The New "Ark of Truth"!

[thekillman]

well it was better this time. but dont you think it took a little too much? the oddy could take a ori ship 1-on-1

[g.o.d]

Really to be honest, I don't think the Ori storyline could have been finished in one movie without a deus ex machina plotline being involved.

why not? there could be B5 ending, or ascended war.

[Prior_of_the_Ori]

why not? there could be B5 ending, or ascended war.

A war that would not be percieved as such by the corporeal plane and B5 had an entire season to do that really. I'm just saying that an Ori arc would have been done better with another season rather then a movie but meh.

[g.o.d]

A war that would not be percieved as such by the corporeal plane and B5 had an entire season to do that really. I'm just saying that an Ori arc would have been done better with another season rather then a movie but meh.

I know, but I'm really getting sick of those magical boxes, Alteran superweapons. It's too easy and convinient.

[s09119]

Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Act V

Spoiler:

CUT TO: EXT - PLANET IN ORI GALAXY, DAY

[We see a medeival-style village on a planet in the ORI GALAXY, very similar to the one VALA lived in for some time with TOMIN.]

CUT TO: INT - TAVERN, DAY

[DANIEL and VALA, both dressed in local costume and DANIEL without his glasses, sit at a table in the tavern. DANIEL sees MERLIN sitting in a corner table with other people, watching him.]

DANIEL:
(re: MERLIN, to VALA)
You see that?

VALA:
What?

[VALA looks where DANIEL indicates. They both see an old man, not MERLIN, sitting with others.]

VALA:
That old man? What about him?

DANIEL:
(Absently)
Nothing.

VALA:
(Smiling)
Glad we had this chat.
(Concerned)
You okay?

DANIEL:
(Distracted)
Yeah, I'm fine. In fact, I get the feeling we're on the right track.

VALA:
And that's... bad?

DANIEL:
(Absently)
Could be. Makes me think of the methods an old friend used to use...

[VALA, confused, continues to watch DANIEL and glance to where he's staring. TOMIN approaches the table with a local man, and they sit.]

TOMIN:
(to others)
This is Hertis. Hertis, this is Daniel.
(Motioning to VALA)
Vala, my wife.

[VALA gulps.]

TOMIN:
(Frowning)
We are still married.

VALA:
(Sotto voce)
Yes, well...
(Beat)
Later.

HERTIS:
(to DANIEL and VALA)
Tomin tells me you've not heard the rumor that the fires of Celestis have diminished. According to the Priors... their flames are low and without their former vigor. Almost as if they are suffocating.

[DANIEL and VALA are startled.]

VALA:
(Shocked)
Really?

DANIEL:
(Glancing around)
Uh, I assume Tomin also explained that we're not from around here.

[HERTIS leans back and crosses his arms, nodding.]

HERTIS:
That he did. Still, I'm surprised. Such news would have spread far and wide.

VALA:
You would think. But perhaps Tomin didn't explain exactly how far away we live.

TOMIN:
(to DANIEL)
The Priors have seen this as a sign that the Ori are not pleased.

HERTIS:
(re: the PRIORS)
They say our efforts against the crusade of evil are not enough. That we must do more.

TOMIN:
As I told you, many more ships have been built. They will be ready to embark within days.
(Serious)
From what we have heard, this fleet is far larger than those sent into the stars before... they say it can block out the sun.

[There's a long beat as DANIEL and VALA process this. They are no doubt also worried about the JAFFA/TOK'RA fleet standing guard at the SUPERGATE.]

HERTIS:
(Quietly)
Tomin also tells me you seek the true location of Ortus Mallum.

VALA:
(Eagerly)
We do.

[She belatedly realizes she was too eager. DANIEL refrains from glaring.]

HERTIS:
(Intrigued)
I'm curious. What makes you think such a place actually exists in the real world?

DANIEL:
You don't believe all that is written in the Book of Origin to be based on some true historical event?

HERTIS:
(Sternly, glancing around)
What I believe is not the issue.

DANIEL:
(Grinning)
You want me to tell you what I believe?

HERTIS:
(Sternly)
No. I want you to prove it.

[VALA smiles at DANIEL.]

VALA:
Well, that we can do.

CUT TO: INT - ODYSSEY, BRIEFING ROOM

[HERTIS looks down through the window at his world below him. Surprised, he turns to face SG-1 and TOMIN. TEAL'C stands stoically in the corner.]

HERTIS:
(Explaining)
There are ruins of a city high in the mountains that border the plains of Celestis. That is believed to be the location the Book of Origin references as the birthplace of evil.

DANIEL:
(Amused)
Well, it makes sense; the Ori followers built their holy city on the planet where their gods triumphed over the Alterans.

