No Escape

Chapter 1


"Welcome campers to P4X911." Jack O'Neil said, stepping through the stargate. "Yet another slimy, muddy planet that's gonna tick me off."

"Jack, there's a temple over that way, I'd like to..."

"Not a chance, Daniel!" Jack said, grabbing the archeologist's jacket. Daniel stopped pulling and sighed. Jack never understood the importance of alien ruins. Oh well. SG1 stepped off the Stargate platform and into the slimy mud.

"Well, this is fun." Jack snapped. Daniel, Sam, and Teal'c made their way over to the Probe.

"It's no wonder the MALP couldn't go anywhere, this terrain is so moist that the treads got stuck." Sam said, leaning down and examining the large treads.

"Well, let's get this over with and go home where it's dry." Jack said, slowly pulling one foot out of the mud, then the other. Daniel looked around.

"Jack, I don't think there's much here except the temple. I think…." He stopped mid sentence. Face first in the mud at his feet was the skeletal corpse of some form of alien. "Ummm…. Jack? I think you should look at this." He said. The rest of the team made their way over to him, and examined the corpse.

"Hey, Teal'c, any idea what kind of creature that was?" Jack asked.

"I do not know O'Neil. It has deteriorated much in the moist atmosphere." Teal'c replied matter of factly. Daniel reached out and rolled the corpse over.

"Crap!" came O'Neil's reply as the mummified face of an Unas rolled out of the mud. "Teal'c, what killed this thing?" Jack asked.

"It appears to have been some form staff weapon O'Neil."

"So you're saying we have Unas and Goa'uld here?" Jack said. "Great! Just great! Back to the Stargate. Daniel dial us out." Daniel started toward the DHD. Then he saw several large shapes dart between the trees.

"Jack, we've got incoming!" Daniel shouted, as he pulled his mp5 off his back. Then chaos ensued. The Unas charged SG1 as bullets started flying. Daniel let a spray of bullets fly at the trees. Teal'c spun his staff weapon around, letting several blasts fly in different directions.

"Don't let them get close!" Jack shouted over the shouting and bullet fire. Then energy blasts started coming from the trees. Daniel leapt off the DHD platform as several blasts flew by him. Sam ran to him and pulled him to his feet. They ran to a fallen tree and knelt behind it, using it as cover from the energy blasts.

"Daniel, dial us out!" Jack shouted. Daniel ducked as another energy blast flew past him. "Daniel, I've got you covered, GO!" Jack shouted again. Daniel stood up, letting a spray of bullets loose, downing a large Unas. He ran to the DHD and began dialing out. He heard a howl come from the Unas and the energy blasts became more frequent.

"Sam, cover Daniel!" Jack shouted. Sam ran to Daniel and put her back against his, spraying bullets into the trees. The Stargate activated. Jack stood up from behind the fallen tree and started toward the gate.

"Daniel, you first, Teal'c! Come…" Jack stopped and fell forward as an energy blast struck him.

"Colonel!!!" Sam shouted, and began running towards him. Teal'c picked him up and carried him to the gate.

"Teal'c! Get Jack out first, We're right behind you!" Daniel shouted. Teal'c nodded. He ran through the gate, carrying O'Neil on his shoulders. Daniel turned to follow when he saw a large Unas charging Sam. He turned back and pulled his trigger. He was out of ammo. Sam still didn't see the Unas charging her. Daniel ran, and did the first thing that came to his head. He tackled the Unas. Boney scales cut his shoulder as he rammed into the huge bullish Unas. They both fell, but the Unas reacted quickly. It rolled on top of Daniel and pulled a knife made out of bone. Daniel tried to move, but the weight of the Unas pinned him down. He closed his eyes. He heard a few rapid shots and a warm mist fell over his face. He opened his eyes, and the Unas fell off of him, several bullet holes in his chest. Sam pulled Daniel to his feet.

"We have to go!" Sam said. They began running towards the gate. Energy blasts flew over their heads as the got closer and closer to the gate. Then they heard an explosion. They turned to see the DHD explode as energy blasts struck it. The event-horizon pulsed and dispersed. Daniel and Sam stared at where their escape had been just moments before. Then they started moving again. Sam let a spray of bullets fly toward where the energy blasts where coming from. Daniel heard a howl of pain come from the trees and guessed that Sam must have hit something.

"We've got to get to the temple!" Daniel shouted. He pulled his side arm out and shot an Unas that emerged from the trees. Sam nodded and started towards the trees. Daniel started to follow her, then saw Jack O'Neil's mp5 in the mud. He jumped and rolled, grabbing the mp5, and kept going. He and Sam let loose a burst of bullet fire, which cleared a small path ahead of them. They broke through the Unas ambush and ran for the Temple.

