Lord khonsu...
I have atask for you, her'ak.
How may I serve you, my lord?
This mission is of great importance,
so there's not much time.
If you succeed,
Anubis himself will be most pleased.
I have learned the location of certain enemies.
They are currently vu In erable.
You will take my ha'tak, capture them,
and bring them to me... alive.
My lord, may I ask who is so valuable?
Three humans and a Jaffa
known to the tau ri as sg—I.
I calculate platform mass at 12.9 metric tons,
consistent with the one on p4x—233.
And every other ring transporter we've measured.
It suggests some sort of standardization, don't you think?
You thinkthe Goa'uld have a big plant somewhere
that just stamps these things out?
Jay, how's it coming with the energy levels left in that power cell?
Jay?
The power cell?
Hmm?
The power cell?
Yeah, yeah. I'm working on it.
No, you're not.
Look atthem.
They are so cool.
Jay, enough already. It's embarrassing.
Not to mention unprofessional.
Guys, we're in the presence of greatness here,
the best of the best,
and here we are working alongside them.
Savor th e moment, gentlemen,
savor th e moment.
Come on, felger.
We're studying an old piece of Goa'uld technology.
They're babysitting us.
What do think they're talking about right now?
So, t, who are you taking in the cup?
Lord Stan ley's cup?
Hockey?
Remember, with the ice and the skating?
We went to a game last year.
Indeed.
I believe the canucks of Vancouver are superior warriors.
Canucks, eh?
So, lunch?
Here they come.
Yes, yes, that does look like Avery important breakthrough.
Good work, coombs.
Carry on.
Progress, professor?
Definitely. Yes.
Big stuff going on here, big.
I can give you a full report if you want.
Save it for Carter. We just came for the fine cuisine.
Of course. Yeah.
I mean, her dhd reports are unbelievable, aren't they?
I mean, she is singlehandedly revolutionizing our knowledge
of Stargate technology.
Any word on how that's going?
No. No, no.
Turkey? Turkey there...
I guess I'll just get back to workthen.
Are you nearing the completion of your research?
Ow! Jeez, who put that scanner there?
Uh, well, it may be a few more days yet.
What's your time frame there?
Um, a day or so, you know,
but then you guys can get right back to saving the world again...
For the seventh time.
Eighth.
What, you're counting?
Colonel O'Neill...
Yeah, Carter? Go.
We just received an urgent message from general Hammond.
Roger that. We're on our way.
Oh, good one. That's only worth about $200,000.
Felger... yes?
We've got to check something out.
Can I help? No.
As a matter of fact, stay here.
If we're not back in an hour, get to the gate, dial home.
Got it? Well, what could go wrong?
Got it? Yes, colonel.
Aren't you guys the slightest bit worried about them?
They'll be back, felger.
Can't you see they're just having fun with you?
What are you talking about?
There's something going on outthere.
Oh, please.
Huh? They're justtired of your butt—snorkeling.
"So tell me how you finally defeated apophis, colonel O'Neill."
"Oh, major Carter, I based my doctoral thesis
on your amazing wormhole stability theories——"
bite me, coombs!
At least my heroes exist.
If this was a trek convention,
you'd be all dressed up like a klingon—...
Vulcan, felger. Vulcan!
And I don't know how can you call yourself a scientist
and not worship at the altar of roddenberry!
Ooh, how are we going to get out of this one, captain?
Oh, I don't know. Something to do with atachyon emitter.
Guys, knock it off.
Now, what say we hook up the naouadah generator
and see if we can't get this baby started?
Fine. Good.
Nerd. Geek.
Was that what I think it was?
An alkesh—— mid—range Goa'uld attack vessel.
Butthis planet was supposedly abandoned centuries ago.
There isn't even anything here except—...
Sg—I.
Colonel O'Neill? Felger. We just saw an alkesh.
I know. Stay put!
Remember what I told you!
Wait till it's clear, get to the gate, report to Hammond.
