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Unscheduled off—world activation.

Move, move, move, move, move!

Find cover!

I still can't make it out.

Try to filter out the subspace rf interference.

Carter?

Colonel! Sir, this is the fifth incoming worm hole

in the last hour and a half.

All right, I'm here

when did you get here?

I haven't left yet.

Didn't I order you to get a life?

Yes, sir, you did, butthis is...

I just heard they sent a radio signal this time?

Carter: Yeah, but the frequency they're using

is being distorted just outside the range of our equipment.

We're trying to make the adjustment.

What are you doing here?

Someone's trying to contact us. How often does that happen?

Man: We can receive now, major.

Okay, pipe it through the speakers

andtry to match it so we can transmit back from our end.

Man, on radio: I repeat, this is euronda base.

Have you reached the other side?

Oh, my god.

Felar, if you can hear me, please respond.

This is major Carter

of the United States air force.

It is imperative that you send

no one else through the gate.

They can't hear you, major.

We still haven't matched their frequency.

Historians believe this Stargate

is a portal to the world of our ancestors.

Your kindred are besieged by a powerful enemy

unwilling to listen to reason.

Our supplies are all but gone.

Our defenses are on the verge of collapse.

Help us, please!

Damn.

Right. There were 4 off—world activations

prior to this one

and the Iris was closed the entire time.

How many impact events did the computer report?

So... 3 dead.

Yes, sir.

I'm gonna go look up euronda.

It's not your fault, Carter.

Move on.

Yes, sir.

Radio: Your kindred are besieged by a powerful enemy

unwilling to listen to reason.

Our supplies are all but gone.

Our defenses are on the verge of collapse.

Help us, please!

All right, assuming they make contact again

and assuming they transmit the coordinates to their world,

what kind of help can we seriously offer?

Uh... food, clothing, medical supplies.

Clearly they seek military assistance above all else.

God knows who they're up against.

Teal'c: They themselves may be Goa'uld.

Such a ruse would be keeping within their tactics.

I don't thinkthat's the case, Teal'c.

They call themselves "our kindred."

Some of whom have already met their deaths

againsta closed Iris.

That's hardly the ground on which to build diplomatic relations.

Sir, we have another off—world activation.

We've made an adjustment to our equipment, major.

2—way communication shouldn't be a problem this time.

Thank you, sergeant.

Man, on radio: This is alar of the nation state of euronda.

If anyone can hear me—...

Alar, this is general Hammond

of the United States air force.

Can you hear me?

Yes, and may I say, general,

that your voice answers our prayers.

We've heard your message

and are considering your request for help.

I am prepared to step through the portal immediately.

We can not allow that.

May I ask why?

We have in place an impenetrable shield called an Iris

that would result in your death.

Then the 3 volunteers we sent through the portal?

There was no way to determine

if they were friend or foe.

I see...

And that is still the case?

Clearly, we must gain your trust.

They're transmitting visual. How?

Now you can see for yourself that we are kindred.

We do.

There is much my people have to offer

in exchange for your help

if I could speak with you in person—...

We need to know more about this enemy you are facing.

We have coexisted on this world for centuries.

Now they occupy the majority of euronda's landmass.

That rules out anybody we know.

How have you managed to survive for so long?

Our facility is deep underground,

protected by defense fields

and our weapons technology is far superior,

but now 1 or 2 of their bombers penetrate

our airspace each day.

How did you find us?

We discovered the Stargate

while creating the tunnels for our defense facilities.

There were writings on the ancient stone

it was buried beneath.

We are under attack.

I must return to the war room.

Please...

Help us!

So what do we do?

There is nothing that can be done, Daniel Jackson,

without the coordinates to their world.

We've got them.

He transmitted them before disengaging.

I know it seems hopeless

and I know there are a lot of unanswered questions,

butthis is the firsttime that the descendants of earth

have actually called home.

I mean, either we try to do something

or we letthem die.

It's your call, sir.

Colon el—...

Now I already know what you're gonna say...

You have a go.

But from a strictly humanitarian point of view——what?

We cannot and would not devote the resources

to turn the tide of a world war.

However, as Dr. Jackson points out,

there are humanitarian concerns.

We'll start with all of the food

and medical supplies you can take with you.

