A/N: Darth Master Rassilon Davros; Sorry about the delay everyone. Life got in the way of everything. First going to Alaska for a while for work, than coming back and getting a job where I work 50, almost 60, hours a week. Shadow and I have rushed this chapter so it will probably be rough.
ShadowXV; Yes it all Darth Fault he been so busy laughs. Ok now that i had my fun poking fun at Darth which i am sure i will pay for later. Between his job and his trip and me working on my other stories i been just as busy. Still this chapter is rush while most of it been done for a while it possible we overlook older elements that we did not change.
DMRV; Yes Shadow, you will pay for it later. I will see to it. Maybe I will post one of your Shadoweese versions of SG13 to see if anyone can understand it.
ShadowXV: anyway on with the story if we keep this, up this whole chapter will be us just trying to one up the other.
DMRV; Very true. We now present, A chapter with no title.
((((Fleet Enroute to Earth))))
The Fleet had just started the long process of jumping toward Earth. In the CIC, Admiral Adama was looking over the dradis after every jump making sure they did not lose any ships after each jump. The Admiral was thinking back on his Meeting with the President and Admiral Nagla he was still working through all the changes that had happened in the last few days. Colonel Simpson had resigned from the Fleet which had caused him frown. He remembers shortly after Colonel Simpson came back aboard the Galactica a day before the fleet left the colonies for Earth. His Son Lee had got into Simpson face which was quickly shoved very hard in front of the pilots and hangar deck crew as Simpson more or less pull rank on Lee telling him that the only people who out rank him back home were General and Admirals. Still he had called everyone to his quarters and had Kara lock the hatch as he tore Lee a new one for not only striking a higher rank officer but what was the Liaison officer between the Earth Forces and the Fleet for the mission.
As Adama look over the report of their latest jump he had to shake his head he had not had a chance to talk to Simpson since he came back onboard he had taken to staying in his quarters since they had started for Earth his only concern was what Admiral Nagala fear valid that Earth forces wanted blood for the loss of their world and how would they do it with so few ships and forces left.
Inside his quarters, Colonel Simpson leaned back in a chair as he thinks back on the changes that have happened. Slowly sipping a drink he looked at the hatch to make sure it still locked. As he looks around the room, he sighs and thinks orders are not too hard, beam to the Apollo and then beam to the Odyssey and head to the new shipyard. General O'Neill wanted to know his thoughts on what would have been the next generation of Earth warships had the attack not happened.
Seven Weeks/ED - The Colonials Arrive at Earth,
Port flight pod, Battlestar Galactica.
"Alright Starbuck, set up a CAP then begin your report," Adama said over the radio.
"Roger that." Seconds later Starbuck's Mark VII rocketed out of the launch tube and into space. A few moments later, she was looking the Earth. "My Gods," she whispered.
"Starbuck?" Adama asked.
"Sorry, Sir. I just got my first look at Earth."
"Understood Starbuck, What do you see?" The planet was covered, completely, in a single thick, gray and black cloud. Lightning flashes could be seen every few seconds along with bright orange flashes of light from combustible gasses exploding.
"A dead planet sir. We need to get the people off ASAP." Had she been able, she would have brushed a tear away.
"I see that too, be advised that the Odyssey is about to detonate the MOAB in low orbit to get us a clear path down to the survivors."
"MOAB sir?"
"Terrans call it the Massive Ordnance Air Blast, also called the Mother of All Bombs. A non-nuclear explosive with a 44-ton blast. They're going to clear the cloud cover and give a nice route down and reopen the path for their transporter systems."
"Understood, Sir."
"Their deploying in 3. 2. 1." There was a small puff on the planet followed by a massive fireball that covered the planet a few seconds later. Starbuck almost jerked her flight stick back in shock. "Galactica Actua,l what the hell is that?" She screamed.
"Odyssey said that it was to be expected. The MOAB lit the methane and hydrogen in the atmosphere on fire. It will burn itself out in a few moments. We need to move quickly once the firestorm stops to get the survivors up."