Colonel O'Neill? Major Carter?
Oh, they're in trouble.
Hey, where are you going, felger?
He told us to stay put.
Colonel O'Neill, major Carter...
Oh, no. Oh...
This is ridiculous, felger. You're going to get us—...
Shut up
look.
Oh, my god.
Wait, wait, wait, wait. What do you mean, do something?
You're totally out of your mind, felger.
Mission protocol clearly states
that if something goes wrong,
we are to return to Stargate command immediately,
and you know what? Something went wrong.
Colonel O'Neill said it himself. We have to go back to earth.
I know what he said, but I'm the senior advisor,
and I'm making the command decision.
You're a lecturer in residence at m.I.T.!
Laugh all you want, but I studied every mission sg—1's ever been on,
and the one thing they all have in common—...
They never leave a man behind, ever.
Technically, they're not behind. We are.
Meyers, go tell Hammond what's happened.
What about us?
We're going after sg—I.
No, really.
You know, that ship must have taken them back to the mothership out in orbit.
We can use this platform to ring up to it,
but we have to act now before they're out of range.
No, really.
Oh... what, you want their deaths on your head?
You're just adding our deaths to theirs.
Would you go?
Help me calibrate this.
Jay, we haven't run any tests.
We have no idea how stable any linkwill be,
assuming we can even get one.
We're not out of range.
Jay, are you sure about this?
Think about it, Simon.
What would colonel O'Neill do if he was here now?
You want me to shoot you?
Let's go.
All right.
Nicely done.
We were alone, butthat'll probably change now.
Please, shh. Just...
Okay. Area secure.
Let's... let's move out.
What have we got, sergeant?
It's sg—1's code, sir.
Open the Iris.
Sg—I ...Th ey took sg—I
slow down, son. Take it easy.
Where is the rest of your team?
Ship... lots of Jaffa...
Sg—I captu red.
Flew away, sir.
Where are professors felger and coombs?
They used the rings at the ruins
to go up to the ship to rescue sg—I.
They did what?
Damn it, felger, this cannot be the way.
I swear.
It's up here andto the left.
That's what you said three lefts ago.
Head.
How come you're not smiling?
Should I be?
Well, it is your firsttime being captured by a Goa'uld.
Funny.
So what now?
We wait.
Shouldn't we be trying to escape?
Oddly, no.
It won't be long.
Before what?
Oh, some overdressed, over—the—top bad guy floats in,
gloating about whatever evil fate awaits us.
Wait for it.
See?
Colonel O'Neill...
Major Carter...
So—called "greatest" of all tauri warriors...
An d th e sholva, Teal'c.
You I am not familiar with.
H e's n ew.
Who are you?
I am her'ak, first prime to lord khonsu of amon shek.
Very impressive.
Got a resume?
I captu red you.
Yes. Right, you did.
Well done.
You got the job.
I had been looking forward to a greater challenge than the one you provided.
However, the result has yielded the same consequence.
You belong to my master now.
Carter, be honest.
The resume gag...
It needs work, O'Neill.
Sh h.
I didn't do anything.
You have no idea where you're going.
Of course I do.
Then what were we doing in the vent?
Staying out of sight.
Would you stop worrying?
I've studied blueprints of these motherships.
The holding cells are this way. Oh, please.
You studied Goa'uld mothership blueprints?
Information is an sg team's greatest ally.
You know what an sg team's greatest ally is? An sg team!
Will you relax?
Okay, it's th is way.
No, this way.
I'm going to kill you.
Would you quit doing that?
Don't pointthe gun!
Is that a... bird?
I do not believe so.
These panels are held in place magnetically.
We have to cut the power.
Who is that?
Colonel O'Neill?
Felger?
Oh, colonel O'Neill...
Are you all right, sir?
What are you doing here?
Stand easy. We're here to rescue you.
Did he say "we"?
That's right. I have coombs with me.
Hey, look, everybody. He's got coom bs with him.
