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Hammond: It's our hope thatthis material

may one day help us fightthe Goa'uld.

What is it?

Trinium.

Captain Conner and sg—ii

discovered it on a routine exploratory mission

on the planet pxy 887.

Carter: I remember hearing about this.

It's supposed to be

and stronger than steel.

That's a sample of rawtrinium

which is too brittle for manufacturing

because of its impurities.

We commissioned sg—ii

to extract more trinium samples from the planet.

As of this morning,

they are 48 hours overdue

for the weekly check—in.

It's time to find out why.

Any indigenous people on the planet?

Well, not according to a preliminary sweep

by th e uav.

Well, it is a big planet, sir.

True enough,

and Conner's people have only scouted

within a few miles of their base camp,

butthey picked up no radio traffic,

em signatures...

No sign of any indigenous life whatsoever.

Technician: Incoming traveler!

Sg—ii is returning.

There'd better be a damn good explanation.

Everyone all right?

Uh... no.

Oh. No.

Oh, god.

O'Neill: Hi, kids.

We're about ready to ship out, sir.

You gonna be okay?

I'm not dead, captain.

Just grounded for a few days.

Well, if the bulletproof glass hadn't slowed it down...

Oh, please.

Aliens are always poking me full of holes.

Right.

Uh, you might be interested to know

that the arrow was native north American,

but of advanced design.

Our preliminary tests

show it was made of pure forged trinium.

If there are native Americans on this planet,

they've come a long way technologically

in the past few hundred years.

And we just marched in and started mining.

I've just talked to the Pentagon.

While they're obviously concerned

about finding sg—I I,

they also want to avoid further upsetting the indigenous people.

Meaning they don't want to risk losing the trinium.

Your secondary objective

is to negotiate a mining treaty with these people.

Obviously, we've started our relations

on the wrong foot.

But that's so rare, sir.

Captain, as you are taking over command of sg—I on this mission,

my superiors have ordered me

to remind you to be diplomatic.

Yes, sir.

Just as iwould be.

Sg—I, you have a go.

O'Neill: Sam?

Colonel?

First command?

Cool.

I'll do my best, sir.

I know you will, captain.

Thanks.

Teal'c: Captain Carter,

I am outside the blasting site.

It appears to be deserted.

I will investigate further.

Affirmative. At location now.

Ugh.

Coffee's boiled dry.

"Currently extracting an average of 47 pounds

"of trinium ore per day

"to increase our production four—fold

"as the engineers have requested, a..."

It's a requisition request from captain Conner.

He just stops in mid—sentence.

Looks like they all stopped what they were doing

and just left.

I found no sign of struggle at the blast site.

However, a pair of footprints

led me to two separate detonators.

The first had been discharged,

the second had not.

So sg—ii was taken by surprise

before the second charge went off.

That was my first conclusion,

but there were no footprints leading away from the mine.

It's as if they disappeared where they were standing.

Creepy.

I am certain I heard something.

Ghosts?

Jaffa do not believe in such things.

Let's see if we can't find something more tangible.

Captain Carter!

Trinium.

Just like the arrow.

Can you interpret it, Daniel?

It's, uh, it's a clan crest,

I believe, akin to the style

of the central coast salish Indians.

It... it tells the story of the clan's origin.

This one tells of how they were brought here

from a distant planet by evil rulers.

Now, according to this figure,

uh, the evil rulers were probably Jaffa

taking them from earth.

So this was once a Goa'uld planet?

Well, according to the crest,

the Goa'uld were destroyed by xe'ls,

who's protected them ever since.

Xe'ls?

He's the salish's main spirit.

On earth, he's a benevolent one, traditionally,

and represented by this raven figure.

What?

A wolf.

There.

It was th ere.

I h eard that.

Me, too.

Teal'c?

Whoa!

Hi.

We were just stretching our legs.

If we're prisoners, it's a good sign

that Conner and sg—ii are, too.

