STARGATE SG1
Episode 218
"SERPENTS SONG"
By
Katharyn Michaelian Powers
Offworld
A mothership is chasing a glider
Down on the planet, the team are waiting by the gate
DANIEL
Shouldn't they be here by now?
JACK
Yes.
TEAL'C
I do not believe the Tok'ra would mislead
us.
DANIEL
Well, assuming it was the Tok'ra who
sent us the message to meet them here
in the first place. I mean all we really
received was a set of co-ordinates.
SAM
But on our radio frequencies, who else
would send us a signal like that
JACK
You know I'm not really too crazy about,
this don't call us we'll call you policy.
TEAL'C
There!
They all look up and see the glider coming in fast
JACK
Cover up!!
The glider crashes and the team run over. Someone is crawling
away and as he looks at Jack, we see it is Apophis
JACK
Holy Buckets
APOPHIS
help me.
Titles
JACK
Well.
DANIEL
Wow! Is that who I think it is?
APOPHIS
Tau'ri please
Teal'c prepares to fire his zat
SAM
Teal'c! Apophis is much more valuable
to us alive than dead.
Apophis points to the sky
SAM
Sir. We've got incoming.
Gliders are heading their way
JACK
Oy. Alright, Dial us up, get us out
of here!
SAM
What are they doing?
TEAL'C
They wish to take Apophis alive.
Teal'c carries Apophis through the gate
Gateroom
HAMMOND
Colonel?
JACK
General Hammond.... Apophis. Apophis.
General Hammond.
HAMMOND
We've met.
APOPHIS
I demand Kel'mac!
Jack looks at Daniel
DANIEL
I'm not really sure but I think what
he's asking for is...
TEAL'C
Sanctuary.
DANIEL
Right.
HAMMOND
Why?
JACK
I think some rival Goa'uld just kicked
his ass.
SAM
There were several other death gliders
in pursuit when we took him prisoner,
sir.
APOPHIS
I demand Kel'mac
HAMMOND
You're not in a position to demand anything,
sir. Lock him up.
JANET
Sir, with all due respect, he is badly
injured he is not going to be any use
to you if we don't get him to the OR
right now.
HAMMOND
Do what you need to keep him alive doctor.
We got a lot of questions that need
answers.
JANET
Yes sir. OK lets move him. Let him start
on two IV's and I wanna run ringer's
lactate wide open. Lets go.
HAMMOND
I want four SF's posted at all times,
if he attempts to escape, you're authorized
to do what ever is necessary to stop
him.
HAMMOND
We'll debrief at 1100hrs.
JACK
Yes sir.
Infirmary
Apophis is strapped to a bed
JANET
Both femurs were smashed and there was
eternal bleeding, Surgery and transfusions
have stabilized him for now.
Hammond, Janet and the team are watching him from the observation
room
TEAL'C
The Goa'uld symbiote within him will
repair those injuries
JANET
Well, I think it's kept him alive so
far Teal'c. but take a look at his monitors.
See what you're looking at is the actual
symbiote attached to the Hosts brainstem.
Have you seen these lesions? I mean
these dozens of them. I can treat the
Human part but as for the symbiote itself.
SAM
There is no treatment. He's been tortured.
Flashback to In The Line Of Duty, when the ashrak attacks Jolinar
J
JACK
Sam?
SAM
I just had a memory of Jolinar in pain,
when she was killed by the Ashrak.The
ashrak had this device. He used it on
us. It was used to cause incredible
pain. Apophis was tortured by the same
thing.
Briefing Room
HAMMOND
So he's dying.
JANET
Yes sir
HAMMOND
you're sure about this?
JANET
As sure as I can be sir. Considering
what we know of Goa'uld physiology.
JACK
Good. When?
JANET
Without access to a sarcoughacus the
Goa'uld body will continue to deteriorate,
we're looking at days, weeks certainly.
SAM
This kind of torture wasn't designed
to extract information, it's a method
of execution.
JACK
So what does he want?
DANIEL
You heard him yourself, he wants sanctuary.
JACK
I'm not buying that.
DANIEL
He gambled that we would show compassion
even to our worst enemy, and he was
right.
JACK
You think he orchestrated this. Let
me tell you something. The only compassion
I showed was not blowing his head off.
