Authors Notes: Here is the latest chapter. It's double the length of the previous chapters and I think I'm going to keep them around this length for the foreseeable future. I might have gone a little over-board in one part of this chapter...you'll know it when you read it. I know a lot happens in this chapter so be sure to review and tell me what you think! Enjoy!

Authors Note edit 1

This is the revised chapter 7. Hopefully it's better than the previous one. If it's not, be sure to yell at me! I have the backup somewhere around here...

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Chapter 7

God, I hate being late! Sean thought. This traffic is ridiculous.

Sean was in the middle of downtown New York City, stuck in traffic, he was finally the second car back from the stoplight, which was good because only a few cars per green was getting through it.

Finally when his green turned he got to go, the car in front of him pulled out, followed quickly by him. Then the car in front of him came to a very sudden stop, Sean couldn't stop in time and rear ended it.

You have got to be kidding me! thought Sean. He got out of his car and was going to go yell madly at the person that stopped in the middle of the intersection on a green. Before he got to the drivers window though he heard a loud crashing noise. He turned around and saw that an suv rear ended his car!

What? Is every driver in town completely blind and stupid today?

He then went to physically harm the driver that hit his car when he noticed something. The driver that rear ended him was looking up at the sky from the drivers' seat. Sean quickly had a strange feeling and started looking at all the people on the sidewalks, they were all staring up as well. He started tilting his head up to look, slightly registering that other cars all over the city were running into each other, and he saw what everyone was looking at.

What in the world is that? He wondered. He looked on noticing the features of the... well he didn't know what it was. He saw that it was longer than it was wide, made of some strange metal that he couldn't remember ever seeing before. It looked like a sleek metal slug, with stub nosed...wings? No they weren't wings..but he didn't know what they were.

His gaze was drawn down when something appeared nearly on top of him. It looked like a human being! But it was much larger than any he thought was possible. It had the same proportions of a human but it had to be at least thirty feet tall!

Then it surprised him even more, it spoke, in perfect English!

"This is a CNN Breaking News Bulletin!"

"...have reports of some...object over every major city on the planet! People everywhere are stopping in the streets and looking into the sky. Car crashes on every street. There appears to be some sort of craft hovering over all the cities!"

The news anchor paused and listened intently to his ear piece.

"This just in, apparently there are human looking entities appearing all over the globe! They are around thirty feet tall and are in the middle of every intersection, every block in the major cities. They are speaking the native language of where they are, its incredible!" He turned his head off camera and yelled, "Get someone down there, now!"

I smiled slightly in front of the hologram projector. I knew this was a big step and I wanted to make it perfect. I made a program to translate what I was saying into whatever language was needed where the holograms would appear. The replicator in charge of communications on my ship nodded at me to let me know it was time. We had max coverage, the holograms were everywhere it was densely packed with people.

I began, "Hello. We come in peace!" I smiled brightly and continued, "I am an Alteran, I am of the first evolution of this form." I waved downward at my body, "Everyone seeing me now is a descendent of the Altera civilization. That is right. You, down here on this small planet, are not alone. There are other species out here among the stars. Some are allies, some are enemies."

"Some have been around for millions of years, others are comparatively brand new, such as yourselves. We have come today to this planet because we think that you are ready for the truth! We have studied you and know that you are intelligent, compassionate, caring, and more. It is time for you all to know that there are others out there! You already have friends, not just I. But, you already have enemies as well. There are certain species out there that will stop at nothing to destroy everything that doesn't conform to their beliefs, to their rule. Do not fret, you have powerful allies, and in time you will become powerful yourself."

"With cooperation and trust, your species can and will do great things, I know this, my species know this. We have come today to offer you this knowledge freely. We wish to be friends, and together we can help everyone in this galaxy, and all the others." I said, spreading my arms out and gesturing all around me.

I cut the projector and all the holograms on Earth faded away.

