The war between baal and the system lords has reach ed a critical stage.
According to tok'ra intelligence,
bastet and olokun are dead, morrigan has capitulated,
and lord yu and amaterasu are rallying their armies
for what will probably be their last stand.
As we predicted, the Jaffa were no match for the ku ll warriors.
The tok'ra also thought we should know, in the face of imminent defeat,
some of the system lords are actively seeking out areas of refuge.
Planets they abandoned long ago
are now being scouted as possible sanctuaries.
And this affects us... how?
One of these planets, which used to fall under the domain
of the system lord Ares, also happens to be the place where the tok'ra dropped off
one Harry maybourne two years ago.
Andthis affects us... how?
The tok'ra have their hands full with more pressing matters.
They strongly suggest we get to maybourne before the Goa'uld do.
If we do not retrieve him,
Harry maybourne faces certain capture.
Torture... interrogation, perhaps even death.
All right, fine. Go get him.
Yes, sir.
(Stargate closes)
According to the tok'ra, the people of this world are fairly primitive.
No phones, no lights, no motor cars.
I bet you maybourne just jumps at a chance to leave.
What about the other inhabitants?
We'll relocate them.
We may not have a lot of time.
Ares could be here in a matter of days.
We don't mean you any harm.
We are allies of the tok'ra.
Just, uh, looking for a friend of ours—...
Harry maybourne, maybe you've heard of him?
Shifty fella? Beady eyes?
No?
You will follow us to the village and meet with king arkhan.
He will discern your true intentions.
Not exactly the trusting type.
Which leads me to wonder whether Harry maybourne is still alive.
Presumably, the tok'ra put in a good word for him.
Well, we should've got them to do the same for us.
Maybou rn e!
This is king arkhan.
My lord, our hunting party
encountered these off—worlders by the gate.
Hey, guys.
Long time no see.
(Ch uckling)
I should've known. I should've known you'd be the ones to come.
You were expecting us?
Sort of.
Where's Jack?
General O'Neill is back at the sgc.
No kidding?
General O'Neill?
That doesn't sound right.
Still, good for Jack.
It's nice to hear he's doing so well for himself.
As, evidently, are you.
Uh...
This? Yes, well.
It's a long story.
Food!
Drinks for our guests!
We don't have time for this.
Uh, you should try one of these.
It's called, uh...
Ojen fruit.
Right. It's sort of a cross
between a guava and a mango.
Sort of a "guango?"
I like that.
People.
Henceforth, ojen fruit shall be called guango!
So shall it be!
(Citizens applauding)
Whoo!
I getto name all kinds of stuff.
You should see the grateful dead burial grounds.
Maybourne, you have to get out of here.
You're in danger.
I know.
The Goa'uld are coming.
Now, you should peel it before you eat it.
I find the skin kind of tart.
You know about the Goa'uld?
Oh, yeah.
You were warn ed by the tok'ra?
I haven't heard from the tok'ra since they dropped me off.
Then how?
I can read the future.
Really.
What are you trying to pull?
He speaks the truth.
King arkhan is a prophet.
He foresaw your arrival
and the hand you will play in defeating our enemy.
Garan's right.
It's all part of the prophecy.
Maybourne, whatthe hell is going on here?
Let's go for a walk.
Okay.
Here we are.
I foundthis place
about, oh,
when iwas out on an afternoon stroll.
It is quite a distance from the village.
I enjoy long walks.
Right. Long walks, rainy nights,
and can dlelit dinners.
Why are we here, maybou rn e?
This writing is in ancient.
What do the locals know about these ruins?
Well, not much.
They generally avoid the area
because it's close to the naquadah mines,
the site of their former enslavement.
Bad luck and all.
This is incredible.
No. No. This is interesting.
This...
Is incredible.
What is it?
It's a record of the planet's history,
covering major events—...
Only some of them haven't happened yet.
What are you talking about?
They have a complicated lunar calendar.
Ittook me awhile to figure it out,
but once I did, I realized
there were references in the text
to things that are going to happen in the future.
Yeah, I know, it sounds crazy.
I didn'tthink much of it either at the time,
butthen this big meteor shower happened
exactly on the date the stone predicted.
Are you sure you're reading it correctly?
My skills may not compare
with Dr. Jackson's,
but over the years, I've picked up a decent understanding
of ancient writing.
As a result of my translations,
I predicted a major flood would destroy the village
unless I could convince the elders to move to higher ground.
And, of course, you told them
where these predictions came from.
No, well, not in so many words.
