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Chapter 5: Meetings and Preparations

Chapter 4

"Yes Sir, thanks to the Gwir Earth is safe from any Goa'uld attack. No sir we don't know anything about them, Colonel O'Neill has informed me that the leader the Gwir will be coming to the SGC in 24-72 hours to negotiate with us and the Asgard." Major General George Hammond told the President.

"Sir, I strongly recommend that you send a polite representative to meet with the Gwir leader. Colonel O'Neill has informed me that if the Gwir leader is harmed in any way then there will be dire repercussions for Earth." Hammond finished his phone call with the President and sat back with a relieved sigh.

"Once again we have pulled through by the skin of teeth," thought Hammond as he went over the various reports for events of the last three days. First the threat of an attack by the Goa'uld has been neutralized by Earth's inclusion in the Protected Planets Treaty and the threat of the utter destruction of the Goa'uld System Lords by the Gwir if they attacked Earth. Second they learned that the Asgard were losing their war and will not be able to expect much help from them, they had already done much of what they could for Earth. Third the mysterious Gwir and their ally the Shadows have made contact and appear to be on Earth's side since they have defended Earth twice now from the Goa'uld.

Staring at the short summary Jack had transmitted down so Hammond would have easy access to the information whenever he needed it; Hammond rubbed his forehead hoping his growing headache would go away. "Only Jack would be able to get us into a situation like this," Hammond thought as he reread the last point of Jack's summary. Thinking about what he needed to do to get the base ready for a visit from the Gwir Queen, Hammond pressed the intercom for Walter.

"Walter, have SG-1 meet me in the briefing room for a debriefing on the Gwir in 4 hours, also contact Colonel O'Neill and have him extend an invitation to Thor to come." Hammond told Walter. "I want the heads of security to meet in my office in ten minutes," he finished talking and leaned back into his chair. "Time for a short nap," thought General Hammond as he waited for the heads of security to come and discuss how to get the base ready.

On board the Asgard vessel a Human and an Asgard were both staring out a viewport looking at space. The body language of both indicated that an event had happened that had shocked both to their core. The human, one Colonel Jack O'Neill spelled with two LLs snapped out of his shock and turned to look at his at his little buddy beside him. He saw that Thor was still in a state of shock at seeing the sheer size of the Ark.

"Well Thor old buddy we sure do live interesting times don't we," Jack commented.

"Indeed we do O'Neill," Thor replied as he started to come out of his awed inspired shock. "O'Neill your SGC is attempting contact with you," Thor informed Jack after looking over his ship's scanners. As Jack took the call from the SGC Thor started to review the sensor logs of his vessel.

While the ship's computer was compiling the data Thor wanted he transmitted a short report about the success of the negotiations, the appearance of the Ark and the Gwir Lord Vegoia, and a request for any information the Asgard high council had about the Gwir, the Ark, and the Kin'sha.

"Thor that was Hammond, I am needed back at the SGC," Jack informed Thor after he finished the call from Walter. "In about 4 hours we will be having a meeting about the Gwir and how to deal with them, Hammond wanted me to let you know that there is a seat there for you if you want it."

"I will beam you back O'Neill, let General Hammond know if able I will be there, but first I must contact the High council and confer with them before any decisions can be made." Thor told Jack as he proceeded to activate the transporters. "I will inform you of the Asgard's position before long O'Neill," Thor said as Jack was enveloped in a bright flash of white light.

After O'Neill was gone a beep emitted from the main console letting Thor know the High Council had received his request. Thor quickly established a connection and activated the ship's communication system. Appearing before Thor from the holographic display was Fre'ya a member of the Asgard High Council. "Greetings Thor, we have received your message and we wish to hear your report." Thor proceeded to relate the events of the conference and the intervention of the Gwir, the Ark, and the Kin'sha.

In a bright flash of light Jack reappeared back in the room that had been set aside for the negotiations with the Goa'uld. He walked over and activated the room's intercom. "Walter this is Colonel O'Neill, let the General know I am back and contact Sam, Daniel, and Teal'c, have them meet me at the Daniel's office in twenty minutes." Jack turned off the intercom and went immediately to the table at the center of the room and retrieved the tri-prong dagger.

