Chapter 1: Creation
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Dr. Rodney McKay has created a chat!
Dr Rodney McKay has come online!
Dr Rodney McKay: I didn’t think this would actually work alright
Dr Rodney McKay: alright now the others
Dr Rodney McKay has added Teyla Emmagan to the chat!
Teyla Emmagan has come online!
Dr Rodney McKay has added Ronon Dex to the chat
Ronon Dex has come online!
Dr Rodney McKay: Yes!
Teyla Emmagan: Rodney? What have you done now?
Dr Rodney McKay: hold on
Ronon Dex: what the Fuck
Teyla Emmagan: I agree, Ronon.
Dr Rodney McKay has changed their name to Rodney!
Dr Rodney McKay has set his pronouns to he/him!
Rodney: Yes hold on let me give you access
Teyla Emmagan: This is very strange, Rodney.
Rodney: hold ON
Ronon Dex: you’ve got less than a minute
Rodney: I said hold ON
Teyla Emmagan: I have witnessed Ronon marching down the corridor, Rodney.
Rodney: DAMN OKAY HOLD ON
Rodney has given Teyla Emmagan Admin privilege!
Rodney has given Ronon Dex Admin privilege!
Rodney: there. You can hit the little hamburger in the corner, go to settings, change your names and set your pronouns.
Rodney: RONOJ PLEASE ILL EXPLAIJ IN A MINUTE SET YOUR STUFF
Teyla Emmagan: Hamburger?
Rodney: the little symbol with 3 lines.
Rodney: horizontal lines.
Rodney: Ronon I’ll give you my pudding if you don’t kill me please
Ronon Dex: for 3 days
Rodney: …Fine.
Ronon Dex: Hm
Teyla Emmagan has changed their name to Teyla!
Teyla has set her pronouns to she/her!
Teyla: This is much better.
Ronon Dex has changed their name to Ronon!
Ronon has changed their pronouns to he/they!
Teyla: Ronon, you did not tell us this before?
Ronon: new thing
Rodney: since when??
Ronon: mm
Rodney: right okay questions for later then
Rodney: one more second
Ronon: very thin ice McKay.
Rodney: Who taught you that??
Ronon: Sheppard
Rodney: why am I not surprised
Rodney: speaking of which!
Rodney has changed the chat name to “Protect John Sheppard from the Galaxy”!
Rodney: so. That is why this exists
Ronon: hm
Rodney: it’s useful!
Ronon: not saying it’s not
Teyla: I have many questions, Rodney.
Rodney: hit me
Ronon: mm
Rodney: NOT. LITERALLY don’t you dare start coming down to the lab again you make Zelenka nervous
Ronon: I do?
Rodney: you’re very big and he is Not, of course you do
Ronon: hm...
Teyla: My questions, please?
Rodney: I’ll answer whatever I can
Teyla: I did not believe that we could access this?
Rodney: Yeah, I didn’t either. Rod, as awful as that whole thing was, let me take a look at what HIS Sheppard did to alter the LSD’s.
Rodney: now it’s like an iPhone from earth
Ronon: I know those
Rodney: How?
Teyla: How do you do the alterations?
Rodney: should be the little buttons above the text box. There’s a B, slanted I and a U with an underscore.
Teyla: Interesting.
Rodney: Ronon when did you learn about iPhones?? We don’t HAVE any here
Ronon: when I went with Sheppard to the funeral, I asked his brother
Rodney: asked??
Ronon: he showed me very quickly
Rodney: did you terrorize his brother??
Ronon: no
Rodney: ….hm
Teyla: Another question, Rodney?
Rodney: sure
Teyla: I have a new, additional question. Why did Rod show you his modifications?
Rodney: I mentioned wanting a way to keep track of Sheppard. He showed me his chat for the same thing.
Teyla: Their Sheppard also gets into many situations?
Rodney: yeah just. Worse I think, because you know. civilian.
Teyla: oh, that is…unfortunate.
Rodney: kinda funny actually
Rodney: they had a whole bunch of sections and tally’s for him, the amount of times he’s been kidnapped is insane
Teyla: Hm...
