Chapter 10: Red Sky
Two days have passed since Atlantis's arrival on P2S-5Y6. They have been mostly uneventful, and contact with the Nox has been postponed until Danny fully recovered from his flight.
Now Danny was sitting in the control center of the city, waiting for the gate to be calibrated
"It is done Supreme Commander. The gate is calibrated" said the technician at the control
"Dial Gaia" ordered Danny
The gate began to dial but would not lock. Several tries later and the same result was archived.
"Supreme Commander, it appears that the gate at the other end has either been destroyed or disabled" the technician reported
"It would appear so" mused Danny
"What do we do now?" asked Helia
Danny smirked
"Prepare a jumper" ordered Danny
Several minutes later, Danny was flying through the atmosphere at high speed. His destinations lie well above the planet's atmosphere, in a geosynchronous orbit. The flagship of the Ancient Fleet, the Andromeda sat silently. There were only five people on board, just enough for the ship to be combat capable.
Danny walked through the silent hallways up to the command bridge. A massive domed like structure at the middle of the ship. It was there that the control chair was located. If necessary, a ship like this could be flown by a single pilot, but it would be combat ineffective due to the amount of concentration required to pilot the ship, utilize weapons and adjust shields accordingly to threats.
"Are we ready?" asked Danny as he stepped into the command bridge and sat down in his chair, activating the neural interface
"Yes, sir. All systems are operational" reported the tactical officer
"Good, I want you to disable the weapons completely" ordered Danny without looking
"Sir?" asked the tactical officer, unsure of what to do. He knew, like any other in the military, that Danny did not like to be disobeyed, but he also knew that Danny wanted them to think for themselves, and point out when they thought that he was making a mistake
"We're going to Gaia, the home world of the Nox and, as you know, they are extreme pacifists, and do not condone violence in any way. I hope that with our weapons disabled that we would not appear as a threat, or as a warmongering race, because as you know, a lot can change in 100.000 years. We need to show them that we are the same people that began the Great Alliance" finished Danny. He really didn't mind explaining himself, and he knew that the best place to learn the Art of War was on a battlefield, not in the classroom. It was his hope to pass on certain mentalities on to future generations. It would not do to regress to the state they were at in the Pegasus Galaxy.
"It is done the weapons are disabled" reported the tactical officer
Danny nodded and mentally ordered the ship to jump to hyperspace. The ship moved away from its sisters and opened a hyperspace window. Several seconds later, the Andromeda disappeared into hyperspace hurtling towards Gaia, home world of the Nox.
In orbit above Gaia
Milky Way
A hyperspace window opened. It was bigger than the ones that would be opened by Ha'tak class vessels. Out of the dimensional tear, the Andromeda accelerated into normal space, coming to an almost complete stop.
Danny was sitting in the command chair going over sensor logs. The sensors showed that there was no sign of habitation on the planet bellow.
"What do we do now?" asked the sensor officer
"Broadcast a message on Alliance frequencies" ordered Danny
The sensor operator nodded and Danny spoke
"This is Supreme Commander Daniel Phantom of the Ancient Fleet, requesting an audience with the Nox" finished Danny. They sat in silence. For a moment Danny thought that the Nox had left this world, then a reply came
"This is Lya of the Nox, welcome to Gaia, Supreme Commander" spoke a kind voice. On the ground bellow a city shimmered into view. Danny grinned
"Well, it seems like our efforts weren't in vain after all. Now, who wants to come with me on a boring diplomacy mission" said Danny with false excitement
The other people on the bridge cracked a smile and laughed. Danny was known for many things, besides being a great tactician and warrior, and his sarcastic jokes were one of them.
Meeting room
City-ship Genesis
Gaia, Nox home world
Danny idly tapped his fingers on the wooden table. Beside him sat two diplomats. A woman named Syllva and a man named Arboreus. They were husband and wife, and one of the last on Atlantis who had worked in an embassy.
