A meeting was held for Annie and the mission. Practically everyone was in the meeting room, including Jai.
"What happened?" he asked as everyone settled in the room.
"Simple brush pass mission. She was to meet with a contact in Spain that some information on some deadly weapons."
"What type of weapons?" Jai asked.
"That information doesn't matter. What does matter is what happened." Joan said.
"We establish contact with Annie right after the pass, but then there were sounds and then gunshots."
"Was she hurt?" Jeff asked, a friend that worked with Annie.
"Unfortunately, Annie claimed she was shot. She asked for back up and a medic."
"So what now?" Jai asked.
"Auggie, I need you to try and clear up the background sound." Joan commanded and then went to everyone else.
"We are having a team being placed in Spain within a few hours. Unfortunately this doesn't look good people. Be in for the long run." She advised and then dismissed the meeting.
Auggie walked back to his office, feeling unusually alone and empty. Annie and he would always walk back together, arm and arm, just enjoying each others company. But Annie was no longer here, she was taken, she was hurt and she was no where to be found.
Auggie quickly went back to work, in hoping he would find something to help find his best friend.
Annie….
Annie woke up in a haze. She found herself in a dark room that looked like a cellar, and a massive headache. She groaned in pain and put a hand to her head.
When she looked at the hand, she found it covered in blood.
"Ouch" she muttered to herself.
As she became more aware of everything, she realized she was slummed up against a large stone wall, with handcuffs on her wrist.
It appeared she was the only one in the room, but that was only an assumption. It was too dark to see much and the only source of light was a very high small rectangular window above her.
As Annie tried pushing herself up into a more comfortable sitting position, she hissed in pain. She forgot about getting shot in the abdomen.
The blood was soaked through her shirt and pain was searing through her stomach.
"Where am I?" she asked herself.
Auggie…
Auggie worked for 16 hours straight. He listened over and over to the background noise and went over the conversations he had with Annie.
"Come on Anderson. Annie needs you." He muttered to himself as he felt like he was loosing all hope.
-TWO DAYS LATER-
Auggie still sat in his office, wearing some fresh clothes. Joan had sent him home after a day of sitting at his computer, claiming that a tired and unclean Auggie wouldn't be helping her. So he got a few hours of sleep, showered, and came straight back to headquarters to look for Annie.
He couldn't give up. She was everything to him. Her smile, laugh, and the way she thought she could try and hide her emotions or feelings to her best friend/blind guy always made him smile. She was a one of a kind girl, and he couldn't bear to loose her.
Annie…
Its been two days, or so Annie's guessed. She's been drifting in and out of consciousness for a while now, wondering what was going to happen to her. The feeling of hunger consumes her yet the pain of her protesting and aching body has somehow beaten any of those feelings.
Stay awake Walker, you need to get through this. Everyone is waiting for you back home; including Auggie. Don't let him down Walker. Stay awake. She told herself over and over.
Hey eyes slipped a few times as she thought about Auggie. Oh how she wanted to be in his arms and hear his voice. She really missed him, and hopes he was looking for her.
Auggie…
"Jai, have you found anything on those satellites?" Joan asked as they had another meeting. Apparently the team that was sent to Spain came up dry and had no leads whatsoever.
"I've watched them over and over. There is nothing suspicious or wrong with them." He said.
Auggie held back a comment.
Well there must be something on there if she's gone missing you jerk. He said in his head.
"Auggie, what about the background sounds or anything else?" she asked, almost picking at straws.
"All I could tell is that she was running; fast. And she was definitely hurt. I would say that if she said she needed a medic, she would have maybe a few more days." He choked out.
Joan sighed and everyone was quite.
"Jai, keep looking at the satellites. Something must be on there. Switch views or something." She said and then dismissed the meeting.
Annie…
Annie sits in the dark cellar, still in haze. She pulls her slumping body up yet again, being careful of her wound.
Come on Walker, pick yourself up. No one is coming to get you. You have to do this on your own. She told herself.
Feeling a bit stronger, she ripped part of her shirt and tended to her injuries.
Its time to blow this Popsicle stand.
Auggie…
"I found something!" Jai exclaimed.
Joan rushed over to his desk and examined what he had.
"Here." He said pointing to an overhead picture of a man. "Watch him."
