Catherine paced the length of the small waiting room off the council
chamber. The Council had been deliberating for two hours, and she was
getting impatient.
"Oh, for crying out loud! Will you sit down!" Scott cried.
Catherine turned to the young man that had been a brother to her. "I'm sorry Scott. I'm just impatient."
Scott chuckled softly. "That's usually my line."
"He has a point." Cassie agreed.
Catherine sat down with her back against the wall. "What are we going to do if they don't agree to this?" she asked.
"Keep fighting." Scott told her. "Just like our parents would have."
"Although, our parents would be more inclined to disregard the order." He said after a moment.
"True." Catherine said.
They all stumbled to their feet as the door on their left opened, and a council member stepped through. "The Council has come to a decision." Rya'c said. "They will see you now."
The three followed Rya'c back into the council chamber, and stood before the table. "The Council has decided that you will be allowed to attempt your plan." George said in the disembodied voice that belonged to his Tok'ra counterpart, Raylac.
"However, you must agree to certain restraints before you may proceed." Selmac said. "They are as follows. You must take a holographic message from the Council to explain yourselves. You must not reveal any information that the SGC does not need to stop the Goa'uld. And lastly, you must take a council member with you to ensure you follow these rules. Councilor Rya'c has volunteered."
"Thank you, Council." Catherine said, and bowed.
"When will you be ready to attempt this?" Jacob asked, his voice now that of a human.
"In approximately four hours." Cassandra told him.
"Then you have a go." George said, smiling sadly at the familiar words. "We will deliver the message to you before you leave."
* * *
"All done." Cassandra muttered from where she kneeled in the dirt.
She looked at her companions. "All we need to do is flick a switch and dial home."
Rya'c nodded from where he was gazing around the small clearing surrounding the stargate. Just like all of them, he wore the green BDU's that had once belonged to SG-1.
"I'll dial the address then." Scott said, the sunlight glinting off the two golden rings he wore around his neck on a black cord. His parent's rings.
Suddenly a glider burst out from the cover of trees and shot bolts of energy at him. Luckily the bolts missed them. "I would suggest hurrying!" Catherine shouted.
Rya'c had armed his staff weapon, and was shooting at the glider, as was Catherine with her guns. As the glider dodged, and came around for another pass, the wormhole engaged, as Cassie flicked the switch of the generator.
The familiar blue surface wavered and rippled. "We have to go, now!" Cassie yelled.
But just as she did so, the four saw a giant explosion to the left, as the base where they had lived for the past six months blew up.
"Shit!" Scott cursed.
"Come on!" Cassie yelled, as the glider swooped back.
Shaken out of their daze, Scott and Catherine turned and ran through the gate. "Rya'c!" Cassie said, and the Jaffa broke off his attack and ran through the gate after them.
As Cassie dodged the blasts and ran through the wavering gate, she muttered, "I hope this works."
She disappeared and the gate closed behind her, as the glider hit the generator and it exploded.
"Oh, for crying out loud! Will you sit down!" Scott cried.
Catherine turned to the young man that had been a brother to her. "I'm sorry Scott. I'm just impatient."
Scott chuckled softly. "That's usually my line."
"He has a point." Cassie agreed.
Catherine sat down with her back against the wall. "What are we going to do if they don't agree to this?" she asked.
"Keep fighting." Scott told her. "Just like our parents would have."
"Although, our parents would be more inclined to disregard the order." He said after a moment.
"True." Catherine said.
They all stumbled to their feet as the door on their left opened, and a council member stepped through. "The Council has come to a decision." Rya'c said. "They will see you now."
The three followed Rya'c back into the council chamber, and stood before the table. "The Council has decided that you will be allowed to attempt your plan." George said in the disembodied voice that belonged to his Tok'ra counterpart, Raylac.
"However, you must agree to certain restraints before you may proceed." Selmac said. "They are as follows. You must take a holographic message from the Council to explain yourselves. You must not reveal any information that the SGC does not need to stop the Goa'uld. And lastly, you must take a council member with you to ensure you follow these rules. Councilor Rya'c has volunteered."
"Thank you, Council." Catherine said, and bowed.
"When will you be ready to attempt this?" Jacob asked, his voice now that of a human.
"In approximately four hours." Cassandra told him.
"Then you have a go." George said, smiling sadly at the familiar words. "We will deliver the message to you before you leave."
* * *
"All done." Cassandra muttered from where she kneeled in the dirt.
She looked at her companions. "All we need to do is flick a switch and dial home."
Rya'c nodded from where he was gazing around the small clearing surrounding the stargate. Just like all of them, he wore the green BDU's that had once belonged to SG-1.
"I'll dial the address then." Scott said, the sunlight glinting off the two golden rings he wore around his neck on a black cord. His parent's rings.
Suddenly a glider burst out from the cover of trees and shot bolts of energy at him. Luckily the bolts missed them. "I would suggest hurrying!" Catherine shouted.
Rya'c had armed his staff weapon, and was shooting at the glider, as was Catherine with her guns. As the glider dodged, and came around for another pass, the wormhole engaged, as Cassie flicked the switch of the generator.
The familiar blue surface wavered and rippled. "We have to go, now!" Cassie yelled.
But just as she did so, the four saw a giant explosion to the left, as the base where they had lived for the past six months blew up.
"Shit!" Scott cursed.
"Come on!" Cassie yelled, as the glider swooped back.
Shaken out of their daze, Scott and Catherine turned and ran through the gate. "Rya'c!" Cassie said, and the Jaffa broke off his attack and ran through the gate after them.
As Cassie dodged the blasts and ran through the wavering gate, she muttered, "I hope this works."
She disappeared and the gate closed behind her, as the glider hit the generator and it exploded.
