Émission TV: Stargate SG-1 - 9x15
Previously on Stargate SG1.
The Rand Protectorate and the Caledonian Federation have been locked in a state of cold war for decades.
This is insane.
Soren's forces are moving in on this facility.
I can get you to the Stargate, but we have to go now.
I'm not blind, Leda, I know that you and Daniel have grown close during his convalescence.
Jared, it's not what you think.
I�ve seen entire planets wiped out because they refused to follow the Ori.
If a prior visit your world...
Leave.
What's up ?
Incoming wormhole from Tagalas A Jarrod Kane is requesting to be let through� says he needs to speak to you and it's urgent On radio Jarrod�this is Daniel� What's wrong?
Dr Jackson�I have very little time I've gained access to the Stargate without my governments authorization� Please allow me to come through� I am alone and unarmed Open the Iris Ok Jarrod�its safe to come through� Stand down Doctor Jackson Jarrod�this is Lt Col.
Cameron Mitchell Tagalas Post-apocalyptic war and superpowers of deep seeded political differences� that Jarrod Kane�nice to meet you.
Your Government stopped responding to our communicates months ago� We assumed that you� Completely destroyed each other ?
Not quite yet I was gonna say no longer wanted our help�but that'll do� No�the Rand protectorate is still struggling to rebuild and defend itself from the Caledonian Federation Ok�what's so urgent ?
Five months ago a man came through the Stargate� He called himself a Prior of the Ori� Here we go� Yes�we're aware of the priors and what they're preaching...
The prior wasn't just offering us religion� he offered us power In exchange for us embracing the Ori� he gave our government designs for a weapon that could be launched into orbit.
A satellite capable of giving us total domination over the Caledonian's Ok�assuming your people intend on building this weapon� How long before it's completed ?
24 hours ago, a Caledonian military outpost was completely vaporized in a demonstration� The weapon is already operational.
How long until your government makes its next move ?
Our president has given their leader, Minister Casket a dead line of five days After that if the Caledonians don't surrender to Rand occupation, they'll be destroyed And the prior instructed you to do this ?
Rand has been a disarray since the missile attacks last year� intelligence reports were filtering in that said the Caledonians were preparing a full scale ground assault they were going to invade and attempt to topple what was left of Rand once and for all.
Caledonian wasn't interested in hearing from this prior ?
The prior asked our leaders if he could spread his word to the Caledonians as well.
Course they would never accept anything that the Rand was already embracing� President Nadal explained that to the prior he said anyone who did not accept Origin must be destroyed� Man, these guys have got a bottomless bag of tricks, don't they?
I'm guessing it was also the prior that convinced your people that having a relationship with us was no longer necessary� It was already clear your government wasn't going to offer us the type of weapons and technology this prior was offering us You see, we weren't just on the verge of suffering defeat at the hands of the Caledonians.
We were on the verge of collapsing as a nation.
But now after what you told me, these Ori's and their priors� I fear that may have been a better way to go We appreciate your situation, but� what exactly did you want from us?
These are the earlier schematics of the weapon unfortunately, they are not complete, the prior gave us step by step instructions, in stages� Making sure he kept ya under his thumb He said it was so he could make sure each stage was completed properly before we moved on to the next It was the best I could do under the circumstances access became restricted soon after some of us in government voiced our disapproval about building the weapon You wish us to destroy the weapon It's the only chance we have to stop things before they go too far Just to be clear, you're doing this to save Caledonians you don't hate them for bombing your country, and killing some of your people?
I do.
But I refuse to see anymore lives be they Rand or Caledonian senselessly lost due to archaic prejudices of religious extremists this has to stop Would you excuse us for a moment ?
What are we doing ?
Talking privately.
I'm sure General Landry won't mind.
You want the big chair ?
Not me, I'll sit here Sam, he's in Washington Yeah Fine Let me just start by saying that a lot of this is actually our fault There wouldn't have been a war on Tagalus if we hadn't have gone there in the first place General O'Neill probably said it best the minute we step through the gates we're sticking our collective noses where they don't belong We did offer to help them rebuild An offer they eventually declined Because they were being influenced by a prior And this satellite thing takes it to a whole new level, the Ori are now arming their followers Who says they won't eventually help them build ships capable of attacking other planets ?
We need to nip this Tran squarely in the bud So what, we just fly in there and blow it up?
Yeah unless you have a better idea All Tagalans both Rand and Caledonial alike deserve to know the truth If we, tell them what we know, who the Ori really are they might be convinced to dismantle this weapon themselves.
You think they'll listen ?
Let's just propose it to Kane, and see if Rand will hear us out So can we use these plans to build ourselves, a satellite like that ?
These plans are incomplete, it's not even clear what's powering the weapon Kane did say they were early schematics So not useful ?
Well, enough to see that it's not very efficient For example These capacitors take several minutes to store enough power to fire the weapon and then again before it can repeat Wow, you'd think, Ori weapon would be more advanced ?
Well the Ori might have designed it for them but Rand still had to build it using the resources and technology at their disposal Now remember that it wouldn't take much by our standards to give Rand vast military superiority over Caledonia Then it can be easily destroyed If these plans are an accurate indication Right, so we'll take Prometheus for this It shouldn't be a problem The satellite appears to be a predominantly offensive weapon No defences Well its stands to reason Rand knows that Caledonia has nothing even close to capable of reaching orbit.
Although Their do appear to be sensors built into the targeting system so our approach may be detected The Prometheus is protected by Asgard shield technology Exactly Now as I said Even if they do see us coming the weapon will take a few minutes to charge up We should be able to emerge from hyperspace and take a shot at it before it can respond If for any reason it doesn't go well, we jump back into Hyperspace Anything yet ?
Give them some time they seemed shocked that you were here I'm sure they were You don't think they'll listen to us ?
Our people suffered greatly after the war They needed to believe there was a reason for what was happening to them And the prior provided that he said our suffering was a test to see who was worthy Well if it makes you feel any better your planet's not alone Kane, I have to ask Leda ?
Five months ago, while Rand was deciding wether to accept Origin or not a disease swept through the country thousands became deathly ill The prior said those who believed and embraced the Ori would be cured That's when people everywhere started accepting them as Gods We watched so many, barter away their beliefs in exchange for their lives But Leda, she ...
she refused to accept it I am sorry Dr Jackson, we just received a communicate from the Rand government They wanna talk This isn't exactly what I had in mind What happens if your people don't hear from us I told them to proceed with destroying the weapon President Nadal Senator Kane This is Dr Daniel Jackson I know who he is I'm here representing Earth on a diplomatic mission I'm here to officially inform you, Jarrod Kane, you are under arrest for treason Excuse me ?
