Twitter ate my operating system!
Seriously. I was minding my own business, looking up information on my all-time favorite actor (Richard Dean Anderson), when BLAM!, my laptop's operating system got blasted into nothing. I got it fixed and the next thing to go was my disk drive. I learned a very valuable lesson, (It's NOT a good idea to try and fix the disc drive by replacing the operating system, you still won't be able to get it to play music CDs.)
My laptop's out of commision so updates will be sporadic at best. I'm uploading what I've got for now.
Jack
"Hey kid, how's the arm," I asked when I saw Yugi in the food-line.
He looked at it before answering, "It's just a sprained wrist. But I'm stuck in this brace for a couple of weeks. Umm, is there any pizza left? I can't see the top three shelves."
I checked, "You're in luck, there's one slice left and it's pepperoni."
"May I have it? Yami loves pepperoni pizza more than I do," Yugi said.
I nodded and as I reached for it, McKay butted in and grabbed the slice. I glared at him, "Didn't you do this before," I questioned him. "That slice belongs to Yugi, McKay. The kid hasn't had anything to since yesterday and deserves that slice."
He paled, "I think I left a program running, gotta go." He left with the slice of pizza.
Yugi sighed, "I guess it's a sign that I need something healthier to eat."
I looked at his sad face, "Come on. Let's go get your friends and my team, we're going for pizza. All you can eat."
Yugi brightened, "Sounds great, Jack."
"It's the least I can do. You were lucky to walk away with a sprained wrist after that tumble," I told him.
An hour later…
"Whose bright idea was it to challenge Yami to an eating contest, especially when we've not eaten all day," Yugi complained.
I laughed at this. It turned out that Teal'c and Joey were going trying to determine which of them could out-eat the other and Yami heard the whole thing and decided to join in when Joey demanded an eating contest. Yami put one condition it; that what Yugi ate counted for him as well since they were the same person, just with two souls. Teal'c accepted as well as Joey. Yugi had ended up not eating since he felt that with Yami eating that much food he would get a major stomachache later if he ate as well. Even without Yugi's 'help', Yami won.
"I should know better than to challenge the 'King of Games' when it comes to pizza eating contests," Joey complained.
Yugi glared at him, "Especially when he's been denied pepperoni pizza twice, and went without food since yesterday. You may as well be prepared for a lecture from Grandpa about influencing Yami's addiction to junk food. He's been after Yami about wanting junk food all the time since he can form a solid form at will, especially since I'm the one that reacted to all the sugar that you gave him last week."
I remembered this clearly. Solomon almost locked Yugi in his room after Joey gave Yami two cokes and a bag of PixieStix. The poor kid didn't know what hit him until Yami showed up finishing the second soda. General Hammond told us to keep Yami away from sugar unless Yugi was with him. I felt sorry for the kid, but the experience was funny.
After we finished up at the pizza place, we headed back to the SGC. Yugi had fallen asleep and Yami had retreated back to the Puzzle for the night, which made it easier to carry the small teen to his room.
The next day…
Joey
"How could I be so stupid," I said after I found out that my best bud was in bed sick from last night. "I should have learned my lesson from last week. Yugi was affected from Yami having too much sugar."
I hit my head against the foot of the bed where I was leaning against it. I was so upset that I never heard Jack come in. "You keep that up, you'll not only suffer from a headache, but you'll feel worse abut Yugi's being sick. Come on; let's go find you a distraction. I'm pretty sure that I've got some DVDs in my quarters."
I nodded and followed Jack to his room.
Yugi
I still felt sick from last night, so I stayed in bed, hoping to keep my stomach calm. Yami came out to tell me that he was sorry for last night.
"I apologize for my ignorance last night, aibou. I forgot that you are sometimes affected by my actions as I am by yours."
"I forgive you, Yami. I'm just not feeling too well, so we can't eat until this passes."
"I'm not hungry at the moment, Yugi."
"I don't think that Grandpa was happy with last night's results. Was he?"
"No, he wasn't pleased. He gave Joey a lecture on our eating habits and his influence on me now that I can eat. Then he gave me one on how you were possibly suffering from the amount of food I ate. I felt horrible, but he forgave me since Joey and Teal'c were the ones who challenged me. He told me to watch how much I eat."
"Maybe we should stick to what we have been doing and split our food."
"Agreed. I still regret my actions."
I grabbed Yami's pillow from behind his head and smacked him in the face with it. "You apologize way too much Yami," I complained, rolling over still holding on to Yami's pillow.
He laughed at this, "You seem to have rubbed off on me, aibou. Now may I have my pillow back?"
I smiled and tossed it behind me, hitting him in the face. I yawned, "If anyone needs me, can you wake me, Yami?"
"Of course, Yugi," he promised.
Solomon
I went looking for Yugi after he didn't show up for lunch. I found Joseph and asked him if he saw him or Yami.
"The last time I saw either of them, Yugi was still in bed," Joey said. "I think that he's still recovering from last night's episode. I'm never gonna challenge Yami to an eating contest again, now that I realize that it affects Yug as well."
"Thank you, Joseph," I said. "I'm going to check on Yugi and see if he wants anything clear to drink."
