Somewhere in Orbit above the Earth
"JAFFA CREE!" A harsh shout filled the air of the Gou'ald Mothership. A small legion of men, numbering no more than twenty, stood in perfect rows before their master dressed in their metal battle armour and holding their staff weapons, each man had the tattoo the shape of a crescent moon on their forehead.
Their master was emblazoned in golden silk and too wore metal armoured plates. He was a Gou'ald to whom none of the members of the SGC had met before. His name was Shu, his host was young and extremely handsome with olive skin, dark hair and piercing brown eyes which could strike fear to the heart with just a glance.
At this time he was inspecting the troops, the men stood in front of him were the different unit leaders amongst his Jaffa soldiers. He was rallying them with a pep talk.
"My
Jaffa", he began, "Behold Earth". He waved a hand out of the
oversized window towards the large swirly blue and green planet that
the ship was orbiting. "This is the Earth that has defeated so many
of my Gou'ald brothers and sisters, they are the true challenge. As
your God I will crush them and enslave them, they will answer to me!"
Then there was a pause and Lord Shu paced further.
"These Tari
will learn what it is to suffer the wrath of a God and at the same
time show my brothers and sisters as fools for being defeated by a
such an unworthy and backwater foe. You, my Jaffa will be my leading
men, you will serve me well or else you too will answer to my wrath.
Defeat these Tari and claim their world in the name of Lord Shu"
And with that the talk was over.
The Jaffa all left their positions and returned to their areas. Shu stayed where he was and stared intently out of the window of the Mothership. He was intent on proving his worth. He was a relatively young symbiote who had merely stayed in the shadows as the other System Lords were one by one taken out by the Tari, or more specifically, SG1. Now that they were gone, along with the threat of the Replicators AND the Ori, Shu saw his chance to rise to power. He had slowly bided his time taking worlds, enslaving the inhabitants and raised himself a Jaffa army. Now he was finally ready. With a massive amount of planning and preparing Shu was ready to invade the Earth.
Walking forward now Shu turned towards the Jaffa stood in front of a large control panel. He raised himself up to his full height and with a loud voice indicative of the Gou'ald announced,
"Contact all vessels, move into position!" And with this left the room.
London
It was early evening and twilight was setting in amongst the tall spiky buildings in London Central. The Underground and streets were all packed with busy commuters on their way home from work. In the parks children hung around and played and the cities pubs, bars and restaurants began to fill. It was like any other evening.
That was until hundreds of bright lights begun appearing.
As the phenomenon occurred people began to look up, calling family and friends to draw their attention to it. Those inside ran out to get a viewing for themselves and very quickly a confused panic began to settle in. No one knew what to make of it. Quickly the religious believers were beginning to read signs of the apocalypse or else some believed it was a fancy light display but what ever it was it scared the people.
But nothing happened. The lights just stayed fixed in the sky. Shiny and bright, brilliant white beacons like nothing seen before, and it wasn't just in London.
''And now a special report'' a television announcer said on one ignored television channel.
"Hello. An unusual phenomenon has just taken place all over the world. Unusual bright lights have suddenly appeared in the nights' sky over every country on Earth. As yet there has been no word as to what is causing this manifestation but we will keep you up-to-date with all the information as it happens..."
And for that night the people of London, along with the rest of the world looked up into the heavens and feared the sharp and dazzling lights.
