Not Then, Not Now.
The alarm sounded as SG-1 stepped through the event-horizon on the Earth side of the Stargate, right on schedule. General Hammond smiled at each of the re-con team members. "Welcome home, SG-1".
ONE HOUR LATER.
Colonel Jack O'Neill walked into the briefing room followed closely by his Second In Command, Major Samantha Carter, also the SGC's expert on theoretical astrophysics. They each said their hellos to the Major General. Who was sitting at the far end of the table, and took their seats. They sat in silence for a minute, waiting for Teal'c, a rebel Jaffa who had been working with them since day one, and archeologist-cross-linguist Dr. Daniel Jackson. When they arrived, the present officers were surprised by someone else entering the room as well. Head Doctor Janet Fraiser announced that she had discovered some valuable revelations. She dimmed the lights and slipped a piece of plastic onto the over-head projector. On the large white screen that was the focal point for the projector, appeared the blue-prints of a Goa'uld mother-ship.
"I'm not qualified to explain these", she said, pointing at the prints, "My turn comes later. I'd like to hand it over to Dr. Jackson with the help of Teal'c, as they already know what's happening". Hammond nodded. Jackson stood and walked over to the screen. He indicated to the centre of the vessel.
"This seems like a perfectly normal-", he paused when O'Neill snorted at this statement, "-a perfectly normal mother-ship, and if it hadn't been for Teal'c, we wouldn't even know about the differences."
"Which are what, Doctor?" asked the General.
"Well, the over-all powering system on this particular vessel is moved to the left of the weapons control, unusually. To cut a long story short-"
"There's a change", muttered the CO.
"Colonel!" warned Hammond. Jack fell quiet.
"Thank-you Sir", said Dr. Jackson, throwing a dirty look to his CO. "As I was saying, to cut a long story short, it means." He paused, figuring out how to explain.
"This Goa'uld ship is a mixture of a mothership and a X-303", finished Teal'c. Jackson nodded his thanks.
"What!?!" exclaimed Carter, "That's impossible. How-?"
"Quite easily Major Carter", continued Teal'c in his monotone.
"Someone leaked information." mutterd O'Neill simply.
"WHAT!? They'd better not have." The General was angry.
"General, I suggest you call the President immediately".
"You're right Major", he replied, standing.
"Wait! Sir, my piece of information may be equally significant, of not more so, in a different respect", said Dr, Fraiser.
"Very well Doctor", said the General, resigning his authority, "Please, continue."
"Thank-you, Sir", Fraiser stood, taking Daniel's place at the screen.
"The Tok'ra believe this ship belongs to Set'nak, a Goa'uld at the bottom of the pecking order. But he's been experimenting", O'Neill flinched, "with a new drug he's created. He could soon become the most powerful System Lord, over Ba'al, Anubis, Hathor. All of them".
"So what does it do exactly, Doctor?" asked Hammond.
"As far as I can tell, Sir, it simply crushes the Goa'uld within the host, suffocating it. The host somehow survives, memories intact, but is a prisoner of it's own mind. We don't know how the drug is given, the Tok'ra couldn't even figure it out, that's why they brought it here. And don't ask how they got this sample, Selm'ak wasn't talking, but I think they somehow got inside this ship. It has to have something to do with this ship".
"Very well Doctor, is that all?" inquired Hammond.
"Not quite, Sir. This ship also has a gate onboard."
"Oh for crying out loud", moaned the Colonel, startling the rest of the room, as he had been so quiet, "Not again!"
"Oh yes. And the Tok'ra have offered their services to get the address of their next stop. I accepted Sir, if that's okay."
"Yes, of course Dr. Fraiser. As soon as they report back I want SG-1 ready to move. Is that understood?"
"Yes General", came the murmur of SG-1.
"Dismissed".
THREE DAYS LATER
Jack O'Neill rushed into his 2IC's lab early Wednesday morning.
"Major!" No reply. "Carter!"
"Yes Sir. Sorry Colonel, I was in my supply room".