This dwelling makes an odd prison.

I don't know.

These walls are made of a flexible trinium fiber.

I'll bet it's waterproof,

and it is incredibly strong.

It's amazing.

Th ey've managed to evolve technologically,

yet essentially maintain their way of living.

Yet we observed no facilities for manufacturing.

There should be visual indications of processing.

Well, the salish on earth are migratory,

depending on the season, so...

Wonder how far we are from the mining camp.

Couple of days' walk.

I am tonane.

Captain Samantha Carter, sgc.

Long name.

Okay, how about Sam?

Sam.

Uh, these are my friends, doctor Daniel Jackson...

Doc?

Daniel's fine.

I am Teal'c.

The spirits say you have a demon inside you, Teal'c.

The demon will cause you no harm.

I give you my word.

Normally, that would mean a great deal to me,

but how do I know the value of your word?

We've only just met.

We mean you no harm, tonane.

If you mean us no harm, why did you bring weapons?

Self—defense.

Our friends are missing. We needto find them.

They're not missing. They're with the spirits.

You mean, dead?

No, no, no.

With the spirits.

Oh.the spirits.

You don't know the spirits, Sam?

Oh, we know the spirits.

We definitely...

Definitely know the spirits.

Butthere's so many in the forest.

Specifically, which spirits are th ey with?

Xe'ls probably. Maybe t'akaya.

Are we prison ers?

No. You're free to go.

Can we have our weapons back?

Okay.

Carter: One more thing, tonane.

Our friends.

Tonan e: We were returning from our winter camp,

and we saw your friends making war on our mountain,

trying to take the ke.

Ke... trinium?

Yeah, that's what your friend called it.

After xe'ls took your friends,

he told me to shoot an arrow

through the circle of standing water

to warn your kind notto return.

I guess you didn't understand.

Oh, no. We understood.

But warning or no warning,

it's not our custom to abandon our friends.

I could introduce you to xe'ls,

and we could tell him it was all a misunderstanding.

So what you're saying is, you'll take us

to where our friends are?

I don't know where your friends are,

but xe'ls will.

Wouldn't hurt to ask, right, Sam?

Right.

Clearly, tonane is blaming the spirits

for his actions.

Well, clearly.

But if this is the only way to get back sg—I I,

then I... I say we let him.

Daniel: Look, wherever we're going,

there's probably going to be a ceremony of some kind.

I don't know. They might even ask you to dance.

But whatever it is, no matter ridiculous

it may seem, justtry to go along with it.

Don't worry.

Tonane, uh, I was wondering,

how is itthat you remove the impurities

from the ke so that itwon't crumble?

Well, first we askthe spirits

to ask the mountain for the ke.

And if the mountain is in a good mood,

they drop the ke in the river.

The river cleans the ke until it's shining,

and then we take it out of the river

and shape it into whatever we need.

Tonane: Xe'ls!

T'akaya!

Daniel: Oh, wait, you're not gonna

perform a ceremonial dance

or... or something?

My great—g reat—g randfath er

used to call up the spirits that way.

But one day, xe'ls just said,

"call my name,"

and that's what we do.

Captain Carter.

T'akaya, my friend.

My, your coat shines beautifully today.

A little flattery couldn't hurt, Sam.

My, what big eyes you have.

Ask her about your friends.

T'akaya...

Do you think our friends might be...

She's right there...

I can only see a wolf, tonane.

A beautiful animal, granted,

but not a spirit.

You can't see the wind, either, Sam,

but you know it's there.

You can hear it. You can feel it.

You can see its effects on the trees.

It's the same with the spirits.

You see a wolf,

but t'akaya is there.

Tonan e, is that xe'ls?

Yes, it is, Daniel.

Xe'ls...

We mean you andtonane no harm.

We apologize for any misunderstanding

you've had with our friends.

If you would release them, we'd be very grateful.

Did you hear that?

