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The Last Divination

Chapter 7- Realisation and confrontation

Something different was always happening whenever Jack was in Hammond's office. The last time he was there, he was suggesting that Jonas should be detained. How far they'd come since that day. Now Colonel O'Neill was just waiting for Hammond to finish his phone-call.

"Right, sorry Colonel." He said, putting the phone down. "So you say Nirti exorcised an evil spirit out of Jonas Quinn?"

Jack thought. "Yes, sir. I suppose you could put it like that."

"Where is Nirti now? You said you would let her go once she had tried?"

"Yes, General, she's in the gate room."

General Hammond stopped and then said, "Ok...I'll be down momentarily. I just need to make a few phone calls."

Jack nodded and said, "Come on, kids. Let's go wait in the gate room." To Sam and Teal'c who had been waiting patiently outside the office.

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Nirti was being allowed to stand alone beside the gate, but still closely guarded.

"Uh," Questioned Jack, walking over to her. "I was just wondering...what did you actually do to Jonas?"

"I changed him." Smiled Nirti. Jack rolled his eyes; he could have told her that for nothing. "I used a Goa'uld device whilst he was asleep in my private chamber.

"When he was WHERE??!" Jack shouted.

Nirti laughed. "He must have never mentioned it...the Goa'uld device was called a Zantenual. It is a complex process where one injects a lethal liquid, which slowly forms to become a somewhat...evil...part of that person. You're alien friend was too easy..." She laughed again, a cold laugh.

"Wow." Said Jack sarcastically. "Ya want a medal?"

"No." Replied Nirti. "My own self praise is enough." She started walking up the ramp as the first co-ordinates were being dialled.

"One more thing...what did you think you'd gain from this?"

"I was hoping he would become too strong. As destroy you."

The wormhole opened.

"But things do not always turn out as we hope."

And she disappeared.

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Sam made her way down to the infirmary. She had heard no news of Jonas' condition, and was curious. She reached her destination and was greeted by an anxious Dr Frasier.

"Sam, I'm sorry... I can't see any change." Sam looked at her but continued to Jonas' bed.

"Jonas?" His eyes were closed, and he was totally motionless. Sam had tears in her eyes. She touched his hand but he still didn't move.

She stepped over to the phone to contact General Hammond.

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"So, Major, what are you saying?" This was General Hammond conversing with the remaining members of SG-1.

"Well," Answered Sam, who was still extremely upset but was putting on a brave face. "Say if somebody ripped all of you in half; your heart, your brain, everything. You'd die. Say this was happening spiritually rather than physically."

General Hammond looked like he was trying to fit the pieces together very quickly in his mind. "You're telling me he's been ripped in half on the inside?"

"Yes, sir. Nirti split the... I guess you could call it soul...his body should still be in tact. He would be alive, but he wouldn't be Jonas. He wouldn't talk, or move. He'd just..." She didn't finish. There wasn't much point. Everybody knew what she was saying.

Hammond sighed. This was going to be a tough day.

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"Jonas Quinn, it is I." Said Teal'c. News had spread that Jonas had awoken and Teal'c was currently with him.

Teal'c swallowed. "Doctor Frasier has informed us that you will not recover."

Jonas stared blankly back.

"It has been an honour serving with you." Teal'c felt he had to say this far too often for his liking. "You have been a great warrior, and a friend Jonas Quinn." Teal'c rested his arm diagonally across his chest as a sign of respect, bowed and left. Kel Nor Reem not only helped Teal'c to communicate with his symbiote mentally, but it also helped him through troubled times. Consulting his inner-self was comforting so he left to meditate, despite wanting to spend more time with Jonas.

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