Canon Timeline 2: Revenge of the Post Length
Season 9:
6. Beachhead: "Gen. Landry recalls Carter from Area 51 in the hope her new weapon will destroy a force field placed on a Free Jaffa planet by the Ori. Peaceful negotiations fail and the weapon is used, but instead of destroying the force field, it enhances it, and soon, the entire planet is threatened. The problem can be solved, but it might require someone to make the ultimate sacrifice." Just a lulz moment about Ba'al being an ass to his other Goa'uld. :)
MITCHELL
And you're sharing this information with us because…?
NERUS
Why are you so surprised? We joined forces to destroy the Replicators.
TEAL'C
I have no recollection of your participation.
NERUS
Teal'c, you wound me. I was the one who figured out how to activate all of the Stargates in the galaxy at once. Didn't Ba'al mention that to you?
[Teal'c opens his mouth to respond, but Vala interrupts, still nibbling on food.]
VALA
That is so like him.
7. Ex Deus Machina: "Since the defeat of Anubis, the fallen Goa'uld System Lord Ba'al has been comfortably hiding out on Earth, flourishing as an aggressive capitalist - and criminal - and laying the foundations of a new empire. While efforts to locate and capture him badly strain the alliance between the Tau'ri and the Jaffa, Ba'al has a devious plan to secure his freedom." Ba'al hangs out on earth and asks for his freedom - or he'll blow a hole in America. :) Oh and there's a good dozen+ of him now.
[Mayfield enters the security room and watches a monitor which shows Carter and her security escort leaving the building.]
MAYFIELD
You can be sure that's not the end of it.
[Ba'al, wearing a suit and tie, sits on a sofa behind Mayfield.]
BA'AL
Of course not. We've only just…begun.
[Ba'al's eyes glow.]
--
KA'LEL
He lost his life trying to secure Gerak's prize.
TEAL'C
Of what prize do you speak?
KA'LEL
Ba'al.
MITCHELL
Ba'al is on Earth?
KA'LEL
That is where he sought refuge immediately following his defeat in the Battle for Dakara. He has been there ever since.
--
LANDRY
You're telling me a member of the Jaffa High Council claims that Ba'al has been here on Earth for the better part of the last nine months?
MITCHELL
Yes, sir.
LANDRY
Is there any chance she may be right?
TEAL'C
My information suggests that Ba'al has been hiding in the Archeva system. He has been sighted there as recently as a week ago.
LANDRY
So the council member is either lying or she's a victim of bad intelligence.
CARTER
Not all bad, sir. They knew enough to look for Ba'al at a Trust-operated facility. If he were on Earth, that would be the best place to start.
TEAL'C
If the Jaffa genuinely believe Ba'al to be on Earth, they will continue to search for him.
LANDRY
Well, that's obviously unacceptable. Tell the council we've begun our own investigation. If he's here, we'll find him.
TEAL'C
It would not be in Gerak's best interest to allow that to happen.
LANDRY
Why?
DANIEL
Ba'al's capture would be a big moral victory as well as a huge political gain for whoever brings him in.
TEAL'C
Should Gerak be successful, he would win the hearts of many undecided Jaffa, thereby assuring undisputed influence over the council.
MITCHELL
So all we have to do is find Ba'al before they do.
CARTER
Yeah, but Gerak has a head start. The fact that the company's CFO went missing around the same time that the Jaffa was killed…
LANDRY
You think Jameson was at the plant when they came looking for Ba'al?
CARTER
In which case, he may well have been captured.
--
[Ba'al puts on his suit jacket, adjusting the collar as he meets Mayfield.]
MAYFIELD
They're five floors above us.
BA'AL
I know. We're leaving.
[They calmly leave the room.]
--
LANDRY
I have something to show you. We've just received this.
[Landry starts to play a videotape. Ba'al appears on the screen.]
BA'AL
(onscreen)
Although it's a far cry from some of the better worlds I've conquered in my days, this planet is not without it's charms.
MITCHELL
(to Daniel)
That's…?
DANIEL
(quietly)
Ba'al.
[The three watch the video with mounting suspicion and skepticism.]
BA'AL
(continuing)
In retrospect, I'm actually glad we never succeeded in destroying it. That said, Earth is not without its drawbacks. The foremost being an alarming lack of privacy. My ships have been seized, my armies vanquished. I no longer present a threat to this galaxy. All I ask is to be left alone without having to worry about you, the Jaffa, or any of my former enemies coming after me, so…I'd like to offer the following deal-allow me to live out the rest of my days here on Earth in peace, without interference. In exchange for my, uh…freedom, I will follow your laws. You will never have cause to fear me again. I hope we can put the past behind us. I…certainly have no desire to harm you or anyone else on this world.
That said, you should know that I've placed a naquadah bomb somewhere in the United States. Consider it a…uh…precautionary measure. If another attempt is made to capture me, I promise you, the consequences will be most dire.
--
TEAL'C
The Prometheus has instruments which can detect naquadah from orbit, does it not?
CARTER
Yes, but so far, the scans have come up empty.
LANDRY
So it could be a bluff?
CARTER
Or Ba'al may have found a way to shield the bomb from our sensors.
DANIEL
Bluffing or not, he's still a threat. As de facto head of the Trust operations, he has the resources and capabilities to do a lot of damage, naquadah bomb or not.
MITCHELL
So, problem number one: how do we find him? Problem number two: how do we take him out without inflicting collateral damage?
DANIEL
Ah, good point. Ba'al's probably surrounded by security, no doubt most of them human, with no knowledge of his true identity. If we go after him, we risk injuring innocent people.
CARTER
Not if we use the symbiote poison the Tok'ra developed. We already know it won't harm human physiology.
MITCHELL
And with the right delivery system, nothing but net. Nice.
CARTER
I'll contact R&D, see what they can put together.
LANDRY
Which leaves us with problem number one.
DANIEL
The NID's running surveillance on the individuals identified in the photographs with Jameson. Hopefully, eventually one of them will lead us to Ba'al.
TEAL'C
Of equal concern are Gerak's Jaffa. We have no control over them. If they decide to move on Ba'al, Earth will face Ba'al's full reprisal.
--
BARRETT
Well, one of our agents following the Jameson leads spotted an individual matching Ba'al's description at the Gilbride Hotel on Fifth Street about an hour ago. Looks like we got him.
--
BARRETT
(over radio)
Abort. All agents, abort.
DANIEL
(into radio)
What's going on?
BARRETT
(over radio)
He's not inside. If we move now, we risk compromising the operation.