"Understood, I'm moving towards the planet now."
((((o))))
Meanwhile, 300 LY away Bra'tac ordered a small fleet of 12 Cargo ships to ring down their supplies. These supplies were immediately turned into materials for the shipyard of the BC-305 to complete the vessel.
((((o))))
Carter was in her quarters on Atlantis looking over the information on the 305, muttering to herself about the specs. "This thing's a monster; 12 Asgard plasma beams, 40 railguns, 5 dual heavy DEW, 20 customised staff cannons, 75 of the new design of 302s." But the problem facing Carter was getting the ship up to spec while it could run with less than 50 people it did need some of the rare minerals SGC has discovered to build. The Asgard beams were added late into the design. Looking over some of the ship problem Carter was glad that the ship could be run with few people since she doubted they would have a full crew for the ship anytime soon.
There was also the fact she was being designed to kill Wraith Hives. Still with the ship's shields and hyperdrive being base of the O'Neill Class ship the Asgard had built, the 305 was the most advanced and powerful class of ship they had ever conceived of, if she was ready. Carter tells that the ship might have been able to do some damage to the Wraith superhive just base on how much firepower she can bring to bear on anything she faces. Still there was problems putting the Asgard Weapons on the ship since she was different than the 304 class while it a minor problem I one that Sam knows must wait till after they have their people safe using parts from the destroy Ha'taks. Once that have those, she will be able to bring most of the systems online, just far below what they are designed to be.
"Thank you Bra'tac." Sam sent up. A week later the 305 was online. Unfortunately at only half its full potential. The 305 was under Colonel Carter's command at first. The 305, Sol Revenge, and a fleet of 12 Ha'tak traveled to the Lucian Planet Magella, their Ha'tak held off the Ha'tak while the Sol Revenge beamed over several dozen gas grenades.
The Sol Revenge was a special prototype ship. Designed to mimic the energy output of varying ships. At this moment, it was copying the look and energy signature of a Ha'tak mothership. Using a combination of Holograms and wave simulators. The Lucian Alliance believed that the Sol Revenge was simply an advanced Jaffa Mothership.
With the Sol Revenge and the upgraded weapons, the Alliance quickly fell to the Jaffa and Terran. Once the Ha'tak lost shields, Sol Revenge beamed Gas canisters into their life support systems and the crews were down for the count in moments.
"We have won a great victory here Colonel Carter," Bra'tac said looking at the shipyards being lifted into space and pulled into hyperspace by the Jaffa's Ha'tak.
"Yes, we have." She replied, "Have you thought of our offer?" "I have. Unfortunately, I cannot command the fleet myself. However, I know of a capable commander who can." "Who?" "A young man you know quite well. Ryac is old enough and skilled, he will lead the fleet, and to staff the ships. Someone who you met many years ago." The peltac door opened and in walked a tall dark skinned man.
"Colonel Carter. It is good to see you again. You probably do not remember me. I am No'var, you and SG1 rescued me and my brethren from the false god Apophis' training camps."
"Oh, my word," Sam said staring at him. "It good to see you No'var. I'm sorry that I forgot you." "It is no problem, Colonel. After so long I am not surprised."
"I have had No'var and his brother Rophiapgisy, locate all of the humans from their training world to be a part of the crew for our attack fleet." Bra'tac said, "I felt that human and Jaffa should both crew the Ha'tak. And it would help me disguise our actions more."
((((Over Earth))))
Over the next month, the 2.5 million survivors boarded the Colonial fleet. With the Ha'taks able to hold 2,000 Jaffa and 700,000 tons of cargo, they expanded the Ha'tak to carry 15,000 survivors and were making constant trips to and from the Colonies. With a 7,000 LY journey, a normal Ha'tak took 20 days of travel time one way. However Doctors; McKay, Zelenka, and Lee had made modifications to the three Ha'taks engines boosting the engines from 14.87 LY/hour to 40 LY/hr. Reducing the trip to a two-week round trip.
