STARGATE SG1
Episode 201
"THE SERPENTS LAIR"
By
Brad Wright
The team are on the Goa'uld mothership
JACK
Captain Carter?
SAM
Sir?
JACK
Were you able to put enough C4 around
this ship to make a dent?
SAM
We placed charges where they should
generate secondary explosions. So, yes,
sir. Should make a helluva dent.
JACK
Thank you Captain.
SAM
Given enough time, I might be able to
figure out..
JACK
Negative. We should expect some of their
reinforcements through that door any
second. Stand by to detonate your charges
on my order.
SAM
Yes, sir.
DANIEL
Wait.
JACK
Daniel, if we don't stop them now, we
may never stop them.
DANIEL
Yeah, I know that.
He get's out some C4 and places it for maximum damage
DANIEL
Let's just make as big a dent as possible.
Okay?
SAM
Ready and awaiting your order, sir.
JACK
Okay. Well, I suppose now is the time
for me to say something profound. Nothing
comes to mind. Let's do it.
TEAL'C
O'Neill. Apophis' ship approaches.
DANIEL
We overheard in the Gateroom he said
he would rejoin Klorel once they came
out of the shadows.
JACK
Teal'c, if we can knock out this ship,
will it stop them?
TEAL'C
It will not. Apophis' vessel is equipped
with defence shields. He will still
be able to destroy your cities from
high above.
Jaffa are trying to get into the room
JACK
Tell me those C4 charges are on automatic
timer.
SAM
They're on automatic timer.
JACK
Good, how long do we have?
SAM
24 hours.
JACK
24 hours?
SAM
At the time, sir, I thought we were
still light years away.
The Jaffa are banging on the door
JACK
Just a minute! Teal'c, work with me
buddy. Is there any other way outta
here?
TEAL'C
None.
The Jaffa are coming through
JACK
Cover up. This is turning out to be
a bad day.
A shock grenade is thrown into the room
Titles
The team are in a cell
TEAL'C
O'Neill?
JACK
Teal'c. Teal'c, I can't see.
TEAL'C
I am blinded as well. It will pass.
JACK
What the hell was that?
TEAL'C
A Goa'uld shock grenade. Though extremely
painful, its effects are temporary.
JACK
That's good to hear.
Jack put's his hand on Sam. She bites it
JACK
Ow! God! Ow!
SAM
Colonel? Sorry, sir. It's just so dark.
JACK
Oh, Carter! It's all right. I like your
attitude.
DANIEL
It isn't dark. We're blind. And we failed.
JACK
All right, take it easy Daniel. We've
been in worse situations than this.
TEAL'C
Not to my knowledge.
JACK
Thanks Teal'c.
DANIEL
Right now, they're getting ready to
wipe out the major cities of Earth.
They'll do it from orbit, out of reach.
JACK
Daniel..
DANIEL
Jack, I've already been through this
once before. I've seen this before.
JACK
Daniel, will you relax? You've been
through it before and you survived.
We're just having a bad day.
SAM
Colonel, I think I'm starting to see
something.
TEAL'C
My sight returns as well.
JACK
Now that's what I wanna hear. Carter,
if someone comes in here, you bite them
in the hand.
SAM
Yes, sir.
Klorel is placed in the sarcophagus. Bra'tac is there
BRA'TAC
Tal kree, shak!
JAFFA
Forgive me, master. I will not fail
Klorel again.
BRA'TAC
No. You will not.
Bra'tac kills him
SGC Control Room
HAMMOND
What the hell are you doing here?
SAMUELS
Reporting for duty, sir. I'm to co-ordinate
with the Pentagon.
HAMMOND
By whose order?
SAMUELS
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. At
the request of Senator Kinsey. He did
try to contact you.
HAMMOND
Maybe you can tell me why our forces
haven't gone on full alert? If we don't
get our assets moving now, they'll be
caught on the ground.
SAMUELS
The current thinking at the Pentagon
is to do nothing that would alert the
Goa'uld we know they're there.
HAMMOND
Let me guess whose bright idea that
was.
SAMUELS
General Hammond, may I speak freely?
