We're receiving a signal, sir. It's the kelownans.
Open the Iris.
Mr. Quinn.
It's good to see you again.
It's good to see you, too, sir.
I only wish it was under better circumstances.
We need to talk.
For the past several months,
we've been analyzing the data
on the crystal left behind by Thanos.
It was the Goa'uld that occupied our planet
3,000 years ago.
Now, our progress
at first was very slow,
but we recently made
a major, major discovery.
Uh, itturns out
that naquadria
was not originally present.
What do you mean?
It's not native to our planet.
I don't understand. It exists in mineral deposits, underground.
I know it does now,
but we believe that those deposits
were originally made up
of ordinary naquadah.
I assume this makes sense to you?
Actually, no, it doesn't.
We found a reference
to a process the Goa'uld discovered
which allowed them to convert raw naquadah into naquadria
while it's still in the ground.
Now, somehow it started a chain reaction
which has continued on down through the veins,
getting deeper and deeper and deeper,
and we believe that the process is ongoing.
Are you saying
that, at this very moment,
there are deposits of naouadah on your planet
that are being transformed into naquadria?
Yes.
One very large one in particular.
We only recently discovered it
because it's so many miles
beneath the surface of our planet...
But as the conversion process
goes deeper,
the heat and pressure get higher.
And naquadria is highly unstable.
We believe that when it reaches a certain depth,
it's going to explode
with enough force to obliterate kelowna.
The first few references
to the conversion process
that we found
were pretty vague.
To tell the truth, iwas half—convinced
that I'd made a mistake in the translation,
and then we came across these test results
which show the ratio
of naouadah to naouadria
achieved in the process.
Check this out.
So the naquadah that isn't converted
breaks down into lighter elements.
You know, for the longest time
iwas wondering
why we never found any naquadria
anywhere else in the galaxy,
and now I'm thinking it's 'cause it doesn't exist in nature at all.
Which would explain why none of the other Goa'uld
knew about it
until Anubis probed your mind.
We've got the latest geological data.
It looks like—...
Oh. Hello.
Hi.
Oh, uh, Samantha Carter,
this is kianna cyr.
This is Sam Carter.
She helps me out on the translation.
I've heard a lot about you, major.
We could really use your expertise right now.
What've you got?
It looks like the naouadria has progressed deeper than we thought.
How much time do we have?
A few weeks, a month. It's hard to say.
Well, we need to understand
how the conversion process works
if we want to find a way to stop it.
Yeah, but the information stored on the crystal is incomplete.
Well, then we'll have to figure it out for ourselves.
Ambassador.
Welcome to earth.
Actually, it's first minister now.
First minister.
This is vin eremal, Lucia tarthus,
the tiranian and andari representatives
on the joint ruling council.
Councilors.
Rightthis way.
I assumed Jonas Quinn would be joining us.
He sends his apologies,
but at the moment, he's devoting his attention
to the naquadria problem.
Has any progress been made?
So far, very little, I'm afraid,
but I believe that with the participation
of our friends from earth,
a solution will be found soon.
Of course, we all hope that's the case.
However, you may want to begin considering
some contingency plans.
We can offer you limited relocation
th rough the Stargate.
Limited?
A full evacuation
of an industrialized world
is a practical impossibility.
I'm not sure I understand.
You invited us here
to propose that we abandon langara?
Langara is the new name of our planet.
It's from an ancient dialect
common to all three nations.
A symbol of our new unity.
Has a nice ring to it.
It was chosen by committee.
We understand that if this problem cannot be solved,
kelowna will suffer severe devastation,
at which point we are prepared to offer humanitarian aid
to th e survivors.
Of course, we have limited resources,
but we pledge to do what we can.
Are you... kidding?
Has no one explained this to you?
We've tried,
butthey seem unwilling to accept the truth.
If you knew more about our history,
you'd understand our reluctance
to believe kelownan propaganda.
Well, our own scientists
have studied the problem,
and while it is true that kelowna will bear the brunt
of the initial explosion—...
In fact, by our calculations,
almost half the country's land mass
will be destroyed—...
You're nottaking into account
the amount of dust and debris
that'll be thrown into the upper atmosphere.
It'll block the sunlight
and lower the average surface temperature significantly.
For all intents and purposes,
your entire planet will be uninhabitable.
It doesn't make any sense.
Naouadria is a heavier, less stable isotope
than naquadah.
The conversion should require
the continuous input of large amounts of energy.
Yeah, but it seems to be continuing on its own.
Which is impossible.
Not necessarily.
Low—energy fusion can occur
in the presence of certain subatomic catalysts,
like muons.
But I believe that only works for extremely light materials,
such as deuterium.
