The SG-1 team walks through the stargate to P9Q-872. This was a very green & plush planet. There were beautiful rolling green hills & majestic snow capped mountains near the gate. The team could feel the wind blow gently across them. Daniel started to sneeze at the smell of the flowers in the air. They could hear the birds from the trees in the distance singing their sweet songs.
Jack, " Okay Daniel, you & Teal'c go East. Carter & I will head to the West." Looking at his watch, " We'll meet back here at 1800 hours."
Daniel & Teal'c then noticed that there were caves in the near by mountains, so they decided to start there. Daniel wanted to go into the caves in the hopes of finding some evidence of life on the planet. After exploring several of the caves without any luck, Teal'c noticed that there was a cave hidden by thick brush around the opening. As Daniel & Teal'c entered the cave they knew that THIS cave was different than the others. This cave had been man made. The walls were made of gold with writing on them, just like the mother ship SG-1 had gated to when Apophis & Klor'el were planning to destroy earth. Then suddenly as the cave opened up to a large room they saw something unbelievable.
Daniel, into the radio, " Jack. Um I think you & Sam better get over here as soon as possible." Daniel then gave the other two members of the team directions to which cave they were in.
About twenty minutes later an angry Jack entered the man made cavern with Sam.
Jack, as he entered, "Okay campers what was so....." Jack stopped as he saw Teal'c & Daniel's discovery. Making a surprised face, " Oh that."
Sam, "Daniel can you translate the language at the bottom of the sarcophagus? Does it say anything about who this woman is or what she is doing here?"
Daniel, playing with his glasses, " I think it is a obscure form of Gou'ald, but I can't read it."
Teal'c, looking at Daniel, " I can read it Daniel Jackson. It is a very ancient form of Gou'ald."
Jack, "Well what do the snakes say about this one?"
Teal'c, giving Jack the look with a raised eyebrow, " It says that a System Lord placed his beloved here as punishment for being a trader & a Tok'ra spy."
Jack, with a slight smile on his face, " Sounds like someone we might want on our side."
Sam interrupting, " Sir, I think maybe we should try contacting the Tok'ra & see if they are missing her." Turning to Teal'c, " Does it say what her name is Teal'c?"
Teal'c, "It is unclear Major Carter, but I believe her name is Arielle."
Jack, "Well Carter, we'll go contact the SGC & have them get in touch with the Tok'ra to tell them what we found here so maybe they can decipherer the rest of the thingy." Jack waved his hands over the top of the sarcophagus as he finished.
Daniel & Teal'c stayed in the cave to examine its contents & figure out what the writing on the walls said about the contents of the cave, while Jack & Sam headed back to the gate to report to their findings on the planet.
A while later Martouf & Jacob Carter arrived on the planet. Sam greeted her father, which she hadn't seen in some time, with a hug.
Sam, " Dad I'm glad you came."
Jack, " Dad, nice of you to come all this way to see our little box."
Jacob, " Well Selmac had to see what the SGC said you found, & it did give me an excuse to see my little girl." He said with a smile as he looked at his daughter's CO.
Then Jacob bowed his head & then he brings his head back up as his eyes flash.
Selmac, "Where is the woman that General Hammond spoke of when he contacted us?"
Jack, " Skip the small talk & to straight to the point, I like that."
Sam & Jack lead the planet's newest arrivals to the cavern where their discovery was waiting for them. After they entered the cave Selmac looked at the contents of the cave in shock. He & Martouf looked around at the walls of the room, then as they walked further in they could not help but to stare at the sarcophagus.
The mysterious woman in the glass sarcophagus was unlike any the team had ever seen before. She had long flowing curls of blond hair, & was very pale yet there was a pink to her cheeks & her lips were the color of a red rose. She was entombed with dozens of white flowers that looked like daisies.
Selmac, mumbling & shaking his head, " She is not Tok'ra."
Jack, very confused by the words Selmac just said, "She is not Tok'ra. But the box says..."
Selmac, interrupting before Jack can finish, " It says that she was a trader & a Tok'ra spy."
Jack, with a look of sarcasm, " Yeah. That's what I said."
Selmac, " It did not say she was Tok'ra & I do not sense a presence within her. In fact there is a legend among the Tok'ra that says that a woman became engaged to a System Lord to help the Tok'ra by sending information to us about how, when & where the Gou'ald were planning to attack us & where we could hurt them the most."
Sam, " Did you know her?"
Selmac, "I knew of her. She was before my time. It was also said that when the System Lord she was to wed found out of her treachery he entombed her in a sarcophagus made of glass as punishment."
Jack, with a dumbfounded look across his face, " Then why all the flowers? Seems to me that if he was so mad then why didn't he do something a little worse that putting flowers in with her in a sarcophagus made of glass."
