Chapter 8

Dakara

Democracy is chaos thought Teal'c. After generations of subjugation to false gods, followed by flaring ego's and the ensuing infighting, to a second set of false gods attempting to persecute the Jaffa a time of peace was needed. With Tauri advisors who were experts on the concept of democracy to guide his people the process was easier than it could have been. O'Neill's comment to him about kissing babies was something Teal'c still did not understand though. Jaffa candidates for the coming elections had been tirelessly campaigning among the worlds of the Free Jaffa Nation. In the beginning Teal'c had not sought office, but the outcry for him to campaign and bring about change was overwhelming.

After the Ori incursion the Jaffa had been on the verge of open revolt. The damage Gerak's actions and subsequent conversion to Origin had caused were still being dealt with. Jaffa wounds healed slowly. Upon Gerak's death and the defeat of the Ori Bra'tac and Teal'c formed an interim coalition government. The fledgling young nation had been pushed to the brink far too many times in the first few years of its existence.

A saying Teal'c had heard on Earth once had come to be the cornerstone of his leadership style. Idle hands were the devil's workshop, indeed. With Jaffa no longer being conscripted to serve in the armies of the System Lord's something needed to be found to occupy their time. A jobs program was instituted that was logical to all Jaffa. Each citizen would serve a five year term for the needs of the government. Hordes of men and women were put into construction, agriculture, and manufacturing programs. Every drop of sweat aided the nation towards standing on its own.

Recently, the Lucian Alliance had made several overtures seeking an alliance of sorts only to be rebuffed each time. Short term gain was not worth associating with those who conducted themselves in a manner lacking any semblance of honor the government had agreed. With each refusal the Lucian Alliance had offered more in exchange. Many believed they sought the relationship to strain relations between the Jaffa and Tauri.

The conditions of those in Goronak demanded Teal'c and Bra'tac's attention. As they hustled to the stargate they were thankful for the aide being provided to the planet by the SGC. The people had suffered enough, now the period of healing had begun.

Pegasus Galaxy

The Atlantis expedition knew the planet as M5V-801, but the Genii knew it as Jakod. The planet had once been seized for its valuable natural resources, namely ore and the population put to use as forced labor. The Atlantis expedition had put a stop to this and relocated the population. Unknown to Atlantis the Genii had quietly returned. The original reason for seizing the planet had been for mining. Several of those mines had run dry. These networks of caverns deep underground were converted to serve as a base of sorts.

The recent string of assassinations had deeply frightened the Genii leadership. Knowing this could only be the first move in a much larger plan the leadership evacuated to Jakod.

"The only people capable of a coordinated strike on multiple worlds with such precision are those from Atlantis. First they usurp our role in leading the people of this galaxy, and now they seek to destroy our entire society!" raged Prenum, leader of the Genii.

"The Lantean's are protected by their technology as we all know. The same cannot be said for their allies. Strike fear in the hearts of those who revere them and they can be isolated. We know that they trade for a majority of their food supply and use each trade partner as a source of intelligence information. If we apply enough pressure every world will turn them away and they will be left with only two possible courses of action; starve or accept Genii leadership over the Coalition of Planets." said Heiron, the new leader of Genii forces.

Groups of battle tested and hardened men fiercely loyal to the Genii cause had been arriving on Jakod for weeks. Men and munitions were being readied in great amounts. With the materials needed ready the plan on how to proceed began to take shape. When making an omelet you first had to break eggs.