I AM A SNAKE?

Awareness was something I can to slowly. Blink my eye lids I realized that something was off. I didn’t have hands and my legs didn’t move the right way.

“Aaaaaaaaawww!” I tried to call out but no words formed, just a high pitch scream. I felt my jaw open three ways. What kind of creature was I? What happened? This was wrong, I was wrong.

I felt a hand grip me and a voice echoed, “What is wrong with this one?”

The hand tighten around my neck, there was no choice. I called up my storm maiden powers and electric swarm my body. The being holding my neck released me, cursing as he did so.

“Wait! Do not injury it!” Another voice called out, as I realized when I wiggle out of would be killer’s hand that I had a tail. Wait, turn more I found myself looking at … no… but…..there was no denying it. I was a snake.

Now I had been something like this before, but this was different, I mean I knew my jaw opened more then one way and I had always been able to surge my lightning across my body.

Suddenly I was lifted up and before I could yelled a threat was deposited in some kind of cool liquid.

“Her color is unique and such power. Never has there been one like this within our species.” The other voice said as I turned and found myself looking out of my prison to a handsome man. He smiled at me in a dark way as his eyes light up. I pulled back and looked about; the room seemed ancient with different humans about. They seemed huge, which meant she must be much smaller.

“We should destroy her before she can threaten us.” the one that tried to kill me stated with an angry that I understood to be fear. I was not normal, and that meant I was alone.

“She maybe the key to stop Anubis soldiers… I mean Baal’s new army.” the friendly one responded. I turned to him once more. Dark hair, curly, short. Deep brown eyes, okay….ugh, they glowed white. Possession?

“You have a point. She will need time, and then we will begin spawning.” The dark one said as he chuckled to himself. I turned towards him and was shocked to find a female in front of me. She was gorgeous, long shining brown hair, green eye….oh wait, shit they glowed too! What the hell was going on here?

* * *

Times a funny thing, I had been in this tank for hours, which I knew had to be days by now and what? Guards at the door and people being dragged in screaming and place on their front held down. I keep turning my back at this happening, curling up and watched in the reflection on my tank wall.

“WHY? WHY DOES SHE KEEP REJECTING HOSTS?” The female screamed in rage as she stormed towards my tank.

“These hosts are not to her liking. We need to find a host that is as different as her. She is unique and requires an unique host. The question we must ask is where do we find such a host?” The male said. I turned towards his voice, I need a host? I stared at my reflection on the side of my tank. Opening my mouth I started to get it. I was a parasite? A snake type parasite that needed a human to live in. Now this somehow made sense as I looked at myself. I was worm that buried itself into a host.

I turned towards the two other creatures in front of me. They were inside the humans, and most likely looked like I did now. Finally an answer. I needed a host…I watched as they took my would be host out of the room. The humans didn’t seem to want to be hosts? Did I want a host that didn’t want me? No. I wanted someone who wanted me, a friend, a partner, not someone who was scared of me.

* * *

Days have passed and still no hosts that seemed willing. I wonder who would be bought in today. The other two started to bring in males three days ago, but they still feared me.

All of a sudden there was a big boom and gun fire. What was going on? My guard ran out as I watched from my tank. My tank was lock, so what could I do? I was trapped.

There was a bright light and smoke then I saw movement. There was someone taking cover in the archway of my room. I saw a green jumpsuit or maybe a uniform? There was another flash and the green one flew back. I believe he was hurt. More lights fired into my room, and without notice I was slipping out of my tank. One of the blasts shattered my prison.

I hear running as I turned towards the wounded one. Hearing moaning I moved toward it. I could smell the blood and sense the heat of the human.

He was gasping and I heard a lot of pain in that struggled breath.

“Sam, Teal`c. I’ve been hit.” he strained out, holding his chest.

“We coming Daniel, hold on.” a female voice responded out of the air. I thought he was handsome, strong body…something about him, I sensed a greatness and though he feared he was ready for anything, a kind of peace.

I went to move a little closer, when he head whipped around to me. I froze, there was a bit of fear and ….hated? For me? I wonder if I did something to this human? I tried to take everything in about this human, he had metal and glass on his face, but behind that was blue eyes. Very pretty, and full of secrets.

“What the hell?” The one called Daniel whispered as he study me just as I study him. He curled up and gasp in pain as another boom rocked the room. I jerked my head towards the doorway, seeing many lights flash in the hallway. As much as Daniel interested me I decided retreating was in my best interest.

I blinked and shifted my weight begining to turn around, when I found myself in a tight grip. I cried out and wiggle trying to break free.

