ch. 12
At the SGC, the Icarus crew were put into temporary quarters until their families had been notified of their return. They also asked about Camilla Wray. Once the Icarus crew were settled in, they all took turns in contacting their families and in finding out when they all could go home. Jack was in his old office, making a number of phone calls. Then he went to check on Camilla Wray after which he left the base for the night.
When the Hammond dropped out of hyperspace, they where close to a number of asteroids.
"Captain, how big is this asteroid belt?"
The Captain did some typing. "Over one hundred miles long, Colonel."
"I want all pilots in the docking bay in five minutes."
"Yes, ma'am."
While the Captain was contacting all the pilots, Sam was doing some typing herself before leaving the bridge. When she walked into the docking bay, she looked at all the pilots there.
"Sam, what's going on? Cam asked.
"I want you to move as many asteroids as you can to an area not far from here. I'll give you all the coordinances once you are near the asteroids."
"What are we moving asteroids for, Colonel?" The Captain asked.
"The asteroids are going to be in an area where some of the Wraith ships will be coming out of hyperspace."
"There shields will be down and the asteroids will damage their ships or destroy them," Cam said.
"Yes, that's the plan. When the Ori ships get here, they will also be helping until it's almost time. Try moving many of the bigger pieces even if it takes two or three of you to do it. Move out people."
"You heard the Colonel, let's get started." Then they all ran to their X303's while Sam returned to the bridge.
When she got there and was sitting in her seat, she saw the X303's heading towards the asteroids. She did some typing on her laptop then sat back and watched and listened to what was going on in front of her.
Hour later the Ori ships dropped out of hyperspace not far from the Hammond. Sam sent messages to all of the ships. Then, a few minutes later, both she and her crew saw hundreds of small ships leaving the Ori ships and heading towards the asteroids, helping the X303's move the asteroids.
As the time approached, Sam spoke, "Cam, it's time."
"Copy that, Sam. OK guys, head back. The Wraith will be here soon." Then all the smaller ships returned to either the Ori or the Hammond.
"Colonel, we're picking up a number of ships coming out of hyperspace... behind us."
Sam was shocked. "What? On screen." Then everyone looked at the screen to see ten Ori ships coming out of hyperspace. They all relaxed, knowing it was not the Wraith.
"Colonel, they are hailing us."
"On screen." Then they saw the prior's face.
"Colonel Carter, we are here to help you destroy the Wraith."
Sam smiled. "Thank you. They will be here soon. We are going to destroy as many ships as we can before we have to jump into hyperspace."
"I understand. There are worlds here where there are billions of people and aliens on them. If the Wraith find out about the worlds here..."
"New feeding ground. I understand. Good luck." Then the link was cut.
Cam walked onto the bridge "I heard that more Ori ships showed up."
"It's true."
"So, what's the plan?"
"The plan is for the first wave of hive ships to hopefully hit those asteroids when they come out of hyperspace, which will either damage or destroy the ships."
"OK. Then when the next wave comes out, they will collide with the fist wave, creating a chain reaction."
"Exactly!"
"I like it."
"Well, let's just hope it works."
"It will, Sam."
"Colonel, sensors are picking up ships coming out of hyperspace in front of us."
They all turned to see a number of Wraith hives coming out of hyperspace. They all collided into the asteroids. Some of the ships blew up, hitting the damaged ships, causing them to blow up.
A few of the hives didn't get hit by the asteroids and they moved away before they were damaged. They started firing upon the Ori ships and the Hammond.
"Fire at the lead ship, just once." When the Ori saw the Hammond fire the first shot, they all opened fire, hitting all the hive ships until they blew up. When that happened, the second wave of hive ships showed up, hitting the debris from the first wave. In three hours, there were more hive ships showing up and the debris field was spreading towards the Hammond and the Ori ships.
"Captain, slowly move backwards. Tell the Ori ships to do the same before the debris gets to close."
"Yes, ma'am."
Then, an hour later, Sam noticed that most of the shots were hitting the debris filed and missing the hive ships.
"Captain, send a message for all the Ori ships to head back to the gate."
"Yes, ma'am." Once the captain sent the message, they all returned to the super gate.
On the way, Sam did some checking on her laptop. When Cam walked in with a cup of coffee in hand, he passed it to Sam.
"Here, drink this."
"Thanks." She took a sip of it while looking at her laptop.
"What are you doing?"
"Just calculating how many hive ships where destroyed."
"Oh, OK."
Sam looked up.
"Sam, what's wrong?"
"According to my calculations, only seventy-three hive ships where destroyed."
"Seventy-three?"
"Yes, since there was a lot of debris, it became difficult to hit the target."
"Well, at least it's a start, Sam."
"I know, but by my calculations, if we do this at each of their jumps, there will still be more that one hundred ships to reach Earth."
