have cleaned your plate."
Rush looked down, and realized he had, grinning "Thank you Major, I guess I needed that."
"I'll stop by your lab later today to check on you. You had better start work on those stargate construction plans." replied Lorne.
Lorne not only checked up on him regularly, but would often take his meals with him. A couple of days later, Gen. Landry asked Lorne, "Major your free to be friendly to anyone you like, but your not under orders to babysit Dr. Rush."
"Sir, did you know his wife had recently passed away?" asked Lorne.
"No Major I didn't, since I'm not his CO, technically he is under Rodney, and reports up to O'Neill." replied Landry.
"I lost my fiance years ago to cancer, it was difficult. It's the reason why I joined the military. He has no friends here. Guess I figured he could use one." replied Lorne.
"Major your a good man!" replied Gen. Landry.