First Aired On: September 15, 2000
Written By: Michael Cassutt
Directed By: Peter DeLuise
Guest Stars: Carmen Argenziano (Jacob Carter/Selmak), Colin Cunningham (Major Davis), Peter Williams (voice of Apophis), Steven Williams (General Vidrine)
Synopsis: Episode opens on a military airstrip where SG-1 is waiting for Teal'c. A military vehicle pulls up and out steps Hammond, Major Davis, and a new guy we've never seen on Stargate before, Lt. General Vidrine (a.k.a. Mulder's currently deceased informant, X...oops, wrong show <silly grin>). Davis introduces everybody, then O'Neill contacts Teal'c via his handheld unit. Out of the blue, Teal'c flies overhead in an ultra cool glider. Needless to say, everyone's impressed.
Major Davis explains that the glider is the X-301 Interceptor, a hybrid of Earth technology and the two Goa'uld death gliders that SG-1 procured during the past few years. Carter adds that Earth now has a platform that can attack a Goa'uld mothership. The power source for the glider doesn't exert force against gravity, it simply takes inertia out of the question. The pilot of the X-301 is immune to gravitational forces. They watch as Teal'c continues to perform some neat maneuvers in the air with the glider, and we cut to opening credits.
Teal'c finally lands the X-301 and meets Vidrine, saying that the craft performed satisfactorily. They hope to deploy it as an orbital defense program under Vidrine's command, but they need to test it some more to see if it'll be effective against a fleet of Goa'uld warships. Next up on the testing schedule, O'Neill will take second seat for a live air test. The SGC will serve as mission control during the test.
We cut to the gate room in the SGC and learn some more about the X-301. It's equipped with stealth technology, although they've installed some special transmitters it to make it show up on radar during the tests. It's also equipped with two A-120 air-to-air missiles. Vidrine asks if those missiles would be capable of destroying Goa'uld ships and Carter replies that if they're equipped with naquadah enhanced warheads modified with shield frequency modulators, it might be possible. Works for them.
Teal'c begins the test and pulls the craft up to attack the targets...but wait, something's wrong. Oh, dear, he's no longer in control of the craft and it's still heading straight up...right out of orbit and into space. Fortunately, the X-301 is capable of space flight but still, it's not supposed to be doing that. Since Teal'c wouldn't be doing this intentionally, there must be a malfunction. They need to turn the glider around so NASA can help bring it in.
Meanwhile, on the X-301, O'Neill radios down to Earth saying there's a problem and none of the controls are working. On the bright side, the drives shut down so they're no longer accelerating. Teal'c attempts to restart the craft, but before he can the voice of Apophis sounds in the cabin. Shol'va. To all those who would turn against their God know this: For your insolence you will die in the cold of space. What was rightfully mine will now return to me. Uh-oh, looks like Apophis installed a homing device in the gliders after Teal'c's betrayal to return the stolen craft to him. O'Neill is particularly concerned by the "die in the cold of space" part of Apophis' message.
Back in the SGC, Daniel tries to radio the ship but receives only static since there's environmental interference. He then suggests to Hammond that they contact their allies capable of space flight for help, and Hammond agrees, saying he'll send SG-2 to assist. NASA deep space tracking is trying to boost the radio signal so they can talk to the craft, but the craft is moving at about a million miles an hour. Because of that, there'll be a time lag from when the signal is sent to when it actually arrives at the craft, even though the radio waves are moving at the speed of sound. Vidrine will return to the Pentagon to see if they can do anything from there. Carter has an idea but "a whole lot of things will have to go right" in order for it to work.
In the craft, Teal'c reports that they have power and life support for several days. The bad news is it'll take several hundred years for the craft to return to Apophis' homeworld, assuming that's where it's programmed to return to. Finally, they receive Daniel's first message from the SGC over the radio. O'Neill, not realizing there's a time lag yet, explains the homing device in the craft but receives no response. He goes on, however, to say that the controls aren't responding; they are purely ballistic.
