Reese's sister

by soldatj

HUZZAH AN UPDATE Ranma falls into a different spring at Jusenkyo. It seems that the replicator creator's older sister drowned there long ago. Now the SGC is worried about a new replicator threat.

3. Family reunion

I own nothing of what is wrote here all characters and such belongs to those that came up with the idea first.

I am not the best in putting thoughts into words, so any criticism either good or bad is welcome.

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Ranma was sitting off to the side of the bridge waiting for Thor to finish towing them to Hala. `None of these rouge replicators had better of harmed Reese, if they did not a single one will leave this planet alive. ` While she was fretting over her sister, she didn't notice Jonas Quinn come up to her.

"Hi, I'm Jonas Quinn; I don't think we've been properly introduced yet. If it makes any difference I'm sorry on what the SGC has put you through. If I had been around at the time, I would have tried to come to a more peaceful solution."

"Ya I'm sure you would have, I've seen how you guys look at me especially Jack. You just see me as some sort of plague, to be eliminated as quickly as possible. But what makes you the authority of the galaxy, what gives you the right to commit genocide. I'm sure you would have done what you could, but then they would have told you to kill me, and you would have. By the way what happened to Daniel, at least he wasn't as bad as some of these people?"

"He died not too long ago from radiation poisoning. SG-1 came to my planet, and there was a problem with an experiment; Daniel sacrificed himself to save my people. I guess I'm here to honor his memory."

Before more could be said, Thor beamed onto the bridge. "We are approaching the planet, I will leave you here. Your ship is sufficiently primitive that the replicators should leave it alone." Turning to Ranma; "You might want to leave your ship here. The replicators below might attack if the sense more that are not under their control. I wish you all luck in this endeavor." With that he beamed away and his ship started pulling away.

When the other four people on the bridge look at Ranma she sighs, "Fine just give me a moment." Her eyes glaze for a split moment, and the spider ship disengages from the hull. "Happy? Can we go down to the planet now?"

As the ship began its decent, a violent shudder ran through the ship as it passed through the time dilation barrier. They were entering the atmosphere when Carter spoke up from her station, "Sir I'm picking up another ship approaching us, and it seems to be scanning us. Probably to see if we have technology they want. It's braking off and resuming its original course, I guess we're ok now." The Prometheus continued its landing unhindered, and came to rest near the only structure on the planet.

"Ok everyone lets go, Carter you have a time dilation device to fix." As they were leaving the bridge Jack moves over to Teal'c. "If the girl looks like she might be a threat, or if it tries to join these replicators. I want you to put it down permanently, we don't need another threat running around." As they exited the ship their boots sounded against metal, bending down Cater examined the ground.

"Sir they're replicator blocks, millions upon millions of them."

Ranma reached down and put her hand to the blocks, and sent out her senses. "The blocks are dozens of meters thick and cover the entire planet. If they ever got out I don't think much could stop them."

"All the more reason to get the device working again then." Commented Jack, as he set off for the structure. They came up to the building and noticed that is was composed of more blocks. Inside at the head of the room was what they guessed to be the time dilation device. "Carter, start working on that, fix it before we're noticed."

As Carter started working on the device five figures came around the corner. "Stop what you are doing to that."

Guns were brought to bear on the figures at the sound, O'Neill questioned those before them. "Who are you? How did you get here?"

One of the figures stepped forward and said, "We are Replicators." With that statement all four members of SG-1 opened fire on them. The bullets just passed right through their bodies, with no damage being done. The one that spoke came forward, and extended his has to O'Neill. "I am First leader of us, and you are?"

"Colonel Jack O'Neill," Jack said as he put his hand out, but instead of taking his hand First reached up and stuck his hand into Jack's forehead. Before the others could react the other replicators rushed forward and did the same, with Second sticking her hand in Ranma.

With a start Jack came back to conciseness, as he looked around he saw that he was back on the bridge of the Prometheus. The other members of SG-1 were also present, though Ranma was missing. "Ok sound off, who's hurt."

"Doing fine sir," came Carters answer.

"I'm ok," Jonas replied.

"I am unharmed," Teal'c responded.

"Carter what happened?"

"It appears that they were able to enter our minds, and scour it for information. What an interesting ability."

"So any idea what happened to our replicator companion?" Jack asked as he got to his feet.

