A/N: Thank you all so much for the reviews, again. I love you guys! I just realized that there are quite a few errors in here, and I thought I should apologize, I don't have a beta or anything just little ol' me. Anyway, here is that longer chapter that I promised the last was just a buffer while I finished this one. Well, I am welcoming comments, and suggestions on what else you would like to see happen. If there are no comments or suggestions, then t his will be over within the next couple of chapters. R&R!!! thanks again!—Loolabella
After the game show went off, the three remained in their seats as a movie came on. Surprisingly, none of them had seen it, and soon were all caught up in the plot. During the commercials, they discussed what was going on and how they all thought it would end.
"How can that little kid see the dead people? I don't get it." Jack said, confused.
"It doesnt really matter, sir." Sam replied. It was during one of these discussions that Teal'c walked into the room. As he took a seat next to Daniel, the movie came back on. Not far into it, Teal'c realized that he had seen this particular film. Unchecked, he remembered the ending.
*The man is dead already. * he thought to himself. The other members looked at him, back at the TV, and groaned.
"Thanks, T." Jack said ruefully. Teal'c, realizing the situation, nodded his head.
"I apologize for revealing the end, O'Neill." He said and Jack shook his head.
"Don't worry about it. Daniel, I will pay you the $10 tomorrow." he said to the grinning young man. They had made bets on the ending of the story. Getting up, the four went back to their work, or to play another game of chess. After 5 minutes, however, they all had to stop due to the loud noise in the room-their minds. They all sat in a circle and looked at each other, willing their minds to be quiet.
"Ok, lets look at our situation a bit, shall we?" Jack proposed. The other three nodded in unison, and he continued. " Number one, we cant work or do anything since we all think too much. Number two, we are all driving each other crazy. Everyone agree so far?" Everyone nodded again. "Ok, so, since we are stuck with each other, we need to figure out a way to keep our sanity. Any suggestions?" Everyone looked at each other and notice that, for the first time in 2 days, there was complete silence. Finally something popped into someone's head. The other three team members turned and looked at the owner of the thought.
"No, Jack. Killing the rest of us is not going to help our situation." Daniel informed him in short, clipped tones.
"No, but it will help MINE!" Jack shot back. Daniel simply rolled his eyes.
"How about this. Why don't we all work on the same thing? Then anything we are thinking about is at least related to the same thing." He offered.
"Like what, though?" Sam asked, warming slightly to the idea.
"Well, I have this text that needs to be translated..." he started before being bombarded with thought from the others. "Okay! Sorry! It was just a suggestion!" he cried out, covering his ears. The complaints died down slowly and with a final * Hell No! * from Jack, died away completely. They all sat in silence, waiting for an answer with nothing forthcoming.
Getting restless, Sam stood to get some water. On her way over, she accidentally hit her foot on the table. The three men turned and looked at her in shock.
"Wow, Carter. I didnt know you knew those words!" Jack exclaimed. Sam smiled tightly and condescendingly at him.
"Air, I have a father who was a General, and went to the Air Force Academy. Of COURSE I know those words." She replied and finished getting her drink.
Minutes later, General Hammond entered the room. He was both amused and confused to see the people sitting and staring hatefully at each other.
"How are you all doing?" he asked as they all looked at him.
"Peachy, sir." Sam replied, wincing as she realized that Jack had just thought the same harsh comment. "Sorry, sir." she apologized. George just grinned at her.
"It is alright, Major. I am sure that you didn't mean it." he said.
"General, we are driving each other nuts. Cant we have separate rooms or something?" Jack whined.
"Sorry Colonel. Sg 11, 6, and 7 just came back from off world and are all carrying a virus. They are taking up the other isolation rooms." George said. Jack winced and stared at Sam, who promptly apologized at her wandering thoughts.
"Is it serious, General? The virus I mean?" Daniel asked, genuinely worried.
"No, Doctor Frasier is in the process of curing them. It was a simple strand, and easily treatable, but she would like to quarantine the virus as much as possible." He answered.
"You know, General, I havent been feeling good recently. I may have contracted the bug. I really think I should be separated from the rest of the team, in fear of contaminating them." Jack said, feigning sickness. Hammond just grinned at him.
"Sorry, son, but there is no way to could have caught the virus. And even if you did, the other three here would probably already have it by now, anyway." he said.
* hehe * Daniel thought towards Jack.
*No such luck, buster. * Sam also thought. Jack glared at both of them.
* Had to try.* he said back.
*Sometimes I worry about you all*
"Sorry, sir. It isnt like we can help it though, so don't worry." Jack said, not looking up.
