Michaels is a Senator in the United States Senate and the new head of the off-world spending committee replacing the late Senator Alan Armstrong. She swapped bodies with Camile Wray to do an inspection of Destiny. Lucian Alliance attack on Homeworld Command occurred in the same time left he body exposed to deadly dose of radiation from a Lucian Alliance naquadria bomb. Michaels spoke to Chloe who's mother was friends with her and Chloe tried to convince her to support them. Michaels ultimatly decided not to support building another Icarus Base as it would take at least six months and she didn't think the crew would last that long. Michaels was horrified to learn of her radiation poisioning, but instead of trying to escape her fate, had Varro show her how to disarm the bomb, asking Colonel Young to tell Chloe she was proud of her before she left. (SGU: "Alliances")