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| SFM Nugget Realname: Satnam Join Date: May 2006
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Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0 | The Asgard Conundrum The prior had been chanting, for nigh on 12 hours. The robes kept him warm, and he longed to return home, to be amongst his people. But the gods called him to duty, and he would ensure that these unbelievers would either convert, or be put to the sword. Evil could not be allowed to exist, no matter... |
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| Snipers in position Recon in position Carter had received the messages, along with a secure text message. She didn’t know he could do that. O’Neill came to mind and she smiled. “Everything okay colonel?” asked a marine. “Yeah. Forseti decided to remind me that this mission should be completed with haste, by text message of all things.” “Really? I didn’t know they could use a mobile phone. I figured there hands were too small or something.” Sam smiled and shook her head. “Well, its time for action now. Pass the message along. We go in two.” He nodded his head, and began passing the message along, using the new subspace communicators that had been issued from the research base. Less susceptible to hacking and eavesdropping, not to mention interference and jamming. Besides, the range was incredible and the quality was really clear. The marine turned back towards carter and nodded. She checked her small tablet, and noticed a small blinking icon. As she tapped it, her expression changed. She read the contents, and within moments she began changing her orders. Groups one and two spread thinly across the left flank, as a result of the new orders. Five and six spread thinly on the opposite side. Sniper teams readied their targets using their new SEMA weaponry. It stood for Sniper Electro Magnetic Accelerated gun. The inner barrels had been redesigned to apply electromagnetic fields to accelerate the munitions to incredibly high speeds, increasing the range and accuracy of snipers. Currently on experimental deployment for this mission only, the researchers weren’t really sure about the effects of battlefield usage on the weaponry, but the snipers were given the go ahead by the SGC to go ahead and test anything and everything. So they took the weaponry, hoping for the best. They didn’t count for the shock that would be generated as a result of their usage. Carter was programming the drones on the fly, as groups three and four prepared to go down the middle. She looked ahead, and could see the Ori forces. She tapped her communicator three times, the signal for the snipers. Incredibly small, blue distortions appeared in the air. Small vortices forming behind the many rounds that had just been fired from SEMA weaponry. The bullets travelled at such high speeds that to carter, it appeared as though small beams of light struck at the Ori troops. For a moment, the Ori troops who had been hit by the snipers, still stood, before falling down in slow motion, dead on impact. The other troops began to mobilise as soon as they realised what was happening, but many of them also went down as they moved to aid their fallen comrades. Some were hit by the full momentum of the bullets and were struck back as though they had been hit by some great force. It seemed the snipers had been scaling the power of their weaponry pretty much to full. Meanwhile They approached, with the professor in front. He stopped in front of the light grey coloured doors, and motioned to knock. The doors, however, opened automatically, and several armed guards appeared, weapons ready. The professor smiled, and turned back towards Teal'c and Master Bra'tac. “Come on, it’s a welcoming party.” He walked straight through, with two armed guards behind him. Teal'c and Master Bra'tac walked through, as the doors closed behind them. Flanked by armed guards, they followed the professor into what appeared to be a labyrinthine corridor. The path was clear. There was lighting, but the two could not discern the source. The walls were smooth, as though they had been polished for many years. There were no fixtures of any kind. They carried on walking, and they caught up to the professor, who had stopped in front of what appeared to be a transparent section of the wall. The guards surrounded them, silent but stoic. As Teal'c and Bra'tac looked down, they realised why the facility was closed off. For beneath them, there was a massive opening in the ground, and they could see many bright lights, on and off, continuous. In the centre, there appeared to be a vessel of some kind. It had to be colossal, even though it looked small from where they were standing. They could discern what appeared to be another vessel, just out of eye shot, but it could still be glimpsed. The professor seemed to be picking up the stray thoughts of the two Jaffa. “Yes, that is a ship, and yes, it is very big. We are looking at the vessel from over three kilometres up. Something that I’m sure you will want to see.” He looked towards the two, before looking down once again. He was smiling. Teal'c was the first to speak. “What vessel is this? I have never seen this before. To my knowledge, earth does not possess the production capability to build such large vessels.” “You are absolutely right Teal'c. The Asgard have basically installed some extremely powerful systems