Part Eight:
Sam ran down the corridor, slipping quietly into a room just in time to avoid another Jaffa patrol. Svarog was making very sure there wasn't anyone around to be a nuisance. But so far, he hadn't managed to catch sight of any of them.
Suddenly a large hand covered her mouth while a muscular arm snaked around her waist. She struggled for a second, but then she heard the words being whispered in her ear. "Major Carter, it is I. Teal'c." said a familiar voice.
She turned and gave him a smile. "Teal'c." Then she frowned. "Where's the Colonel?"
"He has been taken by Kali." Teal'c said softly.
"Kali?" Sam echoed. "Is she the one attacking Svarog?"
"Yes, but I believe the attack was a ruse. It seemed to me that Svarog's Jaffa were helping Kali's guard rather than hindering them."
"Damn!" Sam swore. "This isn't good. Where is the Colonel now? And Lara?"
"I do not know." Teal'c replied. "Where are Doctor Jackson and Doctor Fraiser?"
"They're trying to find Svarog." Sam replied. "We're supposed to meet in five minutes."
"I will accompany you, Major Carter. Perhaps we will be able to formulate a plan to rescue Colonel O'Neill, Lara Croft and Jacob Carter."
"Yeah."
The pair checked the coast was clear before slipping out of the room and heading down the corridor. The corridor was empty, as the patrolling Jaffa had seemingly decided it was empty. The half ran, half crept down corridor after corridor, until Sam ducked into a small room. Teal'c followed quickly and found Janet and Daniel waiting inside.
"Teal'c." Daniel said as soon as he saw him. "Where's Jack?"
"Kali has taken him." Teal'c replied.
"Kali?" Daniel echoed.
"She's was the one attacking the ship." Sam said.
"Lara!" Janet said, suddenly worried.
"Kali will have taken her as well." Teal'c said. "She has a great hatred for Bastet."
"Why?" Daniel asked.
"Because Bastet is the daughter of Ra and was his avenger for millennia; a position that Kali wanted greatly."
"So she's taken Lara for revenge, and Jack and Jacob for information." Daniel said rather than asked.
"Yes." Teal'c answered.
"What about Svarog?" Janet asked.
"I believe he is working with Kali." Teal'c said. "His Jaffa did not fire on hers."
Daniel nodded. "Makes sense. She would do anything she could to obtain her goal."
There was a moment of silence as everyone absorbed this sobering thought. "We need to get to Kali's mothership." Sam said.
"But how?" Daniel asked. "She'd now if we used the rings."
"I don't know." Sam said, frowning in thought.
"I might have an idea." Janet said, and everyone looked at her in surprise. "What? I'm not just a pretty face, you know."
Lara grimaced slightly as the rings disappeared, leaving her trapped between two Jaffa far from her friends – Kali's ship. The Jaffa pulled and pushed her roughly down winding corridors until they came to a small room. The room was empty aside from a sarcophagus in the centre and chained manacles on the far wall.
Thrusting her into the room, one of the Jaffa let go and moved off to the chains on the wall. Taking her opportunity, Lara struggled and kicked at the remaining Jaffa, but his grip was like iron. Before she could get away, he hit her on the back of the head hard enough for her to see stars.
While she was still dazed, the Jaffa chained Lara to the wall and left the room. As soon as she was alone, Lara groaned in frustration. Dammit! Lara struggled at the chains, but they were too tight to get out off. Her wrists were soon rubbed raw where she pulled at them. Lara groaned again and resisted the urge to curse. She was on a strange ship, chained to a wall, far from her friends and there was a psychotic Goa'uld ready to kill her. Then Lara gave a wry smile. She'd been in worse.
So what was she going to do? Lara gazed about the room, searching for a weapon, or something to free herself with. Then she remembered the knife strapped to her thigh! Kali and her Jaffa hadn't bothered to search her for weapons – only removed the hand device she wore. Lara grinned. She was very handy with a knife. All she had to do was get it.
Unfortunately, Lara was interrupted by the arrival of Kali. Kali swept into the room, Jaffa behind her. "Are you comfortable Bastet?" she asked cruelly.
Lara just gave her a cold stare. "No? Perhaps Mem'ac can change your mind." Kali said, gesturing to a large man in black, who was probably her master torturer.
"No, thank you." Lara said. "I'm quite comfortable."
Kali gave a short laugh. "What did you think, Bastet?"
