Adopting Rodney 23/?
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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, McKay and Mrs. Miller, Vengeance
Warning:
A/N: Thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
vickysg1 for helping with an idea for this chapter. I took her idea and stole ;) a little from SG-1 the series to come up with a scientific issue in part of the chapter. I didn't really go into an explanation into the solution though, but I didn't feel it was necessary.
Disclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 23
John was kissing his way down Elizabeth’s neck. Her head fell back onto the pillow as her eyes shut just enjoying the attention. He reached down and pulled at her shirt brushing over her belly on the way up. She had grown bigger as she began her third trimester.
He pulled off her shirt as she worked on his. His hands then reached for the fastenings on her pants.
“John! Lizbeth!”
They groaned, but it was not one of passion. The door to their bedroom slid open and Elizabeth had a moment to grab the blanket and cover herself before Rodney walked in.
“Oh,” Rodney’s cheeks turned a bright red and he backed out of the room shutting the door.
“I’ll make sure we haven’t completely traumatized him,” John said while putting his t-shirt back on.
It had been a little over a week since Rodney’s second session with the device that would hopefully heal his damaged brain cells. So far the only improvement they had seen was a return to the way he was when he was first diagnosed with the brain injury.
He had his good days and not so good days. But through it all he was always aware that he wasn’t right. As his condition had worsened he had seemed unaware that not knowing what to do with a shoe or a belt was not normal for him.
“So much for a day to ourselves,” she sighed, but smiled.
“Just let me see what’s going on,” John said. “I still intend on pampering you today,” he pressed a quick kiss to her lips before leaving the room.
“All right Rodney, what’s going on? I thought we agreed you were spending most of the day with Radek and when and if he got busy you would stay with Ronon and Teyla,” John then noticed Radek standing near the door of the quarters looking a bit sheepish.
“I figured it out,” Rodney turned John’s attention on him. He was grinning like John hadn’t seen in a long time.
“You figured what out?” John asked.
“Everything,” he paused. “Well, not everything. But I understood a lot of it.”
John looked to Radek for help.
Radek walked over next to Rodney. “I am sorry, I tried to keep up with him, but he made it here before I could stop him,” John gave him a dismissive wave of his hand and encouraged him to continue. “I was explaining a project I was working on and Rodney understood more than he has in over a year,” Radek was smiling now.
John looked at them, mouth hanging open. And then a smile appeared. He grabbed Rodney into a hug.
“John, what’s going on?” Elizabeth came out of her and John’s bedroom.
“It’s working,” John said after releasing Rodney.
“What’s working?” She asked.
“The device,” John said.
Elizabeth looked between John and Rodney who averted his eyes from her. She shook her head and wrapped an arm around Rodney’s shoulders. “Tell me about it,” she encouraged him.
Rodney lifted his eyes to hers and gave her a shy smile. They all sat down and explained what happened.
“I think this calls for a celebration,” Elizabeth said.
“I interrupted you and John,” Rodney said.
“There’s always next time,” Elizabeth said.
&
For the next couple of weeks Rodney spent as much time in the lab as he could. There wasn’t another burst of improvement during this time.
It was the end of the week and Rodney was home for most of the day while Radek was too busy to give Rodney the necessary attention in the lab.
John was also home that day while Elizabeth was in meetings for most of the day.
Rodney came out of his room and threw himself onto the couch. John looked at his friend from the dining table. “Something wrong, Rodney?”
“I can’t figure it out,” he said.
John frowned and walked to sit next to the other man. “What can’t you figure out?”
“The math,” he said.
“To what?” John looked at the laptop Rodney was holding.
Rodney pointed at the screen and John took a look. The colonel frowned. This wasn’t right; Rodney was doing this math yesterday. “Just give it time,” John said.
“I’m tired of giving it time,” Rodney shoved the computer off the couch.
“Now Rodney,” John began.
“Don’t patronize me,” Rodney snapped.
John’s eyebrows rose.
“When is my next session with that device?” Rodney asked.
“In about a week and a half,” John said.