TOMIN:
(Thinking)
Celestis is not on this planet, though.

[CARTER steps forward, picking up a tablet computer.]

CARTER:
(to TOMIN)
You got us here. If we showed you a starmap, could you pinpoint the location of Celestis for us?

[After a beat, TOMIN shrugs and nods. But MITCHELL seems worried, and stands straighter.]

MITCHELL:
Whoa, whoa, whoa... we're talking about the Vatican of the Ori followers here, right?

TOMIN:
(Nodding)
Yes. And it will doubtless be heavily defended from orbit.
(Glancing at CARTER)
Your vessel's strength is impressive, but even it would be hard-pressed to defeat the armada awaiting it at Celestis.

CARTER:
(Frowning)
We need to get to that planet, Tomin.
(Beat)
Is there any other way to get there?

TOMIN:
(Slowly)
Yes... there is...
(Quickly)
But it would be extremely dangerous.

MITCHELL:
Why?

TOMIN:
The holy city's portal.
(Beat, off others' looks)
Its... its...
(Thinking)
Its stargate.

[MITCHELL and the others all exchange shocked looks.]

MITCHELL:
(Incredulous)
It had a gate this whole time? Why didn't you tell us!

TOMIN:
(Warily)
Because attempting to use it would be suicide. The portal is protected by the Ori themselves; they allow through only their most devout of followers. All others are...
(Quietly)
...are killed.

CARTER:
(Confused)
What do you mean? Do they have some sort of stargate shield? Like our iris?

DANIEL:
(Realizing)
No.
(to CARTER)
Sam, the Ori are the iris; they use their powers to destroy anyone attempting to use the gate that they don't want coming.

VALA:
But the Ori are dead.

DANIEL:
(Shaking his head)
The fires aren't completely out, though. Which means at least some of them survived...

[VALA's eyes widen.]

VALA:
(Quietly)
Or just a single extremely powerful one...

MITCHELL:
(Nodding)
Adria.

[TOMIN looks from VALA to MITCHELL, confused.]

TOMIN:
(Confused)
The Orici?
(to VALA)
You told me she died on this very starship.

VALA:
(Shaking her head)
It's complicated... she died, yes, but she also managed to ascend.
(Explaining)
She was always an Ori in human form, Tomin. When she died, she merely shed that form and became what she was always meant to be. One of...
(Beat, quietly)
One of them.

DANIEL:
Either way, there's at least one Ori left alive. And going by the powers of the Alterans, that would be enough to stop us.
(Beat)
Provided her attention isn't elsewhere.

MITCHELL:
(Confused)
Jackson, what do you mean?

DANIEL:
(Thinking)
If the Odyssey were to arrive in orbit, there's a good chance Adria will focus all her efforts on making sure it's destroyed.
(Glancing at CARTER and MITCHELL)
While you hold her off, the rest of us can gate into the city itself. If the Ori ever did find the Ark, we'll know.

VALA:
And if they haven't?

DANIEL:
Then we'll find it.

CUT TO: EXT - ORTUS MALLUM REGION, DAY

[On the now-forested mountaintops of ORTUS MALLUM, dozens of ORI SOLDIERS are hard at work digging. ORI FIGHTERS patrol the skies, and a MOTHERSHIP can be seen sitting at the foot of the peak. As the camera zooms in, a PRIOR can be seen overseeing the excavation. A lone SOLDIER approaches him.]

ORI SOLDIER:
(to PRIOR)
Prior, we may have found something.

[The PRIOR glances at the SOLDIER carelessly, sighing.]

PRIOR:
(Coldly)
Many others over the countless years have said that of this place. Pray that you are not as mistaken as they.

ORI SOLDIER:
(Scared)
No, Prior, I pray I am not...
(Beat)
If I may ask, though, why are the Ori suddenly so interested in this evil place?

PRIOR:
The ways of the Ori are not for you to question...
(Beat)
But let us say that they have had a... divine revelation. One of our brothers learned of a dark artifact that may lie buried here... and died for it.

CUT TO: INT - TAVERN, NIGHT

[In the TAVERN visited by DANIEL and VALA earlier, two ORI SOLDIERS grip HERTIS tightly while a PRIOR places his hand on HERTIS' forehead. Suddenly, the PRIOR's staff begins to glow, and HERTIS cries out in agony.]

CUT TO: ORTUS MALLUM REGION, DAY

[Shaking, the SOLDIER nods and gestures to a dig site a little ways into the forest. The PRIOR follows him.]

CUT TO: INT - FOREST, DAY

[Deep in the woods, a group of ORI SOLDIERS are uncovering a rock slab in the middle of a clearing. When the slab refuses to budge, the lead SOLDIER raises his staff and fires into it, shattering the rock. A dark TUNNEL is revealed, leading underground.]