Joan watched carefully and Auggie heard her suck in a breath.
"What happened Joan?" Auggie asked.
"Annie knew something wasn't right because it wasn't. It was a set up." She said.
"Auggie, tell the team in Spain to look Gonzales Montenegro and follow him." She said and walked off.
Auggie rushed back to his desk, making the call. After that was done, he pulled up his file on the computer.
"Gonzales Montenegro. Arms dealer. Known for making big trades in military weaponry. Has a past record for murder of his wife Patricia and for his hot temper. Is noted as a severe caution because of his ways of torture and killing. Most common way is starvation." The computers voice told him.
Auggie's stomach lurched and he thought he was going to be sick.
"Please be ok Annie." He whispered.
-FOUR DAYS LATER-
Annie…
"You're harder to kill than I thought Annie Walker." A man said.
Annie woke up groggily and looked to the voice.
"From the way your wounds are bleeding and the amount of running you did, I definitely thought you would be dead by now." He said, kneeling down in front of her.
"Who are you?" she croaked out.
"Gonzales Montenegro." He smirked as he watched her.
"What do you want with me?" she asked, feeling more awake.
"Many things my dear. But before we get to that…I didn't know you were this pretty." He said, brushing a hand across her cheek.
Annie turned her head away and glared at him. He looked at her with rage and then smacked her hard across the face.
"I don't believe you are in any position to be a little bitch now, do you?" he questioned with anger.
Annie felt adrenaline and anger curse through her.
"I don't think you are going to be in a very good position at all." She spat and then kicked her leg up to hit him in the crotch.
He bent over in pain and she stood up quickly. Without another thought, she brought her knee up to his ugly face and knocked him unconscious.
"Sweet dreams sweetheart." She said and ran to find a door.
The door was at the end of the room, covered in darkness. It was unlocked, but not open.
Slowly, she pulled at the door and it creaked out.
Annie slipped out of the cellar with ease and looked around. She was now in a long hallway, finding herself in a decision. Left or right?
She ended up picking left, running for an exit. Luckily, she made a few more turns and she found one.
"Stop right there!" a voice yelled. She turned back as her hand touched the door. It was one of the men by the fountain.
Annie pulled the door and ran out of the building, hearing the gunshots against the door.
She was now in the city, people all around her walking everywhere. She tried to blend in as much as possible, briefly looking behind her and all around every few seconds.
There was a stand with clothing and prepaid phones, and Annie quickly took one without notice.
When she was in the clear, she slipped into a building, stripping down to change. After she felt as if she blended into the country more, she walked out to the city's sun and called Auggie.
The phone rang and rang, till finally a familiar voice hit her.
"Anderson." A voice said.
"Auggie." She said with relief.
"Annie?" he asked with surprise.
"Yes; Auggie, I need your help. I need you to get me out of here. Please." She begged, watching all around her.
"Where are you Annie?" he asked as she listened to his chair roll across the tile floor.
"Madrid. Middle of the busy city."
"Annie?" Joan's voice rang.
"Joan, please get me out of here." Annie begged.
"Don't worry Annie; we're getting you out right now. Are you ok?" she asked.
Annie bit her lip. She wasn't ok. She was far from ok, but she couldn't tell Joan that.
"Yea." She said with her voice quivering. Auggie was sure to hear the truth.
Gunshots were heard again and Annie looked around. 3 men were coming her way with guns.
"Auggie." She called out with a rush. "Please say you have that team coming for me."
"It is Annie, just hang on." He said nervously. Joan and Auggie listened to the noise as she ran away from the men.
"Tell us what's happening Annie." Joan said.
"3 men, chasing me. They were by the fountain on the day of the mission." She yelled into the phone.
Annie gave out a cry and Auggie's heart seared with pain. "Annie, hang in there." He told her.
There was an 'oof' and then the phone dropped again.
"Annie? He called.
They listened as Annie gave out cries of pain and groans. "Annie." Auggie whispered hopeless. Then, gunshots rang out again and something hit the ground with a thud.
"Annie!" Auggie called out panicked. "Annie talk to me!" he yelled.
"Teams here." She said with a painful whisper.
The phones sound shifted. "Wayne here. We got Walker; heading for a med-a-vac chopper right now." He said.
Auggie took off his headphones and sat back in his seat.
She made it.
