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Chapter Twenty-Two: Alexandria Rises.
Date: March 26, 2007. Time: 0900 Hours. Location: Alexandria's Planet.
Dr. Lang checked over the system as the repairs on Alexandria finished. Finally, after four months of hard work, the ancient city was finally capable of being moved to Space Station Liberty.
Daniel Jackson then walked in, the man very excited to see the city he would be commanding in two months. He had been transferred to Pegasus to learn from Weir what it means to run a city ship and to learn about the allies and lay of the land so to speak. He had only been here for a few days, but that extreme level of excitement had never left.
Already the man had endeared himself to the ADF forces here in Pegasus. Almost everyone found the man easy to work with and even easier to talk to. Some found him a little on the overly talkative side, but all in all, Jackson had nothing but a warm welcome here in Pegasus.
"So, we are all good to go?" Daniel asked as he looked around the room.
"Yes we are. All systems check out as green, the ZPM's are all plugged in and proving power, the Hyperdrive is ready to activate and the shield emitters are primed. We are ready for launch." Lang replied.
"Okay then. I'll get out of your way." Daniel replied as he left the room, heading for a balcony so he can watch the launch.
Lang shook his head and then said through the comm channel, "This is Dr. Lang speaking. Alexandria will be lifting off in t-minus thirty seconds. All crew members prepare of lift off."
Lang waited until all the crew members were ready and then he activated the anti-gravity thrusters.
The large thrusters of Alexandria glowed bright baby blue for the first time in millennia, the ground shaking as giant piles of dirt where blown away as the massive city began to lift off.
Around the edge of the city, the giant translucent shield was raised, making all inside Alexandria safe from the depths of outer space.
Slowly but surely, the great city of Alexandria took flight and left the planet that has been her resting place for eons.
The Havoc, the Krakatoa, the Star Fury and the Hyperion all stood vigil as the massive city ship moved past them, watching for any sign of enemies that would try to attack the Alexandria while she is at her most vulnerable, when she is transitioning into Hyperspace.
However, nothing appeared and so the Alexandria tore open a Hyperspace window and shot forwards, the city disappearing as she made her journey to Space Station Liberty.
Time: 1400 hours. Location: Space Station Liberty.
Alexandria fell out of hyperspace and then moved into the vast nebula that surrounds Space Station Liberty, the ancient city ship moving with impeccable grace for a vessel of her size and damage level.
Eventually, Alexandria then came into view of Liberty, the massive station opening a special hanger made for city ships in the bottom of the cylindrical middle part of the Y shaped station. The bottom of the massive artificially created structure opened up like a five sided flower, the massive parts of the station moving backwards until they are perfectly level on the horizontal line.
Alexandria moved underneath Liberty until she was directly underneath the massive station and once she was, she went directly up, the massive city small compared to the enormous size of Space Station Liberty.
Alexandria went up for three kilometers into Liberty until the city reached the docking area that has been made for her. Once there, large docking clamps attacked themselves to the outer-rim of the city, while airlocks were attached to the city to allow personal to freely travel to and from the city.
The bulkheads at the bottom of the station closed back up as the personal on Alexandria left the city as 12 massive Super Industrial Matter-to-Matter beams ignited, beginning the long and arduous process of turning Alexandria into the glorious city the Tau'ri have envisioned.
Daniel left Alexandria and went into Liberty, awed by the stations massive size. He has seen many large structures in his time as a SG-1 member. From the station where he served as a spy against the System Lords to Anubis's massive mothership to the structures of Orilla and now ever Alexandria herself, but none of them can compare to the shear size and awe inducing power of Space Station Liberty.
"Welcome to Space Station Liberty Dr. Jackson." A voice said behind him.
Turning around, Daniel saw a Asgard walking towards him, a dark blue gem embedded into the top of his chest.
"I am Surtur, commander of all Asgard who serve on Space Station Liberty." Surtur introduced himself.
"Nice to meet you. This is a impressive station." Daniel said as he shook Surtur's hand.
"Indeed she is. This is by far one of the most technologically impressive constructions on the known universe, with only the Dakara Superweapon outclassing it in impressive feats." Surtur said as he started to lead Jackson through Liberty.
"True on that. However, not many things can be more impressive then wiping out all life in a galaxy and then restarting all life and then saving the galaxy again, only to be destroyed a little while later. The Dakara Superweapon sure did have an complicated history." Jackson said.
"Indeed. Now, what do you wish to see first?" Surtur asked.
"Well, how many vessels are currently being built?" Jackson asked.
"Currently we have well over 45 vessels of different classes currently in the middle of being built. They range from Super Dimensional Fortress class warships to the new Horizon class Scout vessels, with a few of the new Hercules class Cargo vessels." Surtur said.
"I heard about the new Horizon and Hercules class ships. What can you tell me about them?" Daniel asked as the two walked into Surtur's lab where Surtur brought up holographic technical designs for the vessels.