The door opened and Lya came through with Anteaus
"Greetings" she said
Danny rose from his chair and smiled greeting them as well. Pleasantries were exchanged and they sat down
"Why have you come here, you could have easily contacted us?" asked Lya
"To tell the truth, I wanted to take my ship out for a spin" said Danny, before turning serious" and I find it better to discuss matters of great importance in person"
"And what would these matters be?" asked Anteaus with genuine curiosity
"I know that we have ignored the Alliance for many years, and that we have virtually disappeared since the fall of Atlantis, but now we have returned, and we wish to rectify the mistakes we have made. To this end I wish to contact every member of the Alliance and any race or group that would rally against the Goa'uld. It is time that their reign came to an end" said Danny
"As you know, we do not condone violence" Lya began "But we understand that it is necessary. While we would never lower ourselves to the point of violence, we can introduce you to certain worlds that would be of assistance in your struggle. In fact one such world exists there even now" said Anteaus
"Let me guess…Terra" said Danny with a smile
"How did you know?" asked Lya perplexed
"We rescued their Colonel O'Neill from a planet called Edora some six months ago, we struck a provisory bargin with Earth. At the time I was the commander of, what I believed to be, the last ship of our kind, and my crew was comprised of only five members. Sometime later we found the warship Tria in the void between galaxies, moving at near light speeds. We managed to rescue the survivors and we returned to Atlantis. There we salvaged two other ships, one of which is in orbit above this very planet and we returned to this galaxy with Atlantis. All in all we have about 600 people in Atlantis" finished Danny. While he would not give this information away to anybody, he knew that the Nox would rather die than commit a violent act.
The Nox felt sad for the Alterran before them. They could feel the wave of sadness rolling off him and they felt sad. The Alterran people had suffered many tragedies throughout their existence. First, their exodus from Celestis, then the Great Plague and the departure from Terra, and finally the fall of Atlantis at the hands of the Wraith.
"We are sorry for your loss" said Lya
"Thank you. Now, what I have in mind might come as a surprise or you might even reject this idea completely, but we believe that it has merit" said Danny
"And what would that be?" asked Lya
"We, the Ancients, can no longer be the protectors we set out to be. We have failed the Pegasus Galaxy, and we will most likely fail this one too. To that end we wish to groom the Tau'ri to take our place as our inheritors and protectors of the two galaxies" said Danny. On Lya and Anteaus faces shock was apparent.
"Supreme Commander, we know of SG1 many successes, but you cannot be serious. Dumping that level of technology on them would lead to disaster" said Lya
"I never said that we will give them any technology, I said that we would groom them to become the galaxies protectors, and hopefully, in time, to join the Great Alliance as the Fifth Race" finished Danny
"It is an ambitious plan, one that could take many years" countered Anteaus
"We will remain here to aid them through the hardest parts of their evolution, and when they are ready, we will depart this galaxy again to start anew in the galaxy the Tau'ri call Andromeda" said Danny
"We understand, and we will support you in any way we possibly can" said Lya
Danny felt relieved. Mission objective, check! Now to see if he could gain any Intel on the Asgard and Furlings.
"Lya, have the Nox had any contact with the Furlings and Asgard recently?" asked Danny
"With the Furling, no, unfortunately, but the Asgard might be in need of your expertise. They are suffering from a genetic problem, due to extensive cloning on their part" said Lya
Danny's brows furrowed in confusion. He spent months studying the history of the Galaxies and the races within. Last records of the Asgard show that they were indeed cloning themselves to extend their lifespan, but there was no flaw in the cloning system at all, that they knew of, Danny silently added.
"How did this happen. The method developed to extend the life of an Asgard through cloning was said to be fault proof?"asked Danny
"The method is, but a mistake in the cloning process corrupted the source material. For the past 10 thousand years they have been trying to rectify that mistake, but so far they have been unable to do so" said Lya
Danny hummed "I see. We will need to contact them, so that we could try to hel-"Danny was cut off by his com going off
Lya motioned Danny to respond
"This is the Supreme Commander Phantom, what is it?" asked Danny
"Supreme Commander, this is the Andromeda. We have received a message from the Orion. Terra is in need of our expertise" said the com officer
Danny sighed "I apologies for this, but it seems that I am needed elsewhere"
"It is no problem Supreme Commander, we understand" said Anteaus
With this Danny rose from his seat along with the Nox delegation. They exchanged goodbyes and Danny along with his ambassadors left for the Puddle Jumper. Moments later they were screaming through the atmosphere towards the Andromeda.
Several hours earlier
SGC Terra
"So, there's nothing we can do?" asked General Hammond
"Well, the Asgard are restricted by the protected planets treaty, we have no way of reaching the Nox and we don't have any means of inserting the material we need into the star to reverse the effects quickly enough" said Carter
"Maybe we do…" began O'Neill
"What do you mean, colonel?" asked Hammond confused
"Well, sir, we know of one other incredibly advanced race that is out there and I think it's time to call in that marker. I say we call the Ancients" said O'Neill
"That could work" said Carter
"Indeed" added Teal'c
Moments later SG-1 and General Hammond were in the gate room
"Walter dial the Orion" ordered Hammond
"Yes, sir" responded Walter
The gate began to spin and the chevrons began to lock.
