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Evil 1: Good vs...Evil?
by Bruceybabe
McKay walks hurriedly to his lab passing one of the recreation lounges. When someone in the room calls his name. Upon entering he sees Sheppard, Ford , Teyla and Beckett sitting together apparently in a heated discussion.
Sheppard: Hey McKay, saw you going past, come join us.
McKay: I was just going to my lab to....
Sheppard: It'll only take a few minutes, you see we need another opinion because at the moment we're tied.
McKay: Huh?
Ford: Well you see we were talking about the Wraith, and I said something about them being evil....
Beckett: I disagreed...
Ford: Will you let me tell this? Okay so we started getting into it, and in the end, me and the Major think the Wraith are evil, and Teyla and the Doc don't.
Sheppard: So we want to know what you think.
A long pause as McKay looks from one to the other.
McKay: I don't care. I mean the Wraith are trying to kill us.
Ford: You see, just like I said, the Wraith are the bad guys.
Teyla: That doesn't necessarily make them evil. It is simply their nature.
Beckett: Aye, the Wraith survive by feeding on other living things, it's about survival.
McKay: That's not what I meant. Look when I said I don't care, I mean I *really* don't care. About the Wraith or the discussion. Now can I go to my la...
Sheppard: C'mon McKay, five minutes of your precious time.
McKay: Major...
Sheppard: *Five* minutes.
McKay glares at Sheppard.
Sheppard glares back.
Beckett and Ford share an amused look, Teyla sighs in resignation.
McKay: Ok, Fine. You want to know what I think. I think trying to put human morality on non-humans is frankly *ludicrous*. After all *Evil* implies a choice, knowing something is wrong but doing it anyway. We have no idea what Wraith beliefs are or what their society is like. They could be trying to wipe out the human scourge that has taken over their part of the galaxy, for all we know. The ones we encounter could be worshiped as heroes or saints among their own kind. Maybe they have a psychological aversion to people with pink skin. Maybe they don't like the way we dress or do our *hair*. I don't care if the people trying to kill us are good or bad Major because I'm kind of hung up on the part where they're trying to *KILL US*! There, happy? Good, I'll be in my lab.
McKay turns and stomps out of the room.
Sheppard: .......
Beckett: ........
Teyla: ........
Ford:.....So... Do you think the Genii are evil?
Fin