When Daniel arrived in the briefing room, Carter and Teal'c were already there. Dr. Frasier was also there. The general sat at his customary place at the head of the table. The colonel was the only person missing. Daniel sat down, hoping Jack was going to come soon. He did. He came running into the room, still sneezing, and sat down. Daniel noticed that Carter was watching the colonel closely, as if she expected him to do something. Teal'c simply sat there, waiting for the general to begin the briefing. "Sg-1, I have called you here to discuss when you will be returned to active duty. I have you scheduled for a standard recon mission for tomorrow at 0900 hours. Is this okay for you?"
"Yes sir! That is perfect sir." The colonel said, a look of utter glee on his face. Daniel knew how he hated being stuck on base for long periods of time, and smiled. Dr. Frasier looked at General Hammond. "Sir? May I request that Colonel O'Neill come to the infirmary for a couple more tests before he leaves on a mission tomorrow?"
"Alright Doctor. Now, for the mission briefing." The general said as he began to hand out the notes on the planet. When Daniel got his papers he quickly scanned through them. There was nothing of any archaeological value on the planet. All the planet had was some interesting minerals. This was Carter's area of expertise. Carter was carefully reading the mission notes, as was Teal'c. The colonel was staring off into space, his red, watery eyes glazed over. "Ouch!" Daniel yelped. Everyone looked up at him, even the colonel. "I got a paper cut. That's all." He said, slightly embarrassed. He looked down at his hand. He had got a long cut across two of his fingers. They were starting to bleed. Daniel looked up and saw the colonel looking at him. A shiver went up Daniel's spine. Something was wrong with the colonel. He could feel it and the others seemed to sense it too. The colonel sat there, not moving. He simply was staring, unblinking, at Daniel's hand. His mouth was open slightly and saliva dripped out. "Colonel? Colonel?! Are you okay?" Carter asked, watching her CO. This seemed to bring the colonel out of his trance. "Wha...Oh, sorry...Are you okay Daniel?" He asked, still looking at Daniel's hand. "Yah, I'm okay. Are you?" The colonel looked up at Daniel. "Yah, I'm fine. Can I look at your hand? That looks like a pretty big cut." Daniel was shocked that Jack was expressing so much concern over a paper cut, but held out his hand so he could look at it from his spot across the table. Jack took Daniel's hand in his and gently touched the cut. Then, without warning, he bit down on Daniel's fingers. Daniel yelped in pain and surprise, and tried to pull his hand free, without success. "Colonel! Release Dr. Jackson immediately!" General Hammond said as he stood up. Carter grabbed the colonel's shoulders and tried to pull him back, but he would not let go. His jaws were firmly clamped down on Daniel's hand, so hard in fact, that blood began to drip from it. Daniel started to punch Jack with his free hand, but this didn't help. General Hammond called a security team to the briefing room and they arrived quickly. Teal'c had the colonel in his arms and was pulling him away from Daniel. The colonel started to growl. "Colonel O'Neill, please release Dr. Jackson. I do not wish to harm you." Teal'c said, quite calmly, as he began to squeeze the colonel. The colonel yelped and released Dr. Jackson. He crawled away as Jack turned his attention on Teal'c. He leapt on the Jaffa and knocked him to the floor. Dr. Frasier ran to Daniel and began to wrap his bleeding hand in some gauze. The security team ran in, guns raised but they could not fire at the colonel without hitting Teal'c. Teal'c was doing his best at keeping the colonel from getting at his throat, but the colonel was not giving up at his attempt. Carter grabbed his shoulders and pulled back. This only caused the colonel to turn his attention to her. She punched him in the nose and heard it make a crunch sound. The punch didn't even faze him; he continued to move towards her, his teeth bared. She ran to one of the guards and grabbed his pistol. "Don't make me use it sir." She said, pointing it at him. He stopped for an instant, and then continued to move towards her. She fired, hitting him in the shoulder, causing him to take a step back from the impact, but he did not stop. She fired again, this time at his leg, and got the same result. The guards moved in to grab him, but he lashed out at them, knocking them all down. He stood there, blood pouring from his wounds, and howled. He suddenly leapt at the general. Carter fired again getting him in the chest. He was so close that his blood spattered on her face. He lay sprawled out on the ground, blood forming a pool beneath him. Teal'c went towards him, bending down to check for life signs. The colonel suddenly leapt up and latched on to his throat. Carter picked up one of the guards guns that lay on the ground, and fired three shots into the colonel's chest, causing him to fall over from the force. Teal'c stood up and moved away, holding his throat. Carter stood in front of everyone else, gun raised and pointed at the colonel. He got up, swaying slightly, and looked her in the eyes. His eyes were different. They were his, yet not his. He stood there, blood dripping from his wounded body, his tongue hanging out. "Please don't make me sir." She said, tears forming in her eyes. "Please don't." He looked at her briefly, then walked forward, his eyes fixed on the guard lying on the ground with a broken arm. Carter fired at him, hitting him with all the bullets in the gun. The force of this sent him flying back against the glass, which broke, and he fell, howling to the floor below.
