Gen. O'Neill, and Woolsey watched as the Tel'tak approached Pacifica.
"Not as grand as Atlantis, but it will do." replied O'Neill.
Woolsey nodding, "A little odd with the single tower on it."
"Thor has some Asgard who are going to relocate here and begin construction of new facilities here. Designs I have seen are going to bring in two new levels similar to the existing base for additional docks." replied O'Neill.
The Tel'tak landed on a pier. An escort was their to guide them to the closest transporter. In the operations room, they found Gen. Caldwell, Col. Lorne, Col. Carter, Col. Ellis, and Col. Emerson.
"Like the place General." greeted O'Neill.
"We still need to do some sprucing up around here." replied Caldwell, "Let's move to the conference room."
Everyone settling into the conference room.
"So what's your plan Gen. Caldwell.?" asked Woolsey.
"Daedalus and Apollo will get shore leave. Those ships are going to be overhauled with a new launcher system for the Hyperspace and Phase missiles. It allows for loading independently the Mark IX Warheads, and the Transport Warhead." replied Caldwell.
"The Hammond is ready to return to Tolanna to search for any salvageable technology." replied Carter.
"That will be delayed a little bit Colonel. Your crew will get shore leave as well, however you have an assignment before that to work with Dr. McKay. He believes he can duplicate the Hyperspace block that the Orin generated. He will join your crew and you will work with Odyssey to test. If it works it would give us a significant advantage in battle to keep ships from running." replied Caldwell.
"Yes sir! That would be significant tool in our arsenal." replied Carter.
"The Odyssey is to bring the Sun Tzu to Pacifica to see if we can repair or salvage the ship." ordered Caldwell, "Then provide assistance to Hammond and Dr. McKay, I believe your the guinea pig."
Emerson, "Yes Sir! As long as they are not shooting at us sir."
"Gen. O'Neill, I have sent a number of plans to you on advanced ships we would like to build." suggested Caldwell.
"The first BC-306 is down to 52 days. Mani of the Asgard has created a number of mining drones that are hard at work. Two of them are generating five tons of Naquadah a day from our asteroid on the Moon. It is proving to be worth the trouble it caused a few years ago. Trinium we're producing about 1 ton currently a day, we are looking at a few additional worlds where we can increase that production. Neutronium is proving to be the most difficult, we've found one site so far, but we are only producing about 100 pounds a day. The CC-307 Construction Carrier that you and Dr. Simpson suggested, Thor has completed the designs of it, we will produce one of those after the BC-306, is completed. The I.O.A. is considering a couple of off world bases. Also the CF-308 Cargo ship design is nearly complete." replied O'Neill.
"With the F-306, we should be able to deal with the Lucien Alliance much easier, with all of our assets here in the Milky Way." replied Caldwell.
"Yes for the next six months at least we will be avoiding Pegasus. We are seeing the wraith have become quite active. It appears our subspace bursts are too small for them to detect, so all of our satellites we planted inside Pegasus are fully functional." replied O'Neill.
"So in six months we'll be returning to Pegasus to deal with the wraith further?" asked Ellis.
"Yes Colonel, your time there is not over. We will deal with the wraith and end the threat of them for good." replied Caldwell, "We can not afford to have them leave Pagsus."
"Thor is working on a special design, the EX-310 Explorer. It will be based around the Destiny Design, with multiple Neutrino-ion Generators, and with a functional wormhole drive. It will deliver Supergates to the other galaxies for us, along with research facilities to investigate everything we can imagine, it will be the largest ship in the Earth Force fleet." replied O'Neill.
"A fully functional wormhole drive?" asked Carter.
"Yes McKay, Zalenka and some Asgard are working on it. In order for it to be stable, we're going to need a power system similar to the N.I.G. on Atlantis." explained O'Neill.
"Pacifica is going to need considerable work to bring us up to full capabilities." replied Caldwell.
O'Neill nodding, "Yes once resources are resolved, we want to begin production of ships here as well. A number of Asgard will be relocating here on board the Beckett, to begin repair and expanding the facilities here." explained O'Neill.
"The Beckett?" asked Lorne.
"Yes they renamed their ship after Dr. Beckett, who figured out how to save their race." explained O'Neill, "They like naming ships after us."
"Any chance we could get one of those N.I.G.s?" asked Caldwell.
"The Asgard has something planned for that. It's different from what we have on Atlantis, but you don't have a tower to put it in." replied O'Neill, "In addition it's to be extended as part of a weapon system. The goal will be to have nine dry docks for building ships, and additional docking ports for a total of eighteen ships to be docked."
