STARGATE SG1
Episode 414
"SERPENT'S VENOM"
By
Peter DeLuise
We begin on the lovely planet of Chulak. A child walks thru a
tent.
CHILD
Father, he's coming!
FATHER
Yes, I know. You are not to be here.
CHILD
But, Father ---
FATHER
(A Serpent guard) Go! Now!
The child leaves , meeting Teal'C at the door. Teal'C removes
his hat and smiles at the serpent guard. Another man is there.
He has had his tattoo removed, but the scar shows that he was
also a serpent guard.
FATHER
After all this time, it is really you.
TEAL'C
Ma'kar of the Gomai Foothills. (He bows)
TEAL'C
You are the one called Rak'Nor.
RAK'NOR
(Shaking Teal'C hand) It is an honor
to finally meet you.
TEAL'C
And I , you.
MA'KAR
We have heard much of your return to
Chulak.
TEAL'C
It is time for Jaffa to stop whispering
about freedom, and begin to show our
true power.
MA'KAR
A power we can only hope is greater
than that of the gods.
TEAL'C
FALSE gods.
MA'KAR
Their power is real, and stronger than
ever. Even Heru-Ur, and the other System
Lords fear Apophis. (AQ! Says He! He!)
He commands the vast army of Sokar.
TEAL'C
An army of Jaffa.
MA'KAR
You KNOW of what happened here on Chulak
at the hands of Apophis.
TEAL'C
Yes, I know how many were slaughtered.
But, I also know that those left alive
are ready to rise against him. The Jaffa
are the foundation upon which the false
gods have built their empires. We can
tear them down.
RAK'NOR
To do so, We will have to fight our
own kind.
TEAL'C
As the Goa'Uld have forced us to do
in their names for countless generations.
Only now, we will fight for the freedom
of ALL Jaffa.
MA'KAR
Rak'Nor has the loyalty of a great many
here on Chulak.
TEAL'C
So, Bra'Tac has heard from you, and
I from him. It is the word of our friend
Ma'Kar that has brought me here tonight.
In their hearts, many Jaffa believe
as we do. Those with the strength and
the courage must speak out. We must
fear the Goa'Uld no longer. Those who
wish to join our cause must be united.
(Teal'C's 2 companions nervously look
@ each other) Kol'Na of the High Cliffs
Hak'Nor of the Cordi Plains have already
agreed to meet at the Chapa Groves tomorrow.
RAK'NOR
Then I will --- meet with THEM as well.
(Teal'C smiles and nods his head) And
this (Stands up) --- blasphemous rebellion
will finally be crushed. (Teal'C looks
confused) Hash'Ak Cree! (Teal'C stands
and is shot by another Jaffa at the
door with a ZAT gun!) (He falls, shaking)
(Ma'Kar is emotionless) Shol'Va!
OPENING CREDITS!
The next shot goes to the gateroom. The camera is scanning the
monitors, which indicate that a traveler is coming. Klaxons are
going off. General Hammond, Sam, and Jacob are running down the
steps. The gate is dialing. It opens.
TECH
Receiving IDC transmission. It's the
Tok'Ra.
GH
Open the Iris.
JACK
(Walking in the room) Teal'C?
SAM
Tok'Ra.
JACK
Too bad.
TECH
There's no traveler en route, Sir, but
there's a transmission being sent.
JACOB
Looks like my vacation is over. (The
taped transmission is being played back)
Thanks to our good friend, Tannith,
we were able to intercept this conversation
between Apophis & Heru-Ur. It took place
less than an hour ago.
DANNY
(Listening to the Goa'Uld) Sounds like
they've agreed to meet.
SELMACK
(No caps, because, although he's a snake
head, he's not a Goa'Uld. When you see
caps, I'm not yelling at you, it's just
a Goa'Uld talking, OK? When Selmack
is talking, I'll specify it same as
with Jacob.) Currently, Heru-Ur is aligned
with the System Lords against Apophis.
SAM
Or so the System Lords presume.
SELMACK
Exactly. An alliance between Apophis
and Heru-Ur could overwhelm all the
other system lords combined.
JACK
And that would be --- bad?
SELMACK
One enemy is easier to target than many.
Our spies believe that Apophis has agreed
to the meeting because he is willing
to use such an alliance to topple the
system lords. Afterwards, he will deal
with Heru-Ur. If he succeeds ---
JACK
Galactic badness! Huge!
DANNY
So, what do we do?!
SAM
Find a way to sabotage the alliance.