Rodney: don’t do that you sound like Ronon
Teyla: You can not hear me, Rodney.
Teyla: Did I use that correctly?
Rodney: yeah good job. And also don’t be rude
Ronon: why isn’t Sheppard here
Teyla: That is my final question, yes.
Rodney: well. You know how he is. I figured he wouldn’t like knowing that we’re like. Tracking him.
Teyla: I believe this is similar to stalking, yes?
Rodney: yeah but like. For his own good.
Ronon: hm.
Ronon: I like it.
Rodney: wait really? I thought you would be the one I had to convince
Ronon: no. It’s a good communication. Easier to type than talk when trying to be stealthy.
Teyla: …Rodney, it may also be useful to include Carson within this chat.
Rodney: why
Teyla: We can note down injuries, so that Carson can be much quicker with post mission checkups when he is injured.
Rodney: I…hate when you’re right
Teyla: Then we will add Carson?
Rodney: no
Teyla: Why not?
Rodney: Carson might spill the beans
Teyla: Rodney, I would much prefer to add Carson, if this is to be useful.
Rodney: no, come on, I don’t think it’s NEEDED anyways
Ronon has added Dr Carson Beckett to “Protect John Sheppard from the Galaxy”!
Ronon has given Dr Carson Beckett Admin Privileges!
Rodney: Ronon
Ronon: you were talking for too long
Rodney: why am I your friend again?
Ronon: nobody else will be
Dr Carson Beckett has changed their name to Carson!
Dr Carson Beckett has changed their Pronouns to They/Them!
Rodney: okay we are ALL having a chat about gender LATER how did you figure it out without my explaination???
Carson: it’s a group chat Rodney
Carson: same principles as any other one
Carson: just took a moment to figure out the controls :)
Teyla: Oh! John is fond of those. He puts many in his emails. Emojis.
Carson: I’ll give you a crash course on them later love
Rodney: somehow I figured you would be harder.
Rodney: To understand I mean
Carson: ??
Rodney: well with your accent
Carson: I don’t type how I talk???
Rodney: I realize now I’ve made a mistake yes
Teyla: Rodney, you have seen emails from Carson multiple times, he types much like you or I would.
Rodney: anyways
Rodney: we’re here to keep an eye on Sheppard and make sure he doesn’t Die in the middle of nowhere.
Rodney: without MY agreements, Ronon and Teyla have decided you should be here so we can write up his injuries and help speed you through the checkup process
Carson: alright
Rodney: that was. Fast
Carson: anything to make post mission checkups go faster. I have to pry information out of that man with a crowbar. Anything that tells me right away what’s wrong is a good thing in my books
Rodney: well
Rodney: uh
Rodney: okay.
Rodney: you know I thought this would be a much harder sell than it was
Teyla: it is a very good idea Rodney.
Rodney: thank you!
Carson: wait, you mentioned that Rod showed you this?
Rodney: how the hell did you figure that out
Carson: there is a scroll feature here Rodney
Rodney: oh. Right. Well.
Rodney: yeah what of it?
Carson: I didn’t think you liked Rod?
Rodney: I don’t. He was weird and kinda creepy, like a robot of me but trying very hard to be nice.
Carson: so why did you listen to him when he showed you this?
Rodney: because it sounded useful and hey, look at that, it IS useful
Rodney: or. Will be. In like 4 hours when we leave for a mission and Sheppard gets drugged for the 15th time
Teyla: 18th.
Rodney: when did I miss time 16, 17 and 18?
Teyla: When your hand was in a cast, and you could not accompany us.
Rodney: YOU WENT ON THREE MISSIONS WIRHOUT ME HE GOT DRUGGED ON ALL OF THEM?
Teyla: Yes.
Ronon: not fun
Rodney: Sheppard drugged never is
Carson: Rodney, if Rod’s Sheppard made this, is he not aware of the chat they have? Surely he would be, considering he made the things
Rodney: oh, he is. Very aware
Rodney: he’s just not so much of a Military Boy as ours, so he can actually SAY when he’s in pain
Rodney: he came up with it to make sure they knew where he was and what was happening
Rodney: kinda smart, actually
Ronon: didnt Rod say he was Mensa?
