Helloooo everyone, the next bit!!! This is a break away from the POV thing. Some character interaction. It's the start of the 'how do we deal with this' I suppose. See what you think. I have some more parts complete, although they are situations rather than plot driven. I'm gonna flit around a bit. So I apolagise if it annoys anyone, but its some laughs, I hope!

Luv to here what you think and any suggestions, Enjoy!

The Infirmary

Sam had been asked to take Jack and Daniel to the infirmary for some follow up tests after the initial checks that had been carried out when the incident had originally happened. There had been much moaning and groaning when she had eventually told them where they would be going.

"Sam, why do we have to go to the infirmary again? I thought that Janet had said that we were fine when this first happened?" Daniel looked up at Sam as they walked down the corridor towards the infirmary.

"Yeah, Danny has a point. We don't wanna be poked and prodded by Janet again. She always wants our blood, literally!" Jack trailed behind playing with a yoyo that he had obviously found in his old desk the last time he'd been in there.

"Look, guys..." Sam glanced around and took in the sight. Daniel was glancing down at his 'Ipod', fiddling with it with one hand and his other hand was in the pocket of his jeans. Jack wasn't looking were he was going at all and nearly walked into Sam. "Jack! Look where you're walking, will you." He glanced up and grinned at her, starting to take in what she was saying. "Janet has asked for these follow up tests, it isn't me. We have to be sure that you're okay, that's all."

Jack sidled up next to her and put his yoyo in his pocket. "I s'pose it's not all bad. There's some really nice nurses in there at the moment, Danny." Jack grinned and Daniel caught onto what he was saying and smiled back, shaking his head as he looked back at his 'ipod'.

"Jack! I'm warning you! Do not give them any trouble, do you understand?! I have no qualms about leaving you completely in Janet's hands!" Sam was frowning at him now as they entered the infirmary.

"Okay, okay! I was only joking, gee! A guy can't even make an innocent comment anymore!" Jack was still grinning, which unnerved Sam slightly. She would have liked a quiet day, but this obviously wasn't going to turn out to be one.

Jack did consider that upsetting Janet at any time was never a good thing, but he had excuses, well, at least what he thought were well formulated excuses. He got his yoyo back out and stood with Daniel while Sam went to find Janet to tell her that they had arrived.

Sam found Janet in her office, reviewing some files. "Hi, Sam, how are you? Are they still driving you crazy?" Janet smiled and indicated for Sam to take a seat. Janet glanced outside at the boys who had once been her colleagues.

"Well, Janet, I wanted to talk to you about that. I know that I've mentioned about their ability to reason things out and you've said that, although they have their memories, they essentially have a teenage mind and hormones and that that will inevitably affect them, but I'm worried. I'm starting to wonder if their memories are in tact. Daniel can be so withdrawn and he only acts like the Daniel I remember a small amount of the time now. Jack, well, he's Jack. It's hard to tell, he was always the embodiment of a child in an adult's body a lot of the time anyway, but he still seems too adolescent. It seems to be getting worse. I have tried to talk to them, but it's a touchy subject." Sam looked a little upset, so Janet offered to get Jack and Daniel off to a CAT scan for a start, so that they could have time to talk.

A nurse came to take them to the department and Janet saw the inevitable wink that Jack gave Daniel before indicating the nurse's behind. Janet stepped into the door way and leaned forward holding onto the doorframe while she shouted at Jack as he followed the nurse. "Jack O'Neill! I'm watching you and if you give my staff any problems you'll have me to answer to! Do you understand?"

Jack turned, gave a little shrug as he smiled and shouted back "Come on, doc! Who d'ya take me for?" He then disappeared around the corner. Daniel appeared to have turned beet-red and was obviously trying not to be seen as he hurried to catch the nurse up.

Janet returned to her chair and smiled at Sam. "He's incorrigible! How do you manage Sam?" Sam gave a weak smile and Janet continued. "If they are losing their memories, the CAT scan might help to show a change in their brain formation, but the only real way I can tell is if I talk to them. I'll try to be 'not too obvious'. I would even go so far as to suggest a talk with Dr McKenzie, if I thought that they would co-operate."

