Days of Chaos
I own nothing. I simply borrow the characters to write with because it's something more interesting to do then talk to my
family.
Look at me! Writing this story again! And I know where it's going! I have a plot point I'm writing towards! And I'm
determined to finish this story because I"m tired of starting a story, liking it, and then the author not uupdating in
forever. I will finish story. I will write good ending so no one wants to shoot me.
On to the story
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The palace in the distance was visible from the stargate. It overwhelmed the natural horizon.
Jack whistled. "Well someone had an inferiority complex didn't they?"
Bradley, the sniveling idiot, glared at him. "You will refrain from making any pointless comments for the duration
of the mission."
"Whatever you say. So Daniel, what's so special about this place?"
Daniel pushed his glasses farther up his nose. "Well it's a palace for an unknown goa'uld. It's been abandoned, but
there is no way of knowing whether it was abandoned for good or only for a time. The goa'uld could have moved on to their
equivalent of a summer palace. The reason for leaving could not be determined without actually coming here and that was
deemed to much of a risk for too small of a goal."
"And yet here we are." Jack pulled the gun strap over his neck. "Don't you think we should move on before they
decide to come back Bradley?"
He glared at Jack again and waved his men forward. "We are going to the palace. There will be no detours or
lagging behind. Come on." He grabbed Kara's arm and pulled her forward.
"Hey!"
"She stays with me. You stay back and watch for anyone coming from behind." He jogged ahead to keep up with his men.
Sam looked around. "I'm getting a bad feeling about this."
Teal'c tilted his head to the side. "He is telling her to stop complaining." He narrowed her eyes. "He is injuring
her wrist with his grip." He moved toward them quicker.
Jack stuck his arm in front of Teal'c. "Wait a minute. What are you doing?"
"I am going to injure that man."
"I see. How about you let Kara fight her own battles. She's a big girl."
Kara stomped on his foot and he yelped and let go of her arm. "Sorry. How clumsy I am."
Teal'c bowed his head and fell back.
Jack shook his head.
Kara turned around and grinned.
The palace rose into the air. Almost every room had a balcony with gold railings and elaborate seats.
They moved around the interior walls.
Daniel kept running between the walls. "These hieroglyphics are amazing. They depict the story of Ra's battle with
Hathor in a way I've never seen before."
"Calm down Daniel."
Bradley's men looked nervous.
"Where's Kara?" Jack scanned the room.
Sam swore. "Shit. They were right here."
Teal'c lifted one of Bradley's men two inches off the floor. "Where did they go?"
"Take it easy. They just went to check out another room." The man was sweating.
Jack tightened his grip on the gun. "Where are they?"
"I don't know."
Jack lifted the gun and pointed it at the man. "Tell me or I'll shoot you."
"You wouldn't. You can't. You're a military officer."
"What can I say? The Jaffa came out of nowhere. We shot at them and one of them dragged you into the line of fire.
There was nothing any of us could do."
Daniel walked toward the still dangling man. "It was quite a shame."
The man glanced at them dazed. Bradley's other men had been sent to check the perimeter. "The throne room. They're
in the throne room."
Jack lowered his gun. "Let's go people." He pulled plastic handcuffs out of his pack and secured the man.
The throne room was located at the back of the palace overlooking the lake about a mile away down in the valley.
The thirty foot high, golden doors were shut. Jack yanked at them but they were secured from the inside and didn't
budge. "How do we get in? Daniel?"
Daniel's eyes darted around. "There's probably a hidden entrance for the servants."
"And that would be where?"
"I don't know. The kitchens maybe."
"Do we know where the kitchens are?"
"No. I have no idea." Daniel ran his hands through his hair.
"Okay. Sam and Teal'c go left and we'll go right. Radio silence. Bradley is no doubt listening in."
He jogged down the right hallway. "If these kitchens were over this way, what would they look like?"
Daniel's eyes darted around. "Probably plain doors in comparison to everything else. They would be out of the way so
guests didn't have to see the servants but central enough that the food would be delivered hot."
