Thank you for all of your reviews, I don't own SGA but IF I did Stargate Atlantis, this one (With some minor tweeks) would be one of the next SGA movies. You may feel differently, but here's the final chapter to Ark of the Apocalypse, read review and/or enjoy.
Stargate Atlantis: Ark of the Apocalypse
CH 8 - Hope on the Horizon?
A look of dread appeared on Woolsey's face at the thought of more targets when they were already immeasurably outnumbered.
"It's the Apollo! They're contacting us!" Chuck announced.
"Let's hear it!" Woolsey enthusiastically said, hoping for some good news.
Chuck patched the incoming transmission through the speakers in Stargate Ops.
"I hope we're not interrupting!" Colonel Ellis said.
"The more the merrier." Woolsey replied.
"Good, because the Prior got forty-two Ori mother ships to join the fight."
"Ori Mother ships?" Woolsey asked.
"You heard me. They'll create a defense perimeter, and we'll do what we can." Ellis promised. "Wish us luck, Apollo out."
Just as Ellis promised the forty-two Ori ships created a defensive perimeter blocking most of the Wraith weapons fire, but even then, it was taking it's toll.
Leviathan - Hyper space
Rodney walked in, he had a worried look . . . more worried than normal.
"What is the matter Dr. McKay?" Teyla asked.
"Sensors detected a massive fleet over Atlantis." Rodney reported.
Teyla looked at Carter.
"How long until we are in range to fire?" Teyla asked.
"Ten minutes." Carter replied looking at the sensor readout. "But by then it may be too late."
"Ten minutes, do they even have that long?" Rodney asked.
Teyla looked at Sheppard. He read her mind.
"I'm trying." Sheppard announced.
Atlantis - Orbit
The fight was going better than could be expected, but still it was a fight that the Atlantis expedition was losing.
There was a single Goa'uld capital ship that had been trying to stay under the radar, and had not fired a shot.
On the bridge of that ship there was a cloaked figure that exuded an evil aura.
"The Atlantis fleet is suffering heavy loses, most of their ships have been destroyed or disabled." Anubis' First Prime announced. "How ever there is still weapons fire coming from the surface."
"It is of no concern. Rally the bulk of the Wraith hive ships, and focus their fire on Atlantis. With their shields down they will be forced to abandon the city, and then the city will be mine, and you can have their world." Anubis promised, then turned to stare out the window at the battle.
"You're not going to win this."
Anubis spun around to see a man in a robe, obviously he was an ascended being.
"You cannot stop me."Anubis spat.
"I might be bound by the laws of the ascended, fortunately I don't have to drop anymore hints."
Anubis turned to the window to see a massive ship drop out of hyper space.
"The Leviathan!" Anubis said in shock. Then turned to the ascended being. "Why would you risk your ascension to help them?" Anubis demanded.
"For the same reason I piloted an Ancient warship into the sun one year ago."
Odyssey - Bridge
"Colonel, most of the hive ships are converging on Atlantis." the helm announced.
"Son of a . . ." Mitchell began, then switched thoughts. "Give me all the power to weapons and shields you can. We're gonna . . . " Mitchell said but someone cut him off mid sentence.
"Sir, I 'm detecting a massive hyper space window opening."
A massive ship emerged from the window. There was a brief yet nerve-racking pause.
"I'm getting a message."
"Put it through." Mitchell requested.
The request was executed.
"The cavalry has arrived!" Colonel Sheppard announced.
"What took you?" Mitchell demanded.
"Oh, you know. We couldn't find a ship that we really liked." Sheppard remarked.
Leviathan - Bridge
"Do you think they have any idea what's about to happen to them?" Ronon asked.
"Not a chance." Carter replied.
"Good." Sheppard added, then seemed to focus on something else.
From the Odyssey's vantage point they could see billions of tiny missiles swarm out of the Leviathan, with support from massive amounts of Asgard weapons fire putting Anubis' fleet in a desperate situation, throwing everything they had at Atlantis, and the Leviathan.
In the end, it was all for naught.
Anubis' flagship was the last ship destroyed. Everything else was destroyed or fled into hyper space.
Atlantis - Stargate Ops
The day following the harrowing battle above Atlantis, Woolsey was over looking the city from his 'spot' when Rodney found him.
"I have some good news, and some bad news." Rodney began.
Woolsey turned away from the vista.
"What's the bad news." Woolsey began, he wanted to get the bad news out of the way. Maybe the good news would make the bad news not as bad.
"The bad news is we detected a momentary power spike coming from Anubis' ship before it exploded." Rodney started.
Woolsey looked concerned at the revelation.
"What could have caused that?"Woolsey asked.
"It could have just been a power capacitor overloading, or. . . "Rodney paused hoping what he was about to say wasn't the truth.
"He could have escaped, and is likely half way across the galaxy, you know, plotting his revenge." Rodney concluded. "But the good news is if the rest of the fleet comes back . . ."
Woolsey finished Rodney's sentence. "We'll be waiting." Woolsey turned back towards the outer edge of the city. He was bothered by something, miraculously, Rodney noticed.
"What's wrong?"
"Anubis had access to Asgard time dilation field technology." Woolsey prompted.
"Well, as you know several years ago he took out an Asgard ship, and probed the mind of an Asgard. He must have gotten it from the Asgard then." Rodney guessed.
"That's not the problem." Woolsey paused for effect. "What other knowledge did he have?"
Woolsey was pondering over these disturbing thoughts form more than a minute or two before the city was rocked by a large explosion.
A split second later Woolsey was on the radio with Chuck.
"What happened?" Woolsey asked.
"We're still not sure, power's out across the entire East pier." Chuck replied.
