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Adopting Rodney 27/?
Title: Adopting Rodney
Author: sg_lab
Rating: G to PG
Summary: “We’re adopting Rodney,” John said. What happens after Rodney suffers a brain injury. Set a few months after First Strike
Pairing: Sheppard/Weir
Characters: Sheppard, Weir, McKay
Spoilers: First Strike, Sunday, McKay and Mrs. Miller, Vengeance
Warning:
A/N:
Disclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 27
Elizabeth yawned as she set the table for dinner. Rodney would be home in a few minutes. It would just be Rodney, Maddie and herself tonight. John was offworld with his team and wouldn’t be back for a couple of days.
For the last couple of days she had grown more and more concerned about Rodney. Since his return to the lab with Radek two days ago he had been very quiet going to his room as soon as he had a chance. Meals were quiet. He didn’t share anything he learned while at the lab with Radek.
She sighed. If she were honest with herself things were getting bad before this. Ever since they had told him they were no longer letting him have anymore sessions with that device Rodney had become increasingly distant.
Then there was the health scare with Maddie. She had gotten caught in the umbilical cord and she wasn’t breathing for a short time. So far they saw nothing to indicate any serious damage thankfully. But the tiniest sniffle from Maddie would send Elizabeth and John into a near panic. They became short with Rodney, snapping at him a couple of times over the last couple of weeks.
The door opened bringing Elizabeth out of her thoughts. She gave Rodney a tired smile as he walked in. “Rodney, how was your day?”
Rodney shrugged. “It was okay.”
Elizabeth gave an internal sigh before finishing setting the table.
SB
Elizabeth sat bolt up. She seemed to be waking up more like this ever since Maddie was born. Then again, it probably started when she and John became Rodney’s caregivers. But she didn’t know what disturbed her sleep this time. She looked over and remembered John wasn’t home yet. He wouldn’t be back at least until late morning.
She looked at the clock. It was two in the morning. Getting up she put on her robe. First she checked Maddie’s room. She let out a deep breath seeing her daughter sound asleep.
She went to Rodney’s room and opened the door. She frowned at the odd lump under the blankets. Approaching the bed, she pulled the blankets back a little and swore. Rodney was not in his room.
“All right, Elizabeth,” she said to herself, “he’s probably just in the bathroom or kitchen.”
She went to the kitchen first, but found nothing. She then went to the bathroom door. She knocked and called out his name. Nothing.
She was getting worried now. She went back to her room to get her radio and then back to Rodney’s room. As she looked around for clues she called to the control room.
“Chuck,” she began.
“Dr. Weir, I was just about to contact you,” the Canadian technician said.
“What’s the problem?” She asked.
“There seems to be a strange energy reading in the east wing. It’s in the area of the infirmary.”
“All right, get Dr. Zelenka and a few soldiers…have Major Lorne go in first with Dr. Cole.”
“Ma’am?”
“Just a hunch, Chuck. Rodney may be in the vicinity.”
“Yes, Ma’am.”
When the transmission cut off Elizabeth dropped the little calendar she had in her hand. Circled in red was today’s date. ‘Fix Brain’ was written in black marker inside the circle.
Elizabeth went into action throwing on some clothes. She then contacted Kate Heightmeyer asking her to watch Maddie.
SB
After she dropped off Maddie with Kate she was summoned to the observation room of the infirmary.
“What happened?” She looked at Radek, and Dr. Zagoran.
“Elizabeth, you can’t go down there,” Radek wrapped his hands around her arms. “It is too dangerous right now.”
“Radek, I need to see Rodney. Tell me, is he all right?”
“Dr. Cole is in the process of shutting the machine down,” Dr. Zagoran cut in.
Elizabeth turned blazing eyes on Zagoran. “If it wasn’t for your curiosity…I told you to get rid of it.”
“Dr. Weir, you are right. I should have had this destroyed or removed from the city at the very least. You’ll have my resignation in the morning.”
“In the meantime I’d like you to tell me if Rodney’s going to be all right,” she had calmed down and Radek had let her go.
“I honestly don’t know at this time. As soon as Dr. Cole has completely shut down the machine he can be fully examined,” the doctor said.
