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                                      STARGATE SG1

                                      Episode 802

                                     "NEW ORDER II"

                                           By

                                    Robert C. Cooper


                                     Transcribed by 
 
                                    Callie Sullivan



               SGC. GATEROOM. Resume.

               
                                     YU
                         We are political dignitaries! How dare 
                         you prevent us from leaving!
 
                                     WEIR
                         Sending ships here to attack us is an 
                         act of war, and a foolish one at that, 
                         given what our defences are capable 
                         of.
 
                                     OSHU
                         My lord did not order such action.
 
                         
                                     DANIEL
                         Then undo it. Tell the System Lords 
                         to call the ship back.
 
                                     AMATERASU
                         The decision they have made is one of 
                         desperation, forced upon them by your 
                         unwillingness to help. Persuading them 
                         to change course can only be done in 
                         person.
 
                                     OSHU
                         With a full Council vote.

                                     WEIR
                         Even if I did believe you, all good 
                         faith is out the window at this point. 
                         You’re our prisoners. Take them away!
 
                         
               (Guards escort them out of the Gateroom.)

               
               THOR’S SHIP. The ship exits hyperspace at Orilla. An Asgard appears 
               on the viewscreen.
 
                                     PENEGAL
                         Greetings, Thor.

                                     THOR
                         Greetings. Teal’c, this is Penegal of 
                         the Asgard High Council.
 
                                     PENEGAL
                         I regret to report that the debris from 
                         the destroyed Replicator ship cannot 
                         be contained. We were unable to prevent 
                         countless Replicator blocks from raining 
                         down on Orilla. They have already begun 
                         replicating and infesting our systems. 
                         Control of the city is in jeopardy.
 
                         
                                     TEAL'C
                         Should you not consider evacuating your 
                         people?
 
                                     PENEGAL
                         That is no longer possible.

                                     THOR
                         There are too many. We carried numerous 
                         stored minds aboard the computers of 
                         our ships when we fled our homeworld. 
                         When Orilla was finally found, we were 
                         able to place those minds into cloned 
                         bodies so that we could build our new 
                         colony.
 
                                     PENEGAL
                         The Replicators have already infected 
                         systems needed to save those minds. 
                         If we lose this battle, they will perish 
                         along with their bodies, taking with 
                         them the hopes of the Asgard race.
 
                         
                                     THOR
                         Orilla is the last chance of ever rebuilding 
                         our empire.
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         Then we must find a way to save it.
 
                         
               
               EARTH. PROMETHEUS. Prometheus is orbiting the Earth. A female 
               officeroccupies the chair on the bridge formerly held by Major 
               Gant. Colonel Pendergast is in the big chair.
 
                                     OFFICER
                         Sir, sensors are detecting an alien 
                         vessel. It exited hyperspace fourteen 
                         thousand kilometres out, eight degrees 
                         starboard.
 
                                     PENDERGAST
                         Designation.

                                     OFFICER
                         None yet, sir. Vessel is the size of 
                         a Goa’uld mothership, closing fast. 
                         Visual range in six seconds.
 
                                     PENDERGAST
                         Hold your position. Prepare to fire.
 
                         
                                     OFFICER
                         Four, three, two, one.

                                     PENDERGAST
                         Onscreen, maximum magnification. Open 
                         a channel – broadcast on all frequencies 
                         and translate into Goa’uld.
 
                                     OFFICER
                         Yes, sir.

                                     PENDERGAST
                         This is Colonel Lionel Pendergast of 
                         the United States Air Force Prometheus. 
                         Unidentified vessel, failure to reply 
                         will constitute an act of aggression 
                         and we will respond with the full force 
                         of our weapons.
 
               (Teal’c appears on the viewscreen.)

                                     TEAL'C
                         That will be unnecessary.

               (Pendergast and his crew grin in relief.)

                                     OFFICER
                         Teal’c.

                                     TEAL'C
                         I offer greetings from Thor, the Supreme 
                         Commander of the Asgard fleet. We are 
                         aboard the ‘Daniel Jackson’.
 
               
               SGC. BRIEFING ROOM. The System Lords are under guard. Doctor 
               Weir comes in.
 
                                     WEIR
                         I have just received word that the Asgard 
                         have arrived. They want to witness the 
                         demonstration of our new Ancient defence 
                         technology that you have forced us into. 
                         There’s still time to call off the attack.
 
                         
                                     AMATERASU
                         We would also like to witness the demonstration.
 
                         
               (Daniel comes up from the Control Room.)

                                     DANIEL
                         Your ship isn’t coming. It was destroyed 
                         en route by Ba’al. The collective forces 
                         of the System Lords are bowing, and 
                         you’re losing the war.
 
                                     YU
                         And so are you.

               (A transporter beam envelops Daniel and he appears on ...)

               
               THOR’S SHIP.

                                     DANIEL
                         Hey guys!

                                     THOR
                         Our new colony is in grave jeopardy. 
                         The Replicators escaped from the time 
                         dilation device and are threatening 
                         to destroy the Asgard.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         OK, so what can we do?

