Incoming wormhole.
The signal is coming in now.
Todd?
No doubt you are surprised to see me, John Sheppard?
Yeah, you weren't looking so good last time I saw you.
Yes, well, you'll be pleased to know the treatment was successful.
Although excruciatingly painful.
You're just saying that to make me feel good?
I was able to return to my position as a leader of the Alliance.
although I have had a recent setback.
Perhaps you can see what is remaining of my shuttle behind me.
Yeah, nice landing.
Don't be so critical, Sheppard.
It wasn't long ago, my flying skills saved the lives of both you
... and your companions.
It wasn't pilot error. I was attacked ...
... by one of my underlings.
You'll excuse me for being blunt, but why should we care?
It isn't the fact that he attacked and temporarily defeated me that should concern you.
It's rather, how he managed to do it.
And how was that?
He acquired a very rare and powerful piece of technology ...
... one with which I believe you are quite familiar.
A ZedPM? Are you kidding me?
- That's what he said. - Nah, I don't buy it.
Why not?
Well, for one thing they don't exactly grow on trees.
He got betrayed by one of his own people, now he wants us to help him clear up the mess.
End of story.
It is possible that he mentioned the ZPM, simply to get our attention.
Except, he would also have to know that sooner or later we would discover the truth.
And in the meantime, he?s volunteered to place himself in our custody.
- Not a very good plan. - Well, you can bet there's something he's not telling us.
Granted. But that doesn't necessarily mean that he's lying about the ZPM.
If this is true, it could be very bad.
I mean, inefficient power generation is the Achilles' heel of Wraith technology.
It's basically the reason for every technological advantage we have.
If this underling, or whatever it is that Todd calls him
is flying around in a ZedPM powered Hive ship, then...
It's a threat we can't tolerate.
And we won't.
Stargate Atlantis 5x20 - Enemy at the gate --
*Subs by Maiden*
Well,
Here we are again.
Indeed. This city has become quite familiar to me.
Almost a respite in daily life.
It would be a shame to see it destroyed.
Are you suggesting that if we don't help you, that would be a likely outcome?
Alright. Let's start at the beginning.
Where did the ZPM come from?
You recall I managed to acquire a few of the devices from the Replicator city,
- before it was destroyed? - Yes
And they were lost when Colonel Sheppard took out the cloning facility.
Not all of them.
I may have acquired a few more than I let on.
How many more?
Let's not get caught up in unnecessary details.
I like details.
Even if I gave you a number, you'd have no way of verifying it, so ...
what's the point?
Alright, then tell me this:
Why now? You've had those ZPM's for over a year.
The organic nature of the Hive creates certain
incompatibilities with Ancient technology.
I put my best scientist to work on this project.
And recently, one of them succeeded.
Only he didn't want to turn it over to you. He decided to keep it for himself.
And now you want us to help you kick him to the curb.
What you really need to know is that this Hive is a "work in progress".
It is yet to reach its full potential.
Which means if you attack it now you may be able to destroy it ...
but if you hesitate, it will be too late.
And this hive will be unstoppable.
Colonel.
Looking good.
It is really necessary to remove my subspace transmitter ...
and force me to wear this ridiculous outfit.
Well, after what happened last time on this ship ...
You can't blame us.
I take it that my request to be on the bridge when we make contact ...
Denied.
Understandable.
Here's the problem.
Every time we get involved with you ...
I feel like I'm walking around with a live grenade in my pocket.
Just waiting for it to all go wrong, for that one thing you forgot to mention.
- I assure you, in this case ... - Save it.
I've been down this road before.
If you really feel that way ...
... why would you let me go after our last encounter?
We had a deal and you kept up your end of the bargain.
And to be honest,
I didn't think you'd live.
If I find out you're playing us ...
I don't wait for authorization.
There isn't going to be any paperwork.
I'm just going to kill you.
What is the status, Colonel?
Approaching coordinates. You going somewhere?
Yeah, drop us out early before we get into sensor range.
- We'll check it out in a jumper. - That's not the plan.
We can go encloaked. Stay in touch through subspace on a secure channel.
If it's what Todd says it is, you can come in guns blazing.
Alright. Just be careful.
Almost in range.