Selmac, " It was told that he had the glass sarcophagus made & filled with the flowers that he always gave to her, because he believed that it would make her remember how much he had done for her & then she would love him."
Daniel, with a questioning look, " Okay, um but why the glass sarcophagus?"
Selmac, " It was said that he had it made of glass so he could watch her in her slumber. But the writing also say that the System Lord would be back to wake her after she had been entombed for 3000 years."
Jack, with a questioning look as he pointed his finger, " So.... just how long has our sleeping beauty been in this box?"
Selmac, "I do not know, but this legend is older than I."
Daniel, "Well we just can't leave her here."
Jack, " And why is that Daniel?"
Daniel, " Well Jack, she did help the Tok'ra before, so there is a reason to believe that she might be willing to help us again the Gou'ald."
Jack, " Daniel, I knew there was a reason I like you. Your always using that gray stuff in your head."
Martouf, speaking for the first time, " It would be unwise to attempt to move the sarcophagus with the girl in it."
Sam, " Sir." Turning to Jack, " Would it be wise to open the sarcophagus up & take her out. There could be some kind of alarm system we could trip. And what if she does have a Gou'ald within her. I mean we can't be sure that the Tok'ra can sense its presence while she is in there. We would be endangering the entire SGC & Earth."
Selmac, " It was told that there was an attempt to blend the girl but without success. The writings say that she was drugged to prevent her escape. That would mean that the drugs would still be in her system Samantha. It would then be possible to remove her without her waking."
Sam, " Sir we should inform the SGC so they know what is going on here & what we are going to do."
Jack, " And that we will Carter. You & Daniel head back to earth & let them know & also have them send us some help to get the thing out of here. And to be on the safe side, have Dr. Frasier standing by to help us with sleeping beauty."
The SGC was notified of the incoming guest & made arrangements for her arrival. The entire base was humming with activity. The troops were in the gate room ready to do battle. General Hammond was up in the control room waiting for the gate to activate again. It had only been an hour since he had sent SG-13 to help SG-1 with the artifacts & the sarcophagus. He had told Dr. Frasier to have her personnel standing by so as soon as the woman arrived she could be monitored closely. Then suddenly the gate came life as the inner circle started to spin & the chevrons began to glow. Incoming traveler was broadcasted over the intercom of the facility. As the gate swooshed open, Hammond called for the iris to be closed, waiting for a GDO signal to come through.
The technician, " It's SG-1's code sir."
Hammond, "Open the iris." Into the mic going into the gate room, " Do not fire these are friendlies, but be on guard for a possible attack."
Jacob & Martouf was the first to appear form the gate, then Sam & Daniel, carrying some of the smaller items that they retrieved from the cave. Jack & Teal'c were just a little behind Daniel each was holding an end to a stretcher with the girl from the sarcophagus on it as she slept.
Hammond, over the intercom, " Dr. Frasier."
Dr. Frasier, entering the room looked at the girl then up to Jack, " She is still pretty drugged. I need to examine her, draw some blood & get a MRI before she wakes up."
SG-13 is the next to appear from the circle carrying the glass sarcophagus. They placed it in the far corner of the gate room until it could be taken to Carter's lab for test.
Hammond, once again blaring into the gate room, " SG-1 debriefing right now."
The girl, "sleeping beauty", as dubbed by Colonel O'Neill was taken directly to the infirmary, while SG-1 & the Tok'ra were debriefed. After the debriefing Martouf & Jacob went back through the stargate. Daniel wanted to see if the girl had awakened yet in the infirmary. As he entered the room she started moving around. Dr. Frasier walked over to her & checked the monitors that she placed the girl on. Then she turned to Daniel.
Dr. Frasier, " She is starting to wake-up, the drugs are almost out of her system now."
The girl then began thrashing around more & more. Then suddenly the girl opened her eyes for the first time since before her imprisonment. She looked around the room in shock & amazement. Then she slowly turned to look at Daniel as he started to speak.
Daniel, speaking slowly, " Hello, my name is Daniel Jackson. I want to be your friend. Can you understand what I am saying?"
The girl looked at Daniel for a few minutes with her blue eyes, then with a soft voice she slowly & simply said, " My name is Arielle."
Daniel, under his breath, " Teal'c was right." Then talking to the newly wakened guess, " Arielle, it is a pleasure to meet you. Do you remember what happened to you or how long you were in the sarcophagus?"
Arielle, looking around the room, " Where am I?"
Daniel, with a puzzled look as to why she wanted to know what planet she was on, " I'm sorry this is Earth, & my home planet."
Arielle, "What year is it?"
Daniel, again perplexed by her question, " It's 2000. Why do you ask?"