(She types something, and stuff comes
on the screen)
SELMACK
Doctor Jackson, Have you seen symbols
like this before?
DANNY
Well, it looks similar to Phoenician
letters, but I can't be sure.
SELMACK
We believe it is a technical manual.
None of our Tok'Ra linguists could translate
it.
JACK
Um, excuse my denseness, but --- what
does this have to do with --- anything?
SELMACK
The hatred and mistrust between Apophis
and Heru-Ur goes back a long time.
SAM
So, if we can get them to fight each
other ---
SELMACK
They both control the 2 largest armies
of the Goa'Uld. A war between them would
decimate both sides, and return the
balance of power back to the system
lords. Which, for now, is much more
preferable to one all-powerful Goa'Uld.
DANNY
Wait, I think I've got it! It's uh ---
3 to the blue, 4 to the orange, and
--- and 3 to the blue. Sounds like some
sort of color coated combination for
a lock.
SELMACK
Excellent! We may have a chance now.
(To Sam) If you will accompany me ---
JACK
AH! Wait a minute! Just--- stop, hold
it. If you're about to say you're gonna
explain along the way , I'm gonna lose
it! I've just about had it with the
way the Tok'Ra do business. I wanna
know EXACTLY what we're dealing with
here. Every mission detail you've got
right now, or we go NOWHERE!
JACOB
(Smiling) I was gonna tell ya, Jack.
(LOL@ JACOB!!!!)
JACK
(Quietly) OK! Never mind.
DANNY
The meeting will be taking place at
a region of space known as the Tobin
System. The Tobin Civilization, originating
from Earth thousands of years ago, has
been extinct for a number of centuries,
but one of their legacies is the equivalent
of a large mine field in space.
JACK
As close as you can get to neutral territory,
Sir.
SAM
The mines, originally designed to protect
the planet will actually hone in on
a wide variety of energy signals, including
that of Goa'Uld weaponry.
GH
So, if either Heru-Ur or Apophis decided
to open fire, they would be destroyed
by the mines.?
JACOB
We'll take the cargo ship I came in.
If we leave immediately, we can reach
the minefield before the meeting, and
reprogram the mine to hit Apophis's
ship.
GH
So, he'll thing Heru-Ur's behind it?
SAM
Exactly.
JACOB
The problem is , the mines are in constant
motion. Repositioning themselves randomly.
GH
So, how can you reprogram them?
JACK
That's a little bit of a concern for
me, (Looks at Jacob) Sir.
JACOB
The mines have sophisticated inertial
engines that are unaffected by gravitational
conditions.
SAM
Basically, we should be able to safely
use the cargo ship's rings to pull a
mine inside.
JACOB
At which point, I'll pattern the ship
to match it's movements.
DANNY
The Tok'Ra have what they believe is
the Tobin manual to how the mines work.
JACOB
Yeah, unfortunately, certain aspects
of the translation have previously eluded
us. Now, with Dr. Jackson's help, we
can use the manual to reprogram the
mine to hone in on a specific energy
signal. One of our operatives aboard
Apophis's ship will have planted a beacon
that will broadcast that energy signal.
SAM
The mine will think that Apophis's ship
is firing a weapon, move towards it,
and explode.
GH
Sounds very risky.
JACK
Insane might be another word. (Looks
at Sam) (Sam smiles at Jack)
JACOB
Obviously, I'm gonna need Dr. Jackson,
and there might be some complicated
mathematical calculations to be done,
Sam would be a big help, too. (Jack
clears his throat) Of course, Colonel
O'Neill is --- always fun to have around.
(Jack grins, then looks at Jacob) The
timing is critical, George.
GH
Then, you have a go.
Teal'c is being pulled into a room by Rak'Nor and another Jaffa.
They shackle his hands. Rak'Nor throws water on Teal'C's face.
RAK'NOR
Do not think your punishment is over,
Shol'Va!
GOA'ULD
(In caps, because he is a Goa'Uld, and
he sounds like he's yelling, OK? I'm
NOT yelling @ you.) BACK AWAY! WELCOME
TEAL'C! I AM TER'OK. (You see his head,
he has NO tattoo, so he's not a Jaffa.
His voice echo's so, he IS a Goa'Uld.)
(He does a bad thing with a taser, involving
Junior, that's all I'm saying, if you
didn't see it, and want to know, mail
me privately. I'll just say, he's hurting
Teal'C.) (The 2 Jaffa are kneeling)
WHO DO YOU SUPPOSE IS MORE WELL-KNOW
(Punches Teal'C) AMONG JAFFA? YOU ---
(laughs evilly) OR I? (To Rak'Nor) TER'OK
OR THE SHOL'VA?
