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Daniel intercepted Kek just before he got to the Stargate. “Going somewhere?” He asked him.

Kek turned his eyes glowed. “You think you can stop me human?”

“Er no, I KNOW I can stop you.”

“You do not have the strength nor the courage.”

“You know, someone else said that to me once, a long time ago, it wasn't true then, and it isn't now, oh and it pissed me off then, and it really pisses me off now.”

“A mere staff weapon cannot harm me” Kek laughed

“Oh yea right, that force field thing, yea I can see where that might be a problem.” Daniel placed the staff weapon on the ground.

Kek's eyes glowed once more; he raised his left hand and aimed the ribbon device at Daniel.

“You know I'm getting used to those things as well.” Daniel was forced to his knees, he managed to reach his knife, and it barely touched Kek.

“'Fool.” He shouted. “That cannot stop me.” The ribbon device slammed Daniel against the rock face.

Dazed but conscious Daniel struggled to get to his feet. Kek was bearing down on him again, he could feel the ribbon device, he had to get the scarab bracelet, Montu's voice came back to him, 'it will help you' He

held the scarab up to Kek, and touched the body of the scarab.

Kek glanced at it, then at Daniel, “No it is not possible, it had been lost, you, YOU, cannot.” Kek was hit full blast in the chest. Kek roared, “YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS”

“No I don't think so” Daniel aimed the scarab at Kek again, this time the god was ready, Daniel anticipated the ribbon device's blast, but a little too late, as he swerved to avoid it, he was hit in the shoulder. Shit, now that did hurt.

Kek was again surrounded by his force field.

“You know I don't think that is going to work, this time.” Daniel touched the head of the scarab, the force field disappeared

“That is not possible,,“ Kek said. “Unless------” realisation hit him, “YOU, they have chosen you, a mere boy, a human.”

“You know, I only let one person call me boy, and you're not him, in fact, that is also beginning to piss me off,” Daniel smiled, and waved his hand. “Say goodbye.” Before Daniel could do anything, Kek headed towards the Stargate, “Oh here we go again,” Daniel sighed. “Hey, no I don't think so.”

He pointed the bracelet at Kek, the full force of the energy blast hit Kek and lifted him several feet in the air and slammed him against the DHD.' Whoops, that wasn't supposed to happen.' Daniel grabbed the staff weapon and ran towards Kek, he was still alive, just. “It's harder to kill you than it is me,” Daniel told him.

“You kill me, another will take my place, more powerful.”

“Yea, then another, and another, but as Jack says, we will cross that bridge when we come to it, but for now, these people are going to be freed.” Daniel fired his staff weapon.

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“Daniel”

“Sam, Teal'c” Daniel was looking at the body of Kek.

“We have to destroy it, totally Daniel Jackson.” Teal'c aimed the Zat gun.

“No, I have to do it.”

Teal'c understood, he handed Daniel the gun. Daniel fired three times, and Kek's body disappeared. The silence only lasted a few moments, and then great cheering and shouts of joy came from the distance. Sam and Teal'c were running towards Daniel. “Kek's forces suddenly stopped attacking.' Sam explained when they caught up to Daniel. 'It seemed as if they were confused.”

“Indeed it seemed that they had no concept of what or even why they were here.” Teal'c added.

Joe came running up to them. “Kek's forces have gone, I mean just disappeared.”

“They weren't real.” Daniel told them. He looked at their faces, “Kek brought them together from the underworld, his underworld, they were the souls of his dead warriors, he was controlling them, when he was dead, they no longer existed.”

“What do we do now?” asked Joe, “Where's Montu and Ipuia?”

Daniel bent his head, “Montu was injured, he saved my life, probably at the cost of his own, and now, well now you and your people can go home.”

Joe smiled, “Home, where is home, do you know how strange that sounds, this has been my home Daniel for many years, mine and everyone else's here. How can we go back, go back to what, we'll be outcasts, strangers, and from what you tell me, I don't think I want to go back, not to that world.”

Daniel nodded.

“Where will you go?” Sam asked.

Joe turned to the crowd behind them, “I don't know, somewhere, where we will be free.”

“You can show them Daniel, show them a safe place.”

Hey all turned towards the voice.

“Montu.” Daniel gasped, he grabbed his arm, “I thought you were dead, I mean I killed you, I thought I did.”

Montu smiled, “You did not kill me Daniel.”

“No I can see that.”

“With the healing guidance of Ipuia.” He indicated that Ipuia should come forward. “I am healed, but as you can see it took all of Ipuia's strength.”

The small group could now see Ipuia; she had grown old and very frail. Her once beautiful hair was now white; Montu had to hold her steady.

“She is very weak.” He laid her down on the ground, and cradled her head in his arms.

Ipuia spoke in a whisper, “Daniel, you must open the Chapa'i, Montu and I will stay here.”

“Ipuia.” Sam started to say.

“No Sam. I will stay here, you of all people must realise that.”

“I will be reunited with her, when the people are free.' Montu told them.

Joe came up to the small group, “Bad news I'm afraid, the Dial device is broken.”

“Oh great.” Daniel's face fell.

“No wait.” Sam said, “we can dial manually, we've done it before.”

“But where Sam, where?” Joe asked.

Daniel looked at Montu, “You know where, don't you, tell us.”

Montu left Ipuia's side, “Daniel, you do not have to use the dialing device.”

Realisation hit Daniel, “YES, yes of course, the scarab.”

Daniel spoke to the crowd. “Through this gate, this Chapa'i, there is a new safe world waiting for you, I will not be able to go with you, but you can build a new home, a new free life there.” Daniel held the scarab in the palm of his hand, he touched the gold boarder, and the gate shimmered and came to life. The crowd murmured, some

excited, some apprehensive. Daniel approached the crowd again, “Who will be first?”