“Stop it.” Daniel ordered as his other hand took a firmer grip on me, “What the hell are you? Never have I seen a Go’uld that looked like you.”

I blinked as I took in his comments. I was white with black marking, how did I look different?

“Blue? You have blue eyes? How? Why? What are you?” Daniel asked me as he pulled up in pain and gasped. I looked into his face, his color was fading and he no longer had any fear of me. I wondered did he want to be my host? I could feel Daniel losing energy, he was going to died, maybe I could help?

I decided that I needed to get my point across so I gave a small cry, nearly a whimper. Daniel’s eyes became huge as I nodded to him.

“No….I…” Daniel began as I locked my eyes with his. Let me help, be my partner, I tried to communication with just my eyes.

“I …………….. Gods, I’m scared.” Daniel whispered as a box at this side cracked with the female’s voice.

“Daniel, we are making our way to your position, the Jaffas are still fighting us, just hang in there.” Sam shouted out of the box. Daniel glanced at the box and back at me.

“I’ve died many times and don’t fear it, yet I look into you and wonder.” Daniel said with pain as I saw blood pour out of his chest and dot his lips.

“DANIEL! DO YOU COPY?” Sam’s voice came out of the box once more. Daniel smiled with a gentleness that pulled at me as he released me the with one hand went to the box on his chest.

“Will do Sam, I’m fine. Do what you need to.” Daniel said as I lay on his chest, watching him. Daniel eye brows rose as he gave me a look

“You didn’t try and take me as your host. Not something a Go’uld would do. So..then you’re Tok’ra? Okay, lets do this.” Daniel suggested as I turned my head and watched him open his mouth. I pulled back a little and blinked, Daniel chuckled as I nodded at him, he wanted to be my host.

I moved forward as he opened his mouth wide and I entered. I let my instincts guide me as I went through the back of his throat and up his spine and right into his brain.

I thought I was dying with Daniel for a few seconds before I understood what was wrong. I set to work healing the damage done to Daniel’s body. He would have died that was for sure, but somehow I knew what to do.

I healed his body instinctfully and touched his mind. I was shocked and thrilled.

I wasn’t alone anymore, finally I had someone. Never in my life did I feel so at peace and care for. I did the only thing I could I gave everything that I am to Daniel, and I felt his surprise and happiness at not being alone anymore either. We curled around each other settling into a deep, healing peace.

* * *

“DANIEL!” a female voice called, ah, Sam. We smiled and pinched up our face.

“Yeah, Sam.” we answered, as Daniel opened our eyes. I settled back with happiness that I couldn’t just place. I got an odd feeling from DJ and I began to worry.

‘Easy Ky, we will work it out.’ Daniel said to me, but I still was worried, I didn’t want to be trapped in another lab. Daniel silently agreed with me. He didn’t want to be a lab rat either.

“Daniel? There a lot of blood, but I can’t find any wounds?” Sam said uneasily as her blue eyes focus on us.

“Her name is Ky. She not a Go’uld, but I realized now she not a Tok’ra either. She white with black marking around her body and she has deep blue eyes. Sam, its okay, take my weapons, do the tests, you’ll see her. You also better call your dad, don’t worry Sam, it’s okay.” Daniel responded as a shadow cross over us. Ah, Teal`c and he didn’t look happy, Sam either for that matter.

‘DJ, can we get a real bed and something to drink?’ I asked my host, he snorted, ‘Damn another mother hen.’

If I had an eye brow I would have raised it and laughed, I do believe that was a good thing as DJ sent me a picture of one General Jack O’Neill. Nice looking human, DJ nearly fell over at my comment.

“Daniel!” Sam cried out with worried as she gripped DJ’s elbow.

“Ugh, sorry, Ky got a weird sense of humor.” DJ smirked. I saw shadows and my warrior instincts kicked in. DJ cry out within our minds as I jumped forward and took the room in with a warrior’s view. Their were soldiers around the room with weapons drawn. I realized in the same breath that I had pushed DJ out of the way and took over. I was shocked and pulled back at once.

“DANIEL!” Sam screamed as DJ came forward.

“SAM, wait its okay. Ky got scared, weapons.. She saw.. I know my eyes flashed, Ky was startled, that all. She pulled back, just don’t point weapons at her and move fast. She a warrior and …. Whoa.”

‘KY! YOU CAN REPODUCE??” DJ yelled into our minds, I pulled back.

‘I can have children yes? That is what you mean?’ I asked DJ.

“Daniel Jackson.” Teal`c asked with one raised eye brow.

