STARGATE SG1
Episode 109
"THOR'S HAMMER"
By
Katharyn Michaelian Powers
Briefing Room
HAMMOND
"Dr. Jackson, I understand you've come
up with some new theory about the Stargate."
DANIEL
Yes, sir."Okay, if you study myths world
wide, it looks as if there were two
different kinds of star gods. The Tyrants,
who treated their subjects like cattle,
demanded absolute obedience, utilized
their technology to punish and control.
CARTER
"As in the Goa'uld.
DANIEL
"And the culture bearers who used knowledge
and technology to benefit humans."
HAMMOND
"So you're saying that the Goa'ulds
weren't the only aliens to visit Earth
in the past. Well, how does that affect
us today?"
DANIEL
"We don't think the Goa'uld the Stargate
system. Uh, being parasitic by nature
they just used it to become a dominant
race in the galaxy. But some of the
good gods who liked humans might have
used it too and they could still be
out there."
HAMMOND
"Any indications of who they are?"
DANIEL
"Yes, sir.. The Vikings.Now in Norse
mythology the gods were powerful warriors.
Legend tells us that the god Thor was
a friend to humans and protected them
from the Etins, beings of great power
and knowledge who were enemies of mankind.
He used a weapon called Thor's Hammer.
Now, when Thor hurled the hammer, it
supposedly produced thunder and, and
lightning. Now, that could indicate
some sort of advanced type of energy
weapon."
O'NEILL
Sir, I think what Daniel's trying to
say is that if there is another bunch
of aliens out there who are hostile
to the Goa'uld and have equal or superior
firepower, we oughta look 'em up."
CARTER
"They could become allies."
TEAL'C
"I have seen the hammer sign before.
It is the symbol of a world called Cimmeria.
All Jaffa are taught the sequence of
Stargate symbols to that world."
HAMMOND
"Why's that, Teal'c?"
TEAL'C
"To ensure that no Goa'uld goes there.
It is forbidden. Something transpired
on Cimmeria that no Goa'uld will speak
of."
O'NEILL
"Well, I like the sound of that."
HAMMOND
"So do I, Colonel. All right, you have
a go."
Gateroom
Hammond hands a box to Jack
HAMMOND
"Colonel, We'd like you to take this
along with you. It's a gift."
O'NEILL
"Gee, sir, I don't know what to say."
HAMMOND
"For the alien friendlie,s in the event
you succeed in your mission and make
contact."
Daniel rushes over
DANIEL
"Oh, you had it made. "It's great. We
asked the Sagan Institute to imagine
a sort of a greeting from Earth if they
could somehow, hypothetically, get it
to a distant world. It's all about who
we are. It explains various Earth cultures,
religions, histories."
HARRIMAN
"Chevron one encoded."
Daniel put's the box on the MALP and stands waiting for the gate
to open
HARRIMAN
"Chevron two encoded."
O'NEILL
"Time to go to work."
The team arrive on the planet Cimmerian. As they come out of
the Stargate they see men dressed as Vikings. They begin to laugh.
DANIEL
"This is, different."
O'NEILL
"Daniel, you're on."
CIMMERIANS
"Thor. Thor! Thor!
A noise can be heard from the obelisk standing near the gate
CARTER
"Sounds like it's building up some kind
of charge."
O'NEILL
"All right, Daniel, dial home. We're
going back. Now."
DANIEL
"Why?"
O'NEILL
"Just do it. That's an order."
A flash of light comes out from the obelisk and goes into Daniel
and the others, without harming them. When it comes to Teal'c,
it inflicts great pain
O'NEILL
"Teal'c, get outta there!"
Teal'c is unable to move, so Jack jumps towards him and the two
of them disappear
Titles
A woman arrives on horseback
GAIRWYN
You're a little short for Gods. But
you came through the portal unharmed,
so you must be from Thrudvang, Thor's
home in the stars. Hail and welcome!