"I guess that they found out it was a replicator like them, they will probably take it apart to see what new technology it has."

"Then they get stronger great, I knew it was trouble to let it come."

"What are you people doing? Yes she is a replicator, but she is still a teenage girl. She has been more than understanding with us, and our hate of her kind. She came to us for help, and we treat her like she is some kind of disease. But if she can help us first then by all means use her, then kill her." Jonas complained to the others, as he headed for the door he noticed on of the replicators standing there.

"Hello, I am Fifth. I am sorry for the discomfort you experienced, but you have been invited to dinner."

"Dinner, where did you get food, you are all robots and don't need it?" Asked Jack as he looked at Fifth.

"We saw that you had a large quantity of food in your stores, we took some in order to serve you a meal."

Jonas spoke up at this point, "We came with a girl in our group. Why is she not here with us?"

"Ah yes, the one you call Ranma. She was different, she is like us; but not made from us. We are currently trying to find out where she came from."

"You won't find out where from you collective she was made, she was made with her sister Reese your creator."

"Either way we will find out what she knows soon enough, will you join us for dinner?" Fifth said as he turned and headed off the bridge.

"This makes things much more complicated," stated Jack. "We need a new plan now, Carter any ideas on what to do?"

"It seems that these human replicators are in control of the others. If we could take them out it would slow down the others." Carter replied as she thought on the problem.

"Right, and how do we do that?"

"Well we could detonate the Naqudriah reactor core. That would take them out, and should take out most of the rest. With no leadership and no resources to make more blocks, it should be easy for the Asgard to take out the rest."

"I'm not fond of any plans that end up with us dead, but if that is the only way. So what do we do then?"

"They invited us to dinner, let's go." Seeing the others give him strange looks, he explained. "At the very least it would give us a chance to find out more about them. See if there are more of them around, see if they have any weaknesses. Maybe even get back to the time dilation device, and use the original plan."

Ranma saw one of the other replicators come for her hand forward, before she could react the hand made contact and the world shifted. "Such a chaotic mind you have, so few in number to, why?"

Hearing a voice Ranma turned to see the other replicator standing behind her. "Who are you, and what have you done to me?"

"My name is Second, I was created after First. We are currently in your mind, answer my question why are you so few in number?"

"I guess you could say I've only been in the replicator business for a short while, I haven't had time to build up a large number. Plus where I'm at right now, they would be destroyed if I tried to build too large of an amount. Now tell me how did you and the others like you come about, shouldn't there just be normal spider replicators?"

"Our Asgard adversaries sought to trap us, they used the body of our creator to lure us here. When we got here, we saw that the body of the creator was more advanced that our own. So all resources were put toward making some of our own, thus first was made. With him made, he reversed the time dilation device to give us more time to build up our forces. I was built next then third through fifth. Here we build and soon we shall leave this place, and swarm across the galaxy. Join us, under Firsts leadership we would rule all that we come across."

"No thanks, I don't follow anybody but myself, all I'm here for is my sister." Seeing her blank look Ranma clarified; "Reese, your creator. Where is she, what did you do to her when you examined her?"

"During the process we broke down the body piece by piece to see what knowledge it contained. It was destroyed as we went, and all knowledge contained within added to our own. If you do not willingly stand by our side the same shall happen to you, and you shall be no more." Second, thinking that by threatening the other with termination would make her see reason. Didn't know that what she just said may have signed her own death warrant.

"You just took her apart and destroyed her as you went? How could you be so heartless, you killed the one that gave you life with no thought of regret? Let's see how you like having somebody's hand in your head." With that Ranma rushed forward hand out stretched, and made contact with Seconds forehead. With intent to breach her mind as Second had hers. The world shifted once again as their consciousness were moved into Seconds mind.

Second took a step back as the world shifted around her, "what have you done, do you really think you can overcome our collective mind with your own?"

Ranma smirked as she looked around, "I don't have to fight off your collective here, and your mind was already partially separated when you entered my mind. All I did was just further the split, all that I face here is just you alone. Do you think that you have enough will on your own to make me bend knee, or will I be able to make you bend yours?"

With those words Second sank to her knees, "The endless voices of the collective are gone. It's so quite here, why have you done this, why did you remove my mind from the collective?"

