Loki looking at O'Neill, "I can not speak for the Vanir, however I will pledge my allegiance to the people of Earth, the keepers of my people's legacy, in return for the treatments from your Dr. Beckett. I would like to review this procedure before it is performed."
"SG-1 I'll speak to Gen. Landry but consider this your primary mission to work with Loki oversee him for now, and bring the Vanir home. Loki you will accompany Dr. Beckett and he will start your treatments immediately after you review the procedure." replied O'Neill.
Mitchell looking at O'Neill, "Hailey and I will remain here on board Loki's ship, Teal'c and Daniel will you please escort Loki, to Dr. Beckett's Lab. Vala I believe you have a ship that needs to be dealt with in orbit."
"Oh yeah that ship, yes I'll head back over to it and land it back on Atlantis." replied Vala.
"Daniel Jackson you look troubled. Are you not happy that we can provide some assistance to the Asgard in rebuilding their race?" asked Teal'c.
"Oh no I'm happy about that. I'm just trying to figure out how Vala, got on board this ship from a Goa'uld Cargo ship." replied Jackson.
"Pirate code, can't tell you." replied Vala.
"Indeed." replied Teal'c.
"Your not going to share that secret with us Vala?" asked Hailey.
"Sorry kiddos, you don't ask a Pirate lady that question." replied Vala, as she activated the Asgard console to beam her to the cargo ship.
"Hailey beam the 5 of us to Atlantis please." ordered O'Neill.
"Yes sir!" replied Hailey, as she activate the beam.
Mitchel alone with Hailey, "How do you think she did it?"
"I have no idea, but notice the General wasn't worried about it?" answered Hailey.
"Yes, he knows a lot more than he let's on. I want you to go over this ship find what all Loki has been up to, and find out if he has any information we don't." replied Mitchell, "I'm going to search the ship to make sure he doesn't have any humans on board for experiments."
Over the course of the next four hours, Cap. Hailey reviewed the logs the ship, discovered Loki had been experimenting on humans, but they had all been placed back home. She downloaded the list to Atlantis, for security to check on people there. Mitchell searched the ship and found nothing except a locked door. It was pretty empty. He met back up with Cap. Hailey and asked "Can you land this ship on Atlantis?"
"Yes that shouldn't be a problem. Let me access the navigation system." replied Hailey.
"I'll contact Atlantis tell them to expect us." replied Mitchell.
"Colonel, it appears there is a protocol here for docking this ship at Atlantis." replied Hailey.
"Really? Anything special?" asked Mitchell.
"It appears there is a special dock for an Asgard ship on Atlantis." replied Hailey, "This should make it very easy to land." She then acitivated the docking procedure.
The ship easily entered the atmosphere and approached Atlantis, toward the southeast pier with the training facility. Mitchell and Hailey watched as the recruits scurried about, as the ship settled over head. The ship settled over the water on the eastern side of the pier and lowered itself down gently onto the water. Docking clamps came out and attached to the ship. The first time in over ten thousand years an Asgard ship had docked with Atlantis.
Meanwhile Teal'c, Daniel, O'Neill, Beckett, and Loki transported down to Atlantis.
"Loki quick question, how many Asgard make up the Vanir?" asked O'Neill.
"When they split off from the Asgard, they numbered over a thousand." replied Loki, "However the last contact I had with them, they only numbered about five hundred."
"Dr. Beckett take Loki over to your lab, show him the procedure please and if he is satisfied, then begin them." ordered O'Neill.
O'Neill headed to his office, waving to Landry and Caldwell for a meeting. Everyone settled into O'Neill's office.
"So you have something to tell us?" asked Caldwell.
"I believe we will be adding an Asgard Science ship to the fleet along with Asgard scientists." replied O'Neill.
"I saw their planet destroyed. How did you know Loki was out there?" asked Landry.
"Loki is a rules breaker, he isn't going to go down like that. Just a gut feeling." replied O'Neill.
"That's what Vala has been up to?" asked Landry.
"Yes, she should be bringing the cargo ship back anytime." replied O'Neill, "You two should know, Loki is going to help us make contact with the Vanir in Pegasus, and we are going to bring them here for the procedure Dr. Beckett has put together. Also we are offering the remaining Asgard a place to stay here in Atlantis for their continued help, in a free exchange of information." replied O'Neill.
"How many are you talking about?" asked Landry.
"Loki is estimating less than five hundred." replied O'Neill, "Col. Davis already has a tower set aside for them. He was prepared for one thousand."
"General you seem to know a great many of things since Atlantis has been back. Care to share how?" asked Caldwell.
Landry leaning in, "I've been wondering the same thing."
