"Colonel O'Neill, why don't you tell us about your mission." General Hammond said, expertly starting the briefing.
"Yes, sir." Jack replied, looking down at the notes he had taken after being cleared from Janet's Lair. He scanned his notes and looked back up to give his report. "Once I got to the planet I looked around for anything different from the last trip. It looked the same so I headed toward the temple. Avery met me at the entrance and I taped a little conversation I had with him. He gave me a quick tour of the temple and I told him about filming the writing on the wall. After I taped it all I called you guys and came back here."
"Did Avery have any questions about you filming or why you were alone?" Daniel questioned his friend.
"He asked if my filming would harm the temple. When I told him it wouldn't he let me do it." Jack answered with ease. "He also asked once about you and the rest of the team, but he left me alone when I answered."
"Are…" Daniel began, but was suddenly cut off by the small figure of none other than Doctor Janet Fraiser rushing up the stairs to the briefing room.
"Dr. Fraiser?" General Hammond asked his breathless CMO.
"Sir, I just got Colonel O'Neill's scans back." Jack spun around in his chair to face Janet as she said his name.
"And?" Jack prompted.
"The part of your brain that was larger than usual…" She directed at Jack. "…is back to the size it was before the original mission to –853."
"Which means?" Jack questioned.
"It means that you are no longer able to hear other people's thoughts or move objects with your mind." Janet announced bluntly. Jack turned his chair back to the table and tried to make his pen move to his hand. When it stayed firmly planted on the table he smiled and leaned back.
Sam was the first to break the silence that descended upon the room. "How did it decrease back to normal size? Why?"
"I believe it may have been the planet. The same chemical or interaction with whatever initially caused the increase." Janet explained.
"Actually…" Daniel spoke up. "…I've gotten through some of the text on the planet. It speaks of a temporary 'gift'. Knowledge of others and power over objects and such. The effect may have been only temporary."
"Why was O'Neill the only one effected?" Teal'c inquired.
"It was only meant to effect the leader. I don't know if that means it can distinguish the organization in groups or if it just means 'the one that leads' as in the first one of the group in." Daniel responded thoughtfully.
"Probably the latter." Sam stated. "They didn't seem advanced enough to have technology in there that would determine leadership and group order."
"I agree with you." Daniel said to Sam.
"So…it's over?" Jack questioned the people in the room that were allowed to put 'Doctor before their name.
Sam was the one to answer him. "Yes, sir. It's over."
"Good."