Across the galaxy in high orbit above M2S-5Y6 the gate on board the Orion began to spin. Commander Tucker, being informed of this event made his way to the Gate room just in time to see the gate activate and the iris shield be raised
"Sir, we're receiving the ID code we gave to Earth" said a technician
"Lower the shield, be on guard" ordered Tucker
The lancers powered their energy lances and pointed them at the event horizon. From there SG1 came through the gate only to be greeted by four energy lances pointed at them
"Um, hi" said O'Neill, not knowing what to do
"Stand down, they're friends" ordered Tucker
"Lieutenant, good to see you" greeted Carter
Tucker chuckled" It's commander now, captain"
SG1 was surprised, but seeing the new faces in the gate room they figured that the Ancients gathered at least a full crew complement for the Orion
"Congratulations on your promotion, Commander Tucker, and its major Carter now" added Carter with a shy smile "Can we speak with Commander Phantom?"
"The Supreme Commander of the Ancient Fleet is unavailable at this moment since he in on a diplomatic mission to Gaia, home world of the Nox" said Tucker
O'Neill was confused "OK, well, Phantom would do"
"You misunderstand Colonel, Commander Phantom was promoted to the station of Supreme Commander" said Tucker enjoying the stunned looks on SG1's faces
"Well that makes sense" muttered O'Neill
They moved through the corridors on the Orion and Tucker purposely led them through the corridor that would allow them to see through the observation deck window
"Holy-!"
SG1 turned back to see O'Neill looking wide eyed through the door of the Observation deck. Curious they moved to see what had grabbed his attention. What they saw left them shocked.
Outside the glass of the Observation deck, two massive ships floated in front of the Orion, the Hippofalacus and the Tria. Even from this distance the members of SG1 could see that these were warships, seeing as there were massive guns sticking out of the ships at almost every angle possible. These ships spoke of power, one greater that what the Goa'uld could ever manage to attain.
"These ships are impressive" said Teal'c with awe in his voice
"Indeed they are. These are the Hippofalacus and the Tria. They together with the Orion and the Andromeda make up what is left of the once great Ancient Fleet, though the Supreme Commander made it a point to load these ships with every possible weapon system that we ever developed" said Tucker from the door
"Man, are the Goa'ulds goanna get it" muttered O'Neill
"How big are they?" asked Carter
"Three times the size of the Orion" said Tucker
"So, what 1000 meters, something like that?" asked O'Neill. The biggest ships SG1 had seen was an Asgard mother ship and that was about 1500 meters
"No, the Orion is 1000 meters long. The Aurora class warship is 3000 meters long and 350 meters tall" said Tucker
Some might say that it is wrong to enjoy the stunned look on people's faces, but Tucker wasn't one of them. He liked how the faces of SG1, even the ever stoic Teal'c, contorted in shock and awe at the sight of the mighty battleships before them.
"So, what is it that you called us for?" asked Tucker finally getting to the point
"Right…" said Carter, struggling to take her eyes off the ships in front of her. One thought ran through her mind that made her hairs stand up. If the Orion, which was an old exploration ship was so powerful, then how powerful were the warships?" You see, some time ago we dialed a planet called K'Tau, which is an Asgard protected planet. However in order to dial it we had to bypass some of the dialing protocols. This led to the Wormhole passing through K'Tau's sun and at some point along the way it picked up a radioactive element, most likely plutonium. The plutonium entered the nuclear reaction at the center of the sun and it turned the sun's EM spectrum to the infrared. We need help, the Asgard can't help because of their treaty with the Goa'uld, we can't get in touch with the Nox, and you're those people only hope. Will you help us?" finished Carter
Tucker was stunned, but quickly processed the information. He knew what he had to do.
"This is most troubling. Tell me have you had problems with your dialing computer before?" asked Tucker
"Yes, but they usually don't lead to something this sever" said Carter slightly fidgeting
"I will speak with the High Council, maybe they would be willing to provide the dialing program found in the DHD to you and maybe even teach you about the stargate's many functions, but for now this is the most pressing matter. Return to Terra and from there to K'Tau. I will send word to the Supreme Commander and he will meet you there with his ship. Please let the natives know that we will be arriving" said Tucker
"We will" said O'Neill
"Good, a lancer will show you to the gate" said Tucker as he left the room in a hurry
Several moments later a man in a black suit of armor arrived. He gestured to SG1 to follow and they did so without a second thought.
