"Adria."
Adria whirled around to glare at Daniel who smiled, amused.
"Let Jack O'Neill go."
"Why should I?" she scoffed.
"Because I ordered you to," Daniel replied. She laughed.
"You have no power over me!"
"You are mistaken," Daniel replied, stalking towards her. "For I am not Daniel Jackson. I am Maeror." There was a pause as Adria stared at him, disbelievingly. Suddenly her head snapped to the side, as if slapped.
"Obey!" Daniel/Maeror bellowed.
Suddenly Jack gasped, free of his invisible bonds. He threw a punch to Tomin and the Ori warrior reeled. However, no sudden look of confusion came over his face. Instead, a dark look of rage filled his features and he reached for his sword.
Maeror gave Daniel sudden control and the linguist flew forward, attacking Tomin from behind. Soon after, Sam, Teal'c, Vala, and Cameron all joined in the squabble, barely holding off the strange and powerful Ori soldier.
"Well?" Jack prodded, glaring at Adria who was watching the fight calmly. "Stop him!"
Adria gazed at the general, considering her options. Then she turned to the fight, Tomin now rising into the air. She squinted, gazing into his mind. The friends watched intently.
"He is possessed," Adria whispered finally.
"By what?" Cameron asked. Adria shook her head.
"By a force I cannot see."
"Can you un-possess him?" Vala asked impatiently.
"Yes," Adria replied. There was a tense moment as Adria's face twisted with concentration. Slowly, a wispy, ghost-like image floated out from Tomin's body. All the friends peered at it and realized that, with a small amount of imagination, the image resembled a dragon. A deafening roar filled the room and it wrenched free of Adria's grasp and floated swiftly away.
Adria sighed, Tomin falling gently to the floor, unconscious. She cocked an eyebrow at Daniel but remained quiet, turning, instead, to speak to Jack.
"I suppose you may go home," and she walked away.
"Actually, sir," Sam said awkwardly after Adria was gone. "I don't think leaving just yet would be a good idea."
Jack frowned. "Why not, Carter?"
Sam shifted uncomfortably, glancing at Daniel. "Well, sir. We'd be bringing the enemy home with us."
Suddenly realizing what she was talking about, Daniel smiled. "We can trust Maeror," he assured them. "He used to be an Ancient."
This gained surprised looks from everyone.
"Well," Jack said off-handily. "That's good enough for me."
A/N: I love reviewers and live for constructive criticism!