Adria felt her mother push against her mind. Adria pushed back, until Vala could no longer resist. She allowed all her memories of Quetesh to flood through. Adria couldn't stop the flood. Her mind experienced mass torture, murders; the flow of blood would not stop. Everything Vala had hidden in her subconscious was a like a damn that burst. Adria could not stop the flow of mass memories, and it was burning thru her mind, like molten lava. Vala raised up screaming. The guards came running in at Vala's scream. What they saw stopped them dead in their tracks.
The room was covered in flames. From ceiling to floor. Nothing was untouched except the bed Vala was in. Adria was suspended in mid air, and her eyes were red as fire. Nothing was burning, but the flames seem to leap at Vala while she was screaming. The guards now knowing what to do fled at the ominous scene.
Vala continued to scream non stop and the flames tried to leap again at her body. Adria seemed to be in a trance and was encircled by the flame. The flames seemed to have a life of its own and seemed not only to be around Adria, but emanating insider her also. Finally the flames surged forward towards Vala and encircled her also. It lifted her from the bed and entered her body. Vala screamed out as if in agony and started convulsing.
SG1'S CELL
The outer doors to SG1's cell opened and in marched the guards dragging an unknown prisoner. Daniel was quick to jump and see if it was Vala being dragged in. They couldn't see the face of the prisoner, due to his head hanging down. The guards pointed their weapons at the prisoners to back them up. Everyone in the cell watched as the guards threw the man in face down. They locked the cell and left.
Mitchell was the first to comment walking over to the unconscious form on the floor.
"Poor Bastard. I guess Adria had plans for him too." As Mitchell and Teal'c went to turn the man over. Shock and then anger ran across their face. Daniel approached the form and saw who it was. Daniel immediately started pummeling the man in the face. For a minute, Sam, Mitchell, Teal'c and even Takia watched as Daniel let go his furry of fist on the man. Teal'c regretting not letting Daniel continues his attack, pulled him back from insane retribution. Both Mitchell and Teal'c had to restrain Daniel from almost killing Kraco.
"JACKSON, JACKSON; STOP." Mitchell shouted. Daniel was furious. He wanted to litterly kill the monster who allowed Vala's attacks.
Teal'c tried to get through to him. "DANIEL JACKSON. YOU MUST STOP. YOU MUST NOT BLOODY YOUR HANDS WITH THIS HA'TAAKA. HIS MURDER MUST NOT BE ON YOUR HANDS."
Daniel had from deep within, knowingly thinking of Vala, mustered incredible strength to get to Kraco.
"DANIEL, DANIEL. Stop, for Vala's sake. Teal'c is right. You can't do this right now. Vala needs you alive. We need answers and we can get them from him. Please Daniel; Vala is going to need you. Please stop." Sam with her soothing words calmed Daniel down. She knew she felt the same way as he did, but she had to reason there must be some reason, this Ha'taaka Teal'c, named him for, vile one, must had some grim reason for allowing Vala such vicious attacks.
Takia watched from her corner at the scene of events in the cell. Unknown to the rest, her eyes, almost black as night, remained rooted to Kraco. Sam knelt down to Kraco, with his bloodied face, not wanting to help him much, while Teal'c and Mitchell restrained Daniel.
"Not that I care Sam, but is he alive?" Asked Mitchell with disdain in his voice.
"Barely. We'll have to wait until he comes around. I hate to say it Col, but we have no choice. We all want answers and for some reason, Adria obviously wants some too."
Mitchell shook his head and sighed. It took every ounce of his being to calm his own anger and tension. All of them wanted a piece of this man, but Sam's reasoning won out.
"Keep that piece of garbage away from me Teal'c. I can't promise I won't try and kill him again." Said Daniel with obvious venom in his voice. Daniel sat down next to Takia, watching, waiting for Kraco to wake up. His thoughts went back to Vala and the vicious attacks perpetrated by this one man. Daniel played in his mind, the involuntary memories that were wrenched from Vala's mind
FLASHBACK
"Increase the extraction. I want them to see what a monster Quetesh really was. I want them to see this host was just as responsible as Quetesh."
"NOOOOOOO, STOP. SHE IS NOT QUETESH. STOP."
Daniel remembered seeing her body convulse, as if she was in intense pain.
FLASHBACK
"What……….HELP HER. WHAT'S WRONG?" Screamed Daniel. The rest had the same questions.
"Why have the memories stopped?" Demanded Kraco and ignoring Daniel.
"There are no more memories Commander. Her mind cannot process what has been experienced. I'm afraid she may not recover from this session."
"That does not concern me. Finish up here. See my second in Command and you will be compensated. I have no further use for her right now."
Taika watched Daniel, knowing he was remembering Vala's attacks. She placed her hand on his shoulder and shook him out of his trance. Daniel could not speak, he just watched Kraco knowing he was on the edge of violence.
Teal'c on the other hand, had not forgotten his blood oath with Mitchell. He guarded the man that he had vowed to kill while imprisoned and he would carry out his self imposed assassin oath to the letter. He could not let Daniel have this on his conscience and live with the guilt of killing in cold blood. Daniel was his friend and he knew he was a good man to the core. But to have his life blemished by this act, and even justified, would destroy him and Vala. He would not let that happen.
Sam and Mitchell knew Daniel had every right to kill this animal, and at this point, they all knew his life or theirs would be short if Adria had her way. But before they would leave this life, they would make sure this man was punished for hurting Vala, one way or the other.
Taika could feel something was wrong. She felt the presence of something of pure evil. She didn't want to alarm her new found friends, but realized that something awful had begun. Something the Alterans had not foreseen. Something that Origin may not be able to control.
VALA'S CHAMBERS
Adria's mind seemed to be pushed beyond her limits. Quetesh's memories seemed to have released a deep seeded resentment of Origin for total power by them, not her. The flames seem to want to extinguish Adria's need for power before it blossomed into something even they feared. The flames exploded outwards into the hallway, making Adria's Prior take notice. Vala was still rising above her bed and was being taken down the corridor by the flames. The Prior saw the flames move upward and outward and he tried to stop it. It was his first and last mistake. The flames consumed him as if kindling. His screams died out before there was nothing left but ash against the wall. The flames continued to move about the ship with Vala, in its hold. Vala was only aware that she was being carried and the flames within her pushed to control her, burning not of heat, but of pain, to force her to submit to their will.
SG1'S CELL
Mitchell, Teal'c and Sam could hear running through the corridors. Daniel was barely aware of his surrounding. His eyes were on the man that he considered a beast, not worthy of being shot to put him out of his misery.
"Hey, something's up." Stated Mitchell. Sam and Teal'c concurred. They could hear several people running and shouting. It sounded like the ship was chaotic and they were running from something.
"Whatever is happening the guards have seemed to have disappeared." Said Sam.
"Indeed."
Taika stood up, watching the doorway. Her eyes were intent on watching what came through.
"Taika? What's wrong?" Asked Daniel, still keeping watch over Kraco.
Taika seemed as if she feared what came through the door.
Taika walked forwards towards the barrier, while everyone watched her move slowly and watch.
"We are in danger. The lost one has lost her way. I fear that the Alterans have lost what was found."
A/N: TBC. Aren't I a stinker. hehehehe Reviews and Feedback are welcomed.