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Authors Notes: So after a long hiatus (sorry!), this story is back. I can't promise fast updates because my engineering classes have started, but I'll do the best that I can. I thoroughly enjoy the stargate universe and writing some fan-fiction for it seems like a logical step. Anyway, here's the latest chapter and I hope it's up to par. Without further ado...

Chapter 15

Libertas

The great ship left hyperspace and took up orbit around the planet that was currently garrisoned by a portion of Atums jaffa armies.

"We're getting a communique from the UNE battleship Washington." said the communications officer.

"On screen." replied John.

A live video feed opened up and Col. Ian Davidson's face took up the majority of the screen.

"Welcome to the party, Col. Sheppard." Davidson said.

John smiled his quirky smile and replied, "Thanks, I hope I made it in time for the good booze."

Davidson smiled and said, "Oh there's plenty to go around. If you wouldn't mind using those hangars for some satellite construction we could get this defense network set up much quicker."

"I'd love to, send over the specs and we'll begin construction immediately."

Davidson nodded then the video feed was cut.

"We're getting the specifications for the satellites." said the communication officer.

"Send them down to the hangars and begin construction in the primary bays, priority 2."

In less than ten minutes Libertas had started construction of the satellites using it's industrial construction beams and e/m converters.

"Deploy all the drones in defensive positions around the fleet. Then we'll start putting all the satellites in orbit."

From Libertas, the sixty drones left and took up positions around the fleet.

In the primary hangar bays action was quickly happening. Ports in the ceiling and floor opened up and construction beams came out of them, readying for the construction of the defense satellites. Engineers and flight deck personal stayed out of the way of the beams as they powered up and started materializing parts.

Then the massive ship started moving towards its first way-point where the satellites would be positioned in orbit of the planet.

P7X-824

Down on the planet the sun was starting to rise. The combined ground forces had taken different shifts working all through the night on the headquarters and the surrounding areas.

The time to strike had come and so human and Alteran soldiers were starting to be dispatched. For now the groups were still operating independently with assured backup if needed. Human platoons and vehicles went their own way and Alteran / replicator soldiers went theirs, each with their own assignments.

Sgt. Dan Miles walked quietly with his squad through the tree cover, their new exoskeletons protecting them from all unknown threats. From his viewpoint he could see his two team leaders to the sides with their teams around them. They all moved forward as one, stealthily through the trees, their active camouflage changed slightly in color and appearance as they moved through the forest.

The point man raised his fist and everyone stopped their forward movement and sank down to a knee.

The specialists' voice came on over the radio directed to only the squad leader, "Jaffa patrol, I can see four of them but there may be more."

"Acknowledged."

Sgt. Miles crept up towards the point man and his vision was directed to where the patrol was. There were four large jaffa in what looked similar to their traditional gear. It wasn't exactly their traditional gear but it was close enough for Sgt. Miles to pay no mind to it. He got on the radio and contacted just his two team leaders, "Send two men around the side of the enemy patrol and look for any stragglers."

The two team leaders made hand signals to their men and the men broke off and went to each side. Everyone else crept closer to the patrol with weapons at the ready. They stopped a dozen meters from the patrol and took cover behind trees and brush, waiting for the report from the flankers.

It came momentarily, "It's just the four of them, we haven't seen anyone else."

Miles thought that was good news indeed so he started the countdown.

With perfect timing all nine soldiers started firing on the jaffa patrol with short accurate bursts from their high tech weapons. The small fast moving metal bullets impacted the tough armor of the jaffa soldiers and pushed them back slightly with each hit.

One of the jaffa was caught with a round in the throat and went down gurgling blood. The other three were getting hit in the torso where their armor was thickest and quickly scrambled for cover. They scrambled behind tree trunks and started returning fire in random directions, not being able to tell exactly where the fire was coming from.

That's when Sgt. Miles knew he had made a mistake. The weapons the jaffa were using looked like the traditional staffs of the jaffa but they functioned quite differently. They were no longer short bright blasts of energy, they were more like elongated tear drops of greater power. As these new weapons hit trees and branches the very forest around them exploded from the firepower.

