God. Three months on this rock,
and I still can't get a decent cup of coffee.
Core sample analysis still coming in,
but so far,
the highest concentration is 2.3 parts per million.
2.3 parts.
Major lorne, we need enough naouadah
to manufacture 3035.
Do you know how big a battle cruiser is?
It's pretty big, sir.
If we start mining these deposits right now,
to day,
your great—grandchildren
are still going to be trying to put out enough ore
just to make one.
Colonel Edwards?
Menard. You're going to want to see this, sir.
Latest sample analysis shows a concentration
50 times higher than anything we've seen so far,
and... and it's increasing as we go deeper.
This could be the one, sir.
Yeah. If this pans out,
your great—grandchildren
mightjust might be off the hook.
Yes, sir.
I'm glad you're here, Jack.
We're nottrained for search and rescue,
and ritter's been missing now for three hours.
I assume he's got a a compass and a radio?
The planet has
peculiar electromagnetic properties
which make a compass useless
and severely limit the range of our radios.
He's a good man, and we need him back,
especially now we think we may have discovered
a significant deposit of naouadah.
How significant?
Well, we won't know that
until we complete our analysis.
The Pentagon
wants battle cruisers and f—3025
if we find the rocks.
And we find the rock...
Finders.
There you have it.
Major lorne will show you where ritter was last seen.
Yes, sir. If you'll follow me...
What's this?
Arti facts?
Yes.
You found all this and you didn't contact me?
We were going to.
Th ey've been moved.
Well, they were in the way.
Daniel,
go to your happy place.
Lieutenant ritter was recording elevations
and mapping the surrounding area.
When he didn't show up for chow, we got worried
and went out looking for him, sir.
Uh, sent up a couple flares,
hope he'd see them, get his bearings.
Is it normal
for guys to wan der away from camp?
Well, he might have been placing markers.
You know, multiple sightings, some up to half a mile,
you get turned around.
Teal'c?
The ground is extremely firm, O'Neill.
No tracks?
Not in the immediate area.
However, there is considerable damage to the underbrush
moving off in several different directions.
Jack, come in.
Yeah. Go ahead.
I'm not reading you. Say again.
I've got something here you need to see.
All right, on my way.
You guys keep looking.
I'll be back.
What do you got?
Well, mostly mining equipment.
Could be several hundred years old.
Hard to date it till I get it back to the sgc.
Remember these?
Ever so fondly.
Still has power.
It just keeps going and going.
I want to show you the truly fascinating part.
It's a yoke,
capable of supporting or pulling great weight,
evenly distributes the weight across the shoulders,
and predates the harness on earth.
Fascinating. Truly.
Oh, I was getting to the truly fascinating part.
It's too big. Too heavy.
Meaning? Meaning it wasn't made for a human being.
Who was it made for?
Well, it's too small for a four—legged animal.
Based on what I know about the Goa'uld,
I'd say it was made for an unas.
Now, we know the Goa'uld used the unas as slaves
long before humans.
They're cave—dwellers, incredibly strong,
and capable of working in harsh environments...
Perfect labor forthis kind of mining.
This dayjust gets better and better.
Teal'c, come in.
Proceed, O'Neill.
Find anything?
We have not.
Well, heads up.
Daniel just found evidence
an unas might have been in the area.
Acknowledged.
Okay, let me get this straight.
You want me to delay this operation
because you found some shoulder harness...
Yoke, actually... that could be a hundred years old,
built for a creature
that probably disappeared or died off a long time ago?
It's not uncommon for Goa'uld to leave their slaves behind
once th ey've lost interest in a planet.
We've been here for three months.
We haven't seen or heard anything
like what you describe.
Maybe that's th e way they want it.
Look, doctor,
I've got the Pentagon breathing down my neck.
I've got to show some results.
Colonel, you don't understand. Unas are territorial,
and when provoked, they can be extremely dangerous.
Is he always like this?
Yeah, pretty much.
If these things really are here,
do you think they had anything to do
with ritter going missing?
Yes, I do.
Well, I'm not closing down this operation,
that's for damn sure,
buti do think we should bring in some extra troops,
help secure the area.
What is it?
The unas wear these to prevent the Goa'uld
from burrowing into their necks.
I believe these figures are intended as awarning
to stay away.
Lieutenant ritter.
All right,
I want extra ammo for everyone.
Keep your eyes open,
and stay in radio contact.
What are you intending to do?
These things killed one of my men
and strung him up like a scarecrow.
What the hell do you think I intendto do?
Well, you may have unknowingly provoked them.
We didn't even know they were here.
How the hell could we have provoked them?
If this mine extends as far as your estimates say,
then this other entrance
would well be within the tunnel network.