O'Neill walks over to a cabinet of Ancient design. Pressing his had against it, a drawer opens up. It is full of notebooks. "Gentlemen outside of Carter and Jackson, you two are the only other ones that know about this. The last time I had the repository of knowledge downloaded into my head, I took notes." replied O'Neill as he closed it back up.
"Sir what all do you have in there?" asked Landry.
"Many things general, I have things to look up and explanations of why things are the way they are." replied O'Neill.
"Is there anything in them that we should know about?" asked Caldwell.
"Gentlemen, I have not predicted the future. I know why we can't find any instructions on how to build a Z.P.M. I know locations of worlds abandoned by the Ancients, I know of what races they were monitoring in Pegasus and here in the Milky Way before leaving. I knew there was an advanced genetics lab here on Atlantis, there was manufacturing system here on Atlantis, and other things." explained O'Neill.
"That's why you ordered the investigation into all the labs here, and why you setup Project Recovery. It have anything to do with the Pacifica?" asked Caldwell.
"Actually no, I know the location of the city ships like Atlantis that are out there. There are more than Atlantis and Pacifica, but the others are out of our reach. I supported your plan to evacuate Pegasus, because I know of two other races we have not encountered in Pegasus. Your plan was perfect timing to get everyone out. The N.I.G. will help unlock a considerable number of those doors." replied O'Neill.
"Doors or stargates? Before we couldn't possibly send people out to those other galaxies without a way back for them. What do you know General?" asked Landry.
"Gentlemen please give it time, trust me. We are in for a wild and amazing ride." replied O'Neill.
Meanwhile, Teal'c, Daniel, and Beckett are escorting Loki to this genetics lab.
"Loki are there any others that may have escaped the destruction of Orilla?" asked Jackson.
"Daniel Jackson I do not believe so. The High Council activated the remote detonation of all our facilities when they imploded Orilla. I argued against the action, that it should be our choice at the least. I was barely able to deactivate my remote detonation in time, and jump to hyperspace as Orilla imploded." replied Loki.
"I am sorry for you loss, Loki. I lost the people of Abydos who were my family." replied Jackson.
"I have read your records of that action Daniel Jackson. Your event was forced on you, the destruction of Orilla, was a choice my people made on their own. Similiar yes, but different."
"Loki, here is my lab." replied Beckett, "This is the DNA Device, you would be put in it, we would then be able to see your DNA here on this holographic display."
Looking at the console, "Now if you look here you can see the DNA samples I have in the database for your people." Loki steps up to the console and beings to review the DNA sequences.
"Your have Supreme Commander Thor's full DNA sequence?" replied Loki.
"Yes he is one of the last ones that were scanned." replied Beckett.
Loki spent the next few hours reviewing the data and how the procedure will work. After he was convinced the procedure was with merit, he began working with Becket to create the genetic profile that he desired of his body. They used the DNA of an Asgard named Ran as their basis. Once they had everything ready Loki entered the DNA Device, and Dr. Beckett began the procedure, replacing the existing DNA with a new DNA was easy, it was the regenerative procedure that would begin to reconstruct the body according to the new DNA that would take time.
Meanwhile Mitchell was standing before a sealed door he could not enter. Hailey having docked the ship was trying to get the door open. Fortunately she had spent considerable time studying Asgard technology. After thirty minutes the door opened. Mitchell gasped when he saw the contents of the room.
"Atlantis, this is Mitchell, get Gen. O'Neill over here on the Asgard vessel now!" Mitchell called over the communicator.
Hailey standing and staring, "Is that?"
"Gen. O'Neill will know for sure." replied Mitchell.
Ten minutes later, O'Neill is beamed on to the bridge.
"What is it Mitchell? I was in the middle of Jell-O, and after today I need it." asked O'Neill.
"Follow me sir." replied Mitchell. Who led O'Neill down several hallways and down two decks.
Mitchell pointing into a room, "Sir!"
O'Neill stepped into the room, "Thor, how can this be? I read Landry's report Thor beamed down to detonate their planet. He was at ground zero."
"I don't know sir, this appears to be Thor, and this appears to Freyja." replied Mitchell.
"Have Atlantis beam me directly to where Loki is at." ordered O'Neill, "You two guard this room with your life."
Two minutes later O'Neill beamed into Beckett's Lab. Loki was getting used to the changes he had underwent. O'Neill realized he looked a little taller.
"Why didn't you tell me Loki?" yelled O'Neill.
Loki looking up, "I assume you found a way into my ships vault."
"Yes we did, and you have Thor in stasis?" asked O'Neill.
"Along with my mate Freyja. I choose not to tell you until I knew this procedure would work." replied Loki, "I will need your help when I revive Thor. He was put in stasis against his will."
"Please explain from the beginning." replied O'Neill.
