Jack and Jake had almost reached the glider bays when they rounded a corner and were confronted
by five heavily armed Jaffa.

"Oh, crap," Jake muttered, copying his father and raising his hands.

"Language, kid," Jack chastised, he rounded on the Jaffa, "And if one of you even thinks the word
'silence' so help me I'll-"

The Jaffa never got to find out exactly what it was Jack would do. Two of them were hit in the chest
before they had time to draw their weapons; the other three retreated around the corner and hastened
to return fire.

Jack threw himself and Jake to the deck as staff-weapon blasts were traded overhead. Whoever was
behind them seemed to get the upper hand quite quickly. There was silence from in front of them.
Keeping his hand on Jake's back to keep the boy on the floor, Jack risked a look up and counted five dead
Jaffa. Booted feet appeared at his side. Craning his neck, Jack looked up into the very welcome face of Teal'c.

"T! Good to see ya!" He greeted, climbing to his feet and pulling Jake up with him.

"O'Neill," Teal'c inclined his head at Jack, "O'Neill," he repeated, this time nodding to Jake.

"That's not gonna be confusing at all," Jack said. "Not that I'm not pleased to see you, Teal'c, I'm sure we
have lots to catch up on, but… not here?"

"I too believe we should make haste for the glider bays," Teal'c said. "DoctorCarter will be initiating the
weapon momentarily."

"Weapon?" Jack asked following his friend down the corridor.

--

Sam and Gracie were sitting in the weapons room, Sam looking at the weapon's console, Gracie once
again playing some sort of intricate game with the penlight.

Sam's radio crackled. "Sam? Its Dad."

"Go ahead, dad," she responded.

"Teal'c says he's located Jake and Jack, they're headed for the glider bays. He tried to radio you but
only got static."

"Probably because of our shields combined with the fact that I'm so far underground," Sam said.

"That's what I told him," Jacob shot back, "I'll let you know when they're clear."

"Mommy, is daddy coming back now?" Gracie asked, suddenly standing at Sam's side.

"Uncle Teal'c's just getting him now, Gracie. Your brother too." She eyed the child suspiciously.
"Gracie?"

"Mmm?" Gracie replied, through the thumb she'd absent-mindedly stuck in her mouth.

"Why didn't you tell me where Jake had gone?"

"He was safe," Gracie said.

"Grace, he was on a Goa'uld ship, that isn't safe."

"He was with daddy," the child said. "We're always safe when we're with daddy," the child looked
thoughtful. "In my old world, mommy always told me that he'd rather die than lose any of us. It's
the same here."

Sam stared at her for a moment. Gracie rarely spoke about before she'd some through the mirror.
When she was sure the girl was neither upset nor going to say any more on the subject, Sam asked,
"What made Jake go up there?"

Now Gracie looked guilty. "He asked me what would happen to daddy," she said softly.

"And what did you tell him?"

"I told him I didn't know."

"And that made him go up there?" Gracie nodded. "How did he know the rings were here?"

"He made me show him."

Sam frowned. Before she could speak, her radio crackled again. "Sam? Sam come in." Daniel's
voice, sounding panicked.

"Daniel?"

--

The glider bays were deserted.

"This isn't right," Jake said uneasily.

"Just get in the glider, Jake," Jack said, privately agreeing with his son's assessment.

Teal'c lifted Jake into a glider and settled him in the seat.

"T, you get in with him, I'll take one of the others," Jack said.

Teal'c gave him an odd look, but said nothing and prepared to climb into the glider, in front of
Jake.

At the sound of booted feet in the corridor, Jack turned. Several Jaffa appeared in a doorway,
flanking Geb.

One of the Jaffa zatted Jack, who fell to the deck, writhing in pain.

"Dad!" Jake yelled, at the same time as Jack heard Teal'c exclaim, "O'Neill!"

"Teal'c, get him outta here! Right now! Tell Carter to blow this place!"

"O'Neill!"

"Now, Teal'c!"

Geb advanced on Jack, his Jaffa firing at the glider. To no avail. Teal'c had closed the top, and was
manoeuvring the glider out of the bay, towards the exit.

As Jack heard it penetrate the exterior force field he was pulled to his feet.

"You will suffer for this insolence!" Geb snarled.

"I knew you'd say that," Jack retorted weakly.

--

"We have to abort the attack," Daniel told her.

"Why?" Sam asked, feeling tension rise in her stomach.

"Teal'c's clear of the ship, he's got Jake. But he couldn't get Jack out."

As Daniel's voice disappeared from the radio, Teal'c's appeared. "DoctorCarter, I-"

"I know, Teal'c," Sam said, struggling to remain calm.

"O'Neill ordered you to go ahead with the attack," Teal'c said. Sam could hear loud protests coming
from close to the Jaffa. Jake.

"No," Sam said into her radio. "We're not leaving here without him. Carter out."

She switched her radio off and turned to her daughter. "Gracie, I need you to make this work," she
said, indicating the weapon.

The girl shook her head. "Daddy's still up there."

"I know. I want to stop them from being able to take him anywhere, but I need your help, okay?"

--

The palace shook. People screamed and clutched at one another.

"What was that?" The Duke asked, staring in fear at Daniel and Jacob.

"Sam just fired at the mothership," Jacob said quietly.