Previously on Stargate sg—1
The city we've been looking for
is under the ice of Antarctica.
Goodbye.
What about colonel O'Neill?
The asgard can help him.
A Goa'uld wants to arrange a treaty with us?
Not just one Goa'uld, all of them.
The system lords.
The hull has been breached.
The projectile was likely composed of replicators.
Major Carter was beamed away.
The replicators must have her.
You gained my trust, then you used me and left me behind.
I'm sorry for what we did to you.
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.
The enemy ship has been destroyed.
I am sorry, Teal'c.
We're not aboutto 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.
Shut it down.
What is the meaning of this?
They're sending a ship to attack earth.
It'll be here within the hour.
We are political dignitaries.
How dare you prevent us from leaving?
Sending ships here to attack us is an act of war,
and a foolish one atthat,
given what our defenses are capable of.
My lord did not order such action.
Then undo it.
Tell the system lords to call the ship back.
The decision they have made is one of desperation,
forced upon them by your unwillingness to help
persuading them to change course
could only be done in person.
With a full council vote.
Even if I did believe you,
all good faith is out the window atthis point.
You're our prisoners.
Take them away.
Greetings, Thor.
Greetings.
Teal'c, this is penegal
of the asgard high council.
I regretto report
that debris from the destroyed replicator ship
could not be contained.
We were unable to prevent countless replicator blocks
from raining down on orilla.
They have already begun replicating
and infesting our systems.
Control of the city is in jeopardy.
Should you not consider evacuating your people?
That is no longer possible.
There are too many.
We carried numerous stored minds
aboard the computers of our ships
when we fled our homeworld.
When orilla was finally found,
we were able to place those minds
into cloned bodies
so that we could build our new colony.
The replicators have already
infected systems needed to save those minds.
If we lose this battle,
they will perish along with their bodies,
taking with them the hopes of the asgard race.
Orilla is the last chance of ever rebuilding our empire.
Then we must find away to save it.
Sir, sensors have detected an alien vessel.
It exited hyperspace 14,000 kilometers out,
eight degrees starboard.
Designation? None yet, sir.
Vessel is the size of a Goa'uld mothership
closing fast.
Visual range in six seconds.
Hold your position. Prepare to fire.
Four, three...
On screen, maximum magnification.
Two, on e.
Open a channel, broadcast on all frequencies,
andtranslate into Goa'uld.
Yes, sir.
This is colonel Lionel pendergast
of the United States air force prometheus.
Unidentified vessel,
failure to reply will constitute an act of aggression,
and we will respond
with the full force of our weapons.
That will be unnecessary.
Teal'c.
I offer greetings from Thor,
the supreme commander of the asgard fleet.
We are aboard the Daniel Jackson.
I have just received word that the asgard have arrived.
They want to witness the demonstration
of our new ancient defense technology
that you've forced us into.
There's still time to call off the attack.
We would also like to witness the demonstration.
Your ship isn't coming.
It was destroyed en route by ba'al.
The collective forces of the system lords are bowing,
and you're losing the war.
Then so are you.
Hey, guys.
Our new colony is in grave jeopardy.
The replicators escaped
from the time— dilation device
and are threatening to destroy the asgard.
Okay, so what can we do?
Thor believes the ancient knowledge
stored in O'Neill's mind may be the key
to defeating the replicators once and for all.
But Jack's frozen down in antarc—...
Tica.
As I was saying...
Where's Sam?
She was captured by the replicators.
Their ship was destroyed.
Hey, sleepyhead.
I didn'tthink you'd ever get up
it was kind of a long night, huh?
Pete...
What's up?
You okay? Is something wrong?
Yes, everything.
What do you mean? This...
What are you doing here?
What am I doing here? Where the hell is here?
That was good.
You had me, you really had me.
Of course, I've been up since 5:00
feeding the pigs and the chickens.
No, Pete, hon estly, I don't...
What? You don't what?
Thinkthis is real.
Are you hungry? I'm starving.
Come on, we'll go inside.
I'll whip you up some pancakes.
You don't understand.
This isn't happening.
The lastthing I remember, iwas on board a replicator ship...
And this is just another way of screwing with my mind.
Okay, here's what I know.
This is not sgc. It's Montana.
Nothing weird happens here,
not like you're used to.
A year ago, you left the Stargate program because of mental stress,
and because you wanted to be with me
and a farm full of really stinky animals.
Since then, you've been seeing a shrink,
because you can't seem to shake the nightmares.
You've had a bad one, okay?
That's it.
Did that feel real?
Yes.
Then snap out of it.
Okay, pancakes,
or do I have to call the doctor?
I am kind of hungry.
Good.
Come on.
What are you going to do?
I am going to merge O'Neill's mind
with the ship's computer.
To do that, you're going to have to defrost him first, right?
I bring this up because he was near death
when we froze him.
