Episode 2: Recruits Part 2
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Warning: Character death. Will not be permanent though.
In the silent Briefing Room, Gen. O'Neill stands up behind one end of the large table. He stares downs at the others who have filled up the seats. Bra'tac had found a seat next to Teal'c and Jill. O'Neill taps his fist on the table as he tries to think up of a plan to rescue the stranded Jaffa on Kel'tesh without putting his own personel in serious danger.
"So how many survivors are we talking about, Bra'tac," asked O'Neill.
"Before I had to retreat through the Stargate," replied Bra'tac, "I was told by one of my living warriors that there were five trapped in the encampment. They have barricaded themselves in a small area in order to help fend off the plagued ones. I don't know how long they could last."
"There were about eighty Jaffa at our encampment on Kel'tesh, maybe more," said Teal'c.
"These Jaffa have become mindless cannibals because of the T-virus, right?" asked Leon.
"Indeed," replied Teal'c. Leon turns and looks at O'Neill.
"It sounds like we have a very serious situation here, General," explained Leon. "The virus has different effects on different species. An example would be a spider, let's say a tarantula. If exposed to the virus, it will grow larger than a full-grown human being and become more deadly and aggressive."
"...Yikes," said O'Neill.
"Anubis has been known to use many types of weapons of mass destruction," said Daniel. "He may try to create a more powerful weapon with the virus using Ancient technology."
"Well that can't be good," said Barry.
"I agree," said Chris. "The T-virus has already taken the lives of the citizens of Raccoon City and much more. This has to stop before whole planets are infected."
"We know," said O'Neill, "and we will eventually bring down this bastard just like any other Goa'uld. The only small problem is that he's part Ascended."
"Can these zombie Jaffa be killed, Bra'tac?" asked Claire.
"I have been able to take down a few myself, but they are not easy to eliminate," replied Bra'tac. "It took several blasts from my staff to finally bring down some. However, Tau'ri weapons may be more effective." Claire starts to look confused. She had never heard the word "Tau'ri" before nor she had any idea what it meant.
"What he means by Tau'ri is us. Humans from Earth," Carter explained to Claire.
"Okay," said Claire. "Speaking of weapons, I hope we'll be supplied with some heavy firepower. Who knows what we'll have to face out there."
"All teams will be armed with P90s, a couple of M60s, and grenades," replied O'Neill.
"Sounds good enough," said Jill, "but we have never fought this enemy before."
"Neither have us, so we'll need to exercise extreme caution," said O'Neill.
"I'll be accompanying SG-1 and the others on this rescue mission," said Bra'tac. "I'll try to be as much of help as possible."
"The new recruits will be split into two teams," explained O'Neill. "Jill, Chris, and Leon will be SG-17 while Barry, Claire, and Rebecca will make up SG-18. Jill, since she was once a Delta Force soldier, will be in command of her team. I've recruited another member for the command of SG-18. His name is Captain Mike Williams. He used to be a part of the SGC until his transfer over to the Navy so he's had experience in combat training offworld. Our main objective is to find the survivors on Kel'tesh and get them out of there. Do not hesitate to kill any Jaffa who are infected."
"That would be a wise choice," commented Bra'tac, "since they will attack when they see us. It would also help bring an end to their suffering."
"The whole mission will be led by SG-1," continued O'Neill. "Colonel Carter will be in command and she will give out orders to each team. Any questions?" No one answers him. Everyone at the table remains silent. "Alright. Gear up and meet Carter near the Gate Room at 17:00 hours. You're all dismissed." Everyone starts to empty the briefing table and they head towards the exit except Bra'tac, who walks up to O'Neill. As soon as the others had left, he speaks to him.
"Some of the Jaffa on Kel'tesh were longtime friends of mine," said Bra'tac. "Anubis will pay dearly for the attack." O'Neill places his right hand on Bra'tac's shoulder.
"Don't worry, Bra'tac," replied O'Neill. "We all hope that this situation will end soon."
"I know," said Bra'tac. He walks out of the Briefing Room. O'Neill turns and stares down the empty table.
Later that day, the Stargate activates and the symbols rotate as the dialing process begins. SG-1 and the new teams, all in SG uniforms, stand and wait just behind the right blast door, along with Bra'tac. They are armed with varous types of firearms, mainly P90s. Bra'tac has armed himself with his traditional staff weapon. Among the group was a tall man with a brown crew cut, who was standing beside Carter. It was Capt. Williams.
