I had an awesome time visiting with my nieces and I even managed to write up a new chapter. Hooray!
Just a quick thing, the Goa'uld that is in Kate is just a larva and is unable to fully take control of her body when she is conscious. If you remember the season 6 episode of SG-1 'Nightwalkers' where the town all had Goa'ulds in them but had no idea. Same thing happening here.

BIG thank you to Courtney for being my quote lackey... part of this comes from 'Moebius Pt 1', 'Disclosure' and 'McKay and Mrs Miller.' You'll know which bit when you read it.

Thank you to everyone who has reviewed or placed this on alert. It means a great deal to me.

Chapter 5: And now for something completely different

It was about midnight and Jack and Sam sat with Jim and Rick in their living room. Rick couldn't sleep; it had been over a day since Kate had been kidnapped and there had not been any demand for ransom. On top of that, Jack and his team had so far come up empty and Agent Barrett was still tracking down leads. One consolation was that Rick now had a name for the group responsible; The Trust. He still had no idea who was behind it but it was at least something.

"The thing with the Trust is that one one will be able to take them out completely," Sam explained to them. "They are a dangerous organisation with a lot of contacts and endless resources. We've thought we'd had them numerous times but they just keep turning up."

"There's got to be some way to destroy them. Instead o an outward attack on them, have you tried going from the inside?" Rick asked.

"We got rid of Kinsey. We thought that was internal enough. Guess we were wrong," Jack replied.

Rick was shocked, "Vice President Kinsey?"

"Was there another?" Jack asked sarcastically which earned him a slap on the arm from his wife. "Sorry," he apologised quietly.

"How high up does this thing actually go?" asked Jim nervously from his seat in the corner.

Sam looked at him sympathetically, "Honestly, we don't know. We flush out a few and more pop up in their place. They have infiltrated our government, the military and even the police force. They want our technological advancements to be public knowledge and want to rule the world by using people's fears. They will stop at nothing to get that."

Rick was curious, "What do you mean by 'technological advancements'? I have a guy in the FBI who shows me all the latest developments. What could you have that we don't already know about?"

Sam looked at Jack, "Can we tell them?"

Jack sighed and ran a hand through his silver hair, "I'll have my office send over non-disclosure forms in the morning. We can give them the tour then."

Rick's eyes lit up for the first time in over twenty-four hours, "Non-disclosure? Tour? What's going on?"

"Well Dick, after tomorrow you'll be changing writing genres," Jack stated as he stood up. "Get some sleep. You're going to need it." He left the room and Sam followed behind him, stoppin as she passed the other men.

"We'll get her back; you'll just have to trust us."

Both men nodded and headed off to bed themselves, knowing that they wouldn't really get much anyway.

Kate felt herself stir awake; it was a strange sensation. It was like she was dreaming. She was consciously aware of her surroundings but not really able to put any thought into actions.
Half an hour later, she was awake completely and she felt fully cognisant. She didn't remember much- fragments mostly. She remembered the barbeque and bits of the ride to where ever the hell she was, but nothing after that. Her neck hurt and she had a splittingheadache. Kate rubbed the back of her neck with her hand and found a scar that hadn't been there before. Suddenly her mind flashed; it was a memory. She saw the creature in the tank and she remembered the feeling as it burrowed into her body.

Kate felt sick; she ran over to the bucket that had been placed in her cell and vomited up the entire contents of her stomach. Ten minutes later she laid herself against the cooless of the concrete floor, wiping the tears from her eyes. She had no idea how long she had been in the cell for or what her captors wanted from her. The only thing she was certain of was that Rick was coming for her.

At 8am the next morning, Jack, Rick and Jim made their way down to sub-level 26 of the Cheyenne Mountain Complex.

"I though this was a missile silo?" Rick asked.

"It was, before 1996 anyway. Now it houses so much more, "Jack replied.

When they reached the bottom, the elevator doors opened and Sam was standing outside waiting for them, dressed in her khaki fatigues and a black t-shirt.

"Welcome to sub-level 26. Daniel is waiting for you in the briefing room," she told the three men.

"Do I have to sit through this again?" Jack whined.

Sam smiled at her husband, "Afraid so," she replied. "Come on."

Rick and Jim tagged along behind her as Jack moved in step with her. "How many times will this be now? It can't have changed dramatically in all this time."

"It's not that bad," Sam told him.

"For you, maybe." Sam rolled her eyes at him.

ooooooooooooooo

The blast shields surrounding the Gate Room were shut, preparing for the big reveal. In the briefing room waiting for them along with Daniel was Vala, Teal'c and Cam.