You allowed us to come here under false pretenses ?
Dr Daniel Jackson, your government has knowingly harbored a felon as well it seems they are in possession of top secret documents vital to the security of this country As of now, you are both considered enemies of the state And will be detained until trial can be set Approaching the planet, Sir Prepare to lock on Dr Jackson's locating beacon the moment we drop out of hyperspace Yes Sir I guess I can assume that any kind of trial will be rigged ?
Honestly, we'll be lucky to get that far President Nadal has been paranoid about Caledonian spies for some time now because I betrayed him this way he ...
May assume I'm also part of that network Great I don't suppose your country has any laws against torture No I applaud your courage Kane Commander Pernaux, Dr Jackson Dr Jackson ...
Yeah I got it What I don't understand is why you came back Dr Jackson and I felt there were something's the Rand people needed to know The only thing I need to know are the names of those among us who are working for the Caledonians Just because I went to Earth for help doesn't mean I've also given information to the Caledonians or know who might have Earth is responsible for our current state of affairs turning to them is the act of a desperate man, Kane Kane turned to us in the hopes of preventing you from making a catastrophic mistake The priors are not telling you everything about the Ori you need to hear me out before you use that weapon to wipe out the Caledonians So you admit, you sympathize with Caledonia That's not what he's saying How the next few days unfold is entirely up to you But until I find out who else is working with you I guarantee neither of you will know a moment's peace I have a signal from Dr Jackson's locator beacon Beam him directly on to the bridge I take it this means, things aren't going so well Coupled with the fact that we haven't heard from him since he left two days ago We have located the satellite Lock on target This will be perceived as an act of aggression against Rand We could be risking any chance of negotiating for Danie's safe return Commander Mr.
President, the satellite sensors have detected a ship closing in on its position Target has been acquired Sir We've got the satellite datarights we can hail them and ask for Dr Jackson in exchange That would not accomplish the goal of this mission Jackson knew it might come to this, he told us to proceed no matter what He wouldn't want us to trade his life for thousands, possibly millions of Caledonians Well it's your call Colonels all I'm asking is that you make up your minds quickly Sir, we're detecting a power build up from within the satellite Its altitude is changing We're being targeted Send general quarters Full power to the forward shield generators and maintain course and speed Do it Fire Firing missiles Missiles detonated prior to impact target remains intact, Sir It looks like it's being protected by a shield defensive capabilities must have been added Ok, now what ?
Shields are holding Recommend firing a warning shot We have been attacked Commander, we must respond in kind Target the ship The Earth vessel has been targeted, weapons primed and ready Fire Evasive maneuvers, full military thrust Return fire, forward rail guns Sub light engines aren't responding Weapons are down, we've lost hull integrity and life support on decks 3 through 7 Seal'em off That blast cut through our shields at full strength I know.
I don't understand how Sensors detect that the weapon is recharging We've only got minutes Hyperdrive status ?
Hyper drive is offline Hull integrity is too unstable Medical teams reported 4 casualties, 8 crew members still unaccounted for That thing can only fire at one target at a time Go.
Scramble the blue squadron Lets see if we can do some damage in cloak Tracking multiple smaller ships attacking the satellite The shield is holding By the grace of the gods 30 seconds till weapon is primed and ready Target the large vessel again It's no use blue leader.
We're not getting through Keep at it boys Lt, I need sub-light engines now I'm trying Sir.
Auxiliary systems aren't kicking in They can't.
The two main power relays have been damaged Can it be repaired ?
We need to reroute power through the bypass conduits Here, we should get limited sub-light capability back Marks, you're with Colonel Carter.
Go!
We need to get up two levels Captain !
The elevator's not safe !
Right, sorry.
I don't know what I was thinking Shields ?
Forward shields at 40% Divert all shield power to full regenerators Sir, sensors indicate that the weapon's reaching maximum power All hands brace for impact This damn thing shield is not weakening I got you !
Are you alright ?
My arm Bridge this is Carter, can you beam us up to auxiliary control room 2 ?
Negative Colonel, control room no longer has life support The larger vessel appears to be disabled shall I broadcast a call for surrender ?
The book of Origin tells us that enemies of the Ori show no mercy in their attempts to draw us away from the path We must face this attack with all the strength we have been given Finish them Prometheus, this is blue leader, request status report Uh, not to good right now blue leader Can we assist ?
Negative blue leader, negative.
Docking bays are too unstable for safe return Stand by for orders Roger that Bridge this is Carter.
We need deck 15 unsealed Unseal it if you can If the aft power control panel is still intact we should be able to rig the naquadah generator and re-route power to sub-light propulsion You have about two minute's Colonel It's not enough time sir !
Open a channel, broadcast on all frequencies Yes, Sir This is Colonel Lionel Pendergast of the Earth Vessel Prometheus, calling the Rand protectorate Your attack on our vessel has severely damaged our engines and rendered our weapons systems inoperable we are willing to negotiate the terms of our surrender Rand protectorate this is the Earth vessel Prometheus, we wish to negotiate our surrender, repeat, we wish to negotiate our surrender Ok, fire it up !
Don't we need to test the power flow ?
No time But ...
I know, do it Alright, this is useless Blue Squadron, this is Blue Leader break off the attack and scramble formation between the Prometheus and the weapon Maybe one of us will get lucky and take the portion of the next shot I would not consider that lucky Colonel Mitchell Well, it could be for anybody aboard Prometheus President Nadal of the Rand Protectorate addressing the Earth vessel Please explain your blatant act of aggression against our nation Our actions have been misconstrued as hostile we are here to investigate why an emissary we sent to your planet, Dr Daniel Jackson, has ceased all communications with us And yet your first act upon entering our planets space was to fire on our defense satellite But we detected that your satellite was powering up and aiming at us, which we took to be the first act of aggression We merely responded in kind Now, we are no longer a threat to you I have people aboard this vessel who are in need of medical attention and I am venting atmosphere Please ...
Consider our request for surrender Keep your fingers crossed Your planet sent this ship to attack us I have no desire to take more lives you tell us what we want to know I will accept their surrender Who else was involved in this attack ?