“It can’t come soon enough,” Rodney stood up and stomped to his room shutting the door.
&
A couple of days later Rodney was in the lab with Zelenka when Elizabeth and Kate Heightmeyer entered. “Radek, there’s a problem in the gateroom that needs your attention.
“Rodney, would you go with Kate?”
“You don’t need to coddle me, Elizabeth,” Rodney said.
His pronunciation of Elizabeth’s name had improved over the last week. For some reason every time he pronounced it correctly, Elizabeth felt a twinge inside her and she couldn’t decide if it was a good twinge or a bad one.
“Rodney, it would be safer if you went home.”
“Fine,” Rodney huffed. “But I can make it back myself. I think I have enough brain cells to figure out how to get home.”
Elizabeth exchanged a look with Kate who nodded. She looked back Rodney. “Okay, but contact me when you get there. Humor me?”
Rodney sighed. “All right,” he brushed past Elizabeth who tried to reach out to him with her hand.
She dropped her hand to her side and turned to Radek when Rodney was out of earshot. “Col. Sheppard and his team were returning from an off world when. Ronon and Teyla came through, but Col. Sheppard did not. The technicians think he’s trapped inside the gate. SG-1 had the same problem several years ago with Teal’c trapped in the buffers.”
“Yes, I’ve read about that,” Radek said. “But their problem in retrieving Teal’c was because of their homemade DHD.”
“I should get back to my office,” Kate jumped in and left a moment later.
Radek had been gathering some things as they spoke and came around next to Elizabeth to follow her to the gateroom.
&
When they arrived in the gateroom they got a bit of a surprise. Rodney was standing in the middle of the room ranting at Ronon and Teyla.
“Rodney!” Elizabeth had to shout over his voice.
Rodney stopped his diatribe and turned freezing. “Umm, hi?”
“Rodney, I thought I told you to go home,” Elizabeth was now standing in front of him.
“Well, you see, I ran in to Ronon and Teyla on my way and…”
“Damn it Rodney. I am trying to protect you,” Elizabeth said.
“Excuse me, Dr. Weir?” Radek interrupted. “I could really use Rodney’s help right now.”
Elizabeth looked at Rodney. “Stay put,” she then walked over next to Radek. “I’m not sure this is such a good idea. What happens if something goes wrong? Rodney will never forgive himself.”
“Elizabeth, I think it would bother Rodney more if he did nothing when there was a chance he might be able to,” Radek said.
Elizabeth looked from Rodney to Radek and back until she made up her mind. She gave them a very reluctant. “Okay.”
The second she gave the word, Rodney was next to Radek. The two scientists were talking back and forth for several moments. No one could quite follow them, but it seemed they understood each other perfectly until Rodney said. “I don’t know what you mean. You’re confusing me, Radek.”
“This isn’t like when you were at the SGC when their stargate did the same thing. There must be something different about this gate or the DHD than any others we have encountered.”
“It’s the only gate that can send us back to Earth,” Rodney said.
“Yes!” Radek almost shouted.
It was almost an hour later when Rodney yelled. “Has anyone stopped the gate from being activated?”
“No,” Radek realized.
“Someone, do something,” Rodney shouted. “Oh god. Are there any teams due back soon?”
There was some swearing before someone declared it safe. Rodney was hyperventilating now.
Elizabeth, Ronon and Teyla moved Rodney out of the way from what Radek was doing trying to calm him.
“I almost killed him,” Rodney was choking on his words.
“Rodney,” Elizabeth put her hand against his cheek. “You figured it out. No one else realized it, but you did. You probably saved his life.”
While they were trying to reassure Rodney they didn’t realize the progress that had occurred.
The gate activated and a moment later John came stumbling out.
Rodney and Elizabeth were the first to greet him and coming on each side of him they hugged him at once. John instinctively wrapped his arms around both of them and frowned at Ronon and Teyla who were both smiling.
“They’ll fill you in when they’re ready,” Ronon answered the unspoken question.
