Smiling back, she walked into the hallway and led the dashing Captain into her office.  Switching on the light, she turned serious, and grabbed several files off the desk, sorted them into two piles and put them back down. Then taking a key from her pocket, she opened a file cabinet and pulled out a thick file folder with “Top Secret” stamped across the front in red ink.  Handing it to him she said, “This is an executive summary of the history of the Stargate program as it was given to me several weeks ago.  It will explain everything better than I ever could.”<br/><br/>After giving him several moments to skim through it, she crossed her arms and sympathized with how he must be feeling because she knew how earth shattering it was. “It will take you some time to read all of it I know, but there are more pressing details that aren’t included there.”  She took a deep breath. “Please bear with me; I realize none of this will make sense to you yet.” Sighing, she said, “Ok, here goes...shortly after the crew of the Destiny disappeared, a second Stargate was discovered on Icarus Base, where we are being taken tomorrow, and it is believed that it will send us to a second ship, very similar to the Destiny.  More important for you to know though is that crew was stranded while evacuating the base during an attack by the Lucian Alliance,” pointing to the file in his hands she said, “details about the Alliance are in there.”<br/><br/>Watching him carefully for a response, she found none and continued.  “If you were wondering why this is a joint military and civilian operation, this is the reason.  You and your team will be our only defense against an attack, not to mention any hostile forces we may not even know about yet.  Also, nobody else on the team is aware of this, and I have no idea how much the General intends to tell them tomorrow.”<br/><br/>Sitting down at her desk, she slid one of the personnel folder piles towards him. “We’ll have to take turns going through these, but I am confident the General has chosen your team well.  You should also familiarize yourself with the civilian files, but you can do that at your leisure.”  She gestured towards an empty chair. “You might as well sit down...I think we’re going to be here awhile.”<br/>