Title : Red Liquid
Summary : Doctor McKay's been captured by an old foe who knows a lot about the things that have been happening recently. Can the team help him?
Spoilers : Some of season 2, and possibly season 1. No season 3 spoilers.
Setting : Season 2, some months after 'The Hive'
Warning : Does contain mild drug use. May contain strong language in later chapters.
Hope you enjoy it, this may be another long story, let's hope that writers block doesn't strike! Anyway thanks for reading.
How many stars are there in the galaxy? Millions? Billions? So what is the probability that you could come to a planet about to be ransacked by a small sect of Genii? Well apparently for Rodney McKay this one in a million chance had been whittled down to a very likely chance.
He was now sat in the corner of a dingy Genii cell in the middle of nowhere, on a strange planet, all on his own. He was now cursing himself for having such bad luck. Of course it could only be his team that run into the Genii on a nice planet, an actual beach planet!
'Of all the places they could have shown up on? They had to show on my dream planet! Why? Why do you all hate me up there?' he thought bitterly as he wrapped his arms around his legs in an effort to keep warm. He could hear distant footsteps, as the guards began to pace outside his room, no doubt waiting for the moment when the order came to kill him where he stood, well huddled.
Suddenly footsteps seemed to be coming nearer, he uncurled himself slowly and began to stand using the wall for support.
"Open the door." A muffled voice said from behind the horrible, thick metal door in front of Rodney.
Slowly the door creaked open and a man was framed in the door, a tall man with the ability to break a normal man into a lump of jelly just by looking at him.
Rodney normally classed himself to be above the norm, but he soon realised that his knees were knocking together so hard that he thought he might be able to solve the power shortage in Atlantis just by using all the energy from his knocking knees. The man in the doorway let out a cold, cruel laugh as he surveyed the shivering scientist.
"It's good to see you again Doctor McKay, especially now that you're grating voice seems to have deserted you."
Rodney's mouth opened for a moment then closed, it seemed his voice had gone flying away. No smart remarks this time, he was no longer with his team, no longer in his city where there were many secrets that he had to hide. He was alone, completely alone.
"Now Doctor McKay, I believe we have a lot to catch up on."
"O..h… yeah…" Rodney stammered as he managed to draw himself up to his full height and look the man in the eyes. The cold blue eyes that bore no happiness or remorse, only hatred and pain.
"Oh yes. Please sit, we have much to talk about." Acastus Kolya said with an evil smirk as both guards who had been guarding his room stepped into the cell, one holding a long knife, which Rodney recognised as one similar to the one that had been stuck into his arm a year ago, and the other holding a small gun pointed directly at his chest.
Feeling like he had no choice but to sit down Rodney reluctantly sat down on the cold floor and watched the evil grin on Kolya's face widen.
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The gate activated unexpectedly, and immediately the technicians raised the shield around it. The Canadian technician who was watching over all gate activity looked quickly at his laptop screen waiting for an IDC, and sure enough one came through just as Doctor Weir came running from her office.
"It's Colonel Sheppard's IDC." He told her quickly, she smiled at him slightly
"Lower the shield." She said before she moved off the balcony to watch her number one team come through the gate.
Once again they were one man down, her eyes dimmed as she noticed that Doctor McKay was once again not in their midst. Colonel Sheppard looked up at her and in that brief moment of eye contact a long and complex message was passed between them. She nodded and smiled stiffly, before moving off towards the steps to find out how their mission had gone.
As she neared the bottom of the steps she saw Telya smiling weakly and Ronon was once again his perfect mask of indifference, but she could see from his posture that he was agitated.
"Colonel, Teyla, Ronon. How'd it go? I take it you didn't find Rodney?" She said quietly, as another team began to enter the gate room ready to embark on their own mission.
"No," John said in his military voice, that he only used when he was holding back on emotions that were threatening to surface. "We didn't even find a clue to where he might be."
"Okay, we'll talk about this more when you've all had a rest. We'll meet in the briefing room in one hour." They each gave her a nod and left hurriedly. She watched them leave, never letting her emotions show, before she turned to Major Lorne's team and wished them luck.
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"How did you find out about that!" Rodney exclaimed, jumping up from his position on the floor of his cell. He immediately regretted this action as it sent waves of pain up his legs as they began to cramp, he hated getting older!
"We have our sources Doctor." The cold eyes boring into his, as he began to sink down to the floor once again. "You're drug addiction is common knowledge amongst our group of Genii." McKay squirmed slightly under the penetrating gaze, but Kolya continued as if he didn't notice McKay's shiver.
"We have been trying to think of a way to damage Atlantis for many months now, and unfortunately all inspiration eluded us until now. Now we know the perfect way to get our message across to your city. Oh no need to panic Doctor," he said as Rodney backed away slightly, "It will all be over quickly, I assure you." Kolya stood and motioned to the two guards, who promptly walked around to Rodney and lifted him up till he was standing on his own two feet. But they did not let go, they held onto him so tightly that he felt the circulation being cut off from the lower part of his arms.
"Let go of me, do you know how hard it is for a scientist to work with limited use to his arms? Hmm, no didn't think so. Now let me go before my arms actually drop off!" Both guards ignored him, and Kolya only smiled wider as he produced from his coat a syringe filled with red liquid.
Rodney's eyes widened in terror as he recognised the liquid, Wraith enzyme. The goon on his right pulled his arm out in front of him and ripped the sleeve of his jacket, McKay couldn't move. He was frozen to the spot as Kolya came nearer and nearer with the syringe, but even though his body was frozen his mind was still working furiously.
'That's not the same amount of the enzyme I took to escape Ford's, but it's more than the amount I took in the cave. So he must be trying to get me addicted to the stuff again, but why? Oh no! So he can send me back to Atlantis after a sufficient period without the enzyme so I go through a dangerous with drawl again! Oh god! NO! I can't let that happen! Come on McKay move you damn arm! Move I say!'
Finally he managed to gain some control over his arm and tried in vain to jerk his arm away from the oncoming needle, but he soon felt the point of the needle pierce his skin followed by the cool rush of the enzyme entering his body. Everything was lost in the cool sensation as it washed over him, he couldn't help but smile as he felt the sweet relief as all pain was taken away. He closed his eyes for a moment letting the sensation go all through him, he felt strong, but not strong enough to take the guards. Not yet anyway.
"There we go Doctor. You're first dose, how do you feel?"
"Goooood." He said without even thinking about it, he hadn't realised he'd missed the enzyme this much.
"Very good, well we'll leave you now Doctor. Good-bye"
Rodney didn't even notice the guards releasing him or the door closing, all that he knew was that this was very, very bad! He shouldn't be like this; he had gone without the enzyme for months now! Months! He had been doing so well, and now it was back to square one, well a much harder square one than ever before.
Without even thinking about it he began to pace the length of the cell, and soon enough it turned into a slow jog. He suddenly had all this energy that was going nowhere, he needed to run, to be free.
'But wait, if I get another dose tomorrow I might be able to take those guards. Like I did with Ford's guards. Who were big and dumb and I fought them off with my bear hands! I was amazing! Anyway focus! Come on McKay you've only had a small dose, how are you gunna cope when it gets bigger? Focus! We need a plan!'
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