Jeannie Miller was not looking forward to this meeting. She was meeting with the science department to review her plans to turn a tower on Atlantis into a neutrino-ion generator. Her discovery of the technology in the Asgard database and the ability to scale it was a game changer for Homeworld Command. McKay, Volker, Zalenka, Porter, Park, Lee, Brody, Rush, Novak, and Simpson were all recalled to Earth, in addition Carter and Hailey were also attending.
"Let's get started. Gen. O'Neill is looking for your review of my report." informed Miller, "As you know I have been researching ways to generate energy at the level of Z.P.M.s or better. The General was big on the better part."
"You think you have found a way to do this?" asked Rush.
"No the Asgard however did. Let's go over the points. First the Z.P.M. is a compact device extremely small, nothing I have found will be nearly that compact for us to create. Second a Z.P.M. basically stores energy, it doesn't generate it. Third a device stored with that much energy can be extremely dangerous in the event of a breach in the device. I believe this is why the Asgard did not investigate this further." explained Miller.
"We know all of that, get to your point." McKay frustrated with this meeting.
"The Asgard used neutrino-ion generators on their ships to power them. We know early models used material from a protostar to power these drives, however the Asgard did move to use naquadria here in the later years. Their ships used anywhere between one to four of these generators. Early models generated one billion kilojoules of power, and the O'Neill class ships which used naquadria was generating three billion kilojoules per generator." explained Miller.
"Jeannie, we know all of this let's see how you think this compares to a Z.P.M. that generates twenty billion kilojoules." pushed McKay."
"Mer be quiet, let your sister talk." ordered Carter.
"Hey you don't get to call me Mer, only Jeannie can!" cried McKday.
"Mer be quiet! Thank you Col. Carter." replied Jeannie.
"Your welcome." replied Carter.
"The new Asgard cores, can generate about seven billion kilojoules unfortunately those do not scale. However the neutrino-ion generator does. Make it larger and it produces even more power. I have found the Asgard built these generators on the scale of city towers, to power their cities and colonies. We have tower, X1A, which is essentially empty here on Atlantis, fifty floors already with steps and a transport system, and virtually empty. I am proposing we convert this tower into a neutrino-ion generator. Each of you have a packet that contains a safety report done by the Asgard, the design specs, and simulations on the power output, each of you should review and bring any questions or concerns you have to me." explained Miller.
"How much fuel do we need?" asked Lee.
"100 kilos of naquadria per year based on these design specs." replied Miller.
"What is the power output expected to be?" aske Brody.
"One trillion kilojoules." replied Miller.
"One trillion with a T not a B?" asked McKay.
"Yes Mer trillion with a T." replied Miller.
"The full three Z.P.M.s is able to output sixty billion kilojoules. If your right and I do mean if! Then this would give us enough power to shield the entire planet if we were under attack. The city could be running at full power, full shields, and even the wormhole drive." explained McKay.
"It could also recharge a Z.P.M. in about five days." replied Miller, "Also here is a scaled down version of what we are creating." pulling the miniature generator from a bag.
"Lindsey and I created that two nights ago. I believe we can have the tower converted and ready to begin operation in about three months. Here is my engineering plan I created for this effort. Please review this as well." explained Simpson as she handed out the plan.
"Alright everyone let's go to our labs and research this, and poke holes in my sisters work." replied McKay, "O'Neill broke us away from our work on the city ship for this, which is probably a was of our time here."
Jeannie Miller sat in her lab waiting for anyone with any questions several hours had passed. She was planning her weekend with Kaleb and Madison. She hoped they could get out to see a play or a museum.
In walked Col. Carter, "Jeannie I've reviewed your plans and they look like a great plan. I can't believe this was sitting in the Asgard Core without us finding it."
"It was a foot note Colonel. It gave the basic design of the generator, but no other details. I barely caught it when I was reviewing it." replied Miller.
"Amazing well great work! I'm sure Gen. O'Neill will greenlight this immediately." replied Carter, "I have to return to Pegasus and my ship. Good Luck with Rodney, I'm sure he's kicking himself right now."
"Thanks Col. Carter!" replied Miller.
Rush passed Carter leaving the lab.
"Dr. Miller, have a question, why are we scaling this so large? With the Z.P.M.s being able to be recharged, and the city is able to operate at 5% of what your suggesting?" asked Rush.
