Daniel groaned. Someone was shaking him. "What?" he asked, sitting up, rubbing his eyes. Carter and Teal'c stood above him. "What happened?" Daniel asked, trying to stand. Carter helped him up. 'Well, I have no real idea what exactly happened, but we were knocked out and the colonel is missing."

"What! Jack's missing!"

"Yes, we can't find him in this area at all. We were thinking about heading back towards the gate. Maybe that's were the colonel headed." Daniel looked around and spotted a lone paw print in the mud. "The wolves! The wolves took Jack! I saw him; he was inside the circle they made."

"Did you see which way they went?" Carter asked hopefully. "No." Daniel said staring at the ground. "But we could just follow the foot prints." The three of them all looked at a small path that had been cleared through the forest. "It appears that though the wolves left no tracks, the colonel did." Teal'c said, studying the tracks. Daniel and Carter took of at a dead run down the path, Teal'c not far behind.

This path seems to go on forever, Daniel thought, panting as he tried to keep up. Then the path stopped and opened up into a clearing. And in the middle of that clearing was none other then the colonel. He lay on his stomach. Carter walked towards the colonel, noticing that his hands were tied behind his back. She took her knife and cut the ropes. She then placed her finger on his neck. Nothing. No heart beat. And he felt cold to the touch. "Daniel, Teal'c, the colonel has no heart beat!" Daniel ran up to Carter and helped her roll the colonel over. Daniel wished they hadn't after. The colonel's throat was gone. Ripped away. Daniel could feel the bile rising in his throat. He turned and ran to the edge of the forest.

Carter stared in shock. Her stomach was also not doing too well. She could hear Daniel throwing up. That made her want to, but she took deep breaths and tried to think about what to do next. She was the leader now. "Teal'c, the gate isn't far from here. Can you carry...?" Daniel let out a yell, preventing Carter from finishing her sentence. "You BASTARDS! You KILLED HIM!" Daniel then tackled something in the woods. "Daniel what is it?" Carter called, sending Teal'c after him. Teal'c came back a few minutes later, holding Daniel by the back of his jacket. And behind Teal'c, were Armorq and Ailha. They weren't the wolf things they had been last night. They were the graceful, fit humans they had been when sg-1 first met them. They were beautiful in a strange way. They had an animal grace to them. Armorq walked up to Carter. "I wouldn't have untied him if I were you." He said, looking into her eyes, "He will be most difficult to control when he wakes up."

"He is DEAD! He won't wake up!" Daniel screamed. God, Carter thought, he's not taking the colonel's death well.

"He is not dead. And I do not advise moving him. He is a risk to him self and others when he wakes up. He will be like that for a while after he is reborn."

"WHAT?! What the hell are you talking about you son of a bitch!" Carter felt a tear fall down her cheek. Daniel was falling apart. Teal'c was still holding Daniel, and Daniel was kicking and screaming. He looked like a child throwing a temper tantrum. "Armorq, we are leaving. And we are taking the colonel with us." Armorq bowed his head. "If that is what you wish, we shall not stop you. But be warned, you bring back a monster. The perfect killing machine." Carter bowed her head to Armorq. She turned to Teal'c, who still held Daniel. "Let's get going." Teal'c released Daniel, and went over to pick up the colonel. Carter led the way towards the Stargate, followed by Daniel and Teal'c. It took them half an hour to get to the gate. Daniel dialled the DHD and the gate opened. The three of them walked through the gate and arrived in the gate room of Stargate Command.

General Hammond watched as sg-1 walked through the gate and saw that Teal'c held the colonel over his shoulders. This was something that happened often, especially to sg-1. The general picked up the phone and called a medical team to the gate room. Then he rushed out to meet the team. They looked tired, black circles under their eyes showed lack of sleep. But something else was wrong. "What's wrong Major Carter?" She looked at him. "It's the colonel. He's dead." The general couldn't believe what he had just heard. Just then Dr. Frasier and her medical team came rushing through the door. Janet wasted no time and went immediately to the colonel. Carter looked at Janet. "He's dead." Janet looked up at her, as her team rolled the colonel's body over. The general stared in horror. Jack's throat was gone. Carter gave them a look, as if to say, I told you so. Janet's team picked up the colonel's body and place it on a stretcher, then wheeled it of to the infirmary. Dr. Frasier followed. General Hammond turned to face sg-1. "We will debrief in one hour." Carter nodded and left the room, followed by Teal'c and Daniel. General Hammond watched them go.

