Alexis ran down the hall.  She ran into Ford, who was helping carry a box to some transport rings. Stone was watching from a nearby tunnel. "Let's pack it up boys! Time to get a move on. Let's go!" She barked.  The ground rumbled and dust fell from the ceiling of the tunnels. She ushered them into transport rings, and stood near the edge of the rings.<br/><br/>"Col. Long, I need to speak with you!" Selmak shouted over the rumblings and shouts.  Alexis stepped out of the rings and the transported her crew to the surface. She ran over to where Selmak was standing.<br/><br/>"What do you need Selmak?" she asked.<br/><br/>"This is the second time in a little over two months that we have been compromised. I would like you to run an investigation. See who the last person out is, if you can."<br/><br/>Alexis nodded.  She knew she was being trusted with something extremely important. "Will do. Just make sure not to close the door on me." She smiled at him.<br/><br/>Selmak took off, gathering some of the other Torka members.  She figured he had already checked them out.  She ran down a long tunnel, checking people, making sure they were getting to safety.  She turned the corned and hit what she figured was a force shield.  She watched as a Tokra, her name she didn't remember, entering commands on a panel.  "Hey! You need to get out of here!" Alexis shouted.<br/><br/>The Tokra looked at her, it's eyes lighting up. "No, Col Long. I think it is you that needs to get out, though by now you must have figured out that it is too late." Alexis backed up, running into another force field. Now she was surrounded by them, and had no where to run.  "I am Athena, goddess of wisdom.  You should know that I will have fun with you as my plaything."<br/><br/>Athena brought her hand up.  Attached to her wrist and fingers was a Goa'uld Ribbon Device.  It began to charge up.  Alexis drew her gun and fired a shot.  She was lucky that in that same moment a shot fired from above caused the force shield to dissipate slightly.  Her shot managed to break through, however it did not hit her intended target.  Athena spread her fingers and a shock wave blast emanated from the device.  It hit behind Alexis.<br/><br/>Alexis ducked, and tried to turn away from the dust that was filling the small area she was trapped in.  She knew that she wouldn't get another chance to fire her gun, but hoped that Athena would make a fatal move.  She watched as Athena walked forward.  Alexis stood tall and proud; she was a marine and she would not show fear.<br/><br/>"So, you want to challenge me?" Athena asked. Alexis just stood, defiant. Athena just grinned when Alexis stared.<br/><br/>"No, I don't intend to challenge you, he does." Alexis pointed behind Athena.  Standing in the doorway was Stone.  He had a look plastered on his face that meant he was more than up to no good.  Alexis hit the ground and held her head.  The blast that ensued she didn't even bother look at.  Stone had definitely found a new toy to play with.  When the dust settled she stood up.  Stone was still there, grin still plastered on his face.<br/><br/>The shield holding Alexis in dropped and she stepped out.  "Stone how did you? You know I don't want to know. Thanks for coming back for me."<br/><br/>He just nodded.  "We should get to the gate. They are expecting us at the Alpha Site." She knew it would be a story for another day as to how he both reached her and knew where she was, but for now she was just grateful to be alive.  She nodded and walked with her old friend to the ring transport.<br/><br/>Once on the surface of the planet she could see what had been causing all the commotion.  Sitting above the atmosphere was a very large Goa'uld ship.  It's blasts continued to shower down.  Both Stone and her ran toward the gate, jumping through as a blast hit a little to close for comfort.  She could almost smell the sand turning into glass before the iris closed behind her.<br/><br/>"Welcome to the Alpha Site Col. Long. Glad you could make it."  She stood up and smiled.<br/><br/>"Glad I could make it myself.  Almost didn't there. The Tokra?"  she asked.<br/><br/>"Doing well, getting ready to go to another planet. Perhaps you should speak to Selmak about that."<br/><br/>She nodded. "I would like to go home if that's okay, at least for a night."<br/><br/>"Well ma'am that would be alright with me, except that we can't get home right now.  Every time we try to dial Earth, nothing happens.  So I guess you'll either have to sit tight, or help out Selmak like he's requested."<br/><br/>Alexis groaned.  Not only had she been nearly killed by a Goa'uld, she had been shot at too many times to count, and she was stranded. She sighed. 'Well, there's nothing left to do but go see Selmak then,' she thought to herself. "Very well. I guess I still haven't finished helping them move and that was my mission.  Better go see him."