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Galaxy maps are available on request. Just private message me your email address. I highly recommend it as the description of the Star Wars territory is hard to visualize. Unfortunately no Stargate galaxy map exists.

A Reminder of the ranks

Military: Ensign, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lt. Colonel, Colonel, Commander, Commandant, Admiral/General, Warmaster

Astarii: Apprentice/Lieutenant, Padawan/Major, Knight/Colonel, Master/Commandant, Council Master/Admiral/General, Grand Master/Warmaster

Italics is a Tok'ra Symbiote speaking. As the Goa'uld's hosts never speak their words will remain as normal.


Review Responses

My thanks to all who have reviewed nicely.

In response to the charge that the GRP is to perfect

1.) James Koren was willing to let his feelings for his (as good as) sister Brianna compromise his command decisions and no one was willing to stand up to him

2.) At home the GRP is outnumbered and outgunned by the Alliance and is in danger of fighting a loosing war

3.) In the Milky way they have not yet gone up against any serious opposition but it is guaranteed that when they do they won't win all of the battles and will get their asses handed to them several times

In response to Earth and SG1 bashing the attitude of the SGC to other cultures is absolutely appalling in cannon if O'Neill doesn't like something then my god it must be as evil as the Goa'uld. I'm just giving them a little attitude adjustment before I increase their power and their power will be increased to a more believable level if they wish to combat the Goa'uld. How will I do it? Wait and see


Chapter 9: A Brothers Love

Stargate Command – Earth

General Hammond and SG1 minus Colonel O'Neill sat around the briefing room desk looking out over the gate room. It had been several days since Astarii Master Guardian Brianna had been sent back to Abydos and the audience that the SGC had been granted on Kaitain to explain their actions was approaching fast. Now they were discussing how best to approach the issue at hand, how to apologise sincerely enough to get the Republic to trade with them without appearing so weak as to not be of any consequence.

"And we have to get it right" General Hammond thought to himself "especially given how spooked the Joint Chiefs and the President are at the moment given the Republic flyby"

After Master Brianna had been returned to Abydos the two Firestorm cruisers in orbit of Neptune had cruised further into the system, orbited Mars for a few hours and then left. Shortly after three more were detected leaving orbit of Venus and exiting the system and the realisation that what had been thought to be one of the largest threats to Earth to date had been merely a distraction whilst a larger main force snuck up from behind had had the Pentagon in a mad panic, especially since 90% of their detecting equipment was pointed outwards. No one had considered that an attacking force might have come from the direction of Venus instead of Mars which was rather stupid given how space was both large and three dimensional, attacking forces didn't even have to use the plane of the ecliptic that all the planets were on but somehow this fact had completely missed Pentagon strategists who were now running around like headless chickens screaming "What do we do!? What do we do!?"

Daniel Jackson had been working non stop with the information that they had received from the Tok'ra trying the find the best way to accomplish Earths goals. He had a vested interest as the Abydos gate was still under Republic control while they negotiated with Kasuf for the right to run their own naquada mine on the site of Ra's old one and they would not allow any members of the SGC through. Daniel hoped to appeal to higher authorities on Kaitain so that he could see Sha're now that Amonet had finally been removed

"Well" General Hammond said beginning the briefing "The first thing that you should be aware of is that I will be leading this mission instead of Colonel O'Neill"

The others looked surprised by the news as they had been assuming that O'Neill was simply late for the briefing, again.

"But sir" Major Carter began

"The actions of this facility are my responsibility Major" General Hammond responded "I do not intend to hide from the consequences" "That and Jacks attitude will probably make things worse" he thought privately

"Yes sir" Major Carter replied subdued

"This actually works to our advantage" Daniel Jackson spoke up "The Republic is very much an honour based society as that was the structure of the Minbari, Dilgar and Sebacean societies when they helped formed it. Taking responsibility for your mistakes is ranked very highly as are depts of honour"

"Well how does that help us?" General Hammond asked

"We went to the aid of the Abydonians because we believed that they were under attack" Daniel explained "They helped to free our first team when they were captured by Ra and throw Ra of the planet and kill him. If we explain we went to aid them to repay the dept of honour that those actions created then that should play very well amongst the officer corps"

"We then simply state that we were overzealous in discharging that duty and make it known that such a mistake will not happen again" Teal'c concluded

"Write it as quickly as possible" General Hammond ordered approving the plan


Chancellors Residence – Polaris

Sitting in the private study of the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic four friends were sprawled out over the sofas scheming and plotting how to help the absent fifth. Padme, Anakin, Dukhat and Sha'dur were among the few who James Koren counted as friends not just acquaintances and they were currently meeting to discuss how they were going to deal with the latest developments in the next security council meeting.

