The daedalus.
It has a few advantages over the prometheus.
The more advanced alien technologies
were integrated into the original design
rather than tacked on after the fact.
When's it going to be ready?
Well, they're already testing the asgard hyperdrive.
As soon as that checks out, she'll be good to go.
Hopefully, we all get to go this time.
Last time, they were worried
about spreading our resources too thin.
Yeah, now that Anubis is gone, the replicators are gone...
There's still a few system lords out there,
but without their Jaffa armies,
they've lost most of their power.
Indeed.
Carter.
Yeah, hold on.
It's for you.
Hello? Yeah. Hi.
What?
No. I was just talking to her last week.
Yeah, I—— I'll be there.
Thank you.
What is it?
Catherine Langford died last night.
Catherine Langford was more than just kind and generous.
She had a gift...
Of an endless, open—minded, child—like curiosity.
She saw the world not for what it was,
but for what it could be,
and she saw potential in people
that others failed to recognize.
Like her father before her,
her contributions to science have changed the world more than most people know.
I, for one, have no idea where iwould be today if I'd never met her.
She changed my life in more ways than I ever could have imagined.
Dr. Jackson?
Hi. Hi.
I'm Sabrina gosling. I'm Catherine's niece.
Oh, yes, of course.
I just wanted to thank you for coming,
and for speaking.
I know she would have really appreciated it.
No, it was a... it was an honor.
You know, my aunt used to talk about you all the time.
It's funny. I always used to picture
some Indiana jones—type
with a bullwhip and a pistol
chasing bad guys through some ancient temple.
Yeah, well, I generally leave the whip at home, so...
Right. Yeah, me too.
Um...
She, uh, wanted you to have this.
No, you're family, you shou—— you should keep that.
She thought of you like a son.
Thank you.
There are a few other odds and ends
she wanted me to give you,
but I wasn't able to bring them today.
Is there an address where I could sendthem?
Yeah, of course.
Great.
Jack? Daniel.
What's going on?
You been shopping online lately?
What are you talking about?
Well, you've got a little delivery here.
It's from Catherine's estate.
Yeah, kind of looks like she sentthe whole thing.
Holy... buckets.
Looks like her entire collection.
I prefer stamps.
Now, in addition, we discovered several grains of troilite
and a mesostasis phase,
which contained micrometer crystals.
Mm...
Now, it's undergoing further testing,
but we hope to have the results on your desk
firstthing tomorrow morning.
Don't you keep me waiting.
No, sir.
Now, here's where things get really interesting,
because you'll notice—...
Jack, we need to—— We need to talk.
Oh! Sorry for interrupting.
No! It's okay.
If it's important, you must interrupt.
You must.
Ithinkwe may have found a zpm.
Yes!
Great stuff with the rocks.
Among the items Catherine left me,
this one in particular caught my attention.
It's an original 1889 edition of the eye of the sun.
It's, uh, the only one in known existence.
It details the customs and rituals
observed by the ancient worshipers
of the sun god, ra.
Now, while iwas flipping through the pages,
I noticed this...
It appears to be a zero—point module.
The worshipers of ra referred to it as "the heart of light."
This is a reproduction of a wall painting
discovered by German archeologists in 1885.
It was destroyed in a museum fire
but the zpm was never found?
No.
We did an extensive satellite sweep of the giza plateau,
searching for an energy signature
like the one given off by the zpm we found near taonas.
Even if it's buried under dirt and rock,
we should've been able to detect it.
We found nothing.
I'm sorry, Daniel, but if it's there, it's probably been depleted.
No, I don'tthink so.
According to th e text, it was a religious artifact, an icon.
It was never used as a power source.
It is possible ra simply tookthe device with him when he left earth.
In which case, it could be anywhere by now.
We don't know where it is now, but we do know where it was...
Giza, 3000 bc.
You can't be serious.
What? It's the on ly way.
What? No, we agreed.
If I have to say "what" one more time, heads are going to roll.
