Crash on PLANET - P3X-439

Rift exit in orbit of P3X-439
7th April 2004
1600 Hours

Tiffany asked as the ship exited the rift in orbit of P3X-439 "Sensors Lea?" "We have no power all systems falling Tiffany, plus it looks like we are in a descending orbit we might want to brace for impact on to the planet."

As SG-2 was scouting around for the ancient artifact, Major Harper noticed a vessel crashing on to the surface and he radioed his commanding officer "Colonel Reynolds, I think I spotted a vessel that crashed landed on the surface about 20 meters due east from the gate, sir"

"What do you mean a vessel crash landed on the planet?" Reynolds responded over the radio to Major Harper.

"It just came in to view just 5 minutes ago sir." Harper said

"I did not see the vessel crashed on the surface or enter the orbit. How big would you say the vessel is?" Colonel Reynolds.

"I would have to say about the size of a Goa'uld cargo vessel", said Harper.

"Has anyone found what we were actually here to find?" said Reynolds over the radio to his team.

Harper responded with, "I think Sampson has found what we are looking for Reynolds."

Reynolds press his button on the radio "Reynolds to Sampson did you find what we are looking for?"

"I think so but it might be better if Daniel takes a look at it to make sure it is what we are looking for on the planet," Sampson responded back to Reynolds.

"Reynolds to Harper, go dial the gate and let Hammond know we are on the way back, we found the device, and let him know we will need a medic team return as well when we can return to the planet."

Harper headed to the gate along with the rest of SG-2 team. The gate connected in about 5 minutes after it was dialed, Harper transmitted the teams IDC code to open the Iris to let the team thru the Earth's stargate.

Briefing room, Level 27, Stargate Command, Earth
7th April 2004
1800 hours

"Welcome back SG-2, did you find the repository device?" Hammond asked

"We did find some writings that we need translated but it does look like what could be an ancient repository on the planet plus we also spotted a vessel crash landed on the surface it does not look any vessel we saw before or have on record, General." said Major Harper.

"What do you mean a vessel SG-2?" said General Hammond.

"Well General it came into view as we found the device but we didn't recognize it nor how it came to crash the planet, maybe Carter could come up with an answer for us sir."

General Hammond walked over to the desk phone and picked up the receiver and dialed Sam's lab, and asked Sam to grab Ryan as well and join them in the briefing room. Colonel Carter was in her Science Lab when the phone rang she picked up the receiver it was Hammond on the other end.

"Sam can you come to the briefing room and grab Ryan as well, SG-3 spotted a shuttle hit the planet hard and may need some extra to power it when you head back there in the morning with the rest of the team."

It took Sam and Ryan a few minutes to get to the briefing room from her lab a few levels up as she and Ryan head to there they decided to grab Teal'c, and Daniel to join them as well because of the ship SG-2 spotted crash landed on the surface of P3X-439. Finally Sam, Ryan, Teal'c, and Daniel arrived to the briefing room Hammond asked "Teal'c have you seen a vessel that SG-2 saw crashing down to the planet." Teal'c answered the question with "No I have not general."

"What we saw crashing on the planet does not look like any Goa'uld ship's, but it does look like a shuttle from a science fiction show that is running on television but it can't be real can it Carter?" Reynolds said to everyone in the room.

"It's possible Reynolds, there is a possibility of something like that could happen but I am not sure if it can happen, that would mean the ship either past thru a black hole or some other tear in the fabric of space and/or subspace could have caused this issue to happen. How big did you say it was?" Sam said to Reynolds.

"It had to be at least 23 meters," Harper interjected before Reynolds could speak.

Then Hammond turns to ask Ryan "Ryan have you seen a vessel that SG-2 saw crashing down to the planet?"

Ryan asks, "Major Harper please describe the shuttle in detail."

"I would have to say about the length of a Goa'uld Scout craft size but it could be a little larger. It came in a step rate and crashed on to the surface with a heavy impact, it looks sliver with a red and blue engine like pods on the side a pod on the top, and a slight slope of a window in front." Harper said

Then it hit the members of SG-1 and Ryan in the head as they remember a few years ago that Ryan O'Connell was from that same universe and his ship had some of the same markings and everything to match what Reynolds was saying but what Reynolds did not know that Ryan O'Connell was from time period and universe.

"We also picked up an emergency beacon broadcasting from it on our radio. Then we heard a voice that came on radio the radio channel we were on and we heard this message." Reynolds said, as he was about to hit play

"This Lt. Commander Tiffany Jefferson of the Runabout Galileo 4 from U.S.S. Warrior, we have crashed on the surface and in need of medical assistance." The message on the tape he played said. Just as the message got to Runabout Galileo 4, from U.S.S. Warrior, Ryan had to do something to help his fellow Starfleet officers and some how he had to go this time to save the crew of that Danube-Class Runabout.