"Do you see anything that looks like a kitchen?"
"No! Jack it's not like I have a map."
"Sir!" Carter ran around the corner. "We found the kitchen."
They ran back past the golden doors and halfway down the left hallway. The room was barren except for tables running
along every wall.
Jack turned and checked out all the walls. "Where's the door?"
Daniel spun around. "I don't know. This was only a guess."
Kara screamed.
Jack ran toward the far wall and pushed at it, trying to find a secret opening. "Nothing! We have to get in there."
Daniel went to the spaces between the tables and started pushing on the walls. He got halfway around the room before
he ripped open a door. "Found it! It's the tunnel. It should lead to the throne room."
They rushed in and came to the end of the darkened passage in less than a minute. Jack pulled out his flashlight and
found the door handle, clicking the light off quickly. "Ready?"
"Ready."
He slid the door open and peered around the crack. Bradley and Kara were facing away from them.
He opened the door the rest of the way and they slipped in.
"Let go of me." Kara was pulling against him. "Stop it."
"Let go of her Bradley!" Jack pointed his gun at the man's back.
Bradley spun, dragging Kara around with him and setting his blade against her neck.
"What the hell are you doing? Put the knife down."
Blood was dripping to the floor. Kara's palm was sliced open.
"Leave now or I'll slit her throat. I don't need her alive for this to work."
"For what to work?" Jack didn't lower his gun.
"What? You think this is the part where the evil villain reveals his plans and therefore insures his downfall? I
don't think so."
Daniel pressed up against his back and whispered in his ear. "He's trying to use her blood to summon back the
goa'uld that built this place."
Jack glanced back.
"These hieroglyphs represent Apophis. This was his palace. The wall behind the throne gives instructions for
summoning him back in case of an emergency. Only certain servants who have been granted eternal life to serve their god can
summon him back. I would think that would mean a servant that carried a symbiote."
Jack clenched his teeth and cleared his throat. "So why exactly are you trying to summon our buddy Apophis back
here?"
Bradley started then glared at Daniel. "You think you're so smart Jackson, don't you?" He pressed the knife harder
against her throat. "So what? Now you know. You can't do anything about it."
"Then they'll be no reason not to tell us why you're so anxious to meet him then? I have to tell you, if it's
conversation you're looking for you can find better listeners out there in the universe."
"Did you think we were going to wait around forever for Apophis to come back to kill us? When we have his loyal
little servant on earth just waiting to be used to our advantage?"
"You're going to summon Apophis and defeat him? What the hell are you smoking? He's not a third world nation with
seventy year old missiles."
"You aren't willing to do what's necessary to kill him. I am. The blood of this traitor will bring the downfall of
her master. You couldn't do it, but I can." He pressed the knife harder and a drop of blood slid down her neck.
"Stop it!" Jack tightened his finger on the trigger.
"I can't now. I was going to let her live to die with her master, but with you here the blood has to travel a bit
farther so I'll need more." He glanced toward the floor. The crystal circle in the center of the platform glowed a bit
brighter.
Sam stepped forward. He pressed the blade harder. Kara squeezed her eyes shut.
Jack stopped Sam from taking another step.
"What do we have to do to stop you from hurting her?"
"Let me call him. Her hand is already cut. Just let me drip the blood on the crystal. "
"That's not going to happen."
"Then I'll slit her throat and it will happen anyway." Bradley's eyes widened and he looked down. The knife stuck
out of his stomach. "No. I will do this." He lost his grip on the dagger and it tumbled to the floor.
Kara kicked it away from the crystal and ran to the other side of the platform.
Bradley turned and headed for her.
Jack squeezed the trigger and Bradley hit the ground.
Sam ran over to Kara and lowered her to the steps. "Are you okay?"
"Throat hurts and my hand's still stinging but I'm okay."
Jack pressed his fingers to Bradley's neck. Nothing. The hole in the back of his neck was barely visible.
