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[b][right]DAEDALUS // TRANSITORY MISTS[/right][/b]

The last couple of days had been trying. The Daedalus had seen a lot of work done to her, repairing shield relays that had been damaged during the battle and the sheer number of Hyperspace trips she had taken in and out of the mists. She was fast and small which made her a prime vessel for hit and runs into nearby space. That coupled with her beaming technology made her the best ship for raids. So far Caldwell had managed to convince Erthos to keep the existence of the beaming technology a secret, saving someone's life earned you a number of points as it turned out. McKay had spent most of his time aboard the [i]Resurgence[/i] closely guarded by Ronon with Teyla closeby as the more diplomatic of the team. Meanwhile, as much as Caldwell had to admit it, being one of the best pilots he had on hand Sheppard was flying the joint CAP in a 302 with ships from the other fleet. Apparently he had even one a flight in one of the ARC-170s in a match of a game called 'Sabaac'. The newer ships of the fleet seemed slower to trust, but despite this, they had agreed to sit in on the next round of negotiations. 

Caldwell would be there himself this time he had decided, all cards on the table. There was no indication that they were going to get out of this situation anytime soon. The only way they were going to survive long enough to find a way to get home, and then implement it was for them to all work together. That meant even letting some of the Daedalus' more secret technology be public knowledge. That meant virtually all the best Asgard upgrades they had been given. Beaming technology, holographic projection, their shield arrays. He hated to admit it but they were a primitive ship with the exception of one or two amazing upgrades. If they could find some form of common ground here, they could make some form of deal and upgrade their own ship. That would mean this entire endeavour had been worth it when they returned back to their own universe. Hermiod was already working on cracking the encryption on the robot they had brought back from the Imperial ship, or 'droid' as the [i]Resurgence[/i]s crew called it. From what they could gather there [i]was[/i] some useful information on it the encryption was just far heavier than anything they were expecting to counter. He had contemplated having McKay working on it with the Asgard but they really needed to tackle both problems at once. 

The ships intercom buzzed, Marks voice over the system as Caldwell started into the mists. "Colonel Caldwell on radio, Colonel Caldwell on radio." Sighing Caldwell picked up his earpiece, pushing it into his right ear he tapped it to activate it.

"This is Caldwell."

"Sir, Colonel Sheppard has just landed and he requests to speak to you before you depart for the [i]Resurgence[/i]. He says it's urgent."

"Tell him to meet me on the bridge." This had to be important, it wasn't like Sheppard to follow protocol.