PRIOR:
(Offscreen)
Ah... and what have we here?

[The PRIOR approaches the TUNNEL and raises his staff high. Suddenly, the TUNNEL is flooded with light.]

ORI SOLDIER:
(re: the light)
The gods are pleased?

PRIOR:
(Smiling)
Very pleased, indeed...
(to SOLDIERS)
Come. Let us see what you have unearthed...

[The group descends into the TUNNEL.]

[Lt. Col. Mcoy]

This promises to be good. I like it much better than the movie; gives the Ori back their brains.



Of course, I was okay with the movie as well, so I'm not an AoT basher...

[s09119]

Annnnd moving on:

Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Act VI

Spoiler:

CUT TO: EXT - SPACE, P3Y-229

[Establishing shot of the cross-species fleet defending the SUPERGATE.]

CUT TO: INT - TOK'RA HA'TAK, PEL'TAK

[A few TOK'RA OPERATIVES stand in the PEL'TAK, going over system logs and sensor readings. Everyone seems apprehensive, but also somewhat at ease. CARTER's reassurance seems to have had an effect.

Suddenly, one of the displays flashes, and a GOA'ULD-esque alarm blares.]

TOK'RA OPERATIVE 1:
(Rushing to console, in flanged voice)
What's going on?

[The OPERATIVE brings up a sensor display, but there's nothing but the floating blue dots of the FLEET. Then, suddenly, a RED BLIP appears.]

TOK'RA OPERATIVE 2:
(Off displays, in flanged voice)
Ori mothership!

CUT TO: EXT - SPACE, P3Y-229

[A hyperspace window opens and an ORI CRUISER emerges, quickly approaching the FLEET. Already, some HA'TAK are turning to engage, launching death gliders as quickly as possible.]

CUT TO: INT - TOK'RA HA'TAK, PEL'TAK

[The TOK'RA are getting men to weapons control stations as quick as they can, and their ship is turning to fire on the ORI CRUISER. Outside, blasts of plasma can be seen flashing by.]

TOK'RA OPERATIVE 1:
(to others, in flanged voice)
Divert all power to forward batteries and shields. We must hold the line!
(Quietly, to himself)
Or at the very least go down trying...

[Just as it rotates out of view, he glances out the window at the SUPERGATE, remembering that everyone is counting on SG-1 and their mission.]

CUT TO: EXT - HYPERSPACE

[Establishing shot of the ODYSSEY in HYPERSPACE.]

CUT TO: INT - ODYSSEY, HALLWAY

[MITCHELL and CARTER step out of an elevator in a semi-crowded HALLWAY. MARRICK stands in the corridor, blocking their path.]

MITCHELL:
(to CARTER, whispering)
Oh boy...
(to MARRICK)
Yes, Mister Marrick?

MARRICK:
(re: HERTIS, angry)
Why was I not notified that you had someone onboard with new intel about Ori army activity?

MITCHELL:
(with false innocence)
Well, I'm sure I called for you. There was no answer.
(Thinking)
Oh wait! I may not have pressed the comm button all the way down. Wow, I must've looked stupid standing there talking to myself. Anyway, if you'll excuse us.

[CARTER nods and smiles in agreement with MITCHELL. They both start forward, but MARRICK holds up his hand.]

MARRICK:
Colonel, I'm sure I don't need to remind you about protocol.

MITCHELL:
We are all going to find the Ark, Mister Marrick. It's just too late for you not to join us.
(Beat)
Besides, we left Hertis on Ver... Ver...
(to CARTER)
What was it called?

CARTER:
(Smiling)
Ver Suvia. Think Mt. Vesuvius.

MITCHELL:
(to MARRICK)
Yeah, what she said. We left him back on his world, so what do you know, no new intel after all.

[MITCHELL steps off to one side, but MARRICK blocks him.]

MARRICK:
(Coldly)
You were granted the use of this ship, the most valuable asset Earth currently has at its disposal, to prevent any further Ori vessels from getting through the Supergate.

MITCHELL:
And that's what we're gonna do.

MARRICK:
(Incensed)
Do you or do you not have reliable intelligence that more Ori ships are about to leave? And even if you don't, is there a reason you're taking us on a suicide mission to the Ori capital?

[MITCHELL turns and exchanges an annoyed look with CARTER.]

MITCHELL:
(to MARRICK)
Stay out of my way.

[MITCHELL and CARTER finally move past. MARRICK follows.]

PAN TO: INT - ODYSSEY, BRIDGE

MARRICK:
Your instructions were clear, Colonel.