"Thor was on board the Odyssey and beamed back to Orilla to activate the detonation. I was able to beam him out and into stasis on board my ship before Orilla detonated, escaping to Hyperspace under the cover of the implosion." explained Loki.
"Good job! I guess Freyja is self explanatory." replied O'Neill, "Let's go wake Thor up. You should have told me immediately."
"I do apologize O'Neill, I wanted to be sure this procedure would work." replied Loki.
The team beamed over to Loki's ship. Beckett was preparing his lab, to replace Thor with his original DNA.
"Alright wake him up Loki." ordered O'Neill.
Loki pushed a few controls on the console. Thor's stasis pod opened up. Thor raising gently, confused about where he is at, spotting Loki.
"Loki what have you done?" asked Thor, "O'Neill you are here? Where am I?"
"Loki kidnapped you, and put you in stasis while he searched for a cure." replied O'Neill.
Thor blinking, "Loki, you appear different, what have you done."
"I have done nothing but preserved your life, as the noblest of our race." replied Loki, "The people of Earth have found the cure. I have received the first treatment of a series that will take me back prior to our cloning."
"O'Neill what have you done?" asked Thor.
"I knew at least one Asgard would use any measure to escape death, we caught Loki here this morning. Dr. Beckett has found a way to replace your DNA with your original DNA of your people." replied O'Neill.
"How is this possible?" asked Thor.
"This ship is docked at Atlantis which is back on Earth, we found a genetics lab on it, and stuff on your DNA. Anyway let's get you to Beckett so he can begin your treatments and I guess you better get Freyja as well. Thor there is much to catch you up on, and will spend as much time as needed doing so." replied O'Neill.
The next morning, Thor arrived in O'Neill's office. O'Neill and Jackson spent the the morning catching Thor up on everything that had transpired since he entered stasis. Thor agreed to O'Neill's plan to bring the Vanir to Atlantis to keep an eye on them and to help rebuild the Asgard. Thor was impressed with everything the people of Earth has accomplished while he was in stasis.
Loki entered the office, escorted by Teal'c, "I have contacted the Vanir, they will meet your team at the stargate you provided in two days. They would like for myself and Thor, to be there as well to show the procedure is real."
"Excellent SG-1 and PJ-1 will accompany the both of you." replied O'Neill.
Atlantis was busy preparing quarters for the Asgard for when they arrived. Freyja was assisting in this endeavor providing recommendations on items for them. The three Asgard received their second round of treatments, they were noticeably different.
Two days later on P2A-221 SG-1, PJ-1 Thor and Loki were waiting for the Vanir to arrive, when two figures in mechanical suits beam down near the gate to them.
"Loki, you have changed, so have you Thor." came a voice from one of the suited individuals.
"Please remove the suit so we see you." asked Thor.
The two individuals removed their suits.
"Sol, and Mani it has been a long time." welcomed Loki.
"Our scans show us that your message was true. The children of the Ancients have found our cure?" asked Sol.
"Yes they have shown their true friendship to our people." replied Thor.
"How do you intend for us to travel to Earth from here?" asked Mani.
"We will dial the gate, this will take you to a station we have between the Pegasus and Milky Way galaxies, once there you will enter a gate to the Milky Way. When you exit the stargate you will be on a planet we call Corlan, and form there we will dial Earth. Is that acceptable?" asked Mitchell.
"How is this possible? A stargate can not traverse that great of a distance without a tremendous power system. This gate does not have such a system." asked Sol.
"We have learned much over the years, we have established this system without the need for the power system." replied Jackson
Loki nodded, "Daniel Jackson speaks the truth, that is how we traveled here."
"Yes, that will work." replied Mani.
"Mani and Sol, Thor will be using a scanner he has brought along to watch for any devices that we will need to ask you to leave here." explained Jackson.
"We understand our meeting last time Jackson was not on a pleasant note." replied Sol, "Please understand our actions have been driven by out desperation to save our people, that same desperation will have us accept your requirements."
"Please have the others begin beaming down." ordered Mitchell.
"Very well." replied Sol.
Daniel activated the stargate for the bridge network, as several hundred Vanir began to beam in. The Vanir began exiting their suits, and the suits began to beam out.
Sol explained, "The suits and our technology will return to our planet, if we ever need them again we can call on them."
The Vanir began to enter the gate. True to their word they carried no weapons, only some data crystals with their recorded knowledge they turned over to Thor to review. two hours later, four hundred seventy three Vanir were being escorted to the quarters they had setup. Thor and Loki had been instructed in how to use the machine, to assist Dr. Beckett in performing the procedures, as it would take considerable amount of time to complete. Thor determined that it would take at least 8 Earth months before completing the procedures.