I found Yugi and Yami in their room. Yami was sleeping in a chair next to Yugi's bed. Yugi was sleeping peacefully, so I decided to let him rest. As I left the room, Yami woke up, "I'm sorry about last night, Grandpa. I promise not to overdo it as it affects Yugi before me."
"I forgive you, Atem," I said, smiling at the spirit. "You are still adjusting to your second chance at life. Besides, how can I stay mad at you when you've saved my grandson so many times?"
He nodded and turned to Yugi, "He has helped me as well."
"Please let Yugi know that I'd like for him to try and get something light to eat or at least get some broth. I overheard Daniel saying that he wanted both of you to accompany him and the others to visit some friends of theirs tomorrow," I said. "You look like you should be resting as well."
Atem smiled, "I will, Grandpa. I promise."
I nodded and left the room. I couldn't tell Atem that part of the reason I couldn't stay upset with him was not only did he save my life when I found the Puzzle, but that he looked so much like Yugi that it was impossible the be angry with him.
Later…
Sam
I hadn't seen Yugi all day, and his friends were avoiding his room. This meant that he was likely still in bed, recovering from an upset stomach. I guess it was a good thing that I stopped to talk to Janet. She gave me some medication and a broth that she got from the cafeteria to give to Yugi.
I knocked on his door and heard a faint, "Come in."
I opened the door to find Yami in a chair near Yugi's bed. "How's he feeling," I asked.
Yami looked at the bed, "He's feeling better. What's that?"
I looked at the mug and pills, "I was asked to bring these to Yugi. Janet said that they'll help him feel better. But if he's sleeping, I don't want to wake him."
"Then allow me to take them," Yami said.
"I don't think that's a good idea," I said.
Yami looked at me, "If I take the medication, it would be as if Yugi took it himself."
Then it hit me, "Just like with that sugar-high he was on, even though he was with Daniel and me and nowhere near any sugar?"
"Yes, just like that. And the same goes for last night's stunt," he replied. "I regret my actions from those two incidents, as they caused my aibou to suffer. I don't want to ever hurt him, because in doing so, I just hurt myself."
I couldn't say anything after that, so I handed him the broth and medication and left the room. Jack was standing there, "For a dead kid, he sure does feel."
"I know, sir," I replied after closing the door behind me. "He really regrets last night."
"So do Teal'c and Joey," Jack said. "Teal'c's a bit upset with himself for the kid getting sick from too much pizza. That and I caught Joseph trying to introduce his head to the foot of his bed."
The Next Day:
Yugi
I woke up felling better, but the room was empty. I shrugged and got out of bed to get dressed. After cleaning up a bit, I went in search of breakfast. "Looks like someone's feeling better." I jumped at the voice, before realizing that it was Jack. "Are you up to eating something today," he asked me.
"Yeah, but not too much right now," I answered.
"Good idea, kid," he said. "Let's see if we can get you some toast and orange juice."
I nodded and followed him to the cafeteria. The others had finished eating and were headed to watch something on the TV in our room. "Heya, Yug," Joey said when he saw me in the line. "Feelin' better, pal?"
I nodded, "I heard from Yami that you guys feel awful about getting me sick. Please don't feel bad, Joey. I completely forgive all of you. Besides, I was long overdue for some personal time."
That last bit made Joey laugh. He understood what I meant. He and the others had been shadowing me for months now. I guess they were worried that some crazed psychopath would steal my soul, the God Cards, or the Puzzle. I can't say that I'd blame them, I'd probably worry about them if they were in the same situation I was about six months ago. Joey ruffed up my hair, "Try not to overdo it with breakfast, Yug, from what Daniel said we're leaving after you've eaten."
I looked at Jack, "Is this true?"
"Yup. Danny-boy thought that we should meet up with an old friend and since you kids are now officially a part of SG-1 you're coming along as well," he answered. Before I could reply, I was handed two slices of toast and a glass of juice. "Thank you, Jack," I said as we headed to a small table where Sam and Grandpa were waiting.
"Glad to see you up and about, Yugi," Sam greeted me.
"Your friend Ryou Bakura called my cell phone," Grandpa told me. "He says that he's sorry that he missed seeing you off and that he's here visiting his family. He gave the address so that you and the others can visit later."
"Cool. Ryou's going to enjoy seeing us again. I just hope that Bakura's on his best behavior. Yami's tired of him trying to steal our Puzzle and 'his other horrid habits'. That last bit was Yami's words, not mine," I said.
Jack looked confused, "You just referred to your friend in different ways, why?"
"Do you remember when we explained that there are six other Millennium Items? Well, Ryou's got the Millennium Ring," I explained. "Bakura is his version of Yami, only 'darker'. Yami wasn't too please when I gave the Items back to their respective owners, with the exception of the Eye, when he won the Ceremonial Duel, but it was the right thing to do at the time."
We talked a bit while I ate my light breakfast. After I finished, Grandpa sent me off to prepare for our next off-world trip. I was ready half an hour later and went to the locker room to meet up with the others. "Here, Yugi," Jack said handing me a hooded jacket.
They had asked me to wear it until we were introduced to their allies. "Thank you, Jack," I said accepting the light jacket.
"No problem, kid," he replied, mussing up my hair. I pouted, which only made him laugh.