"It is ok, Colonel. I am not worried." General Hammond said, slightly thrown by the comment. *I just think that you all will be the cause for my loss of sanity someday. *
"Oh, come on, General. We arent that bad. And we wont cause you to lose your sanity." Daniel said. George looked at him, even more confused.
"Doctor Jackson, I never said anything about that." he explained, then paled as he realized what he just said. Sg1 also looked up at him, surprised. George had to test it.
*I do think that we should swith to decaf on base though. * he thought.
"No!" Daniel cried, worriedly.
"You heard that?" George asked and the team nodded.
"Oh boy." Jack said, lowering his head into his hands.
"Sir, can you hear our thoughts?" Sam asked, scientifically.
"I don't think so. Is anyone...er...thinking anything?" he asked.
"Oh yeah, we sure are." Daniel replied with a chuckle. If the General had heard Jack's thoughts , he would surely be court marshaled.
"Well, it must be spreading, but only one way." Sam observed. Jack nearly screamed as she, Daniel, and even Teal'c suddenly started thinking rapidly.
"STOP!" he yelled. It was at this point that Janet walked into the room.
"Oh, hello, sir." she said. * Come to visit the inmates, too, I see. * she added mentally. Jack and the others grinned at each other and turned to the unsuspecting Doctor.
"We do not take kindly to being called 'inmates', Doc." Jack said, grinning as Janet's eyes went wide.
"You heard that?" She asked and the team nodded with various grins and smiles.
"Oh boy." Janet said. *This is not good. *
"You're telling me!" Three people responded in unison. Janet rolled her eyes at them.
"Well, I will need more tests, then." she said, thankful when she found that she couldnt hear the team's thoughts.
"For cryin' out loud!" was the only response she heard, other than mutual groans. Daniel and Teal'c were the first to be dragged off, leaving Jack and Sam sitting in uncomfortable silence.
"Aren't you tired, sir?" Sam asked, hopefully.
"Not really. I slept some last night in here." Jack answered.
"You sure? I mean, you could catch a few more hours in one of the beds. You really should get some good sleep." Sam suggested.
"I know, but I don't think you would want to hear my dreams." he said with a smile. Sam blushed.
"Yeah, about that...um..." she started.
"Don't worry about it." he replied out loud. *I is nice to know you dream of me. * he added mentally, causing Sam to blush and look away.
* Cant really help it, sir. I can control my dreams or anything like that.* she replied.
* Sam, we are reading each other's minds, I think you can drop the 'sir' * Jack suggested gently.
* Shame he doesn't dream of me. * she though, belatedly remembering that he could hear her. She closed her eyes, wishing she could take that back. Jack smiled softly at her.
*I do * he replied. Their mental conversation was interrupted by Danil and Teal'c arriving back.
*How could anyone so beautiful and innocent looking hurt so much? * Daniel thought to himself, rubbing his backside. He then remembered that everyone in the room could hear him. * I shouldn't have said that. * Sam smiled at him in shock.
*Beautiful, eh?" Jack asked.
*Wait till Janet hears this!* Sam exclaimed happily.
"No, Sam, Please don't tell her." Daniel pleaded.
"We'll see. Hmmm........where are those pictures that you have again?" she asked, her smile turning wicked.
*Blackmail, Carter? I didn't know you had it in you. * Jack threw in with a chuckle.
*Guess it is I who have been around you too long, sir. * she replied.
"The pictures are in my office, Sam. I will get them to you as soon as we are outta here." Daniel said. Sam nodded to him.
"So, what did we find out?" Jack asked, changing the subject.
"Well, Janet needs sleep, Teal'c's temperature is normal, and Siler thinks that we are somehow faking this so that we can get more downtime." Daniel replied, plopping down into a chair.
"Ok, anything pertaining to our ...problem, that will help us?" Jack reiterated.
"Doctor Frasier believes that injuring our skulls may help." Teal'c offered. Jack and Sam looked at him in shock as Daniel just chuckled.
"Actually, she said, and I wuote, 'Maybe if I just smack them up side the heas, then they will stop.'" He explained and chuckled again as the good doctor walked in.
"So, Doc, you think hitting us will help, huh?" Jack quipped, and Janet looked at him, horrified.
"Sorry, I forgot..." she trailed off and shook her head. "Anyway, it is your turnColonel, and yours too, Major. Follow me, please." She said and started out of the room. Jack and Sam stood to follow and Daniel caught Sam's arm.
* Sam, please don't say anything. You promise? * he asked, and Sam smiled at him.
* I wont say anything, Daniel. Yes, I promise. * she pledged. He let go and sat back, relieved. Just before she and Jack left, Jack looked over his shoulder at Daniel.