MITCHELL:
We're not there yet.
(to MARKS)
Major Marks, I want the Asgard weapons charged and ready to go as soon as we drop out.

MARKS:
(Nodding)
Yes, sir.

MARRICK:
(Angrily)
You have no idea how much time we have. I am not going to sacrifice this mission, Earth, or our galaxy for some fool's quest!

MITCHELL:
(Shouting)
Then replace me!
(Beat)
You have the authority. Go ahead. Replace me.

[MITCHELL gestures to the chair. The bridge crew have all stopped and are staring at the exchange. CARTER glares at MARRICK, who glances around, then backs away, sneering at MITCHELL. Finally, he leaves.

The crew gives a collective sigh of relief and return to their duties.]

MITCHELL:
(Low, to Carter)
You sure you don't want the chair?

CARTER:
(Smiling)
Nooo. It's all yours.

[MITCHELL sits in the chair, sighing. CARTER comes over and grabs his shoulders from behind.]

CARTER:
Got your back, though.

[She pats his shoulders and steps aside.]

MITCHELL:
(Smiling)
Thanks. Good to know someone does.

CUT TO: INT - ODYSSEY, CORRIDORS

[MARRICK heads to a door labeled: "WARNING Severely Restricted Access". He uses his keycard to enter, then heads down another CORRIDOR and pauses in front of another door with the same sign. He uses his card and enters... revealing the ASGARD CORE.]

PAN TO: INT - ODYSSEY, ASGARD CORE ROOM

[MARRICK heads to the ASGARD CORE and opens one of the side panels. A tray containing several Asgard CRYSTALS is exposed. He pulls out one of the CRYSTALS, then pulls out a near-identical one from his coveralls. His CRYSTAL, though, has a computer microchip installed on either side. MARRICK looks at both sides and places his modified version in the CORE.]

The CORE activates. MARRICK studies his watch, waiting.]

CUT TO: EXT - SPACE, CELESTIS ORBIT

[Half a dozen ORI MOTHERSHIPS sit in orbit over CELESTIS, with an additional one returning from the surface, emerging from the atmosphere. The planet is covered in a lush forest, and there is a mysterious, almost-glowing patch of land directly below most of the fleet. That is the HOLY CITY.

Quite suddenly, a hyperspace window opens and the ODYSSEY emerges, drifting some ways away from the ORI ships.]

CUT TO: INT - ODYSSEY, BRIDGE

[MITCHELL and CARTER stand on the BRIDGE, looking down at the fleet. At once, MITCHELL turns to the rest of the crew, looking grim but determined.]

MITCHELL:
(to MARKS)
Major Marks, take us in. Transfer as much power as you can to the shields, I don't care where it comes from.
(to CARTER)
Are they here yet?

[CARTER goes over to a terminal and brings up a sensor log of some kind. She glances at MITCHELL and shakes her head.]

CARTER:
I'm not picking up any gate activity on the sensors, and they're on the highest possible sensitivity.
(Beat, worried)
They've had more than enough time to get to the stargate on Ver Suvia, why haven't they arrived...?

CUT TO: EXT - VILLAGE, STARGATE PLAZA

[On HERTIS' planet, DANIEL, VALA, TOMIN, and TEAL'C are crouching behind a stack of barrels, looking at a STARGATE guarded by three ORI SOLDIERS. They duck down and talk amongst themselves for a moment, revealing their combat gear and weapons... they're taking a risk wearing them openly.]

TEAL'C:
(Quietly)
Three men... incapacitating them should not be a problem.

[TOMIN and DANIEL nod.]

VALA:
(Frowning)
That doesn't mean we have to kill them though, Muscles...
(Pulling out a zat)
Isn't that what the Goa'uld invented these for?

[TEAL'C smiles at her, bowing his head. DANIEL turns to TOMIN then.]

DANIEL:
(Worried)
Now you're sure you know the correct address?

TOMIN:
(Nodding)
It was some time ago, but a Prior led me through the portal once before, to meet with the Doci himself on matters of the crusade. I remember the symbols he touched, yes.
(Beat)
I won't fail you, Dr. Jackson.

[DANIEL nods at him.]

DANIEL:
(to others)
Well, ready?

VALA:
(Shrugging)
Sure.

TEAL'C:
Indeed.

[The four quickly stand, TOMIN revealing that he is dressed in a lighter form of ORI armor and carrying one of their STAFF WEAPONS and a STUNNER GAUNTLET. While the three SG-1 members aim and fire their ZATS, he fires his GAUNTLET, achieving the same goal.

The three ORI SOLDIERS, taken off guard, are easily stunned and fall to the ground. At once, the four rush to the DHD; DANIEL and TOMIN work at the controls while TEAL'C and VALA hide the bodies.]