                                     TEAL'C
                         Thor believes the Ancient knowledge 
                         stored in O’Neill’s mind may be the 
                         key to defeating the Replicators once 
                         and for all.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Jack’s frozen down in Antarc ... (Thor 
                         operates a control and Jack’s body appears 
                         in a stasis capsule on the bridge.) 
                         ... tica. (He walks over and looks down 
                         at Jack, then turns to Teal’c.) As I 
                         was saying, where’s Sam?
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         She was captured by the Replicators. 
                         Their ship was destroyed.
 
               
               BEDROOM. Sam wakes up in a pretty sunlit bedroom. After looking 
               around in confusion, she sits up, and we see that she has long 
               hair and is wearing a nightdress. She gets out of bed and walks 
               across to the mirror on the closet door, staring at herself in 
               disbelief.
 
               
               KITCHEN. Sam, now dressed in slacks and a short-sleeved shirt, 
               comes downstairs into the kitchen and looks around.
 
               
               OUTDOORS. Now wearing a coat over her clothes, Sam comes out 
               and investigates. A dog comes over to greet her and she strokes 
               it before walking on. Horses can be heard neighing nearby. She 
               walks over to where a pony is grazing in a paddock by a barn. 
               She hears somebody coming out of the barn and turns to look. 
               It’s Pete.
 
                                     PETE
                         Hey, sleepyhead! Didn’t think you’d 
                         ever get up! It *was* kinda a long night, 
                         huh?! (He nudges her as he walks past 
                         her.)
 
                                     CARTER
                         Pete.

                                     PETE
                         What’s up? Are you OK? Something wrong?
 
                         
                                     CARTER
                         Yes! *Everything!*

                                     PETE
                         What do you mean?

                                     CARTER
                         *This!* What are you doing here? What 
                         am *I* doing here?! Where the hell *is* 
                         here?!
 
                                     PETE
                         That was good. You had me – you really 
                         had me! Of course, I’ve been up since 
                         five feeding the pigs and chickens.
 
                         
                                     CARTER
                         No, Pete, honestly, I don’t ...

                                     PETE
                         What? You don’t what?

                                     CARTER
                         Think this is real.

                                     PETE
                         You hungry? I’m starving. C’mon, we’ll 
                         go inside, I’ll whip you up some pancakes.
 
                         
                                     CARTER
                         You don’t understand. This isn’t happening. 
                         The last thing I remember, I was onboard 
                         a Replicator ship. This is just another 
                         way of screwing with my mind.
 
                                     PETE
                         OK, here’s what I got. This is not SGC, 
                         it’s Montana. Nothing weird happens 
                         here – not like you’re used to. A year 
                         ago you left the Stargate programme 
                         because of mental stress, and because 
                         you wanted to be with me and a farm 
                         full of really stinky animals. Since 
                         then you’ve been seeing a shrink because 
                         you can’t seem to shake the nightmares. 
                         You’ve had a bad one, OK? That’s it. 
                         (He kisses her.) Did that feel real?
 
                         
                                     CARTER
                         Yes.

                                     PETE
                         Then snap out of it. OK, pancakes, or 
                         do I have to call the doctor?
 
                                     CARTER
                         I *am* kinda hungry.

                                     PETE
                         Good. (He grins.) C’mon.

               
               THOR’S SHIP – THE DANIEL JACKSON. The ship is in hyperspace on 
               its way back to Orilla. Thor walks towards the stasis capsule.
 
               
                                     DANIEL
                         What are you gonna do?

                                     THOR
                         I’m going to merge O’Neill’s mind with 
                         the ship’s computer.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         To do that, you’re gonna have to defrost 
                         him first, right? I bring this up because 
                         he was near death when we froze him.
 
                         
                                     THOR
                         Hopefully the pod will sustain his life.
 
                         
                                     DANIEL
                         ‘Hopefully’?!

                                     THOR
                         What other choice do we have?

                                     DANIEL
                         Well can’t you just save him, like the 
                         last time this happened? Just wipe the 
                         Ancient knowledge from his mind.
 
                                     THOR
                         And lose any chance of finding a means 
                         to defeat the Replicators.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         You have no right to risk his life.
 
                         
                                     TEAL'C
                         I believe O’Neill would approve.

                                     DANIEL
                         We can’t make that choice for him, no 
                         matter what’s at stake. Can’t you just 
                         extract the Ancient information into 
                         the ship’s computer? Then we can all 
                         benefit from it, even learn how to use 
                         the Ancient weapons on Earth.
 
                                     THOR
                         You cannot even begin to comprehend 
                         the extent of what was unfolding in 
                         O’Neill’s mind. Our scientists, long 
                         ago, extracted parts of the Ancient 
                         library of knowledge and learned much 
                         from it. But we have been studying it 
                         for as long as I can remember, and *we* 
                         have barely scratched the surface.
 
                         
                                     DANIEL
                         So we’d be looking for a needle in a 
                         haystack.
 
                                     THOR
                         A haystack of infinite size.

                                     DANIEL
                         That’s big.

                                     THOR
                         I am hoping O’Neill’s conscious mind 
                         can provide us with a direct conduit 
                         to the information we need.
 
               
               SGC. OSHU’S CELL. Doctor Weir comes in.

                                     WEIR
                         You requested to see me?

                                     OSHU
                         You must let us go.