RAK'NOR
Many know of Teal'C, but all Jaffa fear
you, My Lord.
TER'OK
AFTER ALL, I HAVE BEEN AROUND, MUCH,
MUCH LONGER. AND FROM THE LOOKS OF THINGS,
I WILL BE AROUND LONG AFTER YOU'RE GONE.
(Teal'C spits in his face) (He wipes
the spit from his face, and tastes it,
spiting out in disgust) FROM THIS MOMENT
ON, EVERY TEAR YOU SHED --- WILL BE
RECORDED (Turns machine on) SO THAT
ALL JAFFA ALIVE, NOW AND FOREVER MORE,
WILL SEE HOW WEAK, AND POWERLESS, THE
GREAT AND POWERFUL TEAL'C REALLY WAS
BEFORE HE DIED. THEY'LL SEE HOW HE CAME
TO UNDERSTAND HOW WRONG HE WAS ABOUT
THE GOA'ULD. THEY WILL SEE YOU--- PRAY
TO THE GODS FOR FORGIVENESS, AND BEG---
TO BE GRANTED AN HONORABLE DEATH!
TEAL'C
(Looking him RIGHT in the eyes) Never!
TER'OK
LET US NOT ARGUE --- ABOUT THE FUTURE.
(He has more fun @ Junior's expense.
Ever seen Jolinar's Memories? He looks
like Jolinar did when being tortured)
JACK
Where is he?
SAM
He's on 18.
JACK
Jacob, do you really think the Goa'Uld
are stupid enough to fire on each other
in a mine field?
JACOB
No, and we don't want them to. The ultimate
goal is to get them into an all-out
war, where both their fleets will be
seriously weakened.
SAM
You think that's gonna happen?
JACOB
If he thinks Heru-Ur's ambushing him,
Apophis will most likely retreat. However,
his next move will be to order his armies
to attack Heru-Ur's planet.
JACK
(After the doors open, revealing Danny
on his knees picking up some stuff,
and putting them in his bag) What are
you doing?!
DANNY
I could use a hand here.
JACK
(Picking up one of the bags) Sure you
GOT everything?
DANNY
Wanna try to reprogram that mine without
the proper translations? (Said sarcastically)
JACK
Thought of a laptop?
DANNY
Well, I had one, I just couldn't get
Beck's Ancient Phonetian Symbolisms
on CD at Archeology . com, so --- (Jack
pushes his glasses up with one finger
on each lens.) (Jacob looks at Sam and
grins. You can't see her face, but I
KNOW she has to be smiling)
The four are walking on a runway. The cargo ship magically appears!
JACK
(Inside the ship) Still going with the
gold, Huh? (Looks around) Is there something
different here?
JACOB
I had the bulk head removed. Once we've
moved the mine inside, we're gonna need
all the room we can get.
DANNY
What about the escape pods?
JACOB
If that mine touches anything in here,
the escape pods aren't gonna do us any
good.
DANNY
(A few seconds later) (To him self)
Oh.
Scene of ship flying in Hyper-space. Danny's sitting on the floor
reading with an ink pen in his mouth. A whole buncha books are
on the floor. Sam's reading a book also. Jack's playing with
the Velcro on his watch. He looks at Sam over his shoulder, next
to him.
JACK
Do you understand any of that?
SAM
It's all Phoenician to me, Sir. (She
smiles. He frowns)
RAK'NOR
Drink! It is only water. Do you not
drink because you wish to die sooner?
(Teal'C looks at the recorder) It is
not recording now. You will not appear
weak by quenching your thirst. (Teal'C
looks at him in the eye) Surely, you
must realize that Ter'Ok will not let
you die before he has gotten what he
wants from you. I swear on my father's
name that this is only water. (Teal'C
puts his head down. Rak'Nor walks away
from him)
TEAL'C
What is the name of your father?
RAK'NOR
(Turns) Swearing on his name means nothing
if you do not know who he was. My father
was called Delnor. (Throws the cup)
TEAL'C
(Thinks) I know that name!
RAK'NOR
Yes, when you were first prime, you
spared his life after Apophis ordered
him killed.
TEAL'C
I remember.
RAK'NOR
When you turned against Apophis, my
father believed it was a sign. He spoke
out against the gods, and supported
you. He seared the mark of the serpent
from my forehead. He --- He said I was
free!
TEAL'C
You are!
RAK'NOR
Other Jaffa worriers began to believe.
