"They call themselves the Genii." "They are a simple people, but good farmers and fair traders." "They look friendly enough." "The eldest one is called Tyrus." "I've traded with him on many occasions." "I'm bringing them in." "All operations to silent mode." "You know, if people could just learn to keep their secret underground hatches locked..." "So the whole farmer thing is just a front." "The next culling was supposed to be decades away." "We're looking for allies against the Wraith." "We had hoped to test our first atomic weapon five years from now." "Do we have that much time, Sheppard?" "No." "How does getting access to a Wraith ship's computer help you?" "With this interface device, we can learn the locations of all the Wraith ships." "So you know where to deliver your new bombs." "The Wraith must not know we were ever here." " Help me." " I said leave him." " please!" " Be silent!" "Where is my father?" "He did not survive." "By leaving him to die, you may just as well have killed him yourself." "You do not want to make an enemy of the Genii." "I haven't been to the mainland in a while." "How's everybody settling in?" "Halling believes the first crops will have a good yield." "Everybody still miss home?" "There is still talk of returning, even though I've told them the Wraith have scorched Athos bare in revenge for our resistance." "Well, maybe in time, this place will start to begin to feel like home." "Do you see that?" "It can't be a storm." "It stretches across the whole horizon." "I've never something like that from so high." "I've seen a lot of things from this altitude, but nothing like that." "Atlantis base, this is Jumper one." "We're going to change our heading to investigate a storm." "Major, this is Weir." "We didn't copy that." "You're breaking up." "I said there's a..." "And it's headed right..." "Little weather forecasting." "Did he just say "weather forecasting?"" "Do all storms look like this from above?" "No." "This must cover 20% of the planet." "Is it headed towards the mainland?" "It's tracking right toward the settlement." "And after that?" "Straight to Atlantis." "Season 1 :" "Episode 10 The Storm" "This planet is basically the same size as Earth." "Now, hurricanes on earth never get as big as this bad boy because once they hit the shore, the brakes get put on..." "But without as much land mass to slow it down here, it's just gaining momentum." "Both of them are, yes." "Both of them?" "We saw only one." "It only looked like one." "Now, according to the ancient database, every 20 or 30 years, the sea gets unseasonably warm." "Now, that, for reasons too boring to get into, means that hurricanes are much more likely to occur." "Like El Nino, the ocean is..." "Like I said, too boring to go into." "Focus." "Look, basically if you have a situation where there are a bunch of hurricanes out there, the likelihood of two colliding is greatly increased." "That's what's happening." "It's more like a merger than a collision." "They are intersecting and combining their power." "And?" "It's headed right towards us." "You just said the Ancients experienced these storms every 20 to 30 years." "Atlantis must have some precautions put in place." "In the past, the ancients have been protected by the shield, or submerged deep enough in the water not be affected." "Okay, strike those options." "What else have we got?" "Nothing." "If it's a real threat, the high winds alone will wreak havoc." "Come on, guys, I mean, this city's been around for a long time." "A storm surge is inevitable." "Not to mention the fact that by moving over a land mass just before hitting us, the likelihood of tornadoes and electrical activity is greatly increased." "This is Atlantis." "I mean, we've got to be able to handle that..." "Right?" "No." "Why not?" "The people who built this city knew they had a force field capable of holding back anything mother nature, or, for that matter, the Wraith could throw at them." "Without that protection, Atlantis is remarkably fragile." "Even our conservative calculations project widespread structural damage." "Flooding could sink the city entirely." "How could something as big as Atlantis just sink?" "I'm sure the passengers on the Titanic were asking themselves the same question." "Yes, well, let's not." "So, what you're saying is if Teyla and I hadn't discovered this..." "We would be in even bigger trouble." "All right, what's the plan?" "By my calculations, we have just under 12 hours until the storm hits, so, uh..." "We plan to have a