Mutiny of the Bounties… by k8ec

Spoilers: Children of the Gods, The Nox, Hathor, Within the Serpent's Grasp, Within the Serpent's Lair

Disclaimer:SG1 belongs to MGM, Gekko and the actors who so wonderfully portray the characters. I just get to play with them for a short while (cries forlornly into pillow).

A/N: Takes place shortly after the events of Within the Serpent's Lair, and therefore, prior to the events of Chapter 1.

Italics/(brackets) – Goa'ulds

Non-Italics/[brackets] – Tok'ra

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Chapter 2: Goa'ulds Just Wanna have Fun (Mutiny, n= Sedition)

Somewhere in an obscure solar system, deep within the Milky Way Galaxy…

Aldwin strode along the crystalline tunnels of the Tok'ra base towards the Council chambers, a deep frown upon his forehead. This latest information from Lantesh raised more questions than it answered. So engrossed in his own thoughts was he that he was startled when he found his forward motion impeded by an elderly woman.

"Aldwin! It is good to see you safely back! Did you retrieve the data crystal successfully?"

"Selmak/Saroosh," Aldwin bowed a greeting to the elder Tok'ra, "I arrived back one hour ago. I am on my way to the Council chambers, which I assume was your destination also. Do you mind if I wait and address your question through my report? I would rather not repeat this anywhere but there."

"Certainly! Your pardon for not considering the potentially sensitive nature of your information."

"It is not necessary to apologise, Selmak," Aldwin stated as they recommenced their walk towards the Council chambers, "It is just that I am uncertain myself as to what to make of it! It is perplexing in a number of ways!"

They completed their short journey without another word being spoken and were ushered directly into the Chamber. Selmak bowed and made her way to her seat whilst Aldwin bowed deeply to the assembled Councilors and awaited their permission to start.

"Greetings, Aldwin. I trust your mission was a successful one?" began Garshaw.

"It was, Garshaw. However it was also somewhat unusual in the information we managed to procure."

"How so?" Garshaw questioned. "Was not Lantesh's mission to collect information with regards the clandestine meeting between Hathor and several other goa'ulds at her current base? In what way is the information unusual? Do we believe Hathor has discovered Lantesh and is toying with him, feeding him false information?"

Aldwin uncharacteristically shuffled his feet in place as he tried to verbalise his thoughts. "No. I believe Lantesh's position to be safe among Hathor's slaves. It was the nature of the discussion that was perplexing. Perhaps I should first play the recording from the point at which I re-established contact with Lantesh/Martouf and let the data speak for itself. It will be easier to discuss if we have all heard it."

"Proceed, Aldwin," Per'sus said.

"I received a transmission from Lantesh on Hathor's Claris base at the scheduled time which informed me that the other Goa'ulds had arrived", Aldwin began. "Only Hathor, Apophis and Klorel were in attendance. Amaunet did not arrive. Lantesh managed to also beam a copy of the document to me. I have copies here for you to follow."

"Put the recording on speaker," Per'sus directed…

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("Leave us!" came the imperious tones of the goa'uld queen to her Jaffa. "We are not to be disturbed, is it understood?")

("Yes my Lord.")

/ The metallic thumping of the Jaffa receded into the background, and the sounds of movement could be heard as the goa'ulds present made themselves comfortable. /

("Let us get down to business. You have the documents?")

("My Lord Apophis, as polite as ever we see! Yes, We have managed to obtain the necessary forms. We are … disappointed to see that our aunt has not been able to attend. Pray, how is our dear Amaunet? We thought this plan would be especially appealing to her, seeing that she has been having such a … difficult… time controlling her current host.")

"Do we know for certain who or from where Amaunet's current host was obtained?" Selmak enquired, as sounds of dissension are heard in the background.

"Nothing specific," admitted Garshaw. "We believe it to have been from one of Ra's former planets."

("… a nuisance. He should have been dealt with from the outset. If my SON had acted more in keeping with the ways of a System Lord's son, rather than an Abydonian urchin..!")

("I don't recall you having it all your own way, Father, or else you would not have lost two Ha'taks to them so easily! And my host knows for a fact the abilities of both Daniel Jackson and O'Neill! They are not to be underestimated – as you are now aware!")

("Klorel, one hopes that you are not suggesting that four Tau'ri are capable of defeating the might of two Goa'uld lords? One would not wish to think that one's trust in one's cousin had been misplaced! If you are … unwilling … to join us in our endeavours, perhaps it would be better for you to wait in Lord Apophis's vessel until we are done, like a good little vassal!!")

"Trouble in the Family?" RenAi inquired? "Seems to be," agreed Selmak.

