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Author's Note: I used some of the dialogue from the actual episode. /wiki/5.19_%22Menace%22_Transcript. I wanted to stay as true as possible.
Daniel stood in front of the locked Embarkation room. The Replicators were over running the SGC. The whole place was in chaos. Daniel had only one chance to try and fix things before all hell broke loose. It already had, but maybe he could talk to Reese and keep things from escalating any further than they already had.
"Reese, please let me in, I just want to talk to you." Daniel pleaded. The door opened and he stepped inside. Being able to talk Reese into stopping the Replicators herself was his big plan, he only hoped that it would work. If it didn't Jack and the others would come in guns blazing. Daniel knew though there had to be a more peaceful solution to the situation. Daniel could tell Reese was frightened.
Reese stood on the ramp standing in front of the Stargate. She knew she had to leave. She had been bad, very bad and now everyone hated her. "Activate the Stargate." Reese demanded.
"No. No, I don't want you to go." Daniel said. He kept his voice calm and even. He knew now was not the time to crack under pressure. He needed to be able to reach Reese and make her see reason.
"You hate me." Reese accused. It didn't matter what anyone said she knew they all wanted her gone. It would be just like what happened before. She could hear all of the gunfire, it was scaring her.
"No I don't. No one does." Daniel reassured. He didn't hate Reese, not at all. Perhaps he didn't understand her, but he wanted to try. If only the others could think of the benefits of what they could learn from Reese.
"They're afraid of me." Reese challenged. She knew she was right. They were afraid of her and they wanted to destroy her and her toys. She didn't want them to hate her or to be afraid especially not Daniel.
"They don't understand you, Reese." Daniel insisted. It was the truth. The others only saw her as a machine but, she was more than that. With time Daniel was sure that the others would come around.
"I never meant to hurt anyone." Reese explained. It was true she didn't intend for anyone to get hurt. She thought that others would like her toys and find them as clever as she did. In the end though everyone turned on her like before.
"I know. Please stay." Daniel implored. At this point he was desperate. Daniel was never one to beg, but if that's what it took. He would do anything to get Reese to listen to him. Daniel stepped a bit closer to the ramp.
"It's too late now. I've accessed your computer system. I'll figure it out for myself." Reese snapped. This whole conversation was beginning to become wearisome. She couldn't understand why Daniel was trying so hard to convince her to stay.
"Reese. I don't want you to go." Daniel begged. Daniel could almost feel panic begin to set in. He knew the others were going to activate the self destruct sequence if necessary. It would only be a matter of time before the proverbial shit hit the fan. He was going to have to really dig deep and pull out all of the stops.
"Why not?" Reese wondered. She had a hard time believing anyone wanted her to stay. They didn't like her and they definitely didn't like her toys. She needed to leave and get far away from this place.
"I want to be your friend." Daniel volunteered. He sincerely meant it. He only hoped that Reese believed him. He found Reese fascinating and he enjoyed her company.
"I never had a friend." Reese admitted. She liked Daniel, he wasn't like the others. She felt very confused she wanted to be able to believe what Daniel was saying. She wanted to trust him.
"I'll be your friend. Your toys may be a lot of fun but they're not human like us." Daniel said. He was making progress finally. Daniel was beginning to feel hopeful. Maybe everything was going to be okay after all.
"They protect me." Reese stated. That was after all why she created her toys in the first place. The others back home didn't understand her, they didn't understand her just like everyone here. She needed to protect herself.
"I'll protect you." Daniel promised. He would do everything within his powers to keep his promise. He wanted to keep Reese safe. He truly believed that she could hold the key to finally defeating the Replicators.
"Do you promise?" Reese asked. She wanted to believe Daniel. He's been the only one who's shown her any kind of kindness. Reese felt like Daniel truly understood her. She could trust him deep down she knew that.
"I promise. No one will hurt you. Come on," Daniel told her. Daniel held out his hand to Reese. "Show you my world?" he offered. Daniel knew he had Reese right where he wanted her.
"Really?" Reese asked. It almost sounded too good to be true. It would be nice though to be able to go outside and learn about Daniel's world. She was sure he could show her all kinds of new things and they could have fun.
"Yeah." Daniel confirmed. He could see hope fill Reese's face. She was constantly asking him to take her outside and to show her around, but unfortunately he wasn't permitted to. If all went well though and he was able to fix her he would keep his promise. He would sneak her out if he had to.
Reese started to walk towards him. Daniel reached out to the power pack at the side of Reese's neck. Reese noticed the movement and grabbed Daniel by the wrist and twisted it, causing him to cry out in pain, before collapsing on the floor.