"What do you think Armorq meant when he said Jack wasn't dead?" Daniel asked Sam. "I don't know Daniel." Daniel looked down at his feet. "Is it possible, for him to not be dead?"

"Daniel, his throat is torn out and he lost a lot of blood. There is no way he could still be alive." Carter watched Daniel. He was staring out of the briefing room window, his eyes fixed on the Stargate. Teal'c sat in his chair, waiting for the general. The general arrived a few minutes later. "Alright, what happened on that planet?" Daniel sat down in his chair. Carter began to tell the story of how they had met Armorq and his people, had a lovely visit, decided to stay another night and then get attacked by the "wolf things" then how they had been knocked out and when they awoke, the colonel was gone. "And the rest you know, sir." Carter finished. General Hammond looked at her. "Did you find anything about how they could keep the Goa'uld away from their planet?" he asked, waiting for an answer. "No, we didn't." Daniel said. "But I..." He was interrupted by Dr. Frasier as she ran into the room. She looked out of breath. "General, I don't know what happened. I was about to start the colonel's autopsy, when I noticed that the wound to his throat has closed up. It is not completely healed, but...he is...dead!" Sg-1 and the general looked at her in shock. "Come, I'll show you!" She ran down the hallway, followed closely by sg-1 and the general. When they reached the infirmary, they saw that what Dr. Frasier had been talking about was true. The colonel's throat was completely healed now, more than what Dr Frasier had said. A nurse came over to the doctor. "While you were gone, the colonel...well...he...made a noise. A growling sound. And when I went over to check what it was, he stopped. There is also something else you should see." The nurse went to the colonel, who was lying on a steel table. She grabbed his lip and pulled it back, revealing his teeth. "See, look. Right there. His canines are twice the size of a normal human, and they're sharp." Dr. Frasier moved her finger across the tooth. "Ouch, they are sharp!" she said, looking at her finger, which had a long scratch on it. The general looked at Major Carter. "What do you think is happing?"

"I have no clue sir. Maybe if we took some blood samples and then studied them, we might find something that would explain this."

"I can get a nurse to get the blood sample. General, Major Carter and I will notify you and Doctor Jackson as soon as we get something." The general nodded and left the office, taking Doctor Jackson and Teal'c with him.

"What exactly are we looking for?" Dr. Frasier asked, rubbing her eyes. They had been working for three hours, and had found nothing. "I don't know. Hey! Why don't we get some coffee? It might help us."

"Sure." The two ladies left the infirmary, leaving a few nurses to keep watch. No teams were expected in soon, but some one had to be there, just in case.

Daniel ran into Dr. Frasier and Major Carter on their way back to the infirmary. "How is it going?" he asked. "We haven't found anything that would explain how the colonel's wound repaired its self in a short time after he was dead, if that's what you wanted to know." Carter sighed. "Well, can I be of some help?" Daniel asked.

"Not really, but if you want to, sure." The three of them were walking down the hallway when they heard a scream. They ran to the location of the scream. Daniel stared in shock at the sight before his eyes. The infirmary was in chaos. Beds were flipped over; equipment was thrown around the room. And the blood. It was every where. Dr. Frasier ran over to the body on the ground. It was a nurse. Her throat was slit, the blood forming a pool beneath her. She was dead. Daniel looked around the room. Something was missing. And that something was..."Jack! He's not here!" Carter looked up at him. A loud crash in the next room caught their attention. "Get a security team down here. Me and Daniel will go check it out." Carter said, already moving out the door. Daniel looked at Dr. Frasier, and then followed Carter.