“I didn’t know. Ky… she is a queen. She can produce larva.” DJ said as he got to his feet. Teal`c eye brows rose as Sam passed a look to him.

“Daniel I can’t sense any ..ugh… serpent.” Sam said as she remove our weapons. I blink and DJ responded similarly.

“I don’t know, maybe she’s older?” DJ questions as Sam motioned for us to follow.

“That is possible, Daniel Jackson.” Teal`c stated as he followed behind us.

‘DJ, I don’t not think that is the case. I need to share with you my life history, we need a place to rest.’ I responded to the conversation with a bit of worry. This form was new to me, not old, and made of flesh.

‘Once we got through the Stargate and get back we can talk. I feel your confusion and worry. We will figure this out.’ DJ whispered back to me as we moved through the base. I was a bit surprised at the run down look of this base.

“Ma’am, the base is secure. We have one prisoner, the other we believe is dead.” Major Jim Colonel reported, with a salute.

“That good Major, I’ll be along shortly. Teal`c get Daniel back to base.” Sam ordered as she nodded to Teal`c.

“Very well.” Teal`c said as he turned to us and nodded. Daniel moved in the direction of the Stargate as I folded back and wondering how this had happened. Why did this happen? I started to wondering if my animal form was responsible for this change. I had been a rattle snake, white with black diamonds. Now, I was another kind of snake white with black marking. The marking, I wondered, ‘DJ?’

‘Ky wait, we are just about to go through the gate.’ DJ replied.

Looking up I nearly killed over, no way! Energon? That just what it looked like but it didn’t act like energon.

‘Ky?’ Daniel called to me as he felt my stunned stupor.

“Daniel Jackson.” Teal`c called as he paused at the wormhole’s entrance.

“Teal`c something wrong…its Ky… I don’t….what should I do?” Daniel turned his glaze to his friend. Teal`c saw all the anguish on his friend’s face. Reaching out Teal`c grabbed Daniel’s arm and pulled him up and into the portal.

‘COLD!’ I yelled as we emerged on the other side. I didn’t realize I had used Daniel’s voice until I heard all the clicking of weapons came up to face us.

“DO NOT FIRE!” Teal`c bellowed out as I saw a quick movement off to the side.

‘Ky!?’ DJ called to me as I grasped at my natural abilities and called my lightning to defend us.

I forgot or perhaps didn’t notice that we were standing on a metal platform, or that the ring was made of a different metal, but it sucked in my energy within a second.

Daniel gasped as he scattered forward, the electric didn’t hurt, but having it pulled out them was painful.

“DANIEL!” Jack yelled as he bolted up the ramp and grabbed him under the arms as Daniel’s legs started to fold under him. Teal`c was beside us as well.

“KY! PLEASE ANSWER ME!” Daniel screamed as our hands held our head. I felt odd, light headed.

‘Sorry.’ I whispered as surrender to the darkness. Daniel head jerked up as he looked into Jack O’Neill face, then he eyes rolled back and his body fell. Jack grunted as he had a lap full of Daniel Jackson.

“O’Neill, we must get Daniel Jackson to the infirmary.” Teal`c announced as he took Daniel’s body and rushed off to the infirmary.

* * *

‘Ky?’

‘O, my head…’ I muttered as things began to come into focus.

“She’s awake.” Daniel stated as he pulled himself up into a sitting position.

“Daniel? What is going on?” O’Neill asked us as he got up from his chair.

“It was like all the energy was pulled out of my body, it hurt……. Just like not eating and passing out.” Daniel responded.

“That only part of what I meant. A Snake!” Jack bellowed as he ran his hand through his hand. I wasn’t sure what to say while Jack paced the infirmary.

“Hi Janet.” Daniel said as the sound of someone approached the bed.

“Daniel, I have the results back.” Janet stated as she waved her report in the air.

“Right now you have a chemical imbalance, sugar off, high blood pressure, increased heart rate and a snake in your head, that hasn‘t corrected it.” Janet smarted with a disgust.

‘DJ, I’m sorry. I will begin to repair our body, then we much talk without inference.’

“Ugh, Ky said she on it.” DJ muttered flinching a bit as Jack growled.

“DANIEL! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!” Jack bellowed with veins popping out.

“GENERAL O’NEILL! OUT!” Janet ordered moving towards the colonel. I sent my heart out to DJ, worried about the turn of events.

‘Its okay, soon we can talk.’ DJ responded as he laid back down and closed our eyes.

“Daniel?” Janet asked as came towards the bed.

