Hi again; season 3 is drawing to a close... Series 4 has been started, but you will have to wait a couple of weeks inbetween. I'll try and post the final episode in this series next week...
SGU s03 e19
Decisions
A pulse of blue light flashed forward at immense speed, followed by a yellowish beam headed toward the damaged ship. A circular blue ring of radiating energy shockwave spread out from the epicentre of the blast for about a 1500 kilometre radius; microseconds later a ball of white light from the centre momentary blinded everyone watching, as five megatons of explosive energy was released into space radiating in all directions and completely incinerating the ship.
In the same instant before Everett could even say it, Chloe put the pedal to the metal and sped Destiny over a 100,000 kilometres away to escape any residual blast radius... then turned to watch the spectacle disappear as heat into the cold of space
There was silence on the bridge until;
"Fuck me!" Brody was shaking in his chair "any wonder they said not to use it on anyone but the Ori; and that was only a fraction of the power!"
Everett put his hand on Chloe's shoulder "Nice work Chloe...you read my mind"; she smiled. "Dr Rush, you have the bridge...I need to check on our guests"
The crew from the stricken ship were now on the observation deck, still stunned at the power of the blast.
Tez turned to Everett as he walked in and said "You can defeat them, can't you?"
Decca Traise was sitting eating dinner after a hard day's work in the field with his farming family. For all his hatred and evilness inside, something had struck a chord with this particular family, and he vowed to himself to protect them from the Ori at all cost; but not that of the objective, no...That was to be completed no matter what the cost. He felt his transmitter tingle in his pocket; excusing himself from dinner, he quickly moved out of sight and answered the call.
"General, we have led the Ori on a chase around several planets...yours is next. Destiny has just got underway, so our source has told me; they should arrive just before the Ori do" said the voice on the other end.
"Good, it's about time..." Traise replied
"General, there is one more thing Sir; Destiny fired its main weapon at the Fildaran craft, they have something we have never seen anywhere else; Sir, the sensors went off the scale...we have no idea what this weapon is, but I believe it would destroy and Ori mothership."
"That's what I'm hoping on Captain; only make contact again if something is drastically wrong, I will contact you when I'm ready..." Decca turned off the transmitter and returned to his dinner...
Back on Destiny, Chloe was making headway in FTL towards the solar systems Tez had described. Everett was now on the observation deck with Krystal and Tez, who were questioning him about everything they could.
"Please General; can you defeat the Ori?" asked Tez again.
Everett looked at Krystal and then Eli, who nodded; he turned his attention back to Tez, remembering what Castell had told him about trusting himself as he sighed:
"Yes, we can defeat them in battle; but that is not our intention, more a last resort. I will attempt to drive them out of this galaxy..."
Tez had a tear in the corner of her eye which was quickly replaced by anger "What, so they can go and kill another 12 billion people on a planet in some other galaxy? How dare you sit here and tell me you won't stop them; I had to watch half of my fucken family die in front of me because they refused to give me up!"
The young corporal on guard duty stepped forward slightly, but Everett waved him off; "Captain!" he calmed his voice; "Tez, I'm sorry for your loss, but you have to understand that we are not bounty hunters; we didn't come here in search of a fight. We are under orders to suppress the Ori where possible, but our main objective is exploration and contact with new worlds. If we come across an Ori mothership, chances are we will have to fight and believe me when I tell you; I will fire on them with intent. Our people too have seen the pain and losses they have caused; it has only been recently that we have the technology to fight back too" Everett could feel what she felt inside; pain and payback.
Tez began to control her anger, and again found just pain "I can fight, and I will; any chance I get..." as another tear gently rolled down her cheek.
The General in Everett shined through "Well then, Captain; maybe it's time we introduced you to 2ndLt. Kelly Paterson and her F-302 Fighter simulator..." he smiled hoping it would take her mind off the pain.
Tez looked a little confused "You're going to teach me to fly one of your fighter ships; I don't get it?"
Everett lifted his fore arms upturning his palms in a "why not" gesture, as Krystal smiled catching on to his plan "Even if we take out the main ship, you can bet your ass there will still be a squadron of Ori fighters to deal with; I could use another good pilot. How about it?" he asked.
"Ok..." she nodded and surrendered her anger and pain for a better cause.
"Corporal, please take Captain Tez to see Lt. Paterson; and son, you don't need to protect her...Does he Captain..." more a statement of trust than a question from Everett.