CARTER
Actually, we're not. I'm Captain Samantha
Carter, this is Daniel Jackson.
GAIRWYN
My name is Gairwyn; I'm mistress here.
My husband is gone a viking.
DANIEL
Trading, fighting.
GAIRWYN
That was in the old days. Nowadays they
go to the towns to look for work. It's
been a hard season for farmers, water
from the mountains is scarce, but you're
welcome at my table.
DANIEL
Thank you.
CARTER
Yeah, thanks, but we have a very serious
problem. Two of the men who came through
the portal with us, they've gone.
GAIRWYN
Yes, I heard there were two Etins in
your company.
CARTER
Etins?
DANIEL
Goa'ulds, you think that Teal'c and
Jack are Goa'ulds?
GAIRWYN
You tricked them here to be rid of them,
yes?
CARTER
No! No, they're friends! And if they're
alive we need to find them.
GAIRWYN
You're humans, like us!
CARTER
Yes! You and I may even have some of
the same ancestors. We came here from
a different world. From Earth.
DANIEL
Midgard.
GAIRWYN
Then we are your brothers and sisters!
Midgard is the ancient home. Thor brought
our people here and made this to keep
us safe!
DANIEL
Do you know, do you know how this works?
Are they dead?
GAIRWYN
That's a magic beyond our ken. It's
said that Thor will come back and teach
us when we are older.
CARTER
Gairwyn, would Thor kill a human being
in order to kill an Etin?
GAIRWYN
Never. Our gods are great and powerful
warriors, but they are just and true
to their word.
DANIEL
So they may be alive?
CARTER
Is there anyone who might know where
they are?
GAIRWYN
Only one. We call her Kendra. Ten seasons
ago she walked through the portal and
was taken.
CARTER
Taken? Where?
GAIRWYN
That winter some hunters found her wandering
half frozen in the mountains.
CARTER
Maybe the beam transported them somewhere
else on the planet.
DANIEL
Do you know where we can find, this,
this Kendra?
GAIRWYN
She lives by herself. I take her things
now and then. We can't spare the horses,
but I can take you there on foot.
DANIEL
Absolutely, please.
GAIRWYN
This way.
Jack and Teal'c have been transported inside a cave
O'NEILL
Teal'c? Is junior okay?
TEAL'C
Yes, but the beam caused the Goa'uld
I carry great pain.
O'NEILL
I'm sorry to hear that. Whoa!
A hologram of Thor appears
THOR
I am Thor, supreme commander of the
Asgard fleet. The high council of Asgard
has designated Cimmeria a safe world
for developing sentient species, by
unanimous decree 40.73.29. The Goa'uld
system lords were so informed.
O'NEILL
Ah, we're not Goa'ulds. He carries one
around in him, but he doesn't have much
choice in the matter.
THOR
You were warned not to come here, under
pain of death.
O'NEILL
Look, I'm Colonel Jack O'Neill, from
Earth. I happen to know you spent some
time there in our past...
THOR
For the crimes against the living host,
and all those you have murdered and
enslaved, the sentence is death.
O'NEILL
Look, we came here to see you.
THOR
This is your prison. Your technology
will not function here. There are no
luxuries, no worshippers, no slaves
to do your bidding...
O'NEILL
Teal'c, I think we just got the answering
machine.
THOR
Only basic sustenance and time.
O'NEILL
Yeah, thanks for the chat.
TEAL'C
We should hear the remainder of this
message.
THOR
When you tire of this existence, go
to the Hall of Mjolnir, and face the
Hammer. There is no escape. Only the
host can leave this place alive. Thor
disappears.
O'NEILL
Goa'uld trap?
TEAL'C
So it would seem. If I attempt to leave
this place, the Goa'uld I carry will
be destroyed.
O'NEILL
By a hammer?
TEAL'C
You must leave without me. If I stay
I will remain safe.
O'NEILL
Just relax, Teal'c, I'm not going anywhere.
Let's just find this Hall of Mohair,
whatever it's called.
