9
Stargate Series
Waking up in a dark cell, General Samantha "Sam" Carter stands up and goes to the door of her cell and calls out. She is responded back to by Major Kevin Marks, who says that there is no way out that he and Dr. Novak have tried everything possible to try and escape. Carter then asks who they are trying to escape from. Captain Dave Kleinman then speaks up and says that nobody knows, he suggests that it could be the Lucian Alliance, it could be the Trust again, possibly the NID, or someone else. Dave says that it does not matter that whoever it is they are responsible for attacking the Hammond and they are the ones who kidnapped them from the ship. Kevin then says that they will get out and that they will win. Dave laughs and comments on Kevin's optimism and that Dave believes that maybe for once the story will not end with a happy ending.
In the Infirmary of the Omega Base, Captain Kevin Fisher, with guidance from Dr. Vi Wolfe, finishes up modifying a laser with an EMP that they plan to use on Druid. Dr. Wolfe stands over the Captain as he applies the finishing touches to the machine. Vi carefully corrects him as he does this.
Watching from a distance Lieutenant Theo Krebs comments about what could happen if the EMP does not concentrate. Major Bobby Parish replies that he worked with EMPs during an operation in Iraq and that a scientist touched the wrong wires together and that the entire base lost power for a week. The Lieutenant says, "Oh well that would be bad." General Catherine Surrey agrees with the Lieutenant that a base-wide power outage with a Lucian War fleet on their doorstep would be a very bad thing. IOA Agent Quinn Hartwell then says that according to a Senior Airman Norman that back up from Earth will arrive in two days in the form of the USS Artemis and also the USS Odyssey which is being redirected from Langara and is on standby in case things go south. Bobby makes a half laugh and says that he believes that things have already gone that way.
Pacing around in her cell, Lindsey sighs and asks how long they have been locked up. Sam says that she does not know, it is probably days, but not months. Dave asks her how she could be so sure that they have not been captive for over a month. Sam replies that they have been conscious the entire time and would definitely be aware if someone was feeding them. She then looks over in Dave's direction and asks how he is feeling. Dave replies that he is pissed for being captured, angry at the Lucians because he knows that their situation is linked somehow and actually his wounds appear to be healing. Kevin states that Dave's healing wounds is the best news that he has heard in a while. Dave comments that it is sad that Kevin's statement is true.
Suddenly two guards wearing light armor enter the room and use a weapon that is similar to a pistol and shoot Dr. Novak. The two guards then enter her cell, place a small device on her stomach and activate it. The device then levitates the doctor's body and when one of the guards pokes at a wrist device the body begins to move. The other three cry out and ask what the guards are doing, but get no response. Dave then asks what the gun was that they used on Lindsey. Sam then explains that the gun was probably something similar to a stun gun. Dave says that they could have also just killed Lindsey in front of them. Kevin ignores Dave's statement and then asks the General if Lindsey is going to be okay, Sam replies that she hopes so and that they do not know what else the mysterious aliens have in mind for them. Kevin says that he hopes they have Stargates and a DHD to take them home.
Looking at the clock and realizing that they were running out of time, General Surry begins to take charge of the base to prepare them for the upcoming attack. She orders Quinn to return to the Command Center to contact Earth and see what information they know. Surrey then turns to Parish and orders him to take charge of the men that they have and create a defensive strategy for the Base she adds that when Lieutenant Colonel Lorne arrives with his reinforcements that he is to brief the Colonel on the situation and then also be the Head of the Omega Contingent during the attack. Parish nods and leaves and Quinn goes with him. Catherine then looks at the Lieutenant and apologizes for always giving him the crappy jobs, but orders him to remain in the Infirmary and keep the Doctor and Druid safe and that Captain Fisher will remain as well to ensure that the EMP device works. The General then turns and leaves the Infirmary as well.
While Theo was standing and keeping guard, Dr. Wolfe goes over to Druid and sticks a needle in him and extracts some blood. She then takes it over to another machine and puts the blood sample inside. The Lieutenant asks what the doctor was doing. Dr. Wolfe says that the theory that Druid has some sort of homing beacon in him is too thin to risk using the EMP, but she is testing the blood work to make sure that their theory is correct. She says that all other initial and more advanced scans reveal that there is nothing else wrong with the prisoner. She says that the reason why he is in a coma is because the blood is clotting too much and so the brain has shut down certain functions. She then asks Theo to check on the blood sample when it is completed and let her know if he sees anything weird.
