Title: Sacrifice

Author: Aelan Greenleaf

Category: Angst

Pairings: Jonas/Other, slight Sam/Jack

Rating: PG

Summary: Alternate Universe to "Metamorphosis". What if Nirrti had kept Jonas with her?

Season: Six, Seven

Spoilers: Metamorphosis

Author's Note: This story is greatly inspired by shadowmaat's "Lesser of Two" story. Also, I haven't seen Season Eight yet, so this is drastically different. But then again, that's what AU is for.

Part 1

"Wow... I could only imagine if I had those powers. What would I do? I think the first thing I would do would be to free my friends and all those other people you have caged up down there, and then I would destroy you. Not necessarily in that order."

The coy smile that had been sitting on Nirrti's lips curled upwards with contempt. She drew her hand up and slapped Jonas across the face, taking him by surprise. Falling to the floor, he cringed as his cheek stung.

"I wanted to try it this way; to have you join me freely. We could have ruled the galaxy together, as one. Do not underestimate me Jonas Quinn, I will have my hok'taur, and you will help me." She sneered down at him, then looked up and away to where Wodan was waiting in the shadows.

"Bring the others to me." she commanded him, then looked back down to the floor where Jonas was propping himself up onto his elbows. "You may be more co-operative when their lives are in danger."

"No." Jonas whispered, and he pulled himself up. All the blood rushed down from his head and he stumbled into the next room, where Nirrti had armed a zat. Woden walked in a minute later, Teal'c and Jack supporting the ailing Samantha Carter.

"Tell me, Jonas Quinn, would you join me to save their lives? Shall we test your loyalty?" Nirrti aimed the weapon at fired it a Sam. With a loud moan, the woman collapsed to the ground, Colonel O'Neill bending down quickly to help her.

"You bitch, Nerdy!" he cried out. The Go'auld proceeded to shoot him as well, along with Teal'c.

"I do not need to remind you, Jonas, that the second shot kills." She moved up beside the motionless Kelownan and pointed the weapon towards Major Carter with one hand, and caressed his shoulder with the other. He could feel the bile rising in his stomach, and he fought to keep the nausea under control.

"You could save them." she whispered into his ear, "You could rescue them. If you join with me, I will let them live. It will be my gift to you, my darling. Do you really want three more deaths on your hands? I know of the guilt in your heart, the guilt of Daniel Jackson's death. Eggar has seen it in your mind. Make amends. Give yourself to me."

Time seemed to stop, and Jonas saw the moment again, when he hesitated and let a good man die because of his incompetence, his fear. Not again. He wouldn't let these three die because of him.

"You'll let them go? Bring them back home?"

"Yes." she cooed.

"Then do it."

Behind him, Nirrti smiled. "Eggar, Woden, bring these three back to where they came from. Then destroy the Stargate."

"Yes, my goddess." Woden answered, raising the three SG-1 members to their feet. Jack looked up from Sam for a moment, and saw Jonas there, realizing what had just happened. "Jonas, don't do it. She's a Go'uald! You can't trust her!"

"I won't be responsible for your deaths too, Colonel. Thank you for everything. And please, feed my fish." the Kelownan attempted a smile, but it fell through. The pain shone through his eyes as the two servants dragged SG-1 away, and he closed them. He could feel Nirrti place her hands on her back as she rubbed up against him.

"You have made the right choice, Jonas Quinn. Now it is time for you to become what you were meant to be." She pushed him back into the machine, and as it projected the very DNA inside him, something broke. He closed his eyes once again and prayed that this was all a dream.

I have written additional parts to this story, but it's not the kind that I usually write, so I don't know whether or not to post them yet. Let me know.