Let me explain what a Danube-Class Runabout is said Ryan, "The Galileo is a runabout class vessel it designed to transport from 2 to 6 crew members, it travels up to warp 5, it has 4 phaser arrays, a micro torpedo launcher. When I disappeared from our ship yard where it was being built at I designed that Danube class vessel, and I can open it up fast and get it somewhat power until the Warrior arrives threw the rift if that what I summarized that's what is about to happen to the vessel."

"Would you like me and Teal'c with Ryan as well to head out now or wait for Daniel and Jack to head out to the planet?" Sam said, as she was looking dead on at General Hammond.

General Hammond made up his mind and "Here is what the schedule we are going to do is wait for Daniel to translate the writings and lets get enough time for the infirmary to pack the gear and loaded on to a M.A.L.P. for easier transport to the crash site. Ryan, go to your shuttle grab and gear you need to use to repair the vessel with."

"General I took some measurements and my shuttle could fit right through the stargate and could be more useful than carrying the gear by hand plus I have most of the proper Starfleet equipment to use to open up the shuttle on my craft."

Ryan left the meeting and proceeded to Sub-Level 26 hanger room where his shuttle is stored. Once in the hanger room Ryan began to check all the equipment, when Colonel Carter showed up and asked him if he needed any help with any thing. Ryan turned to Carter and said, "Sure I could use some help, checking the EPS systems and sensors." As Carter and Ryan work for about another two hours they decided to take a break and head to the mess hall when Ryan suggested that they stay there and eat in the shuttle. "Carter would you like to stay here and eat dinner here instead of heading to the mess hall?" "Sure" said Carter. "Just go up to the replicator and ask for what ever you want." Ryan said as he ordered two Chicken French from the replicator and reached under the replicator in the panel below was a bottle of Château Picard 2358. With in minutes the food was ready to eat.

Carter was so pleased with the meal she was so surprised at how good the food replicator was on Ryan's shuttle. This gave them time to talk about the facts and figures about how such a rift could have formed in space. Carter said to Ryan, as they were finishing up the meal together "Ryan what do you think could have caused this rift?"

Ryan responded with, "Let's merge all the data I have and the data you have from NASA, SETI, NORAD and other agencies in my lab in five that gives us time to gather all the facts and debrief one another"

"Sound like a plan, Ryan" Carter said responding to Ryan.

Ryan O'Connell's Lab, Sub-Level 26,
Stargate Command, Earth,
7th, April 2004
1900 Hours

It took both Sam and Ryan time to gather all the facts of his arrival from his side and from NASA, SETI, NORAD and other agencies. Once all the facts were gathered, Ryan inputted all the data in to his computer core and ran some computational figures on the data. The computer came back with a severe tear in the space-time continuum that was a big surprised that neither Sam nor Ryan could have imaged in there lifetime. They decided to grab a probe that Ryan built and slapped it to M.A.L.P., Sam and Ryan made there way to his shuttle and then tapped the buttons to head down to the gate room from where his shuttle was parked. Once the shuttle was lowered in to the gate room Carter instructed Walter to dial the gate to P3X-439 so they can head threw and launch this probe just for research before the team departs the following morning.

As Walter started to dial the gate General Hammond heard the alarms and made his way to the control room. "Carter, O'Connell what are you two doing?" Hammond said, looking in surprised as they were in gear to head off world. "Sir, O'Connell and I need to test a theory he has fast so we can get some more data about this tear sir and going later tomorrow may reduce the chances of finding some facts of how this tear was formed." "All you two be careful and Godspeed." "Ryan tapped on the thrusters panel quarter thrust to push the shuttle threw the gate. Once on the other side of gate the arrived on P3X-439 they headed in to a geo-sync orbit around P3X-439, Ryan and Carter both put on Spacesuits to launch the probe to collect data at the same time a probe from the U.S.S. Warrior showed up in front of the launch path to send theirs thru the tear and see if it makes it way in front of the Warriors path to enter the rift if so then we can really get telemetry of this rift. Once their probe was away thru the tear in space-time-reality continuum they picked up the Warrior's Probe and began to download the data from the probe.

