Previously…

"We need your child specifically because your race is at the same level of evolution as ours. Your child specifically will be more advanced because of the physical and genetic properties that you and General O'Neill share. With the proper enhanced growth and genetic memory, your child can bring down our ascended soldier."

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Time passed with a sickening speed. Ever since Luca's visit no one else has come, even though he promised either he or someone else would. Food appeared when ever she felt hungry and the bed was pretty comfortable. There was much she could do in such a small and uneventful room except ponder her child's fate within the 'peoples' hands. It had to have been a day or a day and a half when Sam was woken by a presence.

She opened her eyes slightly and saw someone sitting on the table staring at her. They were resting their head on their hands and had their hood drawn up over their face. Sam sat up with annoyance, "What do you want?" She growled at him thinking he was one of the crew.

"I came to see my killer." He said softly. Sam put a hand to her swollen stomach and back up until she hit the wall. "Don't be so ridiculous, I wouldn't hurt him now." She frowned, him? "I suppose Luca didn't mention the child was a boy."

She took a deep breath, "N-no."

"I didn't think so." He sat up straight and pushed back his hood to reveal a head completely engulfed in black flames. "You like how I present myself. I thought it was a clever show of my people." She stared at him with hate. "Oh yes, now you won't talk to me because I'm the reason your in this mess. Please I'd rather give you a choice."

"What do you mean?" Sam asked cautiously.

He stood. "Well, I can take to the Asgard ship that is now tailing this ship. I will take you now, or you can stay and help them." He held out a hand.

Sam sighed and shook her head, "Even if I believed you would help me, they would just kidnap me again. They're desperate."

He nodded and turned away seeking false interest in the table, "I would prevent them."

"Why? Why would you help me? To save yourself?"

He turned back to her, "Well, yes of course. Doesn't every being have a wish to live? I'm not different in that respect, but you don't understand why I refuse to descend or even the full story of the Vascen."

"Then explain it to me."

He seemed taken aback and unsure of himself now. Obviously no one had spoken to him like this in some time. He took a deep breath, "You have strength unlike any woman I know."

"Perhaps that's why I was chosen."

"Perhaps."

"Tell me why I should trust you." She said softly.

"Yes, of course." He paused, "The Vascen are powerful and a magnificent race, but like any race that advanced, but not mature, we are arrogant. We dominate most of the galaxy and as for the rest, well there I only one last army standing in our way. They are perhaps just as advanced maybe slightly more, but one thing for sure is they are very mature, like the Asgard." He took a moment to let her soak this in. "In order for our people to have complete dominance and use of our galaxy we must defeat this other race." He chuckled, "It's funny, we don't even know what they call themselves, and we just want them dead."

"That's not funny."

"No, but it's stupid."

"Yes it is."

He sat back no the table. "There is a small percentage of people who know that what we plan to do is wrong, the rest of the population are so influenced by propaganda that they can barely no the difference between red and blue with out being told."

"That's sad."

"Very… Anyways, when I joined I was like them completely brainwashed into thinking whatever the government told me. So when I was selected for experimentation I was told it was honorable position, with much respect and benefits. I believed them of course, but when I arrived on my first day I found out what my government was really like. I was erased from society; I lived in a cramped cell and ate stale food. I was poked and tortured and until finally I let go. And they were happy. I ascended high above them away to a place my body couldn't go and I met Oma. She told me I had a choice, I could ascend fully and live in peace with the ancients, or I could stay half ascended, neither alive nor dead and teach my government a lesson." He sighed, "I wanted revenge, and I wanted payment for what they did to me and to others. So that alone proved I was not pure enough or ready for full ascension and the choice was made."

Sam stared at him for several minutes, "So what did you do?"

"I destroyed cities, assassinated important people and made threats, every evil thing you can think of I probably did."

Her mouth dropped, he was so young, according to Luca, and so hateful. "Where does it end?" She asked.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

She glared at him, "Don't act like you don't know. When will it stop, don't you think your people have suffered enough! I mean come on! They've probably done everything to stop you! They must have learnt their lesson by now!"

He stood up, "They learnt their lesson after the first city was destroyed, but I have not had my fill yet. They owe me my life!"

"So what? You're going to keep hurting them? Until when? Every last one is dead?"

"THAT'S WHAT THEY DESERVE!" He shouted, "WHY SHOULD THEY LIVE WHEN THEY HAVE COMMITED GENOSIDE SO MANY TIME BEFORE?"

"I don't know." Sam replied calmly. "But it is not my place to decide, nor is it yours."

He stared at her and turned to leave. "I retake my offer, I will see you child dead and when I done with him, your planet's next." He moved to leave.

"Wait!" He turned to face her. "What was your name before?"

He froze; he was obviously not expecting this. He must have been expecting more fear. But it wasn't like Sam wasn't afraid; no she was scared out of her mind. If he was like Anubis, he was trouble. But she had to know his name for a reason even unknown to her. "I was Uden son of Luca." With that he vanished in ash and smoke.

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"Their ship is slowing down; they must be reaching their planet."

Jack jumped up from the chair, "Really?"

"Indeed." Thor said pointing to the screen. Their dot was definitely catching up with the other dot.

"Excellent, so how we going to get Sam back?"

"We will not be able to beam her out through the shields without a tracking stone, but I will be able to beam you through. You must find her and get her back."

"Right should be easy, of course I might be easier with a gun."

Thor looked at Jack, "I did of course take the liberty of taking your gear when I took you." Jack smiled and Thor beamed the gear to the bridge where they were.

"Sweet, well then it shouldn't be hard at all." Thor stared at Jack, "C'mon, I'm trying to be positive." Thor merely turned back to the screen. Jack shook his head a geared up. When he was finished he definitely felt the ship slow down significantly. "So what's up?" He asked coming up behind Thor.

"We are matching speed and are trying to hide in their energy wake in an attempt to mask ourselves."

"Cool."

"Are you ready, O'Neill?"

Jack stood up straight. "Yep, ready when-" Jack didn't even need to finish his sentence before he was beamed over to the Vascens ship.