Daniel is played by Enelya Falcone, Jack is played by thelittlespanko and the rest of the characters are shared between the two authors.

Chapter One: The Accident

The occupants of the planet were a fascination to Daniel and the rest of the crew. They all seemed so wise even the youngest of them which turned out to be fifteen. Carter had made a remark about how it was odd that there didn't seem to be any younger children on the planet. Daniel didn't think anything of it though as almost nothing surprised him anymore about the planets they encountered.

As they were being shown the different buildings and aspects of the planet by an elder member, Daniel thought he saw something glowing when they passed one of the buildings, and being behind everyone decided to investigate it a minute, and then slip back before anyone noticed he was gone. He walked casually away from the group and over to the building where he saw the object.

Daniel hurried into the building and noticed a glowing blue crystal sphere in the center of a large stone tablet four feet away from the entrance. He walked forward slowly, mesmerized by the sphere. It seemed to beckon him closer. He dropped his sack down and walked the last foot to the sphere. Daniel began to silently try to decipher the ancient language on the tablet as he touched the blue sphere.

The sphere grew quite warm under his hands and suddenly it began to glow so bright, Daniel had to close his eyes. *Okay maybe I should've listened to Jack when he said not to touch anything* he thought as he felt his eyes growing heavy. He dropped to floor a moment later.

After the tour took them through yet a fourth building, Jack was quickly becoming bored. His attention span had never been tuned to history or science. No. He was a man of action, and being expected to goggle over the dusty old statues and broken machinery of this hoity toity planet by their equally hoity toity hosts was not his type of action. "Saaaay, got any...I dunno...advanced defensive weapons collecting dust around here or anything? You know, something useful?" Jack said in his most suave voice as he held a hand up in the air in a sort of shrug. The Gantha's, their hosts, looked at him dumbfounded, which made Jack grin. "Not that all of this isn't fascinating," he said as he twirled his raised hand to indicate their surroundings.

Turning to take in the reaction of his team, he saw Teal'c raising his eyebrow in normal intrigue and agreement with his actions, Carter was of course embarrassed by her team leader's questions but the glimmer in her eye showed her agreement, and Daniel, well his reaction would be the funniest of all. Daniel, being a civilian rather than military, would not agree with his attempt to stay on mission and was surely gobbling all of this useless information right up. Jack could hear the argument and see the eye rolling from the young archeologist now and so Jack's eyes kept drifting to... "Where's Daniel?" Jack spat out, instantly irritated.

Teal'c and Carter turned in every direction, trying to find a sign of their troublesome companion. "The nerve of that kid," Jack muttered under his breath as he noticed a certain person's boot prints were missing altogether in the sandy floor.

"It appears Daniel Jackson did not follow us into this building Colonel O'Neill," Teal'c said in his normal baritone roboticness, also looking at the ground and towards the door twenty feet away.

"Is there a problem?" the Elder Gantha asked, eyeing her guests, who in her opinion were much less intelligent, with some disdain.

Jack merely turned and grinned at their hosts. "Oh no. No problem. Our young companion is probably still drooling over that tablet he saw in the last building. He's a curious lad," Jack said tightly, hoping Daniel hadn't found a new way to get himself nearly killed in his short absence.

"Your Highness, the Room of Return...it's not far from here," one of the Gantha's said, clearly concerned. The Elder Gantha's eyes widened.

"Room of Return?" Jack ventured, a little worried by the Gantha's actions.

The Elder Gantha nodded at the others before wisping past SG:1, obviously expecting them to follow. Jack looked at Carter and shrugged, "Room of Return."

They came upon a building that was glowing strangely from within. As they approached, Jack sped up as he saw something on the ground. '..not something...SOMEONE,' he thought to himself, both concerned and angry, noting Daniel's blondish hair and fatigues as he lay on the ground. The Gantha's were all standing around Daniel, and Jack pushed his way in front and knelt down next to the twenty something 'kid.'

"Danny?" Jack said, gently rolling Daniel over to assess any injuries. ...but, something was wrong. "What the ...?" was all Jack was able to get out as he looked into the young teenage face of his wayward archeologist.

Daniel groaned as he felt himself moving. His whole body felt like one big bruise. He reached a hand up to touch his head and instead touched….another hand? He moaned as he opened his eyes and then adjusted his glasses when he couldn't see straight. "What the hell happened? I feel like I got run over by a truck!" Daniel asked.

He saw the look on Jack's face and asked, "What's wrong? I'll be alright. I just got a massive headache," Daniel said as he started to sit up. It was then he noticed the looks on everyone's faces. "Seriously guys, I'll be fine."

"I would not say that just yet, Daniel Jackson. I do not think the others would agree with that statement either," Teal'c told him as he glanced at both Jack and Carter.