Wow, kelownan understanding of particle physics
seems to have come a long way recently.
We're quick learners.
Well, in any case, I wasn'tthinking about muons specifically.
There are certain other subatomic particles
which could have catalyzed this reaction.
The real question is,
why didn'tthis planet blow up a long time ago?
What do you mean?
Ithinkthe reason you haven't been able
to figure out the process
is because you've been working under the assumption
that this transformation began 3,000 years ago.
But that's what the historical data indicates.
Maybe so,
but if you put that aside for a moment
and assume the presence of the right catalysts,
you can account for this reaction.
It's just a lot faster than you thought.
How much faster?
Well, a deposit the size
of the one you recently discovered
could take as little as a few years
to transform completely.
What was that?
Receiving video transmission, sir.
Major, what's your situation?
Most of the fires
that were caused by the earthquake
are under control now, sir.
Doctor fraiser's organizing
the distribution of medical supplies.
I find it hard to believe this was a coincidence.
It wasn't.
We traced the epicenter of the quake
to a small pocket of converted naquadria
located about 20 kilometers below the surface.
A small pocket?
When the main deposit goes, sir,
we estimate the explosion
will be about 100,000 times more powerful.
This plan et—...
Madronus.
And how far away is it?
Approximately 14,000 light years.
Give or take.
The madronans are a peaceful, advanced society
with the resources to accept many thousands of refugees.
Jonas Quinn's reports
refer to several uninhabited planets
capable of sustaining life.
The andari government might consider relocation
if one of these were made available.
Without infrastructure,
any uninhabited planet
would not be able to sustain as many langaran refugees.
I'm not suggesting one planet for all of us.
You want your own planet?
The andari people
would welcome a fresh start,
given the oppression we've suffered in the past.
The only thing you suffered undertiranian rule
was peace and good government.
And mass arrests, summary executions...
In response to terrorist acts
against innocent civilians.
Whoa! Whoa.
We're getting a bit off—topic here, don't you think?
Three separate relocations
is just not practical,
and madronus is your best bet
to save as many lives as possible.
Jonas, major Carter.
General Hammond tells me
you've discovered something
about the conversion process.
Well, we determined
that the transformation must have begun
with a massive bombardment
of certain subatomic particles
which catalyze the reaction
and allow it to continue
without the input of energy.
It's possible to create these particles
in the lab,
but there's really only one way
they could've been produced in sufficient quantity
and with enough energy
to penetrate several miles into the crust of the planet.
It was the naquadria bomb test,
the test that was conducted
two years ago.
We did this to ourselves.
Historical documents indicate
that Thanos was destroyed
in some cataclysmic event.
Maybe this was the explosion
that triggered the chain reaction.
It did, at least in the case
of the naquadah deposit near the surface.
It appears that Thanos
managed to create
a small amount of naquadria in the lab,
but something went wrong.
The resulting explosion
released the subatomic particles
which catalyzed the conversion
of the firstvein of naquadah.
The rest of the deposit
transformed in less than a year.
After that, it simply lay in the ground.
Another 10,000 years
and it would've decayed back into naquadah,
if you hadn't mined it first.
Then we set off the bomb,
which started the conversion
of the second, deeper vein.
This is outrageous.
If what you say is true,
the kelownan government bears full responsibility
for the imminent destruction of langara.
Your governments formed an alliance
for the express purpose of attacking kelowna.
We were merely looking to defend ourselves.
We only wentto a heightened war alert
after we learned of your research.
Which only goes to prove that you were spying on us.
What choice did we have?
We certainly weren't going to
rely on the kelownan government to tell us the truth.
Councilors, please—...
These talks will have to be suspended
until I can confer with my cabinet.
Oh, for crying out loud!
Jack—...
Who cares whose fault it is?
Your planet is going to blow up
the whole damned planet, Daniel.
Okay, ithink it's best
if we all take a little recess right now.
General.
I say we send 'em packing. Indeed.
We can't give up on them yet.
We still have the potential
to save thousands of lives here.
And yet, cu riously,
they don't seem to understand, nor care.
This is diplomacy, Jack.
This is the way the game is played.
It takes Patience.
Yeah, well, I'm fresh out.
As am I.
I think you're on your own.
No matter how many times we go over this,
we're still going to come to the same conclusion—...
There's simply no way to reverse the process.
Maybe we don't have to.
According to the latest geological data,
there's a minor fault line
crossing the vein of naquadah
about a kilometer above the large deposit.
If we could somehow trigger a move
along the fault line,
we could isolate the advancing naquadria
and break off the chain reaction
before it gets any deeper.
And how do we do that?