What other actions are the Caledonians planning ?
We're not spies I came here to convince your people to dismantle this weapon yourselves before any of this became necessary Why would we do that ?
I have tried to explain Who helped you gain access to the Stargate?
I acted alone You are lying You are part of a spy network helping to supply the Caledonians with classified information Did you ever think that maybe the Caledonians are being leaked information because not everyone in your country agrees with what you're doing ?
The weapon is charged Wait please !
Just listen to me before you go murdering defenseless people We are the ones defending ourselves!
Your ship had attacked us !
Sensors detect that the weapon is fully charged Colonel Carter, I need good news now A couple of more minutes We don't have it Sam, I'm sorry.
Its over give me as much power as you can re-route power to the shields and give me all functioning internal asgard beaming sensors back online Sir ?
We're abandoning ship Begin the evacuation orders I want all personnel to beam down the planets surface find me a nice, open field anywhere in Caledonia Yes, Sir And broadcast the location to all the active sensor sites uh, this is the Prometheus, to all X-302'S We have begun our evacuation I advise you get clear of the ship and meet us at the rendez-vous coordinates on the planet Affirmative Prometheus I'll handle all the final transport commands everyone else to report to the nearest beam out site Lets go people that's an order !
Move !
Sir, I ...
Go on get out of here !
Get out here !
Go, if I don't finish tying this in we'll run out of power before everyone can be beamed off Go !
We must not fail the Gods.
We must embrace our destiny.
Fire the weapon !
Wait !!
No !!
Ah hell The earth vessel has been destroyed The loss of your people is regrettable but your planet, and the Caledonians, must know our resolve You know full well the Caledonians would rather sacrifice themselves than submit you'll be forced to commit Genocide and destroy them A year ago they launched the first strike against us they obviously had no problem with doing the same When does it stop ?
When do we stop killing each other over wars started by our fathers, and their father's fathers before them ?
This is no longer about Rand or Caledonia It is ...
we need to set aside our differences and fight the threat of the Ori together Goran how long have we known each other ?
Please, believe what Dr Jackson has told you about them With my own eyes, I saw the prior bring the satellite to life merely by touching it with his staff, neither Rand nor Caledonia have the technology capable of resisting such power what choice do we have ?
Oh ...
look !
I can't make you any promises but we have already developed a machine that neutralizes the prior's powers Now as far as we know they've only been able to travel within our galaxy by use of the Stargate and you can either bury your gate or we could teach you to build an iris system like ours Nadal has lost all sense of reason, The Book of Origin is just one big lie meant to seduce us into meaningless worship The Ori just want to use us and killing in their name is not self defense it's murder !
We were monitoring the entire exchange to our knowledge 76 crew were recovered in Caledonian territory There are over 115 people aboard that ship Do you have any sort of a manifest, a list of names we can compare to those recovered Not on me, no So where are our people ?
The transport arrived moments ago Teal'c !
Cameron !
Sam.
You are a sight for sore eyes It is good to see you alive, Colonel Carter We feared the worst Where is Pendergast ?
He wasn't with us Our security forces did extensive sweeps of the area where you appeared no other survivors were found This is Minister Chaska leader of the Caledonian federation I'm thankful you survived such a tragic event, Colonel I hope we can offer you and your crew some comfort here She's pretty much up to speed on what's going on We were of course praying for your success but with the destruction of your vessel I fear that any hope for a peaceful solution to this crisis has been lost And you will not surrender ?
Our people would rather die than live under Rand rule We will retaliate against any attack with the full forces at our disposal Any word ?
Nothing The Rand government continues to deny any knowledge of Daniel Jackson's existence Our contacts tell us he was seen alive in the Rand command bunker during the exchange with your ship he's not been seen since Any progress here ?
Well these satellite schematics are far more detailed than the ones Kane provided As we saw first hand shields were added later in the design process I'm still not sure what's powering it or how it was able to penetrate our asgard design shields But there is one bit of good news According to this, all commands for the satellite originate from Rand's main control facility and maintaining a field around the satellite is a huge power drain so it's only activated when a threat is detected Are you saying the Prometheus was destroyed because we hesitated to power when we dropped out of hyperspace ?
We hesitated out of concern for the safe return of Daniel Jackson We also hesitated to leave once our weapons weren't effective However it seems that you are saying if we were to destroy the Rand control facility the weapon itself would become vulnerable to attack ?
Then we could take a 302 back up there and finish the job No the Rand facility is part of an underground bunker complex that was strong enough to survive our last missile attack since then Rand as developed an early warning radar system and anti assault defenses Wait up What about sabotage ?
You said you had people on the inside.
Our agents have already made several attempts Security is too tight for them to mount any sort of effective strike Actually, we don't have to hit the bunker itself to knock out satellite control If we can sever the link between the facility and the weapon even temporarily You're talking about an EM pulse Even a small one detonated in the atmosphere above the facility should interfere with their ability to control the satellite.
EM pulse ?
It would disable their electronic devices.
They'd be totally blind For a short time You possess such technology ?
You wouldn't have suggested it if you didn't have something in mind Well, like most discoveries it was a bit of an accident After the battle with Anubis's fleet over Antarctica small random EM fields were detected by the Prometheus during the clean up took us a while to figure out Are you gonna tell me that an X-302 gives off an EM pulse when it blows up ?
It was one of the things I was working on at Area 51 We think it has something to do with a concussive force interfering with the artificial gravity field generated by the inertial dampeners.
So how do we remote fly a 302 over there and blow it up ?
We don't have to, All we have to do is harvest the inertial dampener and rig it to one of the Caledonian missiles What about the anti-assault defenses ?
We use that same 302s radar jamming technology to make your missile invisible to Rand Still if this does not work as you're planning it will be seen as an offensive against Rand President Nadal will surely respond by stepping up the deadline for our surrender and he'll use the satellite weapon against us.
This will work I don't know what to say.
How to take it all back� I shouldn't have come to you� Look right now we just have to believe that there are survivors� You think that's really possible?
The Prometheus has beaming technology� Had� Beaming technology.
Whatever that is� Look the bottom line is we can't lose focus on why we came back here in the first place� I mean�there has to be a way out of this�and I got the feeling Pernaux was listening to us� Daniel� Look I know the history between the Caledonian and Rand makes things seem impossible but� sometimes an outside perspective helps� In the past I've found that the key to these types of disputes is to�to get both parties on equal footing just to� to get the process of talking going again� Do you ever give up?
