Previously on Stargate sg—1
who are you people?
We are replicators.
The others were destroying me.
Not if you came with us.
You would do that?
They won't leave me. She promised.
No, my son, they've made a fool of you.
I've been relieved of command.
Who's replacing you, sir?
Her name is Dr. Elizabeth Weir.
A civilian?
She's an expert on international politics.
Terre... atlantus.
Are you saying the lost city of the ancients
is here?
The city we've been looking for
is under the ice of Antarctica.
No!
Goodbye.
Dr. Weir.
Elizabeth.
Elizabeth. Almost ready.
I can't believe we're finally going.
I mean, I know I should've been ready a long time ago—...
The talks have stalled again.
You're kidding me.
It's a complicated situation.
The antarctic treaty was established
to promote scientific research in the area.
With the interests of progress for all man kind,
not just that of the United States,
and so argue the other 11 nations
all claiming shared jurisdiction.
Article one states quite clearly
there can be no establishment of any military base
and no testing of any weapons.
You saw firsthand how powerful the ancient outpost is.
And so meanwhile, Jack just stays frozen
in that stasis pod down there?
He sacrificed himself to save us,
all of us, notjustthis country.
I know,
but the scale of Anubis's attack
makes covering it up tenuous at best.
If we're going to keep the entire world from finding out
everything to do with the Stargate,
we'll need the full cooperation
of every government now aware of what's been going on.
It's just going to take more time.
In the meantime, we just sit here and do nothing?
I'm sorry, Dr. Jackson.
Daniel.
Why can't we use the gate?
It's not that we can't use it.
Officially, all normal gate activity will remain suspended
just until the agreement
for control of the antarctic site is resolved.
What does one have to do with the other?
While we obviously still have
full jurisdictional control over the Stargate,
the president feels that ultimately,
how we proceed with operations here at sgc
will reflect on our international goodwill.
In other words, it's our political leverage in negotiations.
I would never say that.
What about colonel O'Neill?
Look, I know what he means to the three of you.
We all appreciate the sacrifice colonel O'Neill made.
The asgard can help him.
Last time, they were able to erase the ancient knowledge
from his mind before it killed him.
We've tried contacting them. What do you suggest we do?
You're aware of how we helped the asgard
trap the replicators in atime—dilation field
on the planet hala?
Something to that effect.
Yes, that was a couple of years ago, right?
Basically, we know thattrap is only going to hold them
for so long.
Thor and the asgard must be monitoring the situation.
If we can getthere,
we should be able to contact them.
Isn'tthe planet you're talking about in another galaxy?
Othala.
O'Neill used his knowledge of the ancients
to modify the Goa'uld vessel
currently in our possession.
According to your report, major,
that ship is capable of flying faster and farther
than anything the Goa'uld have.
Yes.
I think it might just get us there.
And back?
That may be a problem.
There's a good chance the trip will burn out the engines.
Okay, now, that's a big problem.
If you get there, and itturns out
you can't contact the asgard...
We're willing to take th e risk.
As admirable as that is, I can't let you do it.
For what reason?
Colonel O'Neill was able to fend off Anubis's fleet
using the weapons from the ancient outpost.
Hopefully, that will make the other Goa'uld
thinktwice before attacking earth
in the foreseeable future,
but the truth is we don't know if we're going to be able
to ever use those weapons again,
and if we can't,
we're going to need a new tactical advantage over the Goa'uld...
At least, that's whatthe Pentagon tells me.
The modified cargo ship,
it's too valuable right now.
I'm sorry.
Request denied.
What can I do for you, major?
I want you to reconsider my request.
I'm sorry.
That cargo ship was modified
using the knowledge of the ancients.
Now, there is no guarantee
that anyone will ever be able
to figure out how it was done.
And as the most likely person on the planet
to figure it out, are you saying
that if I don't let you attempt to contact the asgard,
you won't even try?
I would never say that.
Right now, that is the most advanced
piece of technology we have.
If it weren't for colonel O'Neill,
we wouldn't have that ship.
For that matter, we wouldn't even be here discussing this.
We've got the coordinates from the prometheus.
