Disclaimer: This is a parody inspired by the works of Stargate. All characters that I have not created or borrowed from other sources are theirs. This is a Fan fiction and not meant to violate the rights of those who own the rights to the Stargate Series. I have no money and therefore not a good suing target. Thank you very much.

Clavia Avernakis Infinitas

Chapter One

Doctor Rodney McKay looked up at the drive add-on device system on his computer screen, as well as the sister device which could be used in replacement of the Dial Home Device. The drive add-on was hooked up to the system of the USS George Hammond or commonly called the Hammond. This was due to the commander of the ship, Colonel Samantha Carter being interested in the technological development of the machines... and the idea of Lieutenant General Jack O'Neill's idea that Sam could fix any problem which Rodney could create. Which frustrated Dr. McKay, even if it was true. O'Neill also made sure that Rodney's team from Atlantis was with him on this experiment. O'Neill had not liked the idea of the experiment, given it's possibilities but those same potential had attracted most of the I.O.A., other members of the military and the Government.

"Okay, once more from the top for those of us who are still asking why we are doing this? You found a file call..." started Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard, as he waited for Rodney to speak.

The Clavia Avernakis Infinitas, or the Key to Infinite Universes. It contained the knowledge the Ancients had on parallel worlds, including the schematics of the Quantum Mirror. It also included the Alternate Dial Home Device plus a drive add-on which worked much like the Alternate Reality Drive system, and yes I know you thought that was a bad idea Sheppard. The Ancients didn't quite see it as doom as gloom as you did. They were smart about how to design it, power it and protect it. They also realized the risk and reward for travelling with them.

The poorly named A.D.H.D. has the same power as the A.R.D. but instead of using a drive it can create a inter-universal wormhole with relative safety for travel." commented Rondey as his point was picked up by Colonel Carter.

"The Ancients from Atlantis had thought with the problems they face, the two devices could be used together or independently to save them. Either by giving them a new escape route or travelling to a world where new science or even new physics could be used to solve their problems.

This was one of the projects of Janus they were desperate enough to attempt before they change gears and decided on assending. They created a couple of seeding ships to probe the universes and plant a couple of Stargates."

Sheppard then asked an obvious question, "What did they expect to see in a universe just slightly different then their own?"

"Because they were not focused on those universe. Think of the multiverse as a radio station, to use a simplistic example, with each collection of the universe being on the same station. All of the Ancient based universes being a Country-Western Channel. The idea of the drive was to seek out new station, like pop or classic rock. The idea was to get outside the box thinking by changing the kind of box they were in.

Contained in devices, as well as a crystal-based computer is the information gathered by the ships. Which other then the co-ordinate and addresses plus a very basic information on them, we have yet to crack. We know, for example, which universes have humans in them. In one form or another. We are using them as start for research on travelling to other universes." continued Rodney, as he rechecked the calculations.

"Okay, we have these powerful drive and devices. What's powering them?" asked John, before Rondey mumbled something. Something John had hoped was not what he thought, "Did you just say the Sub-space capacitor? The same damn thing which kept sending that copy of the Daedalus with your Alternate Reality Drive chugging along through universes. Which killed at least one copy of us?"

"Don't worry, John. The scientists with the Stargate Program, including myself, have looked at Rodney's designs. Then added some improvements. Like both digital and manual override switches. Plus both the Ancients devices and the connections we have made are recording our dimension and have a go home safety feature. In case of emergancy, the drive will engage to take us home and the A.D.H.D. is programmed to send us home on the closest Stargate. Plus if we still get in trouble, we have a couple of geniuses here to help." said Sam as she tried to encourage Sheppard.

"So the whole I.O.A. is interested in the idea of getting the kind of tech and things the Ancients might have been interested in. Which is why they are going through all of this. Even if you could bring back a zombie plague or killer space demons or something." John continued as he could see the reasoning of why they were going through the experiment.

"How is it different from going through the Stargate, save for the hundred percent lack of killer space demons other then the Goa'uld? We should be safe. But if it makes you feel even safer, how about you select the destination. We were just about to debate the whole thing, but if it makes you feel better." continued Rodney as he moved an electronic pad and showed Sheppard the shortlist of destinations. The interesting thing was the same locations they were in, relatively, near Pluto orbit of a Sol System very similar to theirs. Which made it feel a little safer.

"Okay, there is very little about this other then there are humans and a Sol system where we are going. A few indications of advance technology of different types. Some.. are some of these universes in the future... or the past?" asked John, as he looked to the two geniuses.