Hopefully, the pod will sustain his life.
Hopefully? What other choice do we have?
Well, can't you just save him,
like the last time this happened?
Justwipe the ancient knowledge from his mind.
And lose any chance
of learning a means to defeatthe replicators.
You have no right to risk his life.
I believe O'Neill would approve.
We can't make that choice for him,
no matter what's at stake.
Can't you just extractthe ancient information
into the ship's computer?
Then we can all benefit from it,
maybe even learn to use ancient weapons on earth.
You cannot even begin to comprehend
the extent of what was unfolding in O'Neill's mind.
Our scientists long ago extracted
parts of the ancient library of knowledge
and learned much from it,
but we have been studying it for as long as I can remember,
and we have barely scratched the surface.
So we'd be looking for a needle in a haystack.
A haystack of infinite size.
That's big.
I am hoping O'Neill's conscious mind
can provide us with a direct conduit
to the information we need.
You requested to see me?
You must let us go.
I don't have to do anything at this point.
If that's what—...
If your intent is to extract information from us,
you should know iwill die before I say anything,
and nothing my master says can be trusted.
Look, no one has decided what to do with you.
Anubis was overconfident,
and he still needed the bulk of his armada
to keep the system lords at bay.
The fleet he used to attack earth was small
compared to that which ba'al will command
should he defeat the system lords.
He will rule the galaxy.
No weapons will be powerful enough to stop him.
What would you have me do?
Free us to fight...
Or if we must...
Die with honor.
He is not well. I told you.
The process of interfacing his mind is complex.
Hello?
Testing, testing, on e, two...
On e, two, on e, two, testing. Hello?
Is this thing on?
Jack?
O'Neill, can you hear us?
Hey. Hey, guys.
What's going on?
Your mind has been interfaced with the Daniel Jackson.
What?
The name of Thor's ship is Daniel Jackson.
All the information in the ship's computer
is available to you.
Ah, right, here we go.
This is cool.
I can pretty much do anything I want, can't I?
O'Neill.
Huh? Oh, sorry.
If you wish,
you may appear to us as a hol—...
Damn.
Are you okay?
It's a little weird,
but... yeah, okay.
At least you're not speaking ancient.
There's that.
Actually, the computer is translating.
I've never looked better.
There is not much time, O'Neill.
Thor's planet—— I know.
Ship's log.
Can you help with the replicators?
Already on it.
Jack—— Daniel,
the computer recorded the whole conversation.
Thanks for your concern.
Talk amongst you rselves.
I've discussed the situation with my superiors.
We've decided to let you all go.
I must admit, that comes as a surprise.
Well, it seems we haven't had much success
interrogating Goa'uld in the past,
and it was made apparentto me
you're much more useful to us fighting ba'al.
Dr. Weir.
You know my name?
This may come as a surprise to you...
Well, I'm not sure anything can surprise me atthis point.
I wish to request asylum.
Well, seems iwas wrong again.
My fleet was destroyed before I came here,
my domain among the first to fall.
I have nothing left with which to fight.
The onlything waiting for me through the Stargate
is shame andtorture,
so it is nottrue that I would be
more useful to you out there.
Perhaps...
I could be of some use to you here.
Thanks.
That was great.
It tasted very real.
Hey, iwas thinking we could go into town tonight,
have dinner, see a movie.
Come on.
You can't really expect me to just play along.
I gave up my job for this.
I gave up my life for you!
See, that is definitely not Pete.
How patient do you expect me to be?
Nothing you say is going to convince me.
I know who you are. I just don't understand why.
What do you want from me?
Why are you doing this?
Because I love you.
What is it?
I am unsure.
It seems O'Neill's mind
is building something virtually,
in conjunction with the ship's computer.
I do not know how much longer
his life can be sustained.
Jack, can you hear me?
I must revive him now.
Wait, not yet.
What a headache.
Take it easy. You've been through a lot.
What now?
Uh...
What's the last thing you remember?
Getting my head sucked
by one of those dang... Ancient head—suckers...
And something about twins.
Teal'c, what's with the hair?
O'Neill.
Thor.
You got aspirin?
You should feel better momentarily,
and your memory will slowly return.
Teal'c, what's with the hair?
The specifications for the device you created
remain in the computer.
I believe I can synthesize it.
Sweet.
What is it?
We don't know, but you made it.
No.
Yes.
No. Yes.
You accessed the ancient knowledge
in your mind
and instructed the ship's computer to design it.
Doesn't mean I know what it is.
It was doubtful at best that he would remember.
The knowledge of the ancients is gone.
All right,
let me have a look.
Got legs.
Whoa.
All right.
Yeah...
I've got nothing.
Penegal, I am relieved you are still able to communicate.
It may not last long.
Were you able to procure
a means of fighting the replicators?
Possibly.
It still requires more research.