We have atime machine. We can go back and getthe zpm.
She wouldn't let me go back
and watch the cubs win the world series.
Jack, this is a unique opportunity.
Ra never knew what he had,
which means we can go back and take it
without adversely affecting the timeline.
Actually, sir, he may be right about that.
You're on board with this?
I'm not happy about it,
but we don't have any historical evidence
that any Goa'uld has ever used a zpm,
in which case, it wouldn't be missed.
We would have to be extremely careful
to minimize our interaction with the people of the period.
Yeah, there's that,
but I thought you said you couldn't get it to work.
No one at area 51
has been able to engage the time device.
In fact, th ey've barely gotten the ship off the ground,
but you were able to fly it without too much difficulty.
Indeed.
You have demonstrated an exceptional ability to control ancient devices.
Jack, think about it. With a fully functional zpm,
we could power earth's defenses
and open up a wormhole to the Pegasus galaxy.
Now, remember, Jack, 3000 bc.
After Sam hooks up the power to the time device,
think aboutthat date and nothing else.
This thing's ancient.
How's it going to know from "b.C."?
Your mind is controlling it.
The ancient computer should be able to extrapolate from your concept of time.
Well, shouldn't we test it on a slightly smaller leap,
like, say, to 1908?
Actually, sir, we were able to determine from the data log
that the technology only works
in time jumps longer than a couple hundred years.
Ithinkthat's it.
3000 bc.
Any particular day of the century for you?
What happened? I didn't feel anything.
The time machine pulsed.
Try the radio.
Stargate command, this is Daniel Jackson. Do you read?
Stargate command, this is Daniel Jackson.
Come in, please.
The stars are different.
Earth was in a different orbit aroundthe sun 5,000 years ago.
Ithinkwe did it.
Huh.
I can't believe I'll finally get proof
that the great pyramids predate the fourth dynasty.
So, what are you going to do, stand in the picture
holding a newspaper with today's date?
This is an archeologist's dream.
I'm going to get as much footage as I can.
Just be careful.
We're here for the zpm—— In and out,
minimal interaction, minimal impact.
No problem.
I mean it. All of you... sir.
We got it. We got it.
And you're going to need this.
We've determined that it remotely activates the ship's cloak.
Nice.
Well, my ancient Egyptian's a little rusty,
butithink I gotthe gist of what they were saying.
That's katep and his brother salatis.
Hey, guys.
They're on a pilgrimage to the temple of ra to make an offering.
Oh.there's timing.
Tomorrow.
I told them we were travelers from the east,
andthey offered to put us up for the night.
I was kind of hoping we wouldn't have to stay that long.
I'm sorry, I keep thinking
I'm going to step on a bug and change the future.
Well, we can't just walk into the temple unannounced.
A public audience is the perfect way to get inside.
We just have to keep a low profile.
Yes, but more importantly,
did they say what was for dinner?
Kree, telok!
Shal—tar!
Vash—mal—— vash—mal jel—na?
I don'tthink he was too impressed with the offering.
Tana—akal maltar.
Jaya—nok—shol.
He says he will nottolerate
such disrespect from his followers.
Sir. Let me do it now.
I won't have to do it in 5,000 years.
You can't do that.
There's no telling what effect it might have.
Kree, ria—nok!
It's got to be some sort of treasure room.
If the zpm is anywhere, it'll be in there.
You really think they're going to let him
just waltz in and take it?
Well, like I said, they don't even know what a zpm is.
To them, it's like any number
of dozens of ritualistic objects they pull out
for any number of occasions.
Besides, he's wearing the shiny suit.
Good luck.
Come on, t.
We would've heard something if he was in trouble.
Nice.
Oh, my god.
All right, we've got a little problem here.
There must have been a sand storm during the night.
The Jaffa will soon call for reinforcements,
if they have not already done so.
We must move quickly.
Sir, we can't.
We've taken on more Jaffa than that.