"Some how Janet, I don't think they would., I would imagine that their co-operation with him now is less likely than when they were adults."

"I know. Well, I'll see what I can do, but if I have to refer them, so be it, okay?" Janet frowned, knowing fine well that Sam was making a valid point. If they were losing their memories, she was sure that she could ascertain that without to much of a problem.

"Okay, as long as I know what I'm dealing with. If they have regressed that much then maybe I won't feel so bad… That sounds horrible, doesn't it, but it's like kicking them when they're down, being all parental, especially if they have all their old life in there and in tact."

"I understand, Sam, its okay. Now have you got any other concerns about their physical wellbeing or anything else?" Janet gave a broad reassuring smile.

"Well… no. This was my biggest concern. I don't want to be treating them like kids, but they leave me no choice sometimes. They argue, their room looks like a tip and it's getting worse; if there's trouble, Jack's there and in the last week or so, Daniel hasn't been that far behind. Daniel's been doing some work, but to nothing like the degree he used to. He's so easily distracted, and distracted by Jack. I just don't know what to do, Janet." Sam was looking at Janet pleadingly now.

"Sam, don't panic. I think you should treat them how you feel is appropriate for their behaviour. If it's 'the old them' bubbling over, then treat them as you always would have done, but when they act as adolescents then your reaction needs to be appropriate. We will all back you up, Sam, and you need to explain to them why you are reacting the way you are. I trust your judgement and so do the General and Teal'c." Janet was now patting Sam's hand across the desk.

Sam seemed a little more at ease now.

"Thanks, Janet. I know you're right, I'm really grateful for this." Sam stood and moved towards the door. "I'll wait for your results. There's a meeting at 1500 this afternoon. Will you be okay with them?" Sam now smiled broadly, as Janet nodded and mirrored Sam's look. "I'll be fine. I can handle the terrorists! I'll let you know when we're done."

Sam gave a little wave and made her way through the infirmary to the exit. Janet went back to her desk and collated the tests that she needed to carry out and all was quiet for a while.

oOo

About an hour later, Janet was deep in thought, completing work that she had needed to get finished in her office, when a nurse knocked at her door, looking rather flushed.

"What is it, Nurse Tyler?" Janet looked up and refocused on the young nurse who had been asked to collect blood samples from Jack and Daniel some 20 minutes previously.

"I-I'm sorry to bother you, Doctor Fraiser, but I don't seem to be able to get the blood from Doctor Jackson and Colonel O'Neill." She was rather red now and looking put upon.

"Why on earth not, Nurse, what's the problem?"

"Well… urmmm… every time I get a tourniquet in and turn to get ready to take the blood, I look back and the vials have gone. I must have got out at least five and I don't know quite how to deal with it, Ma'am." The nurse obviously knew that 'the terrors' were giving her the run-around, but she was to afraid to say anything. "And ma'am, one of them pinched me on the behind." The nurse blurted out the fact so very quickly and quietly that Janet hardly heard what she'd said.

Janet stood up. "Okay, I'll sort this out and I apologize now for their behavior." Janet took her clipboard, and fixed her face with her best 'stern doctor' look. As she approached the beds, she could see the two miscreants grinning from ear to ear. At least Daniel was trying to stifle his amused smile, which was more than could be said for Jack.

"Okay, you two, what did I say to you about not giving my staff the run-around?" Janet gave her patented stare.

Jack looked at the bed, obviously still highly amused. Daniel now squirmed a little under Janet's gaze. "I… we… we were just having some fun, that's all, Janet, sorry." He was now trying to push his hands into the front pocket of his hooded top and using the 'puppy dog look'.

Jack butted in to back up his friend "Come on, Doc, give us a break! We were only messing with her." Jack swung his legs, glancing between Janet and his feet.