Like my father, they followed Bra'Tac,
who said what you had done would begin
a Jaffa rebellion. He said, that one
day, all Jaffa would be free from enslavement
at the hands of the Goa'Uld.
TEAL'C
He spoke of the truth.
RAK'NOR
No! It was blasphemy! The Goa'Uld are
GODS! Look at yourself now! Why will
you not admit it?!
TEAL'C
Why do you not believe as your father
believes?
RAK'NOR
My father believes nothing anymore!
He is dead! My father was a stupid fool,
and Apophis killed my whole family because
of it. He who died him self , and was
reborn. Returning to slay Sokar ---
He with the power to slaughter millions
in a instant. He commands the greatest
army the Goa'Uld have ever known, how
could he be anything BUT a god?! I was
fortunate enough to realize that in
time to save myself. (The door opens)
TOR'AK
LISTEN TO RAK'NOR, TEAL'C! (The Jaffa
kneel again, he turns on the recording
device) NO ONE CAN HELP YOU BUT YOURSELF!
NOT EVEN BRA'TAC LASTED THIS LONG. (Smiling)
(Teal'c looks at him with a sorrowful
expression) WITH PITYFUL TEARS STREAMING
DOWN HIS FACE, HE ADMITED WE WERE ALL
POWERFUL GODS.
TEAL'C
He would die first!
TOR'AK
HE DID DIE , TEAL'C. BUT NOT FIRST.
FIRST, HE PRAYED TO ME --- PRAYED TO
THE GOA'ULD FOR FORGIVENESS. AS YOU
WILL! (He motioned for Rak'Nor to remove
Teal'C's black tee shirt! Excuse me
while I drool! Yummy! Shirtless Teal'C!)
(Teal'C body shows burn marks over Junior
and in other places, no more details)
( The torture continues)
(Teal'C appears to pass out)
The ship comes out from Hyper-speed, and approached the planet.
JACOB
We've reached the Tobin System. (Sam
and Danny walk over from the ring area,
Jack was sitting against the control
panel in back of the stick.)
SAM
WOW! That's a lot of mines!
JACOB
Hundreds of thousands. Prepare to activate
the rings. (Sam presses a sequence on
the control panel.) (Jacob puts something
on his head)
JACK
Jacob, what's with the --- ear thing?
JACOB
It's a heads-up display that'll help
me fly the ship while keeping the mine
centered in the hold.
JACK
And --- how hard is that gonna be?
JACOB
Well, considering what I have to avoid
out there, Hard. (Jack and Daniel look
worrily at each other) (The machine
shows he's honed in on a mine) Clear
the rings! (Jack and Danny go kick the
books off of the rings) (The machine
shows a lock on the mine) Now, Sam.
(Sam presses the button, and the mine
is brought up to the ship.) Alright!
Get on it! (Sam gathers the equipment,
while both Danny and Jack have the cutest
"Oh, My GOD!" Expressions on their faces!)
(Jack's looking under the mine, while
Danny's walking around it, looking at
the exterior)
DANNY
Uh-OH!
JACK
What?
JACOB
What? Don't you recognize the symbols?
Sam looks confused.
DANNY
What symbols?! (Jack picks up his head
as if to say, "Tell me you're kidding!"
Nice shot of Teal'C's naked, muscular back!
TOR'AK
SAVE YOURSELF, TEAL'C! IT IS NOT TOO
LATE. (He does some creative stuff with
a ribbon device. He's not as nice as
Apophis and Osiris was to Danny.) (Yummy
shot of Teal'C's muscular arms as his
head is thrown backwards) (To'Rak is
laughing) ONE SECOND LONGER, AND YOU
WOULD BE DEAD! WHY ADMIT THE GOA'ULDS
ARE GODS? WHY DO I WASTE MY TIME? (Looks
at Teal'C, then holds Teal'C chin up
forcefully) BECAUSE IT IS THE TRUTH!
Another great shot of Teal'C 's back)
(Teal'C grunts) I DO THIS FOR ONE REASON.
NOT TO BREAK YOU! NOT TO TORTURE YOU!
(Whispers) I DO THIS TO SAVE YOU. MAYBE
YOU DO NOT FEAR ME, OR EVEN DEATH IT
SELF, BUT YOU SHOULD FEAR WHAT AWAITS
BEYOND IF YOU DIE THIS WAY. SHA MEL
KALLAH! (Laughing) SAY WHAT NEEDS TO
BE SAID! TO DELIVER YOUR SOUL, AND THE
SOULS OF ALL THOSE THAT HAVE EMBRASED
YOUR SIN.