She put out her hand to him "Thank you General; I'm sorry I yelled at you..."
"You're not the first woman that's yelled at me..." he smiled; she returned the gesture and left with a guide, not a guard.
Krystal looked at Eli and General Young "Well done Gen. Young, that will help keep her mind off things; now, where do I start...I suppose you both would like an answer about how I got to be here..."
Eli started first "You got the gate worked out and have been exploring, like us; and I bet you're trying to find races with advanced technology that will help you advance your own: I'm I right?" He still had a cheeky grin on his face.
She stared at him and began to laugh in their knowing "Oh...you lot really are quick to catch on; what did you think we would do once we worked it all out; thanks to you of course Eli..."
Eli shrugged "Oh well, shit happens...We figured that your society would have a similar idea; by the way, your English is very good..." he replied light heartedly noticing that there was much less delay. "How's your father doing?" changing the subject.
"Thank you Eli; our whole planet is learning your language...My father is in his rightful place as the President; your people inspired them to move forward with the taking back of his government...but that is another story. How is Ginn, Eli; are you looking forward to being a father?"
A happy Eli replied "She is well and has about five month's to go; as for the other part, yeah...I am..." Krystal watched as his eyes lit up with the thought...
Everett turned the conversation back to the reality they were all facing "So Eli was right about how you came to be on the ship?"
Krystal nodded "Yeah, we basically did just what Eli said. We had been on their planet for a few days by ourselves, after the main group returned home with the news of negotiations for technology. No one was expecting this; they just came out of nowhere and attack us when they refused to follow Origin." She had her own questions; "Your other ships Capt. Scott told you about; they are chasing them aren't they?" her eyes followed Everett's into his soul.
Sensing her gesture, he took a more relaxed approach and understood that one day the Terestay, would become valuable allies to the Tau'ri and their causes: and Krystal would be the key: "Yes, they are now on a search and destroy mission to rid the galaxy of Ori; at the specific request of the Valeyians...they have given us the technology to defeat them once and for all."
Krystal posed an interesting question to both Everett and Eli "Where they this aggressive in other galaxies...killing everyone? I mean, there were nearly twelve billion inhabitants on Fildara, and they just annihilated them like nothing; children, women, men both civilian and military, it didn't matter. The prior ordered his men to just kill all of them; I have seen battles, but this was just murderous rampage: their ships just continuously fired from space levelling their cities in a few hours."
Eli had a tear run down his cheek at the thought of the cruelty the Ori had succumbed these people too. Everett could not remember the Ori being so barbaric in their ways; that said, he knew they certainly had that power within them, but had never encountered such devastation from the Ori.
He finally said "They have killed people for not believing or trying to oppose them, but I've never heard of destruction by them on this scale; they need followers to fight the ascended Ancients, so wiping out a whole planet is just unheard of... I'm sorry Krystal, I just don't understand why they would do this; it has never been how they fight in the past. I am at as much of a loss as you are to explain it..." She could see the truth of his own reckoning in his eyes.
Destiny was now about two hours away from gate range of the farm planet; Everett had contacted the Apollo and Earth to inform them of what had happened. Even Dr Jackson was shocked at this seemingly new Ori tactic; but his instincts told him something was off, they had never been this callus against even the humans that resisted. After discussing it with several members of the SGC and other allies, the only plausible explanation was that it had to do with the battle between the Ascended and Ori; Lady Destiny couldn't even explain it, but did bring up a plausible answer.
"If the people in question were following the path of ascension, they would have been more "ammunition" for us; hence killing all of them before they could reach it, being that it was so sudden and unexpected, would have stopped ascension. I'm sorry that we could not help them in time; ascension is usually assisted in part by those who have gone before."
This was relayed back to Destiny along with direct orders to destroy any Ori vessel found without hesitation, regardless of its origin or crew status; an all out war had been declared on the Ori and it had began. As Destiny continued her way towards the system, everyone was busy doing something onboard.
Lisa Park had regained her full position and was assisting Dr Rush and Amanda with data on the system they were headed toward. Eli was with Ginn at the databank searching for anything that would assist in what was coming; at least Ginn's morning sickness had settled down somewhat, which made her mornings a bit easier. 1stSgt. Greer was taking the new "recruits" through their paces in training simulations in the weapons range. Captain Scott briefed his pilots, including Tez on what they may expect from the Ori, and other technical details. Te'arly was with T.J and Varro having the final treatment on her unborn baby boy; tests had revealed that his genetics were now free of the imperfection plaguing her planet. Varro had synthesized a painless injection version of the cure, which was now ready for use.
