Chapter 2

The Transformation

The Main Room, 4:15pm

"Am I seeing things again?" asked Daniel out loud, referring to what happened earlier this morning in the infirmary.

"SILENCE!" Nut shouted.

"Oi, another ego maniac Goa'uld," stated Jack while rolling his eyes.

"Fools, you will pay for this insolence, Jaffa!" Nut yelled calling over her first prime. He was tall, almost as tall as Teal'c but a little shorter and had the silver bald cap. He was really strong, African American, and he had a long nose. As he walked up the sound of his armor moved with him. The forehead tattoo was a bird (hieroglyphic for Geb). "Jaffa, take them to the holding room" demanded Nut "Oh, and bring Dr. Jackson to my personal quarters." Nut added.

"Hey, now wait a minute," started Jack. But they wouldn't let him continue; they picked them all up by their arms and lead them to a hallway. Daniel was then separated and taken down another hallway. Jack and Sam were brought in front of a door, still being held by two Jaffa each and one Jaffa behind them with a staff weapon in their backs.

The Holding Room, 4:23pm

They pushed them in to the room; it looked like it had a round platform in the middle of it. There were two benches on either side of the platform; the benches were like the rest of the pyramid. The Jaffa pushed them into the room, they landed on the platform. Then one of them touched the middle of his wrist band, which seemed to have a red diamond in the middle of it. A red force field was activated then the Jaffa started to leave, the key pad was outside the door. The Jaffa put in a combination then the door shut.

Jack was just about to touch the force field when Sam started, "Sir, that force field has white beams going across, which means if you touch it than you hands are going to have electricity run through them."

Jack just looked over his shoulder at Sam and said, "Of course it does," then looked back at the beam and turned towards Sam. "So Carter what's the plan?" asked Jack, who just sat down, Carter then sat down on the bench across from him.

"Well hopefully Daniel zats Janet, frees us, and we all go home." Sam stated.

"What about plan b?" asked Jack.

"There is no plan b, there is no need for one, Janet/Nut out will probably bring Daniel back to us, harmed but alive," answered Sam.

"Carter there is always a plan b, you know that," replied Jack.

"Alright sir, then I'm working on it." Sam said, they were both silent after.

Nut's Room, 4:30pm

Daniel was pushed into the room; a guard was outside to make sure he stayed in there. There was no door; the walls were navy blue, like a nighttime sky. The ground was the dirt and rocks, with a white round carpet in the middle of the floor. A sash window was at the other side of the room, the bench below the window had the softest pillows, which were also navy blue. There was a lantern hanging from the ceiling in the middle of the room. The bed, a king size with 2 mattresses, was against the wall which the door was on. The bed itself was dark brown wood with pillars that held up a fine blue silk, that wasn't see through. Daniel walked over to dresser that was the same type of wood as the bed and in the middle of the top of the dresser was a golden cow. Daniel remembered from earlier, when he was researching, that Nut's symbol was a cow. There was a night table and closet, but that was about it for furniture.

"How do you like my room?" Asked Nut. Daniel turned around and she was in the door way. She then made her way over to her bed and sat down on the edge.

"Uh, it's nice but not my style," stated Daniel.

"I see, so how long before General Hammond sends reinforcements this time?"

"Actually General Hammond is retired. Jack is the new leader of the SGC, Sam is a Colonel now and the leader of SG-1," replied Daniel smiling.

"Well, that's great news. Now I can kill most of SG-1 and the new leader of the earth base, it's too bad the Shol'va is not here to be made an example of." The Goa'uld stated.

"How were you able to escape death, I heard that you and Geb were both pulled from your hosts bodies?" Daniel asked.

"Ti'u, once we were removed from our hosts, the system lords took us to Chulak where Geb took a host because a priest feared death if he didn't. After a year of looking for a perfect host for me we came across the Tau'ri in battle, the day this host died your people left her because you couldn't save her. So Geb took her and revived her with the sarcophagus. She was in a room full of women to be picked, just as the day Apophis was to choose a host for his Queen Amunet," stated the Goa'uld.

"Yes I know, do all the Goa'uld do that?" Asked Daniel Jackson, he felt uncomfortable talking about his wife and the day her life was stolen from her.

"Not all, but it is better that way, we have lots of hosts to go through, and pick the best." Stated the Goa'uld who was most arrogant, Daniel couldn't take much more of this so he changed the subject.

"So where is Geb now?" Asked Daniel who put on a fake smile for the Goa'uld, but it was bad.

"He had a host with an incurable disease, therefore he picked a host for me first, then was going to find one himself, but the host died. Geb is here now, which is why you're here… to serve the best purpose of them all- to serve and be host to your God Geb." The evil Goa'uld stated with a sinister grin.

"Wait, uh No! Uh no," started Daniel putting his hands out in front of him to stop her.

