Spoilers: Well Daniel's gone and Jonas is on SG-1. So post Redemption Pt 2 and before Abyss.

Author's Note: Well, I have been looking over this story and I decided to reformat and re-post it. I hope it's as well received now as it was when I first posted. I am going to post this up until I reach the same point as in the original version, then I will delete the original. If you've read that, you'll notice that not much has changed. I hope you do enjoy.

Part 1

"There it is again!" Jonas cried for the fifth time since sitting in the commissary, his voice rising in pitch each time - and O'Neill was getting annoyed.

"There what is again Jonas?" He asked for the fifth –and hopefully last - time.

"I feel as if I'm being watched," he muttered, as he looked around him a little worried. Everyone in the commissary appeared to be enjoying their meals and chatting with those around them. None of SG-1 could see anyone who may be watching Jonas.

"It's just your imagination," O'Neill replies for the fifth time, his voice strained. "Is it just me or do I sound like a broken record? Teal'c you sure we're not looping again?"

Teal'c merely raised his eyebrow in O'Neill's direction and continued to each his food. Beside him, Sam sniggered and let out a lone giggle.

"Major, what have I told you about giggling?"

"Sorry, sir," she murmured and ducked her head to hide her face. O'Neill simply shook his head.

"Well I have some reports to finish," Jonas announced after a few minutes of silence in which he cleared his plate. He picked up a folder and pushed his chair back, lifting his tray as he went.

"Briefing at 0800 Jonas. Don't be late!" Jack called after him.

"Yes, sir," he said distractedly.

Jonas walked down the corridor to his office with his head in a folder. He stepped into his office and froze when he heard a voice.

"Hello…Jonas," the person said from his seat. "I see they gave you my office." The person continued, looking around the room that once belonged to him.

Jonas' mouth opened and closed, and he looked behind him as if to run away. When he turned back to the person, his heart rate was going ten to the double.

"Dr Jackson!" He managed to say before he returned to acting like a fish. To say he was surprised was an understatement. Wasn't this man supposed to be dead? He closed his eyes and shook his head, hoping that when he opened them again, the mysterious person in front of him would be gone.

"Don't worry Jonas I'm not here to seek revenge. I'm not Jack." Daniel said with a small smile.

"Oh… of course not…?" Jonas sat down on one of the chairs in the room and stared at the not-so-dead Daniel Jackson.

"I just popped in to see how you're settling in." Daniel explained sweetly, his head bopping up and down. Jonas noticed his lack of glasses and frowned some more.

"Uh… it's been… Fine, thank you." Jonas looked at Daniel who had a knowing smile on his face. "Well Major Carter and Teal'c have accepted me."

"And Jack?" Daniel asked, although Jonas suspected he knew the answer already.

"Well Colonel O'Neill blames me for what happened to you. He doesn't trust me. He doesn't like me, that much is obvious," Jonas said a little dejectedly. He'd tried everything to get The Colonel to like him but nothing he did seemed to work. He just didn't understand.

"Well he wanted you on SG-1. He must trust you a little." Daniel encouraged.

"He only wanted me on the team because he didn't want a Russian," Jonas answered matter-of-factly.

"Jonas, you don't understand the way that Jack works. He wouldn't have asked for you to be put on SG-1 if he didn't trust you or think you were capable of helping defeat the Goa'uld. He wouldn't risk the team's life. Especially not Sam's." Daniel added.

"Excuse me?" Jonas asked confused.

"Oh come on! Don't tell me you haven't noticed!" Daniel exclaimed and thumped his hand down onto the table and let out a chortle of laughter.

"Noticed what?" Jonas asked, still confused. He was a very perceptive person and the idea that he had missed something was a little disconcerting for the young Kelownan.

"Sam and Jack!" Daniel exclaimed as though that explained everything.

"What about them?"

"We'll talk about that later." Daniel said after a dumb-founded look in Jonas' direction. "Now back to Jack. I know how you feel. He was like that with me. Wouldn't let me go on any dangerous missions, and when he did I had to stay behind and watch the gate or something."

"He did that with you as well?" Jonas asked surprised. He had always thought that Jack and Daniel had been so close for… well, forever, if he was honest. The idea that the Colonel had acted the same way with Daniel as he had with Jonas made the latter a little more heartened.

"Yes. If I had been military, it would have been fine. But because I was a scientist, he thought I couldn't handle myself. But he soon realized that I could and he trusted me more. It'll be the same with you. Trust me."

"Just like I trusted you back on Kelowna?" Daniel just stared at him. "Sorry Dr Jackson but I can't help but feel responsible for what happened. So does Colonel O'Neill."

"Colonel O'Neill what?" Daniel asked.

"He blames me for what happened." Jonas reiterated.

"No more than he blames himself," Daniel said sadly as he lowered his head slightly.

"What do you mean?" Jonas asked as he watched a myriad of emotion flit over Jackson's face.

"Well, I asked – no, told – him to tell Jacob to stop. And he did. He blames himself for letting me go. That's why I'm here. I need your help to stop him blaming you and himself. Will you help me?"

"Of course, Dr Jackson. What do you need me to do?"

"Just convince him that it was my choice to go and he helped me. Tell him that no matter what happens I will always be with him. And tell him I miss him, too – as crazy as that seems. I am helping defeat the Goa'uld just in a different way from him." Daniel says with tears in his voice.

"Dr Jackson? Why do you want me to do this? You could do it yourself."

"It'll also help him trust you more." Daniel looked at the clock on the wall. "And besides, my time for speaking with him will come." Jonas squinted at him, hoping he would elaborate but – like all Ascended beings – he simply smiled and remained stubbornly vague. After a while, Daniel looked at the wall and noticed the time. "You're late for your briefing."

"What? So it doesn't matter."

"Just promise me one thing."

"Anything," Jonas promised, eager to help.

"Look after them all for me. Especially Jack. He needs more help getting over this than the others," Daniel said as he gently faded away.

"I promise Dr Jackson." Jonas whispered and walked out.

Just before entering the briefing room, he heard Daniel say, "And get Jack and Sam together. It'll help him."

"Of course, Dr Jackson." Jonas said with a smile.

Jonas entered the briefing room and began his quest of helping Jack and Sam get together. He knew he couldn't tell them about his visit from Daniel, but he also knew that Daniel was there watching over them.

Jack looked up when Jonas entered the room. Behind Jonas was a tiny white glow. 'Daniel.' He thought. Then he heard Daniel say.

"Give him a chance, Jack. Please." Jack nodded and asked Jonas how he was.

'I miss you Daniel.' Three voices said inside their own heads.

"I miss you guys too." And then a gush of wind blew over them and they all smiled knowingly.

TBC

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