*Ah, but I never promised anything, Doctor Jackson. * he said with an evil grin, then started singing "Daniel and Janet, sitting in a tree..." as he shut the door.
Teal'c almost had to physically restrain Daniel to keep him from chasing Jack down.
After the game show went off, the three remained in their seats as a movie came on. Surprisingly, none of them had seen it, and soon were all caught up in the plot. During the commercials, they discussed what was going on and how they all thought it would end.
"How can that little kid see the dead people? I don't get it." Jack said, confused.
"It doesnt really matter, sir." Sam replied. It was during one of these discussions that Teal'c walked into the room. As he took a seat next to Daniel, the movie came back on. Not far into it, Teal'c realized that he had seen this particular film. Unchecked, he remembered the ending.
*The man is dead already. * he thought to himself. The other members looked at him, back at the TV, and groaned.
"Thanks, T." Jack said ruefully. Teal'c, realizing the situation, nodded his head.
"I apologize for revealing the end, O'Neill." He said and Jack shook his head.
"Don't worry about it. Daniel, I will pay you the $10 tomorrow." he said to the grinning young man. They had made bets on the ending of the story. Getting up, the four went back to their work, or to play another game of chess. After 5 minutes, however, they all had to stop due to the loud noise in the room-their minds. They all sat in a circle and looked at each other, willing their minds to be quiet.
"Ok, lets look at our situation a bit, shall we?" Jack proposed. The other three nodded in unison, and he continued. " Number one, we cant work or do anything since we all think too much. Number two, we are all driving each other crazy. Everyone agree so far?" Everyone nodded again. "Ok, so, since we are stuck with each other, we need to figure out a way to keep our sanity. Any suggestions?" Everyone looked at each other and notice that, for the first time in 2 days, there was complete silence. Finally something popped into someone's head. The other three team members turned and looked at the owner of the thought.
"No, Jack. Killing the rest of us is not going to help our situation." Daniel informed him in short, clipped tones.
"No, but it will help MINE!" Jack shot back. Daniel simply rolled his eyes.
"How about this. Why don't we all work on the same thing? Then anything we are thinking about is at least related to the same thing." He offered.
"Like what, though?" Sam asked, warming slightly to the idea.
"Well, I have this text that needs to be translated..." he started before being bombarded with thought from the others. "Okay! Sorry! It was just a suggestion!" he cried out, covering his ears. The complaints died down slowly and with a final * Hell No! * from Jack, died away completely. They all sat in silence, waiting for an answer with nothing forthcoming.
Getting restless, Sam stood to get some water. On her way over, she accidentally hit her foot on the table. The three men turned and looked at her in shock.
"Wow, Carter. I didnt know you knew those words!" Jack exclaimed. Sam smiled tightly and condescendingly at him.
"Air, I have a father who was a General, and went to the Air Force Academy. Of COURSE I know those words." She replied and finished getting her drink.
Minutes later, General Hammond entered the room. He was both amused and confused to see the people sitting and staring hatefully at each other.
"How are you all doing?" he asked as they all looked at him.
"Peachy, sir." Sam replied, wincing as she realized that Jack had just thought the same harsh comment. "Sorry, sir." she apologized. George just grinned at her.
"It is alright, Major. I am sure that you didn't mean it." he said.
"General, we are driving each other nuts. Cant we have separate rooms or something?" Jack whined.
"Sorry Colonel. Sg 11, 6, and 7 just came back from off world and are all carrying a virus. They are taking up the other isolation rooms." George said. Jack winced and stared at Sam, who promptly apologized at her wandering thoughts.
"Is it serious, General? The virus I mean?" Daniel asked, genuinely worried.
"No, Doctor Frasier is in the process of curing them. It was a simple strand, and easily treatable, but she would like to quarantine the virus as much as possible." He answered.
"You know, General, I havent been feeling good recently. I may have contracted the bug. I really think I should be separated from the rest of the team, in fear of contaminating them." Jack said, feigning sickness. Hammond just grinned at him.
"Sorry, son, but there is no way to could have caught the virus. And even if you did, the other three here would probably already have it by now, anyway." he said.
* hehe * Daniel thought towards Jack.
*No such luck, buster. * Sam also thought. Jack glared at both of them.
* Had to try.* he said back.
*Sometimes I worry about you all*
"Sorry, sir. It isnt like we can help it though, so don't worry." Jack said, not looking up.
"It is ok, Colonel. I am not worried." General Hammond said, slightly thrown by the comment. *I just think that you all will be the cause for my loss of sanity someday. *
"Oh, come on, General. We arent that bad. And we wont cause you to lose your sanity." Daniel said. George looked at him, even more confused.
