Teal'c.
Rya'c! Rya'c!
- Teal'c! - Rya'c!
Easy. It's OK, now.
He's coming around.
The Goa'uld within me.
They had to put junior back in, Teal'c.
We almost lost you. The drug didn't work, Teal'c. I'm sorry.
You were calling out something. "Rya'c." ” Does that mean anything?
It means nothing.
When we removed Teal'c's Goa'uld, his major organs began to shut down
and he ran a high fever.
- So the drug failed? - Yes.
But it proves the Goa'uld is Teal'c's immune system.
If we can learn about it and duplicate its effect, we can save lives on Earth.
Without Killing Teal'c in the process.
Well, I guess the boys in Langley won't be able to study a Goa'uld after all.
It is still a possibility.
You can't. You don't have an immune system without your Goa'uld.
- We can't play with your life like that. - There are Goa'uld larvae on Chulak.
- Chulak? - Yeah, right.
You're kidding, right?
It is one of the few worlds in the galaxy with such an abundance.
But, Teal'c, if you recall, last time we were there...
We had to shoot our way out, maybe made a bad impression...
It's out of the question. I can't authorise it.
Then I will speak of it no further.
Dismissed.
- What was that? - I don't know. I'll find out.
Mind if I...?
Yeah.
Look, um, I'm sorry if I didn't...
You do understand why we can't go back to Chulak, right?
They'll get that drug to work before that thing dies...
I am not concerned about my life.
I am concerned for the life of my son.
- Your son? - His name is Rya'c.
I have not spoken of him, or of my wife.
You left a family back there?
Oh, Teal'c.
You told the... No, you swore to the general you had no ties back there.
Why didn't you tell us the truth?
A warrior becomes vulnerable if his family is held hostage to the enemy.
You didn't think we'd trust you if we knew.
Teal'c, how the hell are we supposed to trust you now? Huh?
You got any more surprises?
With or without you, O'Neill, I must return to Chulak.
Either way, it's suicide, my friend.
Within days, my son will come of age.
He will be called to the religious life of our world.
He will undergo the ceremony of implantation, the Prim'ta.
The day when a young boy receives his first Goa'uld symbiote,
and becomes a true Jaffa.
- Just as all of the Jaffa before him. - I take it you don't want that to happen?
It is the means by which the Goa'uld enslave the Jaffa.
I am not the only one among my people who believes this.
My first teacher, the Jaffa master Bra'tac,
he knew very well the Goa'uld are false gods.
But I cannot...
I will not allow my son to become a slave.
- Absolutely not. - With respect, we've considered the risks.
- You have, have you? - Yes, and we are all behind Teal'c, sir.
I can see that. What I can't see is why.
There's more to be gained from the mission than a single larval Goa'uld.
- Such as? - The warrior Jaffa class
are the foundation of Goa'uld power, incubators for the young and their army.
An army made invulnerable by the restorative powers of the Goa'uld larvae.
- It's literally a Faustian bargain. - Teal'c claims there are other Jaffa
who believe in freedom from the Goa'uld as he does.
Imagine the strategic advantage if we could undermine the loyalty
of the very group the Goa'uld depend on for power.
How many of these other Jaffa can you be sure of?
We're pretty sure of at least...
- Uh, on, one.. - One? Ho.
Yes. And where there's one, there has to be more... than one.
Oh, absolutely.
Colonel, will you join me in my office a moment?
Sure.
Shut the door.
Have a seat, Jack.
- This is not my first barbecue, Colonel. - Sir?
I'd love to get a Goa'uld larva that the lab coats in Langley can study.
But I don't send my best people on a mission behind enemy lines
unless I think it's absolutely necessary.
- I believe it is, sir. - Why? You're not telling me something.
If you don't wanna come clean about the real motivation behind this mission, fine.
The mission is not approved. You will go where I tell you to go.
- Sir, this... - Dismissed!
General, Teal'c has a son.
- What did you say? - Back on Chulak.
His kid's about to be implanted with one of those larva things at a ceremony.
- Teal'c wants to stop it. - Why?
- Why, sir? - As an enemy soldier, he's compromised.
General, he was afraid we wouldn't trust him if we knew he had a family there.
Was he right?
When Teal'c saved our lives on Chulak, he gave up his family, sir.
Don't you think we owe him something?
Teal'c! What are you doing? Stand back from the keyboard.
I am returning to Chulak for my son.
No. I'm sorry, I can't let you do that.
C'mon, Teal'c. Don't do it this way.
I risk no one's life but my own. Why will you not let me return?
You know far too much about this command, this facility, our defences.
- I can't let the enemy get that knowledge. - I will die before allowing that to happen.
Damn it, that's just what's going to happen if you go through that gate alone.
Which is why I am inclined to authorise a mission to return to Chulak
and allow you to bring your son back.
Thank you, General Hammond.
- When is this ceremony to happen? - Within the day.