Look. These are simple people.
This stuff would mean nothing to them.
I had to play the role of a prophet to convince them.
And out of gratitude, they made you king.
Like I said, it was their idea.
Well, he's partly right, anyway. It is a historical log.
"In the first moon of the 45th cycle,
"the ground will tremble
and devastation will be wrought."
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Big earthquake, couple years back,
before mytime.
Skip ahead.
We're in the 54th cycle.
"Commencing the third moon of the 54th cycle——"
which is around now, give or take a few days.
"The oppressors of old will return——"
that's the Goa'uld.
"To seek dominion over the land.
Those of a distant world will come——"
I'm guessing that's you guys.
"To vanouish the evil and restore order once again."
You see? They come.
You defeatthem. Happy ending.
That's the prophecy.
Sorry, but we didn't come here to fightthe Goa'uld.
We should get going.
Actually, um...
This is interesting, and, uh,
there's a lot here to translate.
Sam?
Go ahead.
Maybourne was right.
What do you mean?
Well, from what I've been able to decipher, it's pretty clear.
The script on th ese walls is a historical log
compiled by an ancient who traveled through time
to stu dy the evolution of life on this world.
Daniel, we know the ancients experimented with time travel,
but we have no evidence that they actually mastered it.
Yeah, well, we do now.
You see, to the best of my knowledge,
these writings are only a couple hundred years old.
Which means they were carved after the Goa'uld had already left.
But the ancients predate the Goa'uld.
Right, so the only logical explanation
is that an ancient traveled to the future,
and then back to atime nottoo long ago.
I don't know, Daniel...
There are references to the time travel device itself.
Now, it's described as being inside a small ship
now, if I'm right, it may still be here.
I think it's worth a look.
All right. We're on our way.
Daniel?
Go ahead.
We've been at it a while. Are you sure it's around here?
Just give it a little more time.
I hate to say it, Daniel, but we can't risk staying much longer.
I'm scrubbing the search. Fall back to the gate.
Sam—...
Carter: Daniel, we have no way of knowing
when the Goa'uld will get here.
Jackson: It could be days.
And it could be hours.
Colonel Carter,
Daniel Jackson...
I have found something.
It certainly looks like a ship
these appear to be flight controls.
So what's this?
It could be the time device.
It bears little resemblance to ancient designs
we have previously encountered.
Well, judging from maybourne's wall,
it must have worked at some point.
Well, I'm guessing it must manifest
some sort of energy field
that encompasses the entire ship,
allowing the traveler
to literally fly th rough time.
I wonder...
Ah!
Let's not touch anything just yet.
I'm kind of fond of this era.
Okay, so what do we do?
We bring it back.
Judging by the dimensions,
it looks like it was actually designed
to fit th rough the gate.
Okay. How do we get it there?
This vessel appears to be relatively undamaged.
The engine mayyet be functional.
This is... ancienttechnology.
We'd need an ancient to make it work.
Or someone close.
Jack!
It's great to see you.
How long has it been?
Oh, since that time
you got us stranded off—world and tried to kill me?
That takes me back.
Ah, I guess congratulations are in order.
You made general.
You made king.
Right. Well, it's, uh, not a contest, hmm?
Doyou mind?
These guys are tortu ring that ditty.
Uh, right.
Take five, guys.
I taught them that expression.
Well, I'm, uh, hoping that you can stay for a while.
You know, check out the sights...
Uh, take in the culture.
Iwantyou to feel at home here.
Harry, you're aware of the fact
that this place is going to be overrun
by a gaggle of bad guys soon?
Yeah, well, maybe.
Right. Carter told me about this prophecy stuff.
It's not going to go down that way, you know.
Oh, come on, Jack. You've defeated system lords before.
No, you've got to tell these people th ey've got to start packing.
We'll take as many as we can.
I can't. I already told them you'd save the day.
Let me ask you a question.
Did this prophecy mention anything
about casualties?
How many people would die in the fighting?
It's not really that detailed.
Does it say anything aboutthe king surviving at all?
Actually, th ere's, uh...
No reference to me specifically. I just assumed—...
Yeah, do you really want to take that chance, Harry?
Do you want to roll those dice?
It's not going to be easy to convince them, Jack.
You can do it, Harry.
You're the king.
And remember, it's good to be king.
Nice ride.
Yeah, the ancients liked to fly in style.
Nice!
Whoo—hoo.
You're going to have to help me out here, Carter. Got any quarters?
Unfortunately, I can't help you with this one, sir.