Arielle, "You did ask me how long I was imprisoned, did you not? It was about 3000 years ago."
Daniel, looking at her sideways, " How? Let me get this straight. You are saying that you know how long you were imprisoned on another planet by what year it is here now? And if you are right that means that the System Lord might be returning for you soon."
Before Arielle could answer Daniel's inquiry, the rest of the SG-1 team entered the room. Arielle's eyes became very large as Teal'c came closer to her.
Jack, " So I see that our sleeping beauty is awake now."
Arielle is still very focused on Teal'c the closer he walked to her. Teal'c noticed her alarmed gaze on him.
Teal'c, " I will not harm you."
Arielle smiled at Teal'c & nodded with appreciation.
Daniel, " Arielle I would like to introduce you to Colonel Jack O'Neill, Major Samantha Carter & Teal'c. We are known as SG-1, & we're the ones that found you."
Arielle turned to each of the team & nodding her greeting before showing her gratitude, " Thank you for freeing me."
Jack, " So Daniel are you going to enlighten us on what the story is?"
Daniel, " She just woke up & we were going over how long ago it was she was imprisoned. Which it's very interesting that she can calculate how long she was there by what year it is here."
Sam, " Maybe she was from Earth or visited just before it happened. It would stand to reason that..."
Jack, raising one finger to his 2IC, " Stop there Major. No long lectures. Let's just let Daniel continue. Okay?"
Sam, " Yes sir."
Daniel, " Okay Arielle, can you tell us why you were imprisoned?"
Arielle, " Yes Daniel. I was to marry Chronos. He wanted to keep me close to him so the other System Lords could not harm me. That allowed me access to many of his military sites. I was even able to sit in on his meetings with his first prime & allies when he planed an attack on their enemies. I would find out what ever I could then send what information I could to help out the Tok'ra. I was able to do that for many seasons, but Chronos received word that there was a spy in the midst of his closes people.
He was unsure whom he could trust so he did not trust anyone. He decided that he would leave false information openly around his planning room & other areas that he would, as usual, have the documents. The information in each area was different. That is how he would be able to tell who had betrayed him. He did not suspect that I would deceive him, but he still took precautions to make certain that I only had access to only one of the documents. He was infuriated when he discovered that I was indeed the spy. He still loved me, but he could not let me go unpunished. His first prime took me from my bed. He used some kind of preparation to cloud my mind. Chronos begged me to love him, but I told him that I would NEVER love him. That is when he decided that he would attempt to use me as a host."
Sam, interrupting, " What do you mean? We ran test that showed that you didn't have a symbiote in you. If he tried to make you a host then why didn't it work?"
Arielle, " The symbiote was not able to blend with me due to the chemical make-up of my body & because I did not want the blending."
Sam, with a strange look across her face, " Whoa, you mean that if you don't want a Gou'ald, your body doesn't allow it to blend with your mind. Then that would mean that you're not from Earth."
Arielle, " You are correct Samantha. That is why I was the perfect choice to keep an eye on Chronos. But when the blending would not work he used more of the mind clouding preparation on me, so much so that I fell in a deep sleep. After that all I know is I could smell the sweet aroma of a daisula from a planet Chronos took me to. And then I remember awakening here."
Jack, looking as baffled as the rest of his team, "What is a daisula?"
Arielle, slightly amused by the question, " A daisula is a flower similar to a daisy of Earth, if I remember correctly. But the scent it releases prevented the mind-altering affects the sarcophagus causes. But to my benefit Chronos did not know about the affects, or surely he would likely not put them with me. His arrogance worked to my advantage."
Daniel, going back to his earlier asked question, " Then if you're not from Earth, then where are you from?"
But before Arielle could answer him, Dr. Frasier walked up to the group with a folder in her hands.
Dr. Frasier, with a baffled look, " I have the test results back on the blood work on Arielle."
Jack, " Well doc you going to keep us in suspense?"
Arielle, to the bewildered doctor, " You have seen the difference."
Sam, " What Difference? What did you find Janet?"
Frasier, " Her cells are different than ours. Some of the enzymes present in her body are the same as ours but there are others present that I have never seen before. I am not sure what would be normal with her, but from all other standpoints she is fine as far as I can tell."
Everyone looked at each other then turned to the woman in question. SG-1 & Dr. Frasier were to inform Hammond on anything they discovered about the visitor they had freed. This would prove to be a very interesting briefing. Arielle was left in the infirmary with two guards & some of Janet's nurses to watch her while they went to update the General.
In the conference room General Hammond was listening to all the details that encircled their guest & how she avoided becoming a host to a Gou'ald.
Daniel, in an upset & loud tone, " But General Hammond, I don't think we should just hand her over to the sharks. All they will want to do is cut her up to find out why the Gou'ald can't survive in her body."
