STARGATE SG1
Episode 621
"PROPHECY"
By
Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie
Int, CASSANDRA in Sickbay, sitting in a bed. On a retractable
table in front of her sits a traveling chessboard, a little above
it floats a chess piece in mid-air, spinning top over bottom.
The girl's gaze is focused on it as DR. FRAISER enters, looking
at the chess piece in a chiding manner.
FRAISER
Cassandra, what are you doing?
CASSANDRA
It helps to do this.
Int, The briefing room, we see Daniel Jackson in BDUs, sitting
at the table and deeply in one of his lectures.
JACKSON
Hok'Taur is actually a hybrid of two
Goa'uld words, "Hok" which means advanced,
and "Taur", which, I believe, is a sort
of slang...
O'NEILL
For ...?
TEAL'C
Human.
JACKSON
So essentially, it's advanced human:
"Hok Tauri"
TEAL'C
Such an advanced human will represent
a powerful host for the Goa'uld.
SAM
Which explains why Nirrti was performing
the experiments.
Int, Nirrti's fortress from "Metamorphosis". We see Jack behind
the column, aiming his rifle, firing. The bullet is stopped magically
in thin air just inches from a surprised Jaffa's face by one
of the mutated aliens. We see the bullet in the air, then the
camera refocuses and shows us O'Neill's unbelieving face as he
lowers his rifle. Nirrti gives O'Neill a condescending look,
and then we see that, at a motion of the alien's hand, the bullet
drops to the carpet. We jump in time, to see Jonas in the "DNA
machine", his face taking on a look of surprised intrigue as
he sees the projection of his DNA around him, spinning, then
zooming in on a particular section of a helix when the camera
zooms back to show the two aliens beside the machine, staring
in awe at their goddess's miraculous machine. Nirrti steps into
the picture, addressing Jonas.
NIRRTI
Those few thousand years on another
world have changed you more than you
know...
Another jump, and we see Nirrti close to Jonas, trying to lure
him into helping her, her face only inches from his, looking
at him, while he's turning away his head.
NIRRTI
I could make you more powerful than
you could imagine. The powers you've
seen in Wodan and the others - only
a fraction of what I could give you.
Ext, the present, a planet with grey skies and a bright white
glaring sun, above a maze of pipes in rust-brown color, probably
a refinery or some sort of mine. Underneath a number of pipes
sticking out to the side before leading into the ground we see
a group of one or two dozen green tents.
ELORI
I must apologize, Colonel. This is a
meager feast to offer visitors from
another world.
We look inside one of the tents, where O'Neill and Sam are sitting
at a table, eating sinewy and gooey meat from metal plates. O'Neill
has a determined look on his face as he battles a piece of meat,
while Sam looks like she's going to throw up any minute.
O'NEILL
No need to apologize. It ap-- (he swallows)
--pears delicious. He and Sam exchange
pleading looks.
ELORI
We are a poor people. We are forced
to spend most of our time in the mines.
CHAZEN
For the greater glory of Baal.
We see Teal'c and Jonas at the other side of the table, who are
less than pleased about CHAZEN's smile and his belief in these
words.
ELORI
Of course.
SAM
That's interesting. Because, according
to our information, Baal abandoned this
place a hundred years ago when the Naqadah
mines ran dry.
ELORI
The Naqadah is scarce and difficult
to extract, but there are still deposits.
In the background, we see Jonas fidgeting
a little, looking rather pale. Teal'c
notices and addresses him.
TEAL'C
Are you feeling unwell, Jonas Quinn?
JONAS
I'm fine, just ... uh ... it's hot.
Carter reacts.
CHAZEN
It is true we have not seen Lord Baal
in many generations, but we continue
to pay him tribute through his emissary,
Lord Mot.
O'NEILL
You expecting this guy anytime soon?
ELORI
He will arrive in twelve days, at the
rising of the full moon. We pan across
Elori and CHAZEN, then we see Jonas,
who is noticeably flushed. He seems
to be weary, then blinks to clear his
view. A flash of light, and we see a
vague "flashback"-style sequence. We
see CHAZEN, sternly addressing Elori.
CHAZEN
Stop talking like an old fool. It'd
be madness to defy Lord Mot! We flash
back to Jonas, who closes his eyes for
a moment, obviously trying to compose
himself, rubbing his eyes. CHAZEN doesn't
seem happy at the turn of the conversation
as Elori continues...
ELORI
With each passing year, the mining grows
more difficult. Soon it may be impossible
to meet Lord Mot's demands. But we have
no choice. They are gods, after all.
Are they not?
Teal'c, and O'Neill look up at this.
CHAZEN
Well, they have great power, that's
all we need to know.
ELORI
That is true, however...
CHAZEN
Elori! Teal'c, Sam and Jack have gained
interest, and so...
JACK
However... what?
ELORI
We have an ancient prophecy, that one
day strangers would come through the
Chappa'ai to slay the gods, and free
our people. Now, you have arrived. And
you also carry weapons of great power.
CHAZEN
Stop talking like an old fool. It'd
be madness to defy Lord Mot! Jonas is
looking a little surprised at hearing
this very phrase. He gets up painfully,
turning from the table.
O'NEILL
Jonas?
JONAS
I need some air... Sam looks up at her
teammate, surprised. He takes a step
from the table, then slumps to the ground.
Sam immediately runs up to him, checking
his temperature...
SAM
Jonas!
BLACK OUT and...
RICHARD DEAN ANDERSON
STARGATE SG-1
AMANDA TAPPING CHRISTOPHER JUDGE CORIN NEMEC DON S. DAVIS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS MICHAEL GREENBURG RICHARD DEAN ANDERSON
DEVELOPED FOR TELEVISION BY BRAD WRIGHT & JONATHAN GLASSNER
PROPHECY
INT, one of the tunnels at the SGC from what looks like the security
camera's viewpoint. A guard walks away from the camera just as
Hammond, Fraiser (with a huge folder) and Jonas head towards
us. Fraiser is flipping through X-Rays. The camera heads sideways
as they head around a corner, showing we've been looking at a
monitor in a side corridor until now. They are again heading
towards the camera. Fraiser is talking all the time.