You're on your own.
Fine.
How do we know we're not going to end up back at the alamo?
Um, well, for one thing, that was on earth,
but, uh, more importantly,
I've separated the time device from the control circuits.
I think.
Concentrate on powering up the engines.
Concentrate?
I've got nothing.
Come on, Jack.
You've already proven the ancient gene you possess
allows you to operate ancient technology.
This is no different than the device in Antarctica.
Just... f...
Focus your mind.
Good.
Not so good.
Tempest fugit, girls, tempest fugit.
I sure collected a lot of stuff in only a couple of years.
I guess I'm a bit of a pack rat.
When do you intend to address your people?
I'm getting to that. It's just, you know,
I'm thinking about what I'm going to say.
Perhaps you should consider telling the truth.
That's one strategy.
Whatever you decide, we are running out of time.
We must leave soon.
Yeah, I know.
I know.
No, no. Just leave that. That stuff, over there.
The primary power source is depleted.
We need to re—route the controls to the secondary output,
which was originally designed to power the time device.
Of course we do.
Okay.
Try it now, sir.
(Device powering on)
(Crackling)
(Powering down)
Damn it.
I'm just not that familiar with ancient technology.
I need a little time.
That is one thing I can't give you, Carter.
You can't be serious.
Sir, this technology is too valuable to lose.
Carter, what do you want me to do?
Call in reinforcements?
It's not like we're th rowing down with a couple of Jaffa.
We're taking on a system lord
and his band of merry bad guys.
Inside and out.
I want that thing gone.
(Rustling)
Surrender your weapons, or die where you stand.
Oh, if I had a nickel.
Lower your weapons.
I... don't think so.
We will not allow you to take king arkhan from us.
Good king arkhan is a fraud.
Our king is wise. He is a seer.
He may be your king, but he's no seer.
He can only interpret what's been written
on the pillars of the temple ruins not far from here.
Now, those writings hold the prophecies,
and anyone who can read them can make the same predictions.
That is a lie.
Why don't we just go back to the village,
and let king arkhan explain everything.
First, lower your weapons.
Jack.
Daniel.
They're not going to shoot.
Are you?
God, I miss going off—world.
Aw, yeah.
(M)
Who would've thunk?
Oh, hey, Jack.
I, uh, spoke with garan.
I'm sorry to hear about what happened at the ship.
Believe me, I had nothing to do with it.
I know, Harry.
You're always the victim in these things.
Okay, look, I'll admit
thatwhen I first foundthe ruins...
I did plan to use them to my personal advantage.
But all that changed once I became king arkhan the first.
Oh, please.
It's true, Jack.
I care about these people.
I want to help them.
Then tell them the truth.
Come clean on all this stuff.
I've already arranged for an assembly
with the village elders.
I'm going to tell them we have to leave.
(M)
Well.
Here goes nothing.
My friends.
I wish iwere here under better circumstances,
but the fact is I've come before you all to deliver a warning.
The village is in danger,
and the time has come for us to leave.
(Murmuring)
We must abandon our world.
Arrangements are being made to help us...
Temporarily relocate to a safe place.
(Murmuring)
But the prophecy was clear.
The enemy will be defeated.
Uh, yes, uh...
The prophecy was clear, but only up to a certain point.
After that, it was somewhat unclear.
Sort of a murky clarity.
Of course, the enemy will be defeated,
but... there is a chance
that some of us may get hurt or even killed in the process,
and I am not willing to—— Impossible!
You assured us we would be safe.
Yes, I...
I remember that.
Uh, however...
The truth is...
I've not been entirely honest with you.
I am not a seer.
I don't posses insight into the future,
or divine powers
that set me apart.
I'm just a regular guy,
no more or less special than any of you.
But the prophecies...
The prophecies don't come from me.
They come from the walls of the old temple,
written in stone for all to see.
I have the ability to interpret these writings,
and with the proper understanding,
any of you could do the same.
(Murmuring)
I am a pretender.
I took advantage of you, and...
And for that I am deeply sorry.
What about the design for the new water mill?
Was this written on the temple wall as well?
No, that was from me.
And our new medicines,
our legal code,
the irrigation system,
were these things also found in the ruins?
No.
These were notthe acts of a pretender,
but of a leader.
(Murmuring)
Uh, guys,
I'm touch ed, really.
Garan: What does it matter where the prophecies come from?
All we need know is that each one of them has been fulfilled,
as this latest will be fulfilled.
Well, now, let's not get carried away here.