We cut back to the SGC, where Carter explains the time lag (about 3 minutes) over the radio. They've received tracking info from the deep space network; the X-301 will pass near Jupiter. If they can somehow nudge the trajectory of the craft toward the planet, they can use the planet's orbit to slingshot around and return toward Earth. Sadly, after she's finished passing this information onto them, she receives O'Neill's message about how their controls aren't responding. This is not looking very promising.
Back to the craft we go, where they receive Carter's message about her plan to nudge them around Jupiter. Teal'c says they are incapable of nudging without the controls. O'Neill, however, notices the weapons on his screen and suggests they use those to provide the nudge they need. He passes on this info to the SGC.
The SGC receives the message a few minutes later. If they can "cook off" the missiles, Carter's plan might still work. She'll need a half hour to do the calculations. If the timing's off in anyway, they could hit Jupiter, which is not the best idea in the world.
Davis walks O'Neill and Teal'c through what they have to do to supply the nudge. O'Neill and Teal'c follow them, and initially it seems the plan has worked. A few seconds later, though, the missiles disengage from the X-301 and one flies forward, then turns around and hits the craft. Oops. So much for that plan.
The preliminary data's coming back to the SGC from the craft's attempt to nudge, but it didn't work. There wasn't enough thrust and the craft is now heading toward the Ort Cloud, which they should reach in a few months. Carter assures O'Neill and Teal'c that they're still thinking; don't give up yet.
Teal'c assesses the damage to the craft and finds that, while the cabin pressure is holding and there aren't any leaks, their situation has worsened. The missile damaged both power and life support. O'Neill sadly informs the SGC of the damage.
We cut to the debriefing room. Davis reports the damage to the craft and recommends a complete shutdown of nonessential systems. Daniel suggests disconnecting or overriding Apophis' homing mechanism, but Carter immediately dismisses the idea since it's likely Apophis included a failsafe in case someone tried that very thing. Instead, she wants to focus on ways to maximize life support.
As for finding help from their spacefaring allies, Daniel says the Tollan don't have a space craft near enough or fast enough to reach the craft. As for the Tok'ra...well...that's a bit tougher to determine. Daniel spoke personally to Anise, who said that they had a scout ship within a day or so of Earth. Problem is, the Tok'ra operative in charge of the ship was on a covert mission to a Goa'uld world. The Tok'ra don't want to expose the operative by making contact with him or her. Since the operative was someone important to both the Tok'ra and the people of Earth (someone they know), they don't want to jeopardize his/her life. All they could do was hope the operative reported back to them before time ran out for O'Neill and Teal'c. Daniel admitted he got a bit testy with Anise at that point (probably taking too many lessons from Jack on dealing with the Tok'ra <g>), but she insisted she was doing them a favor by telling them everything she had. Carter agrees that maybe she did; they know the maximum speed of the Tok'ra scout's craft from their previous mission to Naetu and can figure whether or not it's even possible for them to reach the X-301 in time.
Anyway, back on the glider, Teal'c and O'Neill are shutting down the systems and the interior of the craft goes dark. They've shut down everything they possible can except the radio. O'Neill sends a message to the SGC that they're terminating the downlink and will make contact every hour, but before he shuts it off they receive a message from Daniel about a possible new plan. Just sit tight. O'Neill comments that he'd rather be doing something, but Daniel's message continues that they shouldn't try to go around the failsafe since that would only make things worse. Sigh. O'Neill's not thrilled with these instructions.
In the SGC, Carter tells General Hammond that they've found the planet where the Tok'ra operative is most likely hiding -- P2C 257. It's the only Goa'uld occupied world within range of Earth. Earlier, SG-14 had spent several days there and found it was a mining operation. Carter and Daniel hope to sneak onto the planet, identify the operative, and procure the craft, then reach the X-301 in time to save O'Neill and Teal'c before their life support terminates. Hammond agrees to the plan and off Daniel and Carter go to P2C 257.
Back on the craft, O'Neill and Teal'c receive a message from Hammond describing the plan. They hope to have the Tok'ra scout ship there to rescue them within 24 hours. Until then, the best thing they could do was conserve energy. Teal'c sadly reports that their power and life support won't last 12 hours, let alone 24.