Chloe had become the main pilot of Destiny; the two of them now shared the most unusual link whenever she sat in Kirks chair. Chloe could "feel" Destiny's systems, and once she was seated they seemed to become hers to control; both with her mind, and on the CI console. Although many other people could fly Destiny, and very well at that; Chloe was exceptional at it almost beyond human limits, and became one with the ship whenever she did. Camille and Tasha were working with the stricken crew of the cargo vessel, and Tez to find a solution for their displacement; Vanessa was also there assisting from a military standpoint with known safe destinations.
Everett would oversee all that was happening until his radio went off "Um, General Young please respond"
"Yes Eli, what have you got?"
"Sir, I need you to come down here..." he asked
Everett sighed with frustration "Eli, I'm a bit busy at the moment; can it wait?"
Eli's reply was sharp "No Sir, not this..."
A few minutes passed before an impatient Everett turned up to see Eli and Ginn 'Make it fast Eli, and it better be good..."
"General, I'm sorry to get you down here but we have a leak...onboard this ship" Eli's face was seriously filled with concern.
Everett realised why he'd asked him in person "You mean someone is leaking information; to who, the Ori?"
"I don't know where or who too, but there has been and intermittent signal streaming from Destiny; not long after we destroyed the ship and jumped to FTL. It isn't subspace so whoever it is they must be in this galaxy and near to us; the signal transmission appears to be like a short message" Eli was silently taping away at the large holoscreen in front of him while talking.
Everett's military mind ticked over "When did it start; and can we locate the source?"
Eli sadly answered "When we picked up the crew; there was another signal just before they would have got onto the shuttle, but that was detected by their ships computer; Ginn found it while streaming through the downloaded data."
Everett was concerned, but smiled at the two people he had come to trust implicitly; he reached for his radio "Capt. Scott, Sgt. Greer; please respond" he looked at the two of them "Thanks guys..."
After they responded he quickly organised a confidential meeting with several key members of his crew; Nick, Camille, Vanessa, Ginn and Eli along with the Matt and Greer all convened in a private conference room, where Eli and Ginn explained what they had found.
"So, we don't know yet who sent it or what was sent?" asked Ronald
"Not yet, but I have modified Destiny's internal sensors to locate the source of any further transmissions" replied Ginn; "The technology is different to anything we know of" she added.
"What is the next step General?" asked Camille
"The problem is the nature of not knowing what the message was about; have you had any luck decoding it yet Eli?" asked Everett
"Not yet, but Destiny is running a series of complex algorithms to crack it, but only five percent of the transmission was retrievable from the damaged ship; because the signal came from within Destiny and not through, it wasn't recorded. For all her intellect General, she can't do everything all the time, especially when Destiny is communicating with the database." Eli lifted his upturned hands "I guess you could say it takes it out of her..."
Dr Rush had another way of putting it "What Eli is saying is that we can't be searching for everything all the time, and neither can Destiny; not even Apollo has that kind of power. It is unfortunate that something important like this was missed at the time..."
Eli spoke up again "It was Destiny that alerted us to the transmission, but to be fair it was well hidden amongst other signals happening within the ship; as Ginn said, the technology is different to what we have seen..."
Matt looked at his General "So where to now; we know roughly who it was from, could we trust Krystal to point them out?"
Everett thought for a moment "I doubt it is her, but she may have no idea about it either"
Vanessa had an idea "Sir what if we get all of them to go for a medical scan; if the device is implanted it may make someone nervous or the fact they have to get undressed into a gown and hide something?"
"It could work, but we'll be in range of the planet in just over an hour; I doubt we will have time to scan everyone by then" replied Everett.
Camille asked "Can't we just scan for the signal?"
Dr Rush explained "The device has to be transmitting for that to happen; Ginn has set Destiny to scan in case of that. This maybe more in your hands Camille; you and Dr Wong Hoy talk to them and get a sense of who may have a hidden agenda. It may not be perfect, but it might narrow it down somewhat."
"We could but again it will take time. I know several who you could disregard and maybe three if I had to say, seem to be holding back; but it could just be trauma from losing everything around you" Camille made sense.
