Author's Notes:- Thanks to Stonedtoad for betaing

I've just got a new job and a social life so my writing will be curbed as I can't write at work anymore.

But I will finish everything that's waiting for a next part at some point, honestly.

Jack winced as he approached Daniel's office; he could hear yelling and frowned. They were arguing in Abydonian, again.

If you're going to yell in a public place at least make it so others can eavesdrop, Jack thought. He jumped back slightly as he saw Sha're storm out of the room so she didn't see him, he was not letting himself be a target for her anger he'd learned that lesson fast, before he went to call Daniel to get ready for their mission. He found his friend sitting at his desk with his head in his hands.

"Hey," Jack called, "You coming?"

Daniel sighed before turning to look at him, "Sure."

"What was that about?" Jack asked as they headed to get changed.

"Nothing of any importance," Daniel replied, "I just seem to end up fighting with her at least once a day."

"You once told me that you two have always been pretty combustible," Jack reminded his friend.

"Not like this," Daniel grimaced, "Back on Abydos arguments were foreplay. She would start a fight with me just so we could make up but these…these are real and getting worse."

Jack frowned not knowing what to say.

"We should get ready," Daniel said ending the conversation.

x

Sha're sat twirling a lock of hair around her finger as she waited for Janet to arrive with her test results. She thought back to the argument she and Daniel had had just before he left on the mission earlier and sighed. They did nothing but argue these days and it was getting worse. She used to love getting him riled just so she could surprise him with a kiss and then they would make up but that was so long ago.

"Sha're," Janet called snapping her back to the present.

"Well?" she asked nervously.

"You're not pregnant," Janet told her, "I'm sorry."

"Do not be," Sha're replied in relief, "I did not want to be pregnant. It is too soon."

"Okay, then that is the good news," Janet smiled, "The bad news is you've got the stomach bug that's been going around. You'll probably be nauseous for a few days and might not feel like eating. Just drink plenty of water and you'll be fine."

"Thank you Janet," Sha're said softly.

"Is something bothering you?" Janet asked, "You've been very distant this morning."

"It is nothing," Sha're told her, "Dan'iel and I had another fight before he left. I am just so tired of fighting with him."

"I can understand that," Janet sat beside her, "It will probably take a while before you are comfortable again as a couple."

"I wish it were that simple," Sha're told her friend.

"It is," Janet smiled before frowning as a call went up for her to get to the Gateroom, "Duty calls. We'll talk some more later okay?"

"Alright," Sha're nodded.

Sha're sat staring through the window as her husband stood looking into what was to him a mirror. He was wearing white scrubs and his hands were restrained to a belt around his waist.

"Who is responsible for this? I demand to know why this has happened!" Daniel yelled angrily, "Why am I a prisoner?"

Sha're shuddered as she unconsciously curled closer to Teal'c who placed his arm around her. What had happened to her husband?

As she watched the interaction between Janet and whoever was now using her husband's body Sha're missed the entrance of Hammond.

"That is not Daniel Jackson," Teal'c stated to the General.

Hammond frowned, "But is he a Gould?"

At that question ice filled Sha're's stomach and she grabbed Teal'c's free hand.

Just then Janet walked into the observation area, "No, Sir. Although at the moment, he's every bit as arrogant."

"Then is Dr. Jackson suffering from some sort of mental illness?" Hammond asked.

Janet shrugged, "I honestly don't know yet Sir. His preliminary E.E.G. readings are like nothing I've ever seen. On one hand there's indication of coma but at the same time we're seeing readings like those of a dozen people all jumbled together."

"Is his condition life threatening?" Hammond continued his questioning.

At this thought Sha're gripped Teal'c's hand tighter her nails digging into his flesh as he hugged her closer.

Janet sighed noticing this, "I couldn't even guess."

"He is claiming to be a passenger from the crashed alien vessel we discovered on the planet," Teal'c entered the conversation again.

"How's that possible?" Hammond cried.

"I have no idea Sir, but Teal'c is right," Janet explained, "And I think we're dealing with more than one passenger. By that I mean Daniel's behaviour in the Gateroom and throughout the preliminary testing was distinctly different than his current behaviour. I'd say we've witnessed at least two, maybe even three separate personalities."

"Could there be more?" Hammond mused.

Teal'c frowned slightly, "We discovered several hundred passengers in cryogenic suspension."

Just then Daniel or whoever he was threw his tray at the window and Sha're jumped, she stood staring at him ignoring the conversation going on behind her. A chill slid through her body as she watched this man being restrained. A hand on her shoulder made her jump round to see Teal'c standing there.