"It's great to be back here at the SGC, Carter," said Williams. "I've had a more exciting experience going offworld than spending time on a ship."
"But I thought you liked being on boats more than anything," replied Carter.
"Well, of course I still like boats, but I really do miss going through the Stargate," said Williams. "Exploring new worlds, fighting those pesky Goa'uld." He looks arounds at the other team members, surprised to see the new faces. "I've never seen these people here before. Are they new?"
"We've recently recruited them after receiving the news about Anubis' possession of the T-virus," said Carter. "Some of them are under your command."
"Oh okay. They don't have to worry about me leading them," said Williams. "I always try to make sure that my team comes back home in one piece."
"Chevron five locked," shouted Walter's voice through the PA system. Meanwhile, Rebecca and Teal'c carry on a conversation between each other.
"So before you met SG-1, you once served a Goa'uld," asked Rebecca.
"Yes," replied Teal'c. "I was once the First Prime of Apophis. When I met SG-1, I learned about their strong value of freedom and I wanted my people to share that value as well."
"I guess it was very hard to convince many Jaffa to believe that the Goa'uld were false gods," said Rebecca.
"Indeed," said Teal'c, "but eventually, hundreds, then thousands of Jaffa started to leave their past beliefs behind to join the rebellion. However, there are still countless troops serving the Goa'uld."
"Chevron seven locked," announced Walter. In the Gate Room, the Stargate creates its wormhole. The blast door opens and Bra'tac immediately walks in. O'Neill sits up in the Control Room. He issues orders through the microphone.
"SG-1, you have a go," said O'Neill. Daniel, Carter, and Teal'c join Bra'tac near the steel ramp. Together, they run towards the gate and disappear into the glowing portal. "SG-17 and SG-18, you have a go. Good luck out there."
"Alright, let's move out," ordered Williams. The two new teams run towards the gate and, they too, disappear into the portal.
The new recruits emerge from the Stargate and the portal disperses. They find themselves in the middle of a small, grassy, open field, surrounded by a vast forest. There were very few clouds and a sun, similar to the one near Earth, brightens the day. The members of SG-1 and Bra'tac had already spread out to look around their surroundings. They searched for anything that looked or seemed suspicious, but the area was empty and deserted. Bra'tac spots a couple of paths that led into the dense forest.
"Both of those pathways lead to the encampment," said Bra'tac, pointing to the paths. "Let us hope that they are still alive. We should split up and take both ways just in case."
"This is strange," said Daniel. "If an attack occurred here, there should be bodies lying around. I definitely do not like the feeling of this."
"Don't we all," commented Barry.
"It will be wise to never let your guard down at any time," advised Teal'c.
"Correct, Teal'c," said Bra'tac. "The Jaffa infected with the virus are a great threat. They tend to attack in numbers."
"Then it's best to stay alert," said Carter. "My team and SG-17 will proceed down the path on the right while SG-18 takes the other one on the left."
"I'll be accompanying SG-18 to help guide them," said Bra'tac. "Teal'c shall help you and the other team make your way through to the encampment."
"Sounds like a good plan," said Carter. "Let's go and stay alert." The groups reassemble and, then, SG-18 and Bra'tac follow Williams down the left path. The other teams follow Carter and Teal'c towards the other path.
Hidden in the thicket of the forest, a shadowly figure looks up to see the new living beings. As soon as the new arrivals had disappeared into the forest, it snarls and quickly runs off.
On the right forest path, the two combined SG teams slowly follow Teal'c down the wide dirt path with their guns trained. The ground is littered with staff weapons, helmets, zat guns, and other pieces of armour. Leon picks up a zat gun and he carefully observes it.
"I take it these are Jaffa weapons," said Leon.
"Indeed," replied Teal'c. "They are the weapons used by both the Free Jaffa and Jaffa under the service of the Goa'uld."
"For some reason they're lying around all over the place," wondered Jill, looking down on the ground in front of her. "It looks as if the survivors had dropped their weapons and retreated."
"Something's not right here," said Carter. "I've never seen Jaffa abandon their weapons before. Would they, Teal'c?"