Carter just stared. She still couldn't believe what they were seeing. She looked up at their hosts to see their reaction on this and they looked bored. She took a breath and glanced back at Jack, his reaction was not going to be pleasant.

The Ganthas had moved off to the side as they watched the interaction of their guests. What they couldn't understand is why they seemed upset over the condition of the young one. The Elder Gantha walked over and said, "When you are ready to continue just let us know, we will be waiting outside." Their hosts then turned to leave.

Jack seethed, but for the moment thought it best to continue checking Daniel. "Anything else sore other than your head, Danny? You remember the date, the president – that sort of thing, right?" Jack asked, looking into Daniel's bright blue eyes, making sure the pupils were moving correctly, which they were.

Daniel looked at Jack a moment. "Uh Jack, did you miss the part where I said I felt like I had been run over by a truck? I think you did. Yes, I remember the date and the president. I apparently know who you and the rest of the crew are, why wouldn't I know those things?" Daniel asked. He couldn't figure out what was wrong with the rest of them. They looked at him like there was something wrong with him. Wait, what if there was? "Alright, what's wrong with me?" he asked looking at each of them hoping to get an answer.

"Well, let's just say that your looks match your attitude now," Sam told him, though she couldn't help the small smile that appeared on her face.

"Boy, that's the understatement of the year, Carter," Jack said to Sam, making her smile even more. "And quit it with the attitude already, Daniel."

Daniel looked at Sam when she made her statement and raised an eyebrow, which quickly turned to a glare at Jack for his. "I don't have an attitude Jack. I'm just trying to figure out why everyone's gaping at me like I've grown another head."

"I do not think Daniel Jackson understands the situation, Colonel O'Neill," Teal'c said in an attempt to placate both of his team mates.

"You're a kid, Daniel. A bonafide teenager again, and by the looks of it around the age of fifteen," Jack said, exasperated. "Didn't I tell you – Don't I always tell you not to touch anything?...not to wander off? Look at yourself, Daniel."

He looked over at Teal'c at his words and then back at Jack. His mouth dropped open at Jack's words. Daniel raised one of his hands and his eyes widened. "This can't be happening," he muttered. "Well yeah, but I couldn't help myself. I saw the glow and figured I could go see what it was and get back before you noticed I was gone. I was just trying to read the tablet," he said and winced slightly knowing that explanation wasn't going to go over well.

"Of all the stupid things...well, I guess you figured wrong, didn't ya kiddo? I have half a mind to...you just wait til Fraiser gives you a clean bill of health!" Jack was spastic in his movements, waving his arms around him in what would normally be a humorous display of irritation to the rest of his team, if not for the current circumstances. Looking outside the building, Jack huffed at the realization that the snooty Elder was their chance of returning the boy genius back into the form of a man. "Hey, Elder lady, you wanna step in and fix this?" Jack called out, making a sour face as he noticed his own rude tone.

The Elder Gantha stepped back in and gave Jack a pitying look as though his mental capacity was severely limited. "There is nothing to fix."

"What! Nothing to fix? What the hell is going on here?" Jack yelled out in a slightly higher octave, feeling the vein in his forehead beginning to throb. "Look at'em, he can't be older than fifteen now! Fix this! Fix it now!"

"What the Colonel is trying to say, Ma'am, is that we want whatever happened to Daniel reversed," Sam said, trying to settle the ruffled feathers of their hosts.

"Ah!" Jack barked out in happy agreement, waggling his finger at Sam and nodding as he fixed the Elder Gantha with a handsome smile.

"Reverse it? Why ever would you want to reverse it? Your friend has returned to his health and vigor. Surely he will be of more use to you now," the Elder said while staring down her nose at Sam, clearly showing how foolish she thought they all were.

"Daniel, tell the nice Elder lady you want this reversed," Jack said in the irritated mock tone of someone speaking to a young child.

Daniel immediately began to try to move away from Jack when he started his rant. Ok so maybe he should've just kept his mouth shut. He inched away a little bit. But stopped when he connected with someone's boot. He looked up and saw Teal'c looking down at him.

"I don't think you should be going anywhere at the moment Daniel Jackson," Teal'c told him with his arms crossed over his chest.

"Uhm, in case you didn't notice Jack seems ready to kick someone's butt," Daniel said. *Most likely mine* he added silently in his head. He sat up a little more against Teal'c's legs. He watched as Jack spoke rudely to their host and his eyes widened. He stared at the Elder lady when she said he'd be more of use now. He felt insulted at that remark.

He scowled at Jack as he spoke to him like a child. He wasn't about to tell any alien being what to do. Daniel turned to their host once more. "Ok, is what happened to me reversible?" Daniel asked as he pushed his glasses up and squinted slightly. "Crap, I'll need a new prescription, " he murmured softly to himself. He took them off and shoved them into his pocket.

