Chapter 29
When Martouf came through the gate she knew her information was correct. Anubis was building another super ship this one had a weapon, worse than the last ship. The explosion from the first pulse beam would be worse than any device the American government had ever sent through the gate. Andrea clutched her hands tightly, but said nothing to the General. She'd let Martouf handle this one.
"Martouf it's good to see you again. The message said it was important." General Hammond greeted Martouf back to the SGC.
"Yes it is. It's regarding Anubis." Martouf had a grim look on his face and understood Andrea silence and keep all their communication that way.
"What is it Martouf?" Daniel asks walking up the stairs to the briefing room behind them.
Martouf looks at Daniel and gives him a concise answer. "Anubis is building another ship more powerful than the last."
"That doesn't sound good." Jack says from behind Daniel.
Martouf continues to tell the group about the ship when Andrea finally blurts out. "We have to go sir; this ship must be destroyed, now before it can fly."
Hammond nods agreeing with Andrea. "I agree, Colonel O'Neill work with the Tok'ra to get the information need for the mission. You'll be taking SG-18 with you. They seem to have the experience need for the mission."
"Yes, sir. Carter are you coming with us to plan this thing?" Jack says standing up.
"Yes sir." Sam stands up and the group leaves to plan the attack.
Later when Daniel can't stand Andrea's silence, he asks her "Is everything alright? I don't think I've ever seen you not say anything about a mission."
Andrea looks at her laptop then at Daniel. "I gave my input. I knew about the ship the Tok'ra confirmed it. I'll put it in my report. I'm just thinking a lot today. I've got some things to do before the mission."
"Is there something else you know?" Daniel asks something that was keeping her quiet.
"Is my silence bugging you?" Andrea asks smiling, the first time she had since Martouf arrived.
"No... Yes it's like your hiding something about the whole thing." Daniel says looking at his wife to see if she is.
"No, just have nothing to say today." Andrea looks at her screen and continues to type.
Martouf stands in front of the nine people, SG-1 and 18 plus General Hammond. Colonel O'Neill had decided that there was no need for the Tok'ra to be involved beyond getting them inside the shield. They had come up with a simple plan. O'Neill, Teal'c, Jonas and Grogan would divert while, Carter, Kawalsky, Andrea, and Daniel Jackson set Charges. "You understand the risks all of you are taking. If captured by Anubis, he must not know about the operative. His place needs to remain secure for the mission he is currently on."
"We understand that Martouf, the plan is not to get captured at all." Jack says looking at everyone.
"I just glad we're using Semtex. It works much better than C-4." Andrea says confidently.
"No you're just glad you get to blow stuff up admit it." Kawalsky says looking at Andrea smugly.
"What about the guards at the gate?" Major Carter asks.
"We'll send one of those thingies through first." Jack says acting like he's holding a stun ball.
"A full guard contingent will be present." Teal'c says to the group.
"Yes, that is why you will be going while the guard is changing. Many Jaffa are late and others are tired of being on guard for so long." Martouf says to Teal'c.
"So when do we leave, Sir?" Grogan asks for himself and Jonas who is sitting beside him.
"You're all scheduled to leave at 1000 Hours." General Hammond says to them.
"Do we have any other orders Sir?" Jonas asks Colonel O'Neill.
"No we get in, blow the place and get out. That means no looking around." Jack says.
"We do need to be precise in setting the charges to go in two blasts. This ensures that they will be more distracted so we can escape." Sam says looking at the map in front of her.
"Two timed events, are we each set a charge for a timed event?" Andrea asks the Major.
"Yes, everyone will have a set of preset timers." Sam says then goes on to explain the locking system for the coded timers.
Sam and Andrea stand in the armory checking weapons and explosives. Carter had done this before. She didn't know what Andrea had done when she was subverting Kek. Andrea's knowledge of explosives blew her away. Sam laughed at her thoughts. Knowledge of explosives blew her away that was a good one. She'd have to tell that to the Colonel. Sam turned to Andrea to ask a question. "Do you have enough back up?"
