The systems lords are no longer.
You have become a meaningless coalition
that cannot resist the power of my master, lord ba'al.
Your master has no honor.
The system lords have not weakened in their resolve.
The Jaffa are weak—willed and fallible.
Is it any wonder they've begun to doubt their faith in the gods?
So many Goa'uld have fallen.
Ba'al was wise to send a representative.
I would have killed him with my own hands!
Despite your ill will,
lord ba'al wishes to extend a most generous offer.
In exchange for your surrender,
ba'al will allow you to keep your armies,
and continue to administrate your territories
under his authority.
You will be permitted to live,
so long as you bow before him as the supreme commander
of the entire Goa'uld domain.
Refusal to accept the terms of this offer
will result in the resumption of hostilities,
and, ultimately, your death.
Bring her.
What is the meaning of this?
I should ask you the same thing.
Selkh et: Major Samantha Carter.
Actually, I'm a colonel now.
Her cargo ship was intercepted by my sentries
when itviolated the proximity zone around this station.
I am well aware of your past relationship
with sg—I and the tauri.
Would you have me believe that her sudden appearance here
is nothing more than mere coincidence?
What are you doing here?
(Metal scraping)
They are late.
Or they're not coming.
Were that the case, raknor would have sent word.
If he were able to do so.
Maybe we should reconsider the mission.
This is not an sgc mission.
Reconsidering is not an option.
Look, I know the timing of these first few surprise attacks is crucial, but...
And we're just here as observers,
but right now, I'm observing the fact
that if you take on one of amaterasu's motherships
without proper backup,
you could get yourself killed.
Us observers, too.
Many such attacks have been coordinated
simultaneously across the galaxy,
each one designed to create a strategic weakness
in the forces of the system lords.
And if even one fails, I know...
The rebel Jaffa have gone to great lengths
to acquire the security codes currently being used by the system lords.
If all goes according to plan,
they will believe we are allies and lower their shields.
If all goes according to plan.
Once the shields are lowered,
the Jaffa contingent aboard this vessel
should be sufficient to overwhelm
any initial resistance we may encounter.
We have allies within the ranks of amaterasu's Jaffa
who will also help facilitate our attacks.
Once the others witness the death of their false god,
they will realize the truth, and join our ranks.
Isn'tthe fact we haven't heard from raknor
kind of a bad sign?
(Beeping)
What is it?
The ship's sensors have detected a vessel
closing in on our position.
Hatak class.
Raknor? Unlikely.
Raknor would have hailed long before his approach.
Then it has to be amaterasu.
Shouldn't we get out of here?
Teal'c, the odds are not in our favor.
They never are, Daniel Jackson.
I am hailing them and transmitting the security codes.
(Weapons firing)
They fired on us.
Shield strength is down 60%.
How is that possible?
What the hell did they hit us with?
Returning fire.
Our weapons are ineffective.
We have lost shields.
Now can we get out of here?
Navigational controls are not responding.
We must evacuate.
Glider bay?
We can use the rings to transport to the planet below
and escape th rough the Stargate.
What is it?
(Beeping)
That's not good.
This way.
(Gunfire)
Daniel!
Colonel Carter.
(Gate closes)
Jacob!
Jack, we've got a problem.
We need to talk.
Hi.
Hello. How are you? Long time no see.
What's doing? What's up? Hey, buddy.
I'm sorry, Jack. It's good to see you again.
Congratulations on your promotion.
Thanks. You deserve it.
Yes, well...
What's up? The replicators.
Th ey've launched an all—out attack on the Goa'uld.
If the Goa'uld can't find a way to stop them,
the replicators will easily overrun our galaxy
in a matter of weeks.
Why didn't you say so?
I'm sorry.
You said we had a problem, not a big galactic emergency.
Our operatives have spent the past several years
tagging as many Goa'uld ships as possible
in an effortto track their movements.