Based on the amount of time ittookthe modified ship
to get from taonas to earth,
I'm estimating our trip to othala
will take roughly 10 days.
Hey.
So... how did you talk Weir into letting us go?
I didn't.
I talked her into letting us go.
You're staying here.
Daniel, even with the modifications to the ship,
there's no guarantee it will get us there,
and if it does, there's a good chance
it'll burn out the engines.
The ship was never meantto fly atthat speed,
which means if we don't find the asgard,
we'll be stranded.
I know.
We need you here.
You're our best chance at deciphering whatever information
is in that ancient outpost.
If we fail, you will be O'Neill's only hope.
H ey, Teal'c.
Can I getyou anything?
I packed lots of Turkey. I know it's your favorite.
Thank you, but I am not currently hungry.
Have you been able to determine
how O'Neill modified the engines?
No. I'm just taking a break.
I didn'tthink it would be easy,
but at least it's a good way to pass the time.
I'm sorry.
Have I been ignoring you?
I am fine.
I thought maybe working on the engines
would help take my mind off colonel O'Neill,
which is kind of silly,
considering he's the one who modified them.
Look, I know this plan isn't exactly foolproof.
I've never plotted an intergalactic course before.
I mean, if the coordinates are off
by even one—half of a percent,
we could wind up 10,000 light years
from our destination...
But still, I'm trying to stay positive.
I have the utmost confidence in your ability.
I know.
So, you want to talk?
Concerning what subject?
I don't know.
How's ryac? Fine.
Are you still keeping in touch with ishta?
Indeed.
Bratac? Bratac is well.
Come on, Teal'c, throw me a bone here.
How is Pete shanahan?
He's fine.
Is not all well between the two of you?
No, everything's great.
It's just—— as you well know—...
It's not easy saying goodbye
to someone you care about
when you think there's a chance
you may never see them again.
I know that's a risk we take every time
we step through the Stargate, but...
Still, I'm trying to stay positive.
I'll get you a sandwich.
Daniel. Elizabeth.
I was just wondering if you'd heard anything.
They're still bogged down.
It's been over aweek.
What did you expect?
A quick round of handshakes,
champagne toast to seal the deal?
We were attacked from space by an armada of alien ships.
If that doesn't get us past our distrust of each other, what will?
You forget those alien ships were destroyed
by a single weapon.
I mean, that kind of power is going to give anyone cause for concern.
Yeah, not that I want this
to come off as an attempt to get rid of you,
but...
Isn'tthis sort of international negotiation
exactly your area of expertise?
Unauthorized offworld activation.
We're receiving a signal. It's a text message.
That's Goa'uld.
What does it say?
Um, it's from one of the system lords,
camulus, Celtic god of war.
I'm not familiar with him.
We've never had any contact with him before.
Wow.
Yeah, of course, wow.
Sorry, it——it says he wants to arrange a meeting
for the purpose of negotiating atreaty.
A Goa'uld wants to arrange a treaty with us?
Not just one Goa'uld, all of them...
The system lords.
They want to send representatives here.
We are preparing to emerge from hyperspace.
As soon as we drop out, I'll start broadcasting a signal.
If the asgard are monitoring the region,
they should find us.
Should we not be able to see the planet?
Yes.
We're experiencing the effects
of an extremely powerful gravitational force.
Something's not right.
Teal'c, turn us around and get us out of here now.
Hyperspace generator will not engage.
Sublight engines are at maximum, yet we are not moving.
There's only one thing I know of
that could create this kind of gravitational pull.
Are you sure this is an accurate translation of the message?
Pretty much.
What do you make of it?
Well, to be honest, I'm not sure what to think.
The Goa'uld did come here once to negotiate atreaty.
Yeah, with the asgard, not with us.
Earth just served as neutral territory.
For them to want to meet with us as equals
is extremely unusual.
Maybe we've gained a bit of respect in their eyes.
Yeah, they must've heard what happened to Anubis.
They couldn't defeat him, not with all their combined forces,
and we did it in a single day.
Which may explain why they want to come here.
Yeah, to see how we did it.
