Jack turned to return to the cell with Daniel and Teal'c while two of the Jaffa carried Pete's body away. His head hurt, but that was nothing compared to the heavy heart that he had right now. Sam was Ba'al's queen. And if he didn't find them a way out now, she would stay that way for a very long time.
They reached a corridor the end of the corridor, and as the First Prime turned to lead them back to their cell, they heard a voice behind them. "Jaffa! Kree!"
The First Prime turned and as a result, all of the members of SG-1 turned as well. As they did so, they found Jacob standing before them, dressed as a minor goa'uld.
"Lord Karak!" The Jaffa said, bowing.
"Lord Ba'al wishes the prisoners to suffer by my hand for the sins they have committed."
"We shall remain." He said, standing up, one hand over his heart as a sign of allegiance.
Selmak's eyes flashed. "You think that your god cannot handle whatever these…humans…can handle?" He spat the word 'human' out with considerable contempt, and even the three remaining members of SG-1 were afraid that he meant what he had said about the torture.
"My Lord, these are not ordinary humans. They are SG-1 andhave defeated many of the…"
"LEAVE!" Selmak ordered.
All of the Jaffa except the first prime scurried away. Selmak walked up to him, his hands behind his back. "You dare question the command of your god?" He asked, carefully.
"No, my Lord." He said, swallowing as he looked into the eyes of the Tok'ra. Whatever he saw in them scared him because all of a sudden, he scuttled away after his patrol.
As soon as he was far enough away, Jack turned to Jacob. "Nice."
"Jack, what the hell were you thinking?" Jacob asked, trying not to raise his voice as they ducked into another corridor.
"I really meant what I just said…" Jack said. "It's SO nice to see you."
"Jacob, you have to leave." Daniel said, realization dawning. "It's not safe for you to be here anymore."
"Yes, Daniel, I know. You three blew my cover. I was about ready to undermine Ba'al's position as one of the system lords when…where's Sam?"
"Carter is Ba'al's new queen. See our point? You see him, she'll see you. Then, it's Good-bye Jake!"
"Sam's been taken as a host?"
"Indeed. And the symbiote killed her betrothed."
"Pete?"
"And tried to kill Jack." Daniel said at the same time.
"The symbiote managed to kill her fiancée, but left Jack relatively uninjured?"
"Okay…" Jack said, trying to get the men to stop talking about him.
"On second thought, what was Pete doing here?"
"Well, we were piggy-backing the trade-negotiations with the whole 'meet dad' expedition, but…let's just say that things didn't go as planned."
"Who told you I'd be there? I've been working on this for weeks."
"You didn't send a message to go to the Tok'ra homeworld?" Jack asked.
"No. I would never have suggested the Sam bring her fiancée through the Stargate. I would have gone to the SGC. In fact, I was going to go there for a long vacation after this assignment."
"Well, thanks for springing us. Now, it's time for us to get Carter."
"Jack, I have one alkesh at my disposal. One. You get captured, and I can't guarantee that we'll be able to get off the planet."
"We're not leaving her behind, Jacob."
"I'm not suggesting that we do."
"Then what the hell ARE you suggesting?"
"Jack, she's my daughter!"
By now, the two men were standing in front of each other, ready to take the other down. "Hey, guys…we're all on the same side here…"
Jack and Jacob took steps away from one another and took a couple of deep breaths each.
"Okay. Jacob, you and Daniel get the alkesh. Teal'c and I will get Carter. We'll get the ring room and you guys ring us aboard."
Jack started jogging down the hallway. "Jack!" Jacob called.
Jack turned in time to catch the zat gun thrown his way.
"Good luck."
Jack nodded in appreciation.