On P2C 257, Carter and Daniel sneak up to the edge of a cliff and spy on the mining complex. Carter comments that they might have to go in to find the operative. Daniel suggests trying to contact the operative by radio; but, before Carter can answer, they hear a noise behind them. Goa'uld transport rings suddenly appear around the two and they're zapped aboard a Goa'uld ship. Jacob Carter meets them there, royally ticked at the interruption. He was only twenty minutes away from blowing up a significant portion of naquadah and much of the Goa'uld planet along with it! The scout ship had been cloaked but now it's not since he had to uncloak it to use the rings and bring the two aboard. Carter explains why they're looking for him and what happened to O'Neill and Teal'c. Jacob's satisfied with the reason for their interruption and off they go.
In the SGC, Davis tells General Hammond that he received a message from Carter and Daniel that they were safely on the Tok'ra ship and heading toward the X-301. The bad news is they won't make it there in time to save O'Neill and Teal'c from a rather unpleasant death.
Back to the glider, where O'Neill is suggesting they turn up the heat. He did the math (24 hours for the scout ship to get there; 12 hours life support left...won't work) and has done the freezing to death thing before. He's not real eager to do it again. Teal'c says there's another option; he can place himself in a deep state of Kel'no'reem, thus using less of the life support. He then tells O'Neill that it was an honor serving by his side and, if they die, they die well.
Cut to Jacob's ship which is flying really fast (132% of maximum speed) and is vibrating nastily. If they don't shake apart first, they might just get there in time. Selmak cuts in and asks how it was they didn't know about Apophis' recall mechanism. The mechanism was new, but apparently the Tok'ra were aware of it. As for why the Tok'ra didn't tell the SGC about it and why the SGC didn't inform the Tok'ra about their hybrid death glider, Jacob blames it on politics. As for getting O'Neill and Teal'c out of the X-301 once they get there, Carter has an idea since the Tok'ra can't just "beam" them onboard as Scotty would. O'Neill and Teal'c will have to take a leap of faith, though.
Once more we go back to the interior of the X-301. Teal'c's meditating and O'Neill painfully sends a message back to the SGC. The carbon monoxide levels are high and he has a bad headache and is trying to sleep. He estimates three hours left. Send aspirin.
Jacob reports something is wrong on the scout ship. He wants to stop and make repairs except they're not in a good part of town. He then proceeds to scold his daughter for retrofitting a death glider in the first place; didn't she know something like this could happen? Earth has no right to be toying with things this sophisticated since humans are still very, very young compared to the Goa'uld. Carter is offended by this and they argue a bit. The argument is interrupted, however, by a nasty problem. They've overtaxed the drives by flying so fast and the ship comes out of hyperlaunch, shutting down all of the main systems, including their cloaking ability. To make matters even worse, they're in the worst possible part of the galaxy and, to prove it, in front of them they see a Goa'uld mothership. Jacob asks Daniel if he can speak with a Goa'uld dialect (which he can), then shows him how to broadcast a message. When the Goa'uld hail them, Daniel should just use his imagination. Jacob and Carter head off to fix the ship and Daniel hesitantly sits down at the controls.
Back in the SGC, they receive O'Neill's last message, but Hammond says they shouldn't bother sending a response since they don't have any new information. Angst abounds in the SGC, especially from Hammond and Davis.
The Tok'ra scout ship is hailed and Daniel makes up something as Jacob asked him to do. Jacob returns to the controls at the right time and announces they're almost ready to go, which is a good thing since the Goa'uld didn't buy Daniel's act. Why? Daniel told them he was the "great and might Oz." Gotta love Daniel and his imagination. =) Carter says the ship should be set and away they go before two Goa'uld death gliders can take them out.
Hammond reports that it's been three hours since O'Neill's last transmission. He'd like to send the X-301 a final message, but before they can, they receive a transmission from Carter saying the scout ship was only about 4 minutes away from the glider. They've been trying to contact O'Neill and Teal'c but there hasn't been a response yet.
