Apophis sat down in his throne after his first prime had told him that three of his Jaffa were bringing a Goa'uld to him. Who could it be? When the doors of the room slid open and a beautiful woman stepped into, a smile appeared in Apophis' face.

"Hathor" he said

"Apophis. The Snake Pharaoh. We are glad to see you again," Hathor said, trying to sound the most sensual possible.

"Last time that was not what you said. In fact you said your husband would destroy me and the other Lords of the System" Apophis said.

Hathor smiled before answering "Times changes. Our husband is dead."

"Ra is dead?" Apophis repeated in disbelief. "That's a great new. Who killed him?"

"This Tau'ri and his friends" said Hathor guiding Daniel beside her.

"He!" shouted Apophis. "He and his friends have tried to destroy me more than once. Teal'c, my last first prime betrayed me because of them"

"This Tau'ri won't cause you any problem." said Hathor, gently caressing Daniel's cheek, who could do nothing but stare at her. He hadn't even noticed that Apophis was just right in front of him, so lost was he in her drugging scene.

"So it seems," said Apophis with pleasure. "Well, Hathor, what will you give me if I let you to stay here while you recompose your Horus guards again?" asked Apophis suspiciously.

"I'd be very pleased to create larvae for you. Larvae compatible with the original Tau'ri race. I've got their vital code with me" she said, satisfied that Apophis would not refuse that. Suddenly, but another door of the room slit open and another beautiful woman entered the room.

"Ammaunet" whispered Hathor feeling the Goa'uld inside the woman's body. Then she also noticed another thing. Daniel lost sight seemed to be centered on the woman form, causing him to start to wake from that kind of dream Hathor had pulled him into.

"Shau'ri" Hathor heard him whisper.

Daniel mind was blurred and fuzzy. He could only look at Hathor. He had to protect her if anybody wanted to hurt her. He had stepped before her when he noticed that guards with the staff weapons at ready. Now, in the new place where they were, he would do exactly the same if necessary. But then, a fast movement caught his eye, and he found himself looking at a new figure that had just stepped into the room. That figure... Suddenly he felt his head was beginning to clear up as the figure approached them. He knew that figure. No, he loved that figure. Immediately a word was formed in his lips and he hissed it, forgetting anything about Hathor.

"Shau'ri"

And with that he made a step forward, towards her, but two Jaffa immediately blocked his way to her.

"Shau'ri! It's me! Daniel!" he screamed desperately, as he attempted to draw the two Jaffa, only to be knocked down by one of them. He could still see her, look at her cold, distant eyes. Pain exploded inside him but he knew he had to get on trying. Unable to get to his feet he started dragging himself towards her, whispering her name once and again until the Jaffa blew him with his staff weapon, making darkness engulfed him.

"What have you done to him?" Hathor asked defiantly approaching to Ammaunet and finally facing her. "Why is he so interested in you? He's mine" Hathor stated fiercely.

Ammaunet looked at Hathor for a few seconds, as if considering something and finally, with a smile in her lips she approached to Apophis.

"My Lord, this Tau'ri is my host's husband." she said, making Hathor opened up her mouth in disbelief. "I'm perturbed because of my host's feelings towards him." she continued. "I wish you could exchange your actual host for him, so my host would be with him and would stop annoying me"

Apophis approached to Daniel, and, kneeling beside him he took the young man's face.

"He is in fact" he started "an excellent specimen. Very beautiful, indeed. I wonder why he wasn't chosen as a child of the Gods. My actual host is actually getting old. I think it's a good idea to take this Tau'ri as my new host"

"No!" screamed Hathor, pure rage on her face. "He is mine! He'll be my new Pharaoh!"

"Hathor, you're offer to create larvae for me is really tempting, but actually I consider you've paid a great price for staying here for as long as you wish. You've brought my new host to me" Apophis signaled. Then, looking at three of his Jaffa he added "I want this Tau'ri conveniently healed, dressed and feed before the implantation ceremony. It will be in three days from now. You" he said pointing at one of the Jaffa "will go to bring me the highest priest in Chulak for the ceremony. A great feast will be organized to celebrate my new host." Then, addressing to Hathor "And, my dear Hathor, I expect you will assist to the ceremony too. Meanwhile, one of my guards will show you your chamber. Anything you need just asked him" he said while Hathor left the room.

'You've not won, Apophis. We won't let our beloved to be your new host. He'll become our new Pharaoh, and neither you nor nobody will be able to stop that' Hathor thought as she was leaving.

