"So, what do you have?", Sam asked as she entered the lab with SG-1, where the NCIS team was already waiting for them.
"Doctor Fraiser and I looked once again at the wounds of Sergeant Gromwich and discovered something interesting. He did have more Wounds as the visible injuries in the hospital's report", Ducky started and was replaced by Cassandra.
"Ducky and I found a tiny puncture behind his right ear in our research. An injection needle was rammed so hard into the head of the sergeant that there are clear marks on his skull bones. We were able to extract a sample of what was being injected into the sergeant's body and passed it on to Abby", explain Cassandra.
"However, we assume that it is a poison, because we have found evidence that suggest poisoning. But Abby will be able to tell if it was a poison and if so which one", added Ducky.
"Did you not you tell me that the sergeant was attacked with a Zat?", Gibbs now asked the general.
"Yes, I thought so too, until I got this new information. So, Cassie, can you explain this?", Jack now wanted to know from Cassandra.
"Well, I suspect both should have led to death. The sergeant was first poisoned, but by some circumstance the poison did not work directly, so he was shot with a Zat. That's just a guess, if it really happened this way, you have to find out", The young woman answered her foster father
"Colonel Carter! Incoming transmission from the SGC, General Landry is on the Line!", sounded the voice of Sam's XO Lt. Col. Marks through the speakers in the room.
"Put it through", Sam answered over her headset, which she briefly touched.
It did not take long for the SGC's conference room to appear on one of the screens. At the table next to General Landry was Colonel Davis and three other men in suits who were screaming IOA.
"General Landry, nice to hear from you. What can I do for you?", Sam started the conversation.
"Colonel, we evaluated the data we received from the prisoners. They say Thomas Kleinz has teamed up with someone named Solek. Does the name seem familiar to you?"
"Yes, sir!", Mitchell said before Sam.
"But what does a former second-in-command of the Lucian Alliance have to do with a weapon smuggler on Earth?"
"We do not know Colonel. But it gets even better. Allegedly a meeting between Kleinz and Solek will be starting in less than two hours in Hawaii. If that's really the case, then we must act now."
"We cannot let the Lucian Alliance meet with someone on Earth. The IOA believes that we must do everything we can to prevent this, and therefore agrees with every action you take to prevent this Meeting", one of the IOA men stated.
"That's something new", Jack could be heard in the background.
"Hank, Walter should send us everything you guys found out. We'll talk later, we have an assault to plan."
"Sure Jack."
With these words the transmission was ended, and everyone turned to the general. Gibbs was the first to speak.
"So, from what I've heard, the Lucian Alliance is very dangerous, but what good would it have to attack the sergeant? It sounds more like they want no one to know that they have an operation on Earth. Since it's just stupid to try to kill someone whose death calls the people you want to leave in the dark", he said in his usual tone.
"I have to agree with Agent Gibbs. Not even I was so stupid and betrayed myself when I had a job", it came from Vala, who had been relatively quiet.
"Vala, you are a thief, you have not had a job", it came in passing from Daniel.
"Both of you are right, it's more than just negligence."
Mitchell, too.
"We can ask him if we caught him", came it from Ziva.
"Sam, you will be in command of this assault. Take Major Blair with Agent Gibbs for the planning. I take over the Hammond for this duration. Execute", General O´Neill gave his orders.
One hour Forty minutes later Honolulu cargo port
"Carter, the F-302s are in the air to intercept any ship of the Lucian, Hammond and Apollo are available, SG-3, 4 and 18 also. Scans show twenty people in the warehouse. Assault start on your mark", urged the voice of the General in the ears of all involved.
Besides SG-1, the NCIS were thirty Marines and Rangers ready to assault the warehouse. Everyone knew what he had to do, and everyone was just waiting for the Colonel's command.
Within a few kilometers, two squadrons of F-302s flew their rounds to catch rising cargo ships.
Sam reached for her radio and activated it: "GO!"
The accompanying soldiers broke the doors and windows down and tossed Flash and smoke grenades into the rooms beyond. Within seconds, the smoke spilled out of all the openings of the warehouse. The with Intars* armed soldiers stormed closely followed by SG-1 and the NCIS in the rooms.
They split up immediately, one SG-1 and NCIS member teamed up with three soldiers each and started searching the rooms. Thanks to a data link to the Hammond they got real-time sensor images on their PDAs, which made it easier for them to drive the people in the warehouse together.
There was only one door left, when most of the people heard a low hum.
"They try to run. Go inside!", Sam ordered while two Rangers broke the door.
"US ARMY! Drop your weapons and hit the ground!" the two Rangers shouted as they stormed the room, only to be welcomed by Zat fire.
Immediately, they threw themselves on the ground and returned the fire from their M416. Covered by the fire, Sam jumped into cover with Gibbs.
"We are under heavy fire: staff weapon, Zat and MPs. Cargo ship is trying to escape", Sam shouted to everyone.
On board the Hammond, the general was watching over radio and sensors when Sam's message arrived.
"Colonel Marks. 302 are to intercept and force to land. SG-3 should get ready to board the ship. Execute Plan D", Jack spoke to the XO of the ship.
"All Plan D comes into effect", Jack ordered, nodding to Marks.
Warehouse thirty seconds later
The bright light that had spread, when the Goa'uld shock grenade had beamed the Hammond had beamed into the warehouse, dimmed down the members of the task force rose from their cover and looked what had happened. All members of the Lucian Alliance and "staff" of Thomas Kleinz who had just shot at them, lay unconscious on the floor.
"Secure everything immediately. Team Two, take the captives and prepare them for evacuation", commanded Major Blair.
"Did anyone see Colonel Carter?" Daniel asked as he looked back where he had Sam seen last.
"Over here Daniel Jackson", called Teal'c to him, which also called the NCIS to the scene.
Standing by Teal'c everyone could not resist a grin, because there laying on the ground was an unconscious Sam and an unconscious Gibbs.
Tbc
* Intar: Goa´uld Training weapons