Ronon: that’s smart, right?
Rodney: yeah well our Sheppard apparently PASSED the Mensa test, and he’s stupid enough to hide his shit anyways
Ronon: hm
Rodney: either way. Weir wants us ready to go by 1500. I’m going to go make sure that my kit is ready, and run some final diagnostics.
Carson: I have my own job to do
Carson: goodbye
Rodney: go be a witch
Carson: I have many needles, Rodney
Rodney: what the fuck is that supposed to mean??
Carson has gone Offline!
Rodney: CARSON??
Ronon: haha. I enjoy having Carson here. He is funny
Rodney: I’m going to be stabbed so many times after this mission
Teyla: You will deserve it. Ronon do you wish to spar before the mission?
Ronon: no sparring. Sheppard gets annoyed if we don’t bring him, and he’s getting the run down with Weir.
Teyla: Stretches then?
Ronon: Kay
Ronon has gone offline!
Teyla has gone offline!
Rodney: guess I’ll just. Go then
Rodney has gone offline!
Chapter 2: You ever think the universe is listening and it's mad at you?
Summary:
Rodney was kidding when he said drugging, he promises.
Notes:
Please check the tags, as there is some new tags!
General warning, I tend to think of John having a pretty awful time with his father. It went from emotional, to verbal to phsyical abuse. dave is the older brother, and kept to himself mostly to keep eyes off of him. Dave was not a bad brother, but he didn't know how to keep himself and John safe.
In other news, Rodney is judging the universe.
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“ Protect John Sheppard from the Galaxy” has been opened by Rodney!
Rodney: @Carson
Rodney: @Carson
Rodney: what the fuck is the POINT of this is you don’t respond FAST
Rodney: @Carson
Carson has come online!
Carson: Sorry, sorry, I figured out how to turn it down, whats happened to him?
Rodney: you know, when i mentioned being drugged i was kidding
Teyla has come online!
Teyla: I would appreciate it if you did not speak such things into the universe, Rodney.
Rodney: yeah yeah i didn't think it was listening
Carson: Someone, whats happened?
Carson: You’re not due home for another day, should I alert Weir about this?
Rodney: No, we’re not running back
Teyla: The citizens wished for someone to participate in their ritual. They claim it will cleanse the body of it's past, in order to become clean to enter the temple.
Rodney: 1 guess who decided to take one for the team and get their ATA gene ass into the temple
Carson: How is he?
Rodney: Well, apparently, when they said it’ll ‘cleanse the body of it's past’ they meant it’s time to hallucinate so
Rodney: Not Great
Rodney: have you looked through his file?
Carson: as much of it as I had access to, yes.
Rodney: remind me later to get you the full thing, because I get the feeling you might. Need it. At some point
Rodney: Ronon has him now, but he’s uh. Well, hallucinations are never fun.
Rodney: Teyla and I are still at the celebration, Ronon went with him to the rooms they gave us so he could ride it out @Ronon
Ronon has come online!
Ronon: He’s not great
Rodney: yeah we figured that he wasn’t great when he left either
Teyla: Carson, Ronon had to carry John out, he could not walk.
Carson: Alright, I need a list here. Questions first. Do any of you have any samples of the drug given to him?
Teyla: Unfortunately not, they were unwilling to allow us access.
Carson: Did they give you any information?
Teyla: They say that the effects usually end within 6-10 hours.
Carson: How many hours ago did he take it? Willingly, or forced?
Teyla: Willingly. The drug was mixed into a drink, we were told it was water, not alcoholic. He consumed it maybe 30 minutes ago.
Carson: Anything else they told you?
Teyla: They informed us that it is common for the drug to kick in quickly, to affect the body heavily. It will almost...reenact past events that hold much fear and pain. They believe that the body must relive it’s worst moments before a body can enter the temple.
Carson: and by reenact?
Ronon: Audio and Visual hallucinations, mental delusions, mimicked pain.
Carson: Mimicked pain?