Daniel. Your glasses.
O'Neill. I am in your debt.
Ah, it's nothing.
We shall return.
Ready to ship out, sir.
Godspeed, Colonel.
These are scholars from the court of Apophis.
I am to escort them to the temple.
- Why do you hide your face, my lord? - My helmet was damaged in combat.
- It must be repaired. - Perhaps I can help.
Nemeth Kree!
You dare touch me, priest?
I shall tell Apophis of your vigilance, priest.
You shall be rewarded.
We'll go directly to my former home. The ceremony should take place there.
All right, Teal'c. Show us the way.
- Teal'c, is this your... - My former home.
A gift from Apophis for many years of service.
What does this mark mean? I don't recognise this.
This was the home of shol'va.
Traitor.
Well, it looks like this happened a long time ago.
There's no reason to think your wife and son were in the house when it happened.
Teal'c, Carter's right. You don't know what's happened here for sure.
Olvy'tac! Shweek! Shweek!
Shweek!
Tek matte, Bra'tac.
- Teal'c! - It is good to see you, friend.
- Were I an enemy, you would be dead. - My wife and son?
I am told they escaped the burning.
I thought you might return in time for your boy's ceremony, Teal'c.
Brave, but unwise.
If you were awaiting my return, perhaps there are others.
Others don't know you as I do.
But I expected you to come alone.
They are friends.
Colonel O'Neill.
Captain Carter. Daniel Jackson.
- Warriors of great skill and cunning. - Oh, Teal'c. That's...
My first teacher, Bra'tac. The greatest Jaffa master I have ever known.
It's an honour to meet you, sir.
You. You were among the warriors who defeated the palace guard at Chulak?
- A human woman! - Hey. I'll have you know I kicked my...
And you! A warrior of great skill and cunning?
I could snap you like kindling!
How could you bring these ha'shak with you?
Hey, hey. Hey!
Who you callin' a hassock?
- What's a hassock? - You challenge me, ha'shak?
- No. I don't think we came to fight you. - A shame.
We're here on a mission. If you don't wanna be a part of it, just say so.
You choose your friends well, Teal'c.
Though, were I a hundred years younger, it might not have been quite so easy.
You're over a hundred years old?
God, I'm sorry.
- 133. - You must work out.
No one has ever defied the Goa'uld and lived to tell of it.
There was much talk in Chulak of the warriors of Earth.
- Really? - Our time here is limited.
Can you take us to find my wife and son?
Your family is Kresh'ta. Outcasts.
The Kresh'ta live in a handful of camps outside the city.
I do not know which one your family belongs to.
- Then we should begin now. - Teal'c...
I would not leave Chulak without seeing my son.
Captain, I want you and Daniel to go back to the Stargate.
Take up positions where you can lay down cover fire. We might need it.
- Yes, sir. - A minute ago we were warriors of skill.
Wait there for us for 24 hours. If we're not back by then, we probably won't be.
Yes, sir. We'll be waiting. Good luck, sir.
If we are discovered, you will be brought before Apophis along with us.
We'll have to cross that bridge when we come to it.
No. The bridge is too well guarded.
No, actually, there, I was using a cliché that...
Kel shak, my friend. Honour us with your guidance.
We go south. Those camps nearest the city.
- I believe your wife would go there. - I agree.
South is good.
Hey, Teal'c. Maybe Bra'tac's feelin' a little tired.
- Might wanna take a little rest... - You will follow. We will lead.
No, no, no, actually, you see, I'm in charge here.
The Stargate is well patrolled. Your deceptions will not work a second time.
You will need my help to stay alive, human.
Yeah, all right. Whatever. I'm easy.
Teal'c tells me your world is without gods. Difficult to imagine.
Oh, it's not without gods. A lot of people believe there's a god.
Not everyone believes in the same god the same way, but...
Well, nobody believes in anyone with glowing eyes and a snake in his head.
Then you serve no one?
I serve the SGC under a General Hammond.
So, this Hammond is...
Just a man.
A very good, very... bald man from Texas.
Poor Teal'c. What he must have gone through, keeping quiet about his family.
- Jaffa priests. That's Apophis's emblem. - What are they carrying?
- What's that? - It's a bell.
As in church bell?
Probably.
I haven't been to church in a while.
Hurry! Hurry!
Priest. Stand aside.
Teal'c. The traitor.
You dare to show yourself, shol'va?
I have no wish to harm you, priest.
But I will not allow you to perform the Prim'ta on my son.
Teal'c!
And this would be...?
My wife. Drey'auc.
No!
I had to beg the priests to perform the ceremony.
They brought the tablet and the tent all the way to camp!
- Why have you returned? - My son will not be a slave, Drey'auc.
He will taste freedom, as I have.
Freedom, Teal'c? You have condemned your son to death!
Your heresy is an abomination, Teal'c.
Even by the outcasts, I am shunned.
