Trust Once Broken | SGA John Sheppard

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Kai and McKay worked non-stop the whole next day to finish the dart. They could have used another day, but Kai wasn't willing to risk their friends any longer on the enzyme. It was late afternoon before they were done and called Ford out to see it. John and the others approached the dart. Mckay was standing on the ladder and Kai was bent over, making some last minute adjustments. John tried not to stare as she straightened, smoothing her hair back from her face. He swallowed thickly as she turned around to face him.

"Ready?" she asked gesturing towards the ladder.

He nodded and scaled the ladder before settled into the oversized cockpit. McKay scuttled up the ladder next to him, his tablet gripped in one hand.

Rodney leaned into the cockpit and plugged his tablet into some spliced together wires, then set it in the dash in front of Sheppard. "Now, this is probably going to make you a little uneasy, but when the canopy closes it will be perfectly opaque."

John scowled and turned to shoot a look of disbelief at McKay. "Then how am I going to fly this damn thing?"

McKay snapped his fingers excitedly, it was actually one piece of Wraith technology he was impressed by. "The whole thing is one giant HUD and will display everything you need."

John however didn't look nearly as excited as McKay. "Yeah, in Wraith," he snapped sardonically.

McKay huffed out an impatient breath. "Which is why I was up half the night creating a transcription readout of the controls." McKay hit the power button and the tablet lit up with line after line of command controls. "My tablet here is interfaced with the technology and will transmit a lot of their readouts," he said proudly.

John still didn't look like he believed McKay. "By a lot you mean all because my wraith's not all that good."

"Enough to get you by," McKay said with a casual shrug.

"I knew you guys could do it!" Ford said proudly. He was practically preening as though he had somehow helped with this accomplishment. "Right on time too. Kanayo will get everyone suited up," Ford said authoritatively.

McKay nodded and turned to head back into the group. Ford climbed the ladder and leaned a hip against the ship. "He seems a little nervous." He observed, his eyes flickering from the fidgeting McKay to Kai who stood off to the side looking calm and collected despite the scowl on her face.

John glanced back at Rodney with a casual shrug. "You know McKay, he'll be fine."

"You know how to dial the DHD on this thing?" Ford asked and it felt like a leading question.

"The address is memorized," John promised as he flicked through several of the controls.

"Good, good," Ford said nodding. "Listen, I should probably tell you, there's been a slight change of plans..." he dragged off.

John turned to look at Ford a bad feeling going over him. His eyes flickered to where McKay and Kai were standing with the others.

"Oh yeah?" John asked as casually as he could manage.

Ford was grinning at him like the cat who caught the canary. "Kanayo!" Ford called.

Kanayo swung his gun around so it was pointing at McKay and Kai. Kai took a fast step in front of McKay, lifting her chin aggressively, daring the man in front of her to shoot them. Ronon went for his sword and all of Ford's men snapped into motion. Each of them pulled their guns and soon all five of them were covered.