It looks hopeless, Weir arms the self destruct sequence and sets a 10 hour countdown.McKay begins dialling the alpha site so they can evacuate but is stopped by someone dialling in. An IDC is received through the gate, it's Stargate Command! A team of marines march cautiously through the gate, lowering their weapons as Sheppard and Weir come down to greet them. Colonel Everett introduces himself as the new military commander, he has arrived with supplies, men and weapons. McKay realises that Earth must have received the message they attempted to send and Everett confirms this. He also tells everyone about the ZPM that SG-1 recovered which is being transported aboard Earth's new battlecruiser, The Daedalus, which should arrive in a little under 4 days. The plan is to hold Atlantis until the