We set off a large explosion near the fault.
Stargate command could provide
a small nuclear device
that would do the trick.
The only problem is, we'd have to get it down there,
which means drilling through 20 kilometers
of solid rock.
What?
There's something I want to show you.
This took us two and a half years to build,
at a cost of over half
the annual kelownan research budget.
The deep underground excavation vehicle.
Cool.
The fore and aft sections
have both been outfitted
with titanium cutter heads,
each of which can withstand, or apply,
athrust of up to 50 metric tons.
What kind of an advance rate
are we talking about?
Up to 80 meters an hour.
Now, look, I know it's not fast enough,
buti do have an idea
for a little adjustment
that would give us a lot more speed.
Tok'ra tunnel crystals.
Modified, of course,
to work in conjunction with the cutter heads.
Pretty impressive.
Mind if itake a look at your power systems?
After you.
Do we have to show her everything?
Kian na...
Everybody has an agenda, Jonas.
Her people have made no secret of their interest
in our naquadria deposits.
Look, I've wanted to come forward with this for a long time,
but I always got overruled by the cabinet.
Now we have no choice.
Well, we don't need her.
We can go to the tok'ra ourselves.
I worked with these people for over a year.
Itrust them with my life.
Don't worry.
The machine was designed to mine naquadria,
and, according to the terms of our alliance,
any information related to naquadria
is to be shared.
We were purposely misled.
We had every intention of telling you
once the prototype was fully operational.
Do you take us for idiots?
It was you that created this disaster,
and now you expectto benefit by acquiring alien technology?
I think we can all agree that it's unfortunate
the kelownan government didn't come forward
with this information sooner,
um, however, regarding the tok' ra crystals,
you really have no choice.
Without them, we won't be able to reach the naquadria vein
in time to save your world.
It's that simple.
Wow, Jonas...
This technology is beyond anything I've seen
on kelowna before.
Well, I did make a few suggestions
for some adjustments based on what I learned at Stargate command.
Pretty amazing.
Itell you, most of the credit
goes to Kian na.
Kianna?
Oh, yeah.
She took what she learned from me
and she made modifications to the hydraulics,
the shielding mechanisms,
everything.
I'm telling you, without her,
this thing would be months away from being operational.
So you two have been working pretty closely on this.
Yeah, I guess.
What?
Come on, Jonas. I'm not blind.
What's going on?
Let's just say that it's in the development stage,
although I do find her interesting.
I'll bet you do.
Teal'c...
Itrustyour mission was a success.
Indeed.
The crystals you requested.
Thank you.
How are the negotiations progressing?
Well, they finally
agreed to send a th ree—person delegation
to madronus to evaluate the planet
as a potential evacuation site.
What of Jonas Quinn and major Carter?
They're making some final adjustments
to the kelownan excavation machine.
It should be ready for launch
within 24 hours.
Hey, you're just in time
to help me run a few diagnostic programs.
What?
Jonas, did you design
the primary power distribution circuits?
Well, I didn't really design anything.
I did make some suggestions
for some upgrades, but...
Based on advanced technology you encountered
while you were with sg—1.
Yeah, that's right.
Why? What's wrong?
Well, the hardware is different,
but the basic principle
is very similar to a Goa'uld design.
Well, that's impossible.
Iwent over it three times.
I probably wouldn't have even noticed myself
if I hadn't calculated
that the generators were operating
at 130% efficiency.
No...
No, there's some mistake.
Jonas, who did design the system?
Jonas, what's going on?
We know.
What are you talking about?
Who do you serve?
Jonas, whatever you think,
whatever she told you is a lie.
They searched your quarters.
You want to explain
why they found a Goa'uld communication device
among your personal belongings?
Very well.
You know th e truth.
Now, how shall we proceed?
I'm assuming this is the drug
that allowed you to escape detection.
It somehow masks the presence
of the symbiote, right?
You don't have to tell me.
I'm sending this back to the sgc for analysis.
How long have you been on this planet?
We knew Anubis came here for a reason.
After his defeat,
I was dispatched to find out
why he was so interested in this place.
So you work for baal.
I gained access to kelowna's most sensitive research
by implanting myself in ayoung scientist
who was working on the naquadria project.
Let me talk to Kian na.
In a small way, I've grown to admire this host.
She is exceptionally astute,
a superior specimen.
Let me talk to her.
I made the major modifications to the excavator.
If you wish to successfully complete this undertaking,
you will require my assistance.
Why would you help us?
We share a common goal.
I, too, wish to save this world.
So you can hand it over to baal?
I don't think so.
Jonas.
Kianna?
She's right.
You're going to need her.
Let her help you, for the sake of our people.