Teal'c, " I believe Daniel Jackson is right." Looking around the room, " How could we expect her to want to give us information that could help us in our fight against the Gou'ald?"
Hammond, " I don't plan to let anyone hurt her in any way while she is in this facility. But I can't put off telling the president that this woman does in fact exist & is in this facility. Once the word is out there is only a matter of time before NID decides they could use her for their only agenda."
Hammond stopped as the phone in the conference room interrupted him. He picked up the phone.
Hammond, furiously, " I told you that we were NOT to be disturbed!"
He paused then had an unsettling look in his eyes & across his brow.
Hammond, into the phone practically shouting, " WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE'S GONE? How could she just disappear if you were watching her? I want ALL personnel looking for her NOW! And you better come up with a good explanation on how she escaped on your watch." He then hung the phone up & turned back to the others in the room, " She's gone."
Jack, " What? I thought..."
Hammond, breaking in to O'Neill's inquiry, " I did to Colonel but, they said she just vanished."
Sam, " Sir do you think she suspects something is going on? I mean it's just a little strange that she disappears when we're talking about..."
A soft voice from the corner of the room interrupted Carter.
Arielle, " Why do you look for me? Am I not free to move about as I wish?"
Daniel, looking around the room searching for the owner of the voice then startled when she ultimately appeared right before his eyes just behind Teal'c, " How.... did... you? I mean....uhh..."
Arielle, answering Daniel before he could even construct his question, " It is not important how I came to be here Daniel. I do wish to solve your problem of what to do with me. I want to go through the stargate to my home."
Sam looked astonished that Arielle answered Daniel before he could ask & the fact that she knew what they had been discussing before they had received the call about her disappearance.
Hammond, " I'm sorry, but I don't know if we can just let you go. I mean there is a thing or two we would like to know about you & your people. And maybe we could form an alliance with your race against the Gou'ald."
Arielle, shaking her head in disapproval, " You do not comprehend, you & your people can not keep me here against my will." She started walking around the table, and then without warning she vanished.
Jack, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice, " Oh I hate when that happens."
Daniel, " She vanished."
Jack, " Ya think. We all noticed that one Daniel. Now if you could tell us where she went, that would be helpful."
Teal'c, looking out the window into the gate room, " O'Neill it appears that she is in the gate room."
Daniel ran out of the conference room headed towards the gate room. The remaining members of SG-1 followed Daniel, while Hammond & Janet headed to the control room to make certain she would not be able to leave Earth without first hearing their explanation of the situation.
Daniel, now running into the gate room shouting, " Please, stop don't go!"
Arielle, not turning her gaze from the stargate, " Why Daniel? Tell me why I should stay."
Daniel, pleading, " Please stay I have so many questions. Who are you & where do you come from? What race of people are you? Maybe our two races could be friends. Maybe we could even help each other."
The rest of SG-1 entered the room but stay several feet behind Daniel.
Arielle, now turning away from the gate to face Daniel, " Daniel I a Arielle, Princess of the Ancients." Everyone witnessing was shocked by the admission they heard. " I am from a planet known as Tigray."
Jack, throwing his arms up in the air, " Great! The first Ancient we meet & we make her mad."
Arielle, turning to face Jack smiling at his distressed tone, " I am not mad Jack O'Neill. The time is not right for me to be here. But if there is ever a time that you & your people need me, all you have to do is ask me. I will come to assist you."
Jack, "Won't that be a little hard if ya know, you're not on the planet & we don't know how to reach you?"
Arielle raised her arm then opened her hand, the gate opened with her movement. Then she started to walk in the direction of the stargate, then stopping she turned to Jack, " Trust Colonel O'Neill, you must trust. All you have to do is ask & I shall be here."
Arielle started up the ramp. Daniel was standing close behind her. As she got closer to the event horizon Daniel started stumbling towards her.
Daniel, shouting toward her, "Wait!" As he finished his plead to her, he started running up the ramp, stopping as Arielle stops.
Arielle turned toward the group that released her, " Good bye & thank you for releasing me. I shall repay you for your kindness." Then turning back to the gate she walks forward until she disappears in the event horizon.
Daniel, turning to look back to his friends, " I'm sorry. I have go." Then he turned back & ran into the wall of simmering energy.
Sam, shouting & reaching her hand out towards him as to prevent Daniel from leaving, "Daniel, NO!"
Jack & Sam started running up the ramp, but the wormhole disengaged before they could reach it. Everyone was in shock by the event that had just taken place.
Jack, " Oh MAN! Does the guy ever think?"
Sam, concern apparent in her voice, " Sir, he doesn't have a GDO. He won't be able to come back."