Ronon: I’m not sure which moment he is suffering through, but he seems to flinch as if injured in the present day. Like it’s all happening now as he sees and hears it.
Rodney: Considering he’s military , i doubt what he’s seeing is any good
Ronon: Don’t think he’s at a war yet
Ronon: He keeps talking to David.
Rodney: ...
Ronon: I am very....angry, that I didn’t destroy his fathers coffin when I had the chance
Rodney: Next trip to earth, we can go draw dicks on his grave or something
Carson: Wonderful, glad you all have a fun plan for later in the year. Ronon, I need to know if he has any physical symptoms. Marks, bruises, anything opening up on him. Fever, chills, anything.
Ronon: No fever, but he’s sweating a lot. No bruises, no marks. Just old bruises from our spar yesterday. Nothing new.
Carson: Can you give him any water, if he’ll take any?
Ronon: it’s hard, but he’ll take some with the right persuasion.
Carson: Are you able to check his heart rate?
Ronon: bit high, but not too bad.
Carson: Alright. Right now all we can do is...ride it out, I suppose.
Rodney: Great. Wonderful, fantastic, awesome , love this for us.
Carson: If he gets worse, @ me again, keep me updated. Try to feed him water when you can, and if they have some kind of broth, get that in him too. I doubt he can eat right now. Keep him hydrated, and make sure he doesn’t spike a fever. If anything happens, any wounds open, fever, chills, anything , let me know as soon as possible. Set up a shift, someone stay up with him at all times.
Rodney: Got it
Teyla: We had already agreed to such methods Carson. Thank you for the assistance, we much appreciate it.
Carson: Of course. I’m needed in the med bay, but please keep me updated. I’ll respond as soon as I can. I’ll keep Weir out of it for now, but radio if you need evac.
Teyla: Of Course. Thank you again, Carson.
Carson: No problem dear.
Carson has gone offline!
Teyla: Ronon, please let us know if you need further assistance. The celebration is set to continue through much of the night. I will come to relieve you in 3 hours. Rodney will relieve me after another 3 hours.
Ronon: Cool
Rodney: I’ll try to see if I can get some broth brought for him or. Something. Make myself useful
Rodney has gone offline!
Teyla: He is very stressed.
Ronon: yeah well, this isn’t exactly fun .
Teyla: I am sure. Do you need anything?
Ronon: Nah, I’m fine. I made sure he’s not got any weapons on him, incase he takes a swing at me. Figured he’ll be upset if he hurts us while he’s like this.
Teyla: That was a very smart idea, Ronon.
Ronon: Thanks.
Teyla: I will go speak further with the Healer here. She may have additional insight.
Ronon: I’ve got him, s’fine.
Teyla has gone offline!
Ronon: I hate this shit
Ronon has gone offline!
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Carson has come online!
Carson: Well, since it’s been at least 10 hours, I'm assuming everythings alright?
Teyla has come online!
Teyla: Good morning Carson. Yes, John is well, awake and aware. I did my best to go over some basic medical tests, as you demonstrated last time we spoke.
Teyla: His pulse is normal, his pupils are normal, and he seems well. He gave me proper answers to all of my questions as well.
Carson: Wonderful job, Teyla. You did great :)
Teyla: Thank you, Carson. We are on our way to the temple now, with hope we will see you in 3 hours or so.
Carson: Hope so. Drag his ass to the med bay afterwards, I want to take a few blood samples, make sure everythings alright.
Teyla: Of course, Carson. Please try to sleep before we get back.
Carson has gone offline!
Teyla: I will send Ronon after you, Carson.
Teyla has gone offline!
Chapter 3: Gender in Space
Summary:
Rodney decides it’s time to talk pronouns.
Notes:
IM ALLOWED TO BE SELF INDULGENT
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“Protect John Sheppard from the Galaxy” has been opened by Rodney!
Rodney: Since we’re not dying, I have Questions get in here @Carson @Ronon @Teyla
Rodney: @Carson @Ronon @Teyla
Rodney: You all know I’ll do it again, get in here
Carson has come online!
Carson: Can’t this wait?
