Review Reply's:
Senrab Nomis: I know what you mean, though when I wrote that part it was kind of a 'vision into the future'. At the current time they are still progressing but are not currently at the 'end' like I had written earlier. I addressed that in this chapter though!
As to why Daniel brought the rune to the reunion, well he didn't know at the time that it even was technology. At the end of the Glastonbury Tor 'excavation' the SGC had Jack and other people with the ancient gene try and activate any and all devices and artifacts recovered. Jack tried with the rune in question and nothing happened, so it was decided that it didn't have a technological base, and was in fact a rune.
He then took Tim directly there to do just what they had Tim do, and that was to activate those devices that no one else could. Jack and other 'proficient' gene users all tried, and none of them could, that was why Tim was so boldly taken there to activate everything, he had proven to be even more proficient than Jack.
Thanks for the detailed review, hope to get others like it!
Authors Notes: This one is shorter than my others and I can only say it's for a good reason. After this...the war starts. I'll have the next, longer chapter out in a few days. Hope you enjoy the chapter and be sure to leave a review to tell me what you thought of it!
Authors Note edit 1
This is the revised chapter 12. 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...
Chapter 12
Earth
Companies on Earth are still dealing with the blows given them by all the advanced alien technology. Energy companies, Automobile companies, Medical Research companies, and more were all hit hard by the new advances ushered in.
It was taking time but soon the first cars with the new safe engines were going to be available, and at that point the governments would start trading programs to recycle the then obsolete combustion engine cars with the new designs.
The energy companies were perhaps the hardest hit, when the new naquadah generators started coming online all over the world, via the governments, they were crushed. Who can compete with clean FREE energy?
Medical Research companies weren't hit as hard as the energy companies because they just had to throw out the old research and start looking into the new advances. Although throwing out research that you've been working on for sometimes a decade and spent billions of dollars in isn't always easy, especially with no return on investment.
At this moment in time there were very few transporter stations built. Only in the big cities around the world did they start to see the advancements from alien cultures very readily. All across the world the smaller towns and cities would still be using their good old combustion earth technology. In time the face of the world was changed.
The defense satellite grid over earth was finished, since it was given priority construction, and the collective leaders of the world and the UNE were able to breathe a little easier. The city shields and their energy generators were coming next and some were already built for nation capitals and major population centers.
Thor
"Unscheduled offworld activation!" came the voice of the base wide speakers.
General Landry and the remnants of SG-1 (Carter was still at the Olympus Shipyards) went down to the operations room to see what was going on.
"We're getting the Atlantis IDC and a video communication." reported Walter.
"Put it on screen." replied the General.
Landry and SG-1 gathered around the screen to see the live video message.
Mr. Woolseys face appeared and he began to speak, "Hello General, SG-1, I have some very important information for you."
SG-1 and the General looked to each wondering what it could be this time, then Landry nodded his head to get Woolsey to continue.
"Well, as you know we were the victims of a thievery the other day courtesy of an Alteran by the name of Katon." here he paused to determine their memories and the situation and then continued, "Well today Dr. Zelenka made a startling discovery. It turns out that Cato left something here for us seemingly in exchange for the copy of the database that he stole."
Vala grinned widely and spoke before anyone else could, "Is it gold? Naquadah? Weapons?"
General Landry and Mitchell gave a glare in Vala's direction and Landry said, "Continue Mr. Woolsey."
"It seems he left a power generator. Not only any power generator but a very powerful one. It can't provide as much energy per instant as a ZPM but as I'm told, it will never run out of energy and doesn't use any type of fuel. Also it provides much more power than a neutrino-Ion generator that we've been installing on the new ships."
Even the gate technicians in the room were palpably excited. Landry spoke, "Send it through at once, we will start studying it in great detail."
UNE Headquarters, Earth
"It's been brought to our attention that a previous ally of ours is in dire need of help and supply. With our current technology on board our ships I propose we send them any assistance we can immediately."
Said the American member on the board of the UNE.
"To which allies are you referring?" asked the Russian member.
"They call themselves the Langarans. They at one point had a member of their world on our primary SG team, SG-1. His name is Jonas Quinn."
"Ahh, yes. I remember reading about that man. Quite an extraordinary learning ability hadn't he?" asked the Chinese member.
"Yes, he was very gifted. I propose we send two 305's to the planet to aid in whatever means possible." said the American.
