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Universegate
Chapter Two
Later at Stargate Command...
SG-1 had gathered around a briefing at the conference room where the General had gathered them. Seated was their commander Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell, Lieutentant Colonel Samantha Carter who was an expert in many of the techologies they had come across and Dr. Daniel Jackson who was an expert in alien and ancient cultures. With them was the alien human Teal'c who had been a firm ally since the beginning the the program. They were seeing a video tape of a group of men, a little tomboy girl and a small boy with blue tatoos standing around a stargate.
What was most interesting in the tape was the sudden martial arts stances they all took before the earth literally moved. The area around the gate lifted up in what looked like a slab. Then cameraman stepped on the slab and the area around them started to move quickly along. Pointing the camera down, they saw the slab was moving across the land. The tape continued with before the slab stopped at a huge stone wall without any seams. Men on top of the walls moved into a martial arts stance and seemed to be pulling at something... while the wall it's self divided and opened up to let the slab pass.
The General turned the tape off for the moment. Daniel was the first to speak, "From the visual images I have seen on the video, there seems to be a planet made up of eastern influences. Mixtures of older Japanese, Korean and Chinese with the addition of Tibetian in the clothing of the young boy with the tatoos. I take it this is a new world we have come in contact with."
"Forget world, think bigger. This is an entire universe, an alternative multiverse as Dr. McKay has explained it. He mentioned the Anicents developed a Quantum Dialing System, using quantum frequencies to replace stars in the use of the gate. A gate would have to have the program uploaded in their DHD or in our case the Dialing Computer, but it uses almost the same amount of energy as a normal gate dialing." told the General as the computer data expressed itself on the film screen they were using to show off the information better.
"If these reports are correct, the Ancients were looking for a way to create a more powerful energy source using the natural laws of the alien universe. These different dimensional rules might explain the geokinetic abilities which were shown in the tape. I take it Rodney recorded it." responded Sam as she looked at the diagrams which had been relaid.
"Apparently it is a natural ability of the inhabitants. The world was divided into four fractions up until a hundred years ago when a war broke out. Each of the four fractions controlled an element. In their cycle of elements, water then earth then fire then air before it repeats." mentioned the General as Daniel and Sam were looking over the file information.
"So what happened with this war?" asked Cameron as he tried to get the heads up.
"It was started by the Fire Nation, but stalled by the actions of the Avatar. The one being on their planet to control all four elements, yet from the report he seems to have powers equal to an advance Ancient or Ascended being. The Avatar then died and was reborn in the next people in the cycle, from the Fire Nation itself to the Air Nomads. About twelve years later the Avatar was frozen in ice after running away in a storm. He had been seal till about winter last year their time. At the same time the Avatar disappeared, the Firelord of the time used a comet to advance his Fire Nation force to commit genocide against the Air Nomads. All of them were killed save the Avatar, a boy named Aang." The doctor of archaeology was reading the culture report.
"When the Avatar was released, he went on a mission to restore the balance between all the people of his world. He had learned to airbend and had to learn the other three elements. A mixture of success and failures continued till he confronted the previous Firelord, a man named Ozai, and managed to remove his ability to bend fire. Then Aang's firebending teacher and the prince of the Fire Nation, Prince Zuko, took the throne and has made a mission of restoring the nations honour and rebuilding the balance of the three remaining nations." concluded the doctor as he looked up at the group.
"I take it we are going on a mission to this world." was the comment from the former Jaffa.
"Just to get caught up to speed and aid with the building of an iris or forcefield around their gate. We decided to send you do to Dr. Jackson and Col. Carter's expertises, as well as Col. Mitchell and Teal'c combat abilities in case something goes wrong. This could be a step in finding something which can counter the Ori or the Wraith in another universe, so you leave within the hour!" replied Landry as they all got familiar with the mission.
Later in Ba Sing Se...
Sam was looking at the building the Stargate had been located to for the moment. It seemed like it had been there for years, yet according to Rodney it had only been there for a few days. It was always possible with a higher technology to complete such a feat within the time period, yet this seemed not to be the case. She asked, "So let me get this straight, all of the technology of this society is preindustrial? No big factories or anything like that?"
"The Fire Nation had some factories, but they are being careful in their uses since the problems with pollution. My sister doesn't like all of the chemicals which are spilled into the rivers from the metal smithing, but then she's a water bender so she's sensitive to it. Still, a two headed fish just means double the value." commented Sokka as he looked over the computer system which the Atlantis Team had brought with them. He seemed to be interested in the scientific information which was displayed. Sam was thankful for the translation device of the Ancients which allowed her to understand the people of this world.
"Techology in this world is a mixed bag. Most technology is based around the bending arts. The Fire Nation has a technological advantage even with the sharing they have conducted with the other countries. They developed steam powered tanks with a firebender as the cannon, metal clad ships and even jetskis, airships of various sizes, and a huge drilling machine for cutting into rock." said Rodney as he explained some of the advancement of the society they were in.
