The fighting went on for hours. No matter how hard the Ozzians and SG-1 tried, they couldn't hold back the Jaffa, who continued to kill countless Ozzians, despite the fact that many had no weapons of their own.

Jack and Sam had managed to rescue a frightened Rini from the swarms of Jaffa. She was crying into Sam's shoulder as Jack finished off the warriors who were trying to reclaim her. As much as they wanted to comfort and make sure she was alright, the had a job to do. A huge one at that. Jack barked a few short orders into his radio and within seconds, an Ozzian rushed into the stream of fire and retrieved the little girl. Rini cried harder and held out her arms for Sam. It was all Sam could do not to cry back.

SG-1 were both muddy and bloody, and were struggling to keep the Jaffa from completely massacring the planet.

"These guys just don't stop," heaved Daniel, as they ran from one explosive-made foxhole to another.

"Super Soldiers eat your heart out," Jack muttered in agreement as he opened fire.

"Sir, we're losing," Carter pointed out, needlessly. "I think it's time we called for reinforcements."

"Negative, Colonel, the gate's inaccessible," Jack shot back, yelling over the noise of the battle.

"We can't win, sir," Sam continued. "Too many natives have died and I don't think we can beat this many Jaffa on our own."

"She's right, Jack," Daniel contributed. "We need more teams."

SG-1 took cover in the foxhole, sheathing their weapons for a few moments to work out a strategy. Teal'c remained active, shooting over the cratered earth of their foxhole every few seconds.

"How do we retake the gate?" Daniel asked, putting his back to the wall of the hole.

"We'll need the Munchkins," Sam pointed out. "Those that went into hiding around Munchkinland should still be alive." She took the end of her suggestion as a cue to open fire once more, and after exercising her P-90 for a few seconds, slumped back against the earthy wall. "The intel from the area suggests only a small number of Jaffa left at the gate. Word is that most of them have come here to join the fight."

"Not that we can completely trust any intel we receive," Daniel reminded her, with a short burst of gunfire over the foxhole. "The mole, remember?"

Sam nodded. "I still think we need to risk it. Sir?"

"This is your team, Carter," he said, wiping sweat from his brow, "Your decision."

The team covered themselves as an explosive missed its mark, sending debris flying into their earthy barricade.

"Do it," he barked in agreement, and pulled a small piece of metal debris from his leg.

The trip back to Munchkinland was dangerous. Their attempt at stealth was unsuccessful when a tall Jaffa saw them running and shot after them.

"What the hell?" Jack hissed as they ran, escaping the staff weapon blast by mere inches. They shot back at him, the four weapons over powering the single soldier, and he went down without too much of a fight.

"Finally," said Jack, miming a point on a scoreboard. "Move out," he commanded, and SG-1 continued to run to Munchkinland.

As they made their way through the poppies, Sam grinned vengefully and pointed to the road surrounding it, which could barely be seen over the red poppy horizon. There, lying on the yellow path, were at least six Jaffa, face down on the cold, hard brick. "Sleep well," she whispered dryly under her breath. Daniel gave her a concerned look. Maybe he had underestimated just how poorly the poison had made his team mate feel.

One quick look was all he could give her however, for mere seconds later they were spotted again and had to practically lie down on the bottom of the flower bed to keep cover. Once they were sure the Jaffa had gone, they got up again and continued their journey to Munchkinland.

Their second visit to the quaint town could not have been more different than their first. There were burning houses everywhere in sight, their thatched roofs emitting billows of smoke that rose meters into the sky, like hazy obelisks. One look around confirmed the worst of SG-1's fears. The town had been completely overrun by the enemy.

"I guess the intel wasn't exactly right," groaned Daniel as they made their way through the scorched settlement. They stopped as they noticed a familiar house, its roof just beginning to smoke. A cry sounded from within.

"Help! Help!" the voice cried, accompanied by a few coughs and splutters.

"Dedi," realized Daniel, and he tore into the cottage, with a hand over his face to block the smoke.

