Battlestar Galactica, 120 light years from New Kobol.
The Colonial fleet led by the Battlestar Galactica was making jumps of thirty light years every thirty minutes. Commander Adama knew that the Battlestar could jump at least forty five light years safely, any more than that would be going over the red line; a point where any errors in calculating their jumps could put the entire fleet in danger. However, with no attacks by the Cylons, the Commander figured that the fleet should take their time so that they arrive at New Kobol safe and sound. Of course, it was not as if they could use the maximum range of their jump drives; most of the ships in the fleet had a maximum safe distance of thirty light years, so the Commander ordered all ships to jump to every next jump point using the thirty light years as a target. He, and the President, knew that it would be slow going, but they would make it to New Kobol together. It was when they were one hundred and twenty light years away that the fleet encountered some problems. Some of the ships' jump drives were already overtaxed, so they had to be turned off so that engineers from the Galactica could check for any damage. Other ships were already at the broken point and their engine rooms were already filled with smoke from using the jump drive too often. So, to ensure that the entire fleet was safe for the next jump, the Commander ordered that all ships be examined by Galactica's engineers. He said that damaged components would be repaired as much as possible, and he would even have the fleet jump five light years every few hours so that they would get to their home.
In the CIC, the area was abuzz as personnel were discussing what they would be doing once hey landed. Many had heard from Apollo what he saw n the planet the last time he was there for the initial meeting between Earth and the Colonies, so everyone was getting excited to breathe fresh air, eat some real food, and drink fresh water.
In one corner, however, stood Commander Adama, Helo, Apollo, Lt. Gaeta, Colonel Tight and President Roslin as they discussed the logistics of what they'll b going through for the days, months, and years to come.
"They're excited" said the President as she looked around the CIC, and then back at Commander Adama who put his glasses on the table, looked at Roslin and gave a small nod, "but we know we'll be having some problems."
"Living areas will be one" said Colonel Tigh, "food, medicine, and then just simply living… I mean… I'm pretty sure that people will be getting antsy if they're not doing anything."
"Or if they feel they're not being taken care off" said Helo, "we could see some problems within the first week, or even the first few days if this doesn't turn out to b e what people expect."
"Madam President" said Commander Adama, "I suggest a press release reminding people that resettlement will take time. In the meantime, the people can use the ships as shelter while more gets built. Eventually we may have to start making our own food, even coming up a way to rebuild what we used to have on the Colonies in some way, we have to start being self-sufficient so that we don't have to depend to much on the Earthers in terms of food, water, and shelter."
"I'm sure that they've got more of those small homes built" said Lt. Gaeta before he looked at Apollo, "I mean, the ones that Major Adam saw were pretty impressive."
"But we'll also have to think about what extra resources they could spare" said Apollo, "assuming that Zarek and the rest of his people return through the Gate to the Stars to New Kobol, we're talking about over forty thousand people."
The Commander then removed some paper that was covered some high resolution photographs of the area around the camp that Racetrack had taken the last time she went back to the planet with Skulls, the day they received the soil, and the information, in regards to the Cylon Earth. There were several spots marked on the pictures as Commander Adama suggested areas where the people would be spread out enough that they'd be still close together… but far enough that it doesn't get too crowded.
"I'm sure that they don't have all the refugee homes set up" said the Commander, "so we can make the suggestion that some of these homes be placed in some of these areas, and we'll be the ones who build most of them."
"Lets us have something to do" said President Roslin, "something that gives us something to accomplish."
"Yes" said Commander Adama.
"And if they have other ideas?" asked Colonel Tigh as Commander Adama looked back at him.
"Then we'll revise our plans" said the Commander while President Roslin agreed.