("Enough! Hathor, we did not come here to be insulted! If you wish for our input or assistance you would do well to remember your current somewhat precarious position in the Hierarchy! Show me what you have done so far, and we will give you our advice to use as you so wish!")

/ Rustle of paper, disgruntled female mumbling is heard in the background. /

("Shall one read it aloud?")

("Proceed! …")

Official Bounty Number: BHT:J 994-84329/G-1

Wanted: ALIVE

(- Why would we want him alive? The boy is a pest – a nuisance! / - One would not appreciate nor permit any permanent damage to one's Beloved! / - Well MY beloved would rather see her host's former beloved dead! / - Not going to happen, Uncle!)

Subject:Dr. Daniel Jackson

(- Obnoxious, impertinent, stubborn creature! That he would DARE to speak in such a way to his god & attempt to deny me my Queen!! I shall draw immense satisfaction from breaking him again, and again, and again… )

["Who is this Daniel Jackson and how has he managed to get three Goa'uld Lords after his blood without our being aware of his existence?"]

["We have no information as yet on the individual in question, Garshaw. But it would appear that he was the partner of Amaunet's current host, so it may be possible to determine the information from our sources amongst Ra's former slaves, or from Lantesh," replied Selmak.]

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Planet of Origin:Earth Race: Tau'ri

(- Irresponsible, insolent animals! They refuse to behave in a manner appropriate for slaves! / - And they breed like flies!! / - They shall be punished! I shall crush their bodies into the soil of their world when I am System Lord!… / - Hopefully not for several millennia if your recent performances are anything to go by! / - What are you insinuating, Cousin??./ - Why Klorel., One was not insinuating anything!!! / … Enough!! Leave this discussion for a later time & place!!!)

["The Tau'ri?..." "I thought their gate still buried?" "Obviously not!"]

Occupation: Linguist/Anthropologist. Member of Earth Exploration Team: SG-1.

(- The four of them must be destroyed! / - Agreed! / - Definitely!! They cannot be allowed to spread rebellion against our person a minute longer than it takes to capture them! )

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Age: Approx. 25 - 30 Earth cycles

(- My host's memories suggest that Daniel Jackson is not as young as 25! He is definitely closer to 30 earth years than 25! / - He does not look it, and one so appreciates one's … playthings …young! The training is sooo much easier that way!./ - It is unnecessary to have 2 ages! Bounty hunters are not known for their intelligence! Leave the age as 30 years! We are paying by the word here!...)

["Young to have so many vicious enemies!" "Definitely!"]

Height: Tall : Approx. 1.9 metres (earth units) or 1.3 times galactic mean height.

(- One has a preference for tall men! / - Hah! You have a preference for any thing of the male persuasion! / - A bit sensitive on that topic are we Klorel? / - Klorel, Hathor! Do I have to separate the two of you?)

Hair: Light Brown

(- with streaks of bright gold like the sun! One greatly wishes to run one's fingers through the soft, silky strands as One forces kisses upon the lush, red lips…!)

/ Sounds of more than one person gagging. /

Eyes:Blue (- Like the summer sky or a clear sea pool! Like polished stones of lapis lazuli. )

["Are you sure it is not Hathor who has been influenced by Nishta, Aldwin?" "I did tell you this entire meeting was –different, Garshaw!"]

Build: Slender (- What, Hathor? No sickly comments?...) /Sounds of low level grumbling/

Skin Colour: Fair (- If You insist, Klorel! … Soft, unblemished skin, kissed by the rays of the sun…/ - Oooohhh, I suddenly feel ill!)

Number of Limbs: 4 (- Do they really expect to search for sentient beings with any other number of limbs in this galaxy??)

Designated Body Type: Humanoid (- Grrrrrrrrrow!… So very humanoid!!! / - Are we done yet…?)

Distinguishing Features/Characteristics:

* Subject wears ocular correction facilitators (see image).

(- Once he is our Beloved, he shall have no need for those primitive bits of silica and metal, and one shall be able to gaze unimpeded into his eyes as long as we desire! / - Father, I have a churning sensation in my host's stomach which requires me to beg off the rest of this… meeting! / - If I have to listen to this, YOU have to sit here also. Or do I have to confiscate your latest planet??!!)

* Subject is known to speak over 25 languages fluently, including several goa'uld dialects.

(- It should not be permitted that slaves read and write the language of the gods!! / - He is distressingly quick to learn such things / - When he becomes excited it is impossible to understand what he is saying. One needs a translator device to slow down his speech patterns! / - Agreed! I doubt any sentient being would understand! / - One shall add this point to this tedious form!)