Today, we have beacons on more than 100 motherships,
transmitting their location via subspace
to an encoded tok'ra network.
Andthis?
It's a receiver that will allow me
to tap into the subspace network.
We can keep tabs on ba'al's fleet,
see how their battle with the replicators is faring.
We can also get up—to—th e—minute tok'ra intelligence reports
from our agents in the field.
You know, we could've used something like this a long time ago.
The high council never thought they could trust you with it.
What changed their mind? Nothing.
They don't know I took it. Ah.
My relationship with the council is still a little strained.
It's not going to get any better if you keep stealing stuff.
No complaints. I'll take anything I can get.
Weapons, receivers...
Silverware.
Each dot represents a Goa'uld ship.
That's a lot of dots.
That's just one small quadrant of the galaxy.
Watc h.
What just happened?
The beacons stopped transmitting their signals,
likely meaning those ships were either destroyed
or taken over by the replicators.
Battles like the one you just witnessed
are taking place across the galaxy.
Several Goa'uld territories
are now entirely in replicator hands.
As I said, given the progress of these battles,
the Goa'uld will be wiped out in a matter of weeks.
You know, I have to admit,
I have some mixed feelings about this.
Well, we all want to see
the Goa'uld stranglehold on the galaxy broken,
but not if they're just going to be replaced
by something worse.
Unscheduled off—world activation.
Dad.
Hey, kiddo.
So...
What the heck happened?
Didn'tyou guys have a ship?
An d by th e way...
Where's Daniel?
He was beamed away, before our very eyes.
By replicators.
(Sighs) Just Daniel?
There's only one reason I can think of.
My duplicate.
She knows the greatest threat
the replicators have ever known
is the disrupter technology
that you built using ancient knowledge.
So?
She's immune to that now.
Yes, but replicators always seek out
the most advanced technology.
She may be worried
there's other ancient technology out there
that could be athreat to her and the rest of the replicators.
Daniel Jackson had access to the knowledge of the ancients
when he was ascended.
I thought he didn't retain those memories.
Carter: We don't know that for sure.
Daniel has remembered certain things
from when he was ascended.
She may think that everything
she needs to know aboutthe ancients
is buried in his subconscious.
If it is, she'll find it.
The tok'ra have operatives in ba'al's inner circle,
including one of his high—ranking lieutenants.
According to the latest intelligence,
the ranks of the Jaffa rebellion
are re—pledging their loyalty to the Goa'uld
by the thousands.
But the Goa'uld are losing the war.
Yeah, you'd thinkthat'd make th em look weaker.
The Jaffa have never seen the likes of such creatures.
Many could see these replicators as a plague,
an evil punishment brought upon all
for daring to stray in their beliefs and betray their gods.
This situation has dealtthe Jaffa rebellion a serious blow.
Even if we were to somehow defeatthe replicators,
the Goa'uld would undoubtedly take credit,
thereby solidifying Jaffa loyalty,
as well as their belief in the Goa'uld as gods.
Ithinkthe key phrase in there was,
"somehow defeat the replicators."
We haven't had much luck, sir.
The inert replicator cells left behind by my duplicate
haven't given us any clues
as to how to fightthe immunity she's developed.
As far as I know, Thor hasn't made much progress
in modifying the disrupter technology either.
Well, let him know what's going on,
and don't be afraid to remind him
that we've saved his cute, little gray bum several times.
Years of effort,
all but undone in a matter of days.
It will now be almost impossible
to turn so many of our brothers back to our cause.
Perhaps, yet there may be a way.
Even if we can,
iwonder, will it make a difference?
These machines are unlike anything I have seen.
We must proceed on the belief that colonel Carter and Thor
will devise a means to destroy the replicators.
How, then, can we prevent the Goa'uld from taking credit
and solidifying their position as gods in the eyes of all Jaffa?
We must act now
before this conflict is resolved,
win backthe hearts and minds of those who waver,
before they are lost to us.
