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Chapter 6: The Treaty of Four
As the doors of the elevator closed Jack turned to his team. "Alright first impressions?" He asked the other members of Sg-1.
"I was surprised at the bearing and manners of Vegoia; she does act distinctly different from either the Tok'ra or the Goa'uld that we have encountered before." Daniel spoke first. "I can't wait until I have a chance to compare knowledge with her."He finished in an enthusiastic voice.
"I too was surprised at the behavior of the Gwir O'Neill; if not for the reaction my symbiote had in her presence I would question if she really was whom she claimed to be." Teal'c answered the unasked question that Jack was about to ask.
"The companions of Vegoia were surprising in their bearing and gender, to my knowledge no System Lord would travel with female humans as advisers and protection like Vegoia has. Those two females hide a great strength; it would be foolish to dismiss them as noncombatants O'Neill." Teal'c finished his analyst of the Gwir party.
"She is very different from what I had imagined after hearing what Thor had told us about her and the tales Bra'tac told about the Gwir, Sir" Cater said right before their elevator stopped and the door opened.
The four exited the elevator and went their different directions. Sam went back to her lab to check on a few projects she was running; Daniel went with her to ask her for help acquiring a memory storage device that would be compatible would Goa'uld computers. From what he had observed the Gwir used the same or very similar technology. Therefore, he figured having something compatible would lessen the time it took for him to get a copy of Gwir history.
Jack accompanied Teal'c to the cafeteria to select and pick up the lunches for the members of the Gwir party. Jack found it amusing that the Jaffa that came with Vegoia seemed to hold Teal'c in a sort of hero worship. Very different from the usual Jaffa reaction to Teal'c and his decision to turn against the Goa'uld. The average person would not be able to tell that with the Jaffa doing their usual stiff and formal manner of walking. However, after a couple years of working with Teal'c, Jack had learned to pick up on those tiny cues and tells that the stoic Jaffa gave off when feeling emotions.
Teal'c was a little surprise at the praise and regard the members of the Gwir party had in their voices when they talked about him. He had gotten used to being called and treated as a Sho'va by those who shared his culture. He had accepted this as a necessary sacrifice he had to make in order to free his people from the false gods, the Goa'uld.
As he review the menu for the day, Teal'c was careful to choose those foods that should not offend and be enjoyable for his Gwir brethren. Deciding what to get Teal'c turned to find a cart to load the food upon only to find O'Neill had already secured their transport. After thirty minutes with help from the lunch crew Teal'c and Jack loaded the lunches and secured a plate of raw meat with some large bones for Rirī's companion. They then proceeded to deliver the cart full of food to the level that the Gwir party had been housed.
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Inside the room that the three young women had calmed things had calmed down from the laughter caused by Motoko's teasing of Rirī. They had finished unpacking their basic necessities into the provided dressers. Motoko approached the wall opposite of the door and quickly flashed through seven hand signs before slamming her right hand onto the wall.
From beneath her hand a large circle of symbols and runes with eight arms stretching out from the circle grew until it was four feet in diameter. The odd looking sealing array glowed a bright green before fading from existence leaving no sign that it was ever there.
"Now we have some privacy. Their cameras still work but that will keep anyone from listening in on our conversations." Motoko pronounced to the other two women in the room.
"Thank you for providing this, Lady Motoko." Vegoia told her sincerely.
"Later would you please provide the same for my guards." She requested of Motoko.
"Bah, I was going to do that anyway when setting up the sealing arrays to secure the hallway and other rooms. Didn't I tell you to drop the Lady this, Lady that crap. If you don't, I'll prank you until you regret it. Remember I was trained by the best." Motoko called out over her shoulder as she left the room to secure and check on the Jaffa in the other rooms.
Inside Mizuko's mind Vegoia was conversing with her host.
"She would not dare, your mother would not allow it."Vegoia asked Mizuko in a slightly nervous voice at the thought of being pranked consistently by Motoko.
