Warning: Mild Spoilers for Season 6, Episode 21, 2am to 3am. You'll find out what happens in this episode, but it wont ruin the ending at all.
Disclaimer: Most characters are property of Fox Network and are in no relation to my own creations at all. In the next few chapters I will be adding my own characters, so if you haven't heard of them in 24, they're mine.
Basically, this is an alternate ending to episode 21, and If I continue, and alternate end to the season. I'm not sure if it'll get that far, but here goes.
So far, Zhou (the leader of small Chinese army) has already breached CTU, and no main character's have been killed. Jack is out of his holding cell, saved Josh and Marilyn, and is making his way to the agents.
And just so everyone knows, there is no romance between Jack and Chloe.
The following takes place between 2:45 am and 3 am.
"We have them." Zhou spoke into his phone. "Which one do we need?"
"The analyst," Cheng's voice flooded out of the phone, just loud enough for the CTU agents to hear. "Chloe O'Brian."
Chloe looked up quickly as her eyes grew. Why do they want me? She thought. Morris threw Chloe a look of worry, concern, and fear. She returned it with desperation and fear shining in her eyes. Zhou hung up his phone, turned to the agents and spoke loudly. "Which one of you is Chloe O'Brain?"
Chloe froze, along with every other agent. After a second of no results, Zhou''s eyes narrowed as he grabbed Nadia from the back of the shirt and yanked her to her feet. She shut her eyes nightly as the cold metal end of his pistol dug into her cheek. Milo's eyes widened, then quickly narrowed. He wanted to do something, but he couldn't. He felt completely helpless, and he hated it. "Chloe O'Brian. Stand up, or I'll put a bullet in her brain on the count of three." The agents held there breath.. This was a loose-loose situation. "One." Zhou started, but Chloe stood up. "Me.." she swallowed. "I... I'm Chloe O'Brian." Zhou lowered his gun and shoved Nadia to the ground. "Prove it." Chloe didn't move at first, but after a second she took slow steps to her station. She leaned over the station and opened an employee-roster file, then typed in her name. Instantly her picture and information came up. Zhou stepped around the agents huddled on the floor and approached the computer. He studied the information, then looked at Chloe's face.
"This is her." he announced to his men as he grabbed his phone. He quickly dialed a number, and after one ring Cheng's voice pounded through. "Yes?"
"We have O'Brian." Zhou announced.
"Very good." Cheng's voice became slightly higher, and it was obvious he was happy. "There is a van outside waiting for you. Bring the agent and get to the docks as soon as possible. The rest of your men can take the sewers back to their vehicles when I give the order. We may still need CTU."
"Understood." Zhou hung up his phone and turned to Chloe, who was standing next to him, looking rather un-easy. He stepped behind her and pressed the barrel of his gun on her neck. "Go." he ordered, and Chloe took a deep breath before taking a step.
"Where are you taking her?" Morris asked, sounding a bit less courageous then he intended.
"Morris.." Chloe''s voice trailed off in a hushed whisper. Zhou stepped around Chloe and slammed Morris right in the stomach with his gun, causing him to fall to the ground coughing. A look came over Chloe's face like she had just been punched herself as she shut her eyes. Zhou turned to her and shoved her forward.
"Stay behind me." Jack ordered Marilyn and Josh, who were following close behind. They reached the end of the hallway and Jack ducked down. He peaked around the wall to see every agent huddled together in the center of the bullpen, and Chloe being led away. Jack's eyes narrowed. He needed a plan, and he need one quick. His first instinct was to jump out and threaten to shoot the eyes of the guy holding Chloe, but he'd be dead in under a second.
"Jack, what''s going on?" Marilyn's voice shattered his train of thought. He blinked and looked back at her, then to Josh. "Then men that infiltrated CTU are keeping everyone in there."
"You mean like hostages?" Josh asked.
"Yeah." Jack nodded as he looked back in time to see Chloe being taken out of sight. "Come on, stay low." he ordered as he turned around and ran quietly down the hallway.
"Jack," Marilyn started "what are we-"
"One of those men just took one of the agents away at gun-point. My friend Chloe. He's alone, and it looks like he's going to leading her out the side entrance.. If I can cut them off-"
"Jack! That's too dangerous!" Normally Jack would've appreciated the concern, even though most of it probably came from the fact Marilyn and her son were with him, but not now. He needed to get Chloe. He continued running down the hallway and stopped at the end. He signaled for Marilyn and Josh to freeze as he listened carefully, hearing the sound of light footsteps getting softer and softer. "Stay here," Jack whispered as he slowly turned a corner and looked up and down the hallway. It was empty, except for Chloe being pushed along at the end. Jack's eyes narrowed as he stepped into the middle of the hallway and lifted up his gun.
"Freeze!" he shouted loudly. Zhou immediately swung around, using Chloe as a human shield.
"Jack!" Chloe shouted.
"Don''t worry, your going to be ok. I promise! Now put down your weapon!" Zhou ignored Jack's demand, and quickly touched his earpiece and muttered something. Chloe's eyes grew wide as she overheard a few words. "Jack run! He's-" her warning was interrupted by a sharp blow to the head. She let out a cry and grabbed her head as she struggled to stay awake. Zhou pushed her down to her knees, and fell to his as well, continuing to use her as a shield. Chloe shut her eyes as she felt blood trickle down her head and fingers. She opened her eyes and looked up at Jack, who was slowly stepping forward.
"This is your last chance! Drop the gun!" he screamed.
"I don''t need another chance.." Zhou muttered as one of his men slowly and silently stepped into the hallway behind Jack.
"Behind you - Jack!" Chloe managed to choke out, but a bit too late. As soon as Jack spun around he felt a fist slam into his face, then the end of a gun whack his stomach. He coughed and fell over, and Zhou's man kicked away his gun. A look of fear came over Chloe's face as she shook her head.
"Take him to the others." Zhou ordered. The man that attacked Jack grabbed his shirt and pulled him to his feet.
"Chloe.." Jack coughed out. "Don't worry.." the man shoved him out of Chloe''s sight, down the hallway where Marilyn and Josh should've been. Chloe was pulled to her feet, still holding onto her head. Zhou pulled her around, then shoved her out the side door of CTU.
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