"Once we're settled, we can then discuss going after Admiral Cain" said the President, "I've asked the vice-president to ask them about sending an archaeological team to Cylon Earth, I'd like to know exactly what happened on that world. And… and I'll bring up the idea of having a team of archaeologists being sent to Kobol as well. If there is a Gate to the Stars on the Home of the gods, then I believe that these Earthers may known it. If not, then we'll go back to Kobol for study once this whole mess with Cain is over, and we've got the rest of our people from the Colonies home to New Kobol."
"I'm in agreement" said Apollo as the President looked at the man, smiled, and then looked back at the pictures before her.
"A new home" said The President as she placed both her hands on the edges of the table and leaned forward.
It was then that Dee informed Commander Adama that she received news from the Rising Star, and a few other smaller vessels, that their FTL drives were repaired and were ready to make the next few jumps to New Kobol. The Commander nodded his head, and then looked at the President before asking her if she would be more comfortable in Colonial One, or in his quarters, for writing the press release. Smiling, she told the older man that with Colonial One in the Galactica's flight pod, she can use either ship.
"However, I really don't feel like walking all the way to Colonial One" said the President, "I'll have Tori meet me in your quarters, if you don't mind."
"That's completely acceptable, Madam President" said the Commander respectfully before looking at Apollo and Helo; telling the both of them to accompany the President. He then turned to Dee and asked her to inform Tory, that the President has requested she join the President in his quarters.
"Aye, sir" said Dee as she made the call.
The Commander then looked at the Colonel and nodded his head. The Colonel then picked up the phone next to him and placed it on his ear.
"This is Galactica to the fleet" said the Colonel, "prepare for jump."
It was nearly ten minutes later that the entire fleet had their FTL drives spooled up. The captains of the ships then notified the Galactica that they were ready to jump to the next set of coordinates.
"Jump!" said Colonel Tigh as everyone's world flashed white.
Deep Space, unknown location, 1300 hours.
In the vastness of space, there was a sudden flash of a bright white light before the appearance of a massive structure. The structured looked as if it had come out of someone's nightmare, it looked like a gigantic bat from a distance but upon closer inspection, it was more like a twelve pointed tsar. Upon even closer inspection, there were nearly fifty basestars in total around the 'spines' that made up the star-like structure.
Not only it the structure dwarf any of the Colonial fleet's Battlestars, it also dwarfed the Cylon's own basestars, the Ori ships, and any Earth ships that could encounter it. And that's exactly what the occupants of the structure were hoping for; that they could not be found by the Ori. Most of the crew had seen what the Ori did to the Resurrection Hub, and the Cylons on the structure wanted to stay away from the Ori while at the same time, they were plotting revenge against the humans and their brothers and sisters who betrayed them.
In the structure that the Cylons called the Colony, their home world, it was the Cavils that took up leadership positions. The Cavils and some of the other models that separated from the fleet who, in their minds, retreated to another planet to settle down, returned to the Colony while their brothers and sisters across the galaxy were being slaughtered.
As a Cavil walked into the primary control room of the Colony, he looked at another of his copy, and then a number three, four, five, and eight, and asked if it was done.
"Yes" said the other Cavil coldly while the Number Three and Eight looked away with guilt temporarily written on their faces.
"Is there something you two would like to say?" asked Cavil as he noticed the expressions of the D'Anna, and the Sharon who were just standing there with their arms folded across their chests, "anything you'd like to get off your chests?"
"No" said the Number Three as she looked at Cavil without any expression on her face.
"And you?" asked Cavil as he looked at the Sharon who was still looking away. The Sharon then shook her head when hearing her name being called again and looked at Cavil, who then repeated his question.
"No" said the Number Eight, "I've got nothing else to say."
"Good" said Cavil, "we wouldn't want the Centurions to fix you like we did your sisters now, do we?"