I know I seem to have lost your respect,
sir, for whatever reason, but we wouldn't
be in this situation, that is, at the
brink of war with the Goa'uld, if you
had heeded my advice and buried the
Stargate in the first place.
HAMMOND
Was that, I told you so, Colonel Samuels?
SAMUELS
I'm not here to point fingers. Sir.
I'm here to co-ordinate out pre-emptive
strike against the Goa'uld ships. That's
if the President approves. The Joint
Chiefs are briefing him now.
HAMMOND
And with what do you intend to strike?
SAMUELS
A new weapon, sir. I've helped to oversee
its development at Area 51 with Colonel
Maybourne. Two prototypes are being
prepared for launch at Vandenberg Air
Force base as we speak. If all goes
well, history should mark this day by
two brilliant and unexplained flashes
in the night sky. The world should never
know how close we came to Armageddon.
Bra'tac goes to Apophis' ship
APOPHIS
Kel Klorel?
BRA'TAC
Your son was struck down by the humans
on Klorel's vessel.
APOPHIS
He has been placed in his sarcophagus?
BRA'TAC
Yes my Lord, but his wounds were great.
It will take time to revive him.
APOPHIS
What of the humans?
BRA'TAC
I thought to wait until Klorel.
APOPHIS
No! Execute them now!
BRA'TAC
I will see to it myself.
Bra'tac leaves
JAFFA
We hold our position. The humans of
this world still send no challenge.
APOPHIS
Yet they find their way to my son. We
will attack their world when Klorel
has risen again. They will pay a hundredfold
for their insolence.
JAFFA
Kel'sha, Apophis.
Briefing Room
SAMUELS
The Goa'uld's unexplained delay is buying
us the necessary time to prepare. We'll
launch a strike as soon as they enter
orbit.
HAMMOND
What makes this weapon of yours so special?
SAMUELS
An otherwise ordinary Mark 12A warhead
has been enriched by the alien material,
naqahdah.
HAMMOND
The Stargate element?
SAMUELS
Yes sir. As you know, a small amount
of the raw ore was found by SG5 and
brought back some months ago. The warheads
should now yield in excess of 1000 megatons.
each. We call them our Goa'uld busters.
Our plan is to launch two rockets simultaneously
into retrograde orbit. Now, the naqahdah-enriched
warheads themselves are made of the
same material as our stealth aircraft
and should go undetected by their radar.
HAMMOND
Assuming the Goa'uld have anything remotely
like radar.
SAMUELS
It's our best shot, sir. And I'm sure
the President agrees or he wouldn't
have initiated countdown. Currently
we stand at T minus 3 hours. We'll hold
at two minutes while the Goa'uld come
within range. It's going to work Sir.
The Goa'uld should be taken completely
off guard.
HAMMOND
If you're wrong, every country on Earth
will be caught off guard. If it were
up to me, I'd strongly recommend ..
SAMUELS
With respect, sir, it's not up to you.
SG1 are still in the cell
DANIEL
Well on the bright side, my hand isn't
blurry any more.
JACK
Teal'c?
Bra'tac enters the room
JACK
Bra'tac?
He punches Jack on the nose
JACK
Oh, God!
BRA'TAC
Fools! Hassac! You doom yourselves.
It is all I can do to keep you alive.
Do you know all I have done to regain
the trust of Apophis and join this campaign?
Hmm? Hmm?
TEAL'C
Tek'matte, Bra'tac.
BRA'TAC
Hello again, old friend. Your son grows
strong. One day, he will be a great
warrior. But you should not have come.
TEAL'C
I stand by my friends. I believe this
world may be our only hope in one day
overcoming the false gods.
BRA'TAC
Yes. As pathetic as that might seem
at the moment, I agree.
DANIEL
You do?
BRA'TAC
I may have even been able to save this
world had you not interfered.
JACK
Hey! What do you think we've been trying
to do? It is our world you're talking
about.
BRA'TAC
Enough, human! This is not the place
to talk of these things. I have been
ordered by Apophis himself to execute
you. An order I intend to disregard.
Come!
SGC
SOLDIER
Kill the gate, Corporal.
CORPORAL
Yes, sir!
Control Room. Hammond is watching the Goa'uld ships, on a screen
HAMMOND
They still haven't moved from this position?
