Code Name: "People and Faces" Date Assigned: 02/01/02 2200 HRS Mission Type: Alpha 3 - diplomatic

Asgard recording from Sedaya

Mission Report

Portion filed by - Major Samantha Carter, SG-A Stargate Sciences

Our mission to Orban as a delagation to introduce them into the Stargate Alliance was going fine until Martouf turned up. While he was talking to us about a couple of different representatives from different races coming with us, we came across Major Kawalsky in a corrdior. We were surprised when Martouf didn't recognise him as SG-2 have been on several missions with the Tok'ra before.

He also had trouble coming to terms with the existence of Captain Rade as part of SG-1. Apparently his memories of the pair of them were a bit confused. He even ended up complaining of headaches whilst around them. I must admit that Lermac and I've been having the same problem myself though I hadn't thought of it as being connected to that pair.

We weren't worried at first until Thor and Sif (according to Daniel and Norse Mythology: Thor's wife) arrived and complained of similar pains. We checked the entire base and found a low level TP (telepathic) field was active in the area, working on close to the same frequencies that Pal'Seth's Phyonic Transmitter did. before we could get any proper readings though, it shut down.

Portion Filed by - Dr. Daniel Jackson, SG-A Cultural Sciences

We had been working on the problem of what was going on when an alert came through that a number of Goa'uld ships had appeared in orbit. Initially we couldn't place them until I noted a few differences and we guessed that they must be Bara'uld vessels.

The Bara'uld are a nasty version of the Goa'uld from a different universe. We've heard that they were hiring themselves out as mercenaries but didn't think they were going to attack here. Our orbital defence system managed to take out most of them shortly after they opened fire. A couple of the rest made it to the SG-C and were almost inside before the guards managed to deal with them.

At the time we weren't sure what had provoked anyone into such an attack. All of the Systems Lords that we know of are unavaliable or uncapable of funding such an attack and most other species wouldn't attack the Earth in such a way.

Portion submitted by Treldan Alriek, Tollan Military, assigned to SG-1

The planet Orban is an interesting one, most of it's culture apparently deriving from pre-Aztec civillisation. The locals had managed to develop to the point of having Naquadah Reactors avaliable to them several years ago when SG-1 first visited, without overly damaging their monuments. They didn't seem to have developed all that far since then but given how long they taken to develop this it was probably good going.

Kalan, the adult they had the most contact with the last time they were there, welcomed them back eagerly. Apparently they had been developing the education system of the past-Urrone children to the point that they were indistinguishable from normal children within a few years.

They've even been working on ways of restoring Urrone's memories to them once they have had the Nanites removed. Merrin has recovered enough of her memories of her time at the SG-C to welcome Jack and Sam with a bit more enthusiasm than they'd expected.

Kalan was more than happy to assist us in making arrangements for Orban to join the SG-A. The fact that some of their anti-Goa'uld defences would now be obseleate didn't seem to bother them too much. They seemed to be more shocked at what had happened to the Earth rather than the idea of the Alliance. Apparently they can't get the hang of people learning new things so quickly without Nanites to aid them.

We were part of the way through our journey to the Pyramid of Suns (local temple of sorts dating back several thousand years) when Captain Rade collapsed. No one could quite agree one what had happened next but we are all pretty sure that he flickered for a second, leaving some kind of Octopus-like alien lying on the floor in his place before a human form of him reappeared. He awoke just as we were heading back to the Stargate, claiming that he was fine and that we should get on with the mission.

Portion submitted by Lt. Harry Miles (Lermac), SG-A Military

When Captain Rade suggested that we should carry on with the mission, I felt something hit me, or my mind, like a tonne weight. Both Sam and I crumpled up in pain, sort of a large scale version of what had been afflicting us recently. When we managed to get up the others seemed to think that we should go on with the mission and forget about what had happened, exactly as Rade had told us.

Feeling the worse for wear Sam and I told the others to carry on with the mission without us. Rade seemed about to object but we managed to get through the Stargate before he could. Once through we headed for the infirmary, called General Hammond down so that we could talk to him, and explained what had happened.

