BATTLE ON ALTAIR

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The Transportation Rings activated on P3X 989 startling the two Gehdri guards who Ibnis had placed on StarGate guard duty. The Rings were only about six meters from the StarGate.

They weren't prepared for attack, expecting it to be the one remaining guard from their Al'kesh. It wasn't. Colonel O'Neill dive rolled off the Rings platform and lunged into one of the Gehdri guards taking him down. They both quickly leaped back up onto their feet but the Colonel was to fast, flooring the Gehdri out cold with a swift roundhouse kick to the side of the head. One down. Major Carter* expelled a single zat energy blast onto the remaining Gehdri, down and out.

There where none of Ibnis' forces insight and they also couldn't hear any sound of them. The moment the Rings had disengaged the Unit had spread out and gone for cover, all maintaining line of sight to the Colonel.

"Report!"

"Clear Sir."

"Clear Sir."

"Clear Sir."

"Clear Sir."

"One down Sir, StarGate. Southing, south-south. I see you Colonel, clear."

"We are alone in the zone Colonel O'Neill."

"Teal'c, scout ahead buddy, let me know."

"I will."

"Okay, Carter* I want you working on the Gate, clear it."

Ibnis' first order of business when he and his Gehdrienes arrived inside the plant was to lay an ambush for anyone coming through the StarGate.

Considering the level of Goa'uld technology displayed by the System Lords, his was a relatively simple device consisting in kind, a trip wire and explosives, to be detonated by an unsuspecting incoming traveller.

"On it Sir. I can take it from here. These explosives won't be difficult to diffuse."

"No wait a minute, I need someone on your six. What are the chances of Ringing that rubbish back up to their ship?"

"Sir, none of these guards have a Rings activation switch."

"Whats wrong with ours?"

"Sir, based on the Goa'uld technology protocols I've observed so far, our mechanism will work on their Rings, but I'm reluctant to use it. We haven't been able to record their Rings in action.. ..so I've not been able to take readings to determine any frequency variations."

"Up or not Carter*?"

"Sir, all our experiences with the Al'kesh up to now have indicated that perhaps they have negative shields capability. However given this class of ship, with its sub-light propulsion system, the fact that it has deep and hyperspace flight capabilities, it would go against the Goa'uld ship building precedence to not have incorporate a shields array in this particular vehicle."

" Therefore?"

"Therefore Sir, although the Al'kesh isn't cloaked, it would be sensible to assume that they more than likely possess shields capability and that these shields are in fact operative. In which case any attempt to Ring through the shields without the exact frequency harmonics will not only result in failed teleportation, but the failed intrusion will announce our presence."

"Okay then, I'll just have to get you one of their Rings things."

"Actually Colonel once we have their Rings activator we could Ring up there and take the ship."

"Negative Carter*. We don't know whats up there."

"But Sir, its only an Al'kesh, there may not even be anyone left up there."

"Negative Carter*"

"Yes Sir."

"Listen up. We're going to proceed as one Unit. Friez I want you by the StarGate on Major Carter's* six. Harper you're on your own, left flank. You and you, right flank. I'll take point. I want the three of you to keep visual range with me at all times. T buddy what have we got?"

"Colonel O'Neill, I have counted seven so far including the Goa'uld Ibnis. They are all in close proximity to each other. Their position is ground floor northing zone, north-north-west sector."

"Confocal T?"

"Southerly O'Neill. I am also detecting movement from above. O'Neill the guards are not Jaffa though they do appear to be human."

"Have you seen them before."

"No I have not. They are armed with staff weapons and they understand Goa'uld."

"How well are they armed?"

"Not very. Ibnis himself apart from a ribbon device is unarmed. The six guards each have a staff weapon, however they do not possess zat'nik'atels. I see a small case on the ground near by to the Goa'uld Ibnis, it may well contain a Goa'uld communications device, however this type of casing would also be suitable to convey a number of Goa'uld bombs."

"Is the case open or closed?"

"It is closed and unattended O'Neill."

"Okay, mundane, we can handle it. They don't seem to pose to much of a serious threat T."

"Indeed Colonel O'Neill, that is also my conclusion."

"Right Teal'c, we'll be at your location in a minute. Standby. Okay listen up, this means we've got nine, I say again, niner accounted for. We've got these two undetermined at the Gate and we have seven, I say seven, active on the ground floor northing zone, north-north-west sector.

Erm right, we're gonna have to make our way to the upper floors to do a clean sweep. Standby. Okay we'll be with you in a minute T."

"Friez, secure those two, make sure their unarmed and tie them up tight, I don't want them moving an inch."

"Okay Major* we're movin' out."

"Right Sir, I'll keep you posted."

The Colonel tapped his radio twice and pointed to Major Carter*.

"Open comm Major*."

"Colonel. I'll be monitoring Sir."

"Carter*. Okay you've all got you're positions, we advance to Teal'c's mark and take up formation, move out."

Major Carter* began to examine the StarGate more thoroughly. She instructed Friez to sweep the area again whilst she worked on clearing the Gate.

"Harlan do you read me? Harlan come in, over?"

"Ooh my dear Major*.."

As General Hammond had observed from the audio, video transmission, Harlan was practically hysterical.

"You are here yes, you have come to rescue me yes. Where is our Colonel O'Neill*? He has not spoken a word to me. Is he upset that I sent him a message to the dangerous Beta Site place? I could not help it. I had no choice. He should not be annoyed with me, yes, no?

And your automated automatic dialling sequencer program worked beautifully Major Carter*, yes it is magnificent. It opened the StatGate for me and sent my message all the way to the Beta Site to our good Colonel O'Neill*. I only needed to press a few buttons and then I was free to run away and hide down here in the basement?"

"Well that's automation for you Harlan."

"Ooh yes Major* but why does he not speak to me?"

"Harlan will you please be quiet and listen to me very, very carefully."

"Yes please Major*, I am all ears and all listening."

"Colonel O'Neill* is not here."

"Oh my.. ..what are we going to do? We are doomed! He will destroy us, this madman with the shinning eyes. He and his followers are chasing me everywhere. I am here in the basement.. ..hiding.."

"Harlan will you listen to me!"

Radio silence.

"Okay now, I am here with the other Colonel O'Neill and the Other Teal'c."

"Oh we are saved!"

"Yes we're saved, but listen to me! Colonel O'Neill is assessing the situation and then he'll deal with the problem. You have nothing to worry about, you'll be safe."

