Itukai – 0832 GMT

Jaffa after Jaffa continued to pour out of the ring transporter and headed towards the Stargate. After all the Jaffa exited, Ba'al appeared on the surface and looked at all of his troops. He then cleared his throat.

"Jaffa, today is the day we strike back at the Tau'ri and take back this galaxy," Ba'al spoke to his troops. "We will attack their so called Alpha Mag base. Once they're out of the way, the rest of the Tau'ri on every planet will pledge their allegiance to us and their true god!"

Every Jaffa started to chant Ba'al's name. Ba'al's eyes glowed as he smiled at his massive army.

Alpha Mag – 0835 GMT

All of the Alpha Mag personnel were standing in the gate room as the iris around the Stargate was closed, and a podium was set up in front of it. Standing behind it was Tundra, while on the side were Link, Reeve, Green, and Mighty.

"Today," Tundra started, "we are here to honor two Alpha Mag personnel who kept through thick and thin during out failed attempt to attack Itukai. Those two officers are Second Lieutenant Randy Michelle Green and Colonel Jeffrey Francis Link."

All of the members clapped as Green and Link walked up to Tundra. Link went around Green as he took the medals from one of the security officers. Tundra started to take off the Lieutenant pins from Green's formal wear. "Green, by the power invested in me, and by the United States Air Force, I hereby promote you past First Lieutenant and up to Captain," Tundra said as both him and Link replaced the pins with the Captain rank pins. She saluted when they were done as both Link and Tundra saluted back.

Then it was Link's turn. As Tundra started to take off his pins, Link looked at Tundra's uniform. "Hey, Tundra, don't you have an extra star on?" Link asked aside.

"President Hayes promoted me to Major a day after we got back," Tundra whispered.

"Ah," Link replied.

"Link, by the power invested in me, and by the United States Air Force, I hereby promote you to the rank of Brigadier General," Tundra announced as he replaced his Colonel pin with a star. Link saluted as Tundra saluted back.

Toskar – 0850 GMT

A small camp is set up outside Toskar's main temple. Toskar used to be the home of a powerful Tau'ri that disappeared. In the camp were all kinds of testing equipment. This one was for measuring solar scans for any signs of meteors or comets. Working the equipment was Remer, looking back and forth at the two scans.

Schmitt walked over to Remer as he put a clipboard down. "I don't know why the colonel has us doing this crap," he replied.

"Well, Schmitt, can you blame him?" Remer replied.

"Remer, you know just as well as I do that we're measuring for stuff that takes thousands of years for them to move through space. I don't believe that we're going to find anything important."

"Schmitt," she replied, "shut up and give me a reading on satellite number four."

"Yes ma'am," Schmitt replied as he looked up on the video. He then took a step back and rubbed his eyes. He took a second glance as he then started flailing his left arm, trying to hit Remer. After failing to reach her, he finally said, "Remer, look at this."

Remer got up and looked at the video. "Those look like Ha'taks. Give me a best guess on their heading,"

Schmitt ran over to a computer and started typing stuff in as Remer got on the radio. "Colonel, you might want to come over to station three," she said.

"Remer, look," Schmitt said. Remer took a look at the computer.

"Great," she sighed. "Well, better them than us."

Tundra's Office – 0906 GMT

Link knocked on Tundra's door. "Come in," Tundra replied as Link walked in.

"What's the deal?" Link asked, limping into his office.

"What do you mean?" Tundra chuckled.

"Cut the crap, Straw. Something's bothering you. I mean, you've never given out so many promotions," Link replied.

"I gave out two."

"Two formal ones, yes. How about the six promotions done in your office, including several rank jumps like Prawns from Staff to Master Sergeant?"

Tundra just sighed, "Link," he said.

"James," Link replied. Tundra looked at him. "Cut the shit. What's bothering you?"

Tundra sighed as he sat back in his chair. "I have a bad feeling that something's going to happen to Alpha Mag."

"And you think that something is going to happen to you? That's why you need another general?"

Tundra didn't say anything.

"Listen, we got a word from the Toskar research team. They said while they were on planetary and solar scans, they picked up a fleet of gould attack ships. Best guess is they're headed for the Alpha syste," Link replied.

"Have you-" Tundra started to say.

"All staff is on alert. Right now we're on Defcon 4. In about three hours, we'll be on Defcon 3."

"How long until they arrive?" Tundra asked.

"Well, if it takes three hours to go to each Defcon, about nine to ten hours," Link informed.

"Joy," Tundra replied.