"How large of a fleet are we going to build?" asked Caldwell.
Woolsey leaned forward, "China, Russia, England, France, India, and Germany will each be receiving a F-306, each under your command General. The U.S. will be building an additional six F-306's, the F-310, F-307, and probably several F-308's."
"Originally the Asgard wanted to create a number of ships as well, however the F-310 Explorer has peaked their interest. They will provide a number of personal to make up the crew." explained O'Neill.
"So we will have twelve F-306's, one F-310, one F-307, and four F-304's in our fleet?" asked Caldwell.
"Initially yes, however that may grow." replied Woolsey.
"Why is the I.O.A. coughing up the money all of sudden?" asked Caldwell.
"They are not, at least no more than usual. However the cost have dramatically reduce. Atlantis has automated facilities for building these ships. The mining drones have significantly cut costs. Then the N.I.G. has removed the cost of powering S.G.C. entirely." replied Woolsey.
"Even the costs of maintaining a war against the wraith have dramatically been reduced, with the Bridge network established again, and not maintaining a base in Pegasus." replied Woolsey, "As effective as the Mark IV Hyperspace and Phase missiles have proven to be reduced damage and cost."
"Gen. O'Neill, you said some fun times were ahead, but you really meant it." replied Caldwell.
O'Neill grinning, "Oh they are interesting. Get your ships upgraded, and if Rodney's Hyperspace block works then we can get that installed as well. We're going to need it against the the Lucian Alliance. I want to put them out of business."
"Yes Sir!" replied Caldwell.
The meeting ended, Caldwell was showing Woolsey around Pacifica.
"General, guess I will see you in about another week." whispered Carter.
"Yes Colonel, guess will be another week. Just glad to have you home in the Milky Way." replied O'Neill.
"I can use some down time. Things have been busy." replied Carter.
"Well I'll make sure to have you nice hot bath, with scented candles, and bubbles that you like for when you return. We'll get out to my cabin to get away." grinned O'Neill.
"Your the best sir!" replied Carter.
O'Neill and Woolsey made their way back to the Tel'tak, and returned to Atlantis.
The next day, O'Neill and Woolsey, with Dr. Miller, Rush, Thor, Landry and Davis were meeting in the conference room.
"Is this the only conference room on Atlantis?" asked O'Neill.
"No there are many others." replied Davis.
"Colonel, do any of them have a view?" asked O'Neill.
"I believe a few do sir." replied Davis.
"Let's try to have a few meetings in those rooms sometime." ordered O'Neill.
"Will work on that sir." replied Davis.
"OK, Dr. Miller it's your show now." replied O'Neill.
"One of the things that I was searching for in the newly opened Repository of Knowledge, is a way from these remote galaxies to be able to connect back to Atlantis. A Z.P.M. could handle a single connection back to Atlantis, from a few of the galaxies, but there is a no way for it to have enough power for the galaxies that are more than 50 million light years away. What I discovered, is we have the ability to open a reverse wormhole using the gate here on Atlantis." explained Miller.
"A reverse wormhole?" asked Landry, "Wormholes are one direction only."
"Yes wormholes are one direction only, but that doesn't mean the power to create that wormhole has to originate from the sending side. We have seen many occasions where a wormhole can pull power from the receiving side of the wormhole to keep the stargate active for more than thirty eight minutes. The Ancients built this capability into the stargates. Now with the additional power we have, here at Atlantis we are able to dial a stargate within one billion lightyears, but we also have the ability to initiate a protocol within the gate to establish a wormhole to any of those gates in reverse. We can provide the power that establishes the wormhole, but it would be connected so that Atlantis is the receiving side." explained Miller.
"The Asgard have studied the Stargates for a considerable time, however we were missing a piece in our research. Atlantis's dialing computer, is unique. It is the only piece that seems to have protocol available to perform this reverse wormhole." explained Thor.
"We could send teams to any number of planets in any number of galaxies, but to get them back we have to do a reverse wormhole for them to return?" asked Landry.
"Yes General. Unfortunately there is no other way to connect back here." explained Miller.
"I'm working on a subspace communicator based on the Ancient Long Range communicator, that will send data bursts, instead of a person mentally over those distances." explained Rush, "I am close, it's trying to get the unit small enough for teams to carry that is the problem."
"What's needed to test this?" asked Davis.