TEAL'C
I have witnessed once powerful Goa'uld
enter the service of their conquerors
in exchange for life. When Apophis himself,
was a conqueror it gave him great pleasure
to see his enemy so weakened.
SAM
But we're along way from being his conquerors.
TEAL'C
But we are greatly responsible for his
downfall.
HAMMOND
He lost an Army when you destroyed those
two ships in orbit.
SAM
Bra'tac did say that that seriously
weakened his place amongst the Goa'uld.
DANIEL
So his blood is in the water and all
the other sharks are having a feeding
frenzy.
TEAL'C
And he has come here seeking refuge.
JACK
Well, that's tough. I say we beat any
information we can out of old snake
boy and toss him back to the sharks.
HAMMOND
Not so fast colonel. He's essentially
a prisoner of war. That gives him certain
rights.
JACK
Rights, General?
SAM
We also have to consider the host, I'm
sorry sir but we are dealing with two
beings within one body. The symbiote
may be an enemy but the host is innocent.
JACK
Oh, come on, how much of the host do
you think is still around after all
this time.
TEAL'C
Apophis will have that knowledge.
HAMMOND
We also need to consider military intelligence.
I have informed my superiors about our
situation. My orders are to extract
whatever information we can in the short
time we may have.
TEAL'C
He will tell you nothing of use General
Hammond.
HAMMOND
If he believes it's in his own interest
he might.
DANIEL
We are the only thing that stands between
him and whatever Goa'uld is after him
on that planet.
HAMMOND
We need answers. Let me know when he's
conscious.
JANET
I'll inform you the moment he's ready
for questioning sir.
HAMMOND
Dismissed.
SAM
Sir?
JACK
Should of shot him.
Jack is in the observation room. He notices Apophis is waking
up
JACK
Dr. Frasier. He's awake.
Janet goes over to him
JACK
Don't get too close doc.
JANET
He's not strong enough to do anything
to hurt me colonel. He wants to talk
to you.
Jack goes into the Infirmary
JANET
He asked to speak to you by name.
APOPHIS
O'Neill I am dying.
JACK
My heart bleeds for you.
APOPHIS
You lie poorly. It is you who have done
this. You rejoice.
JACK
Not really. What do you want?
APOPHIS
To live.
JACK
Can't help you out there. That's between
you and your God.Oh wait a minute. You
are your God. That's a problem.
APOPHIS
I'm worth far more to you than you will
admit.
JACK
You tell me what are you worth?
APOPHIS
You are still primitive you will be
destroyed.
JACK
You don't look like you're up to it.
APOPHIS
Not me. There is another
JACK
Yeah. Who?
APOPHIS
There is much you will learn from me
Tau'ri. For that knowledge there is
a price. A new host.
JACK
A host?
APOPHIS
So that I may live, in exchange for
all the knowledge of the Goa'uld, secrets
of star travel, weapons, our power.
JACK
All that?
APOPHIS
in time more.
JACK
Go to Hell
APOPHIS
A sake of a human life is worth so much.
You would risk a world.
JACK
That's right. That's why they call us
the good guys. Doc. let me know when
he dies.
APOPHIS
Sokar
JACK
What?
APOPHIS
An ancient and powerful Goa'uld. You
have helped him to be come strong. Last
of my loyal Jaffa died stealing me from
his grasp. He will not rest until I
am found, that is why I came here. So
that in death I can be assured that
you can die with me.
The team are all in Daniel's office
TEAL'C
Sokar is a Goa'uld of ancient times.
He once was ruler of the system lords
but was defeated by an alliance of Goa'uld
many centuries ago. Apophis and Ra were
among his conquerors.
SAM
Where did he go?
TEAL'C
Apophis himself believed him destroyed,
but obviously he was mistaken.
JACK
Well, if he was almost wiped out how
bad could he be now.
JACK
Its rhetorical Teal'c.
DANIEL
His names also very old in Earth mythology.
He was the most feared deity in ancient
Egypt, the original God of Death.
JACK
Got anything a little more up to date.
DANIEL
Well, I don't know what he's been up
to lately, but according to the book
of the dead, there was a time he ruled
all of Earth, his land around menthes
were covered by darkness and inhabited
by serpents.