As he stood there holding the dagger Jack thought about the changes that would be coming with the Gwir's arrival. Jack started to walk toward the cafeteria to get a quick Jell-O snack. While walking Jack figured out had been bothering him since seeing the Ark. "Why is there an alien race running around with a really oversize Imperial Star Destroyer?" He thought as he enters the line for the cafeteria.

After getting a quick but satisfying Jell-O snack Jack made his way to Daniel's office confident that Walter had been able to contact his team and that they would already be there waiting for him. As he approaches the door to Daniel's office Jack met Teal'c who returned his greeting with a small nod of his head. Upon entering the room Jack saw that Daniel and Carter had managed to arrive there first and were already discussing some what-zit that Jack was sure only geeks would be able to understand.

"Alright people in a short while General Hammond will be having a meeting about the Gwir and the upcoming proposed talks." Jack announced now that all of his team was together. "We need information and a plan to present to Hammond." He finished.
Daniel looked thoughtful and asked, "Did the Gwir give its name? If so then I can look up the name and see if the Gwir had visited Earth before."

"Good thinking Danny boy, she said her name was Vegoia, also look up anything on Kin'sha while you're at it." Jack answered his question. "Carter have a look over this dagger once again. After I had used it, it emitted a large amount of energy see if you can find out why." Jack said as he handed over the tri-prong dagger to her.

"I'll see what I can do sir, but we didn't find anything unusual the first time we tested it." Carter replied as she took the dagger and look at it wondering what secrets it holds as she left for her own office.

"Teal'c you and I are going to secure some rooms for the Gwir and start planning the security for their visit." Jack said to the former First Prime. Teal'c acknowledged this with a slight tilt of his head. "We'll be back in three and half hours to pick you up for the debriefing Danny boy," Jack called out as he and Teal'c left Daniel's office as the archaeologist was quickly becoming oblivious to the outside world now that he had a clue to hunt down.

Four hours later.

Jack took in the briefing room as he sat down, Cater and Hammond were on the left side of the long table in the room and to their right at the end was Thor sitting in his throne like Asgard control chair. On the right side sitting with Jack was Teal'c and Daniel who was currently organizing the files that Jack and Teal'c had helped to bring up when they had gone to get Daniel for the meeting.

"Alright people before we began the purpose of this meeting I believe Thor, that you have a message for us from the Gwir ships." Hammond said before deferring to Thor.

"Thank you General Hammond, before I came down here the Gwir contacted me with a message containing their purpose in staying in the system after confronting the Goa'uld. They wish to form an Alliance with the Asgard and Earth. Their leader Queen Vegoia will be personally attending the meetings if Earth agrees to meet." Thor said.

"Thanks for relaying that message for us Thor," Hammond thanked Thor. "First, Dr. Jackson have you been able to come up with anything on the Gwir?" Hammond turned his attention to the doctor on the other side of the table.

Look up from his notes Daniel took a few moments to gather his thoughts and straighten his glass before standing to speak. "Well sir I have not found much so far, there is some slight evidence that the Gwir have visited Earth. The word Gwir I found in the Welsh language and means 'True' that is all I found so far on that front."

"On the name Vegoia I found a lot more. It looks like she must of visited Earth in the Italian region. Vegoia is a nymph and/or sibyl in the Etruscan myths that is vested with the responsibility of writing some parts of their large and complex set of sacred books, of initiating the Etruscan people to the arts, rules and rituals of land marking, and of presiding to the observance, respect and preservation of boundaries. That is all I have managed to find so far; I don't believe I will be able find anymore, most information on Vegoia is confined to a few myths." Daniel said before he sat back down.

Hammond acknowledged Dr. Jackson's report and turned to Thor. "Commander Thor have your people have any information on the Gwir that you would be able to share with us, and what is your opinion on the proposed alliance?" He asked Thor.

"The Asgard have had some dealings with the Gwir System Lords. In the past when the Symbiote race first started their aggressive expansion there was a lack of civility and an instinct driven thinking in their culture. This changed when the Symbiotes found humanity and switched to humans as the preferred host over the Unas. Some in the High Council suspects that the Unas and Symbiotes being from the same world were too close in nature for a stable joining. Humans allowed the Symbiotes to overcome their baser instincts and become what was known as the Gwir Empire."

Thor paused for a couple moments as if to collect his thoughts.

