Catherine stifled a groan as light seeped under her closed eyelids. Her
throat was so dry she could barely swallow and her head felt as if it was
about to explode. "Awake, Ha'taaka?" asked a harsh voice.
Catherine forced her eyes open, and groaned in pain. Or at least she thought the harsh sound that was coming from her throat was a groan. She shut her eyes again, and felt them burn.
Kali laughed evilly. "You are, aren't you?"
Catherine swallowed, and tried to speak, but she couldn't produce more than another groan. Kali laughed again. "You should not have come back, Bastet." She said.
'Bastet?' the thought made it's way through Catherine's foggy brain. 'Who was . . ?' Then it hit her. Kali didn't realize she wasn't Goa'uld!
Catherine swallowed again, and managed to get a few words out. "Kal shaka mel!" she snarled, and was quite proud when Kali blinked.
Then she glared. "That wasn't the right answer." Kali sneered.
A bolt of pain so intense hit Catherine that she couldn't stop herself crying out. The pain went on and on and on . . .
When it finally stopped, it took Catherine's nerves a minute to realize it. By that stage she was almost unconscious with the pain. "You'll pray you never came to this planet, Bastet," Kali growled. "Before the end. No one betrays me, and gets away with it."
* * *
Cassandra tensed when the rings disappeared, and then she sighed in relief when she saw the gate. "Come on!" she cried.
As quickly as they could, the pair carried Jack to the gate and dialed out. As the gate engaged, Cassandra took a quick glance about, but spotted no one else. Then she grabbed Jack and carefully stepped through.
* * *
"Are you sure this is where they went?" Scott asked, when they found the lavish room where Bastet had gone.
"Positive." Jacob said.
The five spread out within the room, and searched for hidden doors or transports. As they did, Rya'c noticed the split wine on the floor. He knelt and dipped a finger in it. Bringing it up to his nose, he noticed a familiar smell. "She's been drugged." He said.
"What?" Jacob asked.
Rya'c stood. "Kali gave Catherine drugged wine."
"Would it kill her?" asked Sam.
"No."
"Then she can't be far." Jacob said.
After a minute of searching, Teal'c found a hidden doorway. The door slid open to show a long black corridor. "I have found it." He said.
The others looked over, before coming to join him. Jacob nodded at Sam. "We'll meet you in the transporter room." He said.
Scott, Teal'c and Rya'c disappeared into the darkness, and Jacob turned to his daughter. "Let's go."
* * *
"I'm receiving SG-1's GDO signal, sir." Said Sergeant Davis to General Hammond.
"Open the iris." Hammond ordered.
The iris retreated, revealing the familiar blue event horizon. A second later three figures appeared. Hammond watched in horror as two of them collapsed to the floor as the gate disengaged. "I want a medic team in the gateroom, now!" Hammond ordered.
Oblivious to the sirens, General Hammond raced into the gateroom. "What happened?" he barked.
Cassandra looked up wearily. "It's a long story, General."
She sighed in relief as Janet and her medical team raced into the room. Her eyes widened when she saw Jack, but she kept her calm. "Alright, I want them out of here, now! Somebody stop the bleeding and I want . . . "
Janet continued to give orders, as Jack was lifted up onto a gurney and raced out of the room. Daniel stumbled to his feet and looked at his torn clothes. "What was that thing?" he asked.
"Some kind of predator, I would guess." Cassandra replied.
They both looked at the General, and then at each other. Daniel sighed, and began to tell his commanding officer what had brought them here.
* * *
"WE dialed out, safe enough," Daniel said. "But when we reached the other side, we found this giant hairy . . . thing, that tried to, well, eat us."
The General looked thoughtful. "Is there anything we can do?" he asked.
"No, sir." Cassandra said. "Anyone who gates into that planet will just get in the way. And, besides, we're not supposed to be there, so there's not much you can do, anyway."
Hammond sighed. "Then it looks like we wait."
Catherine forced her eyes open, and groaned in pain. Or at least she thought the harsh sound that was coming from her throat was a groan. She shut her eyes again, and felt them burn.
Kali laughed evilly. "You are, aren't you?"
Catherine swallowed, and tried to speak, but she couldn't produce more than another groan. Kali laughed again. "You should not have come back, Bastet." She said.
'Bastet?' the thought made it's way through Catherine's foggy brain. 'Who was . . ?' Then it hit her. Kali didn't realize she wasn't Goa'uld!
Catherine swallowed again, and managed to get a few words out. "Kal shaka mel!" she snarled, and was quite proud when Kali blinked.
Then she glared. "That wasn't the right answer." Kali sneered.
A bolt of pain so intense hit Catherine that she couldn't stop herself crying out. The pain went on and on and on . . .
When it finally stopped, it took Catherine's nerves a minute to realize it. By that stage she was almost unconscious with the pain. "You'll pray you never came to this planet, Bastet," Kali growled. "Before the end. No one betrays me, and gets away with it."
* * *
Cassandra tensed when the rings disappeared, and then she sighed in relief when she saw the gate. "Come on!" she cried.
As quickly as they could, the pair carried Jack to the gate and dialed out. As the gate engaged, Cassandra took a quick glance about, but spotted no one else. Then she grabbed Jack and carefully stepped through.
* * *
"Are you sure this is where they went?" Scott asked, when they found the lavish room where Bastet had gone.
"Positive." Jacob said.
The five spread out within the room, and searched for hidden doors or transports. As they did, Rya'c noticed the split wine on the floor. He knelt and dipped a finger in it. Bringing it up to his nose, he noticed a familiar smell. "She's been drugged." He said.
"What?" Jacob asked.
Rya'c stood. "Kali gave Catherine drugged wine."
"Would it kill her?" asked Sam.
"No."
"Then she can't be far." Jacob said.
After a minute of searching, Teal'c found a hidden doorway. The door slid open to show a long black corridor. "I have found it." He said.
The others looked over, before coming to join him. Jacob nodded at Sam. "We'll meet you in the transporter room." He said.
Scott, Teal'c and Rya'c disappeared into the darkness, and Jacob turned to his daughter. "Let's go."
* * *
"I'm receiving SG-1's GDO signal, sir." Said Sergeant Davis to General Hammond.
"Open the iris." Hammond ordered.
The iris retreated, revealing the familiar blue event horizon. A second later three figures appeared. Hammond watched in horror as two of them collapsed to the floor as the gate disengaged. "I want a medic team in the gateroom, now!" Hammond ordered.
Oblivious to the sirens, General Hammond raced into the gateroom. "What happened?" he barked.
Cassandra looked up wearily. "It's a long story, General."
She sighed in relief as Janet and her medical team raced into the room. Her eyes widened when she saw Jack, but she kept her calm. "Alright, I want them out of here, now! Somebody stop the bleeding and I want . . . "
Janet continued to give orders, as Jack was lifted up onto a gurney and raced out of the room. Daniel stumbled to his feet and looked at his torn clothes. "What was that thing?" he asked.
"Some kind of predator, I would guess." Cassandra replied.
They both looked at the General, and then at each other. Daniel sighed, and began to tell his commanding officer what had brought them here.
* * *
"WE dialed out, safe enough," Daniel said. "But when we reached the other side, we found this giant hairy . . . thing, that tried to, well, eat us."
The General looked thoughtful. "Is there anything we can do?" he asked.
"No, sir." Cassandra said. "Anyone who gates into that planet will just get in the way. And, besides, we're not supposed to be there, so there's not much you can do, anyway."
Hammond sighed. "Then it looks like we wait."