Earth
SGC
General Hammond was a patient man, but even he could feel the anxiety in the air. If SG1 failed to get the help of the Ancients then his administration would have doomed an entire planet of people. He just prayed to God that it wasn't the case
"Incoming wormhole"
The base went in alert and Hammond went downstairs to the control room
"Receiving SG1's IDC" called out Walter
"Open the Iris" ordered Hammond as he went to the gate room. He arrived just as SG1 were walking down the ramp
"How did it go people?" asked Hammond
"Well we saved K'Tau's ungrateful but and we might just get some goodies from the Ancients" said O'Neill. This picked up Hammond's curiosity
"Technology?"
"No, sir, we might get the code for a dialing computer so that a disaster like this won't happen again" said Carter
"Well, we need to get to K'Tau soon because Supreme Commander Phantom is on his way there as we speak" said Dr. Jackson
"Supreme Commander?" asked Hammond confused
"Of the Ancient fleet, and what do you know, it's our old friend Danny Phantom" said O'Neil
"Wasn't he a commander?" asked Hammond
"Well apparently he got promoted and now has a proper warship to call his own" said Carter
"We'll discuss this in detail in debriefing. Good job people" said Hammond
Flagship of the Ancient Fleet Andromeda
Hyperspace, on route to K'Tau
Danny was sitting at his desk in his quarters going over the message Tucker sent them. Right now he was working on a possible solution to the problem, but one thing was clear. He needed to introduce a second super heavy element into the sun. The problem was witch one.
"Supreme Commander, we are about to exit hyperspace, please report to the bridge"
"On my way" said Danny as he shut down the terminal in his room and made his way to the bridge.
On the bridge he sat down in his chair and started to check the sensors. He didn't even notice the nether that was hyperspace that surrounded him.
Above K'Tau a hyperspace window opened and from it the Andromeda accelerated into normal space.
As soon as the ship exited hyperspace, the sensors picked up the satellites orbiting this planet. Although they were cloaked, it proved no inconvenience against the powerful Ancients designed sensors on board the Andromeda.
"Supreme Commander, we are detecting a ship traveling in hyperspace. It appears to be of Asgard design" said the sensor officer
"Good, ETA?" asked Danny
"15 minutes, sir" answered the officer
"Good, begin system wide scan, focus on the sun first" ordered Danny
15 minutes later a hyperspace window opened and an Asgard O'Neill returned to normal space. At the controls of this vessel was Freyr of the Asgard. While an Asgard O'Neill was indeed a formidable ship, it paled in comparison to the Aurora class warships of the Ancients. Even before it was upgraded with weapons that cut through shields like butter, the Aurora class was no pushover for a single Asgard ship. Freyr scanned the ship and what he found confused him. The ship was massive and it resembled a Lantean battleship of old, before the fall of Atlantis. What was even more confusing was the fact that the ship had not powered weapons or raised shields, so Freyr decided to hail them.
"This is Freyr of the Asgard, this is system is protected space, state your intentions"
The reply was almost instantaneous
"This is Supreme Commander Daniel Phantom of the Ancient Fleet and commander of the vessel Andromeda. We mean you no harm Freyr, we are here at the request of a few friends" said Danny
If it was possible Freyr was in shock. Freyr's eyes were wide and jaw slack. Quickly he rechecked the sensor reading. While different, the ship was almost the same as an old Lantean battleship, even quantum dating it proved to be from the same time period. However that still left one big question. How? 10 thousand years ago the last survivors of Atlantis returned to Terra. Since then most of the Ancients had died out and all that remained was the ascended.
"Supreme Commander, how is this possible, our records show that the Alterran people went extinct after the Fall of Atlantis" inquired Freyr
Danny was sitting in his chair looking at the holographic screen depicting the Asgard. They were shorter that the database on Atlantis said they were. This just goes to prove that they do indeed need their help.