The Tria was able to make the round trip from Caprica and Earth in four hours. The Tria carried 12,000 people for the 2-hour trip in every room and corridor possible. It took 7 weeks to move the survivors off Earth.
An hour after the last Colonial ship left Earth, Atlantis arrived at Caprica, where the Alteran city remained in orbit.
((((o))))
Colonial Quorum hall, Caprica, Caprica City
"This meeting is called to order," President Richard Adar said at the head of the hall, "President Richard Woolsey of Earth you have the floor."
"Thank you, on behalf of the Terran people. I request that my people be permitted to sign the Articles of Colonization."
"And why would we allow that?" The Gemmonise representative asked he disliked the Terrans do to their beliefs of the Lords and the potential danger they brought to the Colonies. However, the biggest point of contention was that they refused to give the City of Atlantis to the hands of the Religious leaders of the Colonies.
"We can be your guides into the greater galaxy. For the past 5,000 years, your people have been isolated. When Earth first entered into the galaxy, we stumbled into a sea ruled by the iron fist of the Goa'uld. Only in the last five years have the Goa'uld been extinguished. Only for them to be replaced with the Ori and the now Wraith.
"Earth opened the Galaxy up to the Goa'uld' fall, we defeated the Ori, and we sent the wraith into chaos. It is only because we trusted the wrong person that the Wraith managed to get their hands on a Zero Point Module and upgrade their hive ship that we are here now. Earth has the contacts, the complete Stargate map, and the experience to show you the Galaxy. We also have access to technology that will make the Colonies a true superpower. At the moment, a single Goa'uld Ha'tak could conquer any planet in this system."
"Is that a threat?" The same representative demanded.
"No, it's a solid fact. Fourteen years ago, we hit a Ha'tak with a 1-gigaton nuclear warhead. We did not even damage the shields. At the time, it took 10 gigatons to even begin draining Ha'tak' shield. Moreover, there are fleets of these ships out there. If we signed the articles we would help, you upgrade your fleet. And until it was upgraded we would provide as much protection as we could."
"Protection that failed your world."
"Quite frankly representative, there isn't a fleet in the galaxy that could stand up to the Wraith Superhive. But if you want to try, we can leave and find somewhere else to settle."
"That is not necessary President Woolsey," Adar said, "Most of us," He said sending a glare at the Gemmonise man "want you to sign."
"I am glad to hear that."
"Some of us have questions about the advanced technology you have at your disposal. We want to know if you will share it with us." The Picon representative said.
"That will take time. We are still learning what is there, ourselves. In addition, even if we shared everything you would not be able to use it. The colonies doesn't have access to the materials to build the technology in the first place. Nor do you have the infrastructure to refine the material, or build the technology from the resources. As I said it will take time."
"That is understandable. I have a report from Doctor Baltar who spent some time with one of your scientists. He said it would take about ten years to set up the infrastructure to finish fully upgrading our fleet. And close to twenty years for civilian use."
"Why so long?" Another senator asked.
"We don't use Tylium for one. Tylium does not provide enough power for the more energy intensive systems that we have at our disposal. Our Battle Cruisers are as small as they are because the technology we use was a gift. A very energy intensive gift that we do not have the knowledge or resources to power the technology at its full potential. The weapons we have don't even operate at a quarter of their potential."
"I think that's enough talk about weapons," Adar said stopping the questions. "President Woolsey has said that we will have access to their technology. Nevertheless, it will take some time to even begin implementing it. President Woolsey, what planet would you like to settle on?"
"I have looked through your history and say that you have tried to terraform the planet Pallas. Atlantis has a terraforming device built by the Ancients in storage. We would like to use it and settle on Pallas."
"Kobal forming takes years," The Gemmonise representative said again.
"The Ancients Terraforming device will only take a week according to the simulation we have run."