You know what I mean.
This is exactly the sort of high—impact event
we're supposed to avoid.
They have the ship.
Will that not alter the future
more than anything we could do?
Not necessarily.
They don't know what it is,
and even if they did, they can't use it.
None of them have the gene.
Even ra won't be able to make it to work.
So what are we supposed to do?
Nothing.
Nothing?
Well, close to it.
No, here's a better idea—...
We take back our ship.
Sir, if we kill those Jaffa, or worse, get captured,
we could alter the future immeasurably.
If you're thinking we can go forward and then back again—...
Just a couple of days.
Then we parkthatthing where nobody can find it.
If we alter this timeline,
and the future is already different,
we could set into motion a spiral of changes
that we could never fix.
We've already done too much.
I'm sorry, sir.
I should never have allowed us to do this.
So, what, we live out the rest of our lives here?
Well, we know there's going to be a rebellion eventually.
The human slaves rise up, and ra abandons earth.
Daniel learned that on abydos nine years ago.
When it happens, there is a chance
that we could getthe jumper back
without creating too big a ripple
in the events of this timeline.
When does that happen?
Well, I don't know the exact date. It could be years.
What? Years?
Sir, we don't have a choice.
Carter, what about the zpm?
I mean, if we wait,
we lose any chance of getting it back to our time.
Preserving the timeline is more important.
For all you know, things could get better.
Or they could be worse.
We can't take that chance.
Well, I know a way we can get the zpm back to our time,
even if we don't.
A month before I left, there was an archeological dig
that uncovered a first dynasty tomb near giza.
All we have to do is Bury the zpm in thattomb, letthem find it,
and maybe our future selves won't have to take on this mission.
Well, that's bizarre, but it might just work.
Carter, a lot of good people died
when Anubis attacked earth.
I don'tthink their families would mind
if we fussed with the timeline.
Sir, I know this is hard for you.
Your instinct is to change things, make things better,
but, for once, that's exactly what we can't do.
We have to letthings play out
exactly th e way they were meant to.
English is a complex language—...
A hybrid of many different influences,
much like the culture it represents.
To understand it is to gain an insight into that culture
and the process of integration that created it.
Okay, let's start with a simple greeting.
Often, the best way to begin interacting with someone
is to find a topic of common interest.
Everyone can relate to the weath er
so let's start with that, shall we?
Introduce yourself and talk about the weather.
Yes?
Hello. My name is Carlos.
You make me so hot.
Okay.
Um, uh...
Not quite right, but the introduction part was good.
Daniel, uh, sorry to both er you,
but there are some people here to see you.
Excuse me for just one second.
What kind of people?
Air force people.
This is totally unbelievable!
You are a small and pathetic man.
Those were my theories on spin wave technology
and the effects of antigravity on electromagnetism,
and you know it!
And just because my reproductive organs
are on the inside instead of the outside, doesn't—...
God, that's horrible.
Who would ever say that?
Carter.
Who are you talking to? No one.
Were you talking to yourself?
No.
Have you proofread my review on the solid fuel rockets yet?
I'm almost done.
Good job.
Thank you.
Keep up the good work, Carter.
You'll be moving up around here.
Excuse me.
Major Davis, United States air force.
Dr. Hirschfeld.
I know who you are.
What's this all about?
It's a matter of national security.
I'm afraid I'm not at Liberty to discuss that here.
Oh, of course. By all means.
We can talk privately in my office.
Oh, no, I'm—— I'm not here to talk to you.
I'd like to speak to Dr. Carter.
Me?
Colonel O'Neill.
Samuels.
You and the boys looking to charter a boat for the day?
No, sir. I've been sent by the Pentagon
to escort you back to Washington.
I could give a rat's butt.
It's a matter of national security, sir.
Find someone else.
We can't.
It has to be you.
Now, if you'll allow me,
I'll try and explain it on the way.
Sammy, it just doesn't sound like fun.
Oh... god.