He looked at Montu, he shook his head.

“I will, we will.” It was Chalky White and his wife.

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Devil's Hole Army Base

“Everyone ok?” Jack shouted.

“Yes.”

“No.”

Jack looked over to the direction of the voices, Hapten had been injured, and Janet was by his side.

Jack walked over to him and knelt down. “It's ok sir, I think I'll live.”

“His arm is broken, nothing that a few weeks in plaster will fix.” Janet explained.

“Good nothing serious then.”

Smythers looked around the gateroom; there was fallen debris but no sign of bodies. “Would someone like to explain to me what happened, I mean where did the bodies go, we killed several of those------”

“Jaffa.” Jack finished.

“Yes, Jaffa. Where did they go?”

“No idea.”

“Now what Colonel, I mean what do we do now?” Smythers asked.

Jack walked over to Hapten and Janet. Janet had just finished putting his arm in a sling, and had given him some painkillers. “You gonna be ok?” He asked

Hapten smiled, “I've been in worse situations.”

Jack nodded, “Yep know the feeling.”

He turned and stood up, 'We wait.'

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The Underworld

The people were moving quickly through the Stargate.Daniel looked towards the ridge high above the gate itself. He walked over to Montu. “Who are those people?” He pointed to a group of the warriors who had came through the gate, at the beginning of the battle.

“Those are my warriors, I told you I still have some power.”

“Yea---I know, why didn't they come before, I mean help you guys out right at the beginning?”

“Kek's forces are--were stronger, my warriors could do nothing, until today, they had to wait. You see Daniel they knew this day would come, Kek had to open the gate, his forces had to be here and only then could they come through.”

“What will happen now, to you I mean?” Daniel looked at Ipuia, her breathing very shallow, and her face drawn;

dark circles surrounded her eyes, the only thing that showed any life, was the crescent shaped birthmark.

“We will go with them.” Montu told him.

“But these people-------“ Daniel was interrupted by Sam calling him. Daniel turned, “Sam.”

“You had better see this Daniel.”

He followed Sam to the gate, she knelt down at the base, cracks were beginning to show. He bent his head, “ How long?”

'I don't know, maybe another hour or two.”

“Will it be enough time to get everyone through the gate?”

“I don't know.”

“Ok, I guess we'll just have to keep an eye one it.”

Daniel looked over towards Montu and Ipuia.

“He's not going with them is he?” Sam asked.

“No, apparently his warriors will take care of him.” Both Sam and Daniel looked towards the ridge.

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Devil's Hole Army Base.

“Sir, how long--------” the sentence went unfinished.

“As long as it takes Smythers.”

“Sir'“ Janet started to say, “What if----”

“There is no what if. I said we would wait, and wait we will. Everyone clear on that?”

The rest of them nodded.

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The Underworld

Teal'c and Joe, came towards Sam, Daniel and Montu. “All the people are through Montu, now you and Ipuia must come with us.'“ Joe told him.

“No, I cannot, Ipuia would not survive the journey, and I will not leave her.”

“But--- you can guide us.”

“No Joe, it is your turn now, you're the one who can teach them. You can lead them, help them.”

“The Stargate will not survive much longer Daniel Jackson, Major Carter. We have to leave with them, we can dial home from the new world.”

The Stargate started to shake.

“GO now.” Montu told them.

“Sam” Ipuia's weak voice called to her, Sam bent down. “Thank you.” She touched Sam's cheek.

“SAM, NOW.” Daniel shouted.

The four of them raced towards the Gate and dived through, just as it collapsed.

A huge energy field surrounded the gate and all within a few miles of it.

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Devil's Hole Army Base.

“What the------” Smythers looked at the gate “'Sir-”

“Yea I can see that Smythers, Damn, ok people take cover.” Jack and Smythers helped Janet move Hapten behind a desk. A huge surge of power and light filled the gateroom. The dust finally settled.

“Hello.”

Jack smiled and stood up. “Hey what took you so long, that's the last time I send you guys for pizza.”

“Oh--er the first place was shut.” Daniel nodded.

Janet walked over to Sam and Teal'c, “I am so pleased to see you guys, Teal'c?”

“I am well Dr Frasier.”

Sam and Janet, not sure what to do first, laughed, cried and hugged all at the same time.

Jack messed Daniel's hair. “So how is the chosen one?”

The chosen one told him “Tired, hungry, and in need of a few weeks R&R at a nice dig.”

Daniel and Jack walked out of the gateroom.

“A dig, that's your idea of R and R?”

“Oh yea, hey you think General Hammond will let me have a larger lab, and one of those chairs.”

“Huh, ya think?”

“Well I mean I AM, the chosen one.”

“Danny boy, were gonna have to talk about this.”

Teal'c went over to help Smythers with Hapten.

Janet and Sam looked at the departing figures of Jack and Daniel. “I'm going to have to tell the chosen one he called me mom.“ Janet laughed.

“He's gonna love you for that.” Answered Sam.

As they walked out of the gateroom, the whole of that gate collapsed. As Sam turned she caught her reflection in a glass panel, her hand went to her left cheek, there just on her cheekbone, was a bright red crescent shape scar.

Sam smiled “No Ipuia, thank you.”

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Three Months Later

Institute for Contagious Diseases

The office was large and richly furnished; the managing director shook hands with his new executive manager.

“Happy to have you aboard Steve.”

“My pleasure Sir, I look forward to working with you.” As Steve left the office, a grin crept over his face, and his eyes glowed.

THE END
Protendore
by
G.K. Thorpe

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