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A/N: This is set before Carter began to date Pete and Daniel was ascended.
Day 0The wormhole closed behind them leaving the four explorers to survey the new planet.
A thick dense forest surrounded them with only a single dirt track leading from the Stargate into the distant mountains.
'Okay lets move out' Colonel O'Neill commanded indicating for them to go down the path.
'The Maulp didn't indicate any inhabitants but the path looks quite new' Major Carter commented.
'Teal'c?' The Colonel asked. Understanding what was being asked of him, Teal'c examined the ground closely.
'A group of Jaffa passed through here recently. There were 15 maybe more.' He reported.
'Okay Danny boy, lets dial us home. 4 against 15 is not good odds' O'Neill indicated for Dr Jackson, who stood slightly behind the group taking his Hay fever tablets, to get them out of there.
'But Jack we haven't even begun to see if there was a civilis…' Daniel started but was cut off.
'Daniel there are Jaffa here. Do you really want to wait for them to come back?' Jack asked.
Sighing, Daniel began to dial the address home into the DHD that stood beside him. However, as his hand reached to press the second symbol, the familiar sound of a Zat alerted his attention. Turning, he saw Carter and Teal'c unconscious and O'Neil going down. Before he could move, he too felt the electrical charge passing through him causing him to also succumb to the darkness.
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'Crap' O'Neil swore
'I have to say, I agree.' Daniel commented as he pulled himself into a sitting position against the metal railings. Looking around at their new surroundings, Daniel noticed they were in a small dank and dark dungeon. The area they were caged in was a barred of area in front of an impressively large, thick door.
'Why is it always a dank and dark dungeon. Would it be too much to ask for a blanket?' O'Neill asked sarcastically. 'Hey, where's Carter?' the Colonel asked, realising he was missing a member of his team.
'She was taken a few hours ago.' Teal'c answered from where he was sat quietly in a corner. 'I was just coming to at the time; she was still unconscious. They mentioned something about her being the perfect specimen. Other than that, I do not know where she is O'Neill.'
'Damn it! HEY ANYONE OUT THERE! ANYONE!' the commanding officer shouted.
'There is no one there O'Neill. I have been listening to their footsteps. They believe we are no threat to them.' Teal'c once more told them stoically.
'Did you see what Goa'uld these Jaffa serve' Daniel asked tiredly.
'Unfortunately I did not Daniel Jackson.'
With no information to go on, Daniel and Teal'c sat silently, lost in thought while O'Neill surveyed the cage they were trapped in. Seeing it was impenetrable, he slouched down, resting his head in his arms.
No sooner had he done that, the large door swung over revealing a barely conscious Carter being carried by two unmarked Jaffa. Upon reaching the door, one of the Jaffa pulled out a small disk that was attached to his armour and squeezed it.
The door to the cell opened a little way; just large enough roll the Major under it. The instant the woman hit the ground, she summoned every ounce of her remaining strength and flung herself at the Jaffa as the door came down again.
'What did you do to me?' she cried out hysterically.
'Get into your cage woman, we'll be seeing you later.' The Jaffa told her cruelly as he pushed her backwards into the awaiting O'Neill's arms where she sank to the floor exhausted.
Without saying another word, even with Daniels flood of questions towards them, the two Jaffa left the room.
'Carter, you alright?' O'Neill asked, concern evident in his voice.
'Sir?' was all she managed to get out before falling asleep.
Silence overtook the prisoners as they waited for Carter to awaken and reveal her side of what had happened.
'Teal'c, have you ever heard of a group of Jaffa who aren't branded?' Daniel asked after a few hours of silence. They had decided to keep shifts in staying awake. Teal'c was on watch while O'Neill and Daniel were asleep. Supposedly. Daniel hadn't been able to sleep, so he had begun to mull over who their captors were. Their dress code matched Jaffa clothing but their foreheads didn't have a symbol.
'There was a rumour that a very old Goa'uld, no one knows his name, who decided to leave his Jaffa unmarked to allow them to easily infiltrate other System Lords Jaffa ranks. However he has not been seen or heard from in a long time. Are you not supposed to be asleep Daniel Jackson?' Teal'c answered.
'Yeah, it was just bugging me that's all. Thanks. Night.'
Day 1Although no light shone into the cell, the travellers' body clocks woke them at what could be guessed at 7 o clock. Even Carter was now awake, just.
