PART TWO
"Ow."
"Jack?"
Daniel asked as he sat up.
"No, it's
Santa Claus." Jack replied.
"Who is this
Santa Claus?" Teal'c asked.
"Never mind,
Teal'c." Daniel replied as he brushed himself off.
"Can anyone
else see anything? 'Cos all I can see is a large blur." Jack
asked as he squinted to try and sort between the shapes in front
of his eyes.
"I think
that's me, Jack." Daniel said as he made his way around the
cell.
"Oh,
right." Jack replied.
"Sam? Are you
okay?" Daniel called.
"Sam?"
Jack spun around in a circle, trying to find Captain Carter in
the darkness.
"Can anyone
else see Sam?" Daniel asked the others.
"I can not see
a damn thing." Jack replied as he continually opened and
closed his eyes, trying to clear the black spots floating before
his eyes.
"I regret to
inform you, Colonel O'Neill, that it appears Captain Carter is
not in this dwelling with us." Replied Teal'c as he searched
the cell, checking to make sure that the Captain was not in one
of the corners.
"Thank you
Teal'c. At least someone in here can see." Jack replied.
"Was that
aimed at me?" Daniel asked as he glared at Jack.
"Why ever
would you think that?" Jack replied, grinning from ear to
ear.
"Well, the
fact that I wear glasses for one...." Daniel began to say.
"Would you
shut up Daniel. I think someone is coming." Jack spat out
through gritted teeth as the noise drew closer.
Heavy footsteps
stopped outside the door of the prison cell that they were in.
The door creaked open and Captain Carter was thrown roughly
through the door.
"Sam. Are you
okay?" asked O'Neill as he made his way over to her.
"Just peachy.
And you?" Sam replied as she sat up.
"Can't
complain. Let me guess. We are the guests of a Goa'uld,
correct?" Jack asked her as he helped Sam to her feet.
"Oh yeah. And
you will never guess who it is." Sam replied.
"I'll take a
wild guess and say Apophis. Do I win the $64,000 now?" Jack
said jokingly.
"No you don't,
but you get this lovely set of Ginsu steak knives as a
consolation prize." Sam replied with a grin on her face.
"I do not
understand your terminology. I did not realise that we were
playing for prizes." Teal'c said as he puzzled over Sam and
Jack's banter.
"We aren't,
Teal'c." said Jack as he got into a more comfortable
position on the floor.
"I understand.
Tau'ri humor." Teal'c replied as he watched Jack.
"So. Got any
ideas as to why Apophis has taken us prisoner." Jack asked
Sam.
"Yes. As a
matter of fact he told me why we have been taken prisoner."
Sam replied grimly.
"And that
reason is?" Jack asked.
"To learn all
the secrets of the Tok'ra and then destroy them and us right
along with them." Sam replied with a look of dread on her
face.
"And how is he
planning on doing this?" Jack asked as he looked on grimly.
"Well, he
intends to bring Jolinar back to life." Sam replied, not
even looking Jack in the eye.
"Wait a
second. Sam, did I just hear you correctly? Apophis is going to
bring Jolinar back to life? Isn't that impossible? I thought that
your body had absorbed what was left of Jolinar after the Ashrak
killed her." Daniel looked wide-eyed at Sam, disbelief
written clearly on his face.
"I know it
sounds strange Daniel. But obviously he has discovered a way to
do it. Or else we wouldn't be in this mess, now would we?"
Sam replied.
"I guess
so." Daniel reluctantly agreed with her.
"Okay. Guys,
we are going to have to find some way to escape. I don't exactly
want to be the downfall of two races. I especialy don't want
anything to happen to Dad and Martouf or any of the other Tok'ra
for that matter. Does anyone have any good ideas?" Sam
replied wholeheartedly.
"Well, we
could attack the guards when they come to take you away, and then
make a run for it." Jack piped up.
"Jack, I hate
to say this but your plan sounds exactly like the one youhad when
the Tok'ra were holding us captive. You mean to say that you can
not think of anything else. At all?" Sam asked the others.
"Nope, that
seems to be my limit. So, anyone else got any bright ideas?"
