THE OTHER SIDE

Written by Brad Wright

Transcribed By: Andrea-T

TEASER

FADE IN

EXT-CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN ENTRANCE- NIGHT

INT- SGC CORRIDOR.

O’NEILL is exiting an elevator wearing civilian clothing. Suddenly the alarms go off and everyone starts running

TECHNICIAN (on intercom) : Unscheduled off world activation.

A group of soldiers run past O’NEILL. Their leader is shouting at them.

SERGEANT : Move, move move, move move!

O’NEILL heads for the control room.

INT-GATE ROOM

Armed guards stand ready at the base of the gate.

INT- CONTROL ROOM

CARTER and a TECHNICIAN are sat at the computers as O’NEILL walks up to them.

CARTER : I still can’t make it out. Try to filter out the subspace RF interference.

O’NEILL : CARTER?

CARTER : Colonel! Sir, this is the fifth incoming wormhole in the last hour and a half…

O’NEILL : All right, I’m here two hours early. When did you get here?

CARTER : I haven’t left yet.

O’NEILL : Didn’t I order you to get a life?

CARTER : Yes sir, you did but this is a…

DANIEL runs in. He is in uniform too and obviously hasn’t left either. O’NEILL looks at him.

DANIEL (out of breath) : I just heard…they sent a radio signal this time?

CARTER : Yeah, but the frequency they’re using is being distorted just outside the range of our equipment. We’re trying to make the adjustment.

We see a computer readout of very large frequencies.

O’NEILL : What are you doing here?

DANIEL : Someone’s trying to contact us. How often does that happen?

The computer readout calms down.

TECHNICIAN : We can receive now Major.

CARTER : Ok pipe it through the speakers and try to match it so we can transmit back from our end.

Static is heard through the radio then if forms a normal sounding voice.

ALAR (on radio) : I repeat this is Euronda base. Have you reached the other side?

CARTER : Oh my god!

ALAR (on radio) : Felar, if you can hear me please respond.

CARTER : This is Major CARTER of the United States Air Force. It is imperative that you send no one else through the gate.

ALAR (on radio) : Can anyone hear me? This is Alar.

TECHNICIAN : They can’t hear you Major. We still haven’t matched their frequency.

DANIEL looks at O’NEILL

ALAR : …Historians believe that this Stargate is a portal to the world of our ancestors. Your kindred are besieged by a powerful enemy unwilling to listen to reason. Our supplies are all but gone. Our defenses are on the verge of collapse. Help us please!

The sound of the Stargate shutting down is heard.

CARTER : Damn...right there were four off world activations prior to this one and the iris was closed the entire time. How many impact events did the computer report?

The technician works at the computer and it displays impact signs.

TECHNICIAN : Three.

O’NEILL : So, three dead.

CARTER (upset) : Yes sir.

DANIEL : I’m gonna go look up Euronda.

He walks off. All look upset.

O’NEILL : It’s not your fault CARTER. Move on.

CARTER (quietly) : Yes sir.

END OF TEASER

EXT- CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN ENTRANCE- DAY

INT-BRIEFING ROOM

SG1 and HAMMOND are sat around the briefing table listening to a recording of ALAR’S transmission.

ALAR (recording) : Your kindred are besieged by a powerful enemy unwilling to listen to reason. Our supplies are all but gone. Our defenses are on the verge of collapse. Help us please!

HAMMOND : All right, assuming they make contract again and assuming they transmit the coordinates to their world, what kind of help can we seriously offer?

DANIEL : Err, food, clothing, medical supplies.

TEAL’C : Clearly they seek military assistance above all else.

HAMMOND : God knows who they may be up against.

TEAL’C : They themselves may be Goa’uld. Such a rouse would be keeping within their tactics.

CARTER : I don’t think that’s the case TEAL’C.

DANIEL : They call themselves ‘our kindred’.

HAMMOND : Some of whom have already met their deaths against a closed iris. That’s hardly the ground on which to build diplomatic relations.

The sound of the gate opening is heard. Alarms go off and the TECHNICIAN runs up the stairway.

TECHNICIAN : Sir, we have another off world activation.

HAMMOND and SG1 head for the control room.

INT- CONTROL ROOM

SG-1 And HAMMOND make their way down the stairway. A technician in a lab coat is sitting at the computer console.

TECHNICIAN : We’ve made an adjustment to our equipment Major. Two way communication shouldn’t be a problem this time.

CARTER : Thank you sergeant.

She sits down in the chair vacated by the technician in the lab coat.

ALAR (on radio) : This is ALAR of the nation state of Euronda. If anyone can hear me…

HAMMOND : ALAR this is General HAMMOND of the United States Air Force. Can you hear me?

ALAR (relieved) :

Yes and may I say General that your voice answers our prayers.

HAMMOND : We’ve heard your message and are considering your request for help.

ALAR : I am prepared to step through the portal immediately.

HAMMOND : We cannot allow that.

ALAR : May I ask why?

HAMMOND : We have in place an impenetrable shield called an iris that would result in your death.

ALAR : Then…the three volunteers we sent through the portal?

CARTER looks down.

HAMMOND : There was no way to determine if they were friend or foe.