"Daniel," Sam cried after him and with a shake of her head and a sigh to her other team mates, followed Daniel into the house and gestured for her remaining team to do the same.

"She's here," yelled Daniel. SG-1 followed the sound of his voice, into the familiar family room of the cottage, where, wild and scared, an injured woman sat.

"You've returned," Dedi said with disbelief. "Why? Their numbers are far too great!"

"We received incorrect intel on the situation," Sam explained quickly. "But that's not important now. We've got to get you out of here!"

Dedi nodded and allowed the Tau'ri to escort her out of her burning house. They cleared the area and set her down in the town gardens.

"Thank you," Dedi wheezed, wringing Jack's hand. "You have saved my life. You are indeed most deserving heroes."

Daniel squirmed uncomfortably and Jack gave a grimace that clearly said he did not agree. Dedi did not seem to notice. Her face had just turned from a tired smile, to a fully awake and very scared frown.

"Sajiwara! Have you seen him?" she cried in remembrance.

"We have not," said Teal'c. "Has ill befallen him?"

Dedi nodded fearfully. "He was taken from the cottage by two of those…those…"

"Jaffa?" Jack offered.

Dedi nodded. "They took him just before they set the cottage alight. They knew him by name!"

Sam looked to her team in confusion. This was not the random pillaging of a group of Jaffa whose business lay elsewhere.

"We'll find him," assured Daniel and he looked to Sam and Jack for confirmation.

"We'll see what we can do," Sam agreed.

They moved out again, still heading towards the gate, but keeping a keen eye out for Sajiwara, or any other locals in trouble. They were almost at the end of the residential area of the town when they heard hushed voices from within one of the houses.

The Tau'ri are not in Munchkinland," one of the voices growled. "I told you. We sent them to the Emerald City. They must be there."

"They were," a voice barked back. "They have since escaped our forces. Are you giving them sanctuary?"

"No," the first voice replied. "I have done what Kausalya demanded of me. It must be you who has blundered."

Sam and her team peered in through the slightly opened door. They saw the back of a large Jaffa warrior, clad with a staff weapon. Behind him was a very scared-looking Mayor Sajiwara. They quickly retreated from the area.

"Sajiwara's the mole?" Jack asked.

"So it would seem," replied Teal'c, his face very grave.

"No wonder the Jaffa were able to take the town so quickly," said Sam, "The betrayer had access to all the resources of Munchkinland."

"Not to mention the power to make his people believe that nothing was wrong."

"But he's not a Jaffa," said Jack, suddenly. He turned to Daniel. "The mole was one of the Jaffa spies who stayed after the rebellion. Saggy-wearer's human."

"Not necessarily," Daniel said. "It said there was a spy. Not a Jaffa spy."

"So what is he? A baked potato?"

The team were drawn back to the doorway when a loud scream emanated from within the house.

"How dare you challenge me?" Sajiwara's voice boomed. "Kree!"

Sajiwara's eyes glowed.

"Well that explainsthat then," Jack whispered. Sam shot him a fierce look and put her finger over her lips. She made the gesture for her team to retreat again.

"Well that explainsthat then," Jack repeated.

"That's impossible," Sam disagreed. "I would have sensed the naqquada in his…unless he was injecting the same chemicals as Kianna,"

"Kianna?" Jack asked.

"Jonas's…assistant, on Langara."

"Surely he wouldn't have known about that," said Daniel.

"And how would he have procured such chemicals?" asked Teal'c.

"I don't know. But he's a Goa'uld and I don't know how," said Sam, gritting her teeth. Nothing on this planet made sense.

"It makes sense though. If we're to assume that he's been here since the initial rebellion, then it would make sense to also assume, that being a Goa'uld, he would need to put himself in a position of power," reasoned Daniel.

"Wouldn't he want to lay low?" Sam asked.

"He's a snake, Carter," said Jack. "When do they ever choose to 'lay low'"

"Indeed," said Teal'c, distastefully.