THOMAS KOPACHE
They turn again and we find them in some part of the lab, where
Fraiser turns on one of those light-thingies at the wall and
hangs X-Rays (or should that be MRIs?) of Jonas' brain on it
(about twelve or sixteen slices of brain on each).
FRAISER
Preliminary tests seem to indicate that
Jonas is in perfect health. But given
his history with Naquadria research
I thought it would be prudent to do
an MRI. Now, it shows an area of unusual
brain activity right about here.
VICTOR TALMADGE TOM SCHOLTE GARY JONES ROB LEE
HAMMOND
Any explanation?
FRAISER
No sir. In fact I don't even know if
this has anything to do with what happened
on the planet.
AND TERYL ROTHERY AS DR. FRAISER (first time I notice the spelling!)
JONAS
I had a dizzy spell! It was probably
the food.
FRAISER
Maybe, but I don't want to take any
chances. I've scheduled a series of
follow-up exams.
CREATIVE CONSULTANT
MARTIN WOOD
HAMMOND
Very well. Hammond EXITS.
EXT. entrance to Cheyenne Mountain. We're looking through the
barb wire fence, a guard can be seen to the right in front of
the watch tower, two more in the tunnel entrance.
CO-PRODUCER
PETER DELUISE
INT, briefing room. SG-1 and Hammond are debriefing, Jonas is
looking rather tired, distracted.
SAM
According to Tok'Ra intelligence, not
only did Baal abandon P4S-237 over a
hundred years ago, but to the best of
their knowledge he no longer receives
any Naquadah shipments from the planet.
PRODUCER
DAMIAN KINDLER
HAMMOND
So where is it going?
SAM
Well, perhaps this Lord Mot is keeping
it for himself?
HAMMOND
What do we know about him?
JONAS
He was the, uh... Canaanite god of death.
According to mythology, he was defeated
by Baal and then forced to live in the
underworld.
PRODUCER
ANDY MIKITA
TEAL'C
In all likelihood, there was a power
struggle. Baal defeated Mot and forced
him into servitude.
JACK
Maybe he... doesn't wanna serve anymore...
TEAL'C
If he is stockpiling Naquadah without
Baal's knowledge, he may well be planning
to move against him.
SAM
Sir, if we're right about this and Baal
no longer has any knowledge of what's
happening on the planet, it's possible
we could free these people. (Hammond
considers it) If the system lords think
this planet's worthless, then we wouldn't
have to worry about someone coming in
to take his place.
HAMMOND
Did they ask for our help?
JACK
mmm.... Not exactly.
SAM
I think they were afraid to come out
and ask directly, but they did hint
that they no longer believed the Goa'uld
were gods.
HAMMOND
What do you think, Colonel?
O'NEILL
I think we're going to need a lot more
intel.
We focus on Jonas, who is resting his head on one hand, as another
Flashback hits him. We see a look at a table in Jonas' lab, where
a notebook (one of Daniel's diaries?) is lying next to what appears
to be a sink. From Jonas' point of view, we see that he picks
up the book (he uses his left hand, where he's wearing his watch).
There appears to be a woman drawn on the page, arms raised, holding
something (an Ankh or something), owls at her feet, lots of writing.
There is a pen clipped to the book. The camera turns at...
SAM
Hey, you wanna get some lunch? It's
Mexican today. The flashback ends on
Jonas, who is in the same position as
before, while we hear...
SAM
According to Elori, Mot isn't due to
return for another twelve days, that
gives us plenty of time.
HAMMOND
I'll contact the Pentagon. He gets up,
and we see Jonas, still perplexed by
his vision.
INT, Jonas is coming round a corridor, still scratching his head,
as he's been doing so often during the episode. He stops, looking
at something off-camera, brow furrowed. The camera turns to reveal
the book, lying open in a very similar fashion as in his vision.
We turn with him, at the sound of footsteps, and in comes...
SAM
Hey, you wanna get some lunch? It's
Mexican today. Jonas is visibly spooked,
staring at his teammate, the book still
in his hand. Sam lowers her head, staring
back in confusion.
SAM
What?
JONAS
I knew you were gonna say that...
SAM
What are you talking about? She walks
around him as he turns back to the desk,
him looking at the book, her at the
table.
SUPERVISING PRODUCERS JOSEPH MALLOZZI & PAUL MULLIE
JONAS
Before, when we were in the briefing
room, I had a ... I don't know... it
was like a vision ... He flaps the book
shut, holding it closed with both hands
(the pen!) and turns at the door, where
Sam just came in.
JONAS
... I was standing here, holding this
notebook ... you came in and said what
you said.
SAM
When you think you're re-living a moment,
it's called a déjà vu. It's normal.
It... It's said to be caused by a split-second
delay in sense perception.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
ROBERT C. COOPER
JONAS
No, this was different. It was the same
on the planet, I ... saw something and
it happened.
SAM
When?
JONAS
Just before I passed out. I didn't say
anything 'cause I didn't think anything
of it at the time, but now it's happened
twice. Sam reacts, looking concerned.
INT, Hammond's office. The General is reading some file as Fraiser
enters with a huge white sheet in front of her. Hammond puts
down his file as...
FRAISER
Sir? We just completed a second MRI.
There's still nothing to suggest that
Jonas's previous exposure to Naquadria
has anything to do with this.
HAMMOND
According to Major Carter, he claims
to be having visions.
FRAISER
H-hm. He's also beginning to suffer
from headaches. I know the symptoms
appear to be similar to what happened
to these scientists on Kelowna, but
there are no indications of schizophrenia.
There is, however, a small spot on this
MRI that has me worried. She hands him
the sheet.
HAMMOND
You know what it is?
FRAISER
I'm not sure, but it could be a tumor.
HAMMOND
Is this what caused him to pass out?
FRAISER
It's possible.
WRITTEN BY JOSEPH MALLOZZI & PAUL MULLIE
FRAISER
Sir, I ... think it would be best if
you took Jonas off of active duty. Hammond
reacts.
INT, Jonas' lab, Jonas is standing on one side in green BDUs.
