CHAPTER 57

EPISODE--------RECKONING PART ONE

Out in deep space, a large space station where the System Lords got together to talk, was spinning slowly as they listened to a messenger from Ba'al. A yellowish nebula was in the background as a Hal'tak flew to the station.

"The System Lords are no longer. You have become a meaningless collation that cannot resist my master, Lord Ba'al." the young black male Goa'uld Selkhet stated as he stood in front of Lord Yu and two other Goa'ulds.

Two Jaffa's stood in the back. The Ba'al messenger's outfit suggested a India type background with a cross from of an Arabian dress.

"Your master has no honor. The System Lords have not weakened in their resolve." Lord Yu's aide stated after talking to Yu for a moment as he leaned over to whisper to him a moment ago.

"The Jaffa are weak willed and fallible. Is it any wonder that they have begun to doubt their faith in their gods? So many Goa'uld have fallen." Selkhet stated.

"Ba'al was wise to send a representative." Yu's aide stated.

"I would have killed him with my own hands!" Yu stated shaking his fist in the air.

"Despite your ill will, Ba'al wishes to send a most generous offer. In exchange for your surrender, Ba'al will allow you to keep your armies, and continue to administrate your territories, under his authority. You will be allowed to live, so long as you bow before him as supreme commander of the Goa'uld domain. Refusal to accept the terms of this offer, will result in the resumption of hostilities, and your ultimate death."

A Jaffa that came with the Selkhet walked up and whispered in his ear.

"Bring her." he said upset.

The Jaffa left.

"What is the meaning of this?!" Yu asked.

"I should ask you the same thing." Selkhet stated as he moved aside.

Two Kull warriors walked into the room with Samantha Carter. She was in a black SGC uniform, weapons and equipment missing though.

"Major Samantha Carter." Selkhet said.

"Actually, I'm a Colonel now." she said smiling lightly. The Kull warriors stayed behind her and shoved her to her knees.

"Her cargo ship was detected by my sentries when it violated the proximity zone of this station. I am well aware of your past relationship with SG-1 and the Tauri." Selkhet stated as Yu got up and walked over. "You would have me believe that her appearance is a sudden coincidence?"

"What are you doing here? Where is your vaunted protector, this Ford Primus? Or is it Ford Carter? Information about the subject of you being married is unconfirmed."

"He is Ford Carter, now." Carter stated. Yu looked sharply at Selkhet who looked at the Kull warriors and his Jaffa behind him.

"There was no one else in the cargo ship." the Jaffa stated. "We searched it thoroughly."

"He didn't come here." Carter spat as there was the sound of metal scrapping.

Yu suddenly jerked then fell over dead as he slid off a metal blade that was thrust through his abdomen. She got up showing her hand was not a hand, but a large metal two sided blade dripping with blood. Everyone was startled and shocked. Out in space, the Replicator ship drew within kilometers of the station as she easily killed everyone with out any trouble.

Ford and Carter were presently getting ready for work. Ford was getting the coffee ready as Carter was still getting finished dressing.

"Are you alright?" he asked handing her, her cup of coffee as she came into the kitchen.

"Yeah, why?" she asked taking it from him confused at his stare.

"You look….a little green. Been looking like that the last couple of days."

"I've been feeling a little nauseated the last couple of days when I wake up."

His eyes popped open wide.

"How late are you?" he asked slowly with a growing smile. "You know, the monthly thing. I know we have been trying a lot more lately."
"Not as late as the week we had our honeymoon." she said smiling at the memories.

"We did have some fun didn't we. And little sleep." he said hiding a smile behind his cup.

"Still do. I'm fine though and I bought one of those E.P.T. testers the other day and it came up negative." she said. "We've got to get to work."

"Bummer. So many other things started entering my mind." he said with a seductive voice at the last words. "Other than going back to bed."

"I could tell. We stay any longer and we will be more than late for work." she said grabbing her keys.

At work, Bra'tak showed up telling them of a plan the Jaffa rebellion had in mind. Jack was about to send SG-1, but they got a call, from the Alpha site. They were about to dial out and go to the captured Goa'uld mothership when the gate activated.

Everything was going on normally at the Alpha site. No problems had cropped up since the incident with the Replica Carter. Standard operations were going on as usual. The Colonel in charge was filling out a form when the alarms went off suddenly.

"What's going on airman?!" he said running into the control room.

"A unknown ship dropped out of hyperspace sir. It dropped out just a few kilometers above the atmosphere and is currently out of control. ETA till it hits the ground is two minutes."

"Where at?"

"Best guess from computer scans say several miles from here sir. Just on the other side of the mountain."

"Get a F-302 in the air and contact the SGC."

"Unscheduled off world activation!" Walter said.

"Close the Iris." Jack said coming up the stairs.

"Already done Colonel." Walter said.

"Good work Sergeant. Any IDC yet?" he said as SG-1 walked up behind him. Bra'tak was with them.

"Coming up now. It's the Alpha site sir."

"Wonder what they want?" Carter said.

"Don't know Colonel."

"Open the Iris Walter." Jack said as he started down the stairs past them.

"Yes sir."

They followed Jack down as the Iris opened.

"It's a radio message only sir." Walter called down as they stopped at the ramp.

"Oy!" Jack said as he tossed his hands in the air and walked back up into the Control room. "Why did you wait till I got down there?"

"Sorry sir, they just radioed in. Here's Colonel Summer's sir."

"Colonel?"

"General." a voice said through the speaker. "We just monitored a ship exit hyperspace right above the atmosphere. Whoever it was crashed over a kilometer away from here. Right at the moment I have a F-302 heading over to see if there is any survivors and who it is. We may have been compromised. One of the airman scanning it before it crashed thinks it might have had Replicator technology. But she's not sure."

"Wonderful." Jack said rubbing his face. "We'll keep the door open Colonel. Start the evacuation. Until we know who it is, you are to stay there for the moment and keep us advised until we know who it is."

"Yes sir."

"General O'Neill, we must go now if this plan is to work." Bra'tak stated.

"Damn. Alright, Colonel Summer, we need to dial out for an important mission. Give us five minutes then call back."

"Yes sir. Until then we will be getting ready." the Colonel said. The gate shut down moments later.

"Okay, you all…..damn!" he said running his hands through his hair, little though it was. "Major, you're going to have to stay here and go to the Alpha site if things turn bad. The rest of you go."

"I….alright Jack." Ford said shaking his head. "Be careful Sam. That goes for all of you. Keep a close eye on her."

"We will." they said.

She smiled and held his hand a moment before going down with the others. They left through the gate moments later and then the Alpha site called minutes later.

"Oh man." Ford muttered after they left.

"They'll be fine Major. We both helped train them to deal with most situations." Jack said. "Though most of what you done was combat training."

"Yeah, still eats away at me to not be there with them."

"You've got to trust them. Trust her." Jack said rubbing his shoulder. "Like I do."

Over the next half hour, people and supplies came through being taken away quickly as they needed room for some of the bigger items. Though outside the Alpha site, the survivor had made it away from the crash and made it to the base. Five minutes after the crash, the F-302 never found anything except a completely destroyed ship with little of anything remaining and no one around. People were sent out to see what they could find just in case. They never came across the survivor as he slid down the mountain and walked up to the hanger bay door. He had on a pair of boots, slightly melted, black jean pants with some burnt area's and rips, and a white button up shirt with the same damage as the pants. Blood was on them in several places, mostly around the damaged sections of the clothes and a few places on his face and hair. Knocking on the hanger door loudly he waited looking around.

"Colonel, there is someone knocking on the hanger door." a airman said bewildered as he listened to another airman who was monitoring the hanger area.

"What? Bring them up on the monitor." he said walking over and looking down at the screen. What he saw shocked him. "You've got to be kidding. How much time have we got left on the gate?"

"Four minutes till it shuts down sir."

"Send some men out and keep him there until I say otherwise."

"Yes sir." the airman said calling for security.

"General?"

"Yes Colonel. We are still here receiving everyone. What's up?" Jack said as he watched from the control room with Ford.

He had him still ready to leave in case help was suddenly needed. Both of them felt something was wrong.

"A….there was a survivor sir. And they are uninjured." the Colonel said with a strange tone to his voice.

"And?" Jack said crossing his arms.

"He's outside being watched by several armed men sir. He walked up and knocked on the hanger door…"

"Spit it out Colonel!" Jack said leaning onto the computer and yelling into the mike.

"Is Major Ford Carter there on the base sir?"

Several people just naturally looked at him. Ford patted himself to make sure as well.

"I seem to be here. Unfortunately." he muttered.

"Yeah, he's here." Jack stated. "Why?"

"He's also standing outside the base sir."

Jack stood up quickly as though he was shocked.

"Say that again Colonel?" Jack said.

"We all heard what he said Jack. Describe what he looks like Colonel." Ford said pushing Jack out of the way as he grabbed the mike. "Better yet, can you send a direct line feed from the camera outside?"

"One moment while I ask Major."

"The gate will shut down in two minutes sir." Walter said looking at the time.

"There's not enough time left to get it done. If it helps any Major, I'd swear it's you."

"Permission to go there Brigadier?" Ford said turning to him quickly.

Jack closed his eyes slowly and bit his lip.

"You know, you do that on purpose. Colonel, I am sending the Major to investigate this." Jack said grabbing the mike.

"Understood General. Should I leave him outside or bring him in?"

"Outside. He's not a Replicator is he?"

"He's bloody sir, so I serious doubt it and from what we know about Replicators, they never act this way."

"If he was one Jack, he'd already have taken over the base. He must be from the future." Ford stated. "I'd come to the past to fix things. Hell, already did once."

"That does make more sense, I guess. Go Major."

Ford was pacing back and forth as the four soldiers outside stayed several feet away with their weapons trained on him. He had his arms crossed and head down. Two of the guards had thirty millimeter machine guns while the other two had assault shotguns with explosive ammo. Well, that's what they told him when they came out and told him to back off and wait. He said no problem and backed away. That was ten minutes ago. Looking up he heard five more people approaching and smiled as they came outside.

