COMETH THOR
Suddenly a bright flash lit up the room. When it vanished, standing there was the short, slender gray form of Thor.
"I put in a call to them before I came here," Jacob confirmed.
"Ok…," O'Neil began. Hel still was stupefied on how little the diminutive alien bore resemblance to his namesake. If Thor hadn't proved his valor on many occasions already, it would be comical. It still was, a little. But their knowledge, technology and firepower would undoubtedly come in handy here. No doubt their speedy ships would. Besides…O'Neil had a soft spot for the little guy.
"Given the severity of the situation, we have three Asgard ships standing by in orbit," Thor said. "We are ready to take you to any necessary location to help deal with the problem."
"We could put the Prometheus on standby as well," General Hammond said, referring to Earth's single starship, built on a salvaged Asgard design.
"I don't think that's such a good idea, sir," Jack thought out loud, "In case this totally goes belly up, the Prometheus is all you've got for defense, and…"
"Evacuation?" Daniel said softly.
"Don't jinx the works," O'Neil said sharply.
"What is the plan, sir?" Samantha Carter asked, her face grave.
"Well, the way I see it, is we have two serious problems," O'Neal said. "This Darkwhatever is recruiting forces at an ungodly rate. Tanith is being a busy boy."
Teal'c silently sneered.
"And we have the Blackgate planet, which we can't safely access through the Stargate. So we have Thor and his Rocket Rangers to give us a ride."
"That's risky, taking Asgard ships into this. We can't let Tanith and his forces take that technology," Carter said, "That would put the galaxy at too great a risk."
"We are prepared to immediately destroy our own vessels, should that become a possibility," Thor said in his usual unruffled manner. "We must help. We even have more ships on standby, should they be needed."
"Thank you, Thor," General Hammond said, "Now, do you address both problems at once, or one at a time?"
O'Neil traded looks with Jacob Carter, "We have exact coordinates of the infected Goa'uld ships," Jacob confirmed, "Reports indicate they aren't leaving soon, as it's a major concentration point for Ba'al's forces. The Tok'ra think that Tanith is gorging himself on Ba'al's forces. Whether he wishes to extend that move to the other System Lords or use Ba'al's forces to leverage power, we don't know."
"So, we have an expanding…infection destabilizing the System Lord situation, meaning the other System Lords are moving to destroy Tanith's forces," Hammond observed.
"And getting infected themselves," Samantha Carter said. "Sir, it's essential we cut off the infection before it becomes overwhelming, whatever Tanith elects to do. We must destroy any Stargates he has his hands on."
"Ok, how many Stargates does he have?", O'Neil asked.
Jacob closed his eyes, then opened them. After a flash, the voice of Selmac, the Tok'ra symbiote spoke, "He has the one in one of his captured Motherships. The System Lords have gotten the word out to the others, as have the Asgard. As many Gates as possible are being activated to prevent an infiltration through that route."
"But, it's only a matter of time before he finds an unprotected Gate," Daniel said. "It hasn't happened yet. The Gates in use and the pressing System Lords are keeping Tanith occupied. But given time…"
"Well, the bastard isn't giving us any time, so let's take away his," Jack barked. "Sir, permission to round up as many SG assault teams as I can, hook up with Thor and his buddies and go kick Tanith's ass?"
"Permission granted," General Hammond said, "Good hunting, Jack."