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A group of alien Chulak priests are starting to perform a ceremony. As Teal'c walks among them in his Jaffa armor, they are standing around a little boy laying on a table with his eyes closed. The priest start to open four closing flaps on his stomach, which reveals and X-cut like the one to Teal'C's Goa'uld larvae pouch.

All of a sudden, Teal'c's laying on the table where the little boy was, and one of the priests is getting ready to insert a larva into his pouch. As the larvae is inserted, Teal'c starts shouting and calls to the little boy, who is standing nearby, shouting the name "Ry'ac."

Teal'c wakes up on the operating table, still yelling Ry'ac's name. Janet starts calling Teal'c to snap him out of his nightmare. The other SG-1 members are alarmed, sitting in an observation room above the operating room.

Janet and company had been trying to remove Teal'c's larvae and replace it with a drug. Unfortunately, the drug failed to work, so they had to put "Junior" back in, for which Janet apologized to Teal'c.

Daniel asked him if his calling out the word Ry'ac meant anything; Teal'c told him it meant nothing. The other team members looked at him like they knew it meant something, they just weren't sure what.

In the debriefing room, Janet described to everyone how Teal'C's organs had shut down and he ran a fever when the larvae had been removed and the drug had failed. Although the process hadn't worked, they'd found that the larvae controlled Teal'c's immune system.

Hammond figured it was too bad that they wouldn't be able to study a Goa'uld larvae then. Teal'c told him they could still get a Goa'uld larvae; they'd just have to go to Chulak to get it, Everyone else, shocked he'd said such a thing after the crew had had to shoot their way out the last time, reminded him how dangerous the place was. Hammond made it clear that returning to

Chulak was completely out of the question. Teal'c surprised the group even further by stressing that Chulak was one of the few places in the galaxy that had larvae in such abundance. General Hammond, however, wasn't about to risk his team in such a hostile environment; he refused to authorize a mission to Chulak. Teal'c decided to speak of it no further, and seemed upset by Hammond's refusal. They left the room. Teal'c's team was looking at each other like, "What was that about???" Jack decided to go find out.

He went into Teal'c's room, where the Jaffa appeared to be either meditating, or resigning himself to his fate. He thought that perhaps Teal'c was disappointed, believing they had no option since the drug hadn't worked. He was just getting ready, I'm sure, to tell him that they wouldn't give up, when Teal'c told him he had a wife and son, Ry'ac, on Chulak that he feared for.

Jack, a little stunned by the news, reminded Teal'c that he'd sworn to Hammond that he had no family ties. The Jaffa explained that families taken hostage made warriors vulnerable to their enemies. (Jack later told Hammond, would you have trusted him here if you'd known he had a family on Chulak?)

Jack let him know that sort of behavior certainly didn't foster a trusting relationship. Teal'c then vowed to return to Chulak to rescue his son, with or without the SGC's help. His son, old enough to be implanted with a larvae, was in danger, and he would not see him be made a slave. Teal'c himself wasn't the only one who considered larvae implantation slavery; his first teacher, Bra'tac, was also aware that the Goa'uld were false gods.

After Teal'c made the vow to save his son, the three other members of SG-1 tried to convince the general to let them go the Chulak, saying that not only could they get a larvae, but they could even make contact with other Jaffa to break the Goa'ulds' power. The Jaffa were the strength to the system lords' rule. Hammond, a little ticked off by their attempts to put themselves in harm's way, asked to speak to Jack in his office.

In his office, Hammond let Jack know that he thought there was much more to this Chulak request than SG-1 was letting on, and there was no way he'd approve them undertaking that mission without knowing the truth. Then he curtly dismissed O'Neill, who gave in and told him the truth about Teal'c having a family and Ry'ac's impending implementation. Jack felt they owed Teal'c something for the sacrifices he'd made (giving up his family, etc.). He and Hammond walked to the gateroom, where Teal'c was manning the computer and starting up the gate to go to Chulak. The general told him he could not go through the gate alone, and authorized a mission to Chulak.

Hammond wished the group God speed. The American SG-1'ers went through the gate in Chulak-style priests' robes saved from a previous mission (?); Teal'c went through wearing his serpent guard uniform, with his helmet closed. As they stepped out of the gate onto the other side, a priest wanted to know why he would not show his face, and was told the helmet had been damaged. The priest reached out to open it and Teal'c snapped at him, asking how he dared touch him. Then he "relented" a little, saying he'd be rewarded for his vigilance. The group left the gate area and headed for the forest (which could not be seen for all the trees in the way. Yes, I am that easy to entertain.)

Once in the woods, SG-1 removed their costumes and hid them in some brush. They made their way to Teal'c's former home, which had been burned out and marked with the traitor symbol (a 2-headed snake used to form a cross). The house had been a gift to Teal'c from Apophis for becoming First Prime. Teal'c, crushed, feared his family was now dead. Carter noted that there was no reason to believe his family had been in the house when it was destroyed. Jack was also trying to reassure him when some guy with a staff weapon came up and pointed it at Jack's head. Teal'c called the man, Bra'tac, by his name. It was his old teacher.