Andrea checked her vest, "I have enough, plus a zat." Andrea was ready.
"Good the others are waiting." Sam waits for Andrea at the door.
Walking with Sam down the hall she mental prepares for the coming mission. She had prayed, it always seem to comfort her and made her lucky. The last three years she felt as if someone was watching over her all the time. She hoped she didn't have a vision at a bad time. Andrea would sacrifice her life for God and country. She still believed in God there was no evidenced to prove he didn't exist. "Good luck. Don't forget to watch your back."
"I won't forget. Don't worry about Daniel; Colonel O'Neill is always watching his six." Sam says before they walk into the gate room.
"Whose six were you talking about Carter?" O'Neill asks hearing the last half of Carter's comments.
"We were referring to Daniel's six." Andrea says laughing, grinning at Daniel's look of interest.
"What about my six?" Daniel asks them.
"We were discussing, who would be protecting it." Sam says ready to burst into laughter.
"Don't worry Daniel; they weren't talking about what you think. They are just messing with us." Kawalsky says patting Daniel shoulder.
"Is everyone ready?" O'Neill asks the seven people under his command.
"I'm all set, so is my team." Kawalsky says to O'Neill.
"Grogan and I are all set." Jonas says looking at Kawalsky and Dr. AJ.
"Daniel Jackson and I are ready O'Neill." Teal'c says to the Colonel.
"I'm all set." Carter says to him. Andrea shakes her head in the positive.
"Dial it up!" The Colonel yells to the technician in the control room. The group watches the seven chevrons lock.
When the last chevron is locked the technician announces, "Wormhole is engaged. Good luck!"
"Let go blow something up." O'Neill says looking at Andrea's grin, as he throws an activated ball through the gate.
Carter counts down. "Okay sir." The eight enter the wormhole, stepping through to Anubis's ship base.
"Okay folks you know the plan move out!" O'Neill says looking at the Jaffa scattered about. Martouf had the right timing he had to give him that. "We'll re group over there in the woods once all the charges are set." Jack says as they split into two teams heading through the woods along the path. The shield was lowered because of the guard change. The operative was working the shield he wouldn't sound the alarm when the guards didn't return. Signaling Kawalsky they broke off and went toward the left rings. SG-1 moved swiftly through the trees, when they hit the clearing there were two Jaffa standing guard.
Teal'c yells out to capture their attention. "Jaffa Kree!" The two Jaffa turn and Teal'c and O'Neill fire. Moving toward the rings the four step into the rings.
"Nice shot T. Okay Carter do your thing." O'Neill says to Carter.
"Yes sir." Carter pushes the device that activates the rings that Martouf gave them. Daniel prepares to shoot anyone after they ring in.
Appearing in a large chamber the group fires on the four Jaffa standing guard. O'Neill goes to the door panel and waits. Carter beside him, he punches the panel opening the door.
Daniel stands beside Teal'c on the other side of the door holding a zat. Focusing on Jack's hand signals he waits. After Teal'c and the Colonel go through the door, he and Carter follow suit. Carefully heading down the hall they keep watch for patrols. Waiting for a group of Jaffa to leave they stand ready for battle if they have to.
Kawalsky led his team through a small creek. Hell he was going to have a chat with O'Neill when they got back. Grogan stumbled on some stones; the kid was good, but he needed some balance. Cutting a hard left he led them to a clearing where several Jaffa were standing guard. "Zat" He mouthed lightly to Andrea, Grogan and Jonas.
Jonas held his zat comfortably in his hand. When the Major whistled they hit each Jaffa with three zat blasts each. "No bodies, No evidence."
"Yeah just one hell of a search party, when are friends at the gate wake up." Andi said stepping into the rings.
"Do it Grogan." Kawalsky decided to give the kid the honor.
