[Here is a new chapter a bit early this time but don't get to use to it. I have often wondered about this over the years. Not to give it all away but this is my thoughts.]
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Chapter Sixteen Guile
19 JUL 2015
PANGAR
It had taken sixteen hours to reach the Pangar system. The Icarus dropped out of hyperspace on the outer most edge of the system cloaking and changing directory as it did. It would take another eight hours to reach the plant undetected. As Colonel Young watch the readings. "What have we got Sergeant Miller?"
"Sir we are detecting eight ships in orbit. Correction there are twenty-six ships in orbit." Tapping on his keyboard as more readings were coming in. "Sir there are eight Ha'tak mother ships with fourteen Al'kesh bombers and four Tel'tacs we can see so for but there could be more on the surface." Looking upon the monitor as he pulled up the visual. They were in a tactical formation around the planet with several heading into the atmosphere.
"Who are they the Lucian Alliance or Jaffa?" Young asked as they were the only ones known to have Goa'uld ships in such numbers.
"Not sure Sir we are not receiving any IFF's. It could be either one or some unknown Goa'uld that hasn't been destroyed yet." Came the Sergeant's reply.
"Can we detect whats happening on the surface yet?" Young Asked.
"No Sir. We still need to get closer. If we use the other sensors they may be able to detect our presence." Miller replied still working to get more information.
"Ok Sergeant keep trying. Lieutenant Brickman, take us in closer but keep us a window open in case we need to get out of here fast. We can't go up against this many ships." pressing his com button. "Colonel O'Neill to the Bridge."
"You called Captain?" JJ said as he was walking onto the bridge. "I have been here since we came out of hyperspace. Didn't want to get in the way."
Young disliked the Captain part it just wasn't right to him but it did keep the chain of command strait. "Is your team ready?"
"Yes, Sir they are. SG-7 and Bennett are down in the hanger waiting for the go. Can we detect SG-11's transponders yet?" JJ asked the Sargent.
"Yes, Sir. We are now detecting them in a building two miles from the capital. We are also reading other life sings with them. They seem to all be human." The Sargent was still working at the censors. "Sir I detecting Jaffa on the ground as well in the ships."
"Well, how do you want to handle it, Captain?" JJ asks looking to Young.
"If we just beamed them up it could cause the Jaffa to start killing the other prisoners. If it is the FJN we need to find out just why they are doing this? But my guess is the Tretonin. They don't know how it is made and have no way to make it. This and trying to find symbiotes is next to impossible these days. The Pangarans has the largest production facilities for the drug. The Tok'ra just made the necessary changes to the production instead of building a whole new one elsewhere. While Earth has a production line it is in Canada therefore under the IOA's control. The Tok'ra do make it somewhere we have no idea where." Young explained to JJ which he knew most of it already. "This has been the biggest problem we have had with the Jaffa since the fall of the Goa'uld. Any many believed they trade one master for another. While Teal'c and Bra'tac were on the Jaffa council they were able to keep the peace."
"Ya, I knew all about the problems with the Jaffa. What are we going to do now?" JJ asked "I think my team needs to go down there and see what we can find out. Then we will need to get Carter involved and maybe even Bra'tac."
"Ok Colonel you have ago. Do not make contact with the Jaffa and see if you can make contact with our people. Understood?" Young looking at the Colonel with distrust.
"Yes, Sir I understand. Just gather information and get out." He said turning to walk away.
"Oh, and Colonel you have twelve hours then we are going to beam you and the rest of our people out of there," Young said sternly.
O'Neill turned and gave an acknowledgment nod. Then he sprinted on down the corridor to the elevator. Then he stopped at the armory to grab his gear. Then he was at the hanger with his team minus Nyan which was still on a special detail we another team. Luckily he was going to be needed here anyway. When O'Neill had got the call to report to Colonel Young with SG-1 for a mission he asked Andy if he wanted to tag along. 'It will be a trial run.' O'Neill said. With that O'Neill sent word to Spenser's CO that he was going with him.