"After the destruction of the original Horizon, it became obvious we needed to redo the vessel entirely. This new Horizon class vessel has been purpose built to be Stealth Scout vessel, having the most advanced Shadow Technology along with the most powerful cloaking emitters available. The Horizon is 175 meters long, 89 meters wide and 75 meters high. This class of vessel has a long, narrow build to it that allows it to pull of maneuvers no other warship can. Her maneuverability and agility are without par among Tau'ri vessels. However, in exchange for the high degree of maneuverability and extremely strong stealth options, she has a very thin hull and extremely weak shields. Her shields are only a little bit stronger then a Post-Anubis Ha'tak class and her hull is only three and a half feet thick." Surtur explained to Jackson.
"She has a very powerful sensor suite and powerful communication and listening equipment, she can also record information and compress it to be sent through subspace based upon the technique that Colonel Carter and Dr. McKay perfected. As for weapons, the Horizon Mk. II has twin Asgard Beam weapons, as well as two torpedo tubes, while having 4 ten-tube Stargazer missile pods, she is also equipped with 22 x 30 mm CIWS turrets, and a single Positron cannon mounted on the bottom of her hull. She has two small hangar bays on the underside of each of the "wings" on the side of the vessel. Each hanger bay has six Super Pendragons along with two Puddle Jumpers. She has a single Protoculture/Naquada/Omega Particle Reflex Reactor that is double the normal size for a vessel of her size, allowing her power on par with a Plato Class frigate. This allows her more energy to be pushing into her shields, sensors, stealth or any other system she needs. In conclusions, the Horizon Mk. II Scout ship is a good vessel for stealth missions, but will perform poorly in combat missions." Surtur finished.
"Hm, we could have definitely used those things back during the war with the Goa'uld." Jackson said.
"According to the logs about how the conflict went down, any amount of vessels no matter how bad would have been useful." Surtur replied with a deadpan tone in his voice.
"Very true. What about the Hercules cargo ships?" Jackson asked.
"The Hercules is meant to replace your modified Puddle Jumper cargo ships you have been using. The Hercules is 3,500 meters long, has a thinner hull the most vessels her size since she doesn't have to go down onto planets. The vessel has very limited Shadow Technology and a weak cloak, is very slow and not very maneuverable. She has decent shields and a moderate sensor suit along with communication abilities. Her real talent lies in the impressive amount of cargo she can move. The Hercules can transport well over 1,000,000 metric tons of material inside her cargo holds due to prototype dimensional technology allowing her to carry more then her frame should allow. She can keep pace with other vessels when using her hybrid Hyperdrive/Hyperspace Fold Generators. She has only four Asgard Beam weapons for offensive actions, as she is not meant to fight at all and thus lacks almost any weapons entirely. She carries two Protoculture/Naquada/Omega Particle Reflex Reactors. She is a very good cargo hauler." Surtur said as he closed the holographic screen.
"Very nice. Those Hercules cargo vessels will really help us get more materials here to Liberty at a faster pace." Jackson said.
"Indeed. Although their weaker hull and lack of offensive weaponry makes them a target for enemy capitol warships." Surtur countered, the major flaws in the design of the Hercules and the Horizon Mk. II's very apparent.
"True, very true. Neither of them will be able to match even some of the weaker capital ships in combat due to their lack of heavy shields and their weaker hulls." Jackson admitted, not really comfortable with risking his life by entrusting it to the strength of either one of these two class of spaceships.
"We have already begun construction on the SDF-4 and the SDF-5, with the SDF-2 and the SDF-3 soon to be completed." Surtur said.
"Nice to know. How many Protoculture Matrix's do we have?" Daniel asked.
"The ADF currently has the one on the Macross, the one on Moon Base ALUCE, the one on Atlantis, while five new Protoculture Matrix's are nearing completion." Surtur answered as he showed videos of the different Matrix's.
"That is a lot of Protoculture." Daniel said as he looked over the vast amount of Protoculture being displayed.
"Indeed it is. With all this Protoculture, you will have more then enough to power your vessels and soon your planet with ease." Surtur said.
"Speaking of which, do you know where Thor is?" Daniel asked.
"Supreme Command Thor is currently on his way to Gaia to meet with the Nox after we received word the Nox wished to speak with us about something important." Surtur said.
"I understand. Thank you." Daniel said as he and Surtur talked long about any things and eventually Daniel's tour of Space Station Liberty continued on.
Time: 1410 Hours. Location: Atlantis.
Colonel Sheppard stepped out of the Stargate, his massive Second Gen. Cyclone armor on his body, making the large man even larger then before. Behind him, Teyla, Ronon and McKay all walk through the Gate in their own Second Gen. Cyclone armors.
Sheppard and his team then walked through the Gate room and went to the locker room, where the massive Cyclone armors were then taken off, showing the AR-1 are no longer in their post augmentation size, instead each member of AR-1 is now 3 to 4 inches taller with much more condensed muscles.
After AR-1 woke up, Beckett ran a number of tests on them and found out their bodies were overflowing with a unknown type of energy that replaced their own DNA with that of Lantean DNA. Each member is now shares 30% DNA with Lanteans, but they also have had massive amounts of genetic augmentations done to them, which allowed them incredible physical abilities.
However, that same energy was also took much, the energy would eventually cause their genomes to deconstruct and they would die. The machine wasn't properly calibrated in a way that would allow for permanent augmentations that don't have horrible consequences. However, with Lang's help, they were all transformed into a perfected version of what Cowen was looking to achieve.