The closer they got to the temple, the less Unas chased them. Daniel and Sam got to the temple entrance and staggered through the door. They didn't see any Unas anywhere, but Daniel closed the temple gate just to be sure.

"This place was a lot further from the gate then it looks." Sam said, sitting down on a stone block.

"Odd." Daniel said, looking around, his eyes squinted slightly.

"What?" Sam asked, lifting her gun slightly.

"Nothing, but… this place reminds me of Ernest's tower. It looks like Ernest's tower, but there's something different."

"Well, let's see what we can find." Sam said, standing up and trying to brush herself off. She only succeeded in smearing the mud around more. "Right." She muttered. Daniel grinned and pushed a hand through his hair, which had grown back out considerably, smearing mud through it. Sam laughed. Daniel grinned sheapishly.

"Well, let's start looking for a door, huh?" Sam said.

"I think I may have found it." Daniel replied. Sam walked over to Daniel and looked. The door was merely an oddly shaped stone amongst the stones that made up the tower.

"Right, so, now we have to open it." Sam said. Daniel nodded.

"It appears to be locked, and there's…" Daniel stopped abruptly as he touched the door and it opened easily.

"Well, I guess it's not locked." Sam said, peering into the dark passageway.

"Let's go." Daniel said. They cautiously walked into the dark passageway, pushing away cobwebs, and stepping over broken rubble.

"Well, it would appear that whoever lived here obviously doesn't anymore." Daniel observed. Sam nodded. They reached the top of a staircase going down. "That's odd. Where are the stairs going up?" Daniel muttered.

"I don't know, maybe we missed them back there, it is pretty dark." Sam replied.

"Well, let's keep going. We can always come back, right?" Daniel said. Sam smiled and nodded. They stepped onto the first broad stone step. After countless steps, Daniel finally stopped.

"Sam, let's turn around." Daniel said, out of breath. Sam turned, breathing heavily.

"I think you're right. Let's…" She stopped. "Daniel, look at this." She said. There, to the side, was a strange carving in the wall. Daniel stepped up and looked at it.

"Strange. This isn't writing. It's more of a decorative design on a machine." Daniel mused. Sam bent down and looked at it.

"Look, it's got some sort of looking device in it." Sam said, studying the device. "I can see something through here… Take a look." She said, motioning for Daniel to look. Daniel leaned down and peered into the slotted machine alongside Sam. The machine sputtered and it flashed slightly, but then died. Daniel and Sam stepped back quickly. Daniel turned to Sam.

"What was the machine supposed to do?" he asked. Sam shrugged.

"I guess that it's been unused for so long that it shorted itself out." She replied. Daniel nodded.

"Hey guys, what's cooking?" came O'Neil's voice from up the stairs.

"Jack!" Daniel and Sam yelled together and ran up to meet him. Jack, Teal'c, General Hammond, and Dr. Frasier were all standing there.

"Hi, ummm, why are all of you here?" Daniel asked.

"When O'Neil and Teal'c came through the Stargate, we launched an immediate rescue." General Hammond said.

"We figured that the most likely place that you would go would be this temple thing." Jack said, grinning.

"Well, we're sure glad to see you sir." Sam said. Dr. Frasier stepped down and examined both of them.

"Well, they don't appear to be injured sir." She stated. General Hammond nodded.

"Let's get you home." He said. Daniel and Sam nodded.

"Hi ho hi ho." Jack said, cocking his mp5 and heading up the stairs. They all started up the stairs, when they heard Unas howls.

"They're inside." Dr Frasier said, pulling her own mp5 off her back.

"They didn't even follow us inside the courtyard." Sam said, checking her magazine. "Sir, me and Daniel are almost out of rounds."

"Well, make 'em count." Jack said. General Hammond lifted his mp5 to his shoulder.

"Let's move out." He said. They slowly headed up the stairs, guns pointed forward. They heard another howl, and Dr. Frasier jumped. Daniel put his hand on her shoulder.

"Calm down, we'll all be fine." Daniel said. Dr Frasier nodded. Then the Unas appeared. General Hammond fired first, and brought one down. Then another swatted him aside and charged Dr Frasier. Daniel raised his mp5 and shot the Unas. But it didn't stop. He shot it again, but it kept coming. He grabbed Dr, Frasier and tried to pull her out of the way, but the Unas rammed into her before she could move. Dr Frasier and the Unas fell down several stairs. And as they fell, Dr Frasier's gun went off. Jack, Teal'c and Sam fought at the top of the stairs, forcing the Unas back, and closing the door. Daniel ran down the stairs and shot the Unas again. It howled, and fell backward, rolling down the stairs. Daniel looked down and gasped. Dr Frasier lay there, cut and bleeding, and several bullet wounds in her abdomen. She gasped and tried to move. Daniel knelt down and stopped her.

