stargateficrec | The Wheel, Atlantis, Wars and So On by Speranza (R)

Rec Category: John/Rodney
Pairing: John/Rodney
Category: Slash, Humor
Warning: none
Author on LJ:

cesperanza
Author's Website: http://www.trickster.org/speranza/
Link: http://www.trickster.org/speranza/cesper/Wheel.html

Why This Must Be Read: This story is a) delightful, b) a classic, c) my happy place, d) all of the above. Inspired by a Douglas Adams quote, Speranza wrote that favorite trope: transformed-by-Ancient-technology, in which Rodney gets turned into a dolphin. John goes after him. Rodney's bonus is that he learns something very unexpected about Atlantis's dolphin population. His other bonus is that he gets John. *g*

Excerpt:
"Can I point out that this is only half the problem?" John asked. "I mean, even if we can find a way to make that stupid thing turn a dolphin back into a person, we don't have the dolphin anymore." He turned, and waved a hand toward the endless horizon of blue ocean beyond the railing. "Rodney could be anywhere out there! How the hell are we going to find him?"

"Dolphins are said to be very intelligent," Teyla said. "We could set up a homing beacon to let him know that we are looking for him."

Elizabeth let out a little relieved sigh. "That's a great idea."

"Fine, but if they're all so smart, how do we know the dolphin that shows up is Rodney?" John asked, and really, they none of them had an answer for that.

As it worked out, it was a non-issue, because the dolphin that showed up at the south pier, three days after they set up the homing beacon, was balancing a ZPM on its nose.