Part 2


Hathor sat on her golden throne and fumed. Because of that human, the one she had once considered as her first prime she still did not have her beloved. Somehow they had evaded capture. Hathor knew that her beloved could hear her and on his own, her jaffa would have found him in a matter of minutes... ah, no matter. Soon she would have her beloved, he would become her pharaoh and be hers forever. Hathor stood up and decided to visit her prisoners to pass the time.
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As the door to Sam's cell opened, she groaned, great yet another meeting with Hathor. Two jaffa walked in followed by Hathor. She walked up to Sam and bent down.
"Tell me... what of my beloved? Has he changed?" she asked Sam. With an effort Sam lifted her battered head and spat at Hathor. Hathor jumped back and walked out of the room leaving Sam alone with the two jaffa.
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Jack looked at the building surrounded by jaffa and groaned.
"Okay... this looks posh and surrounded by jaffa... let me think... I'm just guessing here, but I reckon Carter and Teal'c are in this building." Jack said trying to act like Daniel. His only reward was a glare and/
"Ya think?"
There was movement down below and Jack stiffened.
"Look!" Daniel gasped.
"Hell when I catch the snake head that did this I'll rip it's Goddamn head off!" Jack growled. Below them Sam and Teal'c were being headed like cattle, dried blood all over them. It was obvious that Teal'c's shoulder wound was infected.
"Humm... that's interesting" muttered Daniel.
"Excuse me!? Sam and Teal'c are being dragged some where and all you can say is that's interesting!" Jack spluttered. Daniel blinked at him over his glasses.
"What I meant was, if Sam and Teal'c are to be sold and judging from what there wearing I'll say yes, then they should have been cleaned up. That means they still have a way to go, giving"
"us a chance to save them and kick some jaffa butt!" jumped in Jack. Daniel gave him a long suffering look
"exactly." Silently Jack began to track the six jaffa with Daniel following. After about two hours the jaffa stopped and set up camp. The first thing they did was to hammer the chains holding Sam and Teal'c into the ground so they could not escape. (The only reason they did stop was Teal'c had simply collapsed.) Then the jaffa began to keep watch.
"Danny-boy this is the plan. I'll get to the other side of the clearing. Then I'll shot the two guarding Sam and Teal'c. When the others stand up, you come out and shoot them. Okay?"
"Um Jack... I hate to say this, but it looks like a trap."
"Yes it does. Come on" Jack ordered. After getting a nod from Daniel, Jack set off.
Sam looked anxiously at Teal'c. He had only been unconscious for five or so minutes. She hoped that 'junior' could fight the infection. Suddenly she heard gunfire and the two jaffa keeping watch dropped. Sam scanned the area hopefully as three of the four jaffa ran out, staff weapons at the ready. At that precise moment Jack and Daniel came bursting out of the trees firing there guns. Sam's hopes rose further. Daniel was here, maybe she would have time to worn him. Then disaster struck. The missing jaffa jumped in front of Sam and zatted her. She jerked and then went limp. The jaffa raised the zat gun for the second fatal blow, just then Daniel came flying towards them shooting like mad. The jaffa didn't stand a chance. Jack ran over to Sam while Daniel checked Teal'c. The whole time he couldn't stop thinking. //I was to far away... I should have remembered the other jaffa... God, if Daniel had not seen him Sam would have been dead... I suppose that sick snake must have ordered them dead if we tried to save them... I was to far away...//
"She's alive, how's Teal'c?" Jack asked.
"I am well O'neill" Teal'c replied.
"Glad to see you with us again Teal'c. Who are we dealing with?"
Teal'c raised his eyebrows
"I regret to say I do not know O'neill. Myself and Captain Carter were kept separate. At no time was I questioned." Jack looked at Sam, bruising all over her face. He looked at Teal'c, a muscle in his check twitching
"I guess Carter was questions?" the look Teal'c gave O'neill answer his question.
"Okay, let's get you and Carter out of here, can you walk Teal'c?"
"I can O'neill, however we must move as quickly as possible." Jack nodded and hoisted Sam over his shoulder as if she was as light as a feather.
It took them two and a half hours to get to the stargate. Once there Jack carefully placed Sam on the ground and peered through the trees at the stargate.
"I don't like it. It's to quite." Jack murmured to Daniel.
"Don't say that" groaned Daniel "in the movies, when someone says that it all goes wrong." Jack nodded wisely, he had seen all the movies where that happened. Jack looked around and made a brake for the stargate, after picking up Carter. Ducking behind the DHD, he mouthed to Daniel and Teal'c. Both sprinted across the clearing to the DHD and crouched behind it.
"Daniel it looks clear. Dial us home." Daniel nodded and began the sequence.
"Beloved... it is time... do not be afraid chosen one." Daniel looked up and the world began to spin. He gripped the DHD tightly.
"Danny? Come on." Daniel looked up and focused on Jack
"right... " he trailed off. Jack pushed him aside and began to dial home. The gate opened and Sam groaned.
"Jack..." Jack was by her side in an instant
"Sam..."
"Jack, Jack it's Hathor." Sam's voice trailed off as she blacked out again. Jack stared at Sam in disbelief. Hathor? He had so hoped he had seen the last of that snake after she had tried to take over the SGC. He looked at Daniel, who was standing there with a glazed look. Damm! He had to get Daniel out of there before that thing got her clutches into him again. At that moment seven jaffa ran out and zatted Daniel. Before Jack could lift a finger he was zatted as well. The last thing he saw before Darkness claimed him was Teal'c going down.
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"Incoming travelers, repeat incoming travelers." General Hammond looked up from SG-4's report and frowned. He stood up and rushed to the control room.
"Any one due back?"
"No sir... getting a single. it's SG-1 sir!"
"Get a medical team down there!" barked General Hammond.
"Medical team report to stargate room, medical team report to stargate room." The general, closely followed by a medical team entered the stargate room... and waited. For five minutes the gate simply stood there, the blue event horizon glowing. Then... Teal'c came flying out of the gate, unconscious, a old staff wound on his shoulder. He was followed by Carter and O'neill, both unconscious, they had all clearly been tossed through the gate. The general waited but the gate disactivted and went quite.
"Can you walk him up doctor?" Hammond asked Dr. Lisborne one hour later. Dr. Lisborne was very new and very inexpertness. He was slightly in awe of the General. With out a word he injected a drug into Jack.
"Um... he will only be conscious for a few minutes." Dr. Lisborne stuttered, before backing away.
"Colonel? Colonel can you hear me?" Jack slowly opened his eyes.
"Colonel, where's Dr. Jackson? What happened to you people out there?"
"Hathor" he crocked "she ambushed us and took Daniel." With that he passed out again.
On PX3-579 Daniel slowly regained consciounes. He was lying on a bed, Hathor leaning over him. She smiled a cold smile when she saw Daniel was awake and breathed her purple perfume at him.
"Beloved..."
TO BE CONTINUED...