Maestro if you please parts 11-15
part11
As O'Neill and Daniel come to the hall where the computer room was, they peeked around the corner to find seven Jaffa marching through it. When the Jaffa got to the computer room the lead Jaffa halted the troop and told two of them to remain there to guard the door not knowing that the expected intruders were already inside. The remaining Five marched on. O'Neill grabbed his radio and spoke.
"Carter?"
"Sir, two Jaffa are stationed outside the computer room door."
"We know we're at the end of the hall. The Jaffa must think we haven't gotten this far yet. Probably because of Kitt and that chopper keeping them busy outside. Did that Data guy get the information?"
"He's recording it now sir. He said he'll have it all in a few minutes." Sam explained.
"Well we'll leave the Jaffa for now until you're done. We don't want to draw any attention to ourselves until then." Jack said
"Understood sir." Sam responded.
So O'Neill and Daniel waited for Data to finish but then O'Neill had the feeling that someone was trying to sneak up on them. He looked down the hall from which he came and saw the Doctor and the scientist skulking their way down the hall toward them. O'Neill quietly made his way back to them with his finger to his lips telling both men the enemy was near. They all made it back to the corner of the hall when Carters voice came over the radio.
"Sir, we're ready!" Sam announced over the radio.
O'Neill looked toward Daniel and held up three fingers. One at a time the fingers disappeared and when the last one was gone he shook his fist and both O'Neill and Daniel moved from around the corner took aim at there targets and fired. The Jaffa were no more. O'Neill's team went into the computer room and Teal'c watched the door.
"Alright Carter, get on the horn and tell Kitt to be ready for a pickup. Then see if he can get a hold of that pilot in the chopper and tell him to get here too. We can't all fit into that Trans Am."
"That would be my job." The Doctor volunteered.
Commander Data gave the pilot his com badge so someone would be able to make contact when we were ready to depart.
"Do it." O'Neill Responded.
The Doctor taped the badge on his chest and said. "Doctor to Airwolf, we're ready to be picked up."
O'Neill was vaguely aware of the badge on the doctor's chest before. He thought it was some type of futuristic navel medal or perhaps something that distinguished him as being a hologram but now realized it had a function. His thoughts were broken as the scientist spoke.
"Choppers? Trans Am? Colonel I'm a little confused. I thought this was another planet. Don't tell me the Goa'uld made it to Earth."
"No. We'll explain later. Right now just do as the Colonel tells you and we'll all get out of this soon." Carter reassured.
O'Neill looked to Teal'c and asked. "Is the coast still clear?"
"Yes O'Neill." He replied.
"Alright everyone time to move out. They'll be here soon."
They made it to the front door leading to the courtyard once more. Peeping out the door they saw two troops of Jaffa. Six Jaffa and one leader to each.
"Gee all this for us? I'm flattered." O'Neill said disgusted.
"I don't think so sir. Look over there."
There toward the right side of the Courtyard was a Goa'uld version of a portable antiaircraft weapon. Pointed in the direction where the Airwolf helicopter could be heard approaching. The wall would provide them a blind spot and Airwolf wouldn't see them until it was two late. O'Neill was about to tell the doctor to call the pilot and have him stop his approach, when something plowed through the left wall of the courtyard. Jaffa scrambled to get out of the way of the strange black vehicle. SG-1 took the opportunity and started shooting Jaffa. Airwolf came flying over the wall and upon seeing Jaffa firing on a black Trans Am and SG-1 Stringfellow Hawk immediately opened fire as well. All fourteen Jaffa perished. Airwolf landed and Kitt took Stringfellow's lead as they both created smokescreens. SG-1 and company scrambled to make their escape. O'Neill and Teal'c made their way to Airwolf. Data deactivated the Doctor and placed his mobile emitter upon his own arm. Data, the scientist, Daniel and Sam climbed into Kitt. Sam got into the drivers seat and they were on there way. Airwolf providing cover fire for Kitt as they made their way back. Of course Sam was wishing she had the chance to see some of Airwolf's systems.
At the Stargate Allen Who was trying to remain calm since Airwolf left was now pacing and checking the radio dials making sure the volume was turned up and that he was still on the right channel hoping to hear some word from the team. The only sound was Murphy's servo motors whirling when he would turn his head to watch for hostel movements.
O'Neill who had taken the copilot seat tuned Airwolf's radio to SG-1s frequency and called Allen.
"O'Neill to Allen, Copy."
A wave of nervous relief washed over Allen as he replied.
"Allen here, Copy."
"We're on our way back and we're coming in hot. Have Murphy dial the gate home. Our E.T.A. is ninety seconds."
Upon hearing this Murphy went to the DHD and began Dialing as Allen wondered. "When did they teach him how to dial home?" but was happy he could.
Then a new voice came over the radio.
"Hey Allen this has been a fun party and all but seeing how Airwolf won't fit through that gate of yours how about sending me and the old girl home to our dimension." Said the voice of Stringfellow Hawk as the Stargate opened.
"Good idea. It'll be open when you get here." Allen replied.
Then Murphy announced. "I see them."
Allen turned in the direction Murphy was looking but didn't see anything.
"You're the one with the zoom lenses Murphy so I'll just take your word for it."
As Allen kept looking he was finally able to see them approaching with a glider on their tail. Stringfellow was doing his best not to get hit while not allowing the glider to pass, giving Kitt the Chance to gain some distance as O'Neill shouted over the radio.
"Allen, abort opening an IDD. Send Kitt and everyone in it through the Stargate then have Murphy standing by to fire at the glider as Airwolf veers off." Jack ordered.
"Alright... I mean affirmative." Allen replied nervously.