TOMIN:
(Thinking)
Okay...
(Looking over the DHD)
Nas... Nium... Proc... Vela...

[DANIEL, looking on, realizes that TOMIN is actually speaking the names of the symbols, as JACK O'NEILL once did when he was invowed with ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE ("Lost City").]

TOMIN:
(Continuing)
...Cel... Mina... Oras.

[He touches the final symbol, then hits the activation dome. At once, the STARGATE activates, lighting the plaza with its glow.]

DANIEL:
(Thumping TOMIN on back)
Nice!

TOMIN:
(Smiling weakly)
Thank you... but never did I think I would be using one of the gods' own portals in an attempt to destroy them...

[TOMIN pauses for a moment, then shakes his head and nods.]

TOMIN:
(to DANIEL)
I'm ready.

[DANIEL nods back, then motions for TEAL'C and VALA. Together, the four of them rush up the steps and walk through the EVENT HORIZON.]

[thekillman]

VERY nice. now this is going somewhere. can we see repli's in action?

[s09119]

VERY nice. now this is going somewhere. can we see repli's in action?

Positiveness is good And I'm still on the fence about the Replicators...

[g.o.d]

Positiveness is good And I'm still on the fence about the Replicators...

oh no, please be merciful and leave bugs alone. They ruined original movie and your fanfic is really great. I don't want to be it ruined by bugs

we need ascended beings, Adria, the Ori, the Others

[s09119]

Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Act VII

Spoiler:

WORMHOLE TRANSITION

CUT TO: INT - CELESTIS, STARGATE CHAMBER

[A deactivated STARGATE stands in between two torches in a small, ornate chamber deep within CELESTIS. Just outside the open-door room, two ORI SOLDIERS stand guard, staffs at the ready. Then, quite suddenly, the CHEVRONS on the GATE begin to flash, one by one, until all seven are lit. The SOLDIERS enter the room warily, glancing at one another and unsure what to do, then jerk back as the STARGATE activates.

There's a long beat in which they watch the PUDDLE... then TEAL'C, DANIEL, VALA, and TOMIN come through, skidding to a stop on the polished floors.]

DANIEL:
(Waving to SOLDIERS)
Hi there.

[TEAL'C and TOMIN quickly stun the two SOLDIERS, who fall to the ground with a clattering off staffs and armor. VALA winces at the noise, then goes to drag the bodies and their gear out of the way. Mid-pull, she pauses and sizes up DANIEL and TEAL'C.]

VALA:
(to DANIEL and TEAL'C)
I think it'd be best if you gents swapped clothes...
(Beat)
You don't exactly look the part.

[TEAL'C and DANIEL look at one another, then they shrug and begin pulling off their combat vests.]

CUT TO: EXT - SPACE, CELESTIS ORBIT

[High above the HOLY CITY, the ODYSSEY dodges two plasma beams headed towards it and rolls closer to an ORI MOTHERSHIP, opening up with its ASGARD WEAPONS and dealing a serious blow to the enemy shields.]

CUT TO: INT - ODYSSEY, BRIDGE

[The BRIDGE shakes as an ORI MAIN CANNON hits the shields dead-on, and MITCHELL grimaces from his chair. CARTER, at the sensor console, suddenly looks up.]

CARTER:
(to MITCHELL)
I'm picking up a stargate activation. They're here.

MITCHELL:
(Sighing)
About damn time...
(to MARKS)
Get us out of here, now!

CUT TO: EXT - SPACE, CELESTIS ORBIT

[As another beam of plasma slams into its shields, the ODYSSEY ducks under an ORI MOTHERSHIP and opens a hyperspace window, jumping into it and leaving CELESTIS behind.]

CUT TO: INT - ODYSSEY, BRIDGE

[The crew visibly relaxes now that they're out of the danger zone.]

MITCHELL:
(to MARKS)
How'd we do, Marks?

MARKS:
(Checking his display)
Shields are down thirty-nine percent, and we took some minor damage to the sublight engines, but other than that... we're good, Colonel.
(Abruptly)
Um, sirs?

CARTER:
(together with MITCHELL)
What?

MITCHELL:
(together with CARTER)
What's up?

MARKS:
(Slowly)
Someone's activated the Asgard core. According to the logs, it's been running almost since we engaged the Ori fleet.

[CARTER and MITCHELL exchange surprised looks.]

MITCHELL:
(Shocked)
Why didn't you tell us?!

MARKS:
(Confused)
I'm sorry, sir, I didn't see the alert until now... with the battle and everything...

CARTER:
(Quickly, to MARKS)
It's alright, Major. We're all a little high-strung.
(Thinking)
Can you tell who's responsible?