ALAR : I see…and that is still the case. Clearly we must gain your trust.

An image of ALAR appears on the screens.

TECHNICIAN : They’re transmitting visual.

CARTER (puzzled) : How?

ALAR : Now you can see for yourself that we are kindred.

HAMMOND : We do.

ALAR : There is much my people have to offer in exchange for your help. If I could speak with you in person…

HAMMOND : We need to know more about this enemy you are facing.

ALAR : We have co-existed on this world for centuries. Now they occupy the majority of Euronda’s landmass.

O’NEILL (to HAMMOND) : That rules out anybody we know.

CARTER : How have you managed to survive for so long?

ALAR : Our facility is deep underground protected by defense fields and our weapons technology is far superior. But now one or two of their bombers penetrate our airspace each day.

DANIEL leans over to the microphone.

DANIEL : How did you find us?

ALAR : We discovered the Stargate while creating the tunnels for our defense facilities. There were writings on the ancient stones it was buried beneath.

Loud bangs are heard and ALARS transmission becomes worse.

ALAR (cont’d) : We are under attack. I must return to the war room…please help us!

The attack grows louder and ALAR runs off. The image in the SGC screens goes off and the gate shuts down.

DANIEL : So what do we do?

TEAL’C : There is nothing that can be done DANIEL JACKSON with out the coordinates to their world.

CARTER : We’ve got them. He transmitted them before disengaging. The display shows the seven symbols programmed into the dialing computer.

EXT- CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN ENTRANCE- NIGHT

SG1 and HAMMOND are in the briefing room. DANIEL walks up to the table and sits down. O’NEILL is distractedly drumming on the table.

DANIEL : I know it seems hopeless and I know there are a lot of unanswered questions but this is the first time that the descendants of Earth have actually called home. I mean either we try to do something or we let them die.

DANIEL looks at HAMMOND.

O’NEILL : It’s your call sir.

HAMMOND : Colonel…

DANIEL : Now I already know what you’re gonna say but…

HAMMOND : …You have a go

DANIEL : …From a strictly humanitarian point of view…. What?

DANIEL looks surprised at HAMMOND

HAMMOND : We cannot and would not devote the resources to turn the tide of world war. However as Dr. Jackson points out there are humanitarian concerns. We’ll start with all of the food and medical supplies you can take with you. Major perhaps…

CARTER : We’re on it sir.

She gets up and leaves. DANIEL and O’NEILL also get up. DANIEL looks confused and looks about to say something but leaves also.

HAMMOND : Colonel, humanitarian concerns aide. We may have finally met an advanced civilization willing to exchange technology to help us defend against the Goa’uld.

O’NEILL : My thoughts sir.

HAMMOND : I’ve already talked to the president and joint chiefs. If the Eurondan government is open to trade your authorized to negotiate.

O’NEILL smiles and walks out.

INT- GATE ROOM

The Stargate opens. SG1 is geared up and ready to go. CARTER is controlling the MALP as it travels up the ramp and through the gate.

HAMMOND : Sg1 you are to report back within 24 hours. If you do not your GDO’s will be locked out.

O’NEILL, TEAL’C and DANIEL are at the foot of the ramp preparing. O’NEILL looks at TEAL’C.

O’NEILL : You’ve got that look.

TEAL’C :

To which look are you referring O’NEILL?

DANIEL : The one that says I have misgivings about this mission but deep down I know we’re doing the right thing?

O’NEILL : No the other one.

DANIEL (surprised) : Oh.

He walks up the ramp followed by the others.

INT- EURONDAN UNDERGROUND FACILITIES.

SG1 step through the gate. The facilities are being attacked. There is debris and dust falling from the ceiling. CARTER sees ALAR on the floor. He is groaning and has a cut on his head. She runs over to him.

ALAR (weakly) : You have come.

CARTER : It’s ALAR sir, he needs medical attention!

Another strike hits the facility and debris falls onto the DHD. DANIEL runs over to ALAR followed by TEAL'’.

DANIEL : TEAL’C give me a hand here!

They help ALAR to his feet. As they do this a group of armed men and women appear with their guns drawn. O’NEILL and CARTER draw their guns also.

1^st MAN : Stop!

FARREL : Disarm now! Where did you come from?

ALAR : These are our kindred of Earth. They have come to save us!

All lower weapons.

INT- EURONDAN UNDERGROUND CHAMBER

A medic is tending to ALAR. He is injected with a liquid. The others are standing around him. He seems much better after the injection. The room is quiet and there are no sounds of attack.

ALAR : I was on my way to the Stargate to contact you again.

FARREL : The defense field was down to a minimum sustainable strength.

ALAR : I told you our people would come FARREL.

FARREL : You will win the peoples medal for this.

O’NEILL : The bombings eased up.

ALAR : We are far more protected here where the defense field is strongest than in the tunnels where we discovered the Stargate.

O’NEILL walks to ALAR

O’NEILL : How’s your head.

ALAR : Well enough to show you what you have come to save.

He stands but is dizzy.

CARTER : Take it easy ALAR you might have a concussion.

ALAR : No, out Beta-cantin ensures an immediate recovery Major. I am quite fine.

