Fanfic Stargate Atlantis
Title: Rodney's Alarm
Chapter: 5 of 12
Characters: Rodney and Zelenka mainly, with others from Atlantis
Summary: Rodney has a very alarming day
Rating: PG
Genre: Humour
Category: General
Warnings: None. No sex; no paring; no spoilers (sounds boring doesn't it?)
Disclaimer: The usual. Love the show, don't own it.
Chapter Five
Half an hour later Rodney sighed in frustration. One of the programmes on the computer in the gateroom was not allowing him to change a subroutine remotely. He would have to go and fix it at the source.
Muttering as he stepped out of the lab he strode rapidly along the corridors. Nearing the gateroom he was still so engrossed with his thoughts that the yelling didn’t immediately gain his attention.
He entered the back of the control area to see everyone standing near the railing watching what was happening on the floor of the gate room. No one was at the consoles to notice him.
“Let go of me you big ape.” yelled Kavanagh.
“Try walking on your own then, in the right direction” Sheppard snarled back at him, whilst dragging Kavanagh by the back of his fatigues towards the open stargate.
“I know what you are all trying to do.” screamed Kavanagh becoming more hysterical. “It is all a plot, a conspiracy.” He threw himself around, hair swinging wildly, but was unable to dislodge Sheppard’s grasp.
“Be quiet ponytail, or I will shut you up and drag your limp ass through the gate.” Sheppard had just about had enough of the idiot scientist.
“You are all in on it. You are trying to get rid of me so I won’t tell……..aghhh!” He screamed as Sheppard picked him up by collar and britches and threw him into the gate.
Sheppard stood wiping his hands for a minute before turning and giving Weir, who was on the balcony, a jaunty salute. He then stepped casually through the gate following his victim.
As everyone turned away from the scene and back towards their consoles, they became aware of Rodney. Elizabeth hurried over to intercept him.
“Rodney! What are you doing here? Does Zelenka know you are here?”
For some reason Rodney felt a bit perturbed. The people he’d encountered today seemed to be acting out of character.
“I just have to fix one of the subroutines on the main control console.” He replied casually, with an innocent smile. He felt it might be better to pretend ignorance of the recent events. “It won’t take me a minute or two.”
He spent a few minutes in the control room, but was glad to leave. Everyone was acting strange. At least computer systems had a reason when they acted differently, and he could fix them. Once back in the lab work absorbed and soothed him, so he forgot about his unease.
Earlier Radek had explained his work on the protocols and Rodney had to admit, to himself, that it wasn’t a bad solution. Of course he would have done it differently and naturally it would have been better.
Rodney smirked to himself as he remembered Radek’s reaction to his laptop, when it had again carried out the program Rodney had put in. It had been almost a week now, and he still enjoyed the prank. It was really amusing to watch.
The next time Rodney raised his head from his work and stretched he realised he was hungry, and more coffee wouldn’t hurt. It must be past lunchtime. He’d just finish this last encryption and then would wander down to the commissary for some food.
As he stood, stretched and turned around Rodney became aware of an airman standing at ease just outside the door.
“Can I help you …?” Rodney enquired.
“No sir, I am here to help you.” The airman replied as he moved into the doorway.
“Why?” Rodney asked bluntly.
“Dr Beckett wants to make sure you are looked after, sir. I am here to fetch food, coffee, anything you need.”
“That is nice of Carson, but I don’t need anyone to fetch and carry for me. I do have two feet of my own, and they are taking me to the mess hall for lunch.” Rodney said as he moved towards the door.
For a moment Rodney thought the airman was going to block the doorway and not let him out, but after a few seconds, and a very dirty look directed his way, the airman moved aside.
“Sir, the mess hall is closed. If there is anything you want I can get it for you, save you the trouble.”
Rodney stopped and stared, “What do you mean closed. It is always open around the clock.”
“I am sorry sir, but they had to close it today, there was some problem. Dr Z is looking into it.”
“He is? Why Zelenka? Is he secretly a chef or something? While he is working on protocols he just happens to put together a nice little Trout Almondine? Or whatever the Czech national dish might be.” He snapped irritably.
“I think it is something to do with roasted pork, cabbage and dumplings, sir.”
Rodney turned and started to walk away “I don’t care if it is pink elephant with sausage. I am going to see what is going on.”
The airman watched him go and then tapped his radio. “He is headed your way. I couldn’t stop him.
Sorry, I let slip Dr Z was involved.”