"Dr. Rush, Gen. O'Neill has made me aware you know about Destiny and the Seed ships. I think you can imagine why." replied Miller.
"I wondered when that was going to come up. So is that something under your department?" asked Rush.
"For the moment yes it. It along with several other projects are under my department. They are kept quiet." replied Miller.
"Interesting, I know Col. Lorne requested me on the Daedalus, but I'd like to transfer back here and work with you on the Destiny project?" asked Rush.
"Do you like Tofu Fried Rice?" asked Miller.
"Without garlic." replied Rush.
"Your coming to dinner at my house tonight. I'll let my husband Kaleb know to plan for a guest, and he hates garlic so no worries." replied Miller.
"Sounds good. Well reviewing your design and the engineering plan, both look sound. I also reviewed the safety report, it's impressive the safety measures the Asgard put into it. Far beyond what the ancients ever did." replied Rush.
"I think that is because they began researching Z.P.M. technology when they had an accident, and destroyed a colony where that research was being done at. They lost a number of lives." explained Miller.
Dr. Lee and Brody just came in through the door.
"Jeannie, just a couple of questions for you." informed Dr. Lee.
"Go ahead Bill." replied Miller.
"I see here, the naquadria is actually made more unstable, allowing for a greater flow of energy, the Asgard research shows that the core of the naquadria atoms will then breakdown into other more unstable forms that will continue to produce energy, the device essentially works on a single atom at a time converting it into pure energy. This is the inherent safety protocol of this because you can shut it down at any point and just shield from the unstable material?" asked Lee.
"Yes think of it as funnel, each atom is converted at a time and undergoes rapid decay to convert the entire atom into energy, turn the faucet off and the the energy production stops. " explained Miller.
"Now the important question, how much are you enjoying finding this under your brother's nose?" asked Brody.
Miller grinning, "That has nothing to do with this. Anyone of us could have found this, if you were given time to research the Asgard Core and Ancient Database."
Two hours later, everyone but McKay had agreed everything looked good to them, they could find no flaws.
Rodney entered Jeannie's Lab, "I would have found this, if I had time to research into it."
"I know you would have Mer." replied Miller.
"It's not fair." replied McKay.
"Not fair? Your out saving the world. How many times have you saved this planet? And Atlantis and other worlds in Pegasus?" asked Miller.
"I've lost count." replied McKay.
"Mer?" replied Miller.
"OK, twenty seven times!" replied McKay.
"My point Mer, is you have done your part time and time again, plus your still doing it. Your work has made it possible for the rest of us to do this stuff now." replied Miller.
"Well I think this will work, I'll probably have to step in a fix a few things to get it working, you know the usual." replied McKay.
"Thanks Mer!" as she gave her brother a hug.
Rush walked into the lab, "Is this the right time for dinner?"
"Yes, we'll head up to the operations room to transport to my house." replied Miller.
McKay shocked, "Dinner?"
"Yes your sister invited me to dinner with her family tonight." replied Rush.
"Are you crazy? You don't know what your getting yourself into." exclaimed McKay.
"Meredith I know you don't like Dr. Rush, but that is no excuse to act that way." shouted Miller.
"I wasn't saying that to you, but to him." replied McKay looking at Rush, "Tofu Fried Chicken! Do you have any idea what your getting yourself into?!"
"Tofu fried rice" replied Rush.
"Tofu!" McKay looking at Rush, "Nevermind your just nuts." With that McKay left.
Rush and Miller headed to the Operations, using the Asgard transporter they were in her garage in seconds.
"We added this room to have a consistent spot to beam from and to." explained Miller.
"So you get to come home everynight? I figured O'Neill would have you locked away Dr. Miller" replied Rush.
Jeannie replied, "First here it's Jeannie, second Gen. O'Neill is more of a family man than I ever gave him credit. That was all his idea."
"Thank you Jeannie, and it's Nicholas." replied Nicholas.
Entering the house Jeannie, Madison came running, "Mommy! Who's your friend?"
"Madison this is Dr. Rush. Nicolas this is my daughter Madison." said Jeannie.
Kaleb came around the corner, "This must be Mr. Rush. Hi, I'm Kaleb."