                                     WEIR
                         I don’t have to do anything at this 
                         point. If that’s what ... (she turns 
                         away).
 
                                     OSHU
                         If your attempt is to extract information 
                         from us, you should know I will die 
                         before I say anything, and nothing my 
                         master says can be trusted.
 
                                     WEIR
                         Look, no-one’s decided what to do with 
                         you.
 
                                     OSHU
                         Anubis was over-confident, and he still 
                         needed the bulk of his armada to keep 
                         the System Lords at bay. The fleet he 
                         used to attack Earth was small compared 
                         to that which Ba’al will command should 
                         he defeat the System Lords. He will 
                         rule the galaxy. No weapons will be 
                         powerful enough to stop him.
 
                                     WEIR
                         What would you have me do?

                                     OSHU
                         Free us to fight, or – if we must – 
                         die with honour.
 
               
               THE DANIEL JACKSON.

                                     THOR
                         He is not well.

                                     DANIEL
                         I told you.

                                     THOR
                         The process of interfacing his mind 
                         is complex.
 
                                     O’NEILL’S VOICE
                         Hello. Testing, testing. One, two. One, 
                         two, one, two, testing. Helloooo? Is 
                         this thing on?
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Jack?

                                     THOR
                         O’Neill, can you hear us?

                                     O’NEILL’S VOICE
                         Hey! Hey, guys! What’s goin’ on?

                                     THOR
                         Your mind has been interfaced with the 
                         ‘Daniel Jackson’.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         What?

                                     DANIEL
                         What?!

                                     TEAL'C
                         The name of Thor’s ship is ‘Daniel Jackson’.
 
                         
               (Daniel looks aghast.)

                                     THOR
                         All the information in the ship’s computer 
                         is available to you.
 
                                     O’NEILL’S VOICE
                         Ah, right, here we go. Ah, this is cool. 
                         I can pretty much do anything I want, 
                         can’t I?
 
               (The lights go on and off several times.)

                                     THOR
                         O’Neill.

                                     O’NEILL’S VOICE
                         What? Oh. Sorry.

               (The lights come back on.)

                                     THOR
                         If you wish, you may appear to us as 
                         a hologram.
 
               (Even before he finishes speaking, a hologram of Jack appears.)
 
               
                                     O’NEILL’S HOLOGRAM
                         Uh!

                                     DANIEL
                         You OK?

                                     O’NEILL’S HOLOGRAM
                         It’s a little weird. But yeah, I’m OK.
 
                         
                                     DANIEL
                         At least you’re not speaking Ancient.
 
                         
                                     O’NEILL’S HOLOGRAM
                         There’s that.

                                     THOR
                         Actually, the computer is translating.
 
                         
                                     O’NEILL’S HOLOGRAM
                         Ah. (He walks over to the stasis capsule 
                         and looks down at himself.) I’ve never 
                         looked better.
 
                                     THOR
                         There is not much time, O’Neill.

                                     TEAL'C
                         Thor’s planet ...

                                     O’NEILL’S HOLOGRAM
                         I know. Ship’s log.

                                     THOR
                         Can you help with the Replicators?
 
                         
                                     O’NEILL’S HOLOGRAM
                         Already on it.

                                     DANIEL
                         Jack ...

                                     O’NEILL’S HOLOGRAM
                         Daniel, the computer recorded the whole 
                         conversation. Thanks for your concern. 
                         Talk amongst yourselves. (The hologram 
                         disappears.)
 
               
               SGC. CAMULUS’ CELL. Camulus is sitting on the bed. Weir walks 
               in.
 
                                     WEIR
                         I’ve discussed the situation with my 
                         superiors – we’ve decided to let you 
                         all go.
 
                                     CAMULUS
                         I must admit, that comes as a surprise.
 
                         
                                     WEIR
                         Well, it seems we haven’t had much success 
                         interrogating Goa’ulds in the past. 
                         It was made apparent to me you’re much 
                         more use to us fighting Ba’al. (She 
                         turns to leave.)
 
                                     CAMULUS
                         Doctor Weir.

                                     WEIR
                         You know my name.

                                     CAMULUS
                         This may come as a surprise to you.
 
                         
                                     WEIR
                         Oh, I’m not sure anything can surprise 
                         me at this point.
 
                                     CAMULUS
                         I wish to request asylum.

                                     WEIR
                         Well, seems I was wrong again.

                                     CAMULUS
                         My fleet was destroyed before I came 
                         here – of the many, among the first 
                         to fall. I have nothing left with which 
                         to fight. The only thing waiting for 
                         me through the Stargate is shame and 
                         torture. So it is not true that I would 
                         be more useful to you out there. Perhaps 
                         I could be of some use to you here.
 
                         
               
               MONTANA FARMHOUSE. Sam and Pete are finishing breakfast.

                                     CARTER
                         Thanks. That was great. (Pete picks 
                         up the plates and takes them to the 
                         sink.) Tasted very real.
 
                                     PETE
                         Hey, I was thinking we could go into 
                         town tonight – have dinner, see a movie.
 
                         
                                     CARTER
                         Come on, you can’t really expect me 
                         to just play along.
 
