Yes, I know this chapter is short, sorry. It's a kind of transition. And yes, I know I changed the story description/summary, or whatever. That's because I had major plot changes in my head ofr the second half of the story. No need to worry about why there isn't a future, season nine Daniel in the story yet. He'ss come into play a couple chapters from now or so. But I won't say anything else...Just gotta read and review to keep me going.

Chapter 6

"Are you sure you're absolutely sure, general?"

General George Hammond sighed. "Yes, Jack, I'm as sure as I could possibly be. I've checked numerous times. Nothing has been reported coming through the second gate. I'm sorry, colonel, but we'll just have to look elsewhere."

O'Neill sighed. "Yeah, but where is elsewhere?"

"They could be on any world between Earth and P5R-316, O'Neill," Teal'c said. "You should remember that this has happened before."

"I try not to," Jack grumbled. "But that was simple-sort of. We were on earth. We have no idea where Carter and Daniel are."

"Indeed, O'Neill, but we must attempt to find them."

"I'm not arguing with that, Teal'c. Of curse we have to find them. But I just don't get it. Not that I get what happened last time, but, doesn't there have to be some kind of energy surge thingy for this to happen? I didn't notice anything weird during gate travel, so why did it 'skip', or whatever? Assuming that really what happened."

"We have to assume that's what happened, colonel, no matter how unlikely it seems. Because unless I see proof of the alternative, I'm not going to accept it," Hammond said resolutely. "Daniel Jackson and Samantha Carter are out there somewhere, and we're going to do all we can to find them."

O'Neill stood, and Teal'c followed suit.

"Permission to join the off-world search teams, general?" Jack said. "I'm going to find my people."

"Permission granted, colonel."

Only hours after they had been left alone, the door to the Goa'uld holding cell opened again, and two jaffa entered. The two ever-present guards still stood outside. Carter was the first to rise to her feet, and Daniel followed, slowly.

"What do you want now?" she said.

None of the aliens said anything, but the two who had come in moved immediately in Daniel's direction. One of them grabbed his shoulder and shoved him toward the entrance, shouting "Kree!" in his ear. The young scientist winced and did as he was obviously being told.

"What are you doing?" Carter demanded.

"It's okay, Sam," Daniel said, following the jaffa out of the cell.

"No, it's not. I heard what you said…" she protested.

"Sam, try to stop them and they'll hurt you. So just don't, okay?"

"But-" she began, but she could get no further, as at that moment the door slid shut in her face, and the serpent guards herded Daniel around the corner, out of her sight. She sighed in frustration. And sat down again, hard.

Daniel Jackson gulped as he was led down the corridor of the Goa'uld facility. He was almost certain he knew what came next, and even more certain that he wouldn't like it if he was correct. True to his fears, a moments later he was pushed into another room, larger than the one he had been confined in the past few hours. Amaunet and two more jaffa awaited him and the two that had come with him.

Daniel heard the door close behind them. Then, before he could catch his breath at the site of his wife staring at him coldly, he felt the familiar, though unwelcome sensation of the but of a staff weapon being rammed into the back of his legs, forcing his knees to give out. He grunted and fell, crying out when his knees slammed painfully onto the cold, hard floor.

Still wincing, Daniel looked up at her, hoping to be able to say something to her, but he didn't get the chance, before once again the hand device was focused on his forehead. But this time she was not trying to render him unconscious, and the ribbon of energy from the device sent paralyzing waves of pain through his body. For several minutes he struggled with it, gasping.

"No…" he choked, tears forming in his eyes again. It couldn't end now. It was too soon. He had just found her again. He couldn't die yet…

Amaunet smiled. "No need to worry, Dr. Jackson. I won't kill you now. Not this time. No, this is going to last a long, long time."