Carter paced around her office as Daniel sat nearby. Vala and Mitchell had been gone six hours, without a peep. Carter was feeling anxious if Narim, caught them, or figured out that they knew what was going on, it could get bad really fast. A few minutes later, Carter's phone rang, it was security calling to confirm Vala and Mitchell have access to Carter. She immediately confirmed and felt relieved they were back.
"Sam we found it! There is a storage warehouse on West Lake Houston Parkway that he entered unit 517. We waited and waited when he never came out we checked it out. There is a palm reader, and no Narim," replied Mitchell.
"I have seen Gou'ald tech like that before for security access. It has to be what he uses to get in and out of the system," replied Vala.
Carter relieved, "Now the question is will it work for us, or is it keyed to his palm?"
"Only one way to find out!" replied Daniel.
"Seriously you want to just go and try it?" asked Carter.
"I want out of here, if it doesn't work, then we can see about getting Narim's palm," replied Daniel.
Carter a bit taken back, while the others were all nodding in agreement. They all jumped into Carter's car and drove the 20 minutes to the location of the storage unit. Vala took less than five seconds to open the lock on the unit.
"How do we do this?" asked Vala.
"I'd suggest Mitchell go first, I'll go second, then Vala, and finally Daniel. We need to get through and find how to turn this off to get whoever else in here out," replied Carter.
"Sounds good, here we go," as Mitchell touched the palm reader he blinked out of existence.
"Was that supposed to work that way?" asked Daniel.
"I think so Daniel," replied Carter as she touched the palm reader and blinked away.
Meanwhile, on Atlantis, O'Neill was meeting with the command staff.
"Every scanner we have is now turned toward Earth scanning for any traces of SG-1 and PJ-1," replied Landry.
"All of our ships are in orbit, using scanning the planet. We have brought Pacifica to just behind the moon and are conducting scans with it as well," replied Caldwell.
"We have two teams missing and we know they are here on Earth and the only thing we have found was a booby trap. We need more!" exclaimed O'Neill.
Thor replied, "O'Neill the Asgard are working on enhancing every sensor we have, plus they have brought in every ship we have to assist in the search."
"I know. I'm sorry, this is just frustrating," replied O'Neill.
At that moment a cup in the middle of the table turned over. Thor and O'Neill both stopped.
"I have sealed the room. Activating the phase shift," spoke Thor.
"Thank you, Thor," spoke Janus as he materialized in the room, "Your scans will be no good to you, General O'Neill. We have learned that one of the Old Ones is assisting Narim. He is hiding them from your scanners."
Hammond materializing, "So we have decided it's time to act."
Fraiser materializing, "The three of us, have stood by far too long for my comfort,"
"What can you do?" asked O'Neill.
"Thor here are is the information you will need to scan through any shielding the Old One may be doing," replied Janus, handing Thor a crystal.
"Dr. Fraiser and I will be there with you when you rescue them," replied Hammond, "We may not be as powerful as the Old one there, but he will be hard press to deal with both of us."
"What about you?" asked Jack.
"We are all contributing far more than is good for us, but each in our own way," replied Janus.
"This information is extremely beneficial," replied Thor.
"Thor you have no idea," replied Janus.
"O'Neill, we will watch and be ready to assist with any actions you take," replied Hammond.
"Let's get our people back!" replied O'Neill.
Carter stepped out of device she had been in. It was shaped like a standing couch. Mitchell was before her, looking around getting his bearings. She heard Daniel and Vala stirring next to her. She could see Teyla, Sheppard, Teal'c, and Ronin in devices next to them.
"Sam I think this is what you're looking for here," called Mitchell.
Carter looking over the controls, "This looks to be a fairly simple device. Let me deactivate the rest of the team." Flipping a few switches, and seconds later.
"What the hell is going on?" asked Sheppard, "What? Where am I? Wait a minute the wraith?"
Teyla looking at Sheppard and remembering what they had just been doing was flushed, as their real memories started coming back to them.
"Look Teyla, Sheppard, Ronon, and Teal'c, you have been in a virtual reality simulator, I've managed to release you. Do you all remember the Stargate?" asked Carter.
"Who did this? I want to beat the life out of them," spoke Ronin.
"Indeed," replied Teal'c.
"Where are we?" asked Teyla.
"That is an excellent question?" replied Daniel.
"I can answer that!" exclaimed Vala, pulling a curtain back. Out the window, the Seattle Space Needle could be seen.
"Seattle?" asked Mitchell.
"What planet is Seattle on?" asked Ronin.
"Earth," replied Daniel.
"We're back in the Milky Way?" asked Teyla.
"Look we need to find a way out of here, or at least a way to contact Atlantis if we really are on Earth." spoke Mitchell, "Teal'c you with me, Sheppard, and Ronin, you two together, we each take one side of the hallway and see what we can find. Carter, you see if you can learn anything more from this stuff, and rest of you cover her."
"Now that sounds like a plan," spoke Sheppard.