The Number Eight and Number Three looked at Cavil and recalled what he did to the other humanoid models. The Cavil's on the Colony met with the others who left the traitors, as the other Number Ones called the models heading off to the new planet, while they continued to run from the Ori. The Number Three, and the Number Eight, were already on the Colony when Cavil's ten original basestars along with forty others they met along the way arrived at the Colony and docked. After Cavil and his crew boarded the Colony, they told the inhabitants what happened with the Ori. The models on the Colony listened in shock at what was going on out there in the galaxy. A Leoben told them that they lost signals from multiple basestars, and were concerned about what was happening; and then they knew they lost the lost the resurrection hub but no one knew why. All they knew that it was dangerous, so they Hybrids on the Colony started to jump the Homeworld more often than before. Leoben told Cavil that whatever was going on, necessitated that the Colony jump more frequently to prevent the Ori from destroying the Cylon home world. Cavil told them that they needed to change the frequency that their FTL drive emitted, that the Ori were tracking them through the use of their own technology.
It had taken a few days to ensure that the FTL drive's signature couldn't be tracked by the Ori, which was confirmed by the fact that the Colony hadn't been attacked directly in some time. However, rumour spread among the Cylons on the Colony about the new homeworld that the rebel Cylons had gone to, a new home on a world that humans on Earth had given them. What was more astonishing was that Cavil ordered the murder of most of the Two's, Threes, Sixes, and Eights who had second thoughts on their way to the Colony. The Cylons heard that some of those models wanted to contact Natalie's fleet, and asked that they join, that they had changed their minds because they could see that more of their people were dying. That settling on a new planet was the only way to survive.
However Cavil didn't see it that way. He ordered the centurions murder all dissenters, and that's what happened. All the Leoben's, D'Anna's, Sharon's and the Six's were killed and then jettisoned out into space. Then, once Cavil reached the Colony and after the Cylons heard what happened, they went to him outraged that he would hide such a thing from them. Cavil never gave them an ultimatum, the homicidal Cylon ordered the Centurions to cull the Two's, Three's, Six's, and Eights. All, except for a few who begged for their lives and had sworn allegiance to Cavil, were murdered. All that remained now were the Cavils, the Fours, and the fives; along with a handful of Three's and Eight's who had explosive collars around their necks to ensure loyalty to Cavil.
"Scan the system for planets" said Cavil as he looked at the Number Four, "if there are other human worlds out there, I want to pay them a visit… thank them for what the Ori are doing to us."
"Understood" grinned the Number Four.
Cavil then walked to the Sharon and brushed his fingers over her arm, before grabbing on tight to it.
"Come with me" said Cavil as he pulled hard on the Sharon, who was looking back at the Number Three who closed her eyes and looked away, "I'm going to show you something you could do with you tongue while we wait."
New Kobol, 1700 hours.
Starbuck knew that the Colonial fleet should have been in orbit of New Kobol hours ago. The Commander had told her how long they'll be making their jumps, and how long they'll be resting before calculations for the next jump were finished so that the drives didn't get overtaxed like they did when they were escaping from the Cylons every thirty-three minutes.
'Probably some of the ships are having problems with their FTL drives' thought Starbuck to herself after she finished a warm shower and walked out of the group shower unit with a towel around her body. She knew that this would probably be the last time she could walk from the showers to her refugee unit, at least until the others arrived, but she liked the feeling of having the sun's warmth hit her bare shoulders, face, and hair while she walked back. Starbuck looked around as she saw three new crystalline buildings that were built some distance away from the ones that were already there when the Raptor carrying her, Racetrack, Billy, Baltar, the Vice-President and the Quorum members arrived. She talked to the Vice-President during lunch after he moved to one of the buildings and was surprised when he said that the rooms were spartan, but good enough to be made their own once everyone arrived and were assigned their rooms by the Earth officials, in collaboration with the Colonials. He told Starbuck that there were rooms of all sizes, from ne person rooms, to rooms that could easily take in a family.
