004 [holo] Goa'uld Trapping 101 [Location: Speares (North) - Vacant Building]

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If he was previously bothered by the nature of Taxon(or Tax-son as he calls it.), it seems to be the furthest from his mind. Threat assessment comes first, it makes for nice black and white priorities he can wrap his mind around. He's scouted out a nice empty building; the inside of it looks much like a indoor car park, just without the cars. It has several large concrete pillars that would be perfect cover.
The area is open enough, for getting clear shots from cover. In the back of his mind he hopes it won't come to that. But if he does, Daniel had already gotten his hands on a couple of zat guns. Then on O'Neill's most recent trip to the replicator hatches, he procured a few very important items. First he got himself a whole mess of in'tar rounds(non-lethal) for his P-90 and nine-mil. He still has his lethal rounds at easy access but... you know, he kinda likes Vala. And he is always promising to try it 'Daniel's way' first. Finally, the most important thing is a forcefield trap.
He set the device up where it would be obscured until activated. Also placing it a nice central location a cocky Goa'uld bent on destoying imprudent little humans would likely stand. The remote for the shield device he's already handed over to Daniel. Whom is of course working with him for this. He gives Daniel a short nod once everything is in place.
Jack himself has outfitted himself in his somewhat typical combat gear, opting for black over his usual greens. He easily falls back into his old blacks ops training.

Of course, all of that was not transmitted. The next part is: he turns on his the holo function for his tablet, first addressing everyone but Vala/Qetesh in a locked transmission, "All right, kids. Colonel Jack O'Neill here." He's crouched down in his black uniform with his hand on his weapon. "Ya got my location there on your map. I'm going to say this once: Stay. the. Hell. Away." He shifts on one knee, "If you choose to ignore that advice. You're our back-up."

"Me and Daniel have years of experience with the Goa'uld. We have a way to neutralize her." Jack gestures with a hand, "if you got in your mind to help, do not. I repeat, do not engage Qetesh without my or his go ahead." He raises a finger and says sternly, "If so much as one of you can't follow that simple order, I don't care if you're not in the military, I will shoot you myself. If you think you can do better, wait until we're done."

"And Daniel would like me to remind you folks, we want her alive. So play nice."

He purposely left out too many details in the semi-public transmission, in the event that Vala/Qetesh managed to hack her way through a locked transmission. He mentioned nothing about the forcefield trap.

THAT little speech out of the way, a speech he hopes doesn't live to regret it. Actually he hopes he doesn't die and regret it. He let out a sigh then messed with his tablet for feed Vala/Qetesh a direct message, "Ketish, babe!"

He beamed his most sarcastic smile, "It's been ages! How ya doing? Must be tough having no Jaffa around to do your bidding. Guess that means you gotta come crush us yourself. Or you know..." he shrugs mockingly, "...just sit there on your thrown tossing empty threats. Not that I mind... with you staying where you are it's like you're not even here. Kinda nice there I bet. What with all your servants--" He grins then snaps his fingers, "Oh, wait! You don't have any servants either."

Yes, it was entirely nesscery to mock her.

(ooc: Of course, you guys can completely ignore O'Neill's advice and run in guns blazin'. He just won't be happy with you~)

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Daniel waits, listening to the banter between the two of them, taking in Qetesh's words that he swears have been spoken by almost every single Goa'uld he's encountered at some point. It's so damn tedious having to go through this. The Goa'uld, the Replicators, the Ori...

He shifts silently, listening for his cue and hoping to God that Jack doesn't do anything stupid. Daniel trusts Jack with his life, but he knows his style.

[valaunbound]

"There's something to be said for your admission, at least," she cocks her head sarcastically, shield reflecting every shot as she moves towards his position.

"If you weren't so ill-advised and crazy, then I might have considered sparing you. I'm sure you fully intend to spare me, hardly a threat at all." As far as she's concerned this is just a suicide mission, if she keeps the shield up she's got nothing to lose, are they seriously expecting her to drop it?

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Jack actually shuts up for a few moments. He moves from cover again, this time walking backward as he shoots. Shooting just makes him feel better, and well, it serves as a nice tasty distraction for Qetesh so she doesn't think so hard about where Daniel might be.

Not one of his brightest moves. He is standing free of cover like a nice big target. Of course, he is standing right where the trap is. He figures she'll do one of those throws with her hand device as she approaches. Thus knocking him aside and out of the trap just before it's activated.

He lowers his gun enough to be a smart ass, "Might want to check your host's memories there, Ketish. I'll cut your snaky ass out myself. Rather not, but hey, given the choice..." He takes a couple more steps back, "We both know she would rather die than spent one more second with you."

Jack subtly signals to Daniel. He wants that shield up at the first chance he gets.

