Chapter 6

"…Anyway, I think that time will only tell if either one of our guesses is correct," Daniel was saying to Anise as Teal'c walked in, carrying a more awake and slightly struggling Greg over his shoulder.

"He is beginning to wake up," Teal'c said as he entered. Anise nodded to three other Tok'ra who were standing near by to assist Teal'c in restraining Greg. As the Tok'ra and Teal'c wrestled Greg to the table, none of them realized that he had reached into his pocket and was fingering something in there.

After a few moments of struggling and a few more Goa'uld curses, Greg was once again restrained, face down, on the table and heavily sedated. "How long do you think this will take?" Daniel asked Anise.

"It should take about an hour, maybe two. It depends how deep and strong of hold the Goa'uld has upon the man. But I am confident that we should have no trouble removing it from him safely. Though it is too bad that we are not able to gain more information from the Goa'uld before we perform the procedure," She added.

"And how fair would that be to the host? This man doesn't deserve to be held prisoner in his own body for any longer just so you can torture him to may or may not gain more information," Daniel answered her, more than a little upset that she would even suggest such a thing.

"I agree with you Dr. Jackson. And so does the Tok'ra counsel. That is why we have agreed to help you in this matter. Now please. I am going to have to ask you and Teal'c to leave while I get to work. I will send someone to get you and his friends when I have finished."

With that, Anise turned her back to Daniel and Teal'c as she selected different medical instruments from a chest and placed them on a small table near the bed where Greg lay.

Obviously being dismissed, Daniel and Teal'c both turned and left the room.

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"Well, Mr. Mulder, I would suppose that you would like to have a tour of the place while you are here?" Jacob was saying to Mulder as Sam took the CSI's to another room to wait for the Tok'ra to finish with Greg.

"Yes I would, but first I was curious of one thing?"

"Just one?" Jacob said with a smile.

"Well, there are many things, of course, but I was wondering, you are a Tok'ra, are you not?"

"Yes, I am."

"And Colonel Carter is your daughter, I assume, since she called you dad."

"Yes."

"Does that mean that she is Tok'ra as well?"

Jacob smiled before answering, "No. You see, we are not born Tok'ra. It is the Symbiote that we blend with that makes us Tok'ra. The Tok'ra and the Goa'uld started off in the same way and for a very long time were the same. Then the queen who spawned the Tok'ra movement became alarmed at what the Goa'uld were becoming."

"And what would that be?" Scully asked.

"Well, it is our belief that the symbiotes were meant to live a symbiotic relationship with their host. That both beings should live together in harmony; learning from each other and blending the two personalities into a new one. This is how we began our existence. But somewhere along the way, the Goa'uld began to lose this idea and started to switch to a more parasitical nature as their conquest for power became greater."

"And your queen saw this as a bad thing, and taught her offspring differently?" Mulder asked.

"In a sense. When queens spawn, they are able to pass along their genetic memory to their offspring. So really, Ageria didn't need to teach us because she was able to pass these ideas and concepts along to us when she spawned. So in a sense, we a bred to believe as we do, much the same way that the Goa'uld are bred to believe that they are better than humans and are supposed to use them as slaves and hosts."

"Ageria?" Scully asked.

"That is the name of the queen who spawned our cause."

"I see."

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"When will we here about Greg?" Grissom asked Carter as she showed the two CSI's into an empty room besides some weird looking crystal shaped stone benches. There seemed to be a small annex room just off of the main room that could just be made out upon entering.

"Not for an hour or two. But I wouldn't worry too much. I'm sure he's going to be fine. Anise, the Tok'ra performing the procedure, promised to have someone come and get you as soon as she is finished," Carter answered.

Grissom nodded and took a seat beside Sara on one of the benches.

"While we wait, is there any questions tat I can answer for you?" Sam asked.

"Wow, where to begin?" Sara said, looking at Grissom.

"Well I was wondering about these tunnels. They have a very distinct shape to them, almost crystalline in nature," said Grissom.

"Well yes, actually. The Tok'ra grow these caves much the same way that you would grow crystals. When they arrive onto a new planet that they plan to make into a home base, they first plant certain crystals into the ground which will grow these tunnels and rooms that you see around you. It really is a very interesting process to watch."