"Oh this is very excellent news. I am so relieved my good Major*. Where is our Colonel O'Neill* and Teal'c* and Doctor Jackson*, they did not come?"

"It's a long story Harlan, I'll tell you later. For now I need you to stay hidden. Don't come out until Colonel O'Neill or Teal'c comes to find you. And whatever you do, don't let them know we're all back up online and working."

"I won't tell Major*. And I will remain here yes?"

"Yes Harlan you stay down in the basement. Now, I want you to remain here in the plant for twenty four hours and then Gate through to our new Home-World."

"But we are not yet ready."

"Never mind that. I'll check with the Colonel* later but I think he'll agree that we're going to have to speed the move up a notch. Its no longer safe to remain here in the plant. Harlan why didn't you tell us about the Transportation Rings before?"

"Ah yes, the Five Rings, I did not know. Yes I knew, but it was before more than a thousand years since they came here. A lady of the Tok'ra people and her friends, they came here. But I did not remember. Now I remember. They were very nice visitors and they remained here with me for many months."

"Okay we'll talk about that later. Maybe my father knows something about it. Harlan, wheres my bike?"

"Clear Major*."

"Okay Sergeant, stand your ground."

"Ma'am."

"Harlan I have to break off. Keep off the radio. And remember what I've told you. Home-World in twenty four hours. And don't say a word about us to the Colonel."

She processed that thought for a moment. "He is still my Colonel, just not the one that lives with us. So keep quiet. Carter* out."

"Yes my dear Major Carter*, this is Harlan and I am out in the basement, waiting."

"Harlan please! Stay off the radio."

Radio silence.

The Colonel and most of SG-5 crept up to Teal'c's position at the south-north operations base line junction and fanned out. The Colonel had a quick conference with Teal'c.

"Before we confront the main group we need to do a sweep upstairs, both floors, see what we've got. Can you snoop at look at the basement, see if its clear. Meet back at this point?"

"Go down to the basement, yes, I am going O'Neill." Staff weapon in hand Teal'c stealthily trotted off in a southerly direction.

"Jones you hold this ground. Keep your eye on those seven there, if any one of them so much as looks like they're gonna step out from that sector I wanna hear it. Harper, Allens lets go."

Observing a strict stealth mode, Colonel O'Neill followed by Harper and Allens tactfully made their way up the stairs to the mezzanine level. As they alighted the mezzanine Colonel O'Neill moved forward whilst his men fell behind, spreading out and taking up positions on either side of him.

The Colonel signalled to Harper to move further down the landing and climb the staircase to the first floor. He instructed Allens to stand his ground on the east-side of the mezzanine.

"Come in Sir, Harper here." Barely a whisper.

"Go ahead."

"Sir, I'm counting two, first floor, southing, north-west-west, moving to the staircase northing, south-west-west of you Sir."

"Keep on them Harper, don't loose sight."

"Yes Sir."

"Colonel O'Neill."

"Go on T."

"There are two guards down here in the basement on the far north side of the north-north-east sector. They appear to be searching the area. Shall I incapacitate them?"

"They're gonna be searching for Harlan. How far are they from you?"

"Thirty meters."

"You'd have to use your staff weapon, to loud T, you have to let them go. I need to keep this battle contained to the ground floor. We need a couple more minutes to clear from above, if not we'll loose our ground. Can you get back to Jones and keep your eye on the Goa'uld."

"Yes."

The Colonel signalled to Allens to get low and hold fast and cover the second floor balcony, westwards. The Colonel himself moved up a few meters and took up a crouching position behind a big piece of rusting machinery.

"Sir they're coming down onto the Mezzanine."

"I have them Harper. Hold your position." He was already tracking them and could now hear their advancing foot steps. He signalled for Harper to cover the second floor balcony, eastwards.

"Carter*, Teal'c, we're going live."

"Reading you Sir, clear here."

"O'Neill I am just now re-entering the ground southing zone, north-north, I have Jones in my sights."

"Standby Teal'c, get ready to lay suppressing fire on the Goa'uld's position. SG-5 going live, wait for my fire."

They remained silent and prepared.

The guards both armed with staff weapons and daggers we're practically on top of the Colonel's position. Allens whispered a barely audible, "Sir?"

The Colonel's instructions were clear. "Mine!" With that, and still crouching, he swung out into the isle and released two rapid P90 straffes. The Gehdrienes had no chance. Two down.

The sheer size of the plant amplified the sound ten fold it seemed.

The group surrounding the Goa'uld Ibnis were completely startled and began to scarper. They had been totally unaware of the Colonel's presence. They began blasting in all direction but they had no target and could see no one. They scrambled for cover and waited. Ibnis himself, despite his show of invincibility, sought the protection of a broken engine. He hid behind it, cowering and screaming at his guards.

"Allens down!!"

Allens dived down below the line of the machinery. The Colonel stood up straight, raised the angle of his aim and fired a single shot at the guard on the second floor west-side balcony. Allens had been covering the balcony but he perhaps didn't spot the Gehdri guard creeping up from further south and aiming his staff weapon in the direction of the east-side mezzanine. One down.

A pair of Gehdri guards on the second floor ran to the top of the staircase and stretched over to get a view of the floors below. Harper nailed them with automatic fire. "Sir two down, second floor, northing zone, south-nor-east sector. Clear."

"Good work Harper keep on it."

"Sir."

"Colonel, Sir, do you need back up?"

"Negative Major*. The force is negligible. Carter*, we don't appear to be dealing with competents here. Out."

"O'Neill, the two guards that we're in the far northern sector of the basement have now risen to the ground floor and are running to join the main group in the north-north-west sector of the northing zone. One of them has his arms full of weapons, two MP5s with joint clips and a number of Ihn'tars."

"Where?.. ..The other 'Us'. Doh, double drat!! On my way Teal'c. Allens, Harper, carry on with the sweep, make it thorough, watch your step. I'm sending Jones up on your six Allens. Make it quick!"

"Sir."

"Sir."

"Jones you heard me."

"Leaving now Sir. Ground floor base line to south-east-east staircase."

"Keep it sharp Jones."

"Sharp Sir."

"Sir Harper here, second floor all sections clear."

"Allens Sir, first floor clear. Mezzanine clear."

"Jones Sir, mezzanine clear Sir."

"Allens are you on the first floor or the mezzanine?"