Jack, "Daniel has performed greater miracles than this Major. He's a smart guy, he'll think of something.." Now speaking under his breath, " I hope."
Jack, " Okay Daniel, you & Teal'c go East. Carter & I will head to the West." Looking at his watch, " We'll meet back here at 1800 hours."
Daniel & Teal'c then noticed that there were caves in the near by mountains, so they decided to start there. Daniel wanted to go into the caves in the hopes of finding some evidence of life on the planet. After exploring several of the caves without any luck, Teal'c noticed that there was a cave hidden by thick brush around the opening. As Daniel & Teal'c entered the cave they knew that THIS cave was different than the others. This cave had been man made. The walls were made of gold with writing on them, just like the mother ship SG-1 had gated to when Apophis & Klor'el were planning to destroy earth. Then suddenly as the cave opened up to a large room they saw something unbelievable.
Daniel, into the radio, " Jack. Um I think you & Sam better get over here as soon as possible." Daniel then gave the other two members of the team directions to which cave they were in.
About twenty minutes later an angry Jack entered the man made cavern with Sam.
Jack, as he entered, "Okay campers what was so....." Jack stopped as he saw Teal'c & Daniel's discovery. Making a surprised face, " Oh that."
Sam, "Daniel can you translate the language at the bottom of the sarcophagus? Does it say anything about who this woman is or what she is doing here?"
Daniel, playing with his glasses, " I think it is a obscure form of Gou'ald, but I can't read it."
Teal'c, looking at Daniel, " I can read it Daniel Jackson. It is a very ancient form of Gou'ald."
Jack, "Well what do the snakes say about this one?"
Teal'c, giving Jack the look with a raised eyebrow, " It says that a System Lord placed his beloved here as punishment for being a trader & a Tok'ra spy."
Jack, with a slight smile on his face, " Sounds like someone we might want on our side."
Sam interrupting, " Sir, I think maybe we should try contacting the Tok'ra & see if they are missing her." Turning to Teal'c, " Does it say what her name is Teal'c?"
Teal'c, "It is unclear Major Carter, but I believe her name is Arielle."
Jack, "Well Carter, we'll go contact the SGC & have them get in touch with the Tok'ra to tell them what we found here so maybe they can decipherer the rest of the thingy." Jack waved his hands over the top of the sarcophagus as he finished.
Daniel & Teal'c stayed in the cave to examine its contents & figure out what the writing on the walls said about the contents of the cave, while Jack & Sam headed back to the gate to report to their findings on the planet.
A while later Martouf & Jacob Carter arrived on the planet. Sam greeted her father, which she hadn't seen in some time, with a hug.
Sam, " Dad I'm glad you came."
Jack, " Dad, nice of you to come all this way to see our little box."
Jacob, " Well Selmac had to see what the SGC said you found, & it did give me an excuse to see my little girl." He said with a smile as he looked at his daughter's CO.
Then Jacob bowed his head & then he brings his head back up as his eyes flash.
Selmac, "Where is the woman that General Hammond spoke of when he contacted us?"
Jack, " Skip the small talk & to straight to the point, I like that."
Sam & Jack lead the planet's newest arrivals to the cavern where their discovery was waiting for them. After they entered the cave Selmac looked at the contents of the cave in shock. He & Martouf looked around at the walls of the room, then as they walked further in they could not help but to stare at the sarcophagus.
The mysterious woman in the glass sarcophagus was unlike any the team had ever seen before. She had long flowing curls of blond hair, & was very pale yet there was a pink to her cheeks & her lips were the color of a red rose. She was entombed with dozens of white flowers that looked like daisies.
Selmac, mumbling & shaking his head, " She is not Tok'ra."
Jack, very confused by the words Selmac just said, "She is not Tok'ra. But the box says..."
Selmac, interrupting before Jack can finish, " It says that she was a trader & a Tok'ra spy."
Jack, with a look of sarcasm, " Yeah. That's what I said."
Selmac, " It did not say she was Tok'ra & I do not sense a presence within her. In fact there is a legend among the Tok'ra that says that a woman became engaged to a System Lord to help the Tok'ra by sending information to us about how, when & where the Gou'ald were planning to attack us & where we could hurt them the most."
Sam, " Did you know her?"
Selmac, "I knew of her. She was before my time. It was also said that when the System Lord she was to wed found out of her treachery he entombed her in a sarcophagus made of glass as punishment."
Jack, with a dumbfounded look across his face, " Then why all the flowers? Seems to me that if he was so mad then why didn't he do something a little worse that putting flowers in with her in a sarcophagus made of glass."
Selmac, " It was told that he had the glass sarcophagus made & filled with the flowers that he always gave to her, because he believed that it would make her remember how much he had done for her & then she would love him."
