Colonel shepherd and Todd stepped through the Stargate ,and arrived in the gate room of Stargate command on earth, close behind Shepherd was Doctor Zelenka with a stasis pod containing Dr Weir.
The guards in the gate room wore the new uniform and defensive armor, that had been developed at Ex Nihlio, the uniform was similar to that worn previously by the Air Force, only now showing insignia of the Tau'ri instead of the USA, and was made of a far more resilient material , the armor was an exoskeleton, that had been developed incorporating the best attributes of the Ancients armored exoskeleton ,and the armor of the Goauld super soldiers ,the armor had also included a faze cloak ,similar to the Sodan cloak ,and a shield ,and using a similar technology to Wraith D materialisation technology ,the armor could be stored away in a device on the wrist , and with a thought be instantly re-materialised.
Todd noticed the advanced armor that the guards were wearing, and was a little surprised .
Doctor Zelenka and the stasis pod that was floating beside him ,were ushered away to a lab at Stargate command .
Two two guards lead the way In front of Shepherd and Todd ,and two followed behind,as they were lead down long corridors ,and taken to a large elevator and they went up several levels ,exiting the elevator they entered a new addition to the complex a jumper bay .
Todd and Shepherd along with the four Guards entered the rear of the jumper and sat down .
Through a large now open door in the retractable ceiling, the jumper exited top of the mountain and raced into the night.
Heading straight up to space and then returning into the earth's atmosphere, the jumper had left Shianne mountain in Colorado Springs, and was now on a trajectory to Washington DC, the sight before Todd's eyes was something he would never forget ,and something that he hoped that one day his people would achieve, as the jumper had entered space although only for a few minutes, before heading back to earth .
Todd had seen a large fleet of intimidating war ships in orbit ,and all of them were Tau'ri.
What he saw as the jumper returned to the earth's atmosphere, was lights all over as far as he could see .
"How big is this city and do all your people live here?"Todd asked .
"This is but one city of many on this continent, and there are many cities on other continents and countries of the earth .
The population of the city in fount of us ,is more than six million people "said the pilot .
"The population of my world is in the Billions Todd "said Shepherd with a smile .
Todd thought to himself just how much the Wraith had underestimated the Tau'ri ,it would appear that the Tau'ri had not fully committed to the war with the Wraith so far, but that looked like it was about to change, if the size of that fleet he had just seen was anything to go by .
And the fact that the Tau'ri numbered in the billions ,made him wonder just how large the Tau'ri forces really were.
The jumper was approaching the pentagon
"What is this place Shepherd "asked Todd
This is the Head quarters of the military here in America ,the country we are currently in"said Shepherd.
The jumper came to rest, and as soon as the rear door opened on the jumper, the guards ushered Todd and colonel Shepherd through to an office ,where they were presented to the president, and the new supreme commander of the Tau'ri fleet general Jack O'Neil.
The general had been voted by all the ministers of the high council ,for the position as it was felt that he had the most experience, and had a great relationship with the Asgard ,and the Furling ambassador had taken a liking to the general. .
Colonel Paul Davis stepped forward ,and said Colonel Shepherd and Todd, may I introduce the president of the Tau'ri High council Henry Hayes, and the supreme commander of the Tau'ri fleet general jack O'Neil"said Davis.
The president sat down " please take a seat and tell me about your proposal of an alliance, and why we should help you to relocate .
I also want to know more about the changes that you have undergone, and just how different are you from the Wraith now" said the president.
"I would like to know how you can help us with the Wraith "said O'Neil.
" The Wraith began by accident, a Ancient was feed on by an iratus bug but not any Iratus bug ,this one was a queen .
The Iratus Bug Queen had consumed the genetic material of its victim ,and when it reproduced it birthed two Queens, the process of birthing the Humanoid Iratus bugs killed the Iratus bug queen .
The two Queens were born with knowledge, from the genetic information of the victim of the Iratus bug ,the wraith all come from the two Queens.
Over time the numbers grew and so did their technology ,they new how to make use of the technology that was left by the humans that the feed upon.
In time the Wraith created ships, and had bread warriors, and started culling worlds .
This brought the Attention of the ancients,and the war between the Wraith and the ancients began.
A war that lasted for more than one hundred years, eventually massive numbers of cloned, Warriors, and ships eventually overwhelmed the Ancients, and they left the Pegasus galaxy .
After the Ancients had left the Pegasus galaxy, war between the two queens began over territory, eventually one queen won out, and the other lost her head.
A legend grew that if both queens were to die, it would affect the hive mind so severely that the Wraith would die, no one knows if this is true or if it is just a myth.
Either way no one wishes to try and kill the queen or the Empress,as she is known just in case it is true .
The empress rules above the primary.
The primary rules above all other queens .
The Empress hasn't been seen in one thousand years, only a few know the location of the Empress .
I just happened to be one of those few, along with the location of a cloning facility and a shipyard.
I believe these things are of great interest to you.
I have seen enough to know, that the Wraith will eventually lose, and I have done enough to be considered a traitor to the Wraith by helping Atlantis in the past, and going against the Queens .
I am a scientist and I saw the merit of doctor Kellers work, and the research of Michaels happened to fall into my hands, combining the two and using some of my own knowledge, I managed to perfect the modifications,and now we are no longer Wraith .
We no longer need to feed on humans, we no longer suffer that weakness.
We survive on food just like yourselves, although our lifespan is still an excess of one thousand years,we will eventually die of old age.
We still retain our physical strength, we no longer are driven by a hunger to feed on humans, we wish to just live in peace.
We retain telepathic abilities, but we are no longer joined as a hive mind, and connected to and controlled by a queen, like we were as Wraith .
We now are more like humans ,and we wish to start afresh ,where we can grow and live in peace ,only then will we truly thrive as a society " said Todd.
"I see and I think we have a deal Todd "said the President .
"So what are you calling your race" said O'Neil.
"We are the Dawning it means a new beginning "said Todd.
The details were worked out over a few hours, before Todd and colonel shepherd were returned to the SGC by jumper and then returned to Atlantis .