Laying down in his cell, Kevin is woken up by the sounds of the guards bringing back Lindsey's body. They toss the body back into her cell and then reactivate the laser bars that sealed it. Sam calls over to Lindsey and asks if she is awake, Kevin responds and says that from his angle he can see her stomach moving indicating that she is breathing.
The guards then return and go to Dave's cell and stun him. They then apply the levitating device and take him out of the room. Kevin says that if they want to escape their only chance is when the guards return and try to take either himself or Sam.
Kevin then calls over to Lindsey and asks if she is awake. With a groan and holding her head, Lindsey says that she is alright and that they took her into a room and tried to interrogate her. Kevin smiles and tells Sam that that means that they are dealing with the Lucian which means they know who their enemy is. Lindsey then tells Kevin to calm down and that yes there were people working around her but there was also a hooded figure who had what appeared to be clear blue skin and eyes that looked like the Milky Way. Sam then yells at Kevin for getting their hopes up and that he spoke too soon.
Entering a room, the guards put Dave's body onto a platform and chain him down. Once the chains were applied a worker who was at a consol types in a code which brings down a different gun which shoots a beam at Dave. This beam makes him become conscious, and once he opens his eyes he begins to cuss at all the people.
Suddenly a cloaked figure appears and descends down a set of stairs and confronts Dave. The figure strokes Dave's cheek, but when it does Dave notices that the being's hands had longer fingers, and were a radiant shade of blue. The being then speaks in a language that Dave did not understand but he understood that it was a command, as one of the workers then applies a device to his forehead and one to the being's head. As the worker puts the small circular device onto the beings head, Dave notices that the being did not have a bit of hair on their body. He also noticed that the eyes looked like a star map. As Dave was noticing this however he suddenly began to feel really tired and then lost consciousness all together again.
This time though as Dave sleeps he brings up memories from his past. He remembers life onboard the USS George Hammond and also the USS Daedalus. He recalls major battles that he was a part of in the Pegasus Galaxy against the Wraith and the nanite people, the Asurans. Dave then goes all the way back to his time on Earth when he was being yelled out by his father, or during the funeral of his mother. As he goes through his memories he hears the being's voice talking in its language, however Dave ignores it and continues calling up memories.
Unfortunately, while in the middle of recalling one rather explicate dream from the Captain's college days, he is woken up from the impact of hitting the floor of his cell. He grabs his head and groans. Lindsey asks if he has a massive headache and if his eyes are burning. From the continued groans from Dave she concludes that he is feeling the symptoms and says that they will wear off eventually. Dave says that they are probing his mind. He says that it is not some type of alien conspiracy crap, but that he really got probed and that they made him go through his memories and that they were so vivid it almost felt like he was really there. Lindsey says that she had the same experience. Sam then asks if he saw the blue alien. Dave then gets wide eyed and starts throwing threats and says that if he ever gets a change he's going knock some sense into the big blue guy. Kevin sums it up and answers Sam's question, saying yep he definitely met Lindsey's friend.
Several minutes later the guards return and this time go to Sam's cell. They take out their stun guns and shoot Carter and then add the levitating device and take her out of the room.
Hearing the machine go off, Theo takes the results and examines them. He tells the doctor that he really does not know what he is looking for as he can see blood cells, which he learned in his bio class in high school, but he is unsure what the other floating objects are. Dr. Wolfe comes over and grabs the results from Theo and checks them. She says that the results are what she expected and that Druid's blood system has been introduced to nanites, which are micro-sized robots. Captain Fisher says that the nanites were probably dormant up until the Lucians reactivated them. Theo asks why now, why did they suddenly decided to start their failsafe. Kevin responds and says that the Alliance probably wants revenge for the recent takeover of their Kassa plantation planet. Dr. Wolfe says that that would make sense. Kevin smiles when the doctor agrees with him.