Jack replied, a look of disappointment on his face.
"It would seem
to me that we need a distraction. One of us is going to have to
stay behind and divert their attention while the rest of us go
for help." Daniel said as he looked at the others.
"I'll
stay." Sam replied.
"Sam. I can't
ask you to do that. If you stay behind, Apophis will more than
likely re-animate Jolinar and Apophis will get what he
wants." Jack said as he looked at Sam with a look of horror
on his face.
"No, Jack. I
have to stay behind. It is the only way to ensure that you three
can get away. He will be too preoccupied with me to really notice
anything else." Sam replied as she tried to reason with
Jack.
"Are you
completely sure that you want to go through with this Sam? You do
realise that if Apophis succeeds, you won't be you anymore, you
will be a Goa'uld." Daniel blurted out.
"Tok'ra,
Daniel, not Goa'uld. I would have thought you had learnt the
difference by now. And don't forget, the Tok'ra have a way of
removing the symbiote without harming the host. Remember
Cordesh?" Sam replied as she tried to reason with Daniel.
"Okay Sam.
We'll go. But I ain't liking this one little bit. Once we get
out, what do we do then?" Daniel said as he resigned himself
to the fact that Sam was not gong to be dissuaded.
"For one
thing, let SGC know what has happened and then contact the
Tok'ra. They will want to know what Apophis is doing. Is everyone
clear on this?" Sam asked the others.
They all nodded
their consent. Just as Sam was about to continue, footsteps were
heard moving steadily towards the door.
"Okay guys.
When I count to three, I want you to attack and then take off
running. Got that?" Sam asked the others.
"Yes,"
they all replied.
The door swung open
and in walked three rather large Jaffa, all carrying staff
weapons. Jack, Daniel and Teal'c all rushed the Jaffa, knocking
them out before they even had a chance to react.
"Well, that
was easy." Jack said as he brushed himself off.
"Okay, I need
one of you to knock me out. It needs to look as though I was
trying to escape as well, but was knocked out before I got very
far. Who wants to volunteer?" Sam asked the others, knowing
that one of them would volunteer.
"I'll do it. I
ain't gonna like it, though. I don't like hitting women."
Jack replied.
"Well, just
think of me as a Goa'uld. I know how much you despise them.
Pretend that I am Hathor or Apophis. That should work." Sam
volunteered.
"Okay."
Jack said.
"Jack, before
you hit me, I need your assurance that you will contact the
Tok'ra. They need to know about what is happening here. Do I have
your word that you will?" Sam asked as she looked at Jack.
"You have it.
Now, shut up so I can hit ya." Jack requested.
" 'kay."
Sam replied.
Jack imagined that
it was Hathor he was hitting and Sam went out like a light as
soon as his fist connected with her face. Man, he
thought, she has a hard head.
As they took off
out the door and rounded a corner, Apophis appeared at the cell
door. When he realised that the other Tau'ri had escaped, his
eyes flashed.
"At least I
still have the prisoner I need. It is odd that she did not escape
with the others. My Jaffa must have stopped her before she could
get away." He said to no one in particular.
"Jaffa, kree.
Take this Tau'ri to the isolation room and strap her to the
table. We will begin the re-animation process at dawn."
PART THREE
Outside, Jack,
Daniel and Teal'c were rushing towards the Stargate.
"Guys, I don't
feel right with leaving Sam there with Apophis. My god, he is
going to bring Jolinar back to life and all we're doing is
running away." Daniel asked as they ran towards the
Stargate.
"Daniel. Calm
down. SGC and the Tok'ra need to know what Apophis is up to. The
only way they will find out is by us getting back. It was
necessary to leave Sam behind." Jack replied.
"I still don't
like it." Daniel told the others.
"Yeah, well,
neither do I." Jack said as they continued making their way
towards the gate.
"Daniel
Jackson. O'Neill. There appears to be several serpent guards
surrounding the Stargate. What is our plan of attack?"
Teal'c commented as the Stargate came into view.
"Well, we
could always run screaming like banshees at them, wearing bright
pink tutu's. That oughta scare them off." Jack suggested as
they all crouched behind some trees.