and technology here on this planet. Hence the reason it is off the grid completely. This was done some time ago. I myself have been filtering through it all. We’ve been experimenting, both good and bad, to determine the best way to build our ships. This facility is being used purely to build our super capital class vessels. Two are being built right now. Both are super capital class carrier vessels. The first being the Sumeria, the second being the Mesopotamia.” The professor stopped himself, as though he were remembering something and then for some reason he smiled. Teal'c was curious, and made a mental note to ask the professor later. “Perhaps we could see the vessels?” Master Bra'tac spoke. “I’m sorry sir, but nobody is allowed without full clearance from the SGC and the IOA.” The sergeant in charge of the marines spoke. He had his hands on the trigger of his weapon. “Sergeant, I’m going to have to ask you to remove your finger from that trigger. It may cause an accident.” The professor gave the sergeant a stern look who slowly, but reluctantly, removed his finger. The professor took out his tablet, and began tapping. He soon stopped, when another figure emerged from what appeared to be a hidden doorway. “Professor, please stop. I would like to speak with you.” The silhouette of the unknown person was literally the only thing visible. The lighting cast shadows in the direction of the speaker, but it could not quite show their face. The professor stopped what he was doing, and looked towards the shadowy figure, before walking towards whoever they were. Within moments, he too was shrouded in darkness. Teal'c strained his ears, but was unsuccessful in eavesdropping. Moments later, the professor emerged, along with the shrouded figure. The uniform was that of an SGC officer, but neither Teal'c nor Master Bra'tac could recognise the young man. “Teal'c, master Bra'tac. I am Colonel D’jovsky. I am in charge of the base on this planet, that we have affectionately named perdition. The SGC and the IOA have not cleared either of you two for this area. Whilst the rest of the facilities are available to you, this area is off limits. I would greatly appreciate it if you could vacate the area. Of course, I shouldn’t have to mention that this area is classified. Thank you.” He turned, and was about to walk away to parts unknown, when the professor stopped him. “Actually colonel, we do have permission. If you could check the status of your tablet, and synchronise once more, you will have the orders for your viewing.” The colonel seemed hesitant and reluctant to check, but finally relented. As he did, the expression on his face changed, and he seemed to bite down hard, swallowing what he was about to say. “The professor, Teal'c and master Bra'tac have been cleared. Please do not trouble them anymore. Professor, should you require anything, please don’t hesitate to ask.” The colonel promptly walked away. The professor smiled, and watched the guards back away. He then motioned for Teal'c and Master Bra'tac to follow him down a corridor, that Teal'c could have sworn was not there a moment ago. The trio walked down for a distance, before the professor motioned for them to stop. He moved his hand over a part of the wall, which revealed what appeared to be a cargo lift. The trio moved in, at which point the door closed, and they moved down. The quiet in the lift was obvious. The professor seemed deep in thought, as Teal'c and master Bra'tac looked at each other. It was not long after that, when the door opened. The professor stepped out, with Teal'c and Master Bra'tac behind. Directly in front of them, was an immense open space, completely devoid of any objects. Immediately above them, however, was a new vessel, which had never been seen before. “Professor, how long before the vessels are completed?” spoke Teal'c, with his head still arched up. “Actually, they are ready right now. They just haven’t been tested. Whilst we were up there, looking down, you were actually seeing the beams finishing off the hull armour, and bits and pieces here and there. SGC personnel don’t really venture here, as it’s strictly off limits during construction. However, as it is all done, there’s no need not to look, is there?” the cheeky smile that was visible from the professors face made Teal'c and Bra'tac smile. They walked forward a little more, and stopped to admire the new vessels. “Professor, as these vessels have been built with what I must assume is Asgard technology, perhaps you could inform us as to their capabilities and composition? I must confess, I am intrigued.” Bra'tac nodded. “Yes professor. Perhaps you could tell us of the advancements that earth has made thus far?” The professor thought for a moment then turned around. “Very well. Lets walk over there, where I can tap into the beaming systems of the ship to bring us up.” The trio moved a small distance away, where the professor brought out his tablet. For a few moments, he tapped the screen, and then they disappeared. They reappeared on what seemed to be the bridge of one of the new vessels. “This is the bridge of the Sumeria. As I’m sure you can determine for yourselves, it is very spacious, with its own beds and coffee tables.” The professor smiled, as did Teal'c and Bra'tac. “The vessel has Asgard technology which has been integrated into the design from the beginning, much like the Daedalus and other craft. However, these