I'm almost sure that he said he would release them.

I believe I heard it also.

Tonane: Is that what you heard, Sam?

Uh, whati heard was a little different.

I thought I heard him say he would think about it,

then he would get back to us.

Carter: Right. That's what I heard.

Well, are you sure? I mean, he... he just...

Daniel, forget it.

Let's just let the bird think about it.

Come on.

Tonane, do you mind if we look around a little

while xe'ls is making up his mind?

Fine by me.

Xe'ls will catch up to us.

Tonan e: Well, that was fast.

Uh, I'm sorry.

I missed that one.

Xe'ls has granted your request.

Your friends will be released.

Did he say when?

Captain Carter.

Captain Carter?

How does it feel to see the wind, Sam?

So, where have you been for the last 48 hours?

I can't say.

Last thing I remember,

I was writing a requisition for more blasting caps.

Nextthing I know, I'm walking out of this mist,

and there you are.

Andthat's it?

Yes. Except my head feels like

I just got back from a 3—day pass.

Buti don't remember having a good time.

We must have been drugged.

As were we.

Hello, cap.

Still smiling, I hope.

You.

Whoa, tonane.

Captain, this is tonane.

He's our friend.

He said he asked you to stop blasting.

Is that true?

Yes, he did,

but we'd already set two hot charges.

I told him to wait until after the blast,

then we'll talk.

He just walked away.

Okay, it's not so important right now.

You can save it for the report.

Tonane, perhaps you and I

could have that conversation that captain Conner

should have had with you earlier.

Abouttaking the ke from the mountain?

Yes.

That's not up to me, Sam.

You have to ask the elders of my village.

I am sorry.

We understand, Sam,

that you have no ill intentions,

that you only wish to extract the ke.

But your methods are wasteful and violent.

They not only upset our people...

But our spirits.

Why can you not be content with the ke

thatthe spirits send down the river?

Our people may need more

than the river can provide,

but we don'twish to shorten your supply.

Now, we do have other mining methods

that are less destructive.

Perhaps tonane could return with you

through the circle of standing water

and see these methods.

Uh... yeah. That's a solution. Um,

have any of your people ever traveled through the circle before?

The spirits say it's too dangerous.

Can't be that dangerous.

They're alive.

An d I love to travel.

Great. Then it's settled.

Carter: So the elders agreed to allow tonane

to come back and observe our alternative mining methods,

and here we are.

Sounds like fun.

I'm sorry I missed it.

Good job, captain.

Thank you, sir. How's the...

Fine. Fine.

Oh, ithought you were gonna show me your mining methods, George.

We intend to, but first we need you

to take a brief medical exam.

George?

Tonane, this is colonel Jack O'Neill.

Jack?

Yeah, that'll do.

It's an honor to meetyou, sir.

I know it looks strange, tonane,

but it's completely safe.

Even our people are being examined,

don't worry, tonan e,

it won't hurt.

Stop the images, please.

These ways are just as wasteful

and destructive as the others.

Hammond: It's only the first part of the process, tonan e.

Later, we restore the land and replant the trees.

You haven't seen those images yet.

I'm convinced that our way is best.

Your way... meaning your spirits ask the mountain

to send stuff to you down the river?

Yes, Jack.

It's the best way,

and the only way we will allow you to take the ke.

I see.

Perhaps, uh, Dr. Jackson

would show you the rest of our facility.

I'm sure you'll find it interesting.

Uh, yes.

I'd... I'd also like to show you images of your ancestors.

Ancestors?

Oh, yeah. This may come as a bit of a shock, but we believe that

your great—great—great—great great—great—great gran dfather

may have actually come from here.

From here?

Um, I'll show you.

Well, his mind's made up.

That's unfortunate.

They are offering to share the trinium, sir.

Small deposits washed down from the mountain

over thousands of years.

That may be enough trinium to meetthe needs of tonane's tribe,

but not enough for any practical application.

