Chapter eleven
A week after the fleet had returned from Pegasus, the Tria, Amateus, Mjolnir, Daedalus, Odyssey and the Apollo left for the Pegasus galaxy, to pick up and move the other two thousand refugees.
Stargate Command had found a suiting planet for the Genii, close to earth and all.
There had been four days since the fleet left for Pegasus, it was only a matter of time before the fleet would return.
The Zeus was staying home for this mission, she'd been through a lot of rough time the last months. Two battles with ZPM powered hive ships and battle with the Ori. The Zeus, General Hammond and the Tsun Tzu was now assigned to patrol the skies above earth. Three new 304s going to France, Great Britain and Russia was nearing completion and was going to be launched with in an hour. Several dignitaries where on board the Zeus, General Hammond and the Tsun Tzu. There was a big party, since this was the first time three 304s was launched at the same time. Plus, the stargate program had just been revealed to a few other countries. It was a celebration.
How ever, they would all be beaming over to the Zeus for the party. The IOA and the other countries though that it would be best on a Swedish ship. A more 'neutral' country, not like USA or China.
"Lund, how's the preparations for the party going?" Hagberg asked.
"It's going good sir. Every thing's set, cake, drinks.." Lund said.
"General O'Neill will like the cake. By the way, have we gotten out ZPM back from the Tsun Tzu yet?"
"No sir. That's the problem, the Chinese refuse to hand the ZPM over." Lund said
"Open a com to the Tsun Tzu. I want to speak with their captain." Hagberg ordered and a channel was opened.
"This is Colonel Hagberg, could I speak with Colonel Chung for a moment, major?" Hagberg said to the major that was seated at the helms station.
"I sorry Colonel. Chung replaced. Colonel Xueju in command." The major said, barley being able to speak English at all.
"Well then Major, could I speak with Colonel Xueju?" Hagberg asked. Just as he asked that, the Chinese Colonel entered the bridge.
"Colonel Hagberg! I finally get to speak with you" Colonel Xueju said.
"Yes, nice to speak with you to. Now, your ship has a ZPM that's the property of the Swedish government.
Your government has yet to return it. Could we beam it over?" Hagberg said, sounding very nice, but a little stressed.
"I am sorry Colonel, but you can not. I have orders not to release this ZPM to you, at any costs."
"You will beam that ZPM over. And what happened with Colonel Chung?"
"Colonel Chung.. He thought to much, Colonel."
"He wanted to give over the ZPM didn't he.. But your government couldn't let him do that, so they fired him." Hagberg said, understanding.
"Now you get it. And you will not be given that ZPM!" Xueju yelled and he cut the link.
"Sir, the Chinese vessel is powering weapons and are raising shields!" Lund said.
"Major Lund, power the forward weapons array, raise shields. Send an encoded message to the government. Tell them that the Chinese refuse to hand over the ZPM and that we have powered weapons and shields." Hagberg orders.
"Message sent sir. The General Hammond is hailing us." Lund said.
"Open a channel!" Hagberg ordered.
Colonel Carter's face came up on the screen.
"Colonel, what the hell is going on?! Why are yours and the Tsun Tzu's defensive weapons online?!" Carter asks, sounding upset.
"They refuse to hand over our ZPM. Their government has ordered them not to hand it over." Hagberg said.
"But Colonel Chung is a man of honour. He wouldn't do some thing like this." Carter said.
"He tried, Sam. They relived him of command. Now it's the hardest by-the-book-man I've ever met."
"I'll try to talk with him. But if he's even remotely what you said, then I wouldn't hope for any thing."
"Mhm.. I figured the same. Hagberg out"
A few minutes after the com cut, the Tsun Tzu opens fire on the Zeus.
"RETURN FIRE! TAKE OUT THEIR SHIELDS AND WEAPONS!" Hagberg roars from his chair.
The Zeus fires all of it's nukes and asgard weapons. Taking down the Tsun Tzu's shields and nearly destroying the ship. The Zeus then beams aboard the ZPM. This all happens in front of the three new 304s. And the dignitaries on board the Zeus and the other 304s. A few seconds after that, the earth fleet that has the Genii refugees drops out of hyperspace. Noticing the battle scared Tsun Tzu and the battle ready Zeus.
Colonel Carter tells the newly built 304s and the Pegasus fleet about what's happened. Every body understands why Colonel Hagberg did it; They would have done the same thing.
The same day. IOA chambers.
"You must understand why Colonel Hagberg did it" The Swedish part of the IOA said.
"We understand the Colonels actions. We have decided to condemn Chinas actions" The five other IOA members says.
Even Chinas representative, Chen Xioay under stands. There will be no investigation about Colonel Hagberg's actions. But of Chinas actions.