The Colonel's in the middle, back to the door in blue BDUs, arms
crossed in front of his chest. He is flanked by Sam and Teal'c,
who are also wearing blue slacks, but black T-shirts/long-sleeved
shirts.
JONAS
This is ridiculous.
O'NEILL
Fraiser's just covering all the bases.
JONAS
Ahhh... something else has to be going
on here. Whatever she saw ... in that
MRI has to have something to do with
these visions I'm having, I mean ...
can't be just coincidence.
DIRECTED BY WILLIAM WARING
Jack raises an eyebrow in suspicion. The other two don't look
much more believing either.
JONAS
What? You guys didn't believe me when
I saw those alien creatures. They turned
out to be real. They exchange a pointed
look.
O'NEILL
So... you're seeing things before they
happen?
JONAS
... That's right.
O'NEILL
Like ... what's for lunch? Sam shoots
him a LOOK, sighs soundlessly. O'Neill
reacts. Jonas begins looking a little
dizzy again, blinking more often. He
sits down as he answers...
JONAS
No, I can't control it, they're just
... flashes.
TEAL'C
We have encountered many strange Phenomena,
Jonas Quinn, but ... we have yet to
meet anyone that can see the future.
SAM
It ... goes against all the laws of
physics as we understand it. Have you
had any more? Jonas is staring ahead
in concentration, focusing on a couple
of air molecules inches before his nose.
Sam lowers her head, Jack looks concerned.
He raises his eyebrows as he says...
JACK
Jonas? Jonas looks around a little disorientedly,
then looks ahead again as he announces...
JONAS
The Tok'ra are coming. Jack looks at
him skeptically, Teal'c raises an eyebrow
and inclines his head (wow! such emotion!),
Sam exchanges a glance with O'Neill.
(wow, this must be the most cliche moment
in SG-1 history...). Suddenly, Klaxons
go off in the background. We see Jonas,
Teal'c and Sam glancing at the P.A.
somewhere above as O'Neill is wearing
his "I'm not going to admit that I'm
wrong"-look.
P.A.
Unscheduled off-world activation.
JONAS
Her name is Sina. We end on a shot at
Jonas as he rubs his forehead and announces
this.
INT, SG-1 enters the briefing room, walking past a guard at the
door. Hammond is there with a reddish-blond random Tok'ra babe
we've never seen before. She is dressed much more tasteful than
Anise, and it seems this time they actually got a Tok'Ra a jacket
to go with the Vorash bear skins.
HAMMOND
SG-1, this is Sina, of the Tok'ra.
SINA
We have further information about the
System Lord Baal. A strange silence
emanates from our main team. O'Neill
stares in surprise, as if going to object,
mouth half-opened. Sam looks at him,
as if dreading what he's about to say.
HAMMOND
Is there a problem?
O'NEILL
No Sir.
HAMMOND
Please. He offers her a seat as they
sit down O'Neill and Teal'c take seats
next to Sina, Hammond is to her right,
at the head of the table. Another SF
is standing in the background as if
this just cost him is washroom break.
O'Neill is looking at the Tok'ra as
if she was contagious.
SINA
Baal has suffered a recent military
defeat at the hands of Lord Yu. Anubis
is said to be very disappointed.
SAM
It's hard to believe that Yu hasn't
been destroyed yet.
SINA
Given that he is the only System Lord
still in opposition to Anubis, his persistence
is remarkable.
O'NEILL
You go, Yu! There is silence at O'Neill's
quip, Sam smirks a little. O'Neill rolls
his eyes in defeat. The Tok'ra is sporting
a "The Queen is not amused" look.
SINA
Baal's recent campaign was meant to
be a final crushing blow, but he allowed
Yu to escape his grasp and suffered
heavy losses in the process.
O'NEILL
So, he screwed up and his boss is pissed
at him now, eh?
SINA
If I understand you correctly, yes.
That would be a fair assessment.
TEAL'C
Clearly, Baal is in a vulnerable position.
This may be an ideal time for Mot to
move against him.
SAM
If he moves up to the rank of System
Lord, he won't have to keep his operation
on 237 secret anymore. He could garrison
the planet.
JONAS
So, if we're gonna help them, we'd better
do it soon. The Tok'ra nods in assent.
INT, Jonas lab. We see his hands as he pours aspirin from a small
plastic can. He checks out the directions on the label as Sam
enters in the background.
SAM
Another headache?
JONAS
(Nodding painfully) ... yeah. He rubs
his forehead as Sam approaches. This
situation has clearly caught her fancy.
SAM
Jonas, none of us had ever met that
Tok'ra before. There's no way you could
have known her name.
JONAS
I can't explain it. I saw her in the
briefing room, General Hammond said
her name, and then a few minutes later
it happened. Teal'c said that you've
never encountered aliens with precognitive
abilities, right?
SAM
Yeah, we haven't.
JONAS
But we have come across other psychic
powers.
SAM
On P3X-367.
JONAS
Wodan was telekinetic, Eggar was telepathic.
Then there was Cassandra.
SAM
You think that Nirrti has something
to do with this.
JONAS
It's very possible. She had me in that
gene spicing machine for over an hour.
What if she did something to me?
INT, Fraiser's lab. We see an MRI of Jonas' head on a display
in a side view, with a spot of the brain in front marked specially.
The camera pans to show Fraiser explaining part of it to Hammond.
FRAISER
It's hard to say without a biopsy, but
all of my tests seem to indicate that
the tumor is not made up of cancer cells.
HAMMOND
Then what is it?
FRAISER
I'm not sure. But I do know that it's
grown by over 50 per cent since the
last test. I've never seen anything
like it.
HAMMOND
What can we do?
FRAISER
I recommend immediate surgery. If we
don't get it out of him soon, the intra-cranial
pressure is going to kill him. Hammond
looks less than happy, and we get a
slightly too loud strings solo.
EXT, Cheyenne Mountain, two guards with rifles on their backs
are approaching the entrance, to the right of it we see a truck
and a humvee.
INT, briefing room. There seems to be a security station with
a guard and lots of monitors in the back. Fraiser, Hammond and
SG-1 are present. Hammond sits opposite her, Jonas is sitting
to her left, to his left is Sam.