Engaging cloak.
Alright. Getting readings now.
It's a Hive, alright.
What?
I'm reading higher than normal energy output.
I mean, significantly higher.
- Consistent with the ZPM? - Well, it's hard to say from this far out.
Sheppard, what's your status?
McKay's getting some interesting readings, so we're going in for a closer look.
I'm detecting massive energy output.
What's happening?
It's growing.
What the hell are you talking about?
That's what they're doing with the surplus energy,
using it to grow larger, and if I'm reading this correctly ...
significantly denser outer hull.
But it makes sense. Normal Hives have a limited growth.
If it were bigger or heavier and they become impossible to maneuver.
Let alone get into hyper-space.
When you make a simple left turn, then you're torn apart by your own inertia, but with a ZPM ...
We get the picture. What does that mean for us?
When they're done, my guess is, that hull will be all but impenetrable.
Alright, well, better take them out of the picture before they get that far.
Hold on! They're powering weapons.
They can't see us, right?
Of course not. They must just be running a test.
Holy crap.
Well, what are the odds of them randomly firing a test shot directly at us?
I would say, given the enormity of empty space all around us, non-existent.
They can see us.
They must've figured out a way to increase the sensitivity of the scanners.
Let me guess, something to do with the ZPM?
Probably.
Daedalus, we got a problem.
Our cloak is ineffective.
We're on our way. Take us in maximum sub light.
- Shields up. - Yes, sir.
I'm dropping the cloak, it ain't doing us any good.
Not to mention we could fire back.
One thing at a time, Rodney.
We're hit.
I've lost controls.
- I'll work out a bypass through..... - If they get a beat on us Rodney, we're dead.
It worked sir. We blocked the shot. Shield is holding.
Alright, now return fire, main battery. Full power.
- Yes sir.
Direct hit.
- Damage? - Minimum.
Ready missiles. We're gonna throw everything that we have on this guy.
Sir, I'm reading a massive energy buildup.
Brace for impact!
Shields are down. Heavy damage on all decks.
We've lost hyper drive and main weapons.
Evasive maneuvers. We can't take another hit like that.
Alright, you should have flight controls now.
- What about weapons? - Not a chance.
Something is happening.
Now, it doesn't make any sense: Most of our main systems were down ...
... these guys had us dead to rights and they knew it. Why would they just fly away?
Perhaps it's precisely because they knew we were no longer a threat.
Well, it's not like the Wraith to be so charitable.
Todd said the ship isn't finished, right?
They haven't adapted the full potential of the ZPM.
Maybe the battle maxed them out.
Well, if that's the case, I'd hate to meet up with them when they do finish it.
We need to get back to Atlantis. What's the prognosis on the hyper drive?
The control systems are completely shot.
My guys are working on a patch
but it could be days, even weeks before we're back online.
For the moment, we're not going anywhere.
- Sir. - What is it, Marks?
I think we may have something.
Cavanaugh, what the hell are you doing here?
Re-assignment. More fun and adventure in the Pegasus galaxy.
Show us what you got, please.
It's a subspace signal.
We detected it just before the Hive jumped into hyperspace.
It was weak. Luckily, I happened to be monitoring the sensor.
Or we might not have picked it up at all.
Wraith code.
Obviously.
We're having trouble deciphering it, because the message is interlaced with a residual radiation
I've never seen before.
I have. Once we met another me ...
and once when we encountered another Daedalus.
This signal, sent from another reality.
I'm sorry, what the hell are you talking about?
Some Wraith, somewhere in another reality, sent a coded signal.
Only whatever means they used to access subspace created a rift.
Allowing the signal to cross into multiple realities, including our own.
So what does it say?
Just give me a second. Move.
- Oh, great. - What is it?
It's a set of coordinates.
Coordinates to what?
Earth.
- You think the Hive picked up the signal? - Why else would they leave like that?
It can't be a coincidence.
The Wraith know that Earth is a much richer feeding ground
than anything in the Pegasus galaxy ...
and they've been looking for those coordinates for years.
Alright as soon as communications are back up, we'll contact Atlantis, have them relay a message to Stargate Command.
No, I have an idea.
How many ships do we have available?
- Save ourselves, there's the Apollo and the Sun Tzu. - What about the Odissey?