plan..." "Yeah." "By then." "We need to start investigating evacuation plans, both on the mainland, and off-world somewhere." "You know McKay will come up with something." "He's just setting himself up to be a hero." "Yeah, well, maybe Rodney is, but Dr. Zelenka, he seemed genuinely concerned." "So my orders are to come up with a friendly planet that wouldn't mind putting us up for the night." "Exactly." "Take Ford, see what you can work out." "I don't really have the right boots for this." "I was just meant to come out here and inoculate some wee babies." "We need all the hands we can spare before it comes." "This storm could not only destroy our crops, our settlement could be washed away." "If just a few of us were to remain..." "Crops can be replaced and homes rebuilt..." "People can't." "Which is why we must do what we can now." "Right." "The entire population of Atlantis?" "At most, yes." "Only for a day or two." "At most." "We are happy to trade with you for a share of our crops..." "But this." "I know it's a lot to ask, but..." "I'm asking." "What do you offer in return?" "I guess we'd owe you one." "One what?" "A favor." "Look, we're in trouble." "If you're our friend, you'll help." "If not, tell me now so I can ask somebody else." "But who else would take in so many?" "I want something of value in return." "Oh, you do, do you?" "You know, we can go find any uninhabited planet." "They're usually uninhabited for good reason, Major, and you know that as well as I do, or you would not be here." "Still, I'm sure you could find another world to take you in..." "You're just so short on time." "One day you're going to run across a problem and you're going to need our help." "Isn't that right, Lieutenant?" "Yes, sir." "We've got lots of ships and weapons we can... help with." "You're telling me we can either be your friends or..." "I much prefer friends." "That is of value to me." "One night, two tops." "We'll bring our own blankets." "Very well." "You may send your people." "This won't be forgotten." "We'll go back and tell everybody the good news." "I'll send word once we know more." "I look forward to it." "No, no, no, no, no," " I've already thought of that." " He may be onto something." "I've already thought of it!" "It doesn't..." "Yes, the naquadah generators could be used to power select sections of the city, but when you subtract the areas that need to be secured just to protect themselves, it doesn't leave much power to shield anything else" "and the city breaks apart because of the tidal stresses." "Well, we could relocate some of them, put them closer together." "You're right." "If only we had a magical tool to slow down time." "I foolishly left mine on earth." "Did you bring yours?" "You know..." "You're not pleasant when you're like this, McKay." " I'm always like this." " My point exactly." "Well, I've got a green light from Smeadon and the Manarians." "I'm not sure how pleased he'll be if we get stuck there, though." "That's not going to happen, right?" "Of course it's not." "We can always gate off to another planet." "Comforting." "Thank you." "Are we sure there's no part of the mainland we could go to?" "Everywhere that we have explored is in the path of the storm." "My people are evacuating even now." "Still, Ford's right." "The mainland is the size of North America." "You're telling me the entire continent is going to get hit?" "I'd rather not owe Smeadon any favors." "If we lose Atlantis, we'll be stuck on the mainland without any access to the Stargate." "McKay will come up with something." "I will try, but despite what you all may think, I am not Superman." "Was anyone seriously thinking that?" "No, sir." "Never." "Fine." "My point is the storm will affect over 70% of the mainland, and Atlantis isn't safe either." "If you want everyone to live, you gate them off-world." "Relay station two, prepare receive transmission." "R.S.2 awaiting transmission." "Over." "I need you to relay a message to Cowen, of the Genii." "Tell him we have something to trade." "This could be going faster." "Our people are hunters, Lieutenant." "Many are returning from great distances." "Others do not want to leave the settlement." "They know how serious this is." "Even I would have a hard time believing in the strength of this coming storm if I did not see it from space." "Yeah, well, do what you can to speed things up." "In the Czech Republic we don't have to deal with hurricanes." "We don't get that many in Canada either..." "Once something called "Hazel."" "Hazel?" " Forty