A/N: Okay thanks everyone for hanging in there with me... I've been busy with classes and exams! Here's a little something I have written, I don't know when I'll be able to add more to this story. Hopefully (or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it) by the middle of next week I'll have some more!

I know some of you may be a bit discouraged at the speed of this story, but it takes time to develop a plot that is believable (well as much as can be considering I'm crossing two non-fiction worlds!)

"Carter, why don't you explain to them what we do here?"

"Yes sir. What have you told them so far?"

"That we save the world," he helpfully told her.

"That's it?" Jack O'Neill merely smiled back. "Riiight… thanks for the introduction sir," she flashed him a coy smile before she stood back and started her presentation. "Did you all witness what happened down below?"

"Yeah, what was that?" Robbie asked.

"That was a Stargate. It is a piece of alien technology that was created by the Ancients millions of years ago. The St-"

"Aliens?" Ding asked from his post. "Like little green aliens with big black eyes?"

Jack couldn't help himself, "Actually they're not green, they're gray… very nice the Asgard are…"

Sam tried to contain her smile, "General O'Neill is referring to the Asgard, an ally of ours. Most of the individuals we have encountered though have a human form. In fact, Teal'c is from a planet called Chulack." Teal'c turned to the others at the table and slowly nodded his head once. They all stared intently at Teal'c for several seconds before Sam continued with her presentation. "As I was saying, the Stargate is capable of transporting objects across the galaxy to other Stargates that are a part of a vast network set up by the Ancients. The Stargate is able to allow for near instantaneous travel across the galaxy by creating a stable wormhole to a receiving Stargate that we dial to."

Over the next two hours Sam filled them in on the history of the Stargate and went into the physics behind it, much to O'Neill's dismay but to Tony and Robbie's pleasure. Halfway through the presentation, Daniel limped into the conference room and provided them with information from an anthropological point of view.

When Sam and Daniel had finished their presentation, those recently introduced to the work of the SGC sat (or in the case of the detail, stood) in silence as they let the information further sink in. It wasn't every day that one found out that there were aliens out there and that there was even one sitting at the end of the table with them!

"How long have you known about this Jack?"

President Ryan looked over at his wife, "We've known about it for a week."

"We?" Cathy asked as she looked over at her husband's best friend and Vice President. Robbie shook his head and shrugged his shoulders as he waited to hear his response.

"General Hammond and Arnie briefed me and Andrea on the Stargate program last week."

Robbie and Tony's eyes went wide, "Arnie knew about this?" Roy and Kevin looked over at Andrea as they recalled that she hadn't been anywhere near as shocked as they were through out the presentation.

"Yeah… Apparently Arnie, General Hammond and a Major Davis have been running the SGC from DC without anyone's knowledge."

Tony turned and looked over at the Pentagon man sitting next to him, "How the hell have you done that without my knowledge?"

General Hammond steeled himself before making his response, he'd been expecting this question, much as he and Arnie had anticipated it when briefing the President. "Mr. Secretary, I sincerely do apologize for the deceit and side stepping I have had to do at the Pentagon to keep this place running, but Arnie and I decided it was in the best interest of all those involved that we do so. The Stargate Program is funded by Project Bluebook, have you heard of it?"

Tony looked over at Robby, who used to be a J-3 (Assistant to the Joint Chiefs) during the previous President's tenure, and more recently Tony's operations no-bullshit man. Robbie shook his head, "I've never heard of it."

"The Project is very well hidden… And to be honest Mr. Vice President, I'm glad to hear that you've never heard of it."

"Excuse me General?" he asked in a slightly threatening tone.

Hammond didn't even flinch, a slightly annoyed former Admiral and current Vice President was nothing compared to facing a few Goa'uld! "Knowledge of the SGC has been tightly controlled in Washington D.C. Previously it had been limited to the President, his Chief of Staff, the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs, a few members of the Senate Armed Forces Oversight Committee, and the liaison between the SGC and the Pentagon. All meetings are held in closed rooms and everyone is forbidden from discussing any of it with anyone on their staff, sir. Now that you are all aware of what goes on down here, you can understand why… We'll be holding you all to the same standards as well."

Tony was about to say something but was interrupted by the President, "And I agree with him. I know how important it is to keep certain things from becoming public knowledge, this trumps every single thing I have done with the CIA."

Everyone around the table nodded their heads in understanding. They all remembered the fiasco with the two reporters who had ambushed him on live TV and revealed classified information from his days as a CIA analyst.

No one more than John Clark understood the vitality of keeping certain classified operations a secret, in thirty years with the Agency he had done too many covert operations to not understand that. He enjoyed his privacy and wished for the sake of those here, who risked their lives every day they went through the Stargate to defend this planet, that they would be able to continue to do their duty and not be distracted by the media.

Tony nodded his head at the President, "Yes sir," as everyone else also nodded their heads in acceptance.

"Now that you have been informed, Mr. Secretary, I'll be briefing you and the Joint Chiefs on a regular basis."

"I also want regular updates," Ryan stated.

"Yes, Mr. President."

"Well…" Jack started, "now that we got the history out of the way, you guys want a tour of this place?"

"Excellent idea Jack," the president responded as he began to stand up, which was accompanied by everyone else standing up with him.

Jack smiled and looked over at Sam, "Did you hear that Carter?"

"Excuse me, sir?" she asked as she looked at him with a confused expression.

He grinned even wider as he replied, "The President of the United States just said I had an excellent idea!"

Sam tried hard to hide the smirk that was spreading across her face, "Congratulations sir… I knew you had it in you!"

General Hammond merely nodded his head and smiled as he watched the banter between his two best people. The others watched on with curious eyes at this interaction between two Air Force officers.

"Hey! I'm not the one who has 'dumb ideas'!" he countered back.

Sam smiled and bit back a retort, she didn't know how far she could push the envelope in the presence of the President, Vice President, and the Secretary of Defense. Daniel however felt no such inhibitions. "Yes, but, Jack, who calls on her for her so called 'dumb ideas'?"

Jack glared at his best friend, he wasn't going to answer him.

But Teal'c was, "The Asgard."

Daniel beamed with pride as he turned to his teammate, "Exactly! And would you like to explain to everyone here who the Asgard are?"

"Teal'c don't answer that! That has nothing do with this discussion!" Jack warned.

Teal'c looked over at his friend and raised his eyebrow before turning away and looking at President Ryan. "I believe it has everything do with this discussion O'Neill. The Asgard are the most advanced race of beings in the universe. They have relied upon ColonelCarter many times to save themselves and their home planet."

O'Neill was about to say something when he heard his old friends chuckle. Cathy spoke before her husband, "Jack give it up! As much as I love my husband and think how smart he is, a 'dumb idea' in these Asgard's mind is a lot more of a compliment than an 'excellent idea' from him," she said as she pointed at her husband.

"Yeah, but-"

"Jack, just admit it! She's a hell of a lot smarter than you are!"

Sam grinned, "Thank you Mr. President! I'm glad someone around here appreciates me, sir."

Jack raised his voice, "Hey I appreciate you being around here Carter! I know for a fact that this place wouldn't function without you!" Jack smiled at the compliment he gave his favorite scientist.

Sam was still having her fun though, "Is that why you are always ordering me off the base, sir?" she asked him sweetly.

Jack opened his mouth to speak but found he had no response to that. It was the truth after all, he just wished it would never come back and bite him in the ass! "Yeah… well… Damnit!" Jack grinned as he shook his head at the Colonel and conceded defeat as he began to lead them on a tour of the base.

Daniel leaned over to Teal'c as they followed, "Two more points for Sam."

TBC