That's not her, Jonas.
It's the Goa'uld trying to fool us.
We've seen it before.
No. Jonas, please.
Get her out of here.
Depth is 2,200 meters.
Speed, 1.5 meters per second.
Drills are running hot.
Bring down your rpms.
Don't overcompensate.
I can't stay ahead of these adjustments.
You're going to stall us out. Power up
(beeping)
You stripped the drill heads.
Control, end simulation.
Jonas...
We've got a problem.
Could this be the result of Goa'uld sabotage?
Quite the contrary.
Major Carter believes
the Goa'uld's modifications
have significantly improved the speed
and efficiency of the drills.
You see, the problem is the system requires
constant subtle adjustments
to account for any changes
in the density of the material
that it's passing through,
kind of like shifting gears
on a racecar.
The point is,
major Carter isn't confident
in her own ability to run the drill.
She thinks the best person for the job
is the Goa'uld.
You can't be serious.
We could overhaul the system
and eliminate the modifications,
but that would significantly reduce
the speed of the excavator,
and it would take weeks.
We don't have that kind of time.
The Goa'uld could've sabotaged the excavator
any time she wanted.
Instead, she helped Jonas
improve several of its key systems.
Only because she wishes
to preserve the naquadria deposit for baal.
Maybe so,
but averting the explosion
is our first priority,
and without the Goa'uld,
we have no chance.
You've made the right choice.
Your confidence in me will not go unrewarded.
We had no choice,
and for the record, our confidence in you is minimal.
Which is, no doubt,
why the shol'va will be accompanying us...
And why all of you are armed.
Who calibrated the primary inductors?
I did.
Launch now, and you'll burn through them
before you pass a hundred meters.
All right, I'll take navigation.
Teal'c, you take shields and life support.
Indeed.
We are a go for launch in 30 seconds.
Powering up.
Engines are at 70%...
80%...
Shields are active.
Navigation computer is on line.
Engines are at full power.
Control, we're set to go for launch,
in five...
Four...
Three...
Two...
One...
We just received word
from kelowna.
Our security personnel's
been monitoring a communication device
we took from kianna's quarters.
Apparently a message has come through
from baal.
She's overdue to report.
He's waiting for her to send atransmission.
And if she doesn't?
He'll come back to find out what happened.
That's a distinct possibility.
(Alarm shrieking)
What is it?
We are losing coolant pressure in one of the forward tubes.
We must have broken a seal.
Major Carter, take the controls.
Where are you going?
I can divert coolant from the aft section,
buti have to do it from the engine room.
I'm coming with you.
You still do not trust me, do you?
No.
Is there any way to contact th e excavato r?
They're too deep.
No radio signal could penetrate that much solid rock.
It won't make much difference.
Telling them about baal's message
will not change anything.
But if the Goa'uld doesn't make it back..
The only reason that would happen
is if the mission fails,
and if that's the case,
baal will be the least of your problems.
I suggest we get back
to planning your relocation.
Check it now.
Forward pressure's rising.
We're good.
Maybe now you'll believe
that I too wish this mission to succeed.
Yeah, for the wrong reasons.
Has it ever occurred to you
that serving baal
may not be my only interest here?
I never thought
I'd find the company of a human so...
Intriguing.
And suddenly I repulse you?
Notthat long ago you felt differently.
Yeah, but that was before I found out
who you are—...
What you are.
And yet the fact remains—...
You never knew the host before itook her.
All this time, it was never Kian na.
It was always me.
(Alarm )
What is happening?
I'm not sure.
We're still on course, still descending.
Hull temperature is rising rapidly.
300 degrees.
400 degrees and still rising.
Jonas, is there any volcanic activity
in the area?
Mount kallan,
but it's been dormant for hundreds of years.
Just because it's dormant at the surface
doesn't mean there couldn't be magma flows
in the vicinity.
Hull temperature is 700 degrees and still rising.
We're passing through a river of molten rock.
Daniel...
How's the whole diplomacy thing working out for you?
It's not. The latest argument
is about the selection process.
The kelownans want a lottery,
the tiranians want assigned positions,
and the andaris want to set up a committee
to discuss the problem. What?
I keep trying to remind them
they're facing total annihilation,
but they can't seem to face their own mistrust.
I think I can help you out on this.
What do you mean?
Hull temperature is 1100 degrees.
The ship will nottake much more of this.
Divert power to the shields.
We have no way of knowing howthick this vein of magma is.
If we turn back now, we may get out alive.
I said divert power to the shields.
Power diverted.
Although I'm not sure how much difference it will make.
Hull temperature is 1200 degrees.