Carson: I’m busy Rodney
Rodney: Bullshit, you’re in your office staring at medical journals
Carson: That’s busy
Rodney: Not busy enough, I have questions, you all have answers
Teyla has come online!
Ronon has come online!
Ronon: This better be important, McKay
Rodney: ....You guys remember when I said we would have to talk gender later?
Rodney: it’s later
Ronon: You woke me up to talk about my gender?
Rodney: I woke you up???
Rodney: it’s 1800??
Ronon: I won’t repeat myself
Teyla: Rodney, I do believe that I have spoken with you more than once regarding Tact, and not demanding answers to personal things.
Rodney: To be fair, I warned you guys I would do this later. It’s later and it’s bugging me
Rodney: @Carson how long have I been misgendering you???
Carson: Suddenly I need to go, I can hear a nurse alarm going off
Rodney: Carson I’m voluntarily standing in the med bay to make sure you don’t freak out and run
Rodney: How Long
Carson:
Rodney: 2 years?
Carson:
Rodney: Since we left for Atlantis?
Carson:
Rodney: Since I met you?
Carson: Listen, it’s nothing again you, I just. Didn’t exactly know what was safe to do.
Carson: I only figured it out after you lot came back and were speaking positively about the ceremony you attended for the Athosian girl, her transition.
Teyla: Inah’s ceremony was wonderful, full of joy. You only found out then?
Carson: I don’t exactly go around telling everyone I’m nonbinary
Carson: In case you didn’t notice, we’re surrounded by the Military. Whose main thing they’re known for is not accepting anything outside of cis straight men.
Rodney: I’m not military
Carson: No, but when I met you, you had a misogyny streak a mile wide, and couldn’t stop staring at Colonel Carter’s breasts whenever she was in the room.
Carson: I made an assumption, and I should have been more honest once I got more comfortable, but I’ve spent my entire life hiding this, it’s...
Carson: Reflex, if anything.
Rodney: Does anyone else know?
Carson: No.
Ronon: Do you want anyone else to know?
Carson: In case you havent noticed, Ronon, I’m not exactly built to stand up to a marine if he decides he doesn’t like his doctor being queer.
Ronon: They won’t touch you.
Carson: You can’t promise that, Ronon.
Ronon: I can. Sheppard made sure they wouldn’t mess with me. I’ll make sure they don’t mess with you
Rodney: You’re next, big guy btw
Ronon: I told you, it’s new. Sheppard figured it out first. The locals that used they/them for all of us, it made me look...different, apparently. He asked me later if I wanted to use both. Sat down with me and talked earth pronouns vs Satedan.
Ronon: Sateda is different. People are people. The pronouns don’t matter. On earth, they do. He/They on earth, and for Sateda I’m just Ronon.
Rodney: ...Fine.
Teyla: Thank you for explaining, Ronon. Carson, if you would like, we can use your proper pronouns amongst ourselves, or amongst the population. It is your choice. Both Ronon and I will ensure nobody bothers you.
Rodney: If someone gets stupid about it, I’ll have Zelenka cut off their water supply.
Teyla: Not their entire water supply, Rodney.
Rodney: Fine, cold water only for them. No hot water allowed for transphobes.
Ronon: I like the way you think, McKay.
Rodney: It’s Zelenka’s idea. He’s been quietly doing it already to anyone he catches being racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic. Also anyone who talks bad about you two.
Carson: That’s...Very nice of him, actually.
Rodney: I’m just pissed he hid it from me for months. Little shit figured out how to hide his tracks. I had no clue why so many marines were bitching about their water. I just thought they were all suffering mass hysteria or something, I couldn’t find any traces of a flaw in the system
Carson: Atlantis likes Radek, she probably helped.
Rodney: She likes him?
Rodney: She can like people??
Carson: You would know if you paid a bit more attention. He helps take care of her. She likes that he’s kind about it. I caught him apologizing to her when he was fixing the crystals in the hall the other day.
Rodney: He doesn’t even have the gene, how would he know anything about her?
Ronon: Sheppard talks
Rodney: To Zelenka?