[Daniel spots something and again looks through his binoculars. Through them, he sees a limousine pull up and a man that looks like Ba'al enters the limo with his security.]
DANIEL
(into radio)
Barrett, you'd better be damn sure about this.
BARRETT
(over radio)
We're sure. Let them go, and come to the van.
[Daniel shakes his head. Williams puts his binoculars down and sighs.]
INT-SURVEILLANCE VAN
[Daniel enters the van. Barrett is on a cell phone.]
DANIEL
Sam?
CARTER
It wasn't him.
DANIEL
How do you know?
CARTER
Because he can't be in two places at once. Ba'al is across town right now doing a live television interview.
DANIEL
What?
[Carter turns on a television. Ba'al appears on-screen behind a podium, holding a press conference.]
BA'AL
(on television)
Thank you, that's a very good question. My acquisition of Hammel Technologies and its subsidiaries is just a first step in a long-range venture that will ultimately see a-a consolidation and a-a streamlining of what is presently a dissolute market. No doubt, most of you have never heard of me before today. Well, I can assure you that over the next few months, you will all get to know me very well, and I look forward to it.
[Carter turns off the set, clenching her jaw. Daniel rolls his eyes in frustration.]
--
CARTER
Yes, Ba'al has made it easier for us to pinpoint his location. But unfortunately, by going public, he's made it more difficult for us to take him down quickly and covertly. We make a move against him now, and we risk a media circus. Unless, of course, you feel like giving the American people a Stargate primer.
DANIEL
There's also the little matter of a naquadah bomb sitting somewhere in the continental United States.
--
LANDRY
Satellite tracking has placed Ba'al in a remote, heavily guarded compound west of the city. From the site of the press conference, directly to his present location, he took no evasive maneuvers, made absolutely no attempt to disguise his movements.
--
[Personnel are stationed at various monitors. Mayfield stands talking on a phone. Ba'al enters the room.]
MAYFIELD
(on phone)
Right, good work.
[She hangs up the phone.]
BA'AL
What's the news?
MAYFIELD
Stargate command intends to attack.
BA'AL
How can you be certain?
MAYFIELD
The humans that set up the Trust were in a position to infiltrate much of the secured communications network employed by this government.
BA'AL
(smiling)
How clever of them.
--
LANDRY
You got something else for me, Walter?
HARRIMAN
Yes, sir. We just got this sent to us.
[Harriman presses the remote, and a video of Ba'al begins to play.]
BA'AL
You have chosen not to heed my warning and so have forced my hand. There is a bomb in the Halcyon Tower in downtown Seattle. It will detonate at exactly 1:30 p.m. local time. Call off your strike on my location, and I will diffuse the device. Defy me, and this will be just the first of many such demonstrations.
LANDRY
(looking at watch)
Forty-five minutes.
--
BA'AL
Wipe the hard drives and destroy the equipment. I want nothing left.
[Staff weapons fire is heard in the distance.]
MAYFIELD
The Jaffa! They've found us.
BA'AL
Time to go.
[Mayfield and Ba'al leave, followed by security guards wearing kevlar vests.]
--
CARTER
(into phone)
Readings indicate the entire superstructure of the building is laced with naquadah. It was built that way. Ba'al's been planning this for a long time.
--
TEAL'C
(furious)
Because you disregarded my warnings. Because your rash actions not only allowed Ba'al to escape, but cost the lives of many of our brothers!
GERAK
They did not die in vain.
[Yat'yir and another Jaffa lead Ba'al, shackled by hand and foot, disheveled, and bloody, down the steps into the chamber. Teal'c watches in surprise. They force Ba'al to kneel, and he looks at Teal'c with defiance.]
GERAK
My rash actions were necessary, I'm sure you'll agree. Yes, you may muse about what "might have been," but the fact remains, it was my men who captured Ba'al.
[The Jaffa start muttering amongst themselves. Ba'al sneers at the Jaffa, coughing up blood.]
BA'AL
(in Goa'uld echo)
Enjoy your short-lived taste of freedom. You were born slaves, and slaves you will die.
[Gerak takes a staff weapon from Yat'yir and fires it into Ba'al's back. Ba'al collapses to the floor. Teal'c stares, stunned.]
INT-SGC GATE ROOM
[Teal'c comes through the active Stargate and walks down the ramp. The rest of SG-1 are there to greet him.]
TEAL'C
Ba'al did not escape. He was captured by Gerak's forces.
[Daniel, Mitchell and Carter look at each other and shift uncomfortably.]
MITCHELL
Well, yes and no.
TEAL'C
(angrily)
He was dragged into the council chamber and executed before my very eyes. There IS no doubt.
CARTER
Teal'c, we secured Ba'al's compound and searched the premises. In the basement, we discovered a lab containing equipment and data related to genetic replication.
DANIEL
It's very possible the Ba'al you saw die in Dakara was just a clone. The real Ba'al could still be out there.
--
[As the television drones, Ba'al watches the report, lounging in a chair wearing a polo shirt and khaki pants. Nearby, another Ba'al, wearing a short sleeve, button-down grey shirt and slacks sits in a chair, using chopsticks to eat Chinese food out of a takeout container. Another Ba'al in a tank top stands behind a bar, pouring drinks. Seated at a bar stool is Mayfield. Eventually Polo Shirt Ba'al clicks the remote and turns off the television while Donovan is still speaking.]
POLO SHIRT BA'AL
(shakes his head, irritated)
Over six hundred channels and nothing to watch. Think I'll turn in. We have a big day ahead of us tomorrow.
[Polo Shirt Ba'al leaves the room. Mayfield takes two drinks, giving one to yet another Ba'al wearing a long sleeve shirt who sits on the sofa reading a paper. She keeps the other drink for herself and sits next to him. Tank Top Ba'al walks into the center of the room, sipping his own drink.]
14. Stronghold: "Members of the Jaffa High Council are showing unusual behavior and an old enemy, thought dead, is revealed to be behind the conspiracy. Teal'c and Bra'tac's investigation leads them both into danger. Meanwhile, one of Mitchell's old friends is about to die and wants to know the truth about his involvement in the Stargate programme." Ba'al is behind the conspiracy. :| Also he is awesome.
[The Jaffa Commander who was torturing Teal'c enters. Ba'al is standing on the bridge looking out the forward view screen.]
BA'AL
Speak!
JAFFA COMMANDER
It does not seem to be working.
BA'AL
(smiling)
As I feared. His will is strong.
JAFFA COMMANDER
I will break him. Whatever it takes.