"Stay here, all of you." Ford said holding a hand out for them to stop.

Ford walked over slowly looking the other one over.

"About time you showed up." the other Ford said dropping his arms and putting his hands into the barely existing pants pockets. No attack stance, no defensive stance. Just standing there causally.

"Who are you?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

"Looks can be deceiving."

"Almost can't believe I was this aggressive to others."

Ford raised an eyebrow as the other one smiled.

"Two words should clear things up. Time travel. Here, check this out if you don't believe me." he said handing over part of the bloody shirt he tore off.

"Oh man!" Ford said slapping himself on the forehead. "Don't you know how dangerous that is?!"

The other Ford gave him that, do I look like I need to answer that look.

"Right. Dumb question. I wouldn't come if it wasn't important. Good thing Jack isn't here to criticize me for saying what I said moments ago."

"We need to talk, in private, with no one around, not even Sam. Only you can hear this. No camera's, no listening devices, nothing. You know how sensitive this sort of information is." he said pointing a finger and then waving his hand.

"Damn it. Sam isn't here anyway." Ford said rubbing the bridge of his nose. He took the bloody piece with him as he walked away. "Stay here."

"Not a problem. Nice weather to just look at considering the scenery."

"Who is he Major." the Colonel of the base asked.

"Well, he says he's me. From the future. You can check this out to confirm it, so he says." Ford said handing over the dried but bloodied piece of shirt.

"I'll take it and have it sent through the gate back to the SGC with everything else. Until it is proven that he is…..you…and from the future. He isn't coming on this base."

"He's what?"

"That's what the Major told me sir. It's him, just from the future. I sent a blood stained part of his shirt back for analysis as he requested."

"Yeah." Jack said thinking.

"Anything else General?"

"For the moment, you'll keeping sending the important stuff through. Until we find out what this is about."

"Understood General."

Ten minutes later, the doctor called up telling Jack that it was Ford's blood.

Ten minutes later Ford lead the other Ford into a room. The other Ford, who still hadn't had a change of clothes, mostly because he said forget about it, looked around the room and smiled shaking his head.

"What?" Major Ford asked as he walked over disconnecting the camera.

"This is the same room that…we never did name her. Well I thought of her as Replica Carter, but anyway, this was the room she was in."

"You're right. Must not be from very far in the future then." the Major said sitting in a chair at the side of the table.

"Not really. A lot closer than you think." the other Ford said sitting down.

"Look guys, I'll let you know what I can if I can later. Just give us…what?" the Major said gesturing at his other self.

"Ten, fifteen minutes top."

"Are you sure Major Carter?"

"I'm sure I can….take myself airman, if I have to. Besides, I have weapons."

They left and Ford locked the door just in case before sitting down again.

"So, what is it that's going to happen? I'm guessing it's not to bad seeing as you don't look upset or anything."

"Not really. Um….help me out here first. What's the current mission you're going to go on?"

"Wouldn't you know?"

"Well, I don't know if I got the date right or not. Ship problems and such."

Major Ford tapped his fingers on the table and leaned forward as he scooted closer.

"Okay, Master Bra'tak asked us to help with a rebel Jaffa attack on a few ships or one ship…."

"Okay. It's coming back now." he said motioning the Major to move closer. "Okay, here's what…

Major Ford moved forward when suddenly his head hurt and he was standing in a dark room with a blue light above him. He spun around seeing the other version of him standing there with his arms crossed.

"What the hell's going on?"

"Sam would have figured it out quicker, but then she has been through this. This should help."

His outfit changed and it looked like the outfit that Replica Carter had on.

"You're a Replicator." Ford said stepping back into a defensive stance. "The airman was right. She did detect you."

"A keen grasp of the obvious. Here we can talk for quite some time with only seconds passing in the real world." he said changing clothes to a three piece blue suit. "I always liked this suit."

"Are you here as the front for the invasion or for the same reason she was but to…why are you here?"

"Unlike Fifth who only gave her part of Samantha Carter's memories, I have all of them up to the point where you were let go and pushed through the gate sending you home. Glad to see you made it. Got some interesting memories after being sent back to. Things have been interesting, including this mornings memory. Almost thought you were a father finally huh?"

Ford stood there silently. Didn't matter what the other version of him said, his mind was being probed anyway. He could feel it and couldn't seem to stop it very well.

"Fine. I'll just talk then. Amazing how much you two still go at it almost every night. I'm rather envious myself. Though considering how long it has been for her, since breaking off the marriage plans with that ass Jonas, she must be making up for lost…."

"Okay, okay! No need to narrate a story about the obvious!" Ford said waving his hands. "Glad she's not here to hear this, much less anyone else!"

"Right. Anyway, onto business. As you are probably aware, the Replica Carter learned everything she could from Fifth, including what betrayal was. I….we are the exact opposite of that and when she made me, well I understood how she felt and what she wanted to do. I also love her like you love the real Samantha Carter…….and that is why I am here. I don't want what she wants to do, to happen. Seeing as you can actually have children and I can't. Or at least not the way I wish."

"What does she want?" he asked slowly.

"To do what Replicators have always been doing. I understand it and…also wish the same due to programming, I've slightly broken. What I know and want contradicts what my program wants though."

"She gave us the same line."

"Yeah. Look, when those…the bugs are made, they also serve as our eyes and ears, and like moving data blocks. The more out there, the more information we get. That's one of the reasons I feel like making some of them, but I'm not. I came here because I don't want to see Earth destroyed, countless worlds ravaged and wasted just to build more robots to build more robots. There's no purpose and you know it. It's not logical and there are other ways to get info without causing trouble. It's just a stupid endless program loop that went wrong and hasn't been fixed…oh no." he was saying as he just stood there with his arms crossed, until when he put them down and looked up.

"What?"

"A airman's walking in."

"You're hacking the Alpha site computers." he said shaking his head.

"No. Their outside the door and…"

Ford grabbed his head but didn't cry out in pain as he sat back. A Lieutenant entered the room and saw the other Ford with his hand on his forehead, not in it and yelled for security as the other Ford sat back holding his hands on his lap. Several guards came in pointing a variety of weapons at him.

"Major, are you okay? What's going on?"

"Put the weapons down guys." Ford said shaking his head as the pain subsided. "He was trying to show me some….powers you could call it that Ancients can do, but I'm not ready. I'm fine, just a small headache."

"We still need to talk." the other Ford said.

"I know. Just stay outside guys. I can't do any Ancient things, yet, so he's just going to tell me things."

"Alright Major. You're sure everything will be fine?"

"Yes airmen. I'll call if I need anything."

They left closing the door.

"Okay, so why are you here?" he said rubbing his head. "God that was weird. Don't do that again."

"Right. Anyway, my Carter is stuck between the core program to go forth and take over planets, technology, that sort of thing and Replicate while wanting to take over Earth in revenge for what you did to Fifth that he did to her while also not wanting to do that. Mostly though, she's just about hell bent on galactic conquest. I tried to talk her out of it, and then agreed to go along until I was able to break away and leave."

"What's your part in this?" Major Ford asked.

"I don't have one. I want nothing but my program changed if possible, if not…commit suicide. What I want and what I am suppose to do contradict my programming. You know, like that Doctor Who episode where that robot was made to serve and help man kind, but other people messed with him making him kill, going against his programming." Replica Ford said pointing at the real Ford.

"Yeah. I remember that one really well. People like that shouldn't be around technology." Ford said agreeing.

"Hey, they ever put him back on TV? I really miss the old Doc."

"Not yet, despite the promise of paying to have him put back….anyway, why are you so different and more….." Major Carter asked.

"Human? She downloaded everything from Fifths head. Everything, and I have it all, plus everything you know that she got from you. How….what's a better way…" he said looking down in his lap as he tapped his finger against his chin in thought just like the real Ford sometimes did. It was strange to watch. "I know, the first Replicators you saw, when you went to find out about the time device, those were the first versions of human form. Get it?"

"Like a computer program such as AOL that gets updated every so often." Ford said.

"Exactly. Those were version 1.0 as it were. Fifth was version 2.0 and Carter was version more like 2.5 or something like that. Somewhat human, but more a program. Me, I'm 3.0. The latest and most human. Almost an exact copy down to mannerism and such. You can do things I wish I could do. I miss actually eating the most. Chocolate actually. You can probably guess the second thing I miss. We tried but it…"

"Enough, please. To much info."

"Yeah, well, it's certainly not helping matters. We need to get to the SGC, and fast. We got to stop my Carter before it's too late. What she wants to do, will destroy this galaxy. I don't want that."

"Alright. But tell me more of what's going on."

After stepping through the gate, they got to the ring transporter and beamed up to the ship. Bra'tak went to the bridge as the other's looked around and got ready for the mission. Daniel and Carter were both in black SGC off world uniforms, but the vest version. Teal'c was in the Jaffa armor, lower part only and a green vest like shirt. It looked like chain mail by design, but it was just a shirt.

"I really wish Ford was here." Carter stated as they walked toward the bridge after their quick look around.

"He would be a great help if things go wrong." Daniel stated.

"Indeed."

"I serious hope that their isn't any Replicator at the Alpha site. We haven't even got the Beta site finished." Carter stated.

"True. Jack said the other day it would possibly be another couple of months of work." Daniel said.

"Yeah. Ford and I found a nice planet with no evidence of any Goa'uld activity ever being there." she said looking at her watch. "Hey, weren't the rebel Jaffa suppose to meet us here already."

"They are late." Teal'c stated as they came onto the bridge of the Goa'uld mothership that the Jaffa rebellion owned.

"Or, they are not coming." Daniel stated as he and Carter walked up in front of the control system. Bra'tak was working on it as Teal'c stood next to him.

"Were that the case, Raknor would have sent word." Teal'c stated.

"Unless he were unable to do so." Bra'tak said looking worried.

"Maybe we should reconsider the mission then." Carter said.

"This is not a SGC mission. Reconsidering is not an option." Teal'c stated.