"They would not," replied Teal'c. "A Jaffa warrior would never leave his weapon behind for the enemy to use." Chris looks behind himself and, then, back towards the team.
"Hmmm...Weapons on the ground. No bodies. I wonder what the damn virus has done to these people," said Chris.
"Bra'tac did say that the ones infected turned bloodthristy and attacked their former allies," replied Leon. "We could be dealing with some violent zombies here."
"Great," said Chris. "The last thing I need is encountering a zombie that can run fast."
Meanwhile on the other path, SG-18 follows Bra'tac and Williams. The dirt path is similar to the other one, except it was slightly narrower.
"How much farther?" asked Williams.
"The encampment should not be too far from here," replied Bra'tac. "Normally, I use the other path more often, but I know how to get there through either way."
"That's okay," said Williams. "I trust you, Bra'tac. I will always remember that time you saved my ass when I was pinned down by enemy fire." Bra'tac smiles.
"That was a long time ago when we were still fighting Apophis," said Bra'tac. Rebecca hears a faint rustle in the nearby bushes. She freezes and points her P90 at the source of the sound.
"Guys, I think I heard something," said Rebecca to the rest of the team. They all stop walking and turn to face her.
"Where?" asked Williams.
"Somewhere over there," replied Rebecca, pointing to a large bush. "I'll check it out." She slowly walks towards the bush, her P90 still pointed at it. Grabbing a small branch, she pushes it over to one side, splitting the plant in half. A loud shriek erupts from the bush as a creature jumps out at her. Rebecca screams and she falls back, landing hard on the forest floor nearby the path. The team looks up to see a white-gray bird flying towards the sky and towering trees. It, then, disappears out of sight. Claire grabs Rebecca's right arm and helps her back onto her feet, who is a bit shocked and breathing heavily.
"Are you alright?" asked Claire.
"Yeah, I'm fine," answered Rebecca, still trying to catch her breath. "Just..a little spooked. Thanks."
Suddenly, another creature leaps out from the other side of the path and it knocks down Williams. The others quickly turned to see a crazed Jaffa on top of him. He screams in pain as the zombified warrior sinks its teeth into the helpless captain's neck. Barry fires a burst from his M60 at the Jaffa and it rolls onto the ground dead. Williams lies on the ground shaking. A small pool of blood formed near a gaping wound on his neck. He gargles as he trys to speak out some words.
"Aaaarrrggh...Please...K-Kill me...Kill..me now...Before I..become...one of them," Williams said to Bra'tac, barely being able to speak. Bra'tac opens the head of his staff weapon. He closes his eyes as he fires a blast into Williams' chest. The shaking and choking stops and Williams laid on the ground lifeless with another wound covering his chest.
"Oh my god," Claire said quietly to herself. Barry walks over to the corpse of the zombie Jaffa. Its eyes were rolled back, revealing only cloudy whiteness. Patches of flesh were rotted and its teeth was stained with Williams' blood.
"What the hell is this?" wondered Barry.
"He was once a Jaffa warrior until the virus turned him into a savage killer," replied Bra'tac. All of the team members continued to stare at the bodies of both Williams and the zombie Jaffa.
Back on the other path, SG teams, 1 and 17, continue their journey towards the encampment. Along the way, more weapons and pieces of armour are revealed.
"Well, I hope we're getting close because this place is already starting to creep me out," said Daniel. Carter's radio starts beeping and everyone stops. She picks up the radio and starts speaking into it.
"Carter here, over," she said. Barry's voice could be heard on the other end of the frequency.
"Carter?" Barry replied. "This is Barry. We just ran into some trouble, over."
"What's your status, over?" asked Carter.
"Not too good," replied Barry. "Captain Williams is dead."
"What? How?" said Carter, raising her voice.
"Some zombie Jaffa attacked him," said Barry. "It came out of nowhere. We were caught by complete surprise, over."
"Understood," said Carter. "Listen, we'll meet your team at the encampment, over"
"Alright, we should be there in..." Before Barry could finish his sentence, sounds of gunfire and inhuman snarls and roars broke out from Carter's radio. The teams could hear him panicking. "What! Oh my god!...There's more of them!...Rebecca, behind you!...They're still coming!...There's..." Carter could hear nothing but static. She tries to contact Barry again.
"Barry!...Barry," yelled Carter. "Come in, Barry!...Barry!" There was no answer, only static.