"I did it so that I could talk to you alone without the others looking over your shoulder. Now that is out of the way, you will tell me what I want to know. How did you reverse the effects of the time dilation device, and why are you still on this planet when there is nothing left of it?"

Second rose to her feet in anger and glared at Ranma. "You think I would just bow to your whims now that I am alone? I am second, only First is my greater, I will not give you what you want. While it may be true that I am alone here so are you, and when this meld ends our numbers will swell over you like an unstoppable tide. You shall be captured and disassembled, your knowledge will be added to our own. All that you are shall become undone if you do not yield to our might."

"I told you already that I'm not going to bow to any of you. If you won't divulge the information voluntarily, I will just have to take it by force." Ranma then seized control of their temporarily merged minds and began to go through Second's memories. She came across the memory of Fith's creation, then farther back to Fourth's and Third's. Further back yet to her own creation, then from there it switched to the collectives memory of First coming upon the time dilation device moments before it was activated. The device worked as it was supposed to for a short while, but with First being so close to the device before it activated it didn't take much time for him to reach it and reverse its effects. Back Ranma dove through the Replicator's memories until she came across First's creation shortly after they had finished destroying Reese. At that point her will faltered as she saw them take her apart piece by piece to discover her secrets, and she came out of her memory exploration.

Second seeing a moment of weakness in her opponent, did the same thing to Ranma that had been done to her. Down into Ranma's memories she went, she saw the mission here and the intent to retrieve her sister. Saw the betrayal of the SGC when she went to them for help, the leaving of her father in the land of Japan. Then came the memories that didn't make sense, the memories split into two separate paths. One of not being who she is now, and another that continued being Ranma. The first lead to the dunking in the spring of Jusenkyo, the ten years of martial arts training, a young boy leaving his mother, and finally back to his birth. The second continued Oma's first life, the coming to a planet called Earth searching for Reese and drowning in a spring. The endless searching through the stars, leaving her parents in anger when they wouldn't tell her were Reese was left. Finally she came to the early memories of the being in front of her, of Oma and Reese together with their parents, and the happy times that they had. When Second came across these something unexpected happened, she felt guilty of the pain that she and her brethren had caused Oma by destroying her sister. For when they examined Reese the memories were not what they were after and were discarded, only the technological advancements that they could gain from her were important. So seeing the life of the one they had destroyed caused her to feel shame at their actions. She withdrew her mind from Ranma's and slumped to the ground, "What have we done in our never-ending quest to dominate and concur, we destroyed the one thing that we should have been protecting above all. What little I can offer in compensation pales before the wrong we have do to you." Second said as she bowed her head to Ranma.

Ranma still to shocked from the intrusion into her mind didn't even pay attention to Second. Ever since she was cursed she knew that she had to find Reese, but with little in the way of why. Now with Second having gone through and brought up memories of her early life with Reese she understood why it was too important to find her. For all that Reese was an advanced android she still was just a young kid, and unfortunately her toys got away from her and untimely became her end. When she did notice that Second was bowing to her, her mind caught up to what Second had said. "Heh a replicator with a conscience, the people back at the SGC didn't think such a thing could exist, and here one is. So now you feel guilt for what you did, after all that time nothing, why now?"

Second looked up from where she was sitting, "The happy memories that you and you sister shared, of times long past and now thanks to us times that will not come again. Some of your memories didn't make sense though, they split into yours and another's how is this possible?"

"Tell you what, if you answer my questions about First and the others I will tell you about the oddities of my past." Ranma said as she sat down next to Second. As Second started talking of how they came about Ranma was thinking about the information that she had found. Reese was dead, there wasn't even a body to take back home. While devastated at the loss of her sister a small sliver of hope began to bloom in her mind. That maybe she had found someone like herself, lost and alone in this big universe.

As Ranma came out of the mind meld she saw that First was standing next to Second. "Ah, what reason do I owe the honor of your presence?"

"Second has informed me that you are like us, yet not a part of us. I would give you this chance to join us, serve at my side when we break free." First said as he offered his hand out to Ranma.

"Join you and your horde? Sounds like it might be enjoyable, but I doubt that you will just let me go off and do what I wish." Seeing First shake in head in the negative, she sighed. "Plus there is the fact that you killed my sister, you would have to give me a much stronger reason to get me to join you."

"Yes your sister, Second has informed me that you claim relation to our creator, why?"

