The meeting between Ambassador Williams and SG-10 lasted for hours as he spoke about what had happened since the death of his father, Alison could feel her anger grow with each passing word as she knew that somewhere inside the head of her brother beat the heart of the Goa'uld Symbiont, a terrible and deadly parasite which had taken the body of her brother and responsible for the death of her estranged father. Although she did not know the young man before her, she felt a link to him as possibly her only surviving family whom had been taken by the enemy of all civilized life within the galaxy including the former slaves, the powerful Jaffa.

"I do not hold you responsible for what happened to my father Captain MacDonald… you performed your duty in protecting the President and the heads of State he was meeting with"

"Thank you Mister Ambassador" She sighed slowly.

"Please, call me Ben. Now that you are here, how did my father die? I have requested the information for myself… however; the file appears to be classified beyond my own security clearance"

"I'm sorry sir; I am under orders not to disclose what happened. However, he did say… he was sorry, and not to hold him responsible for what could have been" Alison replied slowly.

"I see. Miss Cole, what is the I.O.A's position on this meeting?"

Taken off guard for a moment, she thought quickly and chose her words carefully as she remembered the briefing given too her on the long journey to the U.K.

"The I.O.A had requested this meeting; our position is the same as last time. This meeting must go ahead. The location will be kept secret for now up until the last moment the co-ordinates will be given to the heads of state"

"Of course, well then it appears as if everything is in order as requested. Captain I guess all that remains is for you and your companions to brief my staff. I have had an office set up for you and your companions to utilise during your stay with us…"

Pushing a button on his desk, the Ambassador smiled nodded slightly as two large guards entered the room and stood before the door.

"Thank you. I assume you have set aside some living quarters? Since we have no idea when this meeting is to take place"

"It will be done shortly. Once again, thank you for your assistance. Captain MacDonald, please remain behind for a moment. I have something I wish to discuss with you"

"Of course sir"

Slowly, the rest of her team followed the large guards out of the Ambassador's office as Alison sat comfortably in her chair with a slight look of distrust on her face as the Ambassador stood from his chair and walked towards her holding a small paper file in his left hand.

"After our last meeting, I did a little research on the name Amanda. It didn't take long before one name came up"

"Ohh?"

"Faking interest aside Captain, the name is Amanda Williams, my older sister. I had to crawl through so many files and systems before I came up with a few images, this one intrigues me, its security footage taken several years ago outside this very building…"

Opening the file, he pulled a small grainy photo from a security camera out of the file and placed it in her hands.

"Recognise her Captain?"

"Should I?" She sighed.

"Perhaps, a young Naval officer with a striking resemblance to yourself Captain"

Laughing slightly, she handed him back the photo as she stood and walked towards the window.

"It was a long time ago but I remember it like it was yesterday…"

"Why did you not say anything? You're my sister for god sakes…"

"No, I'm not. As far as I'm concerned the Amanda Williams that shares D.N.A with that man died… years ago…"

"What?" He replied in disbelief.

Quickly she turned as tears began to form in her eyes.

"You have no idea do you? No idea what HE, no what… THEY did to me. They abandoned me in a boarding school for young girls when I was barely eight years old. When I was fifteen I found out the truth, found out why I never saw my parents… the holidays and so on. So I left the school, changed my name a few times. Stowed away on a ship heading to the US, faked my age and joined the Navy. Quickly, I became a pilot after an accident onboard a Helo… when I was granted shore leave… I came back, I came here. I saw them both stood outside this place, I was about to get out of the damned car, I wore my best full dress uniform showing my wings, medals the works. I wanted to confront them… I wanted to show them what I had become without them, but that's when I saw something else"

"You mean me?" He sighed.

