Headaches Part 5

SG-1 and Janet Fraiser entered the Commissary as a whole. Jack looked around as he entered, not many people were in there, but more than he was used to with the whole telepathy thing. They all sat down at a table in a corner of the room.

"So…" Daniel commented, looking at Jack.

"So…, what, Daniel?" Jack mimicked. Daniel gestured to his head, as if to ask Jack what others were thinking. Jack gave a questioning look and decided to listen in on thoughts to figure it out. 'I wonder what people are thinking?' This was obviously what Daniel had wanted to know. "Daniel, we're in the commissary. They're thinking about the food." Jack answered without listening to the other thoughts in the room. "I'll be right back." With that he got out of his seat and headed for the food end of the commissary.

"Janet, can the added amount of brain function hurt him?" Sam questioned about her commanding officer.

"I'm not sure." She answered. "At the moment all that's happening are the headaches. Over a long period of time it may cause him trouble like the Ancient Download did or it may not effect him at all. When we met the Ree'tou boy, 'Charlie' , his sensory perception was enlarged so that he could see 'Mother' and it didn't seem to harm him. At this point I think we'll have to wait and see."

"How could this happen?" Daniel asked. "We didn't eat or drink anything or find any technology.

"I have no idea." Janet responded.

"There were a lot of writings on the walls." Sam stated. "Did that say anything about something like this?"

"I didn't get a good look at it." Daniel answered simply. "I read a couple sentences as we were walking by and talking with Avery, but not enough to be certain. I think it would worth a mission back there."

"I don't think General Hammond would approve it." Sam thought out loud. "With what happened to the Colonel and how we were feeling, I don't think he would want to risk it. Unless there is someone who it would effect, and so far I don't know of one."

After a couple seconds of silent thinking on the parts of those seated at the table, Jack reappeared with a tray. He set it down on the table and looked around at his friends with a slightly pained expression. "I'm gonna head to the little boys room." He said with a strained smile.

Daniel was the first to speak after Jack's appearance. "That was weird. Even for Jack. Do you think we should check on him?"

"Give him a few minutes." Sam said. "In case he's actually using the bathroom."

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Jack headed down the hallways of the SGC to SG-1's locker rooms. As he entered he thanked Hammond again for giving them their own locker rooms. It was empty as he expected. Only the members of SG-1 could get in, all other keycards were denied to this room. He made his way to the bench in the middle of the room and sat down. He leaned his head into his hands an just sat there in silence.

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After a few minutes without Jack, Daniel spoke up again. "I think we should check on him." He repeated.

"I'll check on him." Janet stated firmly. "I'm his doctor."

"If he's where I think he is, then you're going to need one of us to get in." Daniel said, indicating himself, Sam and Teal'c.

"Why do not we all go." Teal'c stated stoically.

"I think it would be best if we didn't bring an entire group to check on him." Janet responded, earning an understanding nod from Sam.

"I'll take you." Daniel told Janet. "I really want to go."

"Okay." Sam relented. "You two go. Page us if you need to."

"Absolutely." Janet answered, while standing up. Daniel got up as well and they left the commissary side-by-side. "Where do you think he is?"

"I'm pretty sure he's in our locker room." Daniel filled her in as they walked. "It's quiet in there and nobody except us can bother him if he's there."

"Okay." She said, it made sense.

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Jack sat in silence thinking over what he had heard and the events of the week. He almost jumped when he heard the card lock accept a card and the door open, but he managed to stay seated.

"Colonel O'Neill?" He heard Janet question from the doorway.

"Yeah." He said without turning around. How had they found him so quickly? He concentrated and realized that Janet wasn't the only other person in the room. "You found me, Danny."

"Jack, we're worried about you." Daniel spoke sincerely. "You left abruptly, without your food."

"Yeah." Jack repeated. He could hear how worried about him Daniel really was, and Janet as well. "I'm fine."

"Colonel." Janet addressed him in a slightly stern voice. "You're never just 'fine'."

"I'm fine." He repeated, turning to face his friends.

"You don't look fine." Daniel stated, bluntly.

"You don't look too great either." Jack joked.

Janet stepped forward and pulled out one of her famous penlights. "Colonel, have the lights been bothering your head?"

"Not really." He responded truthfully.

"Okay, look up please." Janet instructed and he did so. She flicked on the penlight and moved it to check his eyes. As soon as the beam of light got to his eye he pulled back and reflexively raised and arm to protect himself. Janet immediately shut the penlight off and put it back in her pocket. "Colonel, are you okay?"

He lowered his arm slowly and took a breath. "Yeah, it just hurt."

"How did it hurt?" Janet asked. "What did it feel like?"

"I don't know. It felt like you were trying to shine it through my head." He answered, trying to find the right words to explain the feeling.

"What happened, Jack?" Daniel asked from the doorway. He took a few steps forward and closed the door.

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Author's Note's: I bow at the feet of my reviewers. I beg for mercy. I'm so sorry it took so long to update. And now I've put in a cliffhanger. I truly have no idea what happened to make himself leave and go to the locker room. I think it's going to be something that someone was thinking in the commissary, but I don't know what someone would be thinking that would make him leave rather than kick the person's ass. Any ideas are welcomed.

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