It had been six months since the hive ship was destroyed in orbit. During that time Stargate Command was run out of Atlantis due to the dominance of the Pegasus gate over the Milky Way version. This benefited those on Atlantis because it significantly increased the number of personnel on Atlantis. This allowed for the repairs to be performed on various sections of the city and new sections of the city to be opened up. The six months allowed the residents of Atlantis to spend some time with their family before getting back to work.

The only exception to this was the premiere team of Atlantis. The military commander of Atlantis oversaw the training of new personnel in the workings of Atlantis and the layout of the city. The director of science and research was busy repairing the power conduits around the city, certifying labs as safe, that he was unable to remember all the new scientists on board Atlantis. Not that he would have would have bothered to remember their names to begin with. The remaining two members of the team were natives to the Pegasus galaxy. They assisted Col. Sheppard in training the new military personnel to the hazards of Atlantis serving as guides around the city, and training all willing members in the martial arts of the Pegasus galaxy.

The time spent on earth did take its toll on people though. The Atlantis expedition members were adamant that Atlantis return to the Pegasus galaxy so that the Wraith could be defeated once and for all. The previous few years saw the elimination of the replicators, civil war between the Wraith, and destruction of the Wraith’s ability to mass produce warriors. The expedition members argued that the job was left unfinished and wanted to go back to finish the job. The chief medical officer agreed with them stating that too many humanitarian missions were left unfinished. Despite their reservations, the IOA finally relented set a departure date for Atlantis, but wanted as much of the Ancient database to be downloaded and stored on earth, a