Sam wrapped Kara's neck and hand with gauze. "We need to get her back to Janet."
Jack nodded. "Teal'c grab the guy tied up in the front room. I'll round up Bradley's other men."
The front room was empty. Jack sighed. "The other men are long gone. Damn it."
Sam was supporting a stumbling Kara. "She's still losing blood. Her hand won't stop bleeding."
Jack draped the gun strap over his shoulder. "Let's head home people."
An hour later Jack carried Kara through the stargate.
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"How are you doing?" Jack dropped into the chair next to the infirmary bed.
"I'm fine. Do you want my jello?" Kara handed him the cup of blue jello.
Jack took the cup. "Healing well?"
"Yep. Janet said I can probably leave tomorrow. She just wants to watch me like a hawk for a little longer."
"Then what?" Jack downed the last of the jello.
"I'm joining Daniel's department. Strictly desk work for me from now on."
"You sure about that?"
"More sure than I've been about anything in my entire life. No more strange planets for me. I'm going to keep my
feet planted on earth." She leaned back on the bed.
Jack patted her leg. "I'm sure I'll be seeing you around. We ship out in an hour so I'd better get my butt in gear."
"Bye Jack."
"Bye Kara."
Jack turned around when he reached the door. Kara was chatting with one of the nurses. She laughed and the smile
didn't leave her face. Jack smiled. "That's more like it," he whispered. He headed off to the locker room to change.
* * * * * *
Okay everyone, I know that was a kind of abrupt ending. Here's my reasoning behind it. Kara is their (the NID's) means of
reaching an end. The longer she spends with SG-1 the more chance there is that she will become more likely to listen to
their advice and orders over everyone else's. They needed to move fast to get her off world and summon Apophis. I really
didn't even mean to end this soon, but that's how it worked out and I'm not complaining. I have FINALLY finished this story
and am very proud of myself.
Any further questions or comments can be posed in a review and I might even repost this chapter with the answers.
Happy reading everyone.
I own nothing. I simply borrow the characters to write with because it's something more interesting to do then talk to my
family.
Look at me! Writing this story again! And I know where it's going! I have a plot point I'm writing towards! And I'm
determined to finish this story because I"m tired of starting a story, liking it, and then the author not uupdating in
forever. I will finish story. I will write good ending so no one wants to shoot me.
On to the story
* * * * * * * * *
The palace in the distance was visible from the stargate. It overwhelmed the natural horizon.
Jack whistled. "Well someone had an inferiority complex didn't they?"
Bradley, the sniveling idiot, glared at him. "You will refrain from making any pointless comments for the duration
of the mission."
"Whatever you say. So Daniel, what's so special about this place?"
Daniel pushed his glasses farther up his nose. "Well it's a palace for an unknown goa'uld. It's been abandoned, but
there is no way of knowing whether it was abandoned for good or only for a time. The goa'uld could have moved on to their
equivalent of a summer palace. The reason for leaving could not be determined without actually coming here and that was
deemed to much of a risk for too small of a goal."
"And yet here we are." Jack pulled the gun strap over his neck. "Don't you think we should move on before they
decide to come back Bradley?"
He glared at Jack again and waved his men forward. "We are going to the palace. There will be no detours or
lagging behind. Come on." He grabbed Kara's arm and pulled her forward.
"Hey!"
"She stays with me. You stay back and watch for anyone coming from behind." He jogged ahead to keep up with his men.
Sam looked around. "I'm getting a bad feeling about this."
Teal'c tilted his head to the side. "He is telling her to stop complaining." He narrowed her eyes. "He is injuring
her wrist with his grip." He moved toward them quicker.
Jack stuck his arm in front of Teal'c. "Wait a minute. What are you doing?"
"I am going to injure that man."
"I see. How about you let Kara fight her own battles. She's a big girl."
Kara stomped on his foot and he yelped and let go of her arm. "Sorry. How clumsy I am."
Teal'c bowed his head and fell back.