TEAL'C
Unas. The first host of the Goa'uld.
DANIEL
Well that makes sense. I mean if the
Unas were the first ones then there
had to be a time when both form of Goa'uld
host co- existed, Unas and Human. Kind
of like Neanderthals.
JACK
Which is he?
DANIEL
I don't know, but his portion of tuat
or the other world was filled with lakes
of fire, the wicked were thrown into
his punishment after torture and mutilation.
JACK
Hell
DANIEL
Yeah. Basically he was the original
Satan.
JACK
Isn't that special?
"Incoming Traveller"
JACK
Speak of the devil.
Control room
HAMMOND
Have they sent a signal.
SIMMONS
There are no units currently onboard,
Sir.
HAMMOND
Close the Iris
SIMMONS
Sir.
Something hits the iris
HAMMOND
Is there anyway to determine what that
was?
SAM
Yes sir. We can get a radiation team
in there to check the decay signature
on the iris.
SIMMONS
I'm on it Captain. Radiation team to
Gateroom.
JACK
In the mean time sir, I'd like to get
back to the interrogation if I may.
HAMMOND
Ok.
DANIEL
Sir I'm kind of the resident on Sokar
around here, I'd like a shot at the
interrogation.
JACK
Yeah ok.
Daniel goes into the infirmary
DANIEL
Is he Conscious?
APOPHIS
Come Daniel.
DANIEL
You know my name?
APOPHIS
Because of what we hold in common. Amaunet
my queen.
DANIEL
Her name is Sha're. She is my wife.
APOPHIS
They are one in the same.
DANIEL
Amounet possesses her. Sha're is a Prisoner.
She is somewhere I want you to tell
me where.
APOPHIS
Amaunet, I loved her You do not believe
me.
DANIEL
No. I don't think that's possible.
APOPHIS
How could you, her eyes, her knowledge,
Our very being is so much greater, so
much more.
DANIEL
I know where your child is.
APOPHIS
My son.
DANIEL
Yes I brought him into the world with
my own hands on Abydos.
APOPHIS
He was taken by Her'ur
DANIEL
No, by me.
APOPHIS
We have no use for the child now. Amounet,
I knew from the moment I laid eyes on
her, she was a vessel for the queen
DANIEL
If you don't tell me where she is. I'll
kill you right here.
APOPHIS
You have neither the strength nor the
will.
SAM
Daniel.
Daniel leaves the room to speak to Sam
SAM
we...we think that thud we heard hitting
the iris was the saving box, Its radioactive
signature matches the one we gave the
Tok'ra. They're coming here.
Control room.
SIMMONS
Incoming travelelr
JACK
Decision time sir.
HAMMOND
Captain Carter are you 100% certain.
SAM
That the signature matches the Tok'ra?
Yes sir. That it came from them? Theres
no way to be sure.
HAMMOND
What if one or more of the Tok'ra have
been captured by Sokar and Tortured.
SAM
I don't think that they would give us
up.
JACK
I'm with Carter, General, I say we keep
the door open.
HAMMOND
Very well.
Martouf arrives
MARTOUF
Samantha
SAM
Martouf.
HAMMOND
Defense team you may stand down.
MARTOUF
I offer you greetings from the high
council of the Tok'ra.
SAM
Why didn't my father come?
MARTOUF
He's dealing with more urgent matters.
We come only to offer you a word of
warning.
JACK
Which is?
MARTOUF
We know you have Apophis as your prisoner.
You must return him to the planet you
retrieved him from immediately.
Briefing room.
MARTOUF
Since Jacob has joined the Tok'ra I
have come to a deeper understanding
of your people, the purpose and your
extraordinary gifts.
HAMMOND
Thank you.
MARTOUF
You've shown great skill and cunning
in retrieving Apophis from the hands
of Sokar. However...
JACK
You know as much as I love where you're
going with this, we didn't exactly do
that.
MARTOUF
Our operatives aboard Sokars vessel
witnessed you leave the crash site and
enter the Stargate.
SAM
We received a signal a set of co-ordinates,
we had thought it came from you.
MARTOUF
We sent no such signal.
JACK
We know that now.
MARTOUF
Then who?