Dr. Wolfe then asks if the EMP laser is ready for use. Kevin says that it is as ready as it will ever be. Dr. Wolfe nods her head. She then looks at Theo and tells him to be prepared to hold down Druid if he wakes up. Dr. Wolfe goes over to some screens and does some last minute checks and tells Kevin to begin. She points at him while still staring at the screens. Kevin then activates the laser and it hits Druid right on his head.
Being taken into the dark room Sam is strapped to the table and woken up. The blue figure then applies a device to Sam's head and then to theirs. She then notices that the room gets really dark until she sees nothing.
Sam then wakes up in a Conference Room at Homeworld Command and then suddenly Lieutenant General Jack O'Neill enters and says hi to Sam. Sam responds back and asks why she was recalled from Cheyenne Mountain, as she explains that Teal'c was scheduled to have a meeting with her and Daniel on the recent Lucian attack on Dakara. General O'Neill says that the meeting has been rescheduled and that he has some more pressing news. He tells her that General Landry, who has been in charge of the X-304 Program is been reassigned back to Stargate Command as its Commander-In-Chief again.
Sam then looks at Jack questioningly and asks if she did something wrong. Jack laughs and says that she has done absolutely nothing wrong and that under her administration Atlantis has returned to the Pegasus Galaxy and the Ori influence in the Galaxy has been completely eliminated. He says that the reason for this change is that she is going to take back control as the Captain of the George Hammond again. Carter asks why. Jack explains that the Hammond is going to be the new flagship of the Stargate Program and that it will be leading the war against the Lucian Alliance. Sam asks what exactly did he have in mind. General O'Neill explains that she will lead and guide men into battle and cripple the Lucian on a new front. Jack says that it is all out war and that everything goes and that he has talked with some experts and they believe that they have a plan.
Just before Jack explains it the scene changes and it is Sam onboard the George Hammond and Major Tyrone Franklin is showing her around the ship. Tyrone explains that since her last assignment on the ship much has changed. The Major states that the ship has been refitted with the highest quality weapons systems and the top of the line defense systems. He shows the General a report of the ship and Sam looks at it astonished and asks where they got the power to operate all the new systems. The Major says that a recent dig on Dakara has produced 5 Zero Point Modules and that Dr. Novak has integrated one of the power systems to the ship. General Carter and Major Franklin continue to talk but as the conversation continues the scene becomes blurry until everything blacks out.
Sam then wakes up and is still strapped to the table. The blue alien is freaking out and yelling at his scientists and they are briskly running around. The blue alien then turns to the guards and gives them the hand signal to take Carter back to her cell. The two guards then unlatch Sam and guide her back to the cell. As they walk Sam looks around at the ship and observes a weird language etched in along the walls. They then arrive just outside of her cell when suddenly she thinks of an idea and then pretends to faint. As she falls she takes one of the guards with her. On the ground she grabs the guards stun gun and shoots the other guard.
Sam then bends down and takes off the wrist device that the guards have and then heads over to Major Marks cell. She notices that the cells all have small access panels and all she does is pushes a button and the cell deactivates freeing Kevin. The General then does the same for Lindsey and also for Dave. The group then grabs what they can from the incapacitated guards and flee the area.
Staring at a status report, Dr. Wolfe tells Captain Fisher to enhance the power of the beam. Kevin acknowledges her orders and then spins a wheel which enhanced the beam. The Doctor then tells Lieutenant Krebs to be prepared as she explains that the prisoner may go into a seizure but that it will be okay. Smiling Theo nods his head and says that he'll be ready for whatever. Kevin stares slyly up at Theo as Theo flirts with the doctor, but Kevin remains silent and does not comment on it.
In the Command Room, Major Bobby Parish is creating a defensive protocol for when the Lucians attack. He orders several people around and makes many changes to his plan. As he does this, Agent Quinn Hartwell is video conferencing Lieutenant General Jack O'Neill who is onboard the USS Apollo returning from his visit of Atlantis. The General informs Agent Hartwell that they believe that the theory that the Lucian war fleet is a counter attack from their original attack of P6G-452 is correct and that also Homeworld Command is preparing Earth defenses as well. Jack then tells Agent Hartwell that the IOA and Homeworld have both agreed to send more troops and that when the Apollo arrives it will also join alongside the Artemis, Phoenix and Odyssey. Quinn then asks the General if it is wise to send all four of the X-304s because in the event that they fail there will be no other ships to defend Earth. The General then says that the Free Jaffa People have elected to donate five Ha'taks to place in the Solar System. Jack then adds that the Ha'taks are better than nothing. Quinn agrees with the General on his comment. General O'Neill then says that the Apollo is about to reenter hyperspace and that he has to leave. Quinn wishes the General happy flying and the General wishes Quinn good luck in the coming days.