"For several hundred years the Gwir empire flourished and there was peace with the Asgard until the time of Ra and Aten. It is unknown to the Asgard what happened to cause the rise of the Goa'uld like Ra and Aten and the fall of the Gwir for at that time our war with the Replicators had just begun and our attention was pulled from this galaxy. By the time we were able to force a respite in our battle against the Replicators, though at the time we had thought we had won, and bring our attention back to this Galaxy the Gwir had fallen and the Goa'uld were in power. The time period for this to have occurred was just a short three hundred years. Vegoia to our to knowledge was a Gwir Queen of great power and was rumored to have survived the war though the Asgard have never been able to locate her whereabouts since."

"The High council has looked over the proposed alliance with the Gwir and their allies and approves of Earth pursuing it especially since we can no longer guarantee the safety of Earth from Goa'uld attack. I have personally met Vegoia at the last meeting between the Asgard and Gwir before their fall, she is a trustworthy and honorable being. It would be to the Earth's advantage to listen to her." Thor finished and Hammond thanked him for providing the information. Turning to Colonel O'Neill Hammond asked how base security was and what was being done to secure the base for the Gwir ambassadors.

"Well Sir, Teal'c and I have gone about securing some rooms for the Gwir party. We also have been implementing similar steps that we had in place for the Goa'uld sir. I still need to talk to the shift heads on some scheduling issues, but I say we have about 90% of the security work done. We'll definitely be finished later tonight." Jack answered.

Hammond stood up after hearing Jack's report. "Alright people let's get to work. Commander Thor I thank for your information and offer you a place at the upcoming meetings, I need to contact the President to let him know what is happening so he can get a representative down here to negotiate." Hammond said before leaving the room.

"O'Neill I will contact you when Gwir give more details about their party," Thor said before disappearing in a flash of light. Jack stood up and headed for the door. "You head the man people let's get to work," he said as he left the room.

Two days at 11:00am.
Standing out by the main entrance into the mountain complex were two groups of people. The first group was comprised of two lines of ten armed marines fulfilling escort and guard duties for the upcoming meeting. The second group was comprised of Sg-1, General Hammond, and to the displeasure of many Senator Kinsey stood to the left of the marines awaiting the Gwir delegation.

After the debriefing, Hammond with the help of Thor had transmitted a message to the Gwir ships in orbit on the time and place for the Gwir party to come down. The Gwir had sent reassurance that they would be able to slip on down to the mountain unnoticed by the population. It was decided for Thor to beam down right before the meetings started and for Sg-1 to be the guides for the Gwir delegation.

As the two groups stood there waiting for the Gwir transport all you could hear was a passenger plane as it flew across the sky; then, suddenly there was a loud thrumming sound that seemed to vibrate your bones and the piece of ground marked off for the Gwir suddenly was compressed and cracked with spider web like lines as if something heavy landed there.

At the edge of the ground depression there appeared a metallic door that opened with a hiss of compressed air as it the two halves of the door receded into their tracks as the cloaked Tel'tak became visible. Bright light shone forth from behind the door when suddenly several forms block it as they exited the ship.

The first to exit was a gigantic dog with strong wolfish features. It sniff the air as it paced the ground in front of the door, then it gave four short barks as it stopped in between the door and Sg-1. The next to leave the Tel'tak were two Horus Guards and four Jaffa that took up a guard position five meters from the door, their armor a bright gleaming silver as they stood their holding their silver staff weapons. The last to come out were three women all of whom had a slim and fit figure though they were all very different from each other.

The first woman was dressed in dark gray long sleeved shirt and pants with a light green armored flak vest over the shirt and had black armored sandals and gloves and several pouches strapped to her legs. She stood around 5'5" in height with silky dark black blue hair pulled back into a pony tail. Her face is what really made her noticeable; she had two red triangle tattoos, one on each cheek.

However, it was her eyes that made you look twice at her. Her eyes were the color of newly fallen snow pure and white giving you the impression of her being blind that was quickly dispelled when they held you in their gaze. In addition, if one looked close enough you would notice that her pupils form a slit and not the usual round of the human eye. She uttered a quick bark to which the dog responded by quickly jumping to her side as she took in the mountain and those in front of it.