It's an alternate entrance to the same mine.
Now, it has to be something about this area, this mine.
They don't want us here.
The feeling's mutual.
Jack?
Look, I know he can be a little...
But he's usually right about this stuff.
My orders are to determine the potential of this site
as a mining operation.
Until those orders are rescinded,
I'm going to do whatever it takes
to ensure the safety of my people...
So,
are you going to help me secure this area or not?
This is a mistake.
It's his command, Daniel.
He's never encountered the unas before.
He doesn't know what he's dealing with.
Ka keka!
Ska nat?
Ka ko keka?
Ben na!
Benna ka cha!
Benna ka cha! Benna ka cha!
Help him. Help him.
My men will take care of the rest of the wounded.
They're on the run.
Let's take them now.
What's that? What're they doing now?
They're mourning their dead.
This may be our best chance.
Come on. We're not just going to let them get away, are we?
We're not going to pursue an enemy
into unknown terrain.
You make it sound like they're capable of tactics.
We've had dealings with them before.
They're far more intelligent than you think.
I don't care.
They attacked us.
Edwards, we're not going in.
This is my command.
You are here at my request.
You're in charge of a mining operation.
Your standing orders no longer apply.
Now, let's take it back to sgc,
and we'll figure it out there.
Fine.
Ow! God! Get away.
How's the arm?
Good.
How's the science project?
You mean my complete overhaul of the gate diagnostic system?
I guess that's what I mean.
It's going well, sir. Thank you for asking.
Uh, if we go back to this planet,
you're not coming with us, are you?
It's doubtful.
Yeah, that's too bad.
I was kind of hoping you'd take command of the mission.
Colonel Edwards has no experience
dealing with the unas
nor you.
He's a okay guy, Daniel.
He's just under a lot of pressure.
Yeah, yeah,
I guess I just spent a lot of time breaking you in,
I just didn't want to have to start
with a new colonel.
It'll be fine.
Just try not to be so...
What?
Oh, you know.
Colonel, general vidrine is down from the Pentagon.
He's been put in charge of bc—303 production.
We've read your report, colonel,
and we agree that the evacuation
was warranted.
Unfortunately, however,
with the prometheus stranded halfway across the galaxy,
earth is currently vulnerable to orbital attack.
Now, if someone can show me another way
to acouire naouadah,
or can make a battle cruiser without it...
Otherwise, we've got to go back to p3x—403.
With enough men and enough firepower,
I can take care of your problem, sir.
Well, that's one way to address the situation,
but we've dealt with these creatures before,
and I can guarantee you
it isn't going to be as easy as you think it is.
Well, be that as it may,
the Pentagon's position is ouite clear on this.
Colonel Edwards will return to the planet
and begin mining operations immediately.
Sg personnel will provide security
on a continuing basis.
Now, if this leads to hostilities—...
It will.
Dr. Jackson,
I don't believe you were invited to this meeting.
Yes, general, I know,
I'm sorry, but please, hear me out.
Ithinkthe situation can be resolved peacefully.
How?
We've been on this planet a long time
looking for the best mine site.
It wasn't until we encroached on this one particular region
that the unas attacked.
I mean, can't we just mine somewhere else,
away from this, this one area?
All the other mine sites we've surveyed
have been void of significant deposits.
This is the only site we've found thus far
that might satisfy production ouotas.
And if this leads to another dead end?
Then we won't have a problem,
but I'm not going to walk away from this
until I know for sure.
Well, then, can we at leasttry
to negotiate with them?
They're animals, sir.
They are not animals.
They are intelligent beings with a sense of honor,
and if you underestimate them,
more will die on both sides.
Who would negotiate on our behalf? You?
I can speaktheir language with a limited vocabulary,
and I have a rudimentary understanding
of their ways,
butthis has gone too far for me to handle myself.
What are you proposing, doctor?
I suggest we use chaka as a liaison.
Chaka? He's an unas we met on a different planet.
Now, I've had periodic contact with him.
He's made impressive progress in his understanding of us.
Look, we have interacted with these beings before and lived.
Chaka himself saved my life.
This is their planet.
We're the invaders.
We don't have to provoke them. We don't have to kill them.
Well, I'm sure no one wants that, Dr. Jackson.
Yes, I'm sure.
If negotiations are resolved in the time allotted
to determine the viability of the mine,
you're giving up nothing by letting him try.
All right. You may proceed.
Dr. Jackson,
you'll contact chaka
and return him here without delay.
One more thing,
so that there's no confusion.
If negotiations fail
and it comes down to us or them,
I choose us.
The use of deadly force is authorized.
Idc received, sir.
Dr. Jackson plus one.
Open the Iris.
Stand down.
Chaka has never been in a structure like this before.