DANIEL and TEAL’C enter followed by a Eurondan.

TEAL’C : Supplies are being distributed as we speak.

DANIEL : Apparently they need everything.

ALAR stares at TEAL’C

ALAR : Who is this?

DANIEL : ALAR this is TEAL’C.

ALAR : You are not of their kin?

TEAL’C : I am in fact a Jaffa, though like you my ancestors are descendants of the Tau'ri.

DANIEL : Err, the Tau'ri is Earth.

ALAR looks confused at O’NEILL

O’NEILL : He’s part of our team.

ALAR (seemingly unenthusiastic) : Is he? Then…welcome.

TEAL’C bows his head. ALAR gestures for the team to follow him.

ALAR : Come.

They walk out of the room.

INT- EURONDAN UNDERGROUND CORRIDOR.

They all walk down the corridor. As ALAR passes people bow to him.

TEAL’C : You appear to be a leader among your people.

ALAR : I am accorded the respect of my father. He was among our leadership when the war began. Now that we are fewer in numbers we each share in the daily work.

DANIEL : You do know the Stargate is capable of transporting your people to other worlds?

ALAR : Yes that seemed apparent.

DANIEL : Then why haven’t you tried to evacuate through the Stargate?

ALAR : Because of what I am about to show you.

They stop outside a large door, which ALAR opens. They step inside a vast chamber containing many occupied stasis pods. SG1 are amazed.

CARTER : They’re in stasis.

ALAR : Their autonomic functions have been regulated so that their hearts beat but once every few minutes. We had little choice but to live underground and this facilities resources are limited. It was the only way to preserve the generation of my father.

As he is saying this ALAR scans through a computer screen showing photos and information on the people in stasis.

TEAL’C : May they be revived again?

ALAR : Not until the day we reclaim our world.

DANIEL : How many are there?

ALAR : Thousands sleep here, thousands more in another chamber like this one…Awaiting the end of a war that will not end.

They slowly exit the chamber.

INT- EURONDAN WAR ROOMS.

People are busy manning consoles.

ALAR (gesturing at the room) : From this room we conduct our national defense.

CARTER : For all of Euronda?

ALAR : Yes.

An alarm goes off.

CONTROLLER : A single enemy recon drone approaches our air space sir.

ALAR : Thank you controller. (to SG1) Each station is capable of piloting a formation of unmanned aerofighters.

ALAR gestures at the people at the flight stations. SG1 gather around a tabletop display

ALAR (cont’d) : Because of these men and women, enemy bombers rarely return to their homeland.

TEAL’C : Most impressive.

O’NEILL : What about ground attack?

ALAR : The fighters are capable of deterring it but the enemy has not risked such an attack in several years.

TEAL’C : For what reason, you are both outnumbered and surrounded? Why would they not press their advantage?

FARREL : The atmosphere of Euronda has been poisoned since the war began. The surface is unlivable.

DANIEL looks uncomfortable with the conversation.

DANIEL : Err…now forgive me if this sounds err…what is there left to fight over?

ALAR : It will not always be this way…An enemy craft is approaching our perimeter. Would any of you care to attempt to shoot it down?

O’NEILL looks up.

FARREL : The target is merely an unmanned reconnaissance drone sent for bomb damage assessment.

O’NEILL : Unmanned?

ALAR : Think of it as a demonstration Colonel. Are not your people more likely to be forthcoming with assistance if we have something to offer in exchange?

CARTER looks at O’NEILL. He walks over to the stations.

O’NEILL : Sure.

SG1, ALAR and FARREL gather round one of the stations as O’NEILL sits in it.

O’NEILL : So does this thing take quarters?

The chair he is in lays back and a cover slides over his head. The chair then sits up.

FARREL : You will find the weapons system most intuitive. The hand controls are secondary. Targeting and vectoring occur as a result of direct neural interface.

O’NEILL looks blankly at CARTER

O’NEILL : CARTER?

CARTER : Err, it’ll do whatever your mind wants it to do sir.

O’NEILL : Ah!

The station activates and a sky view is seen inside the station. Lights are pointed at O’NEILL

O’NEILL (cont’d) : Wow, this things fast!

FARREL : You are piloting several areo fighters at once in formation.

The view changes to that of O'NEILL's inside the station. He sees the enemy drone approaching.

O’NEILL : Yeah got it, eleven o’clock! It looks like a biplane.

He uses the station to lock onto the drone and fires, destroying it.

O’NEILL : Nice!

The station shits down and O’NEILL is released from it.

ALAR : Well done.

O’NEILL : Not bad! (To a neighboring pilot) Not bad for an old guy eh?

The man is unresponsive and just stares into space.

O’NEILL (to ALAR) : What’s with him?

ALAR : OLAN is one of our best pilots Colonel but he’s spent most of his adult life in that chair. Years of exposure to the neural interface is damaging. Very few of us including myself can ever pilot again without risking what is happening to OLAN.

SG1 look concerned.

O’NEILL : Excuse me?

ALAR : Rest assured Colonel, your brief exposure will cause you no harm. Now come, let us celebrate our new alliance.

They follow him out of the room. O’NEILL looks back on a vegetative OLAN.