Jack shook his head.
Kara turned around and grinned.
The palace rose into the air. Almost every room had a balcony with gold railings and elaborate seats.
They moved around the interior walls.
Daniel kept running between the walls. "These hieroglyphics are amazing. They depict the story of Ra's battle with
Hathor in a way I've never seen before."
"Calm down Daniel."
Bradley's men looked nervous.
"Where's Kara?" Jack scanned the room.
Sam swore. "Shit. They were right here."
Teal'c lifted one of Bradley's men two inches off the floor. "Where did they go?"
"Take it easy. They just went to check out another room." The man was sweating.
Jack tightened his grip on the gun. "Where are they?"
"I don't know."
Jack lifted the gun and pointed it at the man. "Tell me or I'll shoot you."
"You wouldn't. You can't. You're a military officer."
"What can I say? The Jaffa came out of nowhere. We shot at them and one of them dragged you into the line of fire.
There was nothing any of us could do."
Daniel walked toward the still dangling man. "It was quite a shame."
The man glanced at them dazed. Bradley's other men had been sent to check the perimeter. "The throne room. They're
in the throne room."
Jack lowered his gun. "Let's go people." He pulled plastic handcuffs out of his pack and secured the man.
The throne room was located at the back of the palace overlooking the lake about a mile away down in the valley.
The thirty foot high, golden doors were shut. Jack yanked at them but they were secured from the inside and didn't
budge. "How do we get in? Daniel?"
Daniel's eyes darted around. "There's probably a hidden entrance for the servants."
"And that would be where?"
"I don't know. The kitchens maybe."
"Do we know where the kitchens are?"
"No. I have no idea." Daniel ran his hands through his hair.
"Okay. Sam and Teal'c go left and we'll go right. Radio silence. Bradley is no doubt listening in."
He jogged down the right hallway. "If these kitchens were over this way, what would they look like?"
Daniel's eyes darted around. "Probably plain doors in comparison to everything else. They would be out of the way so
guests didn't have to see the servants but central enough that the food would be delivered hot."
"Do you see anything that looks like a kitchen?"
"No! Jack it's not like I have a map."
"Sir!" Carter ran around the corner. "We found the kitchen."
They ran back past the golden doors and halfway down the left hallway. The room was barren except for tables running
along every wall.
Jack turned and checked out all the walls. "Where's the door?"
Daniel spun around. "I don't know. This was only a guess."
Kara screamed.
Jack ran toward the far wall and pushed at it, trying to find a secret opening. "Nothing! We have to get in there."
Daniel went to the spaces between the tables and started pushing on the walls. He got halfway around the room before
he ripped open a door. "Found it! It's the tunnel. It should lead to the throne room."
They rushed in and came to the end of the darkened passage in less than a minute. Jack pulled out his flashlight and
found the door handle, clicking the light off quickly. "Ready?"
"Ready."
He slid the door open and peered around the crack. Bradley and Kara were facing away from them.
He opened the door the rest of the way and they slipped in.
"Let go of me." Kara was pulling against him. "Stop it."
"Let go of her Bradley!" Jack pointed his gun at the man's back.
Bradley spun, dragging Kara around with him and setting his blade against her neck.
"What the hell are you doing? Put the knife down."
Blood was dripping to the floor. Kara's palm was sliced open.
"Leave now or I'll slit her throat. I don't need her alive for this to work."
"For what to work?" Jack didn't lower his gun.
"What? You think this is the part where the evil villain reveals his plans and therefore insures his downfall? I
don't think so."
Daniel pressed up against his back and whispered in his ear. "He's trying to use her blood to summon back the
goa'uld that built this place."
Jack glanced back.
"These hieroglyphs represent Apophis. This was his palace. The wall behind the throne gives instructions for
summoning him back in case of an emergency. Only certain servants who have been granted eternal life to serve their god can
summon him back. I would think that would mean a servant that carried a symbiote."