Running down a hallway, the group stops in front of a window and stares out at a fleet of Ha'taks. Sam says that it is a war fleet and that it looks like they are preparing for war. Kevin then asks who the Alliance could possibly be attacking with the overwhelming number of ships that they have in their fleet.
Lindsey then comments that the only possible target for a fleet so massive would be Earth. Sam says that they have to warn people about the fleet, Dave then asks how the General plans to do that as they are on an enemy ship, somewhere in space, unaware of the current time, with no idea how to access the ship's systems. He then says that there is no hope. Sam turns to Dave and tells him that they are free, that they have access to ship's system if they find them, and that they are each others' hope. She then says that it is up to them to protect Earth from the Lucian Alliance at all costs. Sam then tells the group that they have to find an access terminal and from there, the fun begins she jokingly states.
Continuing to work the EMP on Druid, Captain Fisher looks at Dr. Wolfe who gives him the nod which tells him to enhance the power of the EMP laser. The Doctor then continues to stare at the statistics monitor to check to make sure that Druid was still alive. Lieutenant Krebs just stares at the two as they work on Druid.
Suddenly, the monitors light up and an alarm goes off. Also at the same time, Druid begins to have a seizure on the table. Dr. Wolfe tells the Captain to halt the laser and to wait until the prisoner's seizure plays itself out. Theo then looks at Vi and asks her what he should do. Vi states that the prisoner will regain consciousness and that when he does that is when Theo will need to hold him down. Vi then notices that the seizure was finishing its course and then she tells the Captain to continue the procedure, she also tells Theo that the prisoner can regain consciousness at anytime and for him to be prepared. Theo nods his head and then places his hands on the prisoner's ankles.
Entering a hallway, Sam and the group sneak up to a guard patrol and take them out. The group then grabs even more equipment and then continues on their way. Sam then turns on the wrist and begins to type things in. She states that the program's language was Goa'uld and that it is a relatively basic program to navigate in. She then looks up and states that there is an access terminal a floor below them and that there are ring teleports in the next hallway that they can use to go down to the next floor.
The group then uses the rings to go to the lower floor. Once they exit the rings, Dave peers around a corner and says that there was a large guard patrol heading their way. Sam then takes out the stun gun and pushes a button, she says that she hopes that this one means kill. The others then also change their weapons to the new position. Carter then counts down from five and the four begin to attack the patrol.
Working at his Command Table, Major Parish tells Captain Lydia Lynch and Chief Warrant Officer Jason Kilo to prepare their teams and that they will be in charge of the hangers and making sure that no ground troops enter through there. He names Captain Lynch the commander of that battalion and then makes Jason the second in command. Looking over, Bobby stares at Agent Hartwell who appeared frustrated while in a meeting with IOA Representative Chris Price. Bobby then looks around and notices someone missing from the Command Room, he asks a Staff Sergeant Bell where the General was at. The Staff Sergeant states that General Surrey is onboard the Phoenix with Lieutenant Colonel Henry Potts. The Staff Sergeant adds that the General is forming a plan with the Lieutenant Colonel on a space defensive strategy.
Major Parish then orders the Staff Sergeant to radio the ship and get the General on the line. Bobby then asks Catherine why she has abandoned them on the planet while she flies away and avoids all the trouble. The General then tells the Major to watch his tongue and to know his place. She then states that she along with Lieutenant Colonel Potts have been formulating an offensive and defensive strategy to use for the space battle and one for the F-302s that will be in atmosphere. Major Parish says that what she is doing is great, but that the base's situation also needs some help. He says that he has formed a basic strategy for the attack and that Agent Hartwell is currently trying to ask for reinforcements from all departments but no one is available. Bobby says that they are on their own.
