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"How did you find out about this galaxy?" Olórin asked.
"We started studying the sun, moon and stars the day we awoke on earth; and as the ages went by we learned more about the cosmos and discovered many things through something we made, which could see far out into space. That's how we discovered this galaxy, and many others," Brennan answered.
"Stars are very important because they tell where you are in space," Boro said.
"It was Morgan who left us a clue where to find this planet, but it was Colonel Salar who found this world," Brennan said.
The Maiar and elves looked at the female Colonel.
"Sam show us this star system," Brennan said.
"Yes General," he replied.
"This is your star system," Brennan told them.
The Maiar and elves looked at their star system.
"Sam bring up the Sol System star system," Brennan said.
Sam did so.
"They're very different," Olórin said looking at the two star systems.
"No star system in the universe is alike," Boro replied.
"What is the Sol System?" the King asked.
"The Sol System is where earth is located in the Milky Way galaxy – and the word Sol means sun," Dima answered.
"Sam show us what we call the Big Dipper in this star system," Brennan said.
"Yes General," he replied.
The Maiar saw the Sickle of the Valar.
"Overlay the Big Dipper in the constellation Ursa Major in the Sol System," Brennan said.
Sam did as he was ordered.
"They're the same," Eönwë said looking at the star map.
"Not quite," Brennan replied. "Both of these constellations are in the same position in both star systems and they're the brightest stars in this constellation and also in the constellation Ursa Major. However, the Big Dipper in this constellation has seven stars, whereas the one in Ursa Major has eight stars."
Just then the 8th star appeared on the star map.
"We call this star Mizar and the star next to it Alcor, which is a binary star system; and binary means a system of two stars revolving around a center. The Mizar in your star system is not a binary star system, but a single star system, and that's what makes the constellations different. They're also many other differences in our two star systems," Brennan said. "You already know what your star system looks like and Sam will show you the Sol System star system."
"You have many more worlds in your star system," the Prince said looking at the star map.
"Four of them are gas giants and two are ice giants," Dima replied.
"The Milky Way galaxy is much larger than the Pegasus galaxy and the galaxies were General's Boro and Thos are from are also larger," Brennan told them.
"What's the planet closest to earth?" Olórin asked after studying the star map and noticed they were very similar in size, yet different.
"We call it Venus and it's earth's twin or sister planet, owning to it's composition, size and gravity," Santana answered.
"It's also the opposite of earth and the reason it's the brightest star in the universe is because there's an angel standing guard over Venus. It's a horrible place and nothing or no one can live there – and we call Venus, Tartarus," Salar said.
"Why is there an Ainu standing guard over Venus?" the King asked.
"It has something to do with our devil," Dima answered, but didn't elaborate.
After General Brennan dismissed her staff and the elves left the tent for a 15 minute break, she told Eönwë why they only wanted to talk to them without the elves present after lunch.
He agreed with her and then she left the tent.
xxx
When everyone returned to the tent they found that the Corporals had put new water pitchers, tea and coffee pots, clean glasses and tea cups on the table and had taken the others one away.
"Colonel Santana will tell you how we found out about Atlantis and came to this galaxy," Brennan told them. "Colonel."
"Thank you ma'am," he said. "We found out about Atlantis through the Greek Philosopher Plato, who described it in accurate detail long ago. The story he told was about the Long Lost City of Atlantis, the war between the Ancients and Wraith, and it was also a warning to men on Earth about the Ori. After he told that story men on earth began looking for the Long Lost City of Atlantis under water, and we looked under every sea and ocean, but to avail; and as time went by everyone thought Atlantis was a myth. When we found the stargate in Egypt, we began to explore the different worlds in our home galaxy that also had a stargate to expand out knowledge of the universe. After we found the gate address to Atlantis we walked through the stargate on earth to Atlantis in this galaxy," Santana told them.
"Where did you find Atlantis?" Olórin asked.