“I’ll be glad when my brain is working to full capacity again,” Rodney mumbled into John’s shoulder.
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: Thanks to
vickysg1 for helping with an idea for this chapter. I took her idea and stole ;) a little from SG-1 the series to come up with a scientific issue in part of the chapter. I didn't really go into an explanation into the solution though, but I didn't feel it was necessary. Disclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 23
John was kissing his way down Elizabeth’s neck. Her head fell back onto the pillow as her eyes shut just enjoying the attention. He reached down and pulled at her shirt brushing over her belly on the way up. She had grown bigger as she began her third trimester.
He pulled off her shirt as she worked on his. His hands then reached for the fastenings on her pants.
“John! Lizbeth!”
They groaned, but it was not one of passion. The door to their bedroom slid open and Elizabeth had a moment to grab the blanket and cover herself before Rodney walked in.
“Oh,” Rodney’s cheeks turned a bright red and he backed out of the room shutting the door.
“I’ll make sure we haven’t completely traumatized him,” John said while putting his t-shirt back on.
It had been a little over a week since Rodney’s second session with the device that would hopefully heal his damaged brain cells. So far the only improvement they had seen was a return to the way he was when he was first diagnosed with the brain injury.
He had his good days and not so good days. But through it all he was always aware that he wasn’t right. As his condition had worsened he had seemed unaware that not knowing what to do with a shoe or a belt was not normal for him.
“So much for a day to ourselves,” she sighed, but smiled.
“Just let me see what’s going on,” John said. “I still intend on pampering you today,” he pressed a quick kiss to her lips before leaving the room.
“All right Rodney, what’s going on? I thought we agreed you were spending most of the day with Radek and when and if he got busy you would stay with Ronon and Teyla,” John then noticed Radek standing near the door of the quarters looking a bit sheepish.
“I figured it out,” Rodney turned John’s attention on him. He was grinning like John hadn’t seen in a long time.
“You figured what out?” John asked.
“Everything,” he paused. “Well, not everything. But I understood a lot of it.”
John looked to Radek for help.
Radek walked over next to Rodney. “I am sorry, I tried to keep up with him, but he made it here before I could stop him,” John gave him a dismissive wave of his hand and encouraged him to continue. “I was explaining a project I was working on and Rodney understood more than he has in over a year,” Radek was smiling now.
John looked at them, mouth hanging open. And then a smile appeared. He grabbed Rodney into a hug.
“John, what’s going on?” Elizabeth came out of her and John’s bedroom.
“It’s working,” John said after releasing Rodney.
“What’s working?” She asked.
“The device,” John said.
Elizabeth looked between John and Rodney who averted his eyes from her. She shook her head and wrapped an arm around Rodney’s shoulders. “Tell me about it,” she encouraged him.
Rodney lifted his eyes to hers and gave her a shy smile. They all sat down and explained what happened.
“I think this calls for a celebration,” Elizabeth said.
“I interrupted you and John,” Rodney said.
“There’s always next time,” Elizabeth said.
&
For the next couple of weeks Rodney spent as much time in the lab as he could. There wasn’t another burst of improvement during this time.
It was the end of the week and Rodney was home for most of the day while Radek was too busy to give Rodney the necessary attention in the lab.
John was also home that day while Elizabeth was in meetings for most of the day.
Rodney came out of his room and threw himself onto the couch. John looked at his friend from the dining table. “Something wrong, Rodney?”
“I can’t figure it out,” he said.
John frowned and walked to sit next to the other man. “What can’t you figure out?”
“The math,” he said.
“To what?” John looked at the laptop Rodney was holding.
Rodney pointed at the screen and John took a look. The colonel frowned. This wasn’t right; Rodney was doing this math yesterday. “Just give it time,” John said.
“I’m tired of giving it time,” Rodney shoved the computer off the couch.
“Now Rodney,” John began.
“Don’t patronize me,” Rodney snapped.
John’s eyebrows rose.
“When is my next session with that device?” Rodney asked.
“In about a week and a half,” John said.
“It can’t come soon enough,” Rodney stood up and stomped to his room shutting the door.
