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Timeline notation: For Stargate; this fic begins Season 2 episode 24

2.02 "In the Line of Duty"

When the planet Nassya (P3X-382, ) falls under attack by the Goa'uld, Carter is possessed by a Goa'uld. When the Goa'uld is discovered, she claims to be Jolinar, a member of the Tok'ra, a legendary faction of rebel-Goa'uld opposed to the System Lords. When Jolinar is assassinated, she saves the life of Samantha Carter.

The story totally jarred with my sense of logic. Why would a base only have one soldier guarding a gate, especially when they know there's an assassin on the loose?

It was a total cop –out and I decided to fix it.

The first part is taken as dialogue in the original episode, with some changes with Jollinar's point of view.

Samantha Jollinar's story:

Planet Nassya (P3X-382)

Capt. Samantha Carter is crouching down in front of a man that looks half dead. Death Gliders zooming overhead, there's screaming all around her, explosions and people running around. SG teams fire their guns

Jack shouts at her "Let's go Captain, those gliders are coming back around!"

Sam shouts back, "This man's alive!"

Jack: "We can't wait!"

Another Death Glider goes on another attack run.

Carter can't feel a pulse and decides to attempt mouth to mouth to save the injured man. The man briefly recovers and grabs the back of her head, pressing her down, she attempts to back away and struggles, but convulsively swallows something down throat…she backs away and then her eyes glow.

Jack running towards her and crouches down making himself a smaller object "Carter! We've got to go! Are you alright?

Sam, looking down at the body "Yeah, I am. He's dead sir, he had some sort of seizure." Sam now Jollinar looked down with regret, but decided to follow this Colonel O'neill. She will attempt to escape later. She can feel the new host struggling against her, to no avail.

Jack "Let's get out of here, come on."

Back at the SGC

O'Neill, Carter and Teal'c come through the 'gate. The iris closes, and the wormhole disengages. The Gate Room is full of stretchers and medical staff…organised chaos, kept in check, by their professionalism.

Jack "Carter? You okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks." Sam/Jollinar was briefly baffled by what she could see in this new place. She has heard of the Tau'Ri, but have not realised how they have advanced.

General Hammond greets them "Colonel, I need your team in the briefing room."

An all too brief break followed. After gulping down almost a litre of water, they went to the ablutions in order to wash away some of the sweat and grime. The adrenaline produced by the battle slowly leaving to be replaced by the familiar fatigue and knowing that they have lived for another day.

They all enter the Briefing Room and sit around the conference table.

General Hammon begins: "SG1, what can you tell me about what happened?"

Daniel starts "There hasn't been any Goa'uld interference on this planet for over three centuries. The Nasyians are...were a peaceful people. They were eager to form an alliance and aid us in setting up a research outpost. There was no warning this attack was coming. We haven't even spotted any mothership when the Gliders attacked the village.

It's not normal for the Goa'ulds to suddenly just show up and wipe out peaceful people for no apparent reason, is it? Hammond asked:

"In the past there was usually some reason, most often they attack civilisations that are advancing to a point where their technology could be a threat, but that wasn't the case here."

"Maybe they found out we were there?" Jack replies.

Daniel asked "How could they know? Or more importantly, why did this particular Goa'uld care?"

"They might have been a little concerned because we just kicked the crap out of Apophis." Jack said with a raised eyebrow.

"Well, the truth is we still understand very little about their society." Daniel sighed.

Teal'c stated in a grave voice "I have seen the Goa'uld wipe out entire civilisations - no reason, simply because it gave them pleasure."

"So what… Nasyia was just next on the list? Part of me wishes it was that simple, but I don't want to underestimate them." Daniel frowned

"Maybe the reasons just weren't made apparent to you, Teal'c. I mean, you are just a Jaffa." She saw how this statement was greeted by the others around the table and quickly amended what she said "All... all I meant was that Apophis wouldn't necessarily have explained everything to Teal'c; even if he was first prime. Would he?

"That is true." Teal'c agreed.

From Daniel "I agree with Sam. I think we have to assume the Goa'uld are more complex as a society than we're giving them credit for."

Jollinar/Sam interjected "The better you understand the enemy the better prepared you are in conflict."

Jack stared at her, somehow perturbed, but Daniel says "Exactly."

General Hammond changed the subject and asked "What's the status of the Nasyian survivors?"

Daniel reported "Well, we managed to rescue 237 people. The critically burned and some of the overflow, our infirmary couldn't handle, were transferred to the Air Force Academy hospital. The rest are awaiting relocation."

"Proceed." The General giving his consent.

"Sir, I think it's important to try and find the reason why Nasyia became a Goa'uld target."