The abomination is my people enslaved by the Goa'uld.
How can you call the gods that you served for so long your enemy?
Since the Earth people opened my eyes.
The Prim'ta is slavery.
Did you see where I am raising your son?
Is this better than the home that Apophis granted you as first prime?
It is not.
You have abandoned and betrayed us.
Do you know what I have endured to convince the priest that we are still loyal?
They were about to lift the banishment so that we could return to the city!
So you want this more for yourself than for our son?
- I will speak to him. - No! No!
- He believes you are dead. - Dead?
- It is easier than the truth. - What have you told him, woman?
What would you have me tell him?
That a father left his son for people he does not know?
Who are not his blood?
You tell him that, husband. You witness the dishonour in his eyes.
- Drey'auc. - Come.
Carry your son back to the hovel that has become his home.
We have to get a closer look.
Rya'c?
Rya'c.
Father!
I knew he was not dead.
How long has the sickness been in him?
Since we were driven from our home.
Do you understand now?
Without the healing powers of the Goa'uld, he will die.
What have I done?
- How's he doin', Teal'c? - He is dying.
I'm no doctor, but I know scarlet fever when I see it.
Can it be treated by your Earth medicines?
Ah, there's some vaccines, antibiotics.
Give that to him.
I thank you.
It won't cure him, you know.
It'll take more powerful drugs than I've got with me.
What of your Earth doctors?
If we can get him through the Stargate, maybe.
Bingo. Goa'uld larva.
Out here in the open like this? No guards?
Well, who on Chulak needs to steal one?
We do.
Right.
Here. OK. We can do this.
- I'm ready. - OK.
On three. One, two, three.
- OK. On four. - Four.
I really, really, really hate these things.
OK. C'mon.
Daniel?
What are you thinking?
Just that every single one of these infant Goa'ulds will one day take a human life.
- And all I have to do is... - If we kill them
when they're as vulnerable as they are now, we'd be no better than the Goa'uld.
Let's go.
He's burning.
Carter and Daniel should be here.
Oh! He no longer draws breath, Teal'c.
Rya'c. Rya'c!
- We should try to make it to the Stargate. - By then it will be too late.
There is another way.
No. No. No.
Teal'c. Think about this. You can't live for more than a couple of hours without that.
It is a father's right.
What of you, Teal'c?
I am sorry, my son,
that it is I who must do this to you.
But I do it to save your life.
Forgive me, my son.
Forgive me.
Do you think these things need to be fed?
Go! Go!
- What do we do now? - Drop and cover your head.
This is gonna be close.
- Well, that was insane. - Let's get back to the Stargate.
- Colonel? - Keep coming, Captain. Almost here.
The Goa'uld within him is strong. He's healing well.
When will he be strong enough to travel?
Soon. But by then, O'Neill, I will no longer be.
Bra'tac.
I would have you hear my will.
Let's just put a little hold on that, right now.
- We'd better get moving, sir. - We've got a little problem. Um...
Teal'c's kid was too sick to move,
so he gave him his own Goa'uld to keep him alive.
Uh... We have one.
- You what? - We were gonna take it back, but...
- We must hurry. - In what looks like a monastery...
You dare steal from the sepulchre of the temple?
- It is sacrilege. - So what? Is it gonna help him?
It is young. Not yet ready for implantation.
But we will try.
Go!
- How are you holdin' up, Teal'c? - My body grows strong again.
- We've been discovered. - Let's keep movin'.
- Father? - Rya'c.
Your father has given you life.
A Goa'uld?
Your Prim'ta. It is all I can give you until I return.
Follow the guidance of Bra'tac and your mother,
and you will learn to be a great warrior.
Stay.
I cannot. But the day of my return will come.
When?
It may be a very long time, my son. But the life of a Jaffa is long.
I know the day will come when we will stand side by side in battle
to free our people from the false gods.
Remember, my son. Remember.
Blame me for the priest.
Tell them I tried to steal your son away.
We will be all right, Teal'c. Go.
My son is fortunate to have such a mother.
And his father will never return to free his people if he does not... go now.
Teal'c, we gotta move.
All right. Here's the plan.
- You will do as I say. - Right.
You won't need those.
Behold, my friends. The traitors.
Halt. Come no further.
I am to present my prisoners to Apophis himself.
You cannot pass, Bra'tac.
- You know of me? - Of course, master.
You were once the greatest Jaffa warrior of all.
But no one may pass until the palace guard arrives.
I understand. Then we wait.
Not bad for a man of 133.
Not bad at all.
- Daniel? - Yeah.
What will you do? When the priests come to, they'll tell Apophis you betrayed them.
I suppose...
I will cross that bridge when I come to it.
I lack the words to thank you, Bra'tac.
I thank you, Teal'c.
I have another young warrior to teach of new worlds and false gods.
Farewell, my friend.
Farewell.
Ten hut!