"I see no objection. This way the Terrans can keep their culture intact and gain their own voice on the Quorum." The Picon representative said
"Why would they have a voice on the Quorum?"
"Because they will be guiding us through the galaxy. And, this way the treaties the Terrans have will apply to us as well. But only if they have a voice in the government." He replied to the Aquaria representative.
"President Woolsey," The Caprica Representative said, "What can you guide us to if you join us."
"We have already put you in contact with the Jaffa. They are interested in having you mine Naquadah for them. Opening up a massive revenue and resource stream for you. We can also bring you to other planets that are quite advanced that could easily become allies and friends. The Hebridans for one. Along with the Kelownans, Galarans. Orobanian's. Even to uninhabited worlds where you could establish new colonies."
Woolsey looks at everyone in the room and said, "I do have a request from the remaining leaders of Earth that our military not be folded into the Colonial Forces." Hearing several people cry out at that news but before they could go any further, President Adar looks at Woolsey and asks, "Why would you ask for that?"
Woolsey look over at him and said "For one the remaining forces are from any military that had people survivor what the Wraith did to our world also a lot of our military leaders are planning on burning several Alliance worlds at some point and I do not think they want to drag you into a war with them with what we plan to do.
"We will now vote on the issue." Adar began "First; The Terrans will be allowed to sign the Articles of Colonization and have a voice on the quorum." Everyone voted and a counter showed 12 positive votes signaling a majority "Second; The Terrans will be permitted to kobalform Pallas?" Again 12 positive votes "Third; establishing Naquadah and Trinium mining treaties with the Free Jaffa Nation?" Twelve votes were cast in the positive once again. "Very well, President Woolsey, Terra will be allowed to sign the Articles of Colonization. When would you like to make the signature?"
"As soon as it can be arranged. We would like to begin terraforming Pallas ASAP."
Three days later President Richard Woolsey of Earth signed the Articles of Confederation. It was ironic that the Actual Article had a place for Earth to sign. It was meant to be purely symbolic, but now it was an incredibly useful and convenient.
As soon as Representative Woolsey signed the Document President Adar gave the order and Rodney McKay launched the Ancient Terraforming device was launched.
((((o))))
Later on Atlantis President Adar was watching as the device terraformed the planet. "So how does this device work Dr. McKay?" Adar asked the genius scientist.
"It creates an energy wave similar to that created by the Dakara device. It is actually a smaller version of that very device. The Stargate that the device requires is actually used to bring matter to the planet for the device to use as raw material. "
"What's the Dakara device Doctor?"
"It's what the Ancients used to seed life through the Galaxy. And it should be activating right about now." A blue energy wave spread across the planet. Hundreds of cameras and sensors were focused on Pallas as the terraforming was completed. Suddenly the Stargate on Pallas activated for a split second. Seconds later it reactivated and thousands of tons of gasses from a nebula began flying through the gate only to be caught be the terraformer. The machine restructured the matter flying through the gate and remade it into everything the planet needed to sustain life.
"That is quite amazing Dr. McKay," Adar said watching as the beginning of a lake was forming on Pallas.
"Thank you, the Ancients sure know how to build." "That they do." "Well, according to the computer the planet will be habitable inside of four days, the ocean should be formed in a few weeks, and the ecosystem will take a few more months." Adar nodded amazed, "When can you all begin to set down and build a city?" McKay turned and look at him "Well, Atlantis can set down in just a few hours. She does not have to land on water, but its better for the city's structural supports. In addition, the energy from the terraforming device needs to dissipate.
"I see." Over the next 10 hours a lake formed as was programmed into the terraformer. After the water settled, Colonel Shepherd landed Atlantis on the just named Lake Celesta. After the Ancient Alteran city, Celestis.
((((o))))
"What do we have Rodney?" Woolsey asked after Atlantis set down.