That's on some secret mission, even I'm not supposed to know about.
Then two will have to be enough.
What are you suggesting?
Look, that Hive may be super powerful and all ...
but I'll bet it has to drop out of hyperspace at some point along the way ...
for hull regeneration.
I can use the sensor data from the Jumpers
to extrapolate exactly where that'll be.
It sounds pretty risky. If you're wrong ...
I won't be. Anyways, we can't afford to wait till they get all the way to Earth.
My guess is that by that point, they'll be fully adapted to the ZedPM.
Do it!
Sir?
- The Daedalus just dropped out of hyperspace. - It's about time.
Colonel Sheppard and his team are beaming down.
Colonel. It's good to finally have you all back.
What did we miss?
Well, the good news is there's no indication of any other
Wraith ships heading for the Milky Way.
It's as I figured. That signal was too short and too weak.
That ship only detected it because of its obvious improvements to the sensors.
Alright, what's the bad news?
Show them.
This is part of a subspace message, sent by Colonel Ellis from aboard the Apollo.
We've engaged the Hive.
Unfortunately, without much success.
The Sun Tzu is crippled and she's venting atmosphere.
We're in the process of taking on the crew now.
But unfortunately, with my engines down ...
I won't be able to get to the nearest Stargate for at least a month.
As for the enemy, all indications are that they received very little damage ...
and are continuing on their previous course.
With those two ships out of the picture ...
nothing stands between that Hive and Earth.
There you are!
- Look, I've been thinking. - So have I.
- There is another ship that can defend Earth. - I know. We're standing on it.
- The city, exactly. The only problem ... - ZPM
Yes, but if we wanna get there in time to make a difference. we need a full compliment.
Where do you think I'm headed, Rodney?
Right.
Well, things didn't go exactly according to plan.
So I heard. You intend to hold me responsible?
All I know is that everything went sideways ...
... the way it always does when you're involved.
Do you wanna tell me it's a coincidence?
Then you've come to make good on your threat?
The other ZPM's you talked to Woolsey about ...
tell us where to get them and maybe it'll improve your situation.
Am I supposed to be enticed by this offer?
No. I'll probably kill you anyway.
But don't forget ...
This Wraith betrayed you and got away with it.
for no other reason you might want to do it out of pure spite.
You know how to talk to me, John Sheppard.
We got them.
He actually came through for us.
Maybe he's turning over a new leaf.
- Get those down to Zelenka immediately. - Yes, sir.
Or maybe they're gonna blow up, when you plug them in.
Have Dr. McKay check them first.
Right.
Alright, I'm heading to the Chair room.
Actually, Colonel, you won't be flying the city for us. In fact, you won't be coming with us at all.
What are you talking about?
You have half an hour to pack and then you'll be gating out to Earth.
Even with the ZPM's, there's still a good chance we won't get there in time.
And Earth's only other line of defense is the Ancient weapons platform.
General O'Neill wants you in the chair.
Good luck.
Yeah, you too.
- Colonel Sheppard. - Colonel Carter.
It's good to see you again John.
Alright, finished recalibration on the chair.
Radek, how are things at your end?
The ZPM's are all in and functioning at 100%.
We're good to go.
OK. Who's flying this puppy?
That would be me.
- Carson? - Rodney.
- What, they called you in for this? - Aye.
- You must have a higher CIA then I thought. - Excuse me?
Chair I.... A..... We have a ranking system.
Well, apparently after Colonel Sheppard I'm number two.
- Really? I'll look into that.
Well, thanks for the vote of confidence, Rodney.
Oh, I'm sure you'll be fine.
Great.
I suppose I'm ready.
Raise the shield.
Dr. Beckett.
Take us out.
So, you're in command here, huh?
Only until General Landry gets back. He's heading up a taskforce in Washington.
My next position is to take command of our new Daedalus class ship.
Phoenix?
Actually, we're renaming it. The "General Hammond".
Oh, yeah. I heard about that.
Sorry, it was kinda sudden.
Heart attack. I was off world at the time.
- He was a good man. - He really was.
So, what's next? C-130 to MacMurdo?
Not exactly.
Colonel Sheppard, this is Major Davis. Homeworld Security.