Recalling what the Vice-President told her as she walked back to her unit, Starbuck opened the door and found it empty. The blonde pilot figured that Racetrack was on the Raptor listening out for any communications from the Galactica. It wasn't too long before Starbuck put on a fresh set of clothes before heading back out. As she was walking towards the Raptor, she could hear her own stomach grumbling and reminded herself to get some food after talking with Racetrack on any new developments.
'Like there are any' thought Starbuck to herself, 'come on Thrace, they're on the way. You're just getting worried about nothing.'
She then made a mental note to visit Talia since they weren't able to speak much the previous night when she was brought to New Kobol by a team of the Earth doctors who were stationed on the planet. She still recalled what Talia told them about the Ori army and what they were doing on the Colonies, about Admiral Cain who became a Prior, as well as all the abilities that came with that position. Starbuck needed to know more, but the Vice-President told her after they left the medical building that they had time to find out exactly what Cain was planning to do.
"I know that she knows more about what's going on" the Vice-President told Starbuck as she escorted the man back to one of the towers, "but she needs rest. She was bleeding badly when the doctors were called to that other planet. I suspect she'll be asleep for some time, and then when the Galactica arrives, all of us will talk to her and ask more questions."
"Alright" sighed the blonde pilot as they walked towards the building. As she walked, she couldn't get this feeling out of her gut that a larger battle was coming… and that they all had a part to play.
Meanwhile, back on the Galactica, everyone on the ship and the fleet heard the President's speech on what to expect once they reached New Kobol. She went on to say that no ship was to land on the surface until given clearance by their own people on the ground, and by the Earthers. There were various questions for the President as well from the assembled press, one of which was in direct relation to waiting for clearance from the Earthers if the planet was going to be the Colonials.
"Thank you for the question, D'Anna" said the President during her press conference as Tory stood next to her, "yes, New Kobol is our new home. But the Earthers are the ones who are helping us settle on this world. Like I have already stated, this isn't a case of us just landing on the surface, and there would be everything ready for us. I know people in the fleet are excited about this, but we need to be calm as well. Their people, and ours, would need to talk about were to house people, the medical needs for those who need immediate attention; we need to talk about the basics that any civilization's required to have and that would take some time. I urge patience on the part of the fleet, we finally have a new home; and it will be there no matter how long it takes for talks. Do not worry, I will be keeping the fleet updated on how the talks are going. And I will ensure that we get basic medical, and food, and water supplied."
It was hour later, back in the CIC, that the President recalled the speech and then looked at the Commander before telling him that she suspected some of the press were not with the answer she gave them.
"People want to get out off these ships" said the Commander as he stood at the CIC table, "being stuck in here for little more than a year takes a toll on people. Everything starts to close up and…"
"People go insane?" asked the President.
"Excited" said the Commander, "especially when there is a way out that is so close, but still far away."
"Let's hope that the talks don't take too long then" said Apollo as Colonel; Tigh, and Helo were heading towards them, "dad."
"Lee" said the Commander as he nodded his head at his son, "I want the CAP to perform standard defensive fly-by's after we arrive at New Kobol."
"Understood" said Apollo before he went to the phone at the side of the table and relayed the Commander's orders to the pilots who were flying the CAP. Once he made the orders, Apollo returned the phone to its cradle and told the Commander that his pilots were ready.
The Commander nodded his head before picking up another phone receiver and handing it to the President.
"Madam President" said the Commander, "would you do the honours?"
The President smiled, nodded her head before the Commander placed the phone onto her trembling hands. The President looked at the phone before looking at the Commander, and then at everyone at the table, and the other CIC personnel who were all looking at her. It was then that it hit her; she realized that her next order would bring the fleet to their new home. Tears gathering in her eyes, she brought up the phone and tried to speak… but her voice broke. Coughing to clear her throat, Roslin brought the phone up again before she pressed the transmit button and spoke.
"This is President Laura Roslin to the rest of the Colonial Fleet, Jump."
Once the feeling of being pulled, accompanied with the fading of the bright flash of light, was over. Commander Adam and the others on the CIC floor turned to Lt. Gaeta who was looking out at the screen in front of him.