Major, perhaps—...

We're on it, sir.

Colonel...

Humanitarian concerns aside,

we may have finally met an advanced civilization

willing to exchange technology

to help us defend againstthe Goa'uld.

My thoughts, sir.

I've already talked to the president and joint chiefs.

If the eurondan government is open to trade,

you're authorized to negotiate.

Sg—I, you are to report back within 24 hours.

If you do not, your g.D.O.S will be locked out.

You've got that look.

To which look are you referring, O'Neill?

The one that says I have misgivings

about this mission but deep down

I know we're doing the rightthing?

No, the other one.

You have come.

It's alar, sir.

He needs medical attention!

Teal'c, give me a hand here!

Stop!

Disarm now!

Where did you come from?

These are our kindred of earth.

They have come to save us!

I was on my way to the Stargate

to contact you again.

The defense field is down

to a minimum sustainable strength.

I told you our kindred would come, Farrel.

You'll win the peoples' medal for this.

The bombings eased up

we are far more protected here

where the defense field is strongest

than in the tunnels where we discovered the Stargate.

How's your head? Mmm.

Well enough to show you

what you have come to save.

Ahh.

Take it easy, alar. You might have a concussion.

Our beta—cantin assures

an immediate recovery, major.

I'm quite fine.

Supplies are being distributed as we speak.

Apparently, they need everything.

Who is this?

Alar, this is Teal'c.

You are not of their kin?

I am, in fact, a Jaffa,

though like you, my ancestors are descendants

of the tau'ri.

Uh... the tau'ri is earth.

He's part of our team.

Is he?

Then... welcome.

Come!

You appear to be a leader among your people.

I am accorded the respect of my father.

He was among our leadership when the war began.

Now that we are fewer in numbers,

we each share in the daily work.

You do know the Stargate is capable

of transporting your people to other worlds?

Yes, that seemed apparent.

Then why haven't you tried to evacuate through the Stargate?

Because of what I am aboutto show you.

They're in stasis.

Their autonomic functions have been regulated

so that their hearts beat but once every few minutes.

We had little choice butto live underground

andthis facility's resources are limited.

It was th e only way to preserve the generation of my father.

May they be revived again?

Not until the day we reclaim our world.

How many are there?

Thousands sleep here,

thousands more in another chamber

like this one...

Awaiting the end of awar that will not end.

From this room we conduct our national defense.

For all of euron da?

Yes.

A single enemy recon drone approaches our air space, sir.

Thank you, controller.

Each station is capable of piloting

a formation of unmanned aero fighters.

Because of these men and women,

enemy bombers rarely return to their homeland.

Most impressive.

What about ground attack?

The fighters are capable of deterring it,

but the enemy has not risked

such an attack in several years.

For what reason?

You are both outnumbered

and surrounded.

Why would they not press their advantage?

The atmosphere of euronda has been poisoned since the war began.

The surface is unlivable.

Um...

Then forgive me if this sounds, uh...

What is there left to fight over?

It will not always be this way.

An enemy craft is approaching our perimeter.

Would any of you care to attempt to shoot it down?

The target is merely an unmanned reconnaissance drone

sent for bomb damage assessment.

Unmanned?

Think of it as a demonstration, colonel.

Are not your people more likely to be forthcoming

with assistance if we have something to offer in exchange?

Sure.

So does this thing take quarters or...

You will find the weapons system most intuitive.

The hand controls are secondary.

Targeting and vectoring occur

as a result of direct neural interface.

Carter?

It'll do whatever your mind wants it to do, sir.

Ah!

Whoa!

Thing's fast!

You are piloting several

aero fighters at once in formation.

Got——got it, I 1:00.

It looks like a biplane.

Nice.

Well done.

Yeah!

Not bad.

Not bad for an old guy, huh?

What's with him?

Olan is one of our

best pilots, colonel,

but he's spent most of his adult life in that chair.

Years of exposure

to the neural interface is damaging.

Very few of us, including myself,

can ever pilot again

without risking what has happened to olan.

Excuse me?

Rest assured, colonel,

your brief exposure

will cause you no harm.

Now...

Come, let us celebrate our new alliance.

I intended to save this bottle

to toast the end of the war.