Lara looked at Kali and raised an eyebrow. "I think about a lot of things, Kali. What particular one did you mean?"
"Hassac! I meant the trade!" Kali screeched.
"I thought to trade what I had for something I wanted." Lara replied.
"Why? Why were you so willing to trade the Tau'ri?" Kali snapped. "What were you planning?"
"I planned nothing more than a simple trade." Lara said blandly.
'I will not get mad, I will not get mad.' She chanted in her head. She had to think of Jack and Jacob, still captured by Kali. She couldn't afford to provoke the Goa'uld.
Kali gave a wordless screech of frustration and hit Lara across the face. "What were you planning?!"
Lara blinked a few times, her ears ringing. Damn, those Goa'uld could pack a punch. "Nothing." She repeated.
Kali looked at her, and tried a different tack. "Then perhaps I could as the Tau'ri. Colonel O'Neill, isn't that his name?"
Lara said nothing as she felt her temper rise.
"Perhaps he will be more cooperative." Kali continued. "If not..." she paused, smiling wickedly at Lara. "There are other ways a man can be persuaded."
Lara snarled at Kali. "Have you already had the pleasure, Bastet?" Kali taunted.
Lara growled at her, struggling once more at the chains as her temper broke free. The images of the things Kali would try on Jack, to get information were horrible – which made Lara want to hurt Kali very badly. "Don't you touch him!" she growled.
Kali looked at Lara and gave a cruel laugh. "Yes, I believe you have." She stepped closer, until she was right in Lara's face. "And now I shall enjoy it even more."
Lara saw red. Using the only thing she could, Lara lashed out and head butted Kali, breaking the Goa'uld's nose. "Oh no, you won't!" she said softly.
"You will pay for that!" Kali roared steadied herself.
Kali rose up the hand device she wore and held it just above Lara's forehead – and suddenly Lara's world was filled with intense pain. Pain greater than almost anything she had felt before, but a pain she remembered from her past experience with Goa'uld. Slowly, like the last time, everything faded to black.
Author's Note: Sorry guys, but I'm going away for a bit and won't have access to a computer. I know it's a horrible place to leave the story, but I haven't written the next chapter yet. It should be up in about a week, as soon as I get back. Cheeky.
Sam ran down the corridor, slipping quietly into a room just in time to avoid another Jaffa patrol. Svarog was making very sure there wasn't anyone around to be a nuisance. But so far, he hadn't managed to catch sight of any of them.
Suddenly a large hand covered her mouth while a muscular arm snaked around her waist. She struggled for a second, but then she heard the words being whispered in her ear. "Major Carter, it is I. Teal'c." said a familiar voice.
She turned and gave him a smile. "Teal'c." Then she frowned. "Where's the Colonel?"
"He has been taken by Kali." Teal'c said softly.
"Kali?" Sam echoed. "Is she the one attacking Svarog?"
"Yes, but I believe the attack was a ruse. It seemed to me that Svarog's Jaffa were helping Kali's guard rather than hindering them."
"Damn!" Sam swore. "This isn't good. Where is the Colonel now? And Lara?"
"I do not know." Teal'c replied. "Where are Doctor Jackson and Doctor Fraiser?"
"They're trying to find Svarog." Sam replied. "We're supposed to meet in five minutes."
"I will accompany you, Major Carter. Perhaps we will be able to formulate a plan to rescue Colonel O'Neill, Lara Croft and Jacob Carter."
"Yeah."
The pair checked the coast was clear before slipping out of the room and heading down the corridor. The corridor was empty, as the patrolling Jaffa had seemingly decided it was empty. The half ran, half crept down corridor after corridor, until Sam ducked into a small room. Teal'c followed quickly and found Janet and Daniel waiting inside.
"Teal'c." Daniel said as soon as he saw him. "Where's Jack?"
"Kali has taken him." Teal'c replied.
"Kali?" Daniel echoed.
"She's was the one attacking the ship." Sam said.
"Lara!" Janet said, suddenly worried.
"Kali will have taken her as well." Teal'c said. "She has a great hatred for Bastet."
"Why?" Daniel asked.
"Because Bastet is the daughter of Ra and was his avenger for millennia; a position that Kali wanted greatly."
"So she's taken Lara for revenge, and Jack and Jacob for information." Daniel said rather than asked.
"Yes." Teal'c answered.
"What about Svarog?" Janet asked.
