stargateficrec | The Web by LeesaPerrie (T)

Show: SGA
Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Carson Beckett, Elizabeth Weir, Ronon Dex
Pairings: none
Categories: gen, angst, action/adventure
Warnings: No warnings apply
Word count: 6,610
Author's Journal:

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Author's Website: Leesa Perrie's website, LeesaPerrie on AO3
Link: The Web

Author’s summary:Set towards the end of Season Two - McKay wakes up alone and imprisoned...

Why This Must Be Read:
This is one of many wonderful fics written by Leesa Perrie that revolves around Rodney. He has to experience a living nightmare after a horrific offworld incident, leaving him with no control over the events that are bound to happen in its wake, having to face the threats for, not only himself, but his friends and Atlantis.
It's an emotional read that will give you a wonderful time with a Rodney who's hurt, vulnerable, and scared but still loyal and brave, and with unexpected twists along the way that you definitely will enjoy.

"I knew then that something was wrong with me. I should have thought of that straight away. And once I'd thought of it, I knew there were other planets I could go to, but couldn't remember the addresses. What's wrong with me?" He was desperately trying not to sound as panicked as he felt, but suspected Carson was fully aware of his fear. "And why am I in restraints?" Another little fact that had only made itself known part way through his story. And the fact that he hadn't noticed straight away was worrying. Very worrying.

"Easy, now."

"Don't 'easy, now' me! Just tell what they did to me, whoever they were!"

"Okay, but you need to calm down."

"I'm trying, really I am. It's just..."

"Scary?" Carson sat down on the bed next to his. "Okay, when you were on N8P-994, your team were attacked by an unknown force. When Sheppard, Teyla and Ronon recovered, they discovered you were missing. Obviously, they let us know what had happened and started to search for you."

"You couldn't find me."

"No, we couldn't. Radek was able to get about fifty addresses from the DHD, but that's a lot of places to search."

"Just like when Ford captured us. Too many addresses." He sighed in frustration, "there has to be a way to narrow it down, but we haven't found it yet."

"Aye, and it has taken a long time to search, and although we started with all our teams out searching, we had to cut it back after a while due to other circumstances. But we never stopped looking. You need to know that. We never gave up."

"How long?"

"Eleven weeks and three days, more or less," a voice came from behind him.

"Colonel. I was about to let you know Rodney had woken up."

"Thanks," Sheppard walked round, and settled on the bed just down from Carson, "Beckett's right, McKay. We never stopped looking. Never gave up."

"Over two months?" Rodney was shocked, "I knew it had to be longer than a few days, but...eleven weeks?"

The colonel shot Beckett a concerned look.

"Rodney doesn't remember much between being captured and waking up back at the village he was taken from." Carson explained.

"Oh, that...that sucks."

"You think?" Rodney said, "what the hell happened to me?"