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Chapter 1: New Beginnings

June 2010, Atlantis, Earth, Milky Way

General O'Neill was standing on the balcony of Atlantis and reminiscent about the past. A year ago a ZPM powered Hive Ship had attacked Earth and only Atlantis's timely arrival protected humanity from certain doom. However Atlantis did not arrive in time to stop the Hive Ship attacking Earth. As such the Stargate Program was revealed to a majority of nations on Earth. Despite what people believed all Nations that were informed were fairly collected. No Nation was extremely outraged, especially since a lot of countries, those who were members of the Atlantis Expedition, buffered a lot of the rage and explained about the Stargate Program. Soon after this, the United Nations of Terra was formed and the Terran Council was instigated. With the help of Asgard and Alteran simulations the best candidates for the positions as Councilors were selected. With all Nations that are present in the UNT aware of the dangers that lurk just outside of the solar system it was easy to find common ground.

It was considered to use a reconfigured Ark of Truth but in the end it was decided to have faith in humanity and once the public became aware of the grand scheme of things it was surprising to see them pull together. Sure there were a few riots and a few ruffled feathers but in the end humanity prevailed and pulled through. For Jack and the rest of the SGC it was a proud moment. This was what they had worked towards. A unified World that took its place amongst the stars.

A year ago a lot of conflicts raged across Earth but now with most countries being aware of the galactic scales a lot of these conflicts have been eliminated. With the Terran Council deciding to make use of Asgard Technology and Alteran Technology to ease the life of humans it was agreed upon that it would be done in small steps so as to not collapse the world economy. Half a year ago it was proclaimed to the World that Germany has found a solution to atomic power that provides more energy while not generating nuclear waste and cold fusion was introduced. While only the least efficient and effective energy generation form it was necessary to introduce first. Furthermore advancements in medicine and fuel generation have been reported all over the world.

Also almost a year ago they lost 70 members of the Icarus Base when it was attacked by Lucian Alliance Ha'taks. Even though his wife had been in orbit aboard the George Hammond and fought off the Ha'taks it was agreed to evacuate the planet. However instead of on Earth they ended up aboard the Ancient Ship Destiny. As the Head of Homeworld Command he was very much aware of the situation on board the Destiny and he hoped that he would be able to rescue his people. Luckily they had foiled the attempted boarding by Lucian Alliance members even though they had done miserably at first. Luckily they also had Col. Telford back. The discovery of the Lucian Alliance being able to brainwash his soldiers, Jack had ordered that everyone underwent a test screening and with the help of the Asgard knowledge and Atlantis they could delete the brainwashing.

However Jack was troubled that nothing could be done to help their people especially in light of the enemies Destiny had already encountered. Moreover they had learned that an entire civilization had sprung from the people of the expedition, when they attempted to dial Earth and solar flare occurred sending the expedition back in time 2000 years. Now Jack had to worry about an entire civilization as well. He hoped that they would soon develop a way to cross the great distance to at least offer assistance to the wayward Terrans.

"General O'Neill Sir, Councilor Jackson is awaiting you in his private chambers." A young Ensign broke O'Neill's focus and returned him to the present.

"Very well. Thank you son. Dismissed."

"Sir. Yes Sir."

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As soon as Jack O'Neill entered Daniel's private chamber Daniel pounced on him.

"Jack finally. Where have you been? We need to prepare for the Council meeting in a few hours!"

"Daniel. The meeting is in 3 hours. That is plenty of time!"

"Jack we are discussing the survival and future of humanity as well as the Legacy of the Asgards and the Ancients!"

"Yes I know Daniel. I was the one to initiate this meeting. I am well aware of what will be discussed."

"Sorry Jack. It's just….. this is big Jack. We need to prepare for our future or we can end like the Ancients and the Asgard. We need to be careful. Right now Terra is the strongest fraction in this Galaxy but that can change easily enough. Plus we have to think about Pegasus. I know that Sheppard is getting impatient."

"I know Daniel. I was there when the treaty between the Nox and us was signed. They have accepted us to take the place of the Asgard and the Ancients. They did not even want an Asgard Core we were willing to offer them. It is now our duty to protect this Galaxy but not at all costs. While our ships are strong a sufficient number of enemies can still threaten us and the Wraith have these numbers."

"How do you think the Council is going to react to our proposal?"

"So far the Council has done an extraordinary job. I would never have thought that the Russians or the Chinese could be like they are on the Council. So far we were always able to agree on the matter discussed. It seems the Asgard simulation really did work to pick out only the best individual for the job. I think the Council will agree on this as well. Our best technologies are only used on our safest planets. While at the same time we need to start colonizing the Galaxy at large to be less dependent on one planet. Luckily with the Asgard Energy to Matter Generator we can produce much more for a fraction of the costs. I mean we were able to create 11 new BC-304 in one year after we figured out the Generator. Plus we have been creating MALPS en mass to send through the Gate to new addresses from the Asgard and Ancient Database. Heck for past few month we have been sending probes through the Gate that establish a secure orbit a around the planet and transmit data of the planet via subspace. Soon we will start colonizing the first worlds."