Around the world the news spread like wildfire. People flocked to churches, flooded the streets. There were some riots, lots of looting. But on a whole the world was relatively peaceful. The news that they were not alone really shook the people of Earth, shook them to the bone. Some people were happy, knowing that they had a place among the stars. Others were scared, and their fear turned to anger and mistrust.

"Scan the planet for nuclear signatures. Beam every single one onto the nearest ship. I don't want this world destroying itself at this time of confusion." I said.

"Will do, we should be able to find every one of them, their shielding can't stop our sensors." came the reply from the replicator.

I then appeared as a hologram again to President Hayes, "Hello again Mr. President." I said.

"You've caused quite a stir you know that." he replied, showing no emotion. He was surprised again at the appearance of the man right in front of him, and once again had to tell his guards that it was just a hologram and they shouldn't shoot at it.

"Yes well, that was the plan after all. With your permission I would like to beam you to the SGC, I plan to have a nice long chat with yourself and the other... 'world leaders'."

"What kind of chat?"

"One that I hope will go smoothly, for your sakes, and mine. With your permission?"

"Very well, but I'm just giving you permission because I know you would beam me anyway."

I smiled and said, "You know me well!"

With that I beamed President Hayes to the conference room in the SGC. I made similar appearances to all the other leaders around the world and shortly everyone had arrived.

"General Landry, I would like yourself and SG-1 also present at the meeting, if you wouldn't mind getting them for me." I said.

"No problem..." he gritted.

When SG-1 had arrived I beamed down a special surprise, General Jack O'neill.

"That never gets old." Jack quipped.

Before any more could be said between, Jack and his good friends in SG-1, the Russian leader stood up and yelled, pointing and wagging a very angry finger at me, "I suppose we have you to thank for the disappearance of our nuclear arsenal!"

Yes well, let's just say that I care for this world and didn't want some silly accident happening that would annihilate all life on the planet. I thought to everyone around the table. I 'said' it in Altera but because the way the mind works, each person heard it in their native language, language just being a way to express thoughts and feelings.

"I won't stand for thievery and if you don't give them back you can consider yourself an enemy of Russia!" he yelled back.

Do not fret, all will be returned when I leave this world. I assure you, I mean you all no harm.

At that thought some of the people around the table visibly relaxed, I let slip through my telepathy my feelings of peace.

What I recommend for you all will not be easy. I know this because I was formerly a citizen of this planet. But what I recommend is...necessary.

"Well, go on!" said the Chinese representative.

I would like every nation here, in this Earth, to ally and be as one. You all are human after all. Same species, same goal. I do not suggest this lightly, I know it will be hard. I recommend setting up a sort of governmental authority that supersedes all others. I suggest that each nation keep its independence but all submit to the higher order, the world order. I also suggest that there be a board to lead this new order, not a single person but three, or five. I would make it so that those in power will never be corrupted, or give over to greed, or lust for power. I suggest that so the world may prosper and have a united goal in mind.

To my surprise not all of the world leaders were against the 'new world order'. There ensued a long drawn out conversation, more like bickering and arguing than actual conversation. I told them all of the early history of the Altera, and what it was like to be united as a species, as a single entity. I told them of the great accomplishments and all the good that could be done if they were all of the same mind.

I reminded them about all the wars, the hunger, the thousands of people dieing from starvation each day around the world, the poverty, the genocide that was happening in isolated areas, and more. It wasn't easy and it wasn't completely effective, but in the end all the world powers agreed to it in principle, thanks in no small part to a little ignorance removal with my telepathy. Then came the question that I thought was going to bring it all down...

"How can you make it so these leaders would be incorruptible? I find it hard to believe that such a thing is possible." said General O'neill.

"That is easy, but it is the part I fear you will not like." I looked hopeful because I knew this was a good course for any species, and I wanted it desperately for this one. I continued, "You have an Altera stay behind and be an impartial judge of character for the leaders." before I could continue several people stood up in alarm, I quickly continued, "All Altera have the ability to read minds and see, plan as day the character of the person in question. They would know instantly that someone was being corrupted, or that they were being untruthful."