"What's going on?" asked Jill, becoming worried. "How's SG-18?"
"They're under attack and I just lost contact with them," responded Carter. "I hope they're..."
All of the sudden, over a dozen zombie Jaffa scramble out of the thick forest and they surround the unexpecting teams. The creatures violently twitch and snarl as they observe the fresh and new prey. The teams close into a circle-like formation with their guns drawn at all directions. Chris fires a shot from his P90 into a zombie's head. However, the bullet seemed to be ineffective as it pierced the zombie's skull. Instead, the undead warrior slightly jerked back and remained standing.
"The hell?" wondered Chris, who was surprised by the ineffective head shot. "That shot would kill any zombie."
"This can't be good," said Leon.
"Aim for the symbiotes!" yelled Teal'c.
"What?" said Leon.
"Shoot the symbiotes," replied Carter. "They're located in the abdomen."
The zombie Jaffa charges towards the teams,where they are greeted with gunfire and sprayed bullets. Several zombies fall to the ground dead, but they continue to charge at them. One of the zombies leaps out at Teal'c, but he knocks it back with a blow from the butt of his M60. He quickly flips the gun around to deliver a long burst of lead into the creature's abdomen. Jill finishes off the last standing zombie and the group finds themselves surrounded by a dozen bodies. Behind them, more zombie Jaffa rush out of the bushes to form a massive mob of hungry cannibals. They all run towards their prey in large numbers.
"Ohhh boy," said Daniel.
"Everyone head for the encampment!" ordered Carter. "Go! Go! Go!" The teams follow Carter and Teal'c down the path as they run from the massing army of undead Jaffa.
On the other pathway, SG-18 and Bra'tac are running as fast as they could from another rampaging horde of zombie Jaffa, occasionally turning back to fire a few shots at them. Some zombies fell, but most of them were only slowed down for a short time.
"We should be very close by now," said Bra'tac. "Hopefully, there is a strong enough shelter to protect us."
"I hope we're close cause more of these fast zombies just keep coming," said Barry.
"The best thing we can do now is to try slowing them down," replied Bra'tac. He turns around and fires a staff blast at one of the zombies, which only knocks it back a short distance. Claire unhooks a grenade from her uniform. Using her teeth to pull out the pin, she hurls the grenade in front of the charging zombies. The raging horde tramples over it and a large explosion sends several zombies flying through the air.
Carter and Teal'c, along with Daniel and SG-17, have finally reached the large Jaffa encampment. Nomadic-style tents and wooden racks are scattered throughout an open area. A small, dirt training circle lies nearby the largest of the tents. The entire encampment rests nearby the top of a cliff, where a vast field could be seen beyond the edges and in the landscape. Much of the place had been bruised with staff weapon marks and debris. Standing just outside the entrance of the large tent was a living Jaffa with dark skin and blue eyes. He carries a staff weapon in one hand and he waves at the fleeing SG teams with the other.
"Over here! Quick! Hurry!" yelled the Jaffa warrior. The two teams spot him and they run towards his location. At the same time, SG-18 and Bra'tac emerge from the other pathway and they decide to head towards where the other teams were running to. All teams were still being chased by the zombies. The survivor rushes into the tent to open a hidden trap door in the ground. "You will all be safe in here," he said. "Hurry before they get here."
Carter enters through the trap doorway first and the other members of SG-1 and SG-17 follow her in as well. SG-18 arrives in the tent and, they too, quickly descend into an underground room. Bra'tac climbs down last and, finally, the other Jaffa warrior scrambles down the ladder, closing the trap door behind him and locking it.
The teams find themselves in a dark, stone room, which had been lit by a few torches. A tall, wooden ladder led back up to the trap door. Standing in the room with them were four other Jaffa warriors, who were surprised to see the newcomers. Above in the ceiling, the sounds of the infected Jaffa could easily be heard from the surface. Moans and inhumans noises echoed into the room.
"We thought we would never see another friendly face again," said the Jaffa who had helped the SG teams escape from the zombies. "I am Dar'mec and I am one of the very few warriors still living after Anubis'attack here on Kel'tesh."
"It is good to see that you and the others here are still among the living, Dar'mec," said Bra'tac.
"What kind of weapon is this?" asked Dar'mec. "What kind of weapon turns normal beings into savage creatures?"
