A/N: Ok first of all I'd like to say thanks to those who have reviewed so far. And second I gotta ask IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE? Come on people I'm really starting to feel not loved here. Do I have to beg for reviews because I will...no really I will, begging is so not beneath me. I mean I know I'm not the greatest writer in the world, but come on throw me a bone here or something, please.

Ok sorry about that just need to get that off my chest. Now on with the story.

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(Tibet)

Somewhere deep in the Himalayan Mountains Mesmero, Rogue (being controlled by Mesmero), and Mystique enter an old cave coming upon the third door holding Apocalypse back.

After a brief argument between Mesmero and Mystique about Mystique being the third key, she morphs herself into a King Cobra and slithers through a small hole at the bottom corner of the door. Finding herself in a round room with a small pillar Mystique hesitates for a moment, before placing a hand on the pillar, causing the walls to begin rotating.

Afraid Mystique moves to retract her hand, but finds herself stuck to the pillar and beginning to turn to stone. As Mystique turns to stone Rogue enters the room, and starts descending down a set of stairs. Reaching the Eye of Ages Rogue places a gloveless hand on the 'Eye' and it begins emitting a fierce green light. Inside there's a very old looking En-Sabah-Nur, but as Rogue looks at him, he starts to open his eyes.

Outside a battle between Mesmero and the combined forces of the X-Men, Brotherhood, and Acolytes rages on. Back inside Apocalypse has grabbed a hold of Rogue's hand and begun sapping out all the powers Rogue had absorbed and grows younger.

Rising out of the 'Eye' Apocalypse disables the other mutants with a type of shockwave and floats over to a vessel of some kind. As Apocalypse reaches the vessel two of the downed mutants: Professor Xavier and Magneto come to, Magneto tries to stop Apocalypse, but gets thrown down by another shockwave and the vessel disappears.

"We have... failed." Magneto declares, looking at Xavier

"Yes, and our greatest battle has only just begun." Xavier answers.

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(Back at the SGC)

After spending another hour or so in the briefing room the group was finally dismissed. Janet returned to the infirmary, General Hammond retreated to his office to make some important phone calls, ordering Jack to stay on base and get his paper work done as he did so, Jack muttering something, about evil paper work taking over the world, under his breath returned to his own office, and Teal'c left to go kel-nor-eem, leaving Ryu, Daniel, Sam, and Selmak to their own devices.

Daniel wanting to know everything Ryu had seen and learned over the years began to herd him towards his office. Selmak wanting to spend as much time as he could with Ryu before returning to the Tok'ra and Sam wanting to spend as much time as she could with her dad before said event, tagged along as well.

Half way to Daniel's office Ryu suddenly stopped in the middle of what he was saying and doubled over as if in pain, placing a steadying hand on the nearest wall.

"Ryu?" Selmak was quickly at his friends side, with Sam not far behind. Daniel found the nearest phone and paged a med team to their location.

"No…no…no" Ryu whispered so softly the others almost didn't hear him. Then a little more loudly, but still in a whisper, "I can feel him…I don't know how this is possible…but I can sense him, it's almost as if he's a part of me."

"Who?" "Ryu what's happening?" Sam and Selmak questioned at the same time. But before Ryu could answer he began to collapse, losing consciousness.

Quickly catching Ryu so he didn't hurt himself falling, Selmak and Sam lowered him to the ground gently. At the same time Ryu collapsed Janet and some medics had come around the corner and were at his side before the others had even finished lowering him to the ground.

"What happened?" Janet demanded looking at Daniel, as she started checking her patient over.

"I'm not sure one minute he was telling me some things about his life then the next thing I know he's doubling over as if in pain and passing out." Daniel answered.

Declaring him stable enough to move Janet and her medics hurriedly placed Ryu on a gurney and whisked him off to the infirmary leaving the others to try and figure out what had happened.

"What was that all about?" They all heard General Hammond ask. Shortly after hanging up with the president general Hammond had been alerted to the situation and had just arrived.

"I'm not sure, but I have a feeling it's too late." Selmak answered heading in the direction Ryu had been taken.

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30 minutes later SG-1, General Hammond, Janet, and Selmak were again gathered in the briefing room.

"So Doctor can you tell us what happened?" Hammond inquired about their guest.

"Well sir for some unknown reason Ryu passed out." Janet started her report. "As far as I can tell he's perfectly fine, even his gunshot wound is almost completely healed, which doesn't really surprise me considering some of the mutant abilities he has."

"So basically we got squat and are stuck back at square one." Jack summed up.

"Yes sir, that about sums it up."

"Well that's just peachy." The others nodded their heads in agreement.

An Airmen walking into the room interrupted the meeting.

"Sorry to interrupt sirs, but our guest in the infirmary has woken up." The Airmen reported.

"Thank you Airmen. Dismissed." Hammond dismissed the Airmen and the group moved to the infirmary.

In the infirmary the group found Ryu sitting up in bed Indian style, looking almost as though he were meditating. Sensing the others enter the room Ryu looked and uttered one sentence that had every one's blood running cold.

"Apocalypse has been freed."