Their genome's are still 30% Lantean, however their bodies are now a much more condensed and purified version of what they were after the incident. The original augmentations were overridden with so to speak and thus their reduced size. They are still taller then before the experiments and they are still stronger, faster and smarter then any naturally born Tau'ri could possibly become.
After many experiments to find out just what the new AR-1's abilities are, the ADF found out that AR-1 all have a very similar set of augmentations: their bone density has increased by 90%, their stamina has increased by 60%, while their muscle mass and density has increased by 25%, their healing rate and disease resistance has increased by 50%, aerobic metabolism increased by 30%, while reflexes have also increased by around 75%, while brain usage for Sheppard and Ronon have increased by 5% while Teyla didn't increase as all due to her body rejecting a portion of the augmentations and as for Rodney, his brain usage has increased by 12% and is slightly more developed then the others.
Where as before Rodney was brilliant, now he is super brilliant, he has already thought of a way to increase the shield strength of all vessels by 35% by simply reconfiguring the shield matrix a little. Lang and even Zor looked it over and were baffled by how brilliant, yet simple the changes were.
Surprisingly, Rodney hasn't gotten to much a swell head from how smart he is now. He is slightly more arrogant, but not by much, to the joy of everyone who has to work with him.
After determining that the device is safe to use, Weir and Gloval then authorized ADF personnel to be able to undergo the perfected version of the augmentations that AR-1 did. So far, no less then 5,000 personal have gone through the process, the men and woman quickly adapting to their new and improved bodies. Already the scientists are going insane with their new found increased intelligence, much to the dismay of Weir. With her band of mad scientists, who knows what those insane people are going to be do?
Everyday she praises whoever it was that invented headache relief medicine because working in this city gives you plenty of them.
Back to Sheppard, he has managed to adapt to the adaptations and alterations made against his will pretty well. He loves that he can kick ass like a monster nowadays. When fighting, he feels invincible, kind of like Doom Guy from the Doom Series of games he played a few times back in the day just for the hell of it. No matter what the enemies throws against him, he is like a mountain that weathers their oncoming firepower like a champ.
However, that doesn't mean he can beat Teyla or Ronon now, as they are even more powerful then before.
Fighting Teyla is like fighting a cyclone, her hits come in fast and they come hard. Sheppard's entire field of vision when they are sparring just becomes filled with the blurred outline of her Bantos. He is really glad for the increased healing as that makes the very painful welts she inflicts upon him go away quickly.
However, Ronon is even worse. Unlike Teyla, Ronon fights with unmatched ferocity to the point that when they cross Bantos, Sheppard can actually feel himself straining to hold the overwhelming strength of Ronon back.
Rodney is better, but he can't hope to defeat Sheppard, much less Teyla or Ronon.
After having their armor taken off, the team quickly headed for the mess hall to get something to eat. As they walked along their way, they passed a few of the other subjects given Augmentations.
After getting the machine from the base where they were held captive by the Genii, the ADF quickly began to experiment with augmentations. The Asgard are also lending their aid to the Tau'ri so they don't accidentally corrupt their genome to the point that the Asgard did.
In small scale experiments it seems that cells of the Tau'ri, after being augmented by the augmentation energy of the machine, are extraordinarily adaptable now. They take in new forms of energy, like from Protoculture, and adapts to it, allowing for a slew of new abilities and augmentations to be experimented with.
So far, no superpowers have been discovered, but brain scans of a number of the test subjects show extremely heightened and evolved sections of their brains, leading Carson and Keller to believe that after a little while, the augmentation energy and Protoculture might create the possibility that the Tau'ri might develop powers, much like the Ancients did. As O'Neill has shown when he held the knowledge of the Ancients inside of him, it is possible for the Tau'ri to develop these powers as the Ancients did since the Tau'ri are direct descendants of the Ancients and thus their evolutionary path should follow a similar trend.
However, unlike the Ancients, the Tau'ri powers have the possibility of developing in more people and to greater extents then the Ancients did, since the Tau'ri have Protoculture as a power booster and also their genes are far more adaptable due to them being at an earlier point in their evolutionary development.
A few prototype augmentations have been created that might be capable of extending the life of the recipient, as well as disease resistance. However, these are very far away from being given to the masses.
The Augmentation process is still being kept a secret from the people of Neo-Macross until such a time as the ADF are 100% sure they have the process down to an art form, but once they do, they will augment everyone who wishes to be augmented.
The residents of Neo-Macross are experiencing a massive boom in the quality of livelihood ever since Area 52 began focusing on creating new technologies to help the people of Earth. Neo-Macross is in a unique position, she is the perfect test bed of civilian level new technologies developed via the Stargate. This way they can see how the technologies hold up and how they affect society as a whole before they go and try to put this onto Earth.
Interactive hard light holograms has made it's way into every facet of life, from classrooms, to menus at restaurants, etc. With these hard light interactive holograms, the need for paper has basically disappeared, especially since tougher, longer lasting personal computers modeled after the Infiltrator have been made readily available for civilian use.
Medical nanites makes helping people with normally incurable diseases extremely easy. The nanites go in, eliminate the threat and then deactivate once their job has been accomplished.
The first generation of hover-car has been built, the designs finally completed now that the drive pods for the jumpers have been allowed to be recreated in Neo-Macross.
