"There is no escape O'Neill," Teal'c stated, stooping to avoid banging his head.

"Don't be so negative T, we've escaped worse situations, right Carter?"

"I don't think so sir," She admitted, giving up on her search for secret panels.

Jack sighed, slamming his hand into the wall.

Daniel suddenly moved towards the centre of the room, his head moving from side to side. "Did you hear that?"

"Hear what?"

"Shh!" They all froze, the room quickly descending into silence. Slowly they picked up on a tapping sound, appearing to come from beneath the floor.

"It is below this desk," Teal'c announced, unceremoniously shoving the desk aside. Daniel moved to help him pull the rug away, revealing a trap door beneath.

"Told you there was a way out," Jack grinned, lifting the trap door up.

There was a collective gasp as Raven's head peered up at them from a tunnel below. "Stop staring and get down here, that ceiling isn't going to take its time."

Jack jumped into the tunnel, quickly followed by Sam, Daniel and finally Teal'c, landing just as a loud creak signalled the ceiling starting to crush the desk.

"We need to move," Jack ordered, "As soon as they raise that ceiling they'll realise we've gone."

Raven smiled. "That gives you a generation or two. There are many of those rooms spread around the temple. It takes much manpower to raise the ceiling. The rooms are hardly used so they will not attempt to raise it until they have to." She turned around, crawling into a tunnel behind her; candle light revealing only sections of it.

Sg-1 followed, the tunnel wide enough to allow two people to crawl next to each other but the ceiling so low that crawling was the only way to get through without pain.

"What are these tunnels?" Daniel asked, brushing his hand along one of the walls, finding it rough, as if the tunnel had quickly been dug out of the rock.

"They were built many generations ago, when the temple was first built. The ancient god had been overthrown but people were scared he would still return. These tunnels were created so that if he ever returned everyone could vanish into them. There are trap doors in every room if you know where to look. Over time they were forgotten about, my father found them as a child, he was a great explorer, he showed me where they were. I spent most of my life in these tunnels, know them off by heart."

"That's how you managed to escape?" Sam asked. "Amar made it sound like something horrible was to happen to you."

"Yes, The holding cells are quite a recent addition, they still have the trapdoors from when they were sleeping rooms. I should be safe as long as I am down here. They will not realise I am gone until the sun sets and they come for me."

"How long is that?"

She shook her head. "Not long. Maybe enough time to help you escape before the alarm is sounded."

"Ok, we'll need our gear. The guards took it when we sat down to eat, we can't get back without it."

"I'm sorry, that will be impossible, it will have been destroyed." She carried on moving, Daniel and Teal'c following her.

Sam touched Jack on the shoulder, slowing them both down. She raised her sleeve to reveal a GDO as he turned to look at her. "I put it on when Teal'c and me collected the packs, just in case a situation like this occurred."

"Good work Carter."

They shared a smile as they rushed to catch up with the others, reaching them just as they exited the tunnel into a larger room, the ceiling just high enough to make standing possible. The walls were smooth, care having been taken to make it more habitable.

"This is one of a series of 'rooms' built into the tunnel system. Thankfully my uncle is unaware of their existence. I use this room mainly as it is below one of the store rooms, I can access food, water and coverings at will."

They nodded in understanding, perching themselves on boulders scatted around the room.

"Is the Stargate guarded?" Jack asked.

"Stargate? Oh, you mean the Chappaii. That is the priests' job. My uncle will have nothing to do with it. He believes all aliens that we would meet using it will try and kill us."

"Hence the slightly extreme way of dealing with us." Daniel said.

She laughed. "My uncle must have been in a good mood, normally he would not have killed you so quickly. He must have been more concerned with my punishment. You are all very lucky."

Sam considered the words. "What is he punishing you for?"

"Bringing aliens to our land. At least that would be the public admittance. He wishes me gone. Many people feel I would be a better leader, willing to carry on my father's work, rather than Amar, who wishes to rule as the ancient god did."

"He is not a Goa'uld," Teal'c interrupted, answering the silent question posed by Jack.

"Yes, but he wishes to be one." Raven explained. "My father spent his life trying to help his people move on while his brother dedicated his life to the old ways. The people are too afraid to do anything."

Daniel nodded, opening his mouth to comment when Jack cut him off. "No Daniel."

"We have to help them Jack."

"It's none of our business."

"We cannot just leave O'Neill."

"It wouldn't be right Sir."

Jack sighed, knowing that he was outnumbered. "All right, we'll help."

Raven ran over and hugged him, before quickly steeping back embarrassed. "I'm sorry. I'm just so glad you agreed. When I saw you at the sacrifice I knew you would be able to save my people. I am sorry I didn't tell you before but I needed you to see for yourself."

Jack nodded before turning to his team. "Ok folks, we need a plan."

"If they believe you are dead then there will be very few guards," Raven pointed out.

"Ok, we head to the armoury, stock up on weapons and then pop out of a trap door a room or two down from Amar's chambers, keeps the tunnels secret. Might as well go in the front if there are few guards, capture Amar and we're sorted."

They all nodded, their smiles vanishing as the room filled with an ear splitting siren.

"What is that?" Daniel yelled.

"An alarm, they know I've escaped. The temple will fill with guards."

Jack sighed. "So much for Plan A."