FRAISER
I've called in a neuro-surgeon. Her
name is Sandy van Densen. She's the
best there is.
JONAS
I'm not completely convinced that surgery
is the right way to deal with this.
FRAISER
Jonas, it's going to kill you.
JONAS
You don't know that. We don't even know
what it is!
SAM
Jonas and I have been discussing the
possibility that this has something
to do with Nirrti. That it's another
step towards the creation of Hok'tar.
FRAISER
So you think this is the result of genetic
manipulation?
SAM
Jonas thinks the new tissue in his brain
is somehow giving him pre-cognitive
abilities.
FRAISER
Well, for all I know you may be right.
But that doesn't change the fact that
if this tumor continues to grow at its
current rate, it is still going to kill
you.
JONAS
It may stabilize.
JACK
Nirrti never did anything to anyone
that didn't turn out badly.
JONAS
Colonel, you of all people should realize
what an advantage this could be. Imagine
if we could know in advance when and
where the next Goa'uld attack would
come from.
TEAL'C
You have yet to provide such valuable
information.
JONAS
All I'm saying is just give me some
more time. At least ... forty-eight
hours.
HAMMOND
Make it twenty-four, and you remain
on-base for observation.
JONAS
What about the mission?
HAMMOND
You're going to sit this one out. Colonel,
I want you to take the rest of SG-1
and SG-15 back to the planet for a full
tactical assessment. If there's a real
chance we can free these people from
the Goa'uld, I wanna know about it.
JACK
Yes, Sir.
HAMMOND
Dismissed. They get up and leave.
INT, Sickbay, Fraiser is checking blood pressure etc. on Jonas,
who is sitting on a bed in sickbay. One male and two female nurses
are also present.
FRAISER
Blood pressure's a little high. (she
takes off the blood pressure measuring
"bandage") How are the headaches?
JONAS
Not good.
FRAISER
Jonas, why are you doing this?
JONAS
Even limited precognitive abilities
would be invaluable to our work.
FRAISER
Hm. You still think you have to keep
proving yourself, don't you? You know,
you might want to consider the possibility
that you're valuable enough already.
(he pauses, nods not very convincingly,
Fraiser turns to the nurse) Let's run
another EEG.
FEMALE NURSE
Yes, Doctor. Jonas is sitting there,
staring vacantly ahead again. Fraiser
notices, looks at him in concern. He
doesn't notice her.
FRAISER
Jonas? We get another flashback as Jonas'
eyes widen: One of the SGC corridors.
Fraiser is running towards a stretcher,
another male nurse is with her. A male
and a female nurse are hurrying the
stretcher around the corner in a hurry.
FRAISER
How's she doing?
FEMALE NURSE
Respirations are shallow. Pulse is weak.
We see that it is Major Carter on the
stretcher. She appears to have a burnt
wound at her shoulder. We zoom back
to see we've been watching over Jonas'
shoulder.
FRAISER
Sam, can you hear me? Sam?
FEMALE NURSE
I've lost the pulse.
FRAISER
She's in V-fib! (Janet thumps Sam on
the chest.) Anything?
FEMALE NURSE
Nothing.
FRAISER
Charge to two hundred.
FEMALE NURSE
Charging.
FRAISER
Clear! We see Jonas watching the scene
with frightened calmness, then the flashback
ends and we find ourselves in...
INT, Sickbay, Jonas is still sitting on the bed as sirens go
off in the background. He snaps out of it and looks around, realizing
SG-1 are about to depart. He practically flies out of sickbay.
FRAISER
Jonas!
INT, Gateroom. The Stargate swooshes to life, and we turn to
see Teal'c, Jack and Sam heading up the ramp, more SG-personnel
behind them. They are almost at the top, when we hear...
JONAS
Colonel! Colonel! (He has reached them)
You have to scrub the mission.
JACK
Why?
JONAS
Major Carter gets hurt, I saw it.
HAMMOND
(up in the control room, via PA) Colonel
O'Neill, what the hell is going on down
there?
INT, Briefing room, Hammond is standing at the window, looking
down at the gate, where two SG-teamers are standing, waiting
for the gate to be reactivated. Pacing to and fro behind him
is...
JONAS
It was a medical emergency. Major Carter
was being rushed to the infirmary with
what appeared to be a staff blast wound.
TEAL'C
According to the villagers, we will
not encounter any Jaffa for many days.
JONAS
Well, maybe they're wrong, or maybe
they lied, we can't know for sure.
SAM
Well that's just it, Jonas, there's
no way we can know. Maybe it's not even
supposed to happen on this mission,
it could be weeks from now.
JONAS
I don't think I can see that far ahead.
SAM
The point is we can't start second-guessing
every decision. It's a calculated risk
every time we step through that gate.
HAMMOND
I agree Major. However, until I have
a better understanding of what's going
on, I'd prefer to err on the side of
caution.
JACK
Was ... anybody else hurt on this ...
thing?
JONAS
I only saw Major Carter.
JACK
Well, then she can sit this one out
... just ... to be on the safe side.
HAMMOND
Agreed. But Colonel, be careful.
JACK
... Yes, Sir.
FX, We're traveling through the Stargate wormhole tunnel, screeching
sound and all, to exit in a bright light and we're...
EXT, on the planet again. Same refinery, same green tents, same
sun. The camera changes and we get a look out of one of the tents
at Teal'c and O'Neill standing next to something looking like
a rusty petrol barrel. Jack is using his radio, slowly stepping
back into the tent while doing so.
O'NEILL
Major Pierce, report!
PIERCE
We swept the whole building, Sir. There's
no sign of any Jaffa activity.
ELORI
As I said, Lord Mot will not arrive
for many days.
O'NEILL
(to the radio) All right, stay sharp.
O'Neill out.
ELORI
Have you decided to help us?
O'NEILL
Are you sure this is what you want?
ELORI
It is as the prophecy foretold.
O'NEILL
No, screw the prophecy! I need to know
your people are willing to follow through
on this.
ELORI
Last winter, there was a terrible sickness
in the village. Many could not work.
When Lord Mot arrived and there was
not enough Naquadah, we tried to explain.