"Yes Jack I know all that. Lets hope that council will see it the same way."

A knock on the door interrupted and Daniel opened the door to find newly promoted Brigadier General Samantha Carter.

"Sam please come in. We were just discussing the plan for our future."

"Hi Daniel, hi Jack. Yea Jack told me about that and I agree with him. I think the Councilors will agree too. We just can't risk our future and our duty on arrogance and I think I have found a way to help this point. We have finished designing a Ground-to-Space plasma Cannon that can be used with the Drones to defend any planet. Furthermore, we have finished designing the new Alexander class Battlecruiser. It is 3 times larger than the Daedalus class Battle carrier and solely built to fight any known threat to mankind. With the employment of this ship the simulations have shown that we have produced the 2nd most powerful ship with only Atlantis and other City Ships being superior. Thus we can use the BC-304s as a fast response fleet or to protect our settlements and colonies. The first prototype should be constructed in a month after that we planned a 2 month test cruise before we start issuing this Ship."

"That's good news. Hopefully this tips the scale in our favor." Daniel answered while Jack nodded.

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"I now declare the Council in session. Councilor O'Neill will present his case for a classification of our technology." High Councilor Nowikow started the Council meeting.

"Fellow Councilors a few month ago you have received a plan that Councilor Jackson and I designed and we introduced the Technology Restriction Levels or TR levels in short. You know that I am not a man of many words. I am a man of action. Being in command of all deployments in this Galaxy and in the Pegasus Galaxy made me vary. Together with Councilors Carter and Jackson I have been studying the history of the Alterans and the Asgard and we did find a common mistake that led to their respective downfalls. Both were overconfident in there technologies and did not see the need to develop more and better machinery as well as evolve. Right now we have the Lucian Alliance as enemies here in our Galaxy but we also have the Wraith in Pegasus. At the moment we are the have the strongest ships. 1 BC-304 can stand against any known vessel but our enemies far outnumber us. We can't allow our enemies to catch our ships unguarded and reverse engineer our technologies. We are the fifth race! It is our responsibility to defend the defenseless and being a friend to all who need one. We must protect our technologies and by extension ourselves from any possible threats! Known and unknown! Thank you very much ladies and Gentlemen." Jack O'Neill finished his speech.

"And how do you expect us to protect our technologies. You were the one to send 5 of our ships to the Pegasus Galaxy to fight the Wraith. What do you want us to do?" Councilor Luó asked.

"The higher the TR level the more technologies can be used. This way we can ensure that only our strongest worlds have our strongest technologies. To get to our core worlds our enemies will encounter stronger technologies the deeper they get until they face off against the combined technologies of the Ancients and the Asgard here on Earth. The Galaxy standard TR Level for the Milky Way Galaxy is at TR 1. This means that interstellar travel is known and widely used. Energy Shields and Weapons are deployed on these ships as well. The Prometheus would have been a TR 1 level ship or in comparison the Goa'uld Ha'taks are TR 1 ships. The BC-304 we are currently using are TR level 2 ships known to be able to defeat any ship that is known to us. Over the next 50 years we need to develop new technologies and increase our chances of survival and to not make the same mistakes as the Asgard and the Ancients." Daniel finished before Sam spoke up.

"Very impressive presentation Councilors. Personally I think your idea is brilliant and to help employ this tactic the R&D department has just finished designing a new ship that is second only to Atlantis in its effectiveness. The Alexander Class Battlecruiser is designed to fight of any known threat and will present the backbone of our TR Level 3 technologies. With 680 meters it is 3 times the size of the BC-304 as well as a little more than 2/3 the size of a Ha'tak. However it is going to be 3 times stronger than the Daedalus Class with shields being 5 times as strong. The ships will have an Asgard computer core as well as an Ancient computer core. It will be operated by 10 Asgard Neutrino-Ion Generators or for short ANIG and provide double the power of an O'Neill Class Battle Ship. As Weapons the Ship will have 10 Asgard Energy Beam Weapons 4 Asgard Ion Guns 3.000.000 Drones 24 Heavy Rail Guns and 72 Rail Guns. With 5 Energy-to-Matter transformers the Drones and Rail Gun ammunition will be automatically replaced as long as sufficient raw materials are aboard. We expect to start production in 4 month." Sam concluded.

"This is excellent news. So what do you propose we do now?" Councilor Henry Hayes asked.