INT- UNDERGROUND DINING ROOM

SG1 and the Eurondan leaders are sat around a table with glasses in front of them. A pack of opened MRE’s is at the side of the table. A servant is pouring wine into ALAR’S cup

ALAR : I intended to save this bottle to toast the end of the war. May the friendship between our worlds be the first step toward that end, to friendship!

The all raise glasses except TEAL’C

ALL (except TEAL’C) : To friendship.

ALAR (to TEAL’C) : You did not join in the pledge?

TEAL’C : I do not consume alcohol.

ALAR : Aha.

ALAR looks uncomfortable.

FARREL : Were you impressed by our weapons system Colonel O’NEILL?

O’NEILL : Oh yeah, we’ll take a dozen!

The Eurondans laugh

FARREL : This food you have brought is most flavorable

O’NEILL (drinking the wine) : We can do much better, believe me.

DANIEL takes a bite of the Eurondan food. He does not seem to like it.

FARREL : You must understand that we have survived on hydroponically grown yeasts for many years.

DANIEL gestures at his food.

DANIEL (with mouthful of food) : Is that what this is?

FARREL nods.

CARTER : Your power generation requirements must be enormous.

ALAR : Do you not utilize controlled fusion on Earth?

O’NEILL : Controlled?

HE shakes his head.

ALAR : It is a most efficient means of power generation. Unfortunately the deuterium oxide fuel we require to operate our reactors is now in short supply.

CARTER : Heavy water! (To O’NEILL) It’s like regular water sir except the hydrogen nucleus contains two…

O’NEILL (annoyed) : I know what heavy water is major…

CARTER looks embarrassed.

O’NEILL (cont’d) : …And if that’s what the Eurondans need, we’d be happy to provide.

The Eurondans seem excited.

ALAR : In return we can teach your people how to construct weapons systems such as ours. Aero fighters, stasis devices, fusion reactors.

O’NEILL : Sounds fair… CARTER?

CARTER : Medicines.

O’NEILL : Oh yeah, right. We were very impressed with that beta cun…candy stuff.

ALAR : Beta cantin, of course.

DANIEL looks uncomfortable.

DANIEL : Jack?

O’NEILL : DANIEL?

DANIEL : Shouldn’t we ask them what they want the heavy water for?

O’NEILL : Oh, I don’t think so.

DANIEL and O’NEILL stare at each other. O’NEILL seems annoyed at DANIEL.

ALAR : The power generated by your heavy water would be used to reinforce our defenses Dr. JACKSON.

O’NEILL : DANIEL.

DANIEL doesn’t look convinced. He picks up his glass for a drink.

ALAR : And in due course to strike back at the enemy.

DANIEL looks annoyed himself and quickly puts down his glass.

DANIEL : JACK?

O’NEILL (quietly) : DANIEL, shouldn’t we have this discussion some other time?

DANIEL : No I don’t think so.

ALAR : Surely you can understand our desire to end a war that has lasted for a generation.

DANIEL : No, I do understand that ALAR I do. It’s just that the Stargate, because it’s capable of transporting your people to another world entirely…

ALAR : But I have told you, thousands of our people are in stasis.

DANIEL : Well take them out of stasis and find a new home.

ALAR : Then what would all this have been for? This is our home.

DANIEL interrupts him. O’NEILL glares at DANIEL

DANIEL : I’m sorry, I just don’t understand why you would continue to fight a war when there’s another choice.

O’NEILL : DANIEL, you’ve heard the man.

DANIEL (to ALAR) : You said yourself that the atmosphere here is poisoned. What is there left to win?

There is an uncomfortable silence. FARREL looks down. O’NEILL continues to glare at DANIEL. Suddenly a vibration starts and an attack is heard. The room shakes and dust falls on the table. The lights flicker. They all stand. The controller enters the room.

CONTROLLER : ALAR, enemy bombers have penetrated the outer perimeter.

FARREL : Defense stations!

ALAR : Please excuse us, we’ll be in the war room once you reach your decision.

The Eurondans leave SG1 alone in the room. The attack is getting more violent and the room is shaking more. Only O’NEILL remains seated.

O’NEILL (to DANIEL) : Next time I tell you to, shut up!

DANIEL : I didn’t hear you tell me to shut up.

O’NEILL (frustrated) : Too subtle for ya?

DANIEL : Well, for once yes. Would you hear me out?

O’NEILL : CARTER, our standing orders, what are they?

CARTER : To seek new allies and procure technologies to aid in the defense against the Goa’uld.

O’NEILL : And have we carried out those orders?

DANIEL : We came here to help them!

A large blast is heard and the room shakes violently.

TEAL’C : Is that not what we are doing DANIEL JACKSON?

DANIEL : No…their whole world is in flames and we are offering them gasoline. How is that help?

TEAL’C : We are in fact offering water.

O’NEILL (to TEAL’C) : Thank you!

DANIEL : I was speaking metaphorically.

O’NEILL : Well stop it. It’s not fair to TEAL’C!

TEAL’C looks up.

O’NEILL (cont’d) : The decisions made.

He turns away to gather his pack. DANIEL looks angry.

