Title: Trapped

Summary: Daniel and Vala have been taken prisoner by a group of rebels off-world. Takes place after AOT but before Sam goes to Atlantis.

Rating: M for violence and adult situations

Disclaimer: I don't own Stargate or its characters.

Chapter 1: Wanted

The members of SG-1 arrived at the planet P3J-736 and immediately went to take a look around. A lush forest surrounded them, and they could see nothing but trees for miles. Daniel had received word that this planet held some Ancient ruins and he was anxious to find them. After a mile or two of walking, the team came to a clearing where Daniel could see the ruins off in the distance. However, that was not all that was there. Off to the other side, the team could barely make out what looked like a town.

"Alright, let's split up," Cameron Mitchell said to the rest of the group. "Vala you go help Jackson with those ruins, the rest of us will go check out that town. Maintain radio contact every two hours."

Everyone nodded in agreement and Sam, Teal'c, and Cameron went left while Vala and Daniel started right.

"Darling?" Vala asked skipping along beside Daniel.

"What?" Daniel didn't know why Cam always insisted on having Vala come with him, he swore that he just did it because he knew that Vala drove him crazy.

"Is this going to be boring?" Vala whined at Daniel.

Daniel had had enough of Vala already. He sighed and gave her a harsh look. "Vala, don't start. Just help me out when we get there and things will go quicker."

Vala pouted at Daniel, but continued to walk with him, humming a tune as they reached the ruins.

Daniel went straight to work on the ruins, attempting to ignore Vala incessant humming. He had her help him write down translations and catalouge items that he might take with him.

About an hour later, Daniel's radio crackled with static. He picked it up and attempted to listen. He heard Cam's voice.

"Jackson...back...under...gate..." That was all Daniel was able to discern from the radio. The rest was just static. Cam had sounded like something was wrong so he began to pack his stuff up.

"What's going on Daniel?" Vala helped Daniel to pack up the items.

"I don't know, but we should probably head back to the gate now."

A voice sounded behind them. "Oh, you two won't be going anywhere."

Daniel and Vala turned to see a burly looking man and several other people blocking there exit.

"Wha..." That was all Daniel got out before the man zatted him and Vala.

A little while later Daniel woke up in what looked like a dark cellar. There was one small window that showed that it was still light outside, but barely. Daniel groaned and sat up, he had to figure out what was happening and where Vala was. Looking around him he saw Vala sprawled out about three feet away from him and he quickly crawled over to her.

"Vala, wake up!" Daniel shook her a little.

"Daniel?" Her eyes were still half shut, but she was conscious again.

"Yes, it's me." Daniel helped Vala to sit up.

"What happened? Where are we?" Vala looked around her clearly confused.

Daniel sighed and warily got to his feet. "I don't know, we were zatted and then I woke up here. It seems that we are in a cellar of some sort of building."

Vala got up as well. "They took everything off of us, well except our clothes."

Vala was right, they had none of their things with them, it would be difficult for the others to find them now.

"Well, let's look for a way out." Daniel started towars the stairs when the door at the top opened all of the sudden.

The large man who had zatted them came lumbering down and stood before them.

"I see that the two of you are awake now."

Daniel was irate. "Who are you? Why did you take us prisoner?"

The man chuckled. "You can call me Dervin. I found your little friends snooping around my town and I recognized them from my time on the planet Yodsi.

Vala frowned. "I am not familiar with that planet."

The man gave a mean smile. "Oh but you are, the five of you were there just a month or two ago, causing all kinds of trouble. I believe the people there chased you out at gunpoint."

Realization hit Daniel, he remembered that mission. The natives had insisted that they were demons because of the point in time that they came through the gate. Apparently it was a bad omen on their planet that if anyone came through the gate on the last day of their calendar year that those beings were demons. The people didn't give the members a chance to explain, they just chased them to the gate.

Dervin must have seen the looks on Daniel and Vala's faces. "Yes, you remember now, but what you don't know is that a short while after you left, half of the village became ill. Now they believe that you must have put a curse on them, so all five of your pictures are plastered everywhere. They want you captured and brought back to them so that you can lift the curse, and they figured that some off-worlders that they trade with might see you so that's why they put pictures up everywhere, hoping that someone would bring you to them."

"We are not demons, we tried to explain that to them." Vala looked angry as she put her hands on her hips and stared menacingly at Dervin.

Dervin just laughed. "Oh I know that, those people are highly superstitious and a bit dumb if you ask me. However, the price to bring at least one of you back is more Naquadah then even I know what to do with, so I am keeping you here until I can get you to the leader of Yodsi and collect my prize. Now since they do want you alive, I will send you food and water down daily, but don't try my patience, I'll attempt to find the other three that escaped today of I have to."

Daniel was seething mad, he didn't want to wait here for an indefinite amount of time to be someone's quick way to riches. He walked right over to Dervin and punched him in the face hard. He was so angry that he didn't care that that would get him no where, he just had to do it.

Dervin's face turned red as he picked Daniel up by the collar of his shirt and thew him against the nearest wall. "Don't even think of doing that again, if you do your little girlfriend here will have bruises for the rest of her life."

That said, Dervin stormed up the stairs and slammed the door shut behind him.

Daniel moaned in pain. His head felt like it was going to explode and his whole body ached.

Vala rushed over to him. "Are you okay?" She helped him sit up while looking for cuts on his body.

Daniel brushed her away. "I'll live, I'm just in pain.

Vala cuddled up next to Daniel and he was too tired to move her. "What are we going to do?"

Daniel sighed. "I don't know."

End of Chapter 1. Review and let me know your thoughts on the story so far. :)