- Major. - Colonel.
- What are we looking at? - It's the Hive ship.
It dropped out of hyperspace and established orbit around the moon just before your arrival.
You've got to be kidding me , it's not supposed to be here for weeks.
Evidently, this is no ordinary Hive ship.
Yeah, that much I know. What's it doing?
For the moment, nothing.
Best we can guess it's completing
its ZPM upgrades, prior to launching an attack.
Then we gotta make a move first. You get any F-302's?
We have a squadron on permanent standby with their defense but those birds aren't outfitted...
outfitted for anything more than fighter interceptive duties. There's no way they're gonna take ...
How ling to fit them with nukes?
That could take some doing.
I'll get right on it.
These pilots have any experience fighting the Wraith?
John that's not why I brought you here.
I can sit in the chair and wait for the Wraith to get stronger
or I can take the fight to them. What do you wanna do?
Mr. Woolsey. You wanted to see us?
Yes Come in, please.
I wanted the opportunity to offer you both one last chance to reconsider.
Reconsider what?
Your involvement in this mission.
I'm told we're about to pass the outer edge of the Pegasus galaxy.
If you wish to be dropped of ...
Now would be the time.
Mr. Woolsey ...
We've all grown so accustomed to having you here ...
as part of the team.
It's easy to lose sight of the fact, that ...
your priorities are not necessarily always the same as ours.
You're being asked to fly to another galaxy ...
to take what may turn out the losing part ...
in a battle that isn't yours.
You mean like everybody else on this base has been doing, for the last five years?
Thank you for your consideration, Mr. Woolsey.
But I assure you, it is not necessary.
We're not going anywhere.
Very well.
Alright, looks like we're ready to go.
There's been a change of plans. I'm afraid the refit took too long.
The Hive is still in lunar orbit, but we detected an inbound wave of Darts.
I guess they got tired of waiting? Any idea what their target is?
We think so. The Wraith's message that we intercepted
contained a warning about Earth's defensive capabilities
specifically the Drone chair.
Only in the alternate reality where the message came from
it looks like the chair had been moved to Area 51.
- That's where they're headed? - We believe so.
Well, evacuate the base, let them hit it, when they bring the Hive down, we take them out from Antarctica.
Right?
I'm sorry John. I was gonna tell you this, but ...
Tell me what?
The chair was in violation of the Antarctic Non-proliferation Treaty, after ..... the international negotiations
They finally move it ...
Less than a month ago.
Where?
Area 51.
Alright Colonel, they're entering the atmosphere now,
Should be showing up on the screens momentarily.
Alright, we got them. Twelve o'clock high range, eight kilometers and closing fast.
You are cleared to engage. Good hunting, Colonel.
They're seriously outnumbered, they'll never be able to keep them all from getting through.
Sheppard two Darts have disengaged, they're headed for the deck.
I'm on it. Riggs, you're with me.
Yes, sir.
Two more on our six.
Riggs?
- The Darts are coming in too fast. - It's a kamikaze run.
Come on, baby ...
Stargate Command, this is Sheppard.
It that what I see what I think I'm seeing?
It's a nice try John, there was just too many of them.
The chair has been destroyed.
Sheppard, what are you doing?
I have an idea.
He's climbing rapidly, he's heading into the upper atmosphere.
Sheppard, your orders are to return to the base.
I still got a nuke, I'm gonna finish this mission.
You don't have enough fuel, you'll never make it to the Hive.
He got what he wanted. He's gonna come to us.
He's right. The Hive ship has changed course. They're on their way.
I've got enough fuel to establish orbit. If I shut everything down except basic life support ...
that way, he won't detect me till it's too late.
Even if that does work, given what we know about this ship ...
one nuke is not gonna be enough.
No, not from the outside.
I'll wait for them to enter orbit, I'll fire up my systems ...
shoot my way through the Dart bay door and fly the damn bomb right down his throat.
Then, I'll detonate from the inside.
John, I can't ask you to do that.
Well, you're not asking. I volunteer.
Look, without that chair, Earth is basically defenseless, right?
Right.
Commencing radio silence. Sheppard out.
- What happened? - We dropped out of hyperspace.
Don't tell me we're there already.