"There is a chance that different universes started at different times then our own. Which would make them further in the timeline then us or behind the timeline then us. So it is possible." Sam tried to explain this difference in universes.

"Sheppard, you do know the universes we are going to will be radically different then ours especially given the fact they didn't have the Ancients in their universes. Which would have a cascading effect. So time differences are going to happen. So have you figured out what universe are we going to?" commented McKay, as he waited for the command.

John tried to decide the destination of the ship of USS George Hammond, and finally moved to narrow it down. Which he did by using an old tactical method, "Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe; Catch a tiger by the toe; If he hollers, let him go; Eeny, Meeny Miny Moe! This one then."

Rodney and Sam looked at him, Rodney with irritation and Sam with humour as it was something General O'Neill might have done.

"Okay, we will enter our wisely chosen course... and begin the powering up sequence to avoid the whole stuck travelling into alternate dimension for life thing. So powering up...

Twenty percent power... Fourty percent power... Sixty percent power... eighty percent power... and we are now up to one hundred percent power.

The sub-space capacitor is loaded and we are getting ready to send the power to the Alternate Reality Connector to the Hyperdrive. Power being redirected into the drive and drive is activating Now!" commented McKay as they feel a shunt of motion as the Hyperdrive was used to push them into another universe.

Rodney continued, "Now activating the digital disconnector for the power line to the drive device. The computer says the line is disconnected, but we are hearing back from the officer in the engine room in the hazmat suit. Line is confirmed as disconnected. The capacitor has been locked on slow build up using the safety system designs. It should take about six hours to charge passively, unless we actively start the capacitor to charge.

Okay, engaging all sensors. Especially all of the Asgard ones, thanks to the new Asgard Computer Core we have connected to the ship. So gathering all of the data on how this universe is different then the one we are coming from. Starting with the basic rules of science as well as geography and..."

"Or we could just look out one of the windows and see if there's anything odd out there." commented John Sheppard as he looked out those same said windows. Which showed much of the same thing which they had in their universe of origin. Save for a few differences which they were adjusting to.

Just then the computer detected some kind of communication being sent to the Hammond, as they were adjusting to the new universe. John looked at Rodney as he said, "I guess we've been noticed. Any hope we have friendlies and not some kind of great threat?"

They all looked clueless, before Sheppard decided to see what would happen if he answered the call.

"Hello, this is the U.S.S. Hammond. May I ask who's calling?" asked John, as he answered the call once Carter gave the okay. He kept it to audio, as he was not sure what was out there, and he wanted to keep some surprises if he could.

"This is Vice Admiral Janeway of Starfleet Command. We would like to know how your ship managed to appear in Federation Space without detection." come a familar voice.

Sheppard looked confused before answering, "Is this some kind of joke? Right? I don't know who is trying to punk us by pretending to be a fictional television character, but could you tell us who you really are..."

"Sheppard, I got feedback from the Asgard scanners. And this version of the universe... is an exact match... for the world of Star Trek. Including fuctional spaceships and technology. So either this is some big cosmic joke, or..." McKay said as he moved up to his leader to mention his report.

"Or Star Trek is real, and I insulted a major leader of it. Crap." said Sheppard, as he looked to Colonel.

On the other side of the transmittion...

Vice Admiral Janeway was on duty when the ship had appeared from no where, with no detection from any sensor, in orbit near Pluto. She had hailed and asked politely what was going on... only for the crew to think she was a joke because she apparantly was fictional. Which does tend to stun one from responding. Yet she remembered what she had told Mr. Harry Kim, 'We're Starfleet Officers. Weird is part of the job.'

"I am willing to move pass the last comment if you can explain why you think I am a fictional character." came her reply, both curious and worried.

"I am Colonel Samantha Carter, commander of the George Hammond. Lt. Colonel John Sheppard was the one responding. To cut a long story short, we were testing an alternative reality drive when we ended up here. In a universe which seems to match the fictional world of a popular series of science fiction television shows, movies and other media called Star Trek. Which deals with Starfeet commands, the Federation, and their opposition. Including one show called Voyager, which dealt with a Captain Kathryn Janeway trying to return her crew on the ship Voyager home to the Alpha Quadrant from the Delta Quadrant.

Given our knowledge of the television show, I'm willing to lower shields and power down weapons to allow a meeting on board either our ship or one of yours, to discuss things. We'll even make sure to put the coffee on if you want to come over." answered a female voice which was assume to be a commanding officer.