"Don't move. We'll get you out." He said, holding her still. She grimaced, and tried to say something, but coughed, gasping as the pain shot through her. Daniel tried to calm her down. She relaxed and looked up at him.

"Daniel…" she whispered.

"Yes?" Daniel asked, but Dr. Frasier slowly slid down his side, smearing blood down his jacket. She sighed, and died in his arms. Daniel choked and tried to hold back tears, but they ran down his face, falling on the stone steps. Daniel gently lay her down and started to stand up. Then the Unas came back up the steps and jumped at him. He jumped to the side and cracked his head against the stone wall.

"Daniel? Daniel?" Came a voice from somewhere above him. Daniel opened his eyes to see a very bright light above him. Then his eyes began to focus. He was in the medical wing at SGC.

"Daniel? How are you feeling?" came the voice again. Daniel looked.

"Dr. Frasier? But… You're dead." Daniel said, rubbing his eyes. Dr. Frasier looked at him confused.

"Daniel, you've just gotten back from R2M454. You were hit on the head as the cave collapsed. You've been unconscious for 3 days." Dr. Frasier said.

"R2M454? No, that's not possible, we went on that mission a year ago." Daniel said groggily. He stood up.

"Daniel! You're not checked out of the medical wing, sit back down." Dr. Frasier said, striding over to Daniel and trying to make him sit down. Daniel pushed passed her and headed out the door, hearing the Stargate activate. He got to the Stargate Control room in time to see Bra'tac step out and walk down the entry ramp. Teal'c had run out to meet him and Daniel listened as Bra'tac informed Teal'c that his son had been taken by Apophis. Daniel stared in disbelief.

"Danny boy!" Jack exclaimed. "You're up!"

"Colonel, Daniel is not checked out of the medical wing. He needs to return right now." Dr Frasier said, entering the room.

"Hey, Daniel, pat your head and rub your stomach while standing on one foot." Jack instructed. Daniel stared at him. "Come on." Jack insisted. Reluctantly Daniel started patting his head, rubbing his stomach and stood on one foot. Jack looked over at Dr. Frasier.

"Seems okay to me." He said. Dr. Frasier sighed and left the room. Jack turned back to Daniel. "Listen, Teal'c's kid has been kidnapped by Apophis. So, get your gear together and let's go bust him out." Jack said, ushering Daniel towards the locker rooms. Daniel got dressed quickly and met the team by the Stargate. Was it all a dream? He wondered.

"Shevron 7 locked." Came the voice over the comm system. The Stargate activated and Daniel once again headed through to Chulac. After racing across the universe, Daniel came through and landed on Chulac. He stepped off the platform and joined the rest of SG1.

"All right boys, let's get in, get Teal'c's kid, and get out." Jack said. The team nodded. Bra'tac stepped forward.

"We must first enter the city." He said, handing the SG1 team robes to cover their uniforms and heads. When they were all disguised, Bra'tac led them toward the city. Daniel followed the rest of the team, shaking his head. Bra'tac was explaining to Jack exactly what happened, but Daniel wasn't listening Bra'tac led them through the gate of the city, passed the Goua'uld guards, towards Apophis' Temple. One of the Guards passed by Daniel, nearly walking into him. But Daniel humbly stepped to the side and let it pass. They got to the main entrance to the temple. Wearing their priests' robes, they entered and began searching the halls. Daniel stopped.

"Jack, I think I know where they're keeping him." Daniel said.

"Well then, let's get him." Jack replied, motioning for the rest of the team to follow. Daniel led them down the passageways, to where he remembered Teal'c's son being. He opened the door quietly. Teal'c's son looked up and smiled. Daniel opened the door open the rest of the way. Teal'c walked quickly to his son and picked him up, carrying him out of the room.

"We have succeeded O'Neil." Teal'c said, a smile on his face. Jack smiled and nodded. Daniel looked quizzically at Teal'c's son.

"We should be careful in case Apophis was able to brainwash him in any way." He said, nodding towards Teal'c's son. Teal'c set his son down and stepped towards Daniel.

"Why do you say that, Daniel Jackson?" Teal'c asked.

"Just as a precaution." Daniel explained. Jack nodded.

"Good idea. Teal'c keep an eye on the kid, okay? Daniel, go with him." Jack said. Daniel turned to Jack.

"What?"

"You heard me, go with Teal'c. Get back through the Stargate while Sam and I follow behind to guard your tail." Jack explained in a low whisper. Daniel shrugged and nodded.

"Good, move out!" Jack ordered. Teal'c picked up his son again, and Daniel followed him out of the temple, surprisingly without encountering any Jaffa.

"Hey, Teal'c, are you feeling a strong déjà vu?" Daniel asked. Teal'c raised one eyebrow. Daniel sighed.

"Déjà vu is a term that refers to feeling like something has happened before." Daniel explained. Teal'c turned to face him.