Sam and Daniel are watching a woman use a ribbon device on a
boys arm
DANIEL
No!
GAIRWYN
Ssh, it's alright.
KENDRA
Moonlight flow in might and main, knit
the bones and take the pain. Now, the
next time you want to fight, choose
a boy your own size.
The boy runs away and Daniel, Sam and Gairwyn approach
KENDRA
Gairwyn, my friend, hail and welcome.
GAIRWYN
This is Carter, and Daniel.
DANIEL
Hail.
CARTER
Hi. Hail.
GAIRWYN
They came through the portal, from Midgard,
the first home. They need your help.
CARTER
What did you just do to that boy?
KENDRA
He had a broken wrist, I healed it.
DANIEL
Then why did he run away?
KENDRA
Because of this. It is the mark of what
I used to be.
She show's them a mark on the back of her neck
CARTER
When a Goa'uld takes over a human host
it's permanent.
KENDRA
Not here. Thor's Hammer drove it from
my body and restored me to my true self.
DANIEL
You mean the parasite that was inside
of you?
KENDRA
Is gone.
DANIEL
My God.
CARTER
Thor's Hammer? The stone by the gate?
KENDRA
No, the Hammer is deep underground,
inside the mountain.
GAIRWYN
As long as I have known her, Kendra
has harmed no-one.
DANIEL
My wife, Sha're, is now as you once
were. She has been taken by a Goa'uld,
and, if what you're saying is true.
KENDRA
It is true.
DANIEL
Then help us.
CARTER
Help us to find our friends.
Jack and Teal'c walk through the caves
TEAL'C
You should not have attempted to rescue
me from the beam. If you had not done
so you would not be here now.
O'NEILL
Oh, you'd have done the same for me.
Course, you're not going to find me
walking around with one of those Goa'uld
larvae in my gut, but hey.
They find a skeleton
O'NEILL
Ouch.
There is also the skeletal remains of a symbiote
TEAL'C
These Goa'ulds died with their human
hosts. The marks on these bones, they
are from a cutting instrument. But not
metal.
O'NEILL
What then?
TEAL'C
I believe they were made by large, powerful,
teeth. These bodies did not die of natural
causes. They were killed, and then eaten.
O'NEILL
It's obvious some wild animal found
its way in. There's gotta be a way out.
We find it, we're gone.
Sam, Daniel and Kendra sit at a table
KENDRA
I call it the labyrinth; it is the place
where the Goa'ulds are destroyed.
DANIEL
How is it done? Did you feel it?
KENDRA
Yes.
DANIEL
And was it painful?
KENDRA
It was nothing compared to the suffering
I watched myself inflict on others.
For all those years, so many. Your human
friend O'Neill, he can walk out unharmed,
all you need to do is wait.
CARTER
Teal'c is our friend too. He's Jaffa,
not Goa'uld.
KENDRA
Jaffa, a friend? They are as guilty
as those they serve!
CARTER
This Jaffa gave up his rank, left his
home, so he could join us and fight
the Goa'uld. His dream is to see his
people free.
DANIEL
But if the Goa'uld larva within him
is removed, he will die. You see, once
a Jaffa carries a larva, it acts as
his immune system.
KENDRA
I know all I want to know of Jaffa.
DANIEL
Alright.
KENDRA
If the hammer drives the Goa'uld from
him and he dies, so be it. It is his
penance for serving the Goa'uld.
DANIEL
Teal'c was in the service of Apophis,
but he saved our lives and he helped
us escape. He is one of us now.
It thunders
KENDRA
Did I ask your counsel? The Valkyrie
ride the wind, they want me to help
you. They say you speak the truth. They
tell me that I must take you there.
GAIRWYN
This is right. Go with Thor, my friend.
KENDRA
I will take you, but first I must consult
the runes.
Jack and Teal'c are in a larger room
O'NEILL
Teal'c, take a shot at that lamp with
your staff weapon.
