The large Tau'ri vessel appeared out of the blue and white vortex of energy as it exited hyperspace above the classified planet where the Alpha Site had been located safely for many years, in many ways it was a smaller version of the SGC with SG teams operating secretly out of the base since it's founding many years earlier.

At full military thrust the USS Gen G. Hammond slipped into orbit above the facility at full battle stations, it's powerful shields protecting the hull while all primary and secondary weapons fully charged and loaded ready to defend the Tau'ri base, yet the vessel was alone in orbit with the exception of wreckage of three F-302 fighters that must have been launched during the attack. From orbit large craters could be seen as the bridge crew looked on in shock.

"Oh my god" Carter said slowly.

"What the hell happened, Is that…?"

"What's left of the Alpha Site Major" Carter replied slowly. "McKay, can you detect any life signs?"

"Too much interference… the sensors can't cut through it"

"Asguard beams?"

"Still off line Sam. I got a team working on it now"

"Work faster McKay. Looks like we'll have to do this the hard way. Bridge to Commander Cole"

"Cole here Colonel"

"Ronan is on his way down to your location with a landing party, beaming tech is off-line. Use that jumper of yours to get them down to the planet fast. Looks like one hell of a battle zone down their, look for survivors. We'll send a wing of 302s as escort and to scan the surrounding area, someone may have gotten out during the attack"

"Yes Ma'am, on it. Cole out"

Shock still running through her she looked around the bridge.

"Umm Barker, launch a buoy to scan the other side of the planet, just in case something is hiding on the other side"

"Buoy launched Colonel, receiving telemetry… ETA five minutes thirty seconds"

Escorted by six F-302 fighters, the Jumper left the hanger and deployed its drive pods before setting course for the planet below, cutting through the Atmosphere like a knife they made a quick pass over the mountain before landing near the rear entrance while the fighters broke off and made slow and low passes over the surrounding area in the event that any of the staff had made it out before the base was attacked. Exiting the Jumper in full combat equipment the team of eight entered the facility, the foul stench of smoke and burnt flesh filled their lungs as they entered coughing slightly.

"It smells bad"

"Burnt flesh, recognise it anyplace"

"You sure Dex?"

"You never forget that smell Cole. At least we have some light in here"

"Yeah. From the fires still burning. I think it's this way to the Gateroom"

Slowly and cautiously they climbed over the debris and rubble as they walked deeper into the destroyed facility. Bodies lined the floors and rooms in all directions as they removed the dog tags of each of the military personnel. Slowly Cole stopped at one of the fallen and crouched down as she carefully removed the tags, she seemed upset for a brief moment as Ronan stepped to her side.

"Cole, you knew him?"

"Yeah, I did. Frank Morgan, we trained together for the First Defence Wing on the Nimitz, He was my second before he was transferred here to lead his own Squad. SHIT He was a great guy, he had a wife and twin girls… beautiful girls about 12 now"

"I'm sorry Cole" He said with a low sad voice.

Slowly she stood and looked up into the large alien's eyes as she replied.

"Well, nothing I can for him now right. We should be close to the Gateroom now, maybe someone is…"

A voice called out in the distance that caught her attention, it was a male voice, desperate yet weak.

"Hello? Anyone here?"

"Ssshhhh, you hear that?" She said.

"I do, that way" He signalled.

Cautiously they moved towards the sound of the voice as it got louder.

"Hello? I'm in here. Help!"

Quickly yet cautiously they began to remove rocks and debris from a large pile as more of the team began to appear and assist, as they pulled anything they could move a hand appeared from under the rocks reaching out for them.

"It's okay, we see you. Stay still. Are you okay?"

"Fine, just get me the hell out of here" The voice said quickly.

"We're working on it"

Finally the last peace was moved as a man began to climb out of the wreckage and looked up. His nose was broken, cuts and bruises around his face and hands as managed to climb out and stand on his own two feet as Ronan grabbed him.

"Thank you… Ronan?"

Cole stepped forward with a slight smile on her face as she recognised the man stood before her from the many files she had read on the SGC.

"Doctor Jackson?"

"What's left of him…" Slowly his eyes wandered to the body in the far corner. "Ahh shit, Morgan. You stupid bastard, you should have stayed with me"

"What the hell are you doing here? I thought you where on Earth" Cole said quickly.

"Who are you?"

"Ohh, Commander Cole… I see you've met Ronan"

"Yeah, old friends. We should really get out of here, this place could come down on us at any time"

"What's the matter Jackson, Third time you'd ascend?" Ronan said with a smile.

"Funny! A mountain fell on my head and he's taking shots at me. We should… really get out of here"

Slowly the group exited the room as Jackson looked around while he wiped the blood from his face.

"What happened Jackson?"

"Well, We picked up two ships exiting hyperspace above the planet, then all hell broke loose. Before we could get any fighters airborne they started shooting. Morgan pulled me out of the Gateroom before the roof fell in, we couldn't get to a 302 so we tried to get out, we got cut off from everyone else. He saw the roof was about to fall in so he pushed me into a small room before it fell on him, the Human Alliance doesn't have that much firepower"

"It wasn't them, we got information that the Lucian Alliance is involved some how. My guess is it was them" Ronan replied.

"What?"

"Jackson, where is General Mitchell?" Cole said.

"He went back to earth yesterday, he was the lucky one. Wait how did you get here? I thought the gate was buried"

"We got a ship in orbit, we took a jumper down. Hang on. Cole to the Hammond"

"Carter here, Status?"

