AN. Sorry about the delay. I made a mistake last time, I said the Daedalus and I meant
the Odyssey, sorry. I expected some reviews about that, I think you guys are slacking!
So please review, and I don't own anyone.
SG-1, sans Vala Mal Doran but plus General O'Neill, came back through the gate from their fourth recon mission. They were all starting to get exasperated from the lack of progress in finding their friend. When they reached the end of the ramp SG-1 noticed that standing next to General Landry was Master Bra'tac.
O'Neill didn't miss a beat as he greeted the general. "Nothing General. Hello, Bra'tac. And to what do we owe this great pleasure?"
Bra'tac smiled at Jack and clasped his forearm. "It is good to see you once more O'Neill. I bring possible news of Vala Mal Doran."
SG-1 immediately crowded around the elderly Jaffa, eager for news. Hank chuckled before intercepting his team. "Showers first, then briefing in one hour."
Daniel was about to protest but was smacked upside the head by Jack. "Come on Space Monkey. We all smell sort of funky, and I'm sure the nice General here wouldn't want us stinking up his conference room. We can wait an hour." When Jack saw the continued idea of protest on Daniel's face, he added. "I'll make it an order Daniel."
Daniel looked defeated and allowed Sam to lead him from the gate room. "I don't know Sam, I just thought we would have found her by now. It just seems like I'm so helpless."
Sam wrapped her arm around Daniel's shoulder. "I know Daniel. We've all been through this. When I was missing from the Beta site with the Super Soldier after me General O'Neill didn't give up once. Neither did I when he disappeared with Maybourne. That's what makes us a team."
"But Vala-."
Sam cut him off. "No Daniel, she knows she's part of this team. When you turned Prior on us she was probably the most distraught. Cam said it to her, and I'll say it to you. We all know this but no one's ever said it. The hardest part about our jobs is not risking our lives, it's watching our friends risking theirs."
"But Sam, we weren't in the battlefield. We were at my apartment. I should have protected her, and I failed. She could be dead because of you."
Cam came up behind Daniel and put his arm on his shoulder. "That's not true Jacks-Daniel. It's Ba'al's fault, not yours. What could you do? It's not like you expected to have an armed Goa'uld in your living room."
Jack chimed in next. "Yeah Danny boy, cause if you did, that's just weird. I mean, maybe Hathor, but Ba'al. I just don't see it." The whole team laughed as O'Neill ended up on his ass because he wasn't quick enough to duck Daniel's fist.
"O'Neill and Colonel Mitchell are right Danieljackson. There is nothing you could have done. And Valamaldoran can handle herself, as she proved in the gym."
O'Neill had clambered back onto his feet. "Ooh, do tell Teal'c."
Teal'c opened his mouth to oblige Jack but Daniel quickly stopped him. He was still bright red from the mention of Hathor. Cam leaned over Daniel's shoulder. "I'm sure Vala doesn't know about her, does she?"
For once Jack chimed up in defense of his favorite archaeologist. "And she won't Mitchell. That was a rough time for Daniel. Not to mentio, the fact that he pretty much spawned a whole nest of itty bitty Goa'ulds is pretty gross. I'm sure we all don't want have to go through it again. I myself like to keep my stomach in once piece, no offense Teal'c."
Teal'c bowed his head in response.
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SG-1 trooped into the briefing room after an hour. The original members of SG-1 sat down in all their original spots. To them it was like having the band back together, just like it had been. Poor Mitchell was a little out of it and had to scramble for a seat next to Sam.
Landry looked at his flagship team. "Well SG-1, you've waited the hour. I see you're fitting in reasonably well Jack?" Landry was drawing out the introduction because Daniel looked like he was ready to jump out of his chair. It was payback for all those long winded explanations when a simple yes or no would have sufficed.
Bra'tac stepped forward. "As I have said we have some information regarding Val Mal Doran. We have several Free Jaffa high up in Ba'al's ranks, much similar to how the Tok'ra infiltrated the Goa'uld."
"Whoa, hold up Bra'tac. I thought Ba'al was dead for good this time. Didn't he kill all of his clones and then didn't we wipe the deck with his sorry ass?" asked Jack.
"Jack, when Ba'al attacked me and Vala he said he always has an insurance plan. I'm sure when he saw the added bonus of having so many of him around he wouldn't suddenly give that up, especially if he was coming to Earth for something."
