A/N: Ok, I decided, there will be two more chapters, after this one. So, chapter ten will be the last one. I hope you've liked it so far. Now just hold on, there's a little more left.

Leaning against the wall, Daniel noticed it was light outside now. He heard laughter coming from another corner of the room; he didn't realize he had company. A little boy was sitting on a ledge, laughing at Daniel.

"How can I get out of here?" Daniel asked the boy, hoping he wasn't as mean as whoever had continuously stepped on his fingers, much less put him down here.

Moving a thick, dark flap aside, the boy disappeared into a hole that was above the ledge, his laughter could be heard throughout the entire room.

Pulling himself up to a standing position, Daniel winced in pain, but he was determined to get out of here, before another storm came. Besides, by now he was getting hungry, and could really use a rest.

As he crawled through the hole, and the short distance to the surface, Daniel could see they were no longer in the town. Before he could ask the boy which way to the Stargate, he had run off.

Crawling under a tree now, Daniel collapsed and let sleep take him once more.

The boy, however, returned with his mother and a wagon. He did not intend to leave Daniel alone, where he could be found by whoever had done this to him.

They struggled to pull Daniel's wet body into the back of the wagon, which was pulled by horse-type animals. Pulling against the reigns, they took off for their home, which was only a short distance away.

Waking up on a bed, and in fresh cloths, Daniel looked around slowly. The mother was sitting in a rocking chair, knitting some blanket or something. He tried to force himself to sit up, but found it even more difficult now.

"I need to get back to the Stargate…the Circle of Power", Daniel gasped, having to correct himself as to what to call the device.

"You are in no such condition, Daniel Jackson", the woman commented, never looking up from her wooden needles.

Had he spoken with this woman before? How did she know his name?

"Please, something has happened to me, and I need to get back home and see my doctor", Daniel gave up the fight to try and sit up.

The woman shook her head, "I am afraid I cannot let you leave my home. For they are out there."

"Who are they?" Daniel asked, turning his head towards her.

"They are the ones who have done this to you. Many did not like your intrusion, so they doubled you. I believe your friends have returned with the new version, and your people are doomed", she did not miss a beat, but sounded slightly concerned.

Obviously, these people were more advanced than they were letting on, originally. Besides, these people were able to clone him, and that was not something that people with pitchforks and wagons could do.

Doomed. That word alone held a lot of power and meaning. If Earth really was doomed…no. They could not be, because the people of the SGC were too smart for that. Someone should be coming through anytime now to look for the REAL Daniel.

Daniel's head and ribs were wrapped tightly, and a cool breeze blew across his arms. His legs ached so much, but he didn't say anything about that. The only thing on his mind was getting home.

"I will send my son to watch for your friends at the Circle of Power. If they should return, they will be brought here", the woman continued, looking over Daniel as she set aside her work.

He slowly nodded his appreciation and closed his eyes again, feeling only partially safe. Could she really be trusted? He was too sore to give it more thought, and sleep was tugging at him.