Janeway tried to figure out the protocol for the situation... which likely didn't exist. She knew the Prime Directive forward and backwards, she was clear with the Temporal Prime Directive even if she didn't want to with all of the headaches it cased... but the fact the Quantum Prime Directive was still imperfect and basically in development. This was the invention of a brand new kind of headache for Starfleet personal, and she was the first to deal with it.

'Suddenly dealing with the Borg Queen seems easy.' she thought as she made her plans.

'If our world is fiction in their universe, it would be likely they know everything about our ships. Yet we know nothing about theirs, so a visit to their ship might give us more clues about them. On the other hand, it would place us in a hostage situation easily. Still, they are outnumbered. Their drive system would be an advantage to them. Still, it would be a good sign of trust to visit them...'

"Allow me to clear it with Starfleet command and allow time to assemble a team. I'll call you when it has been cleared and we'll move to transport to your ship," answered Janeway as she ended with, "Janeway out."

A hour or so later...

The Vice Admiral had gained the permision for an interdimensional first contact, which had allowed for Janeway to get the specialist who could look at the ship and it's crew. Further talks with Colonel Carter had allowed for specialist in various fields to look at the ship, but without scanning equipment like tricorders. All they had were their eyes and brains to figure how it was this ship worked. Which is how the Admiral had gotten Starfleet to let her work with Seven of Nine, who had been transported to visit the ship.

'If my entire travels in the Delta Quadrant was television series, they likely know her. Yet they might accept and understand why I have her there as my science specialist. I also have a legal and political specialist, a specialist in tactical and security in Tuvok, and a specialist in biology and medicine. I managed to pull some strings to get who I needed to. Let's hope we can make the most of this.' those were her thought as she was beamed about to a meeting room in the Hammond.

They had been greeted and the people on board had notice she had gotten her fellow Voyager crew mates of Tuvox, Seven of Nine and The Doctor on her team. As she had wanted them given her experience and her trust in them, with the new person being Lt. Commander Hertzler with her specialty in law and politics. Colonel Carter introduced Lt. Colonel Sheppard and Doctor Rodney McKay. Doctor McKay was their science specialist.

"I think it would be best to update you with our universe as we know much more about your universe then vice versa. Given the number of times we had to explain their to new recruits, we have a set of standard presentations to explain a number of topics. We will be showing a number of them. Please hold your questions till the end, so it can proceed as quickly as possible." said the commander of the ship as a screen on the wall showed the presentations.

A series of presentation on history, alien species and their biology, technology as well as other sciences. Any number of them...

'...Totally destroys the Federation, no the universe, as we know it. This must have been what the flight of the Phoenix must have been like.' thought Janeway, as she watch stable wormhole technology, intergalactic faster then light drive and threats as graver and perhaps even graver then any the Federation had faced. The fact the crew of this ship were basically made up of the armed forces of an early twenty-first century Earth, especially the military of the United States of America, made her wonder if she should have gotten Tom Paris involved with this as well.

This was before they presentation moved to the discovery... of the lost city of Atlantis. Which turned out to be a spaceship-city with forcefields which allowed it to move in zero Gs of space to the heavy Gs of the bottom of an ocean. The fact the humans of Earth were the Second race of humanity in their universe... also made a mark.

'If even one percent of this is true, and there will be people to doubt that much is true, we have the possibility of knowledge to bring up to a new era. If all of it is true... We'll have to invent a new word, a new idea for the cultural impact. If we decide to trade knowledge. Given how their society seems to be at more then one level of development on many fronts, I'm not sure whether they or the Federation is the more primative society.' Janeway could not help but notice how Hertzler was trying to watch the screen while searching on her PADD at the same time.

'Likely adapting to the news and it's effect on her area of expertise, at the same time of figuring out how the Prime Directive would relate to this. Given the potential this could bring the Federation, I can see them doing everything short of violating the Prime Directives to gain access. Worse, I can see some people in the Federation going over that line to get it.' She began to think of the rumors of Section 31, some of which she knew were not rumors, a secret branch of the Federation which would do anything to protect it. Including war crimes.

'Which means they will likely try to harvest any technology or knowledge. If there is a threat someone else could get it, they would destroy the ship. Yet if we're some kind of fiction in their world, they might already know of Section 31 and are ready for them. Or getting ready for them.

Still... the fact we're on a new frontier means we might have more wiggle room to deal with this. This is a minefield of dangers hidding a potential rich reward. We're going to need our best minds in Starfleet to figure out to make this relationship work.' thought the Vice Admiral as she judged the benefits, the penalties and whether the former justified the latter.