"I thought you would have gone to check on the others," Sha're whispered.

Teal'c shook his head, "I will remain here with you."

She gave him a grateful smile before she returned to watching the man in the other room.

x

"How are you feeling now?" Janet asked briskly as she re-entered the room.

The personality who had confirmed himself as Martice glared at her, "Your medicine is worthless."

"You're still in pain?" Janet frowned in thought.

Martice made a disgusted noise, "This body must be damaged."

"I doubt that," Janet told him professionally not allowing the anguish she was feeling at this show, "Dr Jackson was in perfect health."

"I assume Dr. Jackson was the former…" he trailed off admiring himself in the mirror unaware that Sha're was staring right back at him tears filling her eyes, "Not that I have anything against it, mind you."

He looked down at his arms before looking back in the mirror, "It's younger and stronger than my own. Did something happen to my own body?"

Sha're turned away from the window covering her face with her hands before raking them through her hair, this couldn't be happening.

"Sha're," Teal'c called to her, "Dr Fraiser shall fix this."

"Are you sure?" Sha're cried suddenly furious, "Are you sure that Dan'iel will truly be himself once again?"

Teal'c frowned and dropped his head.

"I need to get something to drink," Sha're whispered before she fled the small observation room.

x

Sha're found herself in Daniel's office not sure why she had come here. She poured herself a glass of water and sat down at her husband's desk. The pictures sitting there caught her eye and she smiled. The first one was of Daniel sitting on top of a camel, he looked so young, so like he had when he'd first come to Abydos. The next was the one of her that had graced his desk from the moment he'd arrived back on Earth. Sha're knew it had been taken just before she'd been abducted and it made her sad at how innocent she had been back then.

The final one was of them together not long after his return to them. They had been at Jack's celebrating Daniel's return and their defeat of Anubis, Daniel had pulled her to sit in his lap and as they were smiling at each other Jack had snapped the photo.

Sha're quickly swallowed the rest of the water sighing, they'd been fighting again before he'd went on this mission. She hated that they kept fighting over the most stupid of things; it was like they couldn't agree on anything. Taking a deep breath she steeled herself to return to watch over him until this was over.

x

Arriving back in the observation room Sha're found Jack sitting there, he stood up and opened his arms out to her. She threw herself into his arms feeling safe as her adopted big brother rocked her.

"We're going to fix this," Jack told her, "He's going to be fine. And you two will be back yelling at each other in Abydonian before you know it."

Sha're dropped her eyes taking her seat again looking back into where Daniel was curling in on himself.

"What is happening now?" she murmured.

Jack turned just as Janet took a seat on the bed beside Daniel. He was acting like a child, a young scared child. Sha're's thoughts turned to her own son as she listened to the child's tale. She started to shake her head, she couldn't handle this, she couldn't sit here and do nothing. She had to go in there and help.

"Where are you going?" Jack asked noticing the look in her eyes.

"I have to go to my husband," Sha're retreated to her Abydonian heritage, "I should be by his side. It is my duty."

"Sha're," Jack caught her arm, "You have to stay here with me."

"No, I cannot," Sha're told him desperately, "I…" she trailed off turning to look at where Martice had once again come forward to take over Daniel's body, "He must be so cold Jack. Being trapped in there, it must be far too cold."

Jack sighed suddenly understanding what was going on, this was far too reminiscent of a Gould possession, "Sha're, you have to let Janet do this. By going in there you will only be in the way."

"I just want to be with him," Sha're whispered as she moved into Jack's arms, "I hate this. Jack, the last thing we did was fight. I do not want that to be the last memory of him as himself."

"It won't be," Jack promised as she clung to him, "Trust me."

Hammond watched as Sha're bounced impatiently waiting for SG1 to return with Daniel hopefully with only Daniel in Daniel's body. He'd been surprised that he hadn't had Sha're demanding to go to the planet with them but she had sat silently her eyes focussed on the table not even moving when SG1 left for the planet. Hammond found himself amused by the couple. He noticed that anytime they were together and not fighting, though sometimes even when they had been Sha're always touched Daniel in some way no matter how subtle whereas Daniel would constantly look up to make sure she was still there.

Suddenly the Gate stared dialling.

x

Sha're swallowed not sure if she'd be able to cope if it wasn't Daniel who walked through the Gate. The first people out of the wormhole were Sam and Janet closely followed by Jack and Teal'c who were helping Daniel through. Sha're sighed in relief noting that although he definitely had a headache it was her Daniel walking down the ramp to her.

"Dan'iel," she whispered as he reached her.

"It's me," he murmured wincing at the sound of his own voice.