"The planets core has reheated. The Terraforming device beamed solar plasma into the core to reheat it. We also have a stable magnetic field and a viable atmosphere. The Colonials have helped us deorbit comets into the planet's atmosphere. We have also brought the planet's gravity to Earth norms using an Asgard method. We placed a small amount Dwarf Star Matter. The heat and mass have boosted the planet's gravity and has formed the start of a magnetic field.
((((o))))
Atlantis arrives at Caprica, The Terrans build a city
Three days after the terraforming work started the Odyssey towed a Colonial space station into an orbit of Pallas. The Terrans to their new standards would upgrade it. This particular station was a sturdy, but scrapped long term unattended Anchorage. Of an identical class as the Ragnar anchorage.
The Terrans plans are to modify the anchorage for planetary landing and allow it to land on top of Alterran outposts. The Earth outpost was completely removed from Antarctica and used to create the central control center of the station. Parts from the six destroyed Ha'tak in orbit of Earth were towed to Pallas and used as raw material for the new station and other purposes.
At the same time Colonial construction teams were hard at work on Pallas building a city for the Terrans, Atlantis was massive but not big enough to hold the 2,499,725 people. Factory modules from decommissioned Battlestars landed on the planet. These modules are used in Battlestars that take on long-term missions and will need spare parts. All Battlestars are constructed modularly, to speed up construction. These factories are near the outside of the Battlestar for ease of changing them out. Twelve such modules were deorbited onto Pallas. Three of each kind; refining metal, building metal skeletons, internal systems, and hull plates (Not Armor).
Also in orbit was a Dry-dock with the Galactica docked for an upgrade. The Galactica was the first of the Colonial ships to get an upgrade with Goa'uld tech. The raw technology was purchased from the Jaffa for several older Battlestar hulls and examples of their technology. Tylium reactors were of great interest to the Jaffa. As Tylium was quite common in the Galaxy and would allow them to begin powering their cities and upgrading their infrastructure without using precious Naquadah to do it.
Examples of Al'kesh, Tel'tak, and Death gliders, from the destroyed ships over Earth, were sent to Colonial scientists for study. In addition, an intact shield, sublight engine, computer control, and hyperdrive engine were moved directly to the Galactica for installation.
The staff cannons were from the Jaffa and placed directly inside the turrets of the current weapon turrets. The gun systems of the KEW's were torn out and the staff weapons were placed within. The colonials did not like the turret systems of the Ha'tak, as target acquisition systems were crap in their words.
The reactors of all of the Terran Ha'taks were beyond repair, so a reactor from the Jaffa was installed on Galactica. Designs for two different Naquadah reactors were given to the Colonials from both the Orbanians and Jaffa to construct for the Galactica. However, Naquadah was an issue. They did not have enough for the massive ship.
To provide the Colonials with examples of advanced technology built using a foundation similar to their own. AKA, silicone and copper wires, the Odyssey towed the Ori weapon satellite from Tagalus, to Pallas. The weapon was removed and installed on the Terrans station, but both Colonials and Terrans studied the rest.
((((o))))
Jack stepped through the Atlantis Stargate and stepped out on the new Colony world being set up by Colonel Shepherd. Floating above the new city were three dry docks were the outlines of several ships were taking form. This is where the remains of the destroyed Ha'tak were being sent. Right into the smelting pot and out into these new ships.
"General, please come this way. Colonel Shepherd is waiting for you."
"John. How is the Colony?" John looked up. Jack had to suppress a wince at the sight of the Colonel. He looked terrible. Jack knew that he was suffering badly. He blamed himself for the loss of Earth. Jack understood why, he was the driving force behind the alliance with Todd. However, it was not his call to ally with Todd in the end. It was HWC and the IOA, and they agree to let Atlantis work with Todd.
"The coming along well sir. The frames for the Vengeance class are coming along well. In addition, we have three more Arctic Sea class cargo ships under construction. Bra'tac has also towed the wreckage of Anubis's fleet into orbit from Earth and it's in orbit waiting for processing."
"That's good news. What else?"