Allen didn't have to say a word as Murphy had heard the conversation. He stepped forward and told Allen to take cover. Murphy took to the air and moved in on Airwolf and the glider to putting some distance between himself and the Stargate. As Kitt approached the Stargate his SPM fins retracted and he began slowing down. His turbo boosters activated as he jumped up onto the Stargate pedestal and vanished through the wormhole. The plan that O'Neill had put Airwolf and Murphy up to was now being played out. The glider pilot had not seen Murphy until it was too late. As Airwolf did a sharp turn the Glider was headed straight for Murphy. Murphy fired everything he had as he flew above the glider blowing it up. What was left of the glider hitting the ground hard. Airwolf hovered low enough for O'Neill to jump out but before he did he took off the copilot helmet and gave thanks to Stringfellow for his assistance and proceeded to jumped out. It was then that String realized he still had that creepy white faced guy's communicator and turned to Teal'c who was preparing to follow O'Neill.
"Hey, you there!" He shouted over the sound of the rotors. It was then he got a good look at Teal'c and the gold seal upon his head and began to think Data wasn't so creepy after all as he continued.
"Can you get this to that pale guy with the gold eye and tell him thanks."
"I will indeed and it is we who thank you."
"Damn this guy even talks creepy." He thought as he nodded with a smiled and said. "No problem." Teal'c took the com badge and nodded back before jumping out. By this time Allen had opened the IDD to Stringfellows dimension and Airwolf was able to fly though safely.
O'Neill and Teal'c walked up to Allen and Murphy. O'Neill told both of them they did a great job but when he looked at Murphy he seen that part of the shielding that protected Murphy's eye's was cracked and missing. O'Neill was taken aback as there was a human eye looking back at him and asked.
"Are you alright?"
"Affirmative." Was Murphy's reply.
Allen seen what O'Neill seemed to be concerned about and asked Murphy.
"What is your status Murphy?"
"Eighty-seven percent operational." Murphy replied.
Allen looked at O'Neill and said he must have suffered damage to his vision on the one side he'll have some depth perception problems until Major Carter can fix it. It's not the shielding that's the problem it's the dent on the side of his helmet. It must be meshing against some components. He must have caught some shrapnel when that last Glider blew up." Allen explained.
O'Neill still looked worried but told everyone to get through the wormhole.
Back at the SGC the solders had there guns trained on the Stargate. Tension was high and O'Neill sensed it as soon as they came through the event horizon. The general came down out of the control booth.
"Something wrong General?" O'Neill asked.
Hammond looked around at the men guarding the Stargate and then at Kitt which Sam and the others were claming out of then back at O'Neill as he began.
"No, there's no one to blame really it just this damn alert status we're on. When that black car jumped out of the gate some of the men got jumpy and started shooting. Bullet were flying everywhere. Thank god the Major and the others are alright. So Colonel, do you mind telling me what's going on here and why there's a Trans am in the gate room?
"Well sir, the Trans Am's name is Kitt and I'd recommend a car like that on any of my missions. Also we have other visitors with us as well and finally I wouldn't lift that alert status just yet."
Part12
As the rest of SG-1 and their guests climbed out of Kitt O'Neill made some introductions.
"Kitt was called on to help us get to the temple. That car has the hide of a rhino when it comes to staff weapons fire." Jack explained.
"And is so fast it needs artificial intelligent to guide it, sir." Major Carter continued.
"Among the many other things it did." Daniel added
"Artificial intelligent? You mean the car can think."
"Oh, I can do much more than that General. I have even been programmed with a personality." Kitt injected.
"Well I'll be. It talks." Hammond announced.
"Yes sir, and if I may, I feel I should participate in the debriefing." Kitt responded.
"That would be fine Mr. Kitt." Hammond said.
"This is Lieutenant commander Data a computer hacker I had Allen send for. He's an android sir." Jack said.
"An android? Well, it's a pleasure to meet you commander Data."
"Thank you sir. It is an honor."
It was then that Jack realized that some one was missing.
"Wait a minute. What happened to that Doctor fella? We didn't leave him back there did we?"
"No sir, he is right here." Data said pulling out the Doctor's mobile emitter to show the Colonel.
"We had to deactivate him to make room in Kitt." He announced.
Data pressed buttons on the emitter and the Doctor appeared looking around at the soldiers and said.
"Ah. Well. I'm glad we all made it to safety."
The General looked from the Doctor to O'Neill and O'Neill continued.
"And this is Doctor...umm?" Jack began but realized he didn't get the Doctors name.
The Doctor jumped in and said. "Oh, I haven't picked a name for myself yet."
"Okaaay. This is... the Doctor and he's a hologram." Jack finished.
The Doctor put out his hand to shake the Generals and the General took it without thinking. But then it finally registered what O'Neill had just said.
"A hologram? But you feel as real as I do."
"His matrix is made up of not only photons but force fields as well." Data volunteered.
"Well. That's quite a team you and Allen have assembled here Colonel."
"Yeah well, there was also a helicopter as well, sir but we had to send it back once the mission was over because it couldn't fit through the Stargate. It had guns, rocket launchers, jet like speed, a very nice piece of equipment I must say. Jack announced.
"You even had air support? No wonder this mission was finished quicker than anticipated given the situation. We were very surprised to see SG-1s GDO code after the Stargate activated. We thought you may not have completed the mission."
"Oh perish the thought sir. We did that and more. That little thing about the alert status I mentioned? We found out that the reports of an attack on earth are true."
Hammond looked at O'Neill with surprise and said. "Then we' better get on with this debriefing."
General Hammond pointed everyone toward the door to the briefing room. Upon considering Kitt he told him that he would be back to debrief him as well as Murphy's.
"Sir if I may. If you can put a computer in the briefing room I can participate from here. I am capable of full duplex video teleconferencing." Kitt announced.
Carter looked on in shock and wanted to ask a thousand questions but knew she would only be told to wait till later and she also knew that this briefing was more important so with reluctance she held her tongue.
"Well, there are a few computers in there already. If you can do what you say that would be fine and would sure save time. I'll speak with you after the debriefing then."