"That planet is far away from here and Atlantis was sitting on the ocean floor when we arrived and had been for over 10,000 years. When the Atlantis Expedition arrived the city sensed their presence and the lights came on. Everyone felt that the city had a life of its own, and it does," Santana answered.
"Is Atlantis still at the bottom of the ocean?" the Prince asked.
"No, a few hours after the Expedition arrived our engineers brought the city to the surface and she's now sitting on the water," Santana answered (but didn't tell them Atlantis is no longer on that world).
"Was there any damage to the city?" the King asked.
"No," Brennan answered. "Atlantis was in perfect condition and she still looks the same as the day she was built. Atlantis was built many millions of years ago."
"How is that possible General?" the Prince asked Brennan.
"Because the Ancients built that city," she answered.
"The Ancients were mighty builders indeed, if not even the sun nor water can destroy what they made," Olórin said.
"Some things they made, but all of them," Boro replied.
"The Ancients did everything on a grand scale, such as building the Stargate Network so many different races can walk across the stars in hundreds of thousands of galaxies. But their greatest achievement was to make the seeds of life and plant them – and everything else they did pales in comparison," Santana told them.
"That's evaluation on a scale that's only second to the Lord's," Dima said looking at the Maiar and elves.
"The Ancients weren't perfect by any means and they made a lot of mistakes and we followed behind them and cleaned up after them and fought their wars, and they left a big mess in this galaxy. That's how desperate they became when they were fighting the Wrath; and in the end the Wraith ran them out of this galaxy. By the time they returned to earth, they had all but died out as a race," Brennan said.
"This plane of existence – or living in time as we call it – was never meant to be their true home, that's why they were run out of every place they lived and were given the gift of ascension; and the higher plane of existence where they now live is where they were always suppose to go, or beyond the circles of the world," Boro replied.
"It's no consequence that the Ancients lived in the two galaxies where men awoke and they were lead to both galaxies. The Ancients were always meant to be our guardians in the Milky Way and Pegasus galaxies. When humans awoke in these two galaxies they were already in place and had been for many millions of years," Dima told the Maiar and elves.
"The Valar watch over Arda," the Prince said.
"The Valar don't watch over men and never have, and when they raised those mountains they shut men out forever. When they did that one of the Ancients stepped in after men encountered their brother. Their brother had many men, women and children killed by having them thrown alive in a pit of fire when they refused to follow him. Whoever that Ancient is, he or she protected the majority of men from their brother, and it's that Ancient who spoke to them in their dreams and told them where to go to get out of harms way, and the majority of them went South. That Ancient also made sure that those men stayed out of the sight of the elves," Brennan replied.
"Morgoth had men burned alive?" the Prince asked.
"Of course he did," Dima answered. "Why should that surprise you?"
"We didn't know that," the King said.
"Neither did the Valar because they didn't hear their cries and pleas," Brennan replied.
"When you go return to Aman you can tell your brethren what Morgoth did to the second born shortly after they awoke, while all of you were sitting safe behind your mountains," Santana said to the King and Prince in an unpleasant tone.
"I thought the Ancients aren't suppose to interfere," one Maia said.
"Non-interference is their highest law, however, in that case that Ancient did the Lord's Will," Dima replied.
"There's absolutely nothing the Valar can do for men and they're superfluous when it comes to us. Superfluous means unnecessary and not needed. There's nothing they can teach us, tell us and they can't do anything for us. They're only here for you and no one else, and everything they've ever done was with only you in mind," Brennan said looking at the King and Prince.
"The elves have always had the Valar and men have never had the Valar, but men never needed the Valar because they have the Ancients," Santana told the elves.
xxx
"I've often wondered by the Lord gave the Ancients the gifts He gave them and why he awoke humans at the other end of the universe long ago, until I thought about what He saw in the beginning," Salar said.
"One of the things He saw in the beginning was the Replicators," Brennan said.
"Yes ma'am, and it was the Ancients and Asgards who destroyed them," Salar replied.
"The weapons of the gods," Dima said smiling at the Colonel.