BA'AL
No, no. I'll deal with this.
INT-INTERROGATION ROOM, BA'AL'S MOTHERSHIP
[Teal'c is still restrained to the post, his eyes closed. Ba'al enters.]
BA'AL
Hello, Teal'c.
TEAL'C
(waking)
You!
BA'AL
It seems it's time we had a little chat.
--
[Ba'al strolls the room as he speaks to Teal'c.]
BA'AL
I admit we've certainly had our differences in the past. But you need to hear what I have to say.
TEAL'C
I will not hear the words of a false god.
BA'AL
(changing to the normal human voice of his host)
Ah, yes. The whole "god" issue. Maybe we did take it a little too far, but can you blame us? We gave you strength, vitality, long life. I know you don't quite see it that way, but no matter. It's all in the past now.
[He approaches Teal'c and rests an arm on the metal bar holding Teal'c's arms back. Teal'c flinches at the movement, but is angry and non-receptive.]
BA'AL
(chuckling)
Oh, come on now, Teal'c. We're smart enough to know we're not actually gods! Well, some of us are, anyway. There are always those who will begin to believe their own propaganda. I suppose all you need is enough people to worship you, and then, what's the difference? You're pretty much a god by definition, are you not?
(becoming serious)
So is the case with the Ori. Granted they do seem to have some very interesting powers to back up their claims. I've seen what happens to those who resist. They are a formidable enemy.
TEAL'C
(irritated)
How does this concern you and I?
BA'AL
We worked together to defeat the replicators.
TEAL'C
(angry)
This is working together? Taking me against my will? Brainwashing the Council to do your bidding?
BA'AL
The Jaffa number in the millions spread across the vastness of the galaxy. Your backgrounds are diverse and rich in a history of warfare with each other.
TEAL'C
Because of the Goa'uld!
BA'AL
As a united nation, you are young and inexperienced, too weak to face an adversary as powerful as the Ori. Gerak proved that. What you need right now is a strong leader. One with the mind and experience to wage war on such a foe.
TEAL'C
(smiling in derision)
You?
BA'AL
I'm not asking you to worship me. I do not plan to undermine your freedom. I care nothing for your rites and traditions or what you wish to do with your daily lives. What I do not want to see happen is the utter subjugation of this entire galaxy at the hands of the Ori. That would be an utter shame for all of us. Don't make this personal, Teal'c. Your people are in need, and I can help them. I can help all of us defend ourselves against the Ori.
[Teal'c glares at him.]
--
[Teal'c is restrained as before, with his eyes closed. Ba'al enters.]
BA'AL
So, have you given some thought to my proposal?
[Teal'c smiles grimly but does not answer or open his eyes. He appears to be having trouble holding his head up.]
BA'AL
To be honest, you've looked better, Teal'c. Don't tell me your spirit is waning. I know you need Tretonin to live. Give in; don't threaten the future of your people because of personal pride.
TEAL'C
(struggling to speak, his eyes closed)
You are frightened. You seek to control the Jaffa because you recognize the power of the Ori, and you are helpless to do anything about it on your own.
BA'AL
I've tried to be nice. I've tried to present reason, convince you in a most merciful fashion. But my patience wears thin. Now rest assured I will prevail over your precious Council and control the Jaffa. Ultimately, it is for their own good. If you keep resisting me, I will have no choice but to let you die.
--
[Teal'c falls to the floor and begins to move weakly. He is no longer restrained. Ba'al and his Jaffa Commander look on.]
BA'AL
(holding up a vial of Tretonin)
You can continue to resist me and die. Or you can take the Tretonin and save yourself. Join me, and you will save many more.
[He places the vial on the table.]
BA'AL
It's up to you.
[He leaves the room.]
--
[The Jaffa Commander removes the memory device from Teal'c's temple. Teal'c stands unrestrained with his eyes open, in a trance-like state. Ba'al enters.]
BA'AL
I see you're feeling better. Seems your friends have come to rescue you; I expected nothing less. Unfortunately, it's too little, too late.
[There is the sound of engines spooling up. Teal'c tilts his head in response.]
--
BA'AL
I'm curious. Are you merely feigning allegiance, waiting for the right time to strike at me?
[Teal'c remains impassive. Ba'al laughs and signals, and two Jaffa drag in an injured Bra'tac. He grunts as they set him kneeling in front of Teal'c. Teal'c tilts his head but appears unconcerned for his friend.]
--
[Ba'al takes a staff weapon from one of the Jaffa guarding Bra'tac and tosses it to Teal'c. Ba'al holds some sort of device in his hands.]
BA'AL
Kill him!
[Teal'c aims the weapon at Bra'tac.]
BRA'TAC
(pleading)
Teal'c.
[Teal'c activates the weapon, opening the tip, but goes no further.]
--
[Teal'c diverts his gaze to Ba'al, who is looking at the device on his wrist. Mitchell arrives, Zat blazing, hitting two of the Jaffa. Bra'tac grabs the staff of the third while Teal'c turns his staff on Ba'al, shooting him three times. Teal'c then hits the third Jaffa in the head with his staff, taking him out.]
16. Off the Grid: "SG-1 investigates a planet whose main crop is the highly addictive kassa. Mitchell's impersonation of a drug dealer fails to impress the Lucian Alliance. The irate criminals pursue SG-1 to the Stargate, only to see it disappear before their eyes. They take the trapped team prisoner, blaming them for the loss of the gate. Can SG-1 hold out against torture until the new '304 Odyssey arrives?" Ba'al steals Stargates. B|
LANDRY
(ominously)
I'm losing patience, Nerus.
NERUS
Well, you already know who it is.
LANDRY
So it is Ba'al.
NERUS
Of course it's Ba'al. Who else would it be?
LANDRY
Why is he doing it?
NERUS
(mouth full)
You're the genius. You tell me.
--
MITCHELL
Damn. Ba'al's been busy.
EMERSON
He's been gathering up Stargates from all over the sector for the last several weeks.
--
LANDRY
(exasperated)
Oh my goodness. Why does Ba'al want a dozen Stargates?
[Nerus drinks some wine. A buzzer sounds and an airman enters, carrying a platter of cupcakes, Twinkies, and other sweets. The guards aim their sidearms at Nerus on alert.]
LANDRY
Nerus?
NERUS
(spotting the platter)
Dessert! Ha ha!
[The inner cell door opens and the airman brings in the platter, accompanied by the alert guards.]
NERUS
(pleased)
Young man, you have positively read my mind. Come in. Come in. Mm. Make room for dessert. Just put...ooh. What are these...individually frosted cakes! Ha!
