~*~Chapter 6~*~

(Note: This is kinda short, but then again, all the chapters will be. 1-7)

Hey, I think I fixed the spaces maybe! :)

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~*~Chapter 6~*~

About thirty minutes later, both Jack and Janet were beginning to think there were some side effects on Daniel because of the coma.

"So your saying this Keeper lady took your soul?" Jack asked, rubbing his temples in confusion.

Daniel nodded, a little angry that no one wanted to believe him.  "Yes! I guess that's what you call it! How do you explain how I went from officially brain dead to alive right now?" Daniel asked with growing irritation.

Trying to ease him somewhat, Janet lay a hand on his shoulder gently. "All right Daniel, just please just don't get upset. It's just hard for us to believe that you were walking around here as a ghost, or spirit as you called it," she said.

In Daniel's logical brain, he knew they were happy to see him, but sometimes they just didn't want to use their imagination at all… or try to see things not so black and white. 

"Fine then, I'll prove it," Daniel said trying to get up but realized the IV in his arm was still attached.

Janet and Jack both tried to stop him as he attempted to pull it out but he stopped himself first.  "Please, you have to let me show you. I have to get the Keeper home."

Both Janet and Jack eyed each other, but finally, Janet said, "All right, but right after we get this settled, you go back in that bed for tests," she said, making her tone a sound that Daniel dare not disagree with.

It took Janet a few minutes to remove the needle and apply a bandage to the area, but he hadn't even gotten far from the bed when Jack stopped him again.

"Ah, yeah… Daniel, you think you might want to put on some clothes or something?" 

Daniel stopped in his tracks, and embarrassment began creeping up on him when he realized the back of his gown was the kind that would give everyone a rather not so flattering behind view of him.

"Thanks, I think your right, Jack."

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When Daniel was finally dressed, he felt a little silly as he looked down at himself.  The only thing available at the moment for him to wear was a pair of blue scrubs, making him feel like a doctor, not an archeologist. As he walked out the door, he leaned over to Jack and said, "I feel like an extra on ER or something."

Jack smiled at the comment but said nothing except, "Yeah, it's much better then your first wardrobe choice I'd say."

As they walked down the corridors, soldiers looked twice when they saw Dr. Daniel Jackson walking down the hall beside Fraiser and O'Neill, but no one tried to say anything. They just stared and gawked as the three-some pasted, and then turned around to go tell someone else.  Jack knew that the general would find out very soon, and would want an explanation, and he really hoped Daniel had a good one.

Jack wasn't sure what Daniel was trying to do until he stopped in front of the lab doors and saw Daniel mouth "Yes," to himself when he saw the lights on. Daniel hesitated a moment, knocking quickly and opening the door.

Inside, Sam sat in the same place she had been in before. While the tears seemed to have stopped, her eyes were still a bit red from earlier. Daniel also noticed how she stuffed something under her papers nearby.  As the three entered, Sam almost fell out of her seat when Daniel walked into the room and just managed to catch the stool she was sitting on from falling over. She placed it right and stared at Jack and Janet, both having wide grins on their faces.

Then she looked at Daniel and hesitantly asked, "Daniel?"

He smiled and stepped forwards to her and hugged her. He felt her hold back for a second, then hugged him back. They separated, but she still held his arm.

"How is this possible?!" she asked in amazement.

Jack stepped forward and stopped Daniel from beginning. "It's a long story, Captain."

He then turned towards Daniel and said, "You said something about proving it? Well, now's your chance."

Daniel had almost forgotten about what they had come here for. Sam let go of his arm and he turned towards Jack and Dr. Fraiser. "As we were coming towards the infirmary, the Keeper and I stopped by here first."

Sam raised her eyebrows. "The who?" she asked, but Jack shushed her and let Daniel continue.

"I stopped by here and came inside because I knew Captain Carter would be the only one inside. When she was, I saw her reading something." Daniel didn't want to embarrass Sam any more then he had to by telling them about her crying, so he decided to skip that part. Daniel noticed Sam's eyes dart to him when he mentioned reading, but he continued.

"She had one of those romance novels, the ones with the huge muscular guys on front with two woman hanging all over him. If I'm right, it should be right here."

Daniel stepped around the table and moved over Sam's papers and folders, and pulled out the described book. Carter blushed, but couldn't seem to talk. Jack eyed her for a moment, amusement in his brown eyes, but decided the teasing would come later.

"He's right, Carter?"

 She turned even redder then he expected, Daniel noted, and bit her lip. "Well, err," she began, but Jack put his finger up, stopping her.

"That could have been a lucky guess," Jack said to Daniel crossing his arms over his chest.

Daniel looked at Sam and she hesitantly answered, "I still don't know what's going on, but yes, I was reading that.  No one actually knows I'm into those kind of books, I sort of picked it up from my Grandma."

The blush had now spread across her face like a wave, but Jack didn't seem to notice. "All right Daniel, you've half way 'proven' something happened here, now what should we do about it?" he asked.

Before Daniel answered, Sam said, "Sir, I still don't know what's going on?"

All three turned towards her as Jack said, "All in good time Captain. You can hear this tale with Teal'c and Hammond, if you believe it that is."

Carter raised an eyebrow, but let the others lead her out and down the hall.

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