We must once and for all
destroy the Goa'uld's image as gods, forever.
How?
By capturing the temple at dakara.
Everything we have fought for hangs in the balance.
Yes, but dakara...
Capture it,
and never again will Jaffa worship a false god.
Sir.
I'm sorry to both er you, but...
I'm only going to say this once, Carter.
What happened to Daniel was not your fault.
She knows he may hold key ancient knowledge because of me.
She's out there because of me.
I basically gave her the means to counter
the only effective weapon we have against her.
I also gave you permission to work with her.
It's not going to change anything.
Unless you're suggesting we use thattime machine to go back and fix it.
No, sir.
We all agreed we would never do that.
I mean, for all we know, it could just make things worse.
(Knocking)
Sir, we're receiving a message from Thor.
He said he's ready to transport...
You were saying?
Never mind.
Hello again, Samantha Carter.
Hi, Thor.
I have already transported
your research and the remains
of the human—form replicator to this lab.
We may continue our work from here.
Any progress on your end?
I have yetto isolate the cipher
the human—form replicator introduced
to render the disrupter weapon ineffective.
Well, given the situation,
ithink it's time to take more drastic steps.
You are suggesting we attemptto trigger a subspace connection
between the remains of the arm and the rest of the replicators,
so that we may search for the cipher
among their communications data.
Too wild and crazy?
In order to do that, we must reactivate the cells.
I know.
What makes this place so special?
The temple at dakara is sacred to all Jaffa.
It is rich in historical significance.
Legendtells, it is the place
where Anubis Rose from the dead.
It is also the site of the first primta ritual.
It is that rite of passage
that has bonded us in servitude ever since.
For thousands of years, the Jaffa have viewed dakara
as the holiest of sites,
the very cradle of our existence.
It is the place where the Goa'uld
first gave Jaffa their strength and longevity.
And you really think this place is going to make a difference?
Seizing control of the temple there
would prove beyond a shadow of a doubt
the Goa'uld do not possess the power of the gods.
Even the most stubborn Jaffa
would have to question his loyalty to the Goa'uld.
There has to be a catch,
or you guys would've done this a long time ago.
Dakara is deep within ba'al's territory,
and under normal circumstances, it is heavily guarded.
However, with ba'al's forces deployed
throughoutthe galaxy, battling the replicators,
the temple is more vulnerable now than it has ever been.
Still, our success depends on the element of surprise,
and the use of the entire rebel fleet.
Listen to me, O'Neill.
This war must be fought on two fronts.
We will re—ignite the uprising and conou er our oppressors,
while you find the means to stop these replicators.
Let us each fight the enemy we know best.
(Replicator materializes)
Hello, Daniel.
What the hell do you want?
You have information that I need.
Okay, what do you want to know?
I'm afraid it's notthat simple.
Oh, no. Oh, no. It is that simple.
If it's all the same with you,
I'd rather not do the hand—on—the—head thing.
Honestly, I'll tell you whatever you want to know.
Honesty is notthe problem.
Unfortunately, to get what I need,
we're going to have to dig a little deeper.
Shall we begin?
What you are proposing is madness.
Dakara cannot be taken.
Tolok...
You have not spoken.
Aron is right.
We would be sacrificing countless men and ships
on a fruitless mission.
We should be concentrating
on the greater threat,
the replicators,
before they destroy us all.
Jaffa, hear me.
I have engaged the replicators in battle many times.
Believe me when I say
they cannot be defeated by conventional means.
You have faced them in the past...
And won.
Indeed.
Yet never in such numbers.
Those of you who choose
to engage the replicators in battle will not survive.
Teal'c is right.
We must fight only those battles we know we can win.
Yet you propose
an equally impossible task.
With ba'al otherwise occupied, now is the time to strike.
No free Jaffa has ever set foot in the temple
and lived.
Andthat is precisely why we must go there.
If we succeed, many will rejoin our cause.
If we succeed.
