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Chapter 4: The Return of the Gwir
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Chapter 3
Colonel Jack O'Neill sat back in his chair with a tired and frustrated sigh as he thought back over the events of the last few days that landed him in the frustrating situation that he found himself in. It had started out as a nice day for a promotion ceremony Jack thought as he watched the surprised Captain Samantha Cater be promoted to Major Cater. However, as he stepped up to congratulate her on the well-deserved promotion he was engulfed in a flash of white light and disappeared. Jack reappeared in a room that the exotic colors and textures Jack had come to associate with the Asgard. The room had a single window that overlooked the Earth. "Hey I think I can see my cabin from here," thought Jack as he stood there peering out the window waiting for the Asgard who snatch him from the SGC to appear.
"Greetings O'Neill," Jack heard after a flash of light behind him. Turning around Jack saw his pal Thor, the supreme commander of the Asgard fleet. "Thor old buddy you should have called ahead; I haven't had time to prep the grill." Jack said with a small smile at the thought of the Asgard at a backyard barbecue. "Unfortunately I have not come to 'have a good time' as you call it. I have come to warn you O'Neill of a grave threat to your world." Thor told Jack in a calm detached voice of the Asgard. Seeing that his friend was serious Jack walk towards Thor and crouched next to the Asgard's chair. "Well let me have it," Jack told him.
While his colleagues at the SGC were in a panic trying to find out what exactly happened to him, O'Neill was talking to Thor aboard the Asgard ship orbiting Earth. From Thor Jack found out that the Goa'uld System Lords were enraged that the Tarui had killed Hathor, a rare true Goa'uld Queen and former System Lord. They were planning to attack Earth in retaliation with a fleet one hundred times more powerful than the fleet Apophis had. Thor proceeded to tell him that the Asgard had managed to arrange a conference on Earth with the System Lords to negotiate an amendment to the Protected Planets Treaty to include the Earth.
The next 72 hours were a blur for O'Neill; after being told that Jack was to represent Earth, Jack was beamed back down to explain the situation to General Hammond and prepare the SGC for the conference and the arrival of the System Lords. The first few meetings were tense as the Goa'uld took offense over the smallest things, and then they were demanding that Earth stop all Stargate travel and technology development that would pose a threat to them in return for them adding Earth to the treaty.
Thor had confided in Jack that the war in their own galaxy was not going well and that the Asgard threat of retaliation was basically a bluff for their entire fleet was already engaged in their home galaxy. Thinking about the untenable position Earth was in and the lack of Ally help O'Neill was reminded of the last time Earth was under the threat of a Goa'uld fleet and the two races that appeared and defended Earth after Jack and his team had done all that they could against the Goa'uld fleet. Getting to his feet and walking towards the room with the mission reports. After Jack arrived, he quickly broke out the mission reports from that time and reviewed them.
Flashback
They had done it Earth was safe. As the three members of SG-1 and Bra'tac floated in space in their damaged death gliders Jack thought over what his team had just done. After receiving Intel from Daniel's dimension hopping trip about a Goa'uld attack, SG-1 proceeds to ignore orders to stand down and boarded the enemy fleet. After a few mistakes, SG-1 rigged the Ha'tak to blow with C4 when Apophis showed up in another Ha'tak to watch over his son's invasion of Earth. Because of their capture, SG-1 found out that Bra'tac was on board to sabotage the attack. After a berating by Bra'tac for screwing up his plan and a depressing talk of how Earth's shuttles were the last line of defense SG-1 joined with the rebel Jaffa in disabling the shields on Apophis's ship so that when the other Ha'tak explodes it will be taken down too.
They had done it against all odds and with heavy losses including Daniel and the entire force of rebel Jaffa except for Bra'tac. They had even survived the ships' destruction albeit in damaged fighters that will probably be their tombs. Nevertheless, Jack was one not to give up hope he was sure somewhere Murphy would sneeze and his law would be reversed. Jack was thinking about that Sam contacted him over the glider's radio.
"Colonel Sir, the gliders are picking up a Tel'tak about 100,000 km out broadcasting a signal," Cater reported to him.