"So you would have us be ruled by your species! That's your answer?" bellowed the Russian leader.

I shook my head, knowing that this was a very crucial topic. "No, the Alteran would not be in control or use their position of power wrongly. You have to understand that the Altera don't lie, we may have disagreements between each other but there are no lies, we would know instantly."

From there the conversation went downhill, all the leaders afraid that their 'new world order' would just be puppets for the Altera agenda. It took several more days of talks for there to be an end and an agreement.

During the first break of the talks going on in the SGC I went up to my 'flagship'. I ordered the ships around the world to start humanitarian efforts everywhere. I knew that the world had hunger problems and other problems so I came prepared. I had an e/m converter installed on every scout ship for just this reason.

Over the course of the next few days, while the talks were going on, the ships flew around the world to the places in need. They made food for the starving, water purifiers and wells for the people in need who couldn't help themselves, shelter for those without, and even broke up armed conflicts.

In one case a radical group of people started to shoot and kill everyone that was sympathetic to the 'aliens'. When it came to the attention of a nearby ship they beamed out all the weapons and contained the attackers in force fields. Then the replicators went to the people killed and injured by the attack, and one by one put their hands on the injured, dead, and dying. They used a form of Alterran healing device that had been incorporated into the basic design, they touched the victims and healed the injured and brought the dead back to life. It was recorded by a news reporter and before the end of the day was playing on television screens across the globe.

After that relations got a lot better, there was less rioting and looting, and people came to think of the Altera as saviors of sorts. The Altera certainly helped the people around the world in this time of panic and confusion.

At the end of the conversation, more like argument, the world leaders agreed to it more than just in principle. They wanted to put the new world order into practice. From that point, I sat back and let the world leaders decide how they wanted to rule over themselves. They decided on a 'board' of three for the world government.

They decided that all of each nations military would belong to the world government, and that if any country tried to build up a military for themselves, they would be dealt with. As these decisions started to be made, people around the world started thinking just a little bit differently. They started looking at other people not as just other people, but as real human beings. People just like themselves who were looking for the same things that they were.

In a few short weeks the people of Earth already started to care for one another on a previously unheard of level. The Altera had to do less and less as humans started taking over for them. Unlucky people around the world were given a second chance, they were given a real chance to survive, and even flourish.

With the news completely around the world that humans were in fact not alone, in a few weeks the SGC came into the public's eye. SG-1, General O'neill, and everyone else that helped and fought for the Earth were lauded as heroes. Memorials and monuments were constructed everywhere for the heroic fallen. The families of those that have passed on and those still alive were finally told of their loved ones involvement and what they had been doing. All over the world the history and the accomplishments of the SGC was brought into view. People learned that there really was an ancient city Atlantis, they were told of the wraith and the other enemies that plague the galaxies. Many people across the world volunteered to be a part of what everyone considered, the most important 'career' out there, the new Earth military. Histories and cultures of alien civilizations were brought into the light and scoured over by historians and everyone else. Daniel Jackson was publicly acknowledged as 'not crazy', since before the Altera arrived, Daniel was thought to be crazy claiming that aliens built the pyramids! Rodney Mckay, Samantha Carter, Radek Zelenka and others were finally getting credit for what they had invented and studied that was for so long classified and even leaked to the public channels as being 'developed/invented' by the United States Air Force. SG-1 and other important figures from the SGC were now worldwide celebrities, everyone knowing exactly what transpired.

A month after the world found out about aliens, the stargate was raised from Cheyenne Mountain to be in a more public facility. The decision came down to establish a new base in a nearby solar system with a habitable planet with help from the Altera to be used as the main operations for the SGC. All teams and personnel would be moved to the new location and continue operations there. With supplies from Earth just a stargate away or a few hours via spaceship, it was thought it would be much safer than continuing to endanger Earth directly.

