Fic, Returns, PG-13, 7/?

[hathor_girl]

 

7.

Before Martouf has a chance to answer, we both turn our heads to the door, where a lot of noise is suddenly calling our attention.

The Jaffa have found the place - and so us! There is little we can do, and we are surrounded before we have the time to even attempt to fight back. Since we only have the one zat, it would probably not have done us a whole lot of good anyway.

I help Martouf up as the Jaffa surrounds us. He still looks puzzled and a little groggy after the healing and reviving effect. I remember the feeling, and I guess it must have been worse for him - though Jolinar was resurrected completely from what little remained. It took her a while - only an hour or so - to feel normal again, though, as it did for all of us.

"Who are you, and what are you doing here?" The leader of the Jaffa demands. "The planet has been claimed by the great Lord Zipacna."

"I'm Major Samantha Carter of the SGC...and we'll leave immediately and not bother you anymore." I start towards the door. "Come, Martouf."

"Stop! Tau'ri!" The Jaffa bellows. "Yes, we know how your uniforms look." He glances at Martouf who is wearing simple tan clothing - parts of a Tok'ra uniform, but without the vest, belt, and leather skirt - or whatever it is they're wearing. He also doesn't have those wrappings around his lower arms or legs. I'm guessing the Tok'ra just left most of his clothing on - he's been in stasis for the majority of the time anyway - and only gave him a clean shirt instead of the bloody bullet-hole one, when they examined him.

"He's - ah, wearing civilian clothing, but he's working for the SGC too." I tell them, only lying briefly, as the Tok'ra are our allies and work for the same cause.

"Can't he talk on his own?"

"He's a bit groggy - that alien device..." I point at it. "Activated and he was hit by some kind of lightning. I'd be careful with it if I were you - may be dangerous." I hope this will keep them away from it and stop them from wondering about Martouf. "Can we leave now?"

"Leave! Are you insane? You're enemy combatants!" He turns to the nearest group of his men. "Seize them! Take the Tau'ri scum to our Lord!" He turned back to us. "Soon you will meet the great god Zipacna! You will tell him all wishes to know."

The Jaffa grab us and march us out of the room after releaving me of my weapons. Behind me, I hear their leader order some of his men to check out the alien device.

---

Jacob POV.

I can't believe it's true! I've just returned from my mission, and have learned Sam was here to visit me - only it was apparently not what she was here for, nor was it really her. The other Tok'ra tell me she has been taken over by a Goa'uld, one which tried to convince them she was Jolinar of Malkshur. Selmak thinks it may have been an attempt at diversion, and I agree. There is no other explanation, after all, as Jolinar has been dead for more than 2 1/2 years.

The Tok'ra are mostly worried about the fact that the Goa'uld now have access to Jolinar's memories of them - and course my Sammies memories as well. The base is being moved, and while that is being completed, we - and one of the guards, Aldwin - is going to the SGC to tell them what has happened. They will not be happy.

I can't stop worrying about Sam - I really hope we can capture the Goa'uld, and that the Tok'ra can remove it. Selmak is reassuring me that all will be well, and that they will get it out of her, but I can sense she is worried as well.

There is also another, strange thing. The Goa'uld stole Martouf and Lantash from stasis. Why would she do that? They will probably die quickly, but perhaps she will throw them in a sarcophagus and interrogate them as well? That is what the Council thinks, which means they are considering recalling all agents that may be compromised. It is a terrible mess.

The only potentially good thing in this is if the Goa'uld actually heal Martouf and Lantash and we manage to free them and Sam. I have grown to like the young Tok'ra, and I more than suspect Sam is in love with him, whether or not she wants to admit it. If he is saved it may save her some heart ache.

If we can rescue them. It is all big and nasty if's.

I sigh and go to the DHD, pushing in the glyphs that will dial Earth's Stargate. Perhaps they have an idea where Sam might have picked up the Goa'uld. If that's the case, we might be able to find them. I very much hope so, and I will insist on being on any rescue mission.

Selmak agrees, and after sending the GDO signal and receiving the confirmation, we walk through together with Aldwin.

---

O'Neill's POV.

We've been called for an emergency debriefing with the Tok'ra. Apparently they have some bad news for us. Figures. When do they ever bring good news? I'm a bit worried because I've been told Carter's visiting her dad, but it's probably not something with her.