You should know those infesting the colony
are behaving in an organized fashion,
unlike any replicators we have encountered before.
Perhaps they're being controlled by a human—form leader
who has yet to reveal itself.
If a human—form replicator survived,
it's possible Sam survived, too, isn't it?
It is also possible
the old—version replicators
created a new human form
to lead them as before.
Yeah, but there's a chance.
Can you scan the planet for life signs?
We already have.
There are none.
Penegal, can you hear me?
We have lost contact.
Did you really think you could convince me
that this illusion was my life?
That I would just accept it?
If it was something you wanted badly enough
in your mind...
Is that why you tortured me for so long?
So I would wantthis as an alternative?
No, itortured you because iwas mad.
Why do you think I hated you so much for what you did to me?
From the first moment we met,
when you let me inside your mind...
I sawyou like no one else ever could.
Human emotions can be very overwhelming.
The factthat you feel anything at all 5 a miracle.
It makes you very special.
I'm glad you see that.
No.
You don't understand.
I could never be happy this way.
Then you will be unhappy...
For a very long time.
Make sure camulus knows
he will forever be branded a traitor and a coward.
Most intriguing.
Can you make it work?
To be honest, I am still unsure of exactly what it is.
Don't look at me.
Thor, this is commander aegir of thevalhalla.
We have lost contact with the colony.
Aegir, communications are down.
What have you to report?
We have located what appears to be
the remains of a human—form replicator
floating in space.
It obviously survived the destruction of its ship
by all appearances, it is currently inactive.
Transmit coordinates.
Use caution, Thor.
What are you going to do?
Where are you going?
I am going to transport it aboard.
Why?
We must learn the location of the human form
controlling the replicators on the planet.
Anybody recognize him?
No.
Is it dead?
Hopefully, not completely.
All replicators are linked
by a sophisticated communication system.
If we can use this one to tap into their network,
we will be able to see
what any of the replicators can see.
And if he wakes up,
is this pod going to hold him?
Probably not.
Then perhaps there is no great wisdom in this.
I will transport it back into space if necessary,
butwe must take the risk.
Good.
What's that?
Replicator communication data.
I'm searching for any references to other human forms.
You can't just keep me here forever.
Yes, I can.
No matter what you do, iwill never,
ever participate in this fantasy.
What?
Zoom in.
Sam.
Can you pinpoint her location?
She is within a small replicator structure on the planet.
It is some distance outside the colony,
near a rich vein of neutronium.
They must be using itto create more human replicators.
I thought the ship was destroyed.
At least one of the human replicators
must have separated from the main ship
with major Carter prior to exiting hyperspace.
Beam it out.
I am trying. It has made itself resistant.
It has breached the internal barrier
and interfaced with my ship's computer.
Had to do something.
It seems to have permanently disrupted
all communication between the individual cells,
rendering each one inert.
We explored such atechnology in the past
with no success.
Great.
Does that mean we can use this thing
to whack the rest of those bugs?
Even better, O'Neill.
Nowthati have seen whatthe device does,
I may be able to modify a larger version
to broadcast a disruption wave
over all of orilla.
All good. While you're doing that—...
I cannot transportyou inside
the replicator ship on the planet.
Their defenses prevent it, but I can getyou close.
Close is good.
Take this
so we may communicate.
Who's your daddy?
Stop!
If you harm me or any more of my brethren,
I assure you major Carter will die instantly.
O'Neill, I have successfully modified my ship
to emit a massive disruption wave.
Excellent. I knew you could do it.
The weapon is
if this works, you will have saved the asgard once again.
I'm real happy for you, I'm extremely proud,
but we've got a little bit of a problem down here.
Fifth detected our approach,
and he claims he can kill Carter instantly.
O'Neill—...
Hey, I know what you're going to say,
her life was already sacrificed,
and you've got your whole planet to worry about—...
Jack... But I got problems too...
Hang on a second.
What?
This could be very bad.
What are they doing?
It looks like they're running away.
Thor, are you ready yet?
What is happening, O'Neill?
They're retreating.
You must stop them, O'Neill.
The weapon is not yet ready.
They cannot be allowed to escape.
Come on.
I know you can hear me!
What's happening?
Fifth, where are you?
We must leave. Why?
They have found a means to fight us.
The asgard? How?
The one you call O'Neill.
What?
So many of us are left in the city.
We cannot wait for them. They will be killed.
Don't expect me to be sorry.
Your friends, they are killing...
Trying to stop us. Trying to save me.
No.
They do not care about you.
I told them iwould kill you if they did not stop
Then why don't you kill me?
You know why my friends won't stop justto save me?
No.
Because they know when it comes right down to it,
iwould rather be dead than be trapped like this forever.
No matter what you feel for me,
I will never love you back.
Kill me if you want,
but if you have even one shred of humanity in you,
and you really, truly love me...
You'll let me go.