The staff weapon isn't working
TEAL'C
It will not function.
O'NEILL
Yeah, that's what he said would happen
as long as we're in here.
Jack's gun still works
TEAL'C
This race may have considered projectile
weapons too primitive to be concerned
about.
O'NEILL
Here.
TEAL'C
The message said only the host could
leave this place alive.
O'NEILL
Right.
TEAL'C
Perhaps this could be of some benefit
to the boy who was your friend.
O'NEILL
Skaara, yeah I thought of that.TEAL'C:
And the wife of Daniel Jackson. Perhaps
if they could be brought here, the Goa'uld
who took them as hosts could be purged.
O'NEILL
Maybe.
TEAL'C
What is it, O'Neill?
O'NEILL
Nothing. Never mind.
Kendra casts the runes
KENDRA
Mighty Thor, God of thunder and lightning,
wield your hammer and protect me. Now
you must sit in the circle and wait
with me.
CARTER
For what?
KENDRA
A sign, from Thor himself.
CARTER
Great, another sign.
They sit in the circle
DANIEL
She's probably afraid to go back there.
Maybe if we offer her some moral support.
How much do you remember of your life
before?
KENDRA
Much. I was a beautiful child.
CARTER
Is that bad?
KENDRA
On Jabana, beauty is a curse.
CARTER
I don't understand.
DANIEL
Because the Goa'uld want perfect hosts?
KENDRA
Yes.
DANIEL
What happened?
KENDRA
Mardock discovered our secret and raided
the temple where they tried to hide
me.
CARTER
I'm sorry.
KENDRA
Because of my training in the temple,
the Goa'uld who took possession of my
body could not take complete control
over my mind. A part of me, myself,
remained.
DANIEL
Something of the host survives.
CARTER
How did you end up here? Teal'c said
the Goa'uld made this a forbidden planet
ages ago.
KENDRA
And so it is. But I knew my beast. I
taunted her, and whispered of rumours
that Cimmeria must hold a wealth of
riches for one bold enough to take it.
DANIEL
You actually influenced the Goa'uld
that had taken you over?
KENDRA
Yes, she came to Cimmeria, and I hoped
only for a quick death, escape. But
we were taken into the labyrinth, a
dark and terrifying place. Until Thor's
Hammer set me free. And I have honoured
his ways, and his people, ever since.
More thunder
KENDRA
It is a sign from Thor. Now, we can
go.
Back with Jack and Teal'c
O'NEILL
Water. Give it enough time and it'll
bring down walls, even walls just like
that. So in a coupla hundred years,
we'll be free.
The unas approaches
O'NEILL
What the hell is that?
UNAS
Jaffa. I am Unas, the first one.
TEAL'C
You do not exist.
UNAS
Kill the human.
O'NEILL
Excuse me?
UNAS
And we will feast together.
TEAL'C
I no longer serve the Goa'uld.
UNAS
We shall see.
O'NEILL
Just stay put right there.
UNAS
Weapons are of no use here.
The Unas moves towards Jack, who opens fire. The creature falls
to the ground
TEAL'C
The first one, is dead.
O'NEILL
Yeah, well, that's fine by me. C'mon.
The Unas' eyes are glowing, he is not dead.
O'NEILL
What? Teal'c, can you relax? That thing's
dead for crying out loud.
TEAL'C
I believe I heard a sound.
O'NEILL
Well there wouldn't be two of those
things in here, would there?
TEAL'C
If there were, they would surely battle
to the death.
O'NEILL
So what did you mean when you told that
thing it didn't exist?
TEAL'C
Unas is believed to have been the first
host, born of the same primordial waters
as the Goa'uld. He became a myth, much
like your Vampyr.
O'NEILL
That thing was a Goa'uld?
TEAL'C
Yes.
O'NEILL
I thought they preferred human hosts?
TEAL'C
There are other species far older that
have been used as hosts, some of immeasurable
power and savagery.
O'NEILL
Yeah, well, I wonder how long it's been
trapped down here.