We begged his forgiveness, but he would
not listen. He took ten of the sickest,
including my daughter's husband, and
executed them in front of the whole
village. We would do anything to be
free of this burden. Jack looks seriously.
That was convincing.
EXT, the tent, CHAZEN is standing in the entrance, looking very
suspicious. Then he turns and heads for the bushes. We see him
heading into a more secluded area of the forest, where he pulls
out a small silver ball, a Goa'uld communications device, probably.
He holds it in his hand with a determined look on his face.
EXT, Cheyenne Mountain, we look from the hill down at the entrance,
where two guards are walking forth and back.
INT, Jonas' lab. Jonas picks up a book on precognition. He is
in pain. There is sweat visible on his brow. He tries to concentrate
on the book, but rubs at his eyes and gives up on the book. He
stands, with difficulty, putting his hand out to a nearby shelf
to steady himself. An alarm claxon starts blaring.
VOICE ON PA
"We have a medical emergency on level
25. We have a medical emergency on level
25."
Jonas leaves his lab and we see him get out of an elevator on
level 25. A medic is hurrying down the corridor in front of him.
JONAS
"What happened?" He catches up with
Siler who is walking to the infirmary.
SILER
"Ah, we were doing an overhaul of the
'gate generators and there was a power
spike. The capacitor blew."
JONAS
"Anybody else hurt?"
SILER
"Major Carter." Jonas stops and slowly
turns to see the scene he had seen in
his vision play out before him. Fraiser:
"How's she doing?"
FEMALE NURSE
"Respirations are shallow. Pulse is
weak." We see that it is Major Carter
on the stretcher. She appears to have
a burnt wound at her shoulder. We zoom
back to see we've been watching over
Jonas' shoulder.
FRAISER
"Sam, can you hear me? Sam?"
FEMALE NURSE
"I've lost the pulse."
FRAISER
"She's in V-fib!" (Janet thumps Sam
on the chest.) "Anything?"
FEMALE NURSE
"Nothing."
FRAISER
"Charge to two hundred."
FEMALE NURSE
"Charging."
FRAISER
"Clear!"
FEMALE NURSE
"Clear." Janet zaps Sam with the defibrillator
paddles.
FRASIER
"What've we got?"
FEMALE NURSE
"Pulse is back, regular sinus."
FRAISER
"Okay. Let's get them both into the
infirmary. Let's move." Jonas watches
as Siler follows Sam, Janet and the
other medical personnel into the elevator.
Commercial Break
SGC - INFIRMARY WE SEE A NURSE CHECKING UP ON SAM WHO IS SITTING
UP ON AN INFIRMARY BED. SHE IS CONNECTED TO I.V.S AND MONITORS.
THE NURSE LEAVES.
SAM
"Thanks." Just then Jonas walks up and
leans on a table holding one of the
computer monitors next to Sam's bed.
SAM
"Hey."
JONAS
"How you feeling?" Sam: "Slightly overcooked.
Janet says I'll be fine." She pats the
bed next to her, indicating that he
should have a seat.
JONAS
"Sam, I'm sorry." Jonas sits on the
bed next to Sam.
SAM
"For what?"
JONAS
"If I had just kept my mouth shut, you
would have gone on the mission. None
of this would have happened."
SAM
"Jonas..."
JONAS
"I envisioned it exactly the way it
happened, but I didn't understand it.
I misinterpreted the vision. I won't
make that same mistake again."
SAM
"Don't do this to yourself."
JONAS
"I've been thinking about this a lot.
Now, I've always been hyper-observant.
I see details that other people miss.
I see patterns. Maybe predicting the
future is just an extension of that
ability."
SAM
"It doesn't work that way. According
to Newtonian physics, yes...if you could
know the position and velocity of every
particle in the universe at any given
moment, you could accurately predict
all of their interactions for the rest
of time."
JONAS
"So then, the future is predetermined.
It's just a matter of having enough
information to figure it out."
SAM
"Yes, but quantum mechanics blows that
out of the water. According to the Heisenberg
uncertainty principle, it is impossible
to look at a sub-atomic particle and
know both where it is and where it's
going at the same time. The more accurately
you fix its position, the more uncertain
you make its velocity and vice versa.
The best we can do is calculate probabilities."
JONAS
"Okay, so then, I'm seeing probable
futures."
SAM
"Maybe."
JONAS
"Every vision I've had has turned out
exactly the way I saw it."
SAM
"That doesn't mean they always will,
Jonas."
P4S-237 - NIGHTTIME JACK, TEAL'C AND OTHER SG MEMBERS ARE CONVERSING
AROUND A MAP WITH ELORI.
TEAL'C
"Does Mot usually arrive through the
Stargate?"
ELORI
"No, he usually arrives by ship."
JACK
"Where does he land?"
ELORI
"Here."
TEAL'C
"How many Jaffa?"
ELORI
"Eight...maybe ten."
TEAL'C
"Clearly, he is not anticipating resistance."
PIERCE
"Colonel, we can do this. There's plenty
of cover here..." (points to two spots
on the map) "...and here. They'd never
know what hit 'em."
JACK
"All right, we'll do a sweep of the
area tomorrow."
ELORI
"I will show you."
CHAZEN
"Old fool." Elori turns to reveal Chazen
standing right behind him.
ELORI
"Chazen..."
CHAZEN
"These outsiders have led you astray,
but I've taken care of everything."
JACK
"What'd you do?" Just then they hear
a ship pass overhead.
TEAL'C
"A scout ship."
CHAZEN
"Lord Mot is coming." He holds up his
hand to reveal a Goa'uld sonic grenade.
It detonates in a brilliant flash of
white.
SGC - JONAS' LAB JANET WALKS IN LOOKING AT THE CHART SHE IS CARRYING.
FRAISER
"Jonas, we need to go over these test
results..." (she looks up to see him
collapsed on the floor. She drops the
chart and rushes to him.) "Jonas!" She
drops down to feel for a pulse. We see
Jonas lying on his side, his eyes open,
but not really seeing anything and his
nose is bleeding. Janet gets up and
walks to the nearest phone.
FRAISER
"This is Fraiser. I need a medical team
to level 18, L7."
P4S-237 - NIGHTTIME THE SG MEMBERS ARE IN A CELL ON THE PLANET.