"Just to dial one of those eight chevron addresses for a planet out there from the Atlantis dialing computer first, to establish a wormhole to send a drone through. Then wait five minutes and open a connection back, and have the drone return." replied Miller.
"That's it?" asked Landry.
"That's it." replied O'Neill.
"When can we test it?" asked Landry.
"Any time we want." replied O'Neill.
"We're setup to give it a try. We have a planet that is identified as having Neutronium planned for dialing." replied Miller.
"What is our goal here?" asked Woolsey.
"Finding the resources we need to build. We first observe and then we explore, if we find any sign of life we leave. If it is uninhabited then we can send in mining drones." replied O'Neill.
"We are making use of an Ancient technology called a Kino that came up in the database. Apparently pretty simple to make, that is basically a surveillance drone." replied Rush.
"Shall we head to operations and give it a try?" asked Miller.
"Yes." replied Landry.
Everyone walked over to the operations control. Dr. Miller gave the technician the go ahead to dial a pre-selected gate address.
"This gate is in Galaxy G24-871, on M4R-112. It is rich in Neutronium according to the database." replied Miller.
The gate began dialing, digitally locking in the address, as the eighth chevron locked the stargate activated.
"Power drain on the N.I.G.?" asked Miller.
Technician, "10% dip in power."
"Dr. Rush release the Kino please." ordered Miller.
Rush went in front of the gate. Releasing a round device that floated through the event horizon. Rush was controlling it through a tablet. Walking back up to the operations.
"We are receiving telemetry. Atmosphere is tolerable oxygen and nitrogen mix, only trace amounts of carbon. Temperature is cold, negative twenty degrees." informed Rush.
"Shutdown the gate." instructed Miller.
"Now we will dial it again, but using the command for a reverse connection. If this works Rush will be able to control the Kino back through the gate to us here." informed Miller. Instructing the technician in how to dial the gate in reverse.
Rush explained, "The Kino has been programmed to complete a full three hundred sixty degree recording of everything around it, including all audio, and it will detect for life signs, but it is short range only." The gate reactivated but showing red lights around the gate.
"The red indicates this is a reverse wormhole." explained Miller, "Rush is now bringing the Kino back through."
The kino exited from the stargate, Rush there to grab it. Dr. Miller instructed the technician to shut it down.
"Shall we use the hologram display to view the footage?" asked Dr. Rush.
"Sure thing, let's see what it found." replied O'Neill.
They entered the display, Rush tapped a few buttons, and a cold desolate landscape appeared. Everyone was surprised by the detail. The stargate appeared to stand in the center of a plain, with no visible terrain above the snow line. The vortex of the wormhole had destroy a portion of a snowbank near the gate.
Davis shocked, "Look up!" Overhead was the night sky, with no lights hindering the view, the stargate was located on a moon, around a gas giant with rings. As impressive of a sight as that was in the night sky, it was the splendor of the billions of stars that one could see overhead.
"We're probably the first humans to see this." replied Dr. Miller.
"The guys in the Astrophysics lab you found Dr. Rush are going to be all over this." Davis said.
"Landry your orders are to find us planets we can mine for the resources we need. Let's use get away from the Milky Way to find them." ordered O'Neill.
"I'll send PJ-1 through to investigate." replied Landry.
"Are we worried about damage from the mining?" asked Davis.
"Mani has designed the device to use our beaming technology to beam the raw resources from the ground. It also leaves enough material to prevent collapse. You should not even be able to tell the area has been mined." replied Thor.
"Once I have the long range communicator working we can send a mining drone through, and it can signal us when it needs to unload." replied Rush.
Meanwhile on the Hammond, Carter was working with Dr. McKay.
"So you think you can duplicate the effect Orin had on subspace?" asked Carter.
"I was able to record the disruption in subspace, and it's a repeating subspace signal. I've built this subspace transmitter it is adjustable in strength. I believe we can attune it to a radius that we want, the further away from Orin, we got the weaker the signal." explained McKay.
"OK the Odyssey is standing by our signal to try to pass us in hyperspace here." replied Carter.
"OK, activating the signal now. Asgard sensors are showing it's only effecting a five kilometer range. Adjusting it now, we're at two hundred kilometers. Have them jump now." replied McKay.
Carter to the bridge, "Signal Odyssey."
Sensors showed Odyssey entering hyperspace and once they enter the effected area, dropped out of hyperspace.
"Congratulations Rodney, I think it works." replied Carter.
"We need to run some more tests, and I'm trying to figure out how to test this with a stargate, I do not want another Attero device." replied McKay.