'Urgh, I feel awful! What happened?' Carter asked clutching her stomach.
'We were kinda hoping you could tell us. All we know is you and Teal'c were jumped and they captured us all putting us in here.' Daniel told the dazed woman.
'All I remember is waking up in some liquid filled tube and this blurred guy laughing, then I was dragged back here. The blurred guy said something about 9 days and that there would be more.' Sam shook her head as though to shake more images into her head, but nothing came.
'9 days, hopefully we won't be here long enough to find out what that means.' O'Neill stated, looking once more for a possible exit he hadn't seen before.
Slowly standing, with her two other comrades help, Sam held up the device she had stolen from the Guard the night before. The device that opened the cell door.
'Sir'
O'Neill turned and caught the device as she tossed it to him before running to throw up in the bucket in the corner.
'Carter?' he asked, concerned before pressing the button.
'I'm fine sir, just a little queasy. Lets go' she told him reassuringly.
The gate rolled up the same distance it had before and the four of the quietly crept out. Slowly, they opened the door and crept along the long winding corridor until they reached two doorways. Standing a little way back, Daniel and Sam watched as O'Neill and Teal'c gently opened the doors. Each one had a Jaffa standing guard, but were equally valuable.
In Teal'c's room were their equipment and supplies while O'Neill's lead to the outside.
Signalling for Sam to cause a distraction, Teal'c set himself up to knock the Jaffa out. The plan succeeded leaving them to grab all of their equipment and dispose of the guard.
Going back to the other door, O'Neill opened it an inch and shot the guard three times. Leave no trace so no one can identify or point in the direction you went.
Weapons at the ready for any Jaffa that were coming in their direction, O'Neill indicated for the four of them to head towards the track that headed back towards the Stargate that could be clearly seen from their position.
Keeping to the trees that lined the track, the team encountered no resistance until they reached the gate.
'Sir' Carters voice came over the radio. 'There are 4 Jaffa guarding the gate in the trees. Two on our side and two on yours.'
'We've seen them, on my orders, take them out at the same time, if there are more we don't want them to alert anyone else.' O'Neill replied over the radio.
Pausing behind a large bush, Carter and Daniel waited for the Colonels signal.
It came. Peering around the bush, they each fired three Zat blasts (They were trying to keep as quiet as possible). The guards were vaporised before they even had the chance to blink.
Edging to the outskirts of the forest, they watched as O'Neill dialled home before dashing through the Stargate into the familiar surrounding of the Gate Room.
'Welcome Home SG1' General Hammond told them over the intercom. 'Debriefing in 1 hour after your medical' he then added with a smile, knowing how much the travellers enjoyed that experience.
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'Did anyone else feel that was a little too easy for us to escape?' Jack asked, as the team settled around the table for the debriefing.
'I was wondering the same thing O'Neill. Any other Goa'uld would have put more guards around us and have many more around our weapons.' Teal'c agreed.
'Carter?' the Colonel asked, seeing her puzzlement on her face.
'I'm sure its nothing sir, but I don't really remember many Jaffa when I was being dragged back to the cell. I'll admit I was pretty out of it, but thinking about it, there must have been about ten that I saw. They mostly walked in pairs yet from other Goa'uld ships we've always seen them in very large groups.'
'I have to agree with Major Carter, that is very strange.' Teal'c commented.
'Did you manage to find out who this Goa'uld was that captured you?' The General asked, concerned.
'We believe it could be a very old Goa'uld who used to leave his Jaffa unbranded so they could infiltrate other Goa'uld's armies. Unfortunately he is so old there aren't any documents that I've found yet and Teal'c doesn't know it' Daniel explained.
'Doctor is there anything you need to add?' the General asked.
'Only that Major Carter was feeling a little queasy. I've run a load of tests but I won't know anything until the day after tomorrow so I would advise she take tomorrow off then come in when I have the results.' Doctor Frasier informed the General.
'Done' the General told them, indicating they could go, not allowing Carter to voice her objection to the order.
Seeing her displeasure at the ruling, O'Neill smiled. 'Well Major, now you can actually have some fun!' He told her teasingly. 'Remember I don't want to see you on the base until Wednesday.' He then told her seriously before heading off in a different direction.
'Yes Sir' She muttered quietly to herself.
A/N: This will get better, I just had to set things up in this chapter. Please do review!