The next morning Sam dropped them both off at Janet's office saying goodbye and hoping she would see her daughter again, the Gould took back control.
Cassie left Jess with the nurse going to find her mum who was with a patient on seeing Cassie she stepped outside
"Cassie everything ok?" She asked concerned, Cassie shook her head,
"Mum what happened to Sam?" She asked hugging her mum tight, last night after the short doze she had been awoken by the strong sense a Gould was near opening her eyes she found it was Sam, for the rest of the night she hadn't slept a bit trying to listen in case the Gould came to get her slipping in to sleep with Jess having the small comfort she wasn't alone, sitting at breakfast paranoid the Gould was going to get her, now she was here safe with her mum
"Cassie?" Janet asked hugging her
"What happened at Sam's?" Janet asked concerned was it ok, if Sam had hurt her, Cassie looked up at her mum
"She is a Gould" She revealed, Janet looked at her daughter believing her,
"Cass I need to phone the SGC, did she hurt you?" Cassie shook her head,
"No, mum save Sam" Cassie said Janet nodded already running to the phone to stop Sg1 going on the mission.
"Cassie, remember you are very brave" Janet instructed kissing her on the head and running out, she had to get to the SGC.
She arrived at the gate room with a dart gun filled with a sedative, Hammond had agreed to keep everything normal until Janet got there so not to alarm it if Cassie was telling the truth. Janet ran in as the gate was dialling shooting Sam in the leg
"What was that?" She asked angrily pulling it out busted Sam thought happily, Janet looked at her shocked
"That was enough to take down an elephant" She muttered, looking to Sam's team who looked back even more confused until Sam's eyes glowed as she pointed her gun ay Jack, who tackled her, Sam throwing him across the room
"Open the gate I command you" the low tones of the Gould ordered, another dart flew and hit Sam's leg, Sam could feel the Gould panicking trying to fight the effects of the sedatives, fear building up in desperation she reached for a grenade this is explosive is it not
No please you'll blow everyone up kill everyone, please Sam begged
"Open the stargate or we will all die" it commanded them no they won't let you go, Sam warned
"Hold your fire! Teal'c." Jack ordered taking charge having got over the shock that Carter was now a Gould
"I have a shot, sir." An airman reported
"And if she drops that grenade, then what? Nobody's gonna open that Stargate. We're all gonna live, or we're all gonna die, right here"
"Let me go! I must go!" The Gould pleaded desperately wobbling slightly as she lost the fight against the sedative
"Not gonna happen." Jack said gently catching her and the grenade reinserting the pin
"Take it easy" he ordered as they took the unconscious Gould away on a gurney strapping her down, Janet behind ordering test after test then locking her up in a holding cell to wake up alone.
Meanwhile in the briefing room, the rest of Sg1, General Hammond and Janet had gathered to discuss the main question on everyone's mind how the hell did this happen to Sam and when?
"I didn't know, Cassie guessed, Cassandra still has traces of naqahdah in her blood. I think there may be some connection - a reaction that made her sense the Gould." Janet explained
"How in the world did it get into Captain Carter?" Hammond asked voicing the question on everyone's mind.
"Sir, I don't know what to say. I examined Captain Carter myself, there were no visible signs of entry. I mean, she had a small abrasion on the back of her throat, but it could have been anything!" Janet said her frustration coming out wondering if she had missed something vital
"Are you saying it entered through her mouth?" their was an element of disgust at the thought it being echoed around the room,
"The parasite's goal is to attach itself to the brain stem. The soft tissue at the back of the throat is as good a place as any to start." Janet said the horror building
"Oh, wait a minute, wait a minute. Oh my God, she was giving some guy on that planet mouth to mouth. There was blood but she said the guy just bit his tongue before he died." Jack said feeling anger that his 21c had lied before remembering it hadn't been her.
"If a Gould can infest a human with no detectable physical signs, then we're gonna have to start giving all personnel who go through the 'gate an ultrasound or an MRI." Janet said already rushing ahead thinking of the ramifications
"Well for now let's make sure we haven't let any more Goulds through the 'gate this time." Hammond said worried about earth's safety
"What would a Gould be doing in a Nasyian man in the first place? I mean, we certainly didn't notice any of them acting Gould-ish."
"Maybe it was a setup, trying to get a spy into one of us." Jack said hating the Gould so much
"It is possible the Gould within Captain Carter has already placed a device of destruction on this base." Teal'c said voicing a big worry that they all had
"If there's any tampering here, I want it found. Teal'c, I'd like you to help. You know better than anyone what to look for."