"Yes, they abandoned me… for the little boy they didn't yet have. I was betrayed by my own family. I never told anyone this, but I was there when Mom was buried… the shadow in the corner stood near a tombstone. Those bastards took my past, my name and everything from me. The Navy offered me a future, it was then I decided one thing… I have no family. I tried so very hard to forget everything can you imagine my anger, my surprise and my disappointment when I was asked to guard the VERY MAN who destroyed my DAMNED LIFE"

"I-I did not know that" He said with sadness. "I can only hope that I can in some way make up for what has happened to you"

Laughing almost manically, she walked towards the man before her and looked up into his eyes with the purest of anger as she darkly growled her response.

"Can you do that? Can you give me back my past… can you rebuild my life?"

"I can not, but I can offer you a part of that life that was once so cruelly taken from you. They not only stole your life Amanda, they stole the chance for me to get to know my own sister…"

"Your sister is dead…" Quickly she turned and walked back towards the window as she spoke. "… I will perform my duty to the best of my abilities and beyond. I will protect the American Ambassador to the United Kingdom, with my life if I have too. But know this… Mister Ambassador, if you mention this to anyone…" In an instant, she swivelled on her heels to face him once more. "… I will kill you, do you understand me? I will personally put a bullet between your eyes. My family is dead to me"

"I see, well then Captain MacDonald. We have nothing further to discuss on this subject, I have a meeting with the Ministry of Defence 1030 hours tomorrow morning. The car will arrive at 0945 hours… I expect you and your team to be ready. Dismissed Captain!"

Saluting his harshly, she turned and left the office with her eyes still burning. She knew what the Ambassador was, what he had become but questions rang through her mind like a bell, 'Why did he bring up this subject now?' and 'What is the Goa'uld's plan for her and her team?'.

Smiling too himself, he returned too his desk as the door to the rear office opened and a tall, blonde and beautiful woman entered the room. As she approached him, her eyes glowed with the signature of the Goa'uld as she spoke.

"Why did you bring her here, why did you show her the photographs?"

"I was merely curious about her. That is all" He replied with Goa'uld voice.

"You know she is a member of Stargate Command, you have read her file that our contact at the SGC has sent"

"Exactly, she is unstable and easily mouldable into what we need her to be. Besides, I believe she is the perfect candidate for our next step"

"And the other?" She smiled.

"Ahh yes, her counterpart the so called Miss Cole. I believe that Lord Mabus has plans for her once she arrives on this… pitiful little world. Start the preparations"

"As you wish" She bowed with respect.

After finding her way to the large office supplied by the Ambassador, Alison finally entered as her team of four stood around a small computer tablet. Slowly Anders stood and nodded as she approached.

"I see it went as planed?"

"Yes…" Taking a deep breath, she walked towards the group as they looked down at the tablet displaying the Ambassador's office. "… I hope it worked?"

"Perfectly, the camera Carla hidden had picked up the entire conversation. You deserve a damned Oscar for your performance" Anders replied.

"They are starting preparations for the next step. You are the target" Carla replied.

"Let's hope that Alanis was telling the truth. Can you do it Mac?" Amanda said.

"Yes, just be careful. Alanis, once we have both Mabus… I'm going after Ben"

"I thought you might…" The Symbiont replied. "… I have already contacted the High Council of Tok'Ra and informed them of this. They will remove the Goa'uld from your brother"

"Thank you. Alright people, this is going to be a long night. I'll, take first watch. Anders, you got second, then Carla, Amanda and Jarrod. Are we clear?"

"Yes ma'am" Anders replied.

"Alright, what's this meeting he has with the M.O.D?" Alison asked quickly.

"Since two BC-304's had been given to both Russia and China, Britain is after one of their own"

"They feel left out" Carla smiled.

"Aww, ain't that cute?" Alison laughed. "… I suppose France is after one too Anders?"

"France is due to take possession of the Bastille in two months. The next 304 is due to go into service three weeks after under the name Washington. Britain wants to rename it the HMS Churchill"

"Sounds like your world is a fun place Mac" Jarrod laughed.

"You ain't seen nothing yet honey!" She winked.