Jack

The kid's spirit was a bit miffed about our use of the Stargate. I guess he had every right to be, since he was the intended target back then. "We have faced a few of these false Gods in our travels," I said trying to calm the spirit down.

Apparently it barely worked because he grasped Yugi's chair. "I can't believe that my worst nightmare has come true," he whispered.

Yugi looked at him, "I thought that your worst nightmare was being separated from me again."

Yami smiled at the kid, "That is one of them, Yugi. I will try to calm down as it is affecting you."

Yugi nodded, "Yeah, I've got a slight headache from your reaction a moment ago."

As Solomon got Yugi a painkiller, I continued, "We have also come into contact with friendly aliens. I talked to General Hammond and he granted you kids permission to accompany us on a mission to a peaceful planet." Yugi was so shocked that he fell out of his chair.

As Yami helped him up, Joey asked, "When can we go?"

"As soon as you kids are ready," I said. "Just bring only what you need and your cards to keep you busy on the plane." I never saw a room clear so fast. This left us and Solomon alone.

"So what is the true reason behind this trip," he asked us.

I looked at Daniel, who explained, "We came to ask you for your help in deciphering an ancient Egyptian dialect that I can't seem to get translated."

Solomon crossed his arms, "And you come into my home and upset the spirit of the Puzzle, just to ask for help?" I nodded, suddenly afraid of the elderly man. "I'm going to help. But not because I want to, but because I can't allow Yugi and his friends to have all the fun while I stay home and worry about him. I know that Yami tries his best to keep my only grandson from harm, but there's only so much that spirit can do."

After the kids came back and Solomon arranged for a trusted friend to look after the store, we were off. Yami and Yugi decided to allow Yami to take the plane flight since Yugi hated flying. Something to do with flying away from an exploding island owned by KaibaCorp.

Later…

Tea

I noticed that Yami had fallen asleep and decided to wake him as we were landing. "Atem, we're landing now."

He stretched, "I'm going to let Yugi take over since he's been asleep most of the flight. I can't believe that he was so bored with a book that he found in my soul-room that he fell asleep."

Mr. O'Neill had apparently overheard this, "Oh yeah? What was the title?"

Atem grinned, "1000 ways to bore yourself to sleep. Actually, he found my favorite Star Wars book and fell asleep reading it. At least he's getting better at reading Hieroglyphs this way." Atem closed his eyes and Yugi's familiar features replaced his. "Hey, what's up," Yugi asked yawning. "Yami said we landed. I guess I fell asleep in his soul-room again. His is much better for sleeping in at times. He's got a really comfy hammock in there."

Mr. O'Neill laughed at this, "So is that what you two are going when you switch like that?"

Yugi shook his head, but I answered, "Actually it's a bit complicated. Joey, Tristan, and I were drawn into the Puzzle a couple of times to help Yugi and the Pharaoh with a situation. Yugi took us to a good starting point to find Yami's room of hidden memories. Turned out that it was his soul-room. Yami's is right across the 'hall' from Yugi's. We were a bit shocked that the Puzzle had so many rooms and stairs inside."

Mr. O'Neill just nodded, "Well, kids as interesting as this little chat was, I'm afraid that our ride is here to take us to Cheyenne Mountain." Yugi jumped as we heard a loud snore coming from the back. It was Joey. I reached over and pinched his nose shut.

He woke up suddenly, "What were you trying to do Tea, kill me?"

"No, you're terrifying poor Yugi with your impression of a broken chainsaw," I said, smirking.

Jack

I couldn't help but laugh at their friendship. It reminded me of the camaraderie between myself and the rest of my team. After we made it to the complex, I led the teens to their temporary rooms. Actually, Teal'c carried a sleeping Yugi to the room while the others walked.

"Please leave the Puzzle on Yug," Joey requested when Teal'c was about to remove it to place it on a nearby table.

"Why do you ask such a thing," Teal'c inquired.

"Yugi tends to sleep better with the Puzzle really close," the boy answered rather quickly. Teal'c acknowledged him and left.

"Well, goodnight kids. Solomon's room is right next door and should you need anything, just dials 2. It's Daniel's office. Dr. Frasier wants to see you four in the morning," I said before leaving the kids to go to bed myself.

Tristan

"Dude, why didn't you tell Mr. O'Neill the truth about Yugi," I asked.

"What, and tell them that they might kill our best friend if they removed the puzzle," he shot back waking Yugi up in the process.

"What's going on, guys," he asked rubbing his eyes. "Yami had to wake me to tell you to keep it down. Now I want to know what got you two so riled up."

Tea pushed us aside, "Mr. Teal'c was going to remove your Puzzle so that you could sleep better, and Joey asked him to leave it alone. Tristan wanted to know why Joey didn't tell the truth as to why he wanted them to leave the Puzzle around your neck. Of course Joey blew up at this and woke you up."