The scout ship finally pulls up to the X-301 and Carter radios them, but there's no response. They're both unconscious. Jacob uses the ship to give them a little nudge, and O'Neill finally wakes up. Carter tries hailing them again, and this time O'Neill notices them. Unfortunately, he's not real responsive since he's suffering from anoxia (oxygen deprivation). Carter tells O'Neill to wake up Teal'c, which he does. Teal'c reports that little oxygen remains and their cabin pressure is low. Carter gives them a number of instructions to remove their restraints and leave the craft; they need to use the rings on the scout ship to bring O'Neill and Teal'c onboard. If they're only out in space for a few seconds, they should be all right. O'Neill and Teal'c agree and do as they're told, and Daniel goes to the hold of the ship to meet them. Jacob beams them up, and they turn out to be fine. O'Neill thanks Jacob and Jacob offers them a ride home.
Back in the SGC, they receive a message from Carter that O'Neill and Teal'c are safely onboard and they're heading back to Earth. Much rejoicing ensues (along with much paper throwing <g>) and Davis congratulates them on a successful rescue. The end. =)
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Related Episodes: Everyone's favorite Tokra, Anise (yes, the sarcasm is dripping in that description), is from "Upgrades," "Crossroads," and "Divide and Conquer." The recovered death gliders came from "The Serpent's Lair" and, most likely, "Serpent's Song," but I could be wrong on that second episode. The mission to Naetu occurred in "Jolinar's Memories" and "The Devil You Know." O'Neill's "freezing to death" comment probably refers back to "Solitudes."
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Hammond: Is there a problem, Colonel?
O'Neill: No, sir. Not at all. I'm sure Teal'c just felt he'd take her for a spin... around the world.Vidrine: General Hammond has told me nothing but good things.
O'Neill: Has he, sir? (being his usual snarky self) Well, then I'm sure he's left something out.
Vidrine (getting the joke, but giving O'Neill a hard time): Such as?
O'Neill (his smile fades completely, and he quickly raises his radio): Teal'c? Ya there, buddy?Vidrine: What in God's name is that?
Davis: That, General, is the X-301 Intercept.
O'Neill (speaking into the radio): Lookin' good, Teal'c. Give us another fly-by, low and slow.
Teal'c (over the radio): As you wish.
Davis: It's a hybrid craft, sir, made with a combination of good old American know-how, and two Goa'uld Death Gliders that SG-1 recovered a couple years ago.
Vidrine: It may be the most impressive aircraft I've ever seen!
Carter: Oh, it's more than that, sir. Up till now, we haven't had a platform from which we could launch an attack against a Goa'uld ship -- now we do.
Vidrine (amazed at the maneuvers Teal'c is performing): What makes it fly?
Carter (warming to the subject): Well, that's difficult to explain, sir. The power plant doesn't exert force against gravity so much as take inertia out of the equation. Even pilots are immune to ordinary G forces. We don't completely understand the physics ---
Vidrine (eyes glazing over): Major, I'll just accept the fact that it flies.
Carter: Yes, sir.
O'Neill (watching Teal'c put the craft through some fancy maneuvers): Oh, it flies. Yes, sir!Vidrine: How does she fly, son?
Teal'c: The vehicle performed within expected parameters.
O'Neill: Woo-hoo! (everyone gives him strange looks, Vidrine in particular) Sorry, sir. I couldn't help but get caught up in Teal'c's enthusiasm.
Davis: Upon completion of a flight-test program, we hope to deploy the X-301 as an orbital defense craft under your command, sir.
Vidrine: In all seriousness, (sarcastically) if that's all right with you, Colonel, how effective can a single fighter be against a potential fleet of Goa'uld warships?
Teal'c: That is what these tests endeavor to determine.
Vidrine: Let's find out. What's next?
O'Neill: I take second seat for an air-to-air live fire test, sir.
Hammond: Our SGC control room will serve as Mission Control.
Vidrine: Light that candle, boys.
O'Neill: Yes, sir. (he and Teal'c head back towards the aircraft)
Teal'c (confused): Does General Vidrine wish us to perform some sort of candle burning ritual?
O'Neill: Yes, that's it. Exactly.Carter: The glider was setting up to attack the target drones when it accelerated into a steep vertical climb. It's off our radar, we're attempting to reacquire tracking.
Daniel: Are you saying they've gone into orbit?
Carter: I'm saying they're heading straight out into space.
Vidrine: You said the 301 was capable of space flight.