"Not everyone Sir..." said Ron deep in thought.
Matt's thoughts locked with Ronald's "Krystal and Zanx; they didn't lose anything, just a way home."
Eli jumped to her defence "No, not Krystal; she wouldn't do that...I know she wouldn't"
Ron put his hands out "Easy Eli...I wasn't saying it was her, just that she and Zanx didn't have as much to loose...that's all"
Nick and Everett looked at each other with the same thought "communication stones"
Rush said it first "Destiny, can you scan the crew of the "Borg" vessel to see if any of them may be connected to communication stones?"
Everett looked at Nick with a discerning look "Stones; but from where?"
1stSgt Greer hit the bullseye again "Lucian Alliance; it has to be...they still want the ship" he said in a cold almost cunning tone.
Before anyone could speak, a message appeared in the form of a holographic version of Lady Destiny "Hello Everett" she smiled politely "There is one person under the influence of communication stones, but he is not from Captain Tezareena's crew" she turned to Eli and morphed into Maryanne "Eli darling, your instincts serve you well; nor is it Professor Neb" and with that she disappeared.
Matt and Ron locked eyes knowing who: "Let's get him..." said Ron
Everett dived in "Hold on guys, the real Zanx probably doesn't know what's going on; if we are there when we jump to FTL, we'll have about ten or twelve seconds of Zanx to tell him what's going on. You need Krystal to talk to him; Zanx deserves that chance too."
They tried a psychological approach without the use of force to see if they could make him nervous; Matt approached Krystal about some technical issues with their off world programme, and asked if she could assist. She agreed and was quickly escorted away from Zanx, who asked if he could assist.
Sgt Greer's first response was "No, this matter doesn't concern you" in a rather abrupt tone, loud enough for Krystal to hear. Zanx was left in a secure room that had now been monitored for any type of transmission.
Krystal was taken to General Young's quarters under guard to which she was now worried "General, is something wrong?"
"No, I'm sorry I had to bring you here like this; we have a problem and need your help..." he replied looking at her smiling.
Krystal was beginning to be scared of what was eventuating, and asked again "General, am I in trouble, have I done something wrong?"
Everett walked up to her in a relaxed manner "No, not you; but I do have to ask how well do you know Zanx?" was his first question.
Krystal was still a bit taken back but replied "I have worked with him for several years, why?"
Everett remained relaxed and open "Have you worked close to him, or just someone you know?"
She took it the wrong way "I am not involved with him, if that's what you mean..." sounding confused.
"Sorry, I'll rephrase the question; I want to know if you have noticed anything different about him, especially his personality or actions...over the last few days or weeks?" asked Everett more concerned.
Krystal had to think for a moment "He seems to have lost his sense of humour, just like you at the moment..." now she was beginning to get agitated at this questioning.
Everett changed tactic for the truth; "We have found out someone is under the influence of an ancient communication device known as a communication stone. Destiny has tracked the consciousness to Zanx; he currently isn't who he should be. The stones work by allowing a swap of consciousness between the users, where they inhabit each other's bodies; distance is not an issue as they can easily stretch across the universe. We ourselves use them to communicate sensitive information to Earth; Zanx was probably unaware of the connection until too late" Everett laid it out straight for her and waited for the reaction.
"Say this is true; why would someone want to take over Zanx's body? I mean, what purpose would it serve?" she asked with mistrust.
"Before we came to this galaxy we were in stasis for nearly three years. Prior to that, a group called the Lucian Alliance attempted a takeover of Destiny; they want the ship for their own purpose, for what we still don't know, but we concluded for her technology and capabilities. At the time Destiny was in a bad state of repair and only had limited power, and we struggled to survive; what you see now was thanks to the Ancients, Asgard, and Ursini in repairing and upgrading everything about the ship. If the Lucian Alliance was to get hold of Destiny and reprogram her; she would become an unstoppable war machine." Everett was beyond caring about the how much real information he gave her.
Krystal looked deep in his eyes and read his soul, a natural trait that her race was capable of "Ok, I believe you" her smile returned and she relaxed. "Zanx isn't the Zanx I knew a few weeks ago; he changed overnight...and it was like someone else was inside him, everything was different and he seemed to forget simple things and conversations we have had recently" her face became saddened as the reality had dawned upon her. "Your right, it isn't him."
Everett smiled and apologised "I am sorry I had to treat you somewhat harsh, but I had to hear it from you without interference."
