"Miss . . . . Graceman, you'll understand that I am extremely reluctant to go through with this, and officially if anyone ever asks I didn't recognise you."

"Of course sir."

"It is only because you have told me you believe the lives of my top people to be in danger, and if Doctor Jackson," Hammond said, indicating Daniel with his hand who was standing next to Tal in his office in front of his desk "hadn't been so thorough in his belief that you were telling the truth . . ."

"With all due respect sir I get it." Tal said. "You don't trust me, you'd rather not be doing this, I get it. Honestly, I don't trust me and I'd rather not be doing this either." She said. Hammond nodded, frowning.

"Very well, I think it's about time we introduced you to the rest of SG1." He said.

"Convenient someone forgot to put the screen back up wasn't it?" Tal asked smirking slightly as she glanced at the usually transparent window into the briefing room, which was currently blocked by the screen.

"Mmm." Daniel muttered as General Hammond opened the door to his office and went in.

They heard Jack say "Whose the new science dweeb you've assigned to us then?" Daniel heard her mutter 'I think that's our cue." as she entered the room, he followed right behind her.

"What the hell?" Jack exclaimed as Tal and Daniel sat down at the briefing table across from the others. Before Jack could open his mouth again General Hammond spoke.

"SG1, Doctor Gemma Graceman, Doctor Graceman, SG1." He said shortly, she smiled at them all. Jack looked at her suspiciously and looked about to say something else but Hammond cut him off again. "Doctor Jackson if you would?"

"Of course." He said and took a deep breath. "A recent dig in Egypt uncovered the remains of a temple to the Egyptian God Aton. Aton or Aten, was a sun god, depicted as the solar disk emitting rays which ended in human hands." Daniel said indicating a picture on the screen.

"I have not heard of this Aton, or encountered Jaffa with this symbol" Teal'c said.

"Really?" Daniel asked, then continued. "The pharaoh Akhenaton declared Aton to be the only god, and in opposition to the Amon-Re priesthood of Thebes, built the city of Akhetaton as the centre for Aton's worship. But Aton's religion is poorly understood and after Akhenaton's death, the old religion was restored." Daniel stopped and looked at Tal. "Until now." He noticed the others looking at her too, but they might have been doing that already. "As I said already there was a recent dig which discovered the remains of one of Aton's temples, there were many artefacts, writings and so on within the structure which told us a great deal more about the specifics of the religion. They also found a group of unidentifiable hieroglyphs." Daniel said and pressed a button on the screen remote, on the screen there appeared seven familiar looking symbols.

"Gate co-ordinates." Sam said, Daniel nodded.

"The writings around it mentioned Aton's fortress, and a safe refuge for the loyal where beams of light controlled by Aton himself defended against the unholy."

"A hand device." Sam said.

"Or staff weapons of zats." Daniel said. "Or something bigger and better for all we know."

"Sounds like this place is worth a visit." Jack said absently, eyes still glancing across to Tal every two seconds.

"My thoughts exactly, you have a go, dismissed." Hammond said and left the room, went into his office and closed the door behind him.

"Well I'll just be going then." Tal said getting up to leave.

"Oh no you don't." Jack growled. "Not before you tell me what the hell is going on."

"Why does something have to be going on? You so paranoid! It's all conspiracy theory this! And secret government agencies that!"

"Something is always going on when you turn up out of nowhere."

"I haven't turned up out of nowhere! I was in charge of that dig, and they called me and asked if I'd want to take part on a related expedition, I had to add a few fake ohs and ahs here and there where appropriate, and here I am!"

"Coincidence?" he asked disbelievingly.

"Exactly."

"You'll forgive me if I don't totally believe you." He said.

"Of course, it's not in your nature to trust people." She said calmly and with a glance at Daniel left the room.

Jack sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. He glanced round at his team before his eyes landed on Daniel.

"You knew didn't you?" he accused, Daniel just looked at him before he walked out too. Jack made a frustrated sound before he stormed out down the stairs. Teal'c and Carter shared a look before also making there way out.

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