Ch. 2
An hour later, Sam was sitting in her chair, when Jack's face appeared on the screen. "General, we've got everything aboard and are about to leave Earth's orbit."
"Are you sure you've got everything, Colonel?"
Sam smiled. "Yes, sir."
"Good. Is Mitchell there?"
"Here, sir." Cam moved so Jack could see him.
"Colonel, you are temporary. Carter's second in command on this mission."
"Yes, sir."
"Good. Good luck, Carter. I've spoken to Dr. Rush. He's going to let me know the address as soon as the ship's close to the planet. I'll let you know as soon as I've heard from him."
"Yes, sir." Then the screen went blank.
"Captain, take us out of Earth's orbit and plot a course to the super gate."
"Yes, ma'am." Then they watched what was happening and listened as the ship jumped into hyperspace.
"Sam, do you think your plan will work?"
"I hope it dose. Let's just hope that the planet can sustain life."
"I hope so, too." Sam then bent over and picked up her laptop and opened it up.
"What are you doing now?"
"Calculations on dialing between the two gates."
"Oh, I'll leave you to it."
"Thanks." Then he walked off the bridge.
On the ancient ship, the Destiny, the ship came out of hyperspace and the stargate started spinning. Dr. Rush and Colonel Young were next to the computer DHD. They saw the gate address pop up just as the worm hole was formed. Eli Wallace used a remote control to make the Kino go through the gate and stopped a few meters away. Then it does a complete circle and stopped.
"Good news. Breathable air, warm temperature, like on Earth millions of years ago. There are trees, a river's about twenty meters away, and no signs of life." Colonel Young looked at the same picture.
"Looks good."
"Alright, you've got less than twelve hours to return. Check the river to see if the water is safe to drink. If so, let me know."
"Sure, Doctor," the Sargent said.
"You know what to do, Colonel." Rush turned to Colonel Young just as Eli walked towards the group.
"Yeah, I hope Colonel Carter's idea works. Everyone needs some sort of hope."
"I know. Let me know when the first plan works."
"Will do." Then the Colonel walked over to group of ten men.
"Move out." Then they walked up and through the gate and it shut down.
Dr. Rush walked out of the room and down to where the stones were. When he swapped bodies, he walked down to Jack's office to give him the gate address. Then he returned to the room and back into his own body.
On the Hammond, Sam received a coded message from Jack. She was expecting it. When she got the gate address, which was in numbers, she typed them into the computer. Then the gate address popped up.
She knew that the Hammond was an hour and a half from the super gate. All she could do was wait until they reached the super gate. So she got up and walked off the bridge and down to the store room where she checked one of the containers. She hoped that her plan would work. If so, two people might be returning home.
When the time came and the Hammond dropped out of hyperspace, they saw the Odyssey close by. Sam opened communications with the Colonel on the Odyssey. "Colonel Carter."
"Colonel, did you have any problems getting the gate?"
"No, what do you want with it?"
"We're going to dial a planet where the Icarus crew crew are now and if all works we're going to be sending supplies through to them."
"Why not use the super gate to do it?"
"It's to big. The plan is for you to beam the gate close to the super gate. I've got four men going out to attach the cables between the two gates. Once done and back on board the ship, you dial the super gate while I'll dial the other gate. With the power coming from the super gate it should be enough to dial the ninth chevron."
"OK, then you send the supplies through?"
"No, I'll beam close to the gate and send an orange through. Then we'll shut both gates down and we wait for a message from General O'Neill after he has heard from Dr. Rush. If the orange makes it through the gate intact, then we dial the gates again, beam the supplies close to the gate, and Cam Mitchell will use one of the X303s to push the supplies through the gate to the Icarus crew."
"I hope your plan works, Colonel."
"I hope so, too," Sam said.
"When do you want to start, Colonel?"
"Now. Can you beam the gate two meters from the super gate? Then I'll let you known when to dial."
"OK, good luck."
"Thanks, Colonel." Then the connection was disconnected. Sam turned when the four men walked onto the bridge with an airman behind them.