The second woman was dressed in pale cream colored tunic with a long flowing skirt of a dark earthen brown complete with a pair of leather sandals. Her height look to be around 5'7" with waist length dark crimson hair that was in a thick braid as it fell down her back and her eyes were constantly shifting between light emerald green and sky blue depend on the angle the light hit her eyes. As she walked out towards General Hammond the two Horus guards and four Jaffa formed an escort around her with the Horus guards on both side and two Jaffa in front and behind her.

The third woman and last to exit the ship was looked to be around 5'6" in height and had brunette color hair about mid-back in length tied up in a side pony tail. She was dressed in a pale cream top match with a forest green skirt that was knee length and had black armored heeled half boots on. She had an armored olive colored flak vest and black armored fingerless gloves with a several pouches strapped to her legs. Over this she had a dark forest green hooded Haroi that had glowing sea-green vine like lines all over the material. She took up position with the first woman behind the second woman with her being on the left and the other woman on the right.

As one the group approached General Hammond's position and stopped five feet in front of them, the ship was activating its cloak behind them before it returned to space. The two Jaffa in front moved to the side and took up guard positions next to the Horus guards. The three women advance a couple steps and the center woman gave General Hammond a small bow. "Greetings General Hammond, Colonel O'Neill I am the Gwir Lord Vegoia and these are my Jaffa honor guard." Vegoia greeted Hammond's party in the dual tone of a symbiote voice.

Suddenly her eyes flashed gold and with a small nod to Hammond. "I am Mizuko Uzumaki representative of the Kin'sha and Host to Vegoia." She said in a gentle but firm voice. "My companions are Rirī Inuzuka my bodyguard, and Motoko Wyn'dan the Anla'Shok representative," gesturing to the women on her right and left respectively.

Hammond was surprised at the composition of Vegoia's party and that the fact that the symbiote and host spoke separately, but pleased that her demeanor matched Colonel O'Neill's report on her. "Welcome to Earth Lady Vegoia, Lady Mizuko I am General George Hammond commander of the SGC," Hammond told her as he gave a slight bow towards her.

"May I introduce to you Sg-1; Colonel Jack O'Neill, Major Samantha Carter, Dr. Daniel Jackson, and Teal'c of Chu'lak." Hammond said while gesturing at each individual respectively. "This is Senator Kinsey representative for our President at these talks." Hammond said as he finished the introductions.

"Please follow Sg-1, they will show you where you will be staying for the duration of the talks." Hammond informed the Gwir party. "Just one moment General,' Kinsey said before Sg-1 could escort their guest in. "I believe you are not taking the security of the facility seriously enough." Kinsey said to Hammond in an arrogant voice. "These 'guests' will need to surrender their weapons before they step one foot inside the S.G.C." He finished with a condescending look in the direction of Vegoia's party.

Immediately Motoko stepped forward and stopped directly in front of Kinsey with a dangerous glint in her eye. "Listen you pathetic worm of a man, you will be respectful in your action and words towards Vegoia-sama and Mizuko-sama or I will personally ensure that you will not be able to infect the gene pool any further." Motoko declared in a threat laden voice as she emphasized her point by jabbing a finger into Kinsey's chest. "I am under orders to ensure the safety of this party, they will be able to keep their weapons or we will leave and never come back." Motoko finished with a final jab that put Kinsey on his rear end.

Hammond motioned to the marines not to react to what many would have perceived as an attack on Kinsey. "I assure you Lady Wyn'dan that you and your party's safety is of paramount importance to us, you may keep your weapons." Hammond said as he tried to dispel the tense atmosphere.

"For your sake I hope that is true because if harm befalls anyone in the party then you will have my Master to deal with. And depending on the offense and his mood He may just kill the attackers or He may decide to glass your world and rid the galaxy of the Tarui." Motoko said in a somber voice before she rejoined her party.

Hammond watched as Sg-1 escorted the Gwir party into the mountain and breathed a sigh of relief before turning to look at Kinsey. "General I demand that you arrest that girl for assaulting my person!" An enraged and embarrassed Kinsey demanded as he struggled to get to his feet. Something Motoko had done seemed to be interfering with his motor skills.

Hammond motioned for two marine to help the Senator to his feet. "Consider yourself lucky I have not had you throw out of here Senator, because of your stupidity and pride you almost cost us an invaluable opportunity for an alliance." Hammond berated Kinsey in a voice that would make a drill sergeant proud before turning around and returning to his office leaving a slack jaw Senator in his wake.