[The guards cautiously leave the cell and the door slams shut. Landry gets up to leave.]
NERUS
Well, you're so clever you figured out the perpetrator, what do you think?
LANDRY
We assume he intends to offer them back to the planets he's stolen them from in exchange for some form of payment.
NERUS
(shaking his head)
You're not very intelligent, are you, General?
LANDRY
(dryly)
Sorry to disappoint you.
NERUS
Well, you-you're just thinking too small, that's all. You've got to think more like a Goa'uld. What is it that Ba'al once had? Think of it. Now, think of what he has lost.
LANDRY
(realizing)
He's starting over.
NERUS
Precisely. See? There's still hope for you yet. See, some time ago, Ba'al came to me looking for a way to rebuild in the event that the Jaffa ever succeeded in conquering the Goa'uld. Now I had been studying the Stargate system for months, to help you defeat the Replicators, incidentally, and I stumbled upon a way to disable the correlative update program.
LANDRY
So you could move a Stargate and not have it transmit its new position to the rest of the network.
NERUS
Precisely, so it would seem that Ba'al has put my research into practice.
LANDRY
Which leads us to where?
NERUS
I have a theory, General, but no assortment of cheeses, however delicious, could possibly compel me to tell you that.
--
[Nerus, his mouth covered with frosting, hesitantly steps out of the ring room into the corridor, and is startled to see Ba'al waiting for him with two Jaffa guards as escorts.]
NERUS
(in Goa'uld echo)
How nice! You came to greet me in person! Oh-oh! I have this fabulous innovation I want you to...it's-it's called a cupcake. Oh, it's so good!
[He steps towards Ba'al, but Ba'al stops his advance with an impatient wave of his hand..]
BA'AL
(in Goa'uld echoing voice)
Why have you returned?
NERUS
My old friend, you-you wound me deeply.
BA'AL
I'm capable of wounding you much more deeply. I thought you made yourself quite comfortable with the Tau'ri...or was it the Ori?
[Ba'al snaps his fingers, and the Jaffa on either side of him aim their weapons at Nerus.]
NERUS
(cackling)
You-you actually believe that-that I would defect to the Ori? No, no, no. It was a temporary lapse of judgment, I admit, but, uh, I have never, uh, in my life, ever wavered one iota in my devotion...sire.
[Ba'al waves off his Jaffa.]
BA'AL
Are you certain you were not followed?
NERUS
(with false modesty)
I am a genius, you know.
BA'AL
(dryly)
So you insist.
NERUS
Yes, and so I have proven in my service to you time and time again. Do you know how many Stargates I had to go through to get here? Ha, ha. Five Stargates...
[Ba'al smirks and turns away from Nerus walking down the hallway. Nerus follows, continuing to speak. The Jaffa surround and escort them. One Jaffa carries the two cases.]
NERUS
(continuing)
...and that kind and naive General promised me...anyway, he gave me his word that he wouldn't follow me.
BA'AL
If you wish to return to my court, Nerus, you shall have to prove yourself.
NERUS
How?
BA'AL
Find me planets suitable for my new empire. I'm ready to begin anew.
NERUS
Well, first I must recover from my...harrowing...ordeal.
[His voice falters as he observes three Ba'al clones passing by him. Nerus looks very concerned.]
BA'AL
(smirking)
It would be wise not to defy me, Nerus. Things have changed considerably since you left.
--
[Lights flicker and the ha'tak starts making rumbling noises. The ship goes dark.]
BA'AL
What is happening?
VI'TAK
All our systems have failed.
BA'AL
How can that be?
[Vi'tak brings up a display of a schematic of the ship. A sensor blinks of an area on board the ship.]
VI'TAK
I have limited power back online. Looks like the systems are being disrupted from within the ship.
[Ba'al stands from his throne and starts to exit.]
INT-CORRIDOR OUTSIDE BRIDGE, BA'AL'S HA'TAK
[Ba'al waits for the doors to creak open. They can only partially do so. He grimaces, and steps over the knee-high, still sealed portion.]
BA'AL
(impatiently)
Come with me.
[Two Jaffa carrying staff weapons also squeeze through the partially opened door and follow Ba'al.]
--
[Nerus, his mouth still coated with spots of frosting, continues to work at his terminal as Ba'al and his Jaffa escort enter. He turns distractedly and notices Ba'al.]
NERUS
Oh. Hello. Oh, it's just a teeny, tiny virus. I'm sure I can eradicate it in short order...as soon as I regain control of the terminal.
(muttering to himself)
Oh, General. You are more devious than I thought you were. You disappoint me.
(To Ba'al, nervously)
I'll-I'll keep you informed. Thank you.
[Nerus turns back to the terminal. Ba'al reaches out and takes one of the Jaffa's staff weapons, casually aiming it towards Nerus. After a few moments, Nerus turns back around.]
NERUS
Oh. Here you are again. Oh, well, I-I don't think that-that shooting the console can help, but you can try.
[Nerus moves out of the way of the terminal. Ba'al primes the staff weapon and tracks Nerus's movements. Nerus frowns dejectedly.]
NERUS
Oh, I see. I don't suppose there's anything I can say?
BA'AL
(considers, then shakes his head)
Mm-mm.
NERUS
(pleading)
But I'm so interesting.
--
[Ba'al and his guards return to the bridge.]
BA'AL
Status?
[Vi'tak and other Jaffa rise from where they were checking equipment under the control panel.]
VI'TAK
Managed to restore sensors and communications. I am detecting four other ships in close proximity.
BA'AL
What?
VI'TAK
We're being hailed.
BA'AL
(retuning to his throne)
Put them onscreen.
[Netan appears on the viewscreen.]
NETAN
(over comm link)
This is Netan of the Lucian Alliance. You have cargo that belongs to us. You will surrender it and your ship now.
BA'AL
You are in no position to make such demands.
INT-BRIDGE, LEAD LUCIAN ALLIANCE HA'TAK
NETAN
You have no shields and no weapons. Surrender immediately, or prepare to be boarded.
BA'AL
(over video link)
Go ahead and try.
[The link disconnects.]
NETAN
Fire on them. Target weapons and hyperdrive engines.
EXT-SPACE
[The Lucian Alliance ha'taks fire on Ba'al's ship, hitting it in several places.]
INT-BRIDGE, BA'AL'S HA'TAK
BA'AL
Get me my shields!
--
BA'AL
Forget weapons. Bring our hyperdrive online.