"You are trying to disable me." Reese shouted. She felt hurt and betrayed. She thought that Daniel liked her, that he wanted to be her friend. Maybe Daniel was just like all the others after all.
"No." Daniel appealed. Everything was going downhill fast. Daniel's wrist throbbed with pain. He didn't blame Reese he knew that she was just frightened. He didn't believe she really meant to hurt him.
"Yes. You are lying. Lying is bad," Reese scolded. She ran back up the ramp. "None of you will ever hurt me!" she exclaimed. She wouldn't let anyone hurt her ever again.
SGC SECURITY CONTROL ROOM...
Sam was monitoring the situation in the Gate room when suddenly all of the cameras shut off. She began to worry, but knew she had to pull herself together. Now was not the time to panic. Replicators were swarming all over the place.
"Sir, Daniel's in trouble. Replicators have evacuated the Gate room. We're not sure where they went. All the cameras are down." Sam explained. She hoped that Daniel wasn't in any danger. It almost seemed like his plan was going to work.
"Yeah, roger that. We're going in." Jack confirmed. Daniel and his brilliant ideas Jack thought to himself. He made his way towards the Gate room with his team. They were shooting Replicators along the way.
THE CORRIDOR OUTSIDE THE GATE ROOM...
An SF starts cutting through the Gate room door with an oxyacetylene torch. Replicators were running all over the place. All SGC personal were doing everything they could to keep the mechanical bugs at bay. There was gunfire going hot and heavy all over the place.
SGC SECURITY CONTROL ROOM...
"Major, I won't let the replicators escape this base. We have to set the self destruct." General Hammond ordered. He would do whatever was necessary to protect everyone from the threat of the Replicators. He wasn't going to let this get anymore out of control.
"Replicators have taken over the main computer Sir. We'll have to cut the system access and set the device locally." Sam explained. It wasn't going to be easy, but it was the only option they had at the moment.
Sam followed the General out of the control room. Everything was in chaos they were going to have to act quick. Daniel it looks like your plan didn't work Sam thought as they hurried along the corridors.
THE CORRIDOR OUTSIDE THE GATE ROOM...
Everyone was still working hard to get into the Gate room. They weren't just going to leave Dr. Jackson stuck in there. Lord only knew what kind of danger he was in. The Replicators would be destroyed at any cost, they were a menace.
IN THE GATE ROOM...
Daniel knelt on the floor holding his left wrist. "Reese, please listen to me." he pleaded. He could tell they didn't have much time left. He still had hope that this could work. Gunfire echoed though out SGC deafeningly loud.
THE CORRIDOR OUTSIDE THE GATE ROOM...
Teal'c, O'Neill and a number of SFs were shooting replicators as they swarm into the corridor. They were all over the place. It was a relentless onslought. Jack didn't care if they depleted all of the ammo in the SGC he would shoot every single Replicator he could get his hands on. There was no way he was going to just let them get out.
IN THE GATE ROOM...
Reese grabbed her head. "No! Make them stop!" she shouted. She was so scared. She didn't mean for any of this to happen. It didn't matter now though none of it matter. Daniel promised though, he promised he would protect her. She wondered if he really could.
CORRIDOR B5...
"On three count. Three, two, one." Hammond said. Carter and Hammond swipe their cards through the mechanism. The door opens. "Clear." he said. They go through the door it closed behind them with a loud clang.
THE CORRIDOR OUTSIDE THE GATE ROOM...
Teal'c and the SFs were still fighting off the Replicators. It felt like it was never going to end. The situation was getting worse by the minute. Daniel was trapped with Reese in the Gate room. Teal'c fired his weapon shooting at any Replicators that came their way.
MAIN COMPUTER ROOM...
Sam radioed Jack. "Sir, we're getting ready to set the self destruct." she said. The radio crackled a little. She gave him a minute to respond. He most likely had his hands full understandably so.
THE CORRIDOR OUTSIDE THE GATE ROOM...
"I can't hear you!" Jack shouted. He couldn't hear over all of the gunfire. He fired his gun again taking out some more Replicators. Damn he really hated these things. He was beginning to get annoyed. This shouldn't even be happening. They should have left the robot right where they found her.
MAIN COMPUTER ROOM...
Sam inserted her key typed the code into the computer. She knew there was no other way. They had to stop the Replicators no matter what.
"On my mark. Three, two, one, turn." Hammond commanded. Carter and Hammond turn their keys. The self-destruct countdown is set for five minutes. They only had a brief window of opportunity to override it if necessary.
Sam radioed Jack again. "Sir, we've set the self destruct. You have less than five minutes to tell us to override. Do you copy?" she said.
