P.A.: Unscheduled off—world activation.
Move, move, move, move, move!
(Alarm sounding)
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.
(Feedback and static)
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!
(Power surge)
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.
(Gate opening)
(Alarm sounds)
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.
(Static)
(Bang)
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.
(Explosion)
We are under attack.
I must return to the war room.
(Explosion)
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.
(Explosions in background)
(Groaning)
You have come.
It's alar, sir.
He needs medical attention!
(Explosion)
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!
(Beeps)
(Sighs)
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.
(Whistles)
From this room we conduct our national defense.
For all of euron da?
Yes. (Alarm sounds)
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... (Clears throat)
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!
(Beeping)
Whoa!
Thing's fast!
You are piloting several
aero fighters at once in formation.
(Beeping)
Got——got it, I 1:00.
(Beeping)
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.
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.
(Gasps)
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?
(Vibration and rattling)
(Explosion)
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.
(Explosion)
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!
(Explosion)
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!
(Explosion)
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.
(Alarms sounding)
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!
(Explosions)
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.
(Explosion)
In the meantime, we have questions.
Yes, yes. As soon as the attack is over,
we will provide all that we have promised.
(Explosion)
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.
(Explosion)
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.
(Explosion)
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.
(Silence)
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.
(Alarm sounds)
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!
(Alarm sounding)
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!
(Explosion)
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!
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.