Ryan punch in his access codes to began the data transfer from probe. As the data flows in to the shuttles computer core, Ryan moves over the to the communication panel and taps a few buttons. "Gemini to the Galileo, please respond?" "Shuttle craft Gemini this is Lt. Commander Tiffany Jefferson, we have some minor injuries right now we just need food except for Cadets Codie Ryder, and Oscar Godfrey are critically injured can you beam them aboard and see that they get medical treatment every one else is has minor injuries." "Understood Tiffany, I am about to lock on to Cadets Codie Ryder, and Oscar Godfrey. Sam, can you move the probe over we got two cadets I am beaming aboard the Gemini and they are in critically condition." Sam shouted up to Ryan "go ahead and beam them aboard" Ryan taps the transporter controls on the panel next to the pattern buffers and redirects the transport to the rear cabin on the Gemini. "Ryan to Jefferson, I am beaming them up now." "Thank you O'Connell we will be waiting for you to return." As Carter walked up behind Ryan she remind him to have the crew aboard the Galileo to have their phasers ready just incases Goa'uld show up before they return.

Once Cadets Codie Ryder, and Oscar Godfrey were aboard Ryan plotted a course for the stargate on the surface, and beamed Carter to the surface to dial the Stargate to return to Stargate Command. Back at the Stargate Command the alarms for incoming wormhole went of Walter was sitting at the chair and saw that Captain Carter's IDC on the screen and he opened the iris for both Carter and Ryan with his shuttle. It wasn't long for them to arrive in the gate room. As the shuttle enter Carter made her way to the control room to page for medics to report to Sub-Level 26 shuttle pad.

It took medics a minute to arrive at the shuttle pad Ryan picked up Cadet Ryder and set him on a gurney and then picked up Cadet Godfrey and set him on the other gurney and told the medics to rush them to the infirmary and began treatment on them right away he left the two medical tricorders open with stats running on them for each of them. Then Ryan and Carter grabbed the probe and moved it to his lab to began another download of the data to his lab. This took till about the same time that Jackson had a revelation around 0900 hours in the morning of April 8, 2004. Ryan kept crunching the numbers and it him like a Borg with their injectors punching threw the skin. He woke up Carter and said, "I found the data I need but it looks like it was caused by either your Ancients or another race like them and they wanted me and the Warrior to cross the tear to help you guys and help the Asgards as well but it looks like once the Warrior crosses the tear it will be closed until we do what ever they need us to finish before we can head back to our reality."

"What are you saying Ryan?" Carter said looking in to Ryan's eye. "It looks like the Admiral Hammond in my reality was never really supposed to be there it looks like he appeared to give us an Asgard core, and other Stargate technologies and I installed them in to the Warriors' CIC room. We got to get back as soon as possible the Warrior is about to enter the Rift from what this probe data is saying."

Daniel Jackson Linguistic Lab, Sub-Level 26,
Stargate Command, Earth,
8th April 2004
0900 hours

Realizing the significance of what Daniel Jackson just read, the archeologist quickly typed up a brief report on his translation, knowing that General Hammond would need one before he'd approve a mission. Once it was done and printed out, he reached for the phone and dialed Jack's cell phone, figuring that the colonel probably wasn't in yet. After several rings, Jack picked up.

"What?" Jack answered curtly.

"Jack, I've been translating the Ancient writing on the colonnade SG-2 discovered on P3X-439."

"Daniel, I'll be there in half an hour."

Ignoring the statement, Daniel continued. "It talks about a library of knowledge, Jack. I think the monument contains a repository of the Ancients."

"Repository you say."

"Yeah, you know. That . . . that thing that grabbed your head, made you talk crazy, nearly killed you."

"Well, it sounds like we should stay away, then."

"Well, uh . . . I mean, considering what we know now, we should be able to find another way to access the information," Daniel quickly countered. "Sam's been able to use Tok'ra crystals to-to-to find a way to transfer all kinds of different energies. I mean it's worth a try, Jack. It might lead us to the Lost City, and you know how important that is. We should go there as soon as possible."

"Yeah?"

Daniel was getting the tiniest bit irritated. It was as if Jack wasn't even listening to half of what he was saying. And he had just heard an odd sound coming from the phone, almost like running and sloshing water. What was Jack doing?

"So?" he said.

"I'll be there in half an hour," the colonel repeated.

Good. That would give him just enough time to talk to Hammond and arrange for a briefing on the mission. "Okay, bye."

"No, no, no, wait. Don't . . . don't hang up. I need a seven-letter word."

Daniel sighed inwardly. "I told Sam I wouldn't help you."

"Well, then this will be the one thing she doesn't know. Up, down, charmed, blank."

"Strange," Daniel answered without hesitation, knowing that the clue was referring to different types of quarks.

"Yeah . . . well, thanks anyway."

Briefing Room, Sub-Level 27,
Stargate Command, Earth,
8th April 2004
0930 hours

As they entered the briefing room, Major Harper was laughing about something. He was standing beside Colonel Reynolds. The two men turned around and looked at SG-1.

"Harper, Reynolds," Jack greeted.

"Sir," the major responded.

"Jack," Reynolds said.

Everyone walked over to the table.