TEAL'C
(looks him right in his ugly face) Cree-Shac,
Shel Nok! (More head torture with Teal'C's
yummy body showing) (He must have said
something to really piss the Goa'Uld
off, because he hits the recording device
onto the floor.) (He storms away, pissed!)
JACOB
There should be a panel that opens and
allows access to the inside. Try underneath.
SAM
I think there's some thing here, Dad.
Can you raise the bomb any higher? (She
lays down, and gets under the hovering
mine) It looks like a circle with a
cross on it.
DANNY
(Looking @ a book) That could be it.
SAM
OK, what do I do?
JACOB
I'm pretty sure you touch it.
JACK
(Does a head up) PRETTY sure?!
JACOB
The last time a Tok'Ra was sent to attempt
this, they were never heard from again.
(Sam looks at her father from under
the mine)
JACK
Well, that's news!
DANNY
No, I think that's it.
SAM
You THINK?
DANNY
(Looking at Sam) (Not sounding very
convinced) Okay, I--- I'm SURE that's
it. (She don't look very convinced,
but she trusts him, and puts her hand
up to it with Jack and Dad looking at
her) Wait! Wait ! wait! Wait! Wait!
Wait, wait!
JACK
HEY!!!!
DANNY
No, no! Sorry! That's it, I'm sure of
it. (Jack lets out a breath, and shakes
his head) (Sam touches it, and it opens,
nearly touching her body) (It flashes
lights)
JACOB
Don't touch it anywhere but inside the
opening!
SAM
(As Daniel lays down with her head to
head) Daniel? What do these mean?
DANNY
Um, those indicate the various frequencies
the mine is sensitive to.
SAM
So, we need to erase them all, and input
only the ones we want, right?
DANNY
Right.
JACK
(Stooping down, and practically laying
in Sam's lap! ) How long is this
gonna take, Kids? (His hair is touching
her . )
DANNY
I have NO idea!
Whoo! Man, That Teal'C has a nice built!
ROK'NOR
(Picking up the recorder.) Te'Rok grows
frustrated by you.
TEAL'C
He thought he was recording my humiliation.
Instead he was only recording his own.
RAK'NOR
Do you not believe that your soul will
be forever punished?
TEAL'C
(Fairly weakly) The Goa'Uld are parasites.
They use Jaffa as incubators until they
are ready to take human hosts. I have
seen the world from which they originated.
I have stood beside the swamps from
which they first rose. They are merely
flesh and blood just like you or I!
RAK'NOR
LIES!!!!
TEAL'C
Why would I lie?! If there was a chance
that they were GODS, If I thought that
my SOUL would be forever punished? WHY
would I LIE?!?! (Rak'Nor thinks) They
have manipulated our bodies. So, too,
are the manipulating our minds with
FALSE BELIEFS!
RAK'NOR
You believe this so strongly, that you
risk dying in SIN?
TEAL'C
I believe it so strongly , that I FIGHT
to live with every last bit of strength
that I have, so that one day, enough
Jaffa will believe as I do --- enough
to end the Goa'Uld , and free us ALL
forever! (He's in pain, but by the look
on the Rak'Nor's face, he has converted
another!)
Danny and Sam are laying under the mine.
DANNY
Three to the --- blue.
SAM
Which way is blue?
DANNY
That's a good question.
SAM
(Turning it clockwise) (Blue light flashes)
OK. Clockwise is blue.
DANNY
3 notches. (She turns it 2 more times.)
OK --- 4 to the orange. (She turns it
4 times counter clockwise) (Jacob sees
a mine approaching the ship outside)
(He gets a very nervous look on his
face) Three to the blue. (The bomb is
slowly dropping)
SAM
Uh --- (Nervously) Dad? (Danny quickly
moves from under the bomb.)
JACK
(Calmly, yet nervously) Jacob? (The
bomb is almost touching Sam's body.)
Jack grabs her feet, and pull her from
under the bomb. He helps her up, and
they move behind the bulk head ) JACOB!!
JACOB
I know! I have a problem here!
JACK
(The bomb hovers close to the bulkhead
Sam and Jack are standing behind) JACOB!!!!!!
(The mine outside moves away from the
ship, Sam closes her eyes, and catches
her breath. Jack slowly moves from behind
the bulkhead.) So, Jacob, nice flying.
JACOB
Thanks! How much longer?
SAM
Not sure, why?
JACOB
Someone's coming. (Sam and Jack have
an uh-oh! Expression on their faces)
I'm cloaking the ship. (COOL shot of
ship disappearing!) (You see a mother
ship appear out of Hyper-speed. You
hear a boom) It's Apophis.
