CH 152
On Sunday afternoon Kate said her good byes to Mike and the kids since she was taking a taxi to the air port knowing it will be a few weeks before she see them again. It was late afternoon when she arrived at Watson bay navy academy.
Once she found her room she unpack her things before leaving to go into town to have dinner as well do some shopping before returning back to her room at the academy.
The next morning she walk down and into one of the three class room where she would be studying for the next four months. When her first class started they waited for the instructor to arrive when he did the class stood at attention and saluted which he did in return
"At easy, sit down" they all sat down.
Kate recognised the instructor from one of the classes she took few years ago and had corrected him three times.
"I'm captain Johnson, over the next four months I'll be testing you all on different cases" he said looking around then room till he saw Kate who gave him a small smile.
Then he carry on talking as he past put folders to the ones in front of the class who past them to the ones behind them and so forth till every one got there folders and books. At the end of the class every one walk out since they got an hour before the start of there next class.
Kate waited till she the last one to leave "lieutenant McGregor"
"Captain Johnson sir"
"I was shock to see your name on the list, you sure have come along way lieutenant"
"Yes sir" then he saw her metals
"Star of Courage when did you received that"
"Few days ago sir from the governor general and fleet command"
"For what lieutenant"
"Saving patrol boat and stop a natural disaster"
"From what"
"bombs sir. A group of men manage to get a bomb on a patrol boat. I was able figure out what they were up to sir and the boat that the men was on was heading towards a ship carrying nuclear wastes. If you want to know about it sir it in my report"
"I'll look into it lieutenant"
"Yes sir"
"I hope you won't be spending the next four months studying lieutenant" Kate smile
"i won't be sir, my family going to be flying down here for the odd weekend"
"I see your married"
"Yes sir, you might know him commander Mike Flynn"
"your married to mighty mike Flynn" Kate smile
"Yes sir we got three children"
"I heard a rumor that he got married but didn't know who to"
"Now you know sir"
"He a commander, I suppose he on Hammersley" Kate smile
"no sir lieutenant commander Steve Coburn is the captain Now. Mike is at NAVCOM with commander Steve Marshal"
"your joking mighty mike gave up Hammersley that a shocker" Kate laugh
"He did for the family"
"and where were you before coming here?" Kate smile
"I'm excursive officer on Hammersley sir" Johnson look at Kate in shock
"your on Hammersley"
"Yes sir three years"
"I suppose if you get promoted you will take over command"
"May be sir, it not up to me"
"that true, I better get going got a meeting in fifteen minutes"
"sorry for holding you up sir"
"It alright lieutenant, see you tomorrow"
"Yes sir" they walk out of the class room and went there separate ways.
The next morning the Hammersley crew wondering who Kate temporary replacement going to be. When they say the staff car stop and two people got out they recognised Mike and smile
"sir this is a surprise" buffer said walking over to shake Mike hand
"I'm here to interduce to every one your temporary XO" the crew stop what they were doing and walk over to where buffer is.
"Lieutenant Terri Parker this is buffer, charge, swain, two dads, spider, bomber"
"Ma'am" they all said
"This is the Hammersley crew." She look at them then turn to Mike
"thank you for interducing me to some of the Hammersley crew sir"
"Remember what I said"
"Yes sir" then Steve walk onto the wharf
"Lieutenant Parker lieutenant commander Coburn"
"sir" they saluted each other
"Lieutenant, welcome to Hammersley. Bomber care to show the lieutenant here to her cabin"
"Yes sir, this way ma'am" the lieutenant follow bomber onto Hammersley.
"Ma'am what shall I call you, every one called me bomber"
"Lieutenant or ma'am"
"You don't have a nick name ma'am"
"No I do not"
"ok" bomber show the lieutenant her cabin
"Here is it ma'am"
"thank you" she walk in closing the door behind her. Bomber look at the close door in shock then return back to what she was doing before.
Three hours later Hammersley left fort for a month patrol with there temporary XO.
In Washington DC Jack was talking to Sam who was on the Hammond about the letter he open that morning.
"Jack what wrong"
"Get to Icarus base quickly as you can. They are in trouble"
"what sort of trouble. No know knows about the base"
"Well Lucian alliance dose."
"how do you know it them and about the attack...letter"
"Yes. I know who the leak is and will be dealing with it soon"
"alright we will change course and head there way. What else did the letter say"
"I'll tell you when you return"
"Jack"
"Hammersley"
Sam look at her screen and remember the Australian navy patrol boat name and what ever it is they must be in trouble or some one close to the crew.
"alright Jack we will talk when I return"
"Ok let me know when you reach Icarus. I'll send a message for them to start packing"
"Ok, I will"
"god speed and I love you" he said smiling which she did in return
"i love you to, give kids a hug and kiss from me"
"will do" then the link was cut.