If you'll just wait here, ma'am,
general Hammond will be with you.
Hi.
Dr. Daniel Jackson.
Dr. Samantha Carter.
Oh, uh, phd.
Oh, me too. Astrophysics. Oh, egyptology.
You wouldn't happen to know why we're here?
Oh.
5,000 years ago, maybe, but, uh, now?
No, I was kind of hoping you did.
Sorry.
I teach English as a second language.
Department of aerospace.
Oh! Oh, not as an astronaut.
No. I, uh...
I check other people's scientific reports
for factual errors or omissions
before they get sent up to the director.
That's... interesting.
Yeah. Not really.
Dr. Jackson, Dr. Carter. I'm general George Hammond.
Please.
What's this?
Non—disclosure agreement.
What we're about to discuss
has been classified top secret
by the United States government.
What if we don't want to sign it?
Well, then, you're free to leave.
You have a background in archeology,
isn'tthat right, Dr. Jackson? That's right.
But your theories fail to gain much acceptance
among your colleagues.
You could say that.
Egyptian pyramids as landing pads
for alien spacecraft.
I did not say that unequivocally.
I simply put forth the possibility
that, based on the knowledge that—...
That's all right, doctor. You don't have to
defend your theories here.
A month ago,
a team of arch eologists
from the university of Chicago
uncovered an ancient Egyptian tomb
near giza.
Inside, they found artifacts
typical of the period,
plus one or two objects
that have yet to be identified,
and a video camera.
A video camera?
It was perfectly preserved in avacuum—sealed canopic jar.
The technology is somewhat different
to what's commercially available today,
but we managed to charge the battery.
However, we didn't bring you here
because we found a camera.
We broughtyou here because of what had been recorded upon the tape
inside that camera.
Okay...
Okay, um, my name is Dr. Daniel Jackson.
I'm part of a team called sg—I,
and we have just traveled back in time 5,000 years.
See, the thing is, we're not sure we're going to make it back.
The chamber where you discover this tape should be discovered
shortly before we're set to leave.
Hopefully, the timeline hasn't changed at all.
Let's see, what are some recent major events?
Communism recently failed in Eastern Europe.
They should be well on their way towards democracy by now.
Henry Hayes is president.
Henry Hayes?
Secretary of the interior.
President Kinsey was less than amused
when he saw that portion of the tape.
Sam, help me out here.
Um, Samantha Carter, lieutenant colonel in the United States air force
and a member of sg—I.
Right, I suppose we should tell them about the Stargate.
Oh, my god. What's sg—I?
Watc h.
Colonel Carter and I work for an organization known as Stargate command.
It is located under Cheyenne mountain.
Now, for the past eight years,
we've been regularly traveling
through a large ring—shaped device
known as the Stargate.
It should have been discovered in 1928,
somewhere near where this tape was found.
Now, by means of these off—world missions,
we've managed to acquire a lot of advanced technology,
which has helped us defend earth
against several alien attacks.
If, for whatever reason,
the things we're talking about are not true,
then it is possible that we have somehow
inadvertently changed the future.
The purpose of this tape is to provide you the tools you will need
to go back in time and setthings right.
If, for whatever reason,
the Stargate has not been discovered,
you will have to find it and get it up and running.
Uh, Jack, you should say something.
Nah, I'm good.
We should all appear on the tape.
We have no way of knowing how things could've changed.
Uh, uh... general Jack O'Neill,
United States air force.
How're you doing?
Tell them about the future.
Um...
College football is played on Saturdays,
pro on sundays,
and there are no fish in my pond...
At all. Right. Fish.
I thin k that covers it.
Did he say "Stargate?"
Time travel?
What else did the tape say?
Details of the Stargate, sg—1,
including a fourth member,
who appears to be some kind of humanoid alien.
Are you telling us
that in some alternate timeline,
we're part of a team
that travels to other plan ets
and defends earth against alien invasions?
I know.
It seems difficult to believe.