“How long before she can have it shut down?” Elizabeth asked.
“It should be another five minutes,” he said.
“Five minutes?” She looked aghast.
“I’m afraid if she does it too quickly there could be more damage than what there have been,” he said.
Radek guided Elizabeth to a chair and sat down in one next to her to wait.
SB
John and his team came through the gate into Atlantis. The gate room was a bit quiet being so early in the morning. They were expected back later, but there was no reason to stay. They had gained all the information they were going to get, which wasn’t much.
“Colonel Sheppard,” the technician approached them. “You’re needed in the infirmary. All of you.”
“Did something happen to my daughter?” John asked panicking.
“No sir, she’s fine. Dr. Heightmeyer is watching her.”
“Dr. Weir?” John tried this time. What happened while they were gone?
“No sir…”
“Then who?” John cut in.
“Dr. McKay,” he answered.
John found it difficult to move all of a sudden. He didn’t even think about Rodney.
“John,” Teyla urged. “We should go.”
John took a breath. “Yeah,” he took off at a run.
SB
By the time he got to the infirmary, John was out of breath. He caught a glimpse of Rodney in one of the beds before leaning forward pressing his hands against his thighs. Teyla and Ronon were right behind him moments later.
“What happened?” John heard Ronon asking.
John finally stood up straight and walked over to the bed. Elizabeth sat on the other side of the bed leaning against the side of it. He could see exhaustion in his wife’s face. It looked she had been crying at some point.
“He found that device,” she said at last, her voice shaky.
“What device?” John came round to the other side of the bed next to her.
“Dr. Zagoran’s device,” she said. “The one that he used to try to repair Rodney’s brain.”
“How?” John snapped. “He was supposed to get rid of that.”
Elizabeth only nodded.
John’s lips pressed together for a moment trying to control his anger. “What’s wrong with him?” He was looking at Rodney whose eyes were closed. A nasal cannula was under his nose.
“He’s in a coma,” she said. “They don’t know if he’ll come out of it this time.”
John sank in the chair behind him. One hand grasped Rodney’s limp hand. The other grabbed hold of Elizabeth’s.
Author: sg_lab
Rating: G to PG
Summary: “We’re adopting Rodney,” John said. What happens after Rodney suffers a brain injury. Set a few months after First Strike
Pairing: Sheppard/Weir
Characters: Sheppard, Weir, McKay
Spoilers: First Strike, Sunday, McKay and Mrs. Miller, Vengeance
Warning:
A/N:
Disclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 27
Elizabeth yawned as she set the table for dinner. Rodney would be home in a few minutes. It would just be Rodney, Maddie and herself tonight. John was offworld with his team and wouldn’t be back for a couple of days.
For the last couple of days she had grown more and more concerned about Rodney. Since his return to the lab with Radek two days ago he had been very quiet going to his room as soon as he had a chance. Meals were quiet. He didn’t share anything he learned while at the lab with Radek.
She sighed. If she were honest with herself things were getting bad before this. Ever since they had told him they were no longer letting him have anymore sessions with that device Rodney had become increasingly distant.
Then there was the health scare with Maddie. She had gotten caught in the umbilical cord and she wasn’t breathing for a short time. So far they saw nothing to indicate any serious damage thankfully. But the tiniest sniffle from Maddie would send Elizabeth and John into a near panic. They became short with Rodney, snapping at him a couple of times over the last couple of weeks.
The door opened bringing Elizabeth out of her thoughts. She gave Rodney a tired smile as he walked in. “Rodney, how was your day?”
Rodney shrugged. “It was okay.”
Elizabeth gave an internal sigh before finishing setting the table.
SB
Elizabeth sat bolt up. She seemed to be waking up more like this ever since Maddie was born. Then again, it probably started when she and John became Rodney’s caregivers. But she didn’t know what disturbed her sleep this time. She looked over and remembered John wasn’t home yet. He wouldn’t be back at least until late morning.
She looked at the clock. It was two in the morning. Getting up she put on her robe. First she checked Maddie’s room. She let out a deep breath seeing her daughter sound asleep.
