Title: Nabu

Author: P.L.S.

Rating: PG /PG-13

Warning: Alternate Universe, Exploitation of a Minor- and now Slavery and Abuse in many forms from chapter 7 on up. I promise not to go into detail on any rape or sexual assaults, but they will be mentioned as will other things that I have yet to dream up. This is DannyWhummping, make no mistake about that.

Summery: AU- Project Nabu was created by a stroke of luck on the NID's part but luck runs out and sometimes fate won't let you wander off your path.

Disclaimer: Stargate SG-1 tv series, and are copyright property of MGM-UA Worldwide Television, Gekko Film Corp, Glassner/Wright Double Secret Productions and Stargate SG-I Prod. Ltd. In other words, I don't own it, I'm not making money off of it, so please don't sue.

Author's Notes: I'm watching America's Sweethearts, baking some taquitos to snack upon and wondering if maybe I shouldn't just hopscotch through Daniel's first two years of becoming a lotar. Instead of that I'm going to go straight to betrayal.

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Chapter Ten- Politics.

(Midnight- Gardens of the Summer Villa on Hermopollis)

Mik'ek watched as the lotar walked around the low hedged maze of flowers and sweet smelling bushes. Daniel had turned into a beautiful and very gifted manager of all the estate. There wasn't a single person under him who didn't sing his praises especially during the times when Thoth or some other Gou'ald was in a horrible mood. Daniel had a habit of getting in between slaves and those who would kill them or at least cripple them. More than once Daniel had been killed saving others but it was never for long. Thoth loved Daniel and that was what made what was going to happen so awful.

Mik'ek heard the conversations, saw the correspondence, knew what it all meant.

Thoth really had no choice but still it was awful and no one was going to like it.

The worst part, the absolute worst part, was that Daniel had no clue that his beloved master was going to gift wrap him tomorrow and hand him over to Sarutahiko Ohkami. It was a requirement from Ra, somehow it was leaked to Ra that not only was Daniel a Tau'ri, but also that Thoth had placed Anubis, Osrius, Isis, and Set in canopic jars and hid them all over the Earth. Thoth had a habit of not wanting to kill people outright, especially those he knew were useful and the royal family was more than useful.

But despite the fact that Ra owed Thoth a thousand times over, Ra was angry and wanted to punish Thoth as much as he could without being seen as cruel. But the one it was really going to hurt was the boy who had single handily managed to turn what was just a collection of gifted planets and archives into the most efficient and comprehensive network of libraries, laboratories, and trade planets in the galaxy. It was amazing, a lot of paperwork, and it was the envy of all the System Lords. While the lotar's name was in no way associated with the new way Thoth's realm worked but all knew that just after a full year of taking on his new slave, everything had changed.

Daniel was softly singing a hymn to the full moon which washed him with light, Mik'ek was very aware of all the eyes that were watching over the boy. All the Jaffa loved the boy as much as they loved their master, and there was no less than twenty plans to get the boy out of the villa and hidden on some trade ship or within some archive as a librarian's assistant.

Daniel finished his hymn and walked inside to the bath house. The show was over and all would go back to wherever they had to be and let the lotar have a final moment of privacy.

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Daniel was shaken awake by one of the communication officer's slave. The woman had a cup of his morning drink and a panicked look.

Lotar Da'yel, she was from a world that was seeded by one of the Egyptian Gou'alds and knew as much about computers as the people who built them, Lotar, there is a problem with the Oranian traders on Thebes.

Daniel sat up and looked at the timekeeper, it was just two hours since he had laid down, Wha'd they do?I'm not sure, initial communications were scattered and I was ordered to find you as soon as we found out that the Oran Empire has already started to talk about war or at least destroying Thebes. she said quickly and Daniel nearly spat out his drink.

But there are over twenty million people, two thousand of them Oranian by blood if not birth! Daniel threw the goblet on his bedside table and ran out of the room with the woman hot on his heels. He knew he was worried but the chant of Not good, God, stupid aliens, not good... was completely normal for him when there was an issue on a trade planet that needed to be fixed quickly without Thoth or one of the other Goa'uld becoming aware of the issue.

He did not want Thoth to know about any problems because if Thoth knew he'd cut off trade with the entire empire because of a few drunks. The Jaffa were with him on this but sometimes, like when the Oranian Empire was involved only Daniel doing the talking could stop the eradication of a planet because Daniel was the one to forge the treaty.

Good, Lotar Daniel is here! called out Kim'et, Bring him a ceremonial robe and find Ki and Liam. he ordered other slaves around as if he was a king. Daniel huffed and focused upon the lives of twenty four million people.

What is our story and why are we not to blame? Daniel asked. Kim'et gave him a data pad.

Two Jaffa enforcers found class seven untradable cargo being unloaded and sold from a private ship which is owned by a trade group which runs out of Oran and has wealthy investors including the royal family. The fines they are facing are huge. Thebian Port Authority has their signed agreement to abide by our laws and has taken the Oranians into custody and while in the common cells they offended a few others, including an Unas and his human guide, and were found this morning in pieces. Kim'et rattled off and Daniel shook his head.

Anyone that stupid has earned the right to die. Daniel said and let Liam dress him and fix him up so that he looked awake.

I know that, but apparently this reflects upon the trade group and by exception the Empire. Kim'et said with a frustrated glare at the boy. Daniel nodded.

I'm sorry, but I'm tired, worried, and we have a summit in just under a half day. Daniel said, Forgive me in advance for any toes I'm probably going to tread upon. the Jaffa officers and slaves all nodded, all liked him and understood the stress that was being put upon his shoulders.

Daniel had just sat down in front of the communication array when Mik'ek came in looking as he always did.

I heard there was an issue with Oran? asked the first prime. Daniel smiled.

Isn't there always? Daniel quipped before giving Kim'et the okay to start the transmission.