Not until I'm dead� And sometimes not even then� Intelligence is reporting visual confirmation of a missile launch from Caledonia.
Early warning systems detect no missile entering our airspace� One missile?
So it seems.
Possibly testing.
They're not going to surrender� They're preparing a missile launch, preemptive first strike, given the Earths attack on our satellites failed�.
You don't know that�they still have two days until the deadline� Get me minister Chaska.
President Nadal is online for you ma'am� It doesn't look like they've employed counter measures�radar jamming is working� The timing is too coincidental�I suspect he has spies who witnessed the launch� You'll need to stall�or else they'll activate the weapons shield out or sheer paranoia� Patch him through� President Nadal�this is Minister Chaska�Mr.
President� if you're calling about the recent missile launch please forgive me�I should have called you�immediately� The launch was entirely accidental�it seems there was some confusion when new launch code protocols were issued recently� Obviously�the pay load was detonated as soon as we realized what had happened� Needless to say�everyone here is a little on edge as of late�but thankfully we have ample precautions in place to prevent such an occurrence from being a threat� Indeed.
Minister Chaska� your military's incompetence does concern me� the reason I am calling is to discuss the impending dead line.
I see�our government is still in the process of debating its options� As promised we will give you an answer by the designated dead line� I'm sorry the decision has not been easier for you.
We shall talk again soon.
Air command this is blue leader�we are wheels up.
Roger that�package is on it's way we are 30 seconds from detonation over target.
Nice Job He didn't believe a word of it� Getting a report from coastal monitoring base 4� maybe visual of an incoming missile.
Why isn't it showing up on our radar?
Sir satellite sensors are detecting a single small ship on.
Approach...
possibly on of the Earth fighters that landed in Caledonia� Activate the missile shields� What just happened?
I don't know we lost power, all systems are down� Back up power is supposed to be isolated� The systems that activate it are down.
We can't control the satellite.
Well get it back.
Get me a radio and a phone in here that works!
Right away sir.
Blue leader this is base�package has been delivered, window of opportunity is now open.
Roger that� we have cleared the atmosphere...
2 minutes from weapons range� Power outage�which seems to be limit around the command facility.
To our knowledge�the Caledonians do not possess the technology required to do this..such a weapon could only be given to them by your people.
I hope so.
How can we undo this�you tell me now� Or I'll have you executed� Based on it's speed and trajectory the earth ship will reach the satellite in less that one minute� Do you think if the Ori were true goes they would allow the Caledonians to do this?
Look I understand your fear of the prior and why you feel you have no choice but there is another way out of this.
What would you have me do?
Let me use the Radio�I can contact the ship that's about to destroy the satellite and get them to call it off�.
Why would you do this?
Because I still believe a peaceful compromise can be reached out of all this.
I'm listening.
This is Daniel Jackson come in, please Whoever's flying the 302 if you can hear me please respond This is Daniel Jackson, come in please Jackson go ahead Mitchell ?
Yeah, you ok ?
For the moment you ?
Well, all things considered...
Listen me and Teal'c are getting ready to bag ourselves an evil Ori satellite Yeah, so glad I caught you.
Listen the Rand want to offer the Caledonians a deal Really ?
May I ?
Please Daniel, this is Sam Hey Sam, good to hear your voice Yours too I'm here with minister Chaska of the Caledonian Federation We'd like to know what Rand is offering In exchange for leaving the satellite intact Rand is offering Caledonia the Stargate Rand is offering the gate and a limited cease fire so all those from Caledonia who do not want to follow Origin and wish to seek refuge on another planet may do so They want us to leave our home , our planet Jackson,are you sure about this?
I got a clean shot at this thing and I am in favor of taking it Listen Rand built the satellite in less than a year and I can tell you their resolve is pretty steady, If we blow this one up they're just going to build another as far as the Caledonians go well Sam you're just gonna have to explain to them that the Priors may not give them much choice regardless of what Rand decides to do I've seen the priors wipe out entire planets for refusing to follow the Ori You will not fight them with us ?
Well we would try but honestly there's only so much we can do Will the Prior not follow us where ever we go ?
Maybe, but for now Look this offer is not going to be on the table long and I realize there's a lot to be worked out but at least it's a start At the very least the Rand now believe that you have the ability to disable the satellite whenever you want Which they will surely counter in time Tell Colonel Mitchell to call it off Blue leader, this is Carter Minister Chaska is requesting that you stand down Alright, Jackson but you folks better be damn sure about this back up power is online� satellite control has been re-established� sensors detect the earth ship is veering away from the target� activate the shields.
the ship is no longer a threat Power the weapon.
What ?
Target the Caledonian capital building.
Sir, perhaps we should take a moment.
you will abide by my authority� power the weapon now.
powering the weapon.
Our sensors detect the weapons shields have become active� Jackson, what's going on down there?
The satellite is powering up its weapon and targeting the planet.
we had a deal� President Nadal explain your actions immediately!
President Nadal !
You gave your word !
I gave my soul to the Ori...
who offered us all salvation, anyone who rejects that is a fool !
They are all Caledonians for god's sake, they all deserve to die, long before the prior showed us the path to enlightenment.
Shut down the satellite !
Don't listen to him !
Now !
Arrest the commander !
Stand down !
I won't let you do this Nadal.
Do as I say !
Put your weapons down!
Now!
Get a medical unit in here!
Go Go!
shut down the satellite He's dead� You heard him�the president is dead� the commander is the next in command� He's also the one who killed the president� The president violated an international treaty!
You wanna be the one responsible for destroying a city full of people when this goes to tribunal� shut it down now!
hang on�helps coming� the deal�will stand.
Hey.
Haven't seen you since the memorial service.
yeah� s'been a rough day.
so�where you been?
I umm�hand delivered General Landry's letter to Pendergast's wife and kids� they need to know that he died saving his crew� that his death mattered� Well� 76 people survived, that's a...
a testament to his leadership.
and yours� we never would have got off that planet if you hadn't brokered the deal� so I take it then�you haven't heard?
heard what?
soon after we left the talks broke down� And ?
And we've been unable to make contact with them, General Landry had the Daedalus reroute on its way back from Atlantis.
it seems the Caledonians weren't content to just leave their fair planet� they launched an attack� and Rand responded� The Stargate is presumed buried in the rubble.
rough day� rough day�
The Rand Protectorate and the Caledonian Federation have been locked in a state of cold war for decades.