"That's not good."
"I know. I need to think of a plan." Then she looked at her laptop.
"Sam, I know you will think of something."
"I know." She let out a breath.
"Hey, at least your first plan worked."
"I know."
Cam looked at Sam for a few seconds before walking off the bridge.
When the Hammond dropped out of hyperspace, it was close to the super gate. There were two Ori ships not far away. Sam was on the bridge still thinking of a plan. She stood up and walked off the bridge and down to the toilets. When finished there, she walked down and stopped outside her quarters where she saw Cam.
"Hey, Sam, are you going to your quarters?"
"Yeah. I'm going to get some rest before the Ori ships show up. You're in charge until then."
"OK. I'll call you when the Ori get here."
"Thanks." Sam opened the door and walked into her quarters closing the door behind her. She walked over to her bed and laid down. She turned to see her wedding photo and a team photo of the six of them covered in paint spots. It had been taken after a paintball game against the marines a few months ago. The Hammond was being repaired after a Lucian alliance attack. So, Sam had given the crew two weeks off. Sam looked at the photos before closing her eyes and falling asleep.
She woke up when there was a knock on her door. So, she got up to answer it. When she opened it, Cam was standing there.
"Cam, is something wrong?"
"The Ori ships have arrived."
"Thanks. I'll be on the bridge in a couple of minutes."
"OK. I'll meet you there." Then Sam walked out, closing the door behind her.
She walked down to the bridge and over to her seat. She sat down, opened her laptop, and started typing until Cam walked over to her.
"Sam, what are you doing?"
"I've got an idea for the next attack."
"Care to share?"
Sam smiled. "Remember the paint ball contest against the marines a few months back?" Cam thought about it, then smiled.
"Yeah. I remember. Teal'c, Vala, Daniel, and I distracted the six marines while you and General O'Neill came up from behind them."
"Yep. That is what the Ori are going to do. So the ships will be destroyed from different angles."
"I like it."
"Good." When Sam finished typing, she looked over to her Captain.
"Captain, hail the Ori ship."
Sam watched as she hailed the Ori ships. Then a face appeared.
"Colonel Carter."
"I'll be returning to Earth for supplies. I don't know when I'll be back, but one of the other Earth ships might take my place until I can return."
"What about the Wraith?"
"I'm sending all the coordinates for the next ten jumps and a plan to destroy twice as many ships as before."
"Will the plan work?"
"Yes." Sam typed on her laptop, then looked up.
"I've sent you everything including diagrams of what the plans are." She heard a beep and noticed that the soldier looked down for a couple of minutes. Then he looked up at Sam. "I understand your plan. We will do the best we can."
"I know you will. We've got a saying on Earth... 'good luck and god speed.'"
"Thank you. You too, Colonel Carter." Then the link was cut.
"Captain, dial it up. Let's go home."
"Yes, ma'am." Then they watched what was happening with the stargate.
"Sam, why did you say 'good luck and god speed?'" Cam asked.
Sam looked at him. "Every time SG1 went off world, General Hammond always said "SG1 you have a go. Good luck and god speed."
Cam nodded. "I understand."
Then the wormhole was formed.
"Take us in."
The Ori ships watched as the Hammond went through the gate. Then it shut down. The lead Ori ship jumped into hyperspace with the others following.
When the Hammond came through the gate, it shut down. Then the ship jumped into hyperspace, heading towards Earth.
A few hours later, the Hammond came out of hyperspace. They saw another ship in Earth's orbit. Sam was on the bridge. She smiled when she saw Earth.
"Colonel, we are being hailed."
"On screen." Then a face appeared.
"Colonel Carter, welcome back."
"Thank you, Colonel."
"How did it go with the first attack?"
"Seventy-three ships were destroyed. Over two hundred were damaged."
"At least it's a start. We are going to be following the Wraith to their next stop. Have you got the coordinance?"
"Yes, I'm sending them to you now along with a game plan."
"Game plan?"
Sam smiled. She typed on her laptop. Then she looked up at the Colonel. "Yes, Colonel, a game plan."
The Colonel looked down at his screen and raised his eye brows. Then he looked up at Sam. "Why behind the ships, Colonel?"
"To destroy their engines, which will also destroy all power on their ships. Thus no shields."
He thought about it and gave Sam a nod. "Good plan. Where did you think of a plan like that, Colonel?"
Sam smiled. "How do you think the old and new SG1 beat the marines in the paint ball games a few months back?"
"Ah. How about next time, both ships are Earth bound we have a paint ball game, Colonel?"
"Your on, Colonel, and the losers will have to go and pick up the remaining stranded Icarus crew."
"You're joking?"
"Nope. As for the game, Colonel, twelve on each team. Same rank."
"OK, but how are you going to convince General O'Neill?"
Sam smiled. "I've got my secret ways. Leave that to me."
