They'd hiked across the planet for four hours when they spotted a settlement in the valley behind the sand dunes. The leader of SG-1 motioned for them to stay low and crawled flat on his stomach towards the edge of the dune, his binoculars ready. The others followed and for a while, they studied the settlement and the people in it.

The inhabitants were living in huge, oval tents. The women were gathered at some type of fireplace, kneeling down, stirring and cutting, like they were preparing dinner. There were a couple of men working in what looked like a plantation; others were fussing with one of the tents.

Spotting no signs of danger, O'Neill looked back at his team, pulling a questioning face. "So, campers, what do ya think? Wanna go talk to those people?"

"Well, yeah, Jack. They don't look violent or aggressive, so it's a great opportunity to meet them; learn about their culture, religion…" Daniel Jackson, SG-1's archaeologist and linguist sounded excited already.

"Teal'c?"

"I do not think there is any danger in meeting these natives, O'Neill."

He glanced at his Second and she nodded in approval. "Okay, kids. Let's go and meet those nice folks… Daniel, you do the talking. Let's take it easy, don't wanna scare them…" with that, he stood up straight and motioned them to follow.

Slowly, the team walked down the hill. The men in the fields spotted them first. They yelled, to get each other's attention, pointing into the direction of the approaching team. They ran back to the settlement, warning the others. Soon, they were all gathered in front of the first line of tents, the women behind the men. The women were outnumbering the men; it appeared there were at least four times more women than men. They all glanced at the strangers with surprised, excited and frightened looks on their faces.

One of the elder men stepped forward.

"Err, hello… I'm Daniel Jackson." Daniel slowly pointed at his own chest before turning to the others. "We mean no harm. We're just explorers…"

The man bowed his head slightly, than looked at Daniel again. "Greetings. Me Hazan. This my people."

"Oh. Nice to meet you, Hazan. This is Teal'c, Sam and this is Jack." Daniel introduced the others. This time all the men bowed their heads slightly.

Daniel faced Jack and whispered, "I think they just said hello."

The Colonel nodded, removed his glasses and replaced the cap on his head. He was vaguely aware of the women giggling. "Daniel? What is that all about?"

Daniel had already spotted the women were exchanging looks, laughing nervously, touching each other's faces. When one of them looked back at him and touched her nose while sniggering, he understood. "I don't think they've ever seen glasses, Jack. See, nobody's wearing glasses…"

"You're right, Daniel. Can you imagine that?" Sam couldn't hide her surprise.

Daniel took the glasses out of Jack's breast pocket and offered them to Hazan. "Take a look. They're for protection. Against the sun." He pointed to the sky.

Hazan carefully examined the glasses and finally held them in front of his eyes. He staggered back, shaken by the dark vision. With a frown on his face, he handed them back to Jack.

"Come. We eat. You join us." With that, he turned and the team followed him.

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The team was settled. They had joined the natives for dinner, talked about habits and rituals, exchanging information… Daniel seemed to enjoy his time with those natives very much. Jack was rather bored, but had decided to spend the night.

Teal'c stood guard, the Colonel could depend on that. While Sam and Daniel were having a wonderful conversation, he just sat down on a small bench, staring at the stars and soon, he was lost in his thoughts.

A shocked Daniel got his attention. "Jack! I think you'll have to come and take a look at something!" The young archaeologist sounded really upset.

Jack rose to his feet. "What is it, Daniel?" He exchanged looks with Teal'c, silently telling him he was going with Daniel. Teal'c understood and remained at his position.

"Well, one of the women told me how a major part of their people were taken away by a God… The God took all the men who were present at the time, plus all of the children. You've noticed there are no children in this settlement. There are also many more women then men… She remembered a sign this God wore and drew it for me in the sand… over here…"

Jack followed Daniel, thinking about what he just heard. He looked down at the drawing in the sand and immediately recognized the too familiar shape of an eye, the Udjat.

"Oh, for crying out loud… "

Daniel wrapped his arms around his chest, looking worriedly at his friend. "Do you think it is possible Ra has been here?"

Jack shrugged his shoulders. "How long ago did this happen? I mean, we DID blow up a nuclear bomb under the snakehead's nose, didn't we?"

"Well… yeah… but this woman said this happened less than two years ago…"

"This could all just be a coincidence, Daniel… Who knows how many Goa'uld in the whole galaxy carry a sign similar to Ra's…" Jack tried to reason.

"No, I don't think so." Daniel protested. "Every Goa'uld has his own name, status and symbol, Jack. I think it is very unlikely some other Goa'uld carries Ra's…"

"It is also very unlikely to survive an explosion like that, Daniel!" Jack interrupted him slightly irritated.

