Chapter 27

A resounding thwack could be heard as Vala elbowed the unsuspecting missionary upside the head. Grabbing the young woman as she fell, Vala quickly ushered her into a nearby supply closet, striped her and took her robes. Since being on board the ship she had limited contact. Only a handful of people knew who she was and what she looked like. However, walking around in anything less than the pale blue uniform of the Ori missionaries would make her stand out and that was the last thing she needed.

"Sorry," Vala said as she patted the young woman atop the head. "But trust me, this is for your own good."

You won't get away with this Mother.

"I'm ignoring you."

You can't honestly believe you will get off the ship.

"I don't plan to. I plan to use the Ancient terminal and communication stones you have aboard this vessel to contact Daniel and warn him about who you are and what you plan to do."

There is no such thing aboard this ship.

"Yes, there is. And do you know how I know? I know because akin to the Goa'uld, the connection between a mother and her unborn child is a symbiotic relationship. And since you can reach into my mind and read my thoughts, the same goes both ways. So that's how I know you're lying. And its not nice to lie."

Bitch!

"Hey," Vala said as she patted her stomach. "Watch you're mouth. Now be quiet, Mommy has to be stealthy."

Vala opened the door to the closet and took a quick peek outside. Seeing as there was no one there, she threw the hood of her cloak on her head and made her way down the hall. Stopping only momentarily to notice an Ori patrolmen gaurding the sector where the terminal was being held.

"Damn."

Told you.

"Being a brat is not helping me right now."

You do not want to use the Ancient terminal Mother.

"Don't think you can talk me out of this."

You may find more than what you are hoping to.

"And what's that supposed to mean?"

Do not say you were not warned.

What happened next, Vala only remembered in pieces. Flashes as if she was watching it happen to someone else. She saw herself walking up to the gaurd and with the wave of her hand, knocking him unconscious. She remembered walking down the hallway knocking down everything and everyone in her path. By the time the flashes had ended, she found herself in a large room, staring at the Ancient terminal.

"Don't you do that again!" Vala said as she scolded her stomach.

Does the fact that you do not have total control bothersome to you?

Vala did not respond. She only walked over to the Ancient terminal looking around for the communication stones.

"Where do they keep the stones?"

They are in a small box on a nearby table.

Vala spotted the bock and opened it to find the same oblong shaped stones that she and Daniel had used to start this whole mess. Reaching into the box she grabbed a stone and headed towards the terminal.

Do not say you were not warned Mother.

"Quiet," Vala said as she took a deep breath and placed the stone in the terminal. "Here goes nothing."

A few seconds passed before Vala was able to open her eyes. However, what she found when she did was quite different than she was suspecting. Everything was bright. Almost to the point that it was dark. And grainy, as if she was watching one of Teal'c old VHS tapes. She was also in a house and it took her a few minutes to recognize it, she had only been there once before. As Vala took in the surroundings she heard a noise, a certain type of noise, coming from an adjoining room. Taking a quick peek around the corner, she was shocked at what she saw. Flesh against flesh, bodies interlocked and intertwined and yet moving as one. The shadowy brightness hid their faces and yet deep down, a sense of foreboding lingered. As the dance came to its climactic end, the shadows parted and confirmed what Vala had feared.

"It can't be," she whispered as the room around her began to spin until she was once again facing the Ancient terminal.

The room was still bright and she turned to see two young missionaries lying unconscious on the floor, the Doci and nameless Prior standing beside him, the look of evil pleasure spread across their faces. And just as quickly as the reality of the situation caused her great fear, she found herslef alone and back in terminal chamber. Tears ran down her eyes as she took a long, hard look at her protruding stomach.

"You've known all along."

I am aware of who I am.

"And yet you still plan to go thru with everything."

He comes to destroy.

"He doesn't know."

It does not matter.

"Yes it does, it changes everything."

You do not understand Mother. It is written in the Book of Origin he will destroy me.

"Well where I come from, we have a saying, 'Don't always believe what you read.' You're not the will of the Ori. You're a child. A very special child. Just because the Doci and other say you're The Orici doesn't make it so."

I do not understand.

Vala gave a wide smile as she stroked her stomach, "Then let me help you."