HARRIMAN
No, sir. Not for the last 18 hours.
HAMMOND
What in God's name are they waiting
for?
SAMUELS
My mission analysis team at the Pentagon
believes they're waiting to see what
moves we make. Amazingly, neither the
Russians nor the Chinese have detected
the Goa'uld presence yet. Of course,
they're not looking. So, from space,
we should appear to be a vulnerable
and unsuspecting world.
HAMMOND
Got them just where you want them, do
you Samuels?
HARRIMAN
Sir, there may be another reason why
they haven't attacked. WE just completed
the computer enhancement. There was
an energy burst; coming from what we
think may be the bridge of one of the
ships, recorded at 1750 hours. Just
before they stopped.
SAMUELS
That's it?
HAMMOND
For all we know that flash, whatever
it was, could be part of the ships normal
function.
HARRIMAN
Except that the burst came from within
the ship itself, sir, and it was fairly
powerful.
SAMUELS
Maybe an explosion? An accident?
HAMMOND
Or sabotage?
HARRIMAN
SG1.
SAMUELS
I hardly think so. For one thing, it's
impossible to gate to a ship. Forgive
me, sir, I know how important SG-1 is
to you but this is wishful thinking.
HAMMOND
So's your plan, Colonel. That hasn't
stopped us from going ahead with it.
TURNER
General Hammond, sir, the first group
on the Alpha list has just arrived.
HAMMOND
Thank you.
Bra'tac gives the team their weapons back
BRA'TAC
Here are you weapons. You will need
them.
JACK
Bra'tac, you mentioned something about
saving the world. Care to elaborate
on that?
BRA'TAC
By assaulting Klorel, you have made
that impossible.
DANIEL
Why?
BRA'TAC
Among the Goa'uld, a Pharaoh's power
is more often challenged by their son's
than by their enemies. Once we had joined
battle with your world, I was prepared
to lead my wing against Apophis, in
Klorel's name.
TEAL'C
Apophis would assume your attack was
ordered by Klorel and reciprocate. A
daring plan.
BRA'TAC
I had hoped to drive a stake of mistrust
between them. Now I fear they will bond
against their common enemy.
JACK
What bond? Klorel's dead.
BRA'TAC
He will rise again.
DANIEL
The sarcophagus.
JACK
Wait a minute. You put him in that thing
to bring him back?
BRA'TAC
I knew it would delay the attack until
he arose. Perhaps when the warships
of your world attack.
SAM
Excuse me, did you say the warships
of our world?
BRA'TAC
Surely you have such vessels?
DANIEL
Well, we have a number of.. of...
O'NEILL/DANIEL
Shuttles.
BRA'TAC
These shuttles. They are a formidable
craft?
JACK
Oh yeah. Bad day.
Jack walks away
SGC Gateroom
HAMMOND
Ladies and Gentlemen, as you have all
been made aware.
HARRIMAN
Chevron 4 encoded.
HAMMOND
...this nation, the entire world, faces
a deadly threat.
HARRIMAN
Chevron 5 encoded.
HAMMOND
With this knowledge, you have all volunteered
for a mission intended to preserve human
kind. You've been chosen because you
represent the best we have in all fields
of expertise.
HARRIMAN
Chevron 6 encoded.
HAMMOND
What you have not yet been told, for
reasons of security, is where you're
going or how you're going to get there.
HARRIMAN
Chevron 7 locked.
The gate opens
HAMMOND
You're going to step through that. Once
through the Stargate, you will find
yourself on the opposite side of the
galaxy. A place we call Alpha site.
If we do not prevail, you, and those
that follow, will call it,home. A new
colony. Godspeed.
Klorel gets out of the sarcophagus
KLOREL
Kel'mak tak, Tau'ri! Let us burn their
world to ashes!
Control Room
HARRIMAN
They're moving.
SAMUELS
Restart the countdown. Hold at T minus
20 seconds. We'll launch the weapons
the moment they settle into orbit.
Back on the ship
TEAL'C
We accelerate. Klorel has risen.
BRA'TAC
Then the campaign has begun. Once we
launch, we will do what damage we can.