"Bright pink
tutu's, Jack? I thought I had lost it, but that takes the
cake." Daniel replied, looking at Jack as if he had lost his
mind.
"What
cake?" Teal'c asked.
"Never mind,
Teal'c." Jack said.
"Ah, Tau'ri
clichés." Teal'c replied.
"Okay, Teal'c,
I want you to go behind those trees over there and make as much
noise as possible. When the guards gets close enough, I want you
to attack and try to get some staff weapons. Daniel and I will
try and start up the Stargate. We will have to jump to one of the
worlds where is a SG team is. 'Cos we all know what will happen
if we gate home without the authorisation code for the iris. It
won't be pretty, let me tell you. Bugs on a windshield."
Jack said as the plan began to form in his head.
"P3X259.
That's where SG2 is, I think. We can gate there, then hitch a
ride back to SGC." Daniel almost shouted.
"Good
thinking, Daniel. I was going to suggest P4Y272, but then I
remembered that you dislike the commanding officer of SG9 because
of the massive wedgie that she gave you." Jack said.
"Please, Jack.
Don't remind me. I am still trying to repress." Daniel
replied, cringing at the thought of the pain.
"Sorry, Danny.
Didn't mean to bring back painful memories. Okay boys, let's do
it!" Jack replied as the plan was put into action.
Teal'c quietly made
his way over to the glade of tres and began to make their way
over to the glade of trees.
As they drew
closer, Teal'c signaled to the others that he was about to make
his move and motioned for them to begin making their way to the
Stargate.
Teal'c leapt out
from behind a tree and proceeded to hit the serpent guards as
they came into his range. Several of the guards tried to surround
Teal'c but he reacted just as quickly and began to immobilise
them.
Within a few
minutes, all of the serpent guards were scattered around on the
ground, either dead or severely wounded.
"Come, Daniel
Jackson, O'Neill. We must inform SGC and the Tok'ra whilst we
still can. There seems to be a rather large squadron of Jaffa and
Serpent guards heading this way. I do believe that it would be
diligent for us to use the Stargate to escape." Teal'c
advised them as they reached the DHD.
"Good
thinking, Teal'c. Alright, peoples, let's head 'em up and move
'em out."
As Daniel started
dialling for P3X259, the large swarm of Jaffa and Serpent guards
were getting closer.
"Any time soon
would be good, Danny." Jack commented as the group of Jaffa
and Serpent guards got closer.
"Sorry Jack. I
am dialing as fast as I can." Daniel replied.
"It's okay,
Daniel. Just thought I should mention that the group of Jaffa and
Serpent guards are getting closer. But hey, no rush. Take your
time."
"Ha, ha, Jack.
Very funny."
"Well, I
thought so."
As Daniel finished
dialing P3X259, the swarm of Jaffa and Serpent guards began
firing their staff weapons. Jack, Daniel and Teal'c ran to the
Stargate and went through.
~00~00~00~00~00~
"Incoming
traveller."
"Whose
authorisation code is it? No one is due back yet." General
Hammond asked as he made his way to the command control.
"Sir, it's
SG-1's. But they are not due back for at least 24 hours."
Lt. Simmons replied as he verified the authorised the sequence of
numbers that flashed on the screen.
"Open it up.
Something may be wrong." General Hammond said as he began
making his way out of the door and into the embarkation room.
Jack, Daniel and
Teal'c fell through the wormhole.
"Colonel,
Doctor Jackson. You were not due back for quite a while. What
happened? Where's Captain Carter?" Hammond asked as Jack,
Daniel and Teal'c made their way down the ramp towards them.
"We ran into
an old friend of ours, General. Come on, I'll explain as we
go."
As O'Neill
explained to General Hammond what had happened, Hammond's face
got paler and paler until he could take no more and asked O'Neill
to stop talking.
"Okay, let's
contact the Tok'ra." General Hammond began issuing orders as
they made their way out of the embarkation room.
PART
FOUR
"Incoming
traveller."
"Is it the
Tok'ra, Lt. Simmons?"