Bra'tac confirmed that his wife and son had escaped the burning and said he'd been expecting his return, but not with the others (the humans). Teal'c introduced him to his three team members.

Teal'c(referring to SG-1): "Warriors of great skill and cunning."
Carter: "Oh, Teal'c, that's..."
Teal'c: "My first teacher, Bra'tac. The greatest Jaffa master I've ever known."
O'Neill: "It's an honor to meet you, Sir."(walks past him. Looks at Carter.)
Bra'tac: "You. You were among the warriors who defeated the palace guard at Chu'lac? A human warrior and..."
Carter: "Hey, I'll have you know I keep my..."
Bra'tac(towards Daniel): "And you? A warrior of great skill and cunning? I could snap you like kindling! How could you bring these hashock with you!"
O'Neill: "Hey, hey, hey! Who're you calling a hassock? What's a hassock?"

Bra'tac affected amazement that such weaklings had helped him attack the palace guard. He then attacked Jack, who threw him to the ground and told him that if he didn't want to take part, he should just say so. Bra'tac told Teal'C he had chosen his friends well, but if he'd been a 100 years younger, Jack wouldn't have gotten to him so easily.

Bra'tac: "One hundred and thirty three."
O'Neill: "You must work out."

Teal'c, conscious of the time frame, reminded them that they had little time to waste. Bra'tac said his family lived among the outcasts of the city; he just didn't know which camp they would be in. Jack ordered Sam and Daniel to go back near the gate so they could provide cover fire when they returned. If they weren't back in 24 hours, consider them lost for good.

O'Neill: "Captain, I want you and Daniel to go back to the Stargate and take up positions where you can lay down fire cover. We may need it."
Carter: "Yes, Sir."
Daniel: "Ah...minutes ago we were warriors of great skill and cunning."

Teal'c: "If we are discovered, you will be brought to Apophis along with us."
O'Neill: "Well, we'll just have to cross that bridge when we come to it."
Bra'tac: "No, the bridge is too well guarded."
O'Neill: "Actually, there I was using a cliché..."

Getting ready to give the order of how they'd handle the search, Jack found himself completely ignored by the two Jaffa, who decided to try the camps nearest the city. Jack also took a moment to try to explain the Tau'ri view of religion to Bra'tac, who just did not get it.

On the way back to the gate, Sam and Daniel saw some priests and a woman walking through the woods with a gold box suspended on chains. The box was marked with Apophis' symbol. Hearing a bell that reminded them of a church and figuring it was a Chulak temple, they decided to follow the group.

When Jack, Bra'tac and Teal'c got to the camp, all the outcasts started running off screaming, especially when Teal'c started running through the camp toward a tented section where a priest was preparing his son for the primpta ceremony. Teal'C ordered the priest to stand aside; the man recognized him as the traitor Jaffa. The priest pulled out some weird two-pronged knife, and the two began to struggle. Teal'C dropped his weapon and the priest tried to stab him. As Teal'c was fighting him off, someone in a robe came into the area and jumped on Teal'c's back., getting him off the priest. The priest landed on a nearby table, where a bowl with the larvae in it, which crashes to the ground.

Teal'c pulled the person off his back and removed their hood, revealing a woman who called him by name. Bra'tac and Jack entered the area, and Jack asked who the lady was. Teal'c told him it was his wife, Drey'auc. He pulled her up off the ground, and Jack went to check on the priest, who was lying face down, dead. He sees that the larvae is dead also, its head almost completely severed by some of the glass bowl shards.

Teal'c's wife was furious and desperate about what he'd done. She said she'd had to beg the priests to perform the ceremony, and they'd dragged all that stuff to the camps to perform it. Why had he come back? He told her his son would not be a slave; he'd be free. She told him he'd condemned his son to death.

While Bra'tac and Jack dragged off the body of the priest, Drey'auc related how she was shunned even by the regular outcasts after Teal'C's betrayal. She'd had to do all kinds of things to get them to do the primta. She started questioning Teal'c about how he could be such a heretic, calling the gods his enemy.

Furthermore, the priests and "gods" had been on the verge of lifting the banishment and letting the two of them return to the city when he'd showed up. At this point, Teal'C got ticked because he thought she was concerned more about herself and creature comforts than she was about their son's welfare. She slapped his face for saying that.

He turned to wake his son; she grabbed his arm to stop him. She told him she let Ry'ac think his father was dead, and felt he was better off believing that than knowing his father had left him for people that he not only didn't know, but wasn't even related to. She then got really sarcastic and told him to carry his son back to the hovel that was his home.

Meanwhile, Sam and Daniel followed the priest group to a temple, where they saw the woman pour some larvae from the bowl they'd been carrying into a gold aquarium with a glass face, which already held a few larvae. They moved in for a closer look.

Back at the camp, they show a sleeping (or unconscious) Ry'ac. He has several red blotches on his face and wakes up coughing. Weakened, but glad to see his father, he told his mom he'd known his father wasn't dead. Drey'auc let Teal'c know he'd been sick since the day they'd been driven away from their home, and asked him if he understood now (why she'd wanted the ceremony done). A remorseful Teal'c began to regret his decision to end the implantation.