"Jack! That is not the point. My nurse couldn't do her job and it could have been dangerous, and now I'm going to have to take your blood." She gave Jack a cold stare. Daniel was about to say something, but Janet stopped him with a raised finger. "I want you to sit there, be still and be quiet and both of you can apologisze to the nurse when we've finished. Okay?"

"Yes, Janet," they both drawled. Daniel sighed and went back to his music while Jack had his blood taken.

"Owww! Take it easy, Doc." Jack scowled at her.

"You, young man, are treading a very fine line. If you man handle another nurse again, your backside's mine, understand?" Janet gave him a hard questioning look and raised an eyebrow.

Jack decided that he couldn't deny this latest incursion of the rules and swiftly apologized, giving his best innocent look. He didn't want Janet to be any more annoyed when she stuck Daniel with the needle, after all.

After Janet had made her point with Jack, she went to Daniel and did the last blood test. That went off without a hitch so she decided to take them to her office for a chat to see what she could ascertain, hoping that she would be able to reassure Sam at the meeting.

oOo

The meeting started promptly at 15.00. Jack and Daniel were left in Daniel's office 'with some work to do' they were told, but with strict instructions about behaving themselves. Siler had agreed to check on them at intervals.

They started by going over the physical checks that they had made on the boys. They were all fine and there were no issues as to growth and development. Normal hormone levels… etc… etc. Janet then moved onto the touchier subject of Jack's and Daniel's current memory status.

"As far as I can make out, sir, the recollections of their adult life seems to be some what dim and distant now. They are aware of what they used to do, but it's fragmented and they have to dig around a lot for the details. They obviously know the here and now, and us, but are very much coming to consider us as 'the adults' in their life and not their equals. I think that this is why Sam has seen such a marked change in their behavior." Janet was glancing up from her notes and taking in the looks from around the table.

"So, I was right then, they are more altered than we thought. Do you think this will carry on?" Sam was clasping her hands together in front of her with nearly white knuckles.

"I really couldn't tell you, Sam, I think the detail is there, but their priorities have changed in relation to their reasoning and hormone levels and therefore, what they were, has been tucked away. Maybe it's their minds' way of protecting them from the confusion of the change or it's the technology." Janet shuffled her papers and then closed her file.

"If there are any further changes, all I can suggest is that they see Dr McKenzie and we all know that probably won't be very productive. I honestly think all we can do is watch and wait, and treat them with reference to their behavior. I can't believe that either would have any qualms about saying something if they thought it was inappropriate. Have either seemed put out when you've had to chastise them or give them some ground rules?"

"Well, no. It's been pretty hard work really, any of their previous considerations seem to have disappeared." Sam looked rather upset, mainly for the further loss of connection with her adult colleagues. "At least I know what I'm dealing with… and they're not dead." She didn't seem to be focusing on anyone or anything particularly when the last comment was made and gave a long sigh.

"No, Major, they're definitely here, with us, and, in fact, I might be the one doing the killing if Jack carries on the way he has been!" The General smiled warmly, which in turn made everyone else grin at his comment. "But to conclude, we haven't heard any more from our alien allies, so I have nothing to add on that point, but before we wrap up, can you advise whether they'll able to work, Dr Fraiser?" General Hammond sounded slightly concerned, as if he didn't want to add pressure where it wasn't required.

"Well, I'd suggest reviewing their job roles if we don't hear something soon, but keep things as they are for now. I think Daniel will do what he can, but his ability to concentrate on the more complex work has been impaired, and therefore, for now, I would just not give him as much to do, so that he doesn't notice. Jack, given the right encouragement could well be of use, but don't hold your breath, General." Janet smiled at the last sentence and so did General Hammond.

"Okay, people, we'll reconvene in two weeks from now to review the situation, unless we hear anything back before then. Major Carter, if you need any help, please don't hesitate to ask… I think we've got our hands full for a while!" The General smiled and got up from the table.

Even Sam was smiling now, which could only be a good thing. She now knew that she really would have to talk to them!