Teyla: John is allowed more friends than just us, Rodney.
Rodney: Yeah but
Rodney: Zelenka?
Ronon: Don't, McKay.
Rodney: Fine.
Teyla: Carson, I ask once again what you would prefer.
Carson: ...Just around us for now. I’ll tell Sheppard later. If he was nice about Ronon, he’ll be nice about me.
Carson: But I need...Time. To figure it all out.
Carson: It’s been years, only my family knows.
Teyla: You did not inform your other friends?
Carson: The only friends I had before this was people at work, and a few pals at home. They weren’t exactly the chatting kind of friends, Teyla.
Teyla: We will...Rectify this.
Carson: There’s nothing to rectify, love.
Teyla: Hm
Rodney: I smell an idea coming off of her from here, so I’m going to go before it gets worse.
Rodney: Thanks for telling us Carson. I know I cornered you about it, but it’s good to know.
Rodney has gone offline!
Ronon: Good job, Carson.
Ronon: I mean it.
Ronon has gone offline!
Teyla: Carson, I do hope that you can find security in this, no matter how long it may take.
Teyla: We are your friends. Should someone bother you, inform us. We will deal with it.
Carson: ...Thanks, Teyla.
Teyla has gone offline!
Carson: Thank you all. It....It means a lot.
Carson has gone offline!
Chapter 4: Hunting Sheppards
Summary:
john has escaped Carson's Clutches. Where oh where is he hiding?
Chapter Text
“ Protect John Sheppard from the Galaxy” has been opened by Carson!
Carson: @Rodney
Rodney has come online!
Rodney: I’m busy
Rodney has gone offline!
Carson: @Rodney
Rodney has come online!
Rodney: carson i’m busy
Rodney has gone offline!
Carson: For petes sake
Carson: @Teyla
Carson: @Ronon
Ronon has come online!
Teyla has come online!
Teyla: Carson? Has something gone wrong in the infirmary with John?
Carson: You could say that
Ronon: He’s missing isn’t he
Carson: Yes.
Carson: Who kidnapped my patient.
Carson: He just got out of surgery , he’s on bed rest for a week.
Carson: Where has my patient vanished to.
Ronon: Maybe he left alone?
Carson: He’s wheelchair bound and can’t stand without falling over.
Carson: There is no way he managed to get out his IV, wrap it up and leave it standing , get out of bed and make it out the door in the 5 minutes I looked away for.
Carson: Someone tell me who kidnapped my patient before I start getting out the big needles.
Teyla: Carson, I promise you I had no part in this. I have been meditating most of today and have just left the ‘girls poker night’.
Ronon: did you win anything?
Teyla: Yes! A bag of ‘skittles’
Ronon: Nice
Teyla: Thank you :).
Carson: Ronon.
Ronon: Don’t look at me, I’ve been with Evan.
Teyla: Evan?
Ronon: Major Lorne
Teyla: I am aware of his name, I was unaware you spent the day with him.
Ronon: Night too if you guys leave me alone
Carson: I’ll leave you alone when I find out where my god damn patient went
Carson: @Rodney
Carson: @Rodney where is he
Rodney has come online!
Rodney: Dr. Beckett, I believe you are looking for Colonel Sheppard? Rodney threw the LSD.
Ronon: Hey dr Z
Rodney: Hello Ronon.
Teyla: Do you know where John is, Radek?
Rodney: Yes, Rodney took him to turn on old finds. Said it is ‘easy work’.
Carson: Where.
Rodney: Lab 6.
Carson: Thank you, Radek.
Carson has gone offline!
Teyla: Radek, I would vacate the lab as soon as possible, I believe it will be very volatile soon.
Rodney: Of course, thank you for the warning Teyla. Enjoy your nights!
Rodney has gone offline!
Teyla: Tell Major Lorne to have a nice night, you as well Ronon.
Teyla: I am off to enjoy my ‘skittles’ :)
Ronon: He’ll have a great night
Ronon: Good night Teyla
Teyla: Good Night, Ronon.
Teyla has gone offline!
Ronon has gone offline!