Hi readers!

It's me again; I know you must get fed up of me.

Here's the second chapter of 'Never Forget'!

This is where the story really starts...

I don't own 24. Obviously.

Enjoy :D

Chapter Two: Investigations

8:47pm

The building appeared to be deserted. The vast rooms paved with grey stone were empty besides the occasional storage container, which Jack had checked in for threats. Finding none, he proceeded to the next chamber.

"There's nothing here." He reported via the communications device by his ear, holding a gun in his hands.

"There has got to be something there, the CCTV footage didn't show anyone leaving the building." Chloe assured him through his earpiece "Just keep looking."

"Tony, have you found anything?" He inquired.

"No," his voice sounded from the other line "Not yet anyway. Have you-"

He stopped talking suddenly, half way through his sentence.

"What?" Chloe and Jack both asked simultaneously, a slightly panicked tone in their voices.

"Jack, get out of here now! There's a bomb in the south-west corner of the warehouse!"

Without hesitation, Jack immediately sprinted towards the door, before he said urgently "How far away are you from the explosive?"

"I'm only a metre or two away."

"What? Why? Get out of there!" Jack yelled.

Tony sighed in defeat "I can't. The door won't open."

"I'm sending a bomb disposal unit over there immediately." Chloe confirmed.

Searching through his mind for anything that might help, Jack couldn't think of any solution that would end in life.

"Jack..." Tony began, knowing this was his last chance to convey a message "Tell Michelle-"

There wasn't time for him to finish the sentence.

9:50pm

"How is he?" Michelle kept asking whenever a medic entered the room. Time and time again, she received the same answer from all of them.

"It's too soon to tell Ms Dessler."

Soon after the catastrophe at the warehouse, Tony had been taken into surgery. Jack had said that he had found him in the wreckage of the building, close to being crushed by several tons of metal wall supports.

Several other people had come to see how he was, yet no one had been let in yet. To her surprise, the next person through the doors from the main CTU area was Chloe.

"Hi." She greeted, looking as if she wasn't sure if she should be there.

Sitting down next to Michelle, she asked "How is he?"

Michelle repeated what the doctors had told her, then put her head in her hands, newly shed tears running down her face.

Uncertain of what to do, Chloe awkwardly patted her on the back.

"You should get some rest." She told her "It's been a long day, and you staying up worrying about Tony isn't going to help you."

Michelle sighed, knowing she was correct. As she was leaving, she called back "Tell me right away if you hear anything!"

11:50pm

Two hours later, Chloe was still sat on the same chair outside the operating theatre except Jack was now with her. He had kindly got them both some coffee and books to read, yet none of this distracted them from worrying.

The door opened, and a timid looking medic poked his head through.

"Uh, excuse me?"

They both looked up, acknowledging his presence.

"It's ok for you to see him now, but only for a few minutes.

Once standing, they were led into the next room.

Tony was lying in the hospital bed, eyes closed. He didn't look seriously harmed, for there were only a few bruises and a graze near his left eye.

Jack walked slowly over to the bed, a concerned look in his eyes. Chloe had no idea what to do, so she just stood by the door, watching the scene before her.

"Tony, can you hear me?" Jack asked quietly. The doctors said that, when most people were in comas, they were able to sense when people were around.

At first, nothing happened. Then, his eyes opened slowly, staring at the ceiling before focusing on Jack.

Suddenly, he scrambled out of the covers, grabbed Jack's gun from its holster, and aimed it.

"Who are you?"

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