The university of Neo-Macross has expanded slightly, with many more students of all ages wanting to get an education, the facilities have had to be expanded to accommodate the surplus of people. The staff can only thank their lucky stars that educational level AI's have finally been completed, allowing for more students to be taught at one time now.
A few festivals have also happened, the people of Neo-Macross celebrating as one the culture's of one another. These people, even the Satedans and the Athosians, have become something more then a group of people trapped in an unlucky situation. They have made a home for themselves and they have made a family in one another. It may not be perfect, but it is there's and they love it.
Sheppard smiled as he thought of all the people, merrily dancing in the streets and laughing with one another as the recent festival happened. He really wanted to go there and he is really glad he made it. It was a lot of fun to just relax, unwind and enjoy good music with great people. Food wasn't so bad as well.
With that, the team continued on their way to the mess hall.
Time: 1420 Hours. Location: Homeworld of Second Gen. Replicators.
Fran smiled as she waved to another second gen. replicator that she passed as she moved through the halls of the new capital city of the replicators.
After having their bombs deactivated and certain programs removed, the replicators were taken to this plant and immediately, they began to build a massive city.
Already their numbers have increased from the 36,000 they were before they were taken to this planet to 230,000 replicators, all of whom immediately began to work on building their new society.
Thanks to their new Protoculture Matrix along with several hundred thousand artificial Omega Particles, they have an immense amount of power that is being sent through the power conduits of this building via their newly constructed Reflex Reactors.
The Replicator architecture is unique and unlike Tau'ri, Lantean or even Asgard construction. Made from nanites themselves, the buildings have a light grey coloring to it that has flecks of blueish-green here and there. The buildings are smooth like Asgard buildings, but are shaped like domes, each building connected via nearly translucent tubes.
This new construction method has allowed many buildings to be created quickly and if the buildings are damaged, they can be nearly instantly repaired thanks to the their nanite cells. They are weaker then what Alexandria and eventually Atlantis will be made of, but it is a very tough and resilient material that shall serve them well.
So far, the capital of their new civilization is only 20% complete, even with the few industrial Asgard Beams and their insane amount of Replicators working day and night to finish the capitol.
Fran is very pleased with the progress of the capitol and even more so, she is very proud of what she and her people have managed to create. Of their own imagination and of their own two hands, they have managed to create the beginnings of their new society.
Even with this though, a number of the Replicators have decided to stay with the ADF and SGC and continue being a work force them. However, the ADF and the SGC have changed their policy with the Replicators.
Now if a Replicator works with the ADF or the SGC, they are paid for the job, they get personal days and days off, due to them being made of machines though they do not have sick days or get medical leave or anything of that ilk since even if they are damaged, they an repair themselves with ease. Second Generation Replicators now have all the same rights and freedoms as the Tau'ri themselves do.
Relationships with the Tau'ri that were already strong have now become even stronger. Once the Replicators begin construction of their own navy, they will immediately begin doing joint combat operations with the Tau'ri. The allies of the Tau'ri will be the allies of the Replicators and the enemies of the Tau'ri will be the enemies of the Replicators enemies. Come hell or high water, the Replicators will forever stand with the Tau'ri, who have not only given them rights, freedoms and their lives itself, but have treated them like they are people and not slaves. It has really made an impact on how the Replicators view the Tau'ri.
The AI's of the Tau'ri have also been given all the same rights and privileges as the Replicators. Now when a AI serves the ADF or SGC, they receive payment, days off and the like. They also serve a military term and at the end of that term, they can have a Replicator body created for them or simply reenlist and continue to serve as an AI.
Productivity has increased by 3% after these changes were made and moral amongst the Replicators and AI still serving the ADF has increased dramatically.
Fran then walked out onto a balcony and saw the massive tree's that make up this planet spreading out for as far as her robotic eyes could see with the massive forms of the Replicator buildings stating to take shape. Hover cars quickly flew over the trees as they moved the Replicators from building to building.
Fran loved this sight. This is but the beginning of what she and her people will be able to accomplish, now that they have the ability to work and create as they please. She can only dream of what they shall accomplish.
Fran then walked over the edge of the balcony and sat down, her legs dangling over the edge of the balcony. A cool breeze gently caressed her skin as a few leaves from the trees blew pasts her as they were carried beyond her eyes ability to see.
With a soft smile, Fran closed her eyes and enjoyed the feeling of the cool air against her skin while the light of the sun heated her up as well.
It is a good day for the Replicators.
Time: 1500 Hours. Location: Gaia.
Thor, Supreme Commander of the Asgard Fleet was deeply puzzled as the Aria slipped out of Hyperspace and took obit above Gaia, Homeworld of the Nox.
For millennia, neither the Asgard nor the Nox have once talked to each other after the Four Great Races split apart following the destruction of the Ancients.
Their remembered that day very well. The Ancients were gone for good and with them, the cohesion between the remaining Great Races fell apart. The Furlings, feeling that they were at fault for not helping the Ancients when they needed it the most, banished themselves to a unknown galaxy until such a time as the Ancient's descendants were ready to meet them. The Nox returned to Gaia and cut themselves off from the rest of the universe, leaving the Asgard along to watch over the Milky Way.