"Mezzanine Sir."

"Hold your positions, stay low. Standby."

The Colonel was now at Teal'c's position some fourteen meters from the area occupied by Ibnis and his guards. They had clear line of sight to the Goa'uld, and their position was now known to the enemy.

A barage of staff blasts were aimed straight at them. They had good cover and remained unscathed. The Colonel instructed no return fire. At that time.

"Carter* report."

"Clear Colonel, Sir StarGate clear."

"Yeahhh, we gonna be able to send a message through to General Hammond, brief him on the situation."

"Sir do you want me to activate the StarGate now and send it through?"

"Err negative Carter*. The Gate is absolutely clear?"

"Absolutely Sir."

"Good work Major*. Lets wait till I get down there."

"Waiting for you Sir."

"Roger that Carter*. Standby, out."

The Goa'uld made himself known. Though he didn't leave his hiding place.

"Tal'mac Ibnis."

"T, is that name?"

"Teal'c nodded to the Colonel. "Yes."

"Okay pal you can skip that bit, we know your name."

The Colonel was quite indignant. He only had one negotiating skill reserved for a Goa'uld.

"Tal'bet Ha'taaka! I will not punish you."

"T?" O'Neill held his hand open for information.

"Surrender O'Neill."

"Okay, I'll tell you what, you surrender now and we'll think about not punishing you!"

"You are of the Tau'ri. I assume you have determined my intentions."

"What you mean creating an army of nutters to take over the universe. Same old. Same old."

"Indeed. You can assume we have your figure." Teal'c wasn't impressed by the cowering Goa'uld either.

"Number T. Thats right, we've got your number Ibnit, you're busted pal."

"You have been studying me. Learning my methods"

"Listen Ibjib, I assume you're assuming I assumed but I didn't, don't know your methods, never gave you a second thought pal, never even heard of you. Harlan told us about you. Said you were here on P3X niner eight niner, making a nuisance of yourself, scarring him. We're on to you Ibby, big time. Oh by the way, tell Cronus Teal'c sends his regards."

"Indeed."

Another volley of staff blasts. Some quite wayward. The Colonel was still stood down. He spoke to the unit.

"Okay listen up. We now have nine, I say niner, including the Goa'uld. We've got them locked down in the northing zone, north-north-western sector. Theres no way to circle round and take up positions behind them, there backs are practically against the wall. Stand by."

The Colonel weighed up the situation.

"They have two MP5s with limited rounds, watch out for scatter fire, these boozos aren't used to those weapons. They also have an unknown number of Ihn'tars, so watch out for those and consider them to be just as lethal as the MP5s in that if stunned, you're down and we're one less operative.

Allens I want you moving along up there on the mezzanine in the north-north-east sector, far wall. Keep back from the edge, I don't want you seen. Keep low. Tell me what you see."

"Scouting Sir."

"Jones you take up position eight meters behind him, watch his six."

"Yes Sir."

"Harper?"

"Your left flank Sir, second floor."

"Standby."

"Colonel come in."

"Allens?"

"Colonel in position and counting nine. Eight with staff weapons. Two of the eight each holding an MP5. Close proximity Sir, all in the n zone, north-north-west sector and facing Southwards."

"Theres a small sized case there abouts, can you see it Allens?"

"Yes Sir, its next to the Goa'uld Sir."

"Open or closed?"

"Open Sir."

"Stand firm Allens. Standby. Harper, I want you on the ground floor now. Flanking far left, stay at least four meters behind my point."

"Sir."

"Sir Jones here. Confirm the count Sir."

"Good one. Hold your position there Jones, Standby."

"Okay listen up, theres a strong possibility that they have hand deployable ordnance. We're going to have to go in and wrap this up, standby."

"O'Neill the two guards from the basement are examining the MP5s."

"Yeah I'm watching that to Teal'c, they'll have them figured soon enough."

"Report Harper."

"Sir in position, ground floor far-west flank, n zone, south-nor-west sector, four meters your six. Counting nine, one unarmed, except for a Goa'uld arm brace. Eight with staffs, two of the eight with both staff and MP5. Sir they appear unfamiliar with the weapons. Could be the safety's are on Sir."

"Gotcha Harper Standby."

"Major*, Teal'c tells me this guy's prime is wearing one of those Rings activators on his arm. Standby."

"Sir. Colonel"

"Teal'c comments?"

"O'Neill I suggest we offer them freedom."

"You read my mind."

The Colonel separated himself from his ground position and sprinted over to the north-north-east sector. His men kept line of sight with him.

"This is Colonel Jack O'Neill of the United States Air Force. I know you can hear me so this is the deal. Theres nine of you.. ..left! We've got you pinned in, locked down, you've not got a chance. You're cut off from the Transport Rings and the StarGate.

You're not going anywhere. Now you can relinquish all weapons and you can walk away. You can go back to where ever you came from, via the StarGate. We won't stand in your way. We won't stop you. Except the Goa'uld, we're gonna need to have a little chat, got a few questions we need to get ironed out."

The Colonel's voice flooded the whole of the northing zone, they heard him alright.

"I am Ibnis!" He sounded a little off key and demented.

"Oh yes you are. And not even a modicum of sanity present. You're not from these parts are you? And it seems you've been out of the loop for a while."

"I am your lord and master. Everything in this world is mine to command. You will do as I say!"

"Yeah right! Eh no, actually your greatness, you're wrong about that, you will do as I say!"

"Gonach!"

"Did he just call me..?"

"No Sir, whatever he said I'm sure it wasn't that."

"Just checking Carter*.. ..I mean, not checking.. ..I mean, Standby!"

"Yes Sir."

Carter* wasn't the only one smiling about that. Teal'c didn't get it.

"I'll explain it to you later Teal'c."

"I am Ibnis. Soon I shall become Harakash. You can not defeat me."

"You're not awfully bright for an Ibnis wouldn't you say, you sure you didn't used to be called Bonedapart?"

"Bonaparte Sir."

"Not in this case Carter*."

"Ope."

Colonel O'Neill dashed back to ground position. Teal'c was at his side, the rest of the unit on standby. "Teal'c why don't you give it a try buddy."

"Ha'shak Khree! We are offering you the taste of freedom. Nemran! Chel'til, drop your weapons and leave this place now! Khree hakteel ka nish? Ai`emain Tok'Ibnis!"

