Disclaimer: Same as the previous chapter.

Chapter 2

Xander and Teal'c's training days were brutal as they trained hard to prove their strength and valour in battle while Bra'tac watched with pride, they were progressing fast and they still managed to keep a sense of honour about them.

One night Xander looked at Teal'c and said, "Brother, why do you train so hard to be First Prime? My father is First Prime so everyone looks at me and expects me to follow in his footsteps."

"My father," Teal'c said, "Was the First Prime of Cronus and he was executed for failing to win an impossible battle, then my mother and I were forced into exile by Cronus's decree to further punish us for my father's failure, Apophis took us in and I swore I would rise to become the First Prime of Apophis and will one day kill Cronus."

Xander nodded and said, "Perhaps, one day, you shall have your vengeance and I shall stand at your side."

"Thank you my brother," Teal'c said with pride, "You have treated me as a brother ever since I've come to Chulak."

"You are welcome," Xander said, "Now we should head back, father wants to talk to us both."

As they walked off the two were unaware of the PTB that watched both of them with pride and she smiled to herself, hopefully Earth would get the both of them when they met for the first time but she would continue to observe and watch them.

As they walked Xander felt a warm wind caress his cheek and was puzzled as it was winter.

After Bra'tac had told them the news they were both shocked; they were to accompany him in one of Apophis's wars against Ra. Mara was horrified, they were both so young and they had only started training a short time ago but Bra'tac reminded her that they had been in training for almost eight years.

Mara looked surprised; had so much time really passed since Xander's Prim'ta? She counted the years and realized that her husband had been right; eighteen years had indeed passed since her husband brought their child home.

Bra'tac watched his wife worry and said, "Mara, we cannot stop this. We both knew that it was Xander's destiny to become a warrior, we cannot continue to treat him as a child, he is a man and a warrior."

"No," Mara whispered, "He is a man but he shall always be my child, the innocent one who used to bring injured animals in and ask if we could keep them."

"I know," Bra'tac said, "I will always miss those days too. The days of when he can truly be called innocent will soon end as he shall see how the Goa'uld conducts war. But we cannot turn back time or make him a child again, he is a man now."

Mara nodded as she watched Teal'c and Xander talk about their first battle, they were both her children and in truth she wished that they wouldn't become warriors but, with those two, it was inevitable.

A week later they were on one Apophis's ships heading towards one of Ra's worlds, Bra'tac had informed them that this would be their first battle and to mind their lessons and they would come back alive.

As the Ha'tak flew through space Xander walked around getting to explore a bit as this was his first time on one of the ships of the gods. He also remembered the stories of his father about the Chappa'ai and how it could also transport many men to other worlds; he and Teal'c used to go to the Chappa'ai and try to figure out how it would work.

Xander went back to the barracks where the Jaffa were staying, Bra'tac took them both aside and said, "You must take care, soon we shall be at our destination and I do not wish to inform Mara of your death."

"Yes father," Xander said knowing full well he could call him father in private but, come the morning, he wouldn't be able to call him father in front of the other Jaffa.

Xander went to sleep on his bunk and listened to the rumble of the engines which quickly lulled him to sleep.

He was woken up by Teal'c's shaking him, "Xander, we are here, the battle begins," Teal'c said excitedly.

As they ran to the ring room Bra'tac said, "Remember; though we are at war with the Jaffa of Ra we must still act with honour, remember to give them deaths worthy of a Jaffa."

The tingling sensation as the rings teleported was disconcerting, as the rings faded to Xander it looked like they had stepped out into an inferno. He looked up and saw the Al'Kesh of Apophis begin their bombing runs, followed by the gliders trying to destroy the heavy weapon encampments. He readied his Ma'Tok and he and Teal'c began their first battle.

Xander saw the first of the hawk guards coming their way and aimed the staff and waited for the order to fire and when it was given he fired, his first shot was a kill as one of the hawk guards went down.

"A good shot," Teal'c said, "I shall have to catch up to you."

The battle was brutal, as Xander and Teal'c continue their advance into Ra's forces their small group was doing well for themselves, occasionally Xander would look up towards the sky and would see in the night sky the orange streaks and knew Ra's fleet still engaged Apophis's fleet, Ra was determined to hold on to this world as the Naquahdah was plentiful here and this planet would make Apophis very powerful.

Teal'c said, "Xander, Arnak has found another group of Ra's forces and we are to destroy them."

Xander nodded as they ran across the desert, Xander wondered why Ra favoured these burning worlds as he wanted to get back Chulak soon. As they arrived to the area Xander and Teal'c realized, to their horror, that it wasn't Jaffa but a group of Ra's worshippers, Xander shook his head but knew he had to obey the order to attack them.

"Jaffa," the commander screamed, "Attack!"

Xander steeled himself and began to fire into the villagers, feeling ill the whole time as this didn't feel right to him, killing these people, he knew that as Ra's followers they were automatically his enemies.

After the massacre Xander sat down feeling ill, Teal'c sat with him and said, "Brother, I know how you feel; this wasn't right but it would better for them to die quickly than to die slowly."

Xander nodded and felt like a piece of himself had died too this day.

All too soon the battle was over; Ra had left the planet in shame and Apophis had absorbed the planet into his empire.

Bra'tac looked at his son with pride, he had heard about the massacre and he could tell that both Xander and Teal'c were made uneasy by it, which meant they wouldn't become the war maddened warriors he saw all too often.

Apophis walked out and looked at them and said, "Well done, your god is pleased. Bra'tac, your son and Teal'c show much promise."

"Thank you my lord," Bra'tac said with modesty.

As Apophis left Bra'tac went over to Xander and said, "The slaughter didn't feel right to you, did it?" As Xander shook his head Bra'tac said, "It will never feel right but it was better that they died this way as Ra's surviving followers will have a very hard life now."

"Does the feeling ever go away father?" Xander whispered.

"Not if you have a good heart," Bra'tac said, "And if it does go away then I shall weep for you my son."

Xander nodded and went to join Teal'c in the barracks; he listened to the other Jaffa boast about how many enemies they killed. Teal'c sat next to him and said, "I share your distaste Xander, the last part was not a war, it was a massacre."

"Father said it would never feel right and he's right, from now on I only fight armed opponents, if I can," Xander said still feeling disgusted with himself.

Teal'c nodded his agreement and they went to sleep, they would be going home to a hero's welcome but it seemed though neither of them felt much like heroes today.

TBC

A/N: This Chapter is short again and I'm sorry but I'll be starting to go into the main Stargate Series soon and like I said this shall be Slash and I've heard some good ideas but again I have some of mine own ideas too so let me know and the next chapter should be longer.

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