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Aberrant: Stargate Universe - Dead man still walking


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{This is copied from Cam's story Finding Purpose to a separate thread so that you guys can learn about it IC and respond as you choose.}

The Tok'ra sat in the chair in the briefing room. General O'Neill sat back but glanced out the big picture window down into the gateroom. There was a slight nostalgic look in his eyes as he did. When he turned back to the visitor he was all business. "You asked to see me and SG1?"

Kornan sat forward in his chair, clasping his hands on the table before him, "We had heard that Colonel Mitchell had died, is this true?"

General O'Neill had a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach, "Yes, we believe it to be true, the ship he was in returned to Earth on autopilot and it had a recorded message that he was dead." He did not ask the obvious, 'why'.

Kornan nodded as if this had confirmed something he had believed. "General, I have news of your missing Colonel." He paused a moment as he saw the indecipherable look on O'Neill's face. "It seems that one of our agents in Yiu's capital noticed Colonel Mitchell enter the city, or rather when reviewing the records he noticed this image of the Colonel entering."

The Tok'ra passed over a photo of Mitchell dressed in clothing reminiscent of one of Yiu's people, but clearly recognizable.

"It took our agent two days to track where Mitchell had gone within the city. I am sorry to say that it took another day and a half for another of our agents to gain entry. It seems that the Colonel entered the estate of Yiu's eldest son and then dishonored him. Sadly, Mitchell was discovered and captured before he could make his escape."

General O'Neill raised an eyebrow, "Dishonored how?" He dreaded the answer to that question, but had to ask.

"Chun, Jao-long's wife seems to have 'invited' Mitchell to her bed, though she claims to have been dishonored. Jao-long naturally accepts her claim since doing otherwise would make him look a fool. Our agents have known about Chun's infidelities for some time and had thought to use them in some way, but alas, that is no longer an option. If she was true to form, she most likely threatened the Colonel to get what she wanted."

O'Neill looked grim. "So my dead Specialist is making one of Yiu's son's into a cuckold?"

Kornan shrugged, "Whether or not he did, doesn't matter, only the consequences. Jao-long discovered him and swore to make his death long and painful. Mitchell was tortured severely for three days before our agent could get to him. It was amazing that he still lived, but Jao-long's people were being very careful to prolong his suffering."

He pushed another image of Mitchell across the table. He looked like a complete wreck, cuts and blood and bruises everywhere.

"Our agent offered to help Mitchell escape, but all he asked for was to be told when Jao-long would return. He wanted to walk out of the dungeon as the Goa'uld returned. It seemed he wanted to confront Jao-long in front of his men."

"We don't understand how he did what he did, but when he was ready he somehow released his bonds and walked out of the room and into the guards barracks just as Jao-long returned. The Jaffa were so amazed that Mitchell was able to walk they did not immediately fire on him. He called out a challenge to Jao-long's godhood, one that he couldn't deny before his assembled men."

Kornan gave an intense look at General O'Neill, "The Tok'ra would like to know of the technology he used to perform his tricks. They seemed to be more advanced than Goa'uld technology... but I am getting ahead of myself. Mitchell called Jao-long a false god and claimed that he himself was more powerful. His first act was to make his clothing reform and repair itself and even reshape into more elegant attire. I assume this was nano-technology of some kind, but it is of a kind that our agent had never seen and from his descriptions it sounds quite beyond anything that we possess. As he did he straightened and stood proud although still covered in blood. It was a move gesture that resonated with the Jaffa who honor that kind of strength to stand in the face of impossible odds even at the last extremity of physical endurance. Yes, a very strong cultural significance to them, it put them immediately into a receptive mood."

"Jao-long could see the mood and though he was angered and shamed into accepting the challenge he was no fool. But what Mitchell did next was completely outside anyone's comprehension. He commanded one of the Jaffa to fire his staff weapon at one wall of the chamber. The man did, and then Mitchell commanded that the man fire that same weapon at him." Kornan looked around at the people assembled at the table, "Understand that this is all directly from our agent who was present at the challenge. Jao-long laughed and thought he understood the ploy and spoke, 'I see, you are seeking to end your suffering for the dishonor you did me.' He was about to order the man not to shoot but he saw that his Jaffa were very much of a mood to honor the Colonel's noble request thinking that their master was correct and that their prisoner was seeking an honorable way to end his life. So the solder was allowed to proceed. He brought his weapon up in a sharp salute to Mitchell's courage and wisdom in outsmarting their lord, then he lowered the weapon to fire. Mitchell made a gesture with his hand and the man's staff weapon powered down. The Jaffa stood confused for a moment and tried again to power up his weapon but to no avail."

Kornan had a quizzical look as he continued, "Then comes the part that baffled our agent. Mitchell exclaimed, 'I have done this. I have the power to make your devices dead. Now turn the staff on Jao-long and fire at him. If he is truly a god then he will not be effected by it.' I tell you now, that I do not know how he did this, but you must share the technology with us. It could be invaluable to the cause... but I digress, The false god stood confident and though he did not understand how his prisoner had managed the trick he acquiesced. He simply pressed the shield button on his Hara-kesh, hand ribbon device, and waited for the staff blast to ricochet off his defenses."

The Tok'ra had just the hint of awe in his voice as he continued, "Just as the Jaffa fired Mitchell made his hand gesture again and Jao-long's shield disappeared. The staff blast caught him square in the neck killing the Goa'uld and host instantly." He shook his head at the audacity of Mitchell's victory. "The assembled Jaffa went to one knee and saluted the man who until a few moments before they looked on as a dead man. They declared Mitchell a true god and more powerful than Lord Yiu and swore to serve him to the death. To his credit the Colonel immediately denied godhood saying, 'I do not say there are no gods, but the Goa'uld are all false gods who rely on devices to trick the Jaffa into following them. I am no god either, I am simply more powerful and have better tricks than the Goa'uld. If you still wish to follow me, I accept you, but you must go now and gather your wives and children for I am leaving this world and they would be treated harshly by Yiu for your betrayal.' He then walked to Jao-long's headless corpse and took from it his Hara-kesh and other items of power. 'Ten of you will accompany me to the shipyards, the rest will meet there at dark. We will take the best Ha'tak, Alkesh and cargo ship available. In these three ships we will go to another planet where I will establish my home. Do not bring anything more than your wife and children can carry in their arms. We may need to take the ships by force and you must not be burdened with possessions. Do not allow anyone you do not trust with your lives to know of this or your families will suffer. Anyone not with me would betray you.'"

"So Mitchell survived and acquired a small following of Jaffa to apparently create his own little kingdom." Again he gave O'Neill the intense calculating look, "What are you playing at General? Does Earth seek to replace the Goa'uld in lordship of an empire of slaves?"

It was perhaps not the best thing to say to a man who was getting progressively redder and redder in the face as the story went on. He burst out in a near yell, "Mitchell is supposed to be dead! When I get my hands on him he will wish he had died at the hands of Jo-ling!!!"

O'Neill's next words to Colonel Carter were the thing that Cam, had he known of them, been dreading since he first stole the Prometheus. "Colonel Mitchell is hereby declared to be a renegade and awol. Make sure that all SG teams keep an ear open for any word of his wearabouts. When he surfaces I want him taken. He has a great deal to answer for." He turned to Kornan and shook a finger at the man, "The same goes for you, got it? If any of your spys hear anything I want to know about it immediately!"

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