Sensing the tension and catching Danielle and the colonel's cold glares to each other, my dad leaned over and spoke, probably in what he thought was an effective whisper, "Sam. Did I miss something?"

I was hesitant to answer, "Kind of… yea. Maybe..."

"Okay… Want to fill me in?"

"Later, Dad."

He gave me a funny look, then conceded, sighing, "Alright. But promise me you'll tell me."

"Of course." My attention was dawn away from the conversation by the mysterious Tok'ra. He had finally shown his face (he hadn't been at the first briefing. Nobody knew where he had gone), and, I had to admit, he was quite handsome. He had short, black hair and sparkling, dark brown eyes. His face was thin, and he had high cheekbones. I heard Dani gasp as she spotted him, but she quickly composed herself.

"Eytan. Nice to meet you. Nathifa tells me good things about you and Tarik."

He smiled, "And I have no idea who you are." They both laughed a little, "But I do know Nathifa."

Dani smiled at him, then bowed her head, and her head rose up to look at him after a moment. Nathifa spoke to him in what was probably Goa'uld, and Tarik spoke back. I tuned out of the conversation, now that I couldn't understand it. What was their connection? Were they like Jolinar and Martouf? Of were they just close friends. Or maybe even just colleagues. Well, the plot thickens, I guess.

I heard the sound of Danielle's normal voice, and tuned back into the exchange.

"Nathifa 'wmr ly mdbr 'bryt zh sph yph. (Nathifa tells me you speak Hebrew. It's a beautiful language)

My brow wrinkled, and I suddenly wished I had that universal translator from Star Trek. At least this was an Earth language.

Eytan smiled widely, "Zhw. W'th mdbr 't zh twb m'wd." (It is. You speak it very well)

She smiled back at him, "Twdh." (Thank you)

My head whipped from the pair to look at my CO as he, with narrowed eyes, cleared his throat, "When you two are done chatting, we have a briefing to start. You know, if you don't mind. Some of us actually work sometimes." He sent a glare at the pair of them.

"Colonel!" The general's commanding voice cut across the colonel's rude and abrupt statement.

"Yes, sir?" He looked at the general, quickly changing his expression, looking as innocent as an angel (I rolled my eyes secretly. Innocent. Ya, right. If that day comes, I'll kiss McKay).

Hammond sent him a disapproving glare, "I think you know, colonel. But, he has a point. We should get this over as soon as possible. I need my flagship team ready for duty as soon as possible."

Eytan nodded respectfully, but I didn't miss the quick glare he sent the colonel. Hm… could he sense that Colonel O'Neill and Dani had some sort of sexual tension thing going on? Very astute.

My dad spoke up, "We already were briefed on what happened, and, Nathifa, that information was quite useful, but I do not think that we can put her undercover again. Too many people will recognize Danielle on sight."

The general gave a concise nod, "I agree. The best place for Dr. Jackson is here, at the SGC. I believe she should be able to stay on SG-1. If you ever need Nathifa, for a mission or for information, feel free to contact us. We will cooperate fully."

Dad stood up, "Sounds about right. Now, if you will excuse us, we have some information to give to the high council. The sooner they receive it, the better."

Eytan piped up, "Jacob, I-"

"Eytan, you need to be at the briefing. I know you were close to Zara (previous host to Nathifa, as I found out later), and I'm sure George'll let you visit Dani and Nathifa anytime, but we have to get this information to the council! You know that our operatives could benefit from this new information."

Eytan hesitated and, finding no flaw in the logic, sighed, "You are right, of course. The operatives' missions come before everything else." He turned to Dani, and spoke quietly, "Dny'l, zh huh t'nwg lpgws 'wrk, w'ny mqwwh snqbl 't hhzdmmwt lr'wt 'hd 't hsny swb bywm mn hymym." (Danielle, it was a pleasure meeting you, and I hope we get the opportunity to see each other again someday) He smiled sweetly and, as she stood up, he kissed her cheek. I think the colonel's head exploded.

"Ihtr'wt, 'ytn." (Goodbye, Eytan) She smiled and took her seat again.

"Ihtr'wt."

I quickly turned my head away from the gooey goodbye as Eytan's eyes flicked in my direction. I was never the best eavesdropper. I turned to my dad, attempting to cover up my eavesdropping by giving him a hug, "Bye Dad. Make sure to visit soon."

"Ya, Jacob. You never call, never write…" The colonel, having overheard, decided it would be a good time to join in.

"Yes, Jack, of course." He stood up, and bowed his head, Selmak in control. Addressing General Hammond, he (she?) smiled slightly, "Thank you, general, for your hospitality. We will contact you when Nathifa and Dr. Jackson are needed."