"It is true that most of us died when Atlantis fell, but a warship called Tria, which was carrying refugees broke down in the void between the Milky Way and Pegasus. They were forced to continue at as close to light speed as possible, thus preserving them, until my original ship, the Orion, sister ship of the Destiny managed to rescue them. We returned to Atlantis and took back the ships Andromeda and Hippofalacus, then we departed Lantea in Atlantis and along with the four ships we made our way to this Galaxy, to a planet that the humans of Terra call M2S-5Y6. We have already contacted the Nox and we will assist you in every way we possible can" finished Danny
"On behalf of the Asgard I thank you for your generous offer. Supreme Commander Phantom why is it that you are here?" asked Freyr slightly nervous to be the first Asgard to speak to an Ancient in 10 thousand years
"SG1 of Terra asked for our help in repairing an error on their part that led to the sun being as it is. They have already informed us of your stance in the Protected Planets Treaty that you have with the Goa'uld. I ask for your permission to conduct this operation if it is within the bonds of the treaty" said Danny
"You have my permission, please proceed" said Freyr
"One more thing, Freyr, please deliver this message to the Asgard High Council. I wish to invite the Asgard to a meeting in Atlantis that will be held in two weeks" said Danny
"The message will be delivered Supreme Commander, farewell" said Freyr
Moments later, the Asgard O'Neill moved away from the Andromeda at speeds that belittled its great size, when it was far enough, it opened a hyperspace window and leaped into hyperspace, hurtling towards the Asgard home world with a message of hope.
The Ancients have returned
Back on the Andromeda, Danny watched as the majestic ship leapt into hyperspace. With a mental nudge he raised the powerful conformal shields of the Andromeda. Then he finished analyzing the sensor data he received and he selected the place to bring down his ship. Right on top of SG1's position.
With a mental nudge the Andromeda began to descend in the planet's atmosphere. The atmosphere began to turn to plasma as it bombarded the shield of the Andromeda.
From bellow, it appeared as a giant fireball racing across the sky. In the town square six people looked up to it. SG1 and Elrad and Malchus.
"You see! It is Ragnarok" yelled Malchus
"No, it's not. Settle down, will you" said O'Neill annoyed" our friends are here"
Just as he finished saying that the fireball dissipated and through it they saw the majestic beauty of the Andromeda. Most of the people on the ground were frightened as the massive ship stopped right above them. From the ship rings flew down to the planet's surface. There they deposited Supreme Commander Daniel Phantom and two lancer guards.
"Greeting, I am Supreme Commander Daniel Phantom of the Ancient fleet. We are here to help you" said Danny in a friendly tone
"What trickery is this?" yelled Malchus and Danny frowned
"Malchus! My deepest apologies, Commander Phantom, he does not trust strangers" said Elrad
"Quite alright. I did not expect my arrival to be greeted without some form of weariness" said Danny and then he turned to face SG1 "I spoke to Freyr before I descended into the atmosphere, the treaty does not restrict any outside interference in evading natural disaster. We may proceed"
"What is it that you wish to do?" asked Elrad
"I will use my ship to fix your sun and return it to normal" said Danny
"Fool, only the gods can restore the eye of Odin" said Malchus
Danny's eyes widened in surprise
"What gods do you speak of?" asked Danny carefully
"You know, Freyr, Odin, Thor, the gods. You said you spoke with Freyr before you came here in your chariot, are you a liar as well, elf?" spat Malchus
Danny quickly shook off his shock and opened his mouth to respond
"Supreme Commander, Freyr asked us to remind you that they must not know of that yet" said Dr. Jackson. Danny understood and nodded
"You are free to join me on my mission to restore your 'eye of Odin'. SG1 that extends to you as well" said Danny
SG1 shrugged and decided to go with the Supreme Commander.
"Will we be able to take some our people as well as witnesses?" asked Elrad
"Yes, but no more than 10 and they must be unarmed" said Danny
Elrad nodded and went to collect his people; meanwhile Danny pulled SG1 behind some building and turned to them.
"Alright, now I want some answers. Why in the name of the Universe would these people think the Asgard are gods?" asked Danny
"It's kind of difficult to explain, but basically the Asgard didn't think that they were mature enough to be stripped of their belief" said Daniel Jackson
"Yes, unfortunately, religion gives power to people like Malchus" said Danny annoyed "I'll meet you by the rings when you are ready" and with that Danny left
One hour later 19 people stood ready to be ringed up. They went in groups, each having either an Ancient or a member of SG1 with them.
They made their way to the bridge and Danny sat in the command chair. With a single mental nudge the ship began to ascend through the atmosphere and into space.