"That must be Apophis, he appears to have been able to flee his vessel before its destruction, and he must be calling in more of his Ha'taks." Bra'tac commented after studying the sensors.
Just after Bra'tac's comments, a hyperspace flash cloud appeared 35,000km in front of them and five Ha'tak mother-ships come out in a line spear formation and started to launch their gilders. The radio of the gilders crackled to life. "You foolish Tau'ri did you not think a god such as I would not have foreseen your resistance. Now your world shall burn before its god," Apophis's voice boomed from the speakers.
Suddenly another hyperspace flash cloud appears just 30km away from the damaged gilders and slightly to the right of said gilders. A single Ha'tak mother-ship appeared out of it and started to launch death gilders, but this Ha'tak was different from Apophis's ships. Instead of gold plating on the ship, it had bright silver wherever the Goa'uld ships had gold, including its gilders.
Once again, their radios crackled with a new transmission. "To the Sho'va Apophis you have infringed on the territory of the Gwir Lord Vegoia and her allies the Kin'sha, retreat or die." A strong commanding said in an open broadcast to all ships in the system.
"The Gwir are dead and the time of Gwir fleet supremacy has passed, your single ship cannot hope to defeat my forces; you will bow before your god or die." Apophis said in response to the challenge.
In response, the Gwir Ha'tak moved to encompass the two damaged gilders inside its shields and open fire upon the Goa'uld fleet as its gilders surged forward to engage the enemy. As it did this the teams gilders picked up one last transmission from the Gwir. "To the Death," said the Gwir commander.
"Am I really seeing this Carter, and who the hell are the Gwir?" O'Neill question as he watched the Ha'tak protecting them come under intense fire from the five enemy Ha'taks. The shields that encompassed the damaged gliders and the Gwir Ha'tak started to blossom with splashes of gold as they stood firm against the combined fire of the five enemy Ha'taks.
After five minutes of sustained fire, the shields still showed no signs of weakening; meanwhile, the Gwir Ha'tak had focused its fire on one of the Goa'uld Ha'taks at the edge of their formation and the results showed the difference between the Gwir and Goa'uld ships. As the two groups of gliders met and started a dogfight between them the occupants of the damaged gliders watch as the shields of the Goa'uld ship fail and plasma fire from the Gwir rip apart the hull of the enemy vessel.
"Sir the sensors picked up a weird signal from the friendly, I think it was a Tachyon pulse, it looks like it contained one word 'Come'," Carter told him.
As Jack watches the Goa'uld Ha'tak break apart, a weird blue spiraling vortex appeared about halfway between the two forces and 20,000km to the left of Jack's position. Out of it came Sixteen X shaped fighters that quickly descended upon the furball that was the dogfight between the 36 Gwir gliders and the 180 Goa'uld gliders. They engaged the Goa'uld gilders like a pack of wolves upon a wounded deer. The new fighters fought by firing multiple missiles and some sort of fast firing blue energy weapon while pulling amazing maneuvers like rotating on their axis and blasting the Goa'uld gliders from behind after they had already passed them. Behind the fighters coming out the blue vortex was a large vessel measuring 1500m in length, 250 meters in height, and 100 meters wide with a fierce gray blocky hull blistering with 16 gigantic guns spread out in pairs along its hull. It opened fire on all four of the surviving Ha'taks of Apophis's Fleet with two guns trained on 3 of the ships each and 10 guns on the fourth spewing forth intense plasma as it with its engines at full burn quickly close the distance between it and its targets.
Quickly Apophis's fleet shifted their attention to this new threat even as the center ship in their formation started to lose its shields and its armor start to fail under the heavy fire it was taking. In awe Carter watch as the new unknown started to fire what appeared to be a lighter energy weapon in response to the plasma fire from the Goa'uld that it intercepted and dispersed the plasma shot before it could hit the new ship.
Between the firepower of the Gwir Ha'tak and the new vessel the center Ha'tak of Apophis's fleet exploded. The new unknown quickly advanced into point blank firing position and started to launch multiple missiles at its targets as its interception gird was overwhelmed and its shields started to blossom with the plasma fire that broke through. All of a sudden three small novas of nuclear fire appeared and engulfed the three remaining Ha'taks and the large gray vessel. As the light show dies down all that remained were three damaged and burned Goa'uld Ha'tak that were dead and the large gray unknown with scorch marks on it armor.