"Dr. Rush but you can call me Nicolas." replied Nicolas.
Dinner passed pleasantly, with the tofu friend rice, despite McKay's warning. Afterward Nicholas was sitting with Kaleb while Jeannie put Madison to bed.
"Kaleb, you have intelligent wife, and a beautiful daughter. You are one lucky man." replied Nicholas.
Kaleb seeing a tear in Nicholas's eye, "Thank you. Do you have a family?"
"I had a wife, she passed last year. Cancer it's a horrible thing. We never were able to have children." replied Nicholas.
"I'm sorry, I can't imagine." replied Kaleb.
"Thank you, I have my good days and bad days." replied Nicholas, "Let's change the subject. How much do you know of what your wife does?"
"Well I know about the city, and I know about the Pegasus galaxy, but don't ask me to explain what she does, other than math. I'm an english major, most of what she says is so far over my head." replied Kaleb.
"I work with the smartest people on this planet, Kaleb. Please don't ever tell Rodney I said that. Your wife is right there at the top of that list, only three maybe four of us can understand what she has come up with. You should be proud." replied Nicholas.
"Thank you. I have always been proud. She is an amazing wife and mother." replied Kaleb.
Jeannie returned and they continued talking into the night.
The following day, Gen. O'Neill called a meeting. Woolsey, Landry, Caldwell, McKay, Simpson, and Miller, were all present.
"Dr. McKay thank you and your team for the analysis of the N.I.G. so quickly." replied O'Neill.
McKday puzzled, "N.I.G. as in the neutrino-ion generator?"
"Of course I mean the generator. With the feed back you have given, Simpson has an engineering plan, we have a green light for this project." replied O'Neill.
"Green light already?" asked Simpson.
"The I.O.A. didn't take thirty minutes to agree to this. The potential this provides nobody even argued. Particularly when Gen. O'Neill started talking about increasing the presence of teams from other countries in the labs and engineering." replied Woolsey.
"Simpson coordinate with me on anything you need from the scrap of the city ship, and we will get it brought back to Earth." informed Landry.
Simpson nodding, "Conduit Sir. We need as much of the primary conduit that we can find."
"Will have the salvage teams on it." replied Landry.
"I assume this means my teams are done with repairing the city ship, that it will be scrapped?" asked McKay.
"No Rodney your still on track to repair and return the City Ship. However our plan has shifted, instead of going to Heliopolis, it will be positioned in the Lagrange 3 point. Hidden from Earth." replied O'Neill.
"You want to use it as a space station?" asked McKay.
"Now that we have a way to charge Z.P.M.s in a week, yes we will keep it out in space, as part of our Earth Force base. It will be used as a repair dock, and defense platform." replied O'Neill.
"We will be outfitting it with Asgard Beam weapons, the Mark IX Hyperspace and Phase Missiles, running the drone factory at full capacity." replied Caldwell, "Once it is in place, Earth Force will be based out it, we're going to give it the name of Pacifica."
"We will build the ships here on Atlantis, and they will be serviced at Pacifica." replied O'Neill.
"Which brings up an important point. We are working on a new ship design, based on the Aurora and Asgard technology. It will be the F-306 called the Solstice class. It will feature the Aurora class upgraded with the Mark IX Hyperspace and Phase Missiles, Asgard core, plasma beams, and transporters." replied Caldwell.
"Dr. Miller you will continue on with your other research, and providing any assistance need by Dr. Simpson in building your generator." replied O'Neill.
"In that regards, there is someone else I would like to add to my team General." replied Miller.
"Give me the name and if they can pass security clearance you got them." replied O'Neill.
"They already have clearance, Dr. Nicholas Rush, sir." replied Miller.
"You want Rush now? What is it with this guy?" asked O'Neill.
"He ate the tofu fried chicken!" signed McKay.
"Tofu fried rice." remarked Miller.
"Everyone who eats with him likes the guy?" asked O'Neill, "I'll have to invite him over for Jell-O."
"Dr. Rush has a key interest in one of my projects, and he is brilliant. Honestly he's one of only a few people on this planet who can understand this work." replied Miller.
"Gen. Caldwell that is up to you and Col. Lorne." replied O'Neill.
"Dr. Miller let me talk to Col. Lorne and I will get back to you on that." replied Caldwell.