Teal'c's words were very passionate. The Gehdrienes who were not true warriors and who had never before ventured from the Quom Gehdri moon, entirely understood his meaning.

"They don't seem to be biting T."

"They do not. Perhaps they do not understand our words O'Neill."

"The one time we don't have Daniel with us."

"Khree'tok!! Khree'tok!!"

Ibnis was beside himself and screaming at the Gehdrienes.

An outbreak of rapid, uncontrolled gunfire rang out followed by a quick succession of staff blasts.

"MP5s O'Neill."

"Yep, they've got the guns working T*. Sounds like they've just used up one of those clips."

"Yes O'Neill, that was my count to."

"Has anyone got a clear shoot?"

"Allens Sir. Negative Sir. They've gone for cover."

"Negative Sir. Not clear, Jones out.

Negative Sir, Harper out.

"Standby."

"Sir?"

"Its okay Carter*. Its all going wide, they currently haven't established aimpoint, unbelievably."

No sooner had the Colonel said that when..

"Teal'c get down!!"

O'Neill shouted and at the same instance pushed his friend to the ground and stretched over him in an effort to provide cover for them both from the Goa'uld shock grenade that was skiddering along the floor, flying straight at them.

"Incoming shock grenades, shield your eyes!! Carter*, quick, six, six, six. After the blast Carter*. My six!!"

Colonel O'Neill was roaring at the Unit.

"Freiz open the Gate. Reinforcements now!! Tell them to send a M.A.L.P. through first!"

"Dialling Sir."

He braced himself for the sonic burst which was guaranteed to take out at least Teal'c, Harper and himself, incapacitating them through lack of consciousness and optical overload, temporary blindness. The grenade stopped with a crashing thud against his boot. O'Neill braced himself again. Nothing. He looked down at the grenade, squinting at it, trying to figure out what it was about. As quick as a flash he scooped it up and lobbed it back at Ibnis'guards. Nothing.

"Friez belay that order. Take up position!"

"No longer dialling Colonel. Major Carter's* six Sir."

"O'Neill, tacunitagaminiturons!"

"What?"

A red laser beam lashed through the air in all directions. As the globe spun its axis its laser beams were striking indiscriminately.

"Everyone, cover, cover, cover, heavy metal cover!! The laser won't penetrate metal. Make sure its thick! Allens, Jones, get off those landings!! Incoming, heat seeking, hand deployed aerodynamic, south-west-south trajectory."

The Colonel was hammering his orders down his comms set, the safety of his Unit paramount.

"Tacs. Teal'c why didn't you say.."

They heard one of the Goa'uld's guards cry out, dead. Struck by laser.

As the Tac shot over head Teal'c lined up and fired his zat gun. The Tac carried on its flight but ceased to discharge the lethal beams.

"Well that didn't work out as you planned did it. Ha.. ..hoisted by your own petard you Ibiot." Jack couldn't resist goading the Goa'uld.

"You will suffer for your insolence." Ibnis was raging mad. "Sha'lokma'kor!!"

The Gehdri guards were obviously inexperienced. Their blasts were ill aimed and lacked legitimate target.

"Report!"

"Allens Sir, Clear. Mezzanine, right flank Sir."

"Jones Sir, Clear. Mezzanine, right flank, Allen's six Sir."

"Sir Harper here, clear. Ground, your left flank.

"Sir this is Friez. Clear Sir. Ground floor, Major Carter's* six Sir."

"I'm behind you Sir. Coming up on your six. I see you."

The Colonel turned to greet Carter* with a smile and salute.

"Roger that Major*. I see you."

"I am fine Colonel O'Neill."

"Nice shot Teal'c."

The Colonel spoke to himself. One down.

"Everybody full alert, watch the air as well as the ground, could be more of them. Keep your eyes peeled."

There was some wide range staff blasts coming from the Goa'uld's position. They heard a few loud splutters and fizzled out wheazes.

"Whats going on T*?"

"O'Neill I believe their staff weapons are beginning to fail them."

"'For crying out loud', who would go into battle without chargin' their weapon? Is this maniac mental or what?"

"Yes I believe he is O'Neill."

Two of Ibnis' eight, no, now seven-strong force, dropped their staffs and began to back off.

"Gehdri Khree tall! Shol'va! Shol'va!"

Ibnis immediately snatched an MP5 off one of the guards who had come up from the basement. He let loose on one of the retreating Gehdrienes. Unsure as to the proper operation of the gun, he riddled the guard with the reminder of the double clip. It was a bloody mess.

"Shol'va!"

Ibnis threw the gun down at the Gehdri cadaver striking him where it no longer mattered.

"You heard that O'Neill?"

"Yes I certainly did. Five are all on our six. We don't have anyone over there?"

"We do not O'Neill. There was no practical way to cover that location and still remain shielded."

"This is Colonel O'Neill. Has anyone just fired shoots without my go ahead. My authorisation?" Aahhh, he sounded gruff, comms loud and unforgiving.

"That's a negative Colonel. I say again, negative."

"Negative Sir. Not without your say so Colonel."

"Negative. No way Sir. Harper out."

"Sir I didn't shoot. That's a negative Colonel O'Neill, Friez out."

"T, hes taking out his own men. 'For crying out loud'. I don't believe it. In the middle of a battle. Hes taking out his own men in the middle of a damn battle. What kind of a lunatic are we dealing with here?"

"A soon to be dead one O'Neill."

"Dead right!"

"Di'dak'dida!"

Ibnis seemed totally unable to exercise control over his actions. After throwing the gun to the ground and grabbed his lotar's staff weapon.

"Shol'va! Di'dak'dida!"

A staff blast soaked the air. Followed by a choked cry and a thud. The second semi retreating Gehdri guard hit the deck, dead.

"Can you hear that, that's another one down. Hes quite a helpful little turkey. I estimate five remaining. Plus the nutter. Yeah?"

"Six, that is my estimate O'Neill."

"Allens report."

"Sir, Allens here. Colonel, two down to enemy own fire, ground floor, n zone, north-north-west."

"Copy that Allens. Standby."

The Colonel left his position again and carried out a rapid visual survey of the field. He returned to ground and issued orders.

"We're going live, live, live! Anybody with a shot take it, remain covered at all times. Engage, take them down. I want them down down, down! Lets get this production sewn up and over!"

Teal'c made a calculated charge from cover position to cover position all the way up to the front of the group which comprised the two guards who had been down in the basement searching for Harlan.

