Author's Note: Sometimes I feel like I'm drowning in fics, really need to finish some of them so this may be the last SGU chapter for quite some time. Now to the review answering, only a few this time so it will be quick.

Sapar: Thx for all the reviews, particularly the last one, I hate it when my scene breaks get deleted – something over half my fics suffer from - so again thanks. Sorz about not writing about the refueling in greater depth but I simply hadn't a clue what to write, astrophysics isn't my strongpoint.

samcarter2: Thx for yet another review, as to the scene break problems that has been sorted (see above), thank you for all the support.

xLukeX: Thanks for the reviews, sorry but not giving any spoilers.

Chili: Thx for the review, glad you like it and I'm sorry if you think I've screwed up Rush's character, problem is he's slowly got less and less angry over the series, now I personally just see him as mildly irritable.

Raydon: Thx for the flame. I realised I was probably overdue one. My adivce learn to spell before you insult

Brian: Thx for the review, here's the chapter.

Tic-Tac: Thx for the review, glad you like it so much.

Odessa: Thx for the review, I'm sorry you think I screwed up on Rush but he and Eli essentially act as a scientific mouthpiece and since discovering Destiny's mission Rush has actually been a lot nicer.

"Move it people, you know the drill, test the food for toxins, if it passes stockpile it. We also need new plant cuttings for hydroponics and any water we can get would be a big help. Now move!" Against all odds the now Lt. Greer managed to bellow it all in a single breath, still very much a sergeant at heart.

Only grumbling slightly the crew proceeded to the open wormhole, which promptly closed.

"Dr. Rush, this is Greer, we have a situation in the gate room."

"You'll have to be a bit more specific, Serg- Lieutenant. I'm busy."

"The gate just shut down."

A sigh came through the radio. "I'll be right there."

"I'm sorry Colonel but I simply don't know, noone has ever had to fix a gate before. The DHD yes, but never the actual gate." Rush explained, torn between scientific fascination and borderline-homicidal frustration as he ran yet another gate diagnostic.

"What about those scientists from earlier, Macaw or something?" Young suggested.

"Considering their track records I would imagine Dr McKay and Col. Carter are busy stopping their own apocalypses by now and it wouldn't be anything but a hindrance even if they are available. Like I said Colonel, noone has ever had to do this before, it would take too long to simply bring them up to speed, especially given the peculiarities of Destiny's gate." Rush pointed out with minor glee.

"Well what do you know so far?" Young inquired.

Before Rush could answer the monitor gave a loud bleep. Rush took one look at the results and sighed heavily.

"Well for starters, if these results are right then it's not the gate that's the problem."

"Which means?"

"Which means we're back at step one, in fact we're even further back than step one as step one was that we had a problem with the gate." Rush said, raising his voice slightly in frustration.

"What about the shuttle?"

"You've lost me Colonel. What about the shuttle?"

"Could we use it to reach the planet?"

"Not a chance, the planet is situated in the centre of the orbit of two binary stars, just far enough away from each to sustain life, problem is the gravitational stresses would tear the shuttle apart before you even got close."

"There must be something."

"You'll need to give me time Colonel, give me ten hours and then I'll tell you what our options are."

"That bad?" Young asked tiredly.

"Maybe..."

"Are you sure?"

"I've double and triple checked. It's not navigation or the DHD." Dr. Brody answered

"It was worth a try at least." Rush said, shaking his head sadly. "If it's not internal then the problem must be outside the ship. Tell Volkner, Morrison and Park to meet us in the control room, there's got to be something in the sensors."

Tiredly Brody got out of his chair and went to find the mentioned scientists, it seemed like it was just going to be another day at the office.

"Can't we just find another planet?"

"I'm afraid not Colonel. We'll run out of water a week before we reach another life sustaining planet." Rush replied.

"I see. And the risks?"

"Acceptable."

"If your sure."

"I'm not sure at all Colonel, we simply don't have any other option, the gravitational distortions are preventing the gate from getting a lock and also are too strong for the shuttle. Now we have an ellipse of space where the Destiny will be outside of major gravitational pull which means we should be able to dial the gate."

"And if we don't land in this bubble of yours?"

"The ship get's torn apart by gravitational stress, even in the bubble we'll have ten hours at most before the stress starts to tell."

"Very well, I'm presuming you've already done the calculations."

"Of course." Rush went to leave before remembering something. "Oh and Colonel? May I suggest you use the opportunity to get some time planetside yourself?"

"Very well."

"Any luck with any of our other problems?"

"Possibly, Colonel, possibly." Rush answered ominously.

Author's Note: All will be revealed in time. Sorry if this chapter is a bit OTT on the science but the show always made a point of explaining even if we didn't understand it at times.

Again I would like to point out that the next chapter will probably be months from now as I finish off other fics so I can put all my effort into this one.