Chapter 115 (1/2)

Boreala

The sun shone down on the world recently named Boreala brightly. Shining like a beacon of hope, the ancient city ship Borealis stood proudly on the calm sea. From the balcony atop the center control tower could be seen jumpers traveling to and from the mainland. Looking down on the city's piers could be seen expedition members jogging while off duty, enjoying the sunshine, or fishing as several had taken to doing in their off time.

Behind the deeply stained glass windows leading into the conference room a meeting was taking place. Section chiefs of the Borealis expedition were seated with the two newest arrivals to the city. For the last hour a heated question and answer session had raged on.

”I'm telling you the math checks out” protested Eli.

”And I'm telling you it's not that simple. I've been down this road and my math checked out too, and it didn't go as I planned at all” argued McKay.

”Blowing up a solar system isn't good for the hairline” smirked Eli.

”Funny, real funny. Look junior; you don't know what you're messing with in this project. That's all I'm trying to say” countered Rodney.

”Daniel Jackson, I believe Rodney McKay appears apprehensive towards this project out of professional jealousy” whispered Teal'c.

”Wouldn't be the first time” Daniel whispered in return.

”Doctor McKay, let me assure you the design will function as we have described. The failure of Arcturus was due to a lack of understanding. Those dynamics are now fully understood and the current design takes that into consideration” stated Janus soothingly.

”So says the ascended guy” McKay huffed.

”Rodney, calm down” warned Daniel.

”If you're so certain this is going then please explain to us why you are testing this in Pegasus instead of the Milky Way boy genius” challenged Rodney with a self satisfying smirk on his face.

”We settled on testing the design in this galaxy as we believed it would assist in the war with the Wraith. Once validation is complete the working prototype will be turned over for use as you see fit” answered Janus.

”Do you have a site in mind or do we need to find a suitable location in the database” asked Daniel.

”We've got that covered also” replied Eli.

”Just have every angle covered don't you” grumbled McKay.