Teal'c and Mitchell went left in the hallway, while Sheppard and Ronin went right, looking for anything they could find and learn about where they were at. Carter continued to study the tech in the room with the VR system. It seemed to easy to escape from.
Ten minutes later Teal'c and Mitchell came back, having located what appeared to be a communications rooms. Sheppard and Ronin were back next having found to other rooms, and no stairs, or elevator.
"Look I tried to radio Atlantis but I didn't get a response up. They could have their shields up, what was the frequency of the shields, Carter? With it I can get a single right through their shields no problem." Everyone looked at Carter.
Carter sitting there trying to put all the pieces together. Something wasn't adding up.
At Atlantis, Thor was speaking to O'Neill, "We can have the scanners updated in another two hours. The information provided gave us everything we needed to know,"
"Excellent let me know as soon as they are ready," replied O'Neill.
Mitchell was shouting from his cell, "What are you doing to her?"
"When I get loose from here, I'm going to kill you," shouted Ronin.
Narim turned toward the cells holding the rest of SG-1 and PJ-1, "Do not question what the Old one is doing to her, he will break her shortly, and I will have my revenge for what she did to the Tollan."
An ascended being cloaked in darkness hovered over a prone Carter on a nearby table. Every once in a while a cry of pain was heard.
"How long can they continue to do whatever they are doing to Sam?" asked Mitchell.
"For as long as it takes," replied Daniel, "They are trying to read her mind, but I guess they are finding that difficult." Sheppard, Daniel and Mitchell sharing a knowing look.
"If you care so much for your friend give us the shield frequency for Atlantis," spoke Narim.
"Never, and Carter will never give it up either," replied Sheppard.
"When I get my hands on you, you will regret this day," spoke Ronin.
"Easy my friend, I may not leave enough of him for you to do anything to," spoke Teal'c.
"You all will never leave here. Once I destroy Atlantis, I will destroy the rest of this planet if they do not bow down to me as their god!" exclaimed Narim.
"You really don't know the people of Earth very well do you? They don't even agree whether this planet is flat or round," scoffed Vala.
"What?" asked a confused Narim.
"Yeah, sadly that's true. A number of people still believe this planet is flat. Then there are those who believe in the Hollow Earth," explained Daniel.
"Are you forgetting my favorite group that believes both, which I would make the Earth like a flat donut with a hold in the center," explained Mitchell.
"How about those that believe the sun, and everything orbits around the Earth," spoke up Sheppard.
"And your people are in control of some of the most advanced technology in this galaxy?" asked Narim shocked.
"Well everyone here is entitled to their opinions. Like my opinion of you being a douche-bag," replied Sheppard.
"Good one John!" exclaimed Mitchell.
"If you think you can get everyone here to follow you, good luck, you would be the first in history," replied Daniel.
"See here is the problem, there will always be those that fight back. Gorilla warfare is something we have learned very well in the past century," explained Mitchell.
"How about I just beat him?" asked Ronin.
"Indeed!" replied Teal'c.
"I do not understand how you have survived without killing each other," explained Narim.
"We have tried," remarked Daniel.
Meanwhile, Carter had gone with Mitchell and Teal'c to the communications room. She was examining the equipment.
"Sam, just punch in the shield frequency here, and we can contact Atlantis, and find out what is going on. Obviously, they have the shields up, given all that has occurred," explained Mitchell.
"I don't think that is such a good idea, if I did that, Narim would be able to use it against Atlantis," explained Carter.
"Soon as we make contact we will tell them to change the frequency, then everything is good," explained Mitchell.
"Indeed," replied Teal'c.
"He's right, just enter the frequency, Sam," spoke Daniel who was in the doorway now.
"Carter we don't know how much more time we have before we are discovered, do it already!" exclaimed Vala behind Daniel.
Carter turned to the keypad and entered 3825.968.
Everyone in their cells, jumped as Carter screamed in agony, under the control of the ascended being. Suddenly he released her. Her eyes opened and as she groggily turned toward the cells, "What have I done?"
Narim laughed, "Now we have it."
The ascended being spoke, "End it now."
"Yes my lord, I will have Avalyn fire the devices immediately," spoke Narim, who ran off.
Twenty minutes later on Atlantis, a loud explosion was heard. The Red Alert sirens went off immediately. O'Neill and Landry rushed to the gate room.
Walter shouted, "Sir there was an incoming missile our sensors only picked it up moments before it hit our shields. The energy released it would have had to be a Naquadah enhanced missile."
"I need to know where it came from!" shouted O'Neill, "Any damage?"
"I'm sorry sir, our sensors can't tell from where, but no damage the shield absorbed it all," explained Walter.
Thor beaming in, "I can say from where it came, our enhanced sensors picked it up, but not in time to warn you. It is the same location where SG-1 and PJ-1 are being held."
"Where?" asked O'Neill.
"An island off of your city San Francisco," explained Thor.
"Alcatraz?" asked Landry.