As Jack and Sam beamed down onto Heliopolis, they were surprised to see that it looked beautiful. The stone was now polished, the walls were decorated with art, and the buildings were back to their former glory. Jack stepped forward and was surprised when the doors slid open for him. Thor smiled and walked ahead of him and into the large chamber.
Daniel and Teal'c appeared behind them and Daniel almost jumped up and down when he saw several of the holographic devices along one wall. He ran over to the first one and was surprised to find all the information in English. He waved Sam over and showed her the device.
Jack smiled and followed Thor through another door and found himself back in the room they had found the first time they had arrived. Though the gate was there the whole roomed seemed different. It was back to its former glory he guessed. He saw through one door what seemed to be living quarters. Then as he passed a door, it opened for him and inside he saw several puddle jumpers and two larger craft.
Teal'c stopped Thor and asked him "Thor what all is in this place? When we were here before, there were no ships, or any of this splendor."
Thor smiled and handed a small device to Teal'c. He pressed the middle button and a map appeared. It seemed that the area they had explored was only a small faction of the city. It had several areas that were labs and areas for each of the species where they could gather.
As Teal'c was looking at the map, Ataneus and Chris walked in through the door. Then Thor, Ataneus, and Chris sat at the middle table and gestured for Jack to join them.
When Jack sat, Thor pulled a map of the galaxy that showed what Gau'ld held what territories and what planets were protected. Then it showed the cloaked Asgard ships throughout the galaxy. They seemed far to few against the Gau'ld ships.
Chris stood and said, "We have a bigger threat than I thought. It seems the Gau'ld have gathered at Dakara. Their fleets also seemed to be reinforced somehow. Thor we have enough ships to fight, but I am afraid that we have to few to win. We need to hide what we have for a couple of months while we use Asgard platforms and Earth to construct ships. We have the plans for you of our weapons. We made the mistake last time of not sharing weapons information and it led to a severe unbalancing of this alliance. We would have had the upper hand any time it broke apart and that was not right." Chris then handed two objects to Thor and three to Jack.
Thor accepted them and then handed Jack another two objects. He then said, "Chris, I shall return to see that all platforms are resurrected and put back to work. Can you go with Sam, Jack, Daniel, and Teal'c back to Earth to show them your processing facilities in Antarctica and to let them gather their things for their stay here?"
When Thor said this, Jack asked, " What are you talking about here Thor? Who said we were staying here?"
Thor smiled and said, " Well, O'Neill I figured Daniel and Sam would want to stay since they are still immersed in the knowledge device we installed for them. That information is being updated as we speak and some of it you will need. Also I figured Chris could give you and Teal'c a course on their ships after Teal'c gets the gene needed implanted in him."
At this Jack was surprised and readily agreed. Thor and Ataneus then bade goodbye and beamed back to their ships to do what they needed. Chris stood and waved for Jack and Teal'c to follow him. They then entered the hangar bay where a dozen puddle jumpers and two cruisers were parked. Chris walked over to one of the cruisers and stepped inside and the door opened for him. He then guided them to the bridge and activated the ship.
Jack then moved forward and took control from Chris as the ship rose out of the roof. Chris had copilot control and explained the controls to Jack. Jack then took the cruiser up into the atmosphere and did what Chris told him. He learned about the engines, the weapons, what the ship could do, and several other technologies installed on the cruiser.
When Chris was satisfied with what Jack had learned, Teal'c took over and went through the same training Jack had. When they finished, Chris then parked the cruiser back in the city and they left.
Jack said, " Well Chris this has all been great. I never thought anything like this could happen. I guess we should get settled and grab Sam and Daniel to get back to Earth. "
As Jack, Chris, and Teal'c walked off to find Daniel and Sam they had no idea what was in store for them and what this adventure would do for Earth.
I need longer reviews and a beta reader people. I know this isn't a high priority story but I am going to keep writing it. The next couple chapters are going to be kind of shippy, so stay away if you don't want to read them. Thanks a lot