"It's these dam gate schedules that are the largest problem" Anakin griped lounging in one of the armchairs

"Unfortunately we have no choice but to adhere to them if we do not wish to attract to much Alliance attention" Dukhat responded from his dignified position behind Padme's desk "The next time that James can open the gate from his side and send things through is when he himself comes through for the Republic Day Parade at the end of the year"

"Brining with him representatives of the Tok'ra and any other allies to keep Alliance intelligence fixed on him and his guests not on the tech and other things that will be coming though with him I know" Anakin replied exasperatedly "But with the Alliance now nationalising every shipyard it has It's outbuilding us even more than before. Already they outnumber us three to one and our tech advantage won't keep them in check for much longer"

"We are already mass producing and stockpiling the new sublight engines and hyperdrives" Sha'dur noted from his position on the roman style lounger "When we have the other tech as well or when the Alliance declares war we can upgrade the fleet en mass by simply pulling out the old modules and installing the new ones"

"Are we certain that we can't begin the upgrades already?" Padme asked from her place by the fire

"It is to risky" Dukhat responded "We are already quietly upgrading several battle groups and the newly built ships but to upgrade the armada entire fleets would have to be withdrawn to space dock which is all the encouragement the GA would need to launch a surprise attack"

"When we open the gate in a few days to send reinforcements then we should receive the latest information and, hopefully, new upgrades to stockpile as well" Padme began after a moments silence "But this still doesn't change the fact that if the ga finds out what we are doing they will attack immediately before we have time to even attempt to install the new tech and in that case we are in real danger of loosing at least the initial engagements with the Alliance at the very least"

"And as Corellia is on the front line we are almost certain to loose the system and we will be forced to destroy the supergate rather than let it fall into Galactic Alliance hands" Anakin concluded disgustedly "Which will leave James permanently cut off from all support"

The group sat in silence at that statement

"We have to send him everything we can" Dukhat concluded "One more strong fighter or scientific genius will not make any difference here but if Kaitain is cut off it may be the difference between victory and defeat"

"Kaitain may well be the last bastion of our civilisation when this war is over" Padme said quietly "If we lose at least the Galactic Republic of Planets will continue on in the Milky Way"

It was a testament to how bleak the situation looked that that desperate thought brought them all a great deal of comfort


Astarii Temple, Polaris – The Next Day

In the Great Hall of the temple two brothers stood next to each other in the massed ranks of Astarii Padawans who were graduating. The Halliwell family had been among the most powerful force users for the last 300 years but these two were the first boys born into it in all that time. Wyatt Halliwell was 6ft 2 with a strong athletic build, strong handsome features, brown eyes and short dark blond hair, he was also the most powerful force user ever born in terms of raw power surpassing even Council Master Skywalker. His younger brother, Christopher Halliwell, stood slightly shorter at 6ft with a thinner more wiry build, delicate pretty features, intense green eyes and long brown hair coming to just below his ears, Chris was well above average in power but was still far below the level that his brother and Master Skywalker were at.

The two had joined the order as was traditional for their family but they had done so because it was their dream to be Astarii Knights not because it was expected of them and now 25 year old Wyatt and 22 year old Chris were graduating and being given the status of Astarii Knight. Wyatt had chosen the path of a Guardian where as Chris had chosen the path of a Sentinel but they had both managed to stay together throughout their training and now at last they had achieved their dream.

The ceremony progressed quickly passing Wyatt by until Chris nudged him in the ribs to get him to pay attention. Wyatt was about to nudge his baby brother back until what Council Master Skywalker was saying registered

"And in recognition of the skill and prowess that this promising young padawan has shown with a blade, defeating even myself in a saber only duel I am proud to pass on Excalibur to Wyatt Halliwell, the new Swordmaster of the Astarii Order"

"I'm dying" Wyatt thought as Chris pushed him forward with a smile "That's the only explanation, I've died and this is heaven" he ascended the steps to the dais on autopilot accepting the sword that was given to the best swordsman in the order before turning around to face the crowd. Despite all the cheering there was only one among them who meant anything to him at the moment, he searched him out amongst the crowd and he saw the bright smile on his brother face and the look of pride and happiness in his eyes as he applauded. Wyatt thrust Excalibur into the air and roared

With the ceremony over what seemed like half the Order had come over to congratulate him on his graduation and his new status as the Astarii Swordmaster "Which wouldn't be so bad" Wyatt thought "if they would congratulate Chris as well, from the way their acting I might as well be the only Halliwell here" he moved towards his brother to try and force the well wishers to acknowledge Chris as well but he was intercepted by Ans'las, the Grand Master Koren's Chief of Staff who had remained behind to help Council Master Skywalker adjust to his new duties