* Subject talks extremely fast and a vast amount of the time.

(- Incontrovertible! / - It is as well that one does not desire him for his conversation!)

["Is this true? Does this Daniel Jackson speak so many languages?" ]

["According to what Lantesh said, he heard Hathor ranting about it before the meeting, Selmak. Apparently, he not only speaks, but reads and writes at least that many, including several Goa'uld dialects, the Nox language, a smattering of the language of the Gate-builders and others!"]

["Would this Tau'ri would be amenable to becoming a host, do you think, Aldwin? We could use a gifted linguist among our ranks."]

["If his wife has been taken as Host to Amaunet, and if Hathor has had him in her grasp in the recent past, Per'sus, I doubt he will be inclined to view any such overture from us as anything but a threat!"]

["Unfortunately, I agree, Selmak. It would be unlikely in the extreme that he would want to host a Tok'ra in the foreseeable future."]

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Known Weapon Proficiencies: Small caliber projectile weapon (Earth origin); Zat'nik'tel (goa'uld origin)

Subject has been known to use a goa'uld Staff Weapon with accuracy.

(… and his tongue should be cut from his mouth for his insolence! A slave should be taught proper respect for its betters! I should have killed him on Chulak when I first had the chance. Had not that Shol'va released them…)

Wanted for:Crimes against the Goa'uld System Lords and Goa'uld administered planetary systems, including:

Attempted god killing (five, no - SIX counts);

( - Fool! You cannot kill a god! If you put that in there the slaves will think we can all be killed!…/ - It says attempted! )

Resisting apprehension (numerous); (- on more than numerous occasions!/ - Tediously true! / - Are we done yet? )

Resisting legitimate intimate overtures from ones god; (- You mean he had the intelligence not to fall for you!/ - We wished to honour him by using his Code of Life for our offspring! He should have been pleased by our magnanimity!! )

Killing ones beloved husband; (- before you got around to doing it yourself for Ra having imprisoned you in a sarcophagus in a god-forsaken part of Earth, wasn't it?? / - ?!!#!! - You shall pay for that you belly-crawling, second rate System Lord wanna-be!! / - You just can't handle the truth, you over dressed cow!);

["Given Hathor's taste in clothing, I would have thought "under-dressed cow" would have been more applicable." "I agree, Ren'Ai. Her taste in this regard is almost as bad as Anise's!"]

Destruction of goa'uld interplanetary vessels; (- How many was it at last count, Klorel?/ - At least two Ha'tak from us and one from Ra, several of your Al'kesh, numerous cargo vessels. Honestly, who can tell how many other System Lords they have been terrorizing!)

Destruction of Goa'uld property (- ones sarcophagus, ones offspring…);

Inciting a Riot; (- When was that?/ - When He and O'Neill killed your Beloved husband and Father, our brother Ra!! / - No. I was thinking that this was the one when I took this body as my host … on Chulak! / - So then the next point refers to our Husband's demise at the hands of O'Neill and Jackson?/ - In my opinion, Yes!)

Inciting a rebellion and the overthrow of ones god;

Attempted kidnapping; (- Really, Klorel? / - YES! He and the others tried to take me with them on our Ha'tak - when we were on our way to chastise the Tau'ri! / - Ahh. That time!)

Unlawful bodily harm to ones Jaffa; (- That is their function. To die for their god! Us!! One would not wish to deprive them of that honour! / - That may be so, niece, but it is … inconvenient… to have to find & train new ones!)

Deciphering and decoding the Tau'ri Chappa'ai; (-Should not this be the first on the list? After all, it is his greatest crime! / – What, that of daring to allow the Tau'ri access to OUR galaxy? / - Precisely! / - Well when you put it that way…!)

["For someone so young, he does seem to have done much to annoy the Goa'uld in a short period of time!"]

["I thought the Tau'ri gate was destroyed, Selmak?"]

["No. It was buried in the sands after the rebellion. It must have been discovered again recently."]

[ "So, they have had no contact with the rest of the galaxy for several millennia, yet they have managed to make a serious enemy of the Goa'uld, plus do some serious damage to their numbers in, what, four years of activity?"]

Refusal to die; (- Don't you mean refusal to stay dead!! / – That too. Very well, add it on!);

Refusal to stay dead; (- If not for those sickeningly pacifistic Nox he and the other Tau'ri would now be dead!!!)

Excessive use of large words; (- What's the matter Klorel? Daddy not buy you a Tau'ri/Goa'uld dictionary for your last Jubilee??? / - I never did like you, Hathor. You too often resemble the cow you took as your emblem! Large, slow, bovine, udders dragging in the dirt from overuse…!)