Sgt. Miles yelled into the radio, "Grenade launchers, NOW!"

A few seconds later the sound of two attached grenade launchers were heard then there was very large explosions near the trees the jaffa were hiding behind. One of the jaffa was unlucky, the grenade round impacted the tree directly on the other side of where he was and the explosion sent large pieces of jagged wood hurtling into him, he bled out in seconds. The other jaffa was luckier, he only was sent flying through the air by the explosion and landed on his back several meters away from his cover. While he was trying to reorient himself to get back up he was hit by one of the specialists from his flank, he was killed instantly.

The last jaffa, seeing the huge explosions and the results thereof, started to yell hysterically from his cover. Demeaning the humans for fighting against a true god and having to pay for it for eternity.

Miles got back on over the radio, "Surround the last one and take him out."

A few moments later the 'sniper' of the fire team had a shot. He rested his gun on a low hanging branch and aimed. Slowly he pulled the trigger and the jaffa was dead from the shot before the other humans could hear the sound of the bullet firing.

I was on the bridge thinking, when my ship received a communique from the Tau'ri battleship. Col. Davidson appeared and told me that the defense grid had been completed. I thanked him and the communique ended.

With the defense grid completed and operational this planet would be much safer from the goa'uld, the satellites were capable of inflicting great damage on enemies of humanity.

After finishing with my remaining duties I nodded to the second in command, five replicators and myself were beamed down to the surface of the planet.

When the ground forces set out to their assignments, the enemy air still needed to be neutralized. To that effect the UNE forces launched their much upgraded version of the UAV known as the Reaper. It was similar in shape to the original one used to scout through stargates at the SGC, but larger and heavier, after-all, it's upgrades include shields, the latest Asgard sub-light engines, plasma beam weapons, and much upgraded software and logistics packages.

While the ground forces launched their upgraded UAV's, the Libertas assigned it's fighter drones to the ground forces as anti-air units and close air support. The fighter drones from the Libertas were much more capable than their ground based counterparts. They had strong shields, cloaking devices, and a smaller version of an Asgard Plasma beam. These weapons were about 20% the power of a 304 class weapon design and would fire in shortened bursts instead of a single beam, this was to allow for the weapon to hit multiple targets from a single shot. These fighter drones were just a little smaller than a goa'uld tel'tak otherwise known as a cargo ship.

Sgt. Miles and his squad was proceeding towards their destination when they heard a familiar noise. They all dropped to a knee and Miles got on the radio and told HQ about the goa'uld death glider. Before the radio chatter ceased three gliders swooped low from overheard and fired wildly into the forest. They couldn't tell exactly where the humans were but they knew they were there.

After the second pass of the gliders and their weapons fire in the forest, a new sound was heard by the human group. They looked around at each other trying to see if anyone could place the sound. That's when the hunter killer UAV could be seen flying by above them.

The three gliders re-grouped and came by for another pass, unaware of the new enemy unit on scene. The UAV continued it's smooth glide towards the enemy and when in range unleashed two of its ATA missiles. It then pulled up to avoid the incoming enemy fire. The missiles tore through the air with abandon trying to find and destroy their target, it didn't take long. Just twenty seconds after they were fired, the two missiles closed and found their marks. Two goa'uld gliders were destroyed and sent showering down in a rainfall of debris and fire towards the ground.

The last glider attempted to chase and destroy the faster human made UAV. Much to the jaffa pilots dismay, he found out that this new enemy could fire in the opposite direction it was going. The turret on the UAV swiveled around and started firing short accurate bursts at the glider trying to anticipate how much lead the guns needed, it didn't take long. After a minute or so dog fight the UAVs' energy weapon finally connected with the glider, shearing it in two pieces which fell lazily to the ground to crash into the side of a small hill.

Sgt. Miles said into the radio, "HQ, thanks for the assist, enemy air has been taken out."

My replicators and I ran through the field with purpose. I was determined to bring this fight to a quick end, I was tired of the many human populations of this galaxy suffering at the hands of the goa'uld.

