Daniel remained in the VIP room for three days without any noticeable changes. He was quiet, down cast and lethargic. Sam, Jack, and Teal'c came everyday for every meal, and each spent at least one hour alone with him each day. Dr. Fraiser came by once a day to check his wounds and to give medicine, Dr. Ford also came by once a day to check in.
"Dr. Fraiser I have obeyed all your orders regarding my health including using the chairs or the bed instead of the floor. I wish to know when I can resume work and go back to my office." Daniel asked the afternoon of the second day
"I'm sorry that's not up to me, you are recovering remarkably well but General Hammond wishes you to remain here until he decides your fate." Dr. Fraiser said changing the bandages on his right wrist
"Could I work here then, I like doing translations and I should be useful, not sitting around here doing nothing."
"I'll talk to him in the meantime why don't you read some of the books in the room, or watch some of the shows and movies your friends brought." Dr. Fraiser suggested
"I tried to read but the books make sense to me and yet infuriate me because they contradict my own commandments." Daniel said confused and worried
Dr. Fraiser nodded but made no answer, she had actually seen Daniel pick up a treatise on morality and throw it against the wall after five minutes. It had actually had happened so frequently that after the fourth time the guard had been instructed not to enter the room if he heard the thud of a book being thrown. Daniel subsided and Dr. Fraiser finished in silence. After a quick discussion with Hammond and herself Jack spent the most time with Daniel watching movies and TV shows.
Mid morning of the fourth day of Daniel's removal to the VIP room Samantha Carter and Janet Fraiser came to General Hammond's office with good news
"Sir we discovered a way to turn of the device in Daniel's head." Sam said speaking before Hammond could utter a word
"What are you sure?" Hammond asking looking at her than at Dr. Fraiser
"We can turn it off temporarily, no more than ten minutes. We're hoping that Dr. Jackson can give us more information about his kidnappers maybe even a gate address."
"What is the danger to Dr. Jackson?" the general asked
"The device might come back worse than ever. If it realized we were able to shut it off it might destroy itself or shut down Daniel's brain. I know it's risky but I've been studying this machine for four days and haven't been able to make much progress." Sam spoke
"The brainwashing was bad but with therapy can be overcome the machine however is altering thought patterns and even brain chemistry, the longer the machine is on the more likely it is that Dr. Jackson will never recover."
"Okay you have a go, but I want Dr. Ford there along with the rest of SG1. Dr. Fraiser I want you to take all necessary precautions to protect him."
The two women nodded and left, by one the next afternoon Daniel was in Sam's lab going over a translation. He had been puzzled when he was told he had work but didn't ask any further questions after being told it was Hammond's orders. Jack was hanging around trying to crack jokes but was unable to keep the worry and care from his voice. Sam was fiddling with a device; suddenly Daniel cried out in pain and almost fell out of his chair. Jack caught him and steadied him, while Sam started the timer. Teal'c, Dr. Fraiser and Dr. Ford hurried into the room having been waiting in the hallway.
"Easy Danny boy you're okay, just take it easy." Jack said as he eased Daniel back into his seat
"Jack, where am I what happened?" Daniel asked confusedly
"You're at the SGC, Daniel remember?" Sam asked gently
Daniel looked around taking in the room then the people gathered around him. "I'm home, I made it." He said his shoulders heaving a little as he realized he was safe
"Yes you did, here" Sam said handing him a cup of coffee and a couple of walnut chocolate chip cookies she had stashed away
Daniel eagerly ate and drank and his breathing eased.
"Daniel can you tell us who took you?" Jack asked after a minute
Daniel finished his food before replying "it's foggy, I barely remember coming back to Earth. I remember everything but from a distance." Daniel stopped and seemed to retreat inwardly wrapping his right arm around his body
Jack took his right hand, while Teal'c and Sam instinctively stepped closer.
"Daniel I know this is hard but we need to know who took you. We want to help you and more importantly since these people were able to take you they could take other people and subject them to the same methods they used on you." Dr. Ford spoke up causing Daniel to look from his lap up at him
"There were others captured and imprisoned like me. They told us never to tell who they were or what planet they were located on, their work depended on their ability to hide." Daniel shook his head "They want to do the right thing but their methods are misguided." Daniel stopped abruptly he ripped his hand from Jack's and started beating his chest chanting in a language no one understood
Jack grabbed his hand and stopped him, while Teal'c took hold of his shoulders. Daniel tried pulling his hand away but Jack refused to let go, Janet came over and knelt by his chair displacing Sam
"Daniel you are safe, they can't hurt you anymore. You're with friends here on Earth at the SGC."
Daniel looked over at her "Janet? I'm sorry if I said anything against them I would get punished. If I said the chant and self punished it was not as bad."
"We understand, but we need the gate address and the name of the people who took you. Please Daniel tell us." Dr. Fraiser said
Daniel nodded slowly and Jack released his hand. Daniel quickly wrote down the coordinates and three sentences before he clutched his head. Dr. Ford looked at Sam's timer and signaled to Dr. Fraiser who took out a sedative and with Sam's help quickly injected it into Daniel's arm. The timer went off just after Daniel slipped into unconsciousness.
"Jack, Teal'c take him to his room, the restraints have in put in place if you need them. Remember restrain him and then call me if he starts hurting himself." Janet ordered doing a quick check of Daniel's vitals
The two men nodded and put Daniel into a wheelchair and left.
"Is this wise Dr. Fraiser? Shouldn't he be in the infirmary?" Dr. Ford asked
"No, the AI will know something has gone wrong when we shut it down. If Daniel wakes up in the infirmary the machine may figure out we know it exists and attack Daniel or self destruct in order to protect the people that built it." Sam said checking her computer
The doctor nodded only half convinced. Sam looked over Daniel's writing it wasn't in English, she picked it up and the three of them left. Dr. Ford went to monitor Daniel, Dr. Fraiser went to check on her patients in the infirmary, while Sam went to report to General Hammond.
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