on abydos, skaara speaks with the abydonian elders about anubis, who will attack soon. in the middle of their council, daniel appears, telling them that they will not fight alone. at the sgc, col. o'neill steps on an elevator, which malfunctions in the middle of the ride. just as he tries to use the emergency phone, daniel appears behind him and updates him on the situation with anubis, who plans to get the "eye of ra" from abydos, a key (along with five others) to using a super weapon. jack demands to know why daniel, with all the powers of the ascended, can't stop anubis himself, and daniel tries to explain again what he is and is not allowed to do.