1: Dawn Of Thunder
Third Edition
Author: chaoseternus

When Earth is threatened, the USA and the UK join forces to protect our world…with help from an old friend.

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Chapter 7
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Thundersdawn3 days later

The Captain and Exec hurried from the bridge and headed towards the docking ports. Not one, but two category 'A' passengers were now arriving for a perfect simultaneous docking. One left from Colorado Springs , one from ST Athan, both were more than capable of calculating the odds of simultaneous dockings occurring (when they weren't set-up) but she knew who would get the answer first, and it wouldn't be Samantha Carter. The Exec turned off down a separate corridor to meet Major Carter, the Captain hurried on, seeing her destination ahead, the airlocks already cycling, preparing to open.

Soon, the passengers started to come through, mostly transfers heading for the mining station project. She waited nervously; one of the design team was here.

Soon a young girl comes through the airlock, looking at most fifteen. The Captain hurries forward, smiling as she pictured Carters face once she found out who their 'expert' was.

"Welcome aboard, I'm…"

"Captain Peters! A mutual friend told me all about you." her eyes momentarily glazed over, then she snapped back to the present "He's showing off a load of his paintings at the moment, his Italian Exhibition he calls it, 55 paintings and he still hasn't visited."

Peters was amused, "Does he ever go somewhere he paints?"

"True."

The Exec arrived at the airlock just as Carter left it, a small group of SGC engineers and scientists following behind her. This wasn't a 1-4, 1-5 or even the delayed 1-6 series craft, this was an SGC shuttle. He quickly motioned the guards to their posts in front of the air lock then greeted Carter.

"Welcome to Her Majesty's SpaceDock 1, Thundersdawn"

"Thanks, what's the status of the Prometheus?"

"Sealed in Dry-dock 2, gravity is off in that section, but we were able to pump atmosphere in, there don't appear to be any kind of contaminants leaking from Prometheus, but we are monitoring. Her reactor is cold, and all systems are shut down. You should be able to work without full spacesuits, though you will be required to wear basic protection and air"

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SGC

Hammond was in a much better mood, he managed to convince his superiors of the inevitability of Thundersdawn and by extension the United Kingdom getting a good look at Prometheus technologies, a task made easier when it was agreed Carter could look at the Zero Point Generators, a technology that Carter pretty much said she would believe once she saw it, for once with the complete agreement of the Tok'ra, who didn't believe Earth capable of developing such advanced technologies, the Prometheus's survivors had arrived and most were out of the infirmary already, the others would not be far behind them, and even better, Kinsey had cancelled an appointment with him. That alone was enough to make his day.

A knock sounded at his door "Enter."

"Sir, Carter is on the radio for you."

"Coming."

He moved quickly down to the control room and the radio.

"Carter, you're early, any problems?"

"Sir, I just got a look at the Zero Point Generators, and they are genuine sir, it will take me a while to understand all the maths behind them but they are genuine."

"That's good news Carter, our Naquadah use was getting a little high."

"I just met their expert sir, you are not going to believe this………."