“We okay, Janet, just tired. We need to rest, just couple of hours…… please, Janet?” Daniel whispered. I snorted, damn he was a great actor.

“That a good idea, you just sleep for a bit, hopefully Jacob will be here when you wake up.” Janet agreed as she pulled up the blanket.

‘Ky, whenever your ready we can have that talk.’ Daniel whispered as turned on our side.

‘I’m finished here, let us have that talk.’ I slowed our breathing and flowed into Daniel, as Daniel flowed into me. I shared all that I was..the good, the bad, joy, happiness, sorrow, hate, that what I have done and that what I am able to do. Daniel show me his world, the lost of his parents, his beautiful wife, all that had happened in his short life.

‘Wait.’ I muttered as I felt the ending of our life and the beginning of the ascension. Memories blocks, missing pieces…… no, this was wrong, I set about to repair what I could.

This ascension was like being an Guardian angel… like a storm, watching but never allowed to interfere. I reconnected pathways, regenerated pathways and added my own knowledge as well as learned. This would take longer then I first thought as DJ muttered his thanks and agreement.

* * *

Jacob sighed as walked through the Stargate.

‘Jacob they wouldn’t call unless it was important.’ Selmac stated with a gentle nudge as they emerged on the other side within Stargate command.

“JACOB!” Genral Jack O’Neill called out as he moved up the ramp.

‘This is not good.’ Jacob muttered to Selmac, as Selmac agreed.

“Jack, everything okay?” Jacob asked as he reached out and shook Jack’s hand.

“OH! Sure, mission successful, Daniel got himself a snake, couple people hurt, nothing out of the ordinary.” Jack stated as he began to lead the way towards the infirmary.

“Ugh, Jack, did you say, snake?” Jacob asked as paused the rushed to keep up with Jack pace.

“Oh yeah, name of Ky, know of her?” Jack responded as they reached the infirmary doorway.

“No, General O’Neill.” Selmac responded, covering Jacob shock.

“Jacob.” Janet called in welcome, “I have the test results if you want to look at them.”

“That will be a good start. Where is Daniel?” Jacob asked as he took the file.

“Sleeping, they been though quite a bit. Something odd happened when they came through the gate. Some kind of power surge that zapped them, but Ky seems to have fixed Daniel up.” Janet said as she waved for the men to follow her.

‘Jacob this Go`uld……..is this a Go`uld?’ Selmac asked as she took in the form or Daniel Jackson.

“Selmac doesn’t sense anything.” Jacob stated as he moved towards Daniel, staring at the back of his neck, “No entrance marks.”

“No, she had to enter through the mouth. Daniel hasn’t talked much, just saying that Ky not the enemy. Sam and Teal`c reported that she only reacted when she felt threatened. Turned over all the weapons and went along with them without a fight.” Janet reported as Jack remained still.

‘Actually too still.’ Selmac stated as Jacob took in the General.

“Get it out of him.” Jack stated as he turned his eyes to Jacob.

* * *

Daniel was shocked at the things that Ky has done and was willing to do. A bit of fear entrance his mind at some of the cold bloodied visions.

‘I’m sorry, I can not change what I am. Life and death is part of life. The strongest survives, the weak fall on the way side. This is the circles of life. It is a game, that we must all play.’ Ky muttered with a little grief, she truly could not change what she has become, perhaps she was part monster, but she also was part angel, who understood mercy and reason.

Two side of the same coin, nothing could change that. She changed as circumstances needed, she lived, she survived, and so would Daniel. His way was different but he still understood the game.

‘I know, the game of life. We play and sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. I never……. I never heard it put the way you have but I understand.’ Daniel whispered back, he felt the weight of the world at that second, till Ky wrapped him in her warmth. Both grieved for innocence lost and for humanity lost.

* * *

Jacob sighed as he and Janet watched Daniel sleep, which Jacob knew was not sleep but blending. This snake, Ky and Daniel were becoming one. There was no way to stop it or reverse it without damaging Daniel. Jack was not going to be happy.

“Janet, I think we need to take Daniel to the Tok’ra. I sure that by now that they are blended, and if this Ky is a Go’uld..” Jacob let the sentence hang. Janet frowned and huffed as she nodded in agreement.

“I’ll go inform the General.” Janet sighed as she spun on her heels heading the Jack O’Neill’s office.

* * *

“WHAT?!” Jack bellowed as Janet finished her report. Jumping to his feet Jack roared out of his office towards the infirmary.

* * *

“It is done.” We spoke as we pulled ourselves upright into a sitting position.

Selmac would have wrinkle her nose if she had one, “Done?”