Jack clenched his teeth and cleared his throat. "So why exactly are you trying to summon our buddy Apophis back
here?"
Bradley started then glared at Daniel. "You think you're so smart Jackson, don't you?" He pressed the knife harder
against her throat. "So what? Now you know. You can't do anything about it."
"Then they'll be no reason not to tell us why you're so anxious to meet him then? I have to tell you, if it's
conversation you're looking for you can find better listeners out there in the universe."
"Did you think we were going to wait around forever for Apophis to come back to kill us? When we have his loyal
little servant on earth just waiting to be used to our advantage?"
"You're going to summon Apophis and defeat him? What the hell are you smoking? He's not a third world nation with
seventy year old missiles."
"You aren't willing to do what's necessary to kill him. I am. The blood of this traitor will bring the downfall of
her master. You couldn't do it, but I can." He pressed the knife harder and a drop of blood slid down her neck.
"Stop it!" Jack tightened his finger on the trigger.
"I can't now. I was going to let her live to die with her master, but with you here the blood has to travel a bit
farther so I'll need more." He glanced toward the floor. The crystal circle in the center of the platform glowed a bit
brighter.
Sam stepped forward. He pressed the blade harder. Kara squeezed her eyes shut.
Jack stopped Sam from taking another step.
"What do we have to do to stop you from hurting her?"
"Let me call him. Her hand is already cut. Just let me drip the blood on the crystal. "
"That's not going to happen."
"Then I'll slit her throat and it will happen anyway." Bradley's eyes widened and he looked down. The knife stuck
out of his stomach. "No. I will do this." He lost his grip on the dagger and it tumbled to the floor.
Kara kicked it away from the crystal and ran to the other side of the platform.
Bradley turned and headed for her.
Jack squeezed the trigger and Bradley hit the ground.
Sam ran over to Kara and lowered her to the steps. "Are you okay?"
"Throat hurts and my hand's still stinging but I'm okay."
Jack pressed his fingers to Bradley's neck. Nothing. The hole in the back of his neck was barely visible.
Sam wrapped Kara's neck and hand with gauze. "We need to get her back to Janet."
Jack nodded. "Teal'c grab the guy tied up in the front room. I'll round up Bradley's other men."
The front room was empty. Jack sighed. "The other men are long gone. Damn it."
Sam was supporting a stumbling Kara. "She's still losing blood. Her hand won't stop bleeding."
Jack draped the gun strap over his shoulder. "Let's head home people."
An hour later Jack carried Kara through the stargate.
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"How are you doing?" Jack dropped into the chair next to the infirmary bed.
"I'm fine. Do you want my jello?" Kara handed him the cup of blue jello.
Jack took the cup. "Healing well?"
"Yep. Janet said I can probably leave tomorrow. She just wants to watch me like a hawk for a little longer."
"Then what?" Jack downed the last of the jello.
"I'm joining Daniel's department. Strictly desk work for me from now on."
"You sure about that?"
"More sure than I've been about anything in my entire life. No more strange planets for me. I'm going to keep my
feet planted on earth." She leaned back on the bed.
Jack patted her leg. "I'm sure I'll be seeing you around. We ship out in an hour so I'd better get my butt in gear."
"Bye Jack."
"Bye Kara."
Jack turned around when he reached the door. Kara was chatting with one of the nurses. She laughed and the smile
didn't leave her face. Jack smiled. "That's more like it," he whispered. He headed off to the locker room to change.
* * * * * *
Okay everyone, I know that was a kind of abrupt ending. Here's my reasoning behind it. Kara is their (the NID's) means of
reaching an end. The longer she spends with SG-1 the more chance there is that she will become more likely to listen to
their advice and orders over everyone else's. They needed to move fast to get her off world and summon Apophis. I really
didn't even mean to end this soon, but that's how it worked out and I'm not complaining. I have FINALLY finished this story
and am very proud of myself.
Any further questions or comments can be posed in a review and I might even repost this chapter with the answers.
Happy reading everyone.