years ago." " That's interesting." "Not really." "No, not really." "I was once almost struck by lightning." "Lightning?" "What is the one thing keeping us from having a shield?" " That would..." " Power." "And what does a mega-storm from hell have lots of?" "Power." "In the form of?" "You want to build a windmill." "Electricity." "Atlantis is designed to withstand substantial lightning strikes." "There are lightning rods all over the city." "Those rods are channeled into four main grounding stations." "Yes, in turn, those grounding stations discharge electricity back into the ocean, keeping Atlantis safe from massive electric shocks due to lightning strikes." "Now, many of the hallways are lined with a superconductive material that allows a safe, low voltage transfer of power throughout the city." " Which, of course means..." " I'm getting there, I'm getting there." "Let's say the grounding stations weren't around, every time lightning struck the city, those halls would become supercharged." "So wait, you want..." "If we could disable the grounding stations..." "Which we think we can." "Every time lightning struck the city," "Atlantis would experience a momentary massive power surge." " Now, that energy..." " If it's channeled correctly, though..." "Yes, of course if channeled correctly, could conceivably be used to charge up the shield generator." "Now, the more severe the storm, the more energy is produced and the longer we can keep the shield running." "Yeah, it's an ingenious plan, really." "I'm compelled to agree." "The only downside is we have no way of storing all that energy." "Ah, once the storm stops and the lightning stops striking..." "Yeah, we have no way of charging up the generator." "Then we're back to square one." "So the city would survive?" "I'd give us better than 90%." "70." "80% chance." "Okay, so we should still evacuate." "Yes, but not just because of Zelemka's pessimism." "Zelenka." "If the plan works, the city will become highly charged with electricity." "The only safe place to be once the lightning begins to strike is in the control room." "We need to evacuate everyone off-world until the storm passes and execute the plan with the smallest team possible." "Okay, good." "Get on it." "Right." "The grounding stations." "No, I think we should go to the power distribution centers first." "Ah, good point, good call." "I'm getting ahead of myself." "Yeah, okay, so..." "Commander Kolya..." "Chief Cowen needs to see you immediately." "I am not to be disturbed while training." "He said "immediately", Sir." "Still haven't turned up yet?" "I'm afraid not." "They are on a hunting mission." "No one has been able to get them word about the evacuation." "How many again?" "Three." "Two boys and a young woman." "Why don't we just take our Jumper and go find them?" "They are hunting in dense vegetation." "Even if we were able to locate them, we would be unable to land." "Jumper three is loaded and ready to go." "Maybe you should just" "Just go." "I will stay behind and give the hunters more time." "I'll stay with you." "Okay, I get the point." "We'll wait." " They're not ready." " Of course they are." "You commissioned me to train a group of men who, on their most treacherous day, guarded this facility or performed some sort of reconnaissance mission." "They are not yet a strike force." "This is the rarest of opportunities." "Within the next hour, there will be less than 10 people on Atlantis, most of them only scientists." "Now, surely you can accomplish our goals and get out before the storm hits." "If all goes well..." "But we don't train assuming all will go well." "We cannot afford to pass up this opportunity." "You wanted my opinion." "I gave it to you." "And I value that opinion..." "But the Atlantians are in possession of materials that are vital to our goal of defeating the Wraith." "We need them." "I need them." "Ready your strike force." "That's everybody." "We've got just over four and a half hours until the storm hits." "Let's get down to the labs." "Evacuate the people on in-bound Jumper two as soon as they come in." "Yes, sir." "I'm finally at the point where I don't mind the taste of it." "I was raised on this brew." "It burned away whatever taste sense I had." "So..." "You think you can teach our farmers a thing or two?" "Yes, yes, that's what I was saying, yes." "Most people think that farming is planting good seed in well-tilled soil, which it is." "It is, but there's also more." "And that knowledge is..." "Here." "And you want to trade