Therefore, I have been ordered to consider other initiatives.

Initiatives?

Nothing sinister, captain.

The n.I.D. Has a proposal before the Pentagon

suggesting that when the salish migrate south,

we send another sg team to the planet

to continue extracting samples

and leave again before the salish return.

You mean steal it.

I'm not comfortable with that, sir.

Sir, they set us free lasttime,

but if they caught us mining the mountain again,

they might not be so gracious.

I don't like the idea of lying to tonane's people

any more than you do.

Butthe nexttime the Goa'uld attack,

we might not be so fortunate.

We need whatever military advantages we can find.

If that means trinium—...

Sir, I am all for getting the trinium,

butthere has to be an alternative.

Is anyone at the Pentagon or along the chain of command

remotely concern ed about their aboriginal rights, repeating history,

that annoyingly pesky moral stuff...

That's enough, colonel.

With respect, general, ithink he's right.

Yeah, what the hell. Worked before.

I've got assurances that it will only be

a small exploratory operation

with much less damage to the mountainside.

And hopefully, what they don't know won't hurtthem.

Dismissed.

Sweet.

Colonel, we should go back in there and...

He is very upset.

Yeah, so am I.

I have a meeting, captain.

Was there something else?

Yes, sir.

As I suspected,

they intendto deceive our friend tonane.

It's time to show the earthlings

the power of the spirits.

Man: Code 9! Code 9!

Soldier: Move! Move! Let's go!

Damn it.

Code 9! Code 9! This is not a drill.

I repeat, not a drill.

What's that sound mean, Daniel?

Uh, it means that...

It's means that I'm gonna show you a part of the base

most people rarely getto see.

Aah! Jeez!

Sorry, sir.

Are we the only ones to make it to the armory?

Looks like it. Why the code 9?

Well, brace yourself.

Sg—ii is boppin' around,

waving their arms, making our people disappear.

So we did not bring back sg—I I?

I don't think so.

Where's tonan e? With Daniel. Archives.

From where did the alarm originate?

The lab.

Man: Colonel?

Warner?

The corridors in the other lab are empty.

What happened?

It's tonan e.

He came into the infirmary and just waved his hand and made everyone disappear.

I hid. He didn't see me. I pushed the panic button after he left.

What about Conner and his team?

It's tonane we have to find. The others are meaningless.

Meaningless?

So, who are you?

Excuse me?

Dr. Warner.

I don't think so.

I am one of tonane's guardian spirits,

colonel O'Neill.

If you know where he is,

take me to him.

Otherwise, if you harm him or myself...

Your people will never be returned to you.

We don't respond well to threats.

Neither do we.

You will be punished.

All right. Let's get him...

It, back to the in firmary.

It's all right, airmen. She's with me.

I have lost contact with xe'ls.

Has tonane been found?

Not yet.

Stay here in the form of the general.

No one is to leave.

I will find xe'ls andtonane.

If we lose contact, destroy this place

and return home with the others.

Anyway, like I was saying,

this is a store room, and the reason we...

We store things is so that we always

have them on hand, like this.

Can I go home now?

Okay, tonane, I won't lie to you.

There is a problem. We have to find Jack.

Okay. He's not in here.

Right.

Is he gonna be all right?

It's hard to say, sir.

The only real sign will be when he

has the strength to make us all disappear.

Jack?

Daniel?

Are you you?

Yeah. You?

What?

Never mind. Tonane, we need to talk.

Daniel says you have some problems.

Maybe I should just go home.

Uh, not just yet.

Our people are disappearing all over the base,

and it has something to do with you.

Did you know Conner and sg—ii are really aliens?

What are aliens?

Come here.

That is an alien.

It also happens to be one of your spirits.

Probably xe'ls.

Xe'ls, is that you?

If he was, Jack, he'd probably answer.

In the world of my origin,

there were beings who pretended to be gods,

so they could conquer my people and rule with fear.