DANIEL : This mission has never has anything to do with helping them has it? We came here to help ourselves!

O’NEILL : CARTER take DANIEL back and tell HAMMOND we’ve struck a deal.

CARTER : Yes sir.

She walks over to DANIEL

DANIEL : You don’t give a damn what’s gonna happen to them. You want their technology and you’re taking advantage of the situation!

O’NEILL looks up. He is angry and walks towards DANIEL. The overhead attack continues.

O’NEILL : Yes I am DANIEL. They’re getting something they want. We’re getting everything that we want! I don’t have a problem with that. CARTER!

CARTER : We’re on out way sir.

She goes to leave. O’NEILL walks past DANIEL.

DANIEL : This conversation isn’t over!

O’NEILL turns around. He walks right up to DANIEL and gets face to face with him. The tension is high.

O’NEILL : No you’re right DANIEL. It’s never over with you. It’s always the same damn thing!

DANIEL : This has got nothing to do with me!

O’NEILL : Do you even realize what they’re offering?

DANIEL : At what price?

O’NEILL (shaking his head) : Oh for cryin’ out loud!

O’NEILL walks away

DANIEL : Where are you going?

O’NEILL : To see what I can do to help!

TEAL’C follows O’NEILL. CARTER stands waiting for DANIEL who just stands there incredibly angry. He eventually walks out past her. She follows.

EXT- CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN ENTRANCE- DAY

INT-SGC CONTROL ROOM

CARTER and DANIEL walk up the stairs into the room talking about what happened on Euronda.

CARTER : I am not defending him DANIEL. I happen to agree with him.

DANIEL : Well don’t you realize what we would be doing?

CARTER walks up to HAMMOND. DANIEL stands by the computer consoles not looking at HAMMOND. SILER is also in the room.

HAMMOND : Major, Doctor?

CARTER : Sir, Colonel O’NEILL has negotiated access and availability to virtually every advanced Eurondan technology. In exchange for an unspecified quantity of heavy water.

HAMMOND : That’s all they want?

CARTER : That’s all.

HAMMOND : What do they want it for?

DANIEL looks up. He is clearly frustrated.

DANIEL : Thank you, thank you for asking the question!

HAMMOND looks at DANIEL puzzled.

CARTER : As you know sir, heavy water contains deuterium.

HAMMOND : Which can be used to make nuclear weapons.

CARTER : Yes, but they use it to fuel nuclear fusion generators?

HAMMOND : Fusion?

CARTER : According to ALAR, the additional power would be enough to stave off defeat.

HAMMOND : They’re willing to share that technology as well.

DANIEL : Of course they’re willing, they’re desperate.

CARTER : Yes sir, everything and it is incredible. They are at least a hundred years ahead of us. Maybe even more, but if we don’t act soon they are going to be overwhelmed.

HAMMOND looks to SILER

HAMMOND : Sergeant SILER?

SILER : I’ll get right on it sir.

He leaves the control room. HAMMOND looks at DANIEL who is clearly unhappy with the situation.

HAMMOND : Doctor you don’t approve?

DANIEL walks over to CARTER and HAMMOND.

DANIEL : You said yourself that we could not and would not devote the resources necessary to win a war.

HAMMOND : Obviously I was speaking in terms of committing military assets, human life.

DANIEL : But there was a moral issue?

HAMMOND : Yes.

DANIEL : But if we can provide the power of all that and more in the form of water then the moral issue just evaporates?

CARTER and HAMMOND look at DANIEL.

HAMMOND (sternly) : I shouldn’t have to remind you that Apophis is a live and at present capable of wiping us from the face of this Earth without contest. It is the mandate of this organization to make sure that this doesn’t happen!

DANIEL : I understand that, I do…

He turns around and walks towards the observation window into the gate room. HAMMOND stares at him.

DANIEL (cont’d) : …We’ve only ever seen one side of this. Do we even know why they’re fighting?

CARTER : For their lives!

DANIEL walks back over to CARTER and HAMMOND

DANIEL : Yes, yes and I was all for saving those lives. But we’re about to go way, way way beyond that. We’re about to turn the tide of a world war that we know nothing about. Against an enemy that we know nothing about! Is that the right way to go about getting their technology? Yes. But is it the right thing to do?

CARTER : That’s a fair question sir.

HAMMOND stops to think.

DANIEL : Yes, it is!

INT- EURONDA WAR ROOM

Alarms are going off and the room is very busy with people manning stations. O’NEILL and TEAL’C are stood behind FARREL at the main table.

FARREL : Send the formation to the West. They are massing bombers on that front.

The controller nods on agreement.

FARREL (to O’NEILL and TEAL’C) : How long?

TEAL’C : Major CARTER and DANIEL JACKSON will return as soon as they are able.

FARREL : There are too many!

O’NEILL : Use a couple more pilots?

FARREL : Yes!

O’NEILL looks at TEAL’C and they head to the piloting stations.

CONTROLLER (offscreen) : Areo fighters squadron vectoring target.

O’NEILL and TEAL’C sit at the stations and begin to control them in the attack.

CONTROLLER : Enemy bombs incoming. Bearing zero, zero mark three.

O’NEILL : Yeah. I see them.

