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Everything is going great so far. If you want dialogue then tell me and I will think about it. The POV is working really well and I'm not having any writer's block. That is a huge miracle for me. I get writer's block pretty easily unless I'm very excited about what I'm writing. Keep reviewing and I write faster. Guaranteed!

Jack's POV

As soon as Jonas was out of quarantine, I was in that room to talk with him. Gently this time though. See, I didn't want him going back into isolation. And it worked. No real shocker there. I asked him what had happened and he was actually willing to talk about it.

I sat and listened to him talk and actually paid attention. Yes, I seem to have a short attention span. His story was not a happy action adventure like Indiana Jones. It seemed more like the Shawshank Redemption to me. You know, the good guy gets hurt and narrowly escapes in the end not necessarily heroic though. What caught me by surprise was when he started talking about disarming the bomb. Most definitely explains the burns.

Jonas has been shot at before but to be shot by your own people hurts. He had no choice but to flee. This scares me in a way. The man I used to hate has just become Daniel's twin. Now I have to deal with both of them. Two space monkeys! I made it clear to Jonas that I expect him to stay. But I thought that he could have house outside the mountain. I've even told him that I'm taking him fishing even he doesn't want to. Jeepers, I have gone soft on him.

There was a lot more that he told me. He's grown up a lot. Let's just say that fighting became a part of his existence. It wasn't all about science and politics. War took up most of his time on Langaria. It's a sad ending to something that seemed so positive in the beginning.

Daniel's POV

Jack is acting strange. He told me that Jonas and him had a nice talk. I guess Jack's new friend told him everything. I've never seen Jack go soft on someone that fast. I don't know what happened to Jonas that would change his mind but it had to be bad. It's very hard to change Jack's mind once it's made up.

I hope to hear Jonas's story fairly soon. It sounds like it's both tragic and interestingly twisted. I won't know what to expect but radiation had better be in there. Jonas doesn't leave stuff out so I bet he'll tell us everything. So two people know the tale now. I wonder who's up next.

Sam's POV

Colonel O'Neill has heard the story. There are a lot of crazy rumors flying around about what happened. One of them says that Jonas got involved in a dangerous science program that went wrong. But that was last time's story. Another claims that Jonas is a mass murderer and fled to escape execution. I don't know who came up with that one. Jonas won't hurt a person unless he has to. I can't think of him needlessly killing people. Besides, he can't defend himself very well. I'm not being mean but SG-1 had to pull him out of a lot jams.

But I still don't know the whole story. Hell, I don't even know a quarter of it. It's all a mystery to everyone except the colonel and Hammond. I want to know what happened and I am getting desperately curious. I hope to learn soon.

Jonas's POV

The colonel has formally given me permission to call him Jack. So Jack came to talk with me today. He was oddly nice and quiet. I've never seen him be that nice to me before. It felt good to talk about my no longer existing past that actually happened. Jack was understanding and gave me some advice. He mentioned something about his black ops days. It was though he had been in my position before. He wouldn't tell me what happened but hinted at it.

I think it's time to start telling the truth about me. I don't need to be seen as a serial killer. I wonder who started that rumor? Defending myself is not a problem anymore. I fought in several battles against my own government without being caught. Being a spy wasn't my only job. As the rebellion grew larger, I was called to meetings less and less. I had the same high security clearance though and planted several bugs and mini cameras. But I found myself being most useful in the rebel army. My previous experience at the SGC gave me a lot of tactical knowledge. This was used to thwart my own governing rulers. Strange, I wanted that unifying government so bad and yet I became its saboteur.

The violence escalated and I fought harder at every battle. We named our rebel group Freedom's Future. It sounds a little cheesy but we believed in it. The rebels felt that they were literally freedom's future for Langaria. It hurt me to know that our government didn't want to grant the people the freedom they so desperately wanted. I'm lucky to be in America. It is what my people wanted. I wish I could have brought that to them. I'm never returning to my ex-home. I am from Earth now.

General Hammond's POV

Jonas is very quickly returning to himself now. I think he just needed to tell his story in full to someone else besides the big boss. Jack understood for a change. He heard probably more than even I did.

Colonel O'Neill describes as though Jonas was holding it in and was just waiting for someone to really listen. He just needed to tell every detail. Dr. Hill mentioned that Jonas spent quite a lot of time talking with Jack and that they got along very well. That is a little different compared to what happened only a few days ago.

I hope this situation will play itself out happily. It has to for the sake of everyone here. Jonas is with us forever this time and there is no changing that. He has nicely accepted that. I'm very glad he is back.

Dr. Hill's POV

When I saw Colonel O'Neill and Jonas talking like brothers, I was in awe for quite some time. Just a few days ago I only saw mistrust between them. Now they are at an agreement of trust and friendship that has just begun.

Jonas has improved well since his new talk with the Colonel. I don't know what happened but it was very good. That is not something I have seen a lot here. The mood in the infirmary is a lot better. For that I'm very thankful.

Teal'c POV

I have seen that Jonas Quinn is recovering well. His conversation with O'Neill seems to have been a strong turning point in their relationship. It is good to see that they will be able to get along much better than before. There is even talk that Jonas Quinn may stay at the SGC with this sudden change of attitude that Colonel O'Neill has had towards Jonas Quinn.

This has been a most positive event for the SGC in the last few weeks. It has still been dull since Jonas Quinn's return. He has been the most exciting event for too long. Things will turn itself around soon enough and Jonas Quinn will be ready.

So what happens to Jonas now?

A) Works on another team

B) Works with SG-1

C) Scientist/Consultant

Tell me now! Jonas leaves the infirmary in the next chapter.