"Ah, look, I know the timing of these first few attacks are crucial, but…" Daniel said leaning on the console worried as well.

"And we are just here as observers, among other things, but right now, I'm observing the fact that if we attempt to take on one of Amaterasus's motherships," Carter said pointing something out. "Without proper backup, you'll get yourself killed."

"Us too." Daniel said.

"Many such attacks have been coordinated simultaneously across the galaxy, each one designed to create a strategic weakness in the forces of the System Lords." Bra'tak said looking up from the console.

"And if even one fails, I know…." Daniel said understanding but trying to make a point of his.

"The rebel Jaffa have gone to great lengths to procure the security codes that are currently being used by the System Lords." Teal'c stated. "If all goes according to plan, they will believe we are allies and lower their shields."

"If all goes according to plan." Daniel said waving hand.

"Once they have lowered the shields, the Jaffa on board this vessel should be enough to overwhelm any initial resistance." Teal'c said.

"We have allies in the ranks of Amaterasus's Jaffa, who will also help facilitate our attacks. Once the others realize the death of their false god, they will see the truth and join our ranks." Bra'tak said.

"Isn't the fact that we haven't heard from Raknor a bad sign?" Carter asked.

They looked at each other as the ship beeped at them suddenly.

"What is it?" Daniel asked.

"The ships sensors have detected a vessel closing in on our position." Bra'tak stated as he looked at the screen. "Hal'tak class."

"Raknor?" Daniel asked.

"Unlikely." Teal'c said. "Raknor would have hailed long before his approach."

"Then it has to be Amaterasu. Shouldn't we get out of here?" Carter asked quickly.

Teal'c shifted his feet as Bra'tak looked at him.

"Teal'c, the odds are not in our favor." Daniel stated.

"They rarely ever are Daniel Jackson."

"Be considerably higher if Ford was here." Carter said.

"Yep." Daniel said.

"Indeed."

"I am hailing them and transmitting the security codes." Bra'tak said as the computer beeped at his touch.

The ship shook suddenly making them grab the console.

"They have fired on us. Shields down 60." Bra'tak stated as another hit struck the ship.

"How is that possible?" Teal'c asked surprised.

"What the hell did they hit us with?!" Carter exclaimed.

Teal'c walked past them and touched the two blue domes the size of his hands on another console in front of Bra'tack's.

"I am returning fire."

After firing a few shots.

"Our weapons are ineffective."

The ship shook again under another hit.

"The shields are gone." Bra'tak said.

"Now can we get out of here?" Carter asked.

"Navigational controls are not responding." Bra'tak said as the ship shook under another hit. "We must evacuate."

"Glider bay?" Daniel suggested.

"We can use the rings to transport to the surface and leave through the Stargate." Teal'c said walking off the bridge with the others following quickly.

As they walked through the ship and down corridors, the ship wasn't shot at again and nothing looked damaged. No fires or smoke either. Teal'c stopped and raised a fist signaling them to stop as well as he heard something. They all listened and watched as a door several dozen feet away opened. The bug like Replicators came pouring in.

"That's not good." Daniel quickly stated.

"This way." Teal'c said walking back the way they came quickly.

Seeing as Carter and Daniel were the only ones with effective weapons, they covered them from behind. Teal'c and Bra'tak walked through a small doorway as Daniel and Carter stood just inside it pointing their PC-90s. They opened fire as the Replicators came around the corner. For a few moments, they were keeping them back, then suddenly Daniel vanished as he was beamed away.

"Daniel!!" Carter yelled.

"Colonel Carter." Teal'c said waving her to follow.

She walked away quickly with them knowing there was nothing she could do.

Back at the SGC, it was near the middle of the day. Sun shining brightly and no clouds in the sky. Inside the mountain, Jack was frustrated at not being off planet with his former team, not really knowing what was going on at the Alpha site and not getting his Jello fix. Ford was suppose to have made more Jello again, but a shipment was delayed so it was not possible to make, not for another three days. But things were looking up, so he figured seeing as they got a call from the Tok'ra and Jacob was coming to see them. The gate opened and Jacob walked down the ramp.

"Jacob!" Jack said happily as he entered the room with his arms open.

"Jack, we have a problem. We need to talk." Jacob said stopping in front of him. His tone suggested extreme seriousness.

"Hi. Hello. How are you? Long time no see. What's doing? What's up? Hey buddy? How's it going daddio?" Jack said patting him on the shoulder.

"Daddio?"

Jack shrugged with a smile. Jacob looked down a moment.

"Hi Jack. It's good to see you again. Congratulations on your promotion." he said with a more happy tone.

"That's better. Thanks." Jack said shaking his hand smiling.

"You deserve it."

"Thanks. So, what's up?" he said going back to serious mode.

"The Replicators. They've launched an all out attack on the Goa'uld. If they can't find a way to stop them, the Replicators will easily over run this galaxy, in a matter of weeks."

"Why didn't you say so?" Jack said worried and concerned.

Jacob just tilted his head and gave him a look. He walked out with Jack following.

"I'm sorry. You said we had a problem, not a big galactic emergency!"

"It's worse Jack. Hey, where's Sam and Ford? Still the love birds you once mentioned?"

"As ever. Right now, they are on….missions."

"Wait. What's going on?" he asked worried.

"Well, SG-1, minus the Major are helping Bra'tak and the rebel Jaffa with something. The Major is at the Alpha site where they think a Replicator landed, crash landed. Which makes no sense, but…"

"Have you heard anything yet from them?"

"Neither from both. But the deadline hasn't been reached yet."

"Hmm."

Jack and Jacob walked into one of the SGC computer rooms. Jacob sat down at one that showed a large screen in front of them as the object he sent through earlier was brought over by another SGC scientists. Jack just stood behind him watching.

"Our operatives have spent the last several years tagging as many Goa'uld ships as possible." Jacob said hooking a Tok'ra device to the SGC computer. "In an effort to track their movements. Today, we have beacons on over 100 motherships. Transmitting their location, via subspace to a encoded Tok'ra network."

"And this?" Jack said holding some strange device that almost looked it a bigger version of those phone ear things.

"It's a receiver that will allow me to tap into the subspace network." he said typing away on the computer. "We can keep tabs on Ba'al's fleet, see how he's faring in battle against the Replicators. We can also get up to date reports from Tok'ra agents that are in the field."

"You know, we could have used something like this a long time ago." Jack said as he handed it over. He put his hands into his pockets as he usually did.

"The Tok'ra High Council would never have trusted you with it." he said setting it up.

"What changed their mind?"

"Nothing." Jacob said flatly. "They don't know I took it."

"Ah."

"My relationship with the Council is still a little strained." he said placing a couple wired pads onto the device.

"It's not going to get any better if you keep stealing stuff."

Jacob looked at him.

"No complaints." Jack said waving a hand at him. "I'll take anything I can get, weapons, receivers…silverware."

Jacob only smiled as he kept typing away. The screen went from being blank to showing a map of part of a galaxy. On the left was three small windows displaying information, the middle of the screen showed the map and the far right corner had a small window showing other information. Lots of dots were on the screen.

"Each dot represents a Goa'uld ship."

"That's a lot of dots." Jack said.

"That's just one small quadrant of the galaxy. Watch."

The screen backed away showing a bigger part of the map, and many more dots as it flew back to showing another galaxy. He pulled a section up from the far right top corner. Five ships came on screen with a circle around the dots and the frequency of the beacon next to them. Two of the ships winked out and a message said signal lost.

"What just happened?" Jack asked turning to Jacob as he sat back in the chair and crossed his arms.

"Those ships stopped transmitting their signals. Likely meaning that they were destroyed or taken over by the Replicators." Jacob said as another ship's signal was lost. "You just witness this taking place in another galaxy. Several Goa'uld territories are now in Replicator hands."

Another ship winked out.

"As I said, given the progress of these battles, the Goa'uld will be wiped out in a matter of weeks."

"You know, I have to admit, I have mixed feelings about this." Jack said rocking on his feet.

"Well, we all want the Goa'uld defeated, but having them taken out by a more powerful and deadlier force that would be worse is not a good replacement."

"Yes." Jack said as the alarms went off.

"Unscheduled off world activation!" Walter yelled through the com.

Jack and Jacob left the room quickly and headed up. Once in the control room.

"Who is it Walter?"

"It's SG-1 sir."

"Which?"

"Oh, Colonel Carter and her team sir."

"Open the Iris."

Jack and Jacob walked down as the Iris opened and Carter, Teal'c and Bra'tak walked out.

"Dad." she said in surprise.

"Hey kiddo." he said giving her a hug as they stepped off the ramp.

"So, what the heck happened?" Jack asked as Jacob backed up. "Didn't you guys have a ship?"

They looked back at the gate as it shut off.

"And by the way….where's Daniel?"

They looked at each other slowly.

"He was beamed away, before our very eyes." Bra'tak said.

"By Replicators." Teal'c stated.

Jack sighed audibly as he looked up.

"Just Daniel?" Jacob asked.

"There's only one reason I can think of…my duplicate. She knows the greatest threat that the Replicators have ever known is the disruptor technology that you built using the Ancient technology." Carter stated while also worried.

"So? She's immune to that now." Jack stated worriedly and confused.

"Yes, but Replicators always seek out the most advanced technology. She may be worried that there may be other Ancient technology that could harm or destroy them."

"Daniel Jackson once had access to the knowledge of the Ancients when he was ascended." Teal'c said.

"I thought he didn't retain those memories?" Jacob asked perplexed.

"We don't know that for sure." she said. "He has been remembering some things from when he was ascended. She may think that she can access those memories from his subconscious." she said as the alarms suddenly went off. The Iris closed quickly.

They got off the ramp as the airmen got into position and Walter yet again said it is was an unscheduled activation. Jack grabbed Carter's nine. Jacob pulled the zat gun he had on his arm. Teal'c pulled the zat he had seeing as he didn't have his staff weapon.

"It's the Alpha site sir. Major Carter's IDC."

"Open the Iris." Jack yelled up.