She went to Rodney’s room and opened the door. She frowned at the odd lump under the blankets. Approaching the bed, she pulled the blankets back a little and swore. Rodney was not in his room.
“All right, Elizabeth,” she said to herself, “he’s probably just in the bathroom or kitchen.”
She went to the kitchen first, but found nothing. She then went to the bathroom door. She knocked and called out his name. Nothing.
She was getting worried now. She went back to her room to get her radio and then back to Rodney’s room. As she looked around for clues she called to the control room.
“Chuck,” she began.
“Dr. Weir, I was just about to contact you,” the Canadian technician said.
“What’s the problem?” She asked.
“There seems to be a strange energy reading in the east wing. It’s in the area of the infirmary.”
“All right, get Dr. Zelenka and a few soldiers…have Major Lorne go in first with Dr. Cole.”
“Ma’am?”
“Just a hunch, Chuck. Rodney may be in the vicinity.”
“Yes, Ma’am.”
When the transmission cut off Elizabeth dropped the little calendar she had in her hand. Circled in red was today’s date. ‘Fix Brain’ was written in black marker inside the circle.
Elizabeth went into action throwing on some clothes. She then contacted Kate Heightmeyer asking her to watch Maddie.
SB
After she dropped off Maddie with Kate she was summoned to the observation room of the infirmary.
“What happened?” She looked at Radek, and Dr. Zagoran.
“Elizabeth, you can’t go down there,” Radek wrapped his hands around her arms. “It is too dangerous right now.”
“Radek, I need to see Rodney. Tell me, is he all right?”
“Dr. Cole is in the process of shutting the machine down,” Dr. Zagoran cut in.
Elizabeth turned blazing eyes on Zagoran. “If it wasn’t for your curiosity…I told you to get rid of it.”
“Dr. Weir, you are right. I should have had this destroyed or removed from the city at the very least. You’ll have my resignation in the morning.”
“In the meantime I’d like you to tell me if Rodney’s going to be all right,” she had calmed down and Radek had let her go.
“I honestly don’t know at this time. As soon as Dr. Cole has completely shut down the machine he can be fully examined,” the doctor said.
“How long before she can have it shut down?” Elizabeth asked.
“It should be another five minutes,” he said.
“Five minutes?” She looked aghast.
“I’m afraid if she does it too quickly there could be more damage than what there have been,” he said.
Radek guided Elizabeth to a chair and sat down in one next to her to wait.
SB
John and his team came through the gate into Atlantis. The gate room was a bit quiet being so early in the morning. They were expected back later, but there was no reason to stay. They had gained all the information they were going to get, which wasn’t much.
“Colonel Sheppard,” the technician approached them. “You’re needed in the infirmary. All of you.”
“Did something happen to my daughter?” John asked panicking.
“No sir, she’s fine. Dr. Heightmeyer is watching her.”
“Dr. Weir?” John tried this time. What happened while they were gone?
“No sir…”
“Then who?” John cut in.
“Dr. McKay,” he answered.
John found it difficult to move all of a sudden. He didn’t even think about Rodney.
“John,” Teyla urged. “We should go.”
John took a breath. “Yeah,” he took off at a run.
SB
By the time he got to the infirmary, John was out of breath. He caught a glimpse of Rodney in one of the beds before leaning forward pressing his hands against his thighs. Teyla and Ronon were right behind him moments later.
“What happened?” John heard Ronon asking.
John finally stood up straight and walked over to the bed. Elizabeth sat on the other side of the bed leaning against the side of it. He could see exhaustion in his wife’s face. It looked she had been crying at some point.
“He found that device,” she said at last, her voice shaky.
“What device?” John came round to the other side of the bed next to her.
“Dr. Zagoran’s device,” she said. “The one that he used to try to repair Rodney’s brain.”
“How?” John snapped. “He was supposed to get rid of that.”
Elizabeth only nodded.
John’s lips pressed together for a moment trying to control his anger. “What’s wrong with him?” He was looking at Rodney whose eyes were closed. A nasal cannula was under his nose.
“He’s in a coma,” she said. “They don’t know if he’ll come out of it this time.”
John sank in the chair behind him. One hand grasped Rodney’s limp hand. The other grabbed hold of Elizabeth’s.