"I know…" Daniel didn't sound convinced. They exchanged looks for a while.

Jack noticed the hesitation in his friend's eyes. Could Daniel be right? Oh, man… he was sure Ra was dead, and now Daniel was telling him the snakehead might still be alive? He sighed. "Did they tell you if this God had returned here since then?"

"No. They're still afraid he'll come back for the remaining men… They were hunting that day, that's why the God couldn't take them."

"Let's inform Sam and Teal'c. Chances are slim the God will choose now to visit, but I think we should leave first thing in the morning anyway. Don't wanna run into Ra or any other freaking Goa'uld… I'm really not in the mood…"

Daniel nodded in agreement. This place suddenly gave him the creeps and the sooner they left the better. They made arrangements about the night watch shifts and headed to bed.

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In the morning, the native women were preparing some sort of breakfast. Jack walked up to Teal'c, who'd had the last watch.

"Morning… anything happened?" Jack asked, noticing the concerned expression of the Jaffa.

"I do not know, O'Neill. I detect no immediate danger, but I do think something is about to happen."

Trusting on his friend's instinct as his instinct had proven to be right on more than a couple of occasions, Jack pointed tentatively at Teal'c's pouch.

"Err, is Junior nervous?"

Teal'c nodded. "Indeed, my symbiote is very restless…" he looked awkwardly over his shoulders.

The Colonel made his decision easily. "We're heading back after breakfast." Glancing at the sand dunes, his eyes widened. He spotted a couple of approaching Horus guards. "Oh, shit…"

"O'Neill…" Teal'c's alarmed voice told him the Jaffa saw them too.

"Let's go!" He ran back to where Sam and Daniel were waiting for breakfast. "Grab your stuff," he yelled, stopping abruptly in his outburst as he saw another group of Horus guards approaching from the other side. "Damn-it!" he cursed out loud.

Sam and Daniel snapped to attention and immediately grabbed their gear. From each side, a group of twelve Horus guards approached the settlement. The natives also had spotted the danger and they were gathering in a circle. Some of the women were crying already.

Sam glanced at her CO. "Sir. The natives don't have any weapons. We are outnumbered badly. There's no way we can fight them…"

"Ya think?" he hissed in response. His mind was racing; weighing options and calculating risks. The guards were still a couple of yards away. "Carter, drop the jacket. Grab a dress from someone and blend in with the women…" he ordered his Second.

She looked at him in surprise and he clarified, "hopefully they're not after the women… I need somebody to get back to the SGC… Go!"

With a short "Yes, Sir," Sam turned on her heels and ran towards one of the tents.

Jack tossed his cap at Teal'c. "Cover your tattoo… Let's join the others. We're not going to put up a fight and risk their lives…"

The Horus guards marched the last part towards the waiting group of people; their staff weapons ready to fire. They surrounded the silent group completely and stood motionless, waiting. The image of the falcon on the mask of one guard had a different color. This guard spoke to the crowd, his voice like metal, lacking emotion. "I have come to take what belongs to me."

Daniel recognized a necklace around the guard's neck and inhaled sharply. It was a copy of his own necklace, the one he'd torn off Ra's neck two years ago.

The sharp intake of breath drew the guard's attention to him. Cursing out loud in his language, the guard pressed the button of his mask and it folded off his head.

Jack winced when he recognized the young face of the Goa'uld who stood in front of him. Damn, damn, damn! Daniel had been right. This was turning out to be a bad day.

"You! Kneel for your God!" Ra, God of the Sun, Ruler of the day, hollered, his eyes glowing furiously, pointing at Daniel. One of the guards grabbed Daniel by his arm and dragged him in front of Ra, forcing him to kneel.

Ra scanned the area and soon his eyes rested on O'Neill. "My day has come," he said, "my revenge will be great! Kneel!"

When Teal'c was about to interfere, Jack hissed, "don't, Teal'c. He doesn't know you. I need the two of you to get us out of this mess…"

He shrugged off the guard who was coming to get him and stepped forward. "Now, I was hoping never to have to see your ugly face again…" He was rewarded by a sharp kick at the back of his knees, forcing him into a kneeling position. "Hate it when that happens..." he muttered.

Ra faced the crowd. "I am grateful that you have returned these Tau'ri to me. For that, I will leave you here in peace." He snapped a command at his guards. Two guards stepped closer and smashed the back of their staff weapons on the skulls of both kneeling Tau'ri. Daniel and Jack both slid unconscious to the ground. The guards bowed, picking the two still forms up and the group of guards turned and left with Ra in their midst.

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Author's note: mwahaha. Unbelievable, how fast those boys can get into trouble, isn't it? Oh, wait. It's us, doing that to them. Mmm. Guess that's just how we like it, then, right?