"It is their
authorisation code, sir."
"Open the
iris." General Hammond ordered, all the while watching the
Stargate.
The final chevron
locked into place and the Stargate activated with a whoosh. Three
figures stepped through.
"General
Hammond. Greetings from the High Council of the Tok'ra."
"Thank you,
Martouf. I see that Jacob is not with you. It might be
advantageous to get him here."
"Why? What is
wrong, General?"
"There is no
easy way to say this, Martouf, but Captain Carter is being held
captive by Apophis. And he intends to bring Jolinar back to
life."
"Tok'ra,
kree." Lantash instantly took over from Martouf, leaving
everyone's head spinning as he gave orders to the other Tok'ra
with him. "Please send my companions to the co-ordinates
they give you. They will find Selmak and gather as many Tok'ra
operatives as we can spare."
"Thank you,
Lantash. Any help would be greatly appreciated."
"There is no
need to worry. We will get Captain Carter back and defeat Apophis
in the process."
"I do not
doubt that, Lantash. Lieutenant, please escort our guest to the
briefing room and make him comfortable. We may have a while to
wait before Jacob arrives. If you will come this way,
Martouf."
"Of course,
General Hammond."
~00~00~00~00~00~
Sam couldn't hear
anything. It was eerily quiet. Not even a cricket to soothe
my nerves, she thought as she lay strapped to a table. Of
all the stupid things to get yourself involved in, Samantha, this
really takes the cake.
As she lay there,
pondering on her existence and how it could change drastically
within the next few hours, she wondered what the others were
doing. Were they telling the Tok'ra of her plight or had Jack
conveniently not told the General about her request to contact
them. I'll never see Martouf or Dad again, or Janet and Cassandra
if Apophis has anything to do with it.
Sam looked out the
window and judging from the light outside, estimated that there
was only an hour at most before dawn. Then Apophis will begin
the re-animation process, Sam thought to herself as she
tried getting into a more comfortable position. Why do I get
myself into these sorts of situations?
Sam lay back on the
table and waited for dawn.
~00~00~00~00~00~
Martouf stared out
the briefing room window overlooking the embarkation room with a
look of sadness across his face.
Do not worry,
Martouf, Lantash said, we will get to her before Apophis
does anything. If we do not get there in time, and Apophis has
the chance to re-animate Jolinar, do not fear. Everything will
sort itself out.
I hope so,
Martouf thought inwardly, I truely hope so.
Behind Martouf, the
door to the briefing room opened and in stepped Colonel O'Neill,
Dr. Jackson, Teal'c and General Hammond.
"Martouf.
Please have a seat. There are a few things that need to be
discussed before Jacob gets here." General Hammond said as
everyone took a seat around the table.
"Certainly,
General Hammond," Martouf said as he settled into one of the
chairs.
"Firstly, I
had a phone call from Colonel Maybourne. It seems that he has
found out about Captain Carter being taken by Apophis and the
whole re-animating Jolinar fiasco. It would seem that we have an
informant in our midst. So, for security sake, what I have to say
will go no further than this room." General Hammond said as
he looked from one person to the next until he had made eye
contact with everyone in the room.
"So, what has
the Colonel got to say for himself this time?" O'Neill asked
as he sat forward in his seat.
"Maybourne has
taken it upon himself to be the one to rescue Captain Carter but
he wants to wait until Apophis has reanimated Jolinar before he
leads a rescue attempt," General Hammond advised the others.
"He
what?" was the reply he received. Martouf's head dipped and
when he looked up, his eyes flashed.
"Where is
he?" Lantash asked, taking control from Martouf.
"He isn't
here, but he will be within the hour," General Hammond said
as he took in everyone's expression. "By that time, you will
have already launched the rescue mission. Marbourne will do
anything to get his hands on a symbiote, whether it is Goa'uld or
Tok'ra. And he is determined to get Jolinar by any means
possible. I am determined to keep this from happening, people. I
want...."
"Incoming
traveller." The warning lights started flashing and the
alarm began blaring in the embarkation room as the Stargate began
to activate.
The phone began to
ring in the briefing room and a nearby airman took the call.