"Yes sir." Kitt replied.
As the group entered SG-1and Hammond took their seat. Allen, Data, and the Doctor took the next available seating as Kitts voice came over the speakers from the computer asking if everyone heard him. When they said yes, General Hammond was about to begin the debriefing when Colonel O'Neill rose from his chair and said.
"Before we begin I'd like to say although the mission went off without a hitch, I would've liked more information about the people (as it were) and their capabilities. Not that I disagree with anybody you picked, Fuguer, they did the job better then anyone I've ever worked with but I don't like surprises. That turbo boost thing of Kitts nearly gave Teal'c a heart attack when it decided to jump a canyon back there."
Teal'c raised a questioning eye brow as he looked at O'Neill but said nothing in response.
"Sorry Colonel, but you really didn't give me much time and with good reason with time being in limited quantity."
"Now Colonel," Hammond began. "This isn't the first time a commanding officer had to learn on the go, the abilities or weaknesses of the people under his command. The fact that you completed the mission in one piece, a mission I might add you and your team thought to be impossible, makes me believe Mr. Fuguer helped do the impossible and I would personally like to thank him and the rest of you for your assistance. Now what can you tell me about your mission."
"Well sir, as you've seen we were met with some resistant as we arrived. Then Murphy showed up and we were able to beat the odds there. After Fuguer showed up he provided us with armored transport by way of Kitt. We were able to enter the Goa'uld strong hold undetected. Upon entering we came across a Goa'uld first prime telling two Jaffa that the Asgard would be busy with replicators in their area of space and that this would be the time to attack earth."
"Excuse me sir, replicators?" Data Asked requiring a definition.
"There like the Borg of this universe Data. Only there completely mechanical no life forms attached. They assimilate all advanced technology to perpetuate their existence and will kill any life form that tries to stop them." Allen explained.
"Excuse me but what are the Borg?" Ask Carter.
They are a combination of humanoid life and machine that assimilate any life form as well as advanced technology to perpetuate their existence. They inject Borg nannies into a person's blood stream which connects them to their collective mind suppressing ones individual identity and making them a drone. You simply serve the Borg with out resistant after that." Allen explained.
The rest of the group stared in shock as Daniel made an observation.
"Sort of like the replicators and Goa'uld rolled into one."
"That would be an accurate analogy, but you were saying Colonel." Data said.
"Right. Well anyway the fist prime told them that the information was in a Goa'uld computer somewhere in the temple and we knew we had to get that Intel, but we needed someone that could retrieve the information. We called Allen who was able to secure the services of Commander Data and the Doctor."
"I asked the Doctor to come along as a precision. In case Professor Billings or anyone else needed medical attention." Allen announced.
"Anyway. By the time they got there we had found the computer and Data was able pull the information from it while Daniel the Doc and I got Professor Billings away from the Jaffa however he had died. Luckily the Doc was able to pinpoint the position of one of the Goa'uld Sarcophagus and was able to revive him."
"Sir, Professor Billing told us on the way back to the gate that that was the third death that he was revived from. The first happened when he resisted going peacefully. I recommend he see the staff psychotherapist after Doctor Fraiser checks him out." Carter said.
"Third death? I don't know whether to be amazed that the healing device works so well or to be appalled that they use it in such a manner. My reading of how it works however could put me as well as most medical doctors out of work. The Doctor announced."
"Don't be too sure those Sarcophagi can cause other problems. The Tok'ra believe that it takes part of your soul and from what we've seen it continued use acts like a powerful drug addiction, causing withdrawal symptoms when you try to stop which is why Major Carter recommended counseling." Allen said.
"Really, I'll have to reevaluate my reading. There were some anomalous readings I'll have to look at again." The Doctor said.
"Well, getting back to it once we got Billings all patched up we called in Airwolf, That's the helicopter and Kitt to pick us up and here we are." Jack finished.
"It sounds like you people met with little resistance once you got there." Hammond said.
"True sir, however, we believe that because we got to the temple so fast the Goa'uld were unaware that we were there yet and where preparing for our arrival as we were ready to leave." Jack said with a small smile.
"So where is this Intel Colonel." Hammond asked.
"Right here sir." Data said picking up his tricorder. "The information will still have to be decrypted and translated. If I may have a place to work I could complete the task within the hour. Allen, will we be here that long?"
"Yeah. I didn't know how long the mission would last so I played the entire piece of music." Allen replied.
"Excuse me Mr. Fuguer, but are we missing something." Hammond asked.
"Oh that's right. We never got around to finishing my original debriefing. I didn't get to tell you that if I don't play a theme song in its entirety the person or thing will fade away back to their proper dimension. It was Commander Data that first walked through the doorway making me realize that they weren't windows and he helped me figure out how to use them. There are still things I'm just finding out about such as opening a doorway to you guys when you were on the planet from here within the same dimension. It all depended on who or what I was trying to concentrate on."
"Which is something I've wanted to ask? Is it you or your keyboard that opens the doorways?" Sam wondered.
"No. It's me. I found that out by playing other keyboards I barrowed from friends. It's a combination of playing the music, hearing it and allowing myself to go into trance or dream that opens the doorway." Allen explained.
"Then why don't you just record the music." Sam asked.
"If that were to work I would have been opening doorway every time I watch a program on television but I think that it's the movement of my fingers upon the key that becomes my focus." Allen explained.
"I see. I think? There's never quite been a case with a natural ability such as yours." Sam finished.
"Dr. Jackson I would like you to take commander Data and the Doctor to your lab and to stay available should they need your assistance with the translations when they get to that point. Hammond ordered.
"Ah, Just one other thing General. Murphy is going to need maintenance. His vision on the left side was damaged when he took out that last glider." O'Neill added.
"I could take care of that sir." Announced Carter.