"If you would come with me Knight Halliwell Master Skywalker wishes to speak to you for a moment" the Dilgar woman said as she herded him out of the hall and across the plaza to the base of the Blue Tower

Ascending to one of the balconies on the first level Wyatt stood and waited for Master Skywalker to acknowledge him

"Knight Halliwell are you familiar with the expedition that the Grand Master leads?" Master Skywalker said turning to face him

"Thank the force the masters we were padawans to were highly placed" Wyatt thought before answering "Yes both Chris and I am familiar with it" he said aloud making sure to stress the both part of that sentence, he was fed up with people ignoring Chris especially given what he owed his younger brother and best friend

Anakin ignored the subtlety and ploughed on regardless "Excellent" he continued "In a few days we will be sending reinforcements and I wish to send you to be the commander of the new Rapid Response Squad. Your job will be to command this squad in it's quick, surgical strikes against enemy targets through the gate and the rescue of Isenguard gate teams"

Wyatt was stunned "But.. but.." he stammered "surely Council Master Rand would be better suited?"

"He would be" Anakin replied with a smile "If IS1 wasn't the team that usually needs rescuing"

"Will Chris be my 2IC?" Wyatt questioned recovering quickly

"Knight Christopher Halliwell is to be entered into the standard deployment here in the Republic" Anakin replied shortly with a frown on his face "It is your unheard of power that makes you suitable for this, to put it bluntly, battering ram team and Christopher simply does not have the power necessary"

Wyatt immediately tensed at the suggestion that his brother was weaker than him. Whilst that was true in terms of raw power it was certainly not true over all, quite the opposite in fact in Wyatt's opinion.

As a young teen Wyatt's power had been obvious and had attracted the attention of a family friend, Jedi Master Giddion. Seeing a chance to bring down the Astarii Giddion used his friendship with the Halliwell family to get close and for the 'greater good' used yasmmarii serum on Wyatt to bind his power and successfully kidnap him. Over the course of several hours he had beaten and tortured Wyatt attempting to turn him to the dark side so that he would destroy the Astarii from within and allow the Jedi to ride in and save the day, unfortunately for both kidnapper and victim Wyatt refused to break leading to more desperate measures. Chris had disobeyed his family's instructions to stay put whist they searched and had grabbed his fathers pulse pistol and followed the strong brother bond that had developed between the two, he arrived to find Wyatt tied naked to a table white with fear as Giddion disrobed to rape him. Chris had wasted no time in emptying the pulse pistols entire charge into Giddions back, thankfully before he could rape Wyatt.

Afterwards neither brother had told anyone about the attempted rape telling their family only of the beating and torture, Chris had stuck to Wyatt like glue for years afterwards helping him recover from the trauma by rushing to his brothers side whenever Wyatt got scared or had a particularly vivid memory. It had cost the younger brother dearly as the constant 'drop everything and run to Wyatt's side' lifestyle was not something his friends were willing to deal with nor conductive to study. When Wyatt had shakily suggested that he was ok now and Chris should concentrate on his life he was treated to a rant on fair weather friends and how grades weren't everything. After a year Chris had gone from top of the class and popular to barely passing and completely friendless but, as he constantly reminded Wyatt, that was his decision and he wouldn't change it for the world

Wyatt had vowed then and there NEVER to leave his brother behind and had kept that promise even going as far as to delay his application to the Astarii by 2½ years so that he and Chris could enter together. Chris was more than just his brother, he was the best friend and confidant Wyatt would ever have.

"I cannot accept" Wyatt replied in a tone that allowed no argument "Chris and I accepted that we may be deployed to different sectors but different galaxy's is simply to much. I must respectfully decline Council Master"

Wyatt quickly retreated before the stunned Master Astarii could attempt to change his mind


Science Museum – Kaitain

James Koren had had precisely one lover in his life, a Jedi named Gabriel Willows and that relationship had been emotionally if not physically abusive. Of course being raised as a Jedi where even affection was forbidden James had no knowledge that that was not how relationships were supposed to work. Now he knew better but it only made him feel weaker and more pitiful that he hand not done anything to stand up to Gabriel. This, along with the fact that Gabriel had sided with Revan and been sent to assassinate James forcing him to kill his former lover to survive had completely destroyed James's confidence and self worth. It had taken Atton and the others years to get him back to his current level of being nearly ready to date again. Nearly being the operative word

The epic disaster that was James Koren and Gabriel Willows was only compounded by the last act of the petty, bitter and defeated man. Using everything he had learnt about James over the years the Sith had spent his last moments doing as much damage as possible and convincing James that he was both unloved and unlovable. The people of the Republic never suspected that their Grand Master could rule on the battlefield and in the council chamber, and yet be completely dead inside