"That's alright Carter. Teal'c just came to see me. We have to report to the briefing room right now. Jacob's there. They have the address. Teal'c's getting Daniel, so come on!"
"Alright Sir! I'm coming!"
With that they both hurried out of the laboratory on sub-level 9 to the elevator. Once they got to sub-level 18 they wandered through the corridors to the briefing room. Inside the door stood Daniel and Teal'c. Next to Hammond was Jacob. Carter rushed over and gave her Dad a hug. When Daniel and Teal'c saw them they took a seat. O'Neill and Carter followed suit.
"So. What's up Jacob?"
"Nothing much Jack. Except we know where Set'nak is."
"Ahh. Not much then eh?"
Jacob smiled then spoke to Hammond.
"You'll have to move fast, George. Remember, I used to be a General, still am as a matter of fact, before I blended with Selm'ak. I know how hard it will be to find him again if he moves." Hammond nodded his understanding. "There is one small problem though."
"What's that Jacob?" asked Hammond.
"Well, the planet has a Stargate too, so you might gate there. Fortunately, the ship is landed, not in orbit, and isn't too far from that gate. Only half a kilometre south east of it, I would estimate. If you gate there however, it may cause some unwanted events to arise."
"Don't worry Jacob. I'll take care of your little girl, and the rest of my team", then, in response to the look Jacob threw his way he added, "we've taken that many out before."
"Yes, Jack. I know. In fact, it's probable that there's even less Jaffa than other Goa'uld, because he's only just collecting his forces." He handed a small piece of paper to Dr. Jackson, who the left the room. This was the gate address, being taken to the control room to be dialled. Suddenly the gate flushed into action. Teal'c looked up, startled.
"Don't worry Teal'c my friend. It's only my ride home. Your turn's
next!" Jacob left then, to go back to his Tok'ra homeworld.
"Prepare yourselves SG-1, you're leaving in half an hour."
"Yes Sir!" the remaining members replied in unison. They left.
25 MINUTES LATER.
The alarm sounded as SG-1 stepped through the event-horizon on the Earth side of the Stargate, right on schedule. General Hammond smiled at each of the re-con team members. "Welcome home, SG-1".
ONE HOUR LATER.
Colonel Jack O'Neill walked into the briefing room followed closely by his Second In Command, Major Samantha Carter, also the SGC's expert on theoretical astrophysics. They each said their hellos to the Major General. Who was sitting at the far end of the table, and took their seats. They sat in silence for a minute, waiting for Teal'c, a rebel Jaffa who had been working with them since day one, and archeologist-cross-linguist Dr. Daniel Jackson. When they arrived, the present officers were surprised by someone else entering the room as well. Head Doctor Janet Fraiser announced that she had discovered some valuable revelations. She dimmed the lights and slipped a piece of plastic onto the over-head projector. On the large white screen that was the focal point for the projector, appeared the blue-prints of a Goa'uld mother-ship.
"I'm not qualified to explain these", she said, pointing at the prints, "My turn comes later. I'd like to hand it over to Dr. Jackson with the help of Teal'c, as they already know what's happening". Hammond nodded. Jackson stood and walked over to the screen. He indicated to the centre of the vessel.
"This seems like a perfectly normal-", he paused when O'Neill snorted at this statement, "-a perfectly normal mother-ship, and if it hadn't been for Teal'c, we wouldn't even know about the differences."
"Which are what, Doctor?" asked the General.
"Well, the over-all powering system on this particular vessel is moved to the left of the weapons control, unusually. To cut a long story short-"
"There's a change", muttered the CO.
"Colonel!" warned Hammond. Jack fell quiet.
"Thank-you Sir", said Dr. Jackson, throwing a dirty look to his CO. "As I was saying, to cut a long story short, it means." He paused, figuring out how to explain.
"This Goa'uld ship is a mixture of a mothership and a X-303", finished Teal'c. Jackson nodded his thanks.
"What!?!" exclaimed Carter, "That's impossible. How-?"