"Yes sir," she replied.
"What type of weapons were they?" the King asked.
"The Asgards made the same weapon the Ancients made long ago because they had access to their knowledge. The weapon they made to combat their enemy could literally destroy the entire universe and everything therein, and beyond; and that's how powerful the light is when it's made into a weapon," Santana answered.
"Why would Eru Ilúvatar give the Asgards that kind of knowledge?" the King asked with a raised eyebrow.
"It was the nature of the enemy they were fighting and the Asgards knew they had to go big to destroy the Replicators in the Ida galaxy, and it was only the light that could destroy them. It was the Ancient weapon on Dakara that destroyed all the Replicators in the Milky Way galaxy, and that weapon was also made from the light, which could also wipe out all life. After we saw that light in it's most destructive form, we knew after using that weapon that it had to be destroyed," Brennan answered.
"We told you that the Ancients and Asgards both knew how to make and change the light into something else and make it do what they wanted it to do; and before the Asgards died they destroyed all those weapons and the knowledge of how to make them," Santana said.
"I'm glad to hear that," Olórin said, thinking about the knowledge and abilities his Atar gave to His other children.
"The light doesn't affect you?" the Prince asked, noticing none of them had light in their eyes.
"It never has. We use it in our everyday lives to do many things, the same as the Ancients and Asgards did," Brennan answered.
"Thanks to the Aldans, who're now the only masters of the light," General Thos said.
"Our people found the light in crystals in a cave on another world in our solar system," General Boro told them. "When one of our scientists picked one up to examine it, another one appeared in its place – which astounded the science team. There were many of those crystals under water infused with the same light and imbedded into the walls all over that large cave. When the science team took the crystal back to Aldania and after studying it, they realized the light is pure and can't be marred by anyone or anything. Many years later we found a substance on Aldania which we made into crystals and it was the same crystal infused with the light we found in the cave. We infused one crystal with only a small drop of the light from the first crystal we found, and it lit up the entire area. We realized then we only needed a little of the light to light our entire worlds, homes, businesses and lamps. We also use the light to heal our bodies, the same as the Ancients and Asgards did, and it can also heal the waters and land; and because of it's purity, power and potency, we had to alter it."
"They changed it into what we call energy to suit us for our everyday needs," Jaro said. "Since the Aldans are part of the AGF, they share the light with all its members."
"The Aldans can move this planet, its sun, moon and stars to another star system if they wish, and they can also make stars," Brennan told the Maiar and elves.
"How?" Tulkas' Maia asked looking at the General.
"With the light," Boro answered.
"The Aldans were given great knowledge of space and they too can go big; but their knowledge is different from the Ancients and Asgards," General Dima told them.
"Many ages ago one of our Prophets told our people that others will come to our world one day and they'll be like us, yet unlike us, and they'll need something we have and they'll give us something in return," Boro told them.
"Who were they?" Eönwë asked the General Boro.
"The humans from earth," Boro answered.
"They were a God send to us," Dima said.
"Before the Asgards died they helped us a great deal and gave us many things, and many of those things were the crystals and stones infused with the light. We don't know how to create the light, let along infuse it into crystals and stones. We only had a limited supply and we needed more. When we met the Aldans they were the answer to our prayers because they know how to do that, and they have an unlimited supply. We eventually became friends and they're one of the four founding members of the AGF. What we gave them in return was access to the Asgards and Ancients Repository of Knowledge – which is all their knowledge – and that's when they found out they too have great knowledge of space and could do things they weren't aware of, until they read those catalogues. We each had what the other needed," Brennan told them.
"I assume you can also use the light to destroy General," Olórin said looking at Boro.
"Yes we can," he replied.
"The light has always been a double edge sword," Dima said.
"The Ancients used the weapon on Dakara to seed life in our home galaxy, but we were the ones who turned it into a weapon to destroy the Replicators in our home galaxy," Brennan told them.
"The Ancients, Asgards, Furlings and Nox never made any jewels because they meant nothing to them," Santana said.