Krystal finally smiled back "It's ok, we would have done the same thing...where does this leave us General?"
Everett gave her some information, but not all "We'll just let him sweat for a while thinking that something is going on with you, and see what happens" Krystal nodded.
"Everett; can I ask you something...if the person at one end dies, what happens to the other?"
He answered her with the truth "The body cannot survive without the mind..." Then told her the plan; "I need you to tell him what is happening when we drop out of FTL, we will only have about ten seconds; I'll fill you in on what to say..."
Krystal was standing next to Zanx as Destiny dropped from FTL; she quickly told him what happened and that they will help; Zanx told Krystal he was on some kind of ship in against his will...
A few seconds after the com opened with Chloe's voice "Where here Sir; the gate is in range" like nothing had changed.
Everett radio Greer "Sergeant, you have a go"
Greer, who had an organized team waiting in the gate room, replied "Rodger that Sir, moving out" and the gate flashed to life.
Everett made a general announcement "Attention all personal: shortly Sergeant Greer and his team will be arriving with approximately 200 refugees from the farming planet. They will be escorted to the communal area where they will be kept under watch, until the Ori have passed or been neutralized. No one other than the authorised personal is allowed to have access to them, other than being polite when they board the ship; remember, they probably have never been on a ship before: Young out."
Krystal had left Zanx and was now with Everett "Can I help in some way General, I don't want to be around him."
Everett called Nick on the com "Dr Rush, can Krystal be of any help?"
Brody was nodding his head like crazy, seeing that he had a bit of a crush on her; Nick looked at him and shook his head rolling his eyes, but answered "Why not, send her up."
Krystal beamed a huge smile; she wanted to get to know more about the ship and technology within it "Thank you Dr Rush!" she said loud enough for him to hear on the com, and left quickly after saying goodbye.
1stSgt. Greer scoped out the village 200 metres in the distance then turned his attention to Sgt. Wallace, who was studying the movement scanner.
"What have we got Sergeant?" asked Greer quietly.
"Sir, it looks like most of the villages are in hiding; maybe they know where coming" replied Wallace.
"Ok, take two men and circle around back; oh, and Sergeant, don't shoot anyone; where here to help, not scare them" Greer smiled at his new recruit.
"Copy that Sir; we'll be careful" they punched the ends of their fists together; he took the men and headed off.
Greer called out in a course whisper "Stevens, Anders; watch the gate, the rest of you with me..." and they headed off in plain sight.
A quick message came through Greer's earpiece a short time later "In position Sir."
"Good work Sergeant...Just entering now" he replied as they walk carefully into the deserted village.
Greer looked around and then called out "Hello! Anyone here; we're not here to hurt you, just talk..."
A door squeaked open and a lone man walked out "I am Andrew; what is your business here?"
Greer was in no mood to negotiate and got straight to the point "Andrew; I am Sergeant Greer of the starship Destiny. We are here to help you escape the Ori who are on their way; they will force you to convert to a religion called Origin, if you refuse they usually start killing people until you do..."
"Say I believe you Sergeant Greer; we are simple farmers, what could they possibly want with us?" asked Andrew with scepticism.
"Sir, they want anyone they can get; they don't care who, they just want to convert everyone they find for their own purpose. We are here because we have sworn an oath to uphold a peoples' right of free will; once they have passed you will be welcome to return to your homes" Ron laid it out as straight as he could.
Andrew mulled it over for a moment before asking with reason "Put yourself in my place Sergeant Greer; would you believe me?"
Greer remained calm but in control "Andrew, I don't wish to press the point, but all of you are in great danger; the Ori hold enormous power over people and force you to their way. I am not telling you to come with us; all I am offering is a safe passage for a few short days, to avoid a lifetime of oppression for your families and community..."
General Decca Traise stepped out of the doorway now dressed in local clothing, over the top of his ragged uniform "Andrew, I know of the tyrants he speaks of; he is correct, they will not rest until all of us follow Origin. They will continue to burn people alive until we surrender to their way...I believe you, Sergeant Greer" he said in an upstanding way, before pleading with the community leader:
"Please Andrew, we must do as they ask; they have the ability to help us or they wouldn't be here asking..." he spoke with urging empathy in his voice.
Andrew looked at the man he had help save from the crash; Decca had earned his trust, although he remained someone called John Smith to them: "Ok John, I trust you...call the others."