This is insane.
Soren's forces are moving in on this facility.
I can get you to the Stargate, but we have to go now.
I'm not blind, Leda, I know that you and Daniel have grown close during his convalescence.
Jared, it's not what you think.
I�ve seen entire planets wiped out because they refused to follow the Ori.
If a prior visit your world...
Leave.
What's up ?
Incoming wormhole from Tagalas A Jarrod Kane is requesting to be let through� says he needs to speak to you and it's urgent On radio Jarrod�this is Daniel� What's wrong?
Dr Jackson�I have very little time I've gained access to the Stargate without my governments authorization� Please allow me to come through� I am alone and unarmed Open the Iris Ok Jarrod�its safe to come through� Stand down Doctor Jackson Jarrod�this is Lt Col.
Cameron Mitchell Tagalas Post-apocalyptic war and superpowers of deep seeded political differences� that Jarrod Kane�nice to meet you.
Your Government stopped responding to our communicates months ago� We assumed that you� Completely destroyed each other ?
Not quite yet I was gonna say no longer wanted our help�but that'll do� No�the Rand protectorate is still struggling to rebuild and defend itself from the Caledonian Federation Ok�what's so urgent ?
Five months ago a man came through the Stargate� He called himself a Prior of the Ori� Here we go� Yes�we're aware of the priors and what they're preaching...
The prior wasn't just offering us religion� he offered us power In exchange for us embracing the Ori� he gave our government designs for a weapon that could be launched into orbit.
A satellite capable of giving us total domination over the Caledonian's Ok�assuming your people intend on building this weapon� How long before it's completed ?
24 hours ago, a Caledonian military outpost was completely vaporized in a demonstration� The weapon is already operational.
How long until your government makes its next move ?
Our president has given their leader, Minister Casket a dead line of five days After that if the Caledonians don't surrender to Rand occupation, they'll be destroyed And the prior instructed you to do this ?
Rand has been a disarray since the missile attacks last year� intelligence reports were filtering in that said the Caledonians were preparing a full scale ground assault they were going to invade and attempt to topple what was left of Rand once and for all.
Caledonian wasn't interested in hearing from this prior ?
The prior asked our leaders if he could spread his word to the Caledonians as well.
Course they would never accept anything that the Rand was already embracing� President Nadal explained that to the prior he said anyone who did not accept Origin must be destroyed� Man, these guys have got a bottomless bag of tricks, don't they?
I'm guessing it was also the prior that convinced your people that having a relationship with us was no longer necessary� It was already clear your government wasn't going to offer us the type of weapons and technology this prior was offering us You see, we weren't just on the verge of suffering defeat at the hands of the Caledonians.
We were on the verge of collapsing as a nation.
But now after what you told me, these Ori's and their priors� I fear that may have been a better way to go We appreciate your situation, but� what exactly did you want from us?
These are the earlier schematics of the weapon unfortunately, they are not complete, the prior gave us step by step instructions, in stages� Making sure he kept ya under his thumb He said it was so he could make sure each stage was completed properly before we moved on to the next It was the best I could do under the circumstances access became restricted soon after some of us in government voiced our disapproval about building the weapon You wish us to destroy the weapon It's the only chance we have to stop things before they go too far Just to be clear, you're doing this to save Caledonians you don't hate them for bombing your country, and killing some of your people?
I do.
But I refuse to see anymore lives be they Rand or Caledonian senselessly lost due to archaic prejudices of religious extremists this has to stop Would you excuse us for a moment ?
What are we doing ?
Talking privately.
I'm sure General Landry won't mind.
You want the big chair ?
Not me, I'll sit here Sam, he's in Washington Yeah Fine Let me just start by saying that a lot of this is actually our fault There wouldn't have been a war on Tagalus if we hadn't have gone there in the first place General O'Neill probably said it best the minute we step through the gates we're sticking our collective noses where they don't belong We did offer to help them rebuild An offer they eventually declined Because they were being influenced by a prior And this satellite thing takes it to a whole new level, the Ori are now arming their followers Who says they won't eventually help them build ships capable of attacking other planets ?
We need to nip this Tran squarely in the bud So what, we just fly in there and blow it up?
Yeah unless you have a better idea All Tagalans both Rand and Caledonial alike deserve to know the truth If we, tell them what we know, who the Ori really are they might be convinced to dismantle this weapon themselves.
You think they'll listen ?
Let's just propose it to Kane, and see if Rand will hear us out So can we use these plans to build ourselves, a satellite like that ?
These plans are incomplete, it's not even clear what's powering the weapon Kane did say they were early schematics So not useful ?
Well, enough to see that it's not very efficient For example These capacitors take several minutes to store enough power to fire the weapon and then again before it can repeat Wow, you'd think, Ori weapon would be more advanced ?
Well the Ori might have designed it for them but Rand still had to build it using the resources and technology at their disposal Now remember that it wouldn't take much by our standards to give Rand vast military superiority over Caledonia Then it can be easily destroyed If these plans are an accurate indication Right, so we'll take Prometheus for this It shouldn't be a problem The satellite appears to be a predominantly offensive weapon No defences Well its stands to reason Rand knows that Caledonia has nothing even close to capable of reaching orbit.
Although Their do appear to be sensors built into the targeting system so our approach may be detected The Prometheus is protected by Asgard shield technology Exactly Now as I said Even if they do see us coming the weapon will take a few minutes to charge up We should be able to emerge from hyperspace and take a shot at it before it can respond If for any reason it doesn't go well, we jump back into Hyperspace Anything yet ?
Give them some time they seemed shocked that you were here I'm sure they were You don't think they'll listen to us ?
Our people suffered greatly after the war They needed to believe there was a reason for what was happening to them And the prior provided that he said our suffering was a test to see who was worthy Well if it makes you feel any better your planet's not alone Kane, I have to ask Leda ?
Five months ago, while Rand was deciding wether to accept Origin or not a disease swept through the country thousands became deathly ill The prior said those who believed and embraced the Ori would be cured That's when people everywhere started accepting them as Gods We watched so many, barter away their beliefs in exchange for their lives But Leda, she ...
she refused to accept it I am sorry Dr Jackson, we just received a communicate from the Rand government They wanna talk This isn't exactly what I had in mind What happens if your people don't hear from us I told them to proceed with destroying the weapon President Nadal Senator Kane This is Dr Daniel Jackson I know who he is I'm here representing Earth on a diplomatic mission I'm here to officially inform you, Jarrod Kane, you are under arrest for treason Excuse me ?