We approached a small house still under cloak and looked at the scene in front of us. There was around twenty jaffa outside of the house, they had gathered many humans from the surrounding farms and brought them together in a large fenced in area. The humans looked quite defeated, they were hungry, tired, and scared.

I communicated to my replicators to surround the jaffa contingent here while I got closer to the front of them. There was a few groups of them spread out around the humans containment area. I walked to within twenty yards of the first group and waited for the replicators to be in place. While they were moving I started to search the minds of the jaffa in front of me, and much to my dismay I realized that they were severely brain washed. Not just through their upbringing but by strong chemical means. I wouldn't be able to talk these jaffa down.

I got the signal from my replicators that they were in place, I told them to start the assault. Each replicator, while still cloaked, opened fire with their wrist mounted energy weapons. Their weapons set to kill, they opened up on the unsuspecting jaffa. Multiple shots per second were being discharged from their weapons as the first rounds impacted the jaffa armor and skin. The jaffa didn't last long as they were hit with multiple shots each.

While their brethren were getting attacked the group in front of me looked on in confusion, they turned around from me and tried to ascertain where the enemy fire was coming from. I ran as fast as I could to the jaffa formation, I made it into the center of the group before any of them suspected anything was amiss within their assigned area. I activated my stunner to max power and watched as they all dropped to the ground unconscious.

The fight was over within mere moments, as the last group of jaffa hit the ground the many humans stood up from their seated positions and looked at what was going on around them. They started cheering loudly as their captors were being cut down.

I uncloaked and walked to the group of people, "Don't worry, you're safe now." I said.

The apparent leader of the group came fourth and asked, "Who are you? Why are you helping us?"

I retracted the hardy nanite armor around my head and showed them my face for the first time, "My name is Tim. I'm here to help end your peoples torment. I'm helping because I believe every sentient being should have their chance of freedom, so long as they respect others."

The thankful man dropped to his knees in exhaustion and said, "Thank you."

I signaled my ships in orbit and had them start beaming down foodstuffs and fresh clothes, while the ships constructed temporary shelters for them.

"I must go, you're safe now." I said as my armor extended over my head again and I turned on my cloak. On the move again me and the replicators went to the next jaffa group.

Destiny

The kino exited the gate and started dutifully returning data to Destiny through the open stargate.

Rush was looking down at the console in the gate room and started reading off the findings from the kino to Col. Young and the others in the gate room, "Atmosphere; perfect, temperature; perfect. The immediate surroundings is a flat plain surrounded by trees, talk about out of the usual..." Rush sarcastically said.

Col. Young walked over to the console, "Any signs of civilization?"

"None so far, but this is interesting..."

"What is it?"

"If I'm not mistaken, that is a DHD." Rush said with a tone of surprise.

Col. Young looked at Eli and Rush, "So what, the seed ships started building DHD's as well all of a sudden?"

Eli and Rush shook their heads, unsure of what to say.

"Assemble a team." said Young.

Twenty minutes later, Scott, Greer, Eli, and Brody were all in the gate room with their normal gear.

Young nods to the group and says, "You have a go."

Scott and Greer stepped out from the event horizon with their weapons at the ready. Eli and Brody followed a few steps behind. As Scott and Greer fanned out they constantly looked for threats. Eli and Brody walked to the DHD to have a look.

Eli said, "Looks different than the milky way and pegasus style DHD's. Though that doesn't mean it wasn't built by the ancients. They had two different types and those designs were only separated by a relatively short time span, not millions of years.."

Brody asked, "Why would the seed ships start building DHD's after all these galaxies of not building them?"

Eli shook his head, "I don't see any reason they would, I don't think they did."

Brody stifled a laugh and said, "Maybe the all time most advanced race put them here, you know, they race that made that star and the planet in our path?"

Eli just shook his head.

Eli's radio came to life as Scott reported in, "Uhh guys, you're going to want to take a look at this."

"What is it?" Eli asked.

"I think you'd better see for yourselves."