During their firefight, Lindsey struggles with using her gun, and when she fires the recoil throws back against the wall. Dave laughs and comments that the kick is very powerful. Lindsey then sarcastically says to him, "thanks for the warning." Luckily though the group managed to subdue the guard patrol and keep the terminal safe. Sam then access the terminal and laughs as how basic the program was. She works her way around, when suddenly two more patrols appear in a hallway next to the terminal. Dave and Kevin fire their weapons at the patrols while Lindsey struggles with firing just one shot. Dave then yells at her and tells her that the time to be scared is long gone and to just aim and fire. He takes Lindsey's hand and aims it at the guards and has her fire. She smiles and thanks him and does it again and again. Kevin comments to Sam and says that he has no idea how much ammo is in the guns but that they have to be near depletion. Sam tells the group to hold up for five more minutes and that she almost has the message complete.
Dave jokingly says that she should add the part about the blue mind reading alien. Sam says that she did and that she also added their coordinates, their situation and that it is just the four of them and that she has no idea where the rest of the crew is at. Sam then screams that the message has been sent. She grabs her gun and joins the four in attacking the patrol. Kevin says that they cannot hold the patrols off for long, Lindsey agrees with him. Dave then says they could use guerilla warfare and just run around the ship attacking patrols and then running away long enough to regain strength and then do it again. Sam supports his idea and so do the other two. Dave then holds up a circular ball and says that he swiped it off of one of the guards and that he thinks that it is a bomb. He tells the three to run down the hallway and that he'll follow and then let the bomb go.
Without question the three stand up and run down the hallway, Dave then tosses the grenade and then follows closely behind. The bomb then makes a bright light and explodes, drawing all matter to it and then exploding it outwards. The force of the outward blast sends Dave through the doors. Lindsey spies that the windows of the ship broke and that the rest of the patrol that survived the bomb were swept outside. Kevin quickly shuts an emergency door that locked off the last hallway to the hallway that the group was in. Dave the makes a sigh of relief and asks if they are safe. Kevin says, "For now." Sam then suggests that they take a breather before they begin their attack, Dave agrees. Sam then stands up and looks out at the window to the fleet of war ships. She notices that several more have appeared since the last time she checked. Kevin then comes up behind her and asks her what their situation really is and if she thinks they really have a chance at getting free. Sam turns to him and says that the future is unknown, but that she believes that they have a possible chance of surviving. Kevin then frowns, knowing that by her saying that, that the groups chances are slim to none at surviving. Sam then notices his frown and tells him that they always have hope.
In the Infirmary, Captain Fisher continues to administer the EMP laser on Druid, until Druid begins to have another seizure. Dr. Wolfe then comes over to Druid and checks on him. She tears off the sleeve of his shirt and then she gives him a shot. Druid's seizures then stop and just before Kevin went to restart the laser, Vi puts her hand up and tells Kevin to stop. Looking at Druid, she suddenly sees him finally open his eyes. She looks at Kevin and tells him to go and find Major Parish and tell him that the prisoner is awake.
In the Command Center, Lieutenant Emmerson informs Major Parish that Lieutenant Colonel Lorne and his battle group have arrived and are coming through the Gate. Bobby nods his head and tells the Lieutenant to radio the General and give her the news.
Also at the same time, Staff Sergeant Bell tells the Major that she has discovered a weird distress beacon emitting from the Lucian War fleet's location. Bobby then asks the Staff Sergeant what the beacon says. The Staff Sergeant says that it has General Carter's authentication code and that it says that she along with three others are onboard a weird mother ship that belongs to the Lucians. She says that the General's message says that she believes that the fleet is for an invasion of Earth. Bobby laughs and says that the General at least got half her story straight. He then looks at Lieutenant Emmerson and tells her to inform the General that now they have to prepare a rescue mission.
Back onboard the mysterious ship, Sam along with Kevin, Dave and Lindsey watch as the Ha'taks begin to enter hyperspace. Lindsey says, "Oh my god. The invasion has begun." Dave nods his head and says, "You bet ya, and now comes the blood and guts part." Sam says that she hopes that her message got to someone in time. Kevin adds, "One can only hope."