THE CORRIDOR OUTSIDE THE GATE ROOM...
"Roger that." Jack replied. He continued to fire on the Replicators as they kept coming. It seemed like there was now other choice now. They had to do what they had do. He'd be damned if was going to let the Replicators overrun the SGC or the world for that matter.
MAIN COMPUTER ROOM...
General Hammond noticed a Replicator nearing Sam and shot at it. Sam ducked. She was glad that the General had her back.
"Thank you," Sam said. She spotted another Replicator. "Sir!" she called out. She shot at the Replicator.
IN THE GATE ROOM...
"Make them stop!" Reese shouted. It was loud so loud. She just wanted them to leave her and her toys alone. That's all she wanted.
"I can't. You can." Daniel told Reese. She was the only one who had the ability to stop all of this. He wasn't going to give up on her he was going to keep trying. He knew that he could reason with her.
"No! You'll kill me." Reese blurted. If she stopped her toys the others would come and they would kill her. She couldn't trust any of them. They wanted to disable her, to make her go to sleep, but this time forever.
"No, no-one wants that. We just don't want you to destroy our world the way you destroyed yours." Daniel assured. He made so much progress there was no way he could lose ground now. Everything depended on this.
"I didn't do it!" Reese shouted. She hadn't meant to, it was an accident. She wasn't trying to be bad, not on purpose. It was a mistake.
"Yes, you did. You created the replicators, you told them to replicate at all costs. They destroyed your world and you let them." Daniel pointed out. He needed her to understand. He knew he was getting close.
"No!" Reese shouted. Why was this happening to her? Everything had gone all wrong. She had only wanted to share her toys. Was that really so wrong?
MAIN COMPUTER ROOM...
"Cease fire!" Hammond shouted. He spotted a Replicator by a hole above a door. The Replicator was moving backwards and forwards. It was the most strangest thing. "What's it doing?" he asked.
"I'm not sure, it's like it doesn't know what to do." Sam replied. She wasn't sure what to make of the Replicator's actions either. It seemed like it was confused. She couldn't help but, to wonder if Daniel had anything to do with this.
THE CORRIDOR OUTSIDE THE GATE ROOM...
Teal'c and the others were still struggling with the Replicators. He hoped that there would be some kind of resolution to this situation soon. He wasn't sure if they could keep holding off the Replicators for much longer. The self destruct sequence had been activated so it would only be a matter of time.
IN THE GATE ROOM...
"Reese. Your father made you wrong!" Daniel shouted. He knew he was going to have to change tactic and fast. He needed Reece to listen him. He knew deep down that he could reach her.
"No!" Reese yelled. She didn't want to hear this. She knew it was true. When her father created her something went wrong. That was why everyone hated her.
"Yes! You destroyed your world." Daniel yelled. He could tell that he was almost there. The look on Reese's face changed from anger to sadness. Daniel just needed to keep going. He knew he could get her to disable the Replicators herself.
"I didn't mean to." Reese sobbed. She hadn't wanted to hurt anyone. She just wanted people to like her. She didn't want to be bad, it wasn't her fault though.
"I know. But now you're going to destroy mine too." Daniel explained. Reese could do this Daniel knew that she could. He knew Reese wasn't behaving with malicious intent. She was only trying to protect herself.
"I don't want to." Reese cried. She didn't want to destroy anything. She just couldn't help herself. Things had gotten out of control just like before.
"I know. That's why you have to stop now. No one will hurt you. We may be able to fix you." Daniel said. Reese was so close to caving he could tell. It would be a shame if there wasn't something that they could do.
"How?" Reese asked. If she could stop she would. She didn't want to hurt anyone or destroy anything. She wasn't sure though if she could now. She wasn't sure if her toys would listen to her.
"Shut off your toys, go to sleep. We'll find a way." Daniel said. There had to be away. Daniel wasn't just going to give up. If he could help Reece he would.
"I don't believe you." Reese stated. She didn't think it was possible. Daniel seemed so sure though. Maybe if he believed it was possible there really could be a way. She didn't know she was so confused.
THE CORRIDOR OUTSIDE THE GATE ROOM...
The fight with the Replicators raged on. Jack, Teal'c, and the others were hitting them with everything they got. They were persistent, but that was nothing new. Jack could be persistent too. If they kept coming he would keep shooting.
MAIN COMPUTER ROOM...
The countdown timer was at two minutes. The Replicator at the top of the door began to move forward. Carter and Hammond shoot at it. Carter once again radioed Jack.
"Colonel, I think Reese is losing control. At least one of the replicators down here started to act on its own." she told him. She was afraid of that maybe it really was too late. She only hoped that Daniel was okay.