&
A couple of days later Rodney was in the lab with Zelenka when Elizabeth and Kate Heightmeyer entered. “Radek, there’s a problem in the gateroom that needs your attention.
“Rodney, would you go with Kate?”
“You don’t need to coddle me, Elizabeth,” Rodney said.
His pronunciation of Elizabeth’s name had improved over the last week. For some reason every time he pronounced it correctly, Elizabeth felt a twinge inside her and she couldn’t decide if it was a good twinge or a bad one.
“Rodney, it would be safer if you went home.”
“Fine,” Rodney huffed. “But I can make it back myself. I think I have enough brain cells to figure out how to get home.”
Elizabeth exchanged a look with Kate who nodded. She looked back Rodney. “Okay, but contact me when you get there. Humor me?”
Rodney sighed. “All right,” he brushed past Elizabeth who tried to reach out to him with her hand.
She dropped her hand to her side and turned to Radek when Rodney was out of earshot. “Col. Sheppard and his team were returning from an off world when. Ronon and Teyla came through, but Col. Sheppard did not. The technicians think he’s trapped inside the gate. SG-1 had the same problem several years ago with Teal’c trapped in the buffers.”
“Yes, I’ve read about that,” Radek said. “But their problem in retrieving Teal’c was because of their homemade DHD.”
“I should get back to my office,” Kate jumped in and left a moment later.
Radek had been gathering some things as they spoke and came around next to Elizabeth to follow her to the gateroom.
&
When they arrived in the gateroom they got a bit of a surprise. Rodney was standing in the middle of the room ranting at Ronon and Teyla.
“Rodney!” Elizabeth had to shout over his voice.
Rodney stopped his diatribe and turned freezing. “Umm, hi?”
“Rodney, I thought I told you to go home,” Elizabeth was now standing in front of him.
“Well, you see, I ran in to Ronon and Teyla on my way and…”
“Damn it Rodney. I am trying to protect you,” Elizabeth said.
“Excuse me, Dr. Weir?” Radek interrupted. “I could really use Rodney’s help right now.”
Elizabeth looked at Rodney. “Stay put,” she then walked over next to Radek. “I’m not sure this is such a good idea. What happens if something goes wrong? Rodney will never forgive himself.”
“Elizabeth, I think it would bother Rodney more if he did nothing when there was a chance he might be able to,” Radek said.
Elizabeth looked from Rodney to Radek and back until she made up her mind. She gave them a very reluctant. “Okay.”
The second she gave the word, Rodney was next to Radek. The two scientists were talking back and forth for several moments. No one could quite follow them, but it seemed they understood each other perfectly until Rodney said. “I don’t know what you mean. You’re confusing me, Radek.”
“This isn’t like when you were at the SGC when their stargate did the same thing. There must be something different about this gate or the DHD than any others we have encountered.”
“It’s the only gate that can send us back to Earth,” Rodney said.
“Yes!” Radek almost shouted.
It was almost an hour later when Rodney yelled. “Has anyone stopped the gate from being activated?”
“No,” Radek realized.
“Someone, do something,” Rodney shouted. “Oh god. Are there any teams due back soon?”
There was some swearing before someone declared it safe. Rodney was hyperventilating now.
Elizabeth, Ronon and Teyla moved Rodney out of the way from what Radek was doing trying to calm him.
“I almost killed him,” Rodney was choking on his words.
“Rodney,” Elizabeth put her hand against his cheek. “You figured it out. No one else realized it, but you did. You probably saved his life.”
While they were trying to reassure Rodney they didn’t realize the progress that had occurred.
The gate activated and a moment later John came stumbling out.
Rodney and Elizabeth were the first to greet him and coming on each side of him they hugged him at once. John instinctively wrapped his arms around both of them and frowned at Ronon and Teyla who were both smiling.
“They’ll fill you in when they’re ready,” Ronon answered the unspoken question.
“I’ll be glad when my brain is working to full capacity again,” Rodney mumbled into John’s shoulder.
