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NOTE: Aldan's have one name.
Four Months Later
Pegasus Galaxy - Atlantis
Lieutenant General Boro was sitting at his desk reading reports when Atlantis (the avatar for Atlantis) appeared on his computer screen and told him someone had placed unknown coordinates into his computer and after thoroughly checking the entire system he could not find out where they came from.
"Thank you Atlantis," he said and entered his security code and saw coordinates to an unknown star system, and a star system he didn't recognize, but without the coordinates. General Boro downloaded the information and contacted General Dima.
Lieutenant General Boro is an Aldan and Head of AGF Intelligence in the Pegasus galaxy and is a Member of the Army Intelligence Special Forces Division (Delta Force). His assignments took him to four galaxies and he's not the type of man you want to meet in a dark alley.
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General Dima's Office
"Boro," Dima said when he entered his office.
"Stefan," he replied and handed General Dima a tablet and took a seat in front of his desk. "This was in my computer, and Atlantis told me he checked the entire system and couldn't find out where they came from," Boro said.
"Do you think our system has been compromised?" Dima asked.
"No I don't," he answered.
General Dima read the tablet. "Someone sent us coordinates to an uncharted star system in the Pegasus galaxy," Dima said.
"I know and I wonder why," Boro said. "I suspect whoever sent these coordinates wants us to check out that star system."
General Dima agreed and looked at the other star system without the coordinates. "This star system looks familiar," he said. "Atlantis cross-check the star system without the coordinates with all known star systems."
"Yes General," Atlantis said. "That star system is in the constellation Ursa Major in the Sol System in the Milky Way galaxy, and it's also known as the Big Dipper."
"Are you sure?" Dima asked, studying the map.
"Yes General," Atlantis answered.
"I'll be damned," Dima said. "Boro, I want four Intelligence vessels sent to that unchartered star system and they're to be cloaked at all times."
"Yes sir," he said.
"Dismissed," Dima replied.
A hour later four AGF Intelligence vessels jumped into hyperspace.
xxx
"Scan that planet Zeus," Brigadier General David Boston said, learning forward in his chair tapping his right foot, when the Intelligence Fleet arrived in the unknown star system.
"Yes General," Zeus replied and began scanning while the other three Intelligence vessels scanned that entire star system
After Zeus completed his scans, he reported his findings to the General.
"DAMN!" Boston shouted angrily. "Contact General Boro in Atlantis Zeus."
"Yes General," Zeus replied.
General Boston got out of his chair and walked to his office.
xxx
Atlantis
"What did they find?" Dima asked Boro when he entered his office.
"More dead human bodies on the only planet in that star system,," Boro answered and handed Dima a tablet before he sat a chair across from the General.
"Another culling," Dima said angrily and slammed the tablet on his desk..
"Yes," Boro answered.
"How long have they been dead?" Dima asked.
"Six to seven months and that planet also doesn't have a stargate," Boro answered.
"I wonder why the Wraith are using planets without a stargate?" Dima asked,
"To avoid detection and my guess is the Wraith are also hiding on a planet without a stargate," Boro answered. "I think after their brutal civil war the ones that survived decided it was best to keep a very low profile – that's why they're not using the stargate network. This also proves they were in hibernation for a very long time."
"Have there been any sightings of any Wraith ships?" Dima asked.
"No," Boro answered.
"I wonder if the planet where these humans came from have a stargate?" Dima asked.
"That's a good question," Boro answered. "We're still trying to find them, but we're not having any success."
"Keep looking," Dima said.
"We will," Boro replied.
"Dismissed," Dima said.
General Dima sent his and General Boro's report to General Brennan at Stargate Command Headquarters a few hours later.