General Hammond nodded, "Anytime. The Tok'ra are always welcome. Now, if you will come with me, I'll escort you to the gate room. No need to keep you any longer." He made his way out of the briefing room, followed by the Tok'ra and SG-1. I brought up the back (usually Teal'c's place, but things were a little messed up at the moment). My sharp eyes, yet again, did not miss the twin glares that the colonel and Dani shot angrily at each other. I did promise my dad I would tell him what was going on, but I had to find out myself, first. This was confusing the hell out of me. Dani was not a Goa'uld, she was staying on SG-1, and she even had better fighting skills. So, why were the two pissed off at each other? I had almost worked up the courage to ask Dani about it in her office, but I backed out. My motto: DON'T POKE THE DRAGON. If Dani was already steamed at the colonel, no need for her to be irritated at me too. Maybe Teal'c knew something… but, I couldn't ask now. Maybe in a few hours, when she's been away from Colonel O'Neill for a while, and with a few beers… Crap! She can't get drunk with her symbiote. Damn it. So… enlist Janet's help, and have a night of Star Trek to soften her up, then, when she's tired, coerce the information out of her. Sounds good. Okay, so-

"UNSCHEDULED OFF WORLD ACTIVATION!"

I jumped out of my skin. We were in the gate room, about to get Walter to dial the Tok'ra stargate, when the chevrons started to light up following Walter's announcement. We all looked up to Walter.

"Status?" The general stepped back a few steps to see the control room properly.

"It's the Tok'ra IDC, sir."

"Open the iris." As commanded, the metal barrier slid open smoothly.

"Speak of the devil." Dani said, "Looks like the briefing is coming to you."

My dad smiled, "Looks like it. I'm guessing they'll send-"

The event horizon rippled, and gracefully spit out my favorite Tok'ra (besides Dad), Martouf.

I grinned, "Martouf. Great to see you again!" I stepped a little closer to him as he walked off the ramp, and the gate shut down.

"Sammantha." He smiled serenely at me, as usual, "It's wonderful to see you too. But, I'm actually here on behalf of the high council. They would like me to collect any information from Zara and Nathifa's mission."

Dad nodded, "Council getting squirmy?"

"That's one way to put it." Martouf tipped his head to the side, "Where is Zara?"

Eytan stepped forward, "She… Zara is dead. Nathifa was forced to switch to a different host."

Martouf lowered his head, and then looked back up, "That is very unfortunate. Zara was a very good operative. If I may ask, who does Nathifa reside in at the moment?" Lantesh said stoically.

"That would be me." Danielle smiled at Lantesh, "Nice to see you Lantesh. Martouf."

"Dr. Jackson?"

She offered a smile, even if it was a little forced, "That would be me. And I told you, call me Dani."

He hesitated out of shock, "Alright, Danielle. Could-"

"UNSCHEDULED OFF WORLD ACTIVATION!"

"Oh, fer crying out loud! Does the damn gate have to go off every 5 seconds?"

The general sighed, stifled a smile, and turned to the control room, "Report?"

"It's SG-11, and they are under fire!"

"Open the iris! Defense teams!" We were roughly shoved behind the lines of airmen as they rushed into the gate room.

We anxiously watched the deceivingly calm event horizon for a few seconds, holding our breaths, and then 4 figures flew out of the stargate backwards, tumbling gracelessly down the ramp, yelling, "Close the iris!"

The iris slid shut, and the members of SG-11 stood up, brushing themselves off.

"Well, that was a lovely trip." Jennifer Hailey made a face and picked a clump of some slime off her shirt.

"And we could barely even see the enemy! That sucked. It was like they were invisible. We could only faintly see movement. Ugh." Colonel Lyle sighed as they walked down the ramp, ready to hand their weapons to the waiting SFs.

"Ya, we think they have some sort of chameleon camouflage trait."

"You. You think. There is no we."

"Ya sure-"

I smiled at the casual banter. Being on a team was great. If the team members decided to be civil to one another. Ya, like that would happen soon.

BANG!

Everything slowed down. I automatically reached for a weapon that wasn't there, as I whipped around to see Captain Finn crumple to the ground, a red burn on his forehead. Suddenly, all of the SFs carrying weapons fell to the ground like dominoes, dead to the world. We looked on in horror, and scanned the room rapidly for the threat, ready to take action on a moments notice, all too stunned to move at all. After an eternity of silence and tension, we all heard a yell, and the chevrons began to light up. Everyone, including the Tok'ra, scrambled for the armories while I sprinted to the control room. I hesitated at the computer, then pushed the unconscious sergeant out of the way, reaching to close the iris. As I pressed my hand against it, I looked up, expecting to be greeted by the metal barrier. Yet, nothing happened as the vortex flew out, and the event horizon began to spit out people only to have them vanish instantly. All I could see were faint ripples of movement extending through the gate room. Helpless, and in desperate need of a weapon, I turned to exit the control room, and saw a woman dressed in all black standing there, before a sharp pain, and nothingness.

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