Here's today's chapter. Hope ya like it. I would also like to take this time to say sorry the first few chapters seemed very Last Samurai-ish, but I needed a way to start the story. That being said, the following chapters should be somewhat interesting. I'm not gonna say why though...mostly because I've yet to write them...

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Weapons are tools of evil, shunned and avoided by everything in nature.

Because people of Tao follow nature, they want nothing to do with weapons.

Unevolved people are eager to act out of strength, but a person of Tao values peace and quiet.

He knows that every being is born of the womb of Tao.

This means that his enemies are his enemies second, his own brothers and sisters first.

Thus he resort to weapons only in the direst necessity, and then uses them with utmost restraint.

He takes no pleasure in victory, because to rejoice in victory is to delight in killing.

Whoever delights in killing will not find success in this world.

--From the Tao Te Ching, verse 31

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Sam looked at herself in the mirror, finding it a bit strange to see herself wear a samurai's weapons. Shrugging it off, she made her way out into the springtime air. She frowned when she saw Samanosuke looking at the village, a look of worry on his face. She walked over and stood next to him.

"Something troubling you?" she asked.

"A group of foreigners arrived several weeks ago with advanced weapons. They are willing to trade these new weapons with us in exchange for a mineral in our soil," Samanosuke answered.

"What does the Emperor say?" Sam asked.

"He is allowing an army of conscripts to be trained in the use of these weapons. The weapons they are to use, though, are not that advanced as of those who came here."

"Who will be training them?" Sam asked.

"I do not know, but I cannot allow our people to become corrupted with the use of such…unnatural weapons," Samanosuke said. "But it seem I were standing against the Emperor, not for him."

"Doing what's right isn't always easy," Sam said. "But know that if you're going to fight against these new weapons, so will I."

"I cannot ask you or anyone else to do this," he said.

"That is why we are offering my Lord," Ujio said, walking up to them. Ryu nodded behind him.

"What do we do first?" Sam asked.

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"I still say this is a bad idea," Jack said.

"Do you not believe these people of being able to fight?" Teal'c asked.

"T, most of these guys are farmers. I wouldn't take 'em out to combat even if I thought they were ready," Jack replied.

"The General did order us out here," Captain Jennifer Hailey said.

"Doesn't mean it's right," Daniel said before Jack. "Ever since Sam left…" he trailed off, shaking his head. "So…how do we expect to find Samanosuke?"

"He'll find us Daniel. You can be sure of that."

"He's attack over several dozen caravans without guns or any piece of advanced technology. He has to be a warrior of great cunning and skill," Teal'c said.

"Especially if he halted the railroad. It was suppose to be completed a year ago. He's been attacking it for a year and a half, ever since it began," Daniel said.

"Enough talking," Jack said. "Scout says he's coming."

"He just got back, how do you know he said that? You don't even speak Japanese," Daniel said.

"But I do know when a guy is about to piss his pants," Jack returned. He kicked his horse into a gallop, the regiment hurrying to catch up. "First rank will drop to their knees! Second rank will form up behind them one half step to the left! Third rank will be behind the second rank!" Jack shouted. Daniel and the translators shouted the orders out in Japanese.

Jack cursed the General for giving the people antique guns that hadn't been used on Earth since 1900. Jack looked over as the object of his cursing came riding up. "We are not here to engage in battle Colonel. You and your team will report to the rear."

"Who's gonna lead these men then?" Jack demanded. "They're nothing but scared farmers!"

"Their own officers for god's sake!" the General snapped and wheeled his horse around, heading to the back of the line.

"Butt monkey," Jack muttered. "Fix bayonets!" he yelled. There was a scramble as the men hurried to put on their bayonets, some finishing before others. "Load!" he ordered and the men hurried to obey. He looked at his team. "You guys don't have to stay," he said.

"Our place is with you O'Neill," Teal'c said.

Jack nodded and fixed his gaze past the scared men. A fog was weaving through the trees, making it difficult to see what was shadow. Faint yells reached their ears and several of the men began fidgeting nervously.

"Samurai coming," a young officer said, looking at Jack.

"You'll be fine," Jack reassured. He looked through the trees and saw several large shapes charging at them. "Fire on my order only!" he yelled. He watched patiently as the samurai came closer and closer. Jack pulled his Berretta free and waited. One of the men, his nerves frayed, accidentally fired off a shot. His companions began to do the same. "Hold your fire!" Jack, Hailey, and Daniel shouted.