The Iris opened and moments later Ford walked out with his coat open and no damage to it. As he walked down he spoke something into his wrist watch to K-9 who was currently in their lab.

"Nice to see you guys to." he said seeing the guns pointed at him as he kept walking. "Coming home to gun barrels isn't all that fun to see every time I step through you know. Makes everything seem unfriendly."

"I guess everything…" Jack started to say as he lowered his gun and ignored Ford's wit.

The other Ford walked through and stopped near the mouth of the gate as it shut off.

"Good timing though guys. Glad to see your home. Less worrying on my part….wait a minute. No, never mind, lost whatever I was going to say." Major Ford said walking down next to them all. "We need to go talk Jack. All of us…oh hey Jacob! Glad to see you again. Here on business?"

"Something like that." he said shaking his hand. "Who's he?"

"Ah, yes…well. I have some bad news."

"Bad huh?" Jack said looking at the other Ford. He was currently just standing there with his arms crossed and not doing anything really.

"If he's from the future, I can venture why." Jack said. "But why don't you tell us first."

"Those ever so wonderful Replicators and their new leader, Replica Carter, have decided to take out the Goa'uld." Ford said with mixed feelings himself. "And the plan is very soon."

"We know." Jack and Jacob said.

"It's already happening." Jacob stated.

"They're what?" Carter asked.

"We'll talk it over upstairs people. He's safe?" Jack asked pointing at the other Ford.

"Jack, it's me…in a sense. He's safe."

"Okay then, let's go."

"Airman, have the disruptor brought to the briefing room." Major Ford said to an airman as he walked out.

On their way to the infirmary, Carter told him what happened to Daniel. The other Ford didn't go with, but went straight to the briefing room managing to somehow get out of a doctor visit.

After the quick infirmary visit, the other three members of SG-1 walked into the briefing room finding Jack, the two Ford's, and Jacob sitting at the table. The other Ford declined a new change of clothes, stating future troubles despite protest from Jack, which was how he got out of the medical check. They took their seats where they normally sat. Bra'tak sat near Teal'c while the Carter's sat across from them. Replica Ford sat at the end of the table with his hands on the table. He looked like he was thinking as he tapped fingers on the table lightly. K-9 had come in a few minutes before they did and did some scan of the other Ford and told the real Ford the word negative. The real Ford didn't elaborate why and refused to budge on an answer till later.

"What's happening sir?" Sam asked as she sat down next to her father.

"Nothing Colonel. We waited till you got back before talking. For the moment, we'll hear what Jacob has to say." Jack said. "Then find out what we can about the future seeing as he wants to wait."

Jacob stated due to the Replicator attacks, the Jaffa were going back to their once former masters. Bra'tak stated that the Jaffa would see it as a plague brought on by believing the Goa'uld were not gods. Teal'c only made things worse saying if the Replicators were destroyed, the Goa'uld would take the credit and it would make them really look like gods.

"Okay, that presents a problem, but the main problem is destroying the Replicators. How is the question here." Jack said as a airman came in with the disruptor and gave it to the real Ford. "What are you doing?"

"He's going to help us with it. Somewhat."

"You mean with the cipher?" she asked.

"Somewhat." he said mumbling.

"Well, I haven't gotten anywhere on what my duplicate left and the Asguard are still working on their disruptor satellites trying to find a way themselves, but so far without success." she said. "The Asguard can probably find out the cipher sir if the future Ford can't help us."

"They have the technology capable of….reanimating the cells of her arm back together again." the other Ford stated. "If I can't help that is."

"That's true sir."

"Well then let's give Thor a call. Make sure he knows how many times we've saved their cute little bums while you're at it." Jack said. "But before that, let's see what you can tell us."

"Well….not much like you'd think." the other Ford said standing up.

"Okay, first I want you all…"

"Major, just get…." Jack said impatiently.

"Ah, ah. You have to hear this first. Now, with the expectation of the Brigadier who will probably not think first." Major Ford said receiving a glare. He held his hand up at him telling him to wait. "I want you all to try and think logically. Remember to think logically as hard as it is going to be, for some people. Now K-9 told me the answer to my question was no and I already knew the answer was no from when my other self here told me. I also had this disruptor brought in on purpose. Now think logically about all that information."

Even after minute of thinking, they were still lost, except Sam.

"Wait! He's not…" Sam said quickly realizing what he meant as she backed her chair away from the table.

"From the future, no." Major Ford said as the other Ford, still standing shifted his body and instead of the bloody clothes which dropped off his body, he had a blue three piece suit on.

Jack jumped out of his seat as did everyone else, but the Major who jumped up seconds later. Jack got ready to shout.

"Wait! I said think logically first." he said pointing a finger at them.

"Think logically?! You brought a Replicator onto the base! Worst of all, it's a version of you! No one can fight that! You're a lethal weapon!"

"A keen grasp of the obvious. Not sure if that's a compliment or not." Replica Ford stated sarcastically as he put his hands into his pants pockets. "Now, logically, if I was here to take over this base, kill its personal and basically take over the planet, wouldn't I have tried already seeing as I've had more than an opportunity to do so and you really don't have any way to stop me, except for that."

Major Ford picked the disruptor up off the table.

"K-9 told me he doesn't have the cipher."

"He's right. Replica Carter changed the programming in all Replicators so any that broke from the link or were disconnected instantly lost that cipher. It may or may not be buried deep inside of me, I don't know. I've looked though. To prove that I don't have the cipher.." he said placing his left hand on the table. "I'll demonstrate."

The left hand came off and he stepped back. They all could see he didn't make a new hand. Major Ford shot the hand turning it to dust.

"I'm here to try and stop my Carter. I'm not pulling the same stunt she did. I don't want to see the universe destroyed by a stupid program error. Continuous replicating for what cause other than universal domination. What's the point? Nothing other than complete destruction is accomplished. Nothing is learned. Basically it's like everything is stored into a large computer, but for no reason to use it." Replica Ford stated as he made another hand. He visibly shrunk, but just barely. "Kinda like the Borg. They don't even have much of a sense of purpose."

"This doesn't make any sense. You don't sound like a Replicator."

"I was lost at first too Sam, but your duplicate was molded by Fifth with a different personality as she was given your memories. My duplicate wasn't." Ford stated setting the disruptor on the table and sitting down.

"Then you're more like a clone?" Sam said.

"Close enough analogy. Just more knowledge." Replica Ford said shrugging as he sat down and put his feet on the table as he leaned back in the chair. "Now, are we going to find a way to stop her or stand around the table and….gawk."

The others sat down slowly as the Replica Ford told them everything he told Major Ford back at the Alpha site. Jack was extremely skeptical and didn't trust Replica Ford at all, but was willing to hear him out.

"Now, my Carter doesn't have much trouble with the idea of killing the real Samantha Carter, but I have a serious problem with it. And killing the real Ford would make things worse on the real Samantha Carter so I'll step in to protect both of them if we encounter my Carter or any other Replicator. I also can possibly control any Replicators that we come by. And yes I can create my own if I wanted, but I'm not going to. It's actually a lot harder to control a bunch of them than it looks."

"I swear, if you dare try anything funny, I will personally find a way to destroy you myself. Is that clear?"

"Perfectly Brigadier. All things considered, I'll follow your orders better than he would."

"Hey." the real Ford said getting only a shrug from his Replica version.

"Really? Then tell me where…"

"Within limits! I'm not telling you anything about the either Samantha Carter's in that sort of regard. And nothing about either of us Ford's in that way. You can forget that idea right now." Replica Ford said rolling his eyes and shaking his head then pointing at it. "Personal stuff stays up here."

Jacob was lost on what that meant, but Carter whispered in her father's ear. Jack only got glared at and knew he was going to get chewed out later.

"Years of effort, all but undone in a matter of days." Bra'tak stated from the room he was staying on with Teal'c.

Candles were lit around the room and he was currently looking at a flame as Teal'c stood behind him. He turned around as he spoke.

"It will now be almost impossible to turn so many of our brothers back to our cause."

"Perhaps, there may be a way." Teal'c stated with a small smile and his hands behind his back.

"Even if we can, I wonder. Will it make a difference? These machines are unlike anything I have ever seen. They can even copy other's. Ford Carter, Earth's best warrior has been copied and from what General O'Neill says, he could destroy this planet in a matter of days. Just knowing that Colonel Carter was copied was a hard blow. And now the machines know everything both Carter's know."

"True, but we must believe that Colonel and Major Carter and Thor will devise a means to destroy the Replicators. If what the Replicator Ford stated is true about his intentions to help, our odds of victory have increased."

"Yes. But how then does that helps us from keeping the Goa'uld from taking the credit, solidifying their position as gods in the eyes of all Jaffa?"

"We must act now. Before this conflict is resolved, win back the minds and hearts of those who waver, before they are lost to us." Teal'c said as Bra'tak nodded in agreement. "We must once and for all destroy the image of the Goa'uld as gods, forever."

"How?"

"By capturing the Temple at Dakara."

Bra'tak face had a slight smile that changed to shock at the idea. His eyes widened considerably at the concept.

"Everything we have fought for hangs in the balance." Teal'c said as Bra'tak looked away for a moment.

"Yes. But Dakara….." he whispered.

"Capture it. And never again will Jaffa worship a false god."

Down in the Carter's lab, they were trying to figure things out. A guard stood nearby with the disruptor, per orders.

"So, how do we go about learning this cipher if Thor can't do anything?" Carter asked.

"I don't know. Scan me in whatever way you can think of and hope you get lucky. Hook me to a computer and I'll show my programming. K-9's been scanning me for sometime and still hasn't found anything." Replica Ford said leaning against the table. So far, Carter was staying away from him and he wasn't getting close.

"I had K-9 start back in the briefing room Sam. So far he hasn't located anything. He also says the information contained in him is more than he's ever come across. Though he hasn't been able to decipher it." Ford said crossing his arms.

"Any chance the code is in these?" she said setting the container of her duplicates left over arm onto the table.