It's pretty much what we expected.
We burned out the hyperdrive getting here.
That is most unfortunate.
Even if it was working,
it would've been very dangerous to open awindow
this close to the event horizon
of a black hole.
Are we that far off course?
No, we came out of hyperspace
right where we were supposed to,
butthis doesn't make any sense.
Hala's sun wasn't nearly massive enough
to collapse into a black hole.
Yet that is what appears to be happening.
I'll see if I can get a little more out of the sublight engines.
The president has authorized me
to pursue negotiations with the Goa'uld.
Okay.
You don't think I can handle it?
I didn't say that, but if I may,
you don't sound all that confident.
Well, as you said, I have brokered my share
of international negotiations.
This will just be my first interplanetary one.
The system lords can't be trusted
either as a group or individuals.
They're posturing egomaniacs,
driven by an insatiable lust for power,
each one capable of unimaginable evil.
See? Why should I be nervous?
It sounds like an average day at the United Nations.
Look, I'm not afraid to admit thati need help,
so what can you tell me?
The high council of the system lords
is a rather flimsy coalition
of the most powerful Goa'uld in the galaxy
who only cooperate when it suits them.
Their numbers vary from time to time.
New ones rise up, old ones get knocked off.
We thinkthere's about a dozen right now.
I can puttogether a summary of what we know.
All right.
I assume I can't just open the Iris
and let the representatives just walkthrough.
No, that would probably be a bad idea.
We should getthem to meet us at a neutral location,
preferably a planet of our choosing.
We send ateam to checkthem out,
make sure they're unarmed, and then escortthem back.
Good.
Send the message.
We are now being pulled backward.
Perhaps if we divert power from the shields—...
Right now, they're the only thing
holding the ship together.
We drop them, and the gravitational field
could tear us apart.
I do not believe there's any other choice.
Diverting power.
We are now moving forward.
It's not going to be good enough. We're losing hull integrity.
We've got a hull breach!
Greetings.
Thor.
It is good to see you again, major Carter, Teal'c.
Likewise.
Indeed.
Your timing is impeccable.
So the Goa'uld have agreed to our terms
for their travel here.
Yeah.
I was just going over some research material
on the delegates they're sending.
Camulus is the one who sent the original message.
Then there's amaterasu, Japanese sun goddess,
and the last one is lord yu.
Yu?
Don't. Every joke, every pun—...
Done to death, seriously.
I just thought I remember reading
he was not himself or something.
Of course, for a Goa'uld,
what that means exactly, I'm not sure.
Please, continue.
Well, he no longer has the ability to take on a new host,
and it seems regenerative powers of the sarcophagus
are losing its effectiveness for him.
Basically, he's suffering from old age.
He's senile.
Why would they choose him as a representative?
Well, his underlings may be doing a good job of covering for him.
The other system lords don't know.
The interesting thing is lord yu was the one system lord
who opposed Anubis's desire to be reinstated to the council
after his banishment. Long story.
The point is that he fell out of favor
when the other system lords accepted Anubis back,
and he used his power to become their de facto leader.
So nowthat Anubis is gone,
you think the balance of power has shifted back to yu?
On the bright side, out of all the Goa'uld,
lord yu has been the most cooperative with us in the past.
I thought you said none of them could be trusted.
Oh, they can't, especially not a crazy one.
That's the bright side?
More of a slightly less dark side.
I am afraid I cannot leave this sector, major,
not at the moment.
Thor, you're the only one
who can save colonel O'Neill.
As you have said, he is being preserved in stasis at the moment.
I will be glad to return with you to earth
as soon as my mission here is completed.
What is your mission?
I mustwait here until I am certain
the replicators have been destroyed.
You may have noticed that hala's sun
has collapsed into a black hole.
Just before the back of our ship was torn off.
I'm sorry I did not reach you sooner.
I was not expecting you.
Yeah, you haven't been responding
to our attempts to contact you.
I am sorry.
The time—space distortions caused by the black hole
have been interfering with my ship's
long—range communications.
Understandable.
Indeed... for some.
The time—dilation field
was only a temporary measure.