JACK
How many in your wing?
BRA'TAC
Three.
JACK
Three?
BRA'TAC
Teal'c makes four.
JACK
Oh well, four.
BRA'TAC
I have trained these warriors since
they were Chal'ti. They have sworn their
lives to me. It is no simple thing to
ask.
JACK
And we appreciate it, believe me. But
what are the odds of taking out a ship
like this with four gliders and maybe
a shuttle?
TEAL'C
A Goa'uld attack vessel is heavily armed,
shielded, and capable of launching a
legion of gliders against us. I would
say slim.
JACK
Okay, call me a pessimist, but I think
it's time for a new plan.
BRA'TAC
We offer to lay down our lives for your
world, human. You cannot ask more.
JACK
No, I can't. But I think a better idea
is to get the other guys to lay down
their lives for their world first.How
long before the C4 goes?
SAM
41 minutes, sir.
JACK
Okay, with any luck at all, this ship
is gonna blow within the hour. It might
be a good idea for us to get to the
other one. Can you do that?
Control Room
SAMUELS
That's it. They're in a geo-synchronus
orbit over the United States. Lock in
that attack profile and advise the President
we are go for launch.
The missiles are launched
HARRIMAN
Vandenberg reports a good launch.
SAMUELS
Yes! I'm sorry sir. For what it's worth,
I seriously doubt SG1 is aboard those
alien ships.
HARRIMAN
Weapons should reach their targets in
four minutes.
HAMMOND
In the meantime, let's keep moving these
people through to the Alpha site.
HARRIMAN
Group nine, prepare to disembark.
SAMUELS
Sir, we might as well wait and see the
result of our strike before moving more
people through.
HAMMOND
I don't think so.
SAMUELS
Evacuation may be unnecessary.
HAMMOND
From your mouth to God's ears, Colonel.
Klorels Ship
BRA'TAC
Have you more of this 4C?
JACK
It's called C4.
SAM
And the answer is no. We used it all
to take out this ship.
DANIEL
Well you guys must have something left.
BRA'TAC
We shall have to cross that bridge when
we come to it.
JACK
You know, that particular cliché doesn't
always work.
Control room
HARRIMAN
The warheads have separated. One minute
to go.
HAMMOND
Any indication of countermeasures?
SAMUELS
I don't think they're gonna know what
hit 'em.
Apophis' ship
JAFFA
My lord, they launch weapons against
us.
APOPHIS
Let them come.
Control Room
HARRIMAN
30 seconds to impact. Still no countermeasures.
SAMUELS
Go, go.
Klorel begins to raise the shields, but waits. It seems as though
Skaara is trying to influence him
JAFFA
Their weapons approach, my lord. You
must activate the shield.
Apophis' ship
APOPHIS
Klorel, tal'shak! Tal'shak!
Control Room
HARRIMAN
Impact in seven, six, five..
Klorel's eyes glow and he raises the shields. The missiles hit
but cause no damage
DANIEL
Whoa, what was that?
TEAL'C
Something may have impacted the shields.
Control Room
HARRIMAN
Space Command say the warheads struck
some kind of energy field just prior
to impact. No damage.
SAMUELS
That's impossible!
HARRIMAN
NASA confirms sir, the Goa'uld ships
are still up there.
The team and Bra'tac are walking through a hallway. Jack takes
out two Jaffa
BRA'TAC
Not bad. The pel'tak is two decks above.
This way!
Hammond is talking to the President, on the phone
HAMMOND
Yes sir, the EMP caused by the explosion
has already affected our satellite communications.
It will be difficult to warn the general
public in time to do anything but cause
mass panic. Mr President, I strongly
recommend that we maintain the highest
defence condition at this time and you
should board Air Force One. Yes, sir.
Klorel rings over to Apophis' ship
APOPHIS
Klorel, it is time. You will burn their
first city to the ground.
KLOREL
Father, the host you chose for me is
strong. I fear I may need more time
in the sarcophagus to gain strength.
APOPHIS
You are strong enough! You are my son!
KLOREL
Yes, Father.
APOPHIS
Do not disappoint me.
SG1 continue along the corridor
JACK
Looks clear.