Maythe friendship between our worlds

be the first step toward that end.

To friendship!

To friendship.

To friendship.

Friendship friendship

You did not join in the pledge?

I do not consume alcohol.

Ahh.

Were you impressed by our weapons system, colonel O'Neill?

Oh, yeah. We'll take a dozen!

This food you have brought is most flavorful.

We can do much better, believe me.

You must understand that we have survived on nothing more

than hydroponically grown yeasts for many years.

Is that whatthis is?

Your power generation requirements must be enormous.

Do you not utilize controlled fusion on earth?

Controlled?

It is a most efficient means of power generation.

Unfortunately, the deuterium oxide fuel we require

to operate our reactors is now in short supply.

H eavy water!

It's like regular water, sir,

exceptthe hydrogen nucleus contains 2—...

I know what heavy water is, major.

And if that's what the eurondans need,

we'd be happy to provide.

In return, we can teach your people

how to construct weapons systems such as ours.

Aero fighters, stasis devices,

fusion reactors.

Sounds fair.

Carter?

Medicine, sir.

Oh, yeah, right.

Um... we were very impressed

with that beta cuh... can dy stuff.

The...

Beta—cantin, of course.

Jack?

Daniel?

Shouldn't we askthem what they want the heavy water for?

Oh, I don't think so.

The power generated by your heavy water

would be used to reinforce our defenses, Dr. Jackson.

Daniel?

And in due course, to strike back at the enemy.

Jack?

Daniel...

Shouldn't we have this discussion some other time?

No, I don'tthink so.

Surely you can understand our desire to end awar

that has lasted for a generation.

No, I do understand that, alar, I do.

It's just that... th e Stargate,

because it's capable of transporting your people

to another world entirely...

But I have told you, thousands of our people are in stasis.

Well, take them out of stasis and find a new home.

Then what would all this have been for?

This is our home.

I'm sorry, I just don't understand

why you would want to continue to fight a war

when there's another choice.

Daniel...

You heard the man.

You said yourself that the atmosphere is poisoned.

What is there left to win?

Alar, enemy bombers

have pen etrated the outer perimeter.

Defense stations!

Please, excuse us.

We'll be in the war room once you reach your decision.

Nexttime itell you to shut up...

I didn't hear you tell me to shut up.

Too subtle for ya?

Well, for once yes. Would you hear me out?

Carter? Hmm?

Our standing orders, what are they?

To seek new allies and procure technologies

to aid in the defense againstthe Goa'uld.

And have we carried outthose orders?

We came here to help them!

Is that not what we are doing, Daniel Jackson?

No, their whole world is in flames

and we're offering gasoline. How is that help?

We are, in fact, offering water.

Thank you!

I was speaking metaphorically.

Well, stop it! It's not fair to Teal'c.

The decision's made.

This mission has never had anything to do with helping them, has it?

We came here to help ourselves!

Carter, take Daniel back with you.

Tell Hammond we struck a deal. Yes, sir.

You don't give a damn what's gonna happen to them.

You want their technology

and you're taking advantage of the situation!

Yes, I am, Daniel.

They're getting something they want.

We're getting everything we want!

I don't have a problem with that.

Carter!

We're on our way, sir.

This conversation isn't over!

No, you're right, Daniel.

It's never over with you.

It's always the same damn thing!

This has got nothing to do with me!

Do you even realize whatthey're offering?

At what price?

Oh, for crying out loud.

Where are you going?

To see what I can do to help!

I am not defending him, Daniel.

I happen to agree with him.

Well, don't you realize what we would be doing?

Major. Doctor.

Sir, colonel O'Neill has negotiated access and availability

to virtually every advanced eurondan technology

in exchange for an unspecified quantity of heavy water.

That's all th ey want? That's all.

What do they want it for?

Thank you. Thank you for asking the question.

As you know, sir, heavy water contains deuterium.

Which can be used to make nuclear weapons.

Yes, butthey use it to fuel nuclear fusion generators.

Fusion?

According to alar, the additional power

would be enough to stave off defeat.

They're willing to share that technology, as well?

Of course, they're willing, they're desperate.

Yes, sir, everything, and it is incredible.

They are at least a hundred years ahead of us.