                                     PETE
                         I gave up my job for this! I gave up 
                         my *life* for you!
 
                                     CARTER
                         See, that is definitely not Pete.

                                     PETE
                         How patient do you expect me to be?
 
                         
                                     CARTER
                         Nothing you say is gonna convince me. 
                         I know who you are, I just don’t understand 
                         why. What do you want from me? Why are 
                         you doing this?
 
               (Pete walks towards her and, as he does, transforms into Fifth.)
 
               
                                     FIFTH
                         Because I love you. (He smiles sweetly.)
 
                         
               
               THE DANIEL JACKSON. Thor and Teal’c are looking at a monitor.
 
               
                                     TEAL'C
                         What is it?

                                     THOR
                         I am unsure. It seems O’Neill’s mind 
                         is building something, virtually, in 
                         conjunction with the ship’s computer. 
                         (He and the others look at the stasis 
                         capsule.) I do not know how much longer 
                         his life can be sustained.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Jack, can you hear me?

               (Alarms go off.)

                                     THOR
                         I must revive him now.

                                     O’NEILL’S VOICE
                         Wait! Not yet!

               (Thor operates controls which remove the Ancient knowledge from 
               Jack’s brain, then revive him. The lid of the stasis capsule 
               slides open and Jack opens his eyes and immediately lifts his 
               hand to his head.)
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Oy! What a headache!

                                     DANIEL
                         Take it easy. You’ve been through a 
                         lot.
 
               (Jack takes his hand away from his head and looks at Daniel, 
               then realises that he’s on an Asgard ship.)
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         What now?!

                                     DANIEL
                         Er, what’s the last thing you remember?
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         Getting my head sucked by one of those 
                         damned Ancient head-suckers. And something 
                         about twins. (He looks at Teal’c.) Teal’c 
                         – what’s with the hair?
 
                                     THOR
                         O’Neill.

                                     O'NEILL
                         Thor. You got aspirin?

                                     THOR
                         You should feel better momentarily and 
                         your memory will slowly return.
 
               (Jack nods, then looks at Teal’c again.)

                                     O'NEILL
                         Teal’c – what’s with the hair?

               (Teal’c opens his mouth but Thor interrupts.)

                                     THOR
                         The specifications for the device you 
                         created remain in the computer. I believe 
                         I can synthesise it.
 
               (The device appears on the bridge.)

                                     O'NEILL
                         Sweet. What is it?

                                     DANIEL
                         We don’t know, but you made it.

                                     O'NEILL
                         No.

                                     DANIEL
                         Yes.

                                     O'NEILL
                         No.

                                     DANIEL
                         Yes.

                                     O'NEILL
                         No.

                                     DANIEL
                         Yes.

                                     THOR
                         You accessed the Ancient knowledge in 
                         your mind and instructed the ship’s 
                         computer to design it.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Doesn’t mean I know what it is.

                                     THOR
                         It was doubtful at best that he would 
                         remember. The knowledge of the Ancients 
                         is gone.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Alright, let me have a look. (He climbs 
                         out of the stasis capsule but his legs 
                         buckle. Daniel and Teal’c support him 
                         on either side.) Ah, got legs. I’ve 
                         got it, I’ve got it. (His legs become 
                         steadier as he shakes them out. He walks 
                         closer to the device and looks at it, 
                         then taps part of it.) Yeah. I got nothing.
 
                         
               (The ship comes out of hyperspace. Penegal appears on the viewscreen, 
               though the image is broken up with static.)
 
                                     THOR
                         Penegal, I am relieved you are still 
                         able to communicate.
 
                                     PENEGAL
                         It may not last long. Were you able 
                         to procure a means of fighting the Replicators?
 
                         
                                     THOR
                         Possibly. It still requires more research.
 
                         
                                     PENEGAL
                         You should know those infesting the 
                         colony are behaving in an organised 
                         fashion unlike any Replicators we have 
                         encountered before.
 
                                     THOR
                         Perhaps they are being controlled by 
                         a human-form leader who has yet to reveal 
                         itself.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         If a human-form Replicator survived, 
                         it’s possible Sam survived too, isn’t 
                         it?
 
                                     THOR
                         It is also possible the old-version 
                         Replicators created a new human form 
                         to lead them as before.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Yeah, but there’s a chance. Can you 
                         scan the planet for life signs?
 
                                     PENEGAL
                         We already have. There are none. (His 
                         transmission breaks up and disappears.)
 
                         
                                     THOR
                         Penegal, can you hear me? (No response.) 
                         We have lost contact.
 
               
               MONTANA FARMHOUSE.

                                     CARTER
                         Did you really think you could convince 
                         me that this illusion was my life? That 
                         I would just accept it?
 
                                     FIFTH
                         If it was something you wanted badly 
                         enough in your mind.
 
                                     CARTER
                         Is that why you tortured me for so long? 
                         So I would want this as an alternative?
 
                         
                                     FIFTH
                         No, I tortured you because I was mad. 
                         Why do you think I hated you so much 
                         for what you did to me? From the first 
                         moment we met, when you let me inside 
                         your mind, I saw you like no-one else 
                         ever could.
 
                                     CARTER
                         Human emotions can be very overwhelming. 
                         The fact that you feel anything at all 
                         is a miracle. It makes you very special.
 