When the Major had given him the honor of controlling the rings he was ecstatic. Dr. AJ said he was ready for it, Colonel O'Neill agreed. "Yes sir." Grogan pressed the button on the device activating the device.
Appearing in another chamber on the other side of the new ship the team takes out the Jaffa guarding the inside. Jonas noticed that Anubis must be paranoid to have such a large guard all over the base. He was surprised they didn't encounter Jaffa in the woods. "That was easy." Jonas says to Andrea.
"Too easy." Andrea had an eerie feeling about the place.
"Shut up." Kawalsky orders them. Then waves them to the door, quickly they open the door, seeing an empty hall the follow the path to the bridge. Hearing the foot steps of a Jaffa patrol they hide in a small chamber full of weapons they have never seen before.
"Major, I've never seen these before." Grogan says holding a weapon that looked like a staff cut in half.
"Put it down. And help me guard. Set those extra Charges here." Kawalsky says.
"Sounds good to me." Andrea goes to the far end of the room and attaches a charge to a weapons storage box.
"The Naquidah will heighten the blast. Make sure it's the second charge we have to come this way to get back to the rings." Jonas says setting his charges.
"Let's go folks." Kawalsky orders them. The three follow down the halls in full alert.
Reaching the engine room, Jack and Teal'c take out a Jaffa in the room. Carter and Jackson begin to set charges in open crystal panels. Teal'c and O'Neill stand guard out side. "Enter the code Daniel." Carter says to Daniel who sets the Semtex against the inner panel.
"I got it." Daniel says punching in the four digit code.
"Hurry up you two." O'Neill says to them from the open door.
"Indeed the next patrol is due." Teal'c says to them.
"Done, ready Daniel?" Sam asks joining Jack and Teal'c at the door.
"I'm coming." Daniel says after finishing his last Charge.
Grogan and Kawalsky wait at the right door, while Jonas and Andrea go to the left. Opening the door at the same time they fire on the bridge crew, before they can fire back. Andrea and Kawalsky shut the door behind themselves. "Keep it short, I want to get out of here before it blows."
"Yeah, me either. I like to watch the fireworks I set not be the fireworks." Andrea says from her position on the floor.
"That's funny." Jonas says setting a charge under the chair in the room.
"I don't want to blow up either thank you." Grogan says to them.
"Open the Door." A voice yells on the other side.
"Oh shit!" Kawalsky and Grogan fire on the door lock to secure it. Holding his radio, Kawalsky says to Jack, "Jack, We're locked in. Jaffa patrol at the door."
"Copy that. We're on our way." Jack says looking at his team then changing directions and heading back toward the bridge. "Forget setting charges in the bay."
Sam and Daniel slap the second charges to a panel and set them, and run to catch up with Teal'c and O'Neill.
"All the Charges are set." Sam says to Jack.
"Good." Jack says running up the wide hall of the still unfinished ship.
"Take cover, they've almost got the door busted." Kawalsky says putting on shades.
The rest of the team puts on their shades as well. "Make sure to cover your ears." Andrea says covering her ears.
"Here it comes." Grogan hells but no one hears.
The same type of device that they used to get passed the Jaffa at the gate rolls into the room. Going off, the device only stuns them. Andrea shades worked. Andi fires on several Jaffa. Other Jaffa come through the door. One grabs Grogan and they battle. Andrea fires on more behind them. Kawalsky trips one and begins to struggle with another. Andrea grabs a fallen Jaffa's staff and begins to fight the ones entering.
"Colonel O'Neill better hurry." Jonas says firing his zat.
"Ooooh..." Grogan curses a Jaffa whacked his leg hard with a staff weapon breaking Grogan's leg. Grogan falls to the floor and trips the Jaffa.
"I'm Coming, Grogan." Andrea says breaking the neck of the Jaffa she was fighting with.
Kawalsky fills with relief when he hears distant gun and zat fire. "Here comes the Calvary."