"The city is under construction as you can see. The Prefabricated buildings are working for now. In addition, the cargo containers from the Alpha site are working well as temporary shelters until we get permanent ones set up. We also have the fishing ships from Earth set down in the oceans here on Horizon. The fish farms are up and running and the fish seeders should hatch the first million or so trout and salmon in just a few weeks. Jennifer also had DNA samples from the Asgard core removed to created other formerly extinct whales and fish to add into the oceans here."
"Great, so in a few years we will have Salmon fillets. What about a nice T-Bone steak?" "A few more years for that Sir. The cattle herds are still years away from being mature. And a good year for the grain fields. However, we have started to domesticate the local Bison like animal. Though a few weeks ago we saw a herd over 12,000,000 of these creatures roaming the plains a few hundred miles from here."
"What about the tanks and fighters we had moved here?"
"The tanks are being retrofitted with anti-gravity, plasma cannons, and shield as we speak. We are stripping hundreds of Death Gliders to do it but it's happening. The fighter jets are taking a bit more work. We decided to just tear them apart and use them for the raw materials. A lot of the metals are being used to build the F-302B."
"Where are the factories for this?"
"Right here," John said leading Jack into the foundry where the BC-305 was built. "It took a while to refit but, since we aren't going to be building any 305's anytime soon we decided to use its facilities."
"What security do we have here? I didn't get to that in the briefing."
"Well, the colony is on the other side of the planet from the Shipyard. In addition, we have McKay's triple redundant call forwarding on the Stargate. Not to mention the communication's system is based on Quantum entanglement. Completely untraceable."
"Well done Colonel. I knew that my trust in you was not misplaced."
"That's nice of you to say, Sir." "I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it, Colonel. Now, my order for this next cycle is to you is to speak to the psychologist I have had sent to Horizon. You will talk to her and you will deal with yourself hate. You are no good to anyone like you are now. And do not even think of offing yourself. Taking your experience and skills away from the last of our people will be a greater sin than the one you think you committed." "Yes Sir," John knew that the General was not going to budge on this so he just accepted it.
(A/N John is not suicidal. However, Jack just wanted to make sure that he would not even consider attempting suicide.)
((((o))))
Five weeks later a Jaffa delegation was invited to Cyrannus. They used the Stargate, but they did not know that they were sent to a planet on the other side of the galaxy. Dr. Lee installed a call forwarder on the planet and when the right IDC was sent through the call forwarder would send the traveler to Cyrannus. To complete the ruse, a cloaked communication satellite was in the orbit that would pick up any communications coming through the Stargate and send it back to Cyrannus. The satellite was a small Colonial satellite with a modified Goa'uld cloak, power system, and a long-range transmitter.
The topic of the discussion was the Wraith.
"Welcome to Caprica Master Bra'tac, Master Teal'c. It's a pleasure to have you here." Richard Adar said shaking the two Jaffa hero's hands.
"Greetings to you, Adar of Caprica. I owe you and your people my thanks for giving refuge to the Tau'ri. It was a sad day for the Jaffa when we could not aid them in their time of need."
"Well, we have plenty of needs that we hope the Jaffa can fill."
"Then let us speak."
Once in the conference room Adar, Woolsey, Bra'tac, Teal'c, Admiral Nagala, and Ambassador Wray, and Ambassador Troy.
"Gentlemen let's get right down to business. All of us know that we need to destroy the Wraith Superhive. Unfortunately, the Terrans, our best chance at doing that, have been nearly exterminated. Now our second best bet is for the Colonies and the Jaffa to work together with the Terrans to finish off the Wraith and the Lucien Alliance.
"The problem is that the Colonial Military has little chance at the moment to do any real damage to the Wraith. The Terrans are helping us upgrade our ships to the level of the Goa'uld, but we need resources to do that. And we have never worked with Naquadah before. And we don't have a chance and finding any of the material for Asgard or Ancient technology at the moment."