He brought his staff weapon horizontally up to midriff, took the stance of the hungry panther, left arm and back right leg both outstretched, thrust his staff forward guided by his left arm and blasted, aimpoint achieved.

"Colonel O'Neill, one down. Ground floor n zone, north-north-west."

"With you T."

From Allens' mezzanine lookout post, he let off a quick spurt and took down the second Gehdri from the basement. Teal'c looked up and extended him a bow of acknowledgement. "Allens Sir. One down. Ground floor n zone, north-north-west."

"Stay covered Allens. Out."

Ibnis' lotar pleaded with his master.

"Dis'tra, Ya`isid ma`gue!"

"Ha'taaka! Shol'va!"

Ibnis lent his back against his hiding place, strengthened for recoil, threw his arm out and began to wring the energy out of his obedient lotar. It was as if he was trying to crush his skull. He only stopped because of Tau'ri gun fire in close quarters. He left his lotar as an unresponsive heap on the floor.

"Listen up. We have one undetermined and three.."

Major Carter* let off a short volley, taking down one of the guards.

"Sir one down. Ground floor, northing zone, north-north-west."

"Major*.. ..so we have one down but undetermined and two, as in one Goa'uld plus one guard, fleeing towards the basement, ground floor, northing zone, north-east-east sector. Teal'c with me. Major Carter*, Major Harper, Jones, secure the area. Allens stand your ground, keep a look out. Friez lets have you back down at the StarGate."

The Colonel and Teal'c were hot on the heels of the fleeing Goa'uld and his one remaining.. ..surviving, guard.

The basement was huge, mostly open plan. The concrete floor had some type of black rubber skid marks, wheel marks, all over it. There was a lot of machinery. There were a lot of both metal and glass-ceramic towers leading up to the floors above.

Ibnis and his guard were making their way down to the southing zone. Ducking and diving and hiding between all the machinery. They were easy to follow.

Colonel O'Neill shouted to them.

"Hold up there! Come on its over. Just put your weapons down and give it up, its over."

The Gehdri guard could not understand the Colonel's words but his intonation was obvious. And Ibnis had no intention of giving up. After all, he was the lord and master of all he surveyed, so he said.

"Sir?"

"Yep we're down here Carter*. We have it. Standby Major*."

"Colonel."

Ibnis spotted the Colonel's face.

"You are one of the four." He snarled.

"SG-1. Of course I am."

"You are a robot. A cyborgian being. I have been searching for you. You should obey me as your master. You can serve me as I rise to power. I will take you into my ranks."

"Oh that four. Sorry bubba, same face different.. ..yeah okay, same me, just not this me. That four.. ..they're not around anymore."

"I have seen you, you are in my host's memories, you are the one I seek."

"No really, as I told you, it is I.. ..but its my Other I. You're out of luck pal. Now why don't you just give up and we can all go home."

The Colonel looked at Teal'c and making the sign of no with his head showed a look of disapproval.

"I've had enough of this drivel T."

"You will bow before me. I will have my army. I will go forth and.."

Teal'c served a wave of lethiferous energy from his staff onto Ibnis' first prime.

"O'Neill, one down, basement, south-south-north."

Teal'c peeled his lips back slightly to display a serious grin. He despised the Goa'uld.

"I see it Teal'c, I see it."

The blast rocked Ibnis. He threw himself at the ground, scrambling on all fours into the shadows of the huge mechanical draft cooling towers. He crawled over to his sprawled out prime and grabbed hold of the staff weapon.

He tried in vain to prise the staff away but the dead guard did not let go. He had a solid grip on the thing. Ibnis began kicking at the guard's arm and hand in an attempt to loosen the grip.

Ibnis had always insisted that his guards never be without their staff weapon. Although no longer able to live up to it, the guard was still abiding that decree.

Ibnis knelt on both knees and began to physically prise the Gehdri's grip open to obtain the weapon. He did succeed but not before breaking the dead Gehdri guard's fingers and thumb.

The weapon could still be fired, but the range seemed greatly reduced. Like the others, this dilapidated weapon also had not been recharged.

Ibnis began blasting randomly and wildly. He damaged most of the machinery in his locale. Punching holes in the towers and flues. Gallons upon gallons of liquids began to ooze out from the destroyed towers, forming dark and colourful pools on the ground.

"I can bestow upon you great wealth and power. You will lack for nothing if you serve me and honour me as your lord and master."

"Well that's nice and all, your Ibnis, but what we really need is next years super bowl results, how about it?"

"Indeed."

Ibnis began firing again, he had no target. Like a cornered rat.

Colonel O'Neill indicated to Teal'c that he would circle round and come up from behind Ibnis' position.

"Carter* come in!" The Colonel was speaking very quietly now, he was almost up on the Goa'uld. Stealth wasn't necessarily the objective, he just didn't want to reveal his precise location.

Carter*, reading the situation, whispered. "Sir reading you."

"Carter* I need Jones posted down by the StarGate with Friez. Tell him to watch those rings."

"On it Sir. Out."

So that the Colonel was free to manoeuvre, Teal'c made himself fully visible to the Goa'uld. His strategy, to draw the Goa'uld's fire. Ibnis took aim at Teal'c who in response expertly dove out of the way. The Goa'uld's staff weapon was slow and sluggish. Teal'c blasted a few more shots over towards the Goa'uld.

As Teal'c quickly moved to take up another position he stepped into the forming pools of liquid, lost his balance and slipped, falling to the ground, hard. His staff weapon left him.

The Goa'uld, realising Teal'c's unarmed predicament, leaped out from his hiding place and lurched forward. As Teal'c momentarily lay on his back, Ibnis engaged his ribbon device and began heavily draining his foe.

"Shol'va! Rak'lo najaquna shel're hara kek! The System Lords will welcome me. They will.."

"Hey?"

Without taking his hand away, Ibnis half turned into the shocking sight of the narrow point of Colonel O'Neill's gun.

"Bang!"

One shoot. He crashed on top of Teal'c. Ibgone.

Colonel O'Neill closed his eyes. One down. All clear. Actum est.

"Yeah, thanks for stopping by. You knuckle head."

"O'Neill?"

"Indeed.. ..You alright T."

"I am."

They both afford a laugh of relief.

"Carter*, all clear, Standby."

"Great Sir, standing by."