"Yeah, but a lot of that was helped by the Mechanist. He's an Earth Kingdom man who's villaged moved into the Northern Air Temple and was blackedmailed to create these things. He also created new Air Nomad gliders for his people and during the invasion of the Fire Nation he helped to build waterbending powered submarines. Then there are things like the Ba Sing Se monorail system as Dr. McKay explains it or the mail system of Omashu, which is all earthbending based." chimed in the Water Tribes boy as he described the other kinds of inovations.
"So is a lot of your society based around this bending ability?" asked Sam as she hooked up another computer system so that a communication next work could be provided.
"Seems like it. My village had been nearly destroyed by the Fire Nation, with most of our waterbenders gone. So I didn't see a lot of bending before I started to travel around with Aang, and then it seemed to be everywhere." commented the teenager, as he always keep his eyes on the screen.
Daniel was looking at the location where the gate had been placed in the ruins of old Ba Sing Se, all the while listening to the Earth Kingdom archeaologist he had be given as an escort. Following close behind him was the young boy which the people had called the Avatar, which by his understanding of their written language was loosely translated as the "Divine medium who has descended upon the mortal world." The guide was now mentioning the details behind the caverns.
"So this was the first city of Ba Sing Se, a series of caverns dug out of the earth to create an underground city for your people?' asked Daniel, trying to understand the abilities of these people to geokinetically control their environment.
"Yes, we believe the caverns expanded upwards till they created a soceity on the surface of the land. Then they developed the impenetrable walls which surround the various rings of the city, which has given the city the name of the Impenetrable City. Well, impenetrable until the last few years, this one in particular since the walls were broached twice. Once by deception and the other time by force." spoke the professor they were traveling with.
"Interesting. Do you think the gate could have been moved by one of the earliest members of the soceity living down here? Using a similar method as when they soldiers of the city moved the gate to outside the city?" asked the man from Earth, but before there is any reply there was an interruption.
"Doctor Jackson, I don't know it this helped, but there is some kind of metal object behind the wall over there," said Aang as he pointed to the wall near the location where the gate had been found. A wall which didn't seem to be any different from most of the other walls of the cavern. The young boy continued, "I think I can open it with my earthbending, do you think I should?"
"How can you tell there is something there? Is this another aspect of bending?" was the reply from the Doctor.
"My earthbending teacher Toph is blind, but she can see by using earthbending and feeling the vibrations of the earth. She taught this ability to me and I can just feel the metal within the wall some how merging with the earth of the wall. I'll show you by moving the earth connecting with it." said the Avatar as he moved into a battle stance and started to move his hands. The cavern walls moved back to reveal a huge, advance metal cavity. One which resembled the Ancient's building style.
"I have never seen such a design before, not even within the other nations. Could it be of the Ancients you speak of Doctor Jackson?" asked the professor which had been traveling with them.
"It appears to be." said Daniel as he entered the room followed by the other two. Once in the walls closed behind them and a panel emerged from the side of the room opposite the door. What appeared was somekind of outpost which was build down into the crust of the earth, with this room being one of the transportation hubs of the system. Similar to that of Atlantis from what Daniel read. Curiousity got the best of him and he tried to travel to the city. With a flash they were gone, only to reappear in an empty room.
All of the sides of the room were smooth metal and void of anything feature, except one wall which had the chinese characters used on this world. They asked "What is Water?" . At the top of the room, vents opened and water started to poor out of them.
"What does this mean, Doctor Jackson?" asked the Professor starting to panic at the change of events.
"It's a test to prove our worthiness to enter the outpost, I'm guessing. We have to answer the question. What is Water?" said Daniel Jackson, as the water was moving closer to his waist.
Daniel was thinking quickly to get out of this situation, which was the fact water was rising to drown himself, a Ba Sing Se professor of Archeaology and the Avatar. Something crossed his mind, "Could this have something to do with bending? Is there anything related to water with reguards to bending?"
"I remember Zuko metioning some of the things his uncle told me with reguard to bending and the people of the Four Nations. Water is the element of change, whose people hold a love of community to help them adapt to anything." said Aang as he tried to bend the water away from them.
Daniel figured this could be the clue he needed, but since Aang had spokened the words in his own language and nothing happened something more had to be done. Figuring it had to link the the Anicents, he spoke their words for change and adaptation. As he spoke the words, the water halted and then started to lower. Soon the room was drained of all liquids, even if the three of them were all wet.
"We're free! We did it!" shouted the professor as he jumped for joy.
"For now, but if the first test was water, what are the chances there are three more test to go before we make it to the outpost?" asked Daniel, as he looked to the symbol with the question. The wall then closed over it making all of the sides of the room smooth.
"Earth, fire and air are the ones to follow next. If it goes by the same cycle as the Avatar." said Aang as they all heard a noise, another wall had just opened up a panel. One which now asked them, "What is Earth?".
This wall and the one opposite it started to move closer together, moving with a fair pace.
"I don't suppose Zuko's uncle had a comment about Earth, Aang?" said Daniel as the room started to get smaller.
