"All right. We have a plan."

And with a plan, suddenly things become very simple, and so much easier.

All they have to do is get to the control room. That's it, that's the first step and the last step, and they don't have to worry about anything else.

He can only hope that Rodney got away. He closes his eyes a moment, wishing away all thoughts of all the awful situations that could have taken him, and opens them again, using his resolve to blast through at least two Wraith who make the unfortunate mistake of turning the corner.

"Let's go. Head for the stairs, the transporter is probably overrun or guarded. We need to go about seven levels up from here."