Tau'ri-Nakai war

Tau'ri-Blueberry alien war
Date	2009
Place	Unnamed galaxy Void between galaxies
Outcome	Ongoing Destiny left the galaxy Blueberry alien still folloing
Combatants
Tau'ri Destiny Expedition
Blueberry aliens
Commanders
Colonel Everett Young
Unknown
Strength
Destiny One Ancient shuttle
At least three Blueberry alien motherships Dozens of Blueberry alien fighters

The Tau'ri-Blueberry alien war is a conflict between the members of the Destiny Expedition and the blueberry aliens.

History

Prelude

For an unknown period of time, the blueberry aliens tried repeatedly to take over Destiny, landing at least two blueberry alien fighters on it at different points. According to Doctor Nicholas Rush, who read the mind of one of the aliens, Destiny repelled every tactic they tried, and though they could keep up, they could not penetrate its defenses.

After the Destiny Expedition arrived, one of the two fighters disengaged from the hull, while the other was used to track Destiny's position. After a failed attempt to overthrow Colonel Everett Young, Nicholas Rush was abandoned on the gravel pit planet by Young. On the planet with him was a crashed blueberry alien fighter. Rush managed to restore power to the crashed fighter, but in doing so activated a beacon which brought the blueberry aliens to the planet. He was captured by them and brought aboard one of the motherships, where they used a mind probe to interrogate him. A tracking device was also surgically implanted in his chest. Notably, they also found a long-range communication stone among Rush's personal effects. (SGU: "Air, Part 3", "Space", "Divided")

First attack

Main article: Blueberry alien attack on Destiny

Colonel Young, during an attempt to contact Earth, accidentally connected with a blueberry alien through the long-range communication device. The connection was broken when the alien he switched with attacked Matthew Scott. As soon as Destiny dropped out of FTL, a blueberry alien mothership appeared off Destiny's bow. Eli Wallace attempted to communicate with them, and the aliens sent back a one-word message, written in English: "surrender".

The mothership launched its fighters, which headed straight for Destiny. Scott and Ronald Greer were dispatched in the Ancient shuttle to intercept. Despite losing several fighters, the blueberry aliens managed to dock with Destiny and kidnap Chloe Armstrong, who was nearby at the time. They retreated with her as their prisoner.

To rescue her, Young used the communication device to swap with the alien once again. However, his search inadvertently led him to free Rush instead. Rush, unaware of the identity of his savior, instructed Young in the use of the alien mind probe technology. Using it allowed Rush to learn that Young saved him, and of Chloe's plight. The mind probe also had the effect of severing the communication link. Noticing this, Rush read the alien's mind again to understand their technology, then killed it.

Once the communication link was broken, the blueberry aliens attacked again. Young ordered Eli to destroy the mothership. As Destiny fired on the mothership, Rush successfully escaped with Chloe using a stolen fighter. The mothership retreated shortly after their escape. (SGU: "Space")

Second attack

Main article: Mutiny on Destiny

After the first battle, Rush's stolen fighter was jettisoned to prevent it from being tracked. Rush also knew of the second fighter still attached to Destiny from the alien's memories, and encouraged a search to find and destroy it.

Knowing that the tracking device in his chest will lead the blueberry aliens to Destiny, and unwilling to take the risk of revealing this fact, Rush orchestrated a mutiny in collaboration with Camile Wray, using it as a smokescreen for his activities. After taking control of the ship, he enlisted Eli's aid in reinforcing the shields to weather the upcoming assault. Meanwhile, Young had hatched his own plan to regain control.

Three blueberry alien motherships dropped out of FTL and began firing on Destiny, trying to break through the shields. During this time, Young regained control of the ship and learned of the tracking device in Rush's chest. Tamara Johansen was tasked with removing it, with the aid of a surgeon from Earth, while he and Eli monitored the battle. The implant was successfully removed and Destiny survived the attack with minimal damage as it jumped to FTL before the shields could fail. (SGU: "Divided")

Third attack

Main article: Blueberry alien attack in the void

When Destiny left for the next galaxy, the blueberry aliens were able to take advantage of an oversight which left one of the communication stones imprinted to Vanessa James, taking over her body and using it to disable Destiny's FTL engine and give them the location of the ship. Two fighters were also left on the only planet within range of Destiny's Stargate, leaving no avenue of escape for the crew. The crew is unable to repair the damage in time, and two motherships drop out of FTL near Destiny launching fighters while attacking the shields. Despite their best efforts, the crew were fighting a losing battle. Left with no other option, Jeremy Franklin used the early repository of knowledge to bypass the damage to the FTL drive and reactivate it, allowing Destiny to escape, destroying at least four fighters as it jumps. (SGU: "Sabotage")