"Teal'c, my brother, we have news of Ba'al's mother ship. My insider among his top ranks has informed me that they will be landing on Ulycia at the end of the week. He'll be there for four days, and he confirms that Avery is alive."
"That is good. Is there any more you can tell me?" Teal'c greeted his brother in arms.
"I do, but please let us adjourn to a more private place." Teal'c nodded and led Cor'dal to the briefing room where the family awaited the news.
"Let's begin. Please Cor'dal tell us what you know."
"I have told Teal'c that Avery is alive, but I have some unfortunate news. Adria has taken over Avery's body."
"So you're saying it's Avery on the outside, but all Adria on the inside?" Jack asked, just to clarify.
"Yes. I am very sorry. I have more news. It appears the Avery may still be in Adria's conscious mind. My contact told me that when Adria is alone in her room she is found arguing with herself." He paused to let the new information sink in. Everyone sat silently pondering.
"Is that everything?"
"No. I have one more thing to tell." All ears were his. "Adria is pregnant, but everyone knows it is not Ba'al's, except Ba'al. He is almost drunk in her presence," Cor'dal turned to look at John, "It is Avery's child that grows with in their shared body." John gaped at this new information, one small piece of information that shook the foundation of his sanity. "We were married 5 months ago, that was the only time when…. I'm gonna be a dad!?"
"Only if we find her darling, before the baby is born." Before another word would be spoken the alarms and claxons sounded, alerting the base to an unauthorized off world activation.
"Avery?" John breathed out against the glass overlooking the stargate. In a flash her was down the stairs, in the control room and down the second flight of stairs, racing towards Adria. Before he could reach her she flipped her hand out to show a Goa'uld looking hand device. John flew back and hit the concrete wall dropping to the floor unconscious. All guns were trained on Adria, waiting for the signal to open fire. The rest of the old and new sg-1 filtered in to the gate room.
"What the hell is going on!?" Jack shouted as Sam rushed to her son.
"Adria…" Vala called out shakily, Adria's keen ears picked out her mother's voice easily.
"Mother! Oh I'm so happy to see you! We have mush to discuss! But first I must warn you all of Ba'al… he's planning an attack…"
Just as Adria and Avery had stepped through the gate Avery had started pitching a fit. It had taken almost all of Adria's control to keep Avery at bay, when they saw Johnathan.
"Stop it! You hurt him! You said you would never hurt him! I'll kill you! Rip you to shreds! You'll never see the light of day again! Don't you ever touch him again! Do you hear me!?" Avery screamed at Adria. This was worse than any migraine; Adria would never be able to sleep this off. Avery quieted by the time her mother spoke. Now filled with the emotion of anger mixed with longing to be loved it was hard for Adria to keep a straight voice. Adria moved towards her mother, Avery still groaning and complaining.
"STOP!" Adria was caught off guard and became completely frozen in place. Avery had somehow gained control again. "Please, just leave. You've hurt everyone just by showing up here. You're killing them all inside." Avery let out as she lost control and slipped into black. Meanwhile everyone was staring wildly at Adria's awkward frozen stance.
"Adria…." Vala called again. Adria shook her head and looked straight at her mother.
"Please, hear me, Ba'al had found out that the child that grows with in me is not his, and he is furious!" Adria paused but Avery didn't even make a peep. Adria was finally alone, and she didn't like it one bit. It even worried her some. "We don't have much time."
This had shook John's world. It was Avery, but it was Adria that spoke. And for the past two weeks he had watched his child grow under her influence. Luckily they had her locked up or else he may have said some things he would've regretted later. But it just pissed him off to think that someone would be so cruel, and now the IOA seemed to want to stick their noses in his business, their business.
"Alright airmen tell me what you've found that our guest does." Landry settled into his seat staring the nervous airman down.
"Sir, you told us to listen when we leave her alone, well she's not exactly talking to herself, she's pleading. If Avery was ever there we fear she's not any longer. I'm sorry, Sir." He backed away from the table slowly.
"Thank you, airman, dismissed."
John had been listening at the door outside the briefing room. This news was not what he had wanted to hear…but it was exactly what the IOA had wanted to hear. He knew Landry would fight for Avery, but it only prolonged the inevitable. The IOA had already decided that after the baby was born Adria was to be killed once and for all. That was if it was for sure Avery was completely gone. Nothing of the host remains. He couldn't let that happen.
"What did you do to her!? Where did she go? Bring her back!" John snarled as he came face to face with his dead wife, but bars kept him from attempting to strangle her. Avery's face as well kept him from doing the same, but his rage saw red.
"I don't know!" Adria cried out obviously distraught. "She was fine before I walked through the stargate but after she stopped me she faded away. I can't hear her any more! Not even her thoughts." She looked ragged like she'd been trying everything.
"What do you mean faded away? She was the reason you stopped in the gate room?"
"Well she is, no was, in my conscious mind but I think she exerted herself when she stopped me, the last thing she said to me was that I'd hurt you all just by being here, and that I was killing everyone on the inside. She was practically begging me to leave, but it was so quiet I didn't even notice that when she told me those things she was only whispering." Adria paced back an forth in her cell.
"Why do you care so much Adria?" John asked her sincerely. He wanted to know this wasn't the Adria he'd heard stories of.
"I don't know. I just do, we've been together this way for six months. I guess a person just grows on you. I'd do anything to get her back." Adria stared John in the eyes. He knew she was telling the truth.
"Would you leave her body?" Adria hesitated.
"I don't know how. Only Ba'al does…"