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Beta by mckay_ocd Thank You :)
Chapter: 5 of 12
Characters: Rodney and Zelenka mainly, with others from Atlantis
Summary: Rodney has a very alarming day
Rating: PG
Genre: Humour
Category: General
Warnings: None. No sex; no paring; no spoilers (sounds boring doesn't it?)
Disclaimer: The usual. Love the show, don't own it.
Chapter Five
Half an hour later Rodney sighed in frustration. One of the programmes on the computer in the gateroom was not allowing him to change a subroutine remotely. He would have to go and fix it at the source.
Muttering as he stepped out of the lab he strode rapidly along the corridors. Nearing the gateroom he was still so engrossed with his thoughts that the yelling didn’t immediately gain his attention.
He entered the back of the control area to see everyone standing near the railing watching what was happening on the floor of the gate room. No one was at the consoles to notice him.
“Let go of me you big ape.” yelled Kavanagh.
“Try walking on your own then, in the right direction” Sheppard snarled back at him, whilst dragging Kavanagh by the back of his fatigues towards the open stargate.
“I know what you are all trying to do.” screamed Kavanagh becoming more hysterical. “It is all a plot, a conspiracy.” He threw himself around, hair swinging wildly, but was unable to dislodge Sheppard’s grasp.
“Be quiet ponytail, or I will shut you up and drag your limp ass through the gate.” Sheppard had just about had enough of the idiot scientist.
“You are all in on it. You are trying to get rid of me so I won’t tell……..aghhh!” He screamed as Sheppard picked him up by collar and britches and threw him into the gate.
Sheppard stood wiping his hands for a minute before turning and giving Weir, who was on the balcony, a jaunty salute. He then stepped casually through the gate following his victim.
As everyone turned away from the scene and back towards their consoles, they became aware of Rodney. Elizabeth hurried over to intercept him.
“Rodney! What are you doing here? Does Zelenka know you are here?”
For some reason Rodney felt a bit perturbed. The people he’d encountered today seemed to be acting out of character.
“I just have to fix one of the subroutines on the main control console.” He replied casually, with an innocent smile. He felt it might be better to pretend ignorance of the recent events. “It won’t take me a minute or two.”
He spent a few minutes in the control room, but was glad to leave. Everyone was acting strange. At least computer systems had a reason when they acted differently, and he could fix them. Once back in the lab work absorbed and soothed him, so he forgot about his unease.
Earlier Radek had explained his work on the protocols and Rodney had to admit, to himself, that it wasn’t a bad solution. Of course he would have done it differently and naturally it would have been better.
Rodney smirked to himself as he remembered Radek’s reaction to his laptop, when it had again carried out the program Rodney had put in. It had been almost a week now, and he still enjoyed the prank. It was really amusing to watch.
The next time Rodney raised his head from his work and stretched he realised he was hungry, and more coffee wouldn’t hurt. It must be past lunchtime. He’d just finish this last encryption and then would wander down to the commissary for some food.
As he stood, stretched and turned around Rodney became aware of an airman standing at ease just outside the door.
“Can I help you …?” Rodney enquired.
“No sir, I am here to help you.” The airman replied as he moved into the doorway.
“Why?” Rodney asked bluntly.
“Dr Beckett wants to make sure you are looked after, sir. I am here to fetch food, coffee, anything you need.”
“That is nice of Carson, but I don’t need anyone to fetch and carry for me. I do have two feet of my own, and they are taking me to the mess hall for lunch.” Rodney said as he moved towards the door.
For a moment Rodney thought the airman was going to block the doorway and not let him out, but after a few seconds, and a very dirty look directed his way, the airman moved aside.
“Sir, the mess hall is closed. If there is anything you want I can get it for you, save you the trouble.”
Rodney stopped and stared, “What do you mean closed. It is always open around the clock.”
“I am sorry sir, but they had to close it today, there was some problem. Dr Z is looking into it.”
“He is? Why Zelenka? Is he secretly a chef or something? While he is working on protocols he just happens to put together a nice little Trout Almondine? Or whatever the Czech national dish might be.” He snapped irritably.
“I think it is something to do with roasted pork, cabbage and dumplings, sir.”
Rodney turned and started to walk away “I don’t care if it is pink elephant with sausage. I am going to see what is going on.”
The airman watched him go and then tapped his radio. “He is headed your way. I couldn’t stop him.
Sorry, I let slip Dr Z was involved.”
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Beta by mckay_ocd Thank You :)