Carter: Yes, sir, it is, but that wasn't part of the test.
Daniel: Teal'c wouldn't do this intentionally There has to be something wrong.O'Neill: Uh, Flight, this is Digger One. Cheyenne, we have a problem. Nothing's working back here. (sees Earth out the window and does a double take) Uh, Teal'c, on our six, is that what I think it is?
Teal'c: If you think it is Earth, yes.
O'Neill: It's shrinking.
Teal'c: Its size remains constant, rather, it is we who are moving away at extreme velocity. The instruments indicate drive shut down. We are no longer accelerating.
O'Neill (takes off his mask): Well, that's good.
Teal'c: I will attempt to restart.
Apophis' Voice: Shol'va! To all those who would turn against their god, know this. For your insolence, you will die in the cold of space. What was rightfully mine will return to me!
O'Neill: Was that who I think it was? And did he just say what I think he said?
Teal'c: If you think it was Apophis, and if he said the device from which this craft is constructed contains a device to return this glider to his home world, then, yes.
O'Neill: He also mentioned something about dying?
Teal'c: In the cold of space.
O'Neill: Right! Well, the ol' boy hasn't lost his touch, has he?Carter: Sir, I have an idea, but a whole lot of things have got to go right in order for it to work.
O'Neill (over the radio): Cheyenne, we have a problem.
Carter: Digger One, this is Flight! Reading you five by! (static)
Hammond: Why haven't they responded?
Carter: We'll have to wait for it, sir.
Davis: It's a time lag, sir. The length of time it takes for our radio signal to travel from earth to the X-301 and back.O'Neill: Yeah, Flight. Digger One, we read you. We have lost control of the craft to some sort of hidden recall device that apparently, the scum-sucking, slimy snake-assed Apophis installed in his death gliders. Over. (Static) Flight, do you copy? Uh, Flight, I don't know whether or not you can hear me, but, uh, controls are not responding. No thrusters, and no reaction control system. We are... purely ballistic. (pauses) Over.
Carter: Colonel, you're so far out, there's already a time lapse of a few minutes, so conversation is going to be a problem. We've received some preliminary tracking data from Deep Space Network. The glider is going to pass relatively close to Jupiter. We're hoping if we can somehow nudge your trajectory just a bit, you can perform a slingshot maneuver back toward Earth. Message ends 1430 Zulu.O'Neill: Message understood at 1433 Zulu. Okay, how do we do that?
Teal'c: Without control of our thrusters, we are incapable of nudging.
O'Neill: Right. Uh, Flight, this is Digger One. We have negative...nudging capabilities. (he sees the weapons screen on the computer and gets an idea) Stand by, Flight. Teal'c, the weapons system we installed shouldn't be affected, right?
Teal'c: What are you considering, O'Neill?
O'Neill: Our missiles.
Teal'c: At this velocity a great deal of thrust would be required to significantly alter our trajectory.
O'Neill: We just need a nudge.
Teal'c: I am unsure of that specific measurement.Carter: Preliminary data coming in. (The computer screen shows the attempt failed, and Carter and Davis slump in frustration) Digger One, this is Flight. We have no joy on the burn. I'm sorry, Colonel, but the missiles just didn't have enough thrust. Your current trajectory takes you out of the solar system and towards the Oort Cloud, which you should reach in a... (her voice breaks) in a few months. We're all still thinking down here, so, don't give up. 1813 Zulu.
O'Neill : Cabin pressure's holding. We didn't spring a leak. Though I may have just taken one.
Teal'c: Our situation has indeed worsened.
O'Neill: Ya think?
Teal'c: Indeed. The impact with the missile has damaged both power and life support.
O'Neill: I've always wanted to see the Oort Cloud, so there's that. Flight, this is Digger One. Failed burn caused damage to our power systems and life support.Daniel: I spoke with Anise personally. She said they have a scout ship within a day or so of Earth, barely, but it's on a covert mission to a Goa'uld-occupied world, and the High Council doesn't want to expose their operative by making contact.
Davis: Then why would they bother to tell you that much?
Daniel: They hope that the operative will complete the mission and report back to the High Council in time to help Jack and Teal'c.
Hammond: I assume Anise refused to say where and what this covert
mission was.