"Thank you sir!" replied Miller.
Then a flash of light and Gen. O'Neill was no longer in the room with them. Landry and Caldwell rushing out to Operations Control.
"O'Neill's been beamed out of here. Notify the Odyssey in orbit to be on the lookout." ordered Caldwell.
"Airmen did sensors detect anything? Where did Gen. O'Neill get beamed too?" asked Landry.
"Sir the Odyssey is reporting a Goa'uld Cargo ship came uncloaked moments before, they had a brief sensor reading of an Asgard ship." replied the airmen.
O'Neill found himself standing on an Asgard ship, in front of him was Vala, struggling with an Asgard on the floor.
"Sorry sir, I couldn't contact you first. He's a slippery little guy." replied Vala.
"Loki stop fighting her right now!" yelled O'Neill, "I sent her here."
Loki stopped struggling, "You were aware I was not on Orilla?"
"I know you, of course you were not on Orilla. Now stand up, and let's talk, I can help you." ordered O'Neill.
"O'Neill how can you help?" asked Loki.
"First things first, I need to contact Atlantis." replied O'Neill, walking over to a control panel, "Atlantis this is Gen. O'Neill. Stand Down. Vala had to beam me out in an emergency everything is OK. Please have rest of SG-1 with Dr. Beckett, ready to beam aboard the Asgard vessel in orbit."
Landry over the communicator, "Did you say Asgard vessel?"
O'Neill smiling, "Yes Asgard, I'll explain in a little while."
Vala smiling, "They may look fragile, but they are slippery and wiggly making them hard to hold."
Loki glaring, "How did you beam aboard my ship?"
"I'm a pirate, I have my ways." replied Vala, "That should have him busy in that brain of his for a while."
A few minutes later Landry over the communicator, "SG-1 and Dr. Beckett ready to beam aboard."
"Roger that." replied O'Neill, who moved a few crystals and SG-1 with Dr. Beckett appeared on the bridge with them.
Jackson staring at the Asgard in front of him, "Loki! I should have known."
"Indeed." replied Teal'c.
"Loki? You mean the God of Mischief Loki?" asked Mitchell.
"Mischief yes, god no." replied O'Neill.
"I thought the Asgard all committed suicide?" asked Hailey.
"I should have known Loki wouldn't go out like that. So this is what you've been doing?" asked Jackson.
Vala grinning, "Yes this was my mission that O'Neill sent me on. It's been boring! Someone owes me time shopping."
O'Neill pointing at Dr. Beckett, "Tell him what you have found."
"Gen. O'Neill asked me to investigate your DNA degradation issue. I wasn't able to find a way to prevent the cloning from degrading." replied Beckett.
"Then you can be of no assistance to me." replied Loki.
"Wrong, I can't keep the cloning from degrading you. However I can return your DNA, to it's original form, from ten thousand years ago." informed Beckett.
"How is this possible?" asked Loki.
"The Ancient Database has about four hundred different DNA references stored in it's records for Asgard. Using a DNA device we have, I can convert the DNA in your body to one of those DNA sequences. With additional treatments, using the machine I would be able to regenerate your body fully to a non-cloned state." replied Beckett.
Loki, visibly shaken could not respond.
"I have enough DNA references that I would have been able to provide enough genetic diversity to have saved your race, if we had it before." replied Beckett.
Loki trembling, "You will share this with me?"
"Yes we will, but we also want your help." replied O'Neill.
"You have our technology, what more do you need?" asked Loki.
"I said your help, not your technology. The Vanir in the Pegasus galaxy." replied O'Neill noticing the shocked looks on everyone, "Think you could help us bring them in to receive the treatment?"
"I have maintained contact with them since they split off from the Asgard. I can contact them, but they have no way of traversing the galaxies." replied O'Neill.
"I will give you a stargate address, they will arrive their and meet my people, and they will use our gate network to come back to the Milky Way, they will be returned here to Earth to be patched up by Dr. Beckett." replied O'Neill.
"I believe they will find these terms acceptable O'Neill." replied Loki, "How can we ever repay you?"
"As you all have no home, I'd like for you to stay here on Earth on Atlantis. Where you can help us as we expand to other galaxies, and fulfill the role left to use by the Ancients and Asgard." replied O'Neill.