"How will that leave the defense of Earth?" asked the Chinese member.
"We will still have five 304's, three 305's and the satellite defense network."
"Then I vote to send the two ships." said the Chinese man.
"I agree." said the Russian man.
"I will send word to General O'neill immediately then." replied the American with a smile.
As word was sent to Thor, then back to the fleet around Earth, two 305's were picked for the relief effort. Within twenty minutes of the board vote, the ships departed from earth orbit and made their speedy way to Langara.
Langara
A few hours after the 305's left earth, they dropped out of hyperspace in orbit of Langara. On the bridge of the Napoleon (one of the 305's) stood Teal'c, when word came that they were going to be sending relief ships to Langara, Jack thought it wise to send a familiar face with the fleet.
Teal'c nodded to one of the officers on the bridge of the ship and disappeared in a flash of light.
He reappeared a moment later on the planet surface in a city that held the majority of the planets population. Starting his search he started to walk around, taking in the sights of the decimated city. Some buildings looked brand new while others were obviously complete wrecks. Teal'c had an uneasy thought of what had happened here when he decided to ask for help from one of the locals.
"Excuse me," he started in his monotone, "I am looking for a man by the name of Jonas Quinn."
The man nearly jumped when he saw the much larger form of Teal'c seemingly melt out of the shadows from a nearby alley. The man responded, clearly stuttering, "He-he-he's in the ma-ma-main building in the center of the to-town."
Teal'c gave a slight nod and said, "Thank you."
He walked on for nearly ten more minutes, scaring the people of the city as he went. He finally arrived at the main building, larger than all the rest in the city, and walked up the stairs to the front doors. Two guards were standing there outside the door and stopped Teal'c.
"State your purpose." one of the guards said.
"I am here to see Jonas Quinn." Teal'c replied easily.
"Do you have an appointment?" asked the guard.
"I do not. Though I am sure he'd be willing to see me at once, we were close friends during his time on Earth."
As Teal'c said his last sentence the guards visibly shifted, the guard asked, "Earth? It still lives? Were they not wiped out by the Ori as well?"
Teal'c just raised an eyebrow and replied, "Earth was unaffected by the Ori." He didn't feel the need to tell them of the potential disaster with the Ori bio weapon.
The guards seemed to take an ever stiffer pose, "You may go in."
Teal'c went inside and was directed up several staircases and through a corridor with many rooms. Finally he was lead inside one that looked very very used. There were papers everywhere, and half finished machines on every surface. Teal'c did not see anyone so he cleared his throat.
At the sounds, someone that was behind a desk, playing with something on the floor stood up and looked at where the noise came from.
"Teal'c?" said Jonas clearly surprised. He came across the room and stood before the larger man and did a stiff deep nod of his upper body.
Teal'c responded the gesture and replied, "It is I, Jonas Quinn." Teal'c even let out a small genuine smile. "It is good to see you again."
"It's good to see you too!" Jonas looked at Teal'c with happiness, "Wow! I didn't think I'd see any of the old team again after the Ori invasion. I figured Earth was hit as hard as we were... Man it's good to see you again Teal'c."
"It is unfortunate of what happened here, though the Tau'ri have come to help in whatever way we can." said Teal'c, not wanting to tell Jonas right now how easily the Tau'ri got off from the Ori threat.
"I didn't get a report of anyone activating the stargate...how did you get here?" asked Jonas.
Teal'c smiled and said, "Much has changed Jonas Quinn. I will show you." Teal'c pressed a button on his wrist and grabbed Jonas's shoulder. In a flash of light they both disappeared.
They reappeared on the bridge of Napoleon. They were facing the 3D holographic view screens that were currently showing space and Langara. Jonas whistled and said, "Is this the X-303?"
Teal'c shook his head and replied, "It is not, Jonas Quinn. This is the D-305, Napoleon, it is a destroyer."
Jonas looked confused, "Destroyer? I'm somewhat familiar with the earth terms of ship classes from my studies of earth culture, doesn't that mean it's smaller than the 303?"
"Indeed, it is. The D-305 class is 300 hundred meters, compared to the 550 meters of the 303."
"Oh, so it's not as powerful then." said Jonas.
"Actually, it is indeed much more powerful than the 303, the Tau'ri have come far. It has equivalent shields to three times that of the 303 and has weapons many more times as powerful."