VI'TAK
My lord, I'm showing imminent shield failure.
6. Beachhead: "Gen. Landry recalls Carter from Area 51 in the hope her new weapon will destroy a force field placed on a Free Jaffa planet by the Ori. Peaceful negotiations fail and the weapon is used, but instead of destroying the force field, it enhances it, and soon, the entire planet is threatened. The problem can be solved, but it might require someone to make the ultimate sacrifice." Just a lulz moment about Ba'al being an ass to his other Goa'uld. :)
MITCHELL
And you're sharing this information with us because…?
NERUS
Why are you so surprised? We joined forces to destroy the Replicators.
TEAL'C
I have no recollection of your participation.
NERUS
Teal'c, you wound me. I was the one who figured out how to activate all of the Stargates in the galaxy at once. Didn't Ba'al mention that to you?
[Teal'c opens his mouth to respond, but Vala interrupts, still nibbling on food.]
VALA
That is so like him.
7. Ex Deus Machina: "Since the defeat of Anubis, the fallen Goa'uld System Lord Ba'al has been comfortably hiding out on Earth, flourishing as an aggressive capitalist - and criminal - and laying the foundations of a new empire. While efforts to locate and capture him badly strain the alliance between the Tau'ri and the Jaffa, Ba'al has a devious plan to secure his freedom." Ba'al hangs out on earth and asks for his freedom - or he'll blow a hole in America. :) Oh and there's a good dozen+ of him now.
[Mayfield enters the security room and watches a monitor which shows Carter and her security escort leaving the building.]
MAYFIELD
You can be sure that's not the end of it.
[Ba'al, wearing a suit and tie, sits on a sofa behind Mayfield.]
BA'AL
Of course not. We've only just…begun.
[Ba'al's eyes glow.]
--
KA'LEL
He lost his life trying to secure Gerak's prize.
TEAL'C
Of what prize do you speak?
KA'LEL
Ba'al.
MITCHELL
Ba'al is on Earth?
KA'LEL
That is where he sought refuge immediately following his defeat in the Battle for Dakara. He has been there ever since.
--
LANDRY
You're telling me a member of the Jaffa High Council claims that Ba'al has been here on Earth for the better part of the last nine months?
MITCHELL
Yes, sir.
LANDRY
Is there any chance she may be right?
TEAL'C
My information suggests that Ba'al has been hiding in the Archeva system. He has been sighted there as recently as a week ago.
LANDRY
So the council member is either lying or she's a victim of bad intelligence.
CARTER
Not all bad, sir. They knew enough to look for Ba'al at a Trust-operated facility. If he were on Earth, that would be the best place to start.
TEAL'C
If the Jaffa genuinely believe Ba'al to be on Earth, they will continue to search for him.
LANDRY
Well, that's obviously unacceptable. Tell the council we've begun our own investigation. If he's here, we'll find him.
TEAL'C
It would not be in Gerak's best interest to allow that to happen.
LANDRY
Why?
DANIEL
Ba'al's capture would be a big moral victory as well as a huge political gain for whoever brings him in.
TEAL'C
Should Gerak be successful, he would win the hearts of many undecided Jaffa, thereby assuring undisputed influence over the council.
MITCHELL
So all we have to do is find Ba'al before they do.
CARTER
Yeah, but Gerak has a head start. The fact that the company's CFO went missing around the same time that the Jaffa was killed…
LANDRY
You think Jameson was at the plant when they came looking for Ba'al?
CARTER
In which case, he may well have been captured.
--
[Ba'al puts on his suit jacket, adjusting the collar as he meets Mayfield.]
MAYFIELD
They're five floors above us.
BA'AL
I know. We're leaving.
[They calmly leave the room.]
--
LANDRY
I have something to show you. We've just received this.
[Landry starts to play a videotape. Ba'al appears on the screen.]
BA'AL
(onscreen)
Although it's a far cry from some of the better worlds I've conquered in my days, this planet is not without it's charms.
MITCHELL
(to Daniel)
That's…?
DANIEL
(quietly)
Ba'al.
[The three watch the video with mounting suspicion and skepticism.]
BA'AL
(continuing)
In retrospect, I'm actually glad we never succeeded in destroying it. That said, Earth is not without its drawbacks. The foremost being an alarming lack of privacy. My ships have been seized, my armies vanquished. I no longer present a threat to this galaxy. All I ask is to be left alone without having to worry about you, the Jaffa, or any of my former enemies coming after me, so…I'd like to offer the following deal-allow me to live out the rest of my days here on Earth in peace, without interference. In exchange for my, uh…freedom, I will follow your laws. You will never have cause to fear me again. I hope we can put the past behind us. I…certainly have no desire to harm you or anyone else on this world.
That said, you should know that I've placed a naquadah bomb somewhere in the United States. Consider it a…uh…precautionary measure. If another attempt is made to capture me, I promise you, the consequences will be most dire.
--
TEAL'C
The Prometheus has instruments which can detect naquadah from orbit, does it not?
CARTER
Yes, but so far, the scans have come up empty.
LANDRY
So it could be a bluff?
CARTER
Or Ba'al may have found a way to shield the bomb from our sensors.
DANIEL
Bluffing or not, he's still a threat. As de facto head of the Trust operations, he has the resources and capabilities to do a lot of damage, naquadah bomb or not.
MITCHELL
So, problem number one: how do we find him? Problem number two: how do we take him out without inflicting collateral damage?
DANIEL
Ah, good point. Ba'al's probably surrounded by security, no doubt most of them human, with no knowledge of his true identity. If we go after him, we risk injuring innocent people.
CARTER
Not if we use the symbiote poison the Tok'ra developed. We already know it won't harm human physiology.
MITCHELL
And with the right delivery system, nothing but net. Nice.
CARTER
I'll contact R&D, see what they can put together.
LANDRY
Which leaves us with problem number one.
DANIEL
The NID's running surveillance on the individuals identified in the photographs with Jameson. Hopefully, eventually one of them will lead us to Ba'al.
TEAL'C
Of equal concern are Gerak's Jaffa. We have no control over them. If they decide to move on Ba'al, Earth will face Ba'al's full reprisal.
--
BARRETT
Well, one of our agents following the Jameson leads spotted an individual matching Ba'al's description at the Gilbride Hotel on Fifth Street about an hour ago. Looks like we got him.
--
BARRETT
(over radio)
Abort. All agents, abort.
DANIEL
(into radio)
What's going on?
BARRETT
(over radio)
He's not inside. If we move now, we risk compromising the operation.
