Fighting Passions - Ronon Dex - Stargate Atlantis

Inferno

A/N - This is one of my favorite episodes, so prepare for a lot of volcano love lol. 

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We have reached a planet where a stargate resides on a volcanic rock, and the five of us are now inside some sort of observation room/control room being led by Doctor Pero, who is getting the undivided attention of John and Rodney; unfortunately, it's not for her brain. Doctor Norina Pero is a beautiful, slim, blonde woman without any clue about the two men drooling over her.

"Impressive!" Sheppard compliments.

"This is our central Control Room." She tells us and leads us to one of the consoles. "And this our shield generator control." 

"The austerity of the facility suggests that it was built during the height of the war," McKay observes.

"It is well beyond our science. My skills are rudimentary at best." 

"Ah, don't be so hard on yourself. It took Doctor McKay years to figure out all things Ancient and he still doesn't completely understand." John comforts Norina. 

I roll my eyes and Teyla chuckles at my reaction. 

"I have a very firm grasp of Ancient technology." Rodney defends.

"You've blown up entire planets, Rodney."

"That wasn't my fault!" 

"Well, it didn't do it by itself!" 

But before the pissing contest stops when a man comes in. "Are these our guests?" 

"Yes, Chancellor." She then introduces us. "Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard, Doctor Rodney McKay, Major Alison O'Neil, Teyla Emmagan and Ronon Dex. Chancellor Lycus." 

"Welcome to Taranis." 

"Thank you." 

"And thank you for final answering our calls for assistance. We tried several addresses from the database but we were beginning to wonder if anyone could hear us." Lycus explains. 

"Sorry about that. Um, we like to keep a low profile."

"So as not to attract the attention of the Wraith," Teyla adds to John's statement. 

"I see. Well, hopefully, you can help us. Our shield generator has been giving us trouble for some time now. Our knowledge of the technology is limited and the Ancestors regrettably neglected to leave behind instruction manuals." 

Rodney laughs teasingly. "Actually, they did. You probably just couldn't understand." 

"The good news is you found our address. I'm sure we can fix whatever needs fixing." Sheppard says talking over Rodney so they don't hear him.

"And by 'we' he means me, so.." he grabs his laptop. "Shall we get started." 

"I'm sure I could learn a lot from you, Doctor." Norina compliments.

Rod is obviously shocked. "Oh! Well, I'm sure I can learn um..." He struggles to find something to say. Ronon, Teyla, and I can't hide our amusement. "Let's start here, shall we." 

"Sorry Rodney, I'm gonna help you." I walk up close and whisper, "Someone has to remind you to pick your jaw off the floor." 

"In the meantime, perhaps you'd like a tour of the facility." Lycus offers.

"Lead the way." Sheppard answers. 

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A tremor goes through the facility. "That was harmonic tremors," Rodney observes.