Chapter 7: Part 1

Whoo, it's been a long time since I've updated stuff. Anyway, I'm getting back into this, but I figured I'd put up what I had ready of Chapter 7 so you guys can see some progress. Anyway, more is coming, and sorry for the delays and the brevity here.

Anyway, I don't own Starwars, or Stargate SG-1.

Gamma Site: T -1 hour

Sara and Pelleon were the only two who decided to show up to the second briefing. It covered more of the technical data that the SGC had managed to dig up on the Imperial vehicles and weaponry. Sara was both dismayed at the amount of accurate data they had, but also relieved that they lacked many of the latest developments that the Empire, no her Empire had made. They then spent the rest of the time brainstorming ideas on how to adapt to stop them. Sara took copious note on this portion of the meeting.

At the very end of the meeting, the senior Aschen leadership was called away for an emergency meeting of some kind. They weren't told what it was about.

Gamma Site: T -30 mins

"— cannot stay here much longer! We demand that you hand over one of your unsettled worlds for our usage immediately!"

"There's no way that we're going to hand over a piece of prime real estate just like that!" An earth officer yelled back at the Aschen elder.

"Now, now. We have some time to talk this out, I'm sure." Arlin tried to calm the situation down. It wasn't working.

"We don't have time! The Empire could track us down at any time! With their advanced technology, they must have been able to extract the destination from the stargate by now. Their troops could be about to launch an attack at any moment!"

Blustering right back, the same officer replied, "No! That's what I mean. They cannot have done so, as they are completely unfamiliar with this form of travel. It would take them a lot longer than this to even figure out just what a stargate even does, let alone how to extract destination coordinates out of a gate!"

Carrot thought that that was a good argument. It even fit in with one of his theories about that strange encounter right before the attack on Aschen Prime. It fit in with what the strangers were saying, as bizarre as it seemed at the time. It was becoming more and more likely in his mind that those people were some kind of scouts for the Empire. Although, he was sure he'd seen something else strange recently…

Vimes was leaning against the wall, not quite smoking yet. He was indoors after all. Shaking his head at the politician's antics, personally he was waiting to see just how far the Aschen elders were willing to push before they were rebuffed, hopefully physically. So when Cheery tapped him to get his attention, he started.

"What is it Cheery?"

"Sir, you're wanted in the main control room. There's a short briefing on the known Imperial victories."

That got his attention, and it was better than listening to the shouting match. "Lead the way!"

Sara quietly left the meeting separately from Pelleon. They were all supposed to meet up in a remote area, so they could escape in the confusion of the assault. Sara wasn't convinced that this was the best of ideas, besides she hadn't gotten a good workout in a long time.

Still, she made her way to the assembly point on time. Kyp and Kelric were already there waiting for her when she showed up. Pelleon was nowhere to be seen. They had less then five minutes before the attack began.

Gamma Site Orbit: T -2 mins

After reviewing the data that the Tau'ri had taken in the battle over Aschen Prime, the Asgard commander had been trying to make sense of the FTL drive the Imperials were using. He couldn't figure out just how it worked, or even what the readings corresponded to yet.

But when he noticed the same type of energy readings as he was studying, he knew there would be complications to his mission parameters.

Bridge of the Cardia: T +1

The Cardia and the rest of the flotilla dropped out of hyperspace in a well-practiced maneuver. No fewer than five SD-IIs and eight SD-Is dropped into a spearhead formation, flanked by Victory-II Star Destroyers, Carrack cruisers and other lighter elements of the fleet.

However, the mission wasn't just a flyby razing. Therefore, Captain Yamato called on his communications officer to open a channel to the surface.

"This is Captain Yamato if the Imperial Eighth Fleet, to the Tau'ri commander and the fugitive former leaders of the Aschen Confederation. Please respond immediately." Yamato smiled thinly, as he knew what the goal of the operation really was. Hopefully they got what they needed out of this charade so he could finish up the operation, and also retrieve Sara and her team.

Gamma Site Command Center:

"Sir!" the on duty comm. Tech called out. "We have an imperial captain on the line. He's asking to speak to the base commander."

From another console, the sensor tech spoke up also, "Sir, over 25 large contacts have appeared in orbit! They look Imperial, at least 13 Star Destroyers!"

'We can't stand up to that kind of firepower! I'll have to talk to them.' "Put me on. And call up Arlin. He needs to hear this also!" He turned towards the main viewscreen. "I am the base commander. What are your intentions? This is Tau'ri space you are currently trespassing in."

'Well, at least he can bluff,' thought Yamato. "As I've said, I am Captain Yamato of the Imperial Eighth Fleet. I have come to extradite the fugitive leaders of the former Aschen Confederation. They are currently wanted for war crimes. If you hand them over, we'll have no need to involve you further." 'Let's see you deal with that offer!'

'That's... not good.' "I'm afraid that we do not have an extradition treaty with you, so I'm afraid that I cannot just hand them over to you. However—"

He was cut off by a signal from the Asgard commander. "The Asgard recommend against this course of action. From the data we have gathered, it is the Empire that should be brought up on 'war crime' charges in this latest incident, not the Aschen."

Yamato smiled even wider. "We are not asking on our own behalf. We are here at the request of one of our new protectorates. We are only asking for justice to be served on the plague masters… I'm sure you can see the reasoning behind this simple request."

Arlin by this point had been able to catch the last exchange. He immediately called for an evacuation of all but the highest echelons of the refugees through the stargate. This was promptly started.

Back up on the Cardia, one of the sensor techs, sent a message to Captain Yamato about an energy surge from the planet's surface. "I suggest you shut down your wormhole generator, or stop the guilty from fleeing. Or else we will be forced to take measures against those who harbor mass murderers!" Yamato said, breaking into the reply by the Gamma site commander. "You have two minutes to turn off the generator, or bring the leadership on screen with you to be turned over to us."

After only a little over one minute, the Star Destroyers targeted the Asgard Warship and opened fire.