Story:Star Trek: Valiant/Ground Zero/Prologue

In orbit of M35-117 Starbase Atlantis is protected by the USS Elizabeth Weir against Wraith assaults, in the Ops center Chuck is looking at letters from his family when the console beeps and he looks at it and then tapped his combadge.

General Carter report to Ops Chuck says as he looks at the screen.

General Carter walks onto the ops center and looks at Chuck.

Report Chuck what's going on General Carter says as she looks at him.

He looks at her.

The Delta Quadrant Jumpgate has activated receiving IDC it's the Talaxian colony Chuck says as he looks at the console then at General Carter.

Colonel Sheppard and his team walk onto the Ops Center as they look at the screen.

What's going on General? Colonel Sheppard says as he looks at the screen then turns to General Carter.

She looks at him and his team.

The Jumpgate activated from the Delta Quadrant General Carter says as she looks at Colonel Sheppard and his team.

They see a Talaxian vessel drift out of the portal and it closes.

She looks at Chuck.

Open a channel to the vessel General Carter says as she looks at Chuck.

He looks at the console then looks at the General.

No response General I'm also picking up lethal doses of Theta Radiation Chuck says as he looks at the console then at General Carter and Colonel Sheppard and his team.

General Carter turns to Colonel Sheppard.

Colonel take a jumper out and tractor that vessel to the base and I'll have a Hazmat team prep General Carter says as she looks at Colonel Sheppard and his team.

Sheppard nods and he and his team heads to the launch bay.

The Talaxian vessel is drifting next to the base in a force field drones created by Doctor McKay.

In the Isolation Room Doctor Keller is scanning the bodies of the dead Talaxian crewmen as the team and General Carter is watching up from the top, when Keller activates the speak.

These people were killed by lethal doses of Theta radiation poisoning Doctor Keller says over the com.

General Carter taps her combadge.

Chuck get me the USS Valiant on subspace General Carter says as she looks at Colonel Sheppard and his team.