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Good Morning," a voice says, as a man turns the corner to enter the conference room. The man wears a blue officer’s shirt, with a rank insignia indicating that he is a general. He appears older, almost near retirement age, and has lost the majority of his hair. He clearly means business, but approaches and sits at the table with a friendly demeanor. Next to him accompanies a younger man, who will sit down to the right of the General.
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Nice to see you could make it. I’m General Hammond, and this major Davis.” The major nods, and General Hammond continues, “
What I’m about to tell you might a bit hard to take. I know you’re trained to expect the unexpected, but what we do here is a few steps beyond that.”
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A few years ago at a dig in Giza, some of our scientists found an artifact that we now call the Stargate. After years of investigation the US Airforce has learned that this artifact is a transportation device, capable of carrying travelers millions of light years to distant planets.”
The general stops for a half second, to help let Sergeant Anderson take this in.
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Since the discovery of the gate, Earth has been attacked several times by Alien races, and defended itself with valor. We’ve made friends, and brought back new and advanced technology, and we’ve learned a hell of a lot about the galaxy.”
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I know this is a lot to take in at once, and we’ve got people here who can answer almost anything you can ask. We’re happy to have you on board. We want you to examine the data that people bring back from other worlds, and tell us what we’ve got. There’s a lot of stuff going on out there that we can only speculate on right now, so your talent is appreciated. We know your among the best of the best Sergeant, everyone here is, and we’re looking forward to seeing what you can do.”
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Scheduled Off-world activation.” The sound will echo through the room from some unknown speaker.
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That should be SG-4 returning from off-world,” Hammond will offer, standing, and pressing the button to raise the blast shield that Julian had been looking at since he arrived.
Looking into the large room on the other side, Julian sees a large ring of stone with a sheet of metal covering the interior. As Julian watches the metal rotates out of sight, apparently disappearing as it finishes its spin. A large blue explosion erupts from the circular device into the room, before apparently being pulled back into the device, leaving a shimmering wall of blue liquid inside the ring.
Men begin pressing through the liquid, stepping out into the room below. The mean are dressed in what looks like a US Military attire, and carrying several boxes.
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Welcome back, SG-4,” Hammond would speak into the microphone.
Turning back to Major Davis and Sergeant Anderson, General Hammond excuses himself. “
Major Davis has volunteered to answer any initial questions you might have. If you’ll forgive me, I’m needed downstairs.”
The General puts a hand to Julian’s shoulder, “
Welcome to the team, son. Good luck.”