Carter had no idea what to expect. How had that nurse died? Where was the colonel's body? Who made the mess in the infirmary? All these ideas were going through her mind. She waited outside the door where the sound had come from. She was waiting for the security team. She had no gun and no idea who was inside the lab. Daniel stood beside her. General Hammond came running down the hallway with a security team. "What is it?" he asked, looking tired. "We don't know sir. We heard a noise come from inside this room when we were in the infirmary, and we came to check it out. We were waiting for the security team before entering. There is no other exit, whoever is in there can only get out from this door." Carter and Daniel were handed guns by the security team. Carter then opened the door. A deep growling sound was heard, but they could see nothing. Daniel flicked the light switch on. A hunched over figure was in the corner of the room, leaning over a body. It was wearing a standard issue military uniform, and had a head of familiar grey hair. "Good god!" Daniel whispered, his eyes wide in both fear and shock. The colonel turned to face them, blood dripping down his face. He smiled, an evil, empty smile, and then licked his lips. "Get Dr. Frasier here NOW!" Carter yelled, her gaze never leaving the colonel. The colonel stared at Carter, and then turned his gaze to Daniel. Then, as if they bored him, the colonel turned his attention back to the body on the floor. "You don't think...he did that, do you?" Daniel asked, a look of disgust on his face. "I don't know Daniel. But I'm sure he's capable of doing it. Did you see those teeth? They were huge! And sharp." An Airman called to the two of them. "Dr. Frasier is here." Dr. Frasier came running in. "What is it? I was...Oh my god!" She stared at the colonel as he bent down over the body and began to rip at its throat. "What is he doing? He is...is...is...Alive!" Carter winced. "We know. How the hell is this possible?"

"You're asking me?! I have no clue! But I know we can't leave him here. Can you guys help me give him this sedative?" Carter and Daniel nodded at the same time. Dr. Frasier moved towards the colonel, talking to him. "Alright, sir, I'm just going to give you something to make you go to sleep." She took the cap off the needle, and slowly bent down to give it to him. The colonel suddenly leapt back, his teeth bared. Blood was all over his hands and clothes. He turned to run, but his way was blocked by the security team. Like a caged animal, he turned aggressive. He leapt at Dr. Frasier, teeth bared and snarling. She screamed and just managed to get out of his way. "No Jack! Stop!" Daniel pointed his gun at the colonel. The colonel didn't seem to notice. He turned again at Dr. Frasier, this time landing on her back, knocking her down. She yelped, and started to punch him, but he did not move. Daniel saw the security team aim their guns at the colonel. "NO! Don't shoot!" Daniel noticed the needle lying on the ground. It was not broken. He grabbed it and jabbed it into the colonel's back. The colonel screamed, and turned to face his attacker. "I suppose this is not the fast acting stuff!" Daniel asked the doctor, who was being helped up by Carter. "No, it isn't." she replied, getting another needle out. "Maybe this will help." Jack let out a howl and launched himself at Daniel. Daniel wasn't expecting an attack, and fell over backwards. Jack began to scratch at Daniel's face, leaving long red streaks of blood. Carter ran to help Daniel. She grabbed the colonel's shoulders and pulled him off Daniel. The colonel squirmed, trying to get away. Dr. Frasier ran to Carter's side, needle in hand, and attempted to give the colonel the sedative, but the colonel was not extremely cooperative. It took Carter and Daniel, plus two Airmen to hold the colonel down long enough for the doctor to give him the shot. The colonel growled and struggled for a long time before the drug seemed to take affect. Then his body went limp and the airmen dragged him out of the room. Carter, Daniel and Dr. Frasier stood there and watched, too shocked to do anything. "Can some one explain what just happened here?" the general asked, staring at the body in the corner. His voice seemed to bring the three of them back to life. "I have no clue sir. Your guess is as good as mine." Carter replied, moving towards the body lying in the corner. She almost slipped in the pool of blood on the floor. Dr. Frasier looked at the body from where she was standing. Carter rolled the body over and noticed that the throat of the victim was ripped out, just like the colonel's had been. "The colonel seems to be going after nurses." Daniel said, trying not to look at the nurse's throat, or lack of. "What? Is there something you're not telling me?" General Hammond asked from his spot at the door. "Well, sir, there was an attack or something in the infirmary. Things were thrown all over the place and there was blood everywhere. There was also the body of a nurse, and she was killed the same way this one was." Carter said, pointing to the nurse on the ground. "So it looks like the colonel killed them both." General Hammond said, looking down at the floor. "It would appear so." Daniel agreed. The general told the remain airmen to take the body to the infirmary, and then left the room. "I better go to the infirmary." Dr. Frasier said, following the airmen. "We should go to." Daniel said, looking at Sam. "Yeah, we should." She agreed. They both exited the room at the same time and walked side by side down the hallway.