[Daniel spots something and again looks through his binoculars. Through them, he sees a limousine pull up and a man that looks like Ba'al enters the limo with his security.]
DANIEL
(into radio)
Barrett, you'd better be damn sure about this.
BARRETT
(over radio)
We're sure. Let them go, and come to the van.
[Daniel shakes his head. Williams puts his binoculars down and sighs.]
INT-SURVEILLANCE VAN
[Daniel enters the van. Barrett is on a cell phone.]
DANIEL
Sam?
CARTER
It wasn't him.
DANIEL
How do you know?
CARTER
Because he can't be in two places at once. Ba'al is across town right now doing a live television interview.
DANIEL
What?
[Carter turns on a television. Ba'al appears on-screen behind a podium, holding a press conference.]
BA'AL
(on television)
Thank you, that's a very good question. My acquisition of Hammel Technologies and its subsidiaries is just a first step in a long-range venture that will ultimately see a-a consolidation and a-a streamlining of what is presently a dissolute market. No doubt, most of you have never heard of me before today. Well, I can assure you that over the next few months, you will all get to know me very well, and I look forward to it.
[Carter turns off the set, clenching her jaw. Daniel rolls his eyes in frustration.]
--
CARTER
Yes, Ba'al has made it easier for us to pinpoint his location. But unfortunately, by going public, he's made it more difficult for us to take him down quickly and covertly. We make a move against him now, and we risk a media circus. Unless, of course, you feel like giving the American people a Stargate primer.
DANIEL
There's also the little matter of a naquadah bomb sitting somewhere in the continental United States.
--
LANDRY
Satellite tracking has placed Ba'al in a remote, heavily guarded compound west of the city. From the site of the press conference, directly to his present location, he took no evasive maneuvers, made absolutely no attempt to disguise his movements.
--
[Personnel are stationed at various monitors. Mayfield stands talking on a phone. Ba'al enters the room.]
MAYFIELD
(on phone)
Right, good work.
[She hangs up the phone.]
BA'AL
What's the news?
MAYFIELD
Stargate command intends to attack.
BA'AL
How can you be certain?
MAYFIELD
The humans that set up the Trust were in a position to infiltrate much of the secured communications network employed by this government.
BA'AL
(smiling)
How clever of them.
--
LANDRY
You got something else for me, Walter?
HARRIMAN
Yes, sir. We just got this sent to us.
[Harriman presses the remote, and a video of Ba'al begins to play.]
BA'AL
You have chosen not to heed my warning and so have forced my hand. There is a bomb in the Halcyon Tower in downtown Seattle. It will detonate at exactly 1:30 p.m. local time. Call off your strike on my location, and I will diffuse the device. Defy me, and this will be just the first of many such demonstrations.
LANDRY
(looking at watch)
Forty-five minutes.
--
BA'AL
Wipe the hard drives and destroy the equipment. I want nothing left.
[Staff weapons fire is heard in the distance.]
MAYFIELD
The Jaffa! They've found us.
BA'AL
Time to go.
[Mayfield and Ba'al leave, followed by security guards wearing kevlar vests.]
--
CARTER
(into phone)
Readings indicate the entire superstructure of the building is laced with naquadah. It was built that way. Ba'al's been planning this for a long time.
--
TEAL'C
(furious)
Because you disregarded my warnings. Because your rash actions not only allowed Ba'al to escape, but cost the lives of many of our brothers!
GERAK
They did not die in vain.
[Yat'yir and another Jaffa lead Ba'al, shackled by hand and foot, disheveled, and bloody, down the steps into the chamber. Teal'c watches in surprise. They force Ba'al to kneel, and he looks at Teal'c with defiance.]
GERAK
My rash actions were necessary, I'm sure you'll agree. Yes, you may muse about what "might have been," but the fact remains, it was my men who captured Ba'al.
[The Jaffa start muttering amongst themselves. Ba'al sneers at the Jaffa, coughing up blood.]
BA'AL
(in Goa'uld echo)
Enjoy your short-lived taste of freedom. You were born slaves, and slaves you will die.
[Gerak takes a staff weapon from Yat'yir and fires it into Ba'al's back. Ba'al collapses to the floor. Teal'c stares, stunned.]
INT-SGC GATE ROOM
[Teal'c comes through the active Stargate and walks down the ramp. The rest of SG-1 are there to greet him.]
TEAL'C
Ba'al did not escape. He was captured by Gerak's forces.
[Daniel, Mitchell and Carter look at each other and shift uncomfortably.]
MITCHELL
Well, yes and no.
TEAL'C
(angrily)
He was dragged into the council chamber and executed before my very eyes. There IS no doubt.
CARTER
Teal'c, we secured Ba'al's compound and searched the premises. In the basement, we discovered a lab containing equipment and data related to genetic replication.
DANIEL
It's very possible the Ba'al you saw die in Dakara was just a clone. The real Ba'al could still be out there.
--
[As the television drones, Ba'al watches the report, lounging in a chair wearing a polo shirt and khaki pants. Nearby, another Ba'al, wearing a short sleeve, button-down grey shirt and slacks sits in a chair, using chopsticks to eat Chinese food out of a takeout container. Another Ba'al in a tank top stands behind a bar, pouring drinks. Seated at a bar stool is Mayfield. Eventually Polo Shirt Ba'al clicks the remote and turns off the television while Donovan is still speaking.]
POLO SHIRT BA'AL
(shakes his head, irritated)
Over six hundred channels and nothing to watch. Think I'll turn in. We have a big day ahead of us tomorrow.
[Polo Shirt Ba'al leaves the room. Mayfield takes two drinks, giving one to yet another Ba'al wearing a long sleeve shirt who sits on the sofa reading a paper. She keeps the other drink for herself and sits next to him. Tank Top Ba'al walks into the center of the room, sipping his own drink.]
14. Stronghold: "Members of the Jaffa High Council are showing unusual behavior and an old enemy, thought dead, is revealed to be behind the conspiracy. Teal'c and Bra'tac's investigation leads them both into danger. Meanwhile, one of Mitchell's old friends is about to die and wants to know the truth about his involvement in the Stargate programme." Ba'al is behind the conspiracy. :| Also he is awesome.
[The Jaffa Commander who was torturing Teal'c enters. Ba'al is standing on the bridge looking out the forward view screen.]
BA'AL
Speak!
JAFFA COMMANDER
It does not seem to be working.
BA'AL
(smiling)
As I feared. His will is strong.
JAFFA COMMANDER
I will break him. Whatever it takes.
BA'AL
No, no. I'll deal with this.