"But remembershe is my father's my right hand, and being able to prank a head of state into submission is something he would approve of and be proud of it even if drew the wrath of my mother." Mizuko replied.
"What is it with the Anla'shok and being so informal and disrespectful of authority?" Vegoia pondered.
"Remember who created and trained the Anla'shok V. All of them have some bit of his personality in them. According to my mother they have really mellowed out over the last couple thousands of years compared to how they acted when he first created them." Mizuko gently reminded her.
"Ah yes, I had forgotten that about your father and his Anla'shok... I'm doomed!"She wailed giving Mizuko a headache.
"Shouldn't that be we are doomed, I here to you know. It will be my body that suffers not yours."Mizuko said as she tried to get the distraught Vegoia to calm down.
"Don't worry V, Remember you have me on your side. Being daddy's little princess does have its advantages you know."
Vegoia calmed down somewhat and she had to admit that Mizuko being her host was probably her best defense. Nevertheless, she knew that Naruto could be very dastardly with his pranks and he had taught Motoko. Of all the Anla'shok she was the first and closest to his personality. She was certain that if anyone could prank a symbiote into submission without harming the host it would be Naruto or Motoko that could do it. As long as she had Mizuko as a host she was safe. Hopefully Motoko will forget her promise in the time before she changes host.
"Don't count on it V, both her and father rank promised pranks as the same importance as ramen. My advice would be to try and get a cease fire agreement out of her or have father give her a mission to protect you from any future pranks." Was the doom Mizuko gave Vegoia.
"I'm doomed!" Vegoia continued to bemoan giving Mizuko control back.
Rirī had watched the facial expressions of her childhood friend with amusement as different expressions flash across her face. She was still getting used to her friend being a host and recognized that Mizuko was having an internal conversation with Vegoia. A long sigh was heard as Mizuko's eyes flashed gold as Vegoia released control.
Mizuko opened her eyes as she tried to rub away her headache caused by Vegoia's bemoaning. She looked up to see Rirī looking at her with an amused face.
"Vegoia freaking out over Motoko's threat huh." Rirī guessed.
Mizuko gave a nod of acknowledgement as she used some medical nin-jutsu her mother taught her to relieve the headache.
"She does know that the threat of pranking was probably a prank in and of itself." Rirī informed the two of them with laughter in her voice.
Both Vegoia and Mizuko stopped still in shock. Doing a mental face palm Vegoia swore to get revenge and reclaim her dignity. Damn that Motoko.
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Jack and Teal'c exited the elevator pushing the cart full of food before them. They proceeded to the three rooms containing the Jaffa and distributed the meals. Stopping at the last door Jack knock and waited for the call to come in before opening the door. Letting Teal'c enter first with the cart of food Jack stopped just inside at the tense atmosphere between Vegoia and Motoko.
"Is everything all right?" Jack asked trying to determine if there was anything he could do to resolve the tension.
"Ah, aren't you just a cute little boy acting so mature." Motoko squealed as she jumped up and ruffled Jack's hair.
Scowling Jack stepped back away from her outstretched hand as he observed Teal'c raise an eyebrow at the woman's action. Jack swore he saw a smile cross Teal'c's face for a moment.
"Don't worry Colonel, everything is all right. It is just some of our party refuse to act with the dignity of their age." Vegoia said in a frosty voice while shooting a cold glare at Motoko who was now helping Teal'c unload their lunches.
"Oh, don't listen to her Colonel. When you're as old as I am you can act however you wish. I will remove that stick up her a** one day and get her to crack a smile." Motoko said teasingly as she locks eyes with Vegoia and returned an equally frosty glare.
Feeling lost at what to do Jack and Teal'c just stood there with their empty cart. Seeing their confusion Rirī jumped up and led the two men outside to the hallway. As soon as the door closed behind them Rirī bowed before the two men before speaking.
"I apologize for Motoko's behavior O'Neill-san, Teal'c-san." She said in a contrite voice.