Teal'c: Were the circumstances different,
I may feel the same as you, brother,
but the situation has changed.
We must act now,
or our children will know no future,
let alone the taste of freedom.
Teal'c...
I believe there is wisdom in these words.
However, you are aware that if we fail,
it will effectively mean the end of the rebellion.
Are you prepared to risk our entire cause
on this one action?
Indeed, I am.
So...
What say you?
I say we take dakara.
So be it.
Five more regions belonging to ba'al
have fallen in the past 24 hours.
He's not putting up much of a fight, is he?
He's making atypical Goa'uld mistake.
He's defending territory at the expense of resources.
We can send him a message
through the undercover tok'ra in his midst.
We could suggest a change in strategy.
Like what?
Typically, the replicators are patient and slow moving when not being engaged.
If ba'al stops aggressively fighting them and pulls back,
it may give Sam more time to come up with a solution.
Forget that.
Look.
There goes another one.
Jack, he's thinking like a system lord
defending himself against another Goa'uld.
He doesn't know what he's dealing with.
And if he retreats, where do you think he'll fall back to?
You're worried about Teal'c and the rebel Jaffa.
They're counting on ba'al's fleet
being too busy to even care about anything else.
The Jaffa rebellion has already failed.
We can't risk the fate of the galaxy
on one long—shot chance to revive it.
Is that Jacob talking, or is that selmak?
Jack, I'm sorry,
but the more ships ba'al sends outto fight,
the faster the replicators
assimilate them into their own armada.
Their numbers are growing exponentially.
If we don't do something about it,
by the time we do come up with a weapon to use againstthem,
it may be too late.
(Alarm blaring) Unscheduled off—world activation...
Now what have you got, Walter?
Some kind of...
Oh. Ba'al.
Stand down, boys.
Ba'al, buddy.
We were just talking about you.
All good.
By now, you are aware of the replicator threat in our galaxy,
andthat my fleet has engaged them in battle.
There's been a little chit...
And chat...
Around the water cooler.
How's that going?
We are holding them at bay, for the moment.
However, they are a more formidable force
than I first anticipated.
Yeah.
Pesky little buggers, aren't th ey?
I'm aware that the asgard have previously fought the replicators effectively.
More or less.
I don't like to toot my own horn, but...
I am aware that you assisted the asgard.
Yes?
I wish to know what means you possess to fightthis scourge.
I'm sorry,
we must have had a bad connection there for a second.
It almost sounded like you were asking me for help
the replicators are a threat to everyone,
including the countless humans who populate worlds throughoutthis galaxy.
Now I propose that we work together
to defeat our common enemy.
My.
This is an occasion.
You know that bitter taste in your th roat,
that's kind of wrapped around your uvula?
That's what's left of your pride.
Perhaps you could curb your amusement for a moment.
Jacob: If we're going to work together,
the firstthing we should discuss is strategy.
Now, your attempts at meeting the replicators head—on
are only going to result... Jacob.
What?
I got it.
I've got a better idea.
Instead of helping you,
why don't we sit back and watch you get your ass kicked?
That way, you'll be dead, and we'll be glad.
You cannot be serious.
Yes, I can.
I just choose notto.
Some of the time.
With your insolence, you are dooming
not just your world, but all of humanity.
I think big.
What the hell was that?
I'm sorry, Jacob,
but I'm just not quite ready to sacrifice Teal'c.
(Stargate closes)
The process is complete.
Now we must re—establish the subspace link
between these cells and the rest of the replicators.
What if they receive...
Instructions?
It is a risk we will have to take.
I will only maintain the link
for microseconds at atime.
It will slow the process,
but I do not believe we have a choice.
What did we get?
I am processing the data now.
I believe we have pinpointed the location
of the replicators within this galaxy.
They're everywhere.
We are approaching dakara.
Defenses?
I am reading only a single hatak class vessel
in orbit around the planet.
Ba'al must indeed be desperate.