BRA'TAC
No. There are sentries in every corridor.
JACK
Carter, how many grenades?
SAM
Two left.
BRA'TAC
Grenades?
TEAL'C
A crude explosive device.
BRA'TAC
No! Observe and learn.
Bra'tac walks past the two Jaffa. He suddenly turns and hits
them with his staff weapon.
BRA'TAC
Hmm.
JACK
Not bad.
Control room
TURNER
General Hammond, sir. Major Castleman
reports Alpha teams 12 and 13 are briefed
and ready to disembark.
HAMMOND
Send them through.
SAMUELS
General. Maybe we should consider using
the Stargate as a strategic weapons
platform.
HAMMOND
How?
SAMUELS
By sending a bomb to the co- ordinates
that Dr Jackson was talking about. Or
to Chulak.
HAMMOND
We already tried to send a team through
to Dr Jackson's co- ordinates, it won't
work. And I can't think of any military
reason to wipe out the people of Chulak.
SAMUELS
Well sir, since I am no longer wanted
or needed here, I respectfully request
permission to join one of the teams
headed for the Alpha site, at least
there...
HAMMOND
Permission denied. The idea is to send
the best and brightest, Colonel. When
the time comes, you will stand alongside
the men and women of this command, in
defence of this facility.
SAMUELS
But sir!
HAMMOND
I ask no more or less of myself. Dismissed!
SG1 stop in the corridor
JACK
All right, here's what we do...
BRA'TAC
I will lead. You will follow.
JACK
Right.
BRA'TAC
You will know when it is time.
DANIEL
Whoa. You're just gonna walk in there
alone?
BRA'TAC
I am Klorel's loyal servant.
Brat'ac walks into the room and speaks with Klorel
KLOREL
Bra'tac.
BRA'TAC
My lord, Klorel.
KLOREL
Come. Witness the power of your god.
BRA'TAC
I cannot.
KLOREL
Why do you defy me?
BRA'TAC
Because you are not a God. You are a
parasite within a child and I despise
you.
KLOREL
Jaffa, kree ty! I am your god!
Klorel gets out the ribbon device
KLOREL
And you will feel my wrath!
BRA'TAC
I die free!
Outside the room
JACK
Let's go! Daniel, watch our backs!
Sam gives Daniel her gun and he's left alone outside while the
other three help Bra'tac. After taking care of the Jaffa, Teal'c
holds Klorel
KLOREL
Jaffa, tal'shak!
Outside in the corridor, two Jaffa appear. Daniel kills them
DANIEL
Jack!
More come around the bend and Daniel recieves a staff blast
DANIEL
Arrgh!
Jack rushes out
JACK
Daniel, Dammit!
DANIEL
I'm dead anyway. Just get outta here!
JACK
I am not leaving you here, Daniel.
DANIEL
Get outta here! You're just gonna blow
up with the other ship anyway! What
difference does it make? Go! Just go!
I'll stay and watch your back.
Jack places his hand on Daniel's face and goes back to the others
JACK
He's staying behind.
BRA'TAC
Come.
They ring over to Apophis' ship
Meanwhile Daniel crawls along the corridor.
The team use Klorel as a hostage
APOPHIS
Kree, jaffa!
BRA'TAC
Come. Come.
TEAL'C
If you fire upon us, I will kill Klorel!
APOPHIS
Bra'tac, how dare you betray me?
BRA'TAC
I have spent 133 years worshipping false
Gods. No more!
The team get out of the room, pushing Klorel back in, as they
go
SAM
Colonel, the C4 on the other ship goes
in six minutes.
JACK
How do we blow this ship?
BRA'TAC
When we were on Klorel's vessel, I directed
it closer to this one.
TEAL'C
If we destroy the shield generator of
this vessel, both will be destroyed
in the explosion. Two birds with but
one stone.
BRA'TAC
This way.
Back with Apophis and Klorel
APOPHIS
You disappoint me, my son.
KLOREL
Father, please forgive me.
The team and Bra'tac try to figure out how to destroy the shields
BRA'TAC
The shield generators are far below.
There, in the very bowels of the ship.
We must climb down several decks, through
the length of the ship. Then taking
our weapons, we must..
