Sorry this is so late, folks. I don't know how I feel about this one but I hope you like it.
PS: The saddest thing about this chapter is that I'm supposed to be studying for an exam and not writing. :(
Jack was hurrying toward the infirmary when the base alarm sounded again. "Now what!?" He headed to the nearest phone and connected with the Command Center. "General, why is the alert up? I thought we were in the clear."
"We were, Colonel, until our uninvited guest broke out of its cell. The SFs that took it into custody neglected to search the hybrid and it used Jenna's security card to exit the cell before taking out its guards."
"Any idea of its position, Sir?"
"None. However, whatever it was using to disguise itself was disrupted when we initiated the counter measure, so spotting it won't be difficult."
"How are we handling this, sir?"
"I'm tired of all the havoc this thing is causing, Colonel. It's time to clean house."
"Understood, sir."
Jack hung up the phone and doubled back, heading toward the armory. He heard the order to shoot on site come over the comm. as he reached his destination and thought about how nice it would be to be the first one to do so. Grabbing a zatn'kitel and a radio, he headed toward the gate room, signaling two SFs to follow him as he went. He had an idea that if the hybrid was anything like the actual Reetou it would try to hurt the SGC in a major way. Now, with the bombs all disabled, he figured the next big step would be to cripple the base and what better target than the gate itself.
"Okay boys, with the frequency still going through the station, this thing will stick out like a sore thumb. I want you two to head to the gate room's west entrance and keep it covered. Lethal force has been authorized, so if you see the hybrid, zat its ass."
"Yes, Sir," came the unified reply.
Jack heard the sound of running feet, as the SFs hurried off. He turned to see the resident jaffa approaching, staff in hand.
"Teal'c! Good timing, buddy. You're with me."
The men quickly made their way toward the gate room's east entrance. SFs were everywhere, patrolling the corridors, prepared to fire at the first sign of the intruder. They saw one group of airmen working on the removal of one of the explosive devices from a maintenance hatch.
Jack slowed taking it all in, a thoughtful look crossed his face as he observed the activity around him.
"Something's not right. We've been assuming that the hybrid has been acting like the average Reetou and it has up to a point."
"You are correct, O'Neill."
"It couldn't make it to the gate undetected even if it wanted to," Jack said. "This thing had a chance to blow the base before anyone was the wiser. No one even knew it was here. Why didn't it?"
"I believe it was because it took time to find Jenna Reeyu and assault her," came the grim faced reply.
"But it could have easily have taken her out when it blew the base," realization dawned on Jack and he pulled out his radio as he quickly headed towards his original destination, Teal'c by his side. "General?"
"What is it, Colonel?"
"Warn the SFs guarding the OR that the hybrid may be heading in their direction."
"What are you thinking, Jack?"
"The attack on Jenna was personal, sir. I think it's going to finish what it started."
Jack hoped he was wrong but seriously doubted it. From what they'd been told about the Reetou-human hybrids, it was safe to assume that they were holding a major grudge against their Goa'uld creators, and the Goa'uld in general, and as far as this thing was concerned, Jenna and Emillynn were Goa'uld.
The men neared the OR and were two corridors away when they heard the gunfire. What they saw when they turned the corner was a site that neither would soon forget. One SF lay crumpled on the ground while a second was attempting unsuccessfully to remove a clawed hand from his throat. That hand was attached to a creature that even a mother would have a hard time loving.
The thing that stood before them was outfitted in black, sleek armor almost like an exoskeleton. Its skin had a gray-black hue with a sickly green tinge that made it look almost metallic. Ridges rose up just above glossy black eyes to form the outer edges of horn-like protrusions that extended three inches from the smoothness of its head. A third ridge sloped down between its eyes to thick dark lips that, when they pulled back into a snarl, reveled small pointed teeth made more for ripping than chewing.
"There has got to be more to that cocktail than Reetou and human DNA," Jack brought up his arm and quickly fired the zat. The hybrid reacted quickly and threw the SF into the blast and toward Jack with enough force to knock him back and into the wall.
Teal'c fired his staff as the alien began to charge, hitting it in its shoulder. It stumbled slightly as it kept coming and grabbed Teal'c's staff when he brought it up to block the assault. Teal'c kept a hold of his weapon and held his ground as the hybrid attempted to force him back. Then, with a quickness that only a seasoned warrior possessed, he pivoted to his left using the hybrid's forward thrust against it and propelled his enemy into the concrete wall. A second later an energy pulse struck it in the back.
Teal'c turned to see Jack crouching on the ground, zat extended out before him. He stood up with a determined look upon his face and fired two more times at the hybrid.
"Are you alright, O'Neill?"
"I am now."