"General Hammond, it's the Tok'ra," replied the airman.
"That will be
Jacob. Let's go people." General Hammond said as he stood
up. Everyone filed out of the briefing room and made their way to
get their gear.
PART
FIVE
The door behind the table, upon
which Sam was strapped, opened and in walked Apophis and two
other Goa'uld, dragging behind them a strange looking
contraption, upon which were attached some rather nasty looking
pipes.
Oh God, thought Sam, they
are going to stick me with that thing, I know it. Guys, where the
hell are you?
"Captain Carter, the time
has come for the reanimation process," Apophis said as he
slowly walked around the table.
"Know this, if I survive, I
am going to kill you," Sam spat at him as he came close to
her head, the look in her eyes showing that she meant every word.
"Captain, you are in no
position to make threats. I do not think that you will want to
fight me after I am through with you, you won't be anything
resembling a threat," Apophis said as he took in her words
with a smile on his face.
"Just get this over with,
but I will fight you every step of the way. It won't be so easy
to get anything out of me as you might think," Sam replied
as she looked at Apophis with absolute hate in her eyes.
Apophis just looked at Sam and
smiled, knowing that the reanimation machine would get the
information out of her, even if she resisted.
Apophis turned to the other
Goa'uld with him and with a nod, they came forward, towing the
machine behind them.
Sam's eyes widened as the
machine came closer, bringing into detail the attachments on the
machine. Hurry up Jack, Sam thought to herself, I'm not
sure how long I can hold out.
~00~00~00~00~00~
"Bring her home, Colonel
O'Neill," General Hammond said as the remaining team members
of SG1, the members of SG11 and SG2, and the various Tok'ra
waiting to disembark to recover Captain Carter from the hands of
Apophis.
"Understood, sir."
Colonel O'Neill replied as he looked around at the various
members of the Tok'ra. Damn bunch of snakeheads.
"Chevron seven
locked." Lt. Simmons' voice echoed throughout the
embarkation room for a moment before the whoosh of the Stargate
drowned him out.
"Lock and load people.
SG11, you take point once we come out of the wormhole. We don't
know what to expect. Everyone else will be right behind
you," Colonel O'Neill said as he addressed everyone at the
bottom of the ramp leading to the Stargate. "Jacob, could
you and the rest of the Tok'ra bring up the rear?"
"Certainly, Colonel
O'Neill," Jacob said as the other Tok'ra prepared
themselves, there were various members of the Tok'ra carrying
both hand and staff weapons.
"SG11, you're on."
With that, SG11 took off running
up the ramp and through the wormhole. The rest of the SG teams
and the Tok'ra gave them a count of ten and went through
themselves. What greeted them on the other side was a surprise to
all.
PART SIX
Sam's screams began to
reverberate throughout the complex. They were the screams of
someone in extreme pain.
"I will never tell you
anything. No matter how much you torture us," Sam's voice
was beginning to become distorted as the reanimation machine
brought Jolinar back from the dead more and more.
"I am surprised that you
have lasted this long, Captain Carter. No one has ever withstood
this much torture without cracking. Nevertheless, that will
change soon. Do you remember how much pain the harakash can cause
a person, or a symbiote?" Apophis asked as he continued to
circle around the table, watching in anticipation as the Tok'ra
scum was brought back from the dead inch by inch.
Sam said nothing as she lay
strapped to the table, trying to keep a control on the pain that
was coursing through her body. I don't know how much more of
this I can stand.
"Turn the power up,"
Apophis said to the two Goa'uld operating the device.
Sam's screams grew in intensity.
~00~00~00~00~00~
As Jack and the others came
through the wormhole, the first thing they saw was the numerous
serpent guards and Jaffa surrounding the Stargate.
"Everyone, get down!"
Jack shouted as he dived for the ground.
The Tok'ra, however, did not pay
attention to this warning and began to fire their various
weapons.
Jack, in seeing this, decided
that once this was over, he was going to have a few words with
Jacob. He was in charge of this rescue mission, wasn't he? He
pulled himself up off the ground and joined in the battle.
