Chapter 2 -Lost Team Member
"Sam was right behind me as I went through the gate", Daniel pointed out looking around the conference room in a rather puzzled way then turned his gaze to Colonel O'Neill who had stood up from the table and was now wandering across the room unsteadily what was not really in his in his usual manner.
"Yeah, we've been through that", Jack sighed, " the question is: where's she now?"
Silence tensed around the room. Then Teal'C spoke up thinking of something: "Daniel Jackson, didn't you say there was a troop of jaffa in pursuit of you as you reached the gate?"
"Yes, I did. They came out of the woods as you and Jack have already been through... They were really close. Perhaps one of them shot Sam the second before she entered the event horizon..."
"And we all know damn well whom the jaffa on that goddamned planet belonged to", Jack stated angrily. "That means when somebody has abducted Carter, it's..."
"Baal", Daniel finished the sentence quietly.
"Indeed", Teal'C remarked.
"This means we won't get her back easily", Daniel spoke out everyone's thoughts.
"If we don't know where in his much too big empire he's taken her, we won't get her back at all", O'Neill remarked dropping back into his chair.
That moment the gate alarm went off. "Unauthorized off-world activation", the voice of Sergeant Davis came over the com.
The members of SG-1 left the conference room hurriedly to get to the control room as soon as possible. As they arrived the wormhole had just established behind the iris.
"Receiving a subspace transmission, sir", Davis reported to General Hammond who was standing next to him.
"This is Sina of the Tok'ra", the Tok'ra's by then familiar voice came over speaker.
"Sina, this is General Hammond of Stargate Command, go ahead."
"I'm sending you this to inform you that one of our operatives among Baal's ranks has become aware of one of your officers being captive aboard the Goa'uld's flagship."
"This is likely possible", Hammond said, "and we'd grateful if you could provide us with information helping us to plan a rescue operation."
"Affirmative, requesting permission to come to your base in thirty minutes."
"Granted. Hammond out", the general showed Davis to turn the Stargate off.
Hammond turned toward Colonel O'Neill: "Let's hope the meeting leads us to results."
"Yes, sir", the sinister expression on Jack's face brightened a little.
Sina arrived at the SGC just in time. General Hammond led her to the conference room where the remaining members of SG-1 had already taken their seats.
"Thank you for coming", the general announced as Sina sat down at the bottom of the table right opposite to him. The Tok'ra bowed her head slightly then started to talk:
"We are aware that Baal's fleet is currently in open space heading toward a minor colony on a planet called Ekron", she went over to the stellar chart and continued, "it is located here", she pointed at a spot in the lower right corner of the chart. "The planet doesn't have a Stargate. The nearest gate can be found on a planet you've labeled P-4S163. This is a small planetoid that was once devastated in an asteroid impact, because of that it is not colonized since it does not have value for the Goa'uld any longer. But still a couple of working ring platforms can be found on it."
"Well, that's really peachy", O'Neill stated, "but does it help us?"
"Indeed it does. According to our latest information Baal's fleet will be crossing the planet within ring distance."
"But how do we get aboard? Don't think we can horn in there, say hello to the jaffa, grab Carter, thank Baal for his damn good hospitality, say good-bye and leave", Jack said cynically.
Daniel intervened: "Sina, do the Tok'ra still have some of that isotope that helped Jonas and me to get aboard Anubis's ship invisible by sensors?"
"Well, that sounds better", Jack remarked with played joy.
"Yes, we still do possess it", Sina affirmed, "and you can use it once again if you are in need for it."
"Don't you see we are?" Jack inquired raising his hands, palms up then turning to Hammond: "General, what d'ya say?"
"Well", the general frowned. "it's very risky. But since we can't leave Major Carter behind... I'd say you can take your team on that mission if you're willing to take the risk."
"Thank you, sir", Jack said, "We've gotten people outta even more explosive situations, don't we?"
"All right, people, let's move", Hammond ordered, "we'll start preparation of this mission immediately. You'll have a go as soon as we've received the isotope from the Tok'ra."
They all rose from their seats and left the room with new hope and confidence. Maybe they would be able to save Sam and she would be with them again soon.