The stargate on Earth would be made into a public terminal with scheduled destinations. It would be protected with an advanced shield iris courtesy of the Altera. The immediate surroundings of the stargate would also be enclosed in a city-ship class Altera shield, so any threat coming from the stargate would be contained in the shield.

Spaceship construction went through the roof with private corporations and government agencies taking the initiative to help protect their planet, though of course the private corporations were in it for the money (greed wouldn't be defeated so easily). These ships would be of the 304 class until more powerful ships would be designed.

After a few weeks the new world order was finally established and given a proper name, "The United Nations of Earth". It assumed command of all Earth bound military's and space-bound military. There would be various departments for protection of Earth and for offensive and defensive operations everywhere else. Three people were appointed for the ruling board. One from America, one from Russia, and one from China. One Alteran, a cloned copy of me, was left there in order to insure the effective operations of the government, to be free from outside influence and free of corruption. In time the Alteran would be replaced by a sort of lie detector. It would be able to sense with impunity their motives, truthfulness, and motivations.

The change happening on earth was monumental. In time, earth would be a real galactic super power, dedicated to helping others and defending the weak.

When the talks ended and the world leaders agreed to the new world order, I decided that my attention was better spent elsewhere. I was sure that Earth would be on a road to a better tomorrow. I left behind a dozen scout ships to watch over, help, and protect Earth for the time being. I gave them orders to continue with humanitarian relief and to protect the planet. Even though they were only scout ships they had better shields and at least equivalent armaments of Earths' 304's, I was confident of their ability.

I traveled back to Tarfino Hancores with the majority of the fleet to continue building up my budding civilization. With the very powerful hyperdrives of the scout ships we made it back in a few short hours. As soon as we got back I beamed down to my quarters to think about the next steps in my very large plan. Being an Alteran I didn't require much rest or nourishment, we got our required rest from our daily meditation periods in which we nearly shut down our body to better attune with our mind.

After a few hours of this meditation I got up and started to pace while thinking of how I wanted to handle the rest of my plans. This was not a simple thing, for I have many plans, including; defeating the Wraith, defeating the Aschen, uniting human populations on planets as one and even uniting the whole species (though that would be one monumental task), furthering the ability and capacity of the Altera body, reviving the Asgard race, finding the Furlings, talking to the Nox to reunite the great alliance, explore everywhere, maintain research so that we can surpass the knowledge of the original Altera, and to find and defeat the enemies of civilized society.

I then started to dispatch cloaked scout ships all over the Avalona, Ida, and Pegasus galaxies to go on patrols and report back anything they found that would be important or interesting. Though there was just around one hundred scout ships, they wouldn't be able to cover a lot of space quickly. In time more and more scout ships would be made so that we would be the most informed race that ever existed, hopefully more so than even the infamous Tok'ra.

After that I started to look through the database for existing Altera infrastructure. I planned to bring everything back into the mix, repairing and upgrading where needed. The first thing I looked for was factories, finding many such sites all over Avalona and Pegasus. Much more remained than I had hoped, including what will surely be some very useful facilities. I looked for the most recently abandoned factory and decided to give it a personal visit, and by most recent I of course mean within the last 15,000 years.

I started to gather gear for the trip. I decided I needed to go in a little more prepared than normal, even though it should be in good shape. I grabbed my shield belt, stunner necklace, back power source, some rations to last me a few days, and I even had made a powerful, common Altera energy pistol. The rations and water I stored in my portable Altera beaming device. It isn't able to transfer people or anything too large, but it allowed for highly portable storage where you could conceal quite a bit of equipment.

When I was all ready I went to the gate room for departure. I mentally dialed the gate and let the 'kawoosh' happen because I didn't know if it would be needed. I used the built in sensors in every stargate to monitor the situation on the other side. Breathable atmosphere, good temperature, and it looked clear around the gate so I decided the 'mission' was a go. I walked up to the stargate and stepped into the event horizon not quite knowing what I'd find on the other side.