Andrea goes to Grogan and checks his leg while Jonas covers her. "How bad is it?"
"It's okay broken though." Andrea says to Grogan.
Firing his P-90 O'Neill enters the room. "Everyone okay?"
"Grogan's got a broken leg. Everyone else is good." Kawalsky says to Jack joining him at the door.
Teal'c enters the room, and helps Grogan up. Grogan groans. "Thanks Teal'c."
"Teal'c take Grogan and get out of here. Daniel stay with Kawalsky. Let's move." Jack says firing his gun and giving orders.
Running down the hall Sam yells to Jack. "Colonel we should split up, try to confuse them while we get out the charges will go soon.
"Okay Kawalsky go right. Come one T lets get the hell out of here." Jack says firing and leading the team toward the second ring room. Carter leads the way down the hall. When they reach the ring room, she takes out the waiting Jaffa. They ring down she and Jack fire at the Jaffa ready with staff weapons.
"Run for the Gate, we got to hold it until for the others." Jack says taking the rear.
"Let's go, let's go, let's go." Kawalsky says to them. Running down the hall they fire on the following Jaffa. "Damn, Grogan has the device."
"Don't worry; I can activate the panel in the room" Daniel says taking the lead. Firing on the guard inside Andrea runs to the rings and waits.
Jonas locks the door after they enter the room. Daniel waits for them to enter the rings. When all are in he hits the panel and jumps in ready to fire on waiting guards. They kill the Jaffa on the planets surface and run toward the gate.
"Keep moving, they are right behind us." Andrea says from the flank.
"How many?" Jonas asks running in front of her. Daniel runs side by side with Kawalsky.
"Seven, maybe eight." Andrea answers. Turning to look was a mistake, Andrea get hit by a zat and falls to the group.
Daniel turns to see that she is not behind and runs back. Daniel hits the shield that went up while no one was looking. "Andrea!" He yells from the ground, Jonas and Kawalsky coming back to help.
Andrea turns to see Jaffa coming toward them. "Kawalsky, Jonas get him out of here. They can't get you."
"We won't leave you behind. I can't leave you behind."
"We have to Danny." Kawalsky says.
"We'll come back." Jonas says to her.
"No, go you've got to get off this base. Get Daniel out of here. No one else must be captured do you hear me." Andrea says to them trying to stand. The Jaffa getting closer to her, Andi tries to defend but is still stunned by the zat blast. "Daniel, I love you!" Andrea yells as the Jaffa grab her.
Daniel cries out heart wrenchingly to her. "I love you Andrea."
"We have to go." Kawalsky says to Daniel Grabbing him to go.
Daniel Screams. "Noooo."
"I'm sorry Daniel. Go Jonas run." Kawalsky punches his friend and Carries him towards the Gate.
Jack saw Kawalsky carrying Daniel he, felt a pang of hurt. "Is he okay?"
"He's fine but he isn't going to like me when he wakes." Kawalsky says grimly.
"Where is Andrea?" Major Carter asks looking to see if Andi is following.
"She was hit with a zat. There was nothing to do she go caught on the other side of the shield."
"We must go!" Teal'c says before O'Neill can respond to Jonas' statement. Grogan hangs off his shoulder passed out.
Daniel slams Kawalsky in the back. "Good, stand up and run on your own feet."
Daniel turns to Kawalsky and curses him. "You, Bastard!"
"Carter you better dial the gate. Jonas make sure Daniel goes through." Jack begins firing at the Jaffa coming at them from the left and right.
They run to the gate Carter get to the DHD, and begins to dial. Several staff blast hit different people. All Jack can do is return fire. Just as they get ready to go through the gate he's hit. And he had left Andrea Jackson behind.
THE END
Authuor's note. Cliffhanger I know. But I have the Second story started. Reviews will help me improve it. I'll post the first chapter soon. I may stop after a few chapters because I am in fact still writing it. Hope you enjoyed this. I already am trying to improve the next edition.