Chapter 16: Trouble
Setting: Stargate Command Briefing Room, one week after Chapter 15
For a week now, it had been a calm time for once. The fleet had settled on the Alpha Site's planet and the Colonials had set up a temporary city about a mile from the Alpha Site base. There had been no word of the Cylons from any of the allies. Roslin and Tigh had met with the Pentagon and the President numerous times – the President was more the willing to take in the refugees. For once, everything was working out.
As O'Neill sat at the briefing room table with Doctor Jackson, Teal'c, President Roslin, and Commander Tigh, he sighed. They had been discussing the best way to integrate everyone into Earth's society. Colonel Mitchell was currently showing Apollo and Starbuck the F-302 and giving them an overview about how they worked. All of a sudden, a flash of light filled the room.
"Thor! Good buddy, how are you doing?" O'Neill was happy to see Thor. It had been a long time since the Asgard had contacted them.
"I am well O'Neill. But unfortunately, I do not come with good news."
"Well before you kill my buzz, I'd like to introduce President Laura Roslin and Colonel Saul Tigh from the 12 Colonies." Both of them were staring at the tiny naked alien with huge eyes.
"Yes, the High Council has been monitoring your contact with the Fleet. I am glad to see you are alright. But unfortunately, we have a problem O'Neill. The Cylons have entered our region of space."
O'Neill put his head into his hands. It was only a matter of time. Doctor Baltar told them the Cylons knew their position. "Do we know their destination?"
The small Asgard nodded. "We do. They are headed here, for Earth."
"Of course they are. How long till they get here?"
"We do have time. They seemed to be taking advantage of the amount of life in this region of the Galaxy. They've gone after the Goa'uld, the Tok'ra, even the Nox. None of them have been able to stop the Cylons."
O'Neill closed his eyes. "So they are wiping out the galaxy race by race? Just great."
Thor nodded again. "If they are not stopped, they will eventually reach Earth. If they succeed in destroying Earth, they should have control of the Milky Way with no resistance. Then it becomes of matter of them finding Atlantis and finding the Asgard."
"Don't worry Thor. It won't come to that. I better go brief the President."
"Very well O'Neill. I will return soon with news from the High Council."
Thor disappeared in a flash of light. O'Neill turned to Doctor Jackson and Teal'c. "T, go get Apollo and Starbuck and take them to the Alpha Site. Sit down the Commander Adama and Mr. Zarek and explain what's going on. Have Mitchell go with you. Daniel, I want you to contact Atlantis. See if they have any idea on what to do about this. We may need the Daedalus to come back. We need all we can get." He started to walk away and then turned around. "Oh, and T? Check on the progress of Hermes and let the Commander know the situation. We may need him soon enough. Tell him I am scrubbing his previous assignment and the protection of Earth is his new one for now."
With that, everyone departed. There was no telling how long before Earth's fate was in their hands yet again.