Greer's earpiece rang to life "Sir! We have incoming Ori fighters, ETA less than five minutes..." yelled Stevens into the mic.
Greer called back "Stevens, calm down! They don't know we're here; we still have the element of surprise, and the Prior inhibitor. Get under cover and hold your positions, we'll need your support shortly..."
The villagers started to come out from the barn basement they were hiding in and went to get their possessions, before Greer stopped them calling to Andrew: "Andrew, they don't have time, their fighters will be here in minutes...get everyone to the gate; NOW!" he yelled.
Greer tapped his com "Stevens, Anders; open the gate to Destiny!" as he tried to hurry the people toward the now opening stargate.
Ronald's concentration was thrown for a moment when Andrew's wife started screaming for her young son: "Dale, Dale, where are you...Please Dale; come out we have to leave!" she ran up to Sgt. Greer "My son, he is only young and scared; you have to help me find him...please..." she pleaded with him.
Andrew was caught up in the commotion of people rushing their way to the gate, and could not reach her; Greer radioed Sgt. Wallace to start searching when Decca came up to them saying:
"Jenny, I think I might know where he is hiding; Sergeant, I'll go get him; you get these people out of here..." he yelled as he rushed off.
Greer called Sergeant Wallace "Wallace, keep your eye out for a big guy with a bald head; thinks he knows where the kid is..."
Wallace radioed back "See him Sir, we'll let him find the kid; we might scare him too much..." as the trio ran to keep up with the extremely fit Decca.
Two Ori fighters slipped past as Decca, Wallace, and the other two men made it unseen to the tree line: "The boy has a hideout beside that big tree; it would be better if I just go alone..."
"Ok, we'll cover from here" said Sgt. Wallace, as they took up defensive positions.
A few seconds later, Decca appeared with a frightened young boy in his arms; Wallace quietly warned them "Down, get down..." as another fighter flew overhead "Sergeant Greer, what's the status at the gate, over?" he asked in a harsh whisper.
Greer called from his hidden position with Stevens in the same whisper; "There all through, just me and Stevens here; the Prior inhibitor is active and the other surprise is set...how far are you?"
Two ships put down two hundred yards from Wallace in a clearing "Where in the tree line half a click Norwest of the gate; gona take a few to get 'round, two ships landed about 200 yards away, at least six men on the ground, heavily armed; no Prior yet."
Greer looked at Stevens who also reflected the same "Don't see one at this end, but the gate is still active, they'll head this way."
They had managed to move about 150 metres and we're now in line of sight to the gate.
The young boy asked for his mom; Decca replied gently "Shhhh, Dale you need to stay quiet so the bad men don't hear us, it's like a game ok?" he nodded without a word.
Wallace looked at his men; "Jones, get them to the gate; Peters, we're gona stir the hornets' nest, switch to plasmas." Flicking the radio, "Sergeant, we have no choice their headed your way; diversion time."
Greer knew what he was up too; the next thing he saw was Wallace and Peters start blasting at the soldiers on the ground. Their armour was no match for plasma rifles and they all quickly fell; in the commotion Decca, Dale, and Jones reached the gate as the fighters began shooting from above at them. Jones got knock over by a blast, Stevens leapt out of cover and dragged him to the gate as the fighters circled back for another run; Decca sent Dale through the gate to the relief of his parents, with Stevens as he carried an unconscious Jones through.
Greer yelled at him "Go through!"
Decca jumped to cover yelling "No, you may need my help!"
As Wallace and Peters fled toward the gate more blast from the fighters rang out; Sgt. Wallace was thrown in the air as the hot searing pain from his leg took hold. Dazed but not out, he tried to get up as Decca who was now closest, ran to his aid; Peters didn't see Wallace fall until he reached the gate. Traise lifted Wallace like he weighed nothing over his shoulder and ran for the gate. Greer yelled out to Peters as he fired his plasma rifle at the fighters firing upon them, to help; but Decca already had him and made the gate before Peters could turn back. They all went through the gate together and fell onto the floor inside Destiny.
General Decca Traise stood up as the medics took Wallace, and looked around at the ship; smiling to himself he said under his breath; "Mission accomplished."
Everett grabbed Peters by the shoulder
"Private, where's Sergeant Greer?"
The gate was still open as Cpl. Stevens came up to Everett "Sir, he said he had something to do first..."