"We believe Anubis is using a bio-organic toxin called the T-virus," answered Carter.
"T-virus?" said Dar'mec. "Never heard of it until now." He looks around at all of the foreigners from Earth. "These uniforms look familiar. Are you all warriors of the Tau'ri?"
"Uhh..yes," replied Daniel. "We came here to rescue you guys, but so far it looks like we're the ones being rescued instead."
"How long have you been down here?" Claire asked Dar'mec.
"Too long," replied Dar'mec. "We have very little food and water and the plagued ones are always waiting above us. It seems like we have been here for an eternity."
"We shall wait in here until the plagued ones leave," said Teal'c. "Then, we should be able to quickly make our escape."
"Well, that's if they ever leave," said Barry.
About thirty minutes pass by. So far, the horrifying sounds of the zombies trying to get in never seemed to end. Everyone inside the underground shelter quietly stands around in various places, waiting and hoping for any changes to happen. Suddenly, a low rumbling noise gradually starts to overcome the moaning of the zombies on the surface. The strange rumbling becomes louder and louder and everyone seems to take notice.
"You guys hear that too?" said Leon.
"Yeah," replied Chris. "What is it?"
"Don't know," said Leon.
"Whatever it is, it sounds like something big," said Claire. Then, an odd pulsing noise is added to the rumbling. The whole room violently shakes as something pounds on the surface above. Jill and Daniel are thrown down to the beaten dirt floor. The shaking subsides and they both get up, wondering what had just happened.
"What the hell was that?" wondered Jill.
"It sounded like an Al'kesh bomber," responded Teal'c. They hear the rumbling get louder again and he yells to the rest of the group. "Everyone down, now!"
Everyone quickly drops to the ground as more pounding and shaking rocks the underground room, causing a lot of dirt and dust to fall from the ceiling. Soon, there was nothing but silence.
"Hey, do you hear something?" Daniel asked the others.
"No, I don't hear...Wait a minute...The zombies...They're gone," replied Rebecca.
"The bomber must've eradicated them all," said Chris. Carter lifts herself up and she starts climbing the ladder.
"Stay here," she ordered. "I'll check it out."
On the surface of a small wasteland of ashes and debris, a trap door slowly lifts up, moving aside the debris on top of it. Carter climbs out of the hole and she looks around to see the entire encampment in ruins. Craters burrowed deep into the hard earth and there were no zombies left to be seen.
"The area's clear," Carter yelled to the others, still inside the shelter. "You can all come up now." One by one, the SG team members and Jaffa survivors climb out of the trap doorway. They are shocked about the destruction they see surrounding them.
"Wow...It wasn't just the zombies that got blown away," commented Jill.
"It's alright," replied Bra'tac. "We can always rebuild and repopulate this place." Barry walks over to the nearby cliff edge. He spots something down below in the distant field.
"Uhh, you might want to see this," he says to the rest of the group. They all rush over to the cliff edge where Barry was standing. Down in the field, an Al'kesh hovers above the planet's surface. Nearby the alien ship, a small army of Jaffa marches and assembles as more warriors are transported down by a set of large rings. A commander shouts a few words in Goa'uld to his awaiting troops.
"That must be the ship," said Leon.
"It looks like there's more Jaffa down there," said Barry.
"At least they're not zombies," added Chris.
"They are not the Jaffa who are free," explained Teal'c. "These warriors are under the service of Anubis."
"I take it that's definitely not good," said Rebecca.
"Indeed," replied Teal'c.
"So this must be his plan," said Daniel. "Use the virus to infect a population and, then, send a small army to wipe out all resistance."
"Sick. Anubis' plan is just plain sick," commented Claire. More shouts are heard from the Jaffa army as it continues to grow in size.
"Alright, we should head back to the Stargate now," suggested Carter. "SG-18 will take the path that we used and the rest of us will take the other way."
"Again, I'll will go with SG-18," said Bra'tac.
"I will come with you, Bra'tac," said Dar'mec. "In case if we were to engage Anubis' troops."
"Our main objective now is to get back to the gate," Carter said to the two Jaffa, "but if you have to engage the enemy, then do so and get out."
"Understood, Carter," replied Bra'tac. "Let us move out." The large group splits up into their former teams. Then, they start running down both paths.