Wh—what about this Stargate?
Did you look for it?
We searched the coordinates provided on the tape,
but we didn't find anything.
The area had already been excavated previously, in 1934,
by a Dr. Langford,
but he found nothing butatablet
inscribed with hieroglyphics
that no one has ever been able to translate.
We were wondering if you'd like to take a crack at it.
Are you kidding?
Hey.
Hi.
So...
What do you think of all this?
To be honest, I don't know what to think.
It's pretty overwhelming. Yeah.
Time travel is th eoretically possible.
There's been a lot of research into the area of quantum gravity,
which suggests that time flows like rotating fluid
within our galaxy,
technically allowing the traveler
to journey backward and forward at will,
butthere's a huge amount of energy required—...
Actually, I was talking about us.
The "other" us.
I guess we could call it "the us we're supposed to be."
I mean, seriously, didn't you always think
that you were destined for something more?
I mean, something a hell of a lot more fulfilling
than a 9:00 to 5:00 desk job?
I suppose.
I don't know.
I just always felt like my life was wrong.
Well, life is what you make it,
you know, for better or worse.
Well, look atthis as a way
to change everything.
If we help them findthis—...
This Stargate...
What do you think they're going to do?
Ask us to join an elite team of intergalactic space heroes?
Look at us.
Ithinkthe only reason that they showed us the tape
is because we're on it.
Exactly.
Okay, that about covers the gate dialing system,
the point of origin, the address to chulak, and the home address.
What else?
Oh, right, um...
Okay, now, this is very important.
It's called a zpm—— zero—...
Daniel Jackson. What?
I believe the battery is about to expire.
Okay, this is very important, this is called a zero—point module,
and its purpose is to—...
Hammond: How's that for timing?
Uh, this zpm was recovered along with the tape?
Yes, we have ateam of scientists studying it as we speak.
How's the translation coming?
Oh, ooh, gee...
It's an obscure dialect.
I can see why your experts had trouble.
But?
But it's almost as if
the person who chiseled this tablet
knew my research.
See, in 2995 bc,
about five years after the team on this tape arrived in the past,
there was an uprising.
The ancient Egyptians rebelled against the sun god, ra,
or at least someone who they believed to be an impostor.
Now, apparently, whoever this impostor was,
he left in a great flying ship andtook the Stargate with him.
That is unfortunate.
Yeah, but the tablet makes reference to a location
where there might be a second Stargate here on earth.
Where?
Oh, I'm still working on that.
Than k you, doctor.
I look forward to your report.
Uh, general, um...
If it's all right with you, I'd like to join the expedition
to find this second gate.
You were right. They're going to shut us out.
I can't say I'm surprised.
I still haven't finished the entire translation yet,
which means we still have some leverage.
What else does it say?
It says the second Stargate is somewhere in Antarctica.
Somewhere in Antarctica?
Well, it doesn't even say that.
It says "the land of cold to the south,"
which, I'm guessing, means Antarctica.
It's a big place.
Lots of ice.
Yeah, I'm guessing whoever wrote th e tablet
didn't have a way of explaining latitude and longitude
in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Well, at least you're still useful to them.
I don't know why they're keeping me around.
Well, I'm not going to let them shut you out, either.
We're supposed to be ateam.
We have to stick together.
That's nice. Really.
Yeah.
We need someone who's willing to go to bat for us,
someone who they can't say no to...
Aah!
D—— ah!
You folks looking for a little tour?
Jack O'Neill?
Yeah?
Uh, I'm Daniel Jackson.
This is Samantha Carter.
You two a couple?
No. No, no.
We just met.
What do you want?
Well, uh...
We were recently approach ed by the military
about a, uh...
A matter of, um...
National security.
Don't care.
This is really important.
All we're asking is a little bit of your time.
150 bucks an hour to rent the boat.
We don't want to go anywhere.
It's your money.
So, ultimately, what we have to do is this—...
We have to find the Stargate, andthen get a hold
of this time travel device.