"We are already transforming Earth to make it a Fortress World while at the same time we are building Satellites to explore space and scout for inhabitable planets so that we can begin our colonization process." Councilor Richter spoke up. "Furthermore we discovered designs for Asgard spy satellites that listen for Hyperspace openings. The Asgard planted quite a few throughout this galaxy so we are looking to bring the system online again then we should have 3/4 of the whole Milky Way Galaxy covered and all of UNT space."

"Simultaneously we will begin sending people to colonize planets we have already explored. By the end of the year we expect to have 150.000 people on 15 different planets building cities. They will be protected by our Fleet as well TR Level 1 Ground to Space weaponry to defend against any known threat form this Galaxy. Once they reach 150.000 inhabitants the will be a TR Level 2 World. At 1.000.000 inhabitants a TR Level 3 World." Jaques Chevallier the French Councilmember spoke up.

Everyone pondered this for a moment before High-Councilor Nowikow stood up and began to talk.

"The TR Levels are brilliant and we have every chance to be successful where our allies failed. You are all experts in your respective fields so I suggest you get back to your departments to make our plan of the future happen. Meeting adjourned Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you very much."

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July 2010, High Orbit, Earth, Milky Way

Colonel Albert Reinhartz, former Captain of a German Sachsen Class Frigate, stood on the bridge of his new Vessel looking over the Earth. Being chosen because of his Special Forces training he was the first Captain and German at to get command of a space ship. He now commanded the first Alexander class Vessel the Heracles. Everything that he thought he knew was meaningless now in the grand scheme of things. The inspection of his new ship was amazing but his head still hurt from all the information Brigadier General Carter, Dr. McKay, Dr. Richter, Dr. Rush and Dr. Perry crammed into his Head. He only retained that his Ship could stand against 3 Ori Warships and win and even the Drones had a hard time penetrating these new shields. Just as his crew was preparing for a shakedown cruise to test the new systems his Sonar Officer Lt. Johnson spoke up.

"Colonel we have just recorded multiple Hyperspace opening at the edge of the solar system. 5 in total Sir."

"Hail them! Prepare battle Stations! Inform the Council and the other Captains! Get me a reading and a visual! This might be our shakedown so lets make it count!"

"Sir the other ships are aligning themselves to our position. The Council has been beamed to Atlantis and raised its shields. One of the approaching ships is as big as a standard BC-304 while another is 3 times larger than a Ha'tak. The Other three are a Kilometer long and 200 meters wide. High Energy readings from all 5 ships. However only the shields are raised Weapons are down. They are responding to our hails."

"Open Com!"

"This is Colonel Jasper O'Neill aboard the Odyssey please stand down. We are transmitting our identification." A young man said while sitting in a chair on a bridge that looked exactly the same as a BC-304 bridge.

"Sir we are receiving an Identification Code (IDC). It matches the one the Odyssey was given before its mission." Lt. Johnson informed his superior.

"You are cleared Col. However who is on board the vessels accompanying you?" Captain Reinhartz asked.

"Friends." The young Colonel responded vaguely. "Please contact General O'Neill and tell him. "The Mission was a success and we found the Greys". Please tell him this exactly." Colonel O'Neill ordered Captain Reinhartz.

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Meanwhile all Councilors were assembled in the council chambers and were discussing the emergency beam out.

"Ladies and Gentlemen please remain focused. This is standard protocol. Should Earth be under attack we are to be beamed out and from what we know so far is that 5 ships are approaching Earth and current Energy readings put theirs outputs so high that they could pose a threat to our fleet. However with the Heracles leading our defense we should be alright. This is just a precaution." General O'Neill informed the Councilors before the Comsystem of Atlantis activated and Colonel Sheppard informed everyone that he was in the Control Chair, shields are raised and Drones and Stardrive are at standby.

"General O'Neill this is Captain Reinhartz of the Heracles we have identified one of the ships as the Odyssey and I am supposed to tell you that: "The Mission was a success and we found the Greys." What are our orders Sir?"

"This is General O'Neill, stand down and guide the ships to our docks here on Atlantis. You are to remain in Orbit and be ready for emergency beam outs. If Atlantis raises it shields you are ordered to destroy it!"

"Yes Sir. Reinhartz out"

"Sheppard I want you and 20 units of Marines at the ready. All suited up."

"What is the meaning of this Admiral? Why let them land in the first place if they are hostile?" Councilor Chnag-Fe questioned.

"Because we don't know that yet. After this Council was formed you were informed that the Odyssey was sent on a secret mission and was not to contact us until the mission was either a success or a failure. Let's hope it was success because then Earth has just become much more easily defendable."

"Alright. Let's follow Councilor O'Neill's advice. After all he is responsible for all Military matters in the UNT." The Russian High Councilor ordered and the Councilors prepared to meet with their new guests.