A week later Earth's Medical Forensic Teams arrived in Atlantis and walked through the stargate to the unknown planet with the Pegasus Medical Forensic Teams.
xxx
Valinor
Manwë Súlimo sat on his throne in the Ring of Doom and gave thought to the Atani, or what remained of them. He nor the other Valar never gave much thought to the rest of the Atani on Arda because they thought they were safe from their brother. Now he and they know that was a mistake and something came to Arda and took the second born Children of Eru Ilúvatar, and it breaks his heart knowing that the others will come to take the remaining Atani away to keep the safe from the white light...and Manwë wondered what the white light is and where it came from. He also wondered who and what the woman is who spoke to the Atani Elin in her dreams, and it seems she has some of the powers of an Ainu. He and the other Valar also wondered who the great races are and now know their Atar never showed them all his children. Manwë departed his throne and appeared at the top of Taniquetil and called his wife to his side and together they looked out into space.
"I wonder where the others are?" Varda asked after they saw nothing.
"They're out there somewhere along with many other races," her husband answered and summoned Námo. "Do you know when or how the others will come to Arda?" Manwë asked when he appeared.
"No I don't," he answered.
"Do you know who they are?" Varda asked.
"No, only what our brother told us," Námo answered.
When Námo returned to his Halls he sat on this throne and also gave thought to the Atani, and even he didn't foresee what would happen to them; nor did he foresee the woman in Elin's dream or the other races in Eä.
xxx
Unknown Space
Doctor Jones heard many curses and looked at the sight before him and he too let out a few curses. Both Medical Forensic Teams decided it was best to have their avatars scan the dead and when they finished almost a month later, 100 bodies were taken back to Atlantis through the stargate and the rest were buried in mass graves. The Fleet returned to Atlantis.
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General Dima's Office
"Well doctor," Dima said when he walked into his office a few weeks later and took the tablet Doctor Jones handed him. General Dima knows that Doctor Carter will give his report to General Brennan as soon as they return to Earth.
"It's the same as before sir, they're all human," Jones replied.
"How many this time?" Dima asked.
"Over 9,000 sir," he answered.
"My guess is they're wait another 100 years or so before they make another culling," Dima said.
"It would seem so General, that's their pattern," Jones replied.
"Dismissed," Dima said, and sent his and Doctor Jones' report to General Brennan later that day.
xxx
NORAD - Earth - Ten Days Later
General Taylor knew something big was up when he saw General Boro walk through the stargate with General Dima and suspected it has something to do with the Medical Forensic Teams traveling to and from Atlantis on General Brennan's orders. However, he wasn't told why they were going to Atlantis – only that it was classified and seeing General Boro confirmed it. After he greeted the General's he watched as General Brennan's aide escorted them, their aides and security details out of the gate room. General Taylor heard murmurs among the gate room personnel.
xxx
The Pentagon
Present: General Brennan, the Joint Chiefs and General's Dima and Boro
"Have you found out who sent you the coordinates and how they were sent General Boro?" General Craig Armstrong asked.
"No sir," Boro answered. "Atlantis has run a thorough check three times and we've come up with nothing."
"You have a major security breach in your system," General Allison Stone said to Boro.
"No we don't General," Dima replied coming to Boro's defense.
"Oh," Stone said with a raised eyebrow looking at Dima.
"Someone very powerful sent General Boro those coordinates and my guess is, it's one of the Ancients," Dima replied.
"Why do you think that Stefan?" Brennan asked.
"The Ancients watch over the Pegasus galaxy as well as the Milky Way galaxy. We found the first humans by accident, but someone sent us those coordinates after the second culling, and my guess it, it's one of the Ancients."
"They're not suppose to interfere," General Armstrong said.
"They do when it suites them, and in this case it suited one of them," Dima replied.
"Who was the last Ancient we dealt with Stefan?" Brennan asked.
"Morgan Le Fey ma'am, and she lead Doctor Daniel Jackson to the Ark of Truth," he answered.
"I see you've done your homework General, as you humans like to say," General Jarak (Jaffa male) said.
"Yes I have General," Dima replied.
"Do you think it's Morgan?" General Stone asked.
"Yes I do General," Dima answered. "She's a rogue Ancient and does what she pleases."
