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Sg1 were assembled in the briefing room. Daniel and Teal'c were confused as Sam and Jack kept glaring at each other as though they were in the middle of a heated discussion, yet there was silence that portrayed nothing of the mental argument between them.

Sam please, can you try and not look through my thoughts.

Sorry sir, but you're the one who keeps bringing these thoughts to the surface, in fact sir if I didn't know better I may even suggest that you're bringing these thoughts to the surface on purpose.

Carter! Believe me I..er...i...i'm not. Jack lied suddenly realising the reality of the situation. You can read all my thoughts can't you, you can tell if I twist the truth a bit.

Yes sir. Replied Carter now grinning.

Carter start the briefing NOW! O'Neill was now very nervous, being able to communicate telepathically with Carter was one thing, but for her to know everything that he thought, that was way too much.

Yes sir, you're not wrong there. Jack just groaned.

"Jack is there a reason why we're here?" asked a very impatient and confused Daniel, he had been right in the middle of translating an ancient tablet when this meeting had been called.

"Yes Danny, sorry, Carter if you will?" O'Neill prompted.

"Yes sir, I was investigating the artifact that SG-4 brought back from their last mission, the artifact appears to be Ancient in design. My initial probes suggest that the artifact is some sort of conduit which supports a telepathic link between the artifact and two other people, I was just completing my initial analysis when I was interrupted," she shot a glare at O'Neill, "General O'Neill as you know has the ancient gene, since the device is ancient in design, I believe that his proximity activated the device linking himself and also the other person in the vicinity to the device, as of the moment I have no idea how to reverse it."

Danny groaned he understood all to well, at least this was going to be interesting, despite the seriousness of the situation he could not help but wonder how this could potentially change his two best friends.

Ancient gene Carter?

Yes sir I believe so.

Carter is there any chance this is going to change any time soon.

I'm not sure sir, I'll have to run an analysis on its mechanics, see if there is some sort of 'off' switch.

OK Carter, but tomorrow its 2300 already and i'm not having you pull an all-nighter for something which isn't life threatening, we can deal with one night, right?

Yes sir.

Good, you have ten minutes to get off base Carter.

Yes sir, see you tomorrow sir.

Bye Carter. Jack thought as she exited the room.

Fifteen minutes later Jack searched for her mind to find her still on base, she was upset as well, he shook his head and went in search of her.