"When you had the knowledge they had and could do what they could do, jewels were trivial in comparison Colonel," Brennan replied. "The next time any of you look up into the sky, just remember that the Ancients were literally ripping space apart and doing the damn impossible, including pushing space into subspace and opening different dimensions in the space-time continuum to either travel through, or to do other things, including mining substances from space to make weapons. The Ancients also made stones so they could keep an eye on what their brothers and sister's armies were doing at the other end of the universe – and they nor the Ori were the wiser. The Asgards increased the sun's mass over the planet Halla in the Ida galaxy and then created a black hole, which sucked Halla into it because the Replicators had taken over that entire planet.
"How large were the stones?" the King asked.
"They were very small and your entire hand can cover one," Santana answered.
"You're thinking of size and that's a mistake. As you can see the Asgards were small, yet they had great knowledge and were very powerful, and they surpassed all those mighty ascended beings who have great power," Brennan told them.
"Never underestimate your opponent, no matter their size," Salar said to the elves. "The bigger they come, the harder they fall."
xxx
"Where did the Replicators come from General?" Eönwë asked Brennan.
"No one knows," she answered looking at the angel. "They just appeared one day in the Asgards home galaxy. Your enemy will always come from somewhere else without you expecting it – that's why we're always vigilant. The Replicators perplexed the Asgards and Supreme Commander Thor had to humble himself and come to us and ask for our help. It was Colonel Jack O'Neill and Major Samantha Carter who had the answers he was seeking."
"No matter how great and mighty the Asgards were, they didn't know everything and no one does – that's why we all work together to solve problems," General Thos said.
"Someone different has the answer to each piece of the puzzle," Jaro replied.
"The Asgards were your neighbors and your Father made sure the Replicators by-passed this galaxy because men had not yet awaken on Arda. Instead, they invaded the Milky Way galaxy and their first stop was earth when they found out about us through the Asgards, and then we had to deal with them," Salar told the Maiar.
"Now I understand why the Asgards were never given the gift of ascension ma'am," Santana said looking at Brennan.
"They were held in reserve and they were also the furthest away from the Milky Way galaxy," she replied.
"They were out-of-sight ma'am, and when the Ori invaded the Milky Way galaxy they didn't know about the Asgards; nor did they know that our galaxy would be their doom," Salar said.
"Why the Asgards?" Eönwë asked.
"Unlike the other great races they were a true military and they protected men on earth for thousands of years from the Goa'uld in our home galaxy. The Ancients asked them to do that after they returned to earth and before they ascended," Dima answered.
"The Goa'uld were pure evil and not even your brother could think of something like that; and they terrorized everyone in the Milky Way galaxy for over 5,000 years. It was the Replicators who killed all the Goa'uld when invaded the Milky Way galaxy," Salar said looking at the Maiar.
"No one in the Milky Way galaxy could kill all the Goa'uld at once except the Replicators, Colonel," Dima replied.
"Point taken sir," she said. "Now we know why they were sent to the Milky Way galaxy...and they were the Goa'uld's doom.
"Exactly, and the we destroyed all the Replicators," Dima replied.
xxx
"Another reason the Ancients watched over the Milky Way and Pegasus galaxies and protected everyone in these two galaxies with their power was because of the Ori," Brennan told them.
"The Valar protects us," the King said.
"The Valar could never protect anyone on Arda from the Ori," Brennan replied. "Sam show them in slow motion what the Ori's army did to the planet Kallana when they first invaded the Milky Way galaxy."
"Yes General," he said.
The Maiar and elves watched as the planet was engulfed and then blew apart.
"All the Jaffa who lived on that planet were killed before the Ori's army destroyed their home world," Brennan told them.
"The Valar couldn't protect men on Arda from the Wraith, who came to this world twice and took and killed the majority of them – and they were none the wiser," Dima said. "How were they going to protect anyone from that?"
"All power has its limits," Salar said to the elves.
