Title: End of the line (part six) U-Turn
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: The Devil you Know, Meridian
Summary: Following on from part five, Jacob gets the surprise of his life, and will escape come in time? (NB: 'Divide and Conquer' never happened, Martouf is still alive!)
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~ End of the line part six: U-Turn ~
Copyright © 2003, Ruth
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Jacob sat bolt upright against the wall.
"SAM?" he yelled.
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Sam strained against Apophis as he pulled her out of the sarcophagus, preparing her for the implantation of his queen.
"Dad!" she yelled, breaking free of him and making a run for the door.
Unfortunately, two large Jaffa quickly appeared there and hauled her back to Apophis.
"I like spirit in my queen!" he laughed, immobilising her with his ribbon device.
She was vaguely aware of being laid on a table, her shirt stripped from her back and neck exposed.
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Jacob sat by the door.
"Sel, I'm sure it was her!"
As am I, Jacob.
"What can I do?" he asked.
Attract the attention of the jaffa. If we can get a weapon off of one of them then we may have a chance.
"Then what? We just make a run for it?"
I am as confused as you, Jacob.
"Hey!" Jacob yelled, pounding at the door with his last remaining strength. "Hey!"
We could be here some time.
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"We can use the cargo rings to transport onto Apophis' vessel, and hopefully free Samantha and Selmak," said Martouf.
"Right. Uh…Marty, do we really have enough weaponry to defend ourselves?"
"Apophis is not even aware of our presence, O'Neill. He will be caught by surprise!" Teal'c smiled. Any chance he got to kick the crap out of his ex-god he took, and he enjoyed.
"Ok, people, to Oz!"
"I do not understand that joke, Colonel," said Martouf in confusion.
"It's just a reference to an old TV- forget it."
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Sam could see the black, writhing snake moving closer to her, in Apophis' arms. She closed her eyes in terror, wishing that he would stop making this so agonising and just do it.
Just then, one of the Jaffa murmured something to Apophis and he abruptly put down the snake.
"Jaffa! Guard her!"
Apophis walked out of the room. Sam looked around her. There were two Jaffa. What she really needed now was for someone to provide a distraction…
"HEY! SOMEBODY!"
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"HEY! SOMEBODY!" yelled Jacob.
This does not appear to be working.
"Give me a chance, Sel!"
Allright. But if this does not work, I…
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"HEY! IS ANYBODY OUT THERE?"
One of the Jaffa guarding Sam grimaced in annoyance at the sound of Jacob's voice.
"I will deal with the Tok'ra prisoner," he said, and walked out.
Now all Sam had to do was figure out a way of disarming the Jaffa holding her captive – and she had to do it quickly. Suddenly, an idea came to her.
"Uh…oh God!" she murmured, clutching her chest and trying to sit up. "Agh!"
The Jaffa tentatively came over to where she laid and looked at her.
"Oh, God!" she groaned. Just a little closer…
"What is your ailment, Tau'ri?" he asked.
"Hurts!" Sam gasped, laying awkwardly back down again, in the hope of fooling him.
He came closer to her, and that was when she pounced. Kicking him in the stomach, she lurched herself up off of the bed and punched him in the face. This brought her time to grab his zat-nik'tel and shoot him with it. Then, adrenaline pumping fiercely around her body, she made a run for it.
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"What is it?" asked the Jaffa outside Jacob's door.
"God, you gotta open the door!" said Jacob.
I must say, that is a feeble attempt at getting him to free us.
"Well, it's better than nothing!"
"You are fully aware that I cannot – ARGH!"
Jacob heard a mechanical buzz, like that of a zat, and the thud of a Jaffa body dropping to the ground. Then he heard the doors being activated.
"Sam?" he asked.
"Sorry," said Martouf, entering the room. "We thought she would be with you!"
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Sam sprinted down one of the long corridors, searching for the room where her father was being held.
Suddenly, out of the blue, Apophis halted her escape.
"You disappoint me, Tau'ri. I thought your friends knew better than to come aboard my ship!"
Sam attempted to fire the zat at him, but he put his damned force field up, promptly training his ribbon device on her forehead and lowering her to the floor, deactivating it before he killed her.
Then, he pulled her body into his arms and made his escape to another room.
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"Where would Apophis have taken her?" asked Jack.
"Uh…I dunno, uh…oh God Jack!" Jacob was panicking, so Selmak promptly took over.
"I believe he will take her to one of his smaller rooms, in order to torture her again."
"But that's all?" asked Jonas.
"At worst, he will try to turn her into a host."
"WHAT??"
"We must find her before this happens, O'Neill."
"Yeah, Teal'c, I know that!"
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Apophis laid Sam out on a table and went over to his Jaffa. Slowly, he extracted the symbiote from within her and took it over to Sam.
"Does she please you, my love?" he asked.
The snake writhed and slid closer to Sam, slowly travelling up the small of her back.
It was at this point that Sam awoke, finding herself helpless and unable to move.
She could feel the symbiote sliding up her back, coming to a halt at her neck.
Apophis smiled evilly.
The snake drew back it's head, and with one, powerful lurch, it entered Sam's neck.
Sam screamed.
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"Sam!" Jacob yelled, distressed.
Jack picked up the pace of his running, towards the origin of Sam's scream.
"Sam?" he asked.
Martouf ran behind him, knowing deep down in his heart what had just happened to his friend. Lantash was as deeply distressed as Martouf.
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Apophis helped Sam to her feet, just as Jack, Teal'c, Jonas, Jacob and Martouf burst in through the door.
He smiled evilly.
"Sam?" Jack asked.
"I'd like you to meet my new queen," said Apophis.
Sam's eyes flashed as she smiled.
Jacob collapsed to the floor in a dead faint.
"My love, I will give you the honor of killing whichever Tau'ri or Tok'ra you wish. You need only decide."
Sam paused in thought.
"I choose…"
-TO BE CONTINUED-
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