"Doctor Jackson, I never said anything about that." he explained, then paled as he realized what he just said. Sg1 also looked up at him, surprised. George had to test it.
*I do think that we should swith to decaf on base though. * he thought.
"No!" Daniel cried, worriedly.
"You heard that?" George asked and the team nodded.
"Oh boy." Jack said, lowering his head into his hands.
"Sir, can you hear our thoughts?" Sam asked, scientifically.
"I don't think so. Is anyone...er...thinking anything?" he asked.
"Oh yeah, we sure are." Daniel replied with a chuckle. If the General had heard Jack's thoughts , he would surely be court marshaled.
"Well, it must be spreading, but only one way." Sam observed. Jack nearly screamed as she, Daniel, and even Teal'c suddenly started thinking rapidly.
"STOP!" he yelled. It was at this point that Janet walked into the room.
"Oh, hello, sir." she said. * Come to visit the inmates, too, I see. * she added mentally. Jack and the others grinned at each other and turned to the unsuspecting Doctor.
"We do not take kindly to being called 'inmates', Doc." Jack said, grinning as Janet's eyes went wide.
"You heard that?" She asked and the team nodded with various grins and smiles.
"Oh boy." Janet said. *This is not good. *
"You're telling me!" Three people responded in unison. Janet rolled her eyes at them.
"Well, I will need more tests, then." she said, thankful when she found that she couldnt hear the team's thoughts.
"For cryin' out loud!" was the only response she heard, other than mutual groans. Daniel and Teal'c were the first to be dragged off, leaving Jack and Sam sitting in uncomfortable silence.
"Aren't you tired, sir?" Sam asked, hopefully.
"Not really. I slept some last night in here." Jack answered.
"You sure? I mean, you could catch a few more hours in one of the beds. You really should get some good sleep." Sam suggested.
"I know, but I don't think you would want to hear my dreams." he said with a smile. Sam blushed.
"Yeah, about that...um..." she started.
"Don't worry about it." he replied out loud. *I is nice to know you dream of me. * he added mentally, causing Sam to blush and look away.
* Cant really help it, sir. I can control my dreams or anything like that.* she replied.
* Sam, we are reading each other's minds, I think you can drop the 'sir' * Jack suggested gently.
* Shame he doesn't dream of me. * she though, belatedly remembering that he could hear her. She closed her eyes, wishing she could take that back. Jack smiled softly at her.
*I do * he replied. Their mental conversation was interrupted by Danil and Teal'c arriving back.
*How could anyone so beautiful and innocent looking hurt so much? * Daniel thought to himself, rubbing his backside. He then remembered that everyone in the room could hear him. * I shouldn't have said that. * Sam smiled at him in shock.
*Beautiful, eh?" Jack asked.
*Wait till Janet hears this!* Sam exclaimed happily.
"No, Sam, Please don't tell her." Daniel pleaded.
"We'll see. Hmmm........where are those pictures that you have again?" she asked, her smile turning wicked.
*Blackmail, Carter? I didn't know you had it in you. * Jack threw in with a chuckle.
*Guess it is I who have been around you too long, sir. * she replied.
"The pictures are in my office, Sam. I will get them to you as soon as we are outta here." Daniel said. Sam nodded to him.
"So, what did we find out?" Jack asked, changing the subject.
"Well, Janet needs sleep, Teal'c's temperature is normal, and Siler thinks that we are somehow faking this so that we can get more downtime." Daniel replied, plopping down into a chair.
"Ok, anything pertaining to our ...problem, that will help us?" Jack reiterated.
"Doctor Frasier believes that injuring our skulls may help." Teal'c offered. Jack and Sam looked at him in shock as Daniel just chuckled.
"Actually, she said, and I wuote, 'Maybe if I just smack them up side the heas, then they will stop.'" He explained and chuckled again as the good doctor walked in.
"So, Doc, you think hitting us will help, huh?" Jack quipped, and Janet looked at him, horrified.
"Sorry, I forgot..." she trailed off and shook her head. "Anyway, it is your turnColonel, and yours too, Major. Follow me, please." She said and started out of the room. Jack and Sam stood to follow and Daniel caught Sam's arm.
* Sam, please don't say anything. You promise? * he asked, and Sam smiled at him.
* I wont say anything, Daniel. Yes, I promise. * she pledged. He let go and sat back, relieved. Just before she and Jack left, Jack looked over his shoulder at Daniel.
*Ah, but I never promised anything, Doctor Jackson. * he said with an evil grin, then started singing "Daniel and Janet, sitting in a tree..." as he shut the door.
Teal'c almost had to physically restrain Daniel to keep him from chasing Jack down.