"Commander, pardon my asking, but what kind of magic is this?" asked Elrad
"Magic? There is no magic Elrad, only technology. While our technology may look magical to you, I assure you it is not" said Danny
"Supreme Commander, how are you going to fix K'Tau's sun?" asked Carter
"We need to deposit a second superheavy element within the sun's core" said Danny as he was fiddling with the controls
"And how will we do that?" asked Dr. Jackson and Danny grinned
"We're going sun diving" said Danny and Carter's face fell in shock
"How, there's no way to survive in a sun?" asked Carter stupefied
"Oh, please, of course there is. For example, the Orion is powered by condensed solar plasma siphoned directly from a star's core. While this ship wasn't designed for that, it is more than capable of surviving within a star" said Danny, waving off the major's concerns
"Supreme Commander, the modifications to the shield are complete and the element has been prepared within a drone" said the tactical officer
"Good, sound general quarters and brace for stellar entry" ordered Danny
The Andromeda began to descend upon the surface of the star. The shield was under immense strain, still it held firm. Meanwhile massive amounts of power were flowing from the cold fusion generator through conduits within the ship. The VEM was also glowing brighter as it outputted enough power to fuel an entire continent on Earth for 10 years nonstop.
"We've entered the solar corona" said the sensor operator
"All systems operating within optimum parameters, shields are holding" said the tactical officer
"Take us down, increase power to the bridge radiation shield" ordered Danny as the ship began to shake a little
The Andromeda continued downwards, the bottom of the shield erupting in flames as it descended. The people on the bridge, that weren't Ancients, were in awe at the sight before them and to SG1 it was just another proof that these people were indeed the Ancients.
"Sir, we're about to pass through the Chromospheres" said the tactical officer
"Increase power to the secondary bridge shield" said Danny
The Andromeda dived through the sun's surface and began it's descend through the sun until it reached its very core. There a single drone was fired. The drone was destroyed almost immediately but it served its purpose.
Its task compete, the Ancient warship began to pull out off the sun. Several minutes later it breached the surface and headed into space.
"Status!" yelled Danny
"Sensors indicate that we were successful, the sun has been returned to normal. We have some superficial hull damage, but nothing to sever. The damage most likely occurred through extreme heat" reported the tactical officer
"Good, helm turn us around, let's see the fruits of our labor" ordered Danny
The ship turned around and before them was the sun, emitting golden light as in normal
"I cannot thank you enough for repairing the eye of Odin" said Elrad
"You are welcome, Elrad" said Danny
"How can we ever repay you for what you have done?" asked Elrad
"We need nothing from you, or your people, for this is who we are. We would have helped you even if you would have cast us out of your village when we arrived" said Danny "We will return you to your world, then we will head back to ours" finished Danny and he turned to speak with SG1
"SG1, I wish to speak with you privately"
They followed him to his personal quarters
"Ok, what is it that you wish to speak with us?" asked Dr. Jackson
"I wish to invite you and the Tok'ra to a meeting that will be held in two weeks from now" said Danny
"What is the meeting for?" asked O'Neill
"We wish to discuss an alliance between you, the Asgard, the Tok'ra and us. The purpose of this alliance will be to bring down the empire of the Goa'uld and drive them extinct" said Danny
SG1 was in shock
"So, is this why you left? To gather your strength and bring it down upon the Goa'uld" asked Teal'c
"That and other purposes, but still the question remains, are you in?" asked Danny
SG1 shared a look. This could be their best opportunity to deal with the Goa'uld once and for all
"We're in" said O'Neill
"Good, come to this address in two weeks time and be sure to have the authority of your government for extensive negotiations. Also if you could please see that this message gets to the Tok'ra" said Danny as he handed them a piece of paper with 6 symbols and a white oval stone
Earth
SGC
"How did it go people?" asked General Hammond
"Good sir, but I think we should talk about something else first" said O'Neill
"What happened?" asked Hammond
"We got invited by the Ancients to an alliance they are building with the Tok'ra and the Asgard against the Goa'uld. Commander Phantom may have not said very much but we can be certain that we will get some technological goodies from it" said O'Neill
Hammond was stunned
"Are they truly willing to do that?" asked Hammond surprised
"Yes, and I quote what Phantom said 'The reign of the Goa'uld has come to an end, for today is the beginning of a new era and the beginning of the end of the Goa'uld System Lords'" said O'Neill with a grin.
A/N: Sorry for the wait, but I needed to make a plan on which direction this story is going to take. From now on the episode will be a mix of content that is separate from the show's original timeline and parts that are directly linked with the show.