"Director Duram", Secretary of Defense Tamara Adama addressed Jordan Duram, the man in charge of the Stargate Project, "I was told you had successfully created a portal."

Several years earlier, a giant ring made of an unknown material had been discovered near the city of Delphi. When it had been found out this was a ring known an Astria Porta (or colloquially stargate), one of the portals the Lords of Kobol had used to travel to distant worlds. The stargate had been seized by the Caprican Ministry of Defense.

"We have", Jordan Duram confirmed, "one of our Cylon employees volunteered to travel through, captain Bob Ulster." Jordan Duram looked a little pained by having to call a Cylon (or anyone at all) Bob, but the Cylon in question had insisted Bob was his name. The surname Ulster was one taken up by most of the U-87's. "The captain eventually managed to gate back and confirmed the planet is still capable of human life", Duram continued, "as soon as we get the go ahead, I want to send a full team through the gate to investigate the planet."

"Who would you send?" Tamara Adama wanted to know, knowing most of the senior officers (especially her nephew major Zachary 'Zak' Adama).

"I was planning to have major Adama lead the team", Duram replied, "he's still our most experienced officer, his second in command would be captain Bob Ulster." With most U87's using the same surname, most of them were spoken off with their first names as well, in some cases even using a number as there were at least a few hundred Daniel's and Zoe's among ALL the cylon models. "They would lead lieutenant Edmondson, the corporals Taylor and Greer, the two corporals Daniel Capricorn and private Skye Falcon", Duram finished, "Major Thomas Capricorn's team will be providing back-up near the off-planet gate." The Capricorns were the U92's or Centurions, Falcons were small Cylon planes, intended for atmospherical flight.

"The mission is approved", Tamara eventually decided.

"We have reached the planet", major Zak Adama reported through the gate, "we'll report back each hour."

"Understood", Duram replied, before ordering the connection severed.

"Falcon", major Adama ordered the drone, "I want you to scout the area and try to find any sign of civilization, stay in contact with captain Ulster at all times. And don't take any chances." While major Capricorn had a data storage device capable of holding the personality of all Cylons present with him, it was still preferable to have the Cylons keep their bodies. Skye Falcon took to the air and started scanning the planet.

"Private Falcon has found a village", captain Ulster told major Adama several minutes later.

"Lead the way captain", Adama ordered.

"Sir", captain Ulster told Adama, "it might be best if I stay behind with the corporals Capricorn and have you make first contact. The village looks rather primitive after all and we have no idea how the inhabitants will react to Cylons."

"That might be best captain", major Adama agreed, "tell Falcon to keep circling above the village."

"Yes sir", captain Ulster replied, before stepping aside with the two Centurions.

Seconds after having reached the village itself, the human team members were suddenly hit by an unknown weapon and rendered unconscious. Captain Ulster immediately started running towards the village with the corporals Capricorn in tow.

"In name of the Colony of Caprica", captain Ulster ordered the strangers (in fact Jaffa, not that the Colonials had ever heard from them before), "drop your weapons or we will be using lethal force against you."

"Jaffa! Kree!" the leader of the Jaffa yelled, who started firing at the Cylons. Having better reflexes than humans, the Cylons managed to dodge the first blasts and immediately started returning fire. When the leader and half of the Jaffa had fallen, the rest surrendered, having noticed they didn't stand a chance against the Cylons (after all, these Jaffa hadn't expected anyone apart from the villagers and had only been armed with Zats, which didn't harm robotic Cylons).

"They have a ship", Skye Falcon suddenly reported, "I request permission to engage."

"Permission granted", captain Ulster replied.

Falcon immediately deployed one of the computer viruses created by Zoe Graystone, which managed to completely render the Al'kesh powerless. To be fair, the Jaffa inside would probably be able to undo the damage in time should Falcon stop at that moment. Falcon however didn't stop and fired a pair of missiles at the Al'kesh, severely damaging the ship.

A few hours later, major Adama's team had been reinforced with major Capricorn's team and three other teams. Scientists under Zoe Graystone had also arrived to investigate the captured ship, while the prisoners had been transferred to Caprica for interrogation.

The humans in the village, Poseidopolis, eventually explained about the Goa'uld and the Jaffa, and how they came every few years to steal some of their children, who were never seen again. After the village Elder had expressed his fear that the Goa'uld would retaliate against his village, Caprica had been contacted to see whether they could grant sanctuary to the villagers. The news that the Goa'uld who considered the village his property called himself Poseidon was eventually the reason the Caprican government agreed. While not the most religious Colony, the Capricans were still appalled anything dared commit such atrocities while using the name of one of the Lords of Kobol.