are the pinnacle of Asgard technology.” “I assume you are talking about the power systems, sensors, hyperdrive, shields and beaming technology?” Teal'c looked at the professor. “Yes. These vessels have the latest and greatest version of neutrino ion generators. Six of them in total. Now that may seem like a lot, but it is in fact following the Asgard recommendations about how many needed to be installed. They are spread across the ship. Two fore, two amidships, and two aft. This balances the power requirements. There are also naquadah generators as backup throughout the vessel. They take over during combat, whereby each deck can be independently powered. This also allows control of gravity and other systems, deck by deck, even section by section, down to the corridors.” “Have the Asgard allowed any weapons to be installed?” Bra'tac asked the main question. “No. In fact, I would also rather they didn’t. Earth needs to learn about energy weapons themselves, and they already have done. The newest energy cannons have already been installed, along with new rail guns, flak turrets, missiles and various other projectile weapons placed throughout the ship. All systems throughout the ship can take power from the generators, which is most of the time, but during battle, they automatically revert to naquadah generators, just in case of a virus attack. The daedalus suffered such a setback some time ago.” The professor was referring to the wraith AI virus. “This gives these vessels redundancy, and survivability. Of course, the hyperdrive engines and shields are the best that the Asgard have. Inertialess engines finish the sale, giving the vessels excellent speed and manoeuvrability. Far better than anything else. Of course, this gives earth a massive advantage over pretty much anybody that earth knows.” He looked towards Teal'c and Bra'tac. “Yes, it does indeed. However, the free Jaffa possess their own secrets. We have many ship yards, producing ships and some are new. Many things have changed and become more advanced, but not much. Asgard technology has always been superior to Goa'uld technology, which is what we use. One day, perhaps we will be equal in terms of technology.” Bra'tac looked around at the bridge. An odd layout. Humans preferred to sit in everything, which always puzzled him. The central chair was for the commanding officer, and this was surrounded by many other chairs. Presumably other officers in their own chairs, to relay information and other things to the commander. There was a large clear pane, showing the area directly ahead. For some reason, humans liked to see in front of them in their vessels. He looked around, and saw large displays on the walls. Apart from that, the bridge was not very cluttered. In fact, he thought it was very good. For a human vessel. “The ship also carries its own compliment of fighters, bombers and transport craft. Almost six hundred fighters, and roughly fifty of the experimental Seraphim bombers. Adapted Kull warrior armour is also in use all over the vessel.” “Kull warrior armour? My guess would be the Tok'ra are supplying you. But is such a large amount of armour good?” “The armour is actually on top of the hull armour on these vessels. The fighters and the bombers have it, so it was a small stretch to include it on the main hull.” Teal'c and Bra'tac looked around, seemingly satisfied. “Shall we walk throughout the ship? There are other places that we can see.” The professor led them throughout different areas of the ship. Sickbay, mess facilities, and even some of the crew quarters. As they moved towards other areas of the vessel, they came across the gym, which greatly interested Teal'c and Bra'tac. There was a large selection of weaponry, some of which were used by the now extinct sodan. Smaller, more mobile versions of the staff weapon which had higher rates of fire. Master Bra'tac picked up one of the sodan weapons. He held it close to him, and remembered the legendary stories of the sodan that he had heard throughout his childhood, which encouraged him to break from the Goa'uld. It was unfortunate that they were now gone. His mind brought him back to the present rather quickly. Teal'c recognised that the influence that the sodan had had over the Jaffa and nodded towards master Bra'tac silently. “It is unfortunate that the sodan are now gone. But we cannot dwell over the past for too long. We have much work to do, and ever decreasing time in which to do it. Especially for me.” The professor motioned towards the door, and the trio walked out of the area. They headed towards engineering. As they walked in, Teal'c and Bra'tac stopped, and looked around. The engineering area was very spacious, with only a few consoles in the centre of the room. The rest was, quite simply, on the walls of the room. Asgard panels decorated some, but the rest were touch screens. Violet lines and black encircled the Asgard consoles and some wall panelling, which reminded Teal'c of the old Beliskner. The professor walked up to the main touch screen, which had its own console that dominated the wall. Crystals along the sides and an Asgard stone in the middle, facing the display directly ahead. He began moving the stone at speed, which showed that he was familiar with Asgard systems and technology. The display changed, showing what appeared to be an engine schematic, with numerous connections throughout the ship. The professor moved the stone again, but this time in conjunction with a second stone. Each hand was moving a stone, and it appeared to increase the speed at which the display began to display information. Soon, the information was moving far too rapidly for both Teal'c and master Bra'tac to follow. Within minutes, the professor had finished whatever it was that he was doing. As he turned around, he realised that the two had been watching him. “I was just writing some improvements to the ships systems.” “Which systems were you writing improvements to professor?” queried Teal'c. “All of them” answered the professor, in a nonchalant way. |