There are normally a dozen ships patrolling this system.
Then we may yet succeed.
We are in position.
Gliders are ready for launch.
We are being hailed.
You have encroached on the domain of lord ba'al.
Identify yourselves immediately.
Shel'kek nem Ron.
You are greatly outnumbered.
Surrender now or be destroyed.
They called you "arom," did they not?
After you returned to your plane of existence.
Oma.
Daniel. It is good to see you again.
I don't understand.
The lastthing I remember... You are still on the ship.
The human—form replicator
is attempting to probe your mind as we speak.
So why are you here?
Because when she is done, she will destroy you,
and when thattime comes, you will be faced with a choice.
I have received word from the battle.
The bulk of the fleet continues to engage the replicators,
as you have ordered.
However,
I believe it would be wise to pull our forces back.
If we stop con fronting the enemy on so wide a front,
it may slow their advance,
and allow us a chance to mount a proper defense.
Anubis: You doubt my power.
Of course not,
butyour fleet is falling into their hands rapidly.
Not even the kull warriors... Do not concern yourself.
When the time is right,
I promise you,
this nuisance will be dealt with.
Trust in me.
As always.
It took several hundred microsecond—long connections,
and hours to go th rough each subseouent burst of data,
but eventually we managed to isolate the cipher
that makes the replicators immune to the disrupter,
and we've adjusted it accordingly.
The weapon works again.
Good job.
It was an incredibly risky thing to do, sir,
and as it stands, we still don't know if we were detected,
and of course, the altered disrupter
still needs to be tested under battle conditions.
Got a plan?
Thor was able to ascertain
the various positions of the fleet
now controlled by the replicators.
We're going to engage a few isolated ships.
Be careful, Sam.
Good luck.
Thank you, sir.
Never a dull moment.
So you're here to offer me the opportunity to ascend again.
If that is what you wish.
What I wish? What are my options?
Personally, I would choose eternal enlightenment
rath er than the alternative.
If it were only that simple.
I admit,
the decision is not as easy as it appears.
The last time, for you,
the experience was challenging at the best of times.
Unfortunately, I don't have any memories
of the lasttime iwas ascended.
How can I make an informed decision
if I don't remember what it was like?
Daniel, I did nottake your memories from you.
You think! Haven't tried to remember?
Tell me how.
I can't.
Then tell me whati need to know.
If you are seeking an absolute truth,
you will not find it.
Only truth that applies to you.
That is so extremely unhelpful.
When the time comes, you will know.
What if replicator Carter
finds what it is she's looking for?
There is that possibility.
You have to stop her. I can't.
Why not?
Offer me ascension now.
You're not dead yet.
All I can do is prepare you,
help you to find your path to enlightenment
when that time comes,
if that 5 what you decide you want.
There's a way to defeat the replicators
hidden somewhere within my memories, isn't there?
You need onlyto open your mindto it.
Bratac: Broth ers,
all of you will be detained.
Have Patience...
For all of you who renounce the Goa'uld as false gods
will one day be free.
Take them.
You will not be harmed.
The last of the Garrison have surrendered.
The temple is secure.
Many lives were spared today.
(Clasps Teal'c's hand)
Well done.
Firing weapon.
The ship's systems have shut down.
That worked well.
The weapon appears to be effective.
Another ship.
They are firing on us.
(Rumbling)
Targeting the second ship.
It's still coming.
They have adapted themselves
to our modifications.
That was fast.
Yes.
(Rumbling)
Initiating evasive action.
Excuse the intrusion.
I will return.
Stay.
Anubis: Speak.
A force of rebel Jaffa
have managed to take control of the temple at dakara.
As I had hoped.
They have no doubt gathered their full force
and presented us with the perfect opportunity
to annihilate them once and for all.
Have the fleet disengage
their battle with the replicators
and move on dakara.
Take it back at all costs.
Leave no survivors.
As you wish.
