Fic: Adopting Rodney 2/?
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sg_lab2Title: 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
A/N: The angst continues for poor Rodney
Disclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 2.
When Rodney still didn’t want to see anyone John and Elizabeth went to tell Ronon and Teyla the news. They were of course shocked. Teyla just sat stunned. Ronon had begun to pace and looked ready to hit something. It was late so they had made the decision to get to bed early and talk about what they were going to do next in the morning.
They were just sitting down in the commissary the next morning over breakfast.
“John and I are moving into one of the family quarters,” Elizabeth spoke first. The family quarters as they had called it, had been found early on in the arrival of the expedition. They decided to keep them aside since no one had a family. It hadn’t been considered that families would be started in the city, but when they were cut off from Earth for a second time just four months earlier when the Assurans last attacked, things had begun to develop.
There had already been some unofficial couples, but now they had become official. John and Elizabeth were among those official couples. And they had been engaged for over a month now since moving in together. John had proposed to her after she was released from the infirmary after the injuries she sustained in the Assuran attack.
Ronon and Teyla shared a quick glance before Teyla turned with a raised eyebrow at them. “Is there something you wanted to share with us?”
“We’re adopting Rodney,” John said.
Elizabeth rolled her eyes sharing a look with Teyla. “No, I’m not pregnant,” John almost choked on his fruit.
John managed to pull himself together after gulping down half his water. “Who said anything about Elizabeth being pregnant?” He asked.
“This is Weir,” Elizabeth said pressing on her radio interrupting anything that might have been said next. “We’ll be there in a few minutes,” she clicked off the radio and looked at the others. “It seems Rodney managed to give them the slip and escaped the infirmary.”
“Some of that genius brain is still intact,” John said getting up with the others.
&
They spoke to Radek who found Rodney with his subcutaneous tracker. He was in an unoccupied area of the city. They were just outside of the room he was in and John told Elizabeth to go first.
She entered with the others standing in the doorway watching. She looked in the dimly lit room and found Rodney crouched in the corner behind a console. “Rodney,” she sat down next to him. “Are you all right?”
“Headache,” he said cradling his head in his hands.
“We should get you back to the infirmary,” Elizabeth said.
“What…what’s gonna hap…happen to me?” He asked.
“When the doctor feels you’re ready to be released from the infirmary we thought you might like to move into some larger quarters with John and me. We picked out a three bedroom apartment. How does that sound?” She tentatively placed a hand on his forearm and relaxed when he didn’t push her away.
“No,” he shook his head. “Too much trouble.”
“You’re too much trouble?” She asked. “Of course you’re not, Rodney. We’re helping because we want to.”
“We’re a team, McKay,” John said from the doorway and walked over toward them with Ronon and Teyla following. They sat down in front of Rodney and Elizabeth.
“Not any m…more,” Rodney’s voice choked. “I’m stupid now. Worthless.”
“Whoa,” John said. “You’re not stupid or worthless. Do you understand?” The anger in John’s voice surprised everyone.
Rodney let out a whimper and pulled his knees up to his chest wrapping his arms around his legs. Elizabeth glared at John and put an arm around Rodney’s shoulders pulling him close to her letting his head rest on her shoulder. “It’s okay, Rodney. John didn’t mean to yell. He’s not mad at you.”
“I’m sorry, Rodney,” John said reaching a hand out toward his friend only to pull back before making contact. “I didn’t mean to scare you. I’m not mad,” Rodney’s head turned enough to look at John with one eye. “Elizabeth and I really want you to come live with us. How does that sound?”
“I guess,” Rodney said.
“Ronon and I are here for you as well, Rodney,” Teyla said placing a hand on his back.
“Come on, McKay,” Ronon said. “Think they’re still serving breakfast,” he patted Rodney’s shoulder.
Rodney seemed to be thinking about it. “Okay.” He stood up on shaky legs. Ronon grabbed one side of him while Elizabeth still held him on the other side.
John watched standing a few feet back not sure what to do. He didn’t feel capable of saying the right thing now so just followed along in silence.
&
Rodney had been too tired to have anything to eat when he made it back to his bed in the infirmary. After he was given a thorough check by the doctors everyone stood around the bed. Elizabeth stayed close when Rodney was reluctant to let go of her hand. She pulled the blanket up over him as if he was a child and she was tucking him in for the night.
“Where’s Carson?” He asked in a sleepy voice.
They all shared sad glances. His short term memory had been affected to a certain degree. Elizabeth looked back at him. “Rodney, Carson died a few months ago.”
Rodney blinked up at her. Tears began to fill his eyes. “Oh. I…I forgot,” he pulled his hands from Elizabeth and turned on his other side putting his back to the others. “I’m tired,” they looked at each other.
“Sure Rodney,” John said giving Rodney’s arm a light squeeze.
“We’ll be back later today,” Elizabeth said placing a kiss on Rodney’s right temple.
Ronon patted Rodney’s arm and Teyla squeezed his hand before they left the infirmary.