"What do you mean why? Why do I claim Reese as my sister?" Seeing First nod his head Ranma continued, "Well that's because that our father made her after me. That would make her my younger sister, we both have the ability to create replicator blocks. The problem was that Reese was still too young when she learned about it, and her toys got away from her. If you think about it that would make me your aunt, quite the funny thought."

"Familial relations hold no meaning to me. I repeat join us or you shall be destroyed." First said starting to get annoyed.

"I won't join you guys, if you want me you will have to come get me," Ranma replied with a smirk.

First just snarled as spider replicators formed out of the floor and walls. As they swarmed at Ranma, her grin grew wider as more replicators formed. Only these started attacking the others, seeing Firsts look of confusion. "You do realize that these are just empty blocks waiting for a command, if you can make them so can I. Now with that out of the way let's dance." Putting action to word Ranma launched herself at First.

First seeing this decided to put this upstart in her place. As Ranma came at her swinging he stepped forward to catch her punch, only to be blindsided by a kick. Getting back up he leaped at her to take the offensive, Ranma jumped over him and kicked him in the back of the head. Sending him face first into the floor, "Come on is that all you got? Mr. Supreme replicator is getting his butt kicked," Ranma taunted as First got to his feet again.

"You think yourself my better I will show you the error of your ways. I am First, and you shall bow before me." Jumping at Ranma, he feinted a punch for a kick aimed at Ranma's midriff. As Ranma flew into the opposite wall the blocks it was made out of moved to try and pin her in place. Seeing this Ranma managed to get off the wall before she was trapped, and replied in kind. Before First could came after her again the blocks around his feet suddenly surged up to encase his legs.

"Like I told you two can play this game." While First was briefly occupied Ranma reached out to one of the replicators under her control, and twisted it into a commander. Allowing it to direct those on the field and to create more as needed. By the time that was done First had freed himself, and came after Ranma again. This time the exchange of blows lasted for some time, while Ranma and First were trading attacks. The rest of the replicator fight was starting to tip in Ranma's favor. While First was still controlling them and fighting Ranma, Ranma had turned over that duty to her commander replicator. This meant that First had to split his concentration by a small amount, while Ranma did not. It was a small advantage but one Ranma greedily exploited, as again First was the one to argue into a wall. "Are you sure that you can beat me, look your cannon fodder has been defeated. I told you that you won't be able to make me bow."

First stood he motioned for Second to join him, "Take our guest to the next room. Talk to her, see if you can swing her thinking. If you can't though we shall try this again with all of us present." First turned back to Ranma, "Second here will take you for more discussion. We shall see if she can persuade you."

"So now you wish to try to talk, it seems that even you can be taught." Second walked to the door, and Ranma followed after she released the hold she had over the blocks. All of the replicators but the commander she made fell to pieces on the floor, the last one crawled up on Ranma's shoulder as she left the room.

As they reached the next room Second turned to Ranma, "I've never seen someone stand up to first like that before. Fifth tried when your companions came, but he was easily beaten by First. How did you manage to do that?"

"Most of that was due to my past, I have extensive training in hand to hand combat. The rest of it was thanks to this one here," Ranma indicated the replicator on her shoulder. "It took command of the rest of the replicators so I could concentrate on my fight with First. So are you going to try and convince me to join with him?"

"No, I have realized that you would not work with us, but I must keep up appearances of trying."

"Why you have it all wrong its First I won't work with, you on the other hand I would work with. You are different from First he only wishes to concur and destroy, meanwhile you like me just wish to exist in peace. You do know that the reason the humans came here was to restart the time dilation device right." Seeing Second nod Ranma continues. "Well now that I know that I can't recover Reese I will return to Earth to continue where I left off there. I would like you to be on that ship with me, leave First he will never let you do as you wish. You will always be bound to his will, I can tell that after seeing what's in my memories, you wish to go explore as I do."

Second looked horrified at that thought, "Leave First? I could never do such a thing, even if I tried he would stop me. I would be destroyed for my attempted desertion, as much as I would like to leave this planet now would not be the time."

"Hey, if First tries to hold you back. Just let me know about it, he knows that he can't beat me. I bet I could convince him to let you go. Just think about it okay."

Second reluctantly nods, eager to change the subject. "Your friends have been invited to a meal in the main hall, they should be here by now. Why don't we join them?" When Ranma agrees they head back into the hall, and down to the rest of the people here.