Do you really want to riskyour life
for the people of this world, major?
I am not so sure they would do the same for you.
We're losing hull integrity.
Teal'c?
Hull temperature is dropping.
1100 degrees and still falling.
We made itthrough.
Very impressive.
Kelowna will accept nothing less
than equal representation.
Really?
Kelowna is solely responsible
for this problem.
Need I remind you
that the Stargate is in our possession?
For the moment.
Is that a threat?
It's an assurance
that when it comes to the survival of our people,
we will do whatever is necessary.
What, so now you want to go to war?
My friends are out trying to save your world,
and you want to destroy it?
Oh, save your breath, Daniel.
You folks are done.
I don't understand.
Well, you see,
we actually like the madronans.
They're nice people,
and we've decided
there's no way we'd subject them
to the likes of you.
Deal's off.
You're toast.
General?
Colonel O'Neill's right.
You can stay
until we hear back from Jonas and major Carter.
That's what you get for dicking around.
Something's wrong.
We're losing speed.
1.5 meters per second, and slowing.
It is the forward drills.
They were damaged by the magma.
They are coming apart.
We stopped.
Forward drill's finished.
Cutting power.
This is as deep as we're going to get.
What is our position?
We're still over a kilometer from the target.
What happens if we drop the bomb here?
We're too far from the fault line.
Detonating from this position
would be pointless.
Then we have failed.
We're going to have to go back to the surface
and repairthe ship
no, there's too much damage. That's going to take us weeks.
I'm sorry, Jonas, but we don't have a choice.
We still have some tok'ra crystals in reserve.
We can use those to tunnel the rest of the way.
They'd never make it far enough.
Yeah, but if we focus them,
we can at least dig a passage big enough for one person.
That would give us the distance we need.
It might work,
but at this depth,
the heat and the noxious gases would penetrate
even a tok'ra tunnel.
It would be suicide.
I will go.
Do not worry, major Carter.
I may be intrigued by your willingness
to sacrifice yourself for others,
but I do not share it.
My symbiote will protect me.
Why take th e risk?
You still think of me as nothing but a servant of baal.
You are mistaken.
You haven'ttold him about the naquadria?
Not yet.
You want it for yourself.
In any case, the fact remains—...
I am the only one who can complete this mission.
The tunnel is complete.
Are you sure you understand
the detonation procedure?
Of course. It is a simple enough device.
I am in position.
I am setting...
The detonator.
(Alarm beeping)
Oh, this is not good.
Kianna, this is major Carter.
Do you read?
Go ahead.
We're losing power.
Ithinkthe generators have been damaged.
I was afraid of that.
How much power do you have left?
We're down to 70%.
So much for my empire.
Say again?
If you begin... Your ascent now...
You may have enough power
to reach the surface.
We're not leaving you behind.
You have no choice.
If the power drops... Below 50%...
You will not even be able
to restart the engines.
I am already dead.
If you wait, you die too.
This is Jonas.
There's still time left. Start back immediately.
If you are doing this... Out of concern for the host...
You need not bother.
The body... is already... Severely damaged.
Even if... we make it back,
I may not be able to keep her alive.
Listen to me.
We're not going without you, so shut up, and get moving.
We should have heard by now.
Something went wrong.
Power's down to 53%.
She's taking twice as long to get back
as she took to get down there.
Kianna, this is Jonas.
Come in, over.
Please respond.
I believe we have no choice
butto begin our ascent immediately.
(Clanging)
I'll take care of her. Get us out of here.
Powering up engines.
Beginning ascent.
You waited.
You held up your end of the bargain.
Was that your only reason?
I already know your answer.
Unschedu led offworld activation.
We're receiving a signal, sir, audio only.
Put itthrough.
This is kelowna gate control
to first minister dreylock.
This is dreylock. Go ahead.
We're receiving reports
from all over the country,
a major seismic disturbance.
Geological survey places the epicenter
at the target coordinates.
They did it.
Any word from the excavator?
N egative.
Power reserves are near depletion.
We're almost there.
Five seconds,
four,
three,
two,
one.
You miss it?
Yeah... I do.
Well, judging from what you've got to deal with
back on kelowna, I'm not surprised.
I mean, I'd take life—threatening danger
over one of those council meetings
any day of the week.
Yeah.
Itell you, I don't know what Jack said to them, but...
They are being a little more cooperative.
Well, let's hope it lasts.
How are you feeling?
I'm fine, iguess.
I remember everything, but it's like a dream.
The symbiote's dead.
She saved me.
She could have let me die with her,
but she didn't.
I know you may findthis hard to believe,
but she appreciated everything you did for her—...
What you tried to do.
Time to go home.