Maybe more, but if we don't act soon,

they are going to be overrun.

Sergeant siler?

I'll get right on it, sir.

Doctor, you don't approve.

You said yourself that we could not

and would not devote the resources necessary

to win a war.

Obviously, I was speaking in terms

of committing military assets, human lives.

Butthere was a moral issue?

Yes.

But if we can provide the power of all that

and more in the form of water,

then the moral issue just evaporates?

I shouldn't have to remind you

that apophis is alive

and at present capable of wiping us

from the face of this earth without contest.

It is the mandate of this organization

to make sure that doesn't happen!

I understand that, I do.

We've only ever seen one side of this.

Do we even know why they're fighting?

For their lives!

Yes, yes, and I was all for saving those lives.

But we're about to go way, way...

Way beyon d that.

We're about to turn the tide

of a world war that we know nothing about,

against an enemy that we know nothing about.

Is that the right way to get their technology?

Yes. But is it the rightthing to do?

It's a fair question, sir.

Yes, it is.

Send the formation to the west.

They are amassing bombers on that front.

How long?

Major Carter and Daniel Jackson will return

as soon as they are able.

There are too many!

Use a couple more pilots?

Yes!

Controller: Aero fighters squadron vectoring to target.

Enemy bombs incoming. Bearing zero, zero Mark 3.

Yeah, I see 'em.

This is all you were able to bring?

On short notice, yes.

This much will not lasta day!

There's more coming. We thought it would be best

to bring what little we could as soon as possible.

More is on the way, you are certain?

Much more, yes.

Add the fuel to the reactors immediately

and setthe defense field to full power.

A demonstration to the enemy,

we must show them that we are strong once more.

In the meantime, we have questions.

Yes, yes. As soon as the attack is over,

we will provide all that we have promised.

Come. It isn't safe!

Enemy bombers over th e city.

Teal'c, target the lead bomber. I'll take the other one.

I have it, O'Neill.

That one sounded close.

Directly above us in the old city.

Let me show you another of the wonders we intend

to share with you for all you have done.

The field generator is capable

of repelling the force of many bombs like a great shield.

It has saved our people from destruction for my entire life.

You see?

The fuel you brought has strengthened it again.

How long will that last?

For several hours.

I'm certain we'll be able

to send more heavy water bythen.

Mine's going for the deck.

God!

O'Neill, are you all right?

Enemy bomber destroyed.

What the hell was that?

The lead aero fighter in your formation

struck an enemy bomber head on.

I saw people in that thing.

You said they were unmanned!

I said the reconnaissance craft was an unmanned drone.

It presented an easy target

and therefore a suitable demonstration,

buttheir bombers are manned.

You have killed several of our enemy, colonel,

and we are grateful.

All: He is remembered.

For whom do you pledge this remembrance?

My fath er.

Through his vision our nation has survived.

I see.

It is customary among our people

to formalize new alliances such as ours.

In exchange for all our knowledge,

technology, medicines,

earth will provide us

with however much heavy water

as we require to end this war

once and for all.

Do not be alarmed, colonel.

Merely 3 or 4times

that which you have just provided

on a daily basis.

That adds up to several metric tons a year, sir.

It's a small price to pay

for what we offer in return.

Alar, listen.

What?

Silence...

I hardly recognize it.

When at full strength,

our defense field makes us

as invulnerable as when I was a boy.

I propose that we write into words

what we already share in our hearts.

Before we do that, I have a question.

General Hammond would also like to know, sir.

It's all right, colonel, I don't mind.

How did this war start?

The first enemy bombs fell on euronda

in a surprise attack.

I was a boy of 9.

I remember that night.

I remember the floor of the room

in which my father had sequestered me

shook with each explosion.

I remember knowing that each bomber that gotthrough

meant that another building, another home,

another street in the city above me was gone.

That is how this war began, doctor.

And for that we have only your word?

3 of our best men died attempting to reach earth

through your Stargate.

That was an accident.

And we have only your word.

Any more questions, Daniel?

Yes, I'd like to know more about your enemy.

Is this part of your bargaining process, colonel?

Not normally.

What more can we promise than everything we have?

Why don't you just answer the question?

Colonel O'Neill, do we have an agreement?