Jack sat back in his chair picking up his pen and twisting it in his fingers when there was a knock on the door. Jack look up "General sir, you wanted to see me"
"Yes come in colonel Telford, we going to have a chat, please close the door and sit down" the colonel did what Jack asked him to do.
They talk for ten minutes when Telford stood up at Jack order. Then jack pulled a stone out of his pocket and spoke into it "Thor beam up when your ready, he all yours"
"sir" Telford said then he was gone in a bright light. Jack put the stone on his desk then he pick up a file and open it and started reading it.
Ten hours later The Hammond came out of hypo space hear Icarus planet where there secret base is. Sam spoke to Dr rush when she saw him on screen
"colonel Cater this is a surprise"
"Dr Rush have you received a message from General O'Neill"
"no why"
"Lucian alliance knows about the base, they heading this way. We don't have much time. Tell every one to start packing for an evacuation"
"How much time we got senator Armstrong and his daughter here"
"Yes I know. Tell every one to to pack up and return to earth now"
"Look I have not received any orders or word from general O'Neill" Sam frond
"I'll talk to general O'Neill, Carter out" then the link was cut.
Sam turn to her left. "Lieutenant send a message to general O'Neill from home world security. Tell him that Dr rush did not received his evac orders"
"Yes ma'am" then she turn to a captain
"Captain let me know soon as any thing shows up on long rang scan"
"Yes ma'am" Sam waited patiently
"colonel Cater a message from Home world security."
"what did it say lieutenant"
"SGC unable to get a lock on Icarus base. Cause unknown sending orders. There a video message for Dr Rush ma'am"
"Get me Dr rush on line now"
"Yes ma'am" Sam waited then Dr Rush face appeared
"colonel Carter"
"Dr Rush I'm sending you General O'Neill video message. SGC been unable to dial Icarus base. Have you been dialing out at all Doctor"
"No we haven't. We been trying to dial out just before for our twenty four hour report in. We couldn't get a lock"
"Lucian alliance must of some how found a way to block the dialing program... lieutenant send down General O'Neill message"
"sending it now" Dr rush did some typing
"i got it" then he play it
"Dr Rush, this is General O'Neill. My orders is for you and every one on Icarus base to pack up and evacuation immediately. Colonel Carter will beam every one aboard if you can't dial out. Timing is important Dr and if an enemy show up. Set the self destruct. The enemy can not have that base at any cost" then the message stop.
Dr Rush look up at Sam "I'll inform every one now" then the link was cut.
Sam gave the orders so the crew will be per paired for every one on Icarus base to be beam aboard.
Three hours later "colonel we got incoming" Sam turn to the lieutenant who was on long rangers scans
"Can you identified who it is?"
"mother ships ma'am five of them. They will be in an hour" Sam turn to her left
"Sargent contact Icarus base"
"Yes ma'am" then a face appeared on screen
"colonel Cater"
"colonel Young we got to evacuate now, can you dial out"
"No Dr Rush been trying"
"alright get people in to groups of ten with containers in the gate room then send the signal, we start beaming up you got three minutes We got mother ships heading this way we got less than one hour" then the link was cut.
Every one on the base was packing every thing up quickly as they could since they received the order. When three minutes were up Sam received the signal
"Beam them up" then the first group appeared with boxes and bags.
Sam stood up from her seat "Welcome aboard the Hammond Senator Armstrong. Sargent show the senator and his daughter to the guest quarters"
"Yes ma'am"
"what going on here colonel"
"five mother ships heading this way, they not friendly sir"
Sam watch the crew pick up the containers and walk out of the rooms with them then the other who was beam up follow couple of the crew members to the dinning area. When every one was beam aboard including the stargate and the DHD.
Sam look at Dr Rush "We got ten minutes colonel"
"alright major set course for earth"
"Yes ma'am"
they look at the screen seeing the ship turn around just as the five mother ships come out of hypo space and started firing a pond the Hammond for ten seconds when the Hammond jump into hypo space
"Damage report" Sam waited for the report
"there none colonel the shields held"
"Good, Sargent let SGC know we come home with all Icarus crew and guests aboard"
"Yes ma'am"
Mean while the Lucian alliance crew ring down to the base and check it out to see it was abandoned. They were cheering that they got the base but the leader wasn't happy that the stargate wasn't there.
"Sir the self distrust been activated" a man said walking into the gate room where the leader is
"We got time"
"sorry sir there no time they must of change it"
"How much time" The leader saw the look on the guy face
"sorry sir"
then there was a big explosion from where the base was causing a shock wave and rocks leaving the planet heading all directions including hitting the five mother ship which cause them all to blow up from the damages since there shields was down cause by the shock way which damage some systems including shields.