"Alright Major. That will be top priority. If we're finished here you people can get to work. In the mean time I'll review the video footage provided by Mr. Kitt. Dismissed." Hammond announced.
"Yes sir."
part 13
Back in Murphy's new lab Allen and SG-1 were met with the last of the technicians hooking up the computers used to diagnose Murphy's status. The resident 'handyman' of the SGC Sergeant Siler was working on reprogramming one of the computers when he turned to see the team enter. Upon seeing Sam he couldn't wait to tell her his findings of how this new technology was to work.
"Major Carter, this stuff is amazing. This computer was the one that was hooked up to the police department main frame it has part of the program that would tell Robocop..." Sergeant Siler began but was halted from his explanations.
"We're calling him Murphy Sergeant. We don't want people to start thinking of him as property. He is part human no matter how small that part is." O'Neill interrupted.
"Yes sir. Well it would give Murphy a person's rap sheet telling him all of that person's history. Well I was thinking with some reprogramming we could use the existing program and load files of friendly and unfriendly Human and alien and what we know of them." Sergeant Siler explained.
"It sounds like a good idea Sergeant." Sam replied.
"But there's one problem we installed this interface but I can't seem to find the conation cord that connects Murphy to the computer. I hope we didn't leave anything behind." Sergeant Siler wondered.
"No. Don't worry about that, he'll show you how he interfaces when he gets here." Allen Announced.
"Where is he by the way?" Carter Asked.
"When he got back from that off world mission he just went back to guarding the gate like it was some sort of default programming he was following." Sergeant Siler announced.
"No. That's just Murphy, burying himself in his work. In his dimension unless he was ordered to he wouldn't come in for maintenance until his shift was over, even if he had an arm and a leg blown off. I could be wrong but it's probably because all he had to look forward to was to sit in that chair for hours as he recharged and technicians pieced him back together." Allen explained.
O'Neill and the rest of the people considered this for a moment as they wondered how they would react in his place but O'Neill decided he didn't like thinking that way and for now Murphy needed maintenance. He picked up the intercom microphone to page Murphy to his lab. A minute later they heard Murphy approach. As he walked in they saw that he was still wearing his jetpack which he disconnected himself from and put on a specially designed rack.
"Murphy, Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter want your mission report so they can take it to General Hammond." Allen said.
"Murphy walked over to the interface as everyone watched. He put up his right arm and made a fist. Sergeant Siler and Major Carter being closest to Murphy at the time jumped as a twelve inch spike popped out of his knuckles."
"And If you're wondering Colonel..." Allen started.
"The answer is yes, that has been used as a weapon."
Murphy stuck the spike into the interface turned his fist and downloading began. On the screen they were able to see the mission they had just been on replayed from Murphy's point of view flying over head. Sam was finally able to see how well Murphy targeting systems worked as the replay showed the enemy highlighted, shot, and killed. O'Neill may not be a scientist but even he could be heard drooling as he said "coool". Sam on the other hand grabbed one of Murphy tech manuals as she said out loud.
"I wonder how much hard drive space is dedicated to recording video?"
"No more than you or I would use I suspect. That isn't coming from any conventional hard drive Major that from the same part of the brain we all use for memory." Allen announced.
"The person who thought this up must have had a PhD in brain surgery."
"Yeah real genius Carter." O'Neill said in disgust.
"Oh I'm not condoning what they did but what they did do is just...Wow! It's horrible but..."
"Yeah I know. Wow!" Jack said shaking his head in disgust.
After Murphy was done downloading the video he was told to sit down for maintenance and he complied. O'Neill told Sergeant Siler to take the video records to Hammond and the Sergeant was on his way when he paused to ask.
"Major, should I run a line up to the conference room so Murphy can download a copy of the missions during debriefing." Sergeant Siler asked.
"Yes. That would be great but later after we're done here." She replied.
O'Neill took a seat on a stool in front of Murphy as he watched Sam work. Daniel leaned against the wall and Teal'c watched standing near the door. Sam was reading through the tech manuals to find the procedure to fix Murphy's vision and cringed slightly as she found what she was looking for but recovered quickly and said.
"Alright, it seems to be a cut and dry process."
She took a cordless drill with a special attachment and placed it in a slot in the side of Murphy's helmet. She set the drill on reverse and pressed the trigger. The look on Jacks face was one you would see on a person that was looking at the aftermath of an accident. Horrified at what he saw but too mesmerized to turn away as he watched a screw being turned out of Murphy's head almost six inches in length. Once it was out Sam put the screw aside and removed Murphy's helmet. O'Neill didn't know what he expected to see when the helmet came off but the human face staring back at him wasn't one of them.
"How could those sons of bitches do this?" He snapped.
Allen was about to try to calm O'Neill knowing there would be nothing he could say to do so, when the unexpected happened and Murphy spoke.
"Colonel O'Neill, I have come to terms with what has been done. My body was dead because it was beyond repair. I ceased to live. My brain was put into this body. That anything of Alex Murphy survived was an accident and an oddity and I have had to deal with that and have been doing so for many years. I hold no one responsible except me and my will to live and ask you to do the same."
O'Neill thought about what he said for a moment before he spoke.
"I'm Sorry Murphy. It's just going to take some time."
There was a pause before Daniel Spoke.
"Is that what you used to look like before...you know?"
"My body died? Yes." Murphy replied.
"His new body was made with that face for many reasons Daniel. Officially its a monument to the man he was, but the they hoped that it would help Murphy deal better with what had happened to him every time he looked in the mirror and help people see him as more than a machine. They didn't know how true that last part was."
"So this is just latex?" Jack asked.
"Silicone I would think. It's more durable than latex and wont melt as easy in the explosive heat he comes in contact with."
Carter handed O'Neill Murphy's helmet and said.
"Here you go sir."
O'Neill looked at it and asked. "What's this for?"
"Sorry sir, but didn't you say something about polishing his armor back on the planet." She said with a smile.