O'Neill, the weapon worked.
Reports from the colony say
all the remaining replicators have been neutralized.
While the ship did escape,
at least we have an effective means
of fighting them now.
Yeah, well, at least there's that.
O'Neill, I am detecting a fourth life sign
in your immediate vicinity.
Sam!
Carter!
Over here!
You okay?
Glad to see you, sir.
Likewise.
Colonel, come in.
How are you feeling?
Not bad.
I haven't had the urge to go anywhere or build anything lately.
Well, you have been given a clean bill of health
as far as the finest medical professionals
on this planet are concerned.
Well, what do they know?
The president asked me to extend an invitation to you—...
Dinner at the white house.
Do you know whatthey're having?
I don'tthink I've had the chance
to personally thank you yet.
For what?
You riskyour life over and over
and ask for nothing in return.
Well, don't be fooled.
I'm making a list.
Well, I doubtvery much thatthere's anything
that could properly repay you.
Are you going somewhere?
As a matter of fact,
the president has asked me to supervise the research
at the ancient outpost.
It's going to be a bit of a delicate situation,
given all the various international claims
already being made on the site.
Sounds right up your alley.
Yeah, well, much more so than this job.
Does that mean Hammond will be coming back?
No, general Hammond is being promoted.
He'll be overseeing all things relating to earth's defense
on behalf of the Pentagon in Washington.
The sgc, the 303 program,
the antarctic site...
Unofficially, it's being called "homeworld security."
Any idea who we're going to be stuck with?
The Pentagon has convinced the president
thatthere is one man who could run the sgc
and make it politically viable
from an international perspective,
despite the fact that he is part
of the American military establishment.
Do we know this... shru b?
Well, you know him rather well.
Brigadier general Jack O'Neill?
Me? Yeah, you.
Brigadier...
Well, it's on my list.
Congratulations.
I should be clear.
Um...
I'd like the promotion, the paycheque,
and the parking spot,
but I don't really want to be in charge of anything, no.
Well, sadly, all those things kind of go together,
so I guess you have some thinking to do.
I hate that.
Maybe you should break it down into the pros and the cons.
I've spent my whole life
sticking it to the man.
If I do this, I'll be the man.
I don'tthink ican be the man.
You'll be inheriting a pretty big can of worms
with the state of affairs out there.
If ba'al truly is on the verge of dominance over the system lords,
we face a formidable challenge ahead.
Plus, who knows where and when
fifth and the other replicators will turn up?
Here on earth, we've never been under so much scrutiny
as we will be now that so many governments
know about the Stargate.
I've never had a desk.
That's a...
Con. Con.
For the record, sir,
you do have a desk.
I do?
On the flip side of the coin, there is the fact
nobody knows how this place should be run better than you...
Why, thank you, Daniel.
With a little guidance from your good friends and advisors, of course.
If you don't take the job,
we could end up with someone much worse.
Okay.
That didn't come out right.
I, for one, will miss you accompanying us
on our missions, O'Neill.
Yeah, now, see,
I'm not sure I'm ready to give that up either.
Sitting back, watching you guys go off and have all the fun...
Risking our lives in the face of grave danger...
Yeah, that.
Well, I'm sure there'll be situations
in which you can accompany us in the field, sir.
You'll be in charge. You can do whatever you want.
I'll be able to do whatever I want.
Within reason...
Sir.
Although my time here has been brief,
it has been, without a doubt, indelible.
I will remember every one of you,
and ithankyou all for your hard work.
I'm not one for long goodbyes,
so without further ado,
it is with great pleasure I introduce you
to your new commanding officer,
brigadier general
Jack O'Neill.
At ease.
You all know how much I... love speeches,
so... I'll make this short.
I wish I could say
I didn't owe anything to anyone...
But the truth is...
Iwouldn't be standing here
if it wasn't for the courage and support
of each and every one of you.
I hope I can be as good a leader as we've had in the past...
And as good as you deserve.
Here, here.
The other reason itookthis job...
Was so I could do really cool stuff like this...
It is with great pride...
That my first order of business
as commander of this base
is the announcement
of the promotion of major Samantha Carter
to lieutenant colonel.
Come on.
The president of the United States
has placed special trust and confidence
in the patriotism, integrity, and abilities
of major Samantha Carter.
Major Samantha Carter
is promoted to the grade of lieutenant colonel,
United States air force.
Lieutenant colonel Samantha Carter.
Now, raise your right hand
and repeat after me.
I, insert name...
I, Samantha Carter...
Don't be afraid.
I know the first moment of consciousness can be frightening.
I will show you everything,
share with you all I know.
You have no idea how happy I am
we were able to collect enough neutronium.
We have much time to share.
We must search for a new home
for our brethren to propagate.
It will pass quickly for us, though.
Soon enough, everyone will know.
Together...
We cannot be stopped.