With his boot, Colonel O'Neill levered the dead Ibnis off of Teal'c. He passed his hand down and as Teal'c started to heave himself up O'Neill's feet shifted out from under him. Teal'c skated back down to the ground. O'Neill back flipped on to the floor, slamming his head against the hard cold ground.

"Ahh!"

"Are you alright O'Neill?"

"Aah, it feels as if its going to pop."

Colonel O'Neill was cradling the back of his head. He kept padding it, looking for signs of bleeding. He was lucky.

"Gaw'd damn, what is that crap?"

He was still struggling to keep his balance whilst gingerly moving forwards to get out of the slippy liquid.

"Wheres that little oddjob? Harlan!! Harlan, where you at? Get yourself down here. Aaaah!"

"O'Neill are you bleeding? Are you feeling alright?"

"No blood Teal'c, and I will be, right after Doc Fraiser stops giving me a hard time over the best way not to crack your nut open."

"You will be reporting to the infirmary as soon as we return to Earth?"

"I guess so T."

"Are you injured O'Neill?"

"Maybe, I might be a little concussed. If I start drooling, or anything, just give me a little shake."

He could feel the throbbing sensation subsiding and the lump it was leaving behind.

"Come on Harlan, where you at, I know you're down here. Its all over now, you've got nothing to worry about. You're safe. Come on out."

As he was shouting out to Harlan he was carefully navigating through the liquid.

"Jeez what is this stuff?"

They were steeped in some kind of aqueous solution which had spilled out from a few of the tall smashed glass cylindrical towers.

"I do not know O'Neill, but it is unpleasant and extremely slippy."

"Oh slippy, yes very slippy. But you must not worry. It will not harm you. It is liquid I used to use for flushing the cooling tanks."

"Used to use?"

"Yes. This part of the plant has been shut down for many years."

"How many?"

"Oh, three thousand five hundred and seventeen."

"So whatever this is, its reasonable to say its stagnant?"

"Ooh, stagnant yes, but it will not harm you."

"I don't know about you T, but I find this smell extremely harmful."

"Indeed O'Neill it is repugnant."

"Now that's harmful! Okay the battles over Harlan, where've you been hiding?"

"Just there, behind the second exchange tank, Oh yes I was hiding. I was very afraid. I though he was going to destroy me."

"Well you don't need to be afraid anymore, that Goa'uld is not going to be bothering anyone ever again."

"Yes, I see now he is dead. Ooh Colonel O'Neill of what did he die?"

"Death Harlan, he died of death. Right then, stick around, me and you need to have a little talk."

"Yes talk is good."

"Yes it is. T lets get all this closed down."

"Colonel O'Neill is there anything I can do for you yes, I can help you yes?"

"Its fine Harlan, we've got it. Now listen, I'm going to be leaving SG-5 here with you for a while. They'll help you check things out. If you need anything speak to Major Harper, hes a good man and he'll deal with your problems."

"Thank you yes, this is very good now. Yes this is very good. I am very grateful to you and to you and to your General Hammond and to all of SG-1. I am very grateful Colonel O'Neill and I am very glad that we are now finally friends."

"Right oh Harlan. Right oh. Now on another note. You say all the synthesising technology is now gone, its finished, its gone?"

"Oh yes its gone, its all gone."

"So well.. ..whats all that about, how come, whats that about?"

"Well that's the way it is. It is gone."

"So Harlan when you say gone, are you actually telling me, are you actually saying that there is no longer any synthesising, duplicating, replicating, transferring, copying, cloning machinery, equipment, technology in this facility?"

"Oh absolutely Colonel O'Neill, absolutely, yes, yes, this is very correct. This is a good way to describe it. Yes it is gone."

"Wheres it gone?"

"It is finished."

"Wheres it finished?"

"Oh Colonel O'Neill, my Major Carter*.."

Colonel O'Neill suffered a change of face colour to hot redargue red. He wrenched his comms set from his ear catching his lobe in the process. He crushed the audio transceiver tightly in his fist. Teal'c responded by quickly raising his hand to his face and carefully muffling his broadcast mouth piece.

"Shes not your Major Carter/*!! Understand!! Right Harlan!!"

Snap dragon Jack with pointing fist.

He brought his hand up and massaged his brow.

"That'll be my Major Carter/*. Got it!! Thank you!"

"Yes Colonel O'Neill, yes you are very right. Yes I apologise to you. You are right. Your Major Carter*, she began to examine all the technology and she took it apart in pieces."

"Okay then Harlan, that's good enough. Yep that's acceptable. I'm glad we had this.. ..chat!"

He aggressively refitted his comms kit. Teal'c let up to open broadcast too.

"Carter* Come in!!"

"Hey Colonel?" That calmed him down.

"Tell me."

"Well we're all clear Sir. We have one lotar, two guards. The lotars out cold, doesn't look good, one of the guards is out cold, slight movement with the other one."

"Standby Carter* we're coming up."

"Sir."

"Okay Harlan we're gonna call it square down here, we need to get back up there and start packing up.

"You must give Major Carter my regards and you must also send my regards to Doctor Jackson and tell him I am well and they are well and you are always welcome. And I will see you soon."

"Indeed you will see us before we depart P3X 989 Harlan. But now both Colonel O'Neill and myself must return to the ground floor of this plant."

"Harlan, you stay there!"

"Ooh yes Colonel O'Neill. I do exactly as you request. I will stay right here. Yes I am going to sit down here. I can see all the damage, it is a great pity. I will sit down and wait for you here."

Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c made their way back up to the ground floor northing, north-north-west sector.

"Who do you think they are Teal'c?"

"They who O'Neill?"

"Harlan said to tell Daniel 'they are well'."

"I do not know O'Neill. I find it most difficult to pay attention to all of Harlan's sentences."

"Gotcha."

He issued a general order. "Full Report!"

"Sir, confirmations on a count of fourteen, eleven down, three contained. Are you confirming two down Sir?"

The Colonel nodded.

"Sir, that's Confirmations on a count of sixteen, thirteen down, three contained."

"Thank you Major Carter*."

"Sir Harper confirming."

"Colonel Confirming count, Allens out."

"Jones confirming count Sir."

"Sir Friez at the StarGate, Sir can confirm count of two contained."

"Allens, Harper, basement sweep. Exercise caution! Theres one friendly down there, you will recognise him, his photo was in the brief notes. Leave him down there, I've not finished with him yet."

The Colonel turned to Major Carter*.