"Sam was right behind me as I went through the gate", Daniel pointed out looking around the conference room in a rather puzzled way then turned his gaze to Colonel O'Neill who had stood up from the table and was now wandering across the room unsteadily what was not really in his in his usual manner.
"Yeah, we've been through that", Jack sighed, " the question is: where's she now?"
Silence tensed around the room. Then Teal'C spoke up thinking of something: "Daniel Jackson, didn't you say there was a troop of jaffa in pursuit of you as you reached the gate?"
"Yes, I did. They came out of the woods as you and Jack have already been through... They were really close. Perhaps one of them shot Sam the second before she entered the event horizon..."
"And we all know damn well whom the jaffa on that goddamned planet belonged to", Jack stated angrily. "That means when somebody has abducted Carter, it's..."
"Baal", Daniel finished the sentence quietly.
"Indeed", Teal'C remarked.
"This means we won't get her back easily", Daniel spoke out everyone's thoughts.
"If we don't know where in his much too big empire he's taken her, we won't get her back at all", O'Neill remarked dropping back into his chair.
That moment the gate alarm went off. "Unauthorized off-world activation", the voice of Sergeant Davis came over the com.
The members of SG-1 left the conference room hurriedly to get to the control room as soon as possible. As they arrived the wormhole had just established behind the iris.
"Receiving a subspace transmission, sir", Davis reported to General Hammond who was standing next to him.
"This is Sina of the Tok'ra", the Tok'ra's by then familiar voice came over speaker.
"Sina, this is General Hammond of Stargate Command, go ahead."
"I'm sending you this to inform you that one of our operatives among Baal's ranks has become aware of one of your officers being captive aboard the Goa'uld's flagship."
"This is likely possible", Hammond said, "and we'd grateful if you could provide us with information helping us to plan a rescue operation."
"Affirmative, requesting permission to come to your base in thirty minutes."
"Granted. Hammond out", the general showed Davis to turn the Stargate off.
Hammond turned toward Colonel O'Neill: "Let's hope the meeting leads us to results."
"Yes, sir", the sinister expression on Jack's face brightened a little.
Sina arrived at the SGC just in time. General Hammond led her to the conference room where the remaining members of SG-1 had already taken their seats.
"Thank you for coming", the general announced as Sina sat down at the bottom of the table right opposite to him. The Tok'ra bowed her head slightly then started to talk:
"We are aware that Baal's fleet is currently in open space heading toward a minor colony on a planet called Ekron", she went over to the stellar chart and continued, "it is located here", she pointed at a spot in the lower right corner of the chart. "The planet doesn't have a Stargate. The nearest gate can be found on a planet you've labeled P-4S163. This is a small planetoid that was once devastated in an asteroid impact, because of that it is not colonized since it does not have value for the Goa'uld any longer. But still a couple of working ring platforms can be found on it."
"Well, that's really peachy", O'Neill stated, "but does it help us?"
"Indeed it does. According to our latest information Baal's fleet will be crossing the planet within ring distance."
"But how do we get aboard? Don't think we can horn in there, say hello to the jaffa, grab Carter, thank Baal for his damn good hospitality, say good-bye and leave", Jack said cynically.
Daniel intervened: "Sina, do the Tok'ra still have some of that isotope that helped Jonas and me to get aboard Anubis's ship invisible by sensors?"
"Well, that sounds better", Jack remarked with played joy.
"Yes, we still do possess it", Sina affirmed, "and you can use it once again if you are in need for it."
"Don't you see we are?" Jack inquired raising his hands, palms up then turning to Hammond: "General, what d'ya say?"
"Well", the general frowned. "it's very risky. But since we can't leave Major Carter behind... I'd say you can take your team on that mission if you're willing to take the risk."
"Thank you, sir", Jack said, "We've gotten people outta even more explosive situations, don't we?"
"All right, people, let's move", Hammond ordered, "we'll start preparation of this mission immediately. You'll have a go as soon as we've received the isotope from the Tok'ra."
They all rose from their seats and left the room with new hope and confidence. Maybe they would be able to save Sam and she would be with them again soon.