With the proviso that he bring back a Goa’uld larva for study, Teal’c returns to Chulak to stop the Goa’uld from enslaving his son Rya’c. Trouble is, Rya’c needs a larva to survive – and the only one available is Teal’c’s. [Edit]

When Teal'c joined the SG-1 team, he kept secret the family he left behind on Chulak for fear that it would make his new comrades doubt his loyalty. Now, however, his son, Rya'c, has reached the age at which he will receive his Goa'uld larva, and Teal'c is determined to stop the process that would make his boy a servant to the Goa'uld.

After much debate and a promise to return with a Goa'uld larva for study, the team, disguised as monks, heads through the stargate to Chulak, only to discover that Teal'c's family has been declared outcasts.

With help from Teal'c's mentor, Bra'tac, they battle Jaffa warriors and priests before finding Rya'c and his mother, Drey-Auc. The family reunion, however, is not as simple as Teal'c hoped; the boy needs the Goa'uld larva to survive — and the only one available is the one that is keeping Teal'c himself alive. [Edit]