MITCHELL:
(Raising an eyebrow)
You really have to ask?

MARKS:
(to MITCHELL)
If you were guessing Mister Marrick, Colonel, you'd be right. Logs show he used his security override to access the core room as soon as we dropped out of hyperspace over Celestis.

MITCHELL:
(Angrily)
Goddammit!
(to CARTER)
Does he realize that's going to let the Ori track us?

[MITCHELL gets out of his chair and heads toward the HALLWAY, with CARTER alongside him.]

CARTER:
(to MITCHELL)
I think that may be the point, given his position on our mission...
(to MARKS, as she exits)
Major, get a team of marines to the core room stat!

MARKS:
Yes, ma'am.

CUT TO: EXT - CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN, DAY

[Establishing shot of CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN.]

CUT TO: INT - SGC CONTROL ROOM

[LANDRY approaches WALTER HARRIMAN's station. The STARGATE is active, and the defense team stands at the ready.]

HARRIMAN:
(to LANDRY)
It's SG-3, sir. Transmitting from P6X-437.

LANDRY:
That's one of the human worlds that's converted to Origin, right?
(Off HARRIMAN's nod)
Alright, onscreen.

[HARRIMAN taps a button, and COL. REYNOLDS appears on the monitor.]

REYNOLDS:
(over radio)
General, a Prior arrived through the 'gate fifteen minutes ago and immediately made contact.
(Beat)
Not... sure how, but he seemed to know we were here. He says he has no intention of harming us, just that he has a message to deliver to the leaders of our planet.

LANDRY:
(to radio)
What is it?

REYNOLDS:
(over radio)
Wouldn't get into it, sir. Says he'll only deliver it in person.

[LANDRY and HARRIMAN glance at one another, surprised.]

LANDRY:
(to radio)
He wants us to let him through the 'gate?

REYNOLDS:
(over radio, nodding)
Yes, sir.

LANDRY:
(to radio)
And does he know this didn't exactly work out well the last time?

[REYNOLDS smirks and nods.]

REYNOLDS:
(over radio)
More for the Prior in question than us, sir.

LANDRY:
(to radio, smiling)
True.

[REYNOLDS shifts the MALP camera to show the Prior standing nearby. It is the one-eyed PRIOR who was on TOMIN's homeworld of VER ISCA and followed ADRIA during her search of the SANGRAAL.]

REYNOLDS:
(over radio)
He's pretty adamant. Says the message is key to human survival on Earth.
(Beat)
He also says he knows that we have the technology that can temporarily neutralize his powers.

LANDRY:
(to radio)
He does, does he?

REYNOLDS:
(over radio)
Yes, sir. Apparently word that SG-1 actually killed a Prior is getting around.

LANDRY:
(to radio)
Alright. Give us an hour to make the necessary preparations.

REYNOLDS:
(over radio)
Yes, sir. SG-3 out.

[REYNOLDS reaches offscreen and the connection goes dead.]

CUT TO: INT - CORRIDOR OUTSIDE ASGARD CORE ROOM, ODYSSEY

[MITCHELL, CARTER, and group of MARINES are outside the sealed security door that leads to the CORE ROOM. Their key cards will not give them access, so MITCHELL starts to open the control panel. MITCHELL keys the intercom.]

MITCHELL:
(into intercom)
Open the door, Mister Marrick. Do you really think we can't bypass the security lock?

PAN TO: INT - ODYSSEY, ASGARD CORE ROOM

[MARRICK shifts impatiently and checks his watch, rolling his eyes as MITCHELL's voice grows louder.]

MITCHELL:
(over intercom)
Answer me, Marrick! You have put this ship and everyone on board in serious danger. Look, you know that activating the Asgard core will alert any Ori vessels to our presence...

CUT TO: INT - ODYSSEY, CORRIDOR

MITCHELL:
(into intercom)
I assume that's your plan--force me to take action against them.
(keys off intercom)
Carter?

CARTER:
(Nodding)
Almost.

[She continues to bypass the security system, then, finally, nods. The doors open and the MARINES enter, zats at ready. MARRICK backs away from the control panel with his hands raised. CARTER and MITCHELL follow.]

[thekillman]

ARG. why leave us hanging

[s09119]

ARG. why leave us hanging

Because I can't spend all day writing? Haha.

[g.o.d]

Because I can't spend all day writing? Haha.

shame

[thekillman]

dammit. whens the next eppy? now im curious.

its quite good. i liked AOT. i like this better for a simple reason: it has battle using the oddy's beam weapons

[s09119]

Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Act IIX

Spoiler:

PAN TO: INT - ODYSSEY, ASGARD CORE ROOM

[CARTER rushes to the core and activates the controls, but they won't respond. She looks at the monitors, frowning.]