these marvelous skills in an exchange for a piece of my land." "I do." "I think I'll need something more." "Who are you?" "Tell me the sequence of numbers to enter in this device." "I can't tell you that." "It isn't worth dying for." "You don't understand." "It's my hand that you need to put in the code." "That's how it works." "And the shield of the Atlantis Stargate will be lowered?" "Yes, yes." "What is this?" "Who are they?" "Bring him to the Gate." "They are friends, Doran." "Make sure he will enter the code." "He will." "Do as they say, and we'll see about that piece of land." "You have done a great service for the Genii and will be rewarded." "Now, there are dozens, possibly hundreds of lightning rods placed strategically around the city." "Wait a sec." " What?" " Why?" "Why what?" "Why are there hundreds of lightning rods placed around the city?" "Wouldn't the shield protect against lightning?" "Yes, yes, it would, but running the shield all the time is only good for one thing..." "Draining power." "Right." "You're aware that there is a time element to what we're doing here, right?" "Yes, it's been brought to my attention." "Like I was saying..." "There are lightning rods, a lot of them, placed all over the city." "Now, as it stands right now, all the energy they capture is routed into four main grounding stations." "In turn, these stations ground all that energy into the ocean below us." "So instead of sending electricity to ground..." "We use it to power the shield." "How?" "By directing it right down the corridors of Atlantis and into the shield generators." "The city can handle that?" "Yes, theoretically." "Like, dinosaurs turned into birds "theoretically,"" "or theory of relativity "theoretically?"." "What?" "Uh... somewhere in between." "Elizabeth..." "You take grounding station two," "I'll take grounding station one." "Major, you take stations three and four." "Whoa, wait a sec, where are stations three and four?" "Here and here." "And we are..." "Here, yes." "I need to get done quickly so I can start working on the sub-routines, and Elizabeth was complaining about her knee..." "Whoa, wait a second." "Are these things even close to a transporter?" "Uh, yes, Elizabeth's is." "And mine?" "It's a brisk walk away." "And by brisk you mean far?" "And by walk I mean run." "Okay." "You'll need to radio in once you've gotten to your first station." "All right, let's do it." "Hurry!" "Move!" "Come this way!" "Are you okay?" "You okay?" "Here they come." "Okay, just sit here." "Strap in as best you can." "It's going to be a real bumpy ride." "All right, let's get out of here." "I'm not so certain that's such a good idea anymore." "What?" "Look at it out there." "Even major Sheppard would have a hard time flying through this." "We are ready." "I think it's best that we wait it out." "We're safe as long as we're in here." "We've got rations, and there's plenty of water." "Yeah, especially outside." "Very well." "I hope you are right, Doctor." "We won't have a chance to change our minds if you are wrong." "It'll be cozy." "I'm here!" "I told you to contact me when you got to the first one, Major." "I am at the first one, Rodney." "Oh, sorry, I'm already done mine." "Oh, great, good for you." "Me too." "Good for everyone." "Where are you now?" "I'm at the damn grounding station." "No, no, no, no, not you." "I'm in the transporter." "There you are." "There I am." "Glad everybody is having such a good time." "What do I do?" "There should be a key pad right on the console of the station." "Got it." "Punch in the ancient equivalent of 0-3-1-5-4-7." "That do it?" "Yep." "Good, three down, one to go." "They all seem to have the same separation code, so, uh, get to the next one, repeat the procedure, we'll meet you in the control room." "Roger that." "Bacon." "The one thing you wish you'd brought with you is bacon?" "It's the food that makes other food worth eating." "You wish you brought bacon to another galaxy?" "Yes, you asked me..." "Off-world activation." "Dr. Weir said no one should be coming back until tomorrow." "There's been an attack on Manara." "We have wounded incoming!" "Lower the shield." "They're broadcasting an Athosian IDC." "Please!" "Before it's too late." "We are lowering the shield." "Whoa, we should get the okay from Dr. Weir." "They're under attack." "Lower the shield." "Dr. Weir, there's been some sort of attack on Manara." "We have an athosian party incoming with wounded." "We're on our way." "What happened?" "They were everywhere!" "I can't believe