Since that day, not a single word has been exchanged between the Nox and the Asgard. So, to all of a sudden get a message from the Nox asking for the Asgard to come to Gaia to talk about something of great importance was extremely odd for the Nox, making Thor very suspicious of the entire thing.
He does not suspect the Nox of trying to harm himself or his crew, the Nox are a peaceful race who do not attack others, even in self defense.
However, Thor is not going to go in without making sure everything is alright. So the moment the Aria left hyperspace he said, "Scan the planet for anything out of the ordinary."
One of his bridge officers moved one of the opaque control stones across his console and after a few seconds said, "Supreme Commander, scans show nothing across the entire planet. It appears that Nox cloaking technology is still able to hide itself from even our sensors."
Thor nodded and then began to think. The Nox are hiding themselves, and since the Asgard are without a doubt one of the mos technologically advanced races in existence, if they cannot find the Nox that means that very few other races can find them. Perhaps the Ancients or even the Furlings, but since those two are not here, that means the likely hood of the Nox being discovered is zero.
So, if the Nox did not call them to defeat an enemy attacking their planet, why did they call Thor here to Gaia?
"Commander, we are getting a transmission from the planet. It is on a known Nox frequency." Another bridge officer said.
"Let it through." Thor said and a few moments later, a life sized hologram of a male Nox appeared on the bridge.
"Greetings, I am Ohper and I bring you greeting and welcome from the Nox." Opher said.
"Hello Ohper. I am Thor, Supreme Commander of the Asgard Fleet." Thor replied to the Nox.
"Thor, I am sending you beaming coordinates for the location of the meeting place. Please make all haste." Ohper said as a series of coordinates where sent to the Aria and then the hologram disappeared.
"Supreme Commander, we have the coordinates. We can send you down at any time." One of the bridge crew members said.
"Understood. Beam myself down to the coordinates, but keep a lock on me and make sure that if anything goes wrong, you can beam me out at a moments notice." Thor said as he got out of his chair.
"Understood Supreme Commander." His second in command said as Thor was engulfed by a large flash of light while a musical chime sounded out, the ever familiar Asgard Transport Beams activating and sending Thor down to the planet below.
With a flash of light and musical chime to announce his presence, Thor appeared in a large room made from Nox material, the room having a mixture of extremely advanced technology with a living bio-ecosystem, creating a kind of techno-organic technology that even the Asgard couldn't begin to understand. True, thanks to Zor the Asgard now have a greater understanding of bio-fuels, but even the Robotech Masters haven't come close to Nox technology. Only perhaps the Invid could come close to the Nox's understand of bio-technology, but even they are leagues underneath the Nox.
Two Nox were waiting for Thor, one Ohper and the other is a old Nox female. Considering how long lived Nox are, seeing a Nox of her age suggests she is wise and well respected by her people.
"Greetings Thor. I am Lya and you have already met Ohper. We have contacted you and asked you to come here because something of great has happened." Lya said as she began the meeting.
"What happened?" Thor asked, wondering what could have happened that would require the Asgard to come here to Gaia after so long of the two races not talking to one another.
"We had a visitor from an old friend of ours." Lya said as the door opened.
Nine individuals cloaked in robes walked in and stood in between Thor and Lya.
"Who are you?" Thor asked them, trying to remember anyone like these beings.
"Come now old friend. Have you really forgotten us? Although, we have changed quite a bit since last you saw us." The lead figure said with a bit of humor in his voice.
"Enough riddles. Who are you?" Thor demanded, tired of half answers.
The figure grabbed the top of their robe and lift it up, revealing their face to Thor, who stared in shock at the face of the being before him.
Staring back at him is a being that has skin as black as the night time sky, having different colors racing across it's body while two light blue eyes stare at Thor. The body has a series of what look like a mass of nerves made of light blue energy all throughout his face, no nose, no ears, no mouth. Also, a circle of glowing marks are in the middle of his face as well.
But those eyes, Thor knew them. The face that held those eyes may have changed drastically since last he saw them, but he knows those eyes.
"Fafnir? Is that you?" Thor asked, completely shocked that his old friend stands before him now, changed, but still alive.
"Indeed it is me, Thor. It is good to see you old friend." Fafnir said as he eyes shone with kindness.
"How is this possible?" Thor asked his old friend.
"After me and the rest of my race left this galaxy to serve out our banishment, we meditated on our failure to aid the Ancients when they needed it the most. Eventually, we found ourselves starting to Ascend and join the Ancients in Ascension, myself also joining the ranks of the Ascended until all Furlings had Ascended. The Ancients that Ascended welcomed us with open arms, but we still felt that we did not deserve Ascension until we found redemption, so we Descended ourselves into a middle stage. Not Ascended and yet not one the lower planes of existence at the same time. We are essentially a better version of what Anubis was." Fafnir explained to Thor.
"Intriguing. So, you possess a portion of the power and knowledge that Ascension grants to those who Ascend." Thor said, slightly awed by what the Furling have become.
"Indeed. And now, we the Furlings have returned from our exile because it is time we honored the pledge we made when we banished ourselves. We have come to stand by the Tau'ri and help them claim their rightful place as the Fifth Great Race." Fafnir declared for all to hear, much to the shock of Thor.
"You have been watching the Tau'ri?" Thor asked.