Daniel: And to understand not wanting to jeopardize the life of a Tok'ra important to both of us. I admit, I sort of lost my temper, but she said she was doing us a favor, by telling us as much as she did.
Carter: Maybe she was. I mean, we know a scout ship's maximum speed from our mission to Netu. We also know it's a Goa'uld-occupied world relatively close to Earth, so--
Davis: So that narrows it down.
Carter: Yes, it does. Sir, with your permission?
Hammond: Granted!O'Neill: Uh, Flight, Digger One, we would prefer to do something. Tell us how to fix this thing, we'll fly ourselves home.
Daniel (over the radio): Oh, if you're thinking of trying to disconnect the recall device, Sam thinks that would just make things worse.Hammond (over the radio): Digger One, this is Hammond. Doctor Jackson and Major Carter are procuring a craft fast enough to rescue you, but you're going to have to hang on for another twenty-four hours. I know that sounds like a long time, and I know you want to do some thing to get yourselves out of this, but the best thing you can do is conserve your energy. Hammond out at 2100.
O'Neill: Twenty-four hours.
Teal'c: Our current power and life support will not last twelve hours.
O'Neill: Let me do the math...Jacob: Are you out of your mind? (absolutely furious) What the hell are you two doing here?
Carter: We were looking for you.
Jacob (still yelling): Well, you'd better have a damn good reason, because I was twenty minutes away from detonating a weapons-grade shipment of naquadah that would have vaporized a sizable chunk of this planet! (in a more reasonable tone of voice) Now, if I hadn't spotted you two coming through the Stargate---
Carter: You saw us?
Jacob: Yes, the ship was cloaked. 'Was' being the operative word. Now, they know we're here.
Carter: Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c need your help.
Jacob (calming down): What happened?
Daniel: They're stranded in a disabled glider headed into deep space.
Carter: This was the only ship within range.
Jacob (nods): Good enough. (Carter and Daniel hold back, in shock at his immediate about-face, and Jacob grows impatient again) Let's go.O'Neill: What do you say we turn up the heat?
Teal'c: We must conserve as much power as possible.
O'Neill: By the way, I've done the math.
Teal'c: As have I.
O'Neill: So, what do you say we turn up the heat? It's cold in here.
Teal'c: I am aware.
O'Neill: You know, I've already done that freezing to death thing, and it's just not as enjoyable as it sounds. So, if we just consider there's no chance--
Teal'c: There is a chance, O'Neill
O'Neill: Twenty-four minus twelve.
Teal'c: If I place myself in an extremely deep state of Kel'No'Reem, my heart rate will decrease, and our oxygen requirement will be lowered considerably.
O'Neill (thinks about it): Who will I talk to?
Teal'c: There is little to say, O'Neill. We have fought and won many battles together. It has been an honor to serve the Tau'ri by your side. We are brothers.
O'Neill: Wow, that's uh...
Teal'c: Is there anything you wish to say, O'Neill?
O'Neill (very touched): What could I possibly say after that? Back at ya.
Teal'c: If we are to die, we die well. (he starts meditating)
O'Neill: We could do better.Selmak: You did not know about the recall mechanism?
Carter: Well, apparently, Apophis didn't need a recall device until Teal'c planted the seeds of rebellion on Chulak. We didn't have a clue.
Selmak: The devices are new, even to the Tok'ra.
Carter (irritated): You could have told us!
Selmak: You could have told us of your intentions.
Daniel: Uh, yes, why didn't we?
Jacob: Same reason we didn't. Politics. So, how do you intend to get them out the glider once we get there? I mean, there's no chance it'll fit into the cargo bay.
Daniel: We were kind of hoping you could um, beam them out.
Jacob (laughs incredulously): Beam them out? What am I, Scotty?O'Neill (talking into the radio, in a very weak voice): This is Digger One, 1011 Zulu. Teal'c's meditating to conserve oxygen. I'm trying to sleep, but it's hard. CO2 levels are high. Headache is bad. Send aspirin. I estimate... three hours. (very softly) This is Digger One.
Jacob: And, what were you thinking, anyway, retrofitting a death glider? You should have known better. The technology you're screwing around with is way over your head.
