"STOP SHOVING!"

Rodney shouted back at the guards who were pushing him and Kait to see Ozymandias and Ankhesenamun, the guards shoving their weapon into Rodney's shoulder blades once more. He glared as he walked, as they reached two golden doors. Oh yeah, you could totally tell that these guys were Goa'uld when you got deep into their main center…

The doors opened and the two were pushed in, Kait landing hard on her side and Rodney landing on his knees. The two in front of them were… well, they seemed pretty pissed, to be frank. Rodney almost flinched as the woman stood and moved to him, raising her hand up, but when her touch was gentle, he was actually shocked.

She snapped her head up to the guards. "Bring me the ones who captured them."

Rodney took that time to help Kait up, checking her over once again to make sure she wasn't injured any further. Ankhesenamun watched them interestedly, as she paced in front of her own chair. As the guards who had beaten them were brought in, Kait visibly flinched and shrunk down a bit.

Ankhesenamun noted the reaction with annoyance. "You. What were you all told when you were sent after them?" she asked, seemingly patiently.

"Capture them by any means."

She shook her head. "No, you were told not to MARK them. Do you see what I see? That looks a lot like you marked them up."

They exchanged glances. "They were fighting back."

"And a group of you were such big cowards that you couldn't take a few hits and capture them without beating them? One of them is a small woman, I'm sure she didn't get in many hits. And yet she is as beaten as the male. Any excuses there before you get your punishment for defying us?"

They immediately bowed low, apologizing to her, as she raised her hand and pulled their life force from their bodies.

Straightening, Ankhesenamun moved to Rodney and Kait, and raised her hand once more to Rodney. He flinched slightly, but straightened as he felt a warmth flow through his body. Looking at his hands, he watched in astonishment as his wounds closed and healed. He looked to her in confusion, as she smiled.

"You are more valuable to us uninjured, scientist. We need you both whole. Do not mistake this as any kind of affection towards you." She said, as she let her hand drop and moved to Kait, who pulled back hard and almost stumbled back down. Her hand raised again, and she healed Kait's wounds next.

As Ankhesenamun rose and moved back to her seat, Kait bit her lip, then spoke.

"Why us?"

Ozymandias smiled. "Simple, my child. You are immune. Your bodies carry the precious immunities to that virus. We can never have those immunities, to gain them, we would need your bodies. We are offering you a deal, instead of torture. We want our hosts to be well cared for after all. And if you refuse, we will take you by force. So it is in your best interests to simply agree, and allow yourselves some time to be pampered in these last moments. We have a ceremony planned tomorrow, but until then you can either be our prisoners or our guests. What do you say?"

Kait was about to tell him where he could shove that offer when Rodney spoke. "Sounds fair enough. So, look, will we be allowed access to our bodies at all? Will we ever get control?"

Ozymandias gave him a curious look. "You do not object?"

Kait gave him a look that said the same thing, albeit far more colorful than that.

"It doesn't matter, you're going to do this whether we agree or not right? So why not be comfortable?" he said, giving Kait a subtle look to go along with it.

"True enough. Well this went better than we had hoped! Allow my people to prepare you for the ceremony! We have fresh clothing for you both to wear and a feast this evening. We have quarters for you both, or you can share a room to talk if you wish, and we have a bathing spot." Ozymandias looked positively gleeful, as his wife stood and went up to Kait.

"Come child, I have the perfect clothing for you. It is custom for the female host body, in our culture, to learn a dance and perform at the feast. We have such little time to prepare, but we shall do it." She said with a smile, leading Kait away, as she gave Rodney one last look, a look which said one thing… You had better know what you're doing.

Rodney looked as she was led off, and looked at Ozymandias as he walked up.

"Now, let us take care of you. A bath and some fresh clothing, and rest until the feast." He said, as Rodney was led off to a different part of the place.

'Well at least I can try and find an escape route from here.' He said.

Kait was being led to a large marble tub, her clothing removed, and was being scrubbed. She stared into the warmed water, her eyes blank. She had less than 24 hours in charge of her own body… that was tough to come to grasp with… At least Ankhesenamun had left her alone at this point.

"Young one…"

Kait's head turned to one of the servant girls, as the girl looked at her. "Yes?"

"I have heard of your plight… yours and the other one from Atlantis… I have a solution for you… I am Nefertiti, I am one of the Tok'ra."