Aang was thinking as hard as possible as he recalled the training his friend and firebending shifu had given him. He then spoke as they were moved into a narrow column by the walls, "Earth is the element of substance. It's people are diverse and can endure any hardships which come their way."
"Okay, so the Ancient's words for that would be..." Daniel continued as he started to pronuce the old words which were similar to latin. As they were being squeezed by the walls, the movement stopped and then reverse. Soon the room was back to it's previous dimensions and the question vanished again.
"Water and earth, so the next thing we should be looking out for is fire." said the professor as he shook with fear at the next test.
The third qustion appeared on the third wall and it asked the obvious question, "What is Fire?". Soon four bars of mental came out at the top of the walls and started to spark with electrical energy.
Daniel was about to asked what electricity had to due with fire, when Aang mention something about Lightningbending. The doctor guessed, 'It must be a form of Firebending, perhaps a unique aspect of the art.'
"Aang, concentrate. What was the answer Zuko told you?" said the member of SG-1, as Aang seemed to get a little nervious. They had little time if the bars were charging up for a deadly strike.
"Fire is the element of power. Their people had the drive and will to get what they want or need and the ambition to achieve it." told Aang as fast as he could.
Daniel spoke with the same rapidness as he tried to outrace the lightning. He cried out power and will as much as he could in the latin like language. there was a drain with reguard the bars as they retracted into the wall. Soon, the fire question retracted and then the final question.
"What is Air? So what is the risk with this test." Daniel said as he then heard a sound which was slightly familiar. The sound of a pressurised room being decompressed.
"We're loosing air fast. Aang what was the final elements aspect, what is air?" said the doctor as he looked to the young boy.
Aang reacted quicky, "Freedom. My people freed themselves from worldly needs and desires. Plus Iroh said we have a great sense of humour."
Daniel could feel lightheaded as he spoke the final words which he had been told. There was a noise and followed by a feeling of beaming. Soon they were in a room overlooking what seemed to be a gate room. The lights were on low, and all other systems were off.
"Looks like we found the Ancient's outpost." said Dr. Jackson, as he moved to the computers.
Daniel was looking over the systems of the ancient outpost, trying to figure out what to do next. His thoughts were clear, 'To activate any of these machines is for one of us to have the Ancient gene. The last time I tried any of these technologies which needed the gene, I had ascended to a higher plane. So it's possible I might have the gene in me, and it's not likely that Aang and the professor have the gene either.'
Aang had headed over to one of the control panels which resembled one of the control units from Atlantis. His hand touched the panel and then... Aang's tatoos started to glow a bright blue-white in colour. The professor responded to the sight, "The Avatar State, I would never had thought I would be able to see this event."
"Excuse me, but what's this Avatar State you speaking of?" asked Daniel as the glow continued. What was amazing was the fact the Ancient systems were coming online as it continued. Ancient letters started to flow up the screens only to be replaced by the eastern asian calligraphy used by the people of this world.
"The Avatar State is the ability of the Avatar to access all of the wisdom of the previous Avatars. Each one of his previous incarnation grants him their power and knowlegde of their own experience. From what we have on record, it allows the Avatar to gain access to all four elements even if he hasn't learn the bending arts yet. A fully realized Avatar can control the state at will, before that it seems to react with emotion or a dangerous situation the Avatar is in. It is even possible for the avatar to channel a particular previous Avatar. We have had reports of Avatar Aang channeling Avatar Roku and Kyoshi, his immediate predessors through means of places and things related to them." spoke the professor who seemed to know a lot about the Avatar. Dr. Jackson commented on this to him.
"Much of the history of this world is in relation to the Avatar, so knowing about Avatar history helps with world history." ws the simple reply. By this time all of the ancient systems had been activated and Aang had stopped glowing.
The member of Stargate team noticed the writting on the screen before the Avatar, which spoke of a few things. It was welcoming the Avatar back to the Lion Turtle outpost and asking if the security lockout system should be shut down. Aang was reading the report as well, and began to ask, "What should I do, Dr. Jackson?"
"I suggest shutting down the lockout system, and then finding a way to get back up to the surface. If this base is still functional, it might make a better Stargate Command centre then one you can construct at this time. I am also curious about how it is you were able to activate the systems. It takes a very special... gift to do this." spoke the archeaologist, looking at the tween.
"Actually a few of my incarnations had been here before. Somehow the machines are tied to my chi frequency, with others who contain an aspect of it. I had to go into the Avatar State to disarm the safety features, or that's what some of my incarnations said. The people of the gate decided to leave this world for another, but left the gate where we could find it when we were ready. I am still a little confused since these incarnations were really old. It seems more like whispers in my mind, so it makes it hard to hear and understand them." spoke Aang as he tried to explain the problem he was facing.
"Hopefully, Dr. McKay should be able to get the information from the databases. I'll help you disarm the lockout and get us back to a transporter." said the doctor as he moved closer to the station and the young gifted boy.