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I came back to read the reviews and realised that I had posted the wrong version it was one of the first drafts… so I'm just replacing them with the proper version.
Just some advance warning there are quite a few aspects related to the universe that I adjusted as you will find, such as Jacob Carter never being a Tok'ra because he never had actual cancer- there was a cancer scare around the time he tried to get Sam into NASA (the same time as the original). SO that meant that someone else became a tok'ra….
There was a flicker of grey in space before it disappeared and then another flicker and the satellite came into view as a cloaking device failed, it just so happened unluckily to happen in full view of a weather satellite that just happened to be streaming live images of the earth from space. Within an hour, the images were all over the European media and the internet, which meant that in a short amount of time the images were being shown everywhere in the world, well everywhere where there was a television, being listened to everywhere as radio hosts tried to describe what they saw or posted on the internet. The whole thing took less than three hours to go global. There was nothing that could be done, no way could it be said the images were faked or removed before it all came out, not that those in a position to do so knew about it. The media went crazy; satellites that had been monitoring earth were tilted so they could either see space or the newly discovered satellite. It wasn't long before scientists realised what it was and not long after that the whole world knew it was believed to be a satellite like nothing they had ever seen or built before. This was all the confirmation people needed; Earth was not alone, aliens existed. It was a day of greater significance than the first landing on the moon. Many governments in the loop such as the United States were left pacing in their offices more concerned than the public – how long had this satellite been there? Had it been recording? Was there a new threat out there that they didn't know about?
Following the confusion, came the accusations directed at N.O.R.A.D. How could they not have known what was happening? Media vans very quickly surrounded the entrances to and from Cheyenne Mountain known to be the compound of N.O.R.A.D., studying deep space radar telemetry. Their media ids weren't accepted or they would be swarming through the compound. If anybody should have known the satellite was there it was the people inside this compound. The world waited in anticipation for someone to emerge from the compound, but nothing happened. Some brave reporters and their cameramen climbed over the fences and stood in front of the entrance, they couldn't go any further there were several military personnel standing there; guns in hand, fingers on the trigger. There was a standoff, nobody moved. Nobody backed down; there was silence as the filming continued showing the world live what was happening. The viewers watched all around the world impatient to hear more, to see more.
It wasn't until 12 hours later that something happened, and as was common everything happened all at once. Two limos pulled up outside the compound and handed badges to the personnel at the gate, the badges were scanned, handed back to the drivers and the gates opened allowing the limos were allowed access beyond fence. Those standing at the entrance saw movement from within the compound through small gaps in between the guards. The guards at the entrance parted allowing a blond woman with blue eyes through, she was wearing a pair of blue jeans and a black leather jacket, and she held two young babies in her arms. The excitement grew as everyone waited in anticipation, and everyone stated yelling all at once. The woman just stared at them clearly shocked for about ten seconds before backing back into the compound and the excitement dimmed as the men and their guns stood back blocking the entrance once again; guns raised threateningly at the reporters. Everyone fell silent for a second, intimidated until attentions were turned back to the limos, someone important would be in those limos. The limos had come to a halt, the first driver opened their door, the man dressed in a suit and top hat moved calmly to the doors and opened it allowing the occupants to exit one at a time. The excitement grew to a climax then was put out like a smothered fire. The disappointed stares were everywhere as a young United States Air Force General was the first to exit the limo, almost as if nobody was watching he calmly walked towards the main entrance. He had taken three steps when another pair of black shiny shoes exited the limo. Again excitement grew and fell dramatically as those shoes turned into a Russian Colonel in the Air Force, who was followed by a bald headed three star United States Air Force General, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before the limo door was closed. It was clear to everyone watching that something huge was happening; but nobody knew quite what it was. People leaned forward in their seats at home as they watched the events unfold all this waiting and they may finally have some answers to the questions that everyone was asking. But there was nothing the men all walked into the compound ignoring the media, just as the driver got back in the driver's seat and ignoring the people shouting at the military personnel and the flashes of cameras drove over to the parking area. The second limo moved into its place the driver dressed the same as the other opened the door and the reporters stared in shock as the President of the United States strode inside the military compound, closely followed by the Chinese ambassador to the United States, the British Prime Minister, and the United States Secretary of Defence. Then the driver of the second limo got back in the drivers' seat and drove to a park beside the first one. In all the shock the reporters and cameramen who had been in a standoff just stood and stared as the important people walked into the military compound aided by the guards moving out of the way.