"I have not, as you say experienced this déjà vu." Teal'c stated. Daniel sighed. Teal'c walked off through the streets of Chulac, carrying his son. Daniel shifted his shoulder, moving his mp5 to a more comfortable position under his robe, and followed. They had nearly gotten to the city gate when an alarm sounded.

"We have been discovered Daniel Jackson!" Teal'c said, picking up his pace. Daniel broke into a jog to keep up with Teal'c. As they reached the city gate, a staff blast struck the top of the gate above them. Bits of rock and sand showered down on them as they broke into a run, pushing past the locals. They raced across the field between the city and the safety of the forest, staff blasts exploding all around them. Daniel shed his robe and pulled his mp5 from his shoulder, spinning around and spraying a round of bullets toward the jaffa soldiers. They reached the forest and jumped into the foliage. The jaffa, led by Apophis ran past, into the forest, still shooting. Then, Teal'c's son broke away from his father and shouted to the jaffa, beckoning them back. Teal'c jumped up and grabbed his son. Daniel turned and saw Apophis aiming at Teal'c with his ribbon device.

"Teal'c! Move!" Daniel shouted, but too late. Teal'c flew through the air, hit by the blast and landed on the ground several yards away. Daniel stood up and fired at Apophis, but the bullets were deflected by the ribbon device shield. Daniel was hit by another blast from the ribbon device and hit a tree. He felt his leg crack against the tree before he fell to the ground, his foot jamming itself between the roots. He groaned in pain as he lay there, trying to reach his mp5 to shoot Apophis again, but it lay just out of reach. He watched as Apophis walked up to Teal'c and used the ribbon device to torture him to death. Daniel grabbed his leg and wrenched it from the roots, crying out in pain. He crawled to Teal'c's motionless body.

"Teal'c?" He said. Teal'c's head slowly turned as he looked at Daniel.

"I die free Daniel Jackson…" Teal'c said quietly. Then the life left Teal'c's eyes and he died. Daniel stared at Teal'c's body until he heard the twigs crack beside him. He looked up and saw Apophis with the ribbon device pointed at him.

"You have humiliated me. I will enjoy watching you suffer." Apophis snarled. Then Daniel only knew pain. He lay there, pain racking his body as the ribbon device began to kill him. All he could see was the light from the ribbon device beam.

"Your death is coming." Came the voice of the Goua'uld. But it wasn't Apophis'. Daniel forced his eyes to look up. Korel stood above him, using the ribbon device.

"It's not possible. I can't be here." Daniel groaned.

"Skaara! Skaara don't!" Jack shouted from somewhere. Daniel's vision began to blur.

"O'Neil! You must take action!" Came Teal'c's voice.

"Skaara!" Jack shouted again. Then Daniel heard two gunshots, and the ribbon beam ended. Daniel fell to the floor, gasping for breath, the pain in his head almost unbearable. Sam's face came into his field of vision.

"Daniel, you okay?" Sam asked.

"O'Neil." Came a weak voice from Klorel. It was Skaara. O'Neil knelt beside him.

"Ah, Skaara, I'm sorry." O'Neil said, leaning over Skaara. Skaara smiled. Then his eyes glowed and he struck O'Neil with the ribbon device.

"Not as sorry as I'll make you." Klorel gloated. Teal'c ran for a gun, but Klorel picked up a zat gun and shot him and Sam. Then, Klorel walked over to Jack and knelt over him.

"I will enjoy watching you die." He said, grabbing Jack's jacket and dragging him over to Daniel's side. Two jaffa came in and grabbed Daniel. He tried to resist, but he was still too weak from the ribbon device. He could only sit and watch as Klorel killed Jack in front of him. As Jack died, he slowly turned his head and looked at Daniel.

"It's been an honor…." He whispered.

"Jack!" Daniel shouted. He began struggling, trying to get away from the jaffa, when he felt a zat gun blast hit him and blackness closed in around him.

"Daniel? Daniel, are you okay?" came a voice out of the darkness. Daniel opened his eyes slowly. Sam's face hovered over him, a concerned frown on her face.

Daniel sat up, taking his glasses off and cleaning them off. He put them back on and looked about. He was back in the temple, sitting on the stone steps. Sam knelt down and examined Daniel.

"You okay?" she asked. Daniel looked at her, squinting slightly.

"You… What exactly happened?" He asked.

"Well, when you looked into that machine on the wall, it tried to turn on, but overloaded itself and blew up. It… knocked you out." She explained.

"How long have I been out?" he mumbled, rubbing his forehead.

"Couple of hours." Sam replied. Daniel struggled to his feet, holding his head.

"I made a few trips out to the gate, and it looks like we can get out." Carter said. Daniel nodded, then paused. He could have sworn he heard someone calling his name, but after listening for a moment and hearing nothing, he turned back to Sam again.