Jack gets out two Earth grenades and drops them into the generators
JACK
Grenades.
TEAL'C
This vessel is no longer protected by
an energy field.
SAM
So that's it?
TEAL'C
That is it.
JACK
I think what the Captain is asking is,
what now?
BRA'TAC
Now we die.
JACK
Well that's a bad plan. Where are the
glider bays from here?
Control room
HARRIMAN
Sir, Space Command reports the two ships
seem to be moving closer together.
HAMMOND
What's the status of the shuttle Endeavor?
HARRIMAN
On the pad and standing by.
HAMMOND
We've got to find out what's going on
up there.
Outside the glider bay
JACK
Carte, you and I will go in first. We'll
take up positions to.... Never mind.
BRA'TAC
Observe.
He rolls a shock grenade into the room
BRA'TAC
Now that was a grenade! Come!
They get into two gliders. Jack and Bra'tac in one. Sam and Teal'c
in another
BRA'TAC
Human, put this on.
JACK
Will you please stop calling me human?
Meanwhile on Klorels ship, Daniel is healed by the sarcophagus
Apophis' ship. He see's the two ships are too close together
APOPHIS
No!
Apophis and Klorel ring out
Daniel runs to the DHD on Klorels ship
DANIEL
Beta site, beta site.
Apophis' ships glider bay
JACK
Our time is up. We have got to go.
SAM
Punch it.
The gliders leave the ship
Daniel opens the gate and runs through
Shortly afterwards the two ships explode
Control Room
HARRIMAN
Sir, sir, we've got reports from all
over the country. A huge fireball in
the night sky!
On the death gliders
JACK
Bra'tac? Bra'tac! You okay?
BRA'TAC
Not bad, for an old man.
SAM
Colonel? Come in.
JACK
We're okay, Captain.
SAM
Same here sir. But I don't think we
bought ourselves much time. Our glider's
had it.
TEAL'C
I concur.
SAM
We got cooked pretty bad in the explosion.
JACK
Captain?
SAM
We're low on power and in a fairly low
orbit, so I don't imagine it will be
too much longer before we burn up in
Earth's atmosphere.
JACK
Captain, take a look up.
She see's Earth
SAM
It's beautiful.
JACK
Yes, it is.
SAM
We saved it sir.
JACK
Yes, we did.
Control Room
HARRIMAN
Incoming traveller! Incoming traveller!
It's SG-1's signal sir.
HAMMOND
Open the iris.
Daniel comes through the gate
HAMMOND
Dr Jackson! Was SG-1 aboard one of those
ships?
DANIEL
Ah, yes.
HAMMOND
Well, well how did you get
DANIEL
There was a Stargate aboard the ship
we were on. So once I realised we were
close enough to use Earth as a point
of origin, I dialled P3X 984.
HAMMOND
The Alpha site?
DANIEL
Yeah, well they called it the Beta site
in the alternate reality.
HAMMOND
Where's the rest of SG-1?
SG1 are waxing lyrical
SAM
It's gonna be a beautiful sunset, sir.
JACK
You know, Captain, this wasn't such
a bad day after all.
SAM
Not bad at all.
BRA'TAC
We die well, Teal'c.
TEAL'C
More than that, old friend. We die free.
JACK
Or not.
THE END
" Houston, this is Endeavor. We have them in sight. I repeat,
we have them in sight."
The team and Bra'tac enter the gateroom to lot's of cheers and
applause
HAMMOND
Master Bra'tac. Words cannot express
our gratitude.
BRA'TAC
You are Hammond, of Texas?
HAMMOND
I am.
BRA'TAC
Your warriors serve you well.
HAMMOND
I know they will be sorry to see you
return home so soon.
BRA'TAC
I must return, before word of our rebellion
reaches Chulak. My place is there.
SOLDIER
This way, sir, we want to ask you some
questions before you leave.
Bra'tac leaves the room
JACK
Not bad at all.
HAMMOND
SG1, there's someone who'd like to see
you.
Daniel walks out from the crowd
SAM
Daniel.
Jack is beaming and walks up to him. He gives him a big hug
JACK
Space monkey. Yeah!
THE END
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