As the x shape fighters and the Gwir gilders finished mopping up the remaining enemy gilders the Tel'tak containing Apophis and his son fled unnoticed into hyperspace. The gray unknown and its fighters quickly formed up and disappeared into another spiraling vortex this time though it was orange. O'Neill watched as the Gwir Ha'tak started to recover its surviving 28 gilders. One gilder came out of the Ha'tak and flew towards them. As it coasted by their position it dropped a small container and flew back to its mother-ship.
"To the Tau'ri gilders the container contains instructions on how to contact us, use only in a time of dire need. We will tow the damaged and disable Ha'taks to the dark side of your moon and land them there for you to study them. We salute the warriors of the Tau'ri, Teal'c, and Master Bra'tac; your world has sent vessels to retrieve you Farewell." The Gwir ship transmitted before it started to tow the wrecked ships away.
As Jack watches the silver Ha'tak speed away he turn to Bra'tac "what the hell was that and who are the Gwir?" He question Bra'tac.
"The Gwir are something only mention in legend and songs passed down by the Jaffa elders. The tales speak of a time when the Goa'uld were good, noble, and honorable. They were known as the Gwir, but legend says the Goa'uld destroyed those who bore the name Gwir thousands of years ago," replied Bra'tac before he fell into a confused silence pondering the possible sequences of the reappearance of a legend.
Jack just sat there waiting for the shuttles to get them in silence as both Bra'tac and Teal'c refused to talk about the Gwir. It seemed to him that they were both in shock over the Gwir appearance.
After they got back down on Earth they found out Daniel had once again defied Murphy and somehow survived the destruction of the ship. Bra'tac proceeded to inform them of the various legends and tales about the Gwir and the history of their fall at the hands of the Goa'uld.
Flashback ends
Jack was thinking about that container they had been given by the Gwir as he went over the mission reports from that time period. Inside the container there was an old fashion scroll and a tri-prong knife that Daniel identified as somewhat similar to some eastern Asian knives. Inside the scroll was a language similar to much of the eastern text, in fact Daniel theorized that this might have been the root language for all eastern Asian languages.
The scroll had a simple command on how to contact them. Throw the blade into a wall while thinking of help with all your might and help will arrive. Jack stood up and walks towards General Hammond's office to discuss whether to call in the Gwir or not. After explaining everything to Hammond about the Asgard and the situation Earth was in Jack proceeded to talk about a possible source of Allies and show the General the mission reports from a year ago.
"Jack I will have to bring this up with the President and Joint Chiefs to see if they would be willing to summon the Gwir," Hammond told him.
"Okay sir but remember we're running out of time and the Gwir seem to hate the Goa'uld more than anyone else, plus from the stories Bra'tac told they seem to be a trustworthy people." O'Neill said before he left the General's office.
Four hours later after intense debate the President and the Joint Chiefs order for O'Neill to summon the Gwir to the conference. In the conference room as the Goa'uld System Lords Cronus, Yu, and Nirrti sat down they wondered where the human was. The Asgard Thor had been already present and waiting. The doors opened and Jack walks in with a spring in his step and a slight grin on his face.
After waiting for permission to speak from Thor O'Neill turned to face the Goa'uld Lords. "I apologize for the wait but I had to get a device to contact a fourth party who would be interested in these negotiations." Jack said as he proceeded to pull out the tri blade knife from its hiding place and thought with all his might about what type of help they needed and threw the blade into the center of the conference table.
The Goa'uld were only able to sputter in rage before the blade hit the table and a flash of white light emitted from its hilt along with a pulse of yellow energy. Thor was shocked that something made out of metal according to his scanners would emit such high levels of energy. The Goa'uld Lords starting shouting that O'Neil broke the agreement about no weapons being allowed near the place of negotiations and that the talks were off before Thor managed to silence them with a wave of his hand.
"O'Neill I trust you have an explanation for this breach of trust?" Thor questioned O'Neill.