"Carter* can you get back over to the Gate with Friez and Jones, keep your eye on those Rings I want to try something."

"On my way Sir."

He said to Teal'c "Um sixteen eh."

"O'Neill not many more would fit inside an Al'kesh."

"Yeah I'm aware of that Teal'c. Better safe than sorry though, I'll have SG-5 do another thorough sweep of the place."

"Indeed, you are correct O'Neill , safety is preferable."

"T, why don't you use that communicator to radio up to the ship and get whoevers up there to beam down. That'll bag us an empty ship won't it."

"I will endeavour to secure the ship O'Neill."

"Carter* standby.. ..okay Carter* stand away from the rings and take up cover positions. We're going to try to get whoevers up on the ship to get their butts down here. There can't be more than two or three. You've got Friez and Jones, let me know when your greeting party's in position. O'Neill Out."

"Sir, we're all in position."

"Okay Major, in play."

"Teal'c hows it going there buddy?"

"O'Neill he does not believe me."

"Well.. ..shocker."

"He is repeating the name of his lord and master, the now dead Ibnis. I believe he wishes to speak to him."

"Well that just ain't gonna happen is it. How about the lotar, can't we get him on the phone?"

"He remains unconscious, a state it seems Doctor Fraiser will have to revive him from."

"Err, okay just give me a minute."

From the moment General Hammond had left the Mission briefing on the Beta Site, Colonel O'Neill had been tweaking and tuning his strategy.

"Carter* how are those two guards down by the gate?"

"Sir the one you dealt with is still out cold. The one I shot with the zat is very drowsy."

"Standby."

Tweak and fine tune.

"Okay Carter*, Teal'c, we may have spooked the guy on the ship, theres a possibility he may take off. Harper Report!"

"Sir the basements clear, one friendly."

"Harper, Allens, get back up here pronto."

"Sir."

"Sir."

The Colonel handed Allens the Rings activating device, taken from the arm of Ibnis' first prime.

"Allens run this down to Major Carter*. Come straight back down to this sector."

"Yes Sir."

"Carter* as soon as you get that device off Allens, send that ambush package up to the ship. I don't want it escaping this planet's aerospace"

"Sir I can see Allens approaching now."

"Carter*!! Carter*!!"

"Here Sir?"

"Carter* belay that last order, keep away from the Rings. Stand well back. Confirm. Standby."

"Away from the Rings Sir, standing by."

"Good. Out."

The Colonel closed his eyes for clear deliberation. Teal'c was watching his back.

"Carter* can you send that package up without actually physically approaching the Rings stage?"

"Affirmative Sir. Theres enough equipment lying about here to rig a set of prongs. Whats on your mind Sir?"

"I'm just not prepared to take the chance that whoevers up there doesn't just decide to Ring down to take a little look see."

"And thereby vaporising whoevers standing on the Rings platform."

"In a nutshell Carter*, or a puff of smoke, either way I don't want you next to the Rings. Send the package up, but keep well back. Got it?"

"Well back, Yes Sir. Wrapping the package now Colonel."

"Let me know."

"On it Sir."

The Colonel began examining the north-north-west sector with Harper and Allens. Teal'c left the sector to hunt the rest of the floor.

"Delivered Sir, its done."

"Okay. Go ahead, unwrap it Major*."

"Unwrapped. Its done Sir."

"Copy that."

There was no explosion. No tremor. No quake. The Al'kesh was miles above the biosphere and the effects of the blast would not extend to the planet below.

"Hold your position Major*."

"Sir."

"Harper can I have you back up to the second floor. Allens first, Jones I need you up on the mezzanine and Friez down in the basement, Friez you're aware of the friendly?"

"Yes Sir, one friendly."

"Okay lets make it thorough Airmen. Clean sweep all the way through."

Teal'c came back to the north-north-west sector.

"Anything T?"

"I've searched the whole of the floor O'Neill and apart from these, there is nothing."

Teal'c was pointing at the staff weapons, MP5s and Ihn'tars that had been gathered up and placed next to the empty shock grenade case.

"Yeah this floor is clear. Okay lets get him down to the Gate."

The former lotar was completely unresponsive. Teal'c had checked him and reported that his pulse and heart rate were irregular.

Colonel O'Neill addressed the Unit.

"Report!"

"Sir full sweep, clear. Mezzanine, south-south-west. Jones out."

"Sir full sweep, clear. First floor, north-south-east. Allens out Sir."

"Sir Harper here. Second floor, south-south-west. Full sweep, clear Sir.

"Colonel, Friez here. I'm in the basement, s zone, south-south-west. I've done a full sweep. Clear Sir.

"Gate and Rings clear Sir."

"SG-5 regroup, full assessment, StarGate, two minutes, go! Broadcast off, switching to two way radio."

The whole Unit regrouped at the StarGate. Colonel O'Neill pointed upwards and asked Major Carter*, "Any news?"

"Negative Sir."

"Okay this is the situation. The plant is secure. From a total count of sixteen we have thirteen down and three undetermined.. ..incapacitated, as yet unidentified but of human origin. We have a friendly P3X niner eight niner indigenous population of one, who will continue to occupy this world.

We have recovered a small arsenal which will be taken back to The SGC for examination via the Cargo ship. Orbiting the planet we have one Al'kesh with an unconfirmed amount of damage.

Me and me team will return to the Beta Site via Cargo Ship. SG-5 will remain here to tie things up.

Two of the.. ..captives, for want of a better word, will accompany SG-5 to The SGC via the StarGate. In view of the fact the Goa'uld made a point of targeting the StarGate, I can not allow the Gate to be used until a team of technicians arrive here from the Beta Site to run a full operations check. Just as soon as we arrive back at the compound I'll hand the Cargo ship over to them. The other captive, the lotar, will return to The SGC with my team in order to receive urgent medical attention.

Once I leave this planet at least two of you are to remain on prisoner watch duty, the other two can offer assistance to Harlan. Maybe help him salvage whatever he can. Any questions?"

"Sir?"

"Harper?"

"Sir do we return when the technicians finish with the Gate?"

"As soon as Harper. Now I don't want those prisoners left alone for a second, understood."

"Sir."

Yes Sir."

"Yes Colonel."

"Not for a second Colonel."

"Right then. Well done. At ease, watch your backs. Major*, some business down in the basement. Do you want to go up and prep the ship, we'll join you shortly."

"Yes Sir, I'm all done here so I'll Ring up right now."