Jack waved off her apology after seeing her embarrassment of her companions' actions.
"Don't worry about that, but can you tell us what all that was about?" He asked.
"All I can say is that some symbiotes do not appreciate being teased." Rirī replied before continuing.
"Don't worry about Motoko, O'Neill-san. She will act and be professional at the meeting. But she must really like you, because she has only ever dropped her guard and acts like that around those she likes and approves of." She explained.
Jack did not know whether to be mad at Motoko for treating him like a little boy or rejoice he has found kindred spirit who enjoy the fine art of teasing and mocking symbiotes. Teal'c just raised an eyebrow at this revelation.
"What was the thing about her age?" Jack asked curiously.
"Oh, I guess there is no harm in telling you. Motoko is over six thousand years old." Rirī said casually and plainly like she was talking about the weather, but there was a wicked glint in her eyes.
Stunned, and wide eyed Jack slowly let her know that when they had finished to just leave their dishes on the cart in the hallway and a base personnel will come and retrieve it in an a hour. He and Teal'c turned and walked back to the elevator. As the doors started to close the last thing Jack saw was a beaming Rirī as she gave them a small wave before the doors cut of sight of her.
Turning to Teal'c, Jack asked if he had heard the same thing.
"Indeed O'Neill, I too am in shock just as you are." Teal'c's voice reverberated in the enclosed space of the elevator.
Nodding his head in acknowledgement. Jack decided to just go and find Carter and Daniel for some lunch and attempt to regain a sense of normalcy. Teal'c followed Jack as they went in search of the companions and left behind their thoughts of a six thousand year old teenager.
o-o-o-o
General George Hammond entered the briefing room that was being used in the negotiations with the Gwir. He gave brief nods of acknowledgement to the four members of Sg-1 and Senator Kinsey and his two aides. He was already tired even before the meeting had begun. In the couple hours before the meeting Kinsey had ranted and tried to remove Sg-1 from the negotiations; he had even brought in the President to have him order George to remove Jack and his team from the negotiations with the Gwir and appoint him head representative.
In a voice as calm as he could manage George explain to the President that the Gwir were explicit in their communication that they would only speak with Earth if Jack and Sg-1 were the negotiators and it was only after intervention from Thor did they relent and allow a political person to attend. Since Jack was the choice of the Asgard to represent Earth, he was the one they wanted to talk to.
Needless to say Kinsey was not happy when the President agreed with George and order Kinsey to follow O'Neill's lead. Thankful Kinsey left George to go off and pout somewhere else. Ten minutes till the start of the meeting there was a musical tone of sound and a flash of light as Thor appeared in his command chair already in his designated spot. George went over to talk to him.
"Greetings Commander Thor, I would like to express my thanks for helping with communications between the Gwir and Earth." George thanked him.
"There is no need for thanks General Hammond. It was a simple matter I was happy to provide." Thor said in response.
George and Thor fell into an easy discussion about the trials of command from their own experiences as commanders. There was a motion from Jack as he listened to his comm. and he signal to George that the Gwir party had reached the level of the briefing room. George straightened out of the crouch he had been in while talking to Thor and called everyone's attention.
"Okay people, the Gwir party is almost here so everyone to their post. Jack, you and Thor have lead here." George said before saying goodbye to Thor and leaving the room.
On the way to the elevator he passed Vegoia and her party and exchanged a brief greeting with her before he continued on to his office. He just hoped that Jack and Kinsey would work together and not destroy this chance for a treaty.
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The doors of the briefing room opened and in walked two Jaffa and two Horus guards ahead of the three women with the other two Jaffa taking a rear guard position. Teal'c and Daniel directed Vegoia and her two companions to their chairs as their guards took positions along the wall.
"Welcome Lady Vegoia, ladies Inuzuka, and Wyn'dan, we thank you for coming to these talks." Thor was the first to speak after everyone sat down.
"No thanks is needed Master Thor, it is an honor to meet with the rumored warriors of the Tau'ri, Sg-1 and to see you again my old friend." Vegoia responded in kind to Thor.