"First of all that is not a weapon, but a means of communication left to Earth by the Gwir Lord Vegoia a year ago. I thought that she might want to have a say in these proceedings." O'Neill replied to Thor.
At the mention of the Gwir both Cronus and Nirrti gained a look of disgust on their face. "The Gwir are dead, they were destroyed by Ra 3000 years ago, you would have us believe the lie that the Gwir still live!" Cronus shouted at O'Neill. However, Lord Yu had the most interesting reaction. "Did you say Vegoia of the Gwir Lords?" Ask Yu of O'Neill, he responded an affirmative yes. Yu face paled and he started to sweat. He ordered the other two lords to be quiet.
"Only one Gwir is known to have survived the war, Vegoia the last true Gwir queen and she was the most powerful and oldest of her kind, not even Ra dared to go against her openly. Only Aten was foolish enough to try and his entire empire disappeared inside a week before she hid herself." Yu said in response to the outrage from his fellow lords at his order for silence.
Looking stunned at this revelation Cronus and Nirrti could only fume in silence. Suddenly Thor's chair made several beeping noises. "O'Neill my ship has detected a vessel approaching the system in hyperspace; it will arrive in 10 seconds." Thor told Jack. "It has arrived but my ship's sensors cannot acquire a clear scan of it. The unknown vessel is hacking the computer on my shi..." As Thor was speaking everyone in the room was enveloped in a white light and transported away from Earth.
When the light faded away all five of them were standing in a small gray room with one door. On either side of the door stood two cloaked and hooded figures holding a staff like weapons in a crossed position in front of the door. As soon as the group took notice of the guards Cronus flew into a rage and approached the guards.
"Who are you to dare to kidnap me," he demanded of the silent figures. The only response was the two guards uncrossing their staffs as the door slid open. "The Entil'zha and Lady Vegoia await you," One of the guards said while gesturing for them to go through the door. As the group made to go through the entrance, the other guard stopped Cronus by blocking his path with his staff. "Keep a civil and humble tongue when you speak or you will forfeit it," warned the guard before letting them through the door.
The door opened to a long gray corridor that had lights pulsing in the direction they were to go. After a short 10 minute walk they came across another door that slid open for them. Entering the room and the first thing they notice was a large table with seating for seven with five of the chairs lower and facing the other two. The next thing Jack noticed was that behind the two chairs was a large viewport that stretch the entire length of the room. Through the viewport Jack saw two of the Gwir silver Ha'taks in an escort formation with the ship he was on. But what got his and everyone else attention was the seemly long expanse of gray metallic hull that seemed to go on forever. It made the Ha'taks seem like a child's toy as they drifted nearby.
A door at the far end of them room opened and two people stepped inside. The first was a woman who was about 5'7" in height with a slim and fit figure. She had long dark red hair that fell down to her waist. Her clothing and shoes were patterned after the Ancient Greeks. She also wore several gold jewelries that the Goa'uld seemed to favor. Her companion looked to around 6' tall and wore a hooded crimson Haroi with black flames that seemed to dance on the hem that obscured his features.
As they approach Jack felt intimidated by their mere presence. The Hooded man helps his companion to be seated before sitting down himself. He gestured for the group to sit. As the group sat down at their designated chairs small holes in the table appeared before them and a Holographic interface materialized above each hole.
"Welcome to the Ark," a deep male voice came from the hooded figure. "I apologize for kidnapping you but it was necessary for this meeting to happen."
"I am the Entil'zha Maelstrom representative of the Kin'sha and the commander of the Ark. My companion is Gwir System Lord Lady Vegoia, Queen of the Gwir Empire." The now identified man said. "We have come because Earth has asked for our help," he finished.
"I will get straight to the point of this meeting, as long as the Goa'uld System Lords do not attack Earth except by the Stargate. The Gwir and our allies will not cause the destruction of the System Lords. You will also allow Earth's inclusion in the Protected Planets Treaty," Vegoia stated in a firm voice.
"That is not acceptable!" Cronus shouted as he stood to his feet in outrage over Vegoia's statement. "We will not stand by and let a mere shadow of the past dictate terms to use." He finished.
