"Charlie?" Jack whispered, unable to believe that his son was standing right in front of him, as though he'd never shot himself, never died in that hospital seven years ago.

Charlie grinned, the infectious smile that Jack still remembered. "Of course it's me, dad." He reached out, and took his hand. "Follow me. It's not safe for you here." Jack wanted to argue that it was more dangerous for Charlie, who couldn't defend himself, but forgot what he was going to say. That beautiful music surrounded him and his boy, following them as Charlie led the way to safety.

"Damn it, Daniel, come in!" Sam shouted into her radio. She again got no response. Disgusted, she clipped it back onto her vest, and continued down the tunnel. She took out her instruments, to see if she was close enough to detect the power source. No such luck. She sighed as she put it back in her pack. Sam suspected that the Sirens might have been blocking the power signal. They obviously didn't want her to find her friends. She guessed that the only way to find her way to them was to keep searching – at least, that was the plan, until she thought up a better one.

"The female is strong," Thelxiepi thought to her companions.

"Yes. She is trying to find the rest of the males," Pisinoe thought back.

Aglaope gazed down at the female, invisible to the eyes of mortals. "There has never been a female before. All those that have sought our treasure have been males, hungry for power and glory. These mortals are different. Not just the female. The males do not desire our power for their own purpose. I do not believe they even knew what it was they were looking for. It is the female that was leading them."

Pisinoe contemplated the group. "It is obvious that the human culture has advanced considerably. They are finally realizing that females are not the weaklings males have always made them out to be."

The others laughed. "We're proof of that, aren't we, sister?"

Aglaope looked up suddenly, as if seeing something in the distance. "Mine has awakened. I must go to him." She floated off, singing as she went.

Teal'c opened his eyes. He appeared to be tied up. How had that happened? He looked around. Where was the rest of SG-1? Oh, yes, they had split up. Alright, so where was Major Carter? Nowhere to be found. There also seemed to be something in his ears that blocked out all sound. He had called for Major Carter, but he couldn't hear himself do it. He struggled to reach his knife. No good. He was tied up too well. Okay. So. He was tied up, in a dark crystal tunnel, alone, and unable to hear whatever might sneak up on him in the dark. Now what? Teal'c sighed. He was on his own. He closed his eyes and tried to meditate. Sure, he couldn't kel'nor'reem anymore, but he could try and catch up on some sleep.

Daniel looked around, confused. Where am I? he wondered, gazing around in mystification. Last thing I remember is Jack saying something about Charlie, and – he blinked, tears suddenly filling his eyes. His parents. They had been there, talking to him, guiding him home. But that couldn't be. They were dead, had been since he was a child. It was just like with Sha're. He seen them, but he knew they couldn't be there. How was it that this kept happening to him? The last time, it had taken two grown men, beating him against a wall to make him stop daydreaming. How had he broken out of his 'trance' this time? He thought hard, trying desperately to remember. Sam. She'd been trying to contact him with the radio. She'd been screaming at him. It must've been easy for him to break free from the mirage a second time, after having to do it once before.

It seemed that Sam had bee right about the Sirens. With a sigh, Daniel pulled out his earplugs that he used whenever they stayed overnight on a planet – Teal'c snored – and stuffed them in his ears, blessing the fact that he knew his myths and how to counteract the Siren's song. He looked around for his weapon, certain he wouldn't find it. He was right. He picked a direction, and headed off in search of Jack. If these Sirens were showing them their loved ones, then Daniel was pretty sure he knew who was leading Jack. And it would not be easy to convince him to leave the song of the Sirens.