Thelas
01-05-2004, 21:34
Imeril nos Acardril was tired, the scientists had taken years getting this ready, and now that it was ready, he and his team would go through.
*Five years earlier*
On the deserted ocean world of Zendris I a group of Thelasi archeologists were working. Orbital scans had detected an ancient settlement on a mountain, submerged underwater. Within hours of detection, the planet had been claimed by the Thelasi, and then, archeologists were sent from the Institute of State Research and Archeology. ISRA teams would be sent before the private teams, and non-military teams, were allowed onto the planet.
One archeologist was excavating in one of the domes that had been erected, these domes were pressurized and sealed for the archeologists’ safety and protection, the scientist worked slowly and carefully with his matter-transport beam, moving away bits of dirt at a time, then, hitting what he thought was rock, he switched to a cutting beam, as he fired, the ‘rock’ began to absorb the energy, in a flash, the energy was released, knocking the scientist over.
The elf was not stupid, this time he began to move away dirt around the odd rock, then bit by bit, a shape emerged. The scientist got down and began to dust off the now visible metal. Slowly a clearer image immerged, a Greek Lambda, the archeologist gasped, and called over his supervisor.
*weeks later*
Scientists mulled around an object, a large ring, set up in the center of the room. A female figure walked down, peering at the object in the center of the room, “Alright people, what is this thing?” “Well Commander, from what we have seen, it is a portal of some sort, designed to generate a wormhole to another… portal” “Okay, thank you, how does it work?” “Well… to generate the portal, we need a massive amount of energy, but, from the looks of it we only need to power the center ring.” “Are there only two portals?” “Not from the looks of it. See those symbols on the ring? Combinations of those choose the destination. We know that, we just don’t know how to turn that disk, or even turn the damn thing on”
“Then why am I here?” “Well… in basics, we want you to know that we have it” “Very well scientists, inform me when you make progress, I want a full report on this thing with in three weeks.”
*present*
Imeril and his eleven person team moved into the Gate Room. From the control room he could her the count down “Symbol one locked, two locked, three locked, four locked, five locked, six locked, seven locked, gate opening in FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE, gate open” With a massive ‘whoosh’ the gate opened, the liquid surface rippling, “Lieutenant Imeril, good luck, and god speed.” Imeril lead his team forward as they went through. With an odd sensation, to say the least, the team moved through, seconds later the gate closed behind them, then, the command center went crazy as officers began to search the sensor screens for the signal from the team. Then, minutes later, the gate opened again, and the Imeril and his men came back through, smiling, “Sir, Stargate test one successful!” As the command center jubilated, a message was sent to Thelasi High command.
*Five years earlier*
On the deserted ocean world of Zendris I a group of Thelasi archeologists were working. Orbital scans had detected an ancient settlement on a mountain, submerged underwater. Within hours of detection, the planet had been claimed by the Thelasi, and then, archeologists were sent from the Institute of State Research and Archeology. ISRA teams would be sent before the private teams, and non-military teams, were allowed onto the planet.
One archeologist was excavating in one of the domes that had been erected, these domes were pressurized and sealed for the archeologists’ safety and protection, the scientist worked slowly and carefully with his matter-transport beam, moving away bits of dirt at a time, then, hitting what he thought was rock, he switched to a cutting beam, as he fired, the ‘rock’ began to absorb the energy, in a flash, the energy was released, knocking the scientist over.
The elf was not stupid, this time he began to move away dirt around the odd rock, then bit by bit, a shape emerged. The scientist got down and began to dust off the now visible metal. Slowly a clearer image immerged, a Greek Lambda, the archeologist gasped, and called over his supervisor.
*weeks later*
Scientists mulled around an object, a large ring, set up in the center of the room. A female figure walked down, peering at the object in the center of the room, “Alright people, what is this thing?” “Well Commander, from what we have seen, it is a portal of some sort, designed to generate a wormhole to another… portal” “Okay, thank you, how does it work?” “Well… to generate the portal, we need a massive amount of energy, but, from the looks of it we only need to power the center ring.” “Are there only two portals?” “Not from the looks of it. See those symbols on the ring? Combinations of those choose the destination. We know that, we just don’t know how to turn that disk, or even turn the damn thing on”
“Then why am I here?” “Well… in basics, we want you to know that we have it” “Very well scientists, inform me when you make progress, I want a full report on this thing with in three weeks.”
*present*
Imeril and his eleven person team moved into the Gate Room. From the control room he could her the count down “Symbol one locked, two locked, three locked, four locked, five locked, six locked, seven locked, gate opening in FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE, gate open” With a massive ‘whoosh’ the gate opened, the liquid surface rippling, “Lieutenant Imeril, good luck, and god speed.” Imeril lead his team forward as they went through. With an odd sensation, to say the least, the team moved through, seconds later the gate closed behind them, then, the command center went crazy as officers began to search the sensor screens for the signal from the team. Then, minutes later, the gate opened again, and the Imeril and his men came back through, smiling, “Sir, Stargate test one successful!” As the command center jubilated, a message was sent to Thelasi High command.