"Sit down and behave," the quite but powerful threat laden voice of Maelstrom rang out in the tense atmosphere created from Cronus's outburst, his eyes glowed a bright blue from the shadowy depths of his hood. A very pale Cronus sat down seemingly fighting the command and remained quiet. Jack was impressed at that subtle show of power and a little freaked that there was someone who could force a Goa'uld to go against its own pride.
"If you do not accept this then we will begin destroying the Goa'uld Lords one by one like we did with Aten." Vegoia stated while looking Lord Yu straight in the eye. Suddenly an image appeared on the holographic interface in front of them. It was a detailed image of a gigantic ship that had four dots on it. One was purple, two were silver, and the final dot was blue. "What you see in front of you is an image of the Ark. The blue shows where you are right now. The silver and purple dots represent my vessels and Master Thor's ship; if you touch the silver or purple dots they will enlarge to give a true measure of scale to the Ark," Vegoia told them.
The Goa'uld did as she said and were shocked to realize just how gigantic the Ark was; it could probably fight the entire fleet of all the System Lords and win by itself*. To think even the feared and hated Asgard seemed weak before the Ark. Jack was starting to drool at the sight of the 260km ship until he realized with shock 'The Ark was a freaking gigantic Star Destroyer from Star Wars' went through his mind.
"To be honest the Goa'uld are beneath our notice, the enemies of the Kin'sha and Gwir are far more powerful and dangerous. But Earth is included in the number of systems we protect and the Goa'uld would gain our attention to their dire peril if they attack Earth in force." The powerful voice of Maelstrom informed them.
Three Goa'uld Lords conferred and Cronus stepped forward. "We accept your terms with the understanding that any Tau'ri forces found outside of Earth's system are fair game." He stated is an indignant voice.
"That is acceptable; Master Thor will return you to the S.G.C. where you can gate back to the other Lords." Vegoia informed the three Lords. Lord Yu gave a small bow to Vegoia and the three Goa'uld disappeared in a flash of white light. "Do not worry Colonel O'Neill the Ark has been broadcasting this meeting to General Hammond to keep your S.G.C from panicking when your group disappeared." She told Jack with a small smile.
"I apologize for taking control of your ship Master Thor but the Asgard transporter was the best way to bring everyone to the Ark." Maelstrom said to Thor. "I am honored to meet one of the Great Four; your people have been great allies to the outcast children of Shadows." Maelstrom told Thor with a small bow of respect. Suddenly he turns his head as if listening to something only he could hear. "I must go for the Ark is needed elsewhere, Vegoia would you stay and continue what we had discussed earlier?" Maelstrom said while looking at Vegoia.
She nodded her consent and left the room with two guards similar the two who had met O'Neill's group earlier escorting her. "Master Thor if you would remove yourself and Colonel O'Neill to your vessel; Vegoia will contact you shortly. She has proposals for both of your governments. Colonel O'Neill her safety is in your hands if she is harmed I will utterly destroy those responsible along with their entire families and friends." Maelstrom told them both.
A short time later O'Neill and Thor watch from the bridge of the Asgard vessel as the two Gwir Ha'taks moved into a holding formation with the Asgard ship. With disbelieving eyes O'Neill watches the Ark turn towards deep space and disappear into hyperspace. Turning to look at Thor, O'Neill saw his little buddy in a state of shock from seeing the Ark.
"Well Thor old buddy we sure do live interesting times don't we," Jack said.
"Indeed we do O'Neill," Thor replied.
Updated 12/14/2011.
Fixed the beginning of the chapter and the battle scene in the flashback to make a better flow to the story; I hope I addressed some of the concerns in the reviews. I think I caught all of the grammar mistakes but will have some friends check it for me. Thanks to all of those who reviewed, those really help.
A True Queen: In my story the symbiote race has two different types queens, regular symbiotes who can reproduce in limited numbers but cannot change or chose what traits or genetic memories they pass on to their young. Then you have the True Queen symbiote, they can reproduce in massive amounts (Like 1000 at a time) and can control what traits and genetic memories their young posses. The True Queens are rare in relation to the rest of the symbiote population. Vegoia, Hathor, and Egeria are True Queens.