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At Jack's signal, Daniel gets the shield's activator ready. He's wary to spring the trap, though, because Jack is still inside its range.

[valaunbound]

This is just too easy, he's a sitting target - of course she's going to go after him, and all that useless gunfire is really starting to piss her off. It's like waving a red rag at a bull. She's not stupid though, far from it and although her anger is clouding her judgement a little (as in not considering where Daniel is), she's curious as to why he's offering himself up so freely.

So she stops a few feet short of the 'mark', before raising her hand and smirking at Jack, the hand device poised but not doing anything as yet.

"She's already managed seven years, you're not going to spoil mine and Vala's little reunion just yet are you?" Really she's just talking to see what he does. She tilts her head expectantly, eyes flashing.

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Of course it can't be that easy. It's never that easy. He had such hopes though. He does get a slight frown when she stops. Damn it. Damn it! He lowers his gun. Time to up the odds.

"Seven years too many if you ask me," one hand slips behind him. He flips out his knife. Like what he's done in the past, he throws it. He doesn't aim for anything too vital, just something to get her attention. Likewise he hopes she doesn't have a new model of personal defense shield. After the knife is away he hunkers down in some cover inside the trap.

[valaunbound]

The knife penetrates the shield as expected, embedding itself handle deep just beneath her shoulder. Qetesh lets out a hiss of pain. That hurts, that seriously hurts. Okay, she's really pissed now, adrenalin coursing through her veins so much that she yanks the knife from it's lodging, growling at the pain and grimacing to hold on to her reaction before she strides towards him purposefully. So help him, he's a dead man now.

"Seven, they say on your Earth, is unlucky. It is for you, at least." Have Qetesh's hand device directed at your head Jack as she closes the gap, the intensity increasing as she nears.

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Well, that went well. Sorta. Kinda. It did succeed in getting her attention. Always a plus. He does get an 'oh crap' look on his face a split second later, and verbalizes that thought a half second later, "Oh... crap."

The hand device drops him to his knees a short second later. His weapon falling to his side. He strains under the effect of the technology, even with his brains getting scrambled his mind is more on the mission. They can't risk her running around, "DANIEL!" Which translates in Jack-speak as 'spring the damn trap! I don't care if I'm in it'

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He's been waiting for Jack to get out of the way, but it all happens so quickly. Almost a reflex, as soon as Jack yells his name, Daniel activates the trap even though he knows Jack won't get out -- but he also knows Jack wouldn't care that he was in it.

Once the trap activates, he steps out.

[valaunbound]

The pain in her shoulder is almost unbearable as she keeps the device trained on him, almost touching his head she's that close. She's not letting up any time soon, even when the shield trap activates. The field around her serves only to amplify her anger which is all being directed at Jack.

The bloody knife still in her hand, and her own blood soaking her front now she kicks his gun that was still within reach away and only then, holding Jack on the brink of collapse does she turn to Daniel.

"Release me and I'll spare him," she growls, feeling her own strength subsiding at the severity of her injury. She grimaces against it. "One chance Daniel, just one chance."

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Jack is not happy about the situation. Even less happy when he just barely hears Qetesh call to Daniel. He tries to will his limbs to move, he still has a zat tucked away but... it's a struggle to even get his hand on it. Never mind the fact the slow pained movement is hard to miss. Qetesh will probably notice it before he even gets the damn thing turned on.

"Don't," a very strained word directed at Daniel. Jack is left with little he can do but try to talk Daniel in the other direction, "Daniel, don't..."

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He'll never get used to these snap decisions. Life and death. The good of the many or the few. Every one is just as hard as the last. But he knows Jack, and he knows the man would kill him if he did what Qetesh ordered.

It won't stop him, though, from pulling the zat gun from his belt, activating it and firing through the one-way shield at the Goa'uld.

[valaunbound]

She knew time was of the essence, it was now or never and Jack was begging to die. All his goading and smart ass comments, he wasn't leaving this alive. If she was going down then she'd take him with her.

Her shield was useless in here, and she couldn't send anything out. Jack's own knife in her hand and holding him paralysed still with her hand device, Qetesh goes to drive the knife into him right as the sooner than expected zat shot hits her.

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Well, this day has just gone perfectly. Just perfect. Jack makes an internal note to take a week off if he survives. He also internally thanks the powers that be that Daniel listened to him.

The zat blast bought him just enough leeway to leach forward. It's not much but it does avoid a knife to the heart. The knife goes deep into his shoulder instead, "Daa'ah!" If he and Vala survive this they'll each have a nice shoulder scar to show for it. At any rate, some of that zat blast translates into him due to proximity, he promptly crumples forward, a hand instinctively already on the knife.

Yep, everything went according to plan.