You allowed us to come here under false pretenses ?
Dr Daniel Jackson, your government has knowingly harbored a felon as well it seems they are in possession of top secret documents vital to the security of this country As of now, you are both considered enemies of the state And will be detained until trial can be set Approaching the planet, Sir Prepare to lock on Dr Jackson's locating beacon the moment we drop out of hyperspace Yes Sir I guess I can assume that any kind of trial will be rigged ?
Honestly, we'll be lucky to get that far President Nadal has been paranoid about Caledonian spies for some time now because I betrayed him this way he ...
May assume I'm also part of that network Great I don't suppose your country has any laws against torture No I applaud your courage Kane Commander Pernaux, Dr Jackson Dr Jackson ...
Yeah I got it What I don't understand is why you came back Dr Jackson and I felt there were something's the Rand people needed to know The only thing I need to know are the names of those among us who are working for the Caledonians Just because I went to Earth for help doesn't mean I've also given information to the Caledonians or know who might have Earth is responsible for our current state of affairs turning to them is the act of a desperate man, Kane Kane turned to us in the hopes of preventing you from making a catastrophic mistake The priors are not telling you everything about the Ori you need to hear me out before you use that weapon to wipe out the Caledonians So you admit, you sympathize with Caledonia That's not what he's saying How the next few days unfold is entirely up to you But until I find out who else is working with you I guarantee neither of you will know a moment's peace I have a signal from Dr Jackson's locator beacon Beam him directly on to the bridge I take it this means, things aren't going so well Coupled with the fact that we haven't heard from him since he left two days ago We have located the satellite Lock on target This will be perceived as an act of aggression against Rand We could be risking any chance of negotiating for Danie's safe return Commander Mr.
President, the satellite sensors have detected a ship closing in on its position Target has been acquired Sir We've got the satellite datarights we can hail them and ask for Dr Jackson in exchange That would not accomplish the goal of this mission Jackson knew it might come to this, he told us to proceed no matter what He wouldn't want us to trade his life for thousands, possibly millions of Caledonians Well it's your call Colonels all I'm asking is that you make up your minds quickly Sir, we're detecting a power build up from within the satellite Its altitude is changing We're being targeted Send general quarters Full power to the forward shield generators and maintain course and speed Do it Fire Firing missiles Missiles detonated prior to impact target remains intact, Sir It looks like it's being protected by a shield defensive capabilities must have been added Ok, now what ?
Shields are holding Recommend firing a warning shot We have been attacked Commander, we must respond in kind Target the ship The Earth vessel has been targeted, weapons primed and ready Fire Evasive maneuvers, full military thrust Return fire, forward rail guns Sub light engines aren't responding Weapons are down, we've lost hull integrity and life support on decks 3 through 7 Seal'em off That blast cut through our shields at full strength I know.
I don't understand how Sensors detect that the weapon is recharging We've only got minutes Hyperdrive status ?
Hyper drive is offline Hull integrity is too unstable Medical teams reported 4 casualties, 8 crew members still unaccounted for That thing can only fire at one target at a time Go.
Scramble the blue squadron Lets see if we can do some damage in cloak Tracking multiple smaller ships attacking the satellite The shield is holding By the grace of the gods 30 seconds till weapon is primed and ready Target the large vessel again It's no use blue leader.
We're not getting through Keep at it boys Lt, I need sub-light engines now I'm trying Sir.
Auxiliary systems aren't kicking in They can't.
The two main power relays have been damaged Can it be repaired ?
We need to reroute power through the bypass conduits Here, we should get limited sub-light capability back Marks, you're with Colonel Carter.
Go!
We need to get up two levels Captain !
The elevator's not safe !
Right, sorry.
I don't know what I was thinking Shields ?
Forward shields at 40% Divert all shield power to full regenerators Sir, sensors indicate that the weapon's reaching maximum power All hands brace for impact This damn thing shield is not weakening I got you !
Are you alright ?
My arm Bridge this is Carter, can you beam us up to auxiliary control room 2 ?
Negative Colonel, control room no longer has life support The larger vessel appears to be disabled shall I broadcast a call for surrender ?
The book of Origin tells us that enemies of the Ori show no mercy in their attempts to draw us away from the path We must face this attack with all the strength we have been given Finish them Prometheus, this is blue leader, request status report Uh, not to good right now blue leader Can we assist ?
Negative blue leader, negative.
Docking bays are too unstable for safe return Stand by for orders Roger that Bridge this is Carter.
We need deck 15 unsealed Unseal it if you can If the aft power control panel is still intact we should be able to rig the naquadah generator and re-route power to sub-light propulsion You have about two minute's Colonel It's not enough time sir !
Open a channel, broadcast on all frequencies Yes, Sir This is Colonel Lionel Pendergast of the Earth Vessel Prometheus, calling the Rand protectorate Your attack on our vessel has severely damaged our engines and rendered our weapons systems inoperable we are willing to negotiate the terms of our surrender Rand protectorate this is the Earth vessel Prometheus, we wish to negotiate our surrender, repeat, we wish to negotiate our surrender Ok, fire it up !
Don't we need to test the power flow ?
No time But ...
I know, do it Alright, this is useless Blue Squadron, this is Blue Leader break off the attack and scramble formation between the Prometheus and the weapon Maybe one of us will get lucky and take the portion of the next shot I would not consider that lucky Colonel Mitchell Well, it could be for anybody aboard Prometheus President Nadal of the Rand Protectorate addressing the Earth vessel Please explain your blatant act of aggression against our nation Our actions have been misconstrued as hostile we are here to investigate why an emissary we sent to your planet, Dr Daniel Jackson, has ceased all communications with us And yet your first act upon entering our planets space was to fire on our defense satellite But we detected that your satellite was powering up and aiming at us, which we took to be the first act of aggression We merely responded in kind Now, we are no longer a threat to you I have people aboard this vessel who are in need of medical attention and I am venting atmosphere Please ...
Consider our request for surrender Keep your fingers crossed Your planet sent this ship to attack us I have no desire to take more lives you tell us what we want to know I will accept their surrender Who else was involved in this attack ?