INT- UNDERGROUND EURONDAN TUNNEL

DANIEL and CARTER have returned through the gate with a small container of deuterium. ALAR and other Eurondans greet them.

ALAR (looking at deuterium) : This is all you were able to bring?

CARTER : On short notice yes.

ALAR : This much will not last a day!

CARTER : There’s more coming, we thought it would be best to bring what little we could as soon as possible.

ALAR : More is on the way, you are certain?

CARTER : Much more yes.

ALAR (to Eurondans) : Add the fuel to the reactors immediately and set the defense field to full power. A demonstration to the enemy, we must show them that we are strong once more!

A large explosion is heard and the tunnel shakes.

DANIEL : In the mean time we have questions.

ALAR : Yes, yes as soon as the attack is over we will provide all that we have promised. Come it isn’t safe!

They leave the tunnel.

INT- WAR ROOM

O’NEILL and TEAL’C are piloting the fighters.

CONTROLLER : Enemy fighters spotted over the city.

O’NEILL : TEAL’C target the lead bomber. I’ll take the other one.

TEAL’C : I have it O’NEILL.

We see their view of the fight. The enemy bombers are managing to evade them.

INT-EURONDAN DINING ROOM

ALAR, CARTER and DANIEL enter at the attack rages on.

CARTER : That one sounded close!

ALAR : Directly above us in the old city. Let me show you another of the wonders we intend to share with you for all you have done.

ALAR touches a wall. It becomes transparent and a large field generator is seen slowly turning.

ALAR (cont’d) : The field generator is capable of repelling the force of many bombs like a great shield. It has saved our people from destruction my entire life.

The generator speeds up slightly it is loud and creaking.

ALAR : You see. The fuel you brought has strengthened it again.

CARTER : How long will that last?

ALAR (sighing) : For several hours!

CARTER : I’m certain that we’ll be able to send more heavy water by then.

ALAR looks relieved and nods.

INT-WAR ROOM

We see the air fight from O'NEILL's point of view. He is concentrating on the defense as the bomber he is chasing dives.

O’NEILL : Mines going for the deck.

He follows the fighter downwards and eventually gets it with a clean shot. The bomber veers towards him as it explodes and O’NEILL sees that there are people inside the enemy plane. He puts his hands to his eyes and moans as the station disengages.

TEAL’C (alarmed) : O’NEILL are you alright?

CONTROLLER : Enemy bomber destroyed.

O’NEILL sits up quickly very angry.

O’NEILL : What the hell was that?

FARREL : The lead aero fighter in your formation struck an enemy bomber head on.

O’NEILL : I saw people in that thing! You said they were unmanned!

FARREL : I said the reconnaissance craft was an unmanned drone. It presented an easy target and therefore a suitable demonstration. But their bombers are manned. You have killed several of out enemy Colonel and we are grateful.

TEAL’C looks at O’NEILL

INT-EURONDAN DINING ROOM

SG1 and the Eurondans are seated around the table. ALAR is holding his glass out in remembrance

EURONDANS : He is remembered.

They all raise their glasses and drink.

TEAL’C : For whom do you pledge this remembrance?

ALAR : My father, through his vision our nation has survived.

TEAL’C : I see.

TEAL’C and ALAR stare suspiciously at each other.

ALAR (to O’NEILL) : It is customary among our people to formalize new alliances such as ours. In exchange for all our knowledge, technology, medicines, Earth will provide us with however much heavy water as we require to end this war once and for all.

O’NEILL and CARTER look at him.

ALAR : Do not be alarmed Colonel. Merely three or four times that which you have just provided on a daily basis.

CARTER (to O’NEILL) : That adds up to several metric tons a year sir.

ALAR : It’s a small price to pat for what we offer in return.

FARREL : ALAR listen.

They listen but no sound is heard. SG1 look puzzled.

O’NEILL : What?

ALAR : Silence, I hardly recognize it. When at full strength our defense field makes us as invulnerable as when I was a boy. I propose that we write into words what we already share in our hearts.

DANIEL coughs to interrupt

DANIEL : Before we do that I have a question.

O’NEILL looks annoyed at him.

CARTER (to O’NEILL) : General HAMMOND would also like to know sir.

ALAR : It’s all right Colonel, I don’t mind.

DANIEL : How did this war start?

ALAR : The first enemy bombs fell on Euronda in a surprise attack. I was a boy of nine. I remember that night. I remember the floor of the room in which my father had sequestered me shook with each explosion. I remember knowing that each bomb that got through meant that another building, another home, another street in the city above me was gone. That is how this war began Doctor.

DANIEL (unconvinced) : And for that we have only your word?

O’NEILL looks down.

ALAR : Three of our best men died attempting to reach Earth through your Stargate.

DANIEL : That was an accident.

ALAR : And we have only your word.

DANIEL has no response. CARTER looks at him uncomfortably.

O’NEILL : Any more questions DANIEL?

DANIEL : Yes, I’d like to know more about your enemy.

ALAR looks to O’NEILL who shakes his head in disbelief at DANIEL’S actions.

ALAR : Is this part of your bargaining process Colonel?

O’NEILL : Not normally!