CARTER:
(to MITCHELL)
It won't shut down.

[MARRICK crosses his arms over his chest, calm.]

MARRICK:
(Calmly)
No, it won't.

CARTER:
It's creating something virtually...
(to MARRICK)
What is it?

MARRICK:
(Calmly)
You'll see. I believe it's almost done.

[Growing tired of this, MITCHELL grabs MARRICK by the collar and shoves him against a bulkhead.]

MITCHELL:
(Angry)
What the hell were you thinking?!

MARRICK:
(Calmly)
Unlike you, I'm doing the job that I was sent to do--stop any further Ori invasion at all costs.

CARTER:
(Confused)
Well, how does getting us killed and this ship destroyed accomplish that?!

MARRICK:
(Smiling)
Oh, I assure you, that's not the plan, Colonel.

MITCHELL:
(Angry)
Oh, really?! Because we're gonna be surrounded by a bunch of Ori ships as soon as we exit hyperspace, so I figure we got two options. We can shut that thing down and hope to outrun them, or we can stay and fight and lose badly!

MARRICK:
(Smugly)
And that's where you're wrong. There are always other options. You're just failing to consider them.

[At one side of the room, the light of a TRANSPORT BEAM appears, and an object is beamed on top of a small platform--a REPLICATOR. It is active, but behind a shield. CARTER and MITCHELL stare, shocked.]

CUT TO: INT - CELESTIS, CORRIDOR

[Deeper into the city now, VALA ducks out of a nearby room, pulling on a very ORI-esque dress she must've found inside. TOMIN, TEAL'C, and DANIEL all stand nearby, dressed in ORI SOLDIER amor and carrying ORI weapons.]

VALA:
(Frustrated, to TOMIN)
How your women move in these things is beyond me, Tomin...

TOMIN:
(Smiling)
I think you look beautiful, Vala.

[VALA stops fidgiting for a moment and looks up, surprised. She smiles weakly back at him, then lifts up the dress to reveal her EARTH clothes and holstered ZAT.]

VALA:
(re: EARTH clothes)
Thanks, but I vastly prefer this.

DANIEL:
Alright, so where do we go now?

[Everyone looks around for a moment, but they appear hopelessly lost.]

TOMIN:
(Motioning)
There's a chamber near the Doci's hall where the artifacts of evil are kept for cremation.
(Beat)
If they ever found your Ark, it would be there.

TEAL'C:
(Listening)
...someone is coming. Let us move.

[The group quickly makes their way down the hallway TOMIN indicated, hurrying as the sound of ORI SOLDIERS marching grows louder.]

CUT TO: INT - ODYSSEY, ASGARD CORE ROOM

[As the REPLICATOR struggles against the force field, CARTER rushes to the intercom.]

CARTER:
(to radio)
This is Colonel Carter; we need an ARG in the Asgard core room, now!

MARRICK:
(Calmly)
Don't worry, Colonel. It's being contained by a force shield.

CARTER:
(Incredulous)
For now! If you knew anything about these things, you'd know nothing will hold it for long!

MITCHELL:
(Shocked)
Do you have any idea what it finally took to eradicate these little buggers?

[MARRICK nods and sits.]

MARRICK:
Exactly why it'll be so effective in neutralizing the Ori fleet.

[CARTER looks at MITCHELL, flabbergasted.]

MITCHELL:
(to MARRICK, shocked)
That's your plan? What are you, totally nuts?!

MARRICK:
(Laughing)
It's not my plan. It was the IOA's.
(Sighing)
In the event that the Supergate on this side was impossible to destroy, a backup plan was devised. We knew we could draw the Ori to the Odyssey by turning on the core.
(Holding up a hand)
Yes, we might lose an all-out battle with a large number of them, but we'd certainly be able to hang in long enough to get this Replicator on board one of their ships, at which point, hopefully, we'll be able to escape.
(Pointedly)
And since you were unwilling to even try to destroy the 'gate, you left me no choice.

[While MARRICK speaks, CARTER opens the control panel and finds his altered CRYSTAL.]

MITCHELL:
(Angrily)
We came here to find the Ark.

[MARRICK scoffs.]

MARRICK:
(Laughing)
Nobody expects you to find it.

MITCHELL:
(Stunned)
Excuse me?

MARRICK:
(Explaining)
The Ori ships are preparing to leave. For all we know, they're already gone.

CARTER:
(re: the CRYSTAL)
Obviously, you didn't come up with this on your own. Who wrote this program?

MARRICK:
(Shrugs and shakes his head)
Does it really matter?

[A GUARD arrives with an ARG. MITCHELL takes it.]

MITCHELL:
(Taking ARG)
Thank you.

