When he woke, the rest of Destiny's crew was being escorted out of their stasis pods by a group of humanoids that appeared to be human, except their features were more reptilian. One of the reptilians pointed at Ely and motioned him to get out. He filed into line behind Colonel Young and Doctor Rush.
"Good idea using the suit, Ely." Rush said. One of the aliens shoved them forward.
"Actually, it was-"
"Colonel Young cut Ely off. "The less these aliens know about the ship, the better. TJ!"
The medic looked up at her name. "Yes, Sir."
"Where's Scott?"
"I don't know, Sir. He may have taken in before the rest of us."
"And Greer?"
"Same hypothesis, I think." Doctor Rush piped in. TJ nodded. The reptilians led them through the halls of Destiny to the gate room. On their way, they passed a window. "We're still in FTL. This is incredibly interesting"
"What? The fact that aliens got onto Destiny while it was still in FTL?"
"Exactly. I think these aliens have the technology to board a ship moving faster than light. Meaning they are more advanced than the Ancients." The gate began to dial as the rest of those on Destiny before they all went into the stasis pods. A murmur of confusion filled the room as the third chevron locked.
"Colonel, I believe we need to talk."
"Now?"
"Yes, now."
"About what?"
"These aliens. They are very similar to the ones that took Ms. Armstrong and me."
"They must have had some way of finding us."
"Yes, and that may have been a microorganism in Ms. Armstrong's bloodstream. Or it could have been a residual piece left over from the genetic manipulation. Those are merely hypotheses."
"Ely, I need you to find Chloe. Now." Ely nodded and started moving through the crowd. The sixth chevron locked.