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02-16-2008, 05:31 AM
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| Now, when I complimented you on your cliff hangers, I was hopping that I wouldn't be so slack jawed every time I get to them, lol. Still, a very good update, and I'm looking forward to the next time you have time and pain killers to hammer the next portion out. |
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02-17-2008, 07:02 PM
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| hello!!! glad to see you like the updates so far...i guarantee that you will not be expecting the next parts.. i will be finalising the story, and it should end in the next 6 months. but don't worry, this is a story that doesnt really end, it has many chapters, towards it's goal (which i can't really tell you about just yet..) ronmcd1076: i'm guessing your jaw dropped again? may i suggest reading whilst in bed? might not hurt so much..lol i also take it that you are enjoying the story so far? when the ending comes together, it will surprise you..believe me... anyhow..i have to go..had to go through 2 funerals in the last couple of months..my grandmother (over 100) and my wife's grandfather (also near 100) so i'm kinda down..otherwise this would have been an update of the story.. bear with me...it will come together soon... thanks for reading satnam |
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03-18-2008, 04:16 AM
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| Well, I can't very well go reading this on my bed, there'd be drool all over the place from when I found an update, and that just wouldn't do, lol. I hope things are getting better for you as the year progresses bud. |
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03-19-2008, 07:52 PM
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| hello!! in response: mike, yes you have missed the said part. some really good stuff coming up! ronmcd: please believe me when i tell you, that you won't be expecting this part. it won't be resolution (as the professor character goes to atlantis in the story after the next) but it will definitely give you something to chew on, and provide you with more twists than chubby checker..and make you ponder like i know you love doing so much!!! the ships will also be in action a couple of stories down the road, and i'm working on some kind of table to show how this unfolds story/chapter wise... but aside from that..a major engagement will arise..the rhino is involved, the rattlesnake makes it's first appearance, the herald and the harbinger make themselves known, and there will be lots of ground combat, which i think is neglected so often.. another surprise in the works (after the previous ones) and i'm gonna have to leave you pondering for summer, as the next part comes into play.. I'll be putting a script of some kind together, and that will hopefully show you the way.. basically a few lines to give you an idea... though i'm tempted to actually put it into this forum...hmmmm... update soon..most likely a massive one, to put things in place for the end times... take care and thanks for reading.. satnam |
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04-30-2008, 11:35 PM
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| hello everybody have been very busy as of late, and finally managed to get my behind into gear. apologies for not updating as I should have done. Just wanted to say something: 08.08.08 it's time to bring this to it's finale. not the end, just an end to this particular chapter. but i promise this: it will leave you wondering. thanks for reading take care satnam |
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04-30-2008, 11:50 PM
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 Juice Productions-Need Music? Hey all, Justin Dodge of Juice Productions here. Didn't really know where to post this, thought it was a sci-fi filmmakers forum. Just want to let everyone know that if you are looking for music for your film that is my forte. I run a small music production company that specializes in writing and producing music for TV and films. I don't run some huge operation that is looking to suck up your money, I do my best to be able to work with your budget. If you get a chance, please check out my sampler reel at The Juice to Make it Happen. Thanks for your time and I hope to be hearing from some of you. Cheers, Justin |
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06-10-2008, 02:54 AM
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| You definitely have me looking forward to your story. I hope everything is settling down for you |
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Great update, really worth the wait.
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