"Now for the reason we have come here. I have been directed by Entil'zha Maelstrom to seek an alliance with the Tau'ri and the Asgard in both of our names. Events arose that prevented him from attending this meeting." Vegoia stated.
She gave a nod to Motoko who proceeded to stand and remove a small scroll from within her robe. She unrolled the scroll out on the center of the long table revealing a sealing array to those in the room. Before anyone could say anything she flash through seven hand signs and slammed her hand on the center of the sealing array.
A large cloud of white smoke appeared with a small sharp pop to the shock of those not of the Gwir party. The smoke quickly dispersed to show a large three footed delta shape pedestal that reminded Jack of a speaker phone for conference calls on top of the scroll. Motoko pressed several buttons on it and a three dimensional hologram appeared showing the Earth at first until it started to expand until it showed the whole solar system including a hazy blue field that represented the Ort cloud.
Vegoia began to speak.
"We wish to sign an Alliance Treaty with Earth that will include four major stipulations.
1. A mutual protection and non-aggression pact. This will include joint operations and responding to calls for aid from either side.
2. A Scientific Cooperative pact. Scientist from the Tau'ri, Gwir, and Kin'sha will be placed on a space colony provided by the Ark to pursue joint and independent research projects. The Asgard are also invited to join as well. This also will include a small shipyard to facilitate ship research and construction.
3. The Terra-forming of the planet know as Mars and the establishment of a future joint Gwir/Kin'sha/Earth colony.
4. The building of an jumpgate in the Sol system and setting up future trade routes.
All of these stipulations are non-negotiable, though what is given to obtain them is." Vegoia finished.
Everyone was still in shock over the magic like appearance of the hologram display pedestal. Then they noticed that on the side of the hologram they were each facing was displayed Vegoia's words about the four stipulations in glowing words. With the first move made by Vegoia the talks proceeded as the Earth delegation went point by point over each stipulation and broke it down to what exactly it meant.
On the first stipulation the two parties spelled out exactly what would be required by each party. At first there would just be a non-aggression pact but after two months as each side grew more comfortable with the other the next level laid out by the pact would activate.
This would require Earth to open the SGC as a destination for Gwir/ Kin'sha troops and would be the start of joint training and using of mixed teams. On the Gwir/ Kin'sha side of it they would be required to give the SGC six stargate address to where Sg teams could gate to for an alternative destination when fleeing enemy forces.
On those worlds would be Gwir/Kin'sha troops and facilities that could provide help and aid to incoming Sg teams. In addition, the Gwir would provide two addresses that would not be known to any Goa'uld System Lord for Earth to use as an Alpha and Beta sites, and the Gwir would put in an early warning sensor net to monitor the space around the planets.
After Earth has built a space navy the third and final level of the pact would be activated. This would involve the Gwir/Kin'sha providing training for ship crews and joint war exercises between both groups to give the Earth space forces the training they need to fight effectively in space.
The second stipulation was the main point of the treaty for the Gwir and Kin'sha. The space colony would be twenty four kilometers in length and six kilometers in diameter. Its shape would be that of an hourglass that would rotate around a central axis. Each end of the hourglass shape would be Six kilometers in diameter and each half would be twelve kilometers in length to the central axis for a total length of twenty four kilometers. The reason for its design it because others like it could be built easily by Earth with a few advances needed in certain manufacturing areas.
On one end of one half would contain a city called 'Fal'min ra Fara', which would house the inhabitants of the colony. It would have several areas set up for science labs to research and design new technologies including a section devoted to ship designs and construction. The other half would be relatively bare except for one factory to give the require space for ship building facilities. The Gwir would also store the three damaged Ha'taks from Apophis's failed attack that had been landed on the dark side of the moon there for the SGC scientist to repair and take apart to learn ship technologies and building techniques.