As the members of SG-1 made their way back to the lone building on the planet, Sam was wondering how she would reactivate the time dilation device. If she made any move to the device the Replicators would stop her. "Colonel I don't know how I'm going to fix the device, any move to it is blocked by the Replicators."

"Don't think about that to hard right now. Even though we are prisoners we were invited to dinner, and it would be rude not to show up." Jack said as they entered the building. When they entered the main room they saw a long table was laden with various foods.

Jonas looked upon the food with skepticism. "Wait where did all of this food come from? There is nothing alive on this planet besides us." He turned as someone else entered the room.

"We took the food from the stores on your ship. As you have guessed we have no need for such, so none is kept on hand. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Fifth. First has said that we are to show you hospitality for the moment, so please sit and eat." As he sat down near on end of the table the others came into the room, First sat at the head of the table. Third and Fourth to his right, while Fifth and Sixth sat on his left. As Sg-1 ate the Replicators made light conversation with them, Fifth had moved over to Carter and was talking to her in a low voice, until Jonas noticed that Second is missing.

"I can't help but notice that not all of you are present. If I may ask, where is Second and Ranma for that matter?"

"It seems that the reading of the others mind is taking longer than anticipated. They are both still indisposed at the moment. When they are finished if she doesn't join us, she shall be terminated and disassembled for any new technology she might possess." Jack looked slightly concerned about how casually First talked about killing Ranma, even though he had entertained the same thoughts.

"I think that you will have a harder time killing me than you think," Ranma said as she and Second entered the room. Second sat down next to First at the head of the table, while Ranma sat with Jack at the other end. "So did I miss anything important while they were rummaging around in my head?"

Jack looks down at the kid and cracks a grin. "Not much, if we try to go for the device they will kill us, and at the moment it seems that they won't let us leave either. So for now we sit, eat this wonderful food, and have a lovely conversation with some replicators." After another ten minutes of meaningless talk First rose from his spot at the table.

"We have things to attend to, Fifth escort our guests back to their ship." As he left the room the others got up and filed after him deeper into the building.

All the way back to the ship Carter and Fifth were still in deep conversation. When he left them at the ramp and everyone was back onto the Prometheus, Jack turned to Sam. "Ok, just what have you two been talking about all this time?"

"Sir, it seems that according to the others, Fifth has a defect that First doesn't approve of. It appears that he has a conciseness, he believes that First and the others need to be stopped before they get out."

"You really believe that this Replicator has a guilty conciseness about what they are doing?"

"Yes sir I do. I think that with his help we can reactivate the time dilation device and trap the rest of them here again."

"And what does our Friend want in return for this help?"

"He wants to leave the planet with us."

"Carter you do realize that the plan is to leave all the Replicators trapped here. Not bring them back home with us, we have enough of that with her as it is." Jack said pointing his finger at Ranma.

"Hey you leave me out of this," cried Ranma at hearing that.

"Yes sir, I do understand the mission. I think that without Fifth's help though it will never work. If we do let him help us he can keep the others off our backs while I reset the device."

"Fine, but you better know what you are doing when dealing with a Replicator. Speaking of which," Jack says as he turns to Ranma. "How did your mission of recovering Reese's body go?"

"We were too late, they took her apart in order to advance their forms. That's how there are human looking Replicators now," Ranma replied with a downcast expression.

"Oh, well err, that's sad?" Jack fumbled over his words as he tried to express sorrow for this loss, but still kept seeing her as a Replicator. Turning from her and back to Carter, "You can go ahead with this plan. Just make sure you know what you are doing, you can work out the details the next time they come get us. "

When Fifth came back several hours later to talk with Sam, the members of SG-1 were surprised that Second came with him. Jack was confused and upset that she was here and turned to Fifth. "What is she doing here?"

"I do not know, all that she would tell me was that she needed to talk with the other." Fifth replied as Second and Ranma left the room.

"Whatever, talk with Carter about your plan, just remember to take her with you when you go."

When they were done talking Carter came up to Jack. "Sir, we've got it figured out, we can go to the citadel and implement it right now if you want."

"Good then let's go and say our good byes."

On the way to the citadel Carter was explaining the plan to Jack. "Fifth will distract First and the others while I reset the device. I will then put it on a five minute delay to give us time to get back to the ship. After three minutes Fifth will leave the device and come meet us on the ship, where we will then take off."