"The Alpha site is completely destroyed Ma'am. We found only one survivor so far. He says the gate is buried I doubt we can g much further. Request instructions"

"302s haven't picked anyone else up. We launched a sensor drone to scan the far side of the planet, all is clear. Return to the ship… it's time we got the hell out of here. The president is getting annoying"

Laughing slightly Cole nodded as Ronan lead the team out of the destroyed facility.

"Understood, on our way, Cole out. Doctor, I thought you where on Earth"

Carefully she lead him out of the mountain as he replied.

"I was dropped off here by the Sun Tzu a few days ago. A team found an unusual artefact that dated back before the Ancients them selves"

"Cool, anything?"

"I didn't get a chance to finish my work…" Slowly he reached into his jacket. "But I did save it for later"

"Nice!" She said quickly.

The ride back to the ship was an uneventful one as the F-302s landed in the port hanger the Jumper slowly touched down in the Starboard side, it was a happy reunion for Jackson and Carter as they hugged and laughed. Finally the USS Hammond was heading back to earth after stopping off at the nearest safe planet with a Stargate as it was joined by the Sun Tzu. Finally the transporters where once again operational as the President and his part beamed down to meet the SG team sent to escort them home, Doctor Jackson beamed down with the rest General Sheppard and his former team members while Commander Cole exited the vessel in the Hybrid Jumper. Although it would have been easier to take the jumper back to Earth aboard the Hammond, since she had heard of the Jumper she had always wanted to pilot the vessel through the Stargate. Laughing slightly Sheppard agreed, although he would not be onboard the ship with her. After arriving back at Atlantis the rescue party was given full honours by the President and the surviving heads of state of many countries, yet they had no idea that deep inside Atlantis the battle still raged on as the boarding teams swept through the city in search of something.

With the upload complete Jack closed the laptop and smiled at his wife.

"That's it. Take this back to the ship, I have one more thing to take care of"

"Of course, be careful"

"Always am…" He said with a wink.

Quickly he gathered three men with him and lead them out of the large room and disappeared around the corner. As they encountered resistance within the city they somehow managed to fight past them until they reach a holding cell. Smiling Jack entered the room and deactivated the forcefeild around the door.

"I see they discovered who you are?"

"Not really kid, they didn't like me I guess"

"I told you it was a stupid idea, but then again…"

Quickly he drew his gun and fired three shots into the chest of the man stood before him.

"… Neither do I!"

Smiling to himself he turned and ran down the corridor stepping over bodies as he finally found the sub he entered the city on, as he entered the vessel he looked at his wife and kissed her slightly.

"My Dad?"

"Dead when I found him" He said with a dark look in his eyes.

Tears welled in her eyes she nodded slowly and turned away from him.

"They'll pay for his death Gem, I promise you. Bridge this is Jack, we're all onboard… cut moorings and lets get the hell out of here"

"Aye sir" A voice called out.

In the Control centre of Atlantis McKay had finally sat down in his favourite seat overlooking the gate as he attempted to scan beyond the hull of the unknown submarine, he almost dropped his coffee as he looked into the display before him.

"GENERAL MITCHELL! You should see this"

Before he even a chance to turn around to locate the man, he was standing at his side leaning in to look at the screen. The submarine had broken away from the city and beginning to surface slowly revealing more of the vessel, Mitchell's eyes widened as his jaw dropped while the vessel broke from the surface and became airborne, a hyperspace window appeared to the rear of the vessel as it disappeared quickly leaving a violent wake in the water that rocked the floating city.

"What the hell is going on?"

"Mitchell, it wasn't a sub…"

"Yeah I got that part McKay, It was a damned starship. Can you track it's course?"

"What am I, the Amazing McKay… Alright, I'll try" He grunted.

"Try harder, or you'll find yourself swimming home"

Six hours had past since the unknown vessel disappeared, with every allied ship on the look out for the unknown vessel and repairs underway on Atlantis, it seemed as if it's crew could breath a sigh of relief. The aerial battle above the city had come to end after the vessel had disappeared, technicians and specialist had ran threw every system they could find in an attempt to find out what the boarding party was after. With first watch over, Mitchell had left the control centre tired as he found isolated quarters away from the crowded city, sat in the control room McKay yawned as he continued in his attempt to scan for the unknown vessel while he rechecked his scans on the ship it's self in an attempt to find out where it came from. From the corner of his eye he saw Commander Cole sat at a console reading the many reports that came past her screen. Slowly her jaw dropped as the blood drained from her face.

"McKay… umm, get everyone up. Do I now!

"What? Do you have any idea what time it is?" He said with a tired voice.

"SCREW THE TIME. GET THEM UP NOW!" She yelled.

Fifteen minutes later, General Mitchell, General Sheppard, Ronan Dex, Rodney McKay, Doctor Beckett and The President sat in the briefing room as Commander Cole stood up and took a deep breath.

"I apologise for getting you all up this early, especially after the day we've all had"

"No problem Commander…" Mitchell yawned. "I was about to get up in seven hours anyway"

"I was monitoring subspace transmissions while reviewing the many reports. I picked up a signal from a Free Jaffa Nation vessel…"

"Do you have a point Commander?" Sheppard sighed.

"Forgive me sir, yes I do. The vessel picked up a short range distress call from the USS Hammond, they… they got to them as quickly as possible. The Sun Tzu has been destroyed, the Hammond has been holed and burning in space…"

The room feel silent as she continued.

"They picked up as many survivors as possible, Colonel Carter was not amongst them. I'm sorry"

The End.

Story By:

Ariston 1

I have an idea for a Part Two, If you want to read it.