The main purpose of the Scientific pact would be to provide a place to help Earth's science and technology advance. The Gwir/Kin'sha would not give Earth any technology, but would help them attain new technologies by teaching them what they needed to know. They would point them in the direction that would hold the key to their problems and help them to understand it so Earth would build a technological base of their own for them to build on.
The joint research was something Kinsey fought against because he did not want the Gwir/Kin'sha to get any new technologies from Earth's efforts, but Vegoia would not budge on it. She explained that it was added by Entil'zha Maelstrom and it would stay exactly how he wanted it. To get Earth to agree to it, plans for a system patrol ship would be given and the Gwir/Kin'sha scientist would help Earth to finish some weapons designs to arm it.
The entire point of the joint research was for SGC and Gwir/Kin'sha scientists to explore whether or not any technologies that had been visualized in both scientific thought and in the imaginations of fiction were viable in real life. This would help the Tau'ri master the fundamental knowledge for being a space fairing people.
The third point was something that would be a long term project. Using the Ark, Entil'zha Maelstrom would tow a moon he had laying around into the Sol system just inside the Ort Cloud. From there he would move it so it would be on a path to be captured by the gravity of Mars. It would be done so it would appear as a rare but natural event of a planetary body capturing a new satellite. With a lager moon orbiting it, the molten core of Mars would begin to rotate at a high enough speed to restore its electromagnetic field and its atmosphere.
The US would commit to sending a mission to Mars within the next five years. Hidden factories would already be replenishing the Martian atmosphere and the mission would mainly be for show. The eventual goal would be to have a human colony established on Mars within ten years. Moreover, a joint colony with full disclosure after fifteen years. The Gwir/Kin'sha would help provide funding and assistance on Mars to ensure the success of the mission.
Everyone was a little shocked that this mysterious Entil'zha Maelstrom just happened to have a free moon laying around and that he could just start Terra-forming a planet just like that. Motoko had a smug grin on her face as she observed the reactions to this revelation.
Thor looked intrigued by the information and Sam looked like she was dying to know just how he would do it. Jack and Teal'c had an awed expression or eyebrow in Teal'c's case at the thought playing around with planetary bodies like that. Kinsey started to look sick and Daniel just wanted the information and history of Entil'zha Maelstrom's culture.
The fourth and final point was the building of a jumpgate inside the Sol system. The holographic display showed what a jumpgate looked like and how it worked. It would be built beyond the Kuiper Belt and allow for easy transfer of material between Earth and the Gwir/Kin'sha planets. It was explained that it is the only technology that will be freely given to both the Asgard and Earth. Thor looked intrigued about this new type of FTL drive that was similar to the hyperspace drives that are common in this galaxy.
Finally after eight hours and a lunch break the negotiations had wrapped up. Vegoia was pleased with the terms she had managed to get from the Tau'ri. She was surprised at how closely the Tau'ri followed the script Shikamaru had developed predicting their response and how to guide the Tau'ri into accepting the treaty.
All that was left was for the treaty to be ratified by the US President, but as far as Vegoia was concerned they were done. Vegoia and her party gather their things and returned to their rooms escorted by Teal'c.
The New Alliance of Four was founded.
Edited 7.20.2013
Kin'sha are the new name for the Shadows.
Fal'min ra Fara (Temple of Shining Dawn)
7 Microsoft Word pages and 4021 words later Chapter 6 is done.
Sorry for the very late update. However, life intervened and school became a big priority (2 As and 1 B Go Me!) But now that I am free for the summer I hope to update more often.
Everyone should thank inuboy86 for keeping me on track. His efforts kept me from forgetting this story and my conversations with him helped me overcome so major writer's block I had about this treaty.
Okay this chapter ends with the treaty and I know it is a rough ending and may change it but I would not add much if I did. Just make the ending flow better. Next chapter will deal with Earth's response and a Visit to a Gwir/Terrain World. Once I get some of the ground work laid out the next two chapters the story should start to be faster pace as I will be drawing from SG-1 episodes.
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