"Take a seat." Sam motioned to Rick and Jim and they found two empty seats around the large table. "You know everyone here, of course?" Both men nodded.

Everyone was dressed in their khaki fatigues while Jack was in his dress blues as he was a 'visiting dignitary' to the SGC.

"Now before we start, if you want to continue working on Kate's case, you need to sign these." Jack slid over two contracts and pens to Jim and Rick.

"What are they?" Jim asked.

"Non-disclosure forms. Anything you see or hear from this moment on cannot be leaked to anyone," Sam explained.

"Not that they'd believe you anyway," added Jack.

"And what if we don't sign?" Rick asked.

"Then you let us handle Kate's kidnapping and you will never know anything about what went on." Jack was serious.

Rick picked up the pen quickly, "Where do I sign?"

Once both contracts had been signed Daniel stood up and turned off the lights and started the projector.

"Gentlemen. The Stargate." A picture of the Stargate popped up onto the projector. "This device was found in Egypt in 1928 where it had been laying for thousands of years. In 1945, a team of scientists hoping to find military application for the devce successfully established a stable wormhole by randomly dialling a series of codes." A video played of Ernest Littlefield being placed in his underwater diving gear and being sent through the Stargate. Rick and Jim sat looking astounded. "This was a lucky accident which they weren't able to repeat. The Stargate thus remained inactive, that is until fifteen years ago when I got it working again." Daniel stood proud as he said that. "I was able to decipher the symbols on the Gate, which then allowed us to begin exploration of alien worlds." Daniel hit another button and the projector shut off, the light switched back on and the blast shields were raised. Rick and Jim stood and walked over to the window and stared in amazement.

Rick looked at Sam, "How does it work?"

Jack groaned, "Oy."

Sam grinned, "The Stargate allows for instantaneous travel between large distances by acting as a bridge between two points in space. It's as if space literally folds in half."

Jack was shocked, "It took you fifteen years to come up with that simple explanation? Why couldn't you say that the first time?"

She laughed, "I liked to confuse you, sir." She turned back to Rick and Jim, "What do you think?"

Rick was like a kid in a candy store, "This is quite possibly the coolest thing I have ever seen."

"You said alien worlds, right?" Jim asked.

Sam nooded, "Alien worlds, aliens, the whole lot."

"Huh." He just stood there looking at in stunned silence.

"Aliens? Like the James Cameron versions or Gene Roddenberry?"

Vala piped up, "Both. Although, the idea of large blue creatures with weird hair is a little bit disturbing. Not to mention the ones that explode from your chest." She made the exploding movement with her hands.

"Vala!" Daniel chided.

"What? He's the one who asked?" she pouted.

Rick shook his head, "You said technological advancements. Care to share?"

Sam grinned and pulled out a opal coloured oval stone and spoke into it, "Major Marks, four for transport." With that a blinding flash of light engulfed the room and Rick and Jim found themselves on the bridge of a spaceship.

"Gentlemen, welcome aboard the USS Hammond. Earth's front line defensive weapon against its enemies."

They looked around in awe, "Whoa! I so need to start writing science fiction."

Jack clapped him on the back, "Told ya."

The two men dragged Kate out of her cell and placed her roughly in a chair under a spotlight inside the darkened warehouse. A third man came slowly forward into the light.

"Hello Detective, It's very nice to see you again."

Kate looked up into his eyes, "You!" It was the former mayor of New York Bob McIntyre. He was the man who let Rick shadow her in the first place.

"Yes, me. You looked surprised to see me."

"What do you want?"

"I want what you want, Kate. To tie up loose ends; and you're a loose end," he snarled in her face.

"Go to hell!"

He laughed, "I'm already going there, Kate, I just want you to join me."

"Why? What did I ever do?"

"You dug too deep, my dear Detective. The Trust doesn't like people who snoop. You were too close to finding them out, so we had to act. You understand, right?" He stroked her cheek and she jerked her head away from him.

"Too close to what?"

Bob shook his head, "Don't play dumb with me. I know that you and Ricky were onto us. Roy should never have sent you that information. Because of him you're going to work for me."

"What makes you think I'm ever going to work for you?"

He laughed again, "You remember what we put into you?" Kate nodded nervously. "That's our version of the control collar. You won't even know you're doing our bidding."

Kate shrunk back into her seat, "What do you want with me?"

"All in good time, Detective. All in good time." Bob motioned to the two men. "Take her back to her cell."

They dumped Kate onto the hard concrete of her prison. She couldn't bring herself to move, so she lay there with her eyes closed and started to pray.

Please Rick. Find me. Don't give up.

So, what did you think? I hope it was worth the wait. I'll try and keep updating as much as I can.