"Oh, what are we going to do about Sam?" Daniel asked thinking of his friend and Sha're
"We're gonna get that damn thing out of her is what we're gonna do!" Jack said feeling anger that there was another option Daniel was even considering
"Well that didn't really work with Kawalsky. And if any of those NID guys like Colonel Maybourne find out about this, then..."
"Well they're not going to right General?"
"Agreed. I'm not giving up on Captain Carter either. But until someone presents me with a viable option, I'm putting you in charge of interrogating the prisoner."
"Due respect Sir, I don't think that thing in her head's going to tell me anything."
"Colonel, we need to know what that Gould's doing here." Hammond reminded him
"Yes sir."
"Dr Jackson you and Dr Frasier will question Cassandra and Jessie find out if Captain Carter has been acting strangely and what they did" they nodded accepting their orders
"Dismissed" they went there separate ways, Jack going to interview Sam, she was standing arms folded behind her back,
"So, you and I have got to have a little talk. You really screwed up here you know. I mean, you really blew it." Jack said trying to use reverse psychology standing looking at his friend forcing himself to remember she was a Gould
"You are weak" the Gould said not falling for it to use to torture
"Who's behind bars right now?"
"Your tactics will not work on me." The Gould said confidently
"Not buying it, huh?"
"You must let me go."
"Ah no." Jack said pretending to think about it knowing they would never
"You really have no idea why this is happening" She sat done knowing she had peaked his curiosity
"And I guess you don't feel like telling me." Jack said more to himself than her
What's happening? Sam asked waking up from the sedative dazed
We have been imprisoned this man is trying to interrogate us The Gould said amused with his attempts
Where is Jess, she ok? I didn't tell them please don't hurt her Sam said panicking remembering the early threats
I won't I think it was the Cassie girl the Gould spat
Don't hurt her either please do what you want with me just don't hurt them Sam begged fearfully,
I will not the Gould promised
"Let me go. Let me go through the Stargate. I will find another host and send your friend back to you."
"You can do that? Leave a host without killing them?"
"Yes. It is possible, but not easy. I could die, but I promise I will try." The Gould said, Sam probed finding to her surprise she was telling the truth
"The Nasyian man died when you left him." Jack pointed out
"The Nasyian man died first, that is why I left him. He was beyond my natural abilities to heal"
"What were you doing in him in the first place?" Jack asked
"Carter's mind would be intact. She would return to you as you knew her before." The Gould said avoiding the question
"You know I can't trust you" why were you in him?
It is not of consequence
"I could have killed you and many others when you stopped me from going through the Stargate"
"You didn't want to die yourself."
"It would not have killed me. I am too valuable" cus that's not arrogant Sam pointed out
It is not arrogance it is the truth
"Which is exactly why we'll never let you go" Jack pointed out
"I have done nothing to harm you. But you would not let me go even if you did believe me." Jack began walking out, I am sorry the Gould said to Sam
"Oh God, he's telling you the truth! Please, Jack, no Jack, please, don't leave me, please, give me a chance! Don't leave me like this! Please!" The Gould begged,
O'Neill left the room.
"What will it take?" The Gould said aloud why did you do that why did you use my voice oh God, he is going to hate himself, why Sam said to the Gould angrily,
It was the only way, the Gould ransacked Sam's memories again, the Jaffa
"I wish to talk to Teal'c the Jaffa" she demanded standing patiently
"You have requested my presence?" Teal'c said walking in
"Jaffa, you must convince the humans to let me go." Like hell he will
"They will not let you go" He told her
"They are impressive. The Tau'ri have become very powerful in the time since the Gould reign here. Certainly the System Lords will not allow this to go unchecked. I can provide the humans with information that can help them defend against attack"
"They are more powerful than you know. Already a Gould attack on Earth has been thwarted"
"Then a more powerful assault is already being planned" the Gould pointed out
"They are not fools. They believe you are here to plant a seed of that destruction"
"Not all Gould are the same. There are a few that oppose the System Lords and their ways. You must have heard of the Tok'ra" what is the Tok'ra? Sam asked curious
"Every Gould seeks power for his own reason and would betray his own brother to achieve it"
"Some seek power for a greater purpose. Not every Gould is an enemy to the people of this planet. The Tok'ra are real, no matter what Apophis has told you."
"I have yet to meet one"
"You have now. I am Joliner of Malkshur" Recognition sprung in his eyes and he left promptly afterwards
I think he recognises the name Joliner said amused
So you fight the Gould? Sam asked
I do, for thousands of years,
You're not a Gould? Sam said suprised
I am not, biologically we are the same but our values are very different Joliner explained as the door opened again, both Teal'c and Jack walked in
"Can you be sure he is who he says he is?" Jack said eyeing her up
"I cannot."
