"This guy has no fragging clue, does he?" Lorne muttered under his breath as they walked along behind the general. John looked over at him and shook his head.
Since they arrived, all they had done was walk in circles, and every time they attempted to ask him what they were doing, Harris said that they would find out when the time came. John was about ready to consider mutiny when Rodney suddenly tugged on his arm and showed him his tablet. As soon as John read it, his throat tightened and he looked at the other man.
"Oh...uh...gah," Rodney suddenly started opening and closing his mouth and weezing.
"What's wrong?" Harris said, turning around.
"I think...that fruit patch back there. I think..." Rodney seemed to choke, his eyes opening wide. "Citrus."
"We need to get him back through the Gate!" John yelled, and before Harris could react, they were rushing back in that direction. He squeezed Rodney's shoulder when the other man winked at him, and when they reached the Gate, John hit the address to take them back to Atlantis. When the portal opened, he tapped his headset to open a channel. "Operations, this is Colonel Sheppard. We're coming back. Patch us through to Colonel Carter."
"Stop right there," Harris suddenly said, his gun raised and pointing at the dialer. "Drop your weapons, or I'll shoot that."
John stepped back as he and the others dropped their weapons to the ground. "Colonel Carter, are you there?"