Daniel, with a questioning look, " Okay, um but why the glass sarcophagus?"
Selmac, " It was said that he had it made of glass so he could watch her in her slumber. But the writing also say that the System Lord would be back to wake her after she had been entombed for 3000 years."
Jack, with a questioning look as he pointed his finger, " So.... just how long has our sleeping beauty been in this box?"
Selmac, "I do not know, but this legend is older than I."
Daniel, "Well we just can't leave her here."
Jack, " And why is that Daniel?"
Daniel, " Well Jack, she did help the Tok'ra before, so there is a reason to believe that she might be willing to help us again the Gou'ald."
Jack, " Daniel, I knew there was a reason I like you. Your always using that gray stuff in your head."
Martouf, speaking for the first time, " It would be unwise to attempt to move the sarcophagus with the girl in it."
Sam, " Sir." Turning to Jack, " Would it be wise to open the sarcophagus up & take her out. There could be some kind of alarm system we could trip. And what if she does have a Gou'ald within her. I mean we can't be sure that the Tok'ra can sense its presence while she is in there. We would be endangering the entire SGC & Earth."
Selmac, " It was told that there was an attempt to blend the girl but without success. The writings say that she was drugged to prevent her escape. That would mean that the drugs would still be in her system Samantha. It would then be possible to remove her without her waking."
Sam, " Sir we should inform the SGC so they know what is going on here & what we are going to do."
Jack, " And that we will Carter. You & Daniel head back to earth & let them know & also have them send us some help to get the thing out of here. And to be on the safe side, have Dr. Frasier standing by to help us with sleeping beauty."
The SGC was notified of the incoming guest & made arrangements for her arrival. The entire base was humming with activity. The troops were in the gate room ready to do battle. General Hammond was up in the control room waiting for the gate to activate again. It had only been an hour since he had sent SG-13 to help SG-1 with the artifacts & the sarcophagus. He had told Dr. Frasier to have her personnel standing by so as soon as the woman arrived she could be monitored closely. Then suddenly the gate came life as the inner circle started to spin & the chevrons began to glow. Incoming traveler was broadcasted over the intercom of the facility. As the gate swooshed open, Hammond called for the iris to be closed, waiting for a GDO signal to come through.
The technician, " It's SG-1's code sir."
Hammond, "Open the iris." Into the mic going into the gate room, " Do not fire these are friendlies, but be on guard for a possible attack."
Jacob & Martouf was the first to appear form the gate, then Sam & Daniel, carrying some of the smaller items that they retrieved from the cave. Jack & Teal'c were just a little behind Daniel each was holding an end to a stretcher with the girl from the sarcophagus on it as she slept.
Hammond, over the intercom, " Dr. Frasier."
Dr. Frasier, entering the room looked at the girl then up to Jack, " She is still pretty drugged. I need to examine her, draw some blood & get a MRI before she wakes up."
SG-13 is the next to appear from the circle carrying the glass sarcophagus. They placed it in the far corner of the gate room until it could be taken to Carter's lab for test.
Hammond, once again blaring into the gate room, " SG-1 debriefing right now."
The girl, "sleeping beauty", as dubbed by Colonel O'Neill was taken directly to the infirmary, while SG-1 & the Tok'ra were debriefed. After the debriefing Martouf & Jacob went back through the stargate. Daniel wanted to see if the girl had awakened yet in the infirmary. As he entered the room she started moving around. Dr. Frasier walked over to her & checked the monitors that she placed the girl on. Then she turned to Daniel.
Dr. Frasier, " She is starting to wake-up, the drugs are almost out of her system now."
The girl then began thrashing around more & more. Then suddenly the girl opened her eyes for the first time since before her imprisonment. She looked around the room in shock & amazement. Then she slowly turned to look at Daniel as he started to speak.
Daniel, speaking slowly, " Hello, my name is Daniel Jackson. I want to be your friend. Can you understand what I am saying?"
The girl looked at Daniel for a few minutes with her blue eyes, then with a soft voice she slowly & simply said, " My name is Arielle."
Daniel, under his breath, " Teal'c was right." Then talking to the newly wakened guess, " Arielle, it is a pleasure to meet you. Do you remember what happened to you or how long you were in the sarcophagus?"
Arielle, looking around the room, " Where am I?"
Daniel, with a puzzled look as to why she wanted to know what planet she was on, " I'm sorry this is Earth, & my home planet."
Arielle, "What year is it?"
Daniel, again perplexed by her question, " It's 2000. Why do you ask?"
Arielle, "You did ask me how long I was imprisoned, did you not? It was about 3000 years ago."
