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"Give them this message Walter. Tell everyone I'm not sorry for leading them into the dark. I can't risk their lives and career. I'm going after my wife and daughter." Daniel made all the AF leave the gateroom and locked the security doors behind them, locking them out.

"Tell them, no matter what happens. I will find my family. Tell them not to follow me and tell them stay out of this. It's the only way to find them and they need to leave me alone. You got that?"

"Yes……yes Dr. Jackson. But I don't……………..

Before Walter could finish, Daniel zatted him and he too fell unconscious with the rest of his friends. Daniel raced down the stairs from the booth and walked up the ramp. He had left a cryptic message on the computer for everyone, then once read it would shut down the computers. Daniel relished that he had learned a few tricks on the computer from Sam along the years. Daniel took one more look back and walked thru the Stargate, whereabouts known only to him.

Daniel had one thing, and one thought on his mind. Kill Ba'al and get Vala and Eshera back, no matter what the cost. Daniel was under no illusion that it would be easy to get them back on his own. He needed help, without his friend's interference. He needed help from those whom despised Ba'al just as much as he did, and have a greater reason to go after Ba'al with a murderous zeal.

Daniel had traveled to Area 51 first, proclaiming use of a Hal'tek for an important mission. When the personnel and guards tried to contact SGC and the IOA, Daniel took the opportunity to zat everyone within range and stole the Gou'ald ship, along with 100 kranets of stored Naquadah. Daniel took off to unknown parts of the galaxy to find those who he knew would help him find Ba'al.

Daniel had no illusions while piloting the ship, that he may very well lose his life to save his wife and child. But he couldn't think about that now. He would deal with the repercussions of his own actions when he knew they were safe, out of harms way. He had gathered information from the computers on SGC where the last known position of the hated Lucian Alliance would be. He needed their help and he would give them anything to hunt Ba'al down. On his present course he would find them or they would find him first. He didn't care, who found who first. He was on a path that could not be altered or would not alter. He was going against everything he believed in, everything he fought for, everything he died for, everything he lived for and loved. He was selling his very existence, and eternal soul to find his family.

Everyone that had been zatted by Daniel was finally stirring at SGC. Teal'c was the first to stir, then Sam, Mitchell, and General Landry. Walter was still out cold and Sam was the first to call the medical team in. After some confusion, Sam realized that Daniel was missing and there was something left on the computer.

Landry was livid. First Ba'al took out his people, now one of their own did the same exact thing. Everyone was moving around him slowly and Jack and Teal'c were coming around. Sam entered the booth and checked on everyone's condition. Walter was still out and Dr. Lam was moving about finally gaining entrance to the Stargate booth.

"Is everyone alright?" Stated Dr. Lam, bending down to examine Airman Walter.

"Dr. Jackson won't be when I find him." Angrily stated Gen Landry.

"I agree with you General." Said Jack. "But the fact remains, Daniel isn't here for me or everyone else to strangle. Anyone have any ideas?"

"He le……left a message Sir's, Ma'am." Walter was finally fully conscious and assisted up by Dr. Lam.

"Dr. Jackson left a message before he zatted me. He left SG1 a message."

"Well spit it out man." Stated Landry.

"Yes Sir; he said that he was not sorry for leading everyone into the dark. He said he can't your lives and careers. He said he is going after his wife and daughter no matter what happens. He said for you to stay out of this and leave him alone."

"Well that's just dandy. Off on a crazy mission and he didn't even ask us."

Sam was busy checking the computers, while Gen O'Neill was wranting. "Sir, Daniel seems to have left a cryptic message. I can break it, uh, oh, oh."

"Carter."

"It seems that Daniel has sent a beacon thru out the known galaxy's."

"I thought you were the only that's capable of doing that Carter."

"Indeed."

"Well, seems Daniel's been watching more closely than I realized."

"What's the beacon about Col Carter?" Asked Landry.

"It seems that Daniel sent a beacon with a price on Ba'al's head. He's offering 100 million kranets of Naquadah for exchange for the death of Ba'al."

TBC