"What is it you are asking of the Jaffa?" Bra'tac asked
"We know, thanks to the Terrans, that you do not have the ability to mine for resources in space. Something that we have vast experience with. We would like to make a mining treaty with the Jaffa. You supply the locations to mine, and we will mine the Naquadah and refine it. Then we will keep 35% of the Naquadah and 65% of the other metals. The rest is yours. Essentially you get free Naquadah that is useless to you otherwise." Bra'tac nodded quite happy with the arrangement.
"How many ships will you send?"
"Twelve at first and the Terran mining ship Arctic Sea which will refine the material."
"Very well. I will agree to this."
"Our next request is related to the mining treaty. The production of Naquadah would be greatly sped up if we had ring platforms on out mining ships. With 12 platforms, the time needed to move material from the mining ships to the Arctic Sea would be eliminated."
"I will have the rings sent to you. In exchange for 10 tons of Naquadah and 2 tons of Trinium."
"Agreed." Adar knew how dense and, therefore, heavy refined Naquadah was. The saved time by not having to load, ship, and unload ore would very quickly equal the loss of 10 tons of Naquadah.
"Excellent."
((((o))))
A day later, the coordinates were sent to Cyrannus. Odyssey and Arctic Sea towed the 12 mining ships to the mining site. Odyssey left the site soon after leaving a cloaked sensor satellite behind.
Arctic Sea took a detailed scan of the asteroid field and sent the location of the largest deposits of Naquadah and Trinium to the mining ships. The ships immediately got to work and within a day Naquadah was being ringed over to the Arctic Sea and refined. Within five days, the first ten tons of Naquadah was sent over to the Jaffa cargo ships.
Atlantis was in its final maneuvering to land on Pallas's new ocean. The Lake they were on was good, but the ocean they were moving too had a better connection to the planet's core for a geothermal power plant. The Stargate had shut down a day ago for the Jaffa meeting. Now it was active again allowing water from a nebula made up of 90% water to create Palla's ocean. Another five months of five, 33-minute sessions to reach the wanted depth. Nevertheless, they were taking their time. A large lake that was going to be a harbor was also to be Atlantis is resting place.
The Quorum meanwhile had, in light of their new knowledge of the universe, changed their name from "the 12 Colonies of Kobol" to simply "Colonies of Kobol".
((((o))))
"General O'Neill, what is going to happen to our military commissions?" A Captain asked at the briefing.
"All of us are going to be incorporated into the Colonial Military. I will be changing my rank to an Admiral of the Colonial Navy." Many people started grumbling, but Jack let them grumble for now. "Listen. For those of you who do not want to join the Colonials. We have another colony set up outside of Cyrannus. You will still answer to the Colonial Government and us. But you will not be a part of the Colonial Fleet." A number of officers and enlisted personnel stepped forward. Close to 600 personal. "Very well, you will all be under the command of Colonel John Sheppard on the Horizon Colony."
The remaining Military forces of Earth, for the moment, will keep their own military command to protect their new world. Newly promoted Colonel Timothy Simpson was the current liaison officer between the two forces. All the remaining Earth Military forces had borrowed Colonial Fleet uniform design and change a few things namely the color being black the patch being the old symbol of Earth that the SG teams wore. They keep their own rank and wing symbols showing that there were different from their colonial counterparts.
Still even with their own forces, Earth was now teaching the Colonials what to expect when fighting other races out there and what tricks they had learned. The one thing that keeps any member of the Colonial Fleet up at night in fear was what the Terrans would do to the people who destroyed Earth. The only response was that it would be long remembered.
Two Months after the Terrans came to the Colonies they were holding a service for the people who were lost on Earth. Since there were so many dead and from so many different backgrounds they did not use any religious base for this service. During the service the remaining 302s that Earth had left flew in formation the Colonial Media was recording and watching as the seven 302s fly in formation seven times during each pass a different fighter would break off representing 1 billion of the people lost during the battle.