Oma: You control the barrier
between your consciousness
and what you seek.
You merely need to open your mind.
The truth is...
All knowledge,
everything that is and was and will be,
is everywhere,
outthere, and in all of us.
If you immediately know the candlelight is fire,
then the meal was cooked a long time ago.
Yes.
No.
You're trying to understand it, aren't you?
It means what you want it to mean.
No, it doesn't,
and you're not oma.
No, I'm not,
but it doesn't matter.
Thanks to you, I found what I was looking for.
We are approaching earth.
We will be there shortly.
What's wrong?
Several of my key systems are no longer responding.
We have been boarded.
See if you can modify the disrupter wave again.
I'll go buy us some time.
I have no way of knowing how many replicators you will face.
Well, what choice do we have?
I must return you to Stargate command
before my transporter systems are affected.
And what about you?
I will attempt to flythis ship
as far away from earth as possible
before it is completely compromised.
No way. I'm not going to let you...
Sacrifice yourself.
Damn it.
Carter?
The weapon worked at first,
but the replicators immediately adapted themselves.
They're immune again.
No chance you guys could fix this thing?
Get itto work?
Sir, Thor's ship was boarded.
He beamed me down here before all his systems were compromised.
He's trying to get his ship
as far away from earth as possible.
I'll take that as a "no."
Never in my dreams
could I have imagined I would one day stand
Ben eath these great columns.
Think of it.
This is the very spot
in which our enslavement began.
Then this sacred temple is an appropriate place
for our enslavement to end.
We have won a great victory
here today, old friend.
We have won a battle, Teal'c. Nothing more.
Our victory is far from assured.
Many of ba'al's Jaffa have already pledged their allegiance
to our cause.
When word spreads of what we have accomplished, many more will follow.
And their hearts will turn cold again
if they hear our accomplishment lasted mere hours.
(Footsteps approaching)
Tolok.
What news?
We have received word.
Ba'al has broken off his battle with the replicators.
He is coming.
As we expected.
You see?
Taking the temple was not our greatest challenge.
Holding it will be.
(Wind gusts)
This oma character...
Why do you have such reverence for her?
Those ridiculous sayings are just nonsense.
To you, maybe.
If she really has as much power as you think she does,
why doesn't she help you?
She merely stands by and does nothing.
You mean while you destroy entire civilizations?
That's a matter of perspective.
You call it destruction.
We call it creation.
You're not really trying to justify your actions, are you?
No.
I have no need for you to understand us.
Why the elaborate ruse?
I mean, you can probe my mind at will.
I obviously can't stop you.
You could have resisted.
I needed you to open up to the possibility
of remembering the knowledge in your subconscious.
It made it much easier for me to find what I was looking for.
And what did you find?
Pretty. What is it?
The ruins of an ancient monument on a planet now called dakara.
Within it is the one weapon in this galaxy capable of destroying me.
Thanks to you,
it will soon be no more.
I'm sure he'll be here any second now.
So, um...
I am so sorry.
I was just finishing up a lovely brunch.
Impudence.
No. Tuna.
So, I hear your fleet is retreating from the replicators.
How could you know that?
I have my sources.
My fleet is on its way to recapture dakara
and destroy the Jaffa who have dishonored their true god.
Oh, will you stop with the "true god" crap?
I mean, seriously, what difference will it make?
You're just delaying the inevitable.
The replicators are a formidable enemy,
buti have recently learned of aweapon hidden on dakara
capable of destroying them.
Really?
And you're telling me this why?
Because you must destroy it
before my fleet arrives to claim it.
All right. You got me.
I haven'tthe slightest idea what you're talking about.
The weapon on dakara was built by the ancients.
It is not only capable of destroying the replicators,
but all life in the galaxy.
And your own sweet self included?
Yes.
So why would you use it?
I would not,
but there is one who would.
One who can survive such pervasive devastation.
Oh, please don't tell me.
Anubis.
I asked you notto tell me.