Several minutes later at the Kel'tesh gate area, Carter leads SG-1 and 17 as they run towards the Stargate in the middle of the field. As soon as they arrived at their destination, Carter immediately orders Daniel to dial the address for Earth on the DHD.
"As soon as the gate opens," Carter instructed Daniel, "send our GDO transmission through."
"Yes ma'am," replied Daniel, pressing symbols on the DHD. He pushes down on the large red crystal in the center and the gate bursts open. He rushes over to the created portal with a GDO transmitter. Leon looks back at the forest paths behind him and he notices only the Jaffa survivors rushing towards the gate. There was no sign of SG-18.
"Where's SG-18," wondered Leon. "They should be here by now."
"I don't know," said Jill. "Maybe one path is longer than the other."
"Both paths are about the same length," replied Teal'c. "More likely, they have engaged the enemy Jaffa." Daniel turns back towards the other team members and survivors.
"Okay, guys. We're good to go," shouted Daniel.
"Jill, you take your team and the survivors through," ordered Carter.
"Wait!" Chris said to Carter. "What about SG-18!"
"Me, Daniel, and Teal'c will here and wait for them," replied Carter. "You go on ahead."
"Alright, let's go," ordered Jill as she led SG-17 and the Jaffa survivors through the Stargate. Carter grabs her radio and she tries contacting SG-18.
"SG-18. This is Carter. Do you read, over?" she said. There was no answer except static. "SG-18. Come in."
In a small clearing on the right forest path, bullets and energy blasts are exchanged between sides as Barry, Claire, and Rebecca fire their guns at large groups of Jaffa with the cover of a small ridge. Further up from them, Bra'tac and Dar'mec are pinned down behind a pile of tree branches and earth. The enemy warriors fire their staff weapons from the thicket of the forest while some charge at the team. Barry searches his pockets for his radio, but he finds nothing.
"Damn it!" he said. "My radio's missing."
"You must've left it accidently at the camp," said Claire.
"Damn," said Barry. "Now I can't contact the other teams. Where the hell did these other Jaffa come from? There must have been another ship besides the one near the encampment. I just hope the other teams haven't left us here on this planet."
"Knowing SG-1, I don't think they would abandon us here. Maybe they're waiting for us," said Rebecca.
"Let's just hope so," replied Barry. He shoots down several charging Jaffa with his M60 and quickly ducks behind the ridge as a bolt of energy explodes on the ground near him. Hidden in a cluster of bushes, a zombie Jaffa leaps out at one of the enemy warriors. He screams as the zombie starts to bite away at his flesh. Some of his fellow Jaffa turn and fire staff blasts at both the zombie and its victim. They fall together to the ground dead, covered in massive burn marks. Barry yells towards Bra'tac and Dar'mec, who were still pinned down by enemy troops. "Bra'tac. Dar'mec. Can you fall back to here?"
"We cannot," replied Bra'tac. "The enemy has us trapped here and I will not die fleeing." He and Dar'mec turn back to resume firing at Anubis' Jaffa, who seem to be growing in numbers. Bra'tac shouts back at SG-18. "Go! Get out of here! Save yourselves!"
"No," said Claire, "We are not leaving you and Dar'mec behind."
Most of the attacking Jaffa had their focus on Bra'tac and Dar'mec and, therefore, mainly had their fire trained on them. After a brief moment of hesitation, Claire quickly stands up and she fires her P90 at the advancing enemy. Many were caught by surprise and a few were shot down.
"What do you think you're doing, Claire!" yelled Barry. "Get down!" Ignoring his order, Claire continues to shoot down more Jaffa. She beckoens with one hand at Bra'tac and Dar'mec.
"Come on! Hurry! Get over here," she yells at them. As the enemy Jaffa begin to turn their attention towards Claire, the two quickly shoot down two more charging Jaffa. Then, they turn to run to where SG-18 was waiting for them. Claire's P90 runs out of ammo. Before she could duck back behind the ridge, a staff blast strikes her in the chest. She falls back onto the ground, smoke flowing from her wound. Rebecca's eyes widen.
"Claire!" yelled Rebecca. She crawls over to where Claire had fallen and she examines the staff wound. She puts two fingers on the woman's neck, but there was no pulse. No breathing. Rebecca knew that she was dead. Barry grabs Rebecca's shoulder to lift her away.