He sat watching the television and all the curiosity that was shown as people tried to work out what had just appeared just made him sad. He could imagine his daughter would be in Colorado Springs making investigations like everyone else. He sighed and his eyes went to the telephone his hand lifted off the couch before it dropped he had lost the courage to pick up the phone and call her. He just couldn't believe it could have gone on so long he had tried and tried to call but only received voicemail; he didn't understand what could be so great at looking through telescopes or whatever she did that it would be better than going into space as an astronaut. Then again they couldn't be spending that much time looking through telescopes if they had missed this. He let out another sigh wondering when life had turned so bad; he had lost Mark, his son long ago because it was his fault his wife had died, but losing his daughter was different; somehow it was much more painful. It could be that they were both part of the military or that they were so similar, she had never blamed him for the car crash although he knew it was his fault for being late. Had he known that pulling those strings to try to get Sam into the astronaut programme would have created this division between them he never would have; but it was her dream to go to space, he couldn't understand why she had been so angry. He shook his head wondering when that dream had disappeared and how he hadn't realised. Again he wondered how she had been up for the airman of the year award just looking through telescopes, there had to be more to it. At the time he had wondered if it was just some cover for a research project like area 51, or some top secret base in another country. The second had become far more likely when he had met Colonel O'Neill her commanding officer and when he found out the base was commanded by George.
He frowned focusing his eyes back on the television and wondered for a moment where were all these reporters gathered around all he could see were fences and military people blocking the entrance. Then his eyes widened as the film zoomed out for a moment and he saw the sign Cheyenne Mountain, that was where N.O.R.A.D. was, it was where Sam was supposedly doing something under the cover of studying deep space radar telemetry, he almost snorted wondering once again, who came up with that cover story, and sat watching. His jaw dropped when he saw his daughter of all people walk out of the compound it looked like her mind was on other things, he almost laughed at the expression on her face as she stared at all the yelling reporters in shock – she hadn't realised they were there. Horror filled him when he saw the children, had their relationship deteriorated that much that she wouldn't tell him that she was pregnant or that she was in a serious relationship, a sob almost escaped his mouth but he held it in. Then he watched all the extremely important people who walked into the compound and let out a bark of laughter; if there was ever a moment that it was clear that it was a cover story, it was now, although Sam receiving the airman of the year award and her pretty fast promotions had been indication enough. He shook his head only people in major combat roles were usually promoted like this and not even that fast. It looked like the truth might be coming out he would know what the cover was research or combat.
He frowned the first general had been familiar, he thought for a moment before it came to him – that was her commanding officer the one he had met in Washington Colonel Jack O'Neill, he had been promoted, he had to admit he was a little surprised then thought back to Sam and her promotions, and he knew it had to be something big in that mountain, bigger than he had ever considered. The unbelievable cover story which was clearly a cover story was an indication that whatever was being covered up was pretty big. George was there too, and that only made him frown more remembering the expression on the man's face. He knew George well and that expression meant he was really worried and maybe a little scared of what was to come. He sat there impatiently for another hour hoping for more information before deciding to go to bed and come see what was happening in the morning. There was nothing he could do right now and sitting here worrying wasn't going to be helpful tomorrow. If anything major happened they would replay it, or it would be on the internet somewhere. He knew he would have to call her tomorrow and try to mend some fences. It wasn't until then that the thought came to him that they weren't necessarily her children; his grandchildren but he hoped they were. He hoped even more that she would actually talk with him, but knew that he had made a mistake and she might not accept that he felt remorse for it or accept the apology he had been trying to make but lost the courage to do so far too many times.
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