they didn't kill us all." "Who?" "Secure the room." "These men could have been overpowered." "We need the Atlantians to be cooperative." "Secure the room." "Cover the entrances." "Apparently there's wounded incoming." "That doesn't make any sense." "They said it was Wraith-related?" "We'll ask them ourselves in a second." "Hold on." "What the hell is going on?" "Dr. Elizabeth Weir?" "Yes?" "And you must be Dr. McKay." "That is him." "Where is major Sheppard?" "I would like to know the whereabouts of major Sheppard." "You seem to know a lot about us." "Who are you?" "They're Genii." "There's only one thing you need to know, Dr. Weir." "As of right now..." "We are in control of Atlantis." "Puddle Jumper two, this is Sheppard." "Come in." "Jumper two, do you copy?" "This is Ford, sir." "We decided to wait out the storm in the Jumper." "You're still on the mainland?" "Yes, sir." "Well, we've got a situation, here." "From what I can ascertain, a small Genii strike force has gated in." "The Genii?" "The folks who wanted us to build them an A bomb?" "Yeah, that's them." "They've got Weir and McKay hostage." "They've also got control of the gate room." "You're breaking up, sir, did you say hostage?" "Affirmative." "We're on our way." "What do you think you're doing?" "You heard him." "Take a look outside, hotshot." "We're not flying through this." "McKay and Weir were taken hostage, Doc." "I'm not just going to sit here and do nothing." "Neither one of us are real pilots." "If it was a bad idea an hour ago, it's an idiotic one now." "We'll going to have to take our chances." "Dr. Beckett is right, Lieutenant." "We are of no use to major Sheppard dead." "Major, this is Teyla." "The hurricane is in full force outside." "We could attempt to fly through it, but it is doubtful that we would make it back to Atlantis, and we have three young passengers." "That's bad news." "I am sorry." "So am I." "You stay put until it passes over." " Sir, I..." " It's okay, Lieutenant." "Just get your ass back here as soon as you can." "I could use a little backup." "Good luck, sir." "Who are you?" "Commander Acastus Kolya, of the Genii." "This Atlantis is extraordinary..." "More than I ever imagined." "What have you done with the rest of my people?" "I'm quite sure they have no idea we're even here." "Then they're safe?" "Yes." "How were you able to bypass the shield?" "With the time-tested combination of strong drink and weak minds." "There was a time when our two peoples considered becoming allies." "Why are you doing this?" "You are in possession of supplies we vitally need." "Hand them over, without difficulty, and we leave peacefully." "Or?" "We're both intelligent people, Dr. Weir." "I'm sure there's no need for me to demonstrate once again the strength of my resolve?" "Which supplies did you have in mind?" "All of your stores of the C-4 explosive, all of your medical supplies, the Wraith data device you stole from my people..." "And one of your ships." "Is that all?" "No." "Where is major Sheppard?" "He's on the mainland." "What you're asking for isn't that easy." "We've had to divert a lot of power in order to prepare for the storm." "The armory safety doors have shut, which means we can't... just so we're clear, I know you're lying." "Elizabeth, just give him what he needs." "If he needs the C-4, the medical supplies, and the Wraith data device, then just give it to him." "None of that is worth dying for." "Step away from the console." "I was leaning." "I was just leaning." "Your request is unreasonable." "You can't possibly need all our C-4, or all our medical supplies." "You're in no position to tell me what is reasonable and what is not." "How do we know that you won't kill us once we give you what you need?" "You don't." "Please show my men where they can find what they're looking for." "What are you doing here?" "From my understanding, I'm being held hostage." "I mean here, in Atlantis." "Why did some of you stay behind?" "Tie up some loose ends." "Like what?" "You know." "Make sure everyone got out okay." "Isn't that the work of someone less important?" "You'd think so, wouldn't you?" "You have a plan, don't you?" "Yeah, I've got lots of plans, about lots of things." "I'm interested in the plan you have to save the city." "I never said anything about saving anything." "Not yet." "Where is Teyla Emmagan?" "You know Teyla?" "Is she here, in the city?" "No, she isn't." "You must be Sora." "I read the Genii mission report." "I'm sorry about your father." "He will be avenged." "Teyla