TEAL'C
Perhaps a thousand years. Unas can utilise
long periods of sleep to survive.
O'NEILL
It is dead, right? We don't have to
go back there and drive a stake through
its chest or anything?
TEAL'C
The old stories say Unas had great regenerative
powers. But those are tales told to
frighten children. It is a myth.
O'NEILL
Huh.
TEAL'C
It was dead.
O'NEILL
That's good.
TEAL'C
I believe.
O'NEILL
You believe?
TEAL'C
I am certain.
O'NEILL
Positive?
TEAL'C
I am.
O'NEILL
Just a myth.
TEAL'C
A myth.
O'NEILL
Good.
Daniel and Sam follow Kendra
DANIEL
We're not lost, are we?
KENDRA
It was long ago. Everything was covered
with snow. It all looks different now.
Sam walks off in disgust. Daniel crouches next to Kendra.
DANIEL
Kendra, it's alright, just take your
time. Kendra, when the Goa'uld was destroyed
within you, what did it feel like, exactly?
KENDRA
Your wife?
DANIEL
I have to know if there's any hope.
KENDRA
It was very painful, like, needles stabbing
inside the head. The beast will do anything
to stay in control. It's a battle of
wills. Many give up.
DANIEL
Well, Sha're wasn't trained in a temple
like you, but she had a spirit, she
was a fighter.
KENDRA
You loved her very much.
DANIEL
I still do. I dream about her. It's
as if some part of her is reaching out
to me. Or maybe that's just wishful
thinking.
KENDRA
No! You still are connected. If you
find her, and bring her here, I believe
there is hope.
DANIEL
Thank you.
KENDRA
I'm sure now. This is the way.
The Unas shouts out in a roar
O'NEILL
Okay, that's no myth.
Daniel, Sam and Kendra are walking along lines of water
KENDRA
Gairwyn told me Thor built this centuries
ago. It brings the water from the mountains
to his people in the towns.
DANIEL
Thor is generous.
KENDRA
Yes. This means we are close.
As Kendra walks ahead, Sam grabs Daniels arm
CARTER
Daniel, she said that hours ago. Now
either she's lost and doesn't want to
admit it, or...
DANIEL
I don't think that she would mislead
us.
CARTER
Maybe it's not on purpose, maybe it's
not even conscious! What she suffered
on her world and while being a Goa'uld
will translate anywhere as incredible
abuse.
DANIEL
Doesn't the fact that she interpreted
those gusts of wind and thunder as signs
mean something?
CARTER
Part of her wants to face it all again
and another part clearly doesn't, and
it looks like the part that doesn't
is winning. We're wasting valuable time
here!
DANIEL
Okay, Gairwyn said that hunters found
her. Well most hunters don't necessarily
travel in a straight line. They follow
game. They would not risk hunger just
to get her back a day sooner.
CARTER
Daniel, your belief that Kendra can
somehow help bring Sha're back to you,
it doesn't make it true,and it certainly
doesn't make her reliable!
DANIEL
Haven't you ever had a feeling that
made absolutely no logical sense and
it turned out to be right?
KENDRA
This way!
Jack and Teal'c are still trying to find a way out
O'NEILL
You sure we didn't come this way before?
TEAL'C
We have not.
O'NEILL
It looks awfully familiar.
The Unas appears
UNAS
Your weapons cannot kill me! I know
the secrets of the labyrinth. I could
help you escape.
O'NEILL
A map would be nice.
They shoot the Unas again
O'NEILL
C'mon!
Daniel and the others reach the outside of the labrynth
KENDRA
There.
DANIEL
The Hammer.
KENDRA
Yes, this is where I came out.
CARTER
Okay, good. What do you remember about
the labyrinth?
KENDRA
It's difficult, my beast wandered forward
and back many times. I do remember the
place of entrance, where Thor speaks
to the Goa'ulds.
DANIEL
Thor is inside?