"Unfortunately we do not carry identification."
"Okay, lets try to build a little trust here, shall we? One of the Nasyians we brought back was very badly burned. But somehow he just got up out of his hospital bed and disappeared. Who is he?" Sam felt the dread flow from the Gould
"It must be the Ashrak"
"It means hunter"
"A Gould?" Jack asked
"Yes an assassin of the highest rank who carries out the orders of the System Lords"
"Who's he here to kill?"
"Me" Sam panicked
What me, you, God I can't die what would happen to Jess if I died who would look after her, oh man, oh man
Relax child Joliner released sleep hormones so Sam went to sleep stopping her panicking,
In the briefing room the others were gathering to discuss what they had discovered
"The missing Nasyian is an Ashrak. A Gould assassin sent by the System Lords to eliminate Joliner" Teal'c said
"That's the name of the Gould in Sam" Daniel checked having missed the conversation
"It is. Joliner once tried to overthrow one of the System Lords but was defeated when Apophis joined the battle. He escaped during the slaughter of his armies"
"It seems this Joliner is wanted in Gould town" Jack summarised
"He claims to be part of the Tok'ra" Teal'c raised an eyebrow even as he said the sentance
"Resistance" Daniel translated
"The Tok'ra is a small alliance of Gould who opposes the System Lords. It was my teacher Bra'tac who first spoke to me of them"
"Well, this Gould inside Carter could be lying, spinning a tale to gain our trust" Hammond said not losing his objectiveness unlike the others
"It's quite a spin" Jack said
"The sweep of the base has turned up no evidence. There's been no tampering with the base computer. We can't find a single sign of sabotage" which was one in Joliner's favour in everyone's mind
"And Cassie and Jess said that Sam acted normal apart from when Cassie touched her; Joliner didn't reveal himself to be a Gould! He was actually hiding out in the Nasyian man and then in Sam" Daniel said voicing his thoughts even as he thought it
"Until, he was hunted down by the Ashrak. When he realised we may have helped him escape through the Stargate..." Teal'c said
"He improvised. So where are we?"
"Bottom line sir we may have a Gould out there who's on a mission to kill Carter." Jack said realising the extent of the problem they faced
"And we don't even know what he looks like" Daniel said sadly an idea hitting him even as her muttered the words, he waited to be dismissed before going to see Sam, the Gould,
"Daniel Jackson" the Gould greeted him standing coming out of the shadows
"Yes"
"You care about Samantha Carter as much as O'Neill and Teal'c" Joliner said using Sam's memories
"Yes I do" Daniel said more to Sam than Joliner hoping she could hear him
"Yet this is the first time you have come to see me" Joliner said feeling Sam stir inside, listening in to their conversation
"I came to see if you could give us a description of the Ashrak" he got out a pen and paper ready to take notes of anything useful,
"I will know his face only in the moments before he tortures me to death, killing your friend along with me"
"Well there's no way he's getting in here" Daniel promised
"You are not stupid, Daniel, nor am I." Joliner said you really think he will get you? Sam asked nervously not wanting to die
He will Joliner said firmly
"He doesn't even know for sure you're on this planet, let alone in this base." Daniel argued
"He is Gould, he will find me. It's what he does. Letting me go, trusting me, is the only chance of saving your friend Samantha" Joliner informed him hoping to yet change their minds and go free,
"Then I'm sorry, I'm sorry Sam." Daniel said again looking past the Gould and talking to his friend having the firm belief she was still there
"Alive I can be a powerful ally, dead I am useless to you." Joliner pointed out to him hoping that Daniel would help her, Sam's memories showed he was the more reasonable one of the group who was willing to accept people who were different
But he hates the Gould with a passion Sam pointed out
"Then you're gonna have to give us more than empty promises." Daniel said
Thank you child I can use that
Use what? Sam asked confused until she probe the snakes thoughts
"I can give her back to you" no not that you slimy snake please not Sha're anything, no you can't
"We can't let you go" he repeated
"I'm not talking about Samantha, Daniel, I'm talking about Sha're. I know where she is" no you had to do it,
Daniel went pale looking at her with watery eyes before knocking on the door to be let out, Sam watching guilt ridden and horrified Why did you use it? Why? Sam asked after hurting one of her best friends
I am sorry child Joliner said getting no response from her host
Ok I made a few mistake in previous chapters mainly Daniel booking plan tickets for no apparent reason, and Jess was trying to pack but got distracted maybe a little to much for 2 and a half but she is a smart kid, (I know bad excuse) sorry
Thanks to all that reviewed