Yugi looked at us, "I appreciate your looking out for me guys, but its not like I'm not going to die if my Puzzle's taken off."

I couldn't bring myself to tell our best friend that Atem told us not to let anyone but Yugi remove the Puzzle. If this happened, Yugi would suffer. He just didn't tell us how our friend would suffer, so we might have taken it the wrong way. Yugi shrugged, and lay back down. He was out before Joey could say anything else.

"He's exhausted from all the excitement," I said.

Tea nodded, "Atem's reaction to Mr. O'Neill's travels through what they call the Stargate kinda took its toll on Yugi's body. I wouldn't blame him if Yugi and Atem 'slept in' at least until two in the afternoon."

The Next Morning

Joey

I was the second to wake up. I looked around the room and noticed that Tea was sitting in the chair closest to Yugi's bed. "How's he doin', Tea," I asked.

"He's sleeping like a rock. I'm just remembering that time we were stuck in that Capsule Monsters Game. He was like this for half a day," she said still watching Yugi. I nodded, remembering that he and Yami wore him out trying to protect us during the whole experience. Tristan woke up and joined us in waiting for Yugi to wake up. We didn't have long to wait.

He stirred, "Morning guys. Umm, why are you staring at me? Did I do something?"

"No, buddy. You were sleeping so peacefully, that we didn't have the heart to wake you," I said.

"How do you feel," Tea asked.

"I feel better, now that I got a decent night's sleep," he answered.

"That's great, because you kids have an appointment with the good doctor."

We jumped at this intrusion on our conversation. "Mr. O'Neill," Yugi greeted the guy standing in the doorway.

He winced, "Don't call me Mr. O'Neill, kid. Just call me Jack. Mr. makes me sound old-er."

We followed him to the infirmary to meet Dr. Frasier. "Well good morning," a woman with red hair greeted us, "I'm Dr. Frasier." We introduced ourselves.

"My, we normally don't allow for children on the base," she said mussing Yugi's hair.

"I'm actually 17, ma'am," Yugi defended, trying to fix his hair. "I'm just a bit small for my age. Joey called it the 'Muto Curse' one time." I laughed at the memory. Gramps walked in as I said it and I instantly regretted opening my mouth that time. I ended up with a pop-quiz on which spells work best in which combinations.

She examined us, leaving Yugi for last. "Yeep," he cried out, "I hate needles."

Dr. Frasier's assistant tried to calm him, "I just need to do a blood test." She tried to approach him again with a needle. Big mistake because Atem thought that this was a threat due to the fact that Yugi was hiding in a corner and she had a needle in hand.

"I suggest you let him calm down before you continue with your tests," Atem warned her through Yugi's body. "Better yet wait for Grandpa to be here for Yugi. His nervousness affects me as well." The doc was startled at this. Of course another aid had hit some sort of alarm and there were armed men flooding the room.

Gramps had rushed in, though they were trying to keep him out. "Yugi? What happened in here," he asked.

"She will not approach until she no longer has that syringe and Yugi has calmed down," Atem stated. "He is so upset that he's hiding now. This is quite upsetting for both of us."

The doc was upset, "Mr. Muto, do you not realize that your grandson is being controlled by a parasite?"

This comment made Atem mad, "I am not a parasite, nor am I controlling Yugi."

Jack chose that second to show up, "Hey, Doc. I forgot to give you your copies of the kids' records. Oh, what's going on in here?"

Yami was getting tired of the whole scene, "That aide has terrified Yugi so much, that he's in his soul-room with his door shut. He never shuts his door unless he's terrified of something."

"Would you allow me to do the rest of the exam," Dr. Frasier asked. "I promise this won't hurt a bit."

He nodded, "First allow me to coax Yugi out. He should try and get over this fear slowly."

"Yugi, it's safe now. That aide isn't going to continue."

"Ok."

"Please take over. I will take the pinch you'll feel away while drawing your blood."

"Ok"

Yugi came back out and the doc got the sample that she wanted. "Now please explain the split personality," she said, not quite pleased with the situation.

"Better yet, we can show you," Yugi said as Yami materialized next to him. "This is Atem. He's an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh that sealed his soul in the Millennium Puzzle to save the world from destruction 3000 years ago."

Atem nodded, "I also go by Yami. I apologize about what occurred moments ago. Yugi has spent too much time in his school's infirmary during recent years and as a result has developed a certain fear of needles."

Jack

The doc nodded, "I can understand. Next time, we'll wait for Solomon to be present before we involve any needles. That ok with you two?" Yugi and Atem nodded.

After I finished talking to the group, I noticed that the smaller teen looked tired, "Are you all right, son?"

He nodded, "Yeah, it's all the jetlag that seems to caught up with me."

"Well, try to get some rest," I suggested.