This is just embarrassingly overdue, but I turned to my January 2008 "What Happened Next" post for fic inspiration and realized I'd only produced two of the promised five fics in that category.  This one goes out to aurora_84 who asked for a follow-up to Plan C, or How Rodney McKay Lost His Wife and Gained a Galaxy.  Sorry it took, um, 2 2/3 years.  Yay?  This is just ridiculous ridiculousness, but so was the original fic, so I suppose it's par for the course.

Pairing: John/Rodney
Rating: PG
Length: 1978 words
Summary: When Atlantis's new head of science Dr. Rodney McKay is forced to join an offworld team at the behest of the conniving and bureaucratic Samantha Carter, he is torn between terror and excitement. Can Rodney find a way to fit in with his military boyfriend's team?  Can he survive the horrors of interplanetary travel?  And, most importantly, will Carter remember to feed the cat if he doesn't come back?
Warnings: Uh.  Contains unseasoned Rodney?  (Remember how he was kind of an ass back then?)

A/N: You really do have to read the original fic first.  And if I need further excuses, the original was written as a response to a Harlequin romance prompt.  Actually, that probably doesn't help my case.  Never mind.  Thanks to iykwim.  She knows why.

( Plan D, or How Rodney McKay Went Offworld and Found His Way Home Again )

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