Alisa frowned at the readings she was getting, she was sure this should have worked and the energy reserve for the Jumper should now be at least at fifty percent.
“This was a dumb idea,” she sighed, dropping to sit on the bench defeated, “Why did I think I could do this?”
“Problems?”
Alisa looked up as Elizabeth entered the small vessel and gave the leader of Atlantis a quick wave hello.
“I take it things are not going well?” Elizabeth took the seat across from the teenager.
Alisa looked at her blandly, “I think it’s mad at me.”
Elizabeth smiled, “Well, I thought you’d like to know your father and his cohorts will be back soon.”
“Have they broken anything of value this time?” Alisa smiled, as she started working again.
Elizabeth shrugged, “I don’t ask until after they have their medical – just in case.”
“Good idea,” Alisa laughed before she stood with an exaggerated groan, “Excuse me, I now have to try to fix this thing without taking a hammer to it.
Elizabeth nodded with mock gravity, “I’ll leave you alone then.”
Rodney smiled as he heard his daughter berate the Puddle Jumper she was trying to repair. It had been a hell of a day, not helped by the fact John had once again almost got himself killed. The moment he was released from Dr Grayson’s care and made sure both John and Teyla were alright Rodney had wandered up to see his little girl.
“You useless piece of junk,” she was yelling as he brandished her computer tablet.
“Problems?”
Alisa spun and grinned finding her father standing there, “No. Nothing.”
He chuckled reaching out for the tablet, “Let me have a look.”
“No,” Alisa pulled it back from him.
“Lissa?” Rodney frowned a little surprised.
Alisa sighed and dropped the tablet on the bench, “The whole point of this was for me to do it myself. No matter how long it takes, right?”
Rodney nodded, “Right.”
“So how is you looking over this and giving me suggestions doing it on my own?” Alisa asked.
“Of course,” Rodney nodded with a grin on his face, “You’re right. I just dislike seeing you frustrated.”
Alisa smiled, “You once told me frustration is your brains way of telling you to step back and try something new.”
Rodney laughed and wrapped his arm around her shoulders, “In that case, Lissa,” he said as he moved her out the Jumper, “Give it up for now and join me and Carson for dinner.”
“Okay,” Alisa sighed, grimacing at the offending vehicle, “If I eat I might not want to take an axe to it.”
“You’re kidding?” Alisa gasped as Carson and her father regaled her of their latest mission, “Is Teyla okay?”
“She’s fine,” Carson assured the teenager as he sipped his tea, “I’m just keeping her overnight in the infirmary for observation.”
“So where is the suicidal psycho?” Alisa asked, slapping her father’s hand away from her chocolate cake, “Did you section him?”
Carson laughed, “John’s giving his report to Elizabeth before he goes and does whatever it is he’s supposed to do in this place.”
“You mean the whole head of the military contingent thing,” Rodney chuckled, “I wondered when he did that? In between the trying to get himself killed, the running around and annoying me.”
“Aren’t you the one who calls him to start Ancient Devices?” Alisa asked with an innocent grin.
“Whose side are you on?” Rodney demanded trying not to grin.
Alisa turned to Carson, “Should I answer that?”
“I wouldn’t, love,” Carson said both giving Rodney equally guileless looks when he frowned at them.
“John,” Alisa called as she saw the military leader of the city walking nearby, “Hey, I was looking for you.”
John stopped and waited until she’d caught up with him, “Hi, kiddo.”
“So, how about that flying lesson?” she asked innocently, “Or have you crashed enough things today.”
John frowned at her making her laugh at him, “You’re a brat.”
“Sorry, John but you should have seen your face,” Alisa chuckled, “I’d better go, I’ve got work to do.”
John watched her go, “You’re a real pain in the ass, kid,” he murmured, shaking his head as he headed down to grab something to eat. It had been a hell of a day.
Alisa von LE McMurray
Kapitel Bemerkung: Thanks to Stonedtoad for betaing.
I want to apologise straight away for this. I’m not fond of this chapter but I’ve been stuck on it for a while and decided to leave it as is because I wouldn’t be able to move on.
I’ve never actually watched this episode right through for some reason and couldn’t find a way to put Alisa into it, anyway after this is Sunday which I am writing at the moment so on with the show.
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