Atlantis

With John Sheppard in command of a ship, Atlantis new military commander was Major Lorne, who also got a promotion to go with the new gig to Lieutenant Colonel.

Col Lorne walked up the last of the stairs to the central spire control room and noticed Woolsey talking to one of the technicians. "What's the progress?" he asked.

Woolsey turned to look at the new arrival and answered, "We should have a mission go within the hour, would you like to be there for the commencement?"

Lorne smiled and replied, "Wouldn't miss it for the world."

Interstellar Space

"So, this is the spot huh?" asked Lorne.

Col. Abraham Ellis looked out the viewscreen with a look of excitement, "Yes, we'll be in position near the black hole in a few moments."

"Awesome. So what made this possible today, I mean, couldn't we have done this sooner?" asked Lorne.

Ellis nodded and responded, "That is true, though it would have been a logistical nightmare. We're only able to do it now due to the Asgard beams new storing option, these all would have never fit on the ship without them, we would have had to do around a dozen trips and that's being generous."

The navigation officer to the side of Ellis spoke up, "Sir, we're in position and ready to start."

"Alright, let's get this done."

The position was picked with infinite care. The site had to fit many criteria. First of these was to be a short trip in hyperspace from Atlantis, I mean, what good would a supply line be if it was too out of the way? The second criteria was its secrecy, it wouldn't do if the enemy knew of its existence. The third criteria was by far the most limiting, it had to be at the outer edges of the event horizon of a black hole.

Several hours later

"Alright, the last piece is being beamed...now."

As the personnel on the bridge looked out on what they had accomplished, a sense of hope and pride was felt. This new tool would help tremendously in the fight against the wraith.

Col Ellis looked at the supergate with growing anxiety, "Okay, give me a test dialing to the Milky Way gate."

The navigation officer input the command to dial the supergate outside. One by one the giant specialized pieces came to life with a tremendous amount of charge. Sparks could be seen with the naked eye crossing the pieces of the supergate. Slowly the charged pieces were outnumbering the non-charged pieces, then finally it was done, a stable wormhole was established as evidenced by the absolutely huge unstable vortex erupting from the event horizon.

The crew on the bridge cheered and gave each other high fives.

"Hammond, this is Apollo, do you read?"

There was a long pause on the bridge as everyone waited for a response, Lorne was unconsciously holding his breath.

"Apollo, this is Hammond, we read you five by five." came the reply from Col Samantha Carter. "Now Col, if you would please shut down your connection we have something we'd like you to deliver to Atlantis."

Ellis gave the command and the gate was shut down. A few moments later the gate was redialed from the other end. After the unstable vortex sank back into the event horizon a small box (relative to the supergate) came out the horizon and slowly glided into space.

"Tell Mr. Woolsey to not find a reason to break these anytime soon, they were hard to build." said Carter sarcastically.

"Beam the box to cargo hold 1." Ellis said.

"Sir, the box is too large to be beamed anywhere on the ship, we'll have to store it in memory."

"Alright, do it." he said to the officer. "Hammond, package received, will there be anything else coming our way?"

"Not at this time Col, good luck and god-speed. Hammond out."

With her closing remark the supergate shut down, the wormhole slowly loosing it's cohesion across the immensely large surface of the event horizon.

"Take us back to Atlantis, best possible speed."

Half way across the Pegasus Galaxy

The wraith cruiser dropped out of hyperspace in the void between stars. It accelerated towards the lone object in several light years in all directions. The wraith commander of the cruiser quickly spoke into the telepathic hivemind the wraith shared.

My queen, I have information of importance for you.

The very powerful telepathic presence of the wraith queen was brought to bear on his mind in mere fractions of a second. It was like a weight imposing itself on his mind from all directions at once.

Speak

My ships sensors picked up several energy spikes of extreme size, it was but a short distance from Atlantis.

There was a long pause, long in a telepathic conversation was but a few seconds.

We will send a fleet at once to discover what the lanteans are up to. You will lead them.

The wraith commander became at once nervous and excited, he knew very well what happened when you failed your queen.

As you wish, my queen.