We're not even close. On the edge of the Milky Way.
- Then why did we drop out? - Well, obviously we ...
- We're not sure ..... - Doctor.
Look, the hyper drive hasn't been operated at full power in over ten thousand years ...
It is no surprising there are a few glitches.
- But you can fix it? - I've gotta figure out what's wrong first, don't I?
Zelenka, in the meantime, recalibrate our gate position, so we can dial Earth.
Yes, right away.
We have to apprise them of our situation.
What's our status?
The Hive ship has almost reached Earth orbit. They've began scanning.
- Any word from Sheppard? - Not yet.
According to my best estimates of his trajectory ...
his orbit won't intersect with the Hive for another twenty minutes.
Okay, now if he fires up too early ...
They'll detect his presence and send out Dart to intercept.
He wouldn't stand a chance.
- Excuse me, Colonel. - What is it, Walter?
We've been trying to dial up the Alpha Site to send through those IOA dignitaries ...
Old IOA. Courageous to the end.
- What's the problem? - Can't establish a lock.
And it's not just the Alpha Site.
I've already tried a couple of alternates, but for some reason ...
The Gate's offline.
Open a channel.
Stargate Command, this is Atlantis.
Do you read?
The comm.-system is operating, sir. They're just not responding.
Okay, this is weird.
I'm picking up an energy signature feeding back through the wormhole.
It's Wraith.
The Wraith are at Stargate Command?
No, these readings are more like something you'd pick up in the middle of a Hive.
But we dialed Earth.
- You don't think that ... - It?s standard Wraith procedure.
Keep your victims from dialing out.
What are you talking about?
- There's a Gate on the Hive. - What?
The Wraith always try to block the Gate of a planet they're attacking.
Usually by dialing in. They couldn't do that in this case, so they came up with another solution.
You see, when two Gates are in proximity, one supersedes the other.
Usually it's the default Gate, unless it happens to be a Milky Way model ...
... and the other ones in Pegasus.
We encountered exactly the same problem on the Midway station.
We had to create a work around to prevent the Pegasus Gate from always taking precedent.
You're telling me that wormhole ...
Leads directly unto the Hive.
That clear the way?
Only one way to find out.
The guards at the Gate have been neutralized. We're moving on.
I should've sent more marines with them.
A full scale assault wouldn't have accomplished anything.
If they're going to sabotage key systems on that Hive, they're going to need speed and stealth.
Maybe.
I just hate being stuck out here in middle of nowhere and not able to do anything.
Actually, I've got something I wanted to talk to you about.
This is something that Rodney has been working on for quite some time.
It's an adaptation of an Ancient technology, which was abandoned
because of instability and enormous power requirements.
- What is it? - Wormhole Drive ...
It's nearly instantaneous travel across enormous distances.
It's not unlike Gate travel itself.
If it works, it could have us on Earth in a matter of seconds.
The calculations are incredibly complex.
If we're off even by a fraction, it could be very bad.
Alright, I say it's time to get moving.
McKay!
- Find another way around? - I think so.
- Go! - This way.
Ronon!
He's ........ he's bleeding out.
- Ronon! - Just go!
No, we are not leaving without you!
Ronon!
Come on, we gotta get out of here now. Let's go! Come on!
Stargate Command, this is Sheppard. Come in.
Sheppard where are you?
I made it inside.
Look, I don't have much time before this place is swarming with Wraiths, so ..
- I'm arming the nuke. - John ...
Just do me a favor: when Atlantis shows up ...
tell them I said goodbye.
Stargate Command, this is Sheppard. Come in.
Look, I don't have much time before this place is swarming with Wraiths, so ..
- I'm arming the nuke. - What did he say? Nuke?
Just do me a favor: when Atlantis shows up ...
tell them I said goodbye.
Sheppard, this is McKay. Stop what you're doing now!
- McKay? - Yes, It's me.
I've got Lorne and I've got Teyla, we're on board the Hive.
What?
- How? - Look it's a long story.
Just, the important thing is if you're about to do what I think you're gonna do, don't.
This Hive is about to attack Earth, Rodney. I don't have much of a choice.
Just wait. We'll come to you, I'm sure I can make up some kind of a remote detonator.