didn't kill him." "No." " She left him to die." " She had no choice..." "Are you finished?" "All of the information we downloaded from the Wraith ship is still on this device." "What did they do to you?" "I tried to keep my mouth shut." "I tried, it's just I couldn't..." "What is the meaning of this?" "I honestly have no idea." "It's a radio." "The arrow points to the talk button." "This is commander Kolya." "Kolya..." "That's a hard name to pronounce." "Is that a first name?" "My name is major John Sheppard, and I have hidden the C-4 where you will never,I repeat, never, find it." "When I get confirmation that the prisoners have been safely released and allowed to gate off Atlantis, I will help you find it." "He is good." "Yes, he is." "I'd do what he says." "Your offer is very generous, Major." "Yes, it is." "However, Dr. McKay recently shared with me there's a plan in action to save the city." "He did?" "He did." "My understanding is there is one final grounding station that needs to be deactivated." "Uncouple the grounding rods at station three, assist with the reactivation of the shield and you and your friends can leave here, unharmed." "Wait a minute." "I thought all you wanted was C-4 and a Jumper." "Why raid a city when you can seize it, Major?" "Atlantis will be ours or the ocean's..." "You choose." "We should have heard something from the major by now." "Perhaps he has not had the opportunity." "I don't like not knowing what's going on in there." "Why would the Genii attack us?" "Why now?" "We didn't exactly leave on the best terms." "I mean, beside from the fact that we stole some of their gear and didn't hand over the C-4 we promised them, they're pretty convinced Teyla killed one of their top guys." "They believe so falsely." "The fact that they chose our weakest hour cannot be a coincidence." "Someone must have told them that we would be at a diminished capacity." "There's got to be a way back." "Those winds outside are blowing at 110 knots." "We're not going anywhere, son." "Thank you for seeing me." "This city was designed to be inhabited by the Ancients and their direct descendants, and although, yes, while there is limited functionality for those who do not posses the ancient gene, it's only those who have it who can revive this city to its true potential." "And you have this gene?" "No, but many of my team do." "The Wraith are slowly waking." "Soon this entire galaxy will be embroiled in a war the likes of which our generations have never seen." "A war that you expedited." "Disagreements like ours will no longer matter." "The only thing of any consequence will be how prepared we are, and what defense we are able to mount." "Now, this city holds many secrets which could help us win that war..." "But only if my team are here to discover them." "So fine, take whatever you need for your people, but if you don't leave us this city, you're only hurting yourselves in the long run." "You believe your people, who are not even of this galaxy, are closer to the ancients than we are?" "Your arrogance is astounding." "We will take this city, we will mount a defense, and we will win, with or without your help, Dr. Weir." "Sir, he's at the grounding station." "The commander is here." "He's just standing there, sir." "Hold your position." "Do not approach until he's finished." "Yes, sir." "Use lethal force only if necessary." "You told him he would be unharmed." "Let's hope he doesn't put up much of a fight." "He's stopped." "He's not at the control panel anymore." "He's looking around." "Hold your fire." "Those control panels are pretty fragile." "You might not want to..." "Let me tell you what you did wrong here, Kolya." "a), you lost two of your men... b)..." "You've damaged the switch before I could separate the grounding rods..." "Which I'm sure you're gonna get an earful from McKay for..." "And, c)..." "You lost all of what little credibility you had with me." "Do you have any idea how big a setback that is?" "I may not even be able to activate the shield." "I can't possibly..." "Get off me!" "You killed two of my men." "I guess we're even." "I don't like you." "I'm not finished yet." "Neither am I." "Say goodbye to Dr. Weir." "This city has a self destruct button." "You hurt her, I'll activate it." "Nobody'll get Atlantis." "Even if it exists, Major, you need at least two senior personnel to activate it..." "And I'm about to take one of them out of the equation." "Kolya!" "Kolya!" "I'll give you a ship!" "I'll fly it out of here for you myself!" "Kolya!"