INT-INTERROGATION ROOM, BA'AL'S MOTHERSHIP
[Teal'c is still restrained to the post, his eyes closed. Ba'al enters.]
BA'AL
Hello, Teal'c.
TEAL'C
(waking)
You!
BA'AL
It seems it's time we had a little chat.
--
[Ba'al strolls the room as he speaks to Teal'c.]
BA'AL
I admit we've certainly had our differences in the past. But you need to hear what I have to say.
TEAL'C
I will not hear the words of a false god.
BA'AL
(changing to the normal human voice of his host)
Ah, yes. The whole "god" issue. Maybe we did take it a little too far, but can you blame us? We gave you strength, vitality, long life. I know you don't quite see it that way, but no matter. It's all in the past now.
[He approaches Teal'c and rests an arm on the metal bar holding Teal'c's arms back. Teal'c flinches at the movement, but is angry and non-receptive.]
BA'AL
(chuckling)
Oh, come on now, Teal'c. We're smart enough to know we're not actually gods! Well, some of us are, anyway. There are always those who will begin to believe their own propaganda. I suppose all you need is enough people to worship you, and then, what's the difference? You're pretty much a god by definition, are you not?
(becoming serious)
So is the case with the Ori. Granted they do seem to have some very interesting powers to back up their claims. I've seen what happens to those who resist. They are a formidable enemy.
TEAL'C
(irritated)
How does this concern you and I?
BA'AL
We worked together to defeat the replicators.
TEAL'C
(angry)
This is working together? Taking me against my will? Brainwashing the Council to do your bidding?
BA'AL
The Jaffa number in the millions spread across the vastness of the galaxy. Your backgrounds are diverse and rich in a history of warfare with each other.
TEAL'C
Because of the Goa'uld!
BA'AL
As a united nation, you are young and inexperienced, too weak to face an adversary as powerful as the Ori. Gerak proved that. What you need right now is a strong leader. One with the mind and experience to wage war on such a foe.
TEAL'C
(smiling in derision)
You?
BA'AL
I'm not asking you to worship me. I do not plan to undermine your freedom. I care nothing for your rites and traditions or what you wish to do with your daily lives. What I do not want to see happen is the utter subjugation of this entire galaxy at the hands of the Ori. That would be an utter shame for all of us. Don't make this personal, Teal'c. Your people are in need, and I can help them. I can help all of us defend ourselves against the Ori.
[Teal'c glares at him.]
--
[Teal'c is restrained as before, with his eyes closed. Ba'al enters.]
BA'AL
So, have you given some thought to my proposal?
[Teal'c smiles grimly but does not answer or open his eyes. He appears to be having trouble holding his head up.]
BA'AL
To be honest, you've looked better, Teal'c. Don't tell me your spirit is waning. I know you need Tretonin to live. Give in; don't threaten the future of your people because of personal pride.
TEAL'C
(struggling to speak, his eyes closed)
You are frightened. You seek to control the Jaffa because you recognize the power of the Ori, and you are helpless to do anything about it on your own.
BA'AL
I've tried to be nice. I've tried to present reason, convince you in a most merciful fashion. But my patience wears thin. Now rest assured I will prevail over your precious Council and control the Jaffa. Ultimately, it is for their own good. If you keep resisting me, I will have no choice but to let you die.
--
[Teal'c falls to the floor and begins to move weakly. He is no longer restrained. Ba'al and his Jaffa Commander look on.]
BA'AL
(holding up a vial of Tretonin)
You can continue to resist me and die. Or you can take the Tretonin and save yourself. Join me, and you will save many more.
[He places the vial on the table.]
BA'AL
It's up to you.
[He leaves the room.]
--
[The Jaffa Commander removes the memory device from Teal'c's temple. Teal'c stands unrestrained with his eyes open, in a trance-like state. Ba'al enters.]
BA'AL
I see you're feeling better. Seems your friends have come to rescue you; I expected nothing less. Unfortunately, it's too little, too late.
[There is the sound of engines spooling up. Teal'c tilts his head in response.]
--
BA'AL
I'm curious. Are you merely feigning allegiance, waiting for the right time to strike at me?
[Teal'c remains impassive. Ba'al laughs and signals, and two Jaffa drag in an injured Bra'tac. He grunts as they set him kneeling in front of Teal'c. Teal'c tilts his head but appears unconcerned for his friend.]
--
[Ba'al takes a staff weapon from one of the Jaffa guarding Bra'tac and tosses it to Teal'c. Ba'al holds some sort of device in his hands.]
BA'AL
Kill him!
[Teal'c aims the weapon at Bra'tac.]
BRA'TAC
(pleading)
Teal'c.
[Teal'c activates the weapon, opening the tip, but goes no further.]
--
[Teal'c diverts his gaze to Ba'al, who is looking at the device on his wrist. Mitchell arrives, Zat blazing, hitting two of the Jaffa. Bra'tac grabs the staff of the third while Teal'c turns his staff on Ba'al, shooting him three times. Teal'c then hits the third Jaffa in the head with his staff, taking him out.]
16. Off the Grid: "SG-1 investigates a planet whose main crop is the highly addictive kassa. Mitchell's impersonation of a drug dealer fails to impress the Lucian Alliance. The irate criminals pursue SG-1 to the Stargate, only to see it disappear before their eyes. They take the trapped team prisoner, blaming them for the loss of the gate. Can SG-1 hold out against torture until the new '304 Odyssey arrives?" Ba'al steals Stargates. B|
LANDRY
(ominously)
I'm losing patience, Nerus.
NERUS
Well, you already know who it is.
LANDRY
So it is Ba'al.
NERUS
Of course it's Ba'al. Who else would it be?
LANDRY
Why is he doing it?
NERUS
(mouth full)
You're the genius. You tell me.
--
MITCHELL
Damn. Ba'al's been busy.
EMERSON
He's been gathering up Stargates from all over the sector for the last several weeks.
--
LANDRY
(exasperated)
Oh my goodness. Why does Ba'al want a dozen Stargates?
[Nerus drinks some wine. A buzzer sounds and an airman enters, carrying a platter of cupcakes, Twinkies, and other sweets. The guards aim their sidearms at Nerus on alert.]
LANDRY
Nerus?
NERUS
(spotting the platter)
Dessert! Ha ha!
[The inner cell door opens and the airman brings in the platter, accompanied by the alert guards.]
NERUS
(pleased)
Young man, you have positively read my mind. Come in. Come in. Mm. Make room for dessert. Just put...ooh. What are these...individually frosted cakes! Ha!