We knew the time it would take
for the replicator humans to reach the machine
would translate to less than two years
outside the field.
Therefore, a more permanent solution was devised.
So you collapsed the sun?
By artificially increasing its gravitational field, yes.
That's...
Pretty cool.
As you can see,
the planet has already broken apart.
However, a large number of replicators
have managed to come together in a coherent mass
that has yet to pass the event horizon.
Well, even if they can withstand the gravitational force
without being torn apart,
there's no way they could ever—— interesting.
What is it?
The mass of replicator blocks
have begun moving away from the event horizon.
How is that possible?
They have the time—dilation device.
I do not know exactly how,
butthey seem to have used it to counteract
the gravitational effects
that should be pulling them in.
Frightening.
Not only that they can do that,
butthat you don't know how.
I agree.
They are picking up speed.
Scans indicate the blocks have formed together.
Into what? A ship.
They are escaping.
Their course indicates they are headed this way.
I thought you were going to stand me up
yeah, sorry.
Heard anything from Teal'c and Sam?
No.
Receiving a signal, ma'am.
Sg—7 reports we have a green light.
Open the Iris.
Welcome to earth. Allow me to introduce—...
We're not interested in your names.
Really?
I find it generally helps so much—...
We prefer to present our offer so we can spend
as brief atime as possible on this planet.
Rightthis way.
Have you ever seen anything like it?
No, and it is doubtful
my ship's weapons will be effective against it.
We should probably get out of here, then, huh?
Can you jump into hyperspace?
We must clear the gravitational distortion field
of the black hole first.
They have fired upon us.
Can it pen etrate your shields?
It is more than likely.
Brace for impact.
The hull has been breached.
Where?
The damage is minimal.
The projectile was likely composed of replicators.
They are notvisible to my ship's scanners,
butthis is how they have boarded asgard ships
in the past.
Can you use the shields to prevent decompression in those sections?
Yes.
Your unexpected defeat of Anubis
has created an unstable situation
among the system lords.
In order to avoid open war,
we came to an agreement
to divide his territories and his armies evenly.
How civilized of you.
Yes.
Unfortunately, one among us has broken that agreement.
Oh, no, don't—— don't tell me.
Let me guess, it's...
Ba'al. Ba'al.
He was able to learn the location of the planet
where Anubis was creating his kull warriors.
Ba'al got th ere before you did
and found away to program the soldiers to serve him.
With those orak at his command,
ba'al has tipped the balance of power in his favor.
Orak? Unspeakable.
In battle,
the kull are far superior to the Jaffa.
Already, many among us have begun to speak of capitulation,
much as they did with Anubis.
If that happens, ba'al will indeed be unstoppable.
This is all very interesting, I'm sure,
but I fail to see what it has to do with us.
My master wishes to say it is well known
the tauri possess a powerful new weapon,
something far beyond their current level of technology.
Yes, we used it to kill Anubis and destroy his fleet.
By means of this weapon,
ba'al can be prevented from conquering the galaxy.
Major Carter.
Thor, it is Teal'c.
Major Carter was beamed away.
Is she in your presence?
I did not do it.
The replicators must have her.
I have eliminated all of the replicators I could locate.
There is no way of knowing if there are more.
The replicator ship has entered hyperspace.
Can you follow? Yes.
If ba'al defeats us,
how long do you think itwill be
before he turns his attention to you?
If he does, he'll suffer the same fate as Anubis.
Perhaps,
butthere are other worlds in this galaxy
without the luxury of such advanced defenses.
What are you talking about?
We could not help but notice
that the asgard did not come to your aid
when Anubis threatened your planet.
In fact,
we've heard nothing from the asgard
for quite some time now.
Really? That's odd,
'cause we talk to them all the time.
The asgard didn't come
because they knew it wasn't necessary.
Ba'al believes otherwise.
He is convinced that the asgard can no longer exercise power
in this galaxy.
He intends to take the plan ets
protected under the goa'uld—asgard treaty
for himself.
If you do not help us stop him,
millions of humans will die...
And millions more will be enslaved.
Do you know its destination?
Before you destroyed th em,
the replicators managed to access
the ship's computer.