"Jaffa! Kree," shouted the Goa'uld. Her first prime then walked in the room. "Take him to become kalash," Nut ordered her first prime. The Jaffa nodded his head and grabbed Daniel. He tried to get the Jaffa to let him go, but it was no use he was just too strong. Daniel still tried to fight back regardless and was dragged away, without a word.

The Holding Room, 5:50pm

"So Carter got a plan b yet?" Asked Jack, he was tired of doing nothing. "Sir I'm still working on it but nothing is coming." Stated Sam, instead of thinking of plan b she was thinking about what happened earlier in the day with Freya and Jack. She kept replaying it in her head and because of it she wasn't thinking very clearly. She however didn't want to show something was wrong, especially since she knows she can never be with him. She doesn't even know if he still cares the same, like he did a few years ago, and after all that she saw she would say he doesn't care.

"Carter, there is always a plan b," stated Jack in his matter-of-fact tone.

"Alright sir, then you would like to give it a try?" Asked Carter, but then wondered if that sounded too rude to her commanding officer and "friend".

"Well sure Carter, I can think of lots right now…" Jack paused for a second, with Sam looking at him waiting for an answer. "Uhh, maybe I'm wrong, keep up the good work Carter."

"Uh, yes sure, I'm right on that," answered back Carter, who was still replaying that scene in her head.

"Carter…?" Asked Jack,

"Hmm, sir" she answered and snapped out of her daze, then looked up from the floor to his eyes where she feels the most safe half the time.

"What's wrong?" Jack asked softly, looking into her blue eyes.

"When do you think Daniel will get back?" Sam asked to change the subject. Before Jack could reply, the door of the room opened, but they didn't hear the keypad on the other side be touched. The door just opened. "Danny boy, how's it going where have you been?" Jack asked talking to his friend, who was at the door of the room.

"Bow before me, your God Geb!" shouted Daniel in a Goa'uldish voice.

"Great another Goa'uld and person were suppose to save," stated Jack, he turned his head back to Sam. Then after he was finished talking, Geb lowered the shield with a hand that didn't have a ribbon device on it. Jack and Sam stood there because they knew they were being taken away. Two Jaffa walked over and grabbed Jack, and the other grabbed Sam. Geb left the room and the two Jaffa with Sam and Jack followed behind.

The Main Room, 6:10pm

Nut was already there sitting in her chair with blue silk on it. The Jaffa made Sam and Jack kneel in front of both of them; Geb helped Nut up from her seat then down from the platform. One of the Jaffa came into the room with a Goa'uld pain stick. The Jaffa came up behind Jack and Sam; Geb looked at the Jaffa than nodded his head. Then, the Jaffa touched Jack on the back with the pain stick, it made Jack's eyes, mouth and ears illuminate.

"I hate that thing," Sam thought, trying to ignore what was going on beside, her while making a disgust face. They held the stick on his back for about 15 seconds then stopped. They took Jack to the room he was staying in, with the force field, because he was still in a little pain. They had to drag him out of the room. There were still about three Jaffa in the room. Geb and Nut walked closer to Sam, they were maybe about two meters away.

"Tell me Colonel Carter, what is the code which enables your base to self destruct?" Asked Geb who was stand beside his Goa'uld wife.

"Daniel and Janet, your hosts know as well as I do that I would never tell anyone who doesn't have the security clearance to know." Stated Sam who had an excellent point,

"I demand you give me the code! If not I will be forced to make you answer me." Yelled Geb who was now getting very angry,

"I will never tell you anything." Stated Sam who was angry too, Geb paused looked at Nut, she nodded her head then Geb shouted.

"Jaffa." The first prime walked over and bowed just his head. "Take this, human, to the holding cell." The Jaffa then grabbed Sam and pulled her away while another Jaffa followed behind to make sure she didn't get away. The Jaffa opened the door with a code, which Sam was trying to memorize. The door then opened; the first prime touched the diamond on his wrist and the force field fell. The two Jaffa then threatened her with their staff weapons, Sam walked over to the platform, and stepped on it to the middle beside Jack. After doing so the first prime touched the diamond again, walked out of the room, then put in the code outside the door.

The door shut and Sam turned to Jack and said, "I have a plan to get us out and save SG-8, Janet and Daniel…." After explaining, Jack asked something.

"Well it will be tricky, but I think we can do it."

"Besides, Nut and Geb will be walking in here any moment now." Stated Sam who was just answering Jack's question.

"Well how ever long they take to get in here I suggest we sleep until then." Said Jack

"Sir, isn't it a little early to sleep?" Asked Sam who usually goes to bed at midnight.

"Come on Carter you can't say you're not a little tired after today." Jack stated.

"Actually sir, I can," replied Sam who was looking at her commanding officer who was now lying down on the bench.

"Well Carter, sleep and that's an order." Jack commanded.

"Yes sir," Sam simply replied and lied down. Because the platform was circular they had to sleep facing each other.