[The guards cautiously leave the cell and the door slams shut. Landry gets up to leave.]
NERUS
Well, you're so clever you figured out the perpetrator, what do you think?
LANDRY
We assume he intends to offer them back to the planets he's stolen them from in exchange for some form of payment.
NERUS
(shaking his head)
You're not very intelligent, are you, General?
LANDRY
(dryly)
Sorry to disappoint you.
NERUS
Well, you-you're just thinking too small, that's all. You've got to think more like a Goa'uld. What is it that Ba'al once had? Think of it. Now, think of what he has lost.
LANDRY
(realizing)
He's starting over.
NERUS
Precisely. See? There's still hope for you yet. See, some time ago, Ba'al came to me looking for a way to rebuild in the event that the Jaffa ever succeeded in conquering the Goa'uld. Now I had been studying the Stargate system for months, to help you defeat the Replicators, incidentally, and I stumbled upon a way to disable the correlative update program.
LANDRY
So you could move a Stargate and not have it transmit its new position to the rest of the network.
NERUS
Precisely, so it would seem that Ba'al has put my research into practice.
LANDRY
Which leads us to where?
NERUS
I have a theory, General, but no assortment of cheeses, however delicious, could possibly compel me to tell you that.
--
[Nerus, his mouth covered with frosting, hesitantly steps out of the ring room into the corridor, and is startled to see Ba'al waiting for him with two Jaffa guards as escorts.]
NERUS
(in Goa'uld echo)
How nice! You came to greet me in person! Oh-oh! I have this fabulous innovation I want you to...it's-it's called a cupcake. Oh, it's so good!
[He steps towards Ba'al, but Ba'al stops his advance with an impatient wave of his hand..]
BA'AL
(in Goa'uld echoing voice)
Why have you returned?
NERUS
My old friend, you-you wound me deeply.
BA'AL
I'm capable of wounding you much more deeply. I thought you made yourself quite comfortable with the Tau'ri...or was it the Ori?
[Ba'al snaps his fingers, and the Jaffa on either side of him aim their weapons at Nerus.]
NERUS
(cackling)
You-you actually believe that-that I would defect to the Ori? No, no, no. It was a temporary lapse of judgment, I admit, but, uh, I have never, uh, in my life, ever wavered one iota in my devotion...sire.
[Ba'al waves off his Jaffa.]
BA'AL
Are you certain you were not followed?
NERUS
(with false modesty)
I am a genius, you know.
BA'AL
(dryly)
So you insist.
NERUS
Yes, and so I have proven in my service to you time and time again. Do you know how many Stargates I had to go through to get here? Ha, ha. Five Stargates...
[Ba'al smirks and turns away from Nerus walking down the hallway. Nerus follows, continuing to speak. The Jaffa surround and escort them. One Jaffa carries the two cases.]
NERUS
(continuing)
...and that kind and naive General promised me...anyway, he gave me his word that he wouldn't follow me.
BA'AL
If you wish to return to my court, Nerus, you shall have to prove yourself.
NERUS
How?
BA'AL
Find me planets suitable for my new empire. I'm ready to begin anew.
NERUS
Well, first I must recover from my...harrowing...ordeal.
[His voice falters as he observes three Ba'al clones passing by him. Nerus looks very concerned.]
BA'AL
(smirking)
It would be wise not to defy me, Nerus. Things have changed considerably since you left.
--
[Lights flicker and the ha'tak starts making rumbling noises. The ship goes dark.]
BA'AL
What is happening?
VI'TAK
All our systems have failed.
BA'AL
How can that be?
[Vi'tak brings up a display of a schematic of the ship. A sensor blinks of an area on board the ship.]
VI'TAK
I have limited power back online. Looks like the systems are being disrupted from within the ship.
[Ba'al stands from his throne and starts to exit.]
INT-CORRIDOR OUTSIDE BRIDGE, BA'AL'S HA'TAK
[Ba'al waits for the doors to creak open. They can only partially do so. He grimaces, and steps over the knee-high, still sealed portion.]
BA'AL
(impatiently)
Come with me.
[Two Jaffa carrying staff weapons also squeeze through the partially opened door and follow Ba'al.]
--
[Nerus, his mouth still coated with spots of frosting, continues to work at his terminal as Ba'al and his Jaffa escort enter. He turns distractedly and notices Ba'al.]
NERUS
Oh. Hello. Oh, it's just a teeny, tiny virus. I'm sure I can eradicate it in short order...as soon as I regain control of the terminal.
(muttering to himself)
Oh, General. You are more devious than I thought you were. You disappoint me.
(To Ba'al, nervously)
I'll-I'll keep you informed. Thank you.
[Nerus turns back to the terminal. Ba'al reaches out and takes one of the Jaffa's staff weapons, casually aiming it towards Nerus. After a few moments, Nerus turns back around.]
NERUS
Oh. Here you are again. Oh, well, I-I don't think that-that shooting the console can help, but you can try.
[Nerus moves out of the way of the terminal. Ba'al primes the staff weapon and tracks Nerus's movements. Nerus frowns dejectedly.]
NERUS
Oh, I see. I don't suppose there's anything I can say?
BA'AL
(considers, then shakes his head)
Mm-mm.
NERUS
(pleading)
But I'm so interesting.
--
[Ba'al and his guards return to the bridge.]
BA'AL
Status?
[Vi'tak and other Jaffa rise from where they were checking equipment under the control panel.]
VI'TAK
Managed to restore sensors and communications. I am detecting four other ships in close proximity.
BA'AL
What?
VI'TAK
We're being hailed.
BA'AL
(retuning to his throne)
Put them onscreen.
[Netan appears on the viewscreen.]
NETAN
(over comm link)
This is Netan of the Lucian Alliance. You have cargo that belongs to us. You will surrender it and your ship now.
BA'AL
You are in no position to make such demands.
INT-BRIDGE, LEAD LUCIAN ALLIANCE HA'TAK
NETAN
You have no shields and no weapons. Surrender immediately, or prepare to be boarded.
BA'AL
(over video link)
Go ahead and try.
[The link disconnects.]
NETAN
Fire on them. Target weapons and hyperdrive engines.
EXT-SPACE
[The Lucian Alliance ha'taks fire on Ba'al's ship, hitting it in several places.]
INT-BRIDGE, BA'AL'S HA'TAK
BA'AL
Get me my shields!
--
BA'AL
Forget weapons. Bring our hyperdrive online.
VI'TAK
My lord, I'm showing imminent shield failure.