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Chapter 2
"We've got a stable connection!" Walter said. The Wormhole fluxuated. "And now we don't."
"What went wrong?" Daniel asked.
"I'm checking that now," Sam responded. "I just don't think it's possible to dial the isolated groups of Stargates," Sam said. The Gate began to dial.
"Unscheduled…."
"I can see that Walter," Sam said. The seventh chevron locked, but the Gate didn't activate. It continued to spin.
"What the hell…." Daniel said. The eighth chevron locked, and the Gate began to shake.
"Destiny," Sam said. "They're dialing." The ninth chevron locked, and the Stargate activated.
"Destiny this is Stargate Command," Sam said.
"Good to hear your voice while I'm in my own body," Young said.
"How did you dial?" Sam asked.
"We're inside a perfect star. No unpredictable activity," Young said. "We can keep the Gate open indefinitely, but we need to send a team to a nearby planet first."
"Why?" Sam asked.
"We're on the edge of the Universe, and we found a planet that spends a third of its orbit outside of the known edge of the Universe," Young said.
"Send any nonessential personnel back to Earth," Sam said.
"Right away ma'am. Young out." He signaled to Scott.
"Alright everyone. We've got a stable connection. It's time to go home," Scott said.
It took almost an hour to get everyone through the Gate. Eli managed to override the time limit.
"That's everyone," Camile said. "Shut it down." The Wormhole disengaged.
"Dial," Young said. Eli selected the planet's address. The Gate activated, and the remaining crew stepped through.
"This place is….perfect," Chloe said.
"What the hell is that?" Greer said pointing to the horizon.
"It's a distortion wave," Rush said.
"English please," Scott said.
"We're leaving the known Universe," Lisa and Eli said at the same time.
"It's not going to rip us apart or anything right?" Volker asked.
"Let's hope not," TJ said. "It would be pretty hard to put you back together."
"Let's get moving," Young said. They walked off toward the distortion.
An hour later, they were face to face with the edge of the Universe. Eli put his hand out. He touched it. He smiled for a moment; then, a look of horror flooded his face.
"Um…. Guys," Eli said. "I'm stuck." Young, Scott, and Greer tried to pull him out, but they only got themselves stuck in the process. The distortion wave surrounded them.
"Matt!" Chloe yelled and tried to run after him. Rush and TJ stopped her. The distortion wave surrounded them.
"That was so weird," Eli said on the other side of the wave as Lisa and Volker fell out.
"So where are we?" Chloe asked.
"Outside the Universe," Rush said.
"Didn't you say that would rip us apart?" Young said.
"There must be something special about this planet," Rush responded. They looked up at the sun. It was dim, and the small amount of light that was getting past the edge of the Universe was severely distorted.
"Cool," Volker said.
"What's that?" Lisa pointed off into the distance.
"It looks like…" Eli paused. "It can't possibly be…"
"A city," Greer said.
"That wasn't visible to the ship's sensors?" Rush said. "That's unlikely."
"What if it was beyond the edge when we arrived?" Eli asked.
"The planet was entirely inside the Universe when we arrived, Eli," Rush said.
"Is it possible that the sensors missed it?" Young asked. "They are old."
"No," Rush responded. "They wouldn't miss something of that size."
"Should we go check it out?" TJ asked. Young didn't respond.
"Sir?" Scott asked.
"What. Yes of course we should," Young said. "Do you agree?"
"Do you even need to ask?" Rush said. They walked off toward the city.
On Earth:
"Walter," Sam said. "Are we ready to dial the Moon?"
"Almost ma'am," Walter responded.
"Slower," Rodney said from the surface of the Moon.
"I'm going as slow as I can," John said from a Puddle Jumper.
"Do you want me to fly?" Rodney said.
"No," John responded. The Puddle Jumper was hovering directly above a hole in the Moon's surface. A Stargate was dangling below the spacecraft. John slowly lowered it into the hole. When it reached the correct depth, two automated arms lowered it into its final position.
"Atlantis, this is Rodney," he said into his radio. "You are go for a test dialing." The Stargate began to spin. The Dialing Beacons strengthened the signature of the Gate. Atlantis was able to connect to the Moon.
"We're sending a MALP through," Sam said. A few seconds later, the robot came through the Stargate intact.
"It worked," Rodney said. "Start sending supplies through right away!" A Hyperspace window opened above the Moon.
"What the hell?" John said.
"Atlas," Rodney said. "Beam me up!" A ship appeared. It was massive. "Atlas!" Rodney was beamed up. He quickly got out of his space suit and ran to the bridge.
"What is that?" he asked.
"We don't know," Colonel Tarrant responded.
"We've got more Hyperspace windows ma'am. Seven Lucian Alliance ships. They're opening fire on the large object."
"Is it returning fire?" Tarrant asked.
"No ma'am."
"Protect it," Tarrant said. Asgard beam weapons and rail guns began to fire. The large object moved closer to Earth.
"What are they doing?" Rodney asked. The object entered the atmosphere. "It's headed for Atlantis. The Lucian Alliance ships followed.
"Stop that ship!" Sheryl said from the bridge of one of the Alliance ships. The Ha'tak began to fire at the Atlas.
"Arm weapons," Sam said. Several hundred Drones were ready to fire. The large object approached Atlantis. The Drones charged.
"Hold fire," Sam said. "I recognize that…thing."
"I do too," Daniel said. "It's the Nox city." A Lucian Alliance ship was quickly catching up to it.
"Fire Drones at the Alliance ship," Sam said. Dozens of glowing balls of light emerged from the city. They sped toward the Lucian Alliance ship. They destroyed it easily. The remaining Alliance ships jumped back into Hyperspace.