Locate this alien named Teal'c.
Right, get Teal'c first, then go back in time
to change the past to fix the future.
Are you listening?
I was trying not to.
Yeah, I suppose it does sound a little crazy.
Really?
Which part?
I have to say the moment I let you on board.
You don't have to believe us.
All we ask is that you watch the tape and decide for yourself.
You know, I have decided and, hey, look, your time's up.
Aren't you the least bit intrigued
thatthere might be something else outthere somewhere?
Something more than... this?
No.
We're supposed to be ateam. We save the world.
Several times.
Yeah. Okay.
Sure.
I'll buy that.
Uh—huh.
The three of us—— The world, we save it.
Great. Okay.
I can't believe iwasted my frequent—flier miles on this.
Sorry to both er you.
Not a problem.
Uh—uh.
No worries, eh?
Do you have any idea what's going on?
Dr. Carter, Dr. Jackson.
Major, what's this about?
Did you find the second Stargate?
No, we didn't, but we decided to show you something else.
Whoa.
We thinkthis wasthe ship
sg—1 used to travel back in time.
Where'd you find it?
It was uncovered during an excavation
of the area around the tomb
where the tape was found. Please.
This is incredible.
Is it operational?
Not yet.
According to the tape,
Jack O'Neill has a special gene
that makes him able to flythis thing.
These are constellations.
Right, the tape said that, uh...
That this was able to go th rough the Stargate
as well as time travel.
So this must be what dials the gate.
Don't touch anything!
Please, leave the touching to the experts.
This is Dr. Rodney McKay,
the lead scientist on the project.
Hi. This is Dr. Carter, Dr. Jackson.
Pleased to meet you.
We were hoping they may be of assistance to you.
Hmm. Yes.
Well, thank you.
I'll leave you to it, then.
So, did you try dialing the Stargate address
that the Daniel Jackson on the tape mentions?
No. Why would I do that?
Well, justto see if—...
Of course we tried. It's called "sarcasm."
We tried the address numerous times. Nothing happened.
Did you try any other combinations?
I'm sorry,
what are your areas of expertise?
Astrophysics. Arch eology.
And I was listening to you because...
We're on the tape?
No, you, iwould listen to if you were reading the phone book.
Oh, brother.
You see, I love this whole sexy librarian thing.
Look, why don't I take you to lunch, get you up to speed.
I hear it's lemon chicken today, my favorite.
Got a lot to talk about.
Daniel!
Is he behind me?
Who? McKay.
Oh, thank god. Ithinki lost him.
The guy is driving me nuts.
Any progress with the ship?
Well, the technology is way beyond us,
but I do have something—— It could be big.
What? Remember how McKay said
that they tried dialing the Stargate address
several times, and nothing happened? Yeah.
I started thinking...
Nothing happened here.
What have you got?
We waiting to see general Hammond.
He's busy.
Why don't you tell me. I'll decide if it's worth interrupting him.
Ah em.
I cross—referenced our previous attempts to dial the gate
with some recent seismic activity in Antarctica.
They're a perfect match.
The epicenter in all eight cases was exactly the same—...
Approximately 50 miles outside of McMurdo.
That...
Is where you'll find your second gate.
Worth it?
Excuse me.
General, you wanted to see us?
It was exactly where you said it would be.
Good work.
Thank you, sir.
I want you both to know that your help on this project
was most appreciated.
Your country owes you a debt of gratitude.
But we're not done yet.
Actually, we're not done.
You two, however, have a plane waiting
to take you home.
I'm sure I don't need to remind you of the details
of the non—disclosure agreement.
Wait a minute.
You are going to send ateam through the gate, aren't you?
We're assembling ateam as we speak.
But you saw the tape. We are that team.
I mean, if anybody should be going it's us.
I'm sorry, Dr. Jackson,
but neither you nor Dr. Carter
possess the training or qualifications for a mission like this.
That's just the way it is.