O'Neill looked shocked as he looked from Carter to the helmet and finally with a sigh he gave up saying. "Yeah well a promise is a promise."
"I too would like to help." Teal'c announced.
"Yeah we all will." Daniel added.
"Great, there are buffers, polishers and grinders over in the corner."
"I'm going to need a hammer to pound out this dent."
"Over there next to the welder."
For the next hour, SG-1 worked on Murphy's repairs and actually had fun doing it.
Part 14
After everyone was finished with Murphy's repairs, Kitt had finished his debriefing with General Hammond and requested Allen to send him back to his dimension which he did. Then they were called back to the briefing room where General Hammond made an announcement before starting the briefing.
"At this point I would just like to thank all of you for your help this far, especially you Mr. Fuguer. This is probably the best documented off world mission there's ever been to date. Not only do we have all of your testimonies but scan from the Doctors and commander Data's equipment and video from not only the MALP but Kitt and Mr. Murphy as well. Now, Commander Data says he has finished the encryptions and translations so let's get this meeting underway." Hammond announced starting the meeting.
This surprised Daniel most of all.
"How were you able to translate Goa'uld so quickly and without my help? I can read it well and when I have trouble with the meanings I have Teal'c to help. Not that I mind but you did in an hour what's taken me years to learn."
"In assents Dr. Jackson, you did this as well. Before you left the lab you pulled out some books, most of which you wrote. You said you thought they would be needed to translate the computer coding. After reading them I found the translation not to be that difficult." Data explained.
"You read them? Some of those volumes are over four hundred page text books and you not only finished the encrypting but you read the books and translated the battle plans. How?" Daniel asked.
"I am an android. I have a positronic matrix capable of doing many tasks at once very quickly and to the best of my ability." Data explained as if it were common place.
Positronic? In theory a positronic brain can maintain the functions of a country but it's imposable to build with current technology. This is incredible." Sam announced.
"Down Carter." Jack ordered.
"Yes sir." She replied a little embarrassed from her excitement.
"So, what do you got Data." Asked Allen
"According to this intelligent an attack on the Earth will be launched within the next thirty-six hours."
"WHAT!" The room roared.
"By who?" O'Neill Asked.
"The intelligent speaks of three system lords one male two female." Data continued.
"Oh no, It's bad when system lords learn to playing nice together. O'Neill commented.
"It may be worse than that Jack. One being male the others being female they may try to create another Harsesis child. Data, does it give any indication of which three were dealing with." Daniel said with concern.
"Harsesis child?" The Doctor asked.
"When two Goa'uld have a child that child will have the knowledge of both parents which one of them will try to use as host." Daniel explained.
"Your assumption of a mating may be correct Dr. Jackson, It refers to the female as being a mother near death. Data continued.
Daniels eye brows knitted together as he wondered out loud. "Hathor maybe?"
"Oh man! Don't these guys know when to stay dead?" Jack growled.
"Wait a minute. Didn't she die in a cryogenic freezer when she tried to make you guys think you were in the future." Ask Allen
"One of her Jaffa must have found her frozen body or at lest her Goa'uld Symbiont and escaped through the Tok'ra tunnels under her ship." Carter responded.
"She is being nursed back to health by another female referred to a being a doctor or scientist." Data continued again.
"Nirrti." Daniel said with the tone of being positive.
"Oh this just keeps getting better and better." Jack replied.
"And the male who has control of their combined armies is referred to as being a Goa'uld called upon to settle legal disputes."
"Zipacna." Daniel concluded.
"For Cryin' Out Loud ! This doesn't make sense. Are you sure you got those translations right? Why would the three of them work together?" Jack asked.
"Actually it makes perfect sense Jack. The Jaffa in question must have been a serpent guard loyal to Apophis. Zipacna was one of the under lords of Apophis and with Apophis dead he would have to find another system lord to serve. However when the Jaffa brought Hathor to him he probably saw an opportunity to become a system lord himself instead. Hathor being the mother of most Goa'uld, all he would need to do if he could, would be Nurse her back to health and over time she could literally breed an army for him. However he would have to find a doctor which is where Nirrti came in." Daniel theorized.
"Yeah but what's in it for Nirrti." Asked O'Neill.
"A full pardon maybe, and probably a place within his kingdom to continue her experiments to create an advanced human known as a Hok'tar." Responded Daniel
"And seeing that they all have something against us we some how made it to the top of there to-do-list. That's just great. Just how many ships are we talking about?" O'Neill inquired.
"That information is unspecific; however there was a Stargate address that may be useful." Data informed them.
"Well, that probably will lead us right to the mother ship like last time." Sam said.
"Yeah, but could the same trick work twice?" Daniel wondered out loud.
"Well last time there were two mother ships. This time we'll play it safe and pack enough C-4 for four ships. We'll get it done Daniel. We have to." O'Neill assured as he turned to Data and the Doctor.
"So, what about you guys are you still willing to help?"
"We received permission to help only with the retrieval of the computer information and were ordered to come back as soon as that was accomplished. I am sorry but staying any longer would be in violation of those orders." Data responded.
"We would if we could as a matter of fact I know we would both like to stay and help. Maybe if we spoke with our captains we could convince them to ask our superiors to possibly bring our ships here to help before the attack begins." The Doctor added.
It was then that Jack realized that the men seated before him weren't naval officers as he first thought but must be officers from space ships and were talking about bringing them to this universe. He commented that that could come in handy as this gave him an idea and turned to Allen to see if it would work.
"Say Allen. There may be some other people that may be able to help if they really exist. In your dimension do you have the television show Star Trek."
"Star Trek?" Allen asked looking at Jack incredulously.
"Yeah. Captain Kirk, Spock, Starfleet, any of that ring a bell?"
Allen looked from O'Neill to Data and the Doctor with a big smile and the three of them started to laugh.