There was a few second seconds before power was out throughout the entire city.
"The Z.P.M. room!" McKay said, identifying the possible source for the primary power outage.
McKay and Woolsey took off running.
"Colonel Sheppard, Major Lorne, meet us in the Z.P.M. room with two more teams of Marines." Woolsey anxiously requested.
Arriving near the Z.P.M. room Major Lorne set up a perimeter while Sheppard and Ronon lead the way into the Z.P.M. room to find the Z.P.M. was missing.
"Ok, this could be a problem." Sheppard announced, though it was rather obvious.
Woolsey entered and was briefly briefed by Sheppard.
Something seemed out of place, metaphorically.
Though the city was no longer running on the power from the Z.P.M. they still had the naquadah generators.
"Control Room, the Z.P.M. has gone missing, you should be able to locate it with the city's sensors." Woolsey said.
When there was no response Woolsey tried to contact the control room again.
"It could be a problem with communications." Rodney suggested.
"Maybe. . . But I don't like it." Woolsey commented. "Colonel Sheppard, take Major Lorne's team, and the two teams of Marine's and go to the control room."
"You think someone escaped from the battle and is sabotaging the city?" Sheppard inquired.
"I would rather not take any chances." Woolsey retorted.
Atlantis Gate Room
Dr. Keller was beaming down after assisting with medical treatment of the injuries on the Apollo.
Jennifer walked up to the stairs to the control room to deliver a preliminary report.
As she reached the top of the stairs dozens of Wraith storm in stunning all of the armed Marines and swarm around all of the gate technicians, corralling them down in the middle of the gate room floor.
Amelia Banks inconspicuously activated the link on her headset.
"Chuck, just do as they say. There are dozens of Wraith. If they wanted us dead, we'd be dead." Amelia said knowing that everyone in the huge city was monitoring the general channel she was on.
"Don't be so sure, I may very well have you all killed." Anubis said as he floated across the floor towards the people either kneeling or laying stunned on the floor.
Within seconds the Wraith began removing the headsets from the personnel, conscious or not.
Temporary Command Point
It had only been a minute or two since Sheppard heard Amelia announce that there were Wraith in Stargate Ops, and had established a temporary location to strike at the Wraith.
"Near as we can figure, there are two dozen Wraith in the control room, we'll need to come in from all angles and cut off their retreat through the Stargate." Sheppard began.
"Colonel Sheppard, I have another idea." Came a maddeningly familiar voice from a man dressed in a khaki brown hooded robe. "Just shoot when you get my signal!"
Atlantis - Gate room.
Anubis paced around the room, saying nothing. So Jennifer spoke up.
"We defeated you, how did you survive?" Jennifer demanded in a fainthearted tone.
Anubis was taken aback at her feigned courage.
"I was not aboard my ship when you destroyed it." Anubis bragged. "But soon I will have a new ship, one with enough fire power to enslave to world of the Tau'ri."
"So, why don't you kill us, and get it over with?" Jennifer demanded.
"Because he's waiting for me!"
Everyone turned to see a man standing in the middle of the seated crowd. They watched in awe and shock as the man extended his arms and several dozen bolts of lightning lanced out and struck down all of the Wraith.
The man glanced towards the base of the stairs, Sheppard wasn't there yet.
"What are you doing here? You cannot interfere." Anubis spat.
The man turned away from the stairs when he saw Sheppard and Major Lorne moving into position.
"That's where you're wrong." the man disagreed.
Anubis jerked as though he was hit by a wave of energy, and the cloak and black shield quickly dissipated revealing a man of flesh and blood.
Anubis' eyes flashed they way a Goa'uld's eyes glow briefly.
"What have you done?" Anubis demanded.
The man turned solemn. "We're mortal!"
That was the signal. Sheppard and Major Lorne fired several shots in rapid succession as the seated crowd ducked to avoid any stray bullets.
When the smoke cleared, and Sheppard approached the man lying on the ground, he stood.
"Colonel Sheppard, well done."
"Thanks . . . who are you?" Sheppard asked. Several people approached the fatally wounded Anubis, lying dead on the ground.
"My name is Dr. Vince Riley."
"Do we know you?" Major Lorne asked.
"Actually, yes. You see one year ago I ascended after ramming a ship into the sun, sealing a tear that threatened Atlantis. I became familiar with an ascended being known as Ganos Lal, she and several others decided that Anubis' plan needed to be stopped. I managed to convince enough of the ascended beings to descend Anubis. All it cost me was my ascension. Soon my memories will fade." Vince explained.
"That's all is it?" Sheppard asked.
About this time, Richard Woolsey arrived in the gate room. A glance around the room gave him most of the information he needed. Sheppard filled in the rest.
"This – guy took out the Wraith, Major Lorne and I took down Anubis."
Woolsey looked at the strange man. Then looked at Sheppard. "Take them all to the Infirmary, and have them checked out."
Sheppard and Lorne escorted the four people to the Infimary.
There Sheppard and Woolsey got the explanation they wanted.
"Now with Anubis in the time dilation field building up his fleet, it became clear that the only way to stop him and save Atlantis, I had to convince enough of the Ascended beings to let me step in. I was met with resistance, so I managed to tie my own ascension to that of Anubis."
"When you descend, it forced Anubis down too." Woolsey finished.
"Now that Anubis is dead, I don't think we'll see him again." Sheppard said, then paused, looked over to Jennifer Keller. "He is dead, isn't he?"
"You shot him six times in the chest, three slugs penetrated his heart." Jennifer summarized.
"So that's a Yes?" Sheppard asked.
"That's a yes." Dr. Keller confirmed. Then looked at a corpse lying under a sheet on a nearby bed. "He's finally dead!"
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