IN THE GATE ROOM...
"I will wake you up myself, I promise. I'm your friend. I don't want you to die." Daniel pledged. He meant it he didn't want her to just simply cease to exist. He would do everything he could to keep his word.
"I don't want you to die either." Reese cried. She wanted Daniel to be able to show her his world. He wouldn't be able to do that if his world was destroyed. Reese knew she had to at least try to stop her toys. She believed Daniel would try to find a way to help. He did promise after all.
THE CORRIDOR OUTSIDE THE GATE ROOM...
Teal'c was surrounded by a large swarm of Replicators. "O'Neill!" Teal'c shouted. He needed to get Jack's attention since now was the chance.
The airman cut a hole in the Gate room door. Jack ran in, taking aim at Reese, he shot her. He turned and continued firing on the replicators in the corridor. Daniel knelt by Reese as her eyes closed. Outside in the corridor, the replicators disintegrated
"What's happening in there?" Sam asked. She spoke into her radio. It seemed the situation had taken a turn. She wasn't sure what was going on.
Teal'c pressed the button on his radio. "The replicators appear to have been disabled." he explained. He couldn't completely understand what was going, but seemed like they were no longer a threat at the moment.
IN THE GATE ROOM...
Jack bent over Reese. He opened her power pack and took out the disc. He was more than glad that this was now over. He never did trust the robot. Jack radioed in to Hammond. "The robot has been neutralized." he said.
MAIN COMPUTER ROOM...
"Abort the self-destruct" Hammond ordered. He and Carter took the keys out of the self-destruct system. He was so relieved that this was all over. They were going to have one hell of a mess to clean up now, but at least they were all safe.
IN THE GATE ROOM...
Daniel slid his glasses off. His eyes stung with tears. "You stupid son of a bitch." Daniel spoke. Right now he never wanted to hit anyone as badly as he wanted to hit Jack right now, but he would try to contain himself.
"Hey. You're welcome." Jack snapped. He couldn't believe that Daniel was going to let himself be emotional over a machine. You would think that he would be a little more grateful that he was still alive.
"You didn't have to shoot her." Daniel pointed out. He understood that Jack was military and everything, but sometimes his gun-ho attitude really pissed him off. Right now he was beyond pissed off.
"Yes I did." Jack argued. If he had hadn't had shot Reese who knows what couldn of happened. Sometimes Jack thought that Daniel was too sensitive for his own good. He wasn't going to regret his decision.
"She was shutting them down." Daniel explained. He knew that Jack wouldn't understand, because he was more of the shoot first ask questions later kind of guy. Daniel believed in taking a more diplomatic approach.
"I had no way of knowing that and neither did you." Jack reasoned. He knew that Daniel was upset, but that wasn't going to change how he felt. He knew that Daniel could understand why he did what he had to do.
"They didn't stop because you shot her. They stopped because she told them to." Daniel told Jack. At the end Reese had made the choice. Daniel knew it had been Reese that had stopped the Replicators.
"Carter said she was losing control. Now if just one of those damn things got out of this base, developed its own personality, we would be royally screwed." Jack said. It was the truth something that he knew even Daniel could understand. It wasn't like he shot the damn thing to be cruel or something.
"You just killed the only chance we'll ever have of stopping them." Daniel stated. He was certain that Reese had the answer that they needed. Now thanks to Jack and his thoughtlessness they will never be able to find out.
"Look, I'm sorry. But this is the way it had to go down and you know it," Jack said. He wasn't about to feel sorry for doing his job. Jack took out his radio and spoke into it. "All units, this is SG One Niner, commence sweep. I want every one of those damn things out of here." he order. He started walking out of the Gate room.
Daniel sat on the floor beside Reese. He failed her, he promised her that he would protect her. He wiped furiously at the tears. Maybe though there was a way he could still keep his promise. He would have to be quick though. He knew that a team to would sent to collect Reese's body.
Daniel hurried and scooped up Reese's lifeless form. He knew of an empty supply bunker that nobody ever bothered with, was the perfect the place. He would hide Reese there. He would figure out a way to fix her. His word was good.
Daniel made sure he wasn't being followed as he made his way to the bunker. He couldn't let anyone find out what he was up to. He unlocked the door and placed Reese inside. He knew he would have to get the disk back from Jack so he could analyze Reese's programming. If he could find the mistake maybe he could fix it.
Daniel locked the door to the bunker and made his way to his room. Right now it was best if he was left alone. If he saw Jack he wasn't sure if he could be held accountable for his actions. Daniel was so angry at Jack at the moment that he wasn't sure if would be able to forgive him for what he did to Reese. Daniel was going to try to make it right though.