He seemed to be pretty worried about what had happened. He was half way to ordering SG-8 off to retrieve Captain Rade when Major Kawalsky turned up. Before we could stop him General Hammond had explained what was wrong. Kawalsky seemed to be deap in thought for a few seconds then declared that SG-2 would take the mission, then he'd convince Rade to explain. he also requested that Charlie (Jack's son) should be brought into the SG-C.

Sam and I were skeptical about allowing this but General Hammond wasn't going to be swayed. SG-2 went to get SG-1 back. When they had got back SG-1, General Hammond and Major Kawalsky congregated in the briefing room. After a brief discussion with Charlie, Rade and Kawalsky handed over to him.

Charlie explained they weren't human. They were in fact Gro'hondor, a Goa'uld term that translates alternatly as 'Dangerous imposters' (Teal'c), 'Many faces' (Jolinar) and 'Shapers' (myself).

They, as a species, have the ability to change their form and to alter 'records' (this term covering anything from hard-copy printouts through magnetic and optical storage media, right up to memories within the human brain). When the Goa'uld visited them they attempted to integrate themselves into the Goa'uld culture but were to proud as a species to take a back seat. One had tried to take on the recently deceased System Lord who's son had found them.

The Goa'uld apparently have a certain degree of resistance to the memory altering part of it and react badly to the coverup signals afterwards (explaining our headaches). The entire Gro'hondor species had come under attack, most being wiped out very quickly. The rest had attempted to escape by whatever means they could use. Three of them had ended up on the Earth and had 'Shaped' things so that they could take on the forms of Major Kawalsky (deceased), Charlie (also deceased) and Rade (never existed).

Jack wasn't buying it that his son was dead until the three of them (or maybe one of them) did a teleportation trick and we were standing in a cemetary. Charlie pointed out the real Charlie's grave to us, then did the transport thing again and showed us Kawalsky's. Whilst we were there no one seemed to notice that a group of SG personel were standing round in a graveyard so I suspect that it was actually a telepathic projection.

Portion submitted by Col. Jack O'Neill, SG-A Military

I don't like the idea of these guys having mucked around with our heads but given that the System Lords, as a group, hired the Bara'uld to wipe them out, totally, I can't blame them for trying to hide. Charlie (I suppose I'll have to keep calling him that) insisted that they would leave, for our protection. All of us refused, paricuarly when we found out that their 'code' prevented them from erasing our memories of everything that had happened.

Given that all three of them know quite a lot about the SG-C, not to mention the fact that if they leave they'll most likely be wiped out, General Hammond insisted that they remain on the Earth for their protection. Captain Rade is being reassigned so that he doesn't keep giving Sam and Harry headaches all the time. He and Kawalsky are being withdrawn to the Alpha Site, given the lack of alien species there who would be sensitive to their cover-ups.

Charlie is staying at home with Sara and myself (according to all three of them the pair of us had split up). We decided that it would be easier not to tell her what was going on. After all, even I have trouble accepting that he's not Human; the memories those guys gave me are seamless. Charlie's performance is seamless as well.

The PDL (Planetary Defence League) somehow managed to get word of what had happened and raided the facility, trying to grab the three of them as dangerous hostiles (the same as they tried to do to Harry). The three of them didn't seem to be worried. Charlie simply waved a hand, muttered something that had Harry and Sam curled up in pain, and the troopers couldn't remember why they were on the base. They left in a state of confusion. Kawalsky and Rade left for the Alpha Site to take up their new posts before anyone could tell them what their orders had been. Charlie said that he'd better be off home and did a vanishing trick on us, apparently turning up at home instantly. When I got back later that day Sara couldn't even remeber Charlie being called to the SG-C, I think I managed to convince him not to do that sort of trick on me.

Mission Notes
Casualties or physical injuries to SG-A personnel: None
Casualties or physical injuries to off-world inhabitants: None
Other notes (submitted by General Hammond):
- All SG teams are to be on the lookout for any similar circumstances to what happened to us and attempt to make contact with the Gro'hondor invloved. A home is offered for them on the Alpha site where they'll be defended against the Bara'uld and the System Lords. If they wish to remain then they are to be allowed to and the location is to be noted so that contact can be made by Major Kawalsky, Captain Rade or Charlie O'Neill.

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