"We have only recently began to watch the Tau'ri after our sensors began to detect unusual energy readings. We have seen the strength the children of Earth now wield. It is much earlier then we would have thought, but the Tau'ri have managed to conduct themselves with pride and dignity, despite their new found strength. They are indeed the Fifth Race, in heart, mind and spirit. They have much to learn, but they have already taken many of the first steps towards becoming the Fifth Race." Fafnir said to Thor.
"I agree. The Tau'ri have advanced much quicker then we even thought them possible of. It has only been at most a decade since they started walking amongst the stars and yet they have warships far beyond what even Anubis was capable of creating." Lya said as she entered the conversation.
"It is indeed true that the Tau'ri have become much stronger in a soft period of time. But that is because they have an insatiable appetite for knowledge. They are always analyzing and looking for something new to explore. They are inquisitive and never satisfied with what they already know. That is a trait the Asgard long since lost. We stagnated as we fought the Replicators and tried to heal ourselves. Along the way, we lost our curiosity, our wonder, our drive to achieve and race for something even greater then what is currently present. It is not only the Tau'ri drive to forever improve themselves that makes them such an interesting species however. They are also kind, brave and compassionate. I will admit they have made many, many mistakes, but their victories far outweigh their losses. They shall make a fine Fifth Race one day." Thor agreed with the others.
"So, Thor, The point of this meeting is that we wish to ally with the Tau'ri, but we thought it best that you bring members of the Tau'ri to us instead of us simply going and abducting them from their home world. Do you think you can help us?" Fafnir asked.
"Do you even need to ask my friend? I shall be more then delighted to help you in creating an alliance with the Tau'ri. I shall go contact them and have them come here immediately. Just give me a moment." Tor said as he activated his recall, disappearing a flash of Asgard teleportation.
"I do hope our talks with the Tau'ri go well. We have so much to teach them.' Fafnir said to Lya who smiled.
"The Tau'ri have held immense excitement in the possibility of being able to finally meet you Furlings. They shall definitely ally themselves with the last of the Four Great races. They have already made alliances with the Ancients and the Asgard and we the Nox shall also try to ally ourselves with them today. I have no doubt in my heart that the Tau'ri shall welcome you with open arms." Lya said to Fafnir.
"We can only hope Lya. We can only hope." Fafnir said as he and the other Furlings sat down around the table, awaiting for Thor's return with news about the Tau'ri.
Time: 1510 hours. Location: Homeworld Command.
O'Neill sighed as he finally finished the mammoth amount of paper work on his desk.
Standing up, O'Neill stretched his arms and legs as he tried to get rid of the sore muscles that have accumulated due to sitting over his desk for so long.
However, just as he was doing that, a bright light flashed in-front of him and deposited Thor.
"Oh shit! Oh, it's just you Thor." O'Neill said, calming his heart down.
"O'Neill, I have need of your help in a matter of utmost importance." Thor said.
"Well, what can I do for you?" O'Neill asked.
"I understand that you can create alliances with other races should you believe it to be in your races best interests." Thor said.
"Yeah, I have been granted the power to create alliances, but what does that have to do with this matter of utmost importance?" O'Neill asked.
"The Nox have requested your presence. I do not know what they need you for at this time, however they only said it something that cannot wait and they wished for you specifically, since you have had experience with the Nox before." Thor said.
"At least let me check with the President first." O'Neill said as he picked up his phone and clicked in the code that would get him a direct line to the President.
The phone rang only three times before President Hayes answered, "This is Hayes. what is happening?"
"Mr. President, this is General O'Neill. Thor is here sir and he says there is something on Gaia that requires my direct attention. Requesting permission to head there and see why I am needed." O'Neill said.
"Request granted. Head to Gaia and find out what is going on. You have my full permission to do whatever you think is best. Godspeed to you, O'Neill." President Hayes said.
"Understood sir. I will be back in a few hours." O'Neill said as he put down his phone and said to Thor, "I have been given permission to head to Gaia."
Thor nodded and said, "Then let us depart."
Thor then had himself and O'Neill transported back to the Aria, which then quickly left orbit and flew away from the planet until they ere far enough away from the planet to jump into Hyperspace.
While the ship was hurtling through hyperspace, O'Neill was checking out the Aria.
"Sweet ship you have Thor." O'Neill said.
"Thank you. The Aria is the first of the Zor class Dreadnoughts built by my people. She represents the epitome of Asgard technology, at least until my people leave the Time Dilation field." Thor replied to O'Neill.
"Hm. Can't wait to see what you guys have built since they entered the field." O'Neill said.
"Indeed. It is a very exciting thought when thinking about how advanced my people will have become since they entered the field." Thor replied.
This went on back and forth until the Aria arrived back over Gaia.
"Let us head down to the surface O'Neill. We must not waste any time." Thor said.
"Sure buddy." O'Neill replied as the two were sent down to the planet below.
Back inside the meeting chamber, two bright flashes of light with an accompanying musical chime announced the arrival of O'Neill and Thor.
O'Neill looked around the room and saw Lya and Ohper sitting at one side of the table, but nine unknown beings wearing dark cloaks were also a sitting at the other end of the table.
"Greetings O'Neill." Lya said with a smile.
"Hey Lya. Who are your friends?" O'Neill asked.
