Constructive criticisms always welcomed. Flames cheerfully ignored.

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Knife Edge, part 13: Cavalry charge P4X-639

The Ung Tae crested the hill at high speed, taking to the air momentarily before crashing to the ground with a bang, shaking up those inside. Rommie gunned the engine, driving the craft towards Anubis' encampment.

Ferretti trained the AP-cannon on the nearest group of Jaffa and fired. The bolt of anti-mater vaporised two of them, the resulting explosion sending the rest somersaulting through the air. He rotated the turret, tracking his next target as Rommie skidded round a large bolder.

The rest of SG's 2 & 3 fired their weapons from the back of the armourd attack vehicle, putting out a screen of fire that kept the remaining Jaffa from attacking from behind.

The Ung Tae shook as a group of Jaffa managed to bring a heavy plasma cannon to bear, sending a steam of high-energy bolts into the side of the hover-tank. Rommie compensated for the attack, but a second cannon opened up, pinning them behind a low wall that made up the perimeter of the gate-complex.

"This is not good!" Ferretti tried to bring the AP cannon round, but the turrets drive mechanism jammed, "We're Spam-in-a-can!"

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Inbound, P4X-639

"Hold on, we're going in hot!" Beka dived the Maru into the atmosphere as steeply as she could, trying to shake the two Death gliders that had been dogging them since they had taken off from the Andromeda. She looked out the window and saw the twin fiery trails left by the drop-ship's carrying the Planetary Warfare bot's.

"Andromeda's taken out on of the Mother ship's in orbit, but the other two are putting up much stiifer resistance than we anticipated." Trance looked at the sensor screen, "I just hope that those shield Thor gave us hold."

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P4X-639

"What the hell was that?" Carter asked, the sound of explosion from outside finally waking her, "What happened?"

"You have been captured." Osiris looked at her, then turned to Dylan, "Ares, go find out what is going on. I will prepare to activate the time machine."

"As you wish." The other Goa'uld nodded, "What of the prisoners?"

"We will keep them alive, for now." Osiris looked at them; "They may prove useful when it come time to plan our attack on Earth."

"As you command." Ares bowed, "I shall see to the intruders myself."

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High orbit, P3X-639

"I'm picking up another ship exiting hyper-space." Andromeda's holographic Avatar stood next to Harper, "It's Goa'uld, a big one: Shalkra-class. My sensors show it has been heavily modified." The entire ship shook as the newcomer opened fire, "If not for the new energy shields, that would really have hurt."

"Re-direct port and starboard weapons bay's to deal with it." Harper jinxed the ship to the side to avoid another attack, "Use the Naquadria missiles to deal with the other two. We need to buy Beka and Trance time to get the others out."

"Is there anything I can do?" Reese asked, grabbing hold of the rail sounding the pilot's station.

"Can you work fire control?" Harper asked.

"I think so." The young AI nodded, "Rommie helped me learn common."

"Take over the PDL's, let Andromeda concentrate on the offensive weapons." Harper looked at the tactical display, "Andromeda, how long till the other's reach the ground?"

"20-seconds." The hologram reported before blinking out to save run-time.

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P3X-639

"We got to get out of here!" Ferretti ducked back down as another barrage of staff-weapon fire slammed into the stonewall, "They've got us pinned down and are trying to flank us."

"I did notice that Major." Rommie hunkered down next to the rear of the trapped Ung Tae, using it for cover as she tried to snipe at the Jaffa with her forcelance, "But unless the situation changes soon, we're going to be surrounded."

A sonic boom ripped through the air as two fiery trails descended behind a nearby hill.

"What the hell was that?" Ferretti asked.

"That was a little gift from a friend in high places." Rommie smiled.

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"Ok, I'm picking up a single from Rommie and the Ung Tae from the north perimeter, but the other seem to be in some underground complex near the Stargate." Trance looked at the sensor screen, "The twins are near Rommie."

"Ok, send them to support her while I find a safe place to land." Beka swung the Maru around, "I've never liked hot landing zones."

To Be Continued…