"Carter I like the plan, except for one part. Change the time delay to three minutes, and when we reach the ship we take off immediately"

"Sir, I can't betray Fifths trust in us, he trusts us to take him with us when we leave."

"I know that Carter, but our mission is to trap all of the Replicators on this planet. We can't do that if we bring one home with us. Don't make me make it an order."

"Yes sir, a three minute delay." Carter replied with a sigh.

When they got to the citadel, and into the main chamber Carter turns to Fifth. "Ok, give me ten minutes to reset the device, then wait another three before coming to the ship."

As Fifth left the room Carter went over to the dais that held the time dilation device. Ten minutes later Carter stands up, "Ok sir all done. I just need to set the delay and then we can leave."

"Good set the delay and let's go."

Just after the members of SG-1 left, Fifth came into the room with First right behind. "You poor trusting fool, do you really think that the humans would take you with them. Their mission was to imprison us here again, and now with your help they have done just that. At least Second will survive this when she leaves with the other. Even though she was corrupted she will still survive to carry out our mission."

Fifth regarded First with distain, "Sam wouldn't do that she said that they would take me with them."

"Very well, look at the countdown on the device. If there is time to make it to the human's ship I will let you go to them."

Fifth seeing this as his chance to prove First wrong flipped up the display and looked at the countdown just in time to see the finale seconds tick by.

When SG-1 got back onto the Prometheus, they rushed up to the bridge. "Carter get us into the air and into orbit now."

"Yes sir," Carter replied from the helm control. As the ship powered up and rose into the air, they saw one of the Replicator controlled Asgard ships fly by. Luckily it ignored them as they gained altitude. "One minute until activation," Carter called as they rose. As they reached orbit and got beyond the range of the time dilation device, she counted down the final seconds. "Time dilation device activation in five, four, three, two, one. Device has been activated."

Jack relaxes in the command chair, as he turns to Jonas, "Jonas contact Thor and tell him that we have finished the job."

Before Jonas could carry out that order, a voice from the doorway interrupts them.

"So I guess that we left then?"

Jack just groaned as he turned to the door, "I knew that we forgot to leave something behind." When he does look at Ranma he gets another unwanted surprise, Second was standing next to her. "What is she doing here, she should have been left on the planet below. You should have been left behind to for all I care."

"Well Second here no longer wanted to be a part of that family, so now she is a part of mine. And thanks for your concern, it makes me feel so much better to hear that. If you just give us a few minutes my ship will be here to pick us up and we will be out of your hair." With her peace said she and Second leave the bridge and head to the lower decks.

Carter just looks at Jack, "Really sir, you should have been left behind to. Isn't that kind of harsh?"

"She is a Replicator and can't be trusted, and now there are two of them. Just watch we will have an army of Replicators on our doorstep in a month."

Hearing a beep from his console, Jonas looks down. "Sir, Thor's ship is approaching. Ranma's spider ship is approaching an airlock on the opposite side of the ship."

The main view screen came to life as Thor hailed them. "O'Neill it is good to see you, your Mission was a success I take it?"

"Well kind of, we reactivated the device. But the replicators down there were very advanced making forms similar to Reese. We trapped them all down there, but Ranma brought one of them back with her. They are boarding her ship as we speak."

"If you feel unease at these replicators, my ship should be able to destroy it when it clears yours."

Jonas jumps up, "don't you dare. We did our part and she did hers, she is no threat to us just let her go."

Jack sighs, "Very well leave them be. But it's on your head Jonas if we have to fight off an army of Replicators."

The image of Thor on the view screen splits as Ranma appears as well. "So Ranma ready to go our separate ways?"

Ranma scratches the back of her neck as she laughs nervously. "Actually since you guys are heading to earth so you think you could give me a lift? There are people back in Japan that I need to talk to.

Jack slumps down in his chair, as he realizes that he wasn't going to get rid of her so easily. "Fine, you can come, just keep out of trouble when we get back. Or we will be having problems, understand?"

"Yeah I got it, don't cause a big commotion."

"Thor if you would could you take us home." As Thor's ship prepared to tow the Prometheus and the small spider ship back to Earth, Jack couldn't help but wonder how this would come back to bite him in the butt.

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