The Ganthas immediately looked both perplexed and embarrassed. "We do not know," The Elder lady said slowly, "it has never been needed. If you insist on this, I will have my scientists begin research."

"Uh, yea!" Jack said in his normal sarcastic way to the Elder lady.

"Thank you," Sam jumped in.

"Well, in the meantime, let's get back to base and have Daniel checked out. You know, before he backs into another alien device and grows two heads or something," Jack grabbed Daniel up as he spoke, keeping a grip on him as he led his team to the gate while somewhat marching Daniel a step ahead of him.

Daniel could barely get another question out before he was hauled up and made to head towards the gate. He stumbled slightly and pushed back against Jack. "Hey I can walk you know, I don't need you to push on me," Daniel finally growled.

"He's definitely a teenager, Janet's gonna love him," Sam said as she shook her head at Daniel's words. She'd be surprised if Daniel lasted longer than an hour with Jack with that attitude of his.

"Oh yea, I'm sure you could walk your skinny butt to the gate just fine," Jack said in an irritated tone while not letting go, "but just in case there's anything else shiny on the way, I'd rather keep a hand on you. Got it?"

Daniel snorted at both Jack and Sam. "Gee Jack, are you saying that even with you behind me you wouldn't be able to tell if I disappeared from in front of you," Daniel groused as he walked along. "And I said quit pushing, I didn't say anything about your hand touching me," Daniel growled softly more to himself than to anybody.

He wasn't sure why he just couldn't keep his mouth shut. He hadn't been like this the first time around…of course the first time around he wasn't a twenty-nine year old stuck in a fifteen year old's body.

Jack's temper flared, Daniel had scared him bad today, and it wasn't the first time. 'He wanders off nearly Every Time we go off world! Half the time, nearly getting killed in the process!' he thought to himself as they walked towards the gate. The smart remark from Daniel only angered Jack more. "What did I tell you about the attitude, Danny? I've had it to the gills with you and I'm about ready to use more than words here. Less talking, more marching." Jack had to really work at not strangling the kid then and there, and was more than half tempted to give him a swat to get Daniel moving at a faster pace. But, he really should have Dr. Fraiser check him out first. Really, he should. 'Shouldn't I?' he thought to himself.

Teal'c and Carter exchanged a glance behind Jack's head. "It seems young Daniel Jackson is treading a very thin line. He would do well to listen before Colonel O'Neill decides his hand would be better used somewhere else," Teal'c said quietly.

Sam nodded. "Yeah, I agree," she said as she trotted along behind Jack and Daniel.

Daniel could hear the murmured voices behind him, but ignored them. *What exactly does he mean use more than words? It's not like he can do anything to me.* Daniel thought to himself. He muttered quietly to himself in too soft of tones for Jack to make out what he was saying and then switched to another language just in case Jack suddenly developed bat like hearing and could actually make out what Daniel was saying. He couldn't resist marching though for a few steps. Jack, in his opinion, was being a little too parental for Daniel's liking. *What am I worried about, it's not like he's actually my father or my guardian for that matter.* He thought as the gate came into site finally.

Jack was pleased to see some actual marching from Daniel, so much so that he decided to ignore the grumbling he heard coming from the young man. All of this had to be hard on Daniel, even if it was his own fault, and Jack could sympathize with him...to a point. Teal'c's comment behind him made Jack grin, realizing he wasn't the only one thinking that Daniel deserved a good ass blistering was a relief. As they reached the gate, Jack let go of Daniel's shoulder, "Dial us out, Danny."

Daniel felt stressed out and tired as he dialed up the gate to take them home. He walked back over to Jack and just stood there.

Teal'c and Sam raised an eyebrow at each other as they watched Daniel suddenly lay his head on Jack's shoulder. "Poor kid, it looks like everything's finally caught up with him," Sam said softly.

"I agree, although I doubt Colonel O'Neill will see it that way if Daniel Jackson starts to speak again," Teal'c said a little amused.

Sam snickered softly.

Daniel straightened up as the gate called up so they could proceed through. He knew General Hammond was not going to be happy with him, of course when was he when they came back from a mission.

Jack had nearly jumped when Daniel laid his head on his shoulder. It was a painful reminder of the son he'd lost just a few years ago, and quite an unexpected action from the young archeologist. It was impossible not to dwell on the fact that his own son, if he had still been alive, would be about fifteen now. Wondering just how much of a toll the events of the day had taken on Daniel, Jack forced himself not to move away and simply let the kid rest on his shoulder.

"Come on Danny, let's go," Jack said quietly to him as they walked side by side through the worm hole, followed by Sam and Teal'c.