Perhaps that is the way of your spirits.

I feel sorry for your people, Teal'c,

but my spirits aren't evil.

They don't rule us. They protect us.

Tonane, that is xe'ls,

and right now, he's trying to conquer this base.

Now, I want to know why.

More importantly, iwant to know how to stop him.

The spirits I know wouldn'tthreaten your people...

Unless you were doing something to threaten mine.

Are you, Jack?

Because if you are,

there's no way to stop them.

Xe'ls and t'akaya

and the other spirits...

Th ey'll destroy you.

Okay, from what I overheard,

they won't destroy the base until they've foundtonane.

Clearly, we must convince the aliens

that we will make no further attempts

to extract trinium from their world.

The fact is, we got caught plotting behind closed doors.

Now, I don't know how we're gonna convince 'em our word is good for squat.

I mean, my god, we shot that one.

We come across any more of 'em,

I don'tthink it's gonna be Avery long conversation.

Okay. We can still appeal to the elders,

tell them what's happened.

You mean 'fess up?

Yeah, okay.

You and Teal'c try and gate back, see if you can get 'em

to speakto the spirits for us.

Tonane.

It's time for the truth.

No.

Just let me try and talk to her first.

Wait here.

T'akaya.

Before you make me disappear,

or bite me, just...

Hear me out.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! I know where xe'ls is.

Where?

Where is xe'ls?

Promise to hear me out.

Sir, it's possible he's still suffering the effects of the zat gun.

I don't think so, captain.

He just doesn't want to show himself.

Jackson: Wait! No! Jack!

It's okay.

Just letthem ten d to xe'ls.

How do I know you're really Daniel?

Because.

Yeah. Okay.

Thank you.

T'akaya, destroy this place.

Wait!

You promised to listen.

What they don't know won't hurtthem.

Isn't that what your leader said, colonel?

Their word means nothing.

And so would mine,

if iwere to do as you asked.

I have made a promise to this one...

So that we could save your life.

I'm listening. But I do not guarantee

that your words will sway me from punishing you.

For what?

For trying to deceive the salish, and steal our ke.

And for attempting to destroy the trust and faith

between tonane's people and my own.

Okay.

I give you my word

thatwe'll give up this mining operation.

Even if we could trust you,

your superiors will not be swayed by your oath.

So don't take my word.

Shut down your Stargate.

That way no one will be able

to come to your planet unless you allow it.

Star travel is of no use to us.

Let us close down the gate.

This does not erase the secondtransgression.

What, exposing who you are to tonan e?

You've been posing as gods,

for heaven's sake.

Is that what you believe we do?

When we removed the Goa'uld from our planet a millennia ago,

we adapted our form to those of the salish spirits

so that we could protect and coexist alongside them

in Harmony, without interfering

in their natural evolution.

And now, because of you,

that Harmony has been broken.

In time they will fear us,

and use the ke we scatter th rough the rivers

and forge weapons against us.

No.

The salish people you so honor

came from this world.

Even now they value the natural world

far more than technology.

Trustthem.

If you really do respect tonane's people,

you shouldn't be posing as their spirits.

Trustthem.

Our friend tonane is wise.

And so is our friend Jack.

So he is.

Tonane, xe'ls.

Xe'ls, tonane.

So you're xe'ls?

An d I am t'akaya.

We are honored by the names

your forefathers have given us.

You view us now in our true form.

Butthis is only one of many forms

we can take.

Our friends from this world call us aliens.

You call us spirits.

From now on, tonan e,

you and your people

may view us in the form which pleases you best.

You have always been kind to my people.

So, whatever makes you happy.

I think this form makes us happy.

Does this mean I can go home now?

Uh...

Yeah. I think it does.

Goodbye, Jack.

Oh, wait!

Um, what about our friends?

Your friends are right beside you, Daniel.

Colonel O'Neill?

Um...

I'll explain it all later, sir.