You can thank us later.
Right now, we have to get you out.
Just what part of "gate home" did you not understand?
We just couldn't let our fellow sg team members be taken—...
Felger!
What about "never leave a man behind"?
What about we allowed ourselves to be captured
on purpose?
You what?
We're on a mission, you nit.
Please don't be angry.
We justthought...
It was felger, all the way. His idea completely.
Okay, well, I don't understand.
I mean, what do you mean, you're on a mission?
The Goa'uld we're being taken to see
is actually an undercovertok'ra.
Oh yeah. Oh. I see.
Uh, well, why the ruse?
Very few of khonsu's Jaffa know his true identity.
Her'ak and his men had to believe they had truly captured us.
See? I knew it was too easy.
I mean, you guys have taken out
more Jaffa than that before, right?
Carter...
Professor, we know you meant well,
but you've actually put us in a really awkward position.
Well, why not tell us?
Because you didn't need to know.
We've been on standby for weeks waiting to hear from the tok'ra,
and we didn't know where or when this ambush would occur.
Obviously, you weren't supposed to be there when it went down,
but when we finally did getthe word,
it was too late to send you home first.
Why didn'tthis khonsu just, you know, send the intel to you?
Why the big song and dance?
He's collected vital information
on how and where Anubis is getting his newtechnology.
As we have said, khonsu's true loyalties are carefully hidden.
He could trust no one to carry such information in his place.
He needs to remain undercover to continue his work.
So did we.
Way to go, felger.
Wait a minute. We got up here undetected.
We haven't ruined anything yet.
Nobody knows we're here.
Someone approaches.
I am dol'ok, free Jaffa,
loyal to khonsu the tok'ra.
Thank you for your Patience.
What Patience?
Can we get our weapons back? Not that we don't trust you...
Soon.
As you are aware, this incarceration is for your own protection.
There are very few of us among the ranks,
but we have come to assure you that you are indeed not alone.
Who are they?
Look, there's, uh... been a little bit of a mix—up here.
Any chance you could put these guys some place safe,
relatively secure till this is over?
I will do what I can.
Appreciate that.
H ey...
As ordered, we have sg—I, alive and uninjured.
Excellent.
You have done well, her'ak.
I will be sure to tell lord Anubis
of your exemplary conduct
when I relate this victory to him.
My thanks.
Shall I interrogate the prisoners on your behalf, my lord?
Surely there is much that they can reveal.
No.
When you arrive, bring them before me.
I will use my own methods to learn what th ey know.
As you wish, my lord.
Please do not venture from this place until we have returned.
Should you be discovered, your lives would be forfeit.
You got it.
You try to help people,
this is the thanks you get.
I should have shot you.
So when do we getto meet this old "ginsu" guy?
Nice.
Ah!
Don'ttouch that.
H ey, h er'ak!
What, no gloating?
Take some pride in your work, son.
You shall all be forced to bow before my master soon enough.
You know, this whole "imprisoned for our own protection"
is getting a little old.
What choice do we have?
If we want this information, we have to trust khonsu.
I knew I should have updated my will
before agreeing to offworld assignments.
You are not going to die, coombs.
Oh, come on, felger.
We might as well be wearing red shirts.
I don't get that.
Sholva.
Oh, my god.
Ithinkl'm going tothrow up
oh, these poor bastards.
Jay, I can't do this.
I've got to get out of here.
Simon, Simon, Simon, Simon...
No! I'm not a soldier.
I teach applied math at Yale.
I have a Vespa and two cats—...
Get a hold of yourself.
Don't you get it, Simon?
Jaffa do not kill each other for fun.
They don't?
Okay, I don't know that for sure,
butthis looks like an execution.
Something hinky's definitely going on here,
and it's uptoyou and! To find outwhat it is.
Hinky? Yeah, it's a word.
In what dictionary?
I have a plan.
Is it okay for me to have a heart attack now?