"Excellent! Friez why don't you go along for the ride, wait up there until Teal'c and I are ready to leave."

The Colonel started walking away as Major Carter* and Sergeant Friez stepped onto the Transportation Rings platform. Teal'c fell in behind the Colonel. They heard the noise of the Rings as they walked down into the basement.

Harlan was pottering around his basement undefeated by the scale of devastation.

"Harlan is there something we can do for you? You know, maybe its not such a good idea to leave you here like this."

"Oh no Colonel O'Neill I will be fine. I will make everything better."

"Better? Have you looked around?"

"Better yes. Perhaps I will soon find a new world where I can live and be happy."

"Well yeah that's very nice, very nice Harlan, but for the time being is there anything you need?"

"Ah com-traya Colonel O'Neill, no I must remain here, I must remain here. Everything will fine."

"Harlan you strike me as awfully chipper for someone whos just had their home almost decimated. How come?"

"Ooh yes Colonel O'Neill I am chipper. I am all the chipping. I have learnt in my many millennia to always look forward. I will make things better again yes. And maybe soon I will have a new home."

"Well who knows Harlan maybe you will, good luck to you buddy. In fact I'm pretty sure you'd be much better off out of this dump.. ..place. It's not good to live down here on your own like this."

"Ooh com-traya Colonel, yes you are very correct. Yes you are a very good man."

"Your homes gone up in flames and you're happy. Nice attitude Harlan, very commendable."

"Ah Com-traya Colonel O'Neill, I knew we would become friends."

"Okay okay take it easy Harlan."

"Ooh com-traya Colonel O'Neill Com-traya."

"Right then con triyer, sorry about the mess and all."

"And you, you will be well, and I thank you, com-traya Colonel O'Neill and com-traya Teal'c, and thank you and goodbye. You will be leaving now, yes?"

"Yes Harlan I'm leaving, but first tell me something.."

"Yes Colonel O'Neill I will tell you anything."

"Well lets try this.. ..What about the other four? So they were all destroyed on the planet Juna and Darian and his people buried them and paid them homage because of the sacrifices they made. That's right isn't it?"

"Oh yes yes yes, yes my friend yes. Terrible terrible. And the people of Juna, they praised them very very much, yes. No this was very bad, they left me and they never returned and then they were gone, forever. No this was very terrible for me, but I think very good for the people of Juna, yes."

"Gone forever you say. And they were buried. Dead and buried. Not working and buried. "

Unfrazzled by the wreckage around him, Harlan was beginning to look decidedly uncomfortable and concerned about the Colonel's line of questioning.

"Yes you are right Colonel O'Neill. And you can visit their resting place and pay homage."

"Yeah right, okay."

"Ah com-traya Colonel O'Neill I see you are missing them."

"Um may be."

"Ah com-traya, you see I understand."

"Yeah maybe you do. Maybe you do."

"They always speak so very highly of you Colonel Jack O'Neill of The SGC."

"Spoke! And I, Other I, never had a contingency plan, just in case say, we all ran out of oil?

"Colonel O'Neill I do not understand your meaning, no."

"Oh I think you do Harlan. You understand me just fine. You're saying that I, Other I, never sat down with Sam* and came up with a plan, just in case we got say, wet and rusty."

"But Colonel O'Neill they are so well made it is possible to get wet but not to get rusty."

"Were Harlan. They were well made."

"Please excuse me Colonel O'Neill, yes, were."

"So with all that equipment that was lying around and is now, oh by the way, missing, I, Other I, never once thought to store away a couple of sets of backup copies?"

"Colonel, Sir?"

"Major* I thought you was up on the ship."

"I was Sir but I received a message from the Beta Site. General Hammond is requesting ETA at SGC. I understand he has to leave the base Sir. I got the impression he wants you back there to cover for him. Can I dial the Gate Sir?"

"Sure, dial it, I just don't want anyone stepping through until we're absolutely positive the Goa'uld didn't somehow tamper with it.

"Ah that's why you requested the M.A.L.P. to be sent through first, I wondered about that."

"Tell the General.. ..I'll talk to him myself Carter*, on my way."

As the Colonel began making his way back to the StarGate with Teal'c, he cocked his head over at Harlan and shouted..

"Harlan, this is goodbye for now, but we're not finished, do you understand me? And if that rusty foursome ever reboot tell them.. ..P3X 729, nice work!"

"Oh thank you Colonel O'Neill, com-traya Colonel O'Neill com-traya. They will be exceedingly overjoyed to hear your well wishes."

"Would have been Harlan, would have been. And they're not wishes, just words Harlan, only words.."

"O'Neill, do you believe it possible that we could have survived the battle on P3X 729, the planet Juna?"

"Well T, for a start we did survive. As for the others, theres no way they could come back from that."

"So then I do not understand the meaning of you words to Harlan."

"Teal'c do you remember when Harlan copied us?"

"Indeed."

"Well buddy he made a second copy of you."

"Yes, for which my presence was required."

"So do you really think once we we're living here, with our presence present in this dump, we never made copies of ourselves, just in case. I know I would have."

"Yes Indeed O'Neill. I am understanding your thinking completely."

"And?"

"And I agree."

"And?"

"And I am delighted."

The Colonel stepped up his pace and walked ahead of Teal'c. He was shaking his head at Teal'c's words. He looked back at Teal'c and said nothing. He was still shaking his head but there was a real nice smile on his face and a fire in his eyes. Teal'c smiled with him.

They stepped up to the StarGate platform, Colonel O'Neill had his radio in hand, ready to speak to the General.

"Carter*."

"Sir, go ahead."

"General, all clear here Sir, we've done as much as we can."

"That's right Jack, Major Carter* has just briefed me on the current situation. When can I expect you back?"

"SG-1 are ready to return Sir. I'm assigning SG-5 to clean up duty, they'll return through the StarGate. About that General, I'm not altogether happy about Five using the Gate. Carter's* cleared it but we can't be sure of any unseen dialling re-calibration devices. As soon as we hit the Beta Site I'll have a team of technicians with their instruments fly back here and do a full Gate check, once theres no doubts SG-5 can Gate home. Major* whats our ETA?"

"Sir leaving now we can touch down at the Beta Site one hour twenty. Gating to the SGC from there, Colonel we'll be home in approximately two hours."

"General."

"Got that Jack, come on home, safe journey, Hammond out."

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