"You know what to do."
"Yes, ma'am." Sam turned to see the stargate beamed close to the super gate. She then turned to the captain.
"Beam the cables close to the two gates." Sam watched the captain do some typing and move a white Asgard stone.
"Done, Colonel."
"Alright. Beam them out."
"Yes, ma'am."
Then, a few seconds later, the four men were beamed off the bridge and appeared between the two gates. Sam watched them connect the eight big cables to the two gates. While they were doing that, she got into her own suit and waited.
Half an hour later everyone heard, "Colonel Carter, the cables are connected."
"Copy that Major... Captain, beam them aboard."
"Yes, ma'am." Then they were beamed aboard.
"Hail the Odyssey." Then the Colonel's face appeared.
"Ready, Colonel?"
"When you are."
"Now, Colonel."
Then Sam turned to the Captain. "Now." Just as they saw what was happening with the super gate, a captain, who was next to Sam, helped her put her helmet on. Once done, she picked up the orange. She looked out to see the blue laser lightening, like from a zat, going around the super gate, hitting the cables, then hitting the stargate, just as the eighth chevron locked and started spinning again. They all waited. When the ninth chevron locked, the wormhole was formed.
"Now," Sam said. Then she was beamed a a meter in front of the open worm hole.
She threw the orange through the gate and waited. Fifteen seconds later the gate shut down.
"Beam me back," Sam said. Then she was beamed back onto the bridge. The airman there helped remove her helmet.
"All we can do is wait," Sam said.
On the planet, the ten Icarus crew were looking around, when the gate started spinning. They where there for over an hour. Colonel Young ran to the gate and then stopped when the wormhole was formed.
Then the others showed up. "What's going on?" Eli asked.
Then the orange came through the gate and landed at Young's feet. He bent down to pick it up just as the gate shut down.
"Is that an orange?" One of the marines asked Young. He opened the orange and smiled. Then he took a piece of it and bit into it and smiled again.
"Colonel, what's going on?" Sargent asked.
"Eli, dial Destiny."
"Why? What's going on?"
"Just do it and hurry."
"Yes, sir." Then they watched the gate start spinning.
While that was happening, Young passed pieces of orange to the others. When the wormhole was formed, the Colonel turned his radio on.
"Dr. Rush."
"Here, Colonel."
"Tell the General, 'love the orange, send more,'" he said smiling.
"Will do, Colonel." Then the gate shut down.
They all looked at the Colonel. "What's going on, Colonel?"
" Dr. Rush and I didn't want to say anything but we are going to be getting supplies from Earth."
"What?" Eli said. Everyone was shocked.
"The orange was a test to see if it would work."
"So, when can we go home?"
"I don't know, but if Colonel Carter's plan works, the device she is sending... there will be enough for one person to return to Earth... for now."
"What do you mean?"
"Colonel Carter is sending a ZPM. There is enough power for only one person to return to Earth."
"Who's going?"
"Colonel Telford."
"What? It was his fault that we ended up light years from Earth. Why should he go back?" Eli asked.
"When he returns to Earth, he will be arrested and charged... for what he has done, he will get the injection."
"I can't believe this."
"But he won't be returning alone."
"What do you mean?" Lieutenant asked.
"He's going to be taking Senator Armstrong back with him for a proper funeral."
"But you said there was only enough for one person?"
"He will be carrying the senator's body through the gate. General O'Neill's orders."
"Hey, at least we're getting supplies. Do you know what we are getting, Colonel?"
"Medical supplies, batteries, blankets, food, water, and clothing."
"At least it's a start," Eli said.
"All we can do is wait."
Jack was reading a report when Dr. Lee walked into the room. Jack looked up.
"Dr. Lee."
"Dr. Rush." Dr. Rush smiled.
"Colonel Young's message is, 'thanks for the orange, send more.'" Jack sat back and smiled.
"I'll pass the message on to Carter. Get Colonel Telford and Senator Armstrong's body ready."