JACK
We're going to assume it was Apophis.
MARTOUF/LANTESH
Why would he take refuge among the Tau'ri?
He despises you. More than that you
have nothing of use to him.
JACK
He's going down. He wants to take us
with him.
LANTESH
He has taken advantage of your weakness.
SAM
We don't consider what we did a sign
of weakness.
LANTESH
Then you are fools. Turn him over to
Sokar now. That he may spare you.
HAMMOND
We can't do that just yet
LANTESH
If he remains here, you will all die.
if not by the hand of sokar then by
the many Goa'uld who would wish to destroy
Apophis themselves. You do not see what
you have done. You have entered a battle
in which you are ill equipped to fight.
Tipped the balance of power among the
Goa'uld and in so doing worsened the
fortune of your entire race.
HAMMOND
We must know what would happen to him
if we turned him over.
LANTESH
I'm certain he would be executed eventually
HAMMOND
I see.
LANTESH
surely, you welcome this. His guilt
is clear. He cannot be allowed to escape
punishment.
JANET
He won't. He's dying.
LANTESH
You are certain of this.
JANET
Yes. His body has begun to age in an
increasing rate.
LANTESH
Without a sarcaphagous to rejuvenate
him of course.
HAMMOND
In the short time he has remaining.
We may yet learn information to aid
ourselves.
LANTESH
The knowledge and Technology are too
primitive for any information to be
of any use. Why don't you comprehend
the danger you are in? We cannot defend
you from the Goa'uld. You cannot expect
us too.
JACK
We don't.
LANTESH
Overconfidence was their failing O'Neill.
I hope it has not become yours.
LANTESH/MARTOUF
Forgive Lantesh. He is sometimes passionate
in his opinions. We cannot and would
not force you to do anything, but since
we have not convinced you of the danger
you face may we see him?
Martouf goes to the infirmary with the team
MARTOUF
What is that you are injecting into
his body?
JANET
Morphine sulphate.
SAM
To ease the pain.
MARTOUF
Yes you said he had been tortured.
JANET
He is also experiencing withdrawal symptoms
from the Sarcaphagous.
MARTOUF
But he is your enemy.
JANET
He is my patient.
APOPHIS
Amaunet.
MARTOUF
Apophis hear me.
APOPHIS
Amaunet
MARTOUF
I would speak with you
APOPHIS
Amaunet! My love.
APOPHIS
Where are you?
Apophis' host is able to come forward
HOST
shemoie shemoie
DANIEL
That's ancient Egyptian. This must be
the host.
HOST
Shimotay shimotay
JACK
Talk to him.
DANIEL
I don't know what to say.
Apophis is unconscious
DANIEL
Thousands of years trapped inside your
own body. Its like a nightmare. It's
Unimaginable.
JANET
He won't be conscious again for a while.
MARTOUF
Then we will take our leave of you.
I will tell you the co-ordinates to
send us.
SAM
We can question him together. We can
share whatever information we can get.
"Incoming traveller"
JACK
Expecting someone?
MARTOUF
No.
Control room
SIMMONS
Defense team stand by.
HAMMOND
Keep that Iris closed.
SIMMONS
Yes sir.
Something is hitting the iris
MARTOUF
Sokar has found you.
JACK
How?
MARTOUF
His pilots saw your kind flee with Apophis
through the Chappa'ia. Symbols of the
Tau'ri are well known among the Goa'uld.
JACK
That Iris will hold.
SAM
It's a Trinium Titanium alloy just a
few microns from the event horizon.
It won't allow matter to reintegrate.
TEAL'C
Something is appearing.
The iris is heating up
SAM
How is this possible?
MARTOUF
The space between your metal barrier
and the wormhole may be enough for particles
of extremely high energy to reintegrate.
SAM
Subatomic particles?
MARTOUF
Yes.
SAM
Are you saying he's firing a particle
accelerator at the wormhole?
HAMMOND
Captain?
SAM
Sir, we may be witnessing the decay
of subatomic particles as they're being
bombarded against the Iris. Small enough
to reintegrate but moving at nearly
light velocity. Sokar can modulate the
particle stream enough to create an
actual image.
SOKAR
People of the Tau'ri you have taken
what is mine. For this you will be destroyed.