Kait nodded. "Okay…"

"I can help you to get free… but it will require you to temporarily allow me to use your body as a host. This girl is dying, her home is not like this planet, and we have been undercover here so long that we are both dying. Ankhesenamun killed my family… I wish for nothing more than to see her and Ozymandias dead. And in your body, with your strength, I could do it. Once we left this place, you could go have me removed and put in a new host by my people… What do you say?"

Kait took a deep breath.

"Can I think about it?"

"Of course, child. Come to me tonight, after the feast, if you agree. There will be a ceremony in the morning, that is when I would strike."

Nefertiti left, and Kait finished her bath with more on her mind than she had before.

And if that was bad… her face when she saw the skimpy outfit they expected her to wear was even worse.

The time for the banquet quickly came, and Rodney sat next to Ozymandias, with a spot next to Ankhesenamun open and waiting. He glanced around…

"If you are looking for Kaitlyn, she will be here shortly. Her outfit is a bit constraining and hard to get into. Metal can be difficult to get into."

'Metal?' Rodney thought, but he didn't get much more time to think, as she entered the room, and he was floored.

Her feet were bare, designs in ink were drawn all over her bare arms and legs. Her hair was fully straight for the first time since he had met her. She had on a top that wasn't much more than a bra, made of gold, and a pair of bottoms that were smaller than most bikinis, with a large piece of fabric across the back in a teal shade. On her head was a gold head piece, and various gems glittered as they dangled from the top and the head piece. Her eyes were heavily lined in charcoal, her lips a gold color.

"Lovely!" Ozymandias exclaimed, as Ankhesenamun smiled brightly. "She will make a beautiful host for you, my love!"

Rodney cringed at the thought of this creep touching her, but then music began to be played and she began moving… and when she moved… her whole body flowed… She twisted in ways that he had no idea she could move, and Ankhesenamun even gave her a look.

"Those are not the steps I taught her." She said, almost crossly.

"It is alright, my love. It is unique if nothing else." Ozymandias said with a chuckle, as Rodney stared.

'Unique? She's exquisite…' he thought, as her eyes caught his another time, sucking the breath from his body with a glance. Her legs moved gracefully on the floor, her eyes staying mostly down.

Concentrating, it looked like.

It made Rodney think of something he had seen when they were working out one time on Atlantis. As he and Kait had been chatting on the exercise bikes, trying to get some exercise in, when Teyla had come in with a couple of the Athosians. After a few minutes, they had begun to do some kind of tribal dance. He hadn't been interested, to be honest, but Kait had gotten up and asked Teyla to teach it to her, and she had. He had watched semi-interestedly, but had gone back to his own thing after a little while.

That was exactly what Kait was doing right now. She was repeating the moves Teyla had taught her. And she was doing it splendidly. Her hips swirled, her back arched, and her hands moved in a rhythm all their own. Her whole body was focused, her muscles tightened in concentration. Her hair was whipping onto her face as she spun, her thighs and calves and taut back emphasized in the outfit she was in, the teal standing out against her skin.

As she finished and the music stopped, the room broke into applause, some polite, others more enthusiastic. Rodney was among those who was enthusiastic, and as he caught her eye he sent her a reassuring look, making her smile slightly in response.

She nodded to the others, then took her seat next to Ankhesenamun, who pulled her close and hissed in her ear, reprimanding her for changing the dance.

Rodney took a bite of his food, as he waited for this feast to end. Usually he was all about eating, even in the face of danger, but tonight… this was possibly his last night, their last night, before they were snuffed out of their own bodies. More and more people were performing, and he was thinking during all of it. He made the required small talk, of course, but in general, he wasn't there. He was trying to work things out, to figure out how to get them out of this, but so far… he was drawing a blank.

As they let them go for the evening, he went to the room given to him, laying down on the bed and staring up at the ceiling. This was better than a jail cell, and he was hoping by tomorrow he would have something else, any kind of plan… He just couldn't think of a way out of here.

He wasn't expecting a knock at the door, or the quiet voice that asked if she could come in…

Kait sucked in a breath, as he called to her to open the door and come in. Should she tell him? She had no idea what she was going to do with this deal with Nefertiti, but she did know that for now… she wanted to be with Rodney.

As she entered, she moved to the bed where he was, and sat next to him. She leaned forward slightly and sighed.

"Do you have any kind of a plan?" she asked him, watching his face.

"…No."

She sighed and fell back onto the bed, closing her eyes.

"I was afraid of that."