The men only stopped firing when most of the bullets were gone. They slowly lowered their guns and watched the samurai charge even closer. "Reload!" Jack shouted, firing off a few shots from his gun, the rest of his team doing the same. "Fire at will!" Jack cried. As the words left his mouth the charging samurai crashed into the regiments, scattering them. The ones that weren't hit leapt to their feet and ran.

"Fall back!" Jack ordered. He glanced behind him and saw samurai appear out of the fog behind them and stab several of the fleeing men. Jack emptied his clip and tossed the gun to the ground. "God damn General," he snarled. The General, before he and SG-1 had left Earth, had ordered that SG-1 only bring pistols or some sort of non-advanced piece of technology to the planet.

Jack yanked out his sword, the rest of his team following suit and they began to attack passing samurai. Jack brought two down, but Daniel had managed to bring down three. The archaeologist seemed to be dancing on his saddle as he dodged the attacks from the samurai.

Several samurai rushed the team and pulled them from their horses. Hailey kicked her assailant and grabbed a discarded rifle. She rammed the bayonet into the samurai and grabbed a nearby spear as he fell to the ground, dead.

SG-1 backed together, each with some sort of weapon in their hands. Five samurai encircled them, their katanas drawn. "Bad day," Jack muttered.

"Matte (1)!" a voice yelled. SG-1 looked up and saw a group of armored samurai riding up to them. One of the samurai in dull gold armor rode up to them, a mask of a dragon over their face. The head swiveled to look at a samurai only wearing a helmet that Jack thought must be Samanosuke. The golden armored samurai said something very quickly in Japanese to Samanosuke.

"Hai, so desu (2)," Samanosuke said and wheeled his horse away, the others following. The five samurai surrounding SG-1 suddenly moved forward and knocked them out before they could blink.

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Jack opened his eyes and in a daze saw Samanosuke standing over General Hasagawa, who was kneeling amidst several dozen samurai. Samanosuke shook the blade and raised it. Hasagawa appeared to plunge something into his stomach, and then with a yell, Samanosuke brought his sword down and cut off his head. The samurai bowed their heads. Jack blinked and slipped back into unconsciousness.

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SG-1 was pulled down from the horses and shoved into a kneeling position. They looked up as Samanosuke and two other samurai came walking up. "What are your names?" Samanosuke asked with a semi-heavy accent. Jack glanced quickly at his team and they remained silent.

One of the samurai yelled something and brought his sword out so quickly and rested it against Jack's neck that none of SG-1 saw it.

Samanosuke muttered something and the samurai backed away, flicking his blade clean. He spat at SG-1 and walked away. "This is my son's village deep in the mountains. Winter is on its way. You cannot escape," Samanosuke said, pointing to the other samurai beside him.

"Jolly good," the son said and followed his father as he walked away. The team was hauled to a large house and shoved into a room.

"Lease we're alive," Daniel said.

"But why?" Hailey asked.

"Information most likely," Jack said. "I say we get some rest and see what kind of opportunity for escape presents itself."

"If none do?" Hailey asked.

"Then we make one," Jack replied.

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"So you know these people?" Samanosuke asked Sam as they walked through the temple's gardens.

"They are people from my homeland," Sam replied. "They are honorable people most of the time, but are sometimes forced to do questionable things."

"And they don't believe in seppuku (3), do they?" Ujio asked.

Sam shook her head. "Talk with them Samanosuke. It probably won't take much to convince them to abandon the trade agreement that was set up. They didn't have to agree to trade anything if they really wanted what is in the soil. The Emperor may also hear them if they are combined with your voice."

"I agree that we must speak with them, but I will not be the one to do it." Samanosuke turned to Sam and looked at her in the eye. "It is your duty to show them you are alive and tell them that we as a society are not yet old enough for these weapons. They will hear your voice better than mine."

"If they don't?" Sam asked.

"Then make them hear," Samanosuke said. "But wait a few days first. If from the stories you've told us about them are true, they will most likely attempt to escape."

"Definitely likely," Sam agreed with a small smile. She bowed to the two men and left the temple.

"She has gained some of her honor back," Ujio said softly.

Samanosuke looked at him. "Why do you say that?"

"She is more willing to face her past than she was several weeks ago. She is coming closer to bushido," Ujio said. Samanosuke looked thoughtful as he watched Sam go back down to the village.

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1-Wait; stop

2-Yes, it is so; Make it so

3-Ritual suicide; also known as hari kiri

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Hope you liked it. Like I said, the next few chapters won't be so closely related to Last Samurai. Please review now!