They learned the location of orilla,
the planet where we are attempting to rebuild
the asgard civilization.
I assumed itwould be their firsttarget.
What is your reasoning?
Orilla is rich in neutronium,
which is a key element in asgard technology.
It is also essential for the creation
of human—form replicators.
Major Carter.
Fifth.
I imagine you never expected to see me again.
Look, I'm sorry we leftyou behind,
but we had to do it.
We couldn't risk the others getting out.
You know what they're capable of.
I know you must be upset.
Upset?
We betrayed you. It must have hurt.
See, that's the part of you that's most like us...
The human part of you.
I understand how you feel.
No, you don't.
You couldn't...
Buti promise,
you will.
How many planets are protected under this treaty?
Um, 26,
27 if you include earth.
And what good is it if the asgard
aren't actually available to protect anything?
At one time, they were.
More recently, we've been trading on the threat,
kind of a big bluff.
Well, ba'al is about to call the bluff.
Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do about that.
Earth is safe so long as the Goa'uld think
we can defend ourselves.
But that's a bluff, too.
Yeah, more or less.
When I was a kid, my father used to have these weekly poker games.
All I remember is smoke made my eyes water.
I'm starting to wish I'd paid more attention.
I'm sure you've misrepresented the truth before in negotiations.
Actually, no, my job has usually been
to get people to recognize the truth.
Well, if they even get a hint of the fact
we can't use the ancient weapons to defend ourselves,
trust me, this game is over.
Too dramatic?
At this point, not for me.
How can we stop them?
My ship's weapons will not function in hyperspace,
much like the shields.
However, in close proximity,
the self—destruct may be sufficient
to eliminate both ships.
I am sorry, but we have no choice.
If the human—form replicators reach orilla,
they will have the resources
to replicate many thousands of times.
We cannot allow thatto happen.
So be it.
Why are you doing this?
You think you deserve better?
You can see my thoughts.
You knowi didn't want to do it.
I suppose, in away, I should thank you.
It was because of what you did to me
I came to realize my full potential.
I am more human than the others.
At first, I thought it was a weakn ess,
but now I see
it makes me capable of so much more.
Fifth, please...
My brothers and sisters
will devour entire civilizations
in order to replicate...
Butthey will know nothing of cruelty...
Or betrayal...
Or revenge...
Not like us.
Isn'tthat right...
Major Carter?
No.
We appreciate you bringing us this information,
but it doesn't change the fact
that we can't get involved in any internal Goa'uld dispute,
and if ba'al tries to attack any of the protected plan ets,
he'll suffer the consequences.
Unfortunately, we do not share
your faith in the asgard.
We must stop ba'al before it comes to that.
You'll forgive my bluntness,
but that's not our problem.
Enough!
With each passing moment,
Anubis grows more powerful.
You mean ba'al.
My master is fatigued.
We request a short adjournment—...
Silence.
I need no adjournment.
We know you have a formidable new defensive weapon,
but with it, you must wait
for your en emies to come to you,
and that can be dangerous.
What if an enemy were to devise a means
of defeating this weapon?
What exactly are you offering?
Hyperdrive engines.
We know you have battleships
that are not capable of interstellar travel.
We are offering you a means
of producing a fleet of ships
as advanced as the Goa'uld hatak vessels.
You could take the fight to the enemy.
We are almost within range.
Now.
We are slowing down.
Something is interfering with the controls...
The auxiliary control console
outside the engine room.
Your offer is very generous,
but I'm afraid we're going to have to decline.
You would be able to uphold
the protected plan ets' treaty
with or without the aid of the asgard.
How many hyperdrives are you willing to give us?
How many ships can you build?
I think the real question is
how many ships do you have?
If we'll enforce this treaty ourselves,
we'd need to build enough ships
to match any fleet that would oppose us.
We are not at Liberty to disclose such information.
Well, then, this discussion is over.
How can you blithely reject such an offer?
Because we're not about to fight your battles for you
in exchange for a couple of hyperdrive engines
that may or may not do us any good in the long run,
and especially since we already have
that technology at our disposal.