At the moment James was feeling the weight of depression crash down on him again as he felt Martouf's attraction for the woman who's name was constantly on his lips, Samantha Carter. "Gabriel was right" James thought "No one will ever love me and I was a fool to think otherwise" despite this he couldn't help but continue to lead Martouf and Lantash around the museum taking joy in the attention that Martouf was giving him even though he knew it would soon end when Martouf realised his feelings for Samantha. He didn't know it, but that was a large step on the road to recovery and soon James Koren would become immensely grateful that he was at last ready to try again


Halliwell Manor – Rivendell City, Polaris

"The Womb?! He had powers from the womb?! That's unbelievable, you know its not like I didn't have an inferiority complex with him already thank you" Christopher Halliwell exclaimed buying his face in his hands as his mother Piper babbled about how she always new how powerful Wyatt would be

Wyatt felt his heart break at the sight of his brother so depressed "This is supposed to be our day" he thought sadly to himself "the day we both realised our dream but now because of this stupid sword everyone has forgotten Chris, even our own family is ignoring him in favour of me today. It's not fair, after all he as given up for me he deserves so much more. How can he think he's inferior to me? Without him I would either be a sith, a terrified rape victim or a suicide statistic"

Before he could let rip at his family for seemingly forgetting that two people gained their knighthoods today his father returned from answering the front door with a visitor

"Council Master Skywalker" Piper exclaimed "It's wonderful to see you again. What brings you here?"

"A job offer" Anakin replied ignoring the death glares that Wyatt was sending at him "Wyatt of has already heard his but I'm afraid Christopher left the temple before I could tell him about the opening I wish for him to fill"

Wyatt promptly closed his mouth, if Master Skywalker wanted him to lead the Rapid Response Squad badly enough to offer Chris a spot on it as well then he wasn't going to ruin it

"Ans'las has been a great help to me" Anakin began "but she is now overdue for promotion. This leaves me with the difficult duty of selecting Grand Master Koren a new Chief of Staff and I believe you Christopher Halliwell are the best candidate if you will accept the job"

Their was a whumph as Chris promptly fainted and fell to the floor. If he was honest Wyatt felt like doing the same


Kaitain Sector Citadel, Lothlorien City – Two Days Later

General George Hammond tried not to look intimidated as he approached the throne set on a raised dais in front of stained glass windows baring the great seal of the GRP. This was a surprisingly difficult thing to do as the entire point of the cathedral like blue and gold room was to intimidate. He stopped at the foot of the dais and saluted smartly

"Grand Master Koren" he began "I have come to apologise for the conduct of my officers"

General Hammond spoke for several minuets outlining Earths history with Abydos, the fact that they had no knowledge of what Republic military forces looked like, that they had been told that it was the Goa'uld that were invading and that the Jaffa guarding the gate had seemed to support this information

"Rest assured that now we know of you such a mistake will not be made again" he concluded in his best command voice

He watched nervously as the ridiculously young looking leader of the Republic leaned back in the throne

"What you say has merit" James Koren mused aloud "and the fact that you fought the NID's request to have our troops taken away and tortured for information also counts in you favour. We will negotiate with you for a trade of technology and information"

General Hammond breathed a sigh of relief…

"If you disclose the stargate project to the following countries"

…and promptly stopped breathing


Right the next chapter will contain the proper disclosure and beginning of negotiations between Earth and the GRP. James Koren's reasoning will be explained as well this is just to get me back in the flow of this story after such a long break. Please don't flame if you dont like it. My muse is a little delicate atm as I havn't written anything in a while.

As Chief of Staff Chris Halliwell will be the 'explain your reasons to me guy' so that I can move away from the long internal monologues without making any of the expedition leaders look like idiots. A relatively inexperienced new graduate fits the bill nicely

Wyatt Halliwell is because I needed basically two Anakin Skywalker figures, one for each galaxy. My brother recently bought me series 1-8 of charmed so blame him

There will be no wicca powers. The Halliwell's are simply a very powerful force user family. The sole exception will be summoning the dead as the translucent blue figures in star wars cannon show that that can be done. The Halliwell's simply have the ability to summon them rather than wait for them to show themselves. Family secret.

For slash fans who liked the idea of Martouf I'm sorry but everything I wrote just looked like a three year old had written it. Tok'ra are hard. Tok'ra romance is impossible for me atm. But he you never know if you don't try

Chris Halliwell from Charmed played by Drew Fuller

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Wyatt Halliwell from Charmed played by Wes Ramsey

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