The elves didn't respond.
"They were going to do the same thing to earth and they told us so," Santana told them. "The Ori played for keeps and they were doing that long before the Valar came here, and they wouldn't have hesitated to do the same thing to Arda. It was only the Ancients who could kill them and one did with our help because that was always their fight. But it was the Asgards who defeated the Ori's army the first time, and they slapped all of that ascended power back."
"How General?" Eönwë asked Brennan.
"With another weapon they made to combat the Ori's armies and to destroy the light, which they gave to us before they died so we could protect ourselves and earth from the Ori," she answered. "The Ori used the light as a weapon to kill, destroy and to enslave others wills; and the weapons on their ships and the crystals in the Prior's staffs were made from the light. They also destroyed the Ancient weapon on Dakara with the light."
"They did everyone a favor in the Milky Way galaxy," Dima said.
Olórin silently agreed with the General. "How were the Ori destroyed?" he asked.
Brennan told them about Merlin, but not everything. "...and he was the one who told us how to deliver the weapon, and afterwards he died. Shortly thereafter, Morgan started sending Dr. Daniel Jackson dreams where to find the Ark of Truth – which was in the Ori home galaxy on the Alterans original home world, where the Ancients left it over 50 million years ago. When we killed the Ori that had unintended consequences no one could foresee; which was that Adria had ascended and had taken upon herself all the might and power of the Ori."
"What is the Ark of Truth?" Eönwë asked.
"It's a power draining device the Ancients made for their brothers and sisters which they refused to use; but we had no qualms about using it," Brennan answered. "Merlin knew the Ori were a great threat and they had to be killed; and before he ascended he thought long and hard how to kill the Ori. When he returned to earth as a human many ages later from his ascended state, the Ancients sent Morgan to keep an eye on him. When he made that weapon the first time Morgan took it away from him and imprisoned him, and then destroyed the weapon because it could also kill the Ancients; however, they didn't interfere the second time and watched as we killed their brothers and sisters. Morgan told us she finally realized Merlin was right about the Ori – that's why she lead us to the Ark of Truth."
"The Ark of Truth was never meant to be used on the Ori, but Adria ma'am," Salar turned and said to Brennan. "The Ori were always meant to die by our hands."
"In hindsight that turned out to be true Colonel," she replied.
"How did the Ark of Truth destroy Adria?" Nienna's Maia asked.
"When we found the Ark of Truth and opened it in Adria's presence, the light in it's purest form shot out across that end of the universe and disconnected all the enslaved minds and wills to Adria's, and that's when Morgan appeared, and..." Brennan answered. "When the crew returned home we opened the Ark of Truth and the light shot out across the entire Milky Way galaxy and disconnected the Ori's armies link to their Priors, who were the Ori's minions who controlled the people's minds and wills with the light in their staffs. We told them before they left our galaxy that all the Ori were dead, and what had been done to them and their ancestors in the name of the Ori since they awoke long ago; and many of them were confused and full of anger and regret. When they returned home we knew it would take them a long time to come to terms with what happened to them, if ever. Merlin told us the Ori were once good and had good intentions in the beginning and never harmed anyone; but after they ascended, they realized they had great power and knowledge and that's what corrupted them – and they used their power and knowledge for ill. In their ascended state they were fire, with horrible red eyes and monstrous faces," Brennan answered looking at Nienna's Maia.
"Hideous things they became, which reflected their sins," Salar told them.
"I wonder where the Ori are now?" Santana asked
"I'm sure the Lord had a lovely place waiting for them," Salar answered with a grin.
"It's time for lunch," Brennan said to her staff. "Dismissed."
Everyone walked out of the tent.
"This way," General Brennan said to the King and Prince.
The King and Prince sat at a table reserved for them and the Generals. They had a hearty vegetable soup, bread, cheese and fruit for lunch along with water and tea.
Eönwë, Olórin and the other Maiar were happy to see the other children of Eru Ilúvatar were sharing their meals with the elves.