TEAL'C IS THE ONLY ONE STANDING. HE IS LOOKING THROUGH THE BARS
AT THE JAFFA STANDING GUARD.
JACK
"Every time I wake up in a Goa'uld cell,
I can't help the thought that something
bad is going to happen." Lord Mot enters
and addresses Jack.
MOT
"You are the Tau'ri of Stargate Command."
JACK
"And you are Lord Mot, come to punish
us for our insolence, et cetera, yadda,
et al."
MOT
"That is correct."
JACK
"Yeah. Well, Mr. Mot, we're onto you.
We know what you've got planned and
we've informed the Tok'ra. If we don't
report back on schedule... they're gonna
rat you out. They're gonna tell your
boss. They'll snitch on ya."
MOT
"You intend to send a warning to Baal."
JACK
"I think that's what I said, isn't it?"
(Teal'c nods, smiling) "I said that."
MOT
"I think this is unlikely. You would
not be here if you did not wish to protect
the people of this planet. If Baal discovers
the mines are still active, he will
return. There will be no message."
TEAL'C
"Baal is in the service of Anubis. If
you kill him, you will have to answer
for it."
MOT
"You may be of some assistance in that
regard."
JACK
"I...don't...think so."
MOT
"It is well known among the system lords
that an iris protects your 'gate. Obviously,
you must transmit some kind of code
before you return to your planet. I
suspect you use one of these..." (Mot
holds up a GDO - Jack looks decidedly
more serious and Teal'c's smile dissipates)
"You will tell me the code and I will
use it to destroy Stargate Command.
Anubis will congratulate me on my initiative."
TEAL'C
"We will tell you nothing."
MOT
"Not at first. But eventually. However,
for the moment, I must deal with these
villagers. I cannot let their treachery
go unpunished."
JACK
"They had nothing to do with this."
MOT
"My spy tells me otherwise. Of course,
I could be convinced to spare them some
discomfort..." (Mot smiles and then
chuckles) "Uhn, very well, then. I'll
leave you to think about it." Mot leaves.
Teal'c and Jack share a sideways glance.
SGC - INFIRMARY JONAS IS WAKING UP ON AN INFIRMARY BED.
JONAS
"What am I doing here?"
FRAISER
"You had a seizure. We can't wait any
longer, Jonas. If this tumor gets much
bigger, we may not be able to remove
it safely."
JONAS
"Wait..."
FRAISER
"What is it?"
DAVIS
"Sir, we're receiving an I.D.C. It's
SG-15."
HAMMOND
"Open the iris."
DAVIS
"Yes, sir." The iris opens. Davis and
Hammond wait...nothing happens,
HAMMOND
"SG-15, this is Hammond. Come in. Repeat,
this is General Hammond, please respond."
A staff blast comes through the 'gate, narrowly missing Hammond,
but knocking him down and showering him with shards of glass
as the control room window shatters. Then a Goa'uld sonic grenade
rolls onto the ramp and detonates in a brilliant flash of white.
All the SGC 'gate room guards are rendered unconscious. Next,
Jaffa come through the 'gate, staff weapons blasting away as
new personnel come into the 'gate room, guns firing.
Hammond pulls himself off the floor, and he is nicked all over
his face and arms. He sees David lying unconscious on the floor.
More Jaffa come through. The fire fight continues in the 'gate
room. Both sides have casualties, but then another Jaffa comes
through with a giant ball. He opens it and activates it as more
SGC personnel are taken out. The Jaffa are winning. Hammond is
crawling forward and manages to activate the hand scanner, closing
the iris. He looks up in time to see his personnel down several
of the Jaffa just before the ball device detonates.
The vision ends and we are looking at Jonas in the infirmary
again.
JONAS
"I need to talk to General Hammond."
(Janet looks at him, puzzled.) "Now!"
Commercial Break
SGC - INFIRMARY HAMMOND, SAM AND JANET ARE STANDING NEAR JONAS'
BED.
JONAS
"By the time you closed the iris, it
was too late. They set off some kind
of...bomb that destroyed the entire
'gate room, maybe even the whole mountain."
HAMMOND
"You sure it was SG-15's iris code?"
JONAS
"Positive."
SAM
"Sir, we have to warn them."
JONAS
"Yeah, but maybe sending a message is
what causes this to happen."
HAMMOND
"Like when you tried to warn Major Carter
about her injury."
JONAS
"Yeah."
SAM
"Jonas, we've been over this. The future
isn't predetermined. Now in the absence
of any other information, the best we
can do is follow normal procedure."
JONAS
"Yeah, but if I didn't have this vision,
we wouldn't be having this conversation.
We're already beyond normal procedure."
HAMMOND
"What do you suggest?"
JONAS
"We need more information. We need to
know how the Jaffa get the iris code.
Maybe I can find that out."
SAM
"I thought you said you couldn't control
the visions."
JONAS
"I haven't been trying hard enough..."
FRAISER
"No. Jonas, if we don't get you into
surgery right now, you could die."
JONAS
"I need just a little more time..."
P4S-237 - THE CELL ELORI'S DAUGHTER, NATANIA, WALKS INTO THE
"PRISON" CARRYING A TRAY OF LIQUID REFRESHMENT FOR THE JAFFA.
THE JAFFA IMMEDIATELY TAKE CONTAINERS OFF THE TRAY AND BEGIN
DRINKING.
JACK
"Excuse me, miss. How about sending
a little of that our way..." His last
word trails off as he sees the looks
she has thrown at him. Just then, the
first Jaffa to drink collapses into
the second Jaffa which sends him backward
into the bars. Jack and Teal'c act quickly
to restrain the Jaffa and then he, too,
collapses.
JACK
"...or not." (Natania takes the keys
off the Jaffa and begins opening the
cell) "Wow, what'd you put in that?"
NATANIA
"Kelmina root. They will sleep for many
hours." (She opens the door to the cell
and Jack and all the SG personnel walk
out.) "I was able to retrieve this."
(She hands a GDO to Pierce as he walks
past her.) "Chazen has the rest of your
belonging. I dared not take more."
JACK
"Where's your father?"