"SG-2 spotted a Goa'uld reconnaissance drone while on the planet where they found the colonnade, as well as a spacecraft bearing the name Galileo its registration of U.S.S. Warrior NCC-54960 crashed landed on near the structure, and O'Connell and I went early late last night to launch a probe to gather data on the rift and well we were collecting data we beamed up to of the Cadets they are in the infirmary receiving medical care the rest of the crew decided to wait for us to return to them with a separate to assist Ryan with support while we proceed to the look at the artifact, Sir" Sam told Jack. "Since that obviously means the Goa'uld were aware of its existence, SG's 3 and 5 will be providing backup, if General Hammond approves the mission."

"What mission?" Jack asked, trying to figure out what was going on. When Daniel called him this morning, he hadn't been paying all that much attention to what the archaeologist was saying, his mind focused on doing the crossword puzzle and shaving at the same time. In fact, he hadn't even heard everything Daniel said because he'd gotten shaving cream on the phone and had to wash it off. Now, he was beginning to realize that not paying attention had been a mistake. Apparently, they were now going on a mission that he knew next to nothing about.

General Hammond came in. "Good morning, SG-1." He looked at Jack. "Nice of you to join us."

"Good morning, Sir," Jack greeted.

Everyone took his or her seat.

Hammond turned his attention to Jack. "I've read Doctor Jackson's report on his translation. Given what happened the last time you encountered something like this, I'm surprised you're so willing to take on this mission. Ryan's already in the gate room with his shuttle."

"So am I, sir," Jack responded, still in the dark.

"Jack?" Daniel said.

"Daniel?"

"Why wouldn't we want to gain access to the greatest repository of knowledge in the known universe, once and for all find the Lost City of the Ancients, and use their advanced technology to save the entire galaxy from the evil oppression of the Goa'uld?"

"Well, there's that," Jack replied after a short pause. "From the mission file I've read, it's one of those things that whips up from the wall, grabs your head and rearranges your brain, right?" Reynolds asked.

"Sort of," Daniel answered.

"Sort of?"

"It basically downloads the entire library of the Ancients' knowledge into a person's mind," Sam explained. "That massive amount of data then slowly unspools into your brain, eventually taking over your consciousness completely."

"Except it wasn't meant for a physiology as primitive as ours," Daniel added.

'Hey! Who're you calling primitive?' Jack objected in his mind. "Easy, fella," he said aloud.

Daniel put up his hand and mouthed, "Sorry."

"I thought the report said you almost died last time, sir," Harper said, which earned him a long look from Jack.

"The Asgard were able to remove the information from O'Neill's mind before he was lost to us," Teal'c stated.

"So why don't we just shoot Thor a call, get him standing by as backup?" Jack suggested.

"We tried, sir," Sam told him. "He's not responding."

"None of our alien allies have been particularly reliable of late," Hammond stated. "Should something happen again . . . "

Daniel quickly jumped in. "General, no one's saying that anyone should directly interface with the device. We're suggesting that it be extracted and brought home for study."

"The engineering team that studied the last one of these devices you found determined nothing after six months of research."

"We believe that that device's power source was depleted when Colonel O'Neill activated it," Sam explained. "Besides, if Daniel really is able to control Ancient technology as we suspect he can, it's possible that he will be able to turn the repository on without anyone actually interfacing with it."

"Oh, I don't know if I like the sound of that," Jack said. "What if it beams all that stuff out into the brains of whoever is close to it?"

"I really don't think that would be possible, sir," Sam replied. "Judging by what happened to you and what you described seeing, I believe that the device somehow downloads its information via a link with the brain through the optic nerves. That's why it, um, grabbed your head like that and held on."

"Oh, you would have to remind me about that, wouldn't you."

Sam gave him a look of apology. "Sorry, sir."

"Regardless, this is too important to pass up," Daniel insisted.

Hammond nodded slightly and turned to Jack. "Recent Intel suggests that Anubis has become a serious threat to dominate the rest of the Goa'uld in a very short time. We have to consider Earth is at risk now more than ever, especially taking into consideration the ominous visions Doctor Jackson has been having. If the knowledge contained within this device can lead us to technologies we can use to defend ourselves, we must pursue it."

Jack looked at Daniel. "Why didn't you just say that?"

"Sorry," the archeologist responded.

"You have a go, your primary object is to secure the artifact, secondary objective is check on the shuttle that SG-3 came a crossed as they were preparing to enter the stargate." the general told everyone. "And be careful, people."

The gate began to dial to establish a connection to P3X-439, the first group thru the Stargate was SG teams 1, 3,5,7 for backup as well as SG-8 which was a medic unit was aboard Ryan's shuttle as they proceeded out of the SGC to P3X-439.