Jack and Bra'tac entered the tent; Jack could see immediately that their son had scarlet fever. He gave Drey'auc a dose of some medicine from a military pack, making it clear that it would not cure him--he'd need more medicine than he had available. Teal'C asked if Earth doctors could help, to which Jack said they'd have to go through the gate.

Sam and Daniel go check out the aquarium, and Sam wonders why they leave the place so unguarded. Well, who would need to steal one, Daniel asked. Sam pulls out a thermos and tries to convince herself she wants to pick up a larvae to put in there. She counts to three, but gets grossed out and aborts the attempt before she can actually touch one. Daniel goes, OK, on 4. She says four, makes a quick grab for one and puts it in the thermos, grimacing as it wriggles.

She's ready to go, but Daniel's looking back at the aquarium, thinking about how those larvae are going to be used to take over humans' lives. Sam, trying hard to keep him from giving in to his dark side, tells him that destroying those larvae in their helpless state would make them no better than the Goa'uld they hate. Daniel's dark side wins and he shoots the tank anyway.

Teal'c (carrying his son), Drey'auc, Jack and Bra'tac go to the area where Sam and Daniel were supposed to be waiting for their return. Drey'auc feels Ry'ac's forehead and notices how hot he has become. His father lays him on the ground temporarily, and Drey'auc sees he's stopped breathing. Jack is like, let's rush to the gate then, but Teal'c tells him it's too late for that. He makes the ultimate sacrifice, giving his larvae to his son. Jack reminds him he can't live more than a few hours without the thing. Teal'c felt it was his right to do that for his son, and apologized to the unconscious Ry'ac for making him a host. He begs Ry'ac's forgiveness; the Goa'uld larvae begins to leave Teal'c's pouch.

Daniel, walking through the woods with Sam, wonders if the larvae need to be fed. All of a sudden, staff weapon shots are fired in their direction by some serpent guards a short distance away. He and Sam take cover behind a big tree, Sam stands up, lobs a grenade...Boom! End of altercation.

Sam connects with Jack via walkie talkie, who tells her it's not much farther to where they are standing. A dying Teal'c is leaning against a tree. Ry'ac, still unconscious, is being watched over by his mother and Bra'tac. They state that he'd be strong enough to travel soon. Teal'c, unfortunately, will be dead by then. He calls Bra'tac to hear his will.

As Sam and Daniel catch up to the group, Jack brings them up to date on Teal'c's situation, and his lack of a larvae. They have one! When they tell how they got the larvae, Drey'auc and Bra'tac were shocked! They could not believe they'd committed the sacrilege of violating the temple. (They'll get over it.) Bra'tac, knowing the larvae was very young, let them know it might not work on a failing Teal'c. Fortunately, it worked.

At this point, two other serpent guards jogged up to the ones killed by Sam's grenade. They sound a horn, which alerts Bra'tac that they have been discovered. The group of guards and priests at the Stargate hear the horn as well.

Teal'c feels stronger; the group keeps making its way to the Stargate. Ry'ac wakens, and his parents tell him that Teal'c gave him life. He seems very happy about having his own Goa'uld, poor kid. Then Teal'c briefly explains that is all he can give him until he returns. Though he cannot stay with Ry'ac, the Jaffa live long lives, and he will come back for him. He tells his son he will become a great warrior, and together they will free their people. Teal'c gives his wife instructions on what to tell the goa'uld, saying she should blame him for killing the priest and tell them he came to get his son. She basically says she can handle them, and if he does not hurry and leave, he will not live to return to them. She was almost crying; you could tell she would miss him too. SG-1 plus Bra'tac make their way to the Stargate, and Teal'C takes one last look back at his family before he joins them.

SG-1 starts to pick up the priest disguises again, but Bra'tac cancels that, saying they're unnecessary because he has a plan. Teal'c closes his helmet. He and Bra'tac take the other team members back to the gate, telling the priests there that they are traitors. A priest with a star mark on his forehead refuses to let them use the gate, and tells them they'll have to wait for the palace guard to arrive. Bra'tac pretends to accept the decision, turns away, then spins back around, making short work of the guard opposition and knocking out the priests. SG-1 looks at him like they can't believe what he did and how he did it.

Carter: "What will you do? When the priests come to they will tell Apophis that you betrayed them."
Bra'tac: "I suppose. I will cross that bridge when I come to it."

Jack sends Daniel to "phone home," and he and Sam go up to the gate.

Teal'c thanks Bra'tac for his help; Bra'tac thanks him for giving him another young warrior to educate on new worlds and false gods. They say their farewells and Teal'c joins his team at the gate. Sam and Jack salute Bra'tac; Daniel waves goodbye; Bra'tac raises his staff weapon to them. Sam, Jack and Daniel go through the gate. Teal'c stands at attention for a moment, then steps through the gate, the wormhole closing behind him.

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