SGC Excavation Camp
After leaving Jackson's mind, Sor Jakk staggered away from his victim. Jackson recovered, and looked up at Sor Jakk, whose face turned quickly into anger. But before he could do anything else, a staff shot, coming from the tree line, hit one of the guards, knocking him to the ground. Everyone looked, and there just beyond the trees were the native Unos, with Chakra in the front. He bellowed an incredibly loud war cry, which was picked up by the other Unos. The Be'nox activated their personal shields and began to fire upon the Unos with their laser weapons. The Unos returned their fire with a mixture of staff weapons, Zats, M-16's, and other ballistic weapons. Seizing the distraction created by the Unos, Teal'c attacked a guard whose shield wasn't activated and quickly overpowered him. He grabbed the guard's weapon, while the others scrambled for their weapons on the ground. While the Be'nox were busying with the Unos, the SG members and Jaffa took the opportunity to escape.
After what seemed like an eternity, they reach the clearing holding the Stargate and, despite all that they had seen, were greeted by a sight that simply astonished them. In a perfect circle around the Stargate were enormous stone pillars, each with a circular hole near the top. An energy beam, which ran through the holes, feed into a central stone structure that shot the energy directly to the Stargate, which was active. Carter stood shocked, for it was exactly the same structure that Anubis had used on them earlier. But the presence of this structure was of secondary importance to her. On the Stargate, not just seven or eight, but all nine chevrons were activated. Previously, there had only been speculation as to what function the ninth chevron performed, and here the implications were clear. Periodically, gate-travelling ships would emerge and fly off into the sky, while in between these ships were even more Be'nox soldiers, forming into ranks in the clearing below.
"What is that thing?" Jeak'ma asked nervously, having never seen that structure before.
"It's an Ancient device," Carter answered him. "Anubis used it to keep our Stargate open for an infinite period of time. This explains why we weren't able to connect to this Stargate, but the question is why are they using it for?"
"That doesn't matter!" Vik'lar snapped. "How are we going to get off the planet now?"
Bratak looked around. "Perhaps if we created a diversion?"
Teal'c glanced at Brataks' injured arm. "Would that be a wise course of action?"
Before Bratak could respond, a SG-7 member was hit by laser fire. Be'nox soldiers had finally caught up to them. Drawing their weapons, they returned fire, but it was ineffective against the guards' shields. In the clearing, the Be'nox soldiers heard the fire and headed over to their position. Taking cover behind the trees, the Jaffa and SG members fired hopelessly at the oncoming Be'nox. While leaning to take a shot Jeak'ma was hit in the arm and fell to the ground.
Bratak looked at Teal'c, and they looked at each other for quite some time, and Bratak nodded his head. "It is time these old bones died for glory." He made to break cover, but Teal'c stopped him. Bratak stared at Teal'c. "Do not interfere," he said commandingly.
"You mustn't do this," Teal'c implored.
Bratak laid his hand on Teal'c's arm compassionately, making no move to break free. "Teal'c, I am dying," he said, laser fire hitting the trees around them. "I have been dying ever since the defeat of the Go'ald. I have no purpose left in life. Allow me this last battle."
Teal'c looked hard at his mentor and old friend. "There will be plenty more battles to come," he said.
"Those battles are for you, Teal'c," Bratak said. "My time has come."
After a moment more, Teal'c finally allowed Bratak to go. With his staff weapon held under his good arm, Bratak broke cover. "Go!" he yelled to the others, hoping to buy them time to escape. But his hopes were in vain. He managed to last a few seconds before being hit in the chest. Such a shot would have killed a lesser warrior, but not Bratak. He fell to one knee, and managed to get off another shot before being hit by another blast. Finally he fell to the ground, and when he did so, he turned his head so that he faced Teal'c. And with his last breath, Bratak spoke three simple words. "I die free."
Having said this, Bratak died. Despite himself, Teal'c felt his eyes tear up, and hatred filled him. He began to shake, and with a mighty shout, he jumped from the trees and began to fire like a madman.
"Teal'c!" Carter shouted at him.
The Be'nox fired at him too, and he got hit in the arm. Momentarily stunned, Teal'c ignored the pain and continued to fire at the Be'nox. Just when he was about to be struck again, Teal'c and the others were engulfed in white and the laser shot hit nothing.