"I'm sure you do, Colonel. Take care."
"You too, Colonel." Then the screen went blank.
They watched the Oddesy jump into hyperspace. Sam then spoke to General Landry for a few minutes before the Hammond returned to area fifty-one's underground bunker.
Once it was there, Sam and the crew started doing checks before leaving for three days off. Sam was the last one off the ship. She and her crew left area fifty- one and she used one of the jets to fly to Peterson Air Force base.
Once there, an airman drove her home. When she arrived home, she thanked the airman before he drove away. She walked up the path, pulling her house keys out. The front door swung open causing Sam to jump.
"Jack!" She walked in and dropped her bags as Jack closed and locked the door behind her. Then they hugged and kissed.
"How did you know I was home?"
"Hank called me." Then they kissed again.
"Oh."
"Come on. You look tired."
"I am."
Jack picked up her bags and walked down to their bedroom with Sam following him.
"How did it go with the Wraith?"
"I'll tell you about it at the briefing. At the moment all I want right now is my husband and a comfortable bed."
"I can handle that."
Once in the bedroom and the bags in a corner, Jack pulled Sam towards him and they kissed.
"You know. I'm not tired right now," Jack said with a twinkle in his eye.
"Well then, General, I should do something about that." Then she gave him a kiss.
They took each others clothes off and got into bed where they kissed and made passionate love before falling asleep in each others arms.
Later that afternoon, they walked into the SGC. Everyone noticed that Jack was grinning when they saw him. Then they saw Sam and they all understood why he was happy. They walked into the briefing room to see Hank, Dr. Rush, Colonel Young, and Colonel Davis from the pentagon along with other top brass.
"Afternoon Jack. Colonel."
"Hank." Then they walked over to their seats and sat down.
"OK. Shall we get started, Dr. Rush?" Jack asked.
They spent all afternoon talking about the Ori and the Wraith. When it was Sam's turn, she told them about the first attack and the results from it as well as the plans for the second attack. By the time she finished, they were all pleased but still concerned that the Wraith would catch on to them using the same plans at each of their stop over points.
"I know that, sir. I've already started working on other ideas for each jump the hives make."
"What is your next plan for the Wraith, Colonel?"
"I'm still working on it, General. If my calculations are right, the Odessy and the Ori ships are already at the next stop. The Wraith ships should be there in ten minutes."
"How long before they reach the next coordinance?" The chief of staff asked.
"Eighteen hours, sir."
"Will you have a new plan by then, Colonel Carter?"
"Yes, sir."
"General O'Neill, what did you do with the Ancient ship?" The chief of staff asked.
"I sent it to Atlantis, sir. Once there, Colonel Carter will be leading a team to make repairs on the ship, while Daniel here will be gathering all the data from the ship's logs. Once everything is done, there will be a team on the ship with five personnel who have the gene. As for who's going to be in charge, I haven't decided that yet, sir."
"What will the team be called and what will they be doing?"
"The team will be called, Destroy crew and they will be checking out the planets that the Destiny has already visited."
"That could take years, General."
"I know that, General, but they won't be going alone. Some of the Ori ships will be going as well. There will be some personnel from here going with them to gather data."
"How long will they be away, General?"
"It's an eight month tour. Then they will return home and the next lot will be taking there place. As for food and drink, one of our ships will be in the galaxy to drop off supplies once a month."
"Have you spoken to the IOA about this?"
"Not yet, General, but I will when I return to Washington."
"Keep me apprised. Is there anything else?"
Everyone looked at each other.
"What will happen with Colonel Telford's court martial, General?" Dr. Rush asked.
"The Colonel's court martial was canceled until your return. Now that you are home, I have no idea when the court case will start, Doctor."
"Excuse me, General. Colonel Telford's court case is next Thursday," Colonel Davis said.
"Thank you, Colonel. Give Dr. Rush and Colonel Young the information."
"Yes, sir."
"Good, if there is nothing else..." He looked around the room before standing up. The others also stood up and walked out of the briefing room.
"That sure was fun," Jack said to Sam.
"You were bored."
"Well, you know me."
Sam smiled. "Yes, I do. Come on. Let's go home."
"After you, Colonel." Sam giggled as she walked towards the door with a bit more sway in her hips.
"Damn you, Sam," he muttered. Then he looked over to see Hank in the doorway with a grin on his face.
"Not a word, Hank. Not a word."
"I didn't say a thing. See you tomorrow, Jack." Then he gave him a wink before walking into his office.
Jack shook his head before walking out of the briefing room to see Sam waiting for him at the elevators.
"So, what would you like for dinner, Sam?"
"Hmm... pizza, beer, and you."
"Hmm. I like the way you think, Sam." He flicked his eyebrows at her just as the doors opened. They stepped in and the doors closed.