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Chapter 1

Jack paced back and forth the length of his new cell for what seemed like the thousandth time that day. With the exception of brief interludes in the day when he would be brought food by Juliet along with the odd witty exchange, the boredom often became excruciating. Jack smiled as he thought back to his days as a sleepless intern when he often thought that there would be nothing better than being stranded on some desert island, with nothing to do but watch the world pass him by and sleep in the sun. How wrong he was.

"Time to go doc"

Jack turned, interrupted from his reminisce, to look in the direction of where the voice had come from.

"We need you at the infirmary Jack" a now apparent Tom declared.

"Wait, what? No"

"That wasn't a request Jack"

"You think I'm gonna help Ben again?" Jack fumed "Forget it"

A brief smile lingered on Tom's lips as he stepped closer to the cell.

"It's not Ben we need you to look at, it's Juliet"

Jack froze as eyes quickly scanned Tom's face.

"Juliet? Why?" Jack questioned, carefully trying to mask the concern in voice.

"I thought that might change your mind" he stated simply before adding "There's been an... accident"

"What kind of accident?"

"Enough questions Jack, are you coming with me or not"

Jack's eyes briefly scanned the leaf scattered ground before he nodded wordlessly.

"Let's go then. You know the drill, back up and put your arms out for me to cuff em'"

Obediently Jack stepped back from the cell door, which was now being unlocked.

"Good man" Tom said as he cuffed Jacks arms and began to walk him towards the infirmary.

"What, no sack over my head?" Jack questioned sarcastically.

Tom smiled "I don't think that's really necessary do you?"

Jack said nothing as they approached the steel door of what appeared to be another hatch. It was guarded only by one rifle-clad other, who couldn't have been much older than 20 he noted.

"Luke" Tom greeted the boy as he wordlessly opened the heavy door for them to enter.

After what seemed like an eternity but couldn't have been more than a couple of minutes, they finally approached the end of the corridor where another steel door could be seen. Tom knocked loudly and waited. Jack faintly heard footsteps coming from the other side, before the door was opened by a man whom Jack faintly recognised, having seen him pass his cage various times.

"Which cell?" Tom questioned as he entered the second corridor which contained various doors running the length of it.

"3"

Jack turned his head angrily towards Tom.

"You're putting me back in a cell?!" he shouted.

"Temporarily"

Before Jack could say anymore, Tom had released him of his cuffs and opened the door to cell 3 pushing Jack roughly inside before closing the door behind him.

"Fuck!" he shouted in frustration before beginning to pace once more.

The room was much like his previous cell in the hydra, with the exception that there was no glass panel separating this one, just another concrete wall. Hearing footsteps gradually approaching, Jack quickly turned his attention back to the door which was opened by Tom followed by a man carrying a badly beaten woman in his arms.

"Juliet?"

"Clean her up" Tom replied devoid of emotion as a bloody Juliet was placed on the table at the far side of the room along with a bucket of water and a cloth.