Um...
A cha' aka.
Uh, "a cha' aka"
is a greeting.
In this case, he's, uh... He's saying "hello."
'Ell... o.
Pfft.
Um, I've had a chance to talk with chaka.
Over th e past year,
he's managed to accomplished some remarkable things.
On the planet where chaka now lives,
humans used unas as domesticated slaves,
but chaka led an uprising, and—...
An uprising?
You neglected to mention this before.
How many people were killed in this uprising?
That's not the point.
Chaka brokered atruce, and over time established
a fragile but successful peace
between the humans
and the unas who were formerly their slaves.
Now, if he could manage to do this,
I know he could act as a peaceful liaison
between ourselves and the unas of p3x—403.
Does he even want to help us?
I've informed him of what we need him to do.
He's eager to meet unas of other worlds.
Tar ma kan ko?
'Uman 'elp chaka.
Chaka 'elp 'uman.
Looks like the unas had a little party
while we were gone.
You're right, Dr. Jackson.
They're much more advanced than what I thought.
They have command of fire.
Major lorn e, as soon as this place is cleaned up,
iwant you to begin a resonance scan analysis
of the lower mine shafts.
Yes, sir.
Exactly how do you intend
to find these unas, doctor?
I think chaka will lead us to them.
Chaka...
Ahem. Colonel, he knows you don't like him.
If you keep staring at him like that,
he's going to take it as a challenge.
Chaka, ka kreeka.
Just keep him away from me.
Hanson, penhall,
you're with them.
The rest of you people, I wantthis perimeter secured—...
Anti—personnel and overlapping fields of fire.
Move it!
He's getting ready for war.
He has a responsibility to protect this camp
yeah, or he's looking for revenge
for lieutenant ritter.
'Uman... tatack?
Ka. No.
We're not going to attack.
Tonok. Shesh. 'Uman tatack.
He's says our weapons and the size of our group
are alarming... create fear.
It seems like we intend to attack.
Ka. Ka. Dan'El, chaka ka cha.
He wants me to go with him alone...
Ka. Keka.
Unarmed.
You will be completely helpless.
I'll be all right.
This is unwise, Daniel Jackson.
We can't make contact with them
if they think we'll attack.
Are you certain?
Yeah. Yeah, I'm...
I'm certain.
Staff weapons, torture sticks, manacles...
Symbols of pain and death.
Chaka?
Here,
got a n ew toy.
Aka.
You're welcome.
A cha'aka, a cha'aka, a cha'aka, a cha'aka...
"Come sit by my fire." Unas diplomacy.
A cha'aka, a cha'aka, a cha'aka, a cha'aka...
Hmm...
Chaka?
How long is this... um...
Kel nok... ma kan ska nat?
Nok.
Now?
Ka nok.
Later?
A cha'aka, a cha'aka...
It will take as long as it takes.
A cha'aka, a cha'aka, a cha'aka, a cha'aka,
A cha'aka, a cha'aka...
Hello...
I hope you know what you're doing.
Down. Good idea.
Trade.
Aka.
A cha' aka.
Te chaka.
Ta?
Um, a cha' aka. Te... Daniel.
Dan'El.
"Dan'El" is fine.
Kor asek. Zo.
"Kor" is "iron." "Asek"?
Iron shirt. The Alpha male.
Kel, ko tar?
Tar 'uman.
'Uman... ka ne.
Kel ko keka?
Uh, yes, we brought death, but, but...
We want to be friends.
Uh, to preserve life. Ska nat.
Ska nat.
Unas, kor asek, a chaka, a 'uman.
Ska natte.
That's right. We work this out, we all win.
Cho'ee'che, chaka.
Dan'El.
Cho'ee'che, kor asek.
Okay. All right.
Now we're talking, huh?
Dr. Jackson. How'd it go?
Well, I figured out why they attacked us.
It's this mine—— It's sacred to them.
Most of their ancestors
were worked to death by the Goa'uld
while they were mining it.
It's a wonder they didn't attack us
the minute we set foot on this planet.
Doctor, look—— now, I told them
I'd speak to my superiors on their behalf.
Sacred burial grounds are protected on earth
from industrial development.
Ithinkthe same rules should apply here.
We have to leave. We got the results of the resonance scan.
The deposit is over 300 meters in length,
and almost completely solid.
53,000 metric tons.
We're not going anywhere.
My meeting with the unas went well, sir.
Uh, they're reluctant to trust us,
buti did manage to open up a line of communication.
How many of them are there?
I only saw a medium—sized clan.
I can't be sure. Why?
We need to know if we're going to relocate them.
They'll never accept relocation, sir.
They won't understand it.
Then it's your job
to make them understand.