I don't know why I letyou talk me into this.
Because if we stayed on that ship,
we'd both be dead, and you know it.
And we're better off down here?
When are you going to starttrusting me, Simon?
I have four post—graduate degrees.
And not one of them covered Jaffa military tactics!
What are you doing here?
Uh...
He is sick.
I believe it is something he ate.
Nicely done, nicely done.
Jay, you just shot that guy.
I mean, you really shot him.
No, zatted. That's completely different.
He's... come on. Zatted, shot.
Got to go, got to go.
Her'ak...
Where are the prisoners?
Answer me.
Where is sg—I?
They are no longer your concern.
We are betrayed, brothers.
Our god was not who he claimed to be.
Khonsu is tok'ra.
He would weaken us like a cancer from within,
destroying our one true god...
Anubis.
I am in command now,
until our lord returns to reward us
and claim his prize.
Spread the word among every rank.
Be ready.
Anubis is coming.
Where's khonsu?
Khonsu is dead.
Dead?
Completely dead or semi—dead?
You guys seem to have a gray area in that regard.
His true loyalties were well known.
Once his betrayal bore fruit,
his existence was no longer required.
Are you calling us fruit?
Crap!
I hate thatthing.
Now, that, colonel O'Neill,
is what I call "pride in my work".
Good job. I want names, colonel,
of all the tok'ra hiding within Anubis' ranks.
Oh, ask khonsu.
Oh, wait. You can't.
You killed him.
Tell me!
We don't know anything.
He's not lying.
Our orders were to make contact with khonsu.
That's it.
Any information you want died with him.
Forget it, Carter.
He's just the warm—up band, and he knows it.
No matter what you have endured,
you have never experienced the likes of what Anubis is capable of.
You ended that sentence with a preposition.
Bastard.
That was his last transmission?
Yes, sir.
Excuse me, sir, anything on sg—I?
As a matter of fact, we just got a message from one of our Jaffa allies.
Apparently, word has filtered through Anubis' ranks
that khonsu was exposed as atok'ra
andthat he's been murdered.
Oh, no.
Sg—I is still in custody of the Jaffa who've overth rown khonsu,
and Anubis himself is on the way.
There's been no mention of felger and coombs.
Is there no chance of mounting some sort of rescue?
I'd be happy to volunteer.
I appreciate that,
but the planet's very heavily guarded.
That was one of the reasons sg—I had to go in undercover.
Sir,
with all due respect,
ithought you didn't leave people behind.
I don't like this any more than you do,
but I'm not going to send good men to their deaths for nothing,
especially considering the sketchy nature of the intel
we have on the situation.
There's just nothing we can do atthis time.
I'm afraid if sg—I is going to get out of this mess,
they're going to have to do it on their own.
Don't do that.
All right, so maybe you did study
Goa'uld mothership plans,
but how can you possibly know where we're going now?
I don't.
Jay, this is bad.
I know.
Look, our best shot
is justto get back to sgc,
tell them what happened, where sg—I is, and—...
Look, even if we could getthrough the gate,
there's no telling when Anubis will arrive.
Chances are sg—I will be long gone
or dead by the time they mount a rescue mission,
if they're willing to send one at all.
Well, all right, what about sg—1, then, huh?
If they're the big heroes you say they are,
then they can just bustthemselves out.
Come on, coombs,
this op is up to us, and you know it.
Op? Op op, op, op!
It's "operation."
Well, just say "operation," then.
Say "operation" like a normal person.
Keep your voice down.
We have to learn everything we can about this place,
find some weakness, and exploit it.
Uh—huh. Howthe heck are we supposed to do that?
How'd you know how to do th at?
Well, the writing in the hall said this was the control room.
It did?
I thought you said you read Goa'uld.
I do...
Sort of.
This should be able to tell us everything we need to know.
This is not good.
Sg—1, this is felger.
Do you copy? Colonel O'Neill...
No, this is not good.
Don't be mad, sir. Are you all right?