"Sir" said Lt. Gaeta excitedly as he stood up and turned around with a grin on his face, "all ships are accounted for, and… and we're right over New Kobol."
"I want confirmation" said the Commander as he felt everyone in the CIC getting excited while he pointed at Dee, "contact anyone on the surface."
On the Surface of New Kobol, Starbuck was talking to Racetrack when suddenly they noticed people rushing into one of the buildings that they were given a tour of the previous day, it was the building where the people from Earth had their short, and long, range scanners and radios. Confused as to what was going on, Starbuck rushed to the back of the Raptor on a gut feeling just as Dr. Burke rushed out of the building and ran towards the Raptor.
"Captain Thrace" said Dr. Burke as Starbuck's eyes widened at what she was looking at on her DRADIS, "Lt. Edmondson, we believe…"
"It's them" said Starbuck as Racetrack looked back at her while Dr. Burke stood on the grass, and was soon accompanied by Riley. Starbuck then looked back at Racetrack, and then at Dr. Burke and told them that she's reading Colonial transponder signals.
It was then that Riley heard someone from the communications building on his radio saying that they were being contacted by the ships that just entered orbit, just as a female voice came over the Colonial wireless. Starbuck looked at Dr. Burke, who nodded her head before telling Riley that Starbuck will be making first contact with the fleet to confirm that they are where they are supposed to be. She then turned to Starbuck and asked her to inform their President to stand-by, that she needs to get in touch with her superiors while the President and any ranking members of their government could come down to start talks, one of the issues being where the ships that could land, should settle down. Starbuck nodded her head, after which Dr. Burke turned to Riley and asked him to take one of the translators and inform the Vice-President, as well as the Quorum members that their people have arrived. Riley nodded his head before turning around, just as Starbuck got onto her wireless.
"Galactica Actual, Starbuck" said Starbuck's voice over the speakers in the CIC, and throughout the fleet, "what the frak took you so long?"
The cheers throughout the Galactica, as well as the rest of the ships, were deafening. People were screaming and hugging each other on the Civilians ships, and all over the Galactica. Celebrations ensued on the battlestar's CIC as the Commander put down his glasses onto the table and looked at the Colonel before shaking his hand. He then looked at the President who just looked back at him before giving the surprised Commander a hug while Colonel Tigh chuckled. In the meantime, Apollo jumped on top of the table and screamed in joy while the rest of the CIC personnel smiled, while others shook each other's hands and patted their backs. Helo was hugging Lt. Gaeta while thinking that he was finally getting to be close to Sharon, and made a mental note to ask the Commander for permission to see the mother of his child. But right now, everyone was in a celebratory mood as a loud voice pierced the screaming and shouting.
"Dee! Dee!" shouted the Commander as the young woman wiped her eyes while Colonel Tigh ordered that everyone calm down, that while they had finally reached their home, but there was still a lot of work to be done. The Commander looked at the Colonel and nodded his head before looking at Dee again, "put Starbuck through on the speakers again."
"Done, sir" said Dee as she gave a wide smile.
"Starbuck" said the Commander as he looked up at the DRADIS which just showed the other Colonial ships that surrounded them, "what do you hear?"
"Nothing but the rain, sir" said Starbuck as she looked at Racetrack and smiled at the regular greeting between the two.
The Commander just looked down at the table with his microphone in his hand and smiled as Starbuck contacted him again saying that Dr. Burke wanted to speak to him.
"She's the head linguist down there, dad" said Apollo as the Commander nodded his head before asking Starbuck to put her on the wireless.
"Commander Adama" said Dr. Burke as everyone in the listened intently, "welcome to New Kobol, we were expecting you."
"Thank you, Dr. Burke" said the Commander, "I have standing next to me Laura Roslin, the President of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol."