If you don't,
we'll have to go in there with tranquilizers
and capture them.
They're not animals.
Look, I'm pretty sure
chaka and I can accomplish something.
Just let me go talk to them again.
You have 24 hours
to convince the unas to come peacefully,
or they'll be forcibly removed.
'Uman ko keka onac.
Unas ko keka onac.
Yeah, that's right, that's right,
we should not be fighting with each other.
The Goa'uld are our common enemy.
Ka nay.
Ka nay. Friend, uh, clan member.
'Uman ka nay.
That's right, that's right.
So...
We're going to give you food.
'Uman ko nan unas.
And in exchange,
we need
this.
Kada.
Kada. Yes. We need kada to make war with the Goa'uld.
'Uman ko kada,
tonok tok onac.
Kel?
How?
Uh, we make, uh,
ships out of it.
Um...
Right. Why would either of you know what a ship was?
Uh...
This.
You know whatthis is.
Ke kata.
Kekata, yes.
We can make kekata with this, kada.
Now, with many kekata,
we can bring death to the Goa'uld, the onac.
Ka keka onac.
That's right.
Hold.
'Uman a unas ma kan nok.
Kel?
Why? Because if we don't come to some sort of agreement,
'uman zo... relocate you.
Uh, relocate.
Ta "relocate"?
Sh esh?
Uh...
Ka ko ka cha.
Ko ka cha.
'Uman ko ka cha unas ka no na.
Away from your home.
Ko ka cha unas ka no na?
Tok! No, no, no.
Defiance will only lead to unas bloodshed.
Ka to k.
'Uman ko
keka te. 'Keka unas.
'Uman ka ko keka te unas.
Unas ko keka te 'uman.
No, you won't give us death.
You can't win.
A unas naya
to k!
All the tribes will fight.
How many? Uh,
kel ka naya?
Soseka.
No. That... that's impossible.
Teal'c, come in.
Teal'c, this is Daniel. Do you read me? Over.
Dammit.
Um...
Uh, just wait here.
Iota. Iota. Iota.
Oh, god.
What happened? What happened?
It was coming up on my position.
It was attacking.
It was attacking...
The necklace.
This necklace was precious to him.
He was coming back for it, and we killed him.
I didn't know.
No need to apologize.
They are preparing to attack.
Let them come. We're ready.
No, you're not.
Colonel, we have to get out of here right now.
I don't buy it.
Are you hearing this?
A population that large
would have been seen by aerial scans.
Unas live primarily underground in caves,
where aerial scans don't detectthem.
Our position will be overrun.
I was this close
to working out an agreement with them.
They just want to be left alone.
Dan'El!
Hold your fire!
If they attack, we will defend ourselves.
You're right, Dr. Jackson.
Let's get back to the gate.
No, it's too late.
If we move now, they'll run us down.
What's he doing?
I don't know.
Don't do anything stupid.
He's giving us a chance.
A chance to do what?
To surrender.
Surrender? Not possible.
Don't do it, colonel.
Kor asek...
'Uman ata ka keka.
What are you saying?
I'm saying we don't have to kill each other.
'Man ate a ka naya.
We can be of the same tribe.
A ka naya ko keka onac.
Together we can bring death to the Goa'uld.
Ta k!
Trick?
Dan'El Cho'ee'che.
'Uman ko keka unas.
He's saying that while we talk peace,
humans kill unas.
He doesn't believe me.
We have to show respect.
We have to get down on the ground.
On the ground?
There is no way I'm getting down on the—...
Colonel, this is the way their social order works.
We have to show submissiveness
to show that we are not athreat,
that we're not challenging them.
We have to get down on the ground,
and that is all we have to do.
Colonel, everyone.
Please?
Ben na?
A benna
atar 'uman.
On—or.
"Honor."
He understands.
Cho'ee'che, kor asek.
Now we can negotiate.
How long do we have to kneel?
As long as it takes.
A cha' aka, Dan'El.
A cha' aka, kor asek.
Well, ithink we've got ourselves a deal.
And what deal would that be, Dr. Jackson?
Well, we've agreed
not to desecrate their sacred ground anymore.
We have?
And in exchange, the unas will honor their dead
by helping defeat their ancestors' killers,
the Goa'uld.
And just how are they going to do that?
They're going to work the mine themselves.
What?
Did you propose this?
No, actually,
it was iron shirt.
Okay, let me get this straight.
The unas are going to mine this deposit
andturn all the naouadah over to us?
That's right.
Can they, uh, work a jackhammer?
Ithinkyou'll find they are very intelligent
and can learn.
You treat them with honor and respect,
and, uh...
And you'll find out what kind of allies they can be.
O'Neill was right about you.
You are a pain in the ass.
But
well worth it.
Aka.