"It sounds like it. Will we be able to see this?" Grissom asked.

"Probably not. They have already grown all of the tunnels that they require for now. Really the only reason that they would have to use the crystals now would be if there was a cave in and a section of tunnel had to be regrown, and that is highly unlikely."

"Well, another time perhaps."

"Perhaps."

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Jacob was leading Mulder and Scully down the halls on a tour of the place when they came across Daniel and Teal'c. "Hey Danny, Teal'c. I was just taking these two on a tour of the place, would you like to tag along?" Jacob asked them.

"I was on my way to see the other two, but maybe in a little while," Daniel said.

Before Teal'c could reply, another Tok'ra came up and whispered something into Jacob's ear. He looked slightly alarmed by what he heard, but not terribly so. His symbiote, Salmec, answered the Tok'ra in Goa'uld before turning back to the other four. "It seems there is a matter that requires my attention," Jacob said. "Teal'c, would you please show these two around for a while, I'll catch up with you later."

"As you wish, Jacob Carter," He said to Jacob before turning to the FBI agents saying, "please, come with me." Turning and Teal'c strode down the hallway once again with the two agents now in tow.

As soon as they were out of ear shot, Daniel turned to Jacob asking, "What's going on Jacob?"

"I'm not sure yet. It may be nothing, but our long range sensors picked up a bleep a few moments ago heading this way and now it seems to have vanished."

"Well that doesn't sound good."

"No, but this happens from time to time. It just may have been a ship that was passing by and entered hyperspace or a problem with our sensors. I don't see how the Goa'uld could possibly have located our base already. We have barely moved in. Besides, right now, what Goa'uld has enough power to challenge us?"

"I sure hope you're right," Daniel said as he turned and walked on by Jacob, heading for the room that Sam and the CSI's were waiting in.

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"Welcome back Colonel O'Neill," A Tok'ra greeted as Jack stepped through the gate. Jack tipped his hand to the Tok'ra and proceeded to walk down the tunnel hallways to find out what his team and guest were up to.

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"Jack? I didn't know you were coming on this trip?" Daniel said as he met Jack a few feet from the waiting room.

"Yeah well, there are civilians involved and you know how I love it when they are off world. I thought I should try and keep a close eye on them. Where are they, by the way?"

"Well, The CSI's are with Sam in there, waiting to hear how the surgery goes, and Teal'c is taking the FBI's on a tour of the place, lucky him."

"Ah yes, too bad I get to miss out on that one. Anything exciting happen while I was gone?"

"Ah, actually the Tok'ra just got a blip on their long range sensors a little while ago that Jacob went to go check out. He said that everything is probably alright, but you know how things go for us…"

"For cryin' out loud. Can't we ever just go through the gate once without having a major problem?"

"Well, we don't know if there really is a problem yet, so we'll see."

"Alright, but I want the civilians out of here for now. I'll get these two," Jack said as he waved his hand at the room where Grissom and Sara were. "And you go find Teal'c and the other two. The last thing we need are these guys around if something goes down."

"Um, are you sure that we really need to do that yet? I mean, I know that at Grissom and Sara are going to want to stay until their friend has recovered."

"Geez, Daniel. Do you have to contradict me on every command I give?"

"Well, I'm doing what you would do for General Hammond."

"Alright, fine. I'll stay here with them until Greg is cleared by the Tok'ra. You go and find Teal'c though and get the others out of here, alright?"

"Alright." And with that, Daniel turned back the way he came from and Jack entered the waiting room.

"Carter, can I speak to you a moment?" Jack said as he entered the room.

"Yes sir," she answered as she rose from the bench she had been sitting on. She followed Jack to the small annex room at the back where they began talking in hushed tones.

Sara turned to Grissom and said, "I wonder what's up?"

"Nothing has to be up, Sara," Grissom said. "It's probably just some top secret military thing that they need to discuss."

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"Carter, it seems the Tok'ra picked up something on their sensors, so it's possibly, but according to your father, not likely that there is a problem. I just wanted to let you know because if something goes down, I want you to get those two out of here pront…" But that was all the further he got before they were knocked off of they're feet by the sound and vibrations of a huge explosion.