Carter: That is the most arrogant-- I can't believe that that just came out of your mouth!
Jacob: Well, it's the truth.
Carter: You of all people should know--
Jacob: I am uniquely qualified to know just how technologically infantile the human race is.
Carter (getting angry): Infantile?
Jacob (adamant that his is the correct opinion): Yes, in comparison with the Goa'uld and Tok'ra, you're very young.
Carter (sputtering): You-- you are so--
Jacob: There's nothing wrong with being young, but you've gotta learn to take small steps. You can't just slap a US Air Force sticker on the side of a death glider, and call it yours. Advancement like that has to be earned.
Daniel: Um, aren't the Goa'uld, and the Tok'ra, for that matter, uh, where they are by stealing the technology from other races?
Carter: Yes!
Jacob: Yes, but the Tok'ra were flying around in ships like this when most of the people on earth thought it was flat.Goa'uld Sentry (speaking over the communications channel): Kree tal shal mak! Heru-ur!
Daniel (speaking into transmission device): Mak tal shree! Lo tak meka satak Oz! (the transmitter takes his voice and retransmits it to make it sound like a goa'uld is speaking)
Fake Goa'uld: Mak tal shree! Lok tak meka satak Oz!
Goa'uld Sentry: Mak tal Oz?
Daniel: Mak tal Oz kree! (he grins, getting a kick out of the voice distortion)
Fake Goa'uld: Mak tal Oz kree!
Goa'uld Sentry: Kal tak shree, tak monak!
Jacob (coming back from the cargo bay): All right, we're almost finished. Sam's just finishing--
Daniel: That's good, because I don't think they bought my act.
Jacob: Why? Who'd you say you were?
Daniel: The great and powerful Oz.
Jacob (closes his eyes in disbelief, then raises his voice): Sam!
Sam: Almost there!
Jacob (seeing approaching death gliders) We gotta go!Jacob (looking out the view screen at the X-301): Are we too late?
Sam: I think they're unconscious.
Daniel: Well, we have to wake them up somehow.
Carter: Damn it Colonel! We haven't come all this way to take you home in a box, now wake up!
Jacob: Let me give them a nudge. (he maneuvers the scout ship so it bumps the X-301)
Carter: Colonel O'Neill?
O'Neill (waking up, looking around, extremely disoriented, with a thin, weak voice) Carter? (sees the scout ship) Carter.
Carter: Yes, sir!
O'Neill (waves): Hi!
Carter (smiling): Hi, sir. We're gonna find a way to get you back home safe and warm. What's your reserve oxygen status?
O'Neill: Uh, I don't... what?
Carter (speaks slowly): What's your reserve oxygen status?
O'Neill (still somewhat delusional): Carter, is that you?
Carter: Sir, we're over here ready to bring you home. You're gonna have to trust me. (He stares off into space) He's suffering from anoxia, oxygen deprivation. Do you trust me, sir?
O'Neill: Sure!
Carter: Good! Is Teal'c conscious?
O'Neill: Teal'c? (Teal'c doesn't respond, so O'Neill throws something at him, and speaks louder) Teal'c?
Teal'c: O'Neill?
O'Neill: Look, it's Carter! She wants to talk to you!Carter: First, remove your restraints. Then on my mark, blow the canopy of the glider, and push off.
Teal'c: We will die.
Carter: Negative! It'll be all right if it's only for a few seconds.
Jacob: Teal'c, the only way we can bring you aboard is with the ring transporter. That means you have to be clear of the glider. Got it?
Teal'c: I understand.
Jacob: Good. I need you at least five meters from the scout ship, close together. Stand by until I get into position.
O'Neill: Jacob, is that you?
Jacob (very patiently): Yes, it is, Jack. Now do what we tell you.
O'Neill: Did you know your ship's bigger than ours?Carter (on the radio to the SGC): Flight, this is Digger Two . We have Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c aboard. They're both alive! (she runs to the cargo bay) Welcome aboard.
O'Neill (sitting up): Jacob. Thanks for stopping by.
Jacob (shrugs): What the hell, I was in the neighborhood! You need a lift home?
O'Neill: Yes, sir. Thank you.
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