Atlantis Takes a Day Off [tag Jake/open]

[Kaylee McKay]

[This takes place before any team gets stranded on any planet]

It hadn’t come as a surprise to her that no one had mentioned anything to her dad, the great Rodney McKay (or so the man liked to call himself), about Atlantis personnel having a day off, so therefore it hadn’t come as any surprise that he’d taken up yelling at poor Zelenka about the lack of information that was getting across. As she passed the two in a corridor, she heard her dads voice lower, obviously seeing her coming their way and Zelenka cast a wink her way, then an eye roll at her father and she gave a tiny smile and nod in return. As she kept walking she could feel her dad, who had obviously caught the exchange, staring at her with a mix of surprise and curiosity at her and then the yelling continued, this time the conversation was a different topic.

With a sigh and a small laugh Kaylee headed up the stairs towards the Jumper Bay and stopped, doing a complete U-turn, an idea coming to her suddenly. While her dad was busy running Zelenka’s ear off, his lab was free for exploring. The lab itself was the same as any laboratory you could find on Atlantis. Same floor, same wall, same lab tables, nothing different. Except, except that this lab was Rodney’s lab, her dads lab, one filled with things only him and his team were really allowed to be working on. Sure she’d seen it before, her dad wouldn’t hesitate to explain what he was doing, or a new discovery he’d made, but she wanted to explore the underbelly of it, things he didn’t talk about or things he was working on. The mystery of his lab pushed her forwards and as if she was a teenager again, sneaking behind her parents back, which technically was what she was doing, she glanced around before heading in the direction of a transporter.

It wasn’t long before Kaylee was standing out front her dads lab, her eyes staring at it with curiosity and wonder. Waving her hand over what was a very interesting way of having a door open, she listened to the hiss of it slide and click back as it disappeared into the wall. Looking back and forth she took a step inside, closed her eyes and heard the door shut behind her. Finally, she was home free. Moving forward towards the first computer she hit a power key and heard the computer hum to life. The sound itself made Kaylee instantly relax and she sunk down into a chair that was clearly moulded just for her dad. Shifting a little she rested her elbow against the desk and tapped her slender fingers against the side of the laptop.

“C’mon,” she whispered, an air of annoyance in her tone. “I don’t have all day.” Suddenly Kaylee sat up, a prickle sensation running up and down her back and she became very still. Someone else was in the lab. Reaching for the nearest item she could use for a weapon, she snatched it and turned in her seat quickly. Brandishing a screwdriver in front of her she stared at the man who was in the lab with her, a man she didn’t recognize, but then again, she didn’t recognize very many people in Atlantis, yet.

“Who are you?!” she said, staring at him, trying to hide any hint of fear. “What are you doing here?”

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[Jake Donely]

It was Jake's first time in Atlantis. Sure he had been off the world more times than he could count, it seem like he spent more time on another planet than the one he was born on. His adoptive mother passed away not to long ago and he only had less than a week to spend time with his family before he was stepping through the gate again. This job was all he really knew how to do besides help those with less out. The man who took him in was the first one to ever tell Jake how proud he was of him and what a great man he was. He wished he was back home with everyone instead of here. Before his adoptive mother passed way, she gave birth to another little girl. In the two years of the little girl's life he only seen her a handful of times. He was the oldest out everyone, his brother and sisters were still in their twenties.

He wasn't really adopted by the family, the man took Jake in when things were really rough on him. Everything there soon became like a home to him and the people his family. Jake really didn't know his real name but he ended up taking their last name because it was suggested to him. They really wanted someone their kids could look up to. His thoughts were of them as he walked through the halls. This place was huge and he wasn't sure if he would ever get the hang of it. Another thing he didn't like was all this downtime he had at the moment. He had reviewed his last mission three times and then his current one twice as many. He had everything ready and packed for that mission. He even double checked that twice.. Now here he was roaming down the halls again.

Dressed in OD Green BDUs with a black tee shirt underneath, always in BDUs unless he was either working out or sleeping back in his home. The job was all he ever known. The last mission just saw more of him watching over everyone's back while they did their thing. He missed the action but seeing everyone home safely was more important thant some excited. He turned the corner to where the labs were and moved into take a closer look at one. Jake liked to know his surroundings and where things were just in case something were to happen. His blue gray eyes look around the room slowly, taking a mental note of a few things in there.

Then he heard the female voice coming out, his eyes turned to were the voice was coming from. A brow was raised as he seen a young girl holding up a screwdriver. "You know if you are going to the threaten someone better a weapon your enemey can't take from you or you can kill them before you take it. Screwdriver could kill someone but it's not the best defense thing in this lab." His eyes glance back around the lab, studying a few of the things before turning his attention back the kid.

"Relax young lady. I'm on the same side as you. Name is Ghost. As for what I am doing here, not really something you need to know. Now either you drop that screwdriver or I suggest you using it." Jake tucked his hands into his pockets. He wasn't armed well besides his usually hidden weapons.

[Kaylee McKay]

Kaylee’s eyes narrowed suspiciously as the man standing before her started to talk about the weapon of choice she held to protect herself. Sure the screwdriver wasn’t really a weapon, yes there were better weapons to choose from in the lab, yes it could kill, but what the man didn’t realize was that in so little time she had to grab something to defend herself, this was all she had. With her eyes still narrowed at him she lifted her chin just a bit, a trait she picked up from her dad, one to make her look slightly more tough.

“I know,” she said, defiantly. “But it’s a lot better than the eraser that was lying beside it.” Half a joke, half the truth. She watched the man who glanced around the lab then back at her and she straightened again, still holding the screwdriver out, in a tight grip. The moment he told her to relax she didn’t, she wouldn’t relax until he answered why he was in the lab. When he said he was on the same side, she did relax, but not much, still keeping a weary eye on him and not dropping the screwdriver, even when he introduced himself, didn’t give her and answer and told her to drop the weapon or use it.

“Well, Ghost, I’m Kaylee,” she greeted, her voice holding no sign of fear. “And for your information it is my business to know what you’re doing here. This is my dad’s lab.” She paused for a minute and glanced at the screwdriver before placing it back down on the table beside her laptop and crossed her arms.

“So... spill, why are you in his lab, without him?” she asked, eyes still peeled at Ghost. “I’m not sure he’d like just anybody coming in here.”