"Why would she send us a star map of the Big Dipper?" General Var Rayan (Galaran male) asked.
"That's a mystery to us sir and I think it's related, but we don't know how, yet," Boro answered.
"This is a Pegasus galaxy matter and not a Milky Way galaxy matter General," General Stone said.
"We'll find out how everything is related when Morgan decides to tell us indirectly by leaving us another clue in one of our computers," Dima said.
"In the Pegasus or the Milky Way galaxy General?" General Jarak asked.
"In the Pegasus galaxy sir," Boro answered.
"Why the Pegasus and not the Milky Way galaxy General Boro?" Brennan asked.
"The Wraith culled those humans in the Pegasus galaxy and they're not known for leaving their home galaxy ma'am," he answered.
"How's your search going General?" General Stone asked looking at Boro.
"We're still looking General and I think they're in unchartered space; that's why we're having a hard time finding them," Boro answered.
"You're right General Boro," General Brennan said.
They continued discussing the events in the Pegasus galaxy for another few hours.
xxx
Valinor
Tulkas and Oromë were watching as Eönwë and his fellow Maiar were teaching the Vanyar and Noldor weaponry.
"They learn quickly," Tulkas said.
"They're elves," Oromë replied smiling.
Tulkas smiled at his brother and knew his love for the first born Children of Ilúvatar is beyond measure, the same as all of the Ainur in Aman.
"I wonder who the others are and what makes them one of the great races?" Aulë asked when he appeared next to his brothers.
"We never knew there were other races out there, let along that they've surpassed the elves in all things," Oromë said.
"Their accomplishments must be great," Tulkas said, remembering what the elves achieved in Aman.
"Yet I suspect their accomplishments are very different from the Eldar," Aulë replied.
"What do you mean?" Oromë asked.
"The strange things the others will have that will be beyond the Atani's and Eldar's understanding," Aulë answered.
"We'll know what they are," Oromë said.
"Will we Oromë?" Aulë asked. "We don't know who the woman is who's protecting what's left of the second born Children of Eru Ilúvatar, nor that she existed until now. We also didn't know about the white light; and it appears there's a lot we don't know about Eä."
"I wonder what the others look like," Tulkas said.
"Whatever they look like, they're also Atar's children," Aulë replied.
xxx
Atlantis - Three Weeks Later
General Boro was in his office when Atlantis told him he had a classified message. "Thank you Atlantis," he said and entered his security code on his computer. The message told him to go the Holo Room and it had a code he'd never seen before, which General Boro downloaded, and then contacted General Dima.
"Ten hut," a Captain said when the Generals entered the Holo Room and everyone stood at attention.
"Dismissed," Dima said and noticed the others were studying a star map.
"Yes sir," the Captain replied and everyone did as they were ordered.
"Atlantis seal the room," Dima said.
"Yes General," he replied.
"Enter the code Boro," Dima said.
"Yes sir," he replied and did so.
"What's wrong?" Dima asked when nothing appeared.
"It's not working or it's the wrong code," Boro answered.
"It's the right code, try again," Dima said and watched as Boro did so and nothing happened.
"Nothing," Boro said after a third try.
"Let me try," Dima said and entered the code and the Holo Room come alive when data appeared around the room.
"It was only the Ancient gene that could retrieve this information," Boro said.
"It appears so," Dima replied with a smile.
The two Generals watched as data from another planet appeared, but couldn't see anything because that system had no sun or moon and they wondered why. They did see lights on one continent, but not on the other continents and heard everything that was being said.
"This is a lot of information and it's going to take a long time to retrieve it," Boro said.
"Atlantis how far back does this data go?" Dima asked.
"Over 25,000 years General," he answered.
"Atlantis how long will it take to download all this information?" Boro asked.
"There's a cloaked probe a few light years from that planet and I'm still receiving data from the probe General," Atlantis answered.
General's Dima and Boro looked at each other.