ALAR : What more can we promise than everything we have?

DANIEL : Why don’t you just answer the question?

ALAR : Colonel O’NEILL, do we have an agreement?

O’NEILL : We do.

DANIEL : Jack?

O’NEILL : DANIEL…shut up!

TEAL’C looks up in surprise at these words.

O’NEILL (cont’d) : Is that clear enough?

DANIEL says nothing. There is an uncomfortable silence.

CARTER : Sir if you’re going to go back and tell General HAMMOND. I would like to stay here and take a look at that fusion technology.

O’NEILL : Fine!

ALAR : It would be my pleasure to show you the process.

He gets up to leave with CARTER.

DANIEL and O’NEILL stare coldly at each other.

INT-EURONDAN UNDERGROUND CORRIDOR

SG1 and ALAR are walking towards the gate. ALAR and O’NEILL are ahead of the others.

ALAR : I understand that you shot down an enemy bomber for us Colonel, congratulations. Perhaps you’ll try your hand at it again?

O’NEILL : I don’t think so.

ALAR : Well, if you are concerned about lives lost remember they are your enemy now. I look forward to your return, which reminds me. Perhaps it would be best if the Jaffa did not return.

O’NEILL : TEAL’C…why? He hasn’t said a word.

ALAR : It’s not what he said. It’s what he is.

They stop walking by the DHD.

O’NEILL : Well he’s different, I’ll grant you that.

ALAR (smiling) : Not…like us.

O’NEILL stares at ALAR realizing what he is implying.

O’NEILL : Right.

ALAR (to CARTER) : Major CARTER, after you.

They walk off down the corridor. O’NEILL stares after ALAR. He shakes his head.

DANIEL walks up to the DHD and starts dialing home. He doesn’t look at O’NEILL. Halfway through dialing O’NEILL grabs hold of DANIEL’S hand to stop him dialing. DANIEL looks at him.

O’NEILL : We’re not going!

DANIEL : Why?

O’NEILL : TEAL’C and I are going to have a look around first. You…ask questions.

DANIEL : I thought you told me to…

O’NEILL : I know what I said DANIEL. It was rude, short sighted and I’m sorry.

DANIEL scratches his head.

DANIEL : Well...uh...thank you for recognizing that.

O’NEILL : Now I’m saying this. Go ask questions. Lots of questions.

He walks off with TEAL’C.

INT- WAR ROOM

ALAR is explaining the fusion reactor to CARTER around the display table.

ALAR : One single fusion reactor is capable of generating power to the entire facility. I assume you extract deuterium from seawater?

CARTER : Yes, 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is ocean so heavy water extraction shouldn’t be a problem.

ALAR : Ah…The sea from which we used to extract our own heavy water as you call it, is now in enemy hands hundreds of miles away. You can see that the storage tanks are nearly empty.

He shows CARTER a plan of the facility. She studies it and looks puzzled.

CARTER : You must have been building this place long before the war started.

ALAR : The war was inevitable.

CARTER : How long did you expect to stay down here?

ALAR : Until the air was free from poison…excuse me.

He walks away and CARTER studies the map more carefully.

INT-EURONDAN UNDERGROUND CORRIDOR.

O’NEILL and TEAL’C are walking down it.

O’NEILL : So what’s your impression of ALAR?

TEAL’C : That he is concealing something.

O’NEILL : Like what?

TEAL’C : I am unsure, he is concealing it.

They come to the door to the stasis chamber and use a Zat gun to open the lock. They enter the room and O’NEILL looks through the computer display of the people in stasis. The pictures show people all with similar characteristics.

TEAL’C : What is it O’NEILL?

O’NEILL : They’re the same…every damn one of them is the same!

INT- DINING ROOM

DANIEL enters to find FARREL talking to another Eurondan

DANIEL : FARREL.

FARREL : Doctor.

DANIEL : Err, I just thought that since we’re going to be allies, I thought we should get to know a little bit more about our new enemy.

FARREL looks at the Eurondan man and he leaves the room.

DANIEL (cont’d) : Ok, err…well you call them ‘the enemy’. Understandably they are your enemy but they must have a name. For example I’m American. My grandfather was Dutch. What do you call them?

FARREL : Sometimes we call them breeders.

DANIEL : Breeders?

FARREL : How they reproduce, indiscriminately with no regard for genetic purity.

DANIEL : Really! So basically they come in all shapes and sizes?

FARREL : Yes.

DANIEL : Colors?

FARREL : Yes!

DANIEL : Really!

He looks shocked.

INT- WAR ROOM

CARTER is still studying the plans on the display as ALAR enters with a small cylinder. He walks up to her

ALAR : This storage cylinder contains plans, specifications and formulas on which our technology is based. Together I am certain we can find a means of transferring the information to your computes.

CARTER : ALAR, these pipes extend up from the lowest levels right up to the surface.

ALAR : Yes.

CARTER : But you said the atmosphere was poisoned. It doesn’t make any sense.

An alarm sounds.

CONTROLLER : Enemy bombers approach the perimeter!

The plans on the display change to a map of Euronda.

ALAR : Engage them!

Pilots sit at the piloting stations and engage the bombers. The war room becomes a mass of activity.