"Well this is better than being in a prison cell…" he muttered, as she sighed.

"I know, Rodney, and I am far from ungrateful. I'm just… we have to…"

"I know. I've been trying to think about it… I may have something but it's not a plan and it's not fail-proof. We could easily be killed." He said.

She nodded, and decided her next move at that point. Turning to him, she pulled him to her. "Then we should make tonight count." She said, as he stopped her.

"Wait… I don't want this to be a thing you do only when we're about to die or something."

She gave a small laugh and nodded. "Deal."

Before she could do anything, he stopped her again. "Wait. Look I need to apologize… a real apology."

"Rodney…"

"Let me finish. Look, Kait, I was out of line. I should have never said those things to you… and I'm sorry." He said, as she gave him a look, before placing one hand on his chest and bringing her lips to his.

Kissing him, she pushed him back onto the bed and let her baser instincts take charge. His hands pulled at her clothing, as she gave him a hungry look.

"It won't come off all the way… I mean the bottoms are cloth so they can be… you know… pulled to the side. But they won't come off without help." She said, as he nodded.

"Hey, I'm ok with the Leia look for now." He grinned at her, as she swatted at him.

"You would be. Nerd."

"Geek."

"And proud of it, thank you very much."

She snickered as he pushed her onto the bed and nuzzled her neck. She moaned lightly as his hands caressed her bare stomach, making her muscles twitch in anticipation. His hands moved to her thighs, making her suck in air and tilt her head back. He watched her with hooded eyes, moving his mouth from her collarbone to her chest, becoming more than aware of his own growing need. He ground himself against her, as she let out a noise of appreciation.

He gave her a small look, and she tilted her head.

"What?"

"You seem anxious." He said, before starting to grin. "You can't want it that bad…"

"Considering the situation… yeah, I kinda do. Besides, you sure didn't disappoint last time… not by a long shot." She said, as she wiggled her eyebrows at him and snickered, making him drag his fingers along her ribcage, making her squeal. After a few moments, he let up, and she caught her breath before swatting at him.

He grinned at her. "Well I don't plan to disappoint now." He said, as he shed the last of his clothes and pushed aside the fabric on the bottoms of her outfit. With some positioning and a push forward, her world melted and she no longer cared about tomorrow…

Hours later…

It was dark. Rodney was snoring next to her, as her hand caressed his face. She didn't want to get up, she didn't want to leave tonight, to think that this could be their last night… and that was when she made up her mind. Maybe it might be her last night, but she could hopefully make it so that it wasn't his last night.

She stood up and kissed his cheek. "I think I'm in love with you, McKay. That's why I'm agreeing to do this… I hope you remember that…" she said, as he stirred and blinked one eye open. She paused as he stared up at her with one eye blearily opened.

"Hm?"

"Nothing, go back to sleep." She said as he grunted and rolled over.

She headed for the door, as she heard him mutter from the bed. "Love you too."

Stopping in her tracks, she turned, and moved back to the bed, to the sleeping man who had her heart. She knelt and kissed his cheek, before turning and leaving, quietly, so as not to wake him.

Moving through the halls, she quickly found the place Nefertiti had been talking about, and as promised… she was waiting there for her.

"Have you made your mind up, child?"

"I have… I'll do it… just please keep Rodney safe." She said, as Nefertiti nodded, opening her gown in the front to reveal the spot where the symbiote, for lack of a better word, would come out. As the alien creature revealed itself, she gasped, then closed her eyes, and clamped her mouth shut as the blinding pain overwhelmed her senses. Her body felt as though it were on fire, every molecule hurt from her scalp to her toes. Her breath left her body and she burned all over.

And it was over.

Her eyes closed as her head fell forward, and she looked down. The body of the servant girl fell to the floor, and her hand raised, moving the body to a dark corner. Her eyes opened, and emitted a soft glow.

She straightened, and pushed her shoulders back, her chin tilted up. Her control was given back to her, and she looked at her hands and her stomach in awe, the wound from the creature entering her was gone without even a scar.

Tomorrow, this would all be over, it would be nothing more than a bad dream.

**Author's note- Hey guys! As it turns out I have more muse for this than the other one I'm working on, so I broke my usual order and updated this one back to back instead of working on the other one. I hope you enjoy! And get ready for a fight, because Nefertiti is ready to kick some butt! (And yes I know, I never cut to Sheppard and Daniel in this chapter, but we'll get back to them in the next few chapters!)**