                         
                                     FIFTH
                         I’m glad you see that.

                                     CARTER
                         No, you don’t understand. I could never 
                         be happy this way.
 
                                     FIFTH
                         Then you will be unhappy for a very 
                         long time.
 
               (We see where Sam really is – in a Replicator facility, held 
               against the wall by Replicator blocks covering almost her entire 
               body. Only her head is free, and she is staring off into space 
               as she lives the fantasy that Fifth has created for her. Near 
               her head, Replicator bugs stand guard.)
 
               
               SGC. GATEROOM. The Gate is open. Doctor Weir stands at the foot 
               of the ramp as Yu, Oshu and Amaterasu come in and walk up the 
               ramp. Oshu turns his head and nods slightly to Weir in acknowledgement. 
               She returns the nod. Amaterasu turns near the top of the ramp 
               and walks back a few steps.
 
                                     AMATERASU
                         Make sure Camulus knows he will forever 
                         be branded a traitor and a coward. (She 
                         turns and follows Yu and Oshu through 
                         the Gate.)
 
               
               THE DANIEL JACKSON. Thor and Daniel are looking at the device 
               that Jack built.
 
                                     THOR
                         Most intriguing.

                                     DANIEL
                         Can you make it work?

                                     THOR
                         To be honest, I am still unsure of exactly 
                         what *it* is.
 
               (Daniel turns and looks at Jack. Jack shrugs.)

                                     O'NEILL
                         Don’t look at me.

               (Aegir appears on the viewscreen.)

                                     AEGIR
                         Thor, this is Commander Aegir of the 
                         Valhalla. We have lost contact with 
                         the colony.
 
                                     THOR
                         Aegir, communications are down. What 
                         have you to report?
 
                                     AEGIR
                         We have located what appears to be the 
                         remains of a human-form Replicator floating 
                         in space. It obviously survived the 
                         destruction of its ship. By all appearances, 
                         it is currently inactive.
 
                                     THOR
                         Transmit co-ordinates.

                                     AEGIR
                         Use caution, Thor. (The transmission 
                         ends.)
 
                                     DANIEL
                         What are you gonna do?

               (Thor walks over to the control console.)

                                     O'NEILL
                         Where are you goin’?

                                     THOR
                         I am going to transport it aboard.
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         Why?

                                     THOR
                         We must learn the location of the human 
                         form controlling the Replicators on 
                         the planet.
 
               (The human Replicator is beamed into the capsule. It’s badly 
               damaged, frozen in space. It’s male, but isn’t First or Third 
               from “Unnatural Selection”.)
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Anybody recognise him?

                                     TEAL'C
                         No.

                                     O'NEILL
                         Is it dead?

                                     THOR
                         Hopefully not completely. All Replicators 
                         are linked by a sophisticated communication 
                         system. If we can use this one to tap 
                         into the network, we will be able to 
                         see what any of the Replicators can 
                         see.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         And if he wakes up, this pod gonna hold 
                         him?
 
                                     THOR
                         Probably not.

                                     O'NEILL
                         Then perhaps there is no great wisdom 
                         in this.
 
                                     THOR
                         I will transport it back into space 
                         if necessary, but we must take the risk.
 
                         
               (Teal’c picks up his rifle from a nearby console and primes it.)
 
               
                                     O'NEILL
                         Good. (He goes to the nearby crate and 
                         picks up two more rifles, handing one 
                         to Daniel. A distorted image appears 
                         on the computer screen.)
 
                                     DANIEL
                         What’s that?

                                     THOR
                         Replicator communication data. I am 
                         searching for any references to other 
                         human forms.
 
               
               MONTANA FARMHOUSE.

                                     CARTER
                         You can’t just keep me here forever.
 
                         
                                     FIFTH
                         Yes I can.

                                     CARTER
                         No matter what you do, I will never, 
                         ever participate in this fantasy. (Fifth’s 
                         head jerks up.) What?
 
               
               THE DANIEL JACKSON. The picture on Thor’s computer screen becomes 
               a little clearer. Amid the distortion, Sam can be seen.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Zoom in!

               (Thor zooms the picture in, and everyone can now clearly see 
               Sam trapped in the Replicator blocks.)
 
                                     DANIEL
                         That’s Sam.

                                     O'NEILL
                         Can you pinpoint her location?

                                     THOR
                         She is in a small Replicator structure 
                         on the planet. It is some distance outside 
                         the colony, near a rich vein of neutronium.
 
                         
                                     TEAL'C
                         They must be using it to create more 
                         human Replicators.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         I thought the ship was destroyed.

                                     THOR
                         At least one of the human Replicators 
                         must have separated from the main ship 
                         with Major Carter prior to exiting hyperspace.
 
                         
               (The map disappears. Thor looks over to the human Replicator 
               in the stasis capsule, which opens its eyes and looks over at 
               the crew. Then all the damage on its body disappears.)
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Beam it out!

               (The transporter beam activates but the Replicator doesn’t move.)
 
               
                                     THOR
                         I am trying. It has made itself resistant. 
                         (The transporter beam shuts off, and 
                         all power goes down.) It has breached 
                         the internal barrier and interfaced 
                         with my ship’s computer.
 