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
A/N: The angst continues for poor Rodney
Disclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 2.
When Rodney still didn’t want to see anyone John and Elizabeth went to tell Ronon and Teyla the news. They were of course shocked. Teyla just sat stunned. Ronon had begun to pace and looked ready to hit something. It was late so they had made the decision to get to bed early and talk about what they were going to do next in the morning.
They were just sitting down in the commissary the next morning over breakfast.
“John and I are moving into one of the family quarters,” Elizabeth spoke first. The family quarters as they had called it, had been found early on in the arrival of the expedition. They decided to keep them aside since no one had a family. It hadn’t been considered that families would be started in the city, but when they were cut off from Earth for a second time just four months earlier when the Assurans last attacked, things had begun to develop.
There had already been some unofficial couples, but now they had become official. John and Elizabeth were among those official couples. And they had been engaged for over a month now since moving in together. John had proposed to her after she was released from the infirmary after the injuries she sustained in the Assuran attack.
Ronon and Teyla shared a quick glance before Teyla turned with a raised eyebrow at them. “Is there something you wanted to share with us?”
“We’re adopting Rodney,” John said.
Elizabeth rolled her eyes sharing a look with Teyla. “No, I’m not pregnant,” John almost choked on his fruit.
John managed to pull himself together after gulping down half his water. “Who said anything about Elizabeth being pregnant?” He asked.
“This is Weir,” Elizabeth said pressing on her radio interrupting anything that might have been said next. “We’ll be there in a few minutes,” she clicked off the radio and looked at the others. “It seems Rodney managed to give them the slip and escaped the infirmary.”
“Some of that genius brain is still intact,” John said getting up with the others.
&
They spoke to Radek who found Rodney with his subcutaneous tracker. He was in an unoccupied area of the city. They were just outside of the room he was in and John told Elizabeth to go first.
She entered with the others standing in the doorway watching. She looked in the dimly lit room and found Rodney crouched in the corner behind a console. “Rodney,” she sat down next to him. “Are you all right?”
“Headache,” he said cradling his head in his hands.
“We should get you back to the infirmary,” Elizabeth said.
“What…what’s gonna hap…happen to me?” He asked.
“When the doctor feels you’re ready to be released from the infirmary we thought you might like to move into some larger quarters with John and me. We picked out a three bedroom apartment. How does that sound?” She tentatively placed a hand on his forearm and relaxed when he didn’t push her away.
“No,” he shook his head. “Too much trouble.”
“You’re too much trouble?” She asked. “Of course you’re not, Rodney. We’re helping because we want to.”
“We’re a team, McKay,” John said from the doorway and walked over toward them with Ronon and Teyla following. They sat down in front of Rodney and Elizabeth.
“Not any m…more,” Rodney’s voice choked. “I’m stupid now. Worthless.”
“Whoa,” John said. “You’re not stupid or worthless. Do you understand?” The anger in John’s voice surprised everyone.
Rodney let out a whimper and pulled his knees up to his chest wrapping his arms around his legs. Elizabeth glared at John and put an arm around Rodney’s shoulders pulling him close to her letting his head rest on her shoulder. “It’s okay, Rodney. John didn’t mean to yell. He’s not mad at you.”
“I’m sorry, Rodney,” John said reaching a hand out toward his friend only to pull back before making contact. “I didn’t mean to scare you. I’m not mad,” Rodney’s head turned enough to look at John with one eye. “Elizabeth and I really want you to come live with us. How does that sound?”
“I guess,” Rodney said.
“Ronon and I are here for you as well, Rodney,” Teyla said placing a hand on his back.
“Come on, McKay,” Ronon said. “Think they’re still serving breakfast,” he patted Rodney’s shoulder.
Rodney seemed to be thinking about it. “Okay.” He stood up on shaky legs. Ronon grabbed one side of him while Elizabeth still held him on the other side.
John watched standing a few feet back not sure what to do. He didn’t feel capable of saying the right thing now so just followed along in silence.
&
Rodney had been too tired to have anything to eat when he made it back to his bed in the infirmary. After he was given a thorough check by the doctors everyone stood around the bed. Elizabeth stayed close when Rodney was reluctant to let go of her hand. She pulled the blanket up over him as if he was a child and she was tucking him in for the night.
“Where’s Carson?” He asked in a sleepy voice.
They all shared sad glances. His short term memory had been affected to a certain degree. Elizabeth looked back at him. “Rodney, Carson died a few months ago.”
Rodney blinked up at her. Tears began to fill his eyes. “Oh. I…I forgot,” he pulled his hands from Elizabeth and turned on his other side putting his back to the others. “I’m tired,” they looked at each other.
“Sure Rodney,” John said giving Rodney’s arm a light squeeze.
“We’ll be back later today,” Elizabeth said placing a kiss on Rodney’s right temple.
Ronon patted Rodney’s arm and Teyla squeezed his hand before they left the infirmary.