Daniel, looking at her sideways, " How? Let me get this straight. You are saying that you know how long you were imprisoned on another planet by what year it is here now? And if you are right that means that the System Lord might be returning for you soon."
Before Arielle could answer Daniel's inquiry, the rest of the SG-1 team entered the room. Arielle's eyes became very large as Teal'c came closer to her.
Jack, " So I see that our sleeping beauty is awake now."
Arielle is still very focused on Teal'c the closer he walked to her. Teal'c noticed her alarmed gaze on him.
Teal'c, " I will not harm you."
Arielle smiled at Teal'c & nodded with appreciation.
Daniel, " Arielle I would like to introduce you to Colonel Jack O'Neill, Major Samantha Carter & Teal'c. We are known as SG-1, & we're the ones that found you."
Arielle turned to each of the team & nodding her greeting before showing her gratitude, " Thank you for freeing me."
Jack, " So Daniel are you going to enlighten us on what the story is?"
Daniel, " She just woke up & we were going over how long ago it was she was imprisoned. Which it's very interesting that she can calculate how long she was there by what year it is here."
Sam, " Maybe she was from Earth or visited just before it happened. It would stand to reason that..."
Jack, raising one finger to his 2IC, " Stop there Major. No long lectures. Let's just let Daniel continue. Okay?"
Sam, " Yes sir."
Daniel, " Okay Arielle, can you tell us why you were imprisoned?"
Arielle, " Yes Daniel. I was to marry Chronos. He wanted to keep me close to him so the other System Lords could not harm me. That allowed me access to many of his military sites. I was even able to sit in on his meetings with his first prime & allies when he planed an attack on their enemies. I would find out what ever I could then send what information I could to help out the Tok'ra. I was able to do that for many seasons, but Chronos received word that there was a spy in the midst of his closes people.
He was unsure whom he could trust so he did not trust anyone. He decided that he would leave false information openly around his planning room & other areas that he would, as usual, have the documents. The information in each area was different. That is how he would be able to tell who had betrayed him. He did not suspect that I would deceive him, but he still took precautions to make certain that I only had access to only one of the documents. He was infuriated when he discovered that I was indeed the spy. He still loved me, but he could not let me go unpunished. His first prime took me from my bed. He used some kind of preparation to cloud my mind. Chronos begged me to love him, but I told him that I would NEVER love him. That is when he decided that he would attempt to use me as a host."
Sam, interrupting, " What do you mean? We ran test that showed that you didn't have a symbiote in you. If he tried to make you a host then why didn't it work?"
Arielle, " The symbiote was not able to blend with me due to the chemical make-up of my body & because I did not want the blending."
Sam, with a strange look across her face, " Whoa, you mean that if you don't want a Gou'ald, your body doesn't allow it to blend with your mind. Then that would mean that you're not from Earth."
Arielle, " You are correct Samantha. That is why I was the perfect choice to keep an eye on Chronos. But when the blending would not work he used more of the mind clouding preparation on me, so much so that I fell in a deep sleep. After that all I know is I could smell the sweet aroma of a daisula from a planet Chronos took me to. And then I remember awakening here."
Jack, looking as baffled as the rest of his team, "What is a daisula?"
Arielle, slightly amused by the question, " A daisula is a flower similar to a daisy of Earth, if I remember correctly. But the scent it releases prevented the mind-altering affects the sarcophagus causes. But to my benefit Chronos did not know about the affects, or surely he would likely not put them with me. His arrogance worked to my advantage."
Daniel, going back to his earlier asked question, " Then if you're not from Earth, then where are you from?"
But before Arielle could answer him, Dr. Frasier walked up to the group with a folder in her hands.
Dr. Frasier, with a baffled look, " I have the test results back on the blood work on Arielle."
Jack, " Well doc you going to keep us in suspense?"
Arielle, to the bewildered doctor, " You have seen the difference."
Sam, " What Difference? What did you find Janet?"
Frasier, " Her cells are different than ours. Some of the enzymes present in her body are the same as ours but there are others present that I have never seen before. I am not sure what would be normal with her, but from all other standpoints she is fine as far as I can tell."
Everyone looked at each other then turned to the woman in question. SG-1 & Dr. Frasier were to inform Hammond on anything they discovered about the visitor they had freed. This would prove to be a very interesting briefing. Arielle was left in the infirmary with two guards & some of Janet's nurses to watch her while they went to update the General.
In the conference room General Hammond was listening to all the details that encircled their guest & how she avoided becoming a host to a Gou'ald.
Daniel, in an upset & loud tone, " But General Hammond, I don't think we should just hand her over to the sharks. All they will want to do is cut her up to find out why the Gou'ald can't survive in her body."