Is everyone else with you?
Yeah.
Where are you?
We're inside the pyramid, sir. We're hiding in a control room.
Colonel, they could have access
to the pyramid's security systems,
including force shield controls.
We're working on it.
You should be able to bring up the pyramid's schematics.
Within the security system files,
you'll find a list of force shield codes.
There's a lot of stuff here, major, okay?
Felger, we need weapons.
Looks like there's an armory at the end of the hall.
Either that or a bathroom.
I can do this.
On my way, sir.
You getthe shield down—— And use your radio from now on.
This is unbelievable.
Everything is in here.
Coombs, what's going on?
I've almost got it.
Nice.
All right, look, professor,
this little stunt of yours does not excuse the fact
that you disobeyed a direct order from me—...
Twice.
Do it again,
I'll shoot you.
Are we—— crystal.
Good.
Do you want to hear the rest of my plan?
Our plan.
I said stay on the radio.
Justtell me what you know.
Okay, there's a shield aroundthe pyramid.
The Stargate's outside that.
So coombs could getthe shield down.
Right, then all we have to do
is take out the Jaffa guarding the gate.
Coombs can ring himself out to the ring platform
andthen we all go home.
Piece of cake.
We take out the Jaffa?
We, as in you.
How many? A dozen, tops.
A dozen?
And th ey've got some of those really big guns.
Good plan, felger. Good plan.
Come on, you're sg—I. This is what you do.
Right.
Coombs, talk to me.
Okay, hang another left and then two rights,
andthen there'll be a door,
and beyond that is daylight.
Felger?
Oops.
I'm sorry.
This coding is very confusing.
Just——just wait a secon d.
What?
I can't believe that I'm here with you
like this.
Yeah, I'm having the same problem.
This is great, you know, sneaking around with you guys
in a Goa'uld pyramid on some alien planet.
The onlything missing is some Jaffa chasing us.
O'Neill...
Okay, that's not my fault, because there's no possible—...
Simon? Simon, hurry up
we've got company.
Wait, wait, wait.
Give me that.
Now, coombs.
I got it!
Shield is down.
Way to go, Simon.
Sh ush!
Get your ass to the nearest ring transport
and wait for my signal.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
You've been a great audience, but I really must be...
You, stop!
Staying.
Well, he wasn't kidding.
That's a lot of Jaffa.
Carter, Jonas.
Your target is that center gun placement.
Yes, sir. Teal'c, you're with me.
Now, is there anything else we need to discuss?
No, sir. No, sir. I'm going to stay in this very spot,
even if I see you writhing in agony, calling my name,
I'll be here.
Exactly.
On my signal, get coombs out here.
Jay...
Uh, I've got a problem here.
Sh h.
Ithinki need a little help
Clear.
Clear, sir.
Teal'c?
The area is secure for the moment, O'Neill.
Colonel O'Neill!
Colonel O'Neill...
What are you doing?
Get coombs out here.
There's a slight problem, sir. He's stuck.
Jay, I don'tthink I'm going to make it out of here.
You just go.
You take care of my cats, okay?
No. No, no, no, no, Simon.
I got us into this mess.
If you're staying, I'm staying, too.
No on e's staying.
Can he ring us in?
Coombs, can you ring colonel O'Neill and Teal'c into the pyramid?
I'll try.
Give us five minutes, then...
Let's go home.
Oh, thank god.
Simon, are you okay?
Later!
For bravery in the face of grave danger,
I hereby award Simon coombs and Jay felger, each,
the air force civilian award for valor.
Despite the fact that you gentlemen disobeyed my orders,
which, in my little world,
constitutes screwing up,
twice...
The truth is
we wouldn't be here without you.
You are true heroes.
Thank you, colonel.
Felger!
Felger...
Jay...
Oh, what? Snap out of it.
Yeah, sorry.
The calibration scales for the ring power source?
Right there. Right...
There.
Geek.
Nerd.