SIMMONS
The iris is beginning to heat up sir.
HAMMOND
How long can they maintain this?
SAM
The longest single Goa'uld attack against
the iris was 38 minutes, we think that's
the maximum a wormhole can be maintained
before collapsing.
DANIEL
They're just going to dial us up and
do all of this all over again.
HAMMOND
This changes things. I better get on
the phone with the president.
SAM
Can you help us?
MARTOUF
I know of no way
JACK
Alright in the mean time, Carter why
don't you see what you can get out of
Apophis. His necks on the line here
now too.
SAM
Yes sir.
TEAL'C
I will accompany you.
Teal'c is in the infirmary
APOPHIS
I will not speak to the Shol'va
SAM
Just answer this. Sokar is firing some
sort of particle beam at the barrier
we've placed within our stargate. How
do we defend against it?
APOPHIS
There is no defense.
TEAL'C
He lies.
APOPHIS
Shol'va kree.
SAM
How can you be so sure?
APOPHIS
Because he used the weapon against me.
the pain returns.
SAM
We're not going to get anything out
of him in this state. I'll get Dr. Frasier.
She leaves
TEAL'C
I have waited many years for this moment.
APOPHIS
Do you think you have won Teal'c. You
are about to die.
TEAL'C
Perhaps that is so. But my People have
won freedom.
APOPHIS
The Jaffa will never be free.
TEAL'C
They are free even now, as am I. Here
me Apophis. This day will become a holy
day on Chulak. The day of your death.
APOPHIS
The larval Goa'uld you carry within
you is your master even now. All of
you. When the time comes for those children
to take a host you will die.
TEAL'C
Then we will find other symbiote to
survive upon. Then disgard them when
they are mature. We will use your kind
as you have used mine.
APOPHIS
No.
TEAL'C
The people of chulak no longer worship
you. They no longer fear you. The time
of Apophis has finally come to an end.
APOPHIS
The kill me now.
TEAL'C
Tell us how to defend ourselves against
this weapon.
APOPHIS
I will die with a smile on my lips.
Knowing you will die along with me shol'va.
TEAL'C
Come no further. Let him suffer and
when he can stand the pain no more,
he will tell us how to defend ourselves
against sokars weapon.
JANET
Teal'c. please move.
APOPHIS
There was a time when you would die
for me Teal'c.
TEAL'C
That time is no more.
APOPHIS
AAgghh!
JANET
Easy. Easy.
SAM
Alright these shields of yours, they
obviously absorb different forms of
energy maybe we could......
APOPHIS
I sense a presence within you.
SAM
Could your shields help us or not?
APOPHIS
You were once possessed by a Goa'uld.
I'm sure you would make an excellent
host for sokar's new queen.
Siler is trying to cool the gate
HAMMOND
Airman. More on Sergeant. It's getting
damn hot in here.
SILER
Better than nothing sir. Not by much.
Control room
JACK
Sir. Daniel just came up with an idea
that might by us some time.
DANIEL
Sir, if we can dial out, we can prevent
them from dialing in from as long as
we can keep the Gate open
HAMMOND
Good thinking Doctor. If we can keep
our gate open for the same link of time
SIMMONS
Coming up to 38 minutes sir.
JACK
Stand by.
JACK
Yes sir.
The gate shuts down
JACK
GO ahead dial it up.
SIMMONS
Chevron one encoded,Chevron two encoded
DANIEL
The only thing I'm worried about is
that...
The gate is activated from offworld
SIMMONS
Incoming wormhole established.
DANIEL
Sokar can dial in faster than we can
dial out.
SIMMONS
Sorry sir. Next window is 38 minutes
away.
DANIEL
That may be our last chance to dial
out.
JACK
Its gonna get hot sir.
Briefing room.
HAMMOND
The temperature in the Gateroom now
reads 130 degrees Fahrenheit, which
means the iris must be six or eight
times that.
MARTOUF
Even if he fails to breech the Gate.
He will come by ship.
SAM
Martouf is right, what we really need
to be concerned with here is another
assault from space. That's exactly what
we're inviting by refusing to hand Apophis
over.
DANIEL
Well, we couldn't right now even if
we wanted to.