"If we can make them reform into a….puddle, I guess is the best term. I could search them then, assuming it's in there." Replica Ford said shifting a finger through the metal filings.

Over on another table was what was left of his hand. He couldn't get them to join his body again either.

"Well, once Thor gets here…"

"Colonel, Major, Thor's…." Walter said walking into the room.

Suddenly both of them disappeared as did their research.

"Never mind." Walter said walking away.

He had went to the General first and told him Thor was in orbit and then Jack told him to tell the Carter's in person. Replica Ford pulled the chair over and sat down to wait.

"You know, I really miss chocolate."

"I…could have some brought." the airman said shifting uncomfortably.

"Thanks. But I can't eat." Replica Ford said sadly. "Hopefully I get beamed up soon. Can't help them here. I miss being able to sleep too. This sucks."

"Hello Samantha Carter, Ford Carter."

"Hi Thor." she said giving a brief wave.

"Hey Thor." Ford said looking around. "You….

"One moment. My sensor detected something unusual when I brought you both up."

"Unusual?" she asked.

"Well, we were talking to a Replicator version of me, but either he was transported up and became part of your system or he's still at the base." Ford said hoping the latter.

"I am detecting the Replicator on your base. I had assumed it was captured and almost dead by your terms, though scans indicate that is not the case. That is not what my scanners detected that I found unusual." Thor said still moving the pearl like objects on his console.

"Have you found out what it is then?" she asked getting worried.

"I have Colonel Carter. I believe the term your people use is, congratulations, you are going to be a mother of a daughter."

"Close enough Thor. But it's usually congrad…." Ford started stating when he realized what Thor jus said. "Wait, what? Did you just…"

"I'm pregnant?!" Carter said as it kicked in.

"According to my scan, yes."

"We did it then?" she said excited turning to Ford grabbing his hands.

"You're sure she's pregnant Thor?" he asked excited.

"My sensors are correct in the assessment of detecting another life form Mr. Carter."

"We're going to be parents!" Carter exclaimed jumping into his arms.

They laughed as he spun her around extremely happy with the news. It was a good minute before he set her down again and broke off the kiss.

"I see that this is good news then."

"Yes Thor! It's wonderful news!" Carter said she said a little embarrassed.

"You can tell her gender already?" Ford asked. "I didn't think it was possible this early. Wait, how far along is she?"

"She is currently two weeks and three days into your development cycle. My instruments can detect her gender this early."

"Wow."
"We've been trying for a month at least now. No wonder I've been feeling sick in the morning. Guess I, um, did something wrong with the test thing…"

"And a daughter makes the news even better!" Ford shouted with a clinched fist. He calmed down quickly. "Well, we both did."

"Yeah, but the timing somewhat sucks with the problem we have now." she said running a hand through her hair.

Ford put his hands on her shoulders and looked into her eyes.

"Look, we'll keep this to ourselves for now, and tell the other's later or whenever you feel ready. Fortunately, we still hopefully have time to get ready for this and your dad is here too. As much as I'd rather shout it to the universe, we unfortunately have to get this figured out first to make sure you and our baby stay safe. That okay?"

"We can tell them all later when we get back to base. Wow." she said smiling again as she hugged him. "Thanks again Thor. That explains why I suddenly got sick yesterday. Luckily I was in the restroom at the time. I'm ready to get this started. The sooner this is over, the sooner we get ready for her." she said placing a hand on her abdomen.

"Okay Thor, let's get to work. The sooner we get done, the sooner we get on with the important things in life." Ford said as they walked up to the console.

In front of the console was a four foot tall table with the remains of Replica Carter's arm.

"You are welcome Colonel, Major. Do you wish me to bring up this Replicator? I have already taken the time to bring up your research and other things for us to continue our work from here."

"Yes, please. Before Jack has a paranoia fit." Ford said.

"Good. Ah, wow, this is incredible news…anyway, any luck on your end?" she said still shocked, but happy.

"Unfortunately no. I have still been unable to locate the cipher." Thor said as Replica Ford suddenly appeared and dropped to the floor.

"You know, that would normally hurt." Replica Ford said getting up. "Took you longer enough. Tell him who I really am yet?"

"His scanners already knew when he dropped into orbit." Ford stated.

"Oh, right. Yeah, I guess I do stand out rather well." Replica Ford said feeling dumb. "Okay. Any ideas yet or what?"

"Interesting."

"Hey Thor. Any luck on that ship yet?"

Thor gave the other two a look.

"He knows everything I know." Ford said.

"I see. It is not finished."

"Bum-mer. Could use it right now too. Well, you can scan me all you want, but I don't have the cipher. As far as I know, you should be able to undo what the disruptor did to these." Replica Ford said pointing at the pile of metal filings. "They may have the cipher and I can access it."

"Do you agree to this Colonel Carter?"

"It's….the best idea I can come up with."

"Are you okay?" Replica Ford asked seeing she looked….flushed and more happy than usual.

"I'm fine. Just fine." she said looking at the real Ford.

They both knew that look meant keep quiet, but the Replicator version of him knew the real Ford knew why and what it was. He figured he try asking later.

"I shall attempt to reactivate them." Thor stated as he moved a pearl like object.

A yellowish beam came down over the metal filings and they suddenly turned to a metal pool.

"Kinda reminds me of that Terminator 2 movie." Replica Ford said just running a finger through it. He didn't absorb it though and removed his finger. "Nope, no cipher here. Wait a minute, my former hand is in here."

"I did not know there were two different samples." Thor stated.

"Oh well, won't matter. Metal's metal. But the cipher is not in there."

"We'll have to go for the drastic idea then." Sam said crossing her arms.

"That means opening a channel to the subspace link and trying to find the cipher amongst their communication network. Chancy." Ford said as she nodded.

They had talked about this possibility before, in the somewhat recent past.

"Unfortunately yes." Thor stated. "We can do so with the Daniel Jackson's computer, but I can only open it for milliseconds at a time. Any longer will risk detection."

"I can help with that. You scan the network and transfer the information into…this puddle. I can search it quickly and see if it's in there."

Thor looked at the other two and they nodded.

"This may take sometime, if not hours."

"We kinda figured that." Sam said.

Down at the SGC, Jack was currently talking to Teal'c and Bra'tak about their new plan. Jack was behind his desk, which he dreaded most days as the other two stood in front of him. He really needed a cake or Jello fix, neither of which he was possibly going to get anytime soon.

"What makes this place so special?" he asked trying to keep aggravation out of his voice.

"The Temple at Dakara is sacred to all Jaffa." Teal'c stated.

"It is rich in historical significance."

"Sounds like something Daniel would want to see." Jack said thinking about how much Daniel would be going crazy to just go to see the place by hearing those few words.

"Indeed."

"Anyway.."

"Legend tells, it is also the place were Anubis arose from the dead." Bra'tak said.

"It is also the site for the first Primta ritual." Teal'c said.

"It is that rite of passage that has bound us all in servitude ever since." Bra'tak said. "For thousands of years the Jaffa have viewed Dakara as the holiest of sites, the very cradle of our existence. It is were the Goa'uld first gave Jaffa their strength and longevity."

"And you really think that this place is going to make a difference?" Jack said leaning back in the chair.

"Seizing control of the temple would show beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Goa'uld do not possess the power of the gods." Bra'tak said.

"Even the most stubborn Jaffa would have to question his loyalty to the Goa'uld." Teal'c said.

Jack thought a moment and waved a pencil at them.

"You know, there has to be a catch, or else you guys would have done this a long time ago."

"Dakara is deep within Ba'al's territory, and under normal circumstances, it is heavily guarded, but with Ba'als forces in other parts of the galaxy battling the Replicators, the defenses around Dakara are limited. The temple is more vulnerable now than it has ever been." Bra'tak stated.

"Still our success depends on the element of surprise and the use of the entire rebel fleet." Teal'c said looking at Bra'tak momentarily.

"Listen to me General O'Neill, this war must be fought on two fronts." Bra'tak said as Jack sighed and shook his head at the idea. "One by the rebel Jaffa in the uprisings to fight our oppressors and the other here. As you find a way to defeat the Replicators."

Jack was still shaking his head as Bra'tak leaned over onto his desk.

"Let us each fight the enemy that we know best."

Out in space, in another part of the galaxy, the Replicator ship was moving at a slow speed. Inside was Daniel, weaponless, no vest or equipment other than his watch and looking around in a small room. The same small room that the Replica Carter started out in, or at least looked like anyway. He was currently walking around room, pacing mostly. As he got near one of the walls again there was a strange noise behind him. Quickly turning he saw Replica Carter. In the same outfit she had on before.

"Hello Daniel."

He looked her up and down and raised an eyebrow while putting his hands on his hips.

"What the hell do you want?"

"You have information that I need."

He backed up as she walked toward him.

"Okay, what do you want to know?" he asked slowly.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple."

"Oh, it's that simple. If it's all the same to you, I'd rather not do that hand in the head thing." he said backing into the wall.

She just stared at him a moment.

"Honestly, I'll tell you whatever you want."

"Honesty is not the problem." she said as replicator parts came out of the wall and secured him to it on both wrist and ankles. "Unfortunately, if I'm going to get what I want, I'm going to have to dig a little deeper."

The wall came out around his head and stopped inches after his face.

"Shall we begin?"

On a planet where most of the rebel Jaffa lived, Teal'c and Bra'tak were presenting their plan to other Jaffa leaders. They were all standing around a fire inside a tent. Six Jaffa stood before the fire, five men, one woman. Teal'c and Bra'tak stood on the other side.

"What you are proposing is madness." Aron said. "Dakara cannot be taken."

Teal'c turned from looking outside and started to walk over when Bra'tak raised a arm blocking him. They looked at each other a moment and Teal'c stepped back.

"Tolak, you have not spoken." Bra'tak said addressing a dark skinned Jaffa who had an Aboriginal descent like look. But without the markings, earrings and beads.

"Aron is right, we would be sacrificing countless men and ships on a fruitless mission. We should be concentrating on the greater threat, the Replicators, before they destroy us all." Tolak said holding his hands intertwined in front of him.