"What?" Jack asked thinking it was never a good sign when machines started laughing at you.
"Sorry Jack." Allen began as he tried to calm his laughter. "but in this dimension do you have the sequel series called Star Trek the next generation taking place about seventy five years after Captain Kirk?"
"No. Sounds interesting, I'd probably watch it if there was. Why?"
"Data could you slide your com badge over to Jack, please?"
"Data detached the badge from his chest and did just that." Jack picked it up and recognized the symbol for the first time.
"Data serves under Captain Picard on the Sovereign-class Federation star ship Enterprise-E and the Doctor serves under Captain Janeway on Voyager a Intrepid-class starship."
O'Neill sat there for a moment wide eyed as he opened and closed his mouth doing an impression of a fish. Why didn't I notice it before? He thought. Then regained his composure and said. "Cool." The rest of the people just looked at them with gaping faces. Teal'c how ever looked at them with a raised eyebrow. He knew of the older television show that Jack spoke of but didn't seem to be as shocked as everyone else.
"While we are sure that our captains would be willing to help, Starfleet may not be willing to provide us with permission, but we will try. Data announced.
"That could be interesting." O'Neill Announced.
"We hope that you can commander however, in the mean time the President has blocked any further interference from Senator Kinsey and we may have a chance to stop the attack before it begins so I'm ordering SG-1 to go to the address provided by the Intel to assess the situation and if possible destroy those ships, but if even one of those ship make it to Earth I can tell you from experience we have nothing that can stop them so, if you cant help us..." General Hammond paused to let everyone quietly fill in the blanks for themselves before continuing." We will only call upon Starfleet if we're unsuccessful."
Understood. Said Data.
"Mr. Fuguer, I take it we can count on you to send for them should the need arise?"
"Sir, While this is one of those dimension that scares the hell out of me and it may not have been my intention to come to this dimension intentionally I wont stand by to watch any earth be destroyed. You can definitely count on me." Allen replied.
"Very well then." Hammond said turning to his guests. "If we're done here Mr. Fuguer can send you people home."
O'Neill went to slide the com badge back to Data when he told him to keep it as he could get another when he returned home and that if they were able to return SG-1 would need a communication device. O'Neill's eye brows shot up and said. "Cool. Thanks." Data then turned to Allen to mention that both of their ships would be docked at Deep space nine for routine maintenance and they would inform their security of your future arrival so they would not be alarmed.
Fuguer gave them a nod and pulled his keyboard over to him and thought of the moon of Mars where he had picked up Data and the Doctor as he began to play* O'Neill recognized the first few notes and began a recital.
"Space the final frontier."
O'Neill found he was soon joined by Fuguer himself.
"These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise."
The rest seeing that it was alright except for General Hammond and Teal'c joined in.
"Its ongoing mission to explore strange new worlds to seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone before."
The Doctor and Data looked on in amusement at this as the IDD began to form and Fuguer continued playing. Only this portion of the music wasn't one SG-1 remembered.
"Well that parts different." O'Neill whispered to Carter.
"They did say it was a different show sir." Sam responded.
Data and the Doctor headed through the IDD. As it closed behind them Hammond spoke again. "Well if you trekies are finished, could we discus your upcoming mission."
"With all due respect sir that's trekkers…Sir." Jack replied.
part 15
Later in the control room the Stargate address was fed into the computer and a wormhole opened. The General ordered the MALP through and the first pictures of its destination appeared on the monitors. Daniel was the first to speak.
"Well that's not a ship."
"Ya think? The grass and trees give it away did they?" O'Neill commented.
"Didn't Data say that the attack would be "launched" from this address?" Allen asked
"He's right sir the ships could be on the planet."
"Well then I have no choice but to order you people to go through anyway to destroy what ships you find and you have permission to take Mr. Murphy with you." Hammond said.
"Yes sir." Jack replied.
Thirty minutes later SG-1 and Murphy complete with his refueled jet pack stood at the ramp as the last chevron locked and the Stargate engaged. A worm hole opened and they all stepped through with a Field Remote Expeditionary Device also known as a FRED unit carrying extra gear which included a wide variety of explosives, mostly being C-4. Finding themselves alone but knowing that the Goa'uld were around O'Neill ordered claymores to be set around the Stargate to help them get away when the time came and then they set off down the winding dirt road set before them leaving Murphy to guard the gate keeping it secure. Five minutes later as they rounded a bend in the road they found that to their right was a ridge that overlooked the valley below and stopped stunned at what they saw. O'Neill grabbed his radio.
"O'Neill to Murphy."
"Yes Colonel, Murphy here."
"Dial the gate home. We need to get a message to command."
Back at the SGC control room General Hammond was standing by waiting for SG-1 to get a message back to him. Allen was on his way back from the mess hall still eating an apple. As he turned the corner the sirens went off telling everyone the Stargate was about to open. Allen picked up his pace and got to the control room just after the gate opened. He stood at the open door and listened to the conversation that ensued via radio unknown to General Hammond.
"Hammond here, Go ahead Colonel."
"Sir SG-1 and I are over looking a valley that is literally a ship yard. I count at least thirty ships and Carter brought up a point that there might be even more in orbit. We're going to need reinforcements to complete this mission sir." Jack announced.
General Hammond looked stunned as he thought of the mass destruction the Goa'uld wanted to set in motion against earth and an icy chill ran down his spine knowing that if SG-1 didn't succeed this would be the end of earth.
"Colonel I'm going to order SG teams two three and five to join you in this mission you'll be in command. It will take thirty minutes for them to be briefed and geared so you have to sit tight till they arrive." Hammond informed him.
"Sir, we might be able to use Fuguer on this one maybe he could wipe up some form of mass destruction or something."
"Negative Colonel we need him here in case you should fail he is the only one that can bring those starships here."
"Sir, with all due respect, that's if Starfleet lets those ships get here. As I remember those people are usually as willing to give help to less advanced races as the Tolan or Nox are." Jack told him.
