Chapter IV
After a few hyperspace calculations provided by Dr. Mackey and Dr. Zelenka, Atlantis jumped into the vicinity of M4S-781; the planet the crew called the Naquadria Planet. To avoid any danger Atlantis jump within a few kilometers from the planet and used sub-lights engines to approach orbit. It was only when they were almost in orbit that something happened, something that no one had predicted. The planet displayed an unusual high activity both on the surface and in space. Because of the interference from the planet’s core the instruments on Atlantis were unreliable; Mackey was trying to work around the interference but with little luck. It was only after the ship achieved geo-synchronized orbit that they notice something coming their way from the other side of the planet.
Sheppard and Woosley stepped outside into the balcony of Stargate Operations to see if they could make out whatever it was that was coming. It appear to be three ships flying in close formation, from the silhouettes they appear to be have Wraith designs. When Sheppard realized what they were, two Wraith Cruisers and one Hive Ship, it was too late all three ships opened fire simultaneous. The impact of the energy based weapons shook the entire ship; all three ships were firing continually on Atlantis, the shield was doing its best to absorb the damage.
Sheppard was trying to get back inside. He was walking almost in all fours when he looked back to see if Woolsey was alright, he was crouched behind the railing and he too was trying to get back to Stargate Operations. Woosley gave Sheppard the signal to keep going, he’d be alright. Sheppard with a bit of effort finally got inside:
COL. SHEPPARD: Rodney, get us the hell out of here.
DR. MACKEY: To where? We don’t have any coordinates plotted.
COL. SHEPPARD: Doesn’t matter. We can’t take much more of this. Just jump way…
Mackey didn’t even let Sheppard finished the sentence, we pressed a few buttons and a hyperspace window formed and Atlantis just jumped away. By this time Woosley had entered the central spire and was in front of Mackey that was sitting in the main console. In the back stairs, that leaded to the lower levels, were Teyla and Ronon who came up to see what was going on.
MR. WOOSLEY: What happened?
RONON DEX: We were ambushed.
COL. SHEPPARD: It couldn’t be an ambush; they didn’t know we were coming. It looked like they were protecting something.
DR. MACKEY: Oh, my god.
MR. WOOSLEY: Doctor?
DR. MACKEY: I was trying to clear the interference from Atlantis systems, that’s why we couldn’t see the ships earlier; by the time we jumped away I managed to do a quick scan of the surface of the planet and the surrounding space.
TEYLA EMMAGAN: What did you find, Rodney?
DR. MACKEY: It’s a shipyard. Well… more accurately it’s a Cruiser Farm.
MR. WOOSLEY: Excuse me, Doctor?
DR. MACKEY: We know that the wraith ships are bio-mechanical. In fact they are grown to a certain extent before any actual fabrication is done on the ship. This planet is a huge factory, on the surface they grow ships and in orbit they finish the construction.
COL. SHEPPARD: That explains the heavy defensive perimeter.
RONON DEX: I’d say that we were lucky. A planet like this is of massive military importance, and they had only three ships I guaranty it that the next time it will be a lot more.