Colonel Young had told the helm officer to hold there distance within a two hour flight time of the 320. They would be able to transverses the distance in less than ten at full burn if needed. Hopefully, that wouldn't be the case with this being only to gather information. But this was O'Neill and things never go just how they should, be it a younger O'Neill.
O'Neill was in the pilot set while Bennett was setting in the copilot seat. With Spencer in the seat behind her. Major Sharp was behind O'Neill with his team in the back compartment. SG-7 was a six-man team of Marines makes it two fire teams. Sharps second was First Lieutenant Hall with SSgt Mills, Sgt Johns, Cpl Masters and Cpl Winters they were a fresh new team that had replaced the last Sg-7 after they moved on to other positions.
The trip took only ninety minutes as O'Neill swung around the planet and entered the atmosphere from the backside away from the Jaffa patrols. Racing across a continent with many animals that were moving along in herds, some looked like those that you would see in Africa on a Safari. While others were quite alien indeed this would be of interest to some the zoologist back home but that would wait. As they came to the mainland again after crossing a vast ocean. He was almost to the capital city after circling it once they landed the craft in clearing three miles from where SG-11 was being held.
"Major Sharp your fireteam is coming with me and Bennett. Lt Spencer, stay with the ship you may need to fly us out of here. Lt Hall, you stay here with Spencer keep the ship cloaked only beak radio silence if you have to the Jaffa may have our radios understand." Getting a string of 'Yes Sirs' "I don't plan on being here for dinner so let's move out."
They worked their way through the wood line. They stayed close to the buildings. After two hours they could see the holding pins. The Jaffa had constructed a massive pin with staff cannons placed around it. There was a contingent of Jaffa close to the gate with two patrols walking on either side. At the back, there was a trench that came close to the enclosure. It was still too far not to be seen in the light of day. O'Neill looked at his watch then the sky the sun was setting but it would be another two hours at least.
"Major make your way to that trench wait till dark then see if you can get close enough to make contact," JJ said then. "Keep your heads down."
"Yes, Sir. What are you going to do if I may ask?" Sharp asked.
"Well, Bennett and I are going to make our way through town to the Stargate. We need to see what is wrong with it if we can." O'Neill said tapping Allie on the shoulder then motioned her to follow.
"Would that been the job of Lt Spencer?" The Major asked before he left.
"Yes it would but he is still to green to be out just jet," JJ said.
"Well, Sir he will stay green till you put him in the field," Sharp stated.
With a look from JJ, the Major figured he may have crossed a line. Even though he was correct it was a good idea to question your superior. Letting it go he and his team moved back to make their way to the trench. It took them an hour to get in place checking for mines and other tripwires they found none. So they settled in on the wait. While it would be too long now as the sun was crossing the horizon.
O'Neill and Bennett was across from the gate. Pulling out his binoculars to get a better look he could tell that the front of the DHD was off and some wires were connected it to something. "What the hell is that? I've never seen anything like it before." O'Neill asked looking to Bennett.
"Me either Sir." Pulling out a camera Bennett snapped a few shots.
Hearing movement they ducked back behind cover pulling the spy periscope up to see over the boulder they were hiding behind. Then the stargate burst into action as it opened into an incoming wormhole. It was long before eight more Jaffa walked through and was greeted by six others. It was clear that one in the center was part of the New Jaffa Council maybe even the high Councilor himself. O'Neill couldn't get a good look at him from where they were. Putting the periscope away. They waited a few minutes making sure it saw clear and made their way back to the trench.
19 JUL 2015
GAMA SITE
STARGATE COMMAND
DR. Anna Ashley was doing a gate diagnostic. What she was getting wasn't possible as for as she know. There were forty-seven gates now missing from the internal registry of the DHD. She tried to dial four which she knew to be from the Free Jaffa Nation to no a vile. She then looked up the others they to were part of the FJN. She then sent her report to Springfield to General Mitchel. He then showed it to Carter. She then tried to contact the US Ambassador to the FJN.