"Yes, General and tell Colonel Carter, on behalf of the Icarus crew, thank you."
"It's the least we can do... what about the Lucian alliance group?"
"I'll tell them later."
"Alright. Better get back."
"Yes, General." Then he walked out of Jack's office.
Jack picked up the phone and pressed two numbers. "Major, send a message to the Hammond... 'send more oranges'... that's right Major. Thanks." Then he hung up and sat back in his chair with a grin on his face.
"Well done, Sam. You've done it again." Then he leaned forward, picked up the phone, and pressed two.
"Afternoon, Mr. President. I've got some good news that will make you day," Jack said while still grinning.
Sam was in the mess hall having a cup of coffee while talking to Cam, when her ear piece buzzed.
"Colonel Carter."
Sam tapped her ear piece. "Carter here."
"Message from General O'Neill, ma'am."
"What's the message, Captain?"
"Send more oranges."
Sam smiled, then stood up. "Captain, contact the Odyssey and tell them to get ready to dial the gate. I'm on my way to the bridge."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Cam..."
"I know." Then they ran out of the mess hall and went separate directions.
When Sam ran onto the bridge, she sat down in her chair just as the Colonel's face appeared.
"Colonel Carter, congratulations. Your plan worked."
"I know. Colonel, soon as we see the X303 near the stargate, start dialing."
"Will do."
"Captain, when I give the word, beam the supplies close to the gate."
"Yes, ma'am." Then they waited.
A minute later, they saw Cam fly towards the gate, then stop. "Ready, Sam." Then they saw the super gate start dialing.
A few seconds later, both wormholes where opened.
"Now," Sam said. Then they saw a bright light in front of the stargate.
They watched as Cam went behind it and pushed the large packages through and then backed up once it went though the gate. Then, seconds later, the gate shut down.
"All we can do is wait," Sam said.
On the planet, the gate started spinning. When the wormhole was formed, the ten men waited. Then they saw something coming through the gate. Colonel Young ran up to it and picked up a remote control. Then he returned to his spot and he passed it to a captain there.
"Once it's through, move it over to where the rock is."
"Yes, sir."
When they saw it was F.R.E.D., they were shocked. It was covered in boxes and rope. Then they saw a large trailer connected to it full to over flowing with things covered by a cargo net.
It was so big. It was three quarters of the stargate and it was three meters long. When that was through, the Captain quickly moved it down the ramp. Then the second F.R.E.D. came through the gate with another large trailer. Colonel Young ran up and quickly got the remote. He ran back down to his spot and then he made the F.R.E.D. move down the ramp and turned it around, just as the gate shut down.
"Eli, dial the gate. Everyone's going to be happy with all of this." Then the gate started spinning. When the wormhole was formed, "Dr. Rush, the packages have arrived. We are returning with them."
"Come on through."
"Captain, you first."
Then they watched F.R.E.D. go up the ramp and through the gate with the Captain behind it. Then some of the men went through the gate followed by the F.R.E.D. with the Colonel and the rest behind the trailer. When they reached the other side, people were running into the gate room just as the gate shut down.
"Quiet," Dr. Rush called out. Everyone went quiet.
"I know we've all had a bad week and I knew that these packages would cheer you all up. It's a start. Let's unpack everything and put it away." Then everyone got in and started unpacking both trailers.
On one of the trailers was a box with a note and Dr. Rush's name on it. He took the note off and opened it. He read it and closed it again. He picked up the box, walked over, and put it down next to the gate. Then he went back and help unpack everything.
Within half an hour everyone was happy. They all had army blankets. There were four boxes of medical supplies, a portable defibrillator, and solo panels with battery chargers connected to them.
They had rechargeable radios and torch batteries, at least one change of clothes for everyone, boots with their names on them, toiletries, towels, ration packs, water containers, purification tablets, hoses, even a naquadah generator for back up. Colonel Young opened a box and smiled.
"Dr. Rush, look what else they sent us." He picked up a packet of coffee.
"I would love to have some of that right now, but it can wait."