"That is the chance we are going to have to take Colonel I'm sorry but Fuguer stays here. We'll contact you when the other SG teams are on their way." "Hammond out."
Allen exited the room without being noticed and headed for the quarters he was issued as he thought about what was said. The Enterprise and Voyager crews were good people but the Colonel was right. Starfleet might not let them help. O'Neill didn't say anything about meeting any resistance when they got there. Maybe he could go to them send in some kind of reinforcements of his own and be back without incident. He hated the fact that he was thinking about putting himself in such danger. He didn't want anything to happen to earth but he and SG-1 had quickly become friends and he didn't want to see any thing happen to them either. By the time he got to his quarters he had already made up his mind and went straight to his keyboard. He started to play and focused on SG-1 the IDD opened and SG-1 had mixed emotions about seeing him. O'Neill was the first to say something.
"Fuguer what the hell are you doing here? Hammond said you were to stay at the base."
Fuguer felt it best to play dumb and pretended not to have heard the radio conversation as he responded.
"Sorry Jack. No one said anything to me. I just came because I thought I could be useful."
"Yeah well like Hammond said you're the only one that can get those starships here."
"Oh I hadn't thought of that." Allen lied. "But I'm here now is there anything I can send for before I ..."
Allen had heard about the ship yard over the radio but he just now was getting a glimpse of it. Seeing its grand scale was more of a shock than he'd counted on
"...leave? Oh my god." He finished.
"Yes! Bow down to your god." A voice behind them bellowed.
It was Hathor. A goddess that was once so beautiful that O'Neill could have fallen for her if she wasn't a snakehead bent on conquest and destruction. Now however the left side of her face her arm and leg were all burned from cryogenic frost bite and her eye had a white film over it. She was able to sneak up on the group with four Jaffa by her side.
"Well, if it isn't little miss love potion number nine. How ya doing Hathor? Weather treating ya'll right here? Not too cold is it?" Asked O'Neill as he and the rest of his team dropped there weapons.
"Insolent fool. It is I who will have the last laugh Colonel O'Neill. I have you and the Goa'uld on the eve of destroying the world of the Ta'uri. For what you have done to me you will be the last of you kind as you watch your world and your companions be destroyed before you." Hathor retorted.
She moved forward and went down the line of sg-1 members it was then that every one noticed she had a slight limp and she spoke again.
"As you can see I am in need of a new host. Your Major Carter will do nicely I think. Then I shall execute Daniel Jackson and the sho'va Teal'c myself."
Hathor then came to Allen who she didn't recognize and asked.
"Who do we have here, a new addition to your number perhaps?"
Allen knew he was the only chance they had to stall for time till the rest of them could find a chance to leap into action. He thought that being dressed differently he may be able to fake his way through all this and quickly made up a story as he went.
"I am Nog and these people have committed crimes against mine." He began pointing at SG-1. "They have destroyed a sacred temple made to the goddess of my people. I followed them and left a trail for my village's trackers to follow. I witnessed them defiling yet another of our holy monuments we call the Chappa'i. It erupted and changed some how. They walked into it and I followed them here but I do not recognize this place."
O'Neill knew what Allen was trying to do and he'd be damned if he wasn't doing a good job. He just hoped Hathor was buying it.
"Tell me of your goddess. Who is she?"
"She is the goddess who brought wine song and fertility to our people her name is Hathor."
Hathor turned to O'Neill and said. "Now I understand how you found this planet. You took its address from one of the temples of my other planets, but it doesn't matter you have much to pay for and I plan to collect everything we are due."
She then regarded Allen once more and told him that she was Hathor.
Allen was really putting on a show as he stood there looking shocked for a moment before he spoke.
"Then the Chappa'i truly is the gateway to the gods." He said in mock surprised. "My people have waited for your return for so long. Will you be coming back to grace my people with you presence?"
"Where are your people?" Hathor asked.
Allen knew she meant to find out what planet he was from and he wanted to make his answer as vague as possible so he opted for ignorance as he said.
"When my friend Quark and I witnessed the destruction of your temple I followed as Quark went to get the trackers but the Chappa'i has now changed back to the form it once was and I fear they will not be able to follow."
Hathor realized that Nog's people must not be aware of how their Stargate worked so it would be useless to try to get the gate address out of this one. She then noticed the devise strapped to his back and asked about it.
"I am the bard of my village and this is my instrument would you like me to play some music in your honor."
Daniel was very impressed with Allen's improvisation and how he was playing Hathor. If Allen could get her to allow him to play one song he could open up an IDD and pull out a rescue of some sort. He made a mental note to never play poker with Allen.
"That will not be necessary but you will be rewarded for protecting my honor."
"A gift from a goddess? My goddess, there are others in my village that have done more in your name than I. I do not feel as worthy."
"You are modest Nog. You have brought these transgressors before me to be dealt with for that you must be rewarded but if you wish you and your people shall both receive my gifts." She said as she looked at her Jaffa and said. "Bring him forward!"
Two Jaffa grabbed his arms and brought him forward to stand before her and SG-1. They didn't let go as she reached into one of the Jaffa's stomach pouches and pulled out a fully grown Goa'uld. Allen tried to remain calm as she brought it up to his face to look upon and tried to think of something he could say or do.
"I am sorry my goddess if I seem somewhat fearful but my mortal eyes are seeing this godly gift as something hideous I am sure it is only my mortal fear of unworthiness." He said as he stretched his neck away trying to keep the thing away from his head.
"Your fear will soon subside as you become one with us."
"Forgive me goddess but will it hurt?" Allen asked.
"Yes." She announced wickedly.