“Dad?” Sam muttered frowning at Daniel, though was it Daniel now?

“WHAT IS GOING ON?!” bellowed one Jack O’Neill as he ripped into the infirmary with Janet on his heels and Teal’C right behind her.

“It is done.” We announced once more. We would not become anyone’s pet. We would leave, and seek knowledge elsewhere if needed. Our powers would grow and we would learn all that this place and time would allow.

“What the fuck does that mean?” Jack hollered looking at the people around him.

“I believe that Daniel and Ky have blended.” Jacob said waiting for the explosion.

“This is true, we are one.” We stated as the others shifted uneasily. We knew, we didn’t want to know, but we did. Was there any other choices now? It was time to move on, never easy, never nice, but always needed as one grew. We would also remember and we would always care, but we were no longer the same as we once where. It was time to grow and move forward.

“LIKE HELL!” Jack O’Neill screamed as he took a step forward.

“O’Neill” Teal’C stated worried that Ky could be a Go’uld.

“We understand, we are sorry. We will not cause you any more pain. We will leave.” We said going to move out of the view of our once time friends.

“No, you will go to the Tok’ra.” Selmac spoke up with glowing eyes. We are not, but we said nothing, just bowed our head, closing out eyes to keep our friends from knowing our pain. We were one but with many different thoughts, Ky the warrior and Daniel the peacemaker.

“The Tok’ra can undo this?” Jack asked with a hard edge staring at Jacob.

“I do not believe that this is possible O’Neill.” Teal’C said as watched Daniel Jackson.

“We have to try sir.” Janet stated looking between Jacob and the General.

We fought within ourselves long enough, we would retreated into the dark place, we would disappear into the void. It was time, we call the shadows and began one, we went out of time. No one noticed at first, but we didn’t wait to find out, we moved to the portal. Lights flashed outside of time, we knew that there would be sounds too, but we didn’t stop. People ran around us and through us. One stopped and turned back to us but we continued as we called up our storm and feed the pool of energon, focusing on the symbols of our freedom.

That part of us that was Daniel cried, we paused as the pool of energon became stable. We were torn again, but now old knowledge surfaced from the old ones, the ancients. We came out into time and many sounds echoed through our ears.

“DANIEL!” We hear Jack call to that part of us. That of us that was Ky nodded in grief, we understood this too. We could not change what the coin was made of. Two different coins made of different metal.

We walked up to the energon, with the clips of weapons and turned back.

“You bitch, give him back! You will never get out of here alive!” Jack ordered with a coldness, yet his eyes. I chuckled to Daniel as the metal melted. Different temperatures for different metals, how strange that it was so easy to undo what took so long to build. Both of us smirked at that, it was the way of the world. The way of all life.

“Jack…” Daniel whispered looking pained and seeing for himself instead of for us.

“Sir!” Samantha cried as Daniel dropped to his knees, gagging on me as I erupted from his body. I was helpless as I hear foot steps, yet the energon called out to me just as it had called for my storm earlier.

“NO! Don’t hurt her!” Daniel choked out holding his throat.

“Dear god look at her!” Jacob cried as Janet pulled Daniel away from me. I turned towards the portal and understood, ascension.

“EVERYONE GET BACK!!!” Jack screamed at the energon poured out of the portal, flowing like a river towards me.

Daniel stood at the end of the ramp, I simply couldn’t leave without one last thing.

“What the..” I hear Jack O’Neill start as I step out of the river, white hair, strips of black surround my face and my gray blue eyes, and yes very female. Daniel stared at me wide eyed as stopped in front of him.

“We both know this is just one form, there are many. You have taught me and I thank you, my beautiful host.” I said as I grabbed his face and bought my lips to his.

I pulled back smirking, knowing that Jack was not please. I called to the energon and it flowed once more and we departed this dimension. I snorted at the one call the ancients, they were surprised to feel me as I passed through their place and time. I would miss my Daniel, he was unique, but I was not of his world and he was not of mine. We were two sides of a different kind of coin, yet we had rested side by side for a time.

The veil parted and I emerged on the other side with a great sigh as I raised my once again metal hand. Looking out I smiled, I was on home ground at last.

* * *

Daniel’s eyes were huge as he took in the closed Stargate. Looking out of the corner of his eyes he still couldn’t believe how Jack felt about him, but he was happy as Jack hauled him to him around and began to order everyone about. Janet and Jacob were fussing over him with Jack, Sam and Teal’C right behind them as they ushered him to the infirmary. Yes, he was home once more.

It is truly never the end.