"We are a members of a race you and your people have been looking to find for a long time O'Neill." The one at the end said as it took of it's cloak, revealing it's face to O'Neill. "We are the Furlings."
O'Neill was shocked, these are the Furlings? He expected fuzzy, koala looking things, not beings that look their made of energy with enough raw power to crack a planet.
"I am Fafnir and I represent the Furlings. I understand you must have questions." Fafnir said.
"Well yeah. Where have you guys been for the last few millennia? Why do you guys look like Anubis? And why now?" O'Neill asked.
"For your first question, we Furlings exiled ourselves to a far away galaxy that your people call Andromeda. We went there to serve out our self-exile to pay for our inability to help the Ancients when they needed our help the most. For your second question, while we were in exile, the Furlings as a species all Ascended, but we felt we did not deserve to be Ascended, so we made ourselves move into a middle ground, part-Ascended and part-psychical Furlings once more, thus our appearance. And for your final question, we have returned to honor the vow we made to help your people claim your rightful place as the Fifth Race." Fafnir said.
O'Neill was a little overwhelmed, but quickly got control of himself and said, "The Tau'ri would be delighted to form an alliance with the Furlings."
Lya then said, "The Nox would also like to forge an alliance with the Tau'ri. You and your people have grown greatly since last we saw each other and we believe it is time to begin helping you grow into your future role as the Fifth Race."
O'Neill nodded and said, "Earth will accept anything the Nox are willing to do for us and we shall shall everything we have learned and have with the Nox. We have a few things the Nox might be greatly interested in."
And with that, the representatives of the Nox, Furlings, Asgard and Tau'ri talked amongst one another for a long time, hammering out the agreements of this new alliance between their four races, all unaware that they are being watched by those above.
Time: Unknown. Location: Ascended Realm, Movie Theater.
Janus watched on with a smile, beaming with pride and joy as the Tau'ri finally met the Furlings. As the second eldest and yet now the most advanced member of the Four Great Races, they shall prove to be an invaluable asset in the war to preserve peace in Avalon and Pegasus.
Even after the Asgard leave their Time Dilation bubble, they shall still be less then the Furlings. The Furlings have access to knowledge and technology that has been created from beings who have seen the secrets of the universe and come back to make sure they honor the vow they made.
"So, the Furlings have returned from their exile and have made contact with the Nox, Asgard and now the Tau'ri." Morgan said as she took a sip from her drink as she too watched the events unfolding on the movie screen.
All around the two of them was all the hundreds of Ascended Ancients who have sided with Janus and they too were watching the vents unfolding with curious and excited gazes. Many of them remember the Furlings and who they were and so are very glad to see their old friends returning to help the those on the lower realms.
"Indeed they have. This is good. Since the Furlings haven't been fighting wars in the last millennia or facing deadly diseases or anything like that, they have more warships the Asgard, Nox or the Tau'ri and their vessels outclass anything fielded by the other races. They shall definitely provide a great amount of defense for the lower realms against the oncoming storm." Janus said as his face darkened a little thinking about what is coming.
"Are they getting any closer?" Morgan asked.
"The Robotech Master's maybe smart of a non-Ascended race, but even they cannot simply find a single warship in the infinity of the multiverse quickly. It will take them a bit more time to find this reality, but they are getting closer. We are running out of time. The Tau'ri are dramatically increasing their military forces, as are the Asgard and now with the Furlings joining the fight, the forces of light are gathering their strength and together, perhaps they shall be capable of surviving the onslaught of enemies coming their way." Janus replied to her.
"How many more before we can challenge our brothers and sisters?" Morgan asked.
"Only a few more. Soon our numbers will reach a point we will be able to force our brother and sisters to leave, allowing us to directly interfere with the lower realms without fear of consequences." Janus said.
"Are you sure this is the right thing to do?" Morgan asked.
Janus sighed and said, "I do not know if this is the correct path. For all our great power, looking into the future is one thing even we cannot do. Even with my misgivings, I know that if we do nothing, the chances for our children and our former friends to survive against the Zentraedi, the Masters, the Invid and the Haydonites are almost nonexistent. If we stand here and watch on, all life in the universe may fall to one of those four races. The Invid are capable of being turned into a ally if the Tau'ri play their cards right and the Zentraedi already have cracks of dissension forming. However, Dozal will never accept peace, the Master's will always thirst for power and the Haydonites shall always yearn to destroy all organic life."
Images formed on the movie screen of the Robotech universe, showing the Robotech Masters ordering the destruction of numerous plants filled with life if they so much as hinted at possible rebellion. More images were shown of Dozal hatching plans for the Zentraedi to become the dominant power and overthrown their masters. Other images showed the Haydonites themselves mercilessly cutting down dozens of sentient races in their region of space.
"We cannot stand back and watch on as these threats come to destroy countless innocents. We sacrificed everything to keep those beings safe and no matter what, I am not going to simply let them kill them. Even if civil war among the Ascended is the wrong thing to do, right now it is the only thing I can think of that will allow us to save those on the lower planes. Our brothers and sisters will never allow us to interfere on the lower planes and if they will not allow us to interfere, then we must remove them." Janus said.
Morgan sighed and said, "I hope you are right."
"So do I Morgan. So do I." Janus replied as the two fell into uncomfortable silence as they and the others watched on as the Asgard, Furlings, Nox and the Tau'ri created their alliance.
