oh man, that is a *perfect* place to end the story. We still have no idea what happened, but we as the reader understand that he isn't making that stuff up, and it's as heartbreaking to us as it is to Rodney.

Except--they've already changed the time line by not shipping him off to Siberia, and he's changing it further by what he knows. No telling how the Atlantis expedition will turn up.

If you're feeling the need to go further, skip ahead to when they *do* get to Atlantis--I would love to see how he's changed everything!