"Quite easily Major Carter", continued Teal'c in his monotone.
"Someone leaked information." mutterd O'Neill simply.
"WHAT!? They'd better not have." The General was angry.
"General, I suggest you call the President immediately".
"You're right Major", he replied, standing.
"Wait! Sir, my piece of information may be equally significant, of not more so, in a different respect", said Dr, Fraiser.
"Very well Doctor", said the General, resigning his authority, "Please, continue."
"Thank-you, Sir", Fraiser stood, taking Daniel's place at the screen.
"The Tok'ra believe this ship belongs to Set'nak, a Goa'uld at the bottom of the pecking order. But he's been experimenting", O'Neill flinched, "with a new drug he's created. He could soon become the most powerful System Lord, over Ba'al, Anubis, Hathor. All of them".
"So what does it do exactly, Doctor?" asked Hammond.
"As far as I can tell, Sir, it simply crushes the Goa'uld within the host, suffocating it. The host somehow survives, memories intact, but is a prisoner of it's own mind. We don't know how the drug is given, the Tok'ra couldn't even figure it out, that's why they brought it here. And don't ask how they got this sample, Selm'ak wasn't talking, but I think they somehow got inside this ship. It has to have something to do with this ship".
"Very well Doctor, is that all?" inquired Hammond.
"Not quite, Sir. This ship also has a gate onboard."
"Oh for crying out loud", moaned the Colonel, startling the rest of the room, as he had been so quiet, "Not again!"
"Oh yes. And the Tok'ra have offered their services to get the address of their next stop. I accepted Sir, if that's okay."
"Yes, of course Dr. Fraiser. As soon as they report back I want SG-1 ready to move. Is that understood?"
"Yes General", came the murmur of SG-1.
"Dismissed".
THREE DAYS LATER
Jack O'Neill rushed into his 2IC's lab early Wednesday morning.
"Major!" No reply. "Carter!"
"Yes Sir. Sorry Colonel, I was in my supply room".
"That's alright Carter. Teal'c just came to see me. We have to report to the briefing room right now. Jacob's there. They have the address. Teal'c's getting Daniel, so come on!"
"Alright Sir! I'm coming!"
With that they both hurried out of the laboratory on sub-level 9 to the elevator. Once they got to sub-level 18 they wandered through the corridors to the briefing room. Inside the door stood Daniel and Teal'c. Next to Hammond was Jacob. Carter rushed over and gave her Dad a hug. When Daniel and Teal'c saw them they took a seat. O'Neill and Carter followed suit.
"So. What's up Jacob?"
"Nothing much Jack. Except we know where Set'nak is."
"Ahh. Not much then eh?"
Jacob smiled then spoke to Hammond.
"You'll have to move fast, George. Remember, I used to be a General, still am as a matter of fact, before I blended with Selm'ak. I know how hard it will be to find him again if he moves." Hammond nodded his understanding. "There is one small problem though."
"What's that Jacob?" asked Hammond.
"Well, the planet has a Stargate too, so you might gate there. Fortunately, the ship is landed, not in orbit, and isn't too far from that gate. Only half a kilometre south east of it, I would estimate. If you gate there however, it may cause some unwanted events to arise."
"Don't worry Jacob. I'll take care of your little girl, and the rest of my team", then, in response to the look Jacob threw his way he added, "we've taken that many out before."
"Yes, Jack. I know. In fact, it's probable that there's even less Jaffa than other Goa'uld, because he's only just collecting his forces." He handed a small piece of paper to Dr. Jackson, who the left the room. This was the gate address, being taken to the control room to be dialled. Suddenly the gate flushed into action. Teal'c looked up, startled.
"Don't worry Teal'c my friend. It's only my ride home. Your turn's
next!" Jacob left then, to go back to his Tok'ra homeworld.
"Prepare yourselves SG-1, you're leaving in half an hour."
"Yes Sir!" the remaining members replied in unison. They left.
25 MINUTES LATER.