Teal'c, " I believe Daniel Jackson is right." Looking around the room, " How could we expect her to want to give us information that could help us in our fight against the Gou'ald?"
Hammond, " I don't plan to let anyone hurt her in any way while she is in this facility. But I can't put off telling the president that this woman does in fact exist & is in this facility. Once the word is out there is only a matter of time before NID decides they could use her for their only agenda."
Hammond stopped as the phone in the conference room interrupted him. He picked up the phone.
Hammond, furiously, " I told you that we were NOT to be disturbed!"
He paused then had an unsettling look in his eyes & across his brow.
Hammond, into the phone practically shouting, " WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE'S GONE? How could she just disappear if you were watching her? I want ALL personnel looking for her NOW! And you better come up with a good explanation on how she escaped on your watch." He then hung the phone up & turned back to the others in the room, " She's gone."
Jack, " What? I thought..."
Hammond, breaking in to O'Neill's inquiry, " I did to Colonel but, they said she just vanished."
Sam, " Sir do you think she suspects something is going on? I mean it's just a little strange that she disappears when we're talking about..."
A soft voice from the corner of the room interrupted Carter.
Arielle, " Why do you look for me? Am I not free to move about as I wish?"
Daniel, looking around the room searching for the owner of the voice then startled when she ultimately appeared right before his eyes just behind Teal'c, " How.... did... you? I mean....uhh..."
Arielle, answering Daniel before he could even construct his question, " It is not important how I came to be here Daniel. I do wish to solve your problem of what to do with me. I want to go through the stargate to my home."
Sam looked astonished that Arielle answered Daniel before he could ask & the fact that she knew what they had been discussing before they had received the call about her disappearance.
Hammond, " I'm sorry, but I don't know if we can just let you go. I mean there is a thing or two we would like to know about you & your people. And maybe we could form an alliance with your race against the Gou'ald."
Arielle, shaking her head in disapproval, " You do not comprehend, you & your people can not keep me here against my will." She started walking around the table, and then without warning she vanished.
Jack, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice, " Oh I hate when that happens."
Daniel, " She vanished."
Jack, " Ya think. We all noticed that one Daniel. Now if you could tell us where she went, that would be helpful."
Teal'c, looking out the window into the gate room, " O'Neill it appears that she is in the gate room."
Daniel ran out of the conference room headed towards the gate room. The remaining members of SG-1 followed Daniel, while Hammond & Janet headed to the control room to make certain she would not be able to leave Earth without first hearing their explanation of the situation.
Daniel, now running into the gate room shouting, " Please, stop don't go!"
Arielle, not turning her gaze from the stargate, " Why Daniel? Tell me why I should stay."
Daniel, pleading, " Please stay I have so many questions. Who are you & where do you come from? What race of people are you? Maybe our two races could be friends. Maybe we could even help each other."
The rest of SG-1 entered the room but stay several feet behind Daniel.
Arielle, now turning away from the gate to face Daniel, " Daniel I a Arielle, Princess of the Ancients." Everyone witnessing was shocked by the admission they heard. " I am from a planet known as Tigray."
Jack, throwing his arms up in the air, " Great! The first Ancient we meet & we make her mad."
Arielle, turning to face Jack smiling at his distressed tone, " I am not mad Jack O'Neill. The time is not right for me to be here. But if there is ever a time that you & your people need me, all you have to do is ask me. I will come to assist you."
Jack, "Won't that be a little hard if ya know, you're not on the planet & we don't know how to reach you?"
Arielle raised her arm then opened her hand, the gate opened with her movement. Then she started to walk in the direction of the stargate, then stopping she turned to Jack, " Trust Colonel O'Neill, you must trust. All you have to do is ask & I shall be here."
Arielle started up the ramp. Daniel was standing close behind her. As she got closer to the event horizon Daniel started stumbling towards her.
Daniel, shouting toward her, "Wait!" As he finished his plead to her, he started running up the ramp, stopping as Arielle stops.
Arielle turned toward the group that released her, " Good bye & thank you for releasing me. I shall repay you for your kindness." Then turning back to the gate she walks forward until she disappears in the event horizon.
Daniel, turning to look back to his friends, " I'm sorry. I have go." Then he turned back & ran into the wall of simmering energy.
Sam, shouting & reaching her hand out towards him as to prevent Daniel from leaving, "Daniel, NO!"
Jack & Sam started running up the ramp, but the wormhole disengaged before they could reach it. Everyone was in shock by the event that had just taken place.
Jack, " Oh MAN! Does the guy ever think?"
Sam, concern apparent in her voice, " Sir, he doesn't have a GDO. He won't be able to come back."
Jack, "Daniel has performed greater miracles than this Major. He's a smart guy, he'll think of something.." Now speaking under his breath, " I hope."