"Jaffa, hear me." Teal'c said. "I have engaged the Replicators in battle many times. Believe me when I tell you they cannot be defeated by conventional means."

"You have faced them in the past….and won." Aron said looking at Tolak a moment then back at Teal'c.

"Indeed. Yet never in such numbers. Those of you who choose to engage the Replicators in battle, will not survive."

"Teal'c is right. We must only fight those battles we know we can survive." Bra'tak said quickly.

"And attack an equally impossible task." Tolak said.

"With Ba'als forces otherwise occupied, now is the time to strike."

"No free Jaffa has ever set foot into the temple and lived."

"And that is precisely why we must go there. If we succeed, many will rejoin our cause." Bra'tak said.

"If we succeed." Aron stated.

"Were the circumstances different, I would feel the same as you brother." Teal'c said. "But things have changed. We must act now or our children will have no future, or learn the taste of freedom."

"I believe that there is wisdom in these words, but you are aware, that if we fail, the rebellion will be no more. Are you prepared to risk our entire cause, on this one action?" Tolak asked.

"Indeed I am." Teal'c said. His voice unmistakably meant ever word.

They all looked at each other thinking.

"So, what say you?" Bra'tak asked.

Tolak took a deep breath then looked at them.

"I say we take Dakara."

"So be it." Aron said nodding.

"Five more regions have fallen from Ba'al in the past twenty four hours." Jacob said as he and Jack were looking at the screen again with all the locator beacons telling them where the Goa'uld ships were.

"He's not putting up much of a fight is he?" Jack said with his arms crossed.

"He's making a typical Goa'uld mistake!" Jacob said waving a hand at the screen. "He's losing territory at the expense of resources."

Jacob sat back in the chair sighing.

"We could send a message to the hidden Tok'ra within his mist. We could suggest a change of strategy."

"Like what?" Jack asked narrowing his eyes.

"Typically, the Replicators are patient and slow moving when they are not being engaged. If Ba'al stops aggressively fighting them and pulls back, it may give Sam and Ford more time to find a solution."

"Forget that." Jack said forcefully.

"Look, there goes another one." he said pointing at the screen then turning to Jack as he stood up. "Jack, he's thinking like a System Lord defending himself from another Goa'uld. He doesn't know what he's dealing with."

"And if he retreats, where do you think he's going to fall back to?" Jack asked slightly being sarcastic.

"You're worried about Teal'c and the rebel Jaffa."

"They're counting on Ba'als fleet to be to busy to care about anything else."

"The Jaffa rebellion has already failed." Jacob said forcefully. "We can't waste the fate of the galaxy on one long shot chance to revive it."

"Is that Jacob talking or is that Selmak?" he asked turning his head slightly.

"Jack, I'm sorry." Jacob said putting a hand on his shoulder. "But every ship Ba'al sends out to fight, the faster the Replicators assimilate them into their own armada."

Jack sighed.

"Their numbers are increasing exponentially. If we don't so something about it now, by the time we have something, it may be to late."

"Unscheduled off world activation!" Walter's voice said through the base as the alarms went off.

Jack gave a weak smile as they both left quickly.

"Now what have you got Walter?" Jack asked climbing the stairs into the room.

"Some kind of…." Walter said as the guards down below pointed their weapons at the figure that just appeared on the ramp.

"Oh, Ba'al." Jack said going down.

He entered the room and told the men to stand down as he stood in front of the ramp with Jacob.

"Ba'al, buddy. We were just talking about you. Though it was all good." he said with a fake smile.

"By now you are aware of the Replicator threat in our galaxy." Ba'al said as his hologram shifted. "And that my fleet has engaged them in battle."

"There's been a little chit.." Jack said looking at Jacob.

Jacob was giving him a look that said, tell him to back off from sending more ships.

"And chat….around the water cooler." he said with a smile that indicated he didn't care what was happening. "How's that going?"

"We are holding them at bay for the moment. They are a more formidable force than I anticipated."

"Yeah. Persistent buggers aren't they." he said smiling.

"I am aware that the Asguard fought the Replicators off effectively."

"More or less. I don't like to toot my own horn, but…."

"I am aware that you assisted the Asguard."

There was a pause, a long one.

"Yes?" Jack finally asked.

"I wish to know how you fought off this scourge?"

"I'm sorry. We must have had a bad connection." Jack said almost laughing as he looked at Jacob.

Jacob was not smiling.

"It almost sounded like you were asking me, for help." he said heavily emphasizing the word help.

"The Replicators are a threat to everyone, including the countless millions of humans that populated this galaxy. I propose, that we work together, to defeat our common enemy."

"My, this is an occasion." Jack said looking at Jacob again, who was not amused at all.

Ba'al continued to look at him, and not happily. In fact, he was getting fed up with Jack's attempt at joking about the situation, or so it looked.

"You know that bad taste that rises in the back of your throat." Jack said tapping his. "That's wrapped around your uvula? That's what's left of your pride."

"Perhaps you could curb your amusement for a moment."

"If we are going to work together, what we should discuss first is strategy." Jacob said. Jack slowly turned to him as he kept speaking. "Now your attempts at meeting the Replicators head on are only going to result…"

"Jacob, Jacob." Jack said putting a hand on his chest. "I've got this."

He turned back to Ba'al smiling brightly.

"I've got a better idea. Instead of helping you, why don't we sit back, and watch you get your ass kicked. And once your dead, we'll be glad!" he said with a extremely happy tone. Oh man, how I wish Ford was here for this.

"You cannot be serious?" Ba'al said surprised at Jack's statement.

"Yes I can……I, just choose not to." he said still smiling. Jacob looked at the ground shaking his head.

"For your insolence, you're not just dooming your world, but all of humanity!"

"I think big."

Ba'al looked more pissed than before as he disappeared and the gate shut down. Jacob got in front of him quickly.

"What the hell was that?" he asked slowly.

"I'm sorry Jacob, but I'm not quite ready to sacrifice Teal'c." Jack said looking sad now.

Jack left quietly and left Jacob standing there shaking his head.

Up with Thor, they were slowly getting results. So far, after shifting through the data, well the Replica Ford was doing the shifting, they hadn't made much progress as of yet. Within a few minutes of doing several microsecond burst on the puddle, they did get something which Replica Ford had Thor put on the screen.

"That's not what I think it is, is it?" Ford asked looking at the screen with Carter.

"Unfortunately, it is. Those are ships taken over by Replicators." Replica Ford said pulling his finger out of the puddle.

"That's a lot of ships." Carter stated seeing the screen was filled with ships.

"This information points out where the Replicators are in this galaxy." Thor said.

"They're just about everywhere."

"Ba'al's sending just about every ship he's got from the looks of it. My Carter has already killed the other System Lords. Sad really, I always wanted to meet Lord Yu." Replica Ford said.

"What?" Sam asked.

"It's one of my….memories or feelings actually." Ford said trying to count the amount of dots. "I know he was the bad guy, but Daniel said he was the least worst of them all and he did create the Japanese dynasty from the looks of things, or something like that. I've just always like the Japanese and thought the culture back then was…cool. Or was Yu Chinese? I forget Daniel's lecture."

"Cool? You're way too into those Samurai things."

"Yeah, I get that from Daniel a lot too seeing as he can't speak that language well. He is trying. I seriously hope he's okay…wait, you get anything on him in this information?"

"Unfortunately no. I got worst news, but not about him." he said quickly. "Anubis may not be dead. Computer reports from taken over ships point to the fact he might be alive." Replica Ford said looking distant. He was looking through the information he assimilated, but none of it was really helping them yet. "Okay Thor, let's try again."

"Why can't you just link up…never mind. She'd find you out quickly then."

"More than likely seeing as I left her. She knows I'm gone, but hopefully not where at."

Thor activated the scanner again for the microsecond and more information came in.

Teal'c and the other rebel Jaffa were on course for Dakara as they traveled through hyperspace in three motherships.

"We are approaching Dakara." Aron said.

"Defenses?" Bra'tak asked.

"I am detecting only one Hal'tak class vessel in orbit." Teal'c stated working on the console with Bra'tak.

"Ba'al must indeed be desperate. There are normally over a dozen ships patrolling this system." Bra'tak said smiling.

"Then we may yet succeed." Aron stated.

The one Goa'uld mothership in orbit watched as three other ships of the same class dropped out of hyperspace near it.

"We are in position." Bra'tak reported.

"Gliders are ready for launch." Aron said.

"We are being hailed." Teal'c said.

"You have encroached on the domain of Lord Ba'al. Identify yourself immediately." a voice said from the other ship.

"Shel'kek nim ron." Teal'c said. "You are greatly outnumbered. Surrender now or be destroyed."

Daniel looked around seeing he was in a large tent. A familiar one, yet not familiar. Looking outside, he saw little except a very bright light. There was a variety of objects inside the tent, ranging from old and ancient artifacts to drapes and other cloth objects. Daniel was in the clothes he wore when he was found by SG-1 after being cast down by Oma. Candles were lit around the room in many places, but not for brightening purposes. He walked into the center of the room looking around.

"They called you, Arom, did they not?"

Daniel turned around seeing Oma standing in the doorway into the tent in a blue wrap around robe, part of it covering her head.

"After you returned to your plane of existence."

"Oma." he said smiling.

"Daniel." she said removing her hood and smiling as well. "It is good to see you again."

"I don't understand. The last thing I remember…."

"You are still on the ship. A human form Replicator is attempting to probe your mind as we speak."

"So why are you here?"

"Because when she is done, she will destroy you, and when that time comes, you will be faced with a choice."

Daniel looked at her worried and knew what she meant.

Down on the planet Ba'al called his home planet, he walked through a corridor to a certain room. A figure, extremely disfigured and looking like he was about to die any moment sat in a chair and held his face as Ba'al entered the throne like room. Many fires were lit along the hallway and walkways in standing pedestals.

"I have received word from the battle. The bulk of the fleet continues to engage the Replicators as you have ordered."