6:30am

They woke up early; Sam was surprised how long she slept then she realized it had been a long day. A lot of commotion was going on outside the door. Just then the door opened without the code being put in on the other side of the door. Sam noticed that Nut and Geb, who just walked in, didn't have the ribbon device on their left hands. She turned around to Jack to see if he noticed, he then looked back at Sam and nodded his head. Geb brought down the forced field with his hand. The first prime was standing behind his god waiting for orders. Geb then said "Come with me Colonel Carter."

Jack didn't like that idea so he said "Uh … no no no no, take me instead." Jack started to walk closer.

"Sir I'll be fine," said Sam. She also took a step closer but was walking toward the Jaffa. The Jaffa grabbed her by her arm.

The crowd was just about to leave the room when Jack said, "Where are you taking her?" Everyone turned around to look at Jack who was near the steps of the platform. Nut was about to answer when Sam, got her arm out of the Jaffa's grasps and grabbed his zat gun and shot him. Nut and Geb turned around, but while they did, Sam shot Nut. Geb however was just about to kill Sam when Jack taped Geb's shoulder. "Yea, this isn't your day" Jack said and before Geb could say anything Jack punched him hard in the face and knocked him out.

Jack and Sam quickly put on the two Jaffa's armor and then put them on the platform. Jack took the wristband from the first prime then ran off the platform. He turned on the force field and Sam checked if anyone was coming down the hall. "The hall is clear, sir." Said Sam.

"All right, nice show Carter," stated Jack while walking toward the door, Sam followed.

"You to sir," Sam replied back. They both started to drag Daniel and Janet down the halls because they were too heavy.

"Did Daniel put on some weight recently?" Jack asked. He probably shouldn't have said that.

Sam ignored it and said, "Sir, we need to find SG-8…. Wait I hear someone coming." Sam started walking down the hall, she passed two guards than turned around and zated them three times so they wouldn't have bodies lying around. Sam continued down the hall way and came to a door that looked like the one that was outside their holding cell. She thought it wouldn't be the same code twice but she tried the same code that was for their door.

The code matched, the door opened, and there was SG-8. She put her finger in front of her mouth to shush them. "General, come here, I found SG-8," she said down the hall. Jack had to drag Janet and Daniel and you could tell he was getting tired so Sam met him half way and helped him pick them up, put them around there necks, and have them drag their feet. When they got to the room, Jack helped Sam put down their bodies and then Jack put down the force field.

"What is going on and why is Daniel unconscious?" Major Lynn asked.

Another Holding Room, 7:05am

"…we will need our stuff do you know where they put them?" Asks Sam, just as she's finishing, Geb and Nut started to wake up. The Major than snatched the zat gun from Sam's grasps and zats both Goa'uld before they can do anything about it. Sam turns around and so does Jack, "Thanks" says Sam

"Anytime Colonel. To answer your statement, earlier my team and I saw where they put our stuff." Stated Jean, who started walking a little fast and everyone followed. The four men from SG-8 helped Sam and Jack by carrying Janet and Daniel. Jean put in a code to a door and there were their guns and their other stuff. They all grabbed their stuff and ran down the halls as fast as they could, they made it to the main room and there was five Jaffa guarding. They shot them and ran; they didn't have time to make friends.

Outside, 7:20am

They ran through the trees and heard the Jaffa's warning horn go off in the far distance. "For crying out loud," Jack said while running over a branch that had fallen. They came to a stop on top of a hill in visual range of the Stargate. There were about fifteen Jaffa at the gate, there may have been a few behind them and a few patrolling the forest. "You ready Carter?" Jack asked as if everyone knew how this was going to happen. He threw a stick in the trees near the gate, a few Jaffa argued on who was going to check it out so about five left for it.

SG-8, Jack, and Sam started shooting at the Jaffa near the gate. Two soldiers in Major Lynn's team were watching Daniel and Janet. Once they were done taking out everyone at the gate the Jaffa's horns were heard again. "Ah, crap" Jack exclaimed, the people then ran towards the gate. When they got down the hill the other five Jaffa who went to go see the diversion they made, met up with the seven of them, not including their two friends who were unconscious at the moment. The good guys were hiding behind trees and rocks; the five Jaffa did the same. The Jaffa finally lost and were lying on the ground, dead.

"CARTER! Dial us up and get us out of here." commanded Jack

"Yes, sir!" She got right to work. Jack and SG-8 watched the hill they were on before, and Janet and Daniel. Sam was half way through the dialing sequence when they started hearing sounds or armor moving, coming closer to them.

"Carter?" Asked Jack who sounded a bit anxious.

"I'm almost done sir," replied Sam who was putting in the sixth Chevron. Just then Daniel and Janet were starting to wake up.

"UGHH, For Crying Out Loud." He said while he zated Nut and someone else zated Geb for him.

"I got it sir!" Shouted Sam, she put in the GDO signal on the keypad she had on her arm. Then Jaffa from all around started shooting. Everyone got up, two men had both Janet and Daniel around their necks and Sam helped them. Another two men, Jack and Jean created cover fire, they all ran to the Stargate, and stepped through.