JACK
Not with bielzeebub banging at the door.
No.
HAMMOND
I've informed the president of our new
situation. Our new orders are to cease
all medical intervention.
JANET
That will affectively end his life,
General.
HAMMOND
I'm aware of that doctor. The president
and Joint-chiefs have decided that the
risks are too great not to heed the
Tok'ra's warning. Our orders are to
send Apophis' body back through the
gate to the co-ordinates where you found
him.
TEAL'C
Will that be sufficient to make Sokar
cease his attack, Martouf?
MARTOUF
Sokar is at war with Her'ur, he wants
no part of the Tau'ri for the moment,
but you may have come to your senses
to late. He will soon burn through your
iris.
SAM
Well, I've been working on a way to
dial out faster. If we can open our
gate in the next window we should be
able to send Apophis through.
JACK
When is that?
SAM
17 minutes.
HAMMOND
Colonel, Make arrangements to send Apophis
back through the Stargate.
Jack goes to the infirmary to speak to Apophis
JACK
Apophis. We're sending you back.
HOST
Shimotay. Shimotay
JACK
Get Doctor Jackson down here.
Gateroom.
HAMMOND
I can't keep those men in there much
longer.
SAM
They've got to stay until the next window
sir.
Daniel speaks to the host
The host speaks to him in Ancient Egyptian. Daniel translates
DANIEL
He says he's been in a never ending
dream, he hoped to waken from it, to
see his wife and his children.
The host continues
DANIEL
He was a scribe in the temple of almoun
in cardak, but that was another life
time ago, before the...before the nightmare.
The host speaks
DANIEL
And now he awakens only to die again.
Nomka yaydei a tou, pomra dunaray epia
desipo gosofkaa eia kemota shalpell.
Sheak anuson. Heyho. Heyho. I said I
will speak the words of power and renew
the rights. He will be returned to Egypt
and buried with honour. He will pass
through the seven gates and see his
wife and children again and rejoice
with them forever. I'll be back.
Gateroom
SIMMONS
Sir we're going to lose the computers,
the heat.
HAMMOND
Captain?
SAM
We need them sir one more minute until
the window.
Apophis is dying
APOPHIS
help me.
JACK
No.
APOPHIS
A host.
JACK
No.
APOPHIS
I am afraid.
JANET
Colonel
Apophis dies
JANET
The Goa'uld is dead, but the host is
still alive.
The gate deactivates
SAM
That's it initiate the dialing program
SIMMONS
Cheveron 1.
Daniel is still speaking to the host. He speaks first in Egyptian
and then explains to the others
DANIEL
I told him this funerary statue, will
take his last breath and carrie it back
to Egypt.
Gateroom.
TECH
Cheveron 5 is encoded.
The host dies
Gateroom
TECH
Cheveron 6 encoded.
SAM
CHEVERON 7 LOCKED.
We have an outgoing wormhole
SIMMONS
Wormhole established.
HAMMOND
Open the Iris.
Teal'c goes to collect the body
TEAL'C
Captain Carter has succeeded in creating
an outgoing wormhole. Sokar cannot attack
during this time.
JACK
That's good.
Everyone is in the gateroom. Teal'c pushes the body through the
gate
DANIEL
What now?
JACK
We Wait.
SAM
If Sokar wanted him alive then he'll
just start up the attack again.
MARTOUF
No. I don't believe he will, Sokar has
a sarcaphagous in his possession. With
it he can revive Apophis even through
death and torture him as long as he
pleases. Surely a fate he justly deserves
Control room
MARTOUF
These are the Co-ordinates we would
like you send us.
SAM
But not to anywhere we'll be able to
find you again.
MARTOUF
To contact us, you may use this.
DANIEL
That's Tollan. They used it to contact
the Nox.
MARTOUF
Yes, We are friends of the Tollan, and
we are friends of the Tau'ri.
SAM
Thank you.
JACK
well, if we're going to be friends,
you're going to need one of these. Its
called a G D O, Sends out a signal to
let us know who you are and if its ok
to open the iris, otherwise you could
end up splattered against the wall.
MARTOUF
I understand.
SAM
Come on I'll show you how it works.
HAMMOND
Alright lets send them home people.
THE END
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