What other actions are the Caledonians planning ?
We're not spies I came here to convince your people to dismantle this weapon yourselves before any of this became necessary Why would we do that ?
I have tried to explain Who helped you gain access to the Stargate?
I acted alone You are lying You are part of a spy network helping to supply the Caledonians with classified information Did you ever think that maybe the Caledonians are being leaked information because not everyone in your country agrees with what you're doing ?
The weapon is charged Wait please !
Just listen to me before you go murdering defenseless people We are the ones defending ourselves!
Your ship had attacked us !
Sensors detect that the weapon is fully charged Colonel Carter, I need good news now A couple of more minutes We don't have it Sam, I'm sorry.
Its over give me as much power as you can re-route power to the shields and give me all functioning internal asgard beaming sensors back online Sir ?
We're abandoning ship Begin the evacuation orders I want all personnel to beam down the planets surface find me a nice, open field anywhere in Caledonia Yes, Sir And broadcast the location to all the active sensor sites uh, this is the Prometheus, to all X-302'S We have begun our evacuation I advise you get clear of the ship and meet us at the rendez-vous coordinates on the planet Affirmative Prometheus I'll handle all the final transport commands everyone else to report to the nearest beam out site Lets go people that's an order !
Move !
Sir, I ...
Go on get out of here !
Get out here !
Go, if I don't finish tying this in we'll run out of power before everyone can be beamed off Go !
We must not fail the Gods.
We must embrace our destiny.
Fire the weapon !
Wait !!
No !!
Ah hell The earth vessel has been destroyed The loss of your people is regrettable but your planet, and the Caledonians, must know our resolve You know full well the Caledonians would rather sacrifice themselves than submit you'll be forced to commit Genocide and destroy them A year ago they launched the first strike against us they obviously had no problem with doing the same When does it stop ?
When do we stop killing each other over wars started by our fathers, and their father's fathers before them ?
This is no longer about Rand or Caledonia It is ...
we need to set aside our differences and fight the threat of the Ori together Goran how long have we known each other ?
Please, believe what Dr Jackson has told you about them With my own eyes, I saw the prior bring the satellite to life merely by touching it with his staff, neither Rand nor Caledonia have the technology capable of resisting such power what choice do we have ?
Oh ...
look !
I can't make you any promises but we have already developed a machine that neutralizes the prior's powers Now as far as we know they've only been able to travel within our galaxy by use of the Stargate and you can either bury your gate or we could teach you to build an iris system like ours Nadal has lost all sense of reason, The Book of Origin is just one big lie meant to seduce us into meaningless worship The Ori just want to use us and killing in their name is not self defense it's murder !
We were monitoring the entire exchange to our knowledge 76 crew were recovered in Caledonian territory There are over 115 people aboard that ship Do you have any sort of a manifest, a list of names we can compare to those recovered Not on me, no So where are our people ?
The transport arrived moments ago Teal'c !
Cameron !
Sam.
You are a sight for sore eyes It is good to see you alive, Colonel Carter We feared the worst Where is Pendergast ?
He wasn't with us Our security forces did extensive sweeps of the area where you appeared no other survivors were found This is Minister Chaska leader of the Caledonian federation I'm thankful you survived such a tragic event, Colonel I hope we can offer you and your crew some comfort here She's pretty much up to speed on what's going on We were of course praying for your success but with the destruction of your vessel I fear that any hope for a peaceful solution to this crisis has been lost And you will not surrender ?
Our people would rather die than live under Rand rule We will retaliate against any attack with the full forces at our disposal Any word ?
Nothing The Rand government continues to deny any knowledge of Daniel Jackson's existence Our contacts tell us he was seen alive in the Rand command bunker during the exchange with your ship he's not been seen since Any progress here ?
Well these satellite schematics are far more detailed than the ones Kane provided As we saw first hand shields were added later in the design process I'm still not sure what's powering it or how it was able to penetrate our asgard design shields But there is one bit of good news According to this, all commands for the satellite originate from Rand's main control facility and maintaining a field around the satellite is a huge power drain so it's only activated when a threat is detected Are you saying the Prometheus was destroyed because we hesitated to power when we dropped out of hyperspace ?
We hesitated out of concern for the safe return of Daniel Jackson We also hesitated to leave once our weapons weren't effective However it seems that you are saying if we were to destroy the Rand control facility the weapon itself would become vulnerable to attack ?
Then we could take a 302 back up there and finish the job No the Rand facility is part of an underground bunker complex that was strong enough to survive our last missile attack since then Rand as developed an early warning radar system and anti assault defenses Wait up What about sabotage ?
You said you had people on the inside.
Our agents have already made several attempts Security is too tight for them to mount any sort of effective strike Actually, we don't have to hit the bunker itself to knock out satellite control If we can sever the link between the facility and the weapon even temporarily You're talking about an EM pulse Even a small one detonated in the atmosphere above the facility should interfere with their ability to control the satellite.
EM pulse ?
It would disable their electronic devices.
They'd be totally blind For a short time You possess such technology ?
You wouldn't have suggested it if you didn't have something in mind Well, like most discoveries it was a bit of an accident After the battle with Anubis's fleet over Antarctica small random EM fields were detected by the Prometheus during the clean up took us a while to figure out Are you gonna tell me that an X-302 gives off an EM pulse when it blows up ?
It was one of the things I was working on at Area 51 We think it has something to do with a concussive force interfering with the artificial gravity field generated by the inertial dampeners.
So how do we remote fly a 302 over there and blow it up ?
We don't have to, All we have to do is harvest the inertial dampener and rig it to one of the Caledonian missiles What about the anti-assault defenses ?
We use that same 302s radar jamming technology to make your missile invisible to Rand Still if this does not work as you're planning it will be seen as an offensive against Rand President Nadal will surely respond by stepping up the deadline for our surrender and he'll use the satellite weapon against us.
This will work I don't know what to say.
How to take it all back� I shouldn't have come to you� Look right now we just have to believe that there are survivors� You think that's really possible?
The Prometheus has beaming technology� Had� Beaming technology.
Whatever that is� Look the bottom line is we can't lose focus on why we came back here in the first place� I mean�there has to be a way out of this�and I got the feeling Pernaux was listening to us� Daniel� Look I know the history between the Caledonian and Rand makes things seem impossible but� sometimes an outside perspective helps� In the past I've found that the key to these types of disputes is to�to get both parties on equal footing just to� to get the process of talking going again� Do you ever give up?