[CARTER moves to the control panel.]

CARTER:
(to MITCHELL)
The ARG won't penetrate the shield. When I shut it down, don't hesitate and don't miss.

MITCHELL:
(Focused)
I won't.

[MITCHELL takes careful aim as CARTER deactivates the shield. The REPLICATOR drops onto the table and MITCHELL fires. The blast goes directly through the bug with no effect at all, and the REPLICATOR launches at MITCHELL, who dodges out of the way. It hits the deck and immediately takes off through the open doorway to the room. A GUARD fires his ZAT and MITCHELL shoots the ARG again, both to no avail.]

CARTER:
(to GUARD)
Zats have no effect on them!

MITCHELL:
(Dropping ARG)
Neither does this thing.
(Unholstering pistol)
Let's try this approach.

[MITCHELL fires off a few rounds, but the REPLICATOR leaps out of the way onto a wall panel, rounding a corner.]

MITCHELL:
(Angry)
Damnit!

[MITCHELL sprints off after the REPLICATOR. MARRICK slowly stands and starts to slide out of the room, but a trio of GUARDS grab him and, smiling, roughly shove him back in his seat.]

CARTER:
(to MARRICK)
You used the cipher, didn't you?

MARRICK:
(Shrugging)
Couldn't have done it without you, Colonel.

[Fuming, CARTER grabs MARRICK's shoulders.]

CARTER:
(Angry)
If we can't stop that thing, it'll cannibalize this ship and begin replicating!

MARRICK:
(Shugging)
I should hope so. And thanks to you, it's now the only way we have of infecting the Ori fleet.

CARTER:
And what does the IOA have planned for when the Replicators finish with the Ori fleet, and they decide to take a trip back through the Supergate?

MARRICK:
(Calmly)
Precautions to prevent that scenario have been put in place.

CARTER:
(Scoffs with disbelief)
Self-destruct. You built in some sort of shut-down command into the programming.

MARRICK:
(Smiling)
I told you, it wasn't me.

CUT TO: EXT - SPACE, P3Y-229

[A HA'TAK explodes just in front of the camera, vaporizing a squadron of too-close ORI FIGHTERS. As the view shifts, half the JAFFA/TOK'RA fleet can be seen maneuvering around the ORI MOTHERSHIP that has attacked them; the other half is nowhere to be seen and is presumed destroyed.]

CUT TO: INT - TOK'RA HA'TAK, PEL'TAK

[On the PEL'TAK of the ship seen earlier, the TOK'RA OPERATIVES continue to hold out, bringing their ship in a dizzying spiral around the ORI CRUISER. There's a sudden BEEPING.]

TOK'RA OPERATIVE 3:
(Off displays)
Oh, by the gods...

CUT TO: EXT - SPACE, P3Y-229

[Behind the battle, the SUPERGATE starts to come online. Unable to do anything but keep fighting, the JAFFA/TOK'RA forces cannot retreat, and merely have to watch, praying the ODYSSEY is returning early.

But that dream is shattered when the SUPERGATE activates and one... then two... then four... ORI MOTHERSHIPS arrive. More keep coming every second, and soon almost a dozen CRUSIERS are moving to surround the MILKY WAY FLEET.]

CUT TO: INT - TOK'RA HA'TAK, PEL'TAK

[The TOK'RA have stopped working their stations and are staring, helplessly, out the window at the ORI FLEET.]

TOK'RA OPERATIVE 1:
(Quietly)
And so it ends.

CUT TO: EXT - SPACE, P3Y-229

[The ORI MOTHERSHIPS fire, ripping all remaining HA'TAK to shreds and launching FIGHTERS to destroy the DEATH GLIDERS and AL'KESH. The SUPERGATE is once more in ORI hands.]

[g.o.d]

more!!!!!

[thekillman]

my god. thats awesome. now, i love to see a replicator, with all asgard knowledge, cannibalizing ori motherships.

[Lt. Col. Mcoy]

Very cool. Much better than the real one.


I'm curious as to how you'll handle the Replicator thing. I'm glad you kept it; but I hope you don't make it as big as it was in the original. I say this because the IOA really would do that I think...but they [TPTB] lost sight of the Ori arc when they did it.

[s09119]

Very cool. Much better than the real one.

Thank you

I'm curious as to how you'll handle the Replicator thing. I'm glad you kept it; but I hope you don't make it as big as it was in the original. I say this because the IOA really would do that I think...but they [TPTB] lost sight of the Ori arc when they did it.

I decided I still wanted it in for just that reason; it's exactly what the short-sighted IOA would do. But I agree wholeheartedly, TPTB made it too much of a focus in the movie, and it really detracted from the Ori part.