SAM
3 to blue. (She turns it 3 times clockwise,
and a buzzer sound goes off, and the
lights start flashing green.) (To Danny)
Uh, it's flashing green. Green is good?
DANNY
No.
SAM
Bad?
DANNY
Bad.
SAM
(Nervously) How bad?
DANNY
Very, very, bad!
SAM
Dad?! We may need Selmack's help here!
JACOB
All right. Jack?! You're gonna haveta
take the stick!
JACK
(Surprised is not a good enough word
for this expression!) What? Really?!
JACOB
Take the HUD. (Jack removes it from
Jacob's head) Keep the mine center circle,
and avoid hitting anything out there.
JACK
(Taking the driver's seat) Ok! OK! I've
got it! I got it. (The mine starts rising
off of the couple under it, turning
red, approaching the ceiling of the
ship. Sam looks toward Jack and Jacob.)
WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! Hoe! Hoe!
JACOB
(Putting his hand on Jack's shoulder.)
Huh?
JACK
I'm cool. I'm all right. (Jacob turns
to leave, tapping, then squeezing Jack's
shoulder) It's not so easy. (The mine
hover back lower on top of Sam and Danny)
JACOB
What's going on?
SAM
The crystals are flashing green.
DANNY
I think it's gonna explode.
JACOB
De-Activate it.
DANNY
I don't know how. If you enter the wrong
combination, (Jacob looks to the front,
where Jack is shooing the mines outside
away with his hands! LOL!) a failsafe
is enacted, and you have 5 minutes to
--- enter the right combination ---
or the --- mine explodes.
JACOB
Apophis is already here. If we release
the mine now, and it explodes, the mission
will be ruined.
DANNY
And if we don't release the mine now,
we'll be ruined.
JACOB
Then, enter the right combination!
SAM
We tried. What does Selmack say?
JACOB
Try again.
DANNY
(Sarcastically) VERY helpful.
TOR'AK
BRING HIM! (Another yummy shot of Teal'C's
muscular back. Rak'Nor and the other
Jaffa unshackle Teal'C, and bring him
out the door.) (Great shot of my lord,
Apophis's ship)
JAFFA
My lord, Heru-Ur hails you. (Lord is
not capitalized like , because
there's only one Lord, and he ain't
it! Same thing with god.)
HERU-UR
(Appearing in a I guess a mirror of
some sort) CREE SHAK SHEL, APOPHIS!
(Shot goes to what I have been itching
to see since I last saw TDYK!, Apophis's
handsome face! Yummy! OK! That's it
from AQ!, she got it out! Now, moving
on!)
JACOB
Heru-Ur's ship is here.
MY LORD APOPHIS!
ONAK RE GAT HERU-UR!
HERU-UR
ONAK KLA KEELA VUROK!
APOPHIS
MAK SHEL LO KOMO ASHMA!
JACOB
Heru'Ur is saying Apophis's forces are
great, but not great enough to match
the collective army of the system lords.
With his assistance, the battle will
be swift and end in their favor.
JACK
Apophis?
JACOB
He wants to know what Heru-Ur wants
in exchange. (Listens to the Goa'Uld)
Heru-Ur wants to maintain domination
over all that is currently his, plus
that which is currently owned by Chronus.
JACK
He has to know, Apophis will screw him
eventually.
JACOB
Heru-Ur is offering Apophis a gift.
A token to show his honor and loyalty.
After Apophis accepts, they will swear
an oath to solidify their bond.
JACK
What's he offering?
HERU-RU
(Motioning for someone to enter. Tor'Ak
enters with Teal'C , putting his face
right in front of the monitor.) ONA
RAK SHOL'VA! (Teal'C looks at the monitor,
and sees his former lord. Apophis sits
up, with a gorgeous smiles on his handsome
face.)
JACOB
(Puts his head down, then back up. But
he's still Jacob, no echo) Teal'C! (Jack
has an expression like, Oh, My, God!)
DANNY
Teal'C's on Chulack.
JACK
Apparently not. (He has a really sick
look on his face)
JACOB
Apophis is gonna think the deal over.
As soon as he makes up his mind, the
transfer will take place. ( You see
Jack's face the entire time the conversation
is taking place. He sighs, and has the
same face he had when face to face with
Sam when she was on the other side of
the force shield in D&C.)
SAM
Uh, Dammit! This is NOT working!
DANNY
This doesn't make an since! It clearly
says 3 to blue, 4 to orange, and ---
3 to blue!