"We're still receiving real-time information from that star system," Boro said.
"I have a feeling we're also find the Wraith culling that planet," Dima replied.
"I agree Stefan, but we still don't know where it is," Boro said.
"This is the break we've been looking for Boro and we'll take it one step at a time," Dima replied. "Atlantis send everyone you have on that star system to only my and General Boro's computers."
"Yes General," Atlantis replied.
xxx
General Dima's Office
"Atlantis show us the Wraith culling that planet over 100 years ago," Boro said.
"Yes General," he replied.
General's Dima and Boro watched the Wraith culling the humans on the unknown planet.
"Atlantis show us the Wraith hive ships in space," Dima said.
Atlantis did as he was ordered.
"Well I'll be," Dima said when he and Boro saw two hive ships in space above the planet.
"Those two hive ships have joined together, which is not unprecedented," Boro said.
"No it's not," Dima replied. "We have to find the Wraith and when we do, we're going to war with them; and we also have to find those people."
"It appears the Wraith culled only part of the planet, but not all of it and I wonder why," Boro said.
"We'll find out after Atlantis analyzes all of the data," Dima replied and sent a report to General Brennan a few hours later.
xxx
"Hello Jaro," Dima said when he was shown into his office three days later.
"Hello Stefan," he replied. "You know why I'm here."
"Of course," he said and handed him a tablet. General Brennan told General Dima that she was sending General Jaro to Atlantis and to give him a copy of the all the information from that probe. General Jaro is a Dunn and the Head of AGF Intelligence. "Atlantis isn't finished analyzing all the data."
"We know," he answered.
When General Jaro left his office, General Dima knew the Intelligence Divisions in both the Milky Way and the Pegasus galaxies will be analyzing all the data from that probe.
xxx
Two Months Later
"This is a lot of information Stefan," Boro said sitting in his office.
"I know, but we now know how the sun and moon were made in that star system," he replied.
"Who are they?" Boro asked. "They appear to be powerful beings."
"They're what we call angels," Dima answered.
"How do you know?" he asked.
"A little birdie told me," Dima answered with a smile.
"Of course," Boro replied returning the smile. "What are angels?"
General Dima told General Boro the story of human history on earth during dinner that evening. "Now I know why humans are on that planet, but I don't know why the elves are there."
"Most of them live with the angels," Boro said.
"In paradise, while everyone else lives in hell," Dima replied.
"There's a war going on there," Boro said.
"We're not going to get involved in their war," Dima replied. "Our job is to rescue the humans, and the elves are not our concern."
"I noticed some of the elves didn't treat humans with respect when they first met them," Boro said.
"I know," Dima replied, not liking the elves very much. It seemed to him that the majority of the elves thought they were better than humans; and what surprised him was the elves that stayed in the outer lands didn't like the ones that came back, and noticed they could no longer speak the same language. He also observed that the elves who returned to the other lands looked down on their brethren and thought they were better than they were. "How's Colonel Salar coming along with her analysis of the situation on Arda?".
"She has a very unique perspective," Boro answered.
"How so?" Dima asked.
Boro told him what she thought.
"That's very interesting," Dima said. "How did she come up with that?"
"Ironically, she told me it's the same thing that happened on earth with regard to angels and men," he answered.
"Now that I think about it, she's right and I want to read her report," Dima said.
After General Dima read Lieutenant Colonel Salar's report, he forwarded it to General Brennan.
xxx
Earth – General Brennan's Office
"What do you think of Colonel Milan Salar's analysis?" Brennan asked General Jaro a week later.
"It's very unusual ma'am," Jaro answered.
"Yes it is, but there's a lot of truth to it," Brennan said.
"General," he said with a raised eyebrow.
"It's part of our history Jaro," Brennan replied.
"I didn't know that ma'am," he said.
"Our course you wouldn't," she replied. General Brennan didn't tell General Jaro she had to re-read her history and do plenty of research.
They continued discussing data from the probe.