It was then that the Goa'uld parasite was to make its move but Allen made his first. No one could believe what happened next most of all Allen. Maybe it was his fear he'd suppressed all this time that finally got the best of him and sprang him into such primitive instinctual action but as Allen had been stretching his head away he now sprang forward and bit the head of the snakelike creature before him. This action caught the Jaffa holding him by surprise making them let go of him for surely the gods would immediately exact a most hideously painful punishment for such heinous act as Allen dropped to his knees grasping for the serpents body that was wiggling and thrashing scaring Allen's face. Hathor shrieked at the sight of one of her children being killed in this manner which made the Jaffa guarding SG-1 turn thinking their Goddess needed protecting from something that snuck up on their group. SG-1 seized this opportunity. O'Neill and Teal'c tackled their guards as Sam and Daniel picked up their guns and fired upon the other two Jaffa on either side of Allen. Hathor was able to slip away in the confusion using her personal clocking devise. Allen was left wrestling the Goa'uld from his teeth which came to an end with a crunch as he was able to maneuver its head between his molars. Crushing and separated the head from its body. Allen now spit the head over his shoulder and went down on his hands and knees spiting the taste of the creature out of his mouth.
"MAN! That might have been a foreign delicacy but it sure didn't taste like chicken.
Cringing and smiling don't usually work together on a single face but the members of SG-1 were uncontrollably attempting just that. Colonel O'Neill however got back to business and called Murphy to come to their location to act as backup until the other SG teams could get here. As Allen got to his feet with the help of Major Carter they heard Murphy's approach via jetpack one of the Jaffa that was thought to be knocked out got to one knee with his staff weapon in hand and shot at Sam and Allen. The blast caught Allen in the leg making him fall to the ground once more in pain. Allen landed next to one of the dead Jaffa and quickly grabbed the dead mans zatgun. Somewhere in the back of his mind he was surprised to find the weapon so light weight as he fired in the direction of his attacker. Murphy had seen this and opened fire on the Jaffa as well as did the rest of SG-1. Never had so many bullets been pumped into one being. Daniel thought. Jack ran over to Sam who was now checking on Allen's Leg.
"How bad is it?" He asked.
"Bad sir." She said cringing and not wanting to get into detail in front of the patient.
"Alright, you and Daniel get him back to the gate Teal'c and I will stay here to plan a strategy before the reinforcements arrive." Jack ordered.
"No wait!" Allen yelled." I have a score to settle here with that bitch Hathor and I'm not going any where till I do." Allen said unconsciously putting the zatgun in his pocket
The pain Allen felt was great but his anger was greater.
"Let me play just one peace and we can all go home." He said.
O'Neill looked in his eyes to see if Allen felt serious about trying it knowing what damage Allen's leg suffered seeing it first hand. What he saw in his face was so much anger and determination that he decided to let him try. Allen pulled the keyboard from his back and placed his fingers upon the keys as he looked out over the shipyard and said.
"They want to play god I'll show them a god."
"O'Neill wasn't sure if he liked the sound of that as Allen began to play*. O'Neill waited to see the IDD form but nothing seemed to happen but then he was able to hear the Jaffa in the valley below yelling to one another. The team turned to see what was going on fearing they had been spotted. Teal'c pointed to an area at the base of one of the ships and they all were able to see an IDD forming. O'Neill looked at Allen and that was just the place Allen himself seemed to be staring at. O'Neill looked back to the IDD waiting for something to come out but instead the IDD just seemed to be getting bigger and bigger. Sam was the first to speak.
"Is it supposed to get that big? She asked.
Allen just nodded slightly keeping his eyes on that spot.
As the IDD continued to get bigger it was now three times bigger than any one of the ships and O'Neill asked.
"Just how big is this thing going to get? What are you bringing out Fuguer?"
It was then that everyone heard a roar that almost sounded familiar and even though he was in pain Allen began to sing the main lyrics to the song as he played it.
"Oh no, there goes Tokyo. Go go Godzilla, yeah."
And sure enough as if on cue the imposable monster stepped through the IDD and into the middle of the ship yard. SG-1 stood stalk still as the terrible lizard began its rampage within the shipyard and was immediately fired upon by the Jaffa below. Staff fire and Jaffa anti-aircraft fire seemed to just bounce off the dragon's body as it blast the insects below him with the fire of it radioactive breath. SG-1 looked on as half the ships were destroyed by the sweep of fire that continued to be spit forth by the giant and more were being destroyed as it clawed through them and kicked others over. It was then a mother ship came down out of orbit and started to fire upon the monster. Smoke rose from its chest where the blast hit, but Godzilla had faced other monsters death rays that made this look like a flesh wound. It looked up at the offending ship and gave it a blast of its own fire. The ships shields held fast for all of two second before the extreme radiation the levels of which peeked across all of the known bandwidths caused the shields to shut down and the ship to be destroyed which fell to the planets surface like so much junk. SG-1 was unsure of what to do or how to feel. They wanted to cheer the monster on but at the same time didn't want to draw its attention (or the Jaffa's) to them. O'Neill looked shocked the whole time but as he watched on three more mother ships came down from orbit and death gliders started to pour out of them. He took that as a cue to get his people out of there before the Jaffa made a mad rush for the Stargate in retreat.
"All right people, lets Go! Go! Go!" He ordered.
Teal'c threw Allen over his shoulder and Sam picked up his Keyboard. Sam looked back at the mass destruction behind her and made the comment to Daniel.
"And they say hell hath no fury like a "woman" scorned?"
Daniel had other concerns though.
"Hey Jack, shouldn't we get Allen to send Godzilla back were it came from?"
"He has a point sir." Carter agreed.
"I didn't think Allen had a chance to play the full song at least it didn't sound that way. Beside it's a moot issue anyway Fuguer's passed out." Jack replied.
They made there way back to the Stargate and began dialing home when Jaffa started to fill the field and began firing upon then. Murphy was able to provide cover fire long enough for Daniel to finish dialing and Sam to send the GDO code before they all stepped through the event horizon of the wormhole.