JACOB
How much time do we have?
SAM
Less than a minute.
DANNY
OK! These are Tobin numbers. This is
1, this is 2, this is 3 ---
SAM
Wait, wait! What about zero?
DANNY
What?
SAM
Zero. Why didn't you say zero?
DANNY
(Stuttering) Uh --- be --- because there's
no zero in the Phoenician numerical
system.
JACOB
What if the Tobin added it?
SAM
(Sam and Danny both look @ her dad)
He's right! Inventing technology with
this level of sophistication would require
a zero.
DANNY
Why?
SAM
Just trust me! It's a math thing.
DANNY
So, I've been off by one this whole
time?
SAM
30 seconds.
DANNY
Uh, uh, uh --- OK, then , uh, uh, 2
to blue, 3 to orange, and , and 2 to
blue. (She turns it) That's it!
JACOB
They got it! (Jack takes a deep breath)
SAM
Now, we enter the right frequency.
Teal'C is being brought back to the chamber. Rok'Nor goes to
shackle his hands again, Tar'Ok takes them from him.
TER'OK
THERE IS LITTLE TIME LEFT FOR YOU. IF
YOU REPENT NOW, I WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL,
AND END YOUR SUFFERING.
TEAL'C
(Nice shot of his flexing muscles as
he lifts himself onto his feet.) So
that Apophis can revive me, and begin
again? (He laughs in Ter'Ok's face,
pissing him off, making him leave.)
(After the Goa'Uld leaves, and it's
just he and Rao'Nor, he groans, and
falls on his knees.)
JACK
You know what'll happen to Teal'C if
Apophis gets a hold of him.
JACOB
Anything we do in attempting a rescue
would give us away.
JACK
Yeah? So?
JACOB
So, you know as well as I do that bigger
things are at stake here. He's your
friend, I know. But we've both had to
deal with losses like this in battle
situations. Tok'Ra operatives have already
given their lives, and others are at
great risk on those ships right now
--- (While Jacob is saying this, Jack
has that same look he gave Sam in D&C,
and he appears to be blinking back tears.
He cares for Teal'C a lot. He's licking
his lips, and swallowing hard.) All
for the sake of this mission. I'm sorry,
Colonel, but Teal'C is expendable. (Jack's
eyes are watered as he looks out into
space.)
DANNY
One, two, three --- (Presses the dot)
done! (The mine closes almost hitting
the pair.)
SAM
We're done! (She slids from under the
mine, Danny rolls to his feet.)
JACOB
All right! I have to deploy. (Jack still
has the stoic , emotionless look on
his face, and watery eyes)
JACK
If they start shooting at each other
---
JACOB
They'd better not yet. We're still in
the middle of this minefield. Deploy.
(The rings grab the mine, and send it
out of the ship.)
SAM
Nothing's happening. (Danny opens a
book, and looks thru the pages)
JACOB
Our operative could have been compromised.
DANNY
Or, we reprogrammed the mine wrong.
(The Carters look at him) (He looks
between them, then loudly closes the
book.) No! --- I'm --- sure we reprogrammed
--- the mine --- right.
APOPHIS
KOMAH ATA , HERU-UR!
HERU-UR
ONAK LA HASSA , SLEL APOPHIS. (To Tor'Ak)
SEND THE SHOL'VA TO LORD APOPHIS.
JACOB
Apophis has agreed to the alliance.
SAM
Dad, Teal'C risked his life to save
all of us when we came to rescue you
on Netu. You OWE him. We all do.
DANNY
Wait, how is Heru-Ur gonna transport
Teal'C to Apophis's ship?
JACOB
He would probably use rings.
SAM
Well, then we can save Teal'C the same
way that he saved us --- by intercepting
the matter stream!
JACOB
It won't work while the ship is in stealth.
JACK
Then uncloak it.
JACOB
It would take some pretty fancy flying.
JACK
(Looks at Jacob) (Hands him the headpiece)
It's you ship!
Teal'C, pretty badly beaten up, takes a sip of water held by
Rak'Nor.
RAK'NOR
I've never seen anyone endure such torture!
Yet, none of it comes CLOSE to what
Apophis will do to you. He will kill
you 1,000 times!
TEAL'C
(Weakly) Of that I am certain.
RAK'NOR
And you will NEVER admit that he's a
god?!
TEAL'C
(Looks at the young jaffa) Never!