Not until I'm dead� And sometimes not even then� Intelligence is reporting visual confirmation of a missile launch from Caledonia.
Early warning systems detect no missile entering our airspace� One missile?
So it seems.
Possibly testing.
They're not going to surrender� They're preparing a missile launch, preemptive first strike, given the Earths attack on our satellites failed�.
You don't know that�they still have two days until the deadline� Get me minister Chaska.
President Nadal is online for you ma'am� It doesn't look like they've employed counter measures�radar jamming is working� The timing is too coincidental�I suspect he has spies who witnessed the launch� You'll need to stall�or else they'll activate the weapons shield out or sheer paranoia� Patch him through� President Nadal�this is Minister Chaska�Mr.
President� if you're calling about the recent missile launch please forgive me�I should have called you�immediately� The launch was entirely accidental�it seems there was some confusion when new launch code protocols were issued recently� Obviously�the pay load was detonated as soon as we realized what had happened� Needless to say�everyone here is a little on edge as of late�but thankfully we have ample precautions in place to prevent such an occurrence from being a threat� Indeed.
Minister Chaska� your military's incompetence does concern me� the reason I am calling is to discuss the impending dead line.
I see�our government is still in the process of debating its options� As promised we will give you an answer by the designated dead line� I'm sorry the decision has not been easier for you.
We shall talk again soon.
Air command this is blue leader�we are wheels up.
Roger that�package is on it's way we are 30 seconds from detonation over target.
Nice Job He didn't believe a word of it� Getting a report from coastal monitoring base 4� maybe visual of an incoming missile.
Why isn't it showing up on our radar?
Sir satellite sensors are detecting a single small ship on.
Approach...
possibly on of the Earth fighters that landed in Caledonia� Activate the missile shields� What just happened?
I don't know we lost power, all systems are down� Back up power is supposed to be isolated� The systems that activate it are down.
We can't control the satellite.
Well get it back.
Get me a radio and a phone in here that works!
Right away sir.
Blue leader this is base�package has been delivered, window of opportunity is now open.
Roger that� we have cleared the atmosphere...
2 minutes from weapons range� Power outage�which seems to be limit around the command facility.
To our knowledge�the Caledonians do not possess the technology required to do this..such a weapon could only be given to them by your people.
I hope so.
How can we undo this�you tell me now� Or I'll have you executed� Based on it's speed and trajectory the earth ship will reach the satellite in less that one minute� Do you think if the Ori were true goes they would allow the Caledonians to do this?
Look I understand your fear of the prior and why you feel you have no choice but there is another way out of this.
What would you have me do?
Let me use the Radio�I can contact the ship that's about to destroy the satellite and get them to call it off�.
Why would you do this?
Because I still believe a peaceful compromise can be reached out of all this.
I'm listening.
This is Daniel Jackson come in, please Whoever's flying the 302 if you can hear me please respond This is Daniel Jackson, come in please Jackson go ahead Mitchell ?
Yeah, you ok ?
For the moment you ?
Well, all things considered...
Listen me and Teal'c are getting ready to bag ourselves an evil Ori satellite Yeah, so glad I caught you.
Listen the Rand want to offer the Caledonians a deal Really ?
May I ?
Please Daniel, this is Sam Hey Sam, good to hear your voice Yours too I'm here with minister Chaska of the Caledonian Federation We'd like to know what Rand is offering In exchange for leaving the satellite intact Rand is offering Caledonia the Stargate Rand is offering the gate and a limited cease fire so all those from Caledonia who do not want to follow Origin and wish to seek refuge on another planet may do so They want us to leave our home , our planet Jackson,are you sure about this?
I got a clean shot at this thing and I am in favor of taking it Listen Rand built the satellite in less than a year and I can tell you their resolve is pretty steady, If we blow this one up they're just going to build another as far as the Caledonians go well Sam you're just gonna have to explain to them that the Priors may not give them much choice regardless of what Rand decides to do I've seen the priors wipe out entire planets for refusing to follow the Ori You will not fight them with us ?
Well we would try but honestly there's only so much we can do Will the Prior not follow us where ever we go ?
Maybe, but for now Look this offer is not going to be on the table long and I realize there's a lot to be worked out but at least it's a start At the very least the Rand now believe that you have the ability to disable the satellite whenever you want Which they will surely counter in time Tell Colonel Mitchell to call it off Blue leader, this is Carter Minister Chaska is requesting that you stand down Alright, Jackson but you folks better be damn sure about this back up power is online� satellite control has been re-established� sensors detect the earth ship is veering away from the target� activate the shields.
the ship is no longer a threat Power the weapon.
What ?
Target the Caledonian capital building.
Sir, perhaps we should take a moment.
you will abide by my authority� power the weapon now.
powering the weapon.
Our sensors detect the weapons shields have become active� Jackson, what's going on down there?
The satellite is powering up its weapon and targeting the planet.
we had a deal� President Nadal explain your actions immediately!
President Nadal !
You gave your word !
I gave my soul to the Ori...
who offered us all salvation, anyone who rejects that is a fool !
They are all Caledonians for god's sake, they all deserve to die, long before the prior showed us the path to enlightenment.
Shut down the satellite !
Don't listen to him !
Now !
Arrest the commander !
Stand down !
I won't let you do this Nadal.
Do as I say !
Put your weapons down!
Now!
Get a medical unit in here!
Go Go!
shut down the satellite He's dead� You heard him�the president is dead� the commander is the next in command� He's also the one who killed the president� The president violated an international treaty!
You wanna be the one responsible for destroying a city full of people when this goes to tribunal� shut it down now!
hang on�helps coming� the deal�will stand.
Hey.
Haven't seen you since the memorial service.
yeah� s'been a rough day.
so�where you been?
I umm�hand delivered General Landry's letter to Pendergast's wife and kids� they need to know that he died saving his crew� that his death mattered� Well� 76 people survived, that's a...
a testament to his leadership.
and yours� we never would have got off that planet if you hadn't brokered the deal� so I take it then�you haven't heard?
heard what?
soon after we left the talks broke down� And ?
And we've been unable to make contact with them, General Landry had the Daedalus reroute on its way back from Atlantis.
it seems the Caledonians weren't content to just leave their fair planet� they launched an attack� and Rand responded� The Stargate is presumed buried in the rubble.
rough day� rough day