"I believe he is working with Kali." Teal'c said. "His Jaffa did not fire on hers."
Daniel nodded. "Makes sense. She would do anything she could to obtain her goal."
There was a moment of silence as everyone absorbed this sobering thought. "We need to get to Kali's mothership." Sam said.
"But how?" Daniel asked. "She'd now if we used the rings."
"I don't know." Sam said, frowning in thought.
"I might have an idea." Janet said, and everyone looked at her in surprise. "What? I'm not just a pretty face, you know."
Lara grimaced slightly as the rings disappeared, leaving her trapped between two Jaffa far from her friends – Kali's ship. The Jaffa pulled and pushed her roughly down winding corridors until they came to a small room. The room was empty aside from a sarcophagus in the centre and chained manacles on the far wall.
Thrusting her into the room, one of the Jaffa let go and moved off to the chains on the wall. Taking her opportunity, Lara struggled and kicked at the remaining Jaffa, but his grip was like iron. Before she could get away, he hit her on the back of the head hard enough for her to see stars.
While she was still dazed, the Jaffa chained Lara to the wall and left the room. As soon as she was alone, Lara groaned in frustration. Dammit! Lara struggled at the chains, but they were too tight to get out off. Her wrists were soon rubbed raw where she pulled at them. Lara groaned again and resisted the urge to curse. She was on a strange ship, chained to a wall, far from her friends and there was a psychotic Goa'uld ready to kill her. Then Lara gave a wry smile. She'd been in worse.
So what was she going to do? Lara gazed about the room, searching for a weapon, or something to free herself with. Then she remembered the knife strapped to her thigh! Kali and her Jaffa hadn't bothered to search her for weapons – only removed the hand device she wore. Lara grinned. She was very handy with a knife. All she had to do was get it.
Unfortunately, Lara was interrupted by the arrival of Kali. Kali swept into the room, Jaffa behind her. "Are you comfortable Bastet?" she asked cruelly.
Lara just gave her a cold stare. "No? Perhaps Mem'ac can change your mind." Kali said, gesturing to a large man in black, who was probably her master torturer.
"No, thank you." Lara said. "I'm quite comfortable."
Kali gave a short laugh. "What did you think, Bastet?"
Lara looked at Kali and raised an eyebrow. "I think about a lot of things, Kali. What particular one did you mean?"
"Hassac! I meant the trade!" Kali screeched.
"I thought to trade what I had for something I wanted." Lara replied.
"Why? Why were you so willing to trade the Tau'ri?" Kali snapped. "What were you planning?"
"I planned nothing more than a simple trade." Lara said blandly.
'I will not get mad, I will not get mad.' She chanted in her head. She had to think of Jack and Jacob, still captured by Kali. She couldn't afford to provoke the Goa'uld.
Kali gave a wordless screech of frustration and hit Lara across the face. "What were you planning?!"
Lara blinked a few times, her ears ringing. Damn, those Goa'uld could pack a punch. "Nothing." She repeated.
Kali looked at her, and tried a different tack. "Then perhaps I could as the Tau'ri. Colonel O'Neill, isn't that his name?"
Lara said nothing as she felt her temper rise.
"Perhaps he will be more cooperative." Kali continued. "If not..." she paused, smiling wickedly at Lara. "There are other ways a man can be persuaded."
Lara snarled at Kali. "Have you already had the pleasure, Bastet?" Kali taunted.
Lara growled at her, struggling once more at the chains as her temper broke free. The images of the things Kali would try on Jack, to get information were horrible – which made Lara want to hurt Kali very badly. "Don't you touch him!" she growled.
Kali looked at Lara and gave a cruel laugh. "Yes, I believe you have." She stepped closer, until she was right in Lara's face. "And now I shall enjoy it even more."
Lara saw red. Using the only thing she could, Lara lashed out and head butted Kali, breaking the Goa'uld's nose. "Oh no, you won't!" she said softly.
"You will pay for that!" Kali roared steadied herself.
Kali rose up the hand device she wore and held it just above Lara's forehead – and suddenly Lara's world was filled with intense pain. Pain greater than almost anything she had felt before, but a pain she remembered from her past experience with Goa'uld. Slowly, like the last time, everything faded to black.
Author's Note: Sorry guys, but I'm going away for a bit and won't have access to a computer. I know it's a horrible place to leave the story, but I haven't written the next chapter yet. It should be up in about a week, as soon as I get back. Cheeky.