You have viable hyperdrive technology?
Yes, we do,
and with the help of the asgard,
we're in the process of implementing it right now,
so thank you very much.
This ancient weapon,
such an advanced piece of technology,
the power requirements must be enormous.
Even simple maintenance must be extremely difficult,
given your limited capabilities.
We manage.
Of course, we believe you...
But I wonder what ba'al would think
if he were to receive intelligence
that the weapon was...
Temporarily out of commission?
Hmm, he would come to this world to claim it for himself.
The tauri would be forced to destroy him.
And we would have to give them... nothing.
Oh, come on.
Ba'al would never fall for that.
He knows how desperate you are.
I think he might find this information a little bit convenient.
Perhaps, but you leave us few options.
Okay.
We'll do it.
We will?
In exchange, we want ba'al's territory.
What do you mean? That's the way it works, right?
When one system lord kills another,
he takes over his armies, his fleet, his planets.
That's what we want,
everything in ba'al's possession.
You cannot be serious.
If we're going to be the ones who destroy ba'al for you,
why should we settle for anything less?
Preposterous.
We can't accept those terms.
Take it or leave it.
We must send a message to the other system lords
to advise them of the current situation.
Go ahead.
The problem has been eliminated.
Unfortunately, the replicators are now beyond our reach.
We are too late to stop them
from reaching the new asgard homeworld.
I guess you did learn something
from your father's poker games.
Always bet big when bluffing.
I just didn't know you were looking to become a system lord.
I just had to do something to keep them talking.
It looked like they were going to try and draw ba'al here
no matter what we said.
Well, we can be pretty sure they won't agree to our terms.
I know.
We may have to revive colonel O'Neill.
What?
If they suspect we're bluffing,
they'll come here and take the weapon for themselves.
If they don't, they'll trick ba'al into coming.
Either way, we may actually have to use that weapon again
to defendthis planet.
We don't even know if there's enough power to fire another shot.
I know.
If you try to revive Jack
without the asgard standing by, it'll kill him.
In fact, he'll probably die
before he can do anything to help us.
Dr. Weir,
it's a copy of the message the Goa'uld sent back
to the system lords. It's coded.
We need to know whatthey're thinking.
I have managed to send advance warning to orilla.
By providing them with the replicator ship's course and speed,
they should have a fair approximation
of where it will drop out of hyperspace.
What ships we have available will be waiting in ambush.
You believe the asgard ships can destroy the replicators
before they can raise their shields.
They will only be defenseless for a few moments,
but if my calculations are accurate,
that should be sufficient.
Stop it, please.
Why should I?
You can't change what happened.
Is this making you feel better?
I never intended to aban Don you.
But you did.
You gained my trust, then you used me and left me behind.
It wasn't my decision.
You could have come back for me.
There was no time.
Time?
Thanks to what you did,
I had plenty of time to think about what a fool iwas.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry for what we did to you.
Yes...
You are now.
Part of being human is having compassion,
learning to forgive.
Yes. I'm not there yet.
I need more time.
No.
Progress?
Yeah, it's basically a confirmation of what we suspected.
They think we're bluffing,
butthey have no way of confirming their suspicions,
so they're not sure what to do.
They could still try and draw ba'al here,
let him figure it out for them.
Yeah, that's dangerous for them,
because if we can't power the weapons... which we can't.
Ba'al would end up with both earth
and the ancient outpost in his possession.
Unscheduled offworld activation.
This is Weir. What's happening?
Okay, we'll be right down.
Our guests just got a response.
Commander Thor,
this is aegir of the Valhalla.
We have assumed defensive positions
and are awaiting the target ship.
Understood.
The enemy ship has been destroyed.
I am sorry, Teal'c.
I need to see the most recent message they received.
It's unfortunate you're being recalled.
I thought we were making such good progress.
Your demands are ridiculous.
We have no choice butto terminate negotiations.
Well, give my regards to ba'al.
Shut it down.
What?
What is the meaning of this?
The second message—...
They've been recalled because the system lords
have decided to test our defenses.
They're sending a ship to attack earth.
It'll be here within the hour.