NATANIA
"He is being held in the village. Lord
Mot intends to make an example of him."
JACK
"All right, we can help him, but we
have to get to the 'gate to get some
reinforcements here."
NATANIA
"I understand."
JACK
"How do we get out?"
NATANIA
"This way."
JACK
"Boys..."
They all follow Natania.
SGC - INFIRMARY JONAS HAS LIT SEVERAL CANDLES. HE BLOWS OUT THE
MATCH.
FRAISER
"You think that'll help?"
JONAS
"It works for Teal'c." He starts swaying.
FRAISER
"Jonas...?"
JONAS
"I'm okay." He is able to regain his
balance. He takes a cross-legged seat
on the end of the infirmary bed. He
frowns again as he begins to have another
vision:
We see the SGC personnel walking through a grassy field. Back
to Jonas, who is trying to concentrate. He sees the Stargate
on P4S-237. Then he sees Jack walk up to the DHD as Pierce starts
dialing Earth. Back to Jonas, who has another go at it. He sees
Jack standing at he DHD as the 'gate activates and Pierce sends
SG-15's code with the GDO.
PIERCE
"We're good to go." Then Pierce is shot
from behind with a staff blast and Jack
takes cover as a firefight ensues. Both
sides are taking losses. Then Jack and
Teal'c both notice that Pierce is alive.
Teal'c moves to him to try and drag
him out of the line of fire as Jack
covers him with Zat fire. Teal'c is
hit from behind by a staff blast, knocking
him to his knees.
JACK
"Teal'c!" Teal'c looks up at him, gets
a determined look on his face and tries
to move forward. He is hit twice more
from behind and the look on his face
changes to one of shock. Then he falls
forward, face first. Jack is momentarily
stunned. Then he looks around and sees
Jaffa everywhere. He continues to fire,
valiantly, but he is greatly outnumbered
and being shot at from all directions.
We see Jonas again, sweating, pale and
nearly unconscious. He starts to get
off the bed.
FRAISER
"Jonas?"
JONAS
"I need to get to the control room."
FRAISER
"What? Jonas!" (He collapses and she
struggles to keep him from hitting the
ground). "I need some help in here!"
(Several other medical personnel help
her lift him onto a bed). "Get him on
the bed. We gotta get him into surgery.
Grab the gurney. Easy. Jonas? Jonas..."
(She shines a pen light in his eyes,
but he is no longer responsive and blood
is coming out his nose again.) "Jonas,
can you hear me?"
P4S-237 - NATANIA IS LEADING THE SGC PERSONNEL THROUGH THE FOREST.
NATANIA
"This path will take you to the Chappa'ai."
(Jack motions for the others to continue
down the path.) "Colonel, I fear Mot
will execute my father. There is not
much time."
JACK
(places a hand on her shoulder): "Just
stay out of sight until we get back."
He leaves her standing there to join his team.
SGC - CORRIDOR WE SEE JONAS BEING WHEELED DOWN THE CORRIDOR ON
A GURNEY. HE REGAINS CONSCIOUSNESS AS HE GOES.
JONAS
"Not yet..." Sam comes up and joins
the procession.
SAM
"What happened?"
FRAISER
"We can't wait any longer."
JONAS
"Sam...Sam..." (He motions with his
hand. She takes a hold of it and leans
closer to him.) "I saw it. I know what's
gonna happen."
SGC - CONTROL ROOM SAM ENTERS AS HAMMOND IS TALKING TO ANOTHER
SGC MEMBER.
SAM
"Sir, they're walking into an ambush.
According to Jonas, the Jaffa will be
waiting for them at the 'gate. We have
to warn them."
HAMMOND
"Dial P4S-237."
DAVIS
"Yes, Sir."
The 'gate begins spinning.
SCC - OR JONAS IS ON THE TABLE, STILL SOMEWHAT CONSCIOUS, BUT
LOOKING VERY BAD.
FRAISER
"We're ready, doctor." (She approaches
the bed with Jonas on it and puts her
hand on his shoulder.) "It's okay, just
relax."
JONAS
"What's happening?"
FRAISER
"It's okay, Jonas."
JONAS
"What's goin' on?"
FRAISER
"It's okay." (then to a nurse) "Get
the Lorazepam." (Jonas tries to say
something else as he is convulsing,
but Janet reassures him) "It's okay,
Jonas, it's not your problem any more."
P4S-237 - A TENT WE SEE CHAZEN HOLDING A P-90 WHEN HE HEARS HAMMOND'S
VOICE OVER ONE OF THE RADIOS.
HAMMOND
"Colonel O'Neill...this is Hammond,
please respond." (Chazen begins walking
toward the radio) "Major Pierce? Do
you read me?" (then, as Chazen picks
up the radio) "Jonas believes there
may be a Jaffa presence awaiting your
arrival at the Stargate. Exercise extreme
caution when approaching the 'gate."
We're now back in the control room. Sam looks at General Hammond,
then back at the 'gate.
HAMMOND
"I repeat, exercise extreme caution
when approaching the 'gate. Jonas believes
you may be walking into an ambush. Do
you copy?"
Back on P4S-237, Chazen puts the radio down.
CHAZEN
"Sendear..." (He calls a man behind
him who comes immediately to him.) "Check
on the prisoners."
SENDEAR
"Yes, Sir."
HAMMOND
"Colonel O'Neill, do you copy? Major
Pierce, do you read me?"
Back in the control room...
DAVIS
"They could be out of range, sir."
SAM
"Or maybe they received the message,
but they can't respond."
HAMMOND
"What about the MALP?"
We see the computer monitor displaying the NO SIGNAL message.
DAVIS
"We're not receiving anything, sir."
SAM
"Sir, SG-3 is prepped and ready to go..."
HAMMOND
"I just can't risk it, Major. I could
be sending them into an ambush. We're
just going to have to hope Colonel O'Neill
gets the message." Sam nods, but looks
none to pleased.
Commercial Break
P4S-237 - THE FIELD NEAR THE STARGATE
We see the SGC personnel walking through the grass, just as Jonas
did in his vision. Then we see Sendear return to Chazen.
SENDEAR
"The prisoners have escaped."