Jack looked at the Stargate for the umpteenth time and started pacing again. It had passed almost forty-eight hours since Daniel's departure. Although Janet had told him to rest, he had not been able to left the SGC nor to take a nap at the infirmary, like the Doctor had suggested.

Hammond had summoned a debrief in five hours and after that, and knowing that most of the SG-teams members were full recovered, surely a rescue party would be sent to Chulak, and he knew that if he was to command that team, he must be restful, but simply he couldn't get to sleep while Daniel was still under the influence of that bitch.

'Damnit, Danny' Jack though. The first time the Colonel had saw the archeologist, he didn't give a pence for the young man. The first time the Doctor had impressed him was when in just two weeks he had been able to decipher how to activate the gate, while a full team of competent scientists had spent over two years and with no results. Then it came when Daniel's said he wanted to go with the team in the first mission. Only because General West had ordered him that the linguist would accompany them, he accepted to have a civilian on his team. When Daniel had interposed himself between himself and the blast of the staff weapon, there, in Ra's ship, the boy had gone into O'Neill's heart. It was then when O'Neill realized he could trust him completely. Then, Daniel had helped him to overcome his son's death, with the help of Skaara. When finally Daniel opened up the gate there, in Abydos, and decided to stay there with his new wife, Jack had felt like loosing a friend even he had only known the archeologist for a few days. When a year later he returned to Abydos he dissimulated before Daniel but in his interior he was glad to see the young man again. Now, after having worked with him for six months, they had become friends, good friends, even more than that maybe. Now, he wasn't going to let that a little snaky-girl put a little snaky-thing in his friend's head.

"CO, General wants to debrief now us. It seems we are ready to leave." Sam said entering Jack's quarters.

"At last" said Jack hurrying after Sam.

Daniel opened up his eyes and found himself lying in a soft couch. He tried to sit up and found that he had his jacket and shirt removed and he was only wearing his pants on. When finally he sat he felt a stabbing pain on his head where the Jaffa had hit him. Suddenly a door slid open and two girls entered the room, followed by a woman who Daniel recognized immediately.

"Shau'ri" he just whispered more to himself than to anyone more in the room.

"She has caused me much discomfort because of you" said Ammaunet with a full Goa'uld voice. "Now, I'll remedy this"

"What do you mean?" Daniel asked. He could only think in one thing that Ammaunet could do to remedy her discomfort. "I'm going to be killed by my wife..." he mumbled.

Ammaunet smiled and approached to him until she gently caressed his cheek. "No, I'm not going to kill you. I'll make you a big favor. You'll be able to stay with your wife for the eternity." She said.

"What?" Daniel looked at her confused. When realization hit him he found himself staring at his wife mouth opened. "You want me to be Apophis' new host!"

"Yes. I must admit my host has good taste, in fact, you are much more attractive than his actual host. The change will be most pleasant for me"

"I'm not going to become a host!" Daniel screamed, feeling the rage burning inside him. Without even thinking about it he raised his fist towards Ammaunet's jaw, making the Goa'uld queen fell back stunned. The two girls hurried to help their mistress and Daniel saw the opportunity to runaway and run to the door.

Unfortunately Apophis entered the room at that moment and at the sight of his Queen lying in the floor he raised his ribbon device and held it before Daniel's forehead. Daniel winced while he tried to contain the scream of pain that was in his throat.

"My King! No!" shouted Ammaunet who had finally got to her feet. "Don't kill him, I want him!"

Apophis looked at his wife and after a few seconds he lowered the device. Daniel fell to the floor gasping for air while tears had started running free down his face. "As you wish" said Apophis looking at Ammaunet "But I'll make sure he doesn't attempt to runaway anymore" and with that he picked up a staff weapon from one of the soldiers that had entered the room with him and shot Daniel in the leg. Daniel screamed in pain as the leg felt the burning impact.

"Once I have inhabited your body, the sarcophagus will heal the wound" Apophis said. "Now" he continued, looking at one of the girls "Bring some Nai'rta for him. If he is asleep his attempts to escape will be even less".

Just a moment later the girl returned bringing a bowl with a viscous liquid in it. She held it to Daniel's mouth but he refused to drink.

"You'll drink" Apophis said and with this he placed his foot on Daniel's wounded leg. Daniel hissed in pain but refused to open the mouth. Apophis increased the pressure of his foot until Daniel couldn't tolerate it more and screamed for all he was worth. The girl took advantage of the moment and filled Daniel's mouth with the liquid. Daniel was still too concentrated in the pain he was feeling he didn't notice swallowing it. When he realized what he had done, it was too late. Suddenly a fuzzy feeling started invading him and although he tried to keep himself awake, finally darkness overwhelmed him.