"Colonel O'Neill,"
Lantesh shouted above the battle noise, "I am going to
attempt to get Captain Carter with Jacob and a couple of the
Tok'ra. Will SG1 join us?"
"Of course we will,"
Jack snapped back. "Daniel, Teal'c, we're going to attempt
to rescue Sam. Coming?"
"Of course we are,"
Daniel replied. Teal'c nodded his head in agreement.
The small rescue party broke off
from the main party who lay down cover fire to allow them to get
to the cover of the trees without too many hassles.
"When we get into the
complex, Teal'c, Daniel and I will first and get Sam out while
you cover us," Colonel O'Neill suggested as they continued
towards the complex.
"No," Lantesh said as
he looked at O'Neill with a incredulous look on his face,
"we go together or not at all. The Tok'ra consider Captain
Carter one of our own. We will not stand idly by while you rescue
her without us. Apophis may have already reanimated Jolinar, we
know Jolinar's temperament, you do not."
"Jack, Lantesh is right.
They have every right to be part of the rescue, not just as
back-up," Daniel voiced his opinion, as he took in the look
on Jack's face, knowing that Jack did not want the Tok'ra to have
more of a part in Sam's rescue than he did.
"Alright, alright. We go in
together," Jack finally agreed.
The group moved silently towards
the entrance to the complex, which had been partly obscured by
trees.
"This is it. Who wants to
go " Jack started to say but was
interrupted by a scream that shock him to the bone.
"Samantha" was
all that Martouf said before he plowed his way through the brush,
followed closely by Jacob and the rest of the Tok'ra.
"So much for going in
together," Jack said as he followed right behind them,
leaving Daniel and Teal'c scrambling after him.
PART
SEVEN
Sam had originally thought that
Jolinar's presence would come all at once, but it wasn't until
she had been through two hours of torture on the reanimation
machine that she began to feel her presence.
Then, so did Apophis.
"It is working perfectly.
Soon I shall have what I want, and two troublesome civilizations
will be destroyed," Apophis said with a look of glee upon
his face.
"It isn't over yet,
Apophis. Not by a long shot," Sam spat back at Apophis,
hoping that he did not realize that Jolinar was almost fully
reanimated.
However, he did, and turned to
the other Goa'uld. "Turn it up more, the Tok'ra scum is
almost reanimated."
Once again, Sam screamed as the
intense pain ripped through her body, centered now at the base of
her neck.
~00~00~00~00~00~
As the group of rescuers made
their way through the corridors, they heard Sam scream again,
this time they heard it more clearly. Jacob, Martouf and Jack had
all visibly paled as they heard each scream, each aching to be
the ones to rip Apophis apart when they found him.
~00~00~00~00~00~
'Samantha?'
Sam could hear the quiet
question reverberate through her mind, despite all of the
mind-numbing pain that she felt.
'Yes, Jolinar. It is I. Are
you alright?'
'Considering that the last
time we spoke I was dying, yes, I am fine. Who has us prisoner?'
'Apophis has. He wants to
bring down the Tau'ri and the Tok'ra. I haven't told him anything
yet, but I am not sure how much longer I can hold out.'
'Do not worry, Samantha. Our
love will be here soon to rescue us, I am sure of it.'
Sam tried not to grin as Jolinar
called Martouf "our love". It had been something she
had been fantasizing about since they had first met, once she
realized who he was, especially since he had been invading her
dreams constantly.
"I see Jolinar is awake.
Now the fun begins," Apophis said as he ushered away his two
assistants. He was too busy taunting Sam/Jolinar that he did not
hear the two soft thuds outside the door, but Sam did.
'Jolinar, I hear the others
outside in the corridor. Do you wish to have control?'
'Yes, thank you, Samantha.
Let's show Apophis what we're made of, shall we?'
Sam's head dipped a little as
Jolinar assumed control.
'It feels wonderful to have a
body again.'
'Jolinar'
'Sorry.'
'And so you should be.'
"Apophis," Jolinar's
voice echoed throughout the room and into the corridor, "you
will not get anything out of us. We are too strong for
that."
~00~00~00~00~00~
"Jolinar."