"Daniel is right O'Neill. One of the Jaffa we have acts as a scientist. He witnessed cloning labs on several planets under Ba'al's control. He has several clones but they are all kept in stasis. My contact says that around the time you killed Ba'al, a clone woke up from stasis.
"That means Ba'al has the security of having back up bodies, but not the problem of having to deal with twenty of him at once. Basically there is one Ba'al at a time, each are given a neural feed on what the last one was doing. That's why it seemed like he never left, he has all the memory he had when he died."
General Landry leaned forward in his chair. "Master Bra'tac, this is all very important intel on our common enemy, but what about Vala? You said you have info on her?"
"I did General, I am sorry for the explanation, but it was necessary. The same Jaffa was in the same complex that Vala is being held in. it unfortunately doesn't have a Stargate, and it is near a heavy nebula. Sublight communication is impossible. We don't know which exact system he is in, so we would have to drop ships in systems to see if we find anything. Unfortunately, that gives Ba'al plenty of time to react and leave."
"OK, so we do that, and hope Ba'al isn't able to leave before we come back with the full force of his fleet," said Sam.
"The Jaffa had already planned an attack and have already gone through with it. Unfortunately it was a failure. We found the base, it was the second system we explored. It had already been abandoned. Some one had attacked it, but not us."
"Who?"
"We don't know Dr. Jackson. Our Jaffa was injured in the attack and was left behind. He did say Vala Mal Doran got of the planet safely, but still in Ba'al's possession."
"Wait, if there were survivors, how come we don't know who attacked them?"
"Excuse me for being vague. He saw the attackers, but they were like something he's never seen before. Their skin was green, they had long blonde hair and sharp teeth. The Jaffa watched as they sucked the life out of any Jaffa they found alive. He also said their ships looked alive, and that some just sucked people up into them."
General Landry looked at Carter. "Contact Pegasus immediately! Tell them there are Wraith in Milky Way. Mitchell! Get in contact with the Odyssey, Daedalus, and the Apollo, tell them to return to Earth immediately."
"Yes, sir." Both Carter and Mitchell left immediately for the control room.
"Jack, get back to Washington immediately. Brief the president."
"I'm already on my way Hank."
"Good. Dr. Jackson, I'm afraid I must suspend the search for Vala. The Wraith are a more pressing issue."
"Yes, General, I understand."
"Thank you, I understand how difficult this is for you. Bra'tac, go back to the council. Inform them that this new enemy is unlike any you have faced before. They are some of the most powerful forces that we've ever encountered."
"I understand General Landry"
Landry waited for Bra'tac to leave, and then to hear the woosh of the gate open, and then close. He turned to Daniel, who was now looking through the file that they had been handed at the beginning of the briefing. "Daniel, I know how much she means to you."
"Sir, I understand, I just don't want to talk about it right now."
Landry nodded. He put his hands in his pocket and looked up at the ceiling. "I just think this is the perfect way for you to get Vala back."
"What do you mean?"
"Think about it Daniel. We have been able to unite with Ba'al when we fight a common enemy. If we just manage to let it drop that this is the race that nearly wiped out the Ancients, I'm sure Ba'al will be willing to join forces with us.
"Basically, I'm saying if he wants to see the end of this war, and I mean all of his sorry asses, he gives Vala back and we help him. No Goa'uld technology is advanced enough to take out even a Wraith Cruiser. The only ships in the galaxy are ours."
"What are you getting at General?"
"I'm saying that the best way to save Vala is to defeat the Wraith. I need you to take a trip to Pegasus and tell some SGA members to come home. We'll need their expertse, just don't tell McKay I said that."
Daniel smirked. "Yes General, I'll be sure to inform Dr. Weir of what's going on."
"Good work Jackson, now get moving." General Landry watched the young archaeologist head for the gateroom. He moved back to his office and sat down with a heavy sigh. When one enemy leaves, another just has to waltz on in. when McKay gets back to Earth, I am going to give him Hell, he told me that there was no way the Wraith had the technology to get form one galaxy to another. I just hope it's not too late to stop them.
AN. Yeah, I have no idea where this is going. This is turning into a rather large AU, hope you guys don't mind. As for Stargate Atlantis, I'm doing this around when Michael makes a little bit of an appearance, not to his major big bad self, and I'm ignoring certain evil episodes cough cough Sunday cough cough. Sorry, about how this is going way over, but I think it would be cool to see what would happen if the Wraith actually went up against the SGC's full strength. Please review, as always. Thanks!