The Stargate Discovery
Authors Note-
This is something of a crossover between Star Trek and Stargate. I was wondering one night 'what if in the star trek universe, they discovered a stargate?' thus, here it goes. I hope you will find it interesting, it's going to be a work in progress.
The story is set several months after Star Trek: Nemesis.
Chapter One
"Captains Log, supplemental. We have finished the two month trade negotiations between the Brixx and the Ta'nook, and are now en route back to earth. Before this misson started, Commander LaForge took a temporary transfer off the Enterprise to Starfleet Engineering, to be with a group of elite engineers whose mission was to develop a new holographic LCARS interface. If that project has been completed on schedule, the Enterprise will be retrofitted with the new systems upon our return to earth.
Commander Madden invited me to attend a rock climbing simulation on holosuite three this afternoon; I am still trying to decide if I am in the mood for his company. Martin Madden is an excellent first officer, but he personal company during off hours just isn't something one looks foreword to. I guess I will have to get used to it, earth is about a week away at maximum warp. Computer, end log." Jean-Luc Picard yawned, stood and stretched. This day marked the completion of the trade negotiations, and a few short minutes ago the ship had leaped into warp, en route to Sector 001. He straightened his uniform, and walked on the bridge just in time for the communications panel to emit a string of beeps. The ensign manning it glanced down, then back up at his captain.
"Priority one communication coming in from Starfleet Command."
"Onscreen." Jean-Luc replied, as he walked to the center of the bridge, and nodded to Commander Madden, who was seated in the appropriate chair. The main viewer flicked, revealing Admiral Kathryn Janeway. "Admiral Janeway, what can we do for you?"
"Captain Picard, how is everything with the Brixx and the Ta'nook?"
"We completed the negotiations in good time, and are now en route back to earth. Have you been taking good care of my Chief Engineer?"
"LaForge has done excellent work. They completed the project well ahead of schedule, and are starting to use the new interface wide-spread. Scared me to death when he handed me a new padd and the displays interface jumped out at me. It sure is something." Picard studied her face. He had not known Kathryn Janeway for very long, but he could tell she didn't call to talk about padds and trade negotiations.
"I'll bet… Geordi has a way of surprising people with great results. Admiral- something tells me you didn't call to chat about holographics… is something going on?"
"You know me too well already, Jean-Luc. A group of scientists were in Antarctica last week studying the ice composition, or something like that. One of them noticed that an ice cap was glowing orange a few yards away so they investigated… and guess what they found?"
"Haven't got a clue…" Picard replied, as he glanced back to his first officer. Martin stood up and crossed his arms. Janeway held up a small cylindrical device, that was glowing orange.
"They found this. Our scans indicate it is utilizing zero-point energy. This things power outputs are off the scale, and the most intriguing part is, the material it is constructed of hasn't been found anywhere in our galaxy. Captain, this device has been on earth a long time, and we don't have a clue where it came from."