               (The lid of the capsule slides open and the Replicator climbs 
               out. Jack, Teal’c and Daniel fire at it repeatedly but the Replicator 
               takes all the blasts. It looks down at the bullet holes in its 
               body, and all the holes heal. Teal’c throws himself at the Replicator 
               but it throws him aside, snatching his rifle at the same time. 
               It primes the rifle and aims at Daniel. As it fires, Daniel dives 
               for cover. Meanwhile Jack runs over to the device he created. 
               He picks it up, aims it at the Replicator and fires. The Replicator 
               disintegrates into tiny bits, even smaller than the usual single 
               blocks. Thor, who had ducked behind the control console, comes 
               back up again and looks at Jack, who shrugs.)
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Had to do *somethin’*.

               (The power comes back on. Teal’c walks over to the pile of crystals 
               which are all that is left of the Replicator and retrieves his 
               rifle.)
 
                                     THOR
                         It seems to have permanently disrupted 
                         communication between the individual 
                         cells, rendering each one inert. We 
                         explored such a technology in the past 
                         with no success.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Great. I mean, we can use this thing 
                         to whack the rest of those bugs?
 
                                     THOR
                         Even better, O’Neill. Now that I have 
                         seen what the device does, I may be 
                         able to modify a larger version to broadcast 
                         a disruption wave over all of Orilla.
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         Well, good. While you’re doing that 
                         ...
 
                                     THOR
                         I cannot transport you inside the Replicator 
                         ship on the planet. Their defences prevent 
                         it. But I can get you close.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Close is good.

                                     THOR
                         Take this, so we may communicate.

               
               ORILLA. FOREST. Jack, Daniel and Teal’c are beamed down. Jack 
               has the Ancient Replicator-busting device. They make their way 
               through the trees. A Replicator crawls down a tree behind Teal’c, 
               who turns and blasts it into bits. More Replicators appear and 
               Daniel and Teal’c fire at them until Jack can turn his device 
               on them and obliterate them.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Who’s your daddy?!

               (Fifth appears.)

                                     FIFTH
                         Stop! (The surviving Replicators scamper 
                         towards him.) If you harm me or any 
                         more of my brethren, I assure you Major 
                         Carter will die instantly.
 
               (SG-1 reluctantly lower their weapons.)

               
               THE DANIEL JACKSON. The ship is now flying low over the planet.
 
               
                                     THOR
                         O’Neill. I have successfully modified 
                         my ship to emit a massive disruption 
                         wave.
 
               (In the Orilla forest, Fifth has disappeared again.)

                                     O'NEILL
                         Excellent! I knew you could do it.
 
                         
                                     THOR
                         It is fifty percent charged. If this 
                         works, you will have saved the Asgard 
                         once again.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         I’m real happy for you. I’m extremely 
                         proud, but we got a little bit of a 
                         problem down here. Fifth detected our 
                         approach and he claims he can kill Carter 
                         instantly.
 
                                     THOR
                         O’Neill ...

                                     O'NEILL
                         Hey, I know what you’re gonna say. Her 
                         life was already sacrificed, and you’ve 
                         got your whole planet to worry about. 
                         But I’ve got problems too.
 
               (The sound of approaching Replicators can be heard.)

                                     DANIEL
                         Jack ...

                                     O'NEILL
                         Hang on a second. (To Daniel) What?
 
                         
               (They all listen as the sound of approaching Replicators gets 
               louder.)
 
                                     DANIEL
                         This could be very bad.

               (Hundreds of bugs appear, both the small bugs and the big ones 
               with wings, and converge on SG-1. As they reach the team, however, 
               they rush straight past, all headed in the same direction.)
 
               
                                     O'NEILL
                         What are they doing? It’s like they’re 
                         running away. Thor, are you ready yet?
 
                         
                                     THOR
                         What is happening, O’Neill?

                                     O'NEILL
                         They’re retreating!

                                     THOR
                         You must stop them, O’Neill. The weapon 
                         is not yet ready. They cannot be allowed 
                         to escape. (His screen shows that the 
                         weapon is 75% charged.)
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Come on. (They head off after the Replicators.)
 
                         
               
               MONTANA FARMHOUSE. Sam comes out of the house looking for Fifth.
 
               
                                     CARTER
                         I know you can hear me! What’s happening? 
                         Fifth, where are you?!
 
               (Fifth appears out of nowhere behind her.)

                                     FIFTH
                         We must leave.

                                     CARTER
                         Why?

                                     FIFTH
                         They’ve found a means to fight us.
 
                         
                                     CARTER
                         The Asgard? How?

                                     FIFTH
                         The one you call O’Neill.

                                     CARTER
                         What?!

                                     FIFTH
                         So many of us are left in the city. 
                         We cannot wait for them. They will be 
                         killed.
 
                                     CARTER
                         Don’t expect me to be sorry.

                                     FIFTH
                         Your friends. They are killing ...
 
                         
               (We see Teal’c and Daniel firing their weapons at the fleeing 
               Replicators, then Jack uses his Ancient weapon and hundreds of 
               them crumble to nothing.)
 
                                     FIFTH
                         ... trying to stop us.

                                     CARTER
                         Trying to save me.

                                     FIFTH
                         No. They do not care about you. I told 
                         them I would kill you if they did not 
                         stop. (His attention is distracted again 
                         as he receives input from the other 
                         Replicators.)
 
               (On Orilla, SG-1 finally catch up with the fleeing Replicators 
               and find where they’ve been headed. They are building themselves 
               into a Replicator-shaped (i.e. bug-shaped) spaceship.)
 
                                     CARTER
                         Then why don’t you kill me? You know 
                         why my friends won’t stop just to save 
                         me?
 
                                     FIFTH
                         No.

                                     CARTER
                         Because they know, when it comes right 
                         down to it, I would rather be dead than 
                         be trapped like this forever. No matter 
                         what you feel for me, I will *never* 
                         love you back. Kill me if you want, 
                         but if you have even one shred of humanity 
                         in you, if you really truly love me, 
                         you’ll let me go.
 
               (Fifth thinks about it, his eyes full of tears.)

               
               ORILLA. The Replicator ship jumps into the air, curls its legs 
               under itself and shoots into hyperspace. Moments later, Thor’s 
               Replicator-buster comes to full power and he activates it. The 
               beam washes over the planet.
 
                                     THOR
                         O’Neill, the weapon worked. Reports 
                         from the colony say all the remaining 
                         Replicators have been neutralised. While 
                         the ship did escape, at least we have 
                         an effective means of fighting them 
                         now.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Yeah, well, at least there’s that.
 
                         
                                     THOR
                         O’Neill – I am detecting a fourth lifesign 
                         in your immediate vicinity.
 
               (The team spread out looking for Sam.)

                                     DANIEL
                         Sam! Sam!

                                     O'NEILL
                         Carter!

               (Teal’c finds Sam lying on the ground.)

                                     TEAL'C
                         O’Neill!

               (Jack and Daniel run over as Teal’c helps her to sit up.)

                                     O'NEILL
                         You OK?

                                     CARTER
                         Glad to see you, sir.

                                     O'NEILL
                         Likewise.

               
               SGC. WEIR’S OFFICE. Elizabeth is packing her stuff into boxes. 
               Jack comes to the door and knocks.
 
                                     WEIR
                         Colonel, come in. How are you feeling?
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         Not bad. Haven’t had the urge to go 
                         anywhere or build anything lately.
 
                         
                                     WEIR
                         Well, you have been given a clean bill 
                         of health as far as the finest medical 
                         professionals on *this* planet are concerned.
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         Well, what do they know?! (He sits down.)
 
                         
                                     WEIR
                         The President asked me to extend an 
                         invitation to you. Dinner at the White 
                         House.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Do you know what they’re having?

                                     WEIR
                         I don’t think I’ve had the chance to 
                         personally thank you yet.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         For what?

                                     WEIR
                         You risk your life over and over, and 
                         ask for nothing in return.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Well, don’t be fooled. I’m makin’ a 
                         list.
 
                                     WEIR
                         Well I doubt very much there’s anything 
                         that could properly repay you.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Are you goin’ somewhere?

                                     WEIR
                         As a matter of fact, the President has 
                         asked me to supervise the research of 
                         the Ancient outpost. It’s gonna be a 
                         bit of a delicate situation, given all 
                         the various international claims already 
                         being made on the site.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Sounds right up your alley.

                                     WEIR
                         Yeah, well, much more so than this job.
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         Does that mean Hammond will be coming 
                         back?
 
                                     WEIR
                         No. General Hammond is being promoted. 
                         He’ll be overseeing all things relating 
                         to Earth’s defence on behalf of the 
                         Pentagon and Washington – the SGC, the 
                         303 programme, the Antarctic site. Unofficially 
                         it’s being called Homeworld Security.
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         Any idea who we’re gonna be stuck with?
 
                         
                                     WEIR
                         The Pentagon has convinced the President 
                         that there is one man who could run 
                         the SGC and make it politically viable 
                         from an international perspective, despite 
                         the fact that he is part of the American 
                         military establishment.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Do we *know* this ... shrub?

                                     WEIR
                         Well, *you* know him rather well ... 
                         Brigadier General Jack O’Neill.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Me?!

                                     WEIR
                         Yeah, you.

                                     O'NEILL
                         Brigadier ... (He pauses.) It’s on my 
                         list.
 
                                     WEIR
                         Congratulations.

                                     O'NEILL
                         I should be clear – (he stands) I’d 
                         like the promotion, pay cheque and the 
                         parking spot. But I don’t really wanna 
                         be in charge of anything. No.
 
                                     WEIR
                         Well, sadly, all those things kind of 
                         go together. So I guess you have some 
                         thinking to do.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         I *hate* that.

               
               SGC. DANIEL’S OFFICE. All of SG-1 are there.

                                     DANIEL
                         Maybe you should break it down into 
                         the pros and the cons.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         I’ve spent my whole life sticking it 
                         to the man. If I do this, I’ll *be* 
                         the man. I don’t think I can be the 
                         man.
 
                                     CARTER
                         You’ll be inheriting a pretty big can 
                         of worms with the state of affairs out 
                         there.
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         If Ba’al truly is on the verge of dominance 
                         of the System Lords, we face a formidable 
                         challenge ahead.
 
                                     CARTER
                         Plus who knows where and when Fifth 
                         and the other Replicators will turn 
                         up.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Here on Earth we’ve never been under 
                         so much scrutiny as we will be be now 
                         that so many governments know about 
                         the Stargate.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         I’ve never had a desk.

                                     DANIEL
                         That’s, a, uh ...

                                     O’NEILL
                         Con.

               DANIEL. Con.

                                     CARTER
                         For the record, sir, you *do* have a 
                         desk.
 
               (Jack looks surprised.)

                                     O'NEILL
                         I do?

                                     DANIEL
                         On the flip side of the coin, there’s 
                         the fact that nobody knows how this 
                         place should be run better than you.
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         Why thank you, Daniel.

                                     DANIEL
                         With a little guidance from your good 
                         friends and advisors, of course.
 
                                     CARTER
                         If you don’t take the job, we could 
                         end up with someone much worse. (Jack 
                         looks at her. She cringes.) OK, that 
                         didn’t come out right.
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         I, for one, will miss you accompanying 
                         us on our missions, O’Neill.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Yeah, now, see, I’m not sure I’m ready 
                         to give that up either – sitting back 
                         watching you guys go off and have all 
                         the fun.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Risking our lives in the face of grave 
                         danger ...
 
                                     O’NEILL
                         Yeah, that.

                                     CARTER
                         Well, I’m sure there’ll be situations 
                         in which you can accompany us in the 
                         field, sir.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         You’ll be in charge – you can do whatever 
                         you want.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         I’ll be able to do whatever I want.
 
                         
               (Daniel, Sam and Teal’c look worried.)

                                     CARTER
                         Within reason, sir.

               
               SGC. GATEROOM. The handover ceremony is taking place. Sam, Daniel 
               and Teal’c are at the foot of the ramp, with other military personnel 
               ranged across the floor under the Control Room. Elizabeth Weir 
               walks up to the podium at the top of the ramp.
 
                                     WEIR
                         Although my time here has been brief, 
                         it has been without a doubt indelible. 
                         I will remember every one of you, and 
                         I thank you all for your hard work. 
                         I’m not one for long goodbyes, so without 
                         further ado it is with great pleasure 
                         I introduce you to your new commanding 
                         officer, Brigadier General Jack O’Neill.
 
                         
               (The side door opens and Jack, in his new uniform, walks in. 
               Everyone comes to attention. Jack walks up the ramp to the podium 
               as Elizabeth walks down to stand with the rest of SG-1.)
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         At ease. You all know how much I *love* 
                         speeches, so I’ll make this short. I 
                         wish I could say I didn’t owe anything 
                         to anyone, but the truth is I wouldn’t 
                         be standing here if it wasn’t for the 
                         courage and support of each and every 
                         one of you. I hope I can be as good 
                         a leader as we’ve had in the past, and 
                         as good as you deserve.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Hear, hear! (He starts to applaud. Everyone 
                         else joins in.)
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         The other reason I took this job was 
                         so I could do really cool stuff like 
                         this: it is with great pride that my 
                         first order of business as commander 
                         of this base is the announcement of 
                         the promotion of Major Samantha Carter 
                         to Lieutenant Colonel.
 
               (Applause. Sam looks delighted and embarrassed. Jack jerks his 
               head at her, mouthing ‘C’mere’ at her. She walks up the ramp.)
 
               
               (The ceremony continues as Walter reads the commendation.)

                                     DAVIS
                         The President of the United States has 
                         placed special trust and confidence 
                         in the patriotism, integrity and abilities 
                         of Major Samantha Carter. Major Samantha 
                         Carter is promoted to the grade of Lieutenant 
                         Colonel, United States Air Force.
 
                         
               (Jack has finished pinning on Sam’s new insignia and they now 
               salute each other.)
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter. 
                         (Applause.) Now, raise your right hand 
                         (she does so) and repeat after me: I, 
                         insert name.
 
                                     CARTER
                         I, Samantha Carter ... (fade out)

               
               REPLICATOR SHIP. The ship has now taken the form which it had 
               earlier in the episode. Inside, Fifth stands and watches as a 
               bunch of Replicator bugs swarm over a place on the wall.
 
                                     FIFTH
                         Don’t be afraid. I know the first moment 
                         of consciousness can be frightening. 
                         I will show you everything, share with 
                         you all I know. You have no idea how 
                         happy I am we were able to collect enough 
                         neutronium.
 
               (A naked human figure steps out from the wall and stands with 
               its back to us. Fifth steps back and gasps at the sight of it. 
               It is female, and has short blonde hair. [Can you guess what 
               it is yet, boys and girls?!])
 
                                     FIFTH
                         We have much time to share. We must 
                         search for a new home for our brethren 
                         to propagate. It will pass quickly for 
                         us, though. Soon enough, *everyone* 
                         will know. (He reaches out to touch 
                         its face.) Together, we *cannot* be 
                         stopped.
 
               (We finally see the face of the new human Replicator. It’s an 
               exact replica of Samantha Carter.)
 
               
               THE END

               


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