When the aneurysm reached a critical stage in 2006, Major General Henry Landry granted Mitchell permission to declassify Stargate related material to Ferguson after the aneurysm proved impossible to fix even with access to alien technology. Mitchell used the Galaran memory device to allow him to witness what he had been exposed to, just hours before he died. Though Mitchell wanted to stay with him until he died, Teal'c needed rescuing and upon hearing of it, Bryce encouraged him to go. Though Bryce possessed a prickly personality, Mitchell believed Ferguson was a better pilot than even himself. (SG1: "Stronghold")