He paused before speaking.

"However, I believe it would be wise to pull our forces back. If we stop confronting the enemy on so wide a front, if may slow their advance and allow us to mount a proper defense."

The looking to soon be dead figure held a hand to his chest grabbing the robe that covered him completely, his face barely seeable.

"You doubt my power!"

"Of course not. But your fleet is falling to them rapidly. Even the Kull warriors…"

"Do not concern yourself!" the figure said lifting his head.

His face was covered in blisters that looked to be getting worse ever moment. He turned his face toward Ba'al.

"When the time is right, I promise you, this nuisance will be dealt with. Do as I say and obey me."

"As always." Ba'al said like it gave him a bad taste in his mouth.

Back at Earth…..

Jack and Jacob were at a computer where Carter and Ford were telling them what they learned. But before calling the SGC…

"Carter, before we tell them what we've learned, I think I should do it, no offense."

"Why you?"

"Jack will never understand a word you're saying. Now I know you know I don't mind hearing all the technical and scientific stuff, but Jack…."

"You're right. He is….lost. Go ahead, I'll jump in when I feel the need to. Like you said, the sooner the better."

"No problem, okay Thor."

The screen came up showing Jack and Jacob.

"How's everything going up there?"

"If your wondering if I've done anything, the answer is no Brigadier." Replica Ford said touching the puddle. He absorbed it seeing as they got what they needed.

"Good. Now what have you learned?"

Carter started to open her mouth, then closed it remembering what was just said.

"We have learned, with my duplicate's help, the cipher."

"Wait a minute, I saw that, why didn't you tell me Colonel? What's going on?" he asked really thinking something was going on.

"Ford reminded me of how technical and scientific I make things when I speak and how many times you tell me to shut up so he can explain it." she said with a straight face.

Jacob tried not to laugh and succeeded in causing himself a coughing fit which became laughter quickly.

"Right." Jack said slowly as he narrowed his eyes. He was clearly not amused and obviously insulted. "Anything else Colonel?"

"Well, we need to ascertain if the weapon is truly effective under battle conditions and seeing as Thor and Ford's duplicate found out where the Replicators are in the galaxy, we are going to go test it on a few isolated ships sir. We're not sure if we were found out during the several hundred microsecond tries either."

"Be careful you two." Jacob said.

"Good luck." Jack said.

"Thanks dad, sir."

"See you guys later." Ford said.

The screen went blank and Jack stood up.

"Never a dull moment around here." Jacob said.

"I'm beginning to think that everyone around here speaks about me behind my back. Maybe I should at least try to understand what they are saying."

"You could do so by becoming a host again."

Jack glared at him.

"We were kidding." Jacob said lifting his hands in the air.

"I'll bet you were. Well, maybe Hercules would work. Then I'd know all those secrets about Carter." he said walking out smiling.

"No! Wait a minute! I remember what she told me earlier now! Her personal life…" Jacob said walking out after him still yelling.

"So, you're here to offer me the opportunity to ascend again?"

"If that is what you wish." she said calmly.

"My wish? Look at my options."

"If I had to choose between dead and eternal enlightenment, I'd choose enlightenment rather than the alternative."

"If it were only that simple."
"I admit, the decision is not as easy as it appears. The last time, for you, the experience was challenging at the best of times."

"Of course I don't remember having any memories of the last time I was ascended. How can I make an informed decision if I don't remember what it was like?"

"Daniel, I did not take your memories from you."

"You think I haven't tried to remember? Tell me how?"

"I can't."

"Then tell me what I need to know."

"If you are seeking an absolute truth, you will not find it, only truth that applies to you."

"That is so extremely unhelpful." he said more confused than ever as he looked away briefly.

"When the time comes, you'll know."

"What if Replica Carter finds what she is looking for?"

"There is that possibility."

"You have to stop her!"

"I can't."

"Why not? Offer me ascension now!"

"You're not dead yet. All I can do is prepare you, help you to find your path to enlightenment, when that times comes, if that is what you decide you want."

He thought a moment.

"There's a way to defeat the Replicators hidden somewhere inside my memories, isn't there?"

"You need only to open your mind to it."

There was a large, peak type mountain that the temple was in. In front of the temple was a large open circular area kinda like the coliseum in Rome, but this one was sunk into the ground with no walls. A Stargate was at the far end of the coliseum like place. All around was old ruins or what once must have been a majestic kingdom with a large dried up river. Most if anything else, the area around the mountain was miles of dust and sand. After a short battle, and very few casualties, the rebel Jaffa succeeded in taking the temple. At the moment some of the rebel Jaffa were surrounding some of the Jaffa that hadn't changed sides. Bra'tak was speaking to them at the moment as they stood inside the temple. It wasn't anything fancy, far from it. They were all on dirt with a few old short pillars near them and some walls.

"Brothers, all of you will be detained, have patience." he said placing a hand on the shoulder of one of the Jaffa. "For all of you who renounced the Goa'uld as false gods, will one day be free. Take them. Go. You will not be harmed."

Teal'c walked up to Bra'tak who looked almost sad as the other Jaffa were taken away. Teal'c was smiling at their victory as Aron walked up.

"The last of the garrison's have surrender." he said. "The temple is secure."

"Many lives were spared today." Bra'tak said clasping Teal'cs arm. "Well done."

Teal'c nodded to him.

The Daniel Jackson dropped out of hyperspace near a Goa'uld vessel controlled by Replicators.

"Firing weapon." Thor said.

On the screen, a small picture of Thor's ship was shown to fire a wave type weapon that spread across the whole Goa'uld mothership. Inside the mothership, all the Replicators fell apart.

"It worked." Replica Ford stated.

"How do you know?" Ford asked.

"A feeling, mostly." he said with his hands in his pockets.

"The ships systems have shut down." Thor said.

"That went well." Carter said.

"It would appear that the weapon is effective." Thor said as the screen changed.

"Oh, we got company."

Thor looked up as they all did seeing another mothership appear on the screen.

"They are firing at us." Thor said.

The ship shook, not badly though.

"We got trouble. Or you all do. They won't do anything to me." Replica Ford said looking at the screen. "Maybe I can…no, I have to be linked to do that. Ah, you'll have to shoot them."

"They're on board then?" Carter asked.

"A few, that's growing quickly." Replica Ford said as Thor fired the weapon at the ship. It didn't stop it or faze it as it moved closer shooting at them.

"Thor, that ship is still coming." she said grabbing her PC-90. Ford pulled the Desert Eagles.

"They have adapted themselves to the modifications. Initiating evasive action."

The Daniel Jackson rushed off under fire as it entered into hyperspace again.

"I can't personally do anything to them. Not unless I have a weapon. It's actually best that they don't know I'm here unless you tell me to come with Colonel."

Ba'al entered the room again to see the dying figure looking at someone who was being held by two Kull warriors. He stopped short of getting to close.

"Excuse the intrusion. I will return."

"Wait. Stay." the figure said looking at him then back at the captive.

The dying figure dropped to the ground as a black like cloud came from the body and entered into the other man. Anubis had taken another form to be physical yet again. Ba'al had been seeing this for sometime now. Anubis shook himself free from the Kull warriors and walked over to a mirror as he talked. The Kull warriors took the dead body away.

"Speak!" he said as he examined his face. He had a firm face, short stature, but strong look, clean shaven and a little on the young side. Short black hair and dark eyes.

"The rebel Jaffa have managed to take the temple at Dakara."

"As I had hoped. They have no doubt gathered their full force. It is the perfect opportunity to annihilate them once and for all. Call back all the fleets from fighting the Replicators. Tell them to go to the temple at Dakara. Take it back at all cost. Leave no survivors."

"As you wish."

"Think about the barrier between your consciousness and what you seek. You need to open your mind." Oma said to Daniel as he was thinking with his right hand touching his nose. "The truth is, all knowledge, everything that ever is, ever was, and will be, is everywhere. Out there, and in all of us."

Daniel smiled as he dropped his hand.

"If you know immediately the candlelight was fire, then the meal was cooked long ago." he said smiling.

She was confused then smiled.

"Yes."

"No." he said realizing what was going on. "You're trying to understand it aren't you?"

"It means what you want it to mean."

"No it doesn't. And you're not Oma."

The figure of Oma shifted and Replica Carter was standing there as she walked in more.

"No, I'm not. But it doesn't matter. Thanks to you, I found what I was looking for."

Thor had the ship continuing through hyperspace.

"We are approaching Earth. We will be there shortly." Thor said.

"Wait a minute. Why?" Carter asked. "There are Replicators on board."

"Of that I am aware."

"See if you can get modify the disruptor wave. We'll go buy you some time." she said motioning for them to follow.

Replica Ford was given a nine, though he did look at it like it was worthless, but Ford would have done the same if it was given to him.

"There is no way of knowing how many Replicators you will face." Thor said as they started to leave the room.

"So? What choice do we have?"

"I must return you to Stargate Command before they interfere with the transporter systems."

"Wait Thor. You're not staying?" Ford said as he started walking over.

"I will attempt to fly this ship as far away as possibly before it is completely overrun." Thor said moving objects on his console.

"Now wait! Were not just going to…." she said as she started toward him.

Both Ford and her instantly disappeared.

"I'm staying here with you." Replica Ford said as Thor tried to beam him back but failed. "You'll need help and maybe we might find a new cipher or something they can't block this time. Besides, I can take control of them, but it will cause some problems if I do. Then again, better me in charge of them than you having an eaten ship."

"Indeed."

Down in Jack's office, he was signing papers as both Carter's appeared out of nowhere. She almost stumbled into the desk. Jack turned around startled seeing Ford was behind him and walked into the wall.

"Sacrifice yourself! Dammit!" she said.

"Well, that was stupid of Thor." Ford muttered rubbing his nose as he turned around.

"Carter? Major? What's going on?" he said leaning back in the chair as Ford moved out of the way and came around the desk.

"The weapon worked at first sir, but the Replicators immediately adapted their selves again. They 're still immune to the disruptor."

