"Lt. Boomer, These writing that I found on PJ25x2? Can you understand them?" Jackson asked.

"It is the written in the atlantian dialect of kobolian". Boomer was excited about this because it meant that the fleet was headed in the write direction. "It appears to be a memorial of some type either there was a battle of some importance or a calamity." Boomer mused a little more on the subject "must have happened on that planet or in surrounding space."

"Would like to come with us to area 51 according to Mr. Ryan the ship that is there has writings very similar to these that I found?"

"They won't let me go back to my people why do think they will let me come to this area 51?" Boomer was a bit miffed that they would not let him return through the stargate.

"You helped me understand this you might be able to help us with the Atlantis, from what I have been briefed there best trained linguists are having difficulty with it. You might be the only one that can make heads or tails of which button to press to make it go."

"Right now my only concern is that Starbuck got back to the Galactica just fine and I can not know that from here. You have to understand what I am going through."



Sam was programming the broad range satellite phone that SG-1 & 3 were planning on using to contact the Galactica. What made this phone special is that it was equipped with a digital flat panel and camera for audio, visual and data feeds. She was making the necessary adjustments to the equipment to broadcast on alpha channel. She just finished programming the decryption algorithm and was about to run a test on the equipment to simulate a live transmit and receive from her test rig. Sam was milady surprised that the signal would be transmitting in the 9 Terra hertz range. She didn't think those frequencies were efficient for communications. Boomers reason for her literal surprised her, when he told her that communications in that range propagate from ground to deep space lot better than standard communication channels and was much more complicated to break the encryption and that was why it was reserved for alpha communication between battlestars. Sam flipped on the transmitter and brought up the hailing message that would display the unit flag of the SGC across the audio screen for testing. She was fine tuning the signal when a connection was confirmed and the screen with the kobolian characters started flashing on the screen flashing a warning in some form of script, she did not understand, that appeared to be cycling through a list of symbols. Sam panicked and called Jackson and Boomer to her lab.

"It appears to be some type of warning it is asking for some type of info name of tribe or 13 tribes" Jackson wasn't quite to sure on his translation.

"It is asking for a password, and that looks like a hint. Try atlantian that was the name of the 13th tribe of man".

Jackson tried the name but nothing happened it still kept counting down Boomer was looking at the symbols and in his native tongue spoke atlantian and the count down ceased and brought up a menu with a lot more options on it. Boomer quickly when to the status screen and it immediately started detailing information about the computer that Sam appeared to have logged into by mistake. The registry came on screen. Boomer was quickly applying the translation matrix that he helped Jackson and Sam develop. He was quickly learning about their computer systems they were almost similar to the colonial systems but far more advanced by several orders of magnitude. The information quickly was displayed.



Battlestar Atlantis

Leviathan class

Standing by:



"I can load the translation matrix into the battlestars systems from here it should make it easier for anyone to learn about the system and translate the database." Boomer offered.

"Do it!" The sound came from behind him from General Hammond and followed by the president there were coming down to the lab to find out how soon the teams would be ready for there first contact mission. They were both impressed that they were able to come up with an active translation that could be used on the Atlantis and with the colonials.

Boomer quickly started the upload and executed the translation matrix on of the ships computer controlled functions. The president approached the terminal "How are you hooked up to the Atlantis it shouldn't vulnerable to this type of breach in security?"

" It's the alpha com channel for battlestars it goes back farther than colonial history every Battlestar ever made responded to alpha channel it looks like the commander of the Atlantis tied the communication system directly to the computer before the Battlestar was abandoned." Replied boomer.

"What can you tell me about a leviathan class battlestar?"

"It's pre-colonial I know that much? However the specifics I can't give you maybe Commander Apollo could tell more."