Jonas looked shocked. "Woah, far indeed." He looked at his friend and asked him candidly, "I do though, fail to see how a destroyer can help my people, we have no one attacking us."
Teal'c smiled and signaled one of the enlisted on the bridge to start their plan. After the enlisted man nodded back Teal'c and Jonas was beamed back down to the planet. Where they beamed too was not where they left from however.
Jonas turned around confused of his surroundings, then he noticed the town they previously left a few miles away. "Why are we out here Teal'c?" he asked.
Teal'c pressed another button and a very large object decloaked in front of the two. Teal'c said, "This is an energy source. The Tau'ri call it a neutrino-Ion generator. It can provide power to everyone and everything in your city."
Jonas was taking in his friends words and smiled greatly, "This is amazing! I didn't think that thing could fit into the Napoleon, it's huge!"
Teal'c replied, "It did not fit in any of the storage bays that is true, the Tau'ri ship built it here a few moments before we beamed down. You see, these warships can provide much help for your people."
Jonas just smiled his huge grin.
Tarfino Hancores
I felt great! I hadn't felt so lively even before when I was still human and had a full nights' peaceful sleep. The genetic enhancements were felt immediately for everyone that had received them. Our already incredible reflexes were boosted by as much as 60%, not to mention our healing ability got a substantial boost.
I felt so good I thought it was time to enact my plan about the Asgard. I beamed aboard the special Aurora class science vessel that had been prepared for this mission, called Renatus (Means 'Rebirth' in ancient).
We took off from the asteroid and headed into space, then I engaged the hyperdrive and we were on our way to the birthplace of the new Asgard race.
New Othala
My ship dropped out of hyperspace above a lush, highly habitable world. I named it, New Othala.
I went to the beaming console and started to work.
In a few hours I had the basis of the advanced settlement set up for the use of the new Asgard. I decided that I was going to completely avoid the clone degeneration problem by restarting the use of bisexual reproduction, until they were ready for something else that is.
To that end I, with the help of Lael, modified the existing Asgard DNA, to have two genders and to give them back their previously strong, able bodies. We basically created an Asgard / Altera hybrid that was leaning towards the Asgard in appearance. They would average 5 and a half feet tall and be as strong as an average human (not Alteran). We kept the brain capacity and capability, so they looked like grey/purple large headed humans.
When the settlement was complete with it's supplies and 'booby trap' I set up the bio pods. After the bio pods were seeded all over the planet I started the plan. The bio pods activated and the specific DNA that would result in the new Asgard species evolution was released onto the planet, after that I activated the time dilation device.
I set up the time dilation device so that in one hour my ship time, it would be one thousand years on the planet. Once they had 'evolved' into what we had created they would eventually discover the settlement I built and trip the 'booby trap', this booby trap was very difficult to find as I had intended, one would need very advanced technologies to discover it's existence. What it would do, when it was tripped, was to automatically turn off the time dilation field.
In a mere twenty hours I was alerted that the trap had been sprung. I quickly made my way to the bridge to see how things had advanced. I activated the holographic display screen for the sensors and inspected the budding civilization. They were moderately advanced and spread out all over the planet.
Since the time dilation device was deactivated immediately as soon as the seal to the settlement was broken, I got to see the would be explorers first entering it. I figured this was the time to enact the second part of the plan. I took a discrete sample of DNA from a large number of the population and smiled inwardly realizing that it was nearly perfect to the DNA me and Lael 'designed'.
Using this DNA I created a single clone and brought it to maturity in a time dilation field. I then went to the copy of the Asgard core I had brought and copied the data I needed. When I was back on Tarfino Hancores I was going over the report from Samantha Carter regarding the installation of the Asgard Core by Thor before the Asgard were wiped out. In that report I read that Thor told Sam that they could interact with the Asgard core using a hologram of any Asgard that was in it. I inspected this for myself and realized what they had done. The Asgard had actually copied each and every one of their consciousness into the core so that they could be used in hologram form as if they were the actual person the user had chosen, which in reality, they were the real Asgard consciousness. Knowing that fact I copied the consciousness of the one Asgard that had come to know the Tau'ri the best, Supreme Commander Thor.
Taking that consciousness I transferred it into the cloned body, within moments the eyes fluttered open.