"No chance you guys could fix this thing?" he said leaning onto his desk.

"Unfortunately, not with Thor's help anymore." Ford said.

"His ship was boarded and he beamed us back before his systems were compromised." she said.

"He's currently trying to get the ship away from here as fast as possible." Ford stated as he looked around.

"I'll take that as a no?"

She nodded.

"Uh oh. Ah, we're missing someone."

"Oh no. Your duplicate didn't get beamed down." she said looking around.

"Well, at least he's out of here. I didn't like him being around here anyway. And Major, part of you he may be, but a clone he is not. He's a Replicator. If he comes back, maybe we can help him, if he hasn't changed. That goes for both of you. Understood?"

"Yes sir." they both said.

"Good. Dismissed."

"Where's my dad sir?"

"Oh, ah….eating maybe or still in that computer room watching the Replicators kick Ba'als ass. Why?"

"Thor gave us some interesting news sir."

"You want to tell him now?"

"I would tell the whole team but……besides, no time like the present."

"Works for me."

"What are you two talking about?" Jack asked waving a hand to get their attention.

"For the moment sir, I would prefer this information be kept secret. I don't want it spread around the base yet."

"You have to promise to keep quiet." Ford stated.

"Does this have something to do with security or the SGC?"

"No sir. It has nothing to do with that or anything to do with the SGC, not really anyway."

Jack was more confused than ever by the look on his face.

"Well, I guess if you say it's not a security threat or otherwise….then I can promise to keep quiet." Jack said leaning back into the chair. "Lay it on me."

"Don't stand up and shout either." Ford said quickly as he pointed at him.

Jack was still confused then it started to dawn on him as he opened his eyes wide and did stand up.

"Jack…" Ford said with a warning tone.

"Now I understand why I heard that you threw up yesterday. Congratulations Carter, you'll be great mother. A son right?" he said shaking her hand. She smiled brightly and said thanks.

"A daughter." they both stated.

"Well then, if that's what you two wanted, you both got your wish." Jack said beaming with happiness and pride. "How far along is she?"

"Thor says just over two weeks sir."

"Wow. Any special powers or…" he said joking mostly.

"No sir." she said laughing lightly.

"None that he could detect anyway." Ford said. "Remember to keep quiet."

"I never heard a thing." Jack said waving his hands as he sat down. "Better go tell you dad. He could use some good news."

"Thank you sir."

They left and never saw the pride and pain Jack had on his face.

Jacob was looking at the monitor as ships were destroyed or assimilated into the Replicator collective. Sam and Ford walked in seeing that he wasn't alone. Sam ordered everyone out for the moment then closed the door.

"Hey you're back already! How did it go? Wait, what's up Sam? Why'd you kick everyone out?" Jacob asked as he stood up worried. "What happened?"

"Now Jack is the only other one to know this right now, so keep it quiet for now." Ford said.

"Knows what? What are you not telling me?" Jacob asked suspiciously

"We'll tell you what happened with the Replicators in a minute dad. Thor told us something he found out when he beamed us up." she said almost going slow about it.

"I don't get understand."

"You're going to be a grandparent again." Ford said putting a arm around her waist.

"You're pregnant?!"

"Yes dad." she said smiling.

"That wonderful!" he said giving them both a hug. "Do you know…"

"It's a girl dad."

"That's great news Sam! I'm so proud to hear this. Selmak is too." he said holding her shoulder. "Even with everything that's been going on, this news brightens my day."

"Thanks dad."

"Unfortunately we won't see her for nine months, but we'll call you to let you know if she starts to come early."

"I may not go home. One of you will eventually be needed here and the other will have to stay home with the baby."

"We're working on how to deal with that still dad. We've been trying for the past month and now I understand why I've been feeling sick lately."

"Well, if you need my help, you'll know where I am. Now, unfortunately, we better let those men back in here or else Jack might come down and start talking."

Ford opened the door as Carter and then him told Jacob what happened with Thor.

At the temple of Dakara….

"Never in my dreams did I believe I would stand beneath these great columns." Teal'c said as Aron walked up behind him as he leaned against one in a almost hug like fashion. They walked away from them talking.

"Think of it, this is the very spot in which our enslavement began." Aron said.

"Then this sacred temple is a appropriate place for our enslavement to end. We have won a great victory today here old friend."

"We have won a battle Teal'c, nothing more. Our victory is far from assured." Bra'tak said as he sat on a broken column.

"Many of Ba'als Jaffa have pledged allegiance to our cause." Teal'c said. "When others hear about what we have accomplished, many more will follow."

"And their hearts will turn cold again if our accomplishment only lasted a few hours."

Teal'c nodded and looked behind Bra'tak who turned.

"Tolak, you have news."

"We have received word." Tolak said as he walked down the stairs to them. "Ba'al has broken off his battle, with the Replicators. All his ships are being sent here."

"As we expected." Bra'tak stated looking at the three. "You see, taking the temple was not out greatest challenge. Holding it will be."

Teal'c nodded agreeing.

Daniel held his arms close as a wind suddenly blew blowing out most of the candles.

"This Oma character, why do you have such reverence for her?"

Daniel looked down a moment then back at her.

"Those ridicules saying are just nonsense."

"To you maybe." he said looking away briefly.

"If she has as much power as you think she does, then why didn't she help you? She merely stands by and does nothing."

"You mean while you destroy entire civilizations?"

"That's a matter of perspective. You call it destruction. We call it creation."

"You're not trying to justify your actions are you?" he said shaking his head.

"No. I have no need for you to understand us."

"Why the elaborate ruse? I mean you can probe my mind at will. I obviously couldn't have stopped you."

"You could have resisted. I need you to be open to the possibility of remembering what was in your subconscious. It made it much easier for me to find what I was looking for."

"And what did you find?" he asked sarcastically.

She turned around and the sand shifted to look like the place where the Jaffa rebels had just taken over. The temple at Dakara.

"Pretty. What is it?"

"The ruins of an Ancient monument on a planet now called Dakara. In it, is the one weapon in this galaxy capable of destroying me." she said waving a hand making the sand blow away. She turned back to him.

"Thanks to you, I now will be able to destroy it."

Back at the SGC, things were not going to well, in some senses. Ba'al decided to make another call, and guess who wasn't there at the moment and who was. Now when Ba'al first showed up, Jack was elsewhere as was most of the other important people. So Walter was talking to him, somewhat. That was until….

"Ah, Ba'al. We finally meet!" Ford said walking in clapping his hands together then reaching to shake Ba'als hand. "Oh right, can't do that. Too bad. Consider yourself lucky. I would have killed you no matter who tried to stop me. Jack told me how things went earlier when you called. Had to almost beg for help. Deeming huh? Still getting you ass kicked? Bet it really hurts to have to kiss Anubis's ass everyday. We know he's alive and we're betting you're working for him."

Ba'al's eye's narrowed and one twitched as Ford smiled at him.

"I am so sorry!" Jack said walking in. "Hey Major. Glad to see you're here. I just finished a lovely brunch, which he made Ba'al. His talents for cooking are just as great as his talent for killing assholes like you."

"Thanks Jack." he said smiling.

"Impudence." Ba'al said.

"No, cake, Jello and what was that?"

"A chicken based pasta dish. It was good wasn't it?"

"Hit the spot." Jack said patting his stomach. "Anyway, we hear that your fleet is retreating from the Replicators."

"How could you possibly know that?"

"I have my sources."

"My fleet is being recalled to take back Dakara, to destroy the Jaffa who have dishonored their true god."

"You know…" Jack started saying.

"I never understood why the Goa'uld though they were gods anyway. They can't live long enough to be one and only a god would never be hurt. If anything I'm more closer to being a god than you are. I mean if you think about it, a god wouldn't need a machine to keep him or herself alive and young." Ford said making Ba'al narrow his eyes at him and glare.

"The Replicators are a formidable enemy, but I have recently learned there is a weapon on Dakara that will destroy them."

"I see. And you're telling me this why?"

"Because you must destroy it, before my fleet comes to take it."

"Say what?" Ford asked confused.

"Yeah, good question. Why?"

"The weapon at Dakara was built by the Ancients. It is not only capable of destroying the Replicators, but all life in the galaxy."

"And your own sweet self included?"

"Yes." Ba'al stated flatly and reluctantly.

"Sounds like a Halo ring. But on a grander scale."

"It does. So why would you use it?" Jack asked.

"I would not, but there is one who would use it, and survive such pervasive devastation."

"Oh, please don't tell me."

"Oh, I forgot to mention we learned, through my Replicator duplicate…" Ford said making Ba'al actually jump in surprise. "Anubis lives Jack. And to answer that question about how we got the information, my duplicate gave it to us. We know where all the Replicators are and where they will be and currently what they are doing. Besides that interesting piece of information, how about you go tell Anubis that he's dealing with me. Someone he doesn't want to cross."

"You are nothing more than a warrior that has too much luck."

"Oh no. He's more than that." Jack said smiling. "Luck has nothing to do with it. Please tell him. I need to see that look on his face."

"I, am, an Ancient. One of the builder of the Stargate systems and other Ancient technology. Not descended either mind you. And was once the host of Hercules, and it's true, I had total control. Watch this." Ford said pulling a knife and stabbing his hand.

He pulled the knife out and waved them both at Ba'al. Needless to say, Ba'al was surprised and shocked when Ford's hand healed up before his eyes.

"Luck has not kept me alive against the Kull warriors or other enemies. I just, can't die and they are really weak warriors. Remember to tell Anubis this when you get back to groveling and kissing his ass. Remember to tell him what he's dealing with."

"That's assuming you have any pride left to keep living." Jack said chuckling as Ba'al still hadn't been able to regain his composure.

"Well, I've got better things to do now. See you later Jack. Goodbye Ba'al." he said smiling.

"Yes. Goodbye Ba'al, you ugly mug bores me and I'd rather do my mountain of paperwork than stare at you any longer." Jack said smiling as well as he left.

Ba'al shook in anger as he disappeared.