Martouf's head came up as he heard his love's voice, something
that he thought he would never hear again.
PART
EIGHT
"Colonel O'Neill, we must
get in there. There is no telling what Apophis will do to Jolinar
now that he has brought her back to life," Jacob said as he
watched Martouf try to get his emotions under control upon
hearing Jolinar's voice.
"Okay, on three
people," Jack replied as he tried to restrain himself from
going in to the room by himself and ripping that snakehead apart.
On three, the small group of
Tok'ra and SGC members burst into the room with their weapons at
the ready, all in their own way willing to die to rescue their
missing team member.
~00~00~00~00~00~
"Lantesh.."
Jolinar spoke softly as the face of her love came through the
door first.
Apophis spun around with eyes
blazing as the intruders burst into the room, all of whom were
bent on destroying his plans.
"So, the two banes of the
Goa'uld existence have arrived to rescue their missing person.
Excellent, now I shall destroy you both in one swoop."
Apophis gleefully said as he looked at the various members of the
Tok'ra and Tau'ri, especially one Tok'ra in particular who was
gazing longingly at his prisoner. "I see that you have a
special interest in my prisoner," Apophis directly at
Lantesh.
"I am Lantesh of Noctana
and I have come to claim what is mine," Lantesh spat at
Apophis as he moved further into the room, towards his mate.
"Tok'ra scum, you will not
get her." With that, Apophis brought his hand up, the hand
upon which his hand device was placed, and aimed it at Lantesh,
preparing to fire.
But before he could, a foot
kicked his hand. Apophis spun around, realizing that it was
Jolinar who had kicked him, and prepared to fire upon her. This
distraction was enough for Lantesh to bring his hand up and fire
his hand device at Apophis, hitting him square in the back.
Jacob rushed towards his
daughter with Daniel in tow, as Jack and Martouf went to check on
Apophis.
"He's still alive,"
Jack said as he turned Apophis over.
"He has a harakash on him,
bring it to me. I will deal with him," replied Jolinar as
she finished untying the straps that had held her down.
'What are you going to do,
Jolinar?'
'I am going to rid the galaxy
of this *scum* once and for all.'
'Jolinar, can I be the one to
kill him, after what he has put me through.'
'Of course.'
And with that, Jolinar
relinquished control and let Sam back to the fore. Sam turned to
Martouf and gave him a little smile, she was glad that he had
been part of the rescue team.
"Sam?" Jack said as he
took in the look that had passed between Martouf and Sam. Great,
he thought to himself, I've lost her to a snakehead.
"I'm fine, Jack. This is
something I have to do. Hand over the harakash, please," Sam
replied as she stepped closer to Apophis and Jack.
Jack reluctantly gave her the
device and stepped back.
"For what you have done to
me, Apophis," Sam began, placing the device on her right
hand, "I sentence you to death by the power of the
harakash." With that, Sam leveled the device at him and
activated it.
Apophis' screams of pain soon
filled the room, bringing numerous Jaffa running towards the
room. Martouf, upon hearing the approaching footsteps, indicated
to the other Tok'ra, bar Jacob, to deal with them.
It was not long before Apophis
had been rendered unconscious by the waves of pain that the
harakash had inflicted on him. Sam stood there, a smile on her
face as she felt Apophis lose consciousness and finally die.
Sam turned back around,
searching for Martouf. "My love," she said softly as
the last day took its toll and her legs gave way. Martouf was
there to catch her before she hit the ground.
Sam's head dipped and Jolinar
came to the fore. "I have missed you so much, Martouf,"
she said softly as she snuggled closer to Martouf, trying to keep
herself warm as Sam's body went into shock, as she was not able
to repair it until she could gain her strength.
"And I you," Martouf
said as he softly kissed his mate on the lips, thankful that he
had her in his arms once more, "I died inside when I heard
that you had died. At least with Samantha, I had a small part of
you."
"Martouf, do not worry, it
is done with. Let us leave this place and go home."
With that, Martouf picked up
Jolinar and with the others following behind them, left what was
Sam's prison cell and headed for home.
~The End~