As the elevator's door closed and start to carry the group of 7 Jaffa, 6 humans, 1 Gwir, and 1 dog down into the depths of the mountain, Motoko started to break out in laughter. Between deep breaths and with tears running down her face she said. "Did you see his face; I think I caused him to wet his pants, oh man that was a lot of fun."

The other two women in Motoko's group tried to limit their reactions, but still let a small smile grace their faces as they observed their companion. "Now Motoko that was mean, we are here to talk to their leaders, not threaten their lives or their ability to procreate." Mizuko tried to sound stern and reprimand her companion but her voice had an amused tone to it.

Jack look on as the women in the Gwir party tried to keep their composure and fail. Sharing looks of amusement with his team he clears his throat. "As much as I like to see Kinsey knocked down a notch, were you really serious about your threat?" He questioned Motoko.

"Yes I was, it is because of Vegoia being the Queen of the Gwir and that my niece is Mizuko who is Vegoia's host are attending these negotiations. We have taken these talks seriously and hope that your government will likewise." Motoko replied to Jack's question as she somber up for her amusement.

"Colonel O'Neill it is not that we hold any ill-intent towards Earth or the SGC, it is just that Entil'zha Maelstrom is very careful with our lives." Vegoia spoke out for the first time since Kinsey made a fool of himself.

"I was wondering if you would be willing to share the history of the Gwir and Goa'uld culture?" Daniel eagerly asked Vegoia as the elevator slowed down and the group of people made ready to exit. "If there is time I would be glad to share my people's history with you Dr. Jackson, if you deliver us a blank storage device we will have a copy of Gwir history and lore made for your use." Vegoia replied with a warm and gentle voice.

The group then walked in silence as they cross the current base level to reach to the next elevator, drawing strange looks from the people who staffed the SGC as they progressed further into the base. After reaching the elevator Jack punch the button for the level where they were going to house the Gwir party.

"Alright people after we get you settled in you we will have lunch delivered, are there any special dietary needs that we need to know about?" Jack asked the Gwir party. "Just a platter of raw meat and some bones for my companion, for the rest of us anything that the Warrior Teal'c chooses will be fine." Rirī responded in a soft shy voice as the doors to the elevator slid open.

Exiting the elevator Sg-1 showed the Gwir party to their rooms. At one end of a hallway the SGC had sectioned off four rooms right next to each, two on each side of the corridor. The four Jaffa took two of the rooms and the two Horus guards took another one. The final room the three women and one dog claimed for themselves.

"An hour after lunch one of us will come to escort your party to the room where we will be having the meeting." Jack informed them. "The reason for the delay is to let you settle in and allow everyone a short break to prepare themselves." After that Jack and the rest of Sg-1 left so Vegoia and her group could get settled.

"What is your opinion of them?" Vegoia asked Rirī and Motoko. "I think that Senator is an a**, but I like Jack and the rest of Sg-1, I mean did you see those muscles on Teal'c! That is one Prime A slab of Jaffa there," Motoko spoke with a tease glint in her eye while nodding her head knowingly. "Oh yes we'll eat anything the 'Warrior' Teal'c chooses," she continued in a sing song voice. Immediately Rirī's face lit up in a deep blush similar in the way her mother would react. Causing Motoko to enthusiastically describe all the fit young men they saw earlier in the base and how they would look in various states of undress and how they had been looking at the three women in the room.

"Stop teasing Rirī, Aunt Motoko." Mizuko said with a light blush on her cheeks, Vegoia having already relinquished control to avoid the infamous teasing of Motoko. All three young women looked at each other before breaking out in giggles, as the giggles die down each one got to work on unpacking and preparing for the upcoming meeting.

Sorry for the late post. I have had this chapter for almost a month but I wanted to add the negotiations to it but that is proving to be a bugger to write out. With Winter Semester I never had the time to focus on it. So I am posting this now and hopefully will have the next chapter out before the end of the month.

I have gone back and fixed what should be all the mistakes, but if you see one let me know with a PM or in the Review. All those who have reviewed thanks that really help me when I was writing this to know people were reading and like it. I hope this chapter is up to par and that my writing is getting better. I made some changes to the previous chapter in response to a Review about the beginning. Hopefully it reads better and does not seem like a summary. Plus the battle was changed to be more realistic with more details added.

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