- The three of them looked at the contraption in the centre of the puddle jumper which was now glowing brightly.
CARTER: “What’d you do?” RODNEY: “I’m not entirely sure.” ZELENKA: “It could just be me, but wasn’t that planet green a few moments ago?” CARTER: “Mckay, what were you thinking just now?” RODNEY: “Oh nothing – just thinking back to that mission report where you found a time machine inside a puddle jumper and I thought, ‘wouldn’t it be cool if we…” BECKETT: “O’ no…” CARTER: “Flip it back! Flip it back!”
- *FLASH* The planet returns to a nice lush green.
BECKETT: “O’ thank god.”
- *FLASH*
RODNEY: “Uh oh…” CARTER: “Rodney!”
- *FLASH*
RODNEY: “Hey, cool.” ZELENKA: “Quit it!”
- *FLASH*
BECKETT: “Here ‘e go.”
- *FLASH* - Two huge Wraith ships start flying towards them.
CARTER: “Oh for the love of Pete… Give it here!” RODNEY: “You haven’t got the funky gene. BECKETT: “I’ll do’t.” RODNEY/ZELENKA: “NO!” CARTER: “Don’t think anything.” ZELENKA: “Do you think it would be wise idea to get out of here?” RODNEY: “Don’t ask me questions or I’ll start thinkin’.” ZELENKA: “I wasn’t, I was simply giving you instructions so that we don’t end up in any more life threatening predica –”
- *FLASH* - They all turn to see the sun swollen and about to explode…
CARTER/BECKETT/ZELENKA: (frantically yelling) “Turn it back!”
- *FLASH*
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JOHN: “Who would call at this hour?” RODNEY: “You know, it’s not this time all over the galaxy.” JOHN: “I knew that.”
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DANIEL: “Dr. Beckett I presume. I met you briefly in Antarctica.” BECKETT: “It was ‘n accident…”
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- Rodney secretly wondered why Thor sounded suspiciously like Dr. Jackson.
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JOHN: “There’s got to be a catch.” ELIZABETH: “What do you mean John?” JOHN: “Well, there’s never just a huge piece of highly advanced technology just waiting to be taken with no opposition.”
- Mckay looked at Sheppard and then motioned to the space around him. Weir smirked.
JOHN: “Okay, there’s usually a catch.”
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DANIEL: “Nice ship you’ve got here.” CARTER: “And is that a new holographic display system?” THOR: “Indeed.”
- Colour started to return to several faces.
DANIEL: “Is it new?” THOR: “It was finished two months ago.” FORD: “What’s it called?” THOR: “The Enterprise.”
- Another awkward silence takes hold of the crew. Daniel and Carter exchange looks.
JOHN: “It’s nice.”
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DANIEL: “You know, we’re about to exit hyperspace – you might want to think about holding on.” MCKAY: “Oh please, this ship has inertial dampeners. We shouldn’t feel a – ”
- Everyone except Daniel and Sam landed on the ground in a heap.
JOHN: “Ow.”
- The Atlantis team looked lividly at Mckay.
MCKAY: “Hmm… my mistake.”
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DANIEL: “You know, I’m a little uncomfortable with small areas.” ZELENKA: “Figures, an archaeologist with a fear of enclosed spaces.”
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- The lift starts to plummet faster.
MCKAY: “Oh. I presumed that would help.” CARTER: “Well you presumed with my life.”
MCKAY: “Carson!” BECKETT: “It’s a primativ’ defense mechanism’. I can’ help ‘t Rodney.”
- Lights go on.
FORD: “How come we’re floating?” MCKAY: “It’s one of the more immutable laws of Newtonian physics.” FORD: “And what happens when we reach the bottom?” MCKAY: “Bad things.”
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THOR: “Apologies, my digit lacked sufficient traction with the beam mechanism.” MCKAY: (off hand) “His finger slipped.”
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JOHN: “Did we just?” MCKAY: “Yes.” JOHN: “And is that ship…” MCKAY: “Yes.” JOHN: “So basically we’re…” MCKAY: “Yes.” FORD: “And I didn’t even get to name it.” MCKAY: (sharply) “Don’t even get me started on you.” JOHN: “Oh, and what would you have called it Gateship boy?” FORD: “Whoops.” BECKETT: “Somehow ‘ Whoops’ just doesn’t cut it.”
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JOHN: (innocently) “What’s wrong with Ford?” MCKAY: “Many things…”
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MCKAY: “Can’t hurt to try.” BECKETT: “That’s what they all say.”
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FORD: “I’m serious dude, you gotta stop eating chocolate.” MCKAY: “Eat well, keep fit, die anyway…”
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ANCIENT TRANSPORTING DEVICE
stolen from Noxiard Laboratires East Western Arm 873754 if found please return. WARNING: This device is only good for 10 000 years or 2 600 000 beams, after which period no responsibility will be taken for injury, accidental location confusion or mind swapping.
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ALIEN CIRCUIT : “We advise that the door you are touching is currently locked.” MCKAY: “Thank you, I noticed – wait, did that door just talk to me???” FORD: “Don’t worry, everything seems to talk to you – watch.”
- He touches the consol.
ALL: “FOR THE LOVE OF P-”
ALIEN CONSOL: “Please step away from the consol.” ALL: (collective sigh) ZELENKA: (under his breath) “It’s smart too…”
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MCKAY: “Yes, well, the laws of physics aren’t multiple choice…”
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MCKAY: “Okay, we get it. You are the cool ancient control system – that’s wonderful. Nice to meet you, my name’s Rodney.” ALIEN SYSTEM: “Of this I am aware.”
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JOHN: (to Carter) “What’s an Urgo?” CARTER: “A defective ego.”