"And yet," Jack, taking a look at his watch. "Goa'uld or not, we still need those reinforcements."

"Right, sir," said Sam, distractedly and led her team to the gate.

Once they had reached the gate, it was obvious that the situation at the Stargate had been wildly misrepresented. The fifty Jaffa that were supposedly on the planet could have almost been head-counted in just the thirty square feet surrounding the Stargate.

"Well, this could be a little difficult," Jack said, needlessly.

"We have to try," Sam replied. She motioned for her team to follow her to a more secure place. If they were spotted now they would certainly be defeated. SG-1 found cover behind the few trees to the right of the Stargate and stood in anxiety, trying to think of a plan to get past almost fifty Jaffa.

Their answer arrived in the form of a large ship, which appeared in the sky. The Jaffa turned to face it, some cheering, others quaking in fear. "Kausalya has come, Kausalya has come," they shouted, some in awe and others in terror.

The arrival of the massive ship gave SG-1 just the window they were looking for. The Jaffa would be distracted for just enough time to get to the DHD, dial earth and send someone through. The plan was reckless and desperate, Sam knew, but she also knew that if they didn't call for reinforcements now, they would be too late.

They wordlessly decided to send Daniel through the gate. Sam was to dial the DHD and Jack was to watch their six from behind it. Teal'c would stay at a distance and eliminate any threat from the Jaffa troops. As the ship began its decent to the planet, Sam made the call to begin. She and Jack ran low, from the cover of the trees to the DHD. So far, the Jaffa had not noticed the breach of security, being far too engulfed by the large ship carrying their god. Some of them had even begun to abandon their post, either to greet the ship or to escape before Kausalya had landed. In a split-second thought, Teal'c mused that the Jaffa were obviously young, new recruits to the deity of Kausalya and poorly trained to have fled their leader. He was glad for it, for though he would not speak his mind, he thought SG-1's plan had crossed the line of practicality. However, he said nothing, knowing the implications of having no plan at all. He swore to himself that he would do all in his power to ensure that the harebrained scheme could at least be given some chance of actually succeeding.

After taking cover behind the DHD, Sam shuffled beside Jack to face it. She made eye contact with Daniel, who nodded in readiness. She took in a deep breath and started to dial the gate. She winced as the panel lit up and made its ever familiar noise. The Jaffa behind them began to turn around and raise their weapons. From the bushes, Teal'c fired at them and one by one, they started to fall. Jack let loose from Sam's left side, firing his P-90 at the troops and swearing under his breath. He heard Sam scream. He looked over at her and saw that she had been hit. She remained standing however, and unleashed her own P-90 upon the troops. Jack relaxed momentarily. She must have only been grazed.

Sam's heart rate skyrocketed as she heard the familiar kawoosh of the gate. She saw Daniel bolting from behind the trees. Sam, Teal'c and Jack covered him as he ran towards the gate. They somehow managed to keep him safe as he ran through the open field.

Sam's keen peripheral vision however, noticed that all around them Jaffa were fleeing, some screaming and others pointing toward the sky. With a look up, she noticed that the huge ship was decending toward them. She turned to notify General O'Neill, but he too had noticed the ship and swore fiercely.

"It's going to destroy the gate," Sam said, not taking her eyes of the large vessel.

"We've gotta go Carter. After Daniel."

Sam looked wildly around for Teal'c, who was still at his post amongst the trees.

"Teal'c!" she yelled, as Daniel leapt into the event horizon.

"Go!" he yelled back at her, continuing to fire at the few Jaffa that remained.

"No!" she shouted back obstinately, but she was all too aware that the ship was fast approaching.

"Come on, Carter," Jack said, grabbing her arm. She took a look back for Teal'c who had disappeared behind the cover of the bushes. She tried to budge out of Jack's hold but he pulled her towards the gate so hard that she could not help but follow. Realising that he was right, she stopped struggling and ran with him towards the open wormhole. She looked back out at the ship, which was mere metres away. Dust blew into her face and she spluttered as she followed her commanding officer through the gate.