The Furlings have returned from their exile and with them, a chance that sentient life might be able to survive when the forces of darkness arrive.
The day of reckoning is approaching and all must prepare for that day.
And that is that!
Man, what a cool chapter! I had a lot of fun.
As for what the Horizon Mk. II Scout ships look like, go to google and type in "Toonami Absolution Mk. II" and you will get what the ship mostly looks like, save for the fact my version has a more consistent ship look, being completely even along the bottom of the ship and continuing all the way to the back, making the ship look like a narrow breadbox with wings attached to the side.
As for what the Hercules looks like, the Hercules looks a lot like the UNSC Punic class Super carrier from Halo, except a little more darn out, a more consistent shape to it and a rounded frontal part. Remember, the ADF and the SGC use Beaming Technology, so there doesn't need to be cargo doors anymore, simply just Asgard Beams and a large cargo hold.
And for this chapter, I am gonna give you guys TWO codex entries!
ADF Files. Authorized Personal Only.
Designation: ADF-SD-Ghost Mk.22
Dimensions:
Height: 4.2 m
Width: 14.1 m
Length: 9.0 m
Armaments:
2 x 30 mm cannons
1 x 15 mm laser turret
24 x Stargazer missiles in two internal missile bays
Crew:
0: Unit is piloted by AI.
Power Plant:
First Models: 3 x Protoculture/Naquada Reflex Reactors.
Later Models: 3 x Protoculture/Naquada/Omega Particle Reflex Reactors.
Shields:
5 x Shield Emitters
5 x Fold Shield Boosters
Hull:
1 foot thick. Composed of Naquada/Trinium with Robotech Alloys added in for extra strength.
Thrust:
2 x Large Anti-Gravitronic Thrusters
First Models: 1 x Hyperdrive
Later Models: 1 x Hybrid Hyperdrive/ Hyperspace Fold Generators.
Max Speed: 13,140,000 MPH.
Auxiliary Features:
-Alterran Designed Puddle Jumper Cloak
-Puddle Jumper level Sensors
-Shadow Field as back up Cloak
-AI control system
-Sensor suite on par with Plato Class Frigates.
Description:
A upgraded version of the old QF-300E created after the Siege of Atlantis to allow the ADF to continue to monitor the Wraith while the ADF vessels were all busy being repaired or being upgraded.
Unit first saw active duty on September 29, 2006. Since then, the units have since seen mass production as their ability to monitor and spy on the Wraith without being found is paramount to the war effort.
Units are spread all throughout the Pegasus Galaxy with a few units being used in the Milky Way Galaxy.
End Report.
ADF Files. Authorized Personnel Only.
Designation: ADF-MDV-101-Phoenix Destroid
Dimensions:
Height: 11.7 m
Depth: 5.0 m
Breadth: 7.95 m
Armaments:
2 x Twin 78 mm Anti-Aircraft laser guns on back
2 x 11 missile rack on either shoulder
2 x 4 missile rack on hips
2 x 6 missile rack on outer sides of legs
1 x GU-221 Gun Pod
Crew:
1: Pilot
Power-Plant:
First Models: 2 x Protoculture/Naquada Reflex Reactors
Later Models: 2 x Protoculture/Naquada/Omega Particle Reflex Reactors
Shields:
8 x Jumper Class Shield Emitters
8 x Fold Shield Booster
Hull:
3 and half feet thick. Composed of Naquada/Trinium with Robotech Alloys.
Thrust:
2 x Small Jumper class engines on the back
2 x Small Jumper class engines on the back of each leg
Auxiliary Features:
-Alterran Designed Puddle Jumper Cloak
-Thought Interface System take from Puddle Jumper
-Extremely Advanced Inertial Dampeners
-Puddle Jumper level Sensors
-Shadow Field as back up Cloak
Description
A powerful anti-aircraft Destroid, this vehicle was made from the designs of the SDR-04-Mk. XII Phalax Destroid and of the ADR-04-Mk-X Defender.
This unit type first saw combat on June 20, 2006 on Taranis. The Phoenix class Destroids of the SDF-1 Macross set up an elaborate trap along with other various ADF Destroid forces to try and destroy a large Wraith attack fleet coming towards Taranis.
These units showcased their power as they were instrumental in making sure the Wraith were defeated quickly before they had a chance at attacking Taranis.
Since then, the units have seen little combat throughout the Pegasus Galaxy and the Milky Way galaxy, but they have proven themselves to be a powerful tool in the ADF arsenal.
These units are stationed in great numbers across all Tau'ri facilities and for warship deployment as well.
End Report.
Anyone who is wondering what the Furling look like, go to google and type in Stargate Guardian and look at images, specifically, look for the one made by Sandra Duchiewicz. The images made by her are just incredible and look astonishing.
And a little bit with the Ascended Beings in the movie theater, just giving a little update on the Masters. They are closing in on the Macross, but they do not yet have the power or the means to reach her, yet.
And a little more about the augmentation and how it is affecting the ADF, nothing too big.
And with that, if you have any comments, criticisms or concerns, send me a P.M. or leave a review, always appreciated.
Until next time, this is StrikeFreedom10, signing off.
Farewell for now!
PLUS ULTRA!