All-right, so....
The details are really fuzzy, but the story I'm looking for features McKay who is trading his expertise in ancient technology for medical care for Sheppard (or maybe Beckett, but I think Sheppard). I think they threaten to not treat the injured party if McKay doesn't produce, and they won't let the injured party leave Earth to go off-world.
McKay is very upset with the situation, manages to either recharge a ZPM, a baby zpm, or build one from scratch, and gives the sample to the SGC.
Meanwhile, I think there is a factory starting up on Mars where they are going to start produce Earth-made ZPMs. Once McKay manages to outsmart the SCG, smuggle Sheppard off-world (or Beckett), and leaves his instructions on how to make a ZPM out of Earth only materials with his sister, he sabotages the SGC's factory. After all, they don't need that much power, right?
Or... oh, hey, I think the deal might also have been that if Rodney could manage to recharge a full ZPM for the SGC, they would also allow him to recharge a baby zpm for scientific purposes - they just didn't realize that he found a stasis chamber off-world. Sheppard might be allowed through the gate, but he always had to come back, or else he didn't get the 'cure' to whatever they were giving him to make him sick. Ah, I think this might possibly be one of those stories where Sheppard and McKay fell through the quantum mirror. I'll do a new search and let you know if I find it.
The details are really fuzzy, but the story I'm looking for features McKay who is trading his expertise in ancient technology for medical care for Sheppard (or maybe Beckett, but I think Sheppard). I think they threaten to not treat the injured party if McKay doesn't produce, and they won't let the injured party leave Earth to go off-world.
McKay is very upset with the situation, manages to either recharge a ZPM, a baby zpm, or build one from scratch, and gives the sample to the SGC.
Meanwhile, I think there is a factory starting up on Mars where they are going to start produce Earth-made ZPMs. Once McKay manages to outsmart the SCG, smuggle Sheppard off-world (or Beckett), and leaves his instructions on how to make a ZPM out of Earth only materials with his sister, he sabotages the SGC's factory. After all, they don't need that much power, right?
Or... oh, hey, I think the deal might also have been that if Rodney could manage to recharge a full ZPM for the SGC, they would also allow him to recharge a baby zpm for scientific purposes - they just didn't realize that he found a stasis chamber off-world. Sheppard might be allowed through the gate, but he always had to come back, or else he didn't get the 'cure' to whatever they were giving him to make him sick. Ah, I think this might possibly be one of those stories where Sheppard and McKay fell through the quantum mirror. I'll do a new search and let you know if I find it.