No, no, no, no. No more tinkering. I need a break. I know you probably think a little burn isn't anything to worry about- I can only imagine what I must look like- but I'm kinda over being the Guinea pig.

What? Oh, sorry. Don't sneak up on me like that.

What's going on? Oh, we're going somewhere. No more hanging out in Sam's lab, huh? I really hope there aren't a lot of people hanging out in the halls to see me like this. It's probably one of the most embarrassing things I've dealt with here. Which, let's face it, is saying something.

Okay, Danny stay positive here. At least they didn't stick you in a corner by yourself. At least Sam and Jack are trying. If anyone can fix this it's Sam. Sam can fix anything. Jack won't let anyone quit. They're on it. You're going to be fine.

THE FLOOR IS MOVIG!

Oh… right… elevator. Are you really going to let that scare you every time?

Danny, really, you have to pay attention more. How have you never noticed this? You've been riding in elevators your entire life. You know how they work.

Jack is right you are flaky. Don't tell him he's right. He'll never let you forget.

So, we're paying attention now, right Danny? The elevator just stopped, which means that's Jack grabbing your arm and we're heading somewhere. Where?

Think it through. You don't have any visual or auditory clues so take what you can get. We were in the elevator and we went up at least three floors which means we're….. at least three floors above Sam's lab. What's up here?

Whoa! Going left apparently. We need to come up with some sort of pre-turn signal instead of you just jerking me off my feet.

Geeze! Turn right. Stop.

Signals. We need signals.

Where are you taking me, guys? I'm so sick of being in the dark on whatever little plan you guys have cooked up.

Dark. Haha. Funny one.

Whoa, what do you want now? Big cushy leather chair. Briefing room. That's where we are. I hope you guys aren't going to start fighting like you did last time. I need you all to stay focused. I cannot stay like this. I feel like I'm going crazy already. I have no idea how much time has passed; I have no idea what's going on; I have no idea what this thing is doing to me. All I know is everything hurts, I'm exhausted, and I just want this to be over with. I can understand that everyone needs a break, but Sam I really need you to get back to work.

Wait, where are you going? Sam, don't I need to be with you so you can get this damned thing off me?

Please don't go. Come back. Sam, please?

Wait, who's that? Jack. Hi, yes. Hi I know who you are. I want Sam. Take me to Sam.

No, I don't want to sit. I want Sam. I need Sam.

I don't want to sit. Stop pushing me.

Where did she go? Which way? Let's follow her.

No. I. Do. Not. Want. To. Sit. Let. Go. Of. Me!

Crap.

Danny what did you do?

Where are you? There are stairs somewhere around here. Be careful you big idiot.

Um, hi? Little help? Anyone?

Hi, Jack. Yes, I know. I'm sorry. No more wandering off. But if you'd stop man handling me I wouldn't have had to work so hard to get away from you. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, okay? Just…

Hugging? Again? Okay, Jack, people are going to start talking if you keep this up. Seriously, let go. You're acting weird and you're making me nervous. I need you guys to keep it together. I don't have a choice. If anyone gets to fall apart it's me. I'm the one that's…

Jack? Are you okay? You're seriously acting strangely.

Look, I'll sit here like a good little boy and stay out of trouble. Okay? See. Danny's a good boy.

Did someone else just come in? Who is that? Is Teal'c back?

No, nope, not Teal'c. Pretty sure you're a man, though.

Hi, whoever you are. Jack and I are just sitting here, hanging out without Sam for some reason. Please, do join us. We'll all sit here, you guys can talk and I'll just…. Be here.

Come on, Danny, there has to be some way you can help. You can't keep sitting around being useless. There has to be something you can do.

What?

Hi, Jack. Was I fidgeting and bugging everyone? Sorry. I didn't notice. I'll just…

What? What do you want?

Oh. The drumming game again. Better than nothing I suppose.

That's it! That's what we can do. We can come up with some sort of tapping language where we… that exists. Morse code! We can use Morse code!

Except I don't know it. Doesn't that figure? Me, Mr. Linguistics. I know how many languages and I work for the military and it never occurred to me to learn Morse code? I guess that would have been too practical for me. Can't do anything the practical way can you, Danny? Nope, you sniff out some dead alien language and learn everything you can about it, but something as immensely useful as….

Stop right there. Eye on the prize. I should learn it, though. For the future in case something like this happens again.

Okay.

That is officially the weirdest thing ever.

That was a sneeze, right? I swear that was a sneeze, but I didn't feel it. There was another one!

Well, we know it's been about twenty-four hours since you last took your allergy medicine.

Stereotypical nerd alert, having an allergy attack in an underground military bunker with recirculated air that has been filtered multiple times to take out everything any normal person might be allergic to.

Gods, seriously, that is such a weird thing. All the bodily muscle reactions and none of the sound or…

That can't be good.

Jack.

Jack.

Yes, you're a good drummer. You win. I need you.

Jack. Please listen to me. They did something serious to me. This isn't superficial. This is big. This isn't cutting off senses. This is preventing normal bodily functions.

Your chest vibrates when you talk, see? Give me your hand. Put it on your chest. Say something.

There! Vibrations.

Okay, now me. Put your hand here. I don't have that anymore. You understand?

Of course you don't get it.

Let's go over this again.

Same thing. Just say something. Feel that? Right there? You can feel it can't you?

Now me. Test, test, one, two, three.

Nothing. Get it?

No. You don't get it.

I need Sam back here now.

Sam. Jack, where is Sam?

Sam!

Anyone here know ASL? Finger spelling?

S-A-M

No? Other guy, can you understand me?

S-A-M

C'mon, guys. You know this one: Sam. She's female. About this tall…

SG-1.

Female in SG-1.

Female.

SG-1.

Sam. Please. I need Sam.

Please.