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A/N: I have resubmitted this chapter because of the many mistakes in the previous copy but the story has not changed so don't worry. Please bare with me I am trying to get a beta for my story. If any one wants to volunteer that would be great.
Chapter One
He had outtalked the best chatterbox in the country and he had preached and promised with the best of them; making it finally to the most powerful position politics had to offer! The oval office and the presidency of the United States of America. Charles Buttler the 3rd had fulfilled his ultimate dream in which now he could make a difference.
With such lofty ambitions and humanitarian schemes in mind Charles settled back into his desk chair and propped his feet up whilst gazing around his new office, enjoying the moment and his success.
A knock on the door however ruined the president's moment of gloating, he turned to see his new secretary walk in and announce that the chairman of the joint chiefs and his staff with a few others he had never heard of were waiting to brief him on some classified materials. At the presidents nodded his secretary let in the distinguished gentlemen; in walked Generals Jumper, Ryan, Virdine, Castleman and a General O'Neill.
"What can I do for you gentlemen?" asked President Buttler.
General Ryan being the boss of the joint chiefs took the lead and began, "Good afternoon Mr President, we are here to brief you, Mr President, on a top secret project known as the Stargate."
"I thought that the classified briefing would be taking place at 3pm this afternoon in the situation room, cannot this not wait until then?" inquired the President.
"The Stargate programme requires an immediate briefing of the President and there are only a select few who have the highest security clearance who can be present during the briefing. Mr President the Stargate is an alien ring like device, that forms an artificial wormhole that takes groups of military and non military personnel to other planets in and out of our galaxy."
"You have got to be kidding me, alien devices and wormholes!!! Did the vice president or my chief of staff put you up to this, cos this is one hell of a joke!!" exclaimed President Buttler.
"This is no joke Mr President" stated General Jumper "the stargate has been in operation for the last 8 years, since 1995, out of Cheyanne Mountain in Colorado Springs. We currently have 23 SGC teams going off world at the moment exploring the universe, making allies and, through various treaties; they are exchanging technology and medicines well beyond our current capabilities."
Looking at the President the joint chiefs saw the stunned disbelief on his face, but knowing it would be best to continue and give the president all the facts and then let him absorb it all,
General Castleman pushed forward and was next to pick up the batten and educate the President.
"Basically Mr President the SGC reports directly to the joint chief of staff, yourself and what looks to be the formation of a committee of representatives from the major countries of the world. However that is in the very early stages and at the moment they have no authority or experts for that matter, to comment on the stargate and the technologies we have gained."
At this point the President having regained the ability to speak burst out "why do they have to report to me. I have no military experience nor am I an expert on the stargate."
The President's out burst was met with silence. It was General O'Neill, who had been silent up till now who spoke- as he was measuring the man who would hold the lives of so many under his command and those he loved- after all he had not voted for this President.
"Because you are the command-in-chief of the US Air force and it is air force personnel who are primarily on the SGC teams" claimed General O'Neill in a deadpan voice giving nothing way, which caused another tense filled pause.
General Ryan cleared his throat shifting the focus away from General O'Neill as he knew the man was not know for his patience or his diplomatic conversation.
"Mr President you will have the advice of everyone present plus too the SGC personnel who have years of experience, as well as, the stargate consultants. However it would be best if we inform you of the protocol involving decisions concerning the SGC as before the position of Homeworld Security was created; all life and world threatening, allied related, foothold and new advances were called in from the SGC to that red phone on your desk Mr President. The phone is a direct line to the base commander who would call to give a sit-rep, where we would then discuss our options and hear the recommendations from our experts but most importantly SG1."
Taking a breath so he could continue General Ryan was interrupted by the President who raised his hand stopping the general from continuing, asking "who is SG1 and why do we most importantly have to take their recommendation and also could you give me examples of previous situations in which the previous administration had to deal with."
General Ryan stopped and looked to General O'Neil as he had been leading SG1 for the last 7 years, however, the man was stubbornly silent causing another unwelcomed pause. With all the other generals waiting for O'Neil to answer the President's questions, they had all turned and looked at him only to find him in grossed in picking the lint off his dress blues completely ignoring them seeming to be in his own world. Sensing that there was something going on, the President finally noticed that all the people in the room were looking at the only General the President did not know by name, and who seemed to be rubbing him up the wrong way for no reason.
Recognizing that O'Neill was not going to answer the Presidents questions General Virdine stepped in whilst scowling at O'Neil wondering what was going on because he was never this uncooperative before.
"SG1 is the flagship team of the SGC, Mr President, they have first contact with alien races and have saved this world and many like it many times over in the last 8 years ever since the stargate has been running. They have the most experience and are the best experts on all things related to the stargate, they are without equal. When they say that something is dangerous or required then everybody had better pay attention!" "As too previous situations Mr President well there was the time when Appohis sent two mother ships to earth with the intent of blowing it up because we would not bow down to them as gods, and there was also the fact that Teal'c who was first prime of Appohis but betrayed him when he realised he was not a god and switched sides. He is now on the team that is killing off the system lords and any other goa'uld one by one including Appohis. Then there was a time when there was an asteroid set on a collision course to earth where upon impact it would of destroyed the planet. The Asgaard, our allies, could not help because of the protected planets treaty that was in place between the Asgaard, the goa'uld and our selves. Although SG1 managed to come up with a plan with the help of the Tok'ra, where in the process they discovered that the goa'uld had deliberately set the asteroid on a collision course to earth as a way of destroying us and circumventing the treaty with the asgaard. "Luckily Colonal Carter adjusted the plan and they took the asteroid into hyperspace where it came through on the other side of earth." As General Virdine finished giving examples, the oval office was silent as the occupants were waiting for their commander in chief to speak, and when he did it was to the disgust of General O'Neil.
"Are you telling me the world was almost destroyed by aliens and that we have aliens on earth at this moment!! As well as the previous administration continued to allow this this stargate to operate knowing the consequences!! Why hasn't it been shut down or even buried?" demanded the President.
All the generals present except for General O'Neil began talking at onceā¦
"Sir!! It would make no difference....."
"The last administration tried to shut down the gate, sir, with disastrous consequences....."