"Sam what's going on with the Jaffa?" Cam asked
"I have no idea. Yat'Yir was elected the be their high Councilor he has always had a mistrust with us. Now that Teal'c and Bra'tac are no longer part of the FJN we have had an even harder time in dealing with them. They had taken over most of Ba'al's former territory. They must have found a way to reprogram their stargates to only accept certain gate in some kind of closed network." She said thinking out loud.
"Now that is scary if the Jaffa can do that and why haven't we done it to?" Cam asked looking at her with a that's a great ideal look.
"For starters, I have no clue how they are doing. It was Ba'al who had reprogrammed them all to dial out at once at that time. He had planned on taken those other gates we took back and doing the same with them. I thought that information went up with him on his ship but I guess I was wrong about that." She said sinking into her chair.
"Well don't beat your self up too much Sam. Your still the smartest person that I know." Laughing a bit getting her to smile.
"Well thank you for that. But some people are way smarter than me out there. You just haven't met them yet." Laughing again. "We need to contact Bra'tac he may be able to find out what they are up to."
19 JUL 2015
PANGAR
It was now well past dark when O'Neill got to where Sharp was to be at. It took him a minute to see a lump slowly move forward it was nearly to the fence Sgt Johns was watching Sharp making his way to the enclosure. Cpl Master was off to the left when O'Neill had came up to them.
Once Major Sharp reached the fence he was seen by Sgt Nelson of SG-11. "Who are you?" She whispered just loud enough for him to hear.
"Major Sharp SG-7. What's your situation, Sargent?" He asked
"We are ok for now. We have been here for two days they have feed used twice now. Colonel Fowler has been trying the negotiate our release but hasn't had much headway yet." The Sgt reported.
"Well, it seems they want this planet. There eight mother ships in orbit with their escorts. We have a ship and are ready to beam you out if needed. Can you go get the Colonel?" The Major asked.
"Yes, Sir I believe I can. Be right back." With that, she moved her way back to the Colonel. About ten minutes passed before they returned.
"Colonel what do you think." The Major asked.
"Major Sharp you should get out of here and don't try a rescue just yet. They took our radios and are monitoring them. I saw when they brought me to their leader. Some Jaffa named U'kok lead the attack they are after the Tretonin more over the production line. They rounded up all of the Pangarans leaders and put them in here with us."
"What did they do to the Stargate?" the Major asked.
"I'm not sure. A few Jaffa came at a scheduled time to get the shipment. When they came through the gate there was more than normal. When a guard questioned U'kok about it he was killed. Then many more jaffa ran through taken over the Stargate before we even knew about it. Then we seen the ships coming down I tried to send a message out but before I could they stormed into the building we were in." The Colonel reported. "I have tried to get them to release us but they haven't as you see."
"Ok, Sir here is a recall transponders give them to your men. If you need to get out in a hurry just press it and the Icarus will beam you out. We have to get back and check-in. So don't pester them to much tell we get back." The Major said getting a nod from the Colonel he back his way to the trench. Made his report to JJ and they went back to the ship. They got back to the Icarus with a half our still on the clock.
"Well, Colonel O'Neill what did you find out?" Colonel Young asked when he and Major Sharp walked back into the briefing room that was behind the bridge. They gave their reports as to what was going on. Afterward, he sends it back to Springfield then waited for orders.
20 JUL 2015
TERRA, SPRINGFIELD
USAF HQ
After Sam got the report from Pangar she knew it wasn't good. She still hadn't heard back from the ambassador yet it had been twenty-four hours since she sent word to him. With all the FJN worlds off the network, she only had ships that would have to fly off into possible enemy territory. Though her ships were stronger than anything that the FJN could hit her with they still had numbers on their side. Her best chance to deal with them was through Bra'tac and that may not even be possible. For Yat'Yir and Bra'tac often met on opposite sides when they were both on the council.
She sent word back to the Icarus for them to hold their passion and keep monitoring the planet.
{So what do you think about the way I'm doing with the FJN now? They have always been an aggressive bunch. An with Teal'c and Bra'tac there to keep them in check not to mention the Aschen and many of the Jaffa are leaving to join up with Bra'tac now. So anyways this is it so please leave a message in the reviews. Hopefully, your being entertained some. Thanks for reading check back soon.}