What good is that gonna do for us? We can't get of this ship, Rodney.
That's where you're wrong.
This way.
Dr. Keller.
I wanted to let you know that we're about to fire up the Wormhole drive.
If it works, we could find ourselves in the middle of a combat situation rather suddenly.
You and your staff need to be ready.
And if it doesn't?
From what I'm told ... the city would be instantly vaporized.
Oh. Ok.
You guys are the last people I expected to see on this ship.
Same here. Give me a minute.
Where's Ronon?
Teyla, where's Ronon?
I'm sorry, John.
I restored your life, human ...
and bound your wound.
That was real nice of you.
Now you will answer my questions.
Hive has completed surface scan.
They'll target military installations first, then the power grid
send the population into a panic.
Then they'll launch the Darts.
How many humans are on my ship?
Where are they?
How you're doing, Chewie?
You were dead!
We're all gonna be dead unless we get out of here.
That's it. They're powering weapons.
Sheppard, what's your status?
We got Ronon, we're headed to the Gate.
How much time?
Five minutes to get there and five minutes to recalibrate the DHD for local coordinates.
Ten minutes.
I'm sorry, the Hive is powering weapons. We're out of time.
Understood.
Give me the detonator.
We're almost there.
Look, when I said 5 minutes to recalibrate DHD, I meant 2 minutes.
Rodney.
John, wait.
We're detecting another ship.
Now would be the time, Doctor.
Understood.
It's Atlantis! They're engaging the Hive.
That would give us some time to get to the Gate.
Sir, the Hive is returning fire.
The shields are down to 70%.
Keep firing, Doctor Beckett.
- Get to work, Rodney. - I'm on it.
We've got company!
Shots from enemy weapons fire have forced us into lower orbit.
We're skimming the atmosphere.
Draining the shields, sir.
Dr Beckett, can you adjust our course?
I do not have enough power. I can keep firing or pull us up.
Which is it gonna be?
Keep firing, Doctor Beckett.
- How's it coming, Rodney? - I got it!
Dialing the Alpha Site now.
Shields are about to collapse, we can't take another hit.
Alright, let's move!
They did it!
The Hive has been destroyed.
Atlantis, this is Stargate Command. Well done!
Thanks for the kind words, Colonel, but I wouldn't pop the champagne just yet.
We've lost orbit and doctor Beckett is unable to compensate.
We're going in.
Do you have enough shields to survive re-entry?
We're about to find out.
Atlantis, this is Stargate Command. Do you read?
Colonel ...
we've been monitoring radio chatter.
Several commercial vessels in the north Pacific
have reported a giant fire ball streaking across the sky.
Atlantis, this is Stargate Command. Do you read?
Atlantis, this is Stargate Command. Please respond.
Stargate Command, this is Atlantis.
Nice to hear from you again, Colonel.
Mr. Woolsey, you gave us quite a scare.
Sorry about that.
We've completed our re-entry, and as far as I can tell, we're still in one piece.
Dr. Beckett believes that he can bring us in over water but ...
you might want to alert the Navy.
It's gonna be close.
Understood.
We are tracking them again.
We should be able to project coordinates for splash down.
Walter, you better get me the president.
It looks like Atlantis is coming home.
- So, how are you feeling? - Ready to get out of here.
Take your time. The city is pretty banged up, even with the ZPM's we're not going anywhere for a while.
And when they fix it, you really think they're gonna let us take it back to Pegasus?
I'll make sure you get home.
This is my home.
Am I interrupting?
Uhm, no. I was just leaving.
I heard you died and came back to life.
Pretty much.
There's uh ... a few things I still need to do.
You up for taking a walk?
I don't see why not.
Good.
There something you should see.
So all's well. Your home world was saved ...
you and your friends survived,
and all thanks to my Zero Point Modules.
That's right.
The question is: what would happen next time?
It there going to be a next time?
You have room for two more?
Of course.
Ronon ... Welcome to Earth.
No one can see us, right?
We managed to activate the cloak before we came in too close.
This entire area is under naval quarantine.
Oh, so this is where everyone went, huh?
You okay?
I'm alive.
And I've got you. What else would I need?
Nice view.
Yes.
Yes, it is.