/ Sounds of a scuffle, thuds, a scream or two, then two blasts from a Zat'nik'tel, followed by two thuds. SILENCE /

(- Maybe now it will be possible for me to complete this interminable document before it is time for me to seek my next host! If you two cannot act like the senior Goa'ulds you are thought to be, I shall remove myself from your presence and incarcerate you in to this pathetically inadequate abode for all eternity if necessary, until you learn that there is a time and place for this childish, slave like behaviour!!... Now where were we???)

Excessive use of sarcasm. (- Hmmm. I thought we covered that earlier in the document! Never mind. Leave it for now. Neither of you can think of anything else??? No answer? I'll take that as a No then! To finish…)

Issued by: Goa'uld System Lord Apophis; Goa'uld Lord Klorel; Goa'uld Lord Hathor

(- Why are we the last? We are the co-ruling spouse of the late, great Supreme System Lord Ra!! We should be first! /

In your dreams, you overdressed Cow! / – Klorel! You are talking in a manner unbecoming a System Lord! You have been listening in to your host's memories of the Subject again, haven't you! / - And if I have? / - I'm going to have to ground you to your home planet again... this time for the next Millennium!! / - You wouldn't dare you antiquated excuse of a… / - You do realize that we are paying for this recording by the word, don't you? And that the cost includes any conversation picked up?? / - !!#!!#...)

/ SILENCE /

Bounty Offered: Details available on application.

Bounty Completed and Registered via HyperNet Data Link™ the instantaneous automated recording system.

(Hyperspacial link not included).

Note: The opinions and views expressed within the body of this document do not necessarily correspond with or reflect the views and opinions of the Galactic Bounty Hunters Guild and associated organizations.

(… Now. What about the Bounties on the other three???)

/ Groans. Lots of Groans /

(- I think I will have to schedule another counseling session with Ptoth after we leave this place!)

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"Selmak, have you EVER heard of the Goa'uld using Bounty Hunters to capture an enemy?"

"Not for a long time, Garshaw. They are more likely to send an Ashrak after someone who was bothering them, as they have done for Jolinar. This is unusual!"

"Perhaps it would be useful for the Tok'ra to initiate contact with the Tau'ri, especially if they are now abroad in the galaxy. It would not do for our first encounter with them to be a battle because they have erroneously identified us with the Goa'uld!"

"Wisely said, Garshaw! I think it is time for us to make our presence known to them under our terms! See to it! Bring us a working plan for our next meeting. In the mean time, Aldwin, stay in touch with Lantesh. See if Hathor & Apophis have anything else on their agenda that was not evident from that meeting. If in such a short time the Tau'ri have the Goa'uld in such confusion, we will need to remain vigilant in case their actions put in peril some of our endeavours! If there are no further issues, I declare this extraordinary meeting of the Council closed!"

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As the Council members moved out of the chambers, Aldwin stood still in front of the door, a perplexed look still evident on his serious face. Selmak moved to stand next to him, her aged lungs gasping for the air that was becoming more and more difficult to draw within.

"You look troubled, Aldwin. What has disturbed your legendary calm?" Saroosh asked, a mischievous smile on her face.

Aldwin once more looked up in surprise. "I have witnessed many Goa'uld meetings, treaties and encounters in my time, Saroosh. But that is the most … I don't even know how to describe it! The very fact that those three Goa'uld got together without killing each other within five seconds of meeting is extraordinary! Part of me thinks that this may be the turning point in our battle against the Goa'uld, and the other part asks what possible help could a group of inexperienced Tau'ri be?"

"Change, Aldwin. They signify change! After millennia of having things their own way most of the time, the System Lords have finally come upon a foe who won't just rollover and die because they tell them to! Whether that is because they don't know the Goa'uld well enough, or whether they just refuse to give in to anyone who tries to impose their view on them, it ultimately does not matter. It only takes one brick to fall from the wall to indicate instability. The Tau'ri have shown the System Lords that they are not invincible, and that shock will reverberate throughout their numbers for some time to come!"

Saroosh/Selmak smiled at her younger colleague, "Do not worry so much, Aldwin. We will continue to monitor the situation with the Tau'ri and make sure they do not inadvertently damage our efforts. Come, escort an old woman to her rooms. I have found an interesting beverage from the home world of Rosha, and have been looking for an excuse to try it. Join me in a cup?"

"With pleasure, Saroosh, with much pleasure!" Aldwin replied as they slowly made their way through the crystalline tunnels far beneath the surface of their arid planet.

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8 07/18/2009