KENDRA
He seems to be, but he speaks the same
message again and again. My beast believed
he was not real. There were long tunnels,
leading from one room to another, and
something else was in there, something
alive.
DANIEL
What?
KENDRA
I don't know.
DANIEL
Look, you don't have to go any further
if you don't want to, okay?
More thunder
KENDRA
Thor asks that I try.
Jack and Teal'c enter the room that contains Thors Hammer. Teal'c
attempts to step through
O'NEILL
Yeah, this is it. We're outta here,
let's go.
Teal'c is trapped in a red beam and is in a lot of pain
O'NEILL
Teal'c, get out of there!
Jack pulls him out
TEAL'C
Thank you, O'Neill.
O'NEILL
Yeah.
TEAL'C
If I am to die, it would be as a warrior,
facing my enemy.
O'NEILL
Last mag, hell, why not.
Kendra is reluctant to enter the labrynth
CARTER
It's okay, stay here.
DANIEL
You've done enough, really.
KENDRA
In the temple we were taught that fear
is the greatest enemy. I must face my
fear.
The Unas approaches Jack and Teal'c
TEAL'C
Are you considering the same tactic
as I?
O'NEILL
Teal'c, the cliché is, "are you thinking
what I'm thinking?". And the answer
is yes.
UNAS
Human, you can save yourself, why do
you stay? Jaffa, why do you ally yourself
with a slave? Once, the Goa'uld were
all as Unas, we were few, but we ruled
millions, we fed upon the weak to keep
ourselves strong. I will take pleasure
in killing and devouring you both.
The Unas and Teal'c fight
DANIEL
Gunfire. They're in trouble.
KENDRA
It's still alive.
CARTER
We're so close! Feel around the door,
see if there's a trigger somewhere.
The Unas falls to the ground
KENDRA
There's one more thing I can try. I
learned this from the songs of Thor's
people. Call the rune flow, read the
might, see the rainbow, test the white!
Teal'c pushes the Unas into Thors Hammer
O'NEILL
Teal'c!
TEAL'C
There is no other way!
Jack pulls him out. The Unas is dead
Daniel and the others enter
TEAL'C
Without the healing power of the Goa'uld,
this body will no longer regenerate.
There is too much damage.
KENDRA
Now I see why they call you friend.
CARTER
This is Kendra, she brought us here.
DANIEL
She had first-hand knowledge. She was
a Goa'uld. The Hammer works! Do you
know what this means?
O'NEILL
It's the only way out of here, Daniel.
DANIEL
What this thing can do for Sha're and
Skaara?
O'NEILL
Teal'c's here now.
TEAL'C
And here I will remain. I was with those
who took the ones you love.
Daniel takes the staff weapon and shoots the Hammer, which is
destroyed
CARTER
Did it work?
O'NEILL
There's one way to find out.
TEAL'C
Thank you, Daniel Jackson.
DANIEL
Well at least we know it can be done,
right?
Cimmerian gate
KENDRA
Now that the Hammer is lost, I'm not
sure what we'll do.
O'NEILL
You should be alright. The Goa'uld don't
know the Hammer was destroyed.
CARTER
Seal up the cave, if they come back
at least they'll be put somewhere safe.
KENDRA
I want to thank you for helping me have
the courage to face my greatest fears.
She takes out a rune
KENDRA
This is to remember our world.
DANIEL
Thank you.
TEAL'C
We will never forget.
CARTER
And we'd like to come back.
DANIEL
Oh! I almost forgot.
He gives her the box
DANIEL
Here, it's a gift; actually it's for
Thor or his people in case they ever
come back. It's all about our people,
who we are, that we would like to be
friends.
It thunders.
KENDRA
Thor is pleased.
O'NEILL
That's great. Tell him we'd love to
meet him someday, in person.
KENDRA
It is safe for you to travel, you should
go now.
O'NEILL
Daniel, you want to start dialling home,
before it starts raining?
DANIEL
Right.
THE END
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