"C'mon Rebecca," he said. "We need to go right now."
"We can't just leave her body behind," replied Rebecca.
"We have no choice," said Barry. "We need to get back to the Stargate now before this place is overrun with Jaffa." Rebecca takes one final look at Claire, then turns to run with the rest of the group. Behind them, Jaffa start to give chase while still firing at the fleeing group.
Meanwhile at the Stargate, SG-1 stands near the activated gate. They wait for the other team to return. Emerging from the right pathway, Barry, Rebecca, Bra'tac, and Dar'mec continue to run as fast as they could towards the gate.
"There they are," said Daniel. "Wait a minute...Where's Claire?"
"C'mon! Hurry up! Run!" shouted Carter. Out of the forest, a small squad of Jaffa pursues the one fleeing. SG-1 crouches to avoid staff blasts straying off towards the gate. The runners, finally, reach the gate and they proceed through the portal. SG-1 follows them through afterwards.
In the SGC Gate Room, Carter, Daniel, and Teal'c emerge from the Stargate, followed by five staff blasts that explode against the facing wall. The iris closes behind them and the gate shuts down. SG-17, SG-18, and the Jaffa survivors stand nearby the right blast door. The door slides open and O'Neill walks out to meet the teams.
"What the hell happened out there?" asked O'Neill.
"We were attacked sir," replied Carter, "by Jaffa who were infected with the T-virus. Then, later, by an army sent by Anubis."
"We were heavily outnumbered and had to retreat," added Teal'c. "However, the survivors are now safe and here on Earth." Chris looks around the room confused, wondering where Claire was.
"Where's Claire?" he asked. "Where's my sister?" He looks around again at the others. Tears ran down Rebecca's cheeks and Barry was holding her left shoulder. Leon, Jill, and Barry stare at Chris with saddened looks. Sorrow and anger built up inside Chris as he realized what had happened. "No...No!No!No!...We have to go back now! Walter, dial the gate!"
"Deny that order, Walter," O'Neill shouted at Walter, who did nothing in the Control Room.
"I am sorry, Redfield," said Bra'tac, "but I am afraid that you sister has fallen in battle." Shock overcomes Chris, rendering him speechless. He drops to his knees and stares down at the floor. Jill walks over to him and she puts her hand on his back.
"I can't believe this has happened," said Chris. "I should've stopped her from joining this program. She would still be alive if she hadn't come with us to that planet."
"Please don't feel so guilty, Chris," calmly said Carter. "Claire knew how dangerous this mission was and she was willing to take the risks."
"Not just that," added Bra'tac, "she also risked her life to save mine and Dar'mec's. For that, we will always be forever in her debt." Jill helps Chris back onto his feet. O'Neill steps out to speak to everyone.
"Listen...Right now, I know what you're all going through and it is hard," said O'Neill. "I have served this country's army for much of my life now and I've seen many good people die. Several were under my command and several used to be a part of the SGC. Some of them...I felt very close to. Today, we've lost two good people, but we will remember them as those who gave their lives to protect our world and the worlds of others."
"Even with our heavy losses," added Bra'tac, "our Jaffa will continue to fight the Goa'uld until all Jaffa are free from their false gods."
"Yes, and we will also continue to help bring them down," said O'Neill. "In the meantime, you all have two weeks off of active duty. Dismissed." He walks over to where Chris and Jill were standing. "Do you need anything, Chris?"
"No, I'm fine, but thank you anyway," replied Chris. "I just need to be alone right now."
"I understand," said O'Neill. Everyone in the Gate Room starts to head out towards the open blast door. Leon stops to stare at the Stargate for a few seconds, then he walks off with the others.
End of Episode.
As I had mentioned at the top of the page, Claire's not going to be dead for the whole mini-series so please don't flame me. If you've been watching Stargate SG-1 for a long time, you probably know that some of the main characters have been killed once before, but were brought back to life in some way. You'll find out what happens to Claire in the next episode.
Next Episode: A member of the Tok'ra High Counsol arrives through the Stargate with information about the location of Anubis' base of operations and, possibly, the wherabouts of his viral weapons. Carter, Daniel, Leon, and Barry are sent on a covert mission to find the T-virus weapons and destroy them before they could be used again. During the mission, they uncover Anubis' hideous plot and the rise of a new evil, inside a familiar face.