We do. Jack—...

Daniel, shut up!

Is that clear enough?

Sir, if you're going to go back andtell general Hammond,

I would like to stay here and take a look

at their fusion technology. Fine.

It would be my pleasure to show you personally.

Alar: I understand you shot down

an enemy bomber for us, colonel.

Congratulations.

Perhaps you will try your hand at it again?

I don't think so.

Well, if you are concerned about lives lost,

remember they're your enemy now.

I look forward to your return...

Which reminds me...

Perhaps it would be best

if the Jaffa did not return.

Teal'c? Why?

He hasn't said a word.

It's not what he said.

It's what he is.

Well, he's different, I'll Grant you that.

Not like us.

Right.

Major Carter, after you.

We're not going.

Why?

Teal'c and I are going to have a look around first.

You...

Ask questions.

I thought you told me to—...

I know what! Said, Daniel.

It was rude, short—sighted,

and I'm sorry.

Well, uh... thank you for

recognizing that.

Now I'm saying this—...

Go ask questions.

Lots of questions.

One single fusion reactor is capable

of generating power for the entire facility.

I assume you extract deuterium from seawater?

Yes, 70% percent of the earth's surface is ocean,

so heavy water production shouldn't be a problem.

Ah, the sea from which we used to extract

our own heavy water, as you call it,

is now in enemy hands hundreds of miles away.

You can see that the storage tanks are nearly empty.

You must have been building this place

long before the war started.

The war was inevitable.

How long did you expect to stay down here?

Until the air was free from poison.

Excuse me.

So what's your impression of alar?

That he's concealing something.

Like what?

I am unsure. He is concealing it.

What is it, O'Neill?

They're the same.

Every damn one of them is the same.

Farrel.

Doctor.

I justthought that since we're

going to be allies,

ithought we should get to know

a little bit more about our new enemy.

Ok, um...

Well, you call them "the en emy."

Understandably, th ey're... your enemy,

butthey must have a name.

For example, I'm American.

My grandfather was Dutch.

What do you call them?

Sometimes we call them breeders.

Breeders?

How they reproduce...

Indiscriminately with no regard for genetic purity.

Really?

So basically they come in all shapes and sizes?

Yes.

Colors?

Yes!

Really?

This storage cylinder contains plans,

specifications and formulas

upon which our technology is based.

Together, I am certain we will find a means

of transferring the information to your computers.

Alar, these pipes extend from the lowest level

right up to the surface.

Yes.

But you said the atmosphere was poisoned.

It doesn't make any sense.

Enemy bombers approach the perimeter!

Engage them!

Jack! What did you find out?

They did it. They started the war.

I don't know how they did it but they did.

Where is the fuel?

There's been a delay.

What sort of a delay?

The enemy is attacking in force. We need that fuel!

We just have to buy a little time.

Teal'c and I can help fightthem off until it gets here.

Do it!

Stay at my wing, Teal'c.

It was a pre—emptive strike.

Your enemy, when they began bombing,

they were trying to stop you.

Now is not the time, major!

The defense field is at minimum sustainable strength!

Transfer energy from the stasis room!

The eurondans built this place long before the war started.

They planned it from the beginning.

Right, but how did they expect

to win a war from underground?

There are these enormous gas pipes

that run from holding tanks underneath this facility

right up to the surface.

And the surface is poisoned.

They didn't just start a war,

th ey were trying to exterminate them.

Alar: It was his vision.

My father saw that breeders were spreading

across the face of euronda like a plague,

millions of them!

We don't know how so many of them manage to survive,

butthey do in spite of our best efforts.

Contact your general Hammond.

Tell him we need that fuel immediately!

We're not going to do that.

Arm!

Contact your general Hammond!

They're escorting the enemy bombers!

What?

He's attacking our own fighters!

Stop him!

Ah! Uh!

It could have all been yours!

I wouldn't follow us if I were you.

No!

No!

Go!

Aah!

Wait, wait!

I could teach you everything I know!

Just let me come with you!

Please!

Close the Iris.

Do it!

I take it, colonel,

that you were unable to procure

any of the eurondan technologies.

That's correct sir.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Don't be!

Hammond: We'll debrief in one hour.

Yes, sir.