Hammon concluded the meeting "Agreed! But relocation is the first priority. I'm assigning the three new SG teams 10 through 12 to coordinate with you. Dismissed.

Jack: Oh, Carter, I hate to be a nag about this but ol' Doc Fraiser says you haven't been checked out yet?

Jollinar/Sam: I'll go right now. Wouldn't want to break post-mission protocol, right Colonel?

The infirmary

Doctor Fraiser's examines Carter. She felt the back of Carter's neck, parting her hair to ascertain whether there is any scarring from a Goa'uld take over. She then feels her throat. "Sorry to have to do this… Right… open." As she holds Carter's tongue down, she shines a torch into her mouth. "You had a sort throat recently?" she asks.

" A little, why?" Jollinar wonders 'Do they not have a more sophisticated way to detect Goa'uld infiltrators? The Ashrak could be in this base. I must escape as soon as I can.'

"There's a small abrasion back there. I have to do a swab." As she takes the swab, "Cassandra's been asking about you."

"Cassandra, yeah, I've been so busy lately." As Jollinar learns, from Sam's mind, of the existence of this person. "I'm free to go out tomorrow, though, right? We're searching for possible relocation sites for the Nasyians."

"Sure! Cassandra's gonna be at the hospital with me tomorrow, so why don't you stop by and spend a little time with her first, you know, if you can."

"I will. " Jollinar says, but fully intending not to. 'The less people who see me the better.'

The Gate Room

As Jollinar/Sam watched the iris opens and she steps towards the chappa'ai. In the back of her mind she senses Samantha Carter screaming. Attempting to stop her body from escaping the SGC.

It took awhile for her to separate herself from the rest of SG1 and finally managed to dial another destination. She went by several routes and finally managed to get to the Tok'Ra's hidden base.

All this time, both Tok'Ra and human were arguing.

Samantha screams "Let me go!!...arghhh"

"I apologise for this forced joining, but it was necessary. As I said before, I will take on another host and then you are free to go back to your people." Jollinar of Malkshur replies.

"How do I know that you'll keep your word?"

"You can also access my memories." Jollinar inviting her. "It was necessary for me to take over the Nasyian man. My former host Rosha was gravely injured and I had to force the joining.

We normally ask for volunteers amongst our allies. Those who are about to die are the most enthusiastic for a longer life. Please be patient and I will find another host."

Samantha kept rifling through the Tok'ra's memories, searching for any sign of subterfuge, but finds nothing. She even learns of something else. "Why does leaving a host make it dangerous for you?"

"The quicker we change hosts, the more it exhausts us." Jollinar replies, then continues sadly "I had only taken over my previous host a short time ago, six months in your calendar. He had found Rosha, we were gravely injured and attempted to help. He was a good man, it was a pity he was too damaged. He leaves a wife."

"You were the reason, the Goa'uld attacked that village!" Sam realised.

"Yes, I regret my actions. I should not have stopped in that world. I did not realise that the Ashrak had found my location. I failed in defeating the System Lords when Ra and Apophis allied against me, now I am constantly hunted."

"Why is your kind different to the Goa'uld?"

"I come from the line of Egeria. She who was, first to fight against, the System Lord Ra. She did not feel as the others that humans are to be enslaved. She believed in in coexisting with her hosts. Unfortunately, the System Lords thought otherwise. She has since been missing for 2,000 of your years when Ra had her captured. We live in hope that she yet lives."

Searching Jollinar's memories, she sees a preponderance of female hosts "You are female?" Sam scientific mind getting the better of her.

"Amongst the Goa'uld and Tok'Ra are those who prefer male or female hosts. For the most part, we have no gender, apart from the Queens who have the ability to give birth.

"I can see no other Tok'Ra Queens. You are the last of your species?!"

"That is the unfortunate case."

"We can help against the System Lords."

"The Tau'Ri have advanced and the System Lords would prefer you to be pounded back into the Stone Age, but you have nothing to offer us."

"You can see in my memories, we have the man power, you do not have and we can probably supply things you have not thought about."

"Perhaps." Jollinar intrigued.

Several Days Later. SGC

"UNAUTHORISED OFFWORLD ACTIVATION!!" Master Sergeant Siler's voice booms over the intercom.

"What's going on, Master Sergeant?" General Hammond asks. Stressed from the last few days, with no news about Captain Carter.

"Not sure yet, sir." Siler replies "We have a signal, no IDC, audio only."

"Patch it through." Hammond replies in a hopeful voice.

"This Captain Samantha Carter of SG1." With a voice known by the SGC. "Are you receiving me?

"Loud and clear, Captain. What the Sam Hill is going on!??"

"I have news sir….good news."