"President Roslin" said Dr. Burke, "I have heard a lot about you from Vice-President Hunt. On behalf of the International Oversight Advisory, Home World Security, and Stargate Command, I'd like to invite you and a delegation down to the surface so that we could have a quick meet before getting on to the process of settling your people on the surface of the planet."
"Of course" said the President in tears as she spoke into the microphone as the CIC mumbled while Apollo was on another phone ordering the CAP out into space, "we would need time to get a delegation together, in the meantime, I'd like to request medicine and food for the civilians in the fleet."
"All of that can be arranged, President Roslin" said Dr. Burke, "once we've arranged landing coordinates for ships that can land, we'll have medical personnel tend to them on site."
"Lt. Gaeta" said the Commander while Roslin was talking to Dr. Burke, "get me a list of those who need medical attention immediately. Women and Children first."
"Understood" said the lieutenant as he collaborated with Dee on the Commander's order. In the meantime, the President had asked for two hours for them to get a proper delegation together, while Dr. Burke told her that would be acceptable as she needed notify her people. She told the President that more supplies of food, and medicine will be arriving on site in a few hours so once she has a basic idea of the number of people on each ship, then the emergency medication and food will be send up to the ships. Then once they've decided on the landing coordinates, which was the first thing that they'll be doing, the other ships would be able to land.
"I agree" said Roslin.
Once Roslin and Dr. Burke agreed to meet up with each other's delegation in two hours, the call between the two was cut. Dr. Burke then noticed the looks of relief on both Starbuck's, and Racetrack's faces as they realized that the rest of the survivors had come home. After nearly a year of floating in space and fighting the Cylons, they were finally on a world that they could call their own. IT was then that the Vice-President, Billy, and the ever present Baltar arrived at the Raptor where Dr. Burke, Starbuck and Racetrack told them that the fleet was in orbit.
Dr. Burke then told the Colonials that she had to return to Earth to talk to her superiors, and that Riley would be in command of the base. The translator who was next to Riley told them that he's be by the Colonel's side, so if they had any questions… they could come to him. The group then nodded their heads as Dr. Burke turned to Riley and told him that she'll talk to General Landry, and get a delegation together to meet with the Colonials.
"I'll ask him to inform the Zeta site that we need those supplies too" said the linguist as Riley nodded his head. She then told the other that she'll be back in about an hour or so, before she turned and left for the Stargate.
Briefing Room, SGC, 1740 hours.
It was near instantly that Dr. Burke found herself walking down the ramp at Stargate Command. She smiled at General Landry who was in the control room before heading out of the Gateroom, and up the stairs into the control room. Once there, she told the General that they needed to talk.
Nodding his head, General Landry nodded up at the metallic stairs and walked up with the linguist to the briefing room where the man asked Dr. Burke to take a seat, and have a fresh cup of coffee while he calls General O'Neill at Home World Security and Woolsey at the IOA. Nodding her head, Dr. Burke got up from her seat and walked up to the side table where she poured herself a cup of coffee before heading back to the seat. She watched the General talking on the phone before she leaned back and looked at the table as she tried to think about what was going to happen soon. The woman knew that it would be difficult for the Colonials to get used to new surroundings and a new way of life, especially after the novelty of being on a new home world fades.
'They'll be faced with the sudden trauma of losing their homes' though Dr. Burke to herself, 'they'll come face to face that where there used to be twelve planets teeming with life, they've been cut down to only a single world. I don't envy what they'll be going through.'
The woman continued to look at the table, not realizing that the General finished talking on the phone and had already walked out of his office.
"Dr. Burke?" said the General as the linguist shook her head, and smiled at the General, "penny for your thoughts?"
"I was just thinking, General" said Dr. Burke as she leaned forward, "they've been through the ringer, and now… now they'll be living on a strange planet. The population of billions gone down to the tens of thousands. And that's not counting the others who remain on the colonies."