INT- UNDERGROUND CORIDOR.

DANIEL walks up to O’NEILL and TEAL’C

DANIEL : Jack!

O’NEILL : What did you find out?

DANIEL : They did it. They started the war. I don’t know how they did it but they did.

They walk to the war room. ALAR looks up as they enter.

ALAR : Where is the fuel?

O’NEILL : There’s been a delay.

ALAR (panicked) : What sort of a delay? The enemy is attacking in force. We need that fuel!

O’NEILL : We just have to buy a little time. TEAL’C and I can help fight them off until it gets here.

ALAR is annoyed but agrees to it.

ALAR : Do it!

O’NEILL and TEAL’C walk to the stations and DANIEL joins CARTER around the display table.

An alarm sounds as O’NEILL and TEAL’C enter the stations and begin piloting.

O’NEILL : Stay on my wing TEAL’C.

CARTER (to ALAR) : It was a pre-emptive strike. You enemy, when they began bombing they were trying to stop you.

ALAR : Now is not the time Major!

She looks at DANIEL. as FARREL enters the war room.

FARREL : The defense shield is at minimum sustainable strength!

ALAR : Transfer energy from the stasis room!

CARTER walks round to DANIEL.

CARTER (to DANIEL) : The Eurondans built this place long before the war started. They planned it from the beginning!

DANIEL : Right, but how did they expect to win a war from underground?

CARTER : There are these enormous gas pipes that run from holding tanks underneath this facility right up to the surface.

DANIEL : And the surface is poisoned!

CARTER : They didn’t just start a war, they were trying to exterminate them.

ALAR (interrupting) : It was his vision. My father saw that breeders were spreading across the face of Euronda like a plague, millions of them! We don’t know how so many of them manage to survive but they do in spite of our best efforts. Contact your General HAMMOND; tell him we need that fuel immediately!

CARTER and DANIEL look disgusted at him.

DANIEL : We’re not going to do that!

ALAR (to guards) : Arm!

The guards raise their guns and grab hold of DANIEL and CARTER.

ALAR : Contact your General HAMMOND!

A large explosion is heard and the room shakes violently. ALAR grabs the information canister.

O’NEILL and TEAL’C are still piloting at the stations. O’NEILL has the bombers in sight but fires instead on the other Eurondan vessels.

FARREL : They’re escorting the enemy bombers!

ALAR : What?

FARREL : He’s attacking our own bombers!

ALAR : Stop him!

The guards try to go for O’NEILL. With their distraction CARTER and DANIEL overpower them and draw their weapons on ALAR and FARREL.

O’NEILL continues to escort the enemy bombers to the underground facility. The room shakes violently and ALAR drops the information canister smashing it.

TEAL’C gets out of his piloting station as ALAR draws his gun on O’NEILL. TEAL’C grabs ALAR’S gun and crushes is in his hand sending him to his knees in pain.

O’NEILL pilots his bomber downwards and crashes it into the ground above the underground facility. The facility shakes violently and part of the ceiling collapses. DANIEL and CARTER stand guard at the doorway to the war room as O’NEILL exits the piloting station. HE and TEAL’C run to the doorway.

ALAR : It could have all been yours!

O’NEILL looks back at ALAR.

O’NEILL : I wouldn’t follow us if I were you.

SG1 leave the room as it all begins to collapse around ALAR. FARREL is crushed under some falling debris.

INT- CORRIDOR

SG1 run down the corridor as the whole facility is being destroyed. Some Eurondan guards follow them.

INT- FIELD GENERATOR VIEWING ROOM

ALAR looks at the generator, which is rapidly failing.

ALAR : No!

He runs out.

INT- EURONDAN GATE ROOM

DANIEL is dialing home as the rest of SG1 defend their position from the guards firing. The gate opens.

O’NEILL (to DANIEL and TEAL’C) : Go!

They go through the gate. O’NEILL and CARTER keep firing at the Eurondans. They manage to shoot some before retreating to the gate themselves. As they reach the gate ALAR comes after them.

ALAR : Wait, wait!

They stop and look at him. ALAR has a look of desperation on his face.

ALAR : I could teach you everything I know! Just let me come with you! Please!

O’NEILL just stares at him coldly. He and CARTER then just leave through the gate.

INT- SGC GATE ROOM

CARTER comes through the gate and turns around with her gun ready expecting ALAR. O’NEILL slowly walks through.

O’NEILL : Close the iris.

HAMMOND : Do it!

The iris closes behind O’NEILL. He drops his hands from his weapon and just stands there staring ahead. CARTER stares at him.

The computer registers an impact on the iris.

HAMMOND, TEAL’C and DANIEL are stood waiting at the bottom of the ramp.

HAMMOND : I take it Colonel that you were unable to procure any of the Eurondan technology.

O’NEILL : That’s correct sir.

HAMMOND : I’m sorry to hear that.

O’NEILL : Don’t be!

HAMMOND : We’ll debrief in one hour.

He walks away.

O’NEILL : Yes sir.

CARTER stares at him then walks down the ramp to DANIEL and TEAL’C leaving O’NEILL just stood there.

FADE OUT

THE END