We will defeat this enemy,
and we will do so under the leadership of our great king,
arkhan the first!
Arkhan!
Arkhan! Arkhan!
Arkhan! Arkhan! Arkhan! Arkhan!
Arkhan!
Arkhan! Arkhan! Arkhan! Arkhan! Arkhan!
Uh, Jack...
Sorry about that.
Not my problem, Harry.
If these folks don't want to go,
they don't have to go.
Teal'c, you and Daniel
head on back, secure the gate.
Carter, you and and I will take care of the ship.
You know, Jack, uh, Jack, wait a minute.
I know it sounds crazy,
but garan was right about the prophecies.
They have all come true.
Harry, we're not staying,
and if you want to come with us,
I suggest you get your royal butt
to th e gate.
Jack, come in.
Go ahead.
We've got a little problem here.
Ares' Jaffa just came through the gate.
We're cut off.
If you blowthe ship now, you'll give away your position.
Guess we're staying for a while.
Welcome, strangers.
I am king arkhan the first.
It is with a joyful heart and open arms that we welcome you.
I am trelak,
first prime to the great lord Ares, your god,
who will be returning to reclaim this land and his loyal followers.
Of course, of course.
Glad tidings of... Comfort and joy.
Lord Ares demands nothing short of complete obedience
from both you and your people.
Any resistance will be dealt with harshly.
Understood.
Gather your subjects.
Inform them of our arrival.
Maybourne: Of course. I'll address them immediately.
Do you have something to say, slave?
I am not a slave.
I apologize.
My servant spoke out of turn.
She will be punished.
Of course she will.
Kill me, if you want, but know this—...
In the end, you and your people will be defeated,
just as the prophecy has foretold.
The prophecy?
(Ch uckling)
Pay no attention.
She is obviously frightened beyond reason.
It foretold of your arrival and of your defeat.
Another predicted rain today with a chance of morning frost,
and yet what fine weather we are enjoying.
Silence!
Where may I find this prophecy?
If what you say is true, then we would be fools
to stay and meet our certain death.
It is written on the walls of the old temple.
Go with her.
Sam, Jack, this is Daniel.
Ares' first prime just sent some men out to checkthe ruins.
As soon as they see that ancient writing,
they're going to search the area.
O'Neill: Carter, how's it going in there?
Just a few more minutes, sir.
What are you guys doing? I thought you were going to blow it up
general O'Neill's given me one more chance
to getthe engines online so we can fly it out of here.
I'm all for saving the ship,
but you're cutting it kind of close.
I know.
I have prepared a feast in your honor.
Come.
Please, sit.
Partake of our bounty.
This fruit, for instance.
It's sort of a cross between a—— a——ah!
I am not interested in your offerings.
You were warn ed.
Anyone who refuses to accept us will die.
(Kn uckles cracking)
You've made yourself perfectly clear.
To you, perhaps,
butyour subjects seem less than willing to accept our terms.
They cling to archaic beliefs,
prophecies, portents,
that threaten to undermine the rule of our god.
That won't happen.
I can see to it.
How?
They're simple folk, easily influenced.
With my help,
you'll have no trouble Ben ding them to your will.
It's here.
Damn it.
Carter?
Sir?
They're headed our way.
I need more time.
Of course you do.
Those were tau'ri weapons.
What's atau'ri?
Time's up
You're too late to save this world.
I have already received word.
Lord Ares has just arrived.
I'm done. I think.
(Jaffa blasting doors)
You're good to go, sir.
I'm doing the best I can.
What were you and your allies planning?
Know this, shol'va.
I'll see to it that you suffer slowly.
And I will see to it that you die quickly.
I think not.
My men guard the gate,
and the mothership descends as we speak.
(Staffs blasting)
(Engine humming)
You were plotting in concert with the people of this world.
Treachery is something we cannot abide.
I couldn't agree with you more.
You think you feel outraged. Imagine how I feel—...
Betrayed by my own people.
(Choking)
(Engine humming overhead)
Sir, we're detecting another ship
it's big.
Shol'va...
You are a man of your word.
Indeed.
You're doing great, sir.
Relatively speaking.
Weapons.
Weapons...
Keep firing, sir.
Nothing's happening.
Weapons must be depleted.
Hopefully, you hit some vital systems.
Th I n k that was vital?
Relatively speaking.
(Stargate opening)
You sure you don't want to leave all of this?
I can't abandon these people, Jack.
I've made a life here.
I can't walk away from my home, my friends,
my wives.
Wives?
Wives.