RAK'NOR
You are --- either insane, or ---
TER'OK
TAKE HIM DOWN! THE SHOL'VA IS TO BE
TRANSPORTED TO APOPHIS! (The other Jaffa
unshackles Teal'C's hand) (Teal'C gets
up, and elbows the Jaffa, who's trying
to hold him from behind.) (Ter'Ak takes
his ribbon device, and throws Teal'C
and the jaffa across the room.) WHAT
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING --- SHOL'VA?!?!?!
(He pulls an Amunet from FIAD with Teal'C,
putting the light on Teal'C's tattoo.)
RAK'NOR
My lord, you are KILLING him!
TER'OK
I WILL NOT BE DENIED THE SATISFACTION
OF WATCHING HIM DIE AT LEAST ONCE!
RAK'NOR
(Looking at Teal'C) My lord --- (He
takes the Taser, and puts it in Tor'Ak's
neck He must have killed the symbiote,
because the Goa'Uld fell down.) (He
looks down on Teal'C, who looks up at
him , confused.)
The matter stream connects the two mother ships. Jacob does some
fancy flying after uncloaking the cargo ship. They pass thru
the stream, and Sam and Jack look to the back of the ship for
Teal'C, who doesn't appear. They Missed him! The streams disconnect.
JACK
What happened?
JACOB
We missed him!
SAM
So, what now?
JACOB
We'd better get out of here!
HERU-UR'S JAFFA
My lord, a cargo ship attempted to intercept
the matter stream.
HERU-UR
(Standing) WHAT?!?!?!?!
A serpent guard, OK, someone who APPEARS to be a Serpent guard,
presses a button on his arm. I'm gonna assume that he's the Tok'Ra
operative!
JACOB
It looks like you programmed the mine
right! It's gone straight for Apophis's
ship.
The Serpent guards bring Ter'Ok to my lord.
APOPHIS
WHAT IS THIS?!
SARPENT GUARD
Heru-Ur transported HIM instead of the
Shol'Va.
Apophis does NOT look happy! He's so cute when he's mad. BOOM!
The mine hits Apophis's ship.
SERPENT GUARD
Heru-Ur attacks!
APOPHIS
(Standing up! WHOO! I'm a goner!)
YOU DARE TO ATTACK ME?!
HERU-UR
IT IS DECEPTION!
APOPHIS
THE DECEPTION IS YOURS! WHY DID YOU
NOT SEND ME THE SHOL'VA?!
JACK
We gotta go back for Teal'C.
JACOB
And do what?
JACK
Something!
JACOB
It's too late.
Everyone freaks out, as about 10 mother ships appear around Apophis's
ship. Heru-Ur's like Uh-Oh!
JACOB
That's NOT possible!
JACK
Apparently, it is.
JACOB
The Goa'Uld have never been able to
cloak an entire mother ship before,
let alone an entire fleet!
APOPHIS
CREE! HERU-UR! SHEL PAC HERAC APOPHIS!
Heru-Ur looks down, then up again. A glider is seen escaping
from the ship. Apophis shoots 8 shots into Heru-Ur's ship, blowing
it up. (Every body now, GOOOOOOOOOO Apophis! )
SAM
They're protecting Apophis's ship!
JACOB
They're allowing him to escape. The
sensors are picking up a glider that
seemed to have escaped from Heru-Ur's
ship before it exploded.
DANNY
Uh --- Heru-Ur HIMSELF?!
JACOB
We can't let him get away. Onak Sha
Cree! Shal Goa'Uld!
MAN
Goah Sha Cree! Loe Goa'Uld!
JACOB
I asked him which god he worshiped,
and he answered with a Tok'Ra password.
This is Jacob Carter! Identify yourself!
RAK'NOR
My name is Rak'Nor.
JACOB
Who are you? How did you know how to
answer my hail?
RAK'NOR
I am the Jaffa who helped Teal'C escape.
JACK
How do we know that?
Scene goes to glider.
TEAL'C
It is good to hear your voice, O'Neill.
JACK
(Sam smiles) Glad ya made it, Teal'C.
(BIG smile)
TEAL'C
As am I.
JACOB
We can rendezvous on the third moon
of Tishner.
RAK'NOR
We will meet you there.
DANNY
Well, I guess we stopped the alliance.
SELMACK
Unfortunaly, it is the worse possible
result.
JACK
No war.
SELMACK
No. We could not have predicted that
Apophis would bring a clocked fleet
into the minefield.
SAM
So what now?
SELMACK
Apophis will easily absorb Heru-Ur's
forces into his own. He is now a bigger
threat than ever before.
The three humans look at each other with worried expressions.
THE END
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