Bastet walked up to the giant doors guarding Kali's temple. The doors were
made of wood so dark it was black, and two large braziers burned on either
side of it. Bastet was only accompanied by two of her Jaffa, but unseen,
two more and a human slave were hidden of to the side of the path.
"Kali!" Bastet shouted in her inhuman voice. "I wish to speak with you!"
There was silence as the echoes of Bastet's demand died away. Then rings formed around the group and they disappeared.
Bastet soon found herself within a large mothership. Kali was waiting for her, surrounded by five Jaffa. "Why did you come back, Bastet?" she asked.
"Because I wished to speak with you, and I was not given much of a chance before." Bastet replied.
Kali nodded. "You have always been open to new ideas, Bastet. Despite your father, Ra."
"Indeed." Bastet said.
Kali turned and motioned Bastet to join her. "I'm afraid you shall have to leave your Jaffa here." Kali said.
Bastet frowned, but she did as was asked. "Jaffa, Aray Kree." She ordered, and they began to walk down the corridor.
"Where are your other escorts, Bastet?" Kali asked suddenly. "Or should I say Tok'ra."
Bastet felt the Jaffa around her charge their weapons and Kali turned to her. "Did you think you could fool me with your tricks?"
As Kali glared at her, Bastet expression turned into one of mild surprise and she laughed. Her eerie laughter echoed down the corridor. The Jaffa tensed, and Kali's eyes flashed white.
"If you think that, Kali." Bastet said. "Then you are more gullible that I thought."
"How dare you - " Kali began, but Bastet cut her off.
"No, how dare you Kali. I came here to offer an alliance of my own, and stop those arrogant System Lords, Morrigan and Svarog running straight to Anubis with your plans."
Kali seemed to consider this. "Jaffa, Kree." She said. "Then why did you slip away like a snake?"
"Would you stay when Morrigan and Svarog are trying not only to destroy each other, but to take as many of us with them as they can?" Bastet asked.
Kali nodded, and smiled. "It seems you are an intelligent politician, Bastet. Forgive me for my mistake."
"I understand entirely." Bastet said.
The group continued down the corridor, and entered a lavishly decorated room. Silks hung from the walls and ceiling, and covered many of the lounges and divans. The floor and walls were the same as they had been inside the temple.
When the entered, Kali swept forward and sat on a large golden chair covered with brightly colored cushions. "So what is this proposed alliance, Bastet?" she asked when she was settled.
* * *
Meanwhile, back in the ring room, the two Jaffa waited until the group was out of sight. Then they activated the rings. Three more people soon joined them in the room. One of them opened his mouth to speak, but the other made a silencing motion.
Using hand signals, one of the Jaffa split the group up, and directed them where to go. Three of them snuck down the corridor in the opposite direction to Kali and Bastet, while the others turned to the computer terminal they had spotted within the transporter room.
Scott quickly bypassed the Goa'uld systems, until he found what he was looking for. "They're in the cell block. You'll need to turn left at the next intersection and continue down the corridor. They're on your right." He muttered, barely moving his lips.
"Copy that." A voice replied.
* * *
"I propose," Bastet began, "that we join forces, so to speak."
"Go on." Kali said. "But I fail to see how this differs from my proposal, apart from numbers."
"Yes, but I do not simply wish to oppose Anubis." Bastet explained. "I want to sabotage his plans."
Kali looked surprised, but quickly covered the fact. "How?" she asked.
"By making him think others are trying to destroy him, so he is forced to come to us for help."
Kali grinned at her words. "Very good." She said.
Bastet reached forward and picked up a wineglass. She saluted Kali with it, and took a sip. She blinked when the world suddenly shifted. "But not good enough." Kali continued, and Bastet's world went black.
"Kali!" Bastet shouted in her inhuman voice. "I wish to speak with you!"
There was silence as the echoes of Bastet's demand died away. Then rings formed around the group and they disappeared.
Bastet soon found herself within a large mothership. Kali was waiting for her, surrounded by five Jaffa. "Why did you come back, Bastet?" she asked.
"Because I wished to speak with you, and I was not given much of a chance before." Bastet replied.
Kali nodded. "You have always been open to new ideas, Bastet. Despite your father, Ra."
"Indeed." Bastet said.
Kali turned and motioned Bastet to join her. "I'm afraid you shall have to leave your Jaffa here." Kali said.
Bastet frowned, but she did as was asked. "Jaffa, Aray Kree." She ordered, and they began to walk down the corridor.
"Where are your other escorts, Bastet?" Kali asked suddenly. "Or should I say Tok'ra."
Bastet felt the Jaffa around her charge their weapons and Kali turned to her. "Did you think you could fool me with your tricks?"
As Kali glared at her, Bastet expression turned into one of mild surprise and she laughed. Her eerie laughter echoed down the corridor. The Jaffa tensed, and Kali's eyes flashed white.
"If you think that, Kali." Bastet said. "Then you are more gullible that I thought."
"How dare you - " Kali began, but Bastet cut her off.
"No, how dare you Kali. I came here to offer an alliance of my own, and stop those arrogant System Lords, Morrigan and Svarog running straight to Anubis with your plans."
Kali seemed to consider this. "Jaffa, Kree." She said. "Then why did you slip away like a snake?"
"Would you stay when Morrigan and Svarog are trying not only to destroy each other, but to take as many of us with them as they can?" Bastet asked.
Kali nodded, and smiled. "It seems you are an intelligent politician, Bastet. Forgive me for my mistake."
"I understand entirely." Bastet said.
The group continued down the corridor, and entered a lavishly decorated room. Silks hung from the walls and ceiling, and covered many of the lounges and divans. The floor and walls were the same as they had been inside the temple.
When the entered, Kali swept forward and sat on a large golden chair covered with brightly colored cushions. "So what is this proposed alliance, Bastet?" she asked when she was settled.
* * *
Meanwhile, back in the ring room, the two Jaffa waited until the group was out of sight. Then they activated the rings. Three more people soon joined them in the room. One of them opened his mouth to speak, but the other made a silencing motion.
Using hand signals, one of the Jaffa split the group up, and directed them where to go. Three of them snuck down the corridor in the opposite direction to Kali and Bastet, while the others turned to the computer terminal they had spotted within the transporter room.
Scott quickly bypassed the Goa'uld systems, until he found what he was looking for. "They're in the cell block. You'll need to turn left at the next intersection and continue down the corridor. They're on your right." He muttered, barely moving his lips.
"Copy that." A voice replied.
* * *
"I propose," Bastet began, "that we join forces, so to speak."
"Go on." Kali said. "But I fail to see how this differs from my proposal, apart from numbers."
"Yes, but I do not simply wish to oppose Anubis." Bastet explained. "I want to sabotage his plans."
Kali looked surprised, but quickly covered the fact. "How?" she asked.
"By making him think others are trying to destroy him, so he is forced to come to us for help."
Kali grinned at her words. "Very good." She said.
Bastet reached forward and picked up a wineglass. She saluted Kali with it, and took a sip. She blinked when the world suddenly shifted. "But not good enough." Kali continued, and Bastet's world went black.