When I enter the meeting room, the others are already there. Hammond, Daniel, Teal'c - and two Tok'ra. Carter's dad Jacob and that guy who tried to blow us up when we went to Hell. Nice. I give him the evil eye before I sit down.

"What's up, sir?" I ask Hammond, then nod at my team. "Guys..." Then l look at Jacob. "Sir..." He looks concerned. I feel my fear increase. Carter's not here. Damn. Something's happened to her while she visited the snakeheads. I just knew it.

"I'll let Jacob explain."

"As you know, Sam came to visit me yesterday, but since I was on a mission and didn't return until today, she said she'd just wait. However, sometime during the night she slipped away, stealing Martouf's body and escaping through the Stargate, after shooting several guards." He nodded at Aldwin.

"WHAT!" I exclaim. "That sounds completely insane! Why would she do that?" Had Carter gone crazy? I always suspected she had a soft spot for Marty - admittedly part of the reason he annoyed me, since he was otherwise one of the better Tok'ra - but this?

I see everyone around the table have the same reaction and there are several sounds of surprise.

Aldwin continues. "What Jacob says is true, only by the time she went to the chaapa'ai, we found out she was not Major Carter."

This just gets weirder and weirder! "Well who was she then?"

"A Goa'uld."

"OK, how the Hell did that happen? I mean, she sure wasn't a snake when she left here!"

"Jack - she has to have been a host already then - Tanith does not have access to symbiotes he could have implanted her with, and I hope you're not suggesting any other Tok'ra would out a Goa'uld in her." Jacob doesn't look like he's in the mood to joke, which is completely understandable.

"No...no, I guess not." I shake my head. "Just - I have no idea how she became snaked here or on any of the recent missions!"

"Excuse me, but shouldn't you guys have been able to sense a Goa'uld? Sam doesn't feel like a host, does she?" Daniel asks. Sensible.

Jacob nods. "Very true, and that is strange. We don't have any explanation, except that compounds are known to exist which can temporarily block symbiote's signature. It is however not something we have actually encountered."

"Arrgh..." Daniel says, slapping himself over the head. "The ashrak used that. I remember Sam telling me that's why Jolinar couldn't sense him."

Jacob dips his head. I guess we're about to meet his recident headsnake again. Oh well, Selmak is not the worst. Still creeps me out, though.

"Do you have a sample of this compound here on the base? Could the Goa'uld have gotten to it?"

"Well, I guess Sam knew how to get the recipe at least - I think she said it was very unstable."

"The Goa'uld will have taken that knowledge from her mind and used it. That explains why no one sensed anything unexpected."

"Any ideas where Major Carter could have gotten the Goa'uld?" Hammond asks us.

We all shake our heads. Then Daniel gets a thoughtful expression.

"Ah...maybe...listen, I you'll say I'm crazy, but this might be the explanation..."

"Yes?" Hammond looks impatiently at him.

"That device on P2X-367 - the one that healed us. Couldn't it have brought back...ah, you know, Jolinar?"

"No, she has long since been absorbed into Major Carter's body. There would be very little left of her, except for maybe a small amount of tissue from her in Major Carter's brain."

"It was a completely alien device. Very strange. Healed us completely with some kind of weird energy. Shouldn't we at least check it out?"

Selmak nods, looking at Aldwin, who also nods. "It is worth checking out. This would also explain why she took Martouf - if she is indeed Jolinar brought back."

"To take him to P2X-367 and let the alien device heal him." Teal'c states.

"Yes."

"So is that damn Jolinar keeping Sam surpressed again? You really need to remove her from my second in command! It's just typical for you! Claiming you're different from the Goa'uld, but only when it suits you! Otherwise you're using us - because you think we're a nice place to live!" I tell them, angry.

Jacob gets control from Selmak again.

"Relax, Jack. If it's really Jolinar who's alive again, she'll be punished. She took a host against her will, and unless Sam wants to remain her host, she will be removed and likely forced to stay in a tank for a number of years, as punishment."

I snort. That's too good for the thing - with the many thousands of years of lifespan they have, what difference will a few years in a tank do?

"It sounds like we should check out P2X-367 again - and the faster the better, before Jolinar - or whomever it is - gets away. You have a go, people." Hammond says.