"Ah yes" said the General nodding his head, "I've talked to General O'Neill about the report from Colonel Finn in regards to the Colonial's Cain becoming a Prior, and her attempt to gain Ori technology connected to her ships."
"And?" asked Dr. Burke.
"The Odyssey is already on the way to Pegasus to back up the Daedalus against a Wraith ship that's heading to Atlantis" said the General, "The Avalon and the Excalibur will be in fighting shape by tomorrow. And our other Avalon class vessels will be completed in two weeks. Our Daedalus class vessels? Another two months. The Excalibur will be heading to the Zeta Site, while the Avalon will sent to Caprica; this time with a cloaked Puddle Jumper inside the hanger bay. The Avalon will jump in, release the Jumper, and then jump out. According to this Miss Gallo, the Caprican Stargate is in working order, so once the Jumper's collected information… they'll gate one of our buffer planets, and then head back to Stargate Command."
"And if it's true, General?" asked Dr. Burke, "about the Ori technology?"
"She said that it'll be at most a year?" asked the General as Dr. Burke nodded her head, "the IOA believes we should just watch, keep surveillance on them. They believe that if we attack now, all of the Ori ships with make it for Earth. And with just two ships in the equation? It would be bad news for us, especially with the Asgard still being incommunicado, and the Tollan still deciding on whether to help us. The IOA feels that this should be a recon mission. We get to see their progress, and then from there…. Hopefully the President sees something he doesn't like, and then Jack can tell the IOA to go buzz off."
"At least the Excalibur will be able to get some supplies from the Zeta site" said Dr. Burke as she and the General talked about the classified location of the Zeta site, an underground storehouse of supplies; food and medicine created using ten energy-matter convertors that's been loaned by the Asgard to the SGC. The convertors would create any medicine and food from raw materials. It is because this technology also has the potential for creating weapons, the Asgard placed limits on it to prevent any weapons from being created; all under the assistance of an Asgard who would ensure that the convertors were not tampered with. The Zeta site has been responsible for creating emergency medicines, and supplies that would be sold to organizations such as the U.N, the Red Cross and the Red Crescent for distribution to various refugee camps, or disaster relief, on Earth and on other planets. The location of the Zeta site has been classified as Omega Level; only the President, the SGC Commander and the head of Home World Security would know the Stargate address. All of this so that the technology within the storehouse doesn't get stolen.
Dr. Burke knew that the Zeta Site has been working extra hard to create supplies for the Colonials, and that the supplies would be sent to another buffer world so that the Excalibur could pick up the supplies, and then head to New Kobol.
"Now, about the Colonials?" asked the General.
"I suggested we talk first, General" said Dr. Burke as the General nodded his head, "we discuss where they could land their ships, while we send up medical supplies and food in the meantime. I was thinking that the Zeta Site could send some supplies directly to New Kobol, which would be distributed to the fleet. I'm sure there's a lot of people who need medical aid."
"And I have a feeling that they'd want to talk to Jack, and Mr. Woolsey?" asked General Landry as Dr. Burke, nodded her head.
"How about President Hayes, sir?" asked Dr. Burke.
"He can only make it tomorrow" said General Landry, "he'd like the Colonials to get the lay of their new home first before having an official meeting. In the meantime, I'll have Woolsey, SG-7 and SG-23, accompany you back to New Kobol.. and they'll back up the two Colonel Finns, as well as the two British teams. Tomorrow, I'll have SG-1 and SG-13 accompany the President, and General O'Neill, to New Kobol."
"Understood" said Dr. Burke, "I'll let the Colonials know."
"And I'll let the Zeta Site know about the supplies."
"Thank you, General" said Dr. Burke as she and the General stood up.
"Good luck" said the General before he motioned that Dr. Burke join him for a quick bite to eat while waiting for Woolsey to arrive. It would be forty minutes later that Dr. Burke, and Woolsey; together with the SG teams would leave for New Kobol once again.
TBC