back at sgc, sgc personnel attempt to dial back to abydos, but they are unable to connect, and fear that abydos has been obliterated by anubis's superweapon. sg-1 continue to brief general hammond about the situation and everything that transpired on abydos. carter and walter continue dialing abydos, as carter refuses to believe that the planet is gone. suddenly, after dozens of attempts, the stargate establishes a wormhole to abydos. hammond allows sg-1 to return to abydos to find out what has happened. sg-1 goes through the gate and discovers skaara and his people. astonished and yet relieved, sg-1 ask skaara what happened. skaara tells them that oma helped all the abydonian people around the planet ascend and that the people and the stargate are only an illusion. skaara sadly informs them that he has not heard anything about daniel's fate. suddenly, all the people disappear. relieved that the abydonians had not perished during anubis's attack, sg-1 then returns to earth.