Okay I'm back, and this chapter may explain things better!
"So where did they come from?" Jack asked, straightening his blue army suit.
"The guys in the control room said they came through the gate." Sam answered, also sorting her own suit. "And sir?"
"Yes Carter?"
"Let Daniel and I do all the talking." She said, turning and walking out of the room.
"Don't you trust me Carter?" He called turning to the closing door.
"No!" she shouted back as she turned down the corridor.
"Calm down Burkan!" Marionette snapped light-heartedly.
"But what if the Seconds get attacked?" the man in the Indian silk asked.
"Burkan, six of us, plus them. Don't forget they can take care of themselves." Burkan looked like he was going to argue when the woman in the leather top cut in.
"The only thing to worry about, is how these talks go!" she said.
"Fine Almira." He sighed, sitting at the one side of the meeting table in the debriefing room. "Samilon, what's your view?"
"I believe that we are safe here." The man in white robes explained politely.
"Mirkra?"
"I'm so not getting involved." The man in desert robes explained, holding up his hands.
"When do they get here?" Jack asked as he walked into the room, sorting his sleeves.
"They will come through the gate." Samilon explained, bowing to Jack. Jack paused and turned to Daniel who sat in his usual chair smirking at the group of Ascended's.
"Why are they all dressed differently?" he asked, sitting at the head of the table.
"Eh…?" Daniel looked up at Marionette.
"Because we all come from different planets." She explained. "I am from Earth, Almira is from a planet similar to Earth. Samilon has been with the Ascended's for many years, while Burkan has lived in a world like those from India. Mirkra came from a desert world; we were all brought together for the same cause, to save those of all species." She smiled at Jack who nodded, slowly taking in the information.
"Sir we have an off world activation!" Sam pocked her head into the room and said.
"Right everyone, lets meet and greet." Jack joked, heading to the gate room.
It had been three hours of talks with the eight people who governed the Ascended people and they were getting nowhere. Sam had seemed eager to meet these people and had a video camera on hand to study any technology they produced if they would help.
Part way through the talks they decided to take a break. As the groups split up Sam turned on her camera to watch them interact in different languages, Daniel was in his element.
Sam opened the flap on the side of the camcorder and watched what was being recorded. Jack left the room with Teal'c who seemed oddly unsettled. She watched the screen for a bit and did a double take.
One of the eight leaders stood talking to Marionette, but the same leader walked right past the camcorder. Sam followed her with the camera and found to the side of the room the same people who stood talking to Daniel.
Sam lowered the camera, but saw nothing but the wall, lifting it again they were there again. She carefully moved round the table to some sheets of paper on the other side of the table, pretending to be reading them she listened into what the doubles were saying, watching the camera screen.
"You sure you can keep this up?" one of the older men asked, looking over at Daniel.
"Yes." Marionette answered. "I'm only worried about the Jaffa, he's hard to convince." She said, glancing at Sam in curiosity. Sam continued to pretend to read the sheets with the camera hidden on her lap, viewing everything from under her elbow.
"That chemical worked wonders!" Burkan laughed.
"We instantly changed his memories." Mirkra chipped in.
"All we need to do is convince them." Almira said, leaning against the wall.
"Well we'll play hard to get." One of the eight leaders said. "Eventually they'll come around and allow Daniel off world with us."
"Then we get our knowledge and we get access to what is rightfully our power!" Marionette growled.
"What do we do about Daniel then?" Almira asked, eying the young man from across the room.
"He might do nicely as a new pet?" Mirkra smirked, causing the who group to burst out laughing.
Sam couldn't help it, she gasped. That quickly cut off the laughter. Marionette walked round to Sam's shoulder and leant down, staring into the woman's face. Sam continued to stare at the papers on the table and held her breath.
"I see your camera." Marionette whispered. "We can easily change your ideas." She said, grabbing Sam around the mouth while Mirkra grabbed her from behind and pulled her up.
"Sam?" Daniel asked, hearing some sounds across the room. When he looked he saw no one there.
"Daniel?" Marionette asked. "You okay?"
"Yeah, just didn't see Sam leave."
"She'll be alright, probably gone to talk to someone." Marionette shrugged, turning back to the conversation, a hidden smirk on her face as she watched the struggle across the room with her real body.
K, tell me if this is going to work or not! Please!