"Why do they always do that?" Tarrant asked. "They know they can beat us."
"We would destroy too many of their ships," Rodney responded.
"They have hundreds," Tarrant responded. "If they wanted to destroy us, they easily could."
Beyond the Edge:
The group had reached the city after walking nearly five miles. It was larger than any Earth city. They walked through the deserted plazas and streets.
"This place is desolate," TJ said.
"What's that?" Greer said. He saw a glowing object sitting on a pedestal. They slowly walked up to the object.
"Is that what I think it is?" Camile said.
"It's a Tau'ri symbol," Rush responded. He reached out to touch it.
"Rush," Young said. "Do you think that's a good idea?"
"The odds of finding this symbol on the edge of the Universe are nil," Rush said. "I think this was put here for us." He touched it. The symbol pulsed, and an eerie mist flowed from the pedestal.
"What did you do?" Volker asked. The mist formed into a voice. Words swirled in and out of existence forming loosely related phrases. The symbol pulsed again, and the words organized themselves.
"Welcome to Finés, the legacy of the…" The last word never fully formed, as though the fog was holding the word back. "This place was designed for you. You are free to use it and learn from it as long as this planet remains outside the…" Again the mist paused like it didn't know a proper word to finish the sentence. The symbol pulsed, and the mist vanished.
"That was interesting," Young said. "Rush. How much longer do we have until the planet returns to our Universe?"
"Three months," Rush responded.
"Let's hope there's enough food and water to sustain us," Camile asked. Rush touched the symbol again. It pulsed, and the entire city lit up.
"Let's get out there and do our job," Young said.
On Earth, the Nox city was carefully lowered toward Atlantis. The Council of Nox Elders suddenly appeared on the Ancient's city.
"Gaia?" Sam said to one of the short people.
"Yes," the Nox woman responded. "It is good to see you Captain Carter."
"Actually I'm a General now," Sam responded.
"My people and I journeyed here to deliver a very important message," Gaia said. "Gather the members of your team." The original members of SG-1 reported to a Briefing Room on the Nox city.
"Why do they want to talk to the four of us?" Daniel asked.
"Maybe they're throwing a party," Jack said.
"Perhaps there will be cake," Teal'c said.
"Gaia said it was urgent," Sam said.
"Welcome to our city," Gaia said as she walked into the room. "Please sit. Reluctantly, the council decided to give you our city."
"Why?" Daniel asked.
"We have been hunted by the Lucian Alliance for months," Gaia said. "The Asgard, the Ancients, and the Furlings are all dead. You are the only…" She paused. "Worthy race."
She gestured toward a computer screen, if it could be called that, and an image of the city appeared. "The city is based on organic structures."
"Like a Wraith ship," Sam said.
"Yes," Gaia cringed. "It is comprised of four main super-structures."
"Tree trunks?" Jack said.
"Indeed," Gaia said. "They are supplied water from surrounding tanks. Your ocean water should suffice despite its high saline pollution level. This is our computer core."
"It's like a brain," Daniel sounded impressed.
"Yes. It is like a brain," Gaia sounded slightly frustrated. "It contains the knowledge of my race and the Furlings. This is central waste, air, and water reclamation center. In short, our city is a large biological organism. It can become ill, and there is a possibility of death if it is not cared for properly. Now we will discuss the nutritional requirements."
"I wonder what's taking them so long," Cam said.
"Yeah…I'm bored waiting," Vala said. Daniel hadn't had a chance to see her since she got back. "Let's go spy on them!" Vala suggested.
"Probably not a good idea."
Three hours later Daniel returned from the Nox city with the rest of the team. He was so tired, he forgot Vala was back. He walked right past her.
"Oh Daniel," she said. "Can we pretty please do something fun?"
"Not now…" He remembered. "Vala!" He embraced her. The two of them left the Gate Room hand in hand.
"That was miserable," Jack said. "Why did you drag me into this?" Before Sam could respond there was a call on the radio.
"She's broken containment," someone said. "Adria escaped."
"This is bad," Sam said.
"Was her memory not erased?" Teal'c said.
"I'm guessing she got most of it back if she figured out how to break out of an Ancient prison cell," Sam said. "Let's go."
"Daniel Jackson," Teal'c said into his radio. Daniel scrambled to respond to Teal'c.
"What is it?"
"Adria has broken out of her prison cell. Meet General Carter and I in the Chair Room."
"Sorry love. I gotta go," Daniel ran out of the room.
"I want to come!" Vala said.
"How far do you figure she can go in a few minutes?" John asked from the Chair.
"Oh I don't know," Rodney said. "She can appear anywhere in the entire Universe. I'd say she could be literally anywhere right now." John used his mind to scan the city.
"I've got her," John said. "She's in the power room."
"This will stop you," Adria said to herself. She removed all three of the ZPM's. The city blacked out. She ran to the Gate Room. She pulled a talisman out of a pocket. The Gate dialed, but the shield wouldn't activate.
"What do you mean the Stargate just activated!" Rodney yelled. "The power's out."
"Where is she?" Daniel said entering the Chair Room with Sam and Teal'c.
"She just dialed the Gate," John said.
"Is the new ejection system working?" Sam asked. She set down a portable Naquadah Generator. She was able to activate a console.
"Yes," John said. Sam entered her command code. John did the same from the chair.
The window behind the Stargate opened, and the Gate was blown out over the ocean. It deactivated, but not before Adria made it through. She flew out of the Gate on an unknown world. She collected the ZPM's and dialed the Gate again. She would find her way back to Imperium somehow. If she made it there, Morgan wouldn't be able to find her.