Without another word Sha're slipped her arm around his waist and helped him to the infirmary her hand gently moving up and down his back. When they reached the infirmary Janet placed Daniel in a private room setting the lights down low before giving him something for his headache.

Daniel lay exhausted happy to feel Sha're gently stroking his hair as she sat beside him. She leaned over and very gently kissed his forehead.

"Go to sleep," she whispered, "You will feel much better when you wake."

Daniel smiled and closed his eyes allowing her gentle touch to send him to sleep.

Daniel frowned as Sha're avoided him.

When he was in the infirmary she wouldn't leave his side but now they were back in their own home she was distant.

"Sha're," he called when she appeared into the living room.

"Do you need something?" she asked worriedly.

"Your company would be nice," Daniel smiled softly.

Sha're sighed slightly, "I am busy Dan'iel."

Daniel moved so he was in her path, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Sha're replied, "But you should be resting Dan'iel. That was the only reason Janet allowed you home was I promised you would rest."

"I know," Daniel said catching her hand, "But it's hard to rest when you're so nervy. Please sit with me and tell me what's wrong."

Sha're relented and moved with him to the couch, "Nothing is wrong with me Dan'iel," she stroked his cheek, "I was worried about you, I am so relieved you are back with me."

"Why are you avoiding me?" he asked knowing he sounded a little petulant.

"I am not avoiding you," Sha're replied, giving his cheek a quick kiss, "I am allowing you your rest so…"

"Rest, I know," he laughed kissing her, "How about tonight we order some food and just relax, watch a movie?"

At his hopeful look Sha're laughed too, "That sounds nice. Just us, just a quiet night alone."

x

Sha're sat watching the film resting against her husband. Every so often Daniel would press a kiss to her and she squirmed slightly. She didn't understand why.

Finally she moved away from him, "I am going to bed," she kissed his forehead and disappeared not waiting to allow him to ask her why or to see the disappointed look in his eyes.

Changing she wondered what was wrong with her, usually she loved being snuggled up beside Daniel feeling his hand gently slide across her skin but tonight it was just impossible to touch him.

Staring into the mirror she tried to block out the memory of the man Martice declaring that he would not give up his 'nice new body'. She had been furious but Jack had beaten her to making Pharan do the transfer. Sliding into bed she sighed hoping she could sleep away the horror of what had happened.

Not long after as she was starting to drift off to sleep she felt Daniel join her. She stiffened as Daniel rested his arm across her waist, squirming even more as he moved to kiss her.

"Stop Dan'iel," she whispered.

"What?" hurt filled his eyes.

"I just want to sleep Dan'iel," Sha're told him, "Please."

She felt a sharp pain in her heart as he got back out of bed and left the room. What was wrong with her?

x

Daniel frowned as he headed to the kitchen to make himself some coffee confused as to her sudden change. He loved her more than he could possibly say but he couldn't understand her most of the time.

At first we thought it might have been a Gould, Janet had told him.

Suddenly it hit him, how could he have been so stupid? How could he not have realised what that was like for her to watch?

"God Jackson, you are dumb," he muttered to himself as he tossed several spoonfuls of coffee into his mug grimacing as he realised what he'd done.

"I am sorry Dan'iel," Sha're's voice made him spin; "I could not get it out of my mind."

"You don't have to be sorry," Daniel caught her face in his hands, "I should have realised."

"Now I know how you felt when you first saw Ammonet," Sha're told him reaching out to touch him, "How confused you must have been."

"Is that why you didn't want me to touch you?" he asked, "Because of the others?"

"Only one truthfully," Sha're shrugged, "The 'Sovereign'," she spat angrily, "I despised him Dan'iel and it meant I was despising someone who at that time was you. He was so arrogant and at first I wondered if I told him you were my husband and how we had lost so much time together that he would agree to let you go but then he…he…he started to sound like Apophis and I knew nothing would make him…" she was cut off from her rambling as Daniel kissed her pulling her close to him but giving her enough room to move away if she wanted.

Sha're just wrapped her arms around him holding onto him even tighter.

"I'm here," he breathed in her ear when they parted, "And I'm me. You don't have to feel bad for hating him. From what I remember I wanted Jack to kick his ass too."

Sha're laughed resting her head against his, "Come back to bed."

"Are you sure?" he asked seriously, "If you need it I can always sleep on the couch."

"No," Sha're shook her head with a smile, "I think I will be fine. We just needed to talk. It is something we need to do more often Dan'iel."

"I know," he agreed before pulling her to him and lifting her into his arms, "But not tonight."

Sha're laughed as she kissed her husband, this was the way they were meant to be and everything else they would work out eventually.