CHAZEN
"Sound the alarm."
We see the P4S-237 Stargate activate, just as we did in Jonas'
vision. Then we hear an alarm sound and we see Jaffa moving into
position near the 'gate. Jack sees them too and he aims just
over Pierce, who ducks.
JACK
"Pierce..."
A firefight ensues. Jack once again takes cover behind the DHD,
Teal'c behind the MALP. Then we see Mot walking into the tent
where Chazen has been.
MOT
"Who gave the order to sound the alarm?"
CHAZEN
"I did. The prisoners have escaped."
MOT
"Idiot. I allowed that foolish girl
to help them. My Jaffa are waiting at
the 'gate."
CHAZEN
"Oh, I could not have known. Y-you must
forgive me."
MOT
"You are mistaken." Mot begins using
his hand device on Chazen, but then
he is shot by Natania. She is using
one of the SGC pistols. She shoots again
and we hear Mot fall.
FRAISER
"Isn't that unusual?"
VAN DENSEN
"Given that the tissue isn't malignant,
yes."
FRAISER
"We didn't see any evidence of it on
the MRI. This must be a recent formation."
VAN DENSEN
"We've got reticular infiltrates. This
could get a little tricky."
P4S-237 - THE STARGATE THE FIREFIGHT CONTINUES. THE SGC PERSONNEL
ARE HOLDING THEIR OWN.
SGC - OR JONAS' SURGERY CONTINUES.
NURSE
"Blood pressure's dropping. Heart rate
is 120 and climbing."
FRAISER
"He's hemorrhaging."
VAN DENSEN
"I need more suction. I don't see it."
NURSE
"Blood pressure's 80 on 60. Heart rate's
160."
FRAISER
"We've gotta find the bleeder. He's
pre-arrest."
VAN DENSEN
"Run a liter of saline and have dopamine
standing by."
FRAISER
"Get a unit of O-neg."
NURSE
"Pressure's 60 on 40."
FRAISER
"Doctor, we're losing him."
VAN DENSEN
"Hold on. I see it. Retract this flap.
I think I've got it."
NURSE
"Pressure's coming up. Heart rate's
stabilizing."
VAN DENSEN
"Okay, let's get this thing out of him."
SGC - CORRIDOR OUTSIDE THE 'GATE ROOM WE SEE MULTIPLE TROOPS
WITH DEFENSIVE GEAR HEADING TO THE 'GATE ROOM. THERE ARE A LOT
MORE PERSONNEL THAN JONAS SAW IN HIS VISION. THE 'GATE IS ACTIVE
BUT THE IRIS IS STILL CLOSED. WE SEE SAM (WHO STILL HAS HER ARM
IN A SLING) AND HAMMOND IN THE CONTROL ROOM. SHE LOOKS AT HIM.
HE LOOKS AT HER. THEN WE SEE DAVIS, SHAKING HIS HEAD.
DAVIS
"Still no signal, sir." More shots of
those preparing for what ever comes
through the 'gate.
DAVIS
"Sir, we're receiving an IDC. It's SG-15."
HAMMOND
"SG-15...this is Hammond. Come in. Repeat,
this is General Hammond, please respond."
SAM
"Sir, if we don't open the iris and
it really is Colonel O'Neill, Teal'c
and SG-15, then..."
HAMMOND
"...the second they step through that
puddle, they'll be killed. I'm aware
of that. Open the iris."
DAVIS
"Yes, Sir."
The iris opens and all is tense for those at the SGC. Then Jack,
Teal'c and the others step through the iris.
JACK
"We've got a wounded man here." Hammond
and Sam rush down to the 'gate room.
Medical personnel beat them to the ramp
and take the wounded man away.
UNKNOWN VOICE
"Clear the ramp."
HAMMOND
"Colonel, it's good to see you."
JACK
"General, request permission to return
to the planet with SGs 3 and 10. We
have some unfinished business."
HAMMOND
"Permission granted." Jack and Teal'c
then look around at all the personnel
and weapons in the 'gate room.
JACK
"Expecting someone else, sir?"
SAM
"We'll explain later."
Jack looks around again and follows the others out of the room.
SGC - INFIRMARY SOME TIME HAS PASSED. JONAS IS SITTING IN A BED,
A CLOTH COVERING HID HEAD, READING A BOOK. THE REST OF SG-1 COME
TO VISIT.
JACK
"Hey! I thought you were supposed to
be resting that brain."
JONAS
"Ahh..."
SAM
"How you doing?"
JONAS
"I'm a little sick of staring at these
walls all the time, but other than that,
I'm fine. Dr. Fraiser thinks they got
it all out."
SAM
"I read the post-op analysis. It said
the tumor was similar to ordinary human
brain tissue, but that the neurons were
five times more densely packed."
JONAS
"Well, Nirrti definitely had to have
had something to do with this. I mean,
this kind of thing just doesn't happen
naturally."
TEAL'C
"Are you still having visions, Jonas
Quinn?"
JONAS
"Not since the surgery, no."
JACK
"So...no...lottery numbers?"
JONAS
" 'Fraid not."
JACK
"No trip to Vegas, just you and me?"
(Then he looks right at Sam.)
JONAS
"Ah...so how's it going on 237?"
TEAL'C
"They are planning a large celebration
in our honor."
SAM
"They want to thank us for helping them
get rid of Mot."
JACK
"We're bringing the food this time."
JONAS
"That's a good idea." Just then, Janet
walks in.
FRAISER
"All right. Visiting hours are over.
Jonas, you need your rest."
JACK
"Well...get well soon. We need you out
there."
JONAS
"Yes, Sir." Teal'c bows and takes his
leave behind O'Neill. Sam hangs back
for a minute. Janet follows Teal'c.
JONAS
"Is he feeling all right?"
SAM
"I knew he'd warm up to you eventually."
JONAS
"You know, it is interesting. We changed
the way things played out, which would
seem to indicate that the future isn't
predetermined. But by doing so, we fulfilled
an ancient prophecy. A thousand years
ago, someone in that village predicted
that this would happen. How do you explain
that?"
SAM
"Maybe it was just a lucky guess."
Jonas smiles and nods.
THE END
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