Disclaimers and Warnings in part 1.

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"Can you tell us whether the Goa'uld representative has arrived yet?" Daniel asked as they were escorted from the Stargate. As a show of good faith, they had handed over their weapons as soon as they emerged from the Stargate. Danu had returned their trust by telling them where the weapons would be stored.

"They will arrive shortly," Danu told them.

"By Stargate?" Jack asked.

"The Goa'uld will arrive by ship."

"What?" exclaimed Jack and Daniel at the same time.

"Fear not, my friends," Danu quickly reassured them, "this has already been reviewed and accepted by the Tollan Curia. The Goa'uld mothership will rendezvous with several Tollan vessels. After a thorough search, the mothership will be escorted to an area just outside our solar system. A single, randomly selected, unarmed cargo ship will be allowed to leave the mothership and enter Illaria's orbit long enough to ring the Goa'uld to the surface before returning immediately to the mothership. The mothership will then retreat to the original location where it is to remain until Triad is complete. The ship will be under constant guard and no deviation will be tolerated."

"You know, having the ship not in orbit didn't really stop them last time," Jack pointed out.

"True," Danu conceded, "but the ship would have been harmless had the Jaffa on the ground been unable to mark their targets." He stopped and turned to face them. "Rest assured, we do not trust the Goa'uld."

"Then why bother with all this?" Jack asked. "Why not just remove the Goa'uld and save everybody the trouble."

"Triad is the only way we can justify removing the symbiote. Without a fair Triad, any removal would be barbaric. We would be no better than the Goa'uld if we didn't offer them a chance to defend themselves." He led them out the room that housed the Stargate and into a large foyer. "While you are here you're areas will be restricted to the Main Council Chambers. Living quarters have been assigned and the chamber where Triad takes place is located in the same building."

"I assume the same restrictions are in place for the Goa'uld?"

"Indeed. If you'll please follow me." They followed Danu out of the structure that housed the Stargate and into a large courtyard. The members of SG-1 blinked as they stepped into the light.

"Daniel, is the sky red or did we pass through a sun again?" Jack asked.

"No, it's red."

"The red coloring is a result of the shield," Danu told them.

"I thought you didn't use technology?" Jack asked.

"We don't advocate the use of technology if there is another way. The shield is necessary to keep fatal radiation from irradiating us."

"Fatal radiation?" Jack asked. "You didn't think we should know about this?"

"I assure you, we are perfectly safe. The shield generator is one of the most guarded areas of the city, and several backup systems exist in the extremely unlikely event it malfunctions."

"Where exactly are we?" Daniel asked.

"The planet itself is a large gas cloud. The surrounding vapor is highly toxic and corrosive. It is also thick enough to prevent the necessary rays from our sun to reach the solid surface, as well as being necessary to prevent harmful rays from penetrating so deeply into our atmosphere."

"So you cleared the skies to let in the light, but put up the shield to block the radiation?" Janet asked, speaking up for the first time.

"Precisely." Janet had a look of amazement on her face. He quickly led them across the courtyard and into another large building. "The Main Council Chambers," he told them as he led them through a confusing path to a large waiting room. "This shall be your quarters while you are here. There are rooms at either side of the den. Feel free to come and go as you please, but do not try to leave this building. I will act as you liaison while you are here. Is there anything else you require?"

"Actually yes," Daniel said. "Can we see the seeker?"

"Of course. This way." They followed him down another hallway to a well guarded room. Nodding to the security forces, he punched in a code and opened the door for them. "When you are ready to leave simply knock and we will open the door again." They nodded and as one entered the room. Obviously a meeting room, a long table and chairs were the only furnishings. Only one of the many chairs where filled, that person looking up when the door opened. Jack and Janet gasped while Daniel managed to choke out a single name.

"Sarah?"

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"Daniel," she said in a voice so low they could barely here her. She rushed out of her chair to greet him, but seeming to think better of it, stopped a few feet away from the group. "Thank you for coming Daniel. I wasn't sure you would."

"Of course I would," Daniel blurted out. "It's just… you weren't who we were expecting."

"I know," Sarah said, tears starting to fill her eyes. She turned and marched back to her chair, her shoulders quivering as she tried to keep the tears at bay. "I know you wanted to see her, but I kept hoping you would help me too." She finally lost her battle with tears. The team looked very uncomfortable and Jack gave Daniel a not so subtle push toward the hysterical woman.

"It's okay," Daniel said, going over and kneeling in front of his friend. "Of course I'll help you. The others will too."

"No!" she suddenly shouted. "You shouldn't help me. I'm a monster. You don't know half the things I've done."

"It doesn't matter," Daniel soothed. "We know it wasn't you. The Goa'uld did all those things, not you. Osiris is to blame, not Sarah, and we won't stop until you're free."

Sarah looked up from her lap and into Daniel's eyes. "Promise?" she asked in a hopeful whisper.

"I promise," Daniel answered back. A second later Sarah flung herself into his arms. Daniel whispered words of comfort as she let out all of her anguish, pain, and frustration. After a few minutes she pulled herself together.

"Thank you," she told him, pulling out of his arms and standing up. "I didn't realize how much I needed the release." She looked in the direction of the rest of SG-1. "Your friends?"

"Yeah. You probably already know Colonel Jack O'Neill and Teal'c," she nodded her head in agreement, "and this is Dr. Janet Frasier and General Jacob Carter, host to Selmak of the Tok'ra."

"Tok'ra?" she said, looking around frantically. "Daniel, you have to leave. This is a trap."

"We know," Jack said, striding into the room. "If you tell us how it's supposed to work, we can make sure it backfires on Osiris."

"I don't know," she said timidly.

"You planned it," Jack said plainly.

"No, I didn't," Sarah injected.

"Fine, Osiris planned it, but you were there. You know everything the snake knows."

"You don't understand Colonel." Sarah turned around and started walking toward the far end of the room. "Osiris never took any part in the planning. She knew I would be able to tell you all the details if she did."

"Then who did?"

"Her Queen Isis."

"Isis?" Jack and Daniel howled. At the same time another door at the rear of the room opened up as another person entered the room.

"Isis," Osiris said, the dual tones making it clear the Goa'uld had resumed control. "My Queen." Osiris rushed over and grabbed the Goa'uld in a fierce and passionate embrace, their lips locking in a quest for dominance.

"My love," the Goa'uld whispered, the reverberating tones echoing throughout the room. SG-1 could only stand there in shocked silence as they recognized the voice of Sam Carter.