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Authors Note: Nothing is mine.

0400 hours

Jack stumbled into the comissary in search of caffeine. He'd found it difficult to fall asleep and when he had, his dreams were full of Sam screaming and begging for him to kill her. To his surprise Teal'c and Janet were already there, looking as tired as he felt.

"Couldn't sleep either?"

"I was unable to kelnoreem correctly."

"What time is the mission?" Jack asked, grabbing a cup of coffee.

"0900 hours"

"I want to go with you." Janet's face was pale but her voice was steady and full of determination.

Jack had his doubts about her idea but kept them to himself. Who was he to stop her? He merely nodded his head and they sat in silence for an hour until Daniel joined them.

"Hey guys."

Janet pointed at the folder he was holding. "Found anything?"

"I was doing some more research on Hera, looking for a weakness but there doesn't seem to be any."

The four friends sat together, each lost in their thoughts.

At 08.55, all five of the roughly assembled SG-1 was in the gate room, ready to leave. Janet and Jacob looked uncomfortable in the uniforms: Janet was more accustomed to her doctor's coat and Jacob had spent the last two years in the traditional Tokra attire but neither of them mentioned it.

"Bring Major Carter home," Hammond said simply. "Good luck and God speed."

Hera laughed as a machine in her throne room flashed. Someone had just come through the Stargate on her planet. And she knew exactly who it was.

Jack stepped through the gate and was shocked to see the rest of his team unconscious. "What the hell…?"

Then something hit his shoulder and he passed out.

He woke up to a blinding headache.

"Are you okay?" Daniel asked.

"What happened?" Jack said, trying not to throw up.

"It was a trap." Janet answered. "I think we were shot with tranquilizers."

"The Tau'ri are indeed wise" a voice said mockingly.

Jack cursed to find himself once again in Hera's palace.

"Let me see… you have no major weapons on you so you did not intend to destroy me…and these people you have brought… Could it be you are trying to appeal to my better nature?"

"Actually we just dialed the wrong address. If you want to let us go now…"

Hera laughed. "I have memories of all of you: Jack, Daniel, Teal'c, Janet and….Daddy."

"Sam." Jacob pleaded.

"Ha'taaka!" Hera spat. "Too long have the Tokra been a thorn in my side. Now I have the means to wipe you all out."

"We just want to talk to Sam." Janet said.

"My host is dead."

"Really? Then who did I talk to yesterday?"

The fury on Sam's face was terrible to behold. "Di'dak dida!"

Hera strode over to Jack, her hand device exposed. "You would make an excellent addition to my Jaffa army. Would you like that honor?"

"Sure, but the dental plan sucks and there's the whole killing innocent people thing…"

The next thing he knew was a flash of light and an unimaginable pain in his head. Teal'c and Jacob threw themselves at the Goa'uld but she just kicked them aside.

"My lady?"

The pain stopped as suddenly as it had started and Jack fell down gasping. Janet rushed to his side while the others stared at the newcomer.

It was Hera's First Prime, looking nervous.

"I apologize for interrupting, my queen. Your troops are in position."

"Excellent." Hera said, completely forgetting her prisoners. "Continue."

Jack was now worried. Where were her troops? Over Earth? On their way to the Tokra home world?

"Are you attacking Earth already?"

Hera responded with a sneer in her voice. "No, I will take my time with your miserable planet. It is first important to regain control."

Then she turned and addressed her Jaffa.

"Lock them up to await my return."

Soon, they found themselves in a small, dirty prison cell. It was only lit by a few torches and things were crawling around in the corners. Jack immediately started to investigate the door they had been thrown through. It was made of strong metal and there were no guards, clearly they were confident of the security.

"Great plan Jack," Jacob said sarcastically, looking in disgust at his surroundings.

"Well I didn't see you volunteering any brainwaves."

"What was that Hera said about control?" Janet asked, trying to stop an argument.

"If Hera wishes to gain total power, she must first destroy the System Lords." Teal'c supplied.

"Can she win?"

"I do not believe she would attempt such a task if she was not capable."

"Aha!"

Jack was looking triumphant with a piece of metal in his hands. He had found a loose joint in the door and forced open a gap big enough to escape through.

"Hera obviously doesn't have all of Sam's intelligence" he gloated.

They were nearly at the exit of the giant temple when Jacob spotted a small room with their packs in. He pointed it out to the others "We'll need a GDO."

Quickly and quietly, they overpowered the lone Jaffa and left the palace, slightly more upbeat.

"My lady, the prisoners have escaped."

Hera was watching a massacre on her screen when Nil'ac burst in with this news. He was afraid that the goddess would take her rage at this news out on him but he needn't have worried.

"I know," she said casually.